Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 297

Veronica stepped onto the 99th floor of the Black Tower and stopped, surprised. Rows and rows of green plants stretched out before her, a huge farm under the open sky. Bees buzzed lazily around bright yellow flowers, and the air smelled rich and earthy. “Wow,” she breathed, “This is the Black Tower? Impressive.”

Just as she took another step, a strange box of words seemed to float in front of her eyes. It was like a message in a game.

[Quest!]

[Your Task: Talk to Park Se-jun, the top farmer here, and his group. They are said to be using this farm without permission. You must either make peace with them or remove them from the land to claim it as your own.]

[Reward: You will be known as the true owner of the 99th-floor farm in the Black Tower!]

Veronica blinked. “Park Se-jun and his group?” she muttered to herself. “What does that even mean?”

Startled by the message, Veronica hastily looked around.

She wanted to find Se-jun quickly and clear up any misunderstandings, lest they mistake her for an enemy come to seize the farm.

‘Which one is Mr. Se-jun?’

Veronica’s heart grew anxious.

‘That person must be Mr. Se-jun!’

Veronica promptly greeted the individual who seemed very important and strong, like a top farmer.

However,

Chirp.

“Squawk! Squawk! Daddy’s over there! Squawk! Daddy’s name is Se-jun! Squawk!”

The person she greeted was not Se-jun, but Se-jun’s son.

“Huh?!”

Disaster! Veronica, in trying to avoid a misunderstanding, had ended up insulting someone.

She hastily turned her head in the direction that Squawk’s forefoot was pointing.

Flap. Flap.

‘Veronica, I’m over here!’

Only then did she see Se-jun and Flame, who was enthusiastically waving his leaves from Se-jun’s shoulder.

“Oh no, Mr. Se-jun! I am so sorry! I thought… I thought you were someone else!”

Veronica quickly apologized to Se-jun.

‘Why is the top farmer so weak?’

Veronica found the weak top farmer peculiar. ‘And they don’t look alike at all?’

As Veronica wondered about the differences between Squawk and Se-jun,

“It’s alright… it can happen… But what brings the top farmer of the Violet Tower here?”

Se-jun spoke to Veronica with a wary voice, inching closer to Squawk.

He was planning to hide behind Squawk if necessary.

The Violet Tower had infiltrated assassins, killed several people, and stolen the land documents.

And the person in front of him was the Violet Tower’s top farmer.

She might be trying to lower his guard before suddenly attacking.

“Ah, well… I’m here because…”

Veronica had come because she could no longer stay in the Violet Tower.

As Veronica pondered what to say,

Flap. Flap.

-Se-jun, are you alright?!

-Get away from Se-jun!

-Se-jun, are you hurt anywhere?!

Suddenly, the air grew colder. A powerful wind rushed through the farm as three huge shadows fell over Veronica. The dragons had arrived, and she could feel the magic crackling around them like lightning.

And then,

-Isn’t that a dark elf?

-If she’s a dark elf, she’s from the Violet Tower, right?

-Then let’s kill her.

Gooo.

The dragons, having spotted Veronica, began to gather their energy.

It was the dragons’ will to not allow anything that could be a danger to Se-jun to remain nearby.

‘Why are there three dragons here? And the Great White Dragon and the Great Red Dragon are together?’

Veronica wondered why the dragons from other towers were together, but that wasn’t the urgent matter at hand.

“Great dragons! I am Veronica, the top farmer of the Violet Tower! …I wish to defect!”

Veronica hastily shouted when the dragons tried to kill her without asking any questions.

-Defect?!

Kaiser was surprised by Veronica’s words.

If the Violet Tower’s top farmer defected, it would be a boon for him.

Tier Peten might protest, but what could he do?

-Heh heh heh. It’s his fault for not managing his top farmer well.

-Tier’s face will be a sight to behold…

-Heh heh heh. I can’t wait.

The dragons imagined Tier’s furious expression and rejoiced.

“Defect?”

Se-jun, who had been listening from the side, wore a puzzled expression when,

Thump. Thump.

Fenrir diligently moved and sat down in front of Se-jun.

Whine! Whine!

‘I sat down! Quickly, give me the yellow and chewy thing!’

Fenrir, having performed ‘sit,’ boldly demanded dried sweet potato.

“Blackie, did you sit down on your own to get a snack? Good boy, Blackie. Here you go.”

As Se-jun took out the dried sweet potato and gave it to him,

Chomp. Chomp. Chomp.

Fenrir received the dried sweet potato and began to eat it deliciously.

“Now I want to eat some too.”

Se-jun’s appetite was whetted by the sight of Fenrir eating so deliciously.

Munch.

He put a piece of dried sweet potato in his mouth.

Squawk!

[Daddy, Squawk wants to eat too!]

“Alright. Here.”

Pop.

He put a handful of dried sweet potato into Squawk’s mouth as well.

Coo-heh heh heh.

As Se-jun, Squawk, and Fenrir shared the dried sweet potato amicably,

-Are you really going to defect?

Kaiser used the Eye of Truth to ask Veronica again.

The Eye of Truth was a high-level magic that could discern lies. He would know if Veronica was lying.

“Yes, I will defect!”

Veronica answered Kaiser’s question with a more resolute voice this time.

Veronica had said she would defect without thinking.

But thinking about it, she was tired of being harassed by Tier Peten, the leader of the Violet Dragon.

She also didn’t want to build up her poison resistance again in the Violet Tower.

The process of building up poison was extremely painful.

Of course, it would be easier since she had done it once, but it was still painful.

She decided to just live in the Black Tower on this occasion.

-Good. But I will place a subjugation contract on you so that you cannot harm our Se-jun. Do you agree?

“Yes…”

Veronica immediately agreed to Kaiser’s question.

He had asked, but if she refused, she would die anyway. It was a multiple-choice question with only one answer: acceptance.

-Then let’s begin the subjugation contract.

Zzzzzing.

As Kaiser used magic, a black orb, dark as night, was created in the air.

-Se-jun, put your magic power into it.

“Yes.”

A: Park Se-jun

As Se-jun poured magic power into the fist-sized orb, Se-jun’s name was engraved on the surface of the black orb in golden letters.

-You put your magic power in too.

“Yes.”

B: Veronica

Veronica also put in her magic power and engraved her name. Unlike Se-jun, it was in white letters.

-The contract is complete. This contract is notarized in the name of the Great Black Dragon, Kaiser Fritani.

Notary: Kaiser Fritani

Kaiser’s name was engraved along with Kaiser’s words.

Just as the contract was about to end,

-Notarized in the name of the Great White Dragon, Kellion Mamv.

-Notarized in the name of the Great Red Dragon, Lamter Zahir.

The two dragons put magic power into the orb and engraved their names as well.

It was their way of showing off to Se-jun that they were helping him too.

Notarization: Kaiser Fritani, Kellion Mamv, Lamter Zahir

While the contract with the names of the three dragons was being created,

‘They were all leaders?!’

Veronica was greatly surprised to hear the names of the three dragons.

It was rumored among the top farmers of other towers that Eileen was the administrator of the Black Tower.

So she thought the other dragon statues were of similar level dragons… but she was completely wrong.

At that moment,

“Kaiser, do I have to carry this around like this?”

Chuck. Chuck.

Se-jun said, tossing the completed contract orb up and down.

Se-jun, without thinking about the dragons, said he was uncomfortable in front of the great dragons.

And he was playing with the orb that had the names of three leaders of the great dragon race written on it!

‘Shouldn’t I stop him?’

Veronica wondered, watching the dragons’ reactions, when,

-Why is it uncomfortable?

Instead of getting angry, Kaiser listened carefully to Se-jun’s words.

“Well, it could roll around and get lost.”

As Se-jun rolled the contract orb on the ground,

Whine!

‘Black fruit!’

Fenrir rushed over as soon as he saw the round black object in front of him.

Whether he could swallow it or not was not important to Fenrir. The fact that it was a black fruit was what mattered.

However,

Slide.

The orb slipped as it touched Fenrir’s chin instead of his mouth, and

Whoosh.

Whine?

Fenrir rode the orb with his lower abdomen, and

Whirr.

He did a mid-air somersault in the sky, and

Plop.

He fell to the ground in a ‘hands up’ pose.

Whine. Whine…

‘It hurts. Damn it… And the dragons are watching…’

Fenrir ruined the pride of a noble wolf in many ways.

“Blackie, are you okay?!”

Se-jun hurriedly called out to Fenrir, but

‘Just leave me alone.’

Fenrir endured the pain and didn’t answer. He wanted to be alone.

However,

“Kaiser, Blackie seems to have fainted! Please heal him!”

-Alright. Be healed.

Se-jun woke him up, not knowing Fenrir’s feelings.

Whine…

‘I’m depressed…’

Thanks to that, Fenrir, who couldn’t even pretend to be unconscious, buried his face in Se-jun’s instep and lay down.

“Anyway, please change the shape because you can slip and fall like this.”

-Then what shape should I make it?

-Kaiser, then change it to a ring.

-Why bother… Just transform it into a paper form.

“That would be good.”

So the contract orb was transformed into a scroll-shaped contract.

‘Something’s wrong here.’

Veronica looked at Se-jun, who was being doted on by the dragons, as if she couldn’t believe it.

It was all because he had granted a few requests, but in Veronica’s eyes, it was perfect doting.

The top farmers she knew were a job where they received orders from the dragons and were scolded if they didn’t do well.

As Veronica was unable to adapt to the incomprehensible atmosphere of the Black Tower,

[Black Tower top farmer Park Se-jun takes Violet Tower top farmer Veronica under his command.]

[Achieved the feat of commanding two top farmers.]

[One job trait is added as a reward for the feat of the Great Farmer.]

[Borrow 0.2% of the stats of the top farmers under command as a job trait.]

A feat achievement message appeared in front of Se-jun, and

[Borrow 0.2% of the stats of White Tower top farmer Ajax Mamv according to job traits.]

[Strength 70, Stamina 40, Agility 38, Magic Power 100 are increased.]

[Borrow 0.2% of the stats of Violet Tower top farmer Veronica according to job traits.]

[Strength 5, Stamina 8, Agility 18, Magic Power 14 are increased.]

The job trait was activated, and he borrowed 0.2% of the stats of the top farmers under his command.

“If it’s 0.2%, then if you multiply it by 500, that’s the original stat, right?”

Se-jun, curious about Ajax and Veronica’s stats, calculated their stats.

He was always curious. How strong were they that he fainted and was in danger of dying every day?

“First, Ajax, 70 times 500 is… huh?! Strength is 35,000?!”

It was already almost 9 times his total stats in strength alone.

[Ajax]

Strength 35,000, Stamina 20,000, Agility 19,000, Magic Power 50,000

[Veronica]

Strength 2,500, Stamina 4,000, Agility 9,000, Magic Power 7,000

That’s how he found out their stats.

“Ah.”

Se-jun was convinced. It was only natural that he fainted and almost died.

He even wondered how he had survived until now.

‘It’s all thanks to everyone.’

As Se-jun thought of the beings who had protected him and gave thanks,

“Mr. Se-jun, please accept this.”

Veronica handed over the land document for the 99th floor of the Black Tower and five land documents for the Violet Tower that Flame had requested.

They were land documents for the 11th, 23rd, 53rd, 72nd, and 89th floors of the Violet Tower.

“Thank you. But why are you giving me the Violet Tower land documents?”

“Ah, that’s… to convey my sincerity.”

Veronica, unable to say that Flame had ordered her to, vaguely made excuses.

And then,

[You have become the rightful owner of the 99th floor of the Black Tower.]

Se-jun, having obtained the land document for the 99th floor of the Black Tower, finally became the true owner of the farm.

Violet Tower administrator area.

“That Beka… She looked like she was in pain earlier, should I have used healing magic on her?”

Tier was lost in thought, recalling Veronica’s face, which hadn’t looked good earlier, when,

Ding.

A red alarm appeared on the crystal ball.

“What is it?”

A red alarm meant it was a very important alarm. Tier hurriedly checked the alarm.

[Violet Tower top farmer Veronica has become a subordinate of Black Tower top farmer Park Se-jun.]

“What?! How dare Kaiser, that bastard! How dare he take my top farmer?!”

Tier, enraged after reading the alarm, hurriedly flew towards the Black Tower.