Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 300

Just as Sejun finished his amazing task of feeding a million people until they were full.

“Heh heh! It’s ready!” Aileen smiled proudly. She looked at the piece of Kai-Ra’s heart she had activated. Magic was flowing strongly inside it.

Suddenly, the crystal ball vibrated, *Oong. Oong.*

“Huh? What’s this?” Aileen checked the crystal ball.

A message appeared: “[Black Tower Farmer Park Sejun has completed the great task of feeding a million people a satisfying meal.]”

“[You have completed one of the three big tasks needed for the Black Tower to grow!]”

“Heh heh! Sejun has done something amazing again!” Aileen read the message, feeling happy for Sejun.

Then, another message appeared: “[Because you helped with this great task, the heart will become stronger.]”

Aileen, who had made the Black Pot for Sejun, also got a reward.

*Thump! Thump! Thump!*

Aileen’s heart began to beat faster and stronger.

*Gooooooo.*

A wave of powerful magic flowed out from her, like a thick, unseen mist. The air around her shimmered with energy.

But Aileen frowned. “Oh no!” she said, looking worried. “This is not good…”

Getting stronger magic was not what she wanted right now. It would cause problems with her plan to give Sejun a gift.

“Uh oh! If this happens, my surprise for Sejun…” Aileen thought hard for a long time.

“Guards! Creatures! Go away! All of you! You ruined my plan!” Aileen got angry at the creatures around her. She was frustrated with the million helpers who had assisted Sejun with his amazing meal.

As the rewards showed, Aileen, who had made the Black Pot for Sejun, was the one who helped the most.

The million helpers, who had been eating well and sleeping soundly, were suddenly kicked out of the 99th floor in the middle of the night, without knowing why.

“Hello, Sejun! We’ve arrived too, peng!” The blue-backed penguins, who had come along while carefully controlling the temperature to keep the kimchi and side dishes from spoiling on the wolves’ backs, greeted Sejun.

“Yes. Welcome. But did you bring that from outside the tower?” He asked Elka, looking at the plastic containers the wolves were carrying on their backs.

Since there was no plastic in the tower, it was 100% certain that they were brought from Earth.

“Yes! Han Taejun and Kim Dongshik said it was the day marking one year since Sejun entered the tower and asked us to deliver it to you.”

“Taejun and Dongshik? What is it?” Sejun asked, his voice full of anticipation, at Elka’s reply that it was from Earth.

“They said it’s kimchi and side dishes made by Sejun’s mother.”

“What?! Made by my mom?!” At Elka’s words, Sejun became excited and picked up one of the kimchi containers.

Click. Click. Click. Click.

He opened the lid.

Then,

“Wow!”

Deliciously ripe kimchi, along with a mouth-watering aroma, appeared before Sejun.

Scritch.

Sejun cut the kimchi into appropriate sizes with a dagger.

Nom.

Crunch. Crunch.

He put it in his mouth and chewed.

…!

As soon as he tasted it, he knew. Yes! It’s my family’s kimchi!!!

Scritch. Scritch.

Sejun cut and ate the kimchi with a nostalgic taste, eating and eating again.

As he enjoyed the delicious kimchi, he quickly ate a quarter of the container.

“Okay, everyone, put it in the special storage space for now,” Sejun decided to store the kimchi and side dishes in the special storage space to prevent them from spoiling.

Clang.

As Sejun opened the special storage space,

“Yes!”

“Understood, peng!” The wolves and penguins began to stack the kimchi and side dish containers neatly.

While the animals were filling the special storage space,

“Heh heh heh. I wonder if they’ve woken up?” Sejun went to the place where the million helpers were staying, intending to feed them to make them stronger.

Of course, he wasn’t planning to feed them as much as yesterday, but only rice porridge. As long as they were fed, they would become stronger.

However,

“Huh?!”

Whoosh.

There was no one there.

“Huh? Where did everyone go?” Sejun didn’t know that Aileen had chased them all away.

As Sejun was panicking,

Squeak!

Squee!

Pyaa!

Pyak!

Dozens of rabbit families rushed towards Sejun.

They had arrived just in time for the party they were expecting.

Thanks to this, the thought of making them stronger that had filled Sejun’s head until just now disappeared.

“Welcome, everyone!” And was replaced with joy at seeing the rabbits.

As Sejun was greeting the rabbits with delight,

Thump.

Squee!

[Thank you, Sejun, for inviting us to the 1st anniversary of your survival!]

Squee!

[Thank you!]

The rabbit couple expressed their gratitude for the party invitation on behalf of everyone.

‘You’ve worked hard.’

Their eyes, as they looked at Sejun, were filled with special emotion.

‘Thank you. It’s all thanks to you guys.’

Sejun’s eyes, as he looked at them, were no different. It couldn’t be helped.

The rabbit couple was the first to meet Sejun, who lived alone and lonely in the tower.

The moment he first made fire with a water bottle.

The moment he first ate protein by making grilled fish.

The moment Sejun first awakened.

The moment he harvested the first cherry tomatoes from the seeds he had grown.

The rabbit couple was always there, rejoicing as if it were their own business, in the thrilling moments when Sejun first achieved something in the cave.

‘Sejun…’

‘Everyone…’

As the three’s eyes became moist,

Thump.

Squee!

[This is a gift to celebrate Sejun’s 1st anniversary of survival!]

Mommy Rabbit took out a red peach the size of her head from her apron and handed it to Sejun.

“Thank you.”

Grasp.

Sejun carefully received the peach that Mommy Rabbit handed him with both hands and examined it.

[Peach of Immortality]

A very rare peach that grows inside the tower.

Eating it adds 1000 years to your life!

Seeds do not grow even if planted.

Must be level 50 or higher and have all stats 100 or higher to eat.

Expires in 100 days.

Grade: SSS

“Lifespan 1000 years?!” Sejun was greatly surprised to see the options for the Peach of Immortality. Even if it was immortality, 1000 years?!

Gulp.

Sejun swallowed without realizing it. He felt a moment of greed.

However,

‘Hmm…’

He felt uncomfortable thinking about eating something this good alone.

‘I should just share it.’ Sejun decided to share the Peach of Immortality with everyone.

“Okay, everyone, let’s go home now,” Sejun said gently to the rabbits. He smiled as he watched them hop around him. He was already thinking about the sweet, juicy celestial peach he had. *How should I share this?* he wondered. He started walking, and the rabbits followed him, their fluffy tails bouncing as they went towards the Black Tower.

In the Violet Tower, at the Administrator’s Area.

“All done. Surely, I’m the best now, aren’t I?” Tier Peten said with a satisfied look, after making the Violet Dragon statue better.

He made the dragon statue stronger. He didn’t want it to be worse than the other dragons’ statues.

“I will speak to Beca myself and expose your wrong actions, you lot!” With a determined look, Tier picked up the upgraded Violet Dragon statue and flew back towards the Black Tower.

While Tier flew towards the Black Tower, the dragons were taking a break.

“Right then! Cheers!”

Gulp.

“Krooooh. That’s the stuff!” The dragons were drinking Samyang brew, a sweet-smelling drink.

Just then,

“I’ve brought the dragon statue! Now, let me speak with Veronica!” Tier arrived and demanded to be allowed into the Black Tower.

However,

“Not in that state, you’re not.”

Kaiser refused outright.

“What?! Didn’t your granddaughter say that bringing the dragon statue would be enough?! Are you trying to trick me now?!” Tier was furious at Kaiser’s refusal.

But Kaiser had his reasons for refusing.

“It’s not that, but how can we allow a dragon statue glowing with a dangerous purple light, filled with deadly poison into the tower?!” The Violet Dragon statue was filled with a strong poison.

It was far too deadly for the beings living in the tower, especially for the weak Sejun.

“Indeed. If it enters in that state, everyone in the tower will die.”

“Let’s remove the poison first.”

Kellion and Lamter chimed in, supporting Kaiser.

“But… isn’t that Samyang brew?! Where did you get it?”

Gulp.

Tier, swallowing hard at the delicious, sweet smell of Samyang brew wafting towards him, asked.

“Want some? Just add a line to the contract, and I’ll let you have some.”

Kaiser said to Tier, producing about ten bottles of Samyang brew.

“Hmph! What are you trying to add?” Tier asked, his voice full of wariness, as if determined not to be fooled.

“It’s nothing much. Just a clause stating that you won’t buy anything from within the Black Tower.”

Kaiser replied, trying to sound casual, but inwardly he was tense.

This was the method the three dragons had devised to prevent Tier from becoming a competitor.

However, there was no need to be nervous.

“What?! Me, buy something from the Black Tower?! Do you think I would buy anything?! I only need to take Veronica back to the Violet Tower!” Tier’s pride was wounded by Kaiser’s words. Tier exclaimed, bristling with anger.

“Alright, then let’s just add that to the contract. In return, I’ll give you ten bottles of Samyang brew for free.”

Kaiser coaxed the agitated Tier.

“Hmph! Fine. I’ll write it right away.”

Tier readily wrote the contract at Kaiser’s words, and

-I, Tier Peten, hereby contract.

He completed the contract, stating his name.

“Right then. Let’s drink while the dragon statue is being detoxified.”

“Let’s drink!”

“Here! Fill Tier’s glass.”

“Hmph! Should I?”

And so, the dragons began to drink.

“Krooooh. That’s the stuff.”

Tier swallowed the Samyang brew, savored the aftertaste, and then exhaled in admiration.

Just then,

“He he he. Tier, this Samyang brew is made by Sejun, the Black Tower’s top farmer.”

Kellion revealed the news to Tier, who could no longer buy Samyang brew due to the contract.

“What?! This was made in the Black Tower?!”

“Haha! Yes. Our Sejun made the Samyang brew.”

Kaiser said proudly, watching Tier’s confused expression.

“This delicious Samyang brew was made by the top farmer of your tower, Kaiser…?” Tier was surprised by the shocking surprise.

‘Eh?! What kind of contract did I just make?!’ Tier finally realized he had made a mistake with the contract.

Inside the dark cave on the 99th floor of the Black Tower, a black pot bubbled over a fire. The smell of spicy kimchi stew filled the air.

Remembering the times he had eaten in the cave, Sejun had brought the rabbits and was cooking kimchi stew, a spicy and flavorful soup, in the cave.

Soon, the smell of kimchi stew filled the cave.

“Oh. That smell is divine.”

Sejun was excited by the smell of the kimchi stew.

Kooeng!

Peep!

Pee!

Pya!

Pyak!

Ookkie!

Behind Sejun were Kooeng and the rabbits, holding spoons and drooling as they waited for the cooking to be completed.

Kooeng!

[Finally, Kooeng is going to eat Grandma’s kimchi stew!]

Especially Kooeng, who had heard Sejun say many times that the kimchi stew was delicious, had great expectations.

A short while later,

“Finished!” Sejun placed the rice porridge, which they would eat instead of rice, along with the kimchi stew in front of the animals.

Click. Click.

He opened the lids of the side dish containers filled with stir-fried anchovies, etc., sent from home, and placed them one by one in the middle.

He put them in bowls and placed them one by one in front of the animals.

And then,

“Alright. Let’s eat.”

With Sejun’s words, the animals began to eat.

Kooeng!

[It’s delicious! Grandma is the best!]

Peep!

[It’s a taste that soothes the stomach!]

Pyak!

[It’s delicious!]

The animals ate deliciously, taking a bite of kimchi stew and a bite of rice porridge.

“They’re eating well.”

Sejun, having confirmed that the animals were eating deliciously, took a spoonful of kimchi stew broth with his spoon and

Slurp.

Drank it.

“Krooooh. It’s refreshing.”

It wasn’t rich because he couldn’t make the broth with meat, but the broth was clean because he made it with fish bones.

“I should eat a bite of rice too.”

Sejun hurriedly took a bite of rice porridge and then took another spoonful of kimchi stew and put it in his mouth.

And then,

“When did I eat it all?” Sejun suddenly discovered the empty pot and side dish containers.

He didn’t remember how he had eaten it all while he was eating.

As the meal ended,

[Fed 57 beings to their fill.]

[Due to the effect of >Title: Saint Who Feeds to Fullness>, all stats permanently increase by 5.7.]

A message appeared in front of Sejun.

“Huh? Why 57?” Sejun was puzzled by the number 57.

The number of animals that had eaten their fill in the cave was greater than that.

“57… could it be?” Sejun checked the number of rabbits.

“There are 57 of them.”

The number of animals that had been fed to their fill yesterday and had seen the stat-boosting effect was excluded.

Thanks to this, Sejun learned that the effect of >Title: Saint Who Feeds to Fullness> is only triggered once.

“That’s a shame.”

As Sejun was feeling disappointed,

[The tower’s administrator says she has something to give you and asks you to come to the waypoint alone for a moment.]

Aileen