Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 304

Meow! Meow! Theo, second in command, is going on a job for Chairman Park again!

Bwee-yot!

[Bwee-yot is coming too!]

Theo’s song was followed by Bwee-yot. Theo, as usual, took his subordinate Bwee-yot with him.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[I, Kkueng-ie, am going to buy food too! Daddy gave Kkueng-ie money!]

Kkueng-ie continued Bwee-yot’s song. Today, Kkueng-ie was with them too.

Sejun thought Kkueng-ie needed to see the world and learn new things.

He gave Kkueng-ie some money to buy something delicious and told him to follow Theo.

Hehe. Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Hehe. Big Brother Theo, Kkueng-ie will buy anything Bwee-yot wants! Daddy gave Kkueng-ie money!]

Kkueng-ie proudly showed off his snack pouch filled with his pocket money.

Puhuhut. Good, meow! Then I want a five-colored tuna grill, meow!

Bwee-yot!

[Then I want to eat the best birdseed too!]

At Kkueng-ie’s confident shout, Theo and Kkueng-ie said what they wanted to eat.

And so, on the way to the 75th floor of the tower, where the shopping district was located.

Nyang?!

Bwee-yot!

[Theo-nim, another fork in the road!]

Kkueng?

[Where are you going, Big Brother?]

The path split in two.

Puhuhut. Just follow me, meow!

Theo Park, the golden cat who makes the path, took the lead.

Bwee-yot! Bwee-yot!

[Yes! I’ll go anywhere Theo-nim goes!]

Kkueng!

[Daddy told me to follow Big Brother well!]

Bwee-yot and Kkueng-ie diligently followed behind him.

Theo-nim, save me!

Then, they met Yuren. Yuren had been thrown out of the 99th floor of the tower early in the morning. While going down, a piece of Jormungandr monster swallowed him.

Yuren was the only one swallowed out of a million people who went down. He was indeed unlucky.

Puhuhut. Yuren, I’ll save you, so give me money, meow!

Yes! Of course!

Yuren, who always paid Theo, hurriedly took out money.

Puhuhut. Kkueng-ie, watch this, meow! When you help someone, sometimes they give you money, meow!

Theo took the money pouch from Yuren and put it in his bundle, saying to Kkueng-ie in a boastful voice.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[I understand! If you save someone, you get money!]

Kkueng-ie nodded diligently at Theo’s teaching.

Ppat-ching.

In the meantime, Theo pulled out his dragon claw.

Nyang!

He quickly swung his paw and defeated Jormungandr.

Ttaeng-geu-rang.

Kkueng-ie, Bwee-yot, pick up the coins, meow!

When the three of them picked up the falling white coins and started back to the 75th floor.

Theo-nim, can I come with you too?

Puhuhut. Follow me, meow!

Yuren, who wanted to go safely this time, joined the journey.

A little later.

We’ve arrived, meow!

I know the best restaurant on the 75th floor! Follow me!

Yuren, who had heard about Theo’s situation of coming to buy food for the party while moving together.

Yuren wanted to introduce Theo to the best restaurant.

Puhuhut. Good, meow! Lead the way, meow!

Yes!

At Theo’s permission, Yuren confidently took the lead and guided them to the restaurant.

Hehe. Theo-nim, you’ll be so surprised at how delicious it is when you go.

Yuren, full of pride in his taste.

He hurried his steps, imagining how happy the group would be with the restaurant he took them to.

Puhuhut. They grilled the five-colored tuna really deliciously, meow!

Bwee-yot! Bwee-yot!

[That’s right! The finest birdseed was delicious too!]

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[That’s right! It was really delicious! Kkueng-ie only ate a little, but I’m full!]

Everyone was satisfied with the dishes at the restaurant Yuren had guided them to.

Hehe. What did I tell you?

Yuren said, feeling proud that his restaurant was recognized.

A little later.

When the meal was over.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Kkueng-ie has pocket money! Kkueng-ie will pay!]

Kkueng-ie confidently took out his money pouch from his snack pouch and handed it to the clerk.

Jjal-lang. Jjal-lang.

Here’s your change.

He took out only 1 top coin from the money pouch containing 100 top coins and handed it to Kkueng-ie.

···?!

Kkueng-ie’s pupils shook violently as he received the 1 top coin in his paw.

Kkueng?! Kkueng?!

[Where did all my money go?! Is it that expensive?!]

100 precious coins he received from Sejun as pocket money.

But he was greatly shocked when 99 coins disappeared as the price of the food.

There were things Kkueng-ie wanted to buy with 100 top coins.

Strong clothes to protect his weak dad.

A sturdy club that wouldn’t break even if Mom swung it.

A hammer that splits the ground when swung, to give to his little brother.

A powerful magic wand to give to his sister Iona.

A sturdy and large saddle needed when riding on the back of a giant earthworm.

Kkamangi’s snack.

A very sensible consumption plan.

However, there was nothing he could buy with 100 top coins except for Kkamangi’s snack.

It was really fortunate that Sejun didn’t give Kkueng-ie a lot of money to teach him a sense of money.

But

Kkweaeng!!! Kkweaeng!!!

[My money is gone!!! Kkueng-ie can’t buy what I want now!!!]

The only one who could stop Kkueng-ie’s crying was Sejun, who he couldn’t send with him.

Puhuhut. Kkueng-ie, calm down, meow! I’ll take care of it, meow! Please lower the price of the food, meow!

Instead, there was a cat who could only do what he had learned.

Theo confidently stepped forward and acted like he was going to bargain for a lower price.

Whoosh. Whoosh.

Yuren, looking at the clerk from behind everyone, pointed to himself with his paw.

Put it on my tab.

Fortunately, Yuren, a regular at the restaurant and an unlucky but rich pig, was also with them.

Here, I’ll give it back to you.

Thanks to him, the clerk returned all of Kkueng-ie’s money.

Puhuhut. Kkueng-ie, did you see, meow?!

Kkueng!

[Big Brother is amazing!]

Kkueng-ie looked at Theo with eyes of respect, who had reduced the price of the food to 0 with just one price reduction.

After the bill for the food they had eaten was settled.

Please pack 1000 servings of food, meow!

Theo ordered the food to take to the 99th floor of the tower.

Kkueng!

[Kkueng-ie will pay!]

Kkueng-ie boldly stepped forward again to pay.

At the same time, his gaze was directed at Theo. Big Brother will reduce the price!

Puhuhut. Kkueng-ie, trust me, meow! Lower the price, meow!

Theo, who received Kkueng-ie’s gaze, confidently reduced the price.

Whoosh. Whoosh.

Yuren was paying for everything again.

Bwee-yot!

[I’m jealous!]

Bwee-yot, who wasn’t part of what Theo and Kkueng-ie were doing, looked at them enviously.

At that time.

You can come and pick up the food in 3 hours.

The clerk informed them of the time to come and pick up the food.

Even though the kitchen was working fast to prepare almost 10,000 meals, it still felt like forever.

“Is it really taking this long?!” Theo grumbled, checking his watch.

‘I’m going to be late meeting Chairman Park!’ Theo thought, annoyed.

Theo reluctantly decided to wait.

“But what did Kkuengie say he wanted to buy earlier?”

He decided to buy what Kkuengie wanted while waiting. He chuckled to himself. ‘I’m such a great older brother,’ he thought proudly.

Kkueng!

“[First, I want to buy clothes to protect Dad!]”

“He chuckled. Buying Chairman Park clothes?! Good! Let’s go!”

Theo looked at Yuren. “Hurry, show us the way!”

And so, Theo, Piyo, and Yuren moved to help Kkuengie with his shopping.

“He’s doing well, right?” Sejun asked, his brow furrowed with worry.

“Relax, Sejun,” Mia said, leaning against the doorframe. “He’ll be fine. Kkuengie is more likely to cause trouble than get into it.”

“Theo is there to stop him, though,” Sejun pointed out.

Mia chuckled. “True. Though Theo might be the one who gets in trouble later.”

“Well, there’s also the Golden Bat.”

Sejun brushed off his worries, remembering the small, golden creature he had secretly sent to follow them, just in case.

Before his worries could resurface, he headed towards the cornfield.

When you have too many thoughts, moving your body is the best.

So, Sejun went to the cornfield to move his body.

[The young corn stalks swayed gently in the breeze.]

In the corner of the cornfield, the sticky corn sprouts greeted Sejun with their little sprout arms raised high.

“Heh heh heh. They’re growing well.”

Sejun, looking at the beautifully grown sticky corn sprouts, took out the Elixir of Harvest.

He opened the lid.

He was planning to harvest the fruits using the Elixir of Harvest while waiting for Theo and then replant the seeds.

‘Just one drop!’

Sejun dropped one drop of the Elixir of Harvest onto the sticky corn sprouts with extreme care.

The sprouts grew rapidly.

“Good.”

Sejun checked that the sticky corn was growing well and moved to another spot.

He dug two holes in the ground, spacing them wide apart.

Sejun put one seed in each hole. They were seeds of the Great Persimmon of Accuracy and the Sunflower of Fading Light.

He had saved the seeds of the Great Persimmon of Accuracy, which he had eaten as a snack with the animals while waiting for the tangerines to ripen on the tangerine tree on the 85th floor of the tower.

Sejun first dropped a drop of the Elixir of Harvest on the seed of the Great Persimmon of Accuracy and then covered it with soil.

He planted the seed of the Sunflower of Fading Light in the same way.

“Now I need to harvest the seeds.”

Sejun waited for the crops to grow.

He detached the corn kernels.

Sejun felt a little more experienced in farming as he worked.

Sejun’s skill in Seed Harvesting increased slightly.

Sejun stretched and stood up.

“Shall I check if they’re growing well?”

Since he was already up, Sejun went to check the crops he had used the elixir on.

“Oh! They’ve all grown?”

Sejun discovered the corn that had grown on the sticky corn out of the three crops.

As Sejun picked the corn,

Sejun felt a little more experienced in his job.

Sejun’s Harvesting skill increased slightly.

Sejun gained experience.

Sejun had created a new variety in the tower!

Sejun felt stronger and more capable after his achievement.

Sejun had created many new varieties in the tower!

A new shimmering doorway appeared in the safest place, surprising Sejun.

As he looked at the pouring messages, Sejun checked the effects of the sticky corn.

[Sticky Corn]

Corn grown inside the tower, it has absorbed enough nutrients, but for some reason, all the nutrients have been concentrated on making the corn sticky.

The stickiness is enhanced when heated.

The taste is bland.

Grower: Tower Farmer Park Sejun

Expiration date: 150 days

Grade: A

“How sticky is it?”

To satisfy his curiosity, Sejun peeled off one side of the sticky corn’s husk and placed it on the floor.

He stabbed one kernel with a dagger and pulled it out.

The dagger came out cleanly. The stickiness was weaker than he thought. No, it was almost non-existent.

“What is this? Ah. It said the stickiness is enhanced when heated, right?”

Recalling the description, Sejun snapped his fingers to create a flame and heated the dagger.

When he stabbed the corn kernel again with the warmed dagger and pulled it out,

This time, the corn stretched out long, following the dagger.

The corn stretched about 3cm before breaking.

“Oh! It stretches. Good. I should heat it up more.”

Sejun, fascinated by the stretching corn, heated the dagger for a long time.

He stabbed the corn and pulled it out.

This time, the corn stretched out even longer.

When Sejun raised his arm above his head, the corn stretched more than 10cm.

The corn could not stretch any further and broke.

Sejun unknowingly put the stretched corn in his mouth.

It was a habit from eating pizza.

“Huh?! This is similar to mozzarella cheese…?”

Sejun tasted a familiar flavor from the unfamiliar crop.