Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 309

“Ajax, good work. Go in and get some rest.”

“Okay!”

Ajax went back to sleep after Sejun spoke.

Ajax went back to sleep, leaving Sejun alone in the quiet space. *Clang.* The sound of the warehouse door opening echoed as Sejun stepped inside his subspace.

Click.

He opened the Golden Box of Abundance and took out all the black beans, leaving none behind.

And then,

“I hope this works?”

Sejun held the Potion of Enhancement, looking nervous. He planned to use it to enhance the black beans.

Thump.

Sejun placed a black bean on the floor.

Pop.

He opened the glass bottle of Potion of Enhancement.

Drip.

Carefully, he dropped a single drop.

Whirr.

The black bean absorbed the potion instantly.

“Did it work?”

Thump.

Sejun picked up the black bean, looking nervous, and examined it.

“Oh?! I failed….”

Sejun frowned as he checked the black bean.

Sejun frowned. The black bean *had* changed, but not in the way he hoped. The expiration date was longer now, stretching from 150 days to 200. It wasn’t stronger, just… older.

“Mr. Park, you look awful, meow!”

Press. Press.

Theo, who had been watching Sejun, massaged Sejun’s face. Thanks to that, Sejun felt a little better.

“Alright! Let’s try again!”

“Hehe. Good, meow!”

Drip.

Encouraged by Theo, Sejun dropped the Potion of Enhancement on the black bean and checked it again.

[Transcendent Black Bean(+2)]

When the Transcendent Black Bean is consumed, the effects of Power Burst Yellow Bean, Stamina Strong Red Bean, Agility Swift Green Bean, and Mana Overflow Blue Bean are activated beyond all levels, and the effect is enhanced by 400%.

It is a bean that does not sprout roots even when planted.

Enhanced twice with the Potion of Enhancement.

Cultivator: Top Farmer Park Sejun

Expiration Date: 200 days

Grade: A

“Oh! It worked!”

Perhaps thanks to Theo’s encouragement and massage, this time the desired effect was enhanced.

The power boost was even bigger this time! It jumped from 300% to a massive 400%!

“Good.”

Thump.

Sejun put the enhanced +2 black bean into the Golden Box of Abundance and came outside.

A little later.

“Here. Take this.”

Sejun handed a leather pouch to the departing Black Rabbit.

Squeak?

[Uncle, what’s this? *Squeak*! Is it for us?]

The Black Rabbit asked, shaking the leather pouch.

“Walnuts of Training.”

Squeak?! Squeak!

[Really?! Thank you!]

The Black Rabbit was moved by Sejun’s unexpected gift. The Walnuts of Training were essential to increasing the national power of the Red Ribbon Kingdom.

“Then go carefully. I’ll send you more when I harvest them next time.”

Squeak! Squeak!

[Yes! Thank you!]

Beep!

[Then I’ll be going!]

Beep!

[Goodbye!]

“I’ll see you off. Earth Dragon!”

When Sejun called for the Earth Dragon,

Whirr.

“Mr. Park, I’ll stay here, meow! I have something to take care of, meow!”

Theo jumped off Sejun’s lap.

“Really? Alright.”

Sejun alone put the rabbits on the Earth Dragon’s head and escorted them to the entrance of the 99th floor of the tower.

As Sejun left,

Glower.

Theo and Ajax glared at each other.

“I’m Mr. Park’s right-hand man, meow! I’m higher up, meow!”

“No! I’m Sejun’s brother, so I’m higher!”

Theo and Ajax were fighting over the hierarchy.

At that moment,

Whimper?

[Where did Daddy go?]

Kkuengi, who had stayed up late playing with Sejun yesterday and overslept, came waddling over, looking for Sejun.

And then,

“Kkuengi, you’re here just in time, meow! Tell Ajax – who is Mr. Park’s *real* right-hand creature, meow?!”

“Yeah! Kkuengi, tell the truth! Who’s the second-in-command around here? Me, Sejun’s brother, or this… this *cat*?”

The two asked Kkuengi who was the second-in-command of this farm.

However, there was something they were mistaken about.

Hehe. Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Hehe. You two don’t have to fight! Because Kkuengi is next after Daddy!]

Kkuengi also thought of himself as the second-in-command.

Thanks to that, the hierarchy fight, which was a two-way battle, turned into a three-way battle with Kkuengi joining in.

“No, meow! I am *Vice President* Theo! I manage important things! Like… like reminding Mr. Park to eat his lunch, meow! That’s very important second-in-command work!”

“No! I’m Sejun’s brother, so I’m the second-in-command!!”

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[No! Kkuengi is next after Daddy!]

The three’s argument continued until Sejun returned.

***

On the way back to the farm after seeing off the rabbits.

Thud.

Sejun sat blankly on the Earth Dragon’s head.

At that moment,

“Eileen, but is the attribute that the Black Dragon governs darkness?”

Sejun, who had become curious, asked Eileen.

Sejun learned that each of the nine races governed an attribute while harvesting the Faded Seed of Light this time.

The opposite of light is darkness.

Sejun thought that if the White Dragon had the power of light, then the Black Dragon had the power of darkness.

[The Tower’s Administrator says that is correct.]

“Ah. I see. But what kind of power is darkness?”

Sejun asked because he couldn’t imagine the power of darkness well.

However,

[The Tower’s Administrator says that the power of darkness had already disappeared when they were born, so they don’t know much about it either.]

[The Tower’s Administrator says they are sorry for not being able to answer.]

Eileen had never experienced the power of darkness.

“Ah… No! I’m sorry.”

Sejun quickly apologized.

And then,

An awkward atmosphere.

‘I shouldn’t have asked….’

Sejun blamed himself for his recklessness.

“But isn’t there a way to find the power of darkness for Eileen?”

He found the power of light for the White Dragon with the Faded Seed of Light.

Then, if he finds a crop with the power of darkness…

“I can find the power of darkness for Eileen, right? Ah!”

At that moment, a memory flashed through Sejun’s mind. If it’s that…

Clang.

Sejun hurriedly took out a book from his subspace warehouse. It was a plant encyclopedia by an experienced farmer.

And then,

Rustle.

He opened the book and found the page he wanted.

>Location where sweet potatoes grow

[Power Sweet Potato – Tower 99th floor, Tower 55th floor]

[Sun Sweet Potato – Tower 99th floor, Tower 55th floor]

[Chestnut Sweet Potato – Tower 70th floor]

The page he used to test the encyclopedia.

“Chestnut Sweet Potato.”

He had a feeling that it might be related to the power of darkness.

“Alright. First, I need to get the land deed for the 70th floor of the tower.”

Sejun decided to go to the 70th floor of the tower first.

And then,

Whirr. Whirr. Whirr.

He wrote the names of the crops he wanted in the encyclopedia.

>Location where wheat grows

Sejun flipped through the pages, looking for other crops. Wheat, barley, cherries… There were more things *not* in the Black Tower than he expected, but he kept searching.

Fortunately, there were two of them. Sejun had used 50 pages of the Plant Encyclopedia with the crops he wanted to eat or thought about, when—

“Master, we have arrived.” The Earth Dragon, having arrived at the farm, called out to Sejun.

“Okay, Earth Dragon, thanks for the quick trip!”

Sejun slid down from the Earth Dragon’s head and landed on the ground, then—

“I’m hungry. I need to eat breakfast quickly.” He hurried towards the kitchen.

He walked into the kitchen and stopped. “Hey! What are you all doing?” Sejun discovered Theo, Kkueng, and Ajax confronting each other in front of the kitchen.

“Chairman Park, you’ve come at the right time, meow! Who is the boss after Sejun, meow?! Of course, it’s me, Vice Chairman Theo, meow!”

“No way! Sejun, it’s me, right?!” Kkueng! Kkueng!

[It is Kkueng!]

Upon discovering Sejun, the three clung to Sejun’s legs, whining and insisting that they were the second-in-command.

“Whoa, whoa, calm down, everyone,” Sejun said gently. “Let’s eat breakfast first, okay?”

Sejun lifted Theo and placed him on his knee, saying—

“Puhuhu. Give me Churu, meow!”

“Shall we do that then?” Kkueng!

[Good!]

The three instantly became quiet.

“Wait quietly while I cook.”

“Understood, meow!”

“Okay! Bro!” Kkueng!

[Kkueng will sit quietly!]

At Sejun’s words, the three stood still, waiting only for Sejun’s cooking to finish.

While the three were waiting— Sejun quickly cracked 100 Egg Fruits and put them in a bowl, then quickly mixed the eggs well.

He poured the stirred egg mixture into a black pot preheated over low heat, then stirred, making scrambled eggs.

“All done.” Sejun poured the bright yellow scrambled eggs onto a plate, making a tall pile.

Sejun drizzled the red tomato paste on top, like lava flowing down a volcano. It smelled warm and eggy, with a hint of sweet tomatoes.

“Hehehe. Volcano Scrambled Eggs complete.” Sejun said with a smile.

“Alright, everyone, try this!” Sejun announced proudly, placing the plate on the table.

“As expected of Sejun! I will continue to serve you as my leader!” Kkueng!

[As expected, Dad is a cooking genius!]

Ajax and Kkueng, impressed by the taste of the Volcano Scrambled Eggs, ate diligently.

“Here. Vice Chairman Theo, eat too.”

“Puhuhu. I will enjoy it, meow!” Chomp. Chomp. Chomp.

Sejun, having confirmed that the two were eating deliciously, gave Churu to Theo, then— Nom.

He tasted his own cooking. The taste of eggs and ketchup together. There was no way it wouldn’t be delicious.

“Hehehe. Delicious. Should I eat french fries for lunch?” Thinking of ketchup naturally brought french fries to mind.

“Then I need oil…” Sejun was thinking about how to make oil, when—

“But I feel like I’m forgetting something?” Just as Sejun was trying to remember what he had forgotten— Whine! Whine?!

‘Hey! Are you only feeding yourselves?!’ Fenrir, whom Sejun had forgotten, appeared.

He had woken up to find himself alone in bed and had come to find Sejun.

Fenrir, clinging on, barely managed to cross the kitchen threshold.

He sat in front of Sejun, staring intently at the food Sejun was eating. That looks delicious! Give me some too!

Drooling.

“Blackie, do you want to eat this? Here.” Sejun gave him a piece of scrambled egg that didn’t have tomato paste on it with his hand, and— Smack. Smack. Smack.

Fenrir ate diligently. Hee hee hee. Delicious!

Once he had eaten everything in Sejun’s hand— Whine! Whine!

‘Give me more! There’s a lot over there!’ Fenrir looked back and forth between Sejun and the plate piled with scrambled eggs on the table, then jumped towards the plate as if thinking of solving it himself.

Fenrir’s hind legs lifted about 2cm off the ground before falling back down. His jumping power was severely lacking.

However— Whine!

‘I’m going to eat it!’ Flap. Flap.

The wolf Fenrir, who didn’t know how to give up, continued to jump, aiming for the food, and—

“Pfft. Blackie, let’s eat this.” Sejun, having laughed enough at Fenrir, put scrambled eggs in a bowl and gave it to Fenrir.

Smack. Smack. Smack. Whine! Whine!

‘This is really soft! Delicious!’ The third food Fenrir had eaten since coming to the Black Tower, after the roasted sweet potato jerky and the black royal jelly.

Blackie was completely immersed in the taste of eggs.

Having eaten his fill— Nod. Nod.

Fenrir leaned against Sejun’s feet, dozing off.

Sejun picked up Fenrir and put him in his pocket.

“I should use this as Blackie’s food bowl from now on.” Sejun engraved the name ‘Blackie’ on the bowl Fenrir had used.

Thus, Fenrir had his own belongings for the first time in the Black Tower.

As the meal ended— “Theo, could you go down below for a little while?”

“Meow?! Do I have to, meow?!”

“No. I need the key to the 70th floor of the Tower.” Sejun explained that it was necessary to find the power of darkness for Eileen.

He additionally asked to get the keys to the 72nd and 81st floors of the Tower if they were visible.

“Puhuhu. Is that so, meow?! Trust me, meow! Bbyot, let’s go, meow!” Bbyot!

[Yes!]

Theo, setting out with Bbyot at Sejun’s request.

“Kkueng, you’re going to see the medicinal herbs, right?” Kkueng!

[That is right!]

“Here’s a lunch box.” Sejun packed the leftover food that Theo had bought from the restaurant into Kkueng’s lunch box.

Kkueng!

[Dad, I’ll be back!]

As Kkueng also left for the western forest— Sejun sighed happily. “Finally, some peace!” he thought.

“Ajax, help me harvest the green onions.”

“Okay! Sejun!”

Sejun took Ajax to the green onion field. It was to harvest the S-grade detoxifying green onions.

“Okay. You pull them out like this.” As Sejun demonstrated—

“Okay!” Whoosh.

Ajax also harvested the green onions as Sejun had taught him.

1 hour later.

“Ajax, drink this.” Sejun handed Ajax honey water with ice floating in it.

“Thanks, Sejun!” As soon as Ajax received the honey water from Sejun— Glug. Glug.

He quickly gulped it down, and— “Wow! Delicious!” He looked at Sejun with wide, admiring eyes. He puffed out his chest, feeling proud to work for such a great leader.

“Now, let’s go harvest cherry tomatoes.”

“Okay! Leader!” Ajax’s respect for Sejun increased.