Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 313

“Meow, meow, meow.”

Theo, his tail swaying gently, walked through the Black Market main shop, looking at all the things for sale.

“Puhu-hoot! I like this one, meow!”

Clink.

He picked up a glass bottle filled with a green liquid, like vegetable juice. This would be a good healthy drink for sick Chairman Park, meow!

“I like this one too, meow!”

Clink.

This time, he grabbed two rings that looked the same. Puhu-hoot. These will be matching rings for Chairman Park and me, meow!

Clink. Clink. Clink.

Theo picked up anything he liked, even a little bit.

Because he had 100 trillion Topcoins, Theo didn’t need to think twice about the price.

As Theo passed by, collecting only the items he wanted,

Pitter-patter. Pitter-patter.

Beep!

[Puh-hoot! Piyo’s yacht, Theo’s right-hand, will take care of everything!]

Piyo followed behind Theo, stuffing all the remaining items into its bundle.

Trusting Piyo, Theo followed what he wanted to buy.

Following his feelings, he went into a small room at the end of the big hall with items for sale.

However,

“Meow?! There’s no way through, meow!”

He clearly felt the pull beyond the wall of the small room, but there was no path to take.

Clang.

So, Theo, the clever Golden Cat Theo Park, took out his Dragon Claw, to make a hole.

Just then,

Thud.

Like a trap to stop people entering, an iron door slammed down, blocking the entrance to the small room.

Whirr.

“Meow?”

A magic circle on the wall started to work.

And then,

KABOOM!

A big explosion happened, to destroy everything in the room.

“…?!”

Of course, Theo, because he had strong fur and dragon skin, was not hurt. Only the tips of his fur were a little burned.

“My fur is all messy, meow! I feel awful, meow!”

Lick. Lick.

As Theo grumbled and used his tongue to heal his fur and make it neat again,

Thud. Thud.

Piyo?!

[Theo, are you alright?!]

Piyo, having heard the explosion from beyond the iron door, pecked at the metal and cried out.

“Puhu-hoot. I’m fine, meow! Piyo, continue with what you were doing, meow!”

Theo told Piyo not to worry, and then—

Wham!

—smashed the wall he wanted to break. He saw a new path beyond the wall.

“Puhu-hoot. The pull is getting stronger, meow!”

Theo followed the pull forward, and at the end of the path was a small warehouse.

And then,

“Puhu-hoot. Chairman Park will love this, meow!”

In the warehouse, he found unexpected things: flour, milk, things not found in the Black Tower.

Theo grinned as he gathered the items from the warehouse.

Boom.

The big explosion shook the room where Pansur and Pan Chen were.

‘Could it be?! Has the trap been triggered?’

Pansur’s face became serious. Those items must not be found…

Because those items were smuggled from other towers.

Pansur, the owner of the Black Market, had another job.

He was the Smuggling King.

Pansur used land deeds to travel between other towers, bringing items not found in the Black Tower and earning a lot of money.

So, the smuggled goods must never be found by the Great Black Dragon’s helper.

Proud dragons really hated items from other towers coming into their own.

So, if the smuggling were found by the Great Black Dragon…

‘My soul might be kicked out of the Black Tower.’

Souls kicked out of the tower had no world to return to, and were taken by the Doom, stopping to exist.

Shiver. Shiver.

As Pansur shook because he was worried,

“Meow, meow, meow.”

Theo returned, singing a song. Now Chairman Park’s lap will be mine forever, meow!

“Puhu-hoot. I gave you a very generous price, meow!”

Theo, in a kind voice, handed the bill to Pansur, who had helped him get what he wanted.

[10 Trillion Topcoins]

Thinking that all the items in the Black Market main shop together might barely reach 1 trillion Topcoins, this was a very generous price.

But with 90 trillion Topcoins of debt still to pay, he was still a slave…

“Then I’ll come again next time, so fill up the warehouse, meow! Iona, Piyo, let’s go, meow!”

With that, Theo left the Black Market main shop with Iona and Piyo.

A short while later.

“…Why did he just leave?”

Pansur, staring at the completely empty warehouse of smuggled goods, was confused.

Inside the kitchen.

Squish! Squish!

Sejun crushed white cherry tomatoes, collecting the juice in a bowl.

And as he picked out the seeds from the juice one by one,

[Elixir: Got the seed of a strong magical cherry tomato (+1).]

[Job experience slightly increased.]

[Proficiency in Seed Harvesting Lv. 8 slightly increased.]

[You must use the Seed Harvesting skill 720,083 more times to complete the job quest.]

The messages appeared.

Sejun was harvesting seeds from 100 elixir-grade cherry tomatoes harvested by Ajax.

“Done.”

Sejun got 3,500 seeds.

“Ajax!”

He called out to Ajax, who was busily pulling detox leeks with Veronica in the leek field.

“Sejun, did you call me?”

At Sejun’s call, Ajax wagged his tail and flew over quickly.

However,

“Eeh-hing. I just came this morning, and I have to go again…?”

Ajax drooped his tail and became sad. He didn’t want to be away from his brother…

“I’ll call you right back as soon as you’ve planted all the seeds, Ajax.”

“Really?”

“Of course. Don’t you trust me?”

“No! I trust you! I might not trust Grandpa, but I trust Sejun!”

Ajax, who completely trusted Sejun, answered firmly.

“Alright. I’ll make you something delicious for lunch when you get back.”

“Really?! What will you make?”

“Soy sauce tteokbokki. Even Kkueng hasn’t tried this.”

“Really?! Then send me quickly! I need to finish before lunch!”

The thought of a dish that even Kkueng hadn’t tasted made Ajax impatient.

“Alright. Ajax, return.”

“I’ll be back, Brother.”

[Reverse summoning the White Tower’s farmer, Ajax Mambub.]

Ajax waved his hand and disappeared.

And then,

Rustle. Rustle.

Sejun harvested the detox leeks, taking over from Ajax who went to the White Tower.

As he harvested the detox leeks,

[Harvested leeks of detoxification.]

[Harvesting Lv. 8 effect: Harvested a crop one grade higher.]

[Job experience slightly increased.]

[Proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 8 slightly increased.]

[Acquired 200 experience.]

Even though Sejun worked hard, he felt like he wasn’t getting better at his tasks yet.

A message appeared saying he had harvested a crop that was one grade higher.

“Huh?!” Sejun blinked.

Could the grade really go up another level from S-class?

“SS-class?!” he whispered in disbelief.

Quickly, Sejun looked at the Detox Green Onion again.

**[Detox Green Onion]**
*A green onion grown in the Tower, full of nutrients and with a delicious, fresh taste.*
*Power: Removes almost any poison from the body until it uses up its power.*
*Special Effect: If eaten by someone who isn’t awakened, their liver will become very healthy and stay that way for their whole life.*
*Grown by: Tower Farmer Park Sejun*
*Expires in: 210 days*
*Grade: SS*

“Wow…” Sejun breathed out, amazed.

“This is incredible! The best thing for people who drink too much,” he thought. “Or maybe the worst? They’d never get drunk again!”

“This feels too special to just eat,” Sejun murmured, turning the perfect green onion in his hands. He hesitated, then carefully placed it in his magic storage space. “I should save this. There might be a time when it’s really needed.”

Rustle. Rustle.

Sejun, after putting the SS-class Detox Green Onion in his magic storage, started pulling out more green onions.

Meanwhile, as Sejun was pulling out green onions, Blaze was checking Podori’s roots.

“Your roots don’t look healthy. Have you not been eating properly?” Blaze asked.

“Hey! I have been eating the nutrients you gave me! Every single one! Well, almost every one…” Podori replied, startled. How did Blaze know? It had only skipped a little bit…

“That won’t do. Let’s eat five nutrients from today,” Blaze said.

“Huh?!” Podori exclaimed.

Even three nutrients were too hard, but five?!

“Why? Do you not like it?” Blaze asked in a chilly voice, creating fire on its roots.

“Ah… No! I like it!” Podori hurriedly answered to survive, feeling scared.

“But if I eat a lot, won’t there be a shortage of nutrients for Bulssak?” Podori asked, pretending to worry about Bulssak.

“Hehe. Are you worried about not having nutrients?” Blaze laughed and started taking out nutrients.

“I… Is there this much?” Podori asked, surprised.

“Yes. So don’t worry about nutrients,” Blaze said, taking out nutrients endlessly.

Ajax, who had to finish work before lunch, diligently planted seeds on the 99th floor of the White Tower.

Poke.

He made a hole for the seed with his hand.

Slide.

He put the seed into the hole.

Pat pat.

He covered it with soil.

Three hours later, Ajax was done planting all 3500 seeds.

“I wonder when Sejun, like a brother to me, will call me…” Ajax said, squatting down and waiting for Sejun’s summons. He wiped sweat from his forehead, feeling proud of finishing such a big task. ‘I hope Sejun is happy with my work.’

“Veronica, tell Tia to take the green onion,” Sejun said.

“Yes!” Veronica replied.

As soon as the green onion harvest was over, Sejun sent Veronica to Tia and went to the mushroom ants working in the adjacent cornfield.

He was planning to harvest mushrooms to put in soy sauce tteokbokki.

Kke-ek!

Kke-ek!

At Sejun’s call, the mushroom ants ran over and rubbed their bodies against Sejun’s legs, showing affection.

Rub rub.

Tap. Tap.

Sejun harvested the necessary mushrooms from the backs of the mushroom ants.

At that moment, Kkuengi, who had gone to the herb field, returned.

Kkueng!

“Dad, Kkuengi is here!”

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng?

“Dad! Dad! I’m back! Is there anything super important and helpful that Kkuengi can do? For you? Please?” Kkuengi asked Sejun to get pocket money.

“Then, can you help Dad with lunch?” Sejun asked.

Kkueng!

“Okay!” Kkuengi answered readily to Sejun’s question.

Sejun started cooking with Kkuengi’s help. The smell of onions and garlic filled the air as Sejun stir-fried the vegetables. The pot sizzled invitingly.

“Kkuengi, slice the long rice cakes into bite-sized pieces,” Sejun instructed.

Kkueng!

“Okay!”

Sejun took out uncut long rice cakes from the magic storage and entrusted it to Kkuengi.

Chop chop chop.

He sliced carrots, onions, and mushrooms, put them in a pot, and started stir-frying.

When the vegetables were cooked, Sejun looked towards Kkuengi to put in the rice cakes.

“Kkuengi, the rice cakes are all…”

He saw long rice cakes stacked neatly in 15cm sizes. Ah. Kkuengi’s bite-sized pieces are 15cm…

Sejun blamed himself for not explaining properly. ‘Did Kkuengi do well?’

Kkuengi was making a proud expression towards Sejun.

Thumbs up.

Of course, you did well. Sejun gave Kkuengi a thumbs up. Let’s secretly cut it later.

Whirr.

Sejun poured the 15cm long rice cakes into the pot.

Splash.

He poured in two cups of water and added the seasoning.

“Soy sauce, salt, honey…”

He simmered it so that the seasoning would soak into the rice cakes and vegetables, while secretly dividing the rice cakes into thirds with a spatula.

A little later, Sejun felt happy. He had just made soy sauce tteokbokki for the very first time in the tower!

The recipe for soy sauce tteokbokki was registered.

At the same time, a message appeared that Ajax had finished the work Sejun had ordered.

Ajax Mamph completed planting 3500 seeds of Elixir: Cherry Tomatoes with Mighty Magic (+1) in White Tower.

“Ajax, sum…” Just as Sejun was about to summon Ajax, Theo, his amazing Vice Chairman, flew towards Sejun’s face and blocked Sejun’s mouth.

“Sejun! Sejun! Guess who’s back! It’s me, Theo!”

“Vice Chairman Theo, I told you not to fly at my face!!!” Sejun grabbed Theo by the scruff of the neck, took him away from his face, and shouted.

However, Theo couldn’t grasp the situation.

“Sejun’s face is rotten!”

“It’s not rotten!” Sejun retorted.

“Hehe. Don’t worry! I, Vice Chairman Theo, will keep it from rotting!”

“Come here!” Sejun said, grabbing Theo.

In the end, Sejun stretched Theo’s cheeks and began to punish him. Because of that, Ajax’s summons was very late.