Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 314

“Ajax, come here!” Sejun said, after finishing his talk with Theo.

Words appeared in front of Sejun, like magic: “Summoning Ajax Ma’amouv, the Tower Farmer of the White Tower.”

Ten seconds later, Ajax was there!

“Sejun!” Ajax cried happily. He rushed towards Sejun’s legs, he had missed him so much!

But, *plop!*

“Hey! What are you doing?!” Theo hissed.

Theo, the cat who often said “nya,” stood in front of Sejun’s legs, blocking Ajax. He stretched out his two front paws. *My* lap, he thought proudly, *is the best place, and it’s mine for 27 more days! Nya!*

“Move!” Ajax tried to push past Theo’s paws to get to Sejun’s legs.

“Nyaaang!” Theo used all his strength to push Ajax’s face away with his paws.

“Ugh!”

“Nya!”

The two of them struggled against each other.

Wobble.

“Huh?!”

Theo and Ajax struggled so much! Sejun was standing still, but they pushed him backward. He almost fell over.

Kooeng!

[Papa, you’re going to fall!]

Luckily, Kooeng grabbed Sejun.

“Thank you, Kooeng,” Sejun said, then snatched Ajax up with both hands.

“Ajax, did you have a good trip?” He hugged him tightly, trying to calm him down.

Sejun couldn’t do anything about his lap, since he had given Theo exclusive rights to it for 30 days.

‘I shouldn’t give exclusive rights anymore.’

Sejun decided he would not let Theo have his lap all to himself again. Even if Theo did something good, it wasn’t worth it!

“Sejun, what about the soy sauce tteokbokki?!” Ajax asked, looking at Sejun with hopeful eyes.

“Yeah, it’s ready. I’ll bring it.”

Sejun carefully placed the steaming pot of tteokbokki in the middle of the wooden table. The spicy-sweet smell filled the kitchen, making everyone’s mouths water.

“Alright, let’s eat.”

With Sejun’s words, Kooeng and Ajax began to eat the soy sauce tteokbokki.

Kooeng!

[Delicious!]

“It’s delicious!” Kooeng and Ajax cheered at the taste of the tteokbokki. The combination of sweet and savory was irresistible.

“Theo,” Sejun said, holding out a piece of tteokbokki, “Do you want to try some?”

“Nya! Get that nasty stuff away from me, nya!” Theo turned his head away sharply. As expected, Theo, with his strong preferences, wouldn’t eat it.

“Okay, okay. Let’s have Churu then.”

“Heh heh heh. Good, nya!”

Chomp chomp chomp.

Sejun fed Theo Churu and began to eat the soy sauce tteokbokki.

As they were all having lunch together,

Squeak?!

‘Are you all eating without me?!’

Clunk. Clunk.

Fenrir, who had been forgotten while sleeping in bed, crossed the threshold of the kitchen.

And then,

Thump. Thump.

Thud.

Fenrir, his little legs moving as fast as they could, hurried to Sejun and sat down eagerly in front of him, tail wagging slightly.

Stare.

He stared at the soy sauce tteokbokki that Sejun was eating. ‘I want some too!’

“Ah, I forgot about Blackie… Sorry, Blackie.”

Sejun apologized to Blackie and picked up a piece of tteokbokki, cutting it into small pieces. He didn’t want Blackie to choke.

“Here, Blackie, let’s eat.”

Sejun, having cut the tteokbokki, gave the small pieces to Blackie one by one.

Smack. Smack. Smack.

Fenrir, who was very hungry, ate the tteokbokki ravenously.

“Blackie, eat slowly,” Sejun said, giving tteokbokki to Fenrir.

However,

Smack. Smack. Smack.

Squeak?! Squeak?!

‘What is this?! Is it magic?!’

Fenrir’s eyes widened. This taste! It was sweet and savory at the same time, unlike anything he had ever eaten. He squeaked with delight and ate even faster.

Thanks to that, Fenrir ate a lot of tteokbokki, and

Squeak!

‘I feel energized!’

He grew 5cm. In belly circumference.

Squeak…

‘I can’t move…’

Because of that, Fenrir’s belly was so full that he couldn’t move.

He had eaten two 5cm tteokbokki sticks, so it was natural for his stomach to hurt.

“Did I give him too much?” Of course, it was also Sejun’s fault for continuing to give him more as he ate.

At that moment,

“Sejun, don’t worry, nya!” Theo said, getting off Sejun’s lap. ‘Heh heh heh. Is it my time to step in?’

However,

“Theo, no. Stay still.” Sejun grabbed Theo, who was about to press on Fenrir’s overstuffed belly, and put him back on his lap.

Pressing on an overstuffed belly might make him throw up…

“Blackie, come here.”

Instead, Sejun put Blackie on the table and,

Pat. Pat.

Gently stroked his belly to help him digest.

After Sejun stroked Fenrir’s belly for about 30 minutes,

Burp.

Fenrir let out a refreshing burp. At the same time, Fenrir’s body grew 1.5 times larger.

The things he had eaten were digested, and his body grew according to the power he gained.

Kkirorong.

Having finished growing, Fenrir couldn’t resist the fatigue and fell asleep.

“What? Blackie gets stronger just by eating too?” Sejun decided that he had to prevent Fenrir from overeating in the future. He couldn’t afford to lose a comrade!

As Sejun was thinking that,

Grolong.

Kkulorong.

Arorong.

Ppilorong.

Theo was napping on Sejun’s lap, Kooeng and Ajax on either side of Sejun’s waist, and Ppiyot on top of Sejun’s straw hat.

Tap. Tap.

As Sejun gently moved his hand, a small corn seed appeared in his palm. It seemed to glow with a warm light.

[Job experience slightly increases.]

[Proficiency of Seed Harvesting Lv. 8 slightly increases.]

[You need to use the Seed Harvesting skill 718,716 more times to complete the job quest.]

Sejun harvested corn without getting up, so as not to disturb their nap time.

However,

Tap. Tap.

After an hour passed without him showing any signs of getting up,

“Alright, everyone, let’s wake up.”

Sejun woke up Theo, Kooeng, Ajax, and Ppiyot.

“Nyaaang…”

Kooeng…

“Uaaah…”

Ppiyot…

The four of them stretched greatly as they woke up.

At that moment,

“Heh heh heh. I, Theo, have something to give to Sejun, nya!” Theo said with a boastful voice, having woken up from his nap.

“Oh, that’s right!” Sejun exclaimed, remembering. “Did you bring the land deed for the 70th floor of the Tower?”

“Phoo-hoo-hoo! Of course, meow!”

Rustle, rustle.

Theo dug through his bundle and pulled out the land deed for the 70th floor of the Tower.

“Oh. Well done, Vice Chairman Theo.”

Sejun praised Theo, holding the land deed for the 70th floor of the Black Tower.

“Phoo-hoo-hoo! I know, meow! Chairman Park, since I did so well, let me have your lap all to myself for another month, meow!”

Theo seemed eager for Sejun’s praise and asked to keep his exclusive rights to Sejun’s lap.

However,

“No.”

Sejun refused. He had decided not to give any more exclusive rights.

“Meow?! Then I’ll give you this too, so let me have your lap for another month, meow!”

Rustle, rustle.

Theo rummaged through his bundle again, pulling out the land deed for the 81st floor of the Tower.

“You did well, but… still no.”

It wasn’t enough to change Sejun’s mind.

But,

“Phoo-hoo-hoo. Chairman Park has no choice but to agree anyway, meow!”

Even after Sejun said ‘no’ twice, Theo acted proud. It was like he knew something Sejun didn’t.

And then,

“Chairman Park, can you still say no after seeing this, meow?!”

Clatter, clatter.

Theo turned his bundle upside down, spilling out items from the Black Market.

There were so many items that they needed a separate warehouse to store them all.

“Wow! Okay, you can have my lap all to yourself for one more month!”

Sejun said, trying not to extend the period even longer.

“Phoo-hoo-hoo. Chairman Park, look at this first, meow!”

As soon as they made the deal, Theo started showing Sejun the items that he liked.

[Power Green Juice]

A green juice made from various herbs that give you strength.

The herbs are mixed well, making it even stronger.

Increases strength by 30 when you drink it.

Someone took care to make it taste good.

Grade: A+

[Ring of Obsession]

A magic ring made by an old archmage who had never been in love. He made it to propose to someone.

Two rings were made as a pair.

Once you wear it, you can never take it off.

It lets you move to your partner, even if they are far away.

You must be at least level 10 and have 10 magic power to use it.

Made by: Archmage Stoker

Grade: S+

[Mackey’s Dagger]

A dagger used by the treasure hunter Mackey.

It’s made of mithril, so the blade stays sharp.

You must be at least level 50, have 500 agility, and 100 magic power to use it.

Made by: Blacksmith Blick (Black Hammer Tribe Dwarf)

Grade: A+

Skill: [Detection Lv. 5]

Every item was good. There were so many that it took a long time to look at each one.

As Sejun looked at the items,

“Phoo-hoo-hoo. Chairman Park, drink this first, meow!”

Theo offered the green juice.

“Alright.”

There was no reason not to drink it since it tasted good.

Gulp. Gulp.

“Oh! It’s delicious!”

Sejun said after drinking the green juice. It tasted like plum syrup.

And then,

[You have consumed Power Green Juice.]

[Strength increased by 30.]

The message appeared.

“Phoo-hoo-hoo. Chairman Park, wear this too, meow!”

Theo tried to put the ring on Sejun’s finger.

“Nope. I’m not wearing it.”

Thwack.

Sejun made a fist.

“Meow?! Why aren’t you wearing it, meow! I, Vice Chairman Theo, am already wearing it, meow!”

Theo showed the Ring of Obsession on his toe.

“That’s why I’m not wearing it.”

“Meow?! Let’s wear them together, meow!”

“Absolutely not.”

If Iona sees it later… I should give this to Iona.

“Kkuengi, hold onto this.”

Kkueng!

[Understood!]

Sejun put the Ring of Obsession into Kkuengi’s snack pouch so Theo couldn’t take it out.

The snack pouch was safe because Kkuengi didn’t let anyone but Sejun open it.

Sejun stored the ring in a safe place.

“Earth Manipulation.”

He used Miller’s hoe to build a warehouse to store the items, and

“Guys, please put these items over there.”

Everyone worked together to move the items Theo had spilled out into the warehouse. They would check the rest later.

Kkueng!

[Levitating!]

“Levitation.”

Thanks to Kkuengi’s telekinesis and Ajax’s magic, they finished moving the items quickly. Sejun only had to walk back and forth a few times.

At that moment,

Clatter, clatter.

“Phoo-hoo-hoo. Chairman Park, I have more to give you, meow! So give me your lap for five more months, meow!”

Theo shouted, spilling out Pansur’s smuggled goods. Chairman Park has no choice but to accept my offer anyway, meow!

And then,

“…Deal!”

Sejun had to agree. He couldn’t resist.

‘How can I resist flour?!’

There was also milk, cheese, and butter. Sejun could never refuse this offer.

So, Sejun got the flour, and Theo got Sejun’s lap. It was a good deal for both of them.

“What should I make first?”

Sejun was thinking about what to cook with the flour. He wanted to make so many things that it was hard to choose.

As Sejun was thinking,

“S-Sejun, do you have any leftovers?”

Veronica walked into the kitchen, sounding tired.

She had gone to Tia and then taken care of the Ents under Fire Stone’s instructions, so she hadn’t eaten anything.

“Ah. There are no leftovers. Wait a moment.”

Sejun decided to make pancakes for Veronica.

Sejun mixed flour with milk, honey, a pinch of salt, and melted butter to make pancake batter, and

Sizzle.

He poured the batter onto the hot pan and started cooking the pancakes. The smell of cooking pancakes filled the air.

And then,

Kkueng!

[Levitating!]

“Levitation.”

Kkuengi and Ajax put the flour and other ingredients into the subspace warehouse.

At that moment,

“Huh?! A book?”

Ajax found a book in the subspace warehouse. “I don’t think this belongs to Sejun, hyung?”

Ajax didn’t think Sejun would read a book.

Thwack.

Whose book is it? Ajax picked up the book to see what it was.

Whoosh.

White light came from the book, and

Shhh.

[The Experienced Farmer’s Plant Encyclopedia has come into contact with the White Tower’s Tower Farmer.]

[The White Tower’s crops have been added to the Experienced Farmer’s Plant Encyclopedia.]

[50 usable pages have been added.]

[Some of the page content has been changed.]

The book flipped through quickly, and a message appeared.

“Huh?!”

What is this? Ajax was confused by what was happening when,

Kkueng!

[That’s Daddy’s book!]

Kkuengi looked at Ajax suspiciously. “Are you stealing Daddy’s book?”

“Kkuengi, no.”

Ajax explained what happened to Kkuengi.

“Then I made Sejun hyung’s book even better?”

Ajax realized he had helped Sejun.

“Sejun hyung!”

Ajax flew to Sejun with the plant encyclopedia, smiling.