Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 317

Sejun was busy sorting the harvested potatoes in the subspace warehouse when he heard a soft sound. *Plop.*

“‘Huh?'”

Sejun noticed something move in his pocket. It was Fenrir, the little black wolf, slipping out on his own.

“‘Has Blackie grown so much that he can move by himself now?'”

Sejun thought, surprised. Fenrir was usually so small he fit perfectly in Sejun’s pocket. Sejun didn’t grab Fenrir and just watched him.

He let him go, knowing that even if he ran as hard as his little legs could carry him, he wouldn’t get far.

Just then,

“Whimper?”

Fenrir, who hadn’t gone far, suddenly disappeared downwards.

“Blackie!”

Sejun hurried to where Fenrir had vanished.

*Plop.*

“‘Huh?!'”

The ground gave way, and Sejun was swallowed by the darkness as well.

And then,

“‘Chairman Park fell in, meow!'”

Squeak!

“[Daddy disappeared!]”

“‘Sejun, I’ll save you!'”

“(Mr. Sejun!)”

Beep!

“[Mr. Sejun, I’m coming!]”

The group, who had been waiting in the subspace warehouse, rushed towards the place where Sejun had disappeared.

But the ground that had swallowed Sejun and Fenrir had already returned to normal.

“‘Dig up the ground, meow!'”

The group began to dig up the ground to find Sejun and Fenrir.

Tumble tumble.

Plop.

Fenrir, who had been rolling down a sloping cave for a long time, collapsed on the floor.

A moment later.

“Whimper···”

Fenrir regained consciousness.

“‘Where is this?'”

Fenrir looked around.

But

“Whimper.”

“‘I can’t see anything.'”

He could barely see what was right in front of him. Beyond that, there was pitch-black darkness.

As Fenrir looked around,

Tumble tumble.

Plop.

Sejun, who had rolled down the cave like Fenrir, appeared next to Fenrir.

“Whimper?!”

“‘You came too?!'”

Fenrir was so happy to see Sejun appear. He felt his heart calm down.

And then,

Huff. Huff.

He diligently climbed onto Sejun’s chest, who was still unconscious,

Tap. Tap.

“Whimper!”

“‘Wake up!'”

He slapped Sejun’s face with his cute little paws, trying to wake him up.

At that moment,

A wave of icy darkness crept closer to Sejun and Fenrir.

“Whimper! Whimper!”

Fenrir barked, his small body trembling with fear but his voice loud with courage.

“‘Don’t come any closer! Don’t touch him!'”

But the darkness was like a tide, unstoppable.

*Swoosh.* It flowed nearer, colder and heavier.

“Whimper! I said don’t come!”

Fenrir cried again, and with a burst of bravery, he jumped forward, throwing himself directly at the darkness to protect Sejun.

*Swoosh.* The darkness engulfed him completely, pulling him into its cold embrace.

*Swoosh.* Sejun too.

Fenrir, swallowed by the darkness, looked around to assess the situation.

But the surroundings were no different from before.

However, if there was a difference…

“‘I’m a spirit body?'”

Fenrir was now in a spirit body state. The darkness had separated Fenrir’s spirit from his body.

Just then,

Step. Step.

Suddenly, the darkness seemed to take shape. A figure walked out from the blackness. It was taller and darker than any shadow.

“‘I am the Night Walker, welcome to the world of night.'”

The Night Walker said, its voice echoing in the darkness.

And then,

“‘The night welcomes you. Become one with the shadows.'”

With the Night Walker’s words, hundreds of thousands of hands emerged from the darkness to bind Fenrir.

“‘Hmph! Such paltry things!'”

Fenrir was very strong in his mind. He was not strong in body, but his spirit was powerful.

Just by Fenrir raising his mental strength a little, the hands of darkness could not dare to approach him.

But

“‘Ugh! What is this?! Let go!'”

It wasn’t the same for Sejun. Sejun was grabbed by ten hands of darkness and dragged into the darkness.

Sejun was a true glass cannon, with low mental strength and no power.

Before long, Sejun was swallowed by the darkness, and his voice could no longer be heard.

Fenrir was only thinking about saving Sejun. He didn’t care who this ‘Night Walker’ was.

“‘How dare you! How dare such paltry beings touch the one who feeds me?!'”

Enraged by Sejun being touched, Fenrir grew in size, becoming gigantic.

This was the world of the mind. It was too easy for Fenrir to make his body gigantic if he wanted to.

Having regained his true form, Fenrir declared,

“‘I am Fenrir, the wolf who hunts gods. By my command, you shall be annihilated.'”

The Night Walker realized too late who Fenrir was. He tried to call out to Fenrir, “‘Mr. Fenrir? Just a moment…'”

But Fenrir roared loudly, “Woo-ooo-!” The Night Walker’s words were lost in the roar.

“‘Mr. Fenrir? Why are you doing this to me···?'”

The Night Walker sent Fenrir a look of injustice and was annihilated.

Fenrir had no idea he had just committed friendly fire.

“‘Come out.'”

Fenrir took out Sejun, who had been swallowed by the darkness.

As the Night Walker, who had been tasked with sealing the night for the Destroyer, disappeared,

The night, which had been sealed by the Night Walker, was released, and the darkness in the cave began to fade.

Coo-ah.

Kkirorong.

As their separated spirits returned to their bodies, Sejun and Fenrir fell asleep.

A moment later,

Boom.

The ceiling collapsed, and Theo, Kkuenge, Ajax, Golden Bat, and Bbyot appeared, having dug down.

“‘Chairman Park, wake up, meow!'”

Press. Press.

Theo, who found Sejun lying on the floor, massaged Sejun’s face with healing energy.

Then,

“‘Umm.'”

Sejun opened his eyes, regaining consciousness.

“‘Chairman Park, are you okay, meow?!'”

“‘Yeah. I’m okay. But why am I here? Ah! I was chasing Blackie when the ground collapsed!'”

“‘Huh?! Where’s Blackie?!'”

Sejun hurriedly looked for Fenrir.

And then,

Kkirorong.

He found Fenrir lying on his stomach on top of him, sleeping peacefully.

Chuck.

Sejun carefully picked up Fenrir and put him in his pocket.

“‘What a commendable fellow.'”

Before regaining consciousness, Sejun had a terrible nightmare.

Countless hands emerged from the darkness and dragged him into the darkness.

He struggled, but he couldn’t shake them off.

As he was dragged into the darkness, Sejun thought of death.

“‘Blackie saved me.'”

It was a dream, but it felt real. Well, there’s no way a glass cannon like Fenrir could save him, but…

Still, Sejun was grateful that he had protected him in his dream.

“I should give Gguengee some dried sweet potato when he wakes up later.”

Sejun tried to believe it was just a bad dream. Not that he almost died.

Ggueng!

“[Daddy, there are sweet potatoes here!]” Gguengee called out to Sejun.

“Sweet potatoes?” At Gguengee’s call, Sejun got up and looked around.

“Huh?! Real sweet potatoes?”

Sejun blinked. The cave wasn’t empty at all! Green vines covered everything – the walls, the ceiling, even the floor. It was like being inside a sweet potato plant itself. The air smelled earthy and fresh.

Crack.

Sejun pulled a vine, and suddenly, many sweet potatoes appeared in his hands. Thirty of them!

Hehehe. Found them. Chestnut sweet potatoes.

Sejun smiled and checked the options for the chestnut sweet potatoes.

[Chestnut Sweet Potato]

Sweet potatoes grown inside the tower, having absorbed plenty of nutrients, making them delicious.

They have the characteristic of only growing at night.

Consuming them helps you sleep well, and while sleeping, one of your Strength, Stamina, Agility, or Magic stats will randomly increase by 3.

Grower: Tower Farmer Park Sejun

Expiration Date: 150 days

Grade: A

“Huh?!” These sweet potatoes weren’t what Sejun was searching for, but they were still amazing. Except for one thing…

-They have the characteristic of only growing at night.

Night sweet potatoes? But there’s no night here…

“Then how did these grow?” Just as Sejun was wondering,

[You have achieved the great feat of restoring night to the Black Tower.]

[As a reward for the great feat, you have acquired the title: The One Who Restored the Night.]

[As a reward for the great feat, all stats increase by 100.]

[Rewards will be given to those who contributed to the great feat, according to their contribution.]

“Huh?! Me?” Me? How did I bring back the night? Sejun was bewildered as he saw the message that he had restored night to the Black Tower.

However,

Kkirorong.

The only one who could answer, Fenrir, was asleep.

“What’s going on?” Sejun thought for a moment, then,

“Ah. This is no time for this. Guys, help me.”

Crack. Crack.

He focused on harvesting the chestnut sweet potatoes with his companions.

After Sejun harvested all the chestnut sweet potatoes and came outside,

“Huh?! It’s getting dark?”

Sejun stepped outside and gasped. The sky was changing. It wasn’t just getting darker; it was like a soft, dark blanket was slowly being pulled over the world. Colors faded, and shadows grew longer. Night was truly coming to the Black Tower for the first time.

“[What is it, nyaang?! Why is the sky dark, nyaang?!]”

Ggueng!

“[It’s scary!]”

Bbyot?!

“[Why is the sky getting dark?!]” Theo, Gguengee, and Bbyot, who had never seen a dark sky in the Black Tower, got scared and clung to Sejun.

And then,

(Bat bat! I like it!)

The golden bat, who liked the dark, was delighted.

Ajax didn’t like the dark.

“Let’s go back for now.” Sejun took his companions and returned to the 99th floor of the tower.

He wanted to enjoy his first night in the Black Tower at home.

Black Tower 99th floor.

-Kheu. Good!

-Hey! Fill the cups right away!

-Kellion, you’re practically glowing! What’s got you so happy?

-Of course. I’ve been getting along well with Ajax thanks to Sejun these days.

While the dragons were happily drinking a special drink at the fountain,

-Huh?!

-What is it?!

-Why is it getting dark?!

-Who dares?!

Suddenly, the light around the fountain began to fade. ‘What’s happening?!’ one dragon roared, looking around wildly. ‘Who dares to dim our light?!’ another boomed, displeasure shaking his scales.

However,

There was no one in the sky. Instead, only the darkened sky could be seen.

-Huh?! This is night!

Kaiser was moved as he looked at the increasingly darkening sky.

At that moment,

-Grandpa, our Sejun did this!

Aileen told Kaiser who had brought night to the Black Tower.

-Khahaha. As expected of our Sejun!

-That’s right. Who else but Sejun would do something like this?

-I’m envious. It would be nice if it rained in our tower too…

-Lamter, you should also look for something helpful among Sejun’s crops. I’m thinking of planting detoxifying green onions in the Purple Tower if I get permission from Sejun.

While the dragons were talking,

Thud.

Sejun appeared in the distance, riding on Thorong.

A short while later.

“Hehe. I got praised again.”

Sejun puffed out his chest, feeling proud. “Hehehe, that’s me,” he thought, remembering Kaiser’s praise.

His arms were full of scales and claws. Kaiser had packed them generously, thanking him for bringing back the night.

However,

“But is this okay?” Sejun didn’t know exactly what he had done. Everyone was saying that he had brought back the night.

“Just enjoy it. Hehehe.” Sejun smiled and went to the yard in front of his house.

And then,

Crack. Crack.

He infused mana into the protecting wooden shield, making it continue to grow, and

“Vice President Theo, cut it.”

“Puhuhut. I understand, nyaang!” It was made of the World Tree and was sturdy, but

Snip. Snip.

It was easily cut by Theo’s dragon claws.

“Gguengee and Ajax, stack the wood.”

Ggueng!

“[I understand!]”

“Yes! Hyung!” He had the two of them stack the wood that Theo cut.

As the wood piled up,

Snap.

Sejun snapped his fingers to create a flame and lit the wood.

“Hehehe. As expected, a campfire on a dark night.”

Crackling flames danced in the center of the yard, sending sparks swirling into the newly darkened sky. The smell of burning wood mixed with the sweet aroma of roasting potatoes and sweet potatoes. The firelight painted warm, flickering shadows on the faces of Sejun and his companions as they gathered around, the sound of the crackling fire filling the quiet night.

Sejun listened to the sound of the wood burning and wrapped sweet potatoes and potatoes in paipari leaves and threw them into the fire.

He was making roasted sweet potatoes and roasted potatoes.

For the sweet potatoes, he put in both pumpkin sweet potatoes and the chestnut sweet potatoes he harvested today.

While the roasted sweet potatoes and roasted potatoes were cooking, the fire blazed even more fiercely, and conversely, the sky became even darker.

And the group sat around the campfire.

Gguhehehe. Ggueng!

“[Hehehe. It’s really delicious when you eat it like this!]”

“Really?! Ehehet. I’m looking forward to it.” “Me too.”

Ajax and Veronica swallowed hard, listening to Gguengee’s explanation.

Bbyot! Bbyot!

“[Peuht! It’s fire peanut when you do this!]” Bbyot was roasting raw peanuts on a skewer over the fire.

“[Nyaang. Good, nyaang!]” Theo lay lazily on Sejun’s lap, warming himself by the fire.

Kkirorong.

Fenrir was still sleeping in Sejun’s pocket.

“Nice.” While Sejun was looking at his companions with a satisfied expression and spending a peaceful time,

[Night has arrived.]

[The title: The One Who Restored the Night is activated.]

[All stats increase by 20% during the night.]

Night had come to the Black Tower for the first time.