Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 335

Sejun stepped onto the 99th floor of the Black Tower.

A deep “Moo!” echoed, [Welcome, Sejun.]

“Hey, Ox King,” Sejun replied, a small smile on his face.

He nodded to the Ox King and walked towards the familiar farm area.

As Sejun walked towards the farm, a message appeared in front of his eyes: [Night has fallen.] [>Title: The One Who Reclaimed the Night> is activated.] [All stats increase by 20% during the night.]

The light outside began to fade, turning the sky a deep, soft blue.

“Time for a quick dinner,” Sejun thought.

*Clang!* He opened his subspace warehouse.

Because it was late, he wanted something easy.

He pulled out a pack of white rice cakes.

“Grilling these will be perfect.”

*Kkueng!* [Rice cakes, I say!]

“Hyung! Rice cakes?!” Ajax shouted, his tail wagging fast.

Kkuengi also bounced with excitement.

[Are we really having rice cakes, Hyung?]

“Yes, yes,” Sejun chuckled.

“Just a little wait.”

He set a small grill over the fire, the metal legs *clinking* on the stone.

*Plop. Plop.* He carefully placed the rice cakes on the hot grill.

While the rice cakes sizzled on the grill, *sploosh, sploosh*, Sejun poured golden honey into a small dish.

He also added a darker, richer arrowroot honey to another dish.

“Two choices,” he said, “for the best taste.”

*Flip, flip*. He carefully turned the rice cakes, watching them turn a beautiful golden brown.

The sweet smell of grilling rice cake filled the air.

After a few more moments, “Perfectly done!” Sejun announced.

He put the hot, grilled rice cakes onto Kkuengi and Ajax’s plates.

*Kkueng!* [This smells amazing, I say!]

“Sejun hyung, you’re the best cook!” Ajax cheered.

They eagerly dipped the rice cakes into the honey and started eating.

*Plop*.

Sejun picked up a rice cake himself.

*Dunk*.

He dipped it into the arrowroot honey and took a bite.

*Crunch!* The outside was crispy and warm, breaking open to reveal the soft, chewy rice cake inside.

“Hehehe,” Sejun chuckled, his mouth full.

“So good.”

The sweet honey and the chewy rice cake were a perfect treat.

When dinner was finished, *Kkueng!* [Good night, Daddy, I say!]

Kkuengi yawned and curled up to sleep.

“Ajax, take Kamang and go to bed too,” Sejun said gently.

“I still have a little work to do.”

Ajax, already sleepy, nodded.

“Okay, Hyung! Sleep well!” He carefully carried Fenrir, who was fast asleep, back to their home.

*Thud, thud*, Ajax’s footsteps faded away.

Sejun walked to the empty patch of land, holding the Dark Cherry Seed.

“Better to plant this tonight,” he thought.

“It feels right for a dark cherry.”

*Plop*.

He used his dagger to make a small hole in the soft earth and placed the seed inside.

[You have planted the Dark Cherry Seed in land filled with magical power.] [Job experience slightly increases.] [Planting in the dark night doubles the growth rate of the Dark Cherry for a week.] [All effects of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 8 are increased by 50% due to the land filled with magical power.] [Proficiency of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 8 slightly increases.]

Messages popped up.

“Just as I thought,” Sejun murmured.

“Night planting is best.”

“But ‘land filled with magical power’?” Sejun frowned for a moment, then his eyes widened.

“Ah! That spot…” He remembered watering that area earlier that day.

“Hehehe. Looks like nature’s fertilizer is working wonders.”

Sejun grinned, pleased with his accidental gardening trick, and started planting more cherry seeds before heading to bed himself.

Black Tower Administrator Zone.

“Kehing,” Eileen sighed, rubbing her tired eyes.

Removing Doom from Fenrir’s core fragment was exhausting work.

*Munch, munch*.

She ate a few of the sweet, Elixir-grade cherry tomatoes Sejun had given her, hoping to regain her magic.

Just then, she heard voices approaching.

“-How did Brachio know?” Kaiser’s voice.

“-I don’t know,” Kellion replied.

“But don’t worry, I hid it well.”

“-‘Hid it well’?” Lamter sounded annoyed.

“Brachio came right to me! I told him I was sleeping and sent him away.”

“-I should say I’m sleeping too if he comes,” Tia added.

Kaiser, Kellion, Lamter, and Tia walked into the Administrator Zone, still talking about Brachio.

They had come to warn Eileen that Brachio might be looking for her.

As they walked, *shimmer*.

“-Huh?!” Kaiser stopped suddenly.

“-What is that?!” Kellion gasped.

“-Are those… Tower Coins?!” Lamter’s eyes widened.

“-So many of them!” Tia breathed.

The four dragons stared at the glittering Tower Coins scattered across the floor.

Their earlier worries about Brachio were instantly forgotten.

“-Why are they here?” Kaiser wondered aloud.

“-Who cares!” Kellion said, greedily eyeing the coins.

“Should we pick them up?”

Slyly, with greedy glints in their eyes, the four dragons reached for the Tower Coins.

“Stop right there!” Eileen’s voice was sharp.

“Those are Sejun’s! If you touch them, you’ll be thrown out of the Black Tower!” She glared at them, her small form radiating surprising authority.

“Collect!” Eileen pointed at the coins.

*Shimmer*.

With a wave of her hand, all the Tower Coins on the floor vanished into her subspace warehouse.

“-Tch…” The four dragons watched the disappearing coins with deep disappointment.

A moment later, Kellion finally remembered why they came.

“-So, this is Fenrir’s core fragment?” he asked, pointing at the glowing stone Eileen held.

“Yes,” Eileen said, still a bit annoyed at their greed.

“It has Doom aura.

Removing it gives you money.”

The dragons’ eyes snapped back to the core fragment.

The thought of Brachio was completely gone.

*Tower Coins… just from that…*

*Kuhahaha!* Kaiser chuckled, rubbing his hands together.

*Euhahaha!* Kellion joined in, grinning widely.

*Puhahaha!* Lamter roared with laughter.

*Deuhahaha!* Tia cackled, already imagining the riches.

“Granddaughter,” Kaiser said, his voice suddenly sweet, “we will gladly help you remove the Doom.”

“Yes,” Kellion agreed quickly.

“Doom is our sworn enemy!”

“Ahem,” Lamter cleared his throat.

“Of course, for our labor…”

“A fair split would be… 9 to 1, perhaps?” Tia suggested, trying to sound casual.

The dragons offered their “help,” their minds only on the Tower Coins.

They clearly thought they deserved most of the reward.

“Absolutely not!” Eileen said firmly, shaking her head.

“5 to 5. Take it or leave it.

I can do it myself.”

“-No… but still…” Tia started to bargain, but it was too late.

*Plop*.

Kaiser, Kellion, and Lamter had already placed their hands on Fenrir’s core fragment, eager to start.

*Shimmer*.

“-Oh! It’s working!” Kaiser exclaimed.

“-We’ll make millions a day!” Kellion shouted excitedly.

“-Well, 250 million each, at 5 to 5,” Lamter corrected, already calculating.

They began to pull the Doom aura from the fragment, Tower Coins appearing with each effort.

“-Traitors…” Tia muttered, but she quickly put her own hand on the core fragment.

*Plop*.

She joined the others, not wanting to miss out on the coins.

“Phoo-hoo-hoot! We are here!” Theo stood in front of the tall gates of the Kaiman Kingdom.

**CRASH!** “Phoo-hoo-hoot! Pay up now!” He pushed the gates open with his paws and walked proudly inside.

**A loud whistle blew!** Soldiers ran to the gate.

“Stop! Who are you?!”

“You can’t come in here!” The soldiers surrounded Theo, yelling loudly.

Before Theo could speak, a loud voice boomed, “Who let this cat into the palace?!” A huge crocodile stepped forward.

It was Princess Kelly Kaiman…

“Kyoo-kyoo-kyoo… Did you just call Theo… low-class?” Iona’s voice was quiet at first, then grew louder.

“**HELLFIRE!**” In a flash, fire burst out.

Kelly Kaiman and the palace behind her turned to ash.

“It’s… the Great Destruction Magician!”

“It’s Rage Kyu, stage 3!”

“Run!” The soldiers knew who Iona was and ran away.

But Theo shouted, “Phoo-hoo-hoot! Not so fast! Sign here!” Theo quickly took out contracts and stamped them with the soldiers’ seals.

Theo finally saw the soldiers clearly. They were very thin, like they had not eaten for days.

“It’s Croker…” one soldier whispered.

“Croker took all the food for the war. We are all starving.” Theo smiled.

“Then eat this!” He pulled out grilled fish from his bag and gave it to the soldiers.

“Phoo-hoo-hoot. You need to be strong to work hard!”

Iona destroyed the palace for a reason. She knew a treasure room, protected by magic, was under the ground.

That’s why she blew up the palace without stopping.

“Phoo-hoo-hoot! I feel something pulling me down!” Theo said.

He could feel it too.

**SNAP!** Theo took out his Dragon Claw.

**HOP!** He jumped up and shouted, “Nyanya-nyang! Nyanya-nyang!” He punched the ground with his Storm Fist.

**BOOM!** A hole opened up to the treasure room.

[Stored 10% of the life force possessed during sleep.] [The Orb of Life is 1.95% complete.] [Magic power has accumulated by 0.1 over 24 hours.] [Magic power increases by 0.1.] “Oof!” Sejun opened his eyes as the surroundings brightened and quickly got up. And hurriedly went outside.

[Harvested 3219 grains of golden rice.] [Job experience slightly increases.] His harvesting skills got a little better. [The expiration date of the harvested crops is increased by 5 days due to the cold effect imbued in the Scythe of Freshness.] [Acquired 225,330 experience points.] He began to cut the well-ripened rice that he had been eyeing since yesterday. Today’s breakfast is rice!

While Sejun was cutting the rice, Whine! ‘My core!’ Fenrir woke up, calling for his core.

Whine?! ‘Hey! Where are you?!” Thump. Thump. Fenrir came outside to find Sejun, who had his core. And then, Whine! Whine! ‘I found you! Give me back my core!’ Thump. Thump. Fenrir, looking around, found Sejun cutting rice and ran towards him, wagging his tail vigorously.

However, Halt. ‘What’s this? Why am I wagging my tail?” He was soon embarrassed by his actions. He should be furious that his core wasn’t being returned… but seeing that guy made him feel so good.

‘This won’t do! I am the noble wolf Fenrir!’ Snap. Fenrir, steeling his resolve, raised his head and walked nobly towards Sejun.

At that moment, “Our Blackie, are you awake?” As Sejun turned his head towards Fenrir, Gulp. Fenrir’s mouth began to water reflexively upon seeing Sejun’s face.

And then, Wag wag wag. His tail wagged vigorously again.

Whine! Whine! ‘Let’s eat first! Hey! Give me food!’ Snap. Fenrir decided to get his core later and quickly sat down at Sejun’s feet.

China, Harbin “Yes! Everyone, thank you for waiting so long! The statue of the guardian spirit Golden Bat, who protected our Black Tower, will arrive soon!” As the host spoke in the plaza in front of the Black Tower, “Waaah!!!” The people cheered.

The people of Harbin thought of the Golden Bat, who had saved the Black Tower, as a guardian spirit and made a statue to express their gratitude. And it was made of pure gold.

A little later, Vroom. Three golden statues in the shape of the Golden Bat were loaded onto huge trucks. And then, Click. Click. Reporters began taking pictures of the three statues and sending them to newspapers around the world.

[Golden Bat using Bat Bat Hoo] [Golden Bat using Bat Bat Storm Fist] [Golden Bat using Ilbat Island] Pictures of the statues with the names of the techniques used by the Golden Bat were clearly written on them. These are funny names for attacks.

It was something the Golden Bat would be horrified to know. If news from Earth reached the Tower through the hunters… He might be dragged away by Theo and Kkueng to have a serious conversation.

However, [Wow! The statue is really made exactly the same.] There was already someone who knew. Fire Flower peeked out a small root around the Black Tower in Harbin and was admiring the Golden Bat statue.