Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 339

Hah. I’m alive.

Aileen (the Tower Administrator) spoke, her voice sounding a little sad. “The power we were looking for has disappeared. And… it seems the Destruction Detector is also finding the Apostle of Destruction. I am sorry I couldn’t be more helpful.”

“It’s alright. It happens. Still, if it weren’t for Aileen, we wouldn’t have even started.”

Sejun soothed the apologetic Aileen and returned to the 99th floor of the Tower.

[Arrived at the 99th floor of the Black Tower.]

“Earth Dragon.”

-Yes, Master.

Sejun called Earth Dragon to return to the farm.

Thud.

And so, on the way to the farm riding Earth Dragon.

Grumble.

Gurgle.

Arooo.

Kirooo.

Pat. Pat.

Sejun patted Theo gently. “Aileen, Grandma Brachio got to the Green Tower okay, right?”

Aileen smiled. “Yes, she arrived safely a while ago.”

“Hehehe. Good.”

Sejun grinned slyly at Aileen’s response.

Aileen (the Tower Administrator) also smiled, saying they are looking forward to the revenge. Aileen followed Sejun, wearing a sly smile. The two were plotting something.

A few hours ago, when Brachio arrived in the Black Tower Administrator’s area, Aileen asked Sejun if he was going to trade with Brachio, because Brachio had once set a trap with land documents to try and kidnap Sejun in the past.

Sejun thought to himself, “People say I, Park Sejun, have a big heart… That’s nonsense! I pay back what I get, ten times over! I’ll repay kidnapping with kidnapping!”

Aileen said she understood Sejun’s intentions and kindly explained the trading method, dispelling Brachio’s wariness.

Then, Aileen said, “Grandma Brachio, this is a gift. Try planting them.”, handing Brachio 100 premium-grade cherry tomatoes she had.

“Hoh ho ho. Thank you.”

And so, Brachio returned to the Green Tower with the premium-grade cherry tomatoes, unaware that they were bombs. The moment she plants those premium-grade cherry tomatoes, something unimaginable will probably happen. Hehehe.

While Sejun was waiting for his sweet revenge to come to fruition,

-Master, we have arrived.

Earth Dragon announced their arrival at the farm.

“Okay. Thank you. Kids, wake up. It’s time to eat.”

Sejun held Theo, Kueng, Ajax, and Blackie in his arms and headed to the cafeteria. Earth Dragon landed gently on the soft earth of the farm. The air smelled fresh and green, and the familiar sounds of his farm animals greeted him.

Then,

Poke. Poke.

“Hehe. Chairman Park, take care of your face! It’s about to rot, nya!”

Theo massaged Sejun’s face.

Kueng!

[Kueng’s massage makes Daddy strong!]

“Hehehe! Hyung, I’ll give you a massage too!”

Kueng and Ajax took charge of Sejun’s shoulders and massaged them.

Kirooo.

Fenrir was still sleeping, probably tired from running so hard earlier.

Sejun arrived at the cafeteria while receiving a massage from the three. The cafeteria was simple but cozy, with wooden tables and the smell of food always in the air.

“Wait a moment.”

Sejun hurriedly took out a pot and corn and started cooking.

Sssssss.

First, he melted butter in the heated pot, then added the steamed corn and turned it around, grilling it so that the butter soaked in well. The butter sizzled and melted in the hot pot, filling the air with a rich, creamy smell. The corn kernels glistened as he tossed them in the butter, the sound of them turning in the pot a comforting rhythm.

Sprinkle sprinkle sprinkle.

He sprinkled a little salt for a sweet and salty flavor.

Plop.

Finally, if you stick the corn on a skewer…

[Achieved the first feat of creating sweet and salty corn butter skewers in the Tower.]

[The recipe for sweet and salty corn butter skewers is registered at Cooking Lv. 8.]

[Cooking Lv. 8 proficiency slightly increases.]

[Cooking Lv. 8 proficiency is filled, and the level increases.]

[You can now enhance the effects of cooking ingredients with the effect of Cooking Lv. 9.]

[The effects of the ingredients used in cooking will increase by 5% from now on.]

Tonight’s dinner menu is complete.

“Oh. The cooking ingredient effect increases by 5%, you say?”

Sejun read the message and was delighted.

According to the explanation, it meant that what originally increased by 1 would increase by 1.05. It wasn’t much, but it would be a very different story if he ate three meals a day every day.

Sejun was now able to make slightly more effective dishes.

Plop. Plop.

He stuck fish on a few skewers for Theo.

A little later,

“Kids, let’s eat.”

Sejun put the plate piled with corn on the table.

Kueng!

[I will enjoy the meal!]

“Hehe! Hyung, I’ll enjoy the meal!”

Kueng and Ajax started eating, each holding a corn skewer in their left and right hands.

“Hehe. The grilled fish with Chairman Park’s sincerity is delicious, nya!”

Theo also enjoyed the grilled fish on Sejun’s lap.

“Shall I try some too?”

Chunk.

Sejun picked up a corn skewer and bit into it. First, the rich aroma of butter enveloping the corn kernels filled his mouth. When he chewed the corn kernels, the sweetness and saltiness, and the gap between them, were filled by the butter and corn, creating a single flavor.

And so, after eating dinner,

“Hehehe. It’s about time the message appears.”

He waited for the message that he had succeeded in his revenge. But…

“Yaaawn.”

Even after waiting, the message did not appear. Sejun had overlooked the dragons’ laziness.

“Nyaaang… Chairman Park, let’s sleep, nya.”

“Shall we?”

Eventually, Sejun, tired of waiting, took the whining Theo and entered the bedroom.

Arooo.

Kirooo.

Ajax and Fenrir were lying in the middle of the bed in a friendly, large ‘大’ shape, sleeping.

Plop. Plop.

Sejun picked them up and laid down in the middle, then placed Ajax and Blackie on his left and right.

Snore.

He fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

***

99th floor of the Green Tower.

“Nong nong nong.”

Whoosh. Whoosh.

Ophelia hummed a tune as she randomly threw corn seeds on the ground. Little did she know, these were no ordinary seeds.

And then,

“Grow!”

She used the Tower Farmer skill, injecting magic power into the ground.

Then,

Creak. Creak.

The corn seeds took root in the ground on their own and grew rapidly.

A little later,

“Good! Now I have to harvest!”

Ophelia began to harvest the fully grown corn… and the harvest was over in an instant.

“Excellent! I’ve reached Harvesting Level 7! Ahem. As expected, the best farmer is yours truly, Ophelia!” Ophelia said proudly, looking at the corn she had harvested.

But the scene would have made Sejun shake his head in disbelief.

She had planted 1,000 corn seeds but only harvested 50 ears of corn. If Sejun had planted 1,000 corn seeds, he would have gotten at least 20,000 ears of corn.

Just as Ophelia was happy with her 50 ears of corn, Brachio called her.

“Ophelia, come up here for a moment.”

“Yes, Grandma.”

“Oof.”

[10% of the life force you possessed while sleeping has been stored.]

[The Bead of Life is 2.1% complete.]

[0.1 magic power has been accumulated during 24 hours.]

[Magic power increases by 0.1.]

Sejun opened his eyes and smiled at the messages. “Heh heh heh…”

Just then, Aileen spoke, “The administrator of the tower says that the power of destruction has been found on the 57th and 62nd floors of the tower.”

Aileen had been waiting for Sejun to wake up to tell him about the power of destruction she had found.

“The 57th and 62nd floors of the tower?” Sejun wondered. Both floors didn’t have land deeds.

He had two choices: get the land deeds and go himself, or send someone with a Fenrir’s Core fragment to check it out.

“Grolong?” Sejun pondered. He looked at Theo, who was sleeping on his lap. “You’re it.”

“Have a good trip, Vice Chairman Theo,” he thought.

Sejun decided to make Theo breakfast and send him on his way. “I should pay a little attention.”

He decided to pack a lunch for Theo, who was working hard for him. He made Theo’s favorite grilled fish and homemade tuna churu.

Tap tap tap!

Sejun minced the fish, added only egg, and rounded it into balls with both hands. Then, he steamed them. They were fish dumplings.

A little later, the warm, fishy smell drifted through the air.

“Nyaa… smells delicious, nya!” Theo stretched and woke up.

Sejun smiled. “Morning, Theo. You’re awake?”

Theo stretched again, yawning a little “Nyaa.” “Of course, nya! Did you sleep well, Chairman Park?”

“No. I couldn’t sleep well because I was worried,” Sejun lied, hoping Theo would agree to go.

But Theo was sharp. “Nya? Really, nya? You don’t look too bad for someone who couldn’t sleep, nya!”

“Vice Chairman Theo, you can even tell that?” Sejun asked.

“Puhuhu. That’s right, nya! Right now, your face is just rotten enough to look good, nya!”

Sejun frowned. ‘Rotten enough to look good?’ What did that even mean? Theo’s ideas about what looked nice were sometimes very strange.

Kkueng!

[Smells delicious!]

Kkuengi entered the kitchen.

“Kkuengi, did you sleep well?” Sejun asked.

Kkueng!

[Did Daddy sleep well too?]

“Yeah. We’re going to eat now, so go and bring Ajax and Kamang.”

Kkueng!

[Okay!]

Tap tap tap.

Kkuengi hurried to the bedroom and returned with Ajax and Kamang on his shoulders. He had been told to bring them, and he literally just brought them.

Arorong.

Kkirorong.

Thump. Thump.

Kkuengi sat them down in their places.

Thwack.

He sat down in his own seat and looked at Sejun. ‘We can eat now!’

“Alright. Let’s eat.”

Sejun put the food on the table.

“Huh?”

Squeak?

Ajax and Fenrir woke up from the smell of food.

“Oh! It’s breakfast!”

Squeak!

‘Food!’

They were happy to have food placed in front of them as soon as they opened their eyes.

Everyone ate breakfast together.

“Here. Vice Chairman Theo, take this,” Sejun said, handing Theo the lunch box.

“Chairman Park, what is this, nya?” Theo asked, taking the box.

“It’s a lunch box. Go to the 57th and 62nd floors of the tower and…” Sejun began to explain what Theo needed to do.

Ppyak!

[Uncle, I’m here!]

The Black Rabbit arrived with a huge number of rabbits. The messenger bird Piyot had accurately told the Red Ribbon Kingdom to send the rabbits to be appointed as tenant farmers to the 99th floor of the tower.

Ppiik!

Ppik!

The rabbits surrounded Sejun, each wanting to be his tenant farmer first.

“Alright, everyone, let’s line up in two rows.”

Thwack.

[The 5012th tenant farmer has been designated.]

Thwack.

[The 5013th tenant farmer has been designated.]

Sejun placed his hands on the rabbits’ heads, making them tenant farmers.

“Puhuhu. Your lunch box is delicious, nya!” Theo said, watching Sejun and eating his lunch.

[The 8272th tenant farmer has been designated.]

[The 8273th tenant farmer has been designated.]

Sejun kept making rabbits tenant farmers without thinking.

Suddenly, a message appeared. [It has been confirmed that Green Tower’s Tower Farmer Ophelia Iolgue is planting the Elixir: Great Magic-Infused Cherry Tomatoes without permission.]

This was the message Sejun had been waiting for.

[According to the Tower’s Law, a Tower Farmer who plants a crop with exclusive cultivation rights without permission must work under the person with those rights for 100 years.]

[According to the Tower’s Law, Black Tower’s Tower Farmer Park Sejun will now have Green Tower’s Tower Farmer Ophelia Iolgue under his command for the next 100 years.]

“Heh heh heh. Revenge successful. Now, I shall kidnap you, Ophelia…” Sejun said happily, ready to summon Ophelia.

But then, another message appeared. [According to job characteristics, 0.2% of Green Tower’s Tower Farmer Ophelia Iolgue’s stats are borrowed.]

[Strength 340, Stamina 400, Agility 240, Magic Power 300 have increased.]

“Summ… huh?!” Sejun stopped the summoning.

The stats had increased too much. Ophelia’s stats must be incredible.

It meant he could die just by summoning her.

“Whew. I lived,” Sejun said, relieved to have survived another day.