Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 345

Rhea’s Temple.

“Welcome back, Lady Rhea!”

Melin, the god of spring breeze, and other gods greeted Rhea, the goddess of abundance.

Melin and the other gods looked faint, almost see-through.

They were fading away, losing their divine power.

“That’s right… and look what I brought back!”

Rhea, speaking in a tone quite different from when she was addressing Sejun, boasted as she revealed a glowing orb of light, pulsing gently in her hand.

Divine power worth a huge amount, though she lost half bringing it back.

It wasn’t easy to bring back, not through proper channels.

“Wow!”

“As expected of Lady Rhea!”

“Here, have some.”

Rhea tore off a small piece of divine power and handed it to the gods.

“Thank you, Lady Rhea.”

“Thank you.”

“We’re so grateful, Lady Rhea. You’re saving us!”

The gods expressed their gratitude to Rhea and consumed the divine power she had given them.

As the gods consumed the divine power, they regained their divinity, and their bodies became clearer.

“We should all help each other. If you get followers, you’ll get more divine power, and then we can all work with Sejun.”

“Yes! I really hope so. That way, we won’t have to be mindful of those stronger gods.”

“That’s right! Let’s show them what non-combat gods can do!”

Suddenly, a loud laugh echoed through the hall.

“Pwahahaha. Pride? What did I just hear?”

A god, so immense they were incomparable to the others, passed by, scoffing at their conversation.

“Hmph! Just you wait! Soon, non-combat gods will be the trend! Park Sejun, fighting!”

“Park Sejun, fighting!”

Rhea and the other non-combat gods cheered for Sejun.

Plop! The mugwort fell into Sejun’s basket.

[You have harvested Mugwort of Tenacity.]

[Sejun felt more skilled at harvesting.]

[His harvesting skills were becoming even better.]

[He felt a little more experienced.]

Sejun and his friends worked under the warm sun, their hands busy harvesting the fragrant mugwort.

Just then,

Whimper! Whimper!

Fenrir tore off mugwort with his mouth and brought it to Sejun, as if to say, ‘Hey! Look! I can gather herbs well too!’

“Oh! Is Blackie helping with the farming too?”

With a thump, Fenrir sat down in response to Sejun’s question.

Whimper, wagging his tail, as if to say, ‘I deserve a treat for helping!’

Fenrir happily munched on the dried sweet potato Sejun gave him.

“Alright team! We’re halfway there! Let’s finish strong!” Sejun called out, energizing his friends.

“Puhuhut. But what’s the name of the skeleton slave?”

Theo approached Farmer King and asked for his name.

Clatter.

[My name is Farmer King.]

“Puhuhut. What kind of name is Farmer King? You should be Master Farmer like our Sejun.”

Theo scoffed at Farmer King’s name, wrote ‘Farmer King’ in the contract, and then, brought the contract in front of Farmer King’s hand, who was trying to harvest mugwort.

Theo is jokingly pretending to make Farmer King sign a contract to work for Sejun.

Stomp.

Clatter?

Received the seal.

Sejun smirked, puffing out his chest. ‘Top Farmer, remember that name.’

Clatter!

[I am also skilled in agriculture!]

Thanks to Sejun’s provocation, Farmer King couldn’t hold back and burst out.

“Puhuhut. How dare you challenge our Sejun in farming? Show him what you’ve got, Sejun!”

“Hehe. Alright. I’ll show you why I’m the Top Farmer!”

Thus began a competition with the pride of two who were serious about farming at stake.

“Then, it’s a competition to see who harvests more mugwort!”

Sejun’s shout and the harvesting competition began.

“Sejun, win this!”

Ajax cheered for Sejun, as the honor of the Top Farmer was at stake.

A short while later.

“Hehe. Farmer King, you’re still a long way from challenging me.”

The result was Sejun’s victory.

Skill was a factor, but in terms of physical ability, the Farmer King from the 4th floor of the tower couldn’t beat Sejun.

However,

Clatter!

[I may not be good at harvesting, but I am good at planting grapes!]

“Puhuhut. Sejun, Farmer King wants to have a grape planting competition!”

Farmer King, feeling wronged by Sejun’s disregard, requested a rematch.

“Really? Then shall we compete in planting grapes?”

Clatter.

[Yes!]

“Grape planting it is! Let’s prepare the land!” Sejun declared, grabbing his hoe.

Sejun, intending to take the initiative, scattered 50,000 grape seeds on the ground and struck the ground with Milo’s hoe.

With a rumble, the ground shifted, and in an instant, rows upon rows of grapevines sprang up, covering the field.

[You have planted 50,000 fragrant grape seeds full of life in the land imbued with magic.]

[Sejun felt a surge of satisfaction, his skill in magic seed sowing growing stronger.]

[You have created a vast vineyard.]

Farmer King, did you see that? The skill of the Top Farmer.

As Sejun looked at Farmer King with a confident expression,

Thump.

Farmer King planted only one grape seed.

With a soft *whirr* of magic, Farmer King focused his energy on the single seed.

*Crackle!* The seed burst open, and a vine shot upwards at incredible speed.

“Huh?!”

Isn’t this the effect of the Potion of Harvest? No. The growth rate was much faster than the Potion of Harvest.

Crack.

The grape seed quickly grew into a tree and bore fruit.

Clatter.

Farmer King, sticking out his ribs as much as possible, plucked a bunch of grapes in a victor’s pose and handed it to Sejun.

[Fragrant Seedless Grapes]

“Seedless grapes?”

Sejun frowned. The name sounded familiar… *Podori!* He remembered the small creature he had met earlier. Could these grapes be connected?

Tap.

He plucked a grape and put the end to his tongue.

“Ugh…”

As expected, it was sour and unpleasant.

“Farmer King, do you know Podori?”

Clatter? Clatter.

[Podori? Yes, I am the one who planted him.]

At Sejun’s question, Farmer King nodded, confessing that he was the culprit. Got him! This rascal!

It was you, Farmer King!

You’re the one who made our Podori unable to have babies…

“Farmer King, you have committed two sins.”

Clatter?

[Me?]

“First, the sin of making Podori unable to have babies, and second, the sin of making the grapes taste so awful! Explain yourself! Why did you make these grapes taste so bad?”

Squeak! Squeak?!

[That’s right! Why did you do that?! They are truly awful!]

The farming competition was soon forgotten… and turned into a Farmer King hearing by Sejun and Kkuengi, who were furious after eating the astringent grapes.

“‘Squeak?! Squeak!’ the small creature cried.”

“Why are you making him angry, Bonehead? It’s your fault!” Fenrir growled.

Fenrir also fervently took Sejun’s side.

A short while later.

The sound of dishes clattering faded as the angry voices stopped.

Crunch. Sejun and his companions enjoyed a delicious fried lunch.

The menu was fish and chips.

Eating fried fish with french fries was no different from breakfast.

The only difference was the tartar sauce.

In the morning, he was too eager to eat fried food, so he just dipped it in soy sauce, but for lunch, he showed off his skills more seriously.

So, he mixed grapeseed oil, egg yolk, and rice vinegar to make mayonnaise.

Then, he added onions, carrots, green onions, and other ingredients to make tartar sauce.

After eating lunch like that,

“I bet this would taste good fried too, right?”

Sejun coated mugwort in frying batter and put it in the boiling oil.

Sssizzle.

The sound of the batter frying in the hot oil was delightful.

“It’s done.”

Sejun took out the mugwort when the color turned golden brown.

[You have achieved the first feat of making crispy fried mugwort in the Tower.]

[The recipe for crispy fried mugwort is registered at Cooking Lv. 9.]

[Cooking Lv. 9 proficiency slightly increases.]

[Due to the effect of Cooking Lv. 9, the effect of the mugwort of tenacity, a cooking ingredient, increases by 5%.]

A message appeared saying he had achieved an accomplishment.

“Nice!” Sejun grinned, his eyes lighting up as he read the message.

Sejun happily put the fried mugwort in his mouth.

Crunch.

As the fried mugwort crumbled, the scent of mugwort spread in his mouth.

Crunch. Crunch.

The fried mugwort had a slightly earthy taste, with just a hint of bitterness that disappeared as he chewed. The light texture with each bite made eating enjoyable.

Gulp.

[You have consumed crispy fried mugwort.]

[Talent: Strong Tenacity has been awakened.]

Sejun swallowed the mugwort and awakened a talent.

“Huh? Strong Tenacity?”

Originally, it was just Tenacity, but thanks to the 5% increase in the effect of the cooking ingredient, ‘Strong’ was added in front.

“Let’s see.”

Sejun checked the newly acquired talent.

[Talent: Strong Tenacity]

A talent that makes you hard to kill due to a strong tenacity for life.

Vitality slightly increases each time you overcome a life-threatening crisis.

Vitality +10%

“Oh!”

Vitality +10%?!

Sejun excitedly coated mugwort in frying batter and

Sssizzle.

Started frying and eating it. He had to eat a lot to strengthen his talent! He couldn’t be treated like a sunfish with low vitality.

[You have consumed crispy fried mugwort.]

[Due to the effect of Cooking Lv. 9, the effect of the mugwort of tenacity, a cooking ingredient, increases by 5%.]

[Talent: Strong Tenacity is slightly strengthened.]

Sejun ate fried mugwort so diligently that the roof of his mouth almost peeled off.

However,

Vitality +10.0001%

His vitality increased really slightly.

“It’s not easy after all.”

The world didn’t just give everything to Sejun.

“Let’s work.”

Sejun, realizing that the world wasn’t easy, harvested mugwort again.

2 hours later.

“Whew. It’s done,” Sejun said in a proud voice, looking at the pile of mugwort.

[Your soul is filled.]

[Mentality increases by 1.]

Mentality increasing at the same time. As expected, hard work pays off.

“Hehehe. Good. Guys, let’s go back now.”

Sejun smiled and prepared to return.

“Let’s go home, meow!” Theo quickly clung to Sejun’s leg at his words.

However, Theo had something to do.

“Theo, take the Farming King to the 4th floor of the Tower.”

The Farming King had climbed to the 62nd floor of the Tower from the 4th floor.

He was lucky when he came up, but there was no guarantee he would be lucky when he went down.

That’s why he told Theo to take the Farming King.

In addition, he also instructed Theo to check if the grape farm on the 4th floor of the Tower was okay.

“Vice President Theo will thoroughly monitor and return quickly, meow! Farming King, let’s go, meow!”

When Theo was about to leave quickly with the Farming King,

“Theo, I too···” Yuren also stepped up to follow Theo for a safe return.

“I understand, meow! Yuren, follow me, meow!”

Anything he wants to buy on the way, he’ll have to buy with Yuren’s money, meow! As Theo, who regarded Yuren as his wallet, he was naturally welcomed.

“See you later, Sejun! I’ll take good care of the Farming King, meow!”

“Thanks, Theo. Be careful, and say hello to everyone on the 4th floor for me.”

[Big brother, I’ll be back safe!]

“See you later.”

‘Bring something delicious when you come!’

As Theo left with the Farming King and Yuren, receiving everyone’s farewells,

“Let’s go too. Torongi.”

Sejun called Torongi and moved towards the pillar of red light created by the red crystal.

[Move aside!]

“Clear the way!”

‘Get out of the way! This body is the noble wolf, Fenrir!’

Ajax and Fenrir threatened the boss monster guarding the waypoint.

“Please pass!” The boss monster stepped aside so they could pass.

[Dad, I’m using the waypoint now!]

“Hyung! It’s safe now!”

‘Don’t worry, I’ll protect you from now on! Just follow me!’

“Yeah. Thanks.”

[The Black Tower 62nd floor waypoint has been saved.]

Thanks to that, Sejun comfortably saved the waypoint and

“Guys, go in.”

[Moving to the Black Tower 99th floor.]

Returned to the Black Tower 99th floor with his companions.

Green Tower Administrator Zone.

“Good. I have to go now.”

Brachio flew to the Black Tower with the completed Green Dragon statue.

Now, if I just go into the Black Tower and soothe Sejun’s anger…

Brachio was only thinking about appeasing Sejun’s anger, but it was a very naive thought.

“Grandma Brachio, who tried to kill our Sejun, is now banned from entering the Black Tower!” Eileen, the final boss of the Black Tower, did not open the door.

“Brachio, what’s going on?”

“Eileen won’t open the door…”

So Brachio went to Kaiser.

“Kaiser, what should I do to appease Eileen’s anger?” He asked Kaiser how to appease Eileen’s anger.

“Ah. You have to ask Sejun for that…?”

‘What should I do?’ Brachio had no way to enter the Black Tower.