Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 346

On the way to take the Farming King to the 4th floor of the tower.

A fork in the road appeared before Theo. It was already the fifth fork.

They had met ten groups of robbers already. This was all because of Yuren’s bad luck.

“Puhuhu. Just pick one, Nya!” Theo purred, making a cat-like sound.

Golden Cat Theo Bak was with him, but Yuren’s bad luck had turned their lucky chance into a misfortune, binding Theo to a deal that felt a bit like a slave contract.

“Puhuhu. How can this be, Nya? Yuren is truly amazing, Nya!” Theo said, looking at Yuren.

“Hehe… Theo, uh, do you want some money? I have some here…” Yuren asked, peeking at Theo and taking out a money pouch.

“Of course, Nya! Hand over the money, Nya!” Theo never refused money. He put the pouch into his bundle.

“Puhuhu. This way, Nya!” Theo grinned, his golden eyes gleaming with confidence. He strode confidently down the left path, sure he had made the right choice.

Thud.

As Yuren and the Farming King followed Theo, the path ahead suddenly vanished as the ground opened up like a giant snake’s mouth, snapping shut with a loud thud!

A moment later.

Crack.

The snake’s body split into six pieces, destroyed by Theo’s One-Nya Island.

“Puhuhu. Someone will be happy about this, Nya!” Theo said.

Theo collected the falling white coins and set off again.

“As expected of Theo, sir!” Yuren said.

Clink, clink.

Yuren and the Farming King comfortably followed Theo as if they were sightseeing.

[You have arrived at the 99th floor of the Black Tower.]

“Earth Dragon.”

Riding the Earth Dragon, Sejun arrived on the 99th floor of the tower and went straight to his farm.

Knock, knock, knock.

As soon as he returned to the farm, he dropped a drop of the Elixir of Harvest on the Dark Deep Cherry, Light Wither, and Flame Bean.

The Cherry and Light Wither were to help the Black and White Dragons find the power of darkness and light quickly. He wanted to raise the Flame Bean properly since he had sprouted it with difficulty.

The three crops absorbed the Elixir of Harvest.

Snap.

The Cherry and Light Wither grew rapidly. However…

The Flame Bean didn’t move at all. Instead, its leaves turned yellow and withered.

“What’s wrong? Was the elixir too much?” Sejun wondered.

Stroke. Stroke.

As the Flame Bean’s condition worsened, Sejun stroked its leaves to heal it.

[The Farmer’s Warm Touch Lv. 7 is activated.]

[While the touch lasts, the growth rate of the Flame Bean, which contains the breath of the Red Dragon, slightly increases.]

Instead of a message saying it was healing, only the growth rate increased. Its name was getting long because of the Red Dragon’s energy, so…

“Let’s grow well without being sick, my Fire Bean,” Sejun said, giving it a nickname and continuing to stroke its yellowing, dying leaves.

At that moment…

Thud.

“Huh?!”

The leaf Sejun was stroking fell from the stem.

“Fire Bean!” Sejun was startled and hurriedly tried to reattach the fallen leaf, but once a leaf had fallen, it couldn’t be reattached.

“I’m sorry…” Sejun apologized.

Stroke. Stroke.

While Sejun was diligently stroking the Fire Bean’s stem out of apology…

[Hehe. The master just named you. Now your name is Fire Bean. Fire Bean, let’s try a little harder.]

[······.]

Under the ground, Spark was carefully injecting fire energy into Fire Bean, helping it grow. Sejun, unaware of this, was diligently stroking Fire Bean’s stem.

At that moment…

Whoosh.

“Huh?!”

Fire Bean’s body began to burn.

Whoosh.

“No!”

Before Sejun could do anything, the fire grew fiercely, turning Fire Bean into ashes in an instant.

“···!!!”

Sejun’s heart stopped. He stared at the ashes, his mouth open in disbelief. All his effort… gone in an instant?

At that moment…

Kyong-!

From the spot where Fire Bean was planted, a vibrant red sprout burst forth, unfurling like a tiny, fiery dragon reaching for the sky. It pulsed with a warm light, and at its tip was a small hole that seemed to hum with energy.

“…Kyong?” Sejun looked at the plant with suspicious eyes. ‘Who are you?’

Whoosh.

Kyong-!

Whoosh.

Kyong-!

Whoosh.

Kyong-!

The red bean sprout repeated creating fire and shouting ‘Kyong’ in response to Sejun’s gaze. There was a hole at the end of the bean, and it made a sound through that hole.

As the red bean sprout repeated the same action dozens of times…

Whoosh.

“Fire.”

Kyong-!

“Kyong.”

Fire Kyong?

Sejun figured out what the plant was trying to say.

“Huh?! You don’t mean you’re Fire Bean?!” Sejun asked, surprised and curious.

Kyong-!

This time, it answered without creating fire to confirm if Sejun’s words were correct.

The red bean sprout was the Flame Bean Fire Bean, which had absorbed the Elixir of Harvest given by Sejun and the fire energy given by Spark and grown.

“You were listening to everything I said?”

Kyong-!

While Sejun was talking with Fire Bean…

[Hehe. Fire Bean’s wish has come true.]

Spark, who was cheering for Fire Bean from afar, who wanted to introduce himself directly to Sejun, smiled contentedly.

[Podori, spread your roots more.]

[Yes!]

While punishing Podori, who had been bothering the Flame Bean.

“Fire Bean, can I touch you?”

Kyong-!

“I’m going to touch you, so don’t make fire. Got it?”

Kyong-!

Stroke. Stroke.

Talent: Friend of Fire, with considerable resistance to fire, but the timid Sejun checked several times and stroked Fire Bean’s head.

Then…

Sejun gently touched Bulkong. Warm, green energy flowed from his hand. This was his Farmer’s Warm Touch skill, now at level 7.

The message said that Bulkong, the Flame Bean plant, would grow a little faster because of Sejun’s touch and the Red Dragon’s Breath inside it. Bulkong had become a named entity with a proper name.

“Let’s get along well in the future, Bulkong,” Sejun said.

Kyong-!

As Sejun was stroking Bulkong’s head, trying to bond with it,

E-kyong-!

Bulkong suddenly sneezed and spat out a bunch of red beans.

And

[You have harvested 100 Flame Beans.]

[Your job experience slightly increases.]

[The proficiency of Harvest Lv. 8 slightly increases.]

[You have gained 7000 experience.]

The harvest messages appeared.

“Huh? Flame Beans?” Sejun murmured, tilting his head. He hadn’t expected this.

*Thud.* He picked up one of the red beans that Bulkong had sneezed out. It was small and round, glowing with a faint, warm red light, like a tiny ember. He examined it closely.

A new message appeared in front of his eyes:

[Bulkong’s Flame Bean]

[This special Flame Bean was grown by Bulkong inside the Black Tower. It is full of nutrients.]

[To grow, it needs fire energy. Plant it where there is strong fire.]

[Once it has enough fire, it will stop growing bigger and start spreading more Flame Beans.]

[Flame Beans can be used as weapons if you are in danger!]

[Eating a Flame Bean will greatly improve your fire skills.]

[Grown by: Tower Farmer Park Sejun]

[Will not expire]

[Grade: A]

“Wow,” Sejun breathed. “If I eat this… will I be able to breathe fire like a real Red Dragon?” A silly grin spread across his face. “Hee hee hee! That would be amazing!”

Lost in his daydream of breathing fire, Sejun eagerly started gathering all the Flame Beans that Bulkong had spat out onto the ground. They felt warm and smooth in his hands.

“Alright. I’ve picked up all 100,” Sejun said.

Just as Sejun had picked up all the Flame Beans,

“Sejun, do you have any more of those special rain boats?” Lamter asked.

Thanks to the bland Strength and Stamina Boat that Sejun had given him, rain had fallen in the Red Tower for the first time in 1000 years, increasing the moisture.

The rain from the boats had worked! The dry, desert areas were gone. This was bad news for the Cactus monsters. They were pushed down from floor 53 to floor 45 because their desert home was gone.

However, as the boats disappeared, desertification quickly progressed, and the Cactus had quickly advanced to the 49th floor.

“I don’t. I want to give you more quickly, but it takes time for the boats to grow,” Sejun replied.

He could quickly grow the boat trees with the Potion of Harvest and harvest a few dozen boats, but that number wouldn’t do anything.

‘But do I have to sink them when the boats are fully grown?’ Sejun wondered.

The bland Strength and Stamina Boat had first appeared after being submerged in water.

‘Should I try sinking just one tree first?’

As Sejun was thinking about how to create the bland Strength and Stamina Boat,

Lamter sighed, his shoulders slumping. “-Ahem. I understand… I guess the desert will come back then.” He sounded very sad.

“If you’re in a hurry, would you like to take this instead?” Seeing Lamter so dejected, Sejun’s heart softened, and he handed half of the Flame Beans in his hand to Lamter.

“This is the same bean that absorbed my energy before, isn’t it?” Lamter asked, recognizing the Flame Beans.

“Yes. It’s said to absorb fire energy, so try planting it,” Sejun suggested.

Lamter’s eyes widened. “Okay. That’s our Sejun! Thank you!”

“You don’t know yet. The performance…”

Lamter laughed. “Our Sejun has harvested a new crop!”

Before Sejun could finish speaking, Lamter took the Flame Beans and flew to the fountain.

While Lamter rushed to plant the Flame Beans, far away on another floor of the tower, Theo was finally arriving at his destination.

“Puhuhut. I’ve finally arrived, nya!” Theo exclaimed.

Theo finally arrived at the 4th floor of the tower after encountering 3 more forks in the road and 20 teams of bandits.

Yuren’s misfortune was immense.

Of course, it was a very beneficial time for Theo.

He had obtained White Coins, received 500 stamps on the slave contract, and received a lot of money pouches from Yuren.

Having arrived at the grape farm,

“Farming King, what are those lines?” Theo asked, looking at the two long lines of people waiting there.

Theo arrived at the grape farm. Rows and rows of green grape vines stretched out before him, heavy with bunches of purple grapes. The air smelled sweet and fruity.

Clatter. Clatter.

[One line is to work, and the other is to buy ‘the wine I made’.]

The Farming King particularly emphasized ‘the wine I made’.

It was to recover his pride, which had collapsed after losing the farming competition with Sejun,

“Puhuhut. There are so many customers, nya!” Theo didn’t listen and ran excitedly towards the grape farm.

“It’s Vice President Theo, the wandering cat merchant!”

The hunters waiting in line to work at the grape farm perked up when they saw Theo.

“Team Leader! That’s Vice President Theo over there!”

The same was true for the agents dispatched by the government to buy wine.

Theo’s appearance, whom they hadn’t seen lately. The hunters thought there would be some great event.

At that moment,

“Puhuhut. Humans, I, Vice President Theo, have arrived, nya!” Theo stopped in a place where the hunters could see him well,

Thud. Thud.

“I will start the auction, nya!” He stacked about 3 boxes and shouted loudly as he climbed on top of them. Puhuhut. There are so many customers, I can’t just pass by, nya!

Thus began the unannounced crop auction.

“Puhuhut. The first crop is this, nya! I will sell 1000 sets of 10 each, nya!”

The crop that Theo confidently took out was a common sweet potato.

“Aww… what is it…”

“I was expecting something since Vice President Theo came himself…”

The hunters were disappointed to see the sweet potato in Theo’s paws.

It was natural. Other cat employees were already periodically selling Sejun’s crops from the 41st floor of the tower.

The Strength Sweet Potato was precious, but it wasn’t a surprising crop.

“Foolish humans, look at the name properly, nya!” Theo got angry at them, and the hunters approached Theo and looked at the sweet potato.

“Chestnut… Sweet Potato?”

Only then did they realize that it was a sweet potato with a different name.

“Puhuhut. That’s right, nya! First, look at the options, nya!”

At Theo’s words, the hunters examined the options of the Chestnut Sweet Potato.

[Chestnut Sweet Potato]

[This sweet potato grew inside the tower and absorbed enough nutrients to be delicious.]

[It has the characteristic of only growing at night.]

[When consumed, you can sleep well, and one of the Strength, Stamina, Agility, and Magic stats randomly increases by 3 while you sleep.]

[Cultivator: Tower Farmer Park Sejun]

[Expiration Date: 150 days]

[Grade: A]

“Huh?! If you just eat it and sleep, 3 stats randomly increase?!”

The hunters were shocked to see the options of the Chestnut Sweet Potato.

Recently, a panacea that raises all stats by 5 was auctioned for 1000 Tower Coins.

However, unlike the panacea, which has a limit of only being able to be consumed once per person, the Chestnut Sweet Potato had no such limit.

If you could eat one Chestnut Sweet Potato every night and sleep well…

“15,000 Tower Coins!”

“18,000 Tower Coins!”

“20,000 Tower Coins!”

The auction quickly heated up,

“50,000 Tower Coins!”

“Sold, nya!”

10 Chestnut Sweet Potatoes were sold for 50,000 Tower Coins.

“Puhuhut. The next auction starts right away, nya!” Theo started the next auction right away with an excited voice.

“Is Theo short on money? Why is he working so hard to earn money like that?” Yuren watched Theo, scratching his head. *Why is Theo so eager to sell sweet potatoes? He usually deals with much bigger things. Is he really short on money? This is strange.*