Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 350

Suddenly, Zelga saw the sea disappear. One moment, blue waves stretched all the way to the edge of the world. The next, with a loud *whoosh* like a giant drain opening, the sea was gone.

“Oh no!” Zelga gasped. He was so shocked, he could only say those two words.

He looked around at the empty space where the sea had been. Rough, brown earth was now visible, cracked and dry under the bright sky. And scattered across this new land, like giant green and black balls, were watermelons. Huge watermelons with yellow and black stripes, looking like they had drunk the entire sea.

There were ten watermelons, each about three meters big.

They were much bigger than normal watermelons, but still seemed small considering how much water they had swallowed from the sea.

Luckily, the Drought Watermelons stopped growing. They weren’t taking in any more water. It was a stroke of luck.

If they kept going, the Great Drought would have really hit the 70th floor of the Blue Tower, just like their name said it would.

Thud.

Zelga flew down and landed in front of the watermelons.

“I should pick these first.”

Snip.

Zelga cut the stem of a watermelon, and then—

[You have harvested a Plump Drought-Bringing Watermelon.]

[Your job experience slightly increases.]

[Proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 7 slightly increases.]

[You have gained 70 experience points.]

A message popped up.

“Plump?”

After drinking a whole sea, all it gets is ‘plump’…

Zelga was confused and checked the watermelon’s details.

[Plump Drought-Bringing Watermelon]

A watermelon grown inside the Black Tower. This watermelon didn’t get much water when it was growing. So, it became a special kind of watermelon. It’s like it’s saying, ‘Next time, I’m going to drink all the water I can!’

Planting this watermelon will cause a big drought in the area around it.

It’s very happy about drinking so much water.

Being plump makes it 100% better when you eat it.

Eating it raises all your stats by 20.

Eating it might give you water-related talents or make them stronger.

You won’t feel thirsty for two months after eating it.

Grown by: Zelga, Tower Farmer of the Blue Tower

Expires in: 150 days

Grade: A

Eating it raises all stats by 20 and might give you water-related talents or make them stronger.

Not bad, but…

“After drinking all that water, this is all it does?”

And who needs something that stops you from being thirsty for two months?!

Zelga was surprised that the watermelon’s powers were not as great as he thought.

“Should I try to make it better with alchemy?”

So, he decided to use his special skill, alchemy.

Thump.

Zelga took out a machine to squeeze the juice from the watermelon and put the watermelon inside.

Then,

Crack!

The watermelon was crushed, and its skin and insides were sucked into the machine.

And then—

[You have stolen 1 Drought-Bringing Watermelon.]

[Because of the contract, Kin Aster has to pay a penalty of 10 billion Tower Coins.]

A message appeared, saying he broke the contract.

He had broken the rule that all the watermelons he picked had to be given back to Yongyong Market.

“What?! A penalty? For just one watermelon? That’s so unfair!” Zelga’s face turned red. He clenched his fists. ‘A penalty?! For one watermelon?!’ he shouted.

Zelga was angry when he saw the message.

“If that’s how it is, I’ll plant a lot of them!”

Zelga had already become a watermelon thief.

Plop.

Zelga thought that stealing one or two watermelons didn’t make much difference, so he stole another one and took out its seeds.

Since he already paid the penalty, the watermelon he stole was his.

So, he thought the seeds from his watermelon were also his.

He went down to the 69th floor of the tower and planted the Drought-Bringing Watermelon seeds. The moment he did—

[You have planted Drought-Bringing Watermelon seeds.]

[The Drought-Bringing Watermelon seeds are drinking water without caring about others.]

…

..

.

[You have planted crops without permission on the exclusive cultivation rights of Park Sejun, the Tower Farmer of the Black Tower.]

Park Sejun had special permission to grow things on the 69th floor, and no one else was allowed.

[According to the laws of the Tower, Zelga, the Tower Farmer of the Blue Tower, will become a slave to Park Sejun, the Tower Farmer of the Black Tower, for the next 100 years.]

As the sea disappeared, so did Zelga’s freedom.

“What?! I’m a slave to the Black Tower’s Tower Farmer?!” Zelga was bewildered by the message.

-Zelga, what have you done?! Get up here immediately!

Kin was very angry about the 20 billion Tower Coin debt and the slave message, so he called Zelga.

While Zelga was in trouble on the 70th floor, on the 69th floor, everything was peaceful and sunny.

“Ah, this is nice.”

Sejun had finished planting the Sun Peppers and was now lying on a stone platform, enjoying the sun.

Theo, Kkuenge, Ajax, and Fenrir were lying around Sejun, also enjoying the sun with relaxed faces.

Then—

[Received enough light.]

[Strength increases by 5 because of the Sun Pepper effect.]

“Heh heh heh. I’m happy.”

A wide, happy smile spread across Sejun’s face, reaching his eyes and making them crinkle at the corners.

“Puhuhu. President Park, I’m happy too, nya!” Theo, dozing off while receiving the warm sun on Sejun’s lap, spoke with a face full of happiness.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Kkuenge is happy too! But I’d be even happier if I had a snack!]

“Really? Then shall we make our Kkuenge even happier?”

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. Yes!]

“Hey! Hyung! I think I’d be happy if I had a snack too!” Ajax quickly shouted, worried that only Kkuenge would get a snack. Ajax was loud and excited.

“Heh heh heh. Alright. Ajax can have a snack too.”

Clang.

Sejun opened his subspace warehouse and took out various snacks.

He took out snacks: sweet potato jerky that smelled smoky and sweet, soft dried persimmons, crispy banana chips that crunched loudly, and sticky rice cakes dusted with powder.

And so, snack time began.

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. Daddy, Kkuenge is so happy!]

“Ehehe. Hyung! I’m so happy too!”

Kkihihit. Kking! Kking?

‘Hehit. There are four snacks! What day is it today?’

Kkuenge, Ajax, and Fenrir happily ate their snacks.

“They’re eating well.”

Sejun watched them happily when—

[Your soul is filled with overflowing happiness.]

[Mentality increases by 1.]

His mentality had also increased.

Tap. Tap.

“President Park, give me a snack too, nya!”

“Alright.”

I wondered why you were so quiet.

Sejun scooped up some Churu with a spoon and brought it to Theo. Theo spoke more politely.

Chomp. Chomp. Chomp.

Theo, the small black cat, purred contentedly as he licked his favorite treat, a Churu stick. He rubbed against Sejun’s leg, his golden eyes shining. “Puhu-hut,” Theo purred, a happy rumble in his chest. “I’m so happy! Chairman Park is truly amazing, nya!”

Sejun felt a warm feeling inside, a pleasant glow that spread through him. *Another spirit point?* he thought, surprised but pleased. He smiled down at Theo. “Yeah,” Sejun said, scratching Theo behind his ears. “I’m happy too.”

Just then, a message appeared.

“‘Zelga, the best farmer from the Blue Tower, stole a watermelon that can cause a big drought!'”

“Stolen?” Sejun wondered. “I deliberately set a high penalty so no one would take it…”

Then, another message came:

“‘Because of the theft, Kin Aster has paid you 10 billion Tower Coins as a penalty.'”

As if thinking Sejun’s happiness was not enough, Zelga from the Blue Tower gave him money.

“‘Zelga, the best farmer from the Blue Tower, stole a watermelon that can cause a big drought!'”

“‘Because of the theft, Kin Aster has paid you 10 billion Tower Coins as a penalty.'”

Twice, even.

“Hehehe. Thank you,” Sejun said.

Sejun picked up the Tower Coins that had fallen on the floor with a happy expression.

However, another message appeared, as if telling him not to be so happy:

“‘It has been confirmed that Zelga, the best farmer from the Blue Tower, is planting watermelons that cause great drought without permission.'”

Then another message came.

“‘According to the Tower’s Law, a top farmer who plants crops with special rights to grow without permission must work under the person with those rights for 100 years.'”

“‘According to the Tower’s Law, Park Sejun, the top farmer from the Black Tower, will command Zelga, the top farmer from the Blue Tower, for the next 100 years.'”

Zelga, the top farmer from the Blue Tower, became Sejun’s 4th servant.

“No. I don’t need to be this happy… hehehe,” Sejun said, a happy laugh bursting out involuntarily.

“‘Because of your job, you borrow a small part of Zelga’s stats.'”

“‘Strength increases by 11, Stamina by 16, Agility by 6, and Magic Power by 14.'”

Thanks to that, his stats also increased.

“Zelga is quite weak…?” Sejun said with a disappointed voice, looking at the stats that didn’t increase much.

Of course, he was stronger than him, but not enough to make him faint just by being in front of him. Should he take a look at his face?

“Hey guys, gather around!” Sejun called Theo, Kkuengi, Ajax, and Veronica in preparation for any situation, before summoning Zelga.

And then, he said, “Summon Servant No. 4!”

Sejun summoned Zelga.

“‘Summoning Zelga, the best farmer from the Blue Tower.'”

The message appeared, but Zelga didn’t appear even after 10 seconds, 20 seconds. This was because of the distance between the Black Tower and the Blue Tower.

After another 30 seconds,

“Kin, I was wrong! I was wrong!” Zelga was summoned, kneeling and begging for forgiveness from the great Blue Dragon, Kin.

Poor fellow. *I should treat him well,* Sejun thought.

“But where is that fishy smell coming from?” Sejun wondered, looking for the source of the smell.

Pat. Pat.

“Do you want to join us too?” Veronica asked, feeling a sense of kinship, as she patted Zelga’s back and recommended he leave his tower and come here.

Kaiser, who had been focusing all his attention on fixing something bad inside Fenrir’s core, opened his eyes.

He had decided to remove only a small part of Fenrir’s power from the core, so he concentrated without any room to move the statue.

Kaiser removed exactly a small part of the destruction.

He swept up the Tower Coins that fell on the floor after removing the destruction.

“Good. Exactly 250 billion Tower Coins!” Kaiser smiled, satisfied with his accurate calculation.

Then,

“That’s nice,” Brachio said enviously, who had been watching from the side without returning.

“Hey! Brachio, I told you to go back!” Kaiser shouted at Brachio, who had been lingering around for days even though he told him to go.

“Then quickly tell Sejun about me,” Brachio said.

“No way. Eileen will be mad at me!” Kaiser replied.

“Do it!”

“No!”

While Kaiser was arguing with Brachio for a long time,

“What?! Yongyong Market VIP?! What is that?” Kaiser heard new news while passing Fenrir’s core to Tier, the next in line, using the Black Dragon statue.

And then,

“The great Black Dragon, me, is a lower rank than Lamter?! I can’t accept this! Brachio, wait a minute, I’ll talk to Sejun!” Kaiser changed his mind at the shocking news.

Even if Eileen got a little angry, he decided to tell Sejun about Brachio and become a VIP at Yongyong Market.

Of course, Sejun had to resolve his anger towards Brachio before that.

Kaiser moved the Black Dragon statue and hurried to find Sejun.

Meanwhile,

“Crisella, I’ll give you a chance to trade with Yongyong Market,” Lamter said.

“Artemis, is there any problem with the Tower? There’s something called Yongyong Market. They sell various crops…” Kellion and Tier were visiting the Silver Tower and the Golden Tower to promote Yongyong Market in order to become Yongyong Market VIPs.

“Oh! This is so delicious!” Zelga took off his hood and ate the potato Sejun gave him as a gesture of comfort.

And then, Sejun understood where the fishy smell was coming from.

Zelga’s appearance with his hood off was that of a fish-man. A fish-man with arms and legs attached to a fish.

“Eat a lot,” Sejun said.

“Yes!” Zelga diligently ate the potato again at Sejun’s words.

“Puhu-hut. Zelga, eat a lot, nya!” Theo said.

“Yes. Thank you,” Zelga replied.

Theo, who usually doesn’t care about others eating, was offering food with a pleased expression for some reason.

And then,

“Puhu-hut.” Theo wiggled his butt and sparkled his eyes while looking at Zelga eating deliciously. He was very suspicious.

“I think he’s going to cause trouble…” Sejun said, looking at Theo anxiously.

“Puhu-hut. Chairman Park, can’t we cook him? He smells fishy!” Theo approached Sejun and said in a quiet voice so Zelga couldn’t hear. *I knew he would,* Sejun thought.

“No,” Sejun said firmly.

“Understood, nya!” Theo quickly gave up at Sejun’s firm voice.

“That’s right! Chairman Park, take this, nya!” Suddenly, he took out money from his bundle. The money he received from Yuren and the items he obtained from the Kaiman Kingdom poured out.

“Hehehe. I’m so happy,” Sejun smiled, looking at the wealth Theo had poured out.

Today was a day overflowing with happiness.

Just then,

-Sejun!

Kaiser flew in to deliver another piece of happiness to Sejun.