Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 371

Day 371. Bat Bat’s Day.

As Sejun prepared to leave for the usual place,

“Chairman Park, we’ll head out first, meow!”

Theo said to Sejun.

“Huh? Where are you going again?”

Sejun was surprised. He thought they were all going together.

“Puhu-hut. That’s right, meow! Going to make money, meow! I, Vice Chairman Theo…”

Theo said, “I’m going with Yuren.” He explained, “We are going to find the people who owe Yuren money. They are on her blacklist!”

Yuren needed Theo to get her money back. She showed Sejun her blacklist and looked at him sadly.

“Wow. You really got ripped off a lot.”

Sejun checked the amounts written on the blacklist and was shocked.

Sejun saw 15 names on the blacklist. The last name had a huge amount written next to it: 1 trillion Top Coins!

Then Theo said, “We will split the money 50/50!”

“As expected, Vice Chairman Theo! Excellent! Yes, we should help each other out. Go ahead.”

Sejun urged Theo to leave quickly.

“Puhu-hut. I understand, meow! I’ll be back soon, meow!”

“Okay. Take care.”

Sejun smiled and nodded. “Yes, go get them, Theo!” he said.

I got praised by Sejun, meow!

Theo, excited by Sejun’s praise, rubbed his face against Sejun’s knee one last time and left with Bbiyote, Yuren, and the slaves.

The skeletons were staying behind. They were going to the 4th floor of the tower later.

Sejun gave instructions to the weeping skeleton squad. The Farming King would lead them. Sejun also gave the Farming King five Dragon Tooth Soldiers to keep him safe.

Clatter.

[Then we’ll be going.]

The Farming King, who had risen from the youngest of the weeping skeleton squad to the highest position of power, led the weeping skeleton squad and five Dragon Tooth Soldiers down the tower.

As the Farming King moved,

‘Ah… it was Sejun-nim.’

Dragon Tooth Soldiers, Sejun, Kkuenge.

The Farming King thought about Sejun, the Dragon Tooth Soldiers, and Kkuenge. Then he understood! Sejun was the mixed-blood who made Cotto change the bone rank system!

10th Tower, 1st Floor.

“Alright. It’s complete.”

Stella said with a smile, having completed the voice message orb.

Stella looked around. The ground was bumpy with small hills. She had dug everywhere to find materials. She needed them to make the voice message orb.

Whoosh.

Stella infused magic into the orb and recorded her voice.

And

“Transport.”

She sent the voice message orb to Sejun.

The administrator of the 10th Tower said with a worried voice, listening.

He worried the message was too harsh. He didn’t want the person who passed the trial to be angry and not come to the tower.

Black Tower, 99th floor.

On the way to the farm riding Toryongi.

“It’s going to get dark soon.”

Sejun looked at the darkening sky. A moment later, they arrived at the farm.

-Master, we have arrived. Good night.

“Okay. Good night, Toryongi.”

Sejun arrived at the farm and greeted Toryongi,

Pya-ro-rong.

Kku-ro-rong.

A-ro-rong.

Kki-ro-rong.

He gently picked up the four baby dragons, who were already asleep. He carried them in his arms and laid them on the bed.

And Sejun lay down on the bed.

Gulp.

[You have consumed mugwort.]

[All stats increase by 20.]

[Lifespan increases by 3 months.]

[You have consumed bitter medicine.]

[Talent: Medicine that is good for stamina tastes bitter, is activated.]

[Stamina increases by 9.]

“It’s bitter as always…”

Sejun ate the mugwort and fell asleep, finishing his 384th day.

Snore.

As everyone slept soundly,

When the sky was completely black,

(Bat bat!)

The day of Bat Bat, the nocturnal golden bat who was hiding on Sejun’s shoulder, began.

(Bat bat! Good night, everyone!)

Bat Bat greeted the sleeping group quietly, so they wouldn’t hear,

(Bat bat. I’m hungry.)

Flap. Flap.

He quietly went outside and headed to the kitchen.

Sejun had left fruit on the kitchen table for Bat Bat.

There were many kinds of fruits Sejun grew: special cherry tomatoes, grapes, and watermelons.

Slurp. Slurp.

(Bat bat! It’s so delicious!)

Bat Bat filled his stomach with fruit juice.

He flew to the pineapple field. The pineapples were screaming! He cut one and used his wings to stop it from screaming.

(Bat bat! I succeeded!)

He was doing alone what he couldn’t do with Sejun during the day because he was sleeping.

(Bat… I can only do it once. As expected, Kkuenge, my brother, is incredibly strong!)

Bat Bat made a screaming pineapple that barely held back its scream once.

He flew to a deserted cave in the east.

Bat Bat went deep inside as if he was familiar with the cave, and settled in the center of the huge open space.

And

(Bat Bat Storm Fist!)

(Ilbat Island!)

(Bat Bat Hoo-!)

He started his night workout, warming up with the skills he had already learned from his brothers.

(Bat Bat Drill Storm!)

He practiced a special move called the ‘Te-Kku-Bat Drill Storm.’ It was a mix of techniques from Theo and Kkuenge. Bat Bat added his own name to it!

(Ilbatji!)

(Bat Bat Destruction Fist!)

(Bat Bo! Another new skill!)

He used Theo and Kkuenge’s new skills several times to modify them to fit his body and came out of the cave.

The sky was getting a little brighter, as if the sun was rising.

(I’m getting tired.)

Bat Bat hurried back to the farm, washed his body in the bathroom, and

(Bat bat! Kamangi will like it!)

Bat Bat wanted to be a good older brother. He put cherry tomatoes in Fenrir’s secret warehouse. It was a snack for his youngest brother.

Fenrir had seen carrots and cherry tomatoes yesterday. Bat Bat put the cherry tomatoes there, not the black rabbit.

So many people knew about it, it wasn’t really a secret warehouse anymore.

(Bat bat. It was another fulfilling day. I should go to sleep now.)

Bat Bat clung to Sejun’s thigh, fell asleep in stealth mode, and finished his day.

“Ugh!”

Sejun opened his eyes and raised his upper body.

[Stored 10% of the life force possessed during sleep.]

[The Orb of Life is 0.75% complete.]

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

[Magic power increases by 0.1.]

“Hehehe.”

Sejun smiled broadly, looking at the messages, marked the date on the wall, and strolled around the farm.

At that moment,

“Huh? Why is this here?”

Sejun picked up a pineapple from the floor. It was making a muffled squeaking sound, like it didn’t want to be picked up.

“Did I forget to put it away?”

Sejun put the pineapple away in his magic storage space and walked on.

“Good. This place will do. Raise the land.”

Sejun used stones to make a path, about fifteen steps wide, where the mushroom ants walked, and he named it:

[Rhea Road]

-Rhea, the goddess of abundance, who will enrich our pockets with the elixir of harvest. She was a good goddess.

He named the stone path ‘Rhea Road’. Rhea was a goddess who brought good harvests. Sejun hoped Rhea would bless this road and bring lots of food. He carved words on the stone, saying ‘Rhea Road will bring a rich harvest’, because he believed it would happen soon.

Thus, Sejun created Rhea Road.

He headed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, and

“They ate well.”

Sejun looked at the fruit bowl. The fruits were empty and wrinkled, all their juice gone. Someone had eaten well! He then prepared breakfast.

Meanwhile,

*Bbyak!*

*Kkueng.*

“Yes. Good morning.”

The black rabbit, Kkuengi, and Ajax exchanged morning greetings.

Kkihihit. Kking?!

‘Hehe. Is my secret warehouse safe?!’

Fenrir opened his eyes in bed and ran towards his secret warehouse with an excited heart.

And

Kking?

‘Who is it this time?’

Fenrir, after checking his secret warehouse filled with cherry tomatoes, began searching for the culprit.

Fenrir looked closely at the others. They didn’t look guilty at all. It wasn’t the black rabbit this time.

Kking.

‘This place is no longer safe.’

Fenrir decided to create Secret Warehouse No. 2.

A little later,

“Ajax, have a good trip.”

“Yes! Bro!”

Kkueng!

[Kkuengi is going to gather herbs!]

Bbyak!

[Uncle, I’ll be back!]

After breakfast, Ajax said goodbye and left for the White Tower, a tall building in the distance. Kkuengi went to the western forest to find herbs, like he did every morning. Even the black rabbit hopped off towards the usual meeting spot to see Uma King.

And

Kkihihit. Kking!

‘Hehe. Secret Warehouse No. 2 will really not be discovered!’

Sejun left Fenrir, who was diligently digging to the right of the God’s monument, and moved to the widest cornfield on the farm.

For reference, Fenrir’s Secret Warehouse No. 1 was on the left side of the God’s monument.

Sejun asked Aileen, ‘Can I have a tiny piece of Fenrir’s core?’ He wanted to use the small, dark stone he had taken from Fenrir yesterday.

Sejun, having arrived at the field, asked for Fenrir’s core fragment that he had brought yesterday.

Sejun wanted to try something. He had gotten special seeds as a reward for fighting monsters called Locusts. He wondered if these seeds now had some of the Locusts’ power inside them – a kind of dark, strong power.

[The Tower’s Administrator says they understand.]

As it appeared on Sejun’s palm along with Aileen’s reply, Sejun buried it shallowly in the ground.

Having buried the core fragment,

Drip.

Drip.

Sejun moved to where he had planted the dark cherry and dropped a drop of the elixir of harvest on each sprout.

Crunch.

Crunch.

The cherry was growing rapidly. He had even used his special power, shouting, ‘Grow strong and plentiful!’, so he was looking forward to the harvest.

Sejun then went to where the Fadeaway sprouts were growing and

“Become Abundant!”

Sejun drank a sip of his green mugwort potion to give him energy. Then, he used his ‘Become Abundant!’ magic on all the small Fadeaway sprouts – a type of plant that disappeared quickly if not cared for.

Drip.

Drip.

He dropped a drop of the elixir of harvest on each of the two sprouts.

And

“Become Abundant!”

He used his magic, saying the words, ‘Become Abundant!’ on the remaining one drop of the elixir of harvest on the intellect kidney beans. He needed them quickly because his customer, a brown dragon, was waiting for these special beans.

Having used all the elixir of harvest, he went back to the cornfield and took out Fenrir’s core fragment, and

[0.4999…%]

The number was so small, almost zero! Sejun counted the nines – there were so many. The dark power was being absorbed, but very, very slowly.

“It does work, but…”

The effect was too insignificant.

“But at least I confirmed the effect.”

Sejun decided to bury Fenrir’s core fragment in the ground for a bit longer to observe.

Of course, thinking about Fenrir, who gets excited just by seeing the core fragment, he surrounded it with thick stones so Fenrir couldn’t take it out and buried it deep in the ground.

At that moment,

Kking!

‘I felt my core here!’

Thud.

Thud.

Fenrir belatedly felt the core fragment and ran over.

But

Kking?

‘Where is it?’

The crops were absorbing the power of destruction in Fenrir’s core fragment, making it impossible to pinpoint the exact location of the core fragment.

Kking!

‘I will find it!’

Of course, Fenrir wasn’t one to give up so easily.

But

“Blackie, I told you that you can’t play in the field!”

Fenrir started digging in the field again! Sejun gently but firmly picked him up by the back of his neck and put him in the sling bag. ‘I told you, no playing in the field!’

Kking!

‘I will find it someday!’

Fenrir, with only his head sticking out of the sling bag, stared at the cornfield until

Kkirorong.

He fell fast asleep. This embrace is so comfortable…

As Sejun was looking at the crops that were rapidly growing while absorbing the elixir of harvest with Fenrir,

[The helper of the 10th Tower, the great silver dragon Stella Hisron, has sent a voice message orb.]

[1 million Tower Coins are required to receive the voice message orb.]

[Would you like to receive the voice message orb?]

A message appeared.

“Yes. I’ll take it.”

He knew that if he took this message to Chrisella, he would get paid much, much more than he spent – a huge amount of Tower Coins! It was a very good deal.

[1 million Tower Coins are paid.]

[Voice message orb acquired.]

“Aileen, please deliver this to Chrisella when she comes.”

Sejun immediately handed the received orb to Aileen.

[The Tower’s Administrator asks if you don’t want to listen to it.]

“No. I don’t want to listen.”

He knew Stella would be angry. She always wanted him to visit her at the 10th Tower, but Sejun was always busy on his farm. Thanks to that, he was able to avoid listening to Stella’s enraged voice.

It was a very wise choice by Sejun.

***

Deep under the ground, Bulkkochi, the plant, was amazed. He could see a faint red mist in the soil, and it was flowing into his roots!

[Huh?! It works?!]

Bulkkochi was amazed as he watched the red mist being absorbed into his roots.

This was the strange effect from Sejun’s big victory against the Locust monsters!

He was seeing the effect Sejun gained from achieving the great achievement.

Since Bulkkochi was also a crop grown by Sejun, he could absorb a very small amount of the power of destruction.

But even this tiny bit of power was huge for Bulkkochi! It was like a super-boost of energy.

However, the ‘very small amount’ that Bulkkochi absorbed was on a different scale.

[Good! Now I can go to other places!]

Before, the red mist was too strong, and Bulkkochi couldn’t grow his roots into those areas. But now, with this new power, he could reach further than ever before!

Bulkkochi began to extend his roots to areas he couldn’t go to because of the red mist.