Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 375

“Y-you’re going to pull that out?”

Lizaen saw Theo looking at her tooth with greed and quickly covered her mouth.

“Puhuhut. That’s right, nya! If I take that, the god will pay Chairman Park money, nya!”

“God? You can’t believe in the legend of the Earth’s Jewel? It’s rubbish!”

Lizaen cried out, finally understanding why Theo wanted her tooth.

The legend said, ‘If you release the god sealed in the Earth’s Jewel, the god will repay you.’

Many had tried to release the god, but all failed. It became just a legend because no one could do it.

But…

“Puhuhut. It’s not rubbish, nya!”

Thwack!

“Ugh!”

Lizaen fainted after hearing Theo’s confident words.

Theo was fast. Using his Nyang-Fu skills, he moved behind Lizaen and hit her head.

Theo’s paw looked soft, like a cotton ball, but it hit like a rock.

Boom!

The ground shook. Lizaen’s huge body, as tall as a small house, crashed down with a heavy thud.

Pop. Pop.

Theo opened Lizaen’s mouth and took out the Earth’s Jewels. They were easy to remove because they were only partly attached.

They had a bit of a smell.

“Puhuhut. It’s nothing compared to Chairman Park’s poo smell, nya!”

It was nothing to Theo, who had smelled Sejun’s dung before.

He got 31 jewel teeth, or jewel fangs.

“Puhuhut. That’s 3.1 trillion Top Coins, nya!”

Theo thought that since Pebbles gave him 100 billion Top Coins, the other gods would give at least that much for being saved.

So, he thought each Earth Jewel was worth 100 billion Top Coins.

He worried about what would happen to the gods who didn’t meet his expectations.

“Yuren, take this, nya!”

Theo gave Yuren 2.1 trillion Top Coins. He kept plenty for himself.

Puhuhut. I am, after all, a cat with a conscience, nya!

Theo felt good about being so conscientious.

“Huh?! I get all of this? I’ll give half to you, Theo. It’s 50/50, right?”

Yuren didn’t know how much the jewel teeth were worth and offered half back to Theo.

And then,

“Puhuhut. Understood, nya!”

Theo wasn’t going to say no to a gift.

Now, Theo thought, ‘Money is split in half with Yuren, the rest is all mine.’

“Yuren, take 100 million more Top Coins, nya!”

Still, being a cat with a conscience, he gave 100 million Top Coins and kept 1.049 trillion Top Coins.

“Let’s go, nya!”

With the money safe, Theo led the way outside.

Peep!

[Yes!]

“Yes!”

Peep and Yuren grabbed Lizaen’s legs and dragged her out while she was still unconscious.

‘Uhehe. Lizaen, just you wait. This is my revenge!’

Yuren dragged Lizaen along a rough path for her revenge.

Sejun woke up and walked around his farm, as usual.

“Oh. The cabbage flowers have bloomed,” Sejun said, looking at the field of Wind Cabbages. Radish and cucumber flowers were also blooming.

“I should collect the seeds later.”

Just as Sejun planned his morning, a message appeared.

[You have made the first well-fermented Five-Colored Soybean Meju in the Tower.]

[The recipe for well-fermented Five-Colored Soybean Meju has been registered at Cooking Lv. 9.]

[Cooking Lv. 9 proficiency slightly increased.]

The Meju, which had been hanging in the kitchen, was ready.

“Hehehe. It’s finally done,” Sejun said, grinning. He hurried to the kitchen.

He carefully picked up the golden Meju and checked its details.

[Well-Fermented Five-Colored Soybean Meju]

[Five-colored soybeans, full of nutrients, were boiled, mashed, and fermented.]

[The soybeans’ effects have appeared during fermentation.]

[Eating it regularly will randomly increase Strength, Stamina, Agility, and Magic.]

[Cooking Lv. 9 increases the effects by 5%.]

[It has a unique smell and deep flavor.]

[Cook: Tower Farmer Park Sejun]

[Expiration Date: 5 years]

[Grade: A]

“Oho! It increases stats when eaten regularly,” he said.

Now that the Meju was ready, he could make soy sauce, soybean paste, and red pepper paste. If he ate them often…

“Hehehe. Good, very good.”

Sejun smiled, filled jars with Meju, and added saltwater.

This made soybean paste and soy sauce. Later, the solids would become soybean paste, and the liquid would become soy sauce.

He would make red pepper paste later because he didn’t have enough red pepper powder.

With that done,

“Now, I need to make breakfast.”

Sejun started cooking.

He was making morning bread to dip in the leftover potato soup. He had made the dough yesterday, so he just needed to bake it.

“Hum de dum.”

Sejun cut the dough, shaped it into rounds, and put it in the brazier.

Soon,

The bread’s savory aroma filled the kitchen.

And then,

Peep!

[Uncle, good morning!]

Kooeng!

[Daddy, did you sleep well!]

“Sejun, good morning!”

Squeak! Squeak!

[Hey! I’m hungry! Give me food!]

The group, woken up by the smell of bread, gathered in the kitchen.

“Wait a moment. It’s all ready.”

Sejun put a plate of morning bread on the table and a bowl of potato soup in front of each person.

He also tore bread into small pieces for Fenrir’s soup.

And then,

“Let’s eat.”

The group started eating.

Peep!

[Uncle, the bread is so soft!]

The Black Rabbit tore a piece of the buttery bread and ate it.

Kooeng! Kooeng!

[Daddy, it’s so delicious! Kooeng wants honey!]

Kooeng wanted honey, even though he had potato soup.

Ajax dipped the bread in the soup and said, “As expected, Sejun! It’s really soft and delicious!”

Finally, Fenrir…

Slurp. Slurp. Slurp.

He buried his face in his bowl and ate quickly.

“This is happiness.”

Sejun smiled, watching them enjoy the food.

But happiness couldn’t fill his stomach.

“Huh?!”

Seeing the bread disappear, Sejun also started eating quickly.

Hehehe. I’m happy.

With his stomach full, he was even happier.

After breakfast,

“Goodbye, everyone! Have a good day!”

Sejun said goodbye to the Black Rabbit, Kooeng, and Ajax.

“Time to work.”

As he was about to start, Aileen sent him money.

[The Tower’s administrator says that Grandma Chrisella bought Stella’s voice message orb.]

“20 billion Top Coins?”

Sejun was confused. It was supposed to be 10 billion.

Then,

[The Tower’s administrator says that Grandma Chrisella said she would pay double if she didn’t listen to the voice message orb.]

Aileen explained that Chrisella would pay double if she didn’t listen to Stella’s curses.

Chrisella didn’t want another dragon to hear it and ruin her daughter’s chances of marriage.

“Really? That’s good.”

Sejun was happy. He wasn’t going to listen to it anyway.

He gained an extra 10 billion Top Coins.

“Hum de dum.”

He happily collected the seeds of cabbage, radish, and cucumber.

Black Tower, 66th floor.

The Wizard Association Headquarters.

Knock. Knock.

Oros, an employee, knocked on the Association President’s door and waited.

With more strange things happening in the Black Tower, the Wizard Association had more requests, and Iona was in a bad mood.

“I heard she’s been sleeping well, so why is she like this?”

Oros wondered. The work had increased, but Iona hadn’t been this angry before.

As Oros wondered, he heard Iona’s reply.

“Kyuu-come in.”

‘The first stage of angry Kyuu…’

The start wasn’t good. Someone had angered Iona. Lucky bastard!

‘This is bad.’

Oros looked at the request form in his hand.

A strange thing was discovered on the 53rd floor. The request was for Iona to investigate it herself.

With so much work already, they were calling the president…

He could already hear Iona’s voice rising to the third stage of angry Kyuu, ‘Kyuu-Kyuu-Kyuu-‘.

Also, the amount offered was too low to call the president.

‘I really don’t want to go in…’

Oros, scared, opened the door to the president’s office.

Hot air greeted Oros. Iona was using magic in anger.

If it weren’t for the defense magic, the office would have disappeared.

‘It’s hot.’

Oros wiped his sweat and waited for Iona, who was working on documents.

Soon,

“Kyuu-what is it?”

Iona asked, looking up. Her face was terrifying.

“T-there’s a request for the President!”

Oros replied, trembling.

“Kyuu-Kyuu-did you say there’s a request for me?”

He thought she would check the form first… Oros was surprised at how quickly Iona’s anger rose.

“Y-yes! It’s a request from the 53rd floor of the Tower!”

“Kkyut?! From the 53rd floor? Bring me the request form!”

Iona’s face brightened.

“Yes?! Yes!”

Oros didn’t realize Iona’s anger had gone.

Soon,

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut. I’ll leave now. Let them know!”

Iona shouted, using flight magic and flying out the window.

“Yes! President! Have a safe trip!”

Oros waved.

And then,

“What was that? Why didn’t the President get angry?”

Oros wondered why Iona hadn’t gotten angry. He couldn’t figure it out.

Meanwhile,

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut. Theo is on the 53rd floor! If I hurry, I can see him!”

Iona checked the tracking magic on Theo and moved quickly.

Black Tower, 53rd floor.

“Nyang?!”

“Theo, what’s wrong?”

Yuren asked as Theo stopped at the merchant passage.

“I should rest here, nya!”

Theo sat down, and Peep and Yuren rested beside him.

About an hour passed,

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut. Theo!”

Iona flew in and hugged Theo’s tail.

“Nyang?! Iona, how did you know I was here, nya?!”

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut. I can know everything!”

Theo looked surprised, and Iona looked smug.

“Theo also knows that….”

Peep!

[Be quiet!]

Slap.

Peep slapped Yuren’s mouth. Yuren was young and had less tact than Peep.