Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 387

Fourth floor of the Black Tower.

“Greetings. Under Theo’s orders···”

As the slaves sent by Theo arrived at the vineyard,

“Welcome, newbies! Your instructor is Koto! Down with the caste system!”

Senior slave Koto greeted the new slaves.

This was to provide simple training so the slaves could adapt to the vineyard before being sent into battle against the Flesh-Eating Beasts.

“Huh?”

The new slaves were bewildered by Koto’s final cry. What was that all about?

But

“Down with the caste system!!!”

Koto shouted again and again.

“D-Down with the caste system!!!”

Oh, well. Never mind. The slaves, sensing the mood, hastily repeated Koto’s words.

The new slaves felt their already difficult lives were becoming even more complicated.

As the new slaves shouted, ‘Down with the caste system,’

“Welcome, newbie. Welcome to the Weeping Skull Brigade. Down with the caste system!”

“Down with the caste system!”

The new slaves were unknowingly enrolled in the Weeping Skull Brigade and unexpectedly found themselves shouting, ‘Down with the caste system.’

And then,

Keee-ack!

“Enemies are coming! Attack!”

“Down with the caste system!!”

“Enemies are coming from the left too!”

“Down with the caste system!!”

It became their battle cry.

Thanks to the slaves coming in from Theo, the front lines of the vineyard remained stable, and Sejun’s contribution points steadily accumulated.

Meanwhile, far above in the Black Tower…

99th floor of the Black Tower.

Koohehehe. Kooeng!

[Hehehe. I’ll get another five-star stamp when this is done!]

Tap. Tap.

While Kooeng was injecting magic into the ever-extending, ever-breaking pole, adding fuel to the fireplace,

“Puhu-hut. Stroke me here too, nyaang!”

“Alright.”

Sejun stroked Theo’s belly with one hand while examining the items Theo had stolen from Battler with the other.

[Warrior’s Potion]

Upon consumption, all stats increase by 30% for 30 seconds.

Remaining quantity: 10 drops

Creator: Battler, God of Combat

Grade: S

What is this? Theo said he got this from a god?

Sejun wondered as he looked at the Warrior’s Potion options.

The effect is worse than my beans?

He had to eat four of his beans at once, but they increased all stats by 300%.

But this only lasts for 30 seconds and increases all stats by 30%…

Just in case it wasn’t made by a god, he checked the details again and saw that it was clearly written as created by Battler, the God of Combat.

Sejun frowned. A god made this? His magic beans were much stronger. “This Battler guy must not be very powerful,” Sejun thought.

It was bad enough that Theo stole the potion, but to be treated as weak too, Battler would have been furious if he knew.

Sejun then examined the skill stone.

[Combat Skill Stone – Warrior’s Shout]

If magic is injected into the skill stone, you can learn the skill: Warrior’s Shout.

Usage Restriction: Warrior-related jobs

Grade: A+

“Inject magic, you say?”

Sejun, delighted at the prospect of learning a combat skill, immediately injected magic into the skill stone.

However,

[You cannot learn the skill because you do not have a warrior-related job.]

He was cut off by the usage restriction. I knew it wouldn’t work. Stingy. So stingy.

Sejun put the skill stones in his pocket,

“Nyaang?”

Grabbed Theo by the scruff of his neck and placed him on his lap.

After stirring the soup vigorously, he headed to the brewery.

“Fermentation.”

He used the Fermentation skill on the grape wine and added mash to the second fermentation liquor, sealing it tightly. Now, he just had to wait about two days for the triple-distilled liquor to be complete.

Once the brewery work was finished, it was already evening.

While Sejun was grilling fish and corn over the fireplace where he was boiling soup,

[The Tower Administrator says they have found the location of the Doom on the 60th floor of the Black Tower.]

“Really? Then I need to secure the land deed for the 60th floor first. Thanks, Eileen. Try this.”

Sejun sent the corn cheese he was making for dinner to Eileen.

[The Tower Administrator says the corn pops and the cheese stretches, making it really delicious.]

“Yeah. I’ll keep making delicious things for you… if you like. So maybe Eileen doesn’t have to cook so much?”

[······]

“Eileen?”

Eileen did not answer. Sejun waited, but only silence came back. Had he upset her?

At that moment,

“Nyaang?”

Theo, sensing something, raised his head and looked outside.

[Multiple Fenrir core fragments have been detected 20km northeast.]

A message suddenly appeared in front of Sejun.

“Everyone, gather around!”

Sejun, after checking the message, hurriedly called Kooeng and the four Tower Farmers who were preparing ingredients.

Not just one, but multiple, it was clearly an enemy attack.

[Multiple Fenrir core fragments have been detected 10km northeast.]

While the group was gathering, the distance to the enemy had halved.

“Now it’s only 9.5 kilometers away.”

As Sejun was telling the group the distance to the enemy,

“Chairman Park, not enemy, nyaang! It’s Iona, nyaang!”

Theo said to Sejun.

“Iona? The one coming now is Iona?”

“Puhu-hut. That’s right, nyaang!”

“Really?···Hehe. Actually, I called you to eat.”

Sejun, embarrassed for calling the group, awkwardly entered the kitchen, and the group followed Sejun into the kitchen.

A few minutes later.

“Ggyut ggyut ggyut. Hello, Sejun-nim!”

“Yeah. Welcome.”

Iona, who had arrived unnoticed, greeted Sejun while wrapping her tail around Theo.

“Theo-nim, here. I saw you taking care of this last time, so I brought it.”

Iona, after greeting Sejun, handed Theo 10 Fenrir core fragments.

“Puhu-hut. Thank you, Iona, nyaang! Chairman Park, look at this, nyaang!”

As soon as Theo received the Fenrir core fragments from Iona, he immediately presented them to Sejun. Puhu-hut. Praise me, nyaang!

“Vice Chairman Theo, excellent.”

“Puhu-hut. I, Vice Chairman Theo, am originally excellent, nyaang!”

While Theo was speaking in a boastful voice at Sejun’s praise,

Thank you.

You’re welcome.

Sejun exchanged words with Iona through their eyes.

Sejun stroked Theo’s head, ate the corn cheese, and examined the Fenrir core fragments.

Kee-hee-hit. Kking!

‘Hehe. So delicious!’

The real owner of the core fragments, Fenrir, was very busy eating the corn cheese that he didn’t even realize his core fragments were next to him.

“Most of them are less than 0.01%.”

Sejun checked the power contained in the core fragments and hid them well in his subspace storage.

Then, he had a pleasant meal while talking with the group.

As the dinner ended,

Plop.

Kking···

‘Butler, I’m full···’

Fenrir, who had eaten a lot of corn cheese and had a full belly, lay sprawled out in front of Sejun, asking for help,

“Alright.”

Sejun stroked Fenrir’s belly to help with digestion.

A moment later,

Kkirorong.

Fenrir, who was being stroked by Sejun, fell asleep just like that.

“Hehehe. Put him to sleep.”

Sejun laid Fenrir on the bed, came out, and buried the Fenrir core fragments that Iona had brought in the field.

And then,

Gulp.

[You have consumed mugwort.]

[All stats increase by 20.]

[Lifespan increases by 3 months.]

[You have consumed a bitter medicine.]

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

[Stamina increases by 9.]

“Ugh. I can’t get used to it···”

He fainted after eating mugwort.

So, Sejun’s 395th day in the tower ended peacefully. What could have been a disaster because of Battler, turned out okay thanks to Theo.

Meanwhile, on Earth…

Austin, the capital of Texas, USA.

-Citizens, please evacuate the city under the control of the soldiers.

The roads were currently filled with vehicles evacuating from the Flesh-Eating Beasts swarming into Austin.

While Austin’s roads were blocked by refugees,

“Check for any gaps!”

“Yes!”

300 hunters urgently dispatched from surrounding cities prepared to fight the Flesh-Eating Beasts at the borders of Austin.

They created sturdy barriers by laying cars in several layers along the roads where there were solid walls.

They planned to hold out here for about 3 days, buying time for the refugees to evacuate the city.

As they waited for the enemy and inspected their positions,

Keee-ack.

A horde of Flesh-Eating Beasts began to appear.

Pooduduk. Pooduduk.

About 10 minutes later, the Flesh-Eating Beasts arrived at the barriers created by the hunters.

The Flesh-Eating Beasts were naturally blocked by the barriers they had created and could not move forward.

“Attack! That one has high fire magic resistance, so mages should focus on wind magic!”

“Yes!”

“Don’t overdo it! Just buy time!”

Hunters with swords or spears climbed onto the barriers to lure the Flesh-Eating Beasts from going elsewhere,

While hunters using bows or magic attacked the Flesh-Eating Beasts from high buildings, and shot any beasts that tried to attack from the sides.

2 hours later.

The ground in front of the barriers was stained red with the fluid spilled by the dying Flesh-Eating Beasts.

Ping.

“Soren, we could hold out for a week at this rate?”

A hunter who accurately shot the stalk connected to the head of a Flesh-Eating Beast trying to break away from the group and attack from the side, separating the head and stalk, said to his colleague.

“Yeah. Did we evacuate people for nothing···”

As Soren replied,

Gooooh.

Suddenly, the liquid spilled by the dying Flesh-Eating Beasts in front of the barriers began to come together.

As the corpses of the Flesh-Eating Beasts piled up, Halphas used the corpses to send additional disasters.

And it soon transformed into a giant leech.

“Oh?! It’s a leech! Blood···”

Wham!

Before Soren could finish telling the hunters guarding the barriers, the giant leech crashed into the barriers.

Hunters were swallowed by the giant leech’s body, their blood sucked, and they turned into mummies in an instant.

“That thing can’t live without grapes···retreat.”

The hunters hurriedly got into the cars they had prepared and left the position.

However,

Kugugung.

The ground vibrated,

Wham!

A giant leech emerged from under the ground and swallowed the car. There was more than one giant leech.

Keee-ack!

Thus, the Flesh-Eating Beasts and giant leeches entered Austin together.

And there were still 2 million citizens in Austin who had not yet evacuated.

Back in the Black Tower…

99th floor of the Black Tower.

As night deepened,

(Bat-bat! Good night, everyone!)

The golden bat, Batbat, began its activities.

As soon as Batbat woke up,

Flap. Flap.

It went to the kitchen and started eating the fruit Sejun had prepared.

Slurp. Slurp.

(Bat-bat! Grapes are so delicious!)

Having finished its meal, Batbat,

Stirred the soup that was still being cooked once for Sejun,

“Hello, I’m Batbat. Nice to meet you.”

It also greeted the sausage tree that hadn’t even sprouted yet.

Then, it headed to the eastern cave for training. To practice its brothers’ skills as usual.

However,

(Bat!)

(Bat!)

Today, it was having quite a hard time.

(Bat-bat···Kooeng-hyungnim’s new technique is difficult···)

Because of Kooeng’s new technique, the Kooeng Manbokwon. No matter how much it practiced, accurately hitting a distant target was difficult.

(Bat-bat! But I won’t give up!)

Batbat shouted and started training from the first step.

And then,

(Bat-bat. I succeeded up to 1200 steps!)

Batbat, having completed the Batbat Thousand Two Hundred Step Strike, flew home with a satisfied face.

At that moment,

[Batbat, is your power fully charged?]

As the situation on Earth became urgent, Fire came to find Batbat. It could step in itself, but the size of the enemy was too small.

(No. But how far is it?)

[Distance? About 12,000km?]

(Bat-bat. Then I think I can do it.)

[How?]

(Bat-bat. I just practiced that new technique!)

Batbat’s first step was very different from Kooeng’s first step.

(Bat-bat. Fire-nim, see you on Earth then!)

Having moved to Earth, Batbat.

[It’s over there!]

(Bat-bat! Yes! Batbat Thousand Two Hundred Step Strike!)

With a determined squeak, Batbat launched itself towards Earth, ready to unleash its new power on Austin.