Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 400

“Ahem. Mr. Theo Park, you have passed the first stage of the Tycoon promotion test. Congratulations,”

Mason was still staring at the Fame score, his eyes wide. It was three digits – impossible! Shaking his head slightly, he announced, “Mr. Theo Park,” his voice still a little shaky, “you have passed the first stage of the Tycoon promotion test. Congratulations.”

“Heh heh heh! Thank you! Chairman Park, we did it!”

Theo rubbed his face against Sejun’s knee, speaking in a bright voice.

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut.”

He stroked Iona’s head with his right forepaw as she clung to his tail.

Just then,

Kooeng.

[Daddy, Kooeng is hungry.]

Kooeng had been shaking Mason’s collar a lot. Now, he seemed hungry. He grabbed Sejun’s hand and whined.

“Just a moment.”

Sejun took out boiled Egg Fruit and milk from his subspace warehouse.

Kking?

Fenrir, who had been sleeping in the sling bag, cautiously raised his head and looked around. ‘What’s to eat?’

“Did Blackie wake up for a snack too?”

Sejun took out dried sweet potato and placed it in Fenrir’s mouth.

Kkihihit. Kking.

‘Heh heh. Delicious.’

Chomp. Chomp···

Fenrir chewed the dried sweet potato a few times before falling back asleep.

And then,

Tap.

Tap.

Sejun and Kooeng sat at the table in the association president’s office, happily peeling and eating Egg Fruit. Sejun was feeling peckish as well.

“Here.”

“Heh heh heh! Delicious! Chairman Mason, bring on the second stage test!”

Theo, receiving the yolk from Sejun, shouted at Mason in a confident voice.

“Yes… The second stage of the Tycoon promotion test is to bring 1,000 employment contracts.”

The second stage test was to see if the candidate had the ability to employ many workers as a Tycoon.

“Heh heh heh! Too easy!”

Theo took out a thick bundle of contracts from his pack. Nearly 200,000 contracts.

All of them were slave contracts, but

“Oh. Mr. Theo Park really treats his employees well.”

To Mason, they appeared to be contracts with good employment conditions, guaranteeing daily wages and meals, and not requiring more than 8 hours of work per day.

“To employ so many people, you are truly amazing. You have passed the second stage of the Tycoon promotion test as well.”

“Heh heh heh! I’m amazing to begin with! Chairman Park, isn’t that right?”

“Of course! Our Vice Chairman Theo is truly amazing.”

He wouldn’t usually spoil him a little, but today was a special day.

Besides, he couldn’t possibly dampen the little one’s spirits, so Sejun praised Theo a bit excessively.

“Heh heh heh! I know I’m amazing! The amazing Vice Chairman Theo and Chairman Park have done it again!”

Theo was showered with Sejun’s praise.

“Chairman Mason, bring on the next test!”

Thanks to that, he became even more puffed up, sticking out his chest and speaking in an incredibly confident voice.

“Yes. The third stage of the Tycoon promotion test is to test the Tycoon’s fighting skill…”

The Tycoon must be skilled in both commerce and fighting.

It is necessary to be good at both commerce and martial arts.

Mason put on his monocle. He pointed to a device. ‘This is a martial power measuring device,’ he explained about the test.

“Chairman Park, lend me some money!”

“Alright.”

Theo borrowed money from Sejun.

I can’t let our Vice Chairman Theo be looked down upon. Burn it all up! Vice Chairman Theo!

Sejun gave Theo one-third of the treasures from his subspace warehouse.

“Heh heh heh! Chairman Park has so much wealth to burn!”

As Theo happily burned the wealth Sejun gave him,

Fwoooosh!

Theo’s body emitted a dazzling golden light, almost appearing as the sun itself.

And then,

Bang!

The martial power measuring device, capable of measuring up to 999, was destroyed.

“Gasp! This was expensive…”

Mason said sadly, picking up the broken pieces of the martial power measuring device.

The latest model, upgraded at a huge cost after being destroyed while measuring the fighting skill of the Ox King…

While Mason was in despair,

“Chairman Park, did I do well?! I completely showed them!”

Theo, with a smug expression, clung to Sejun’s knee, boasting about his achievements. ‘Praise me quickly!’

“Our Vice Chairman Theo, you did well.”

“Heh heh heh! I know! I’m good at this!”

Theo, receiving Sejun’s praise, became even more too proud.

“Heh heh heh! Chairman Mason, bring on the next stage, the fourth test!”

“Yes. The fourth stage of the Tycoon promotion test is to bring a total of 11 trillion Top Coins, which includes 1 trillion Top Coins for the promotion fee and 10 trillion Top Coins as surplus funds.”

The fourth stage of the Tycoon promotion test was a test of financial power, the most important condition for a Tycoon.

“Heh heh heh! I understand! Chairman Park, lend me some money!”

“Alright. Here.”

Sejun took out 11 trillion Top Coins from his subspace warehouse and gave them to Theo.

“Chairman Mason, here it is!”

“Mr. Theo Park, you have passed the fourth stage of the Tycoon promotion test as well.”

He passed the fourth stage test with ease.

“Then, let’s begin the final test for the Tycoon promotion.”

Mason took out five scrolls from his pocket and handed them to Theo. The numbers 1 through 5 were written on the outside.

“What is this?”

“Just a moment! You must open them in order. If you open them forcibly, you will be stripped of your chance to become a Tycoon.”

Mason hurriedly stopped Theo, who was about to open the scrolls as soon as he received them.

“Nyang?!”

At the words ‘stripped of Tycoon qualification,’ Theo quickly put down the scrolls. ‘That won’t do! I’m going to become a Tycoon and receive Chairman Park’s congratulations!’

“Ahem. Please listen to my explanation first.”

“Alright!”

“The scrolls are items that randomly display the names and quantities of items registered with the Wandering Merchant Association when opened.

Mason continued his explanation.

“The final test is to bring the items written on the five scrolls in the correct quantities within three months. Whether you find them yourself or buy them with money, just bring them.”

The final test was to see if the candidate had the ability to get the necessary items as a Tycoon.

However, this test also really tests one more thing.

That is luck.

If you are lucky, an easy item will appear, and you can easily become a Tycoon, but if you are unlucky, an almost impossible-to-find item may appear.

“By the way, the items you find will vanish. But…”

If you fail the test, the items will be returned as they are, and if you pass the test, you will receive items worth as much as all the items together as a reward.

“Then, open the first scroll. The test will begin as soon as you open the first scroll.”

“Alright!”

Fwoosh.

As Theo fearlessly opened the first scroll, the list of items inside began to spin rapidly like a roulette wheel.

The rapidly spinning, colorful letters. The items are marked in five colors according to their difficulty of getting them.

Starting with yellow, the easiest to get, followed by green, blue, red, and finally black, which means it’s almost impossible to get.

‘Theo Park’s luck is said to be so good, let’s see how good it really is?’

Mason watched Theo’s scroll with great interest.

However,

‘A dud.’

Mason made a disappointed face as he looked at the red letters on the scroll.

[One Phoenix Tail Feather]

The first item that came out was, unfortunately, a Phoenix Tail Feather, which was said to be difficult to get. It could take all three months just to find this one item.

There are some merchants like that. They are usually lucky, but unlucky at crucial moments.

Just as Mason was predicting Theo’s failure in the Tycoon promotion test,

“Vice Chairman Theo, here.”

Sejun handed Theo a red feather.

“Heh heh heh! Thank you, Chairman Park!”

As Theo placed the feather he received from Sejun on the scroll,

Swish.

The feather disappeared, the letters written on the scroll were erased, and the word ‘Passed’ appeared.

“Heh heh heh! Too easy!”

Fwoosh.

As the excited Theo opened the second scroll,

“······.”

Mason was so surprised that he couldn’t close his mouth.

‘How did he prepare the Phoenix Tail Feather in advance, as if he had seen the future?’

‘He really seems to be lucky.’

Just as Mason was acknowledging Theo as a lucky fellow, the letters stopped.

‘Black?’

The color that signifies impossible acquisition.

‘Did he use up all his luck in the beginning… This will be difficult.’

Mason now predicted Theo’s failure with 100% certainty.

[One Branch of the World Tree]

Because as far as he knew, there was no World Tree in the Black Tower. It was an item that could not be gotten no matter what efforts were made.

However,

“Vice Chairman Theo, here.”

Sejun took out a branch of Podori, which he had been keeping in his subspace warehouse, and handed it over.

“Heh heh heh! Thank you, Chairman Park!”

As Theo brought Podori’s branch to the second scroll, the word ‘Passed’ appeared.

A red letter appeared on the third scroll.

However,

[One Staff of Disaster]

“Iona, give me your staff! I’ll get you a better one later!”

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut. Yes!”

He passed without any tension.

The fourth scroll was black again.

[One Red Bone]

Red Bone did not mean to bring a red-colored bone, but rather referred to the Ox King’s beloved pet.

Taking the beloved pet of the Ox King, the strongest being in the Black Tower, was impossible.

However,

Kooeng!

[Kooeng has a red bone!]

Kooeng took out a red club from his snack pouch.

The Ox King had thrown it away, saying he didn’t need it, and Kooeng had packed it in his snack pouch to use as a Justice Bong.

Clearly, the world really didn’t want to let Theo become a Tycoon, but

“Heh heh heh! Easy!”

Theo lightly rejected the world’s rejection.

‘Am I dreaming right now?’

Mason couldn’t wrap his head around what was happening in front of him.

What was even more surprising was that he hadn’t gone outside to find the items even once, and that the Tycoon promotion test hadn’t even been going on for an hour.

It was truly unbelievable.

“Heh heh heh! Now it’s the last one!”

In the meantime, Theo opened the fifth scroll.

At that moment,

Fwoosh.

A dazzling light burst from the scroll.

“Golden?!”

‘There was a color like this?’

Mason was shocked. Even he, who had overseen many Tycoon promotion tests, was seeing this color for the first time.

It was certain. The world hated Theo becoming a Tycoon.

If not…

[10,000 Scales of the Great Black Dragon]

‘There’s no way it would ask him to find something like this.’

Even if Theo was a subordinate of the Great Dragon, there was no way a dragon would give him 10,000 of its own scales… Wait?!

“Vice Chairman Theo, here.”

“Heh heh heh! Thank you, Chairman Park!”

Sejun took out the scales of the Great Black Dragon from his subspace warehouse and handed them to Theo, and the word ‘Passed’ appeared on the fifth scroll as well.

As soon as all the items were collected,

Whoosh.

The scrolls from 1 to 5 floated into the sky and began to merge into one.

“Good heavens…”

Mason stared without saying anything as the items of incredible acquisition difficulty were combined. He had no idea what item would come out.

As Mason watched the items being combined,

“Chairman Mason, am I a Tycoon now?!”

Theo asked Mason.

“Ah. Yes. Mr. Theo, you are now the fourth Tycoon of the Black Tower.”

“Heh heh heh! I understand! Chairman Park, I’m a Tycoon now!”

Theo, having received Mason’s recognition, hurriedly ran to Sejun. ‘I’m going to be congratulated by Chairman Park first!’

“Vice Chairman Theo, congratulations on becoming a Tycoon.”

“Heh heh heh! I’m so happy!”

Theo was overjoyed to have passed his Tycoon promotion test with Sejun and to receive his congratulations.

Kooeng!

[Big Brother, congratulations on becoming a Tycoon!]

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut. Theo, congratulations on becoming a Tycoon.”

Kooeng and Iona also congratulated Theo.

“Heh heh heh! Thank you! From now on, call me Theo Park, the Tycoon!”

The atmosphere was very friendly.

Just then,

Thud.

A black bundle fell from the spot where the five scrolls had merged. Mason’s eyes widened, wondering what it could be.