Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 401

“Huh? A sack?”

Mason was watching closely and saw the black sack first.

“Nya?!”

“I feel a pull, nya!” Theo exclaimed.

Theo, who was being petted on Sejun’s lap, found the dark sack.

Tap tap tap!

Theo quickly ran, grabbed the dark sack, and then snuggled into Sejun’s arms.

“Chairman Park, take this, nya! It’s a good one, nya!” he said.

“Phoo hoo hoo. Phoo hoo hoo,” Theo purred, rubbing his head against Sejun’s knee, reveling in happiness.

[Sack of a Traveling Merchant Wandering the Nine Towers]

Nine Towers?

Sejun checked the details of the sack with the unusual name.

[Sack of a Traveling Merchant Wandering the Nine Towers]

This was a very special sack. It was made for the Traveling Merchant test in the Black Tower.

It was made from amazing things! Scales from a Great Black Dragon made it strong. Branches from the World Tree, a magical tree, gave it a huge space inside. They also used red bones, the Staff of Calamity, and even a feather from a phoenix!

Because of these materials, the sack could do incredible things. Every 30 days, it could take its owner, Theo Park, to a random floor in one of the Nine Towers. It cost 1 trillion Tower Coins each time it moved to a new tower.

If Theo wanted to go to a different tower sooner, he could pay 500 billion Tower Coins to change location. He could do this up to 5 times in 30 days.

This sack belonged only to Theo Park, the Traveling Merchant. Only someone with enough magic power could use it.

Creator: A mysterious God!

Rank: ★★★★★ (Very High Quality)

“Huh?!”

It connects to other towers? Does that mean it’s possible to visit other towers?

“Vice Chairman Theo, open this.” Sejun said.

“Understood, nya!” Theo replied.

Theo opened the sack, and inside, there was only space to put things.

“Nya! It’s so wide, nya! Chairman Park, can I have it? Please?” Theo purred, rubbing against Sejun’s leg.

Theo put his front paw in and waved it around, speaking in an excited voice.

“That’s yours,” Sejun said.

“Phoo hoo hoo. I knew Chairman Park would give it to me, nya! Thank you, nya!” Theo misunderstood Sejun’s words and thanked him as he received the sturdy sack.

“Okay, Theo. First thing’s first, take this.”

Sejun handed Theo 1 trillion Tower Coins.

“Nya?! Burn this, nya?”

Theo was about to burn the money right away.

“No, no, wait a minute, Theo!”

Sejun hurriedly stopped Theo.

“Put the money in the sack.”

“Understood, nya!”

As Theo put the money in the sack,

Oooong.

The sack emitted a red light.

“Chairman Park, the sack says it’s connected to another tower, nya!”

“Really? Then put your front paw in.”

“Understood, nya!”

Theo put his front paw in as Sejun said.

“How is it?”

“Something… is touching me, nya! It’s damp, nya! What is it, nya?!”

Feeling unpleasantly damp, Theo put his face inside the sack, and a giant centipede was putting Theo’s front paw in its mouth.

Of course, it couldn’t chew through thanks to Theo’s talent: Strong Fur.

“Nya!”

Theo defeated the centipede that dared to eat his front paw.

“Nya?! But where is this, nya?”

He put his whole body inside the sack and turned around.

That’s where I came from, nya.

Behind him, he could see the entrance of the sack, just like in the Black Tower. It seemed he could open and close the sack whenever he wanted.

[Current Location – Violet Tower 72nd Floor]

[Connection will be terminated in 29 days, 23 hours, and 58 minutes.]

The location and remaining time were displayed above the dark sack.

“Phoo hoo hoo. I have to tell Chairman Park, nya!”

Theo went back into the sack with excited steps.

[Exposed to deadly poison.]

“Kerk!”

As soon as Theo came out of the sack, Sejun collapsed. As Theo was out, a strange, sharp smell filled the air. Sejun gasped, his throat burning.

The Violet Tower was basically full of poison.

“Nya?”

Just by Theo staying in the Violet Tower for a short time, his fur was covered in poison.

Squawk! Squawk!

[Daddy collapsed again! It smells like poison!]

Kkuengi hurriedly took out Detox Daikon from his snack pouch and fed it to Sejun.

“Cure Poison!”

Iona hurriedly dispelled the poison on Theo’s fur with magic.

“Umm…”

While Sejun was regaining consciousness,

Gulp. Gulp.

Mason was also drinking the antidote.

“The sack is connected to the 72nd floor of the Violet Tower?”

“That’s right, nya!”

“Hmm. I see. Let’s think a bit more about how to use the mysterious sack.”

“Understood, nya! Chairman Park should think a lot, nya!”

Sejun smiled. ‘This sack is amazing! Theo, you’ve become a real Traveling Merchant. We need to celebrate!’

“Okay.”

Inner peace.

Sejun calmed his desire to grab and stretch the cheek of Theo, who was rubbing his face on his knee. He’d let it go today.

There was something more important now.

Since Theo had become a Traveling Merchant, Sejun was thinking of throwing a party to celebrate. Today, Chairman Park was treating! Ring the Golden Bell!

“Traveling Merchant Vice Chairman Theo, wait here.”

Sejun had Theo wait in the Association President’s office for the surprise party.

“Nya?! I don’t want to, nya! I’m going with you, nya!”

At Sejun’s words, Theo immediately grabbed Sejun’s knee tightly.

“No, no, wait a minute, Theo.”

“Understood, nya! Traveling Merchant Vice Chairman Theo will wait here, so you have to come quickly, nya!”

He let go of Sejun’s knee, dejected at Sejun’s firm words.

“I’ll be back in an hour. Let’s go, kids!”

As Sejun left with Kkuengi and Iona to prepare for the party,

“Theo, this Park Sejun… he seems very important. Who is he?”

Mason asked Theo. Mason was impressed. He had seen how easily Sejun gave away money and dragon scales.

With such tremendous fame and the ability to casually produce a large sum of money and 1,000 scales of the Great Black Dragon, he couldn’t be an ordinary being…

He had never heard the name Park Sejun before.

“Nya? Didn’t I tell you, nya? Park Sejun is Chairman Park, and Chairman Park is the Great Black Dragon, nya!”

“Huh?! The… the Great Black Dragon?!”

“Why are you telling me this now?!”

Mason looked at Theo with resentful eyes, recalling his disrespectful attitude towards Sejun, whom he had dismissed as lacking fame.

If the Great Black Dragon were to become enraged, thinking, ‘Huh?! Come to think of it, that guy’s attitude earlier was unpleasant,’ he would be a dead man.

Mason trembled in fear.

The last decorations were in place. Sejun smiled, ready for the next adventure. “Theo, let’s go!”

“Understood, meow!”

At Sejun’s call, Theo rushed over and hugged Sejun’s knees tightly.

As Sejun took Theo and left,

Mason slumped onto a chair, wiping sweat from his forehead. “Phew,” he sighed. “Finally, they’re gone!”

Just then,

Sejun paused at the door. “Mason, are you coming? The celebration is starting, and I’m treating everyone!”

“I-I’m coming!” Mason followed Sejun like a lamb being led to the slaughterhouse.

“Phew. What a dilemma.” Emila Iveness, the Apostle of the Creator God, said with a sigh.

“What should I do with Sejun, the young man from the Black Tower?”

Emila’s worry was about Sejun.

Sejun was the closest to solving the important tasks the Creator God had set in motion. Not just one or two, but all of them were directly connected to Sejun.

However,

“He’s too weak.” Sejun was too weak to carry out the tasks. She was greatly worried about whether he could properly handle the things to come.

Besides, there was no one as capable as Sejun to replace him.

“For now, I should support the young man from the Black Tower while watching the situation. But how do I support him?” Emila pondered how to help Sejun and thought of a being who could assist him.

“Where is Patrick, the God of Earth, right now?” Emila began searching for Patrick’s location.

As Sejun exited the headquarters of the Wandering Merchant Association,

“Kkueng!” Kkuengi grew in size and placed Sejun on his forepaw.

As they entered the city,

“Wow! Grand Merchant Theo Park!”

“Wow! Congratulations on becoming a Grand Merchant!” The city was filled with people celebrating Theo’s ascension to Grand Merchant. Colorful banners hung from buildings, music played from every corner, and the air was filled with laughter and chatter.

Sejun had rented out all the restaurants in the shopping district today, allowing everyone to eat and drink for free. Iona only had to ‘Kkyu-’ once for everyone to actively cooperate.

“Puhuhu. You’re wrong, meow! This body is the subordinate of the great Black Dragon, the deadly Dragon Claw Golden Cat Grand Merchant Theo Park, meow!” Theo, quickly puffed up by the cheers of many, shouted loudly, strutting around with pride.

“Wow! Subordinate of the great Black Dragon, deadly Dragon Claw! Golden Cat Grand Merchant Theo Park, hooray!” The crowd followed Theo’s words and shouted enthusiastically.

But why are they so desperate? We’re going to eat delicious things afterward, though?

While Sejun was puzzled by the enthusiastic cheers,

Thud. Thud. The giant Kkuengi slowly walked through the city, starting the parade. People stared in amazement as the enormous Kkuengi lumbered down the street, its massive form dwarfing the buildings around it.

When they had circled the city once,

“Piyot!”

[Theo, congratulations on becoming a Grand Merchant!]

“Congratulations!”

“Kkokki!”

[I congratulate you too!]

Piyot and Yuren appeared, bringing Phoenix with them.

Finis, under the stealth magic cast by Iona, arrived undetected from the 70th floor to the 75th floor of the tower and hid in Granier’s heart. And Piyot and Yuren brought that Phoenix with them.

“Did anything happen on the way?”

“Piyot!”

[No!]

Piyot answered Sejun’s question.

At that moment,

Thud. Thud.

“Kkueng!”

[Dad, we’ve arrived at the restaurant!] Kkuengi placed Sejun and his party on the roof of the largest restaurant in the shopping district and then shrank again.

They settled around a long wooden table on the rooftop, lanterns strung above them casting a warm glow as dusk began to fall. The air filled with delicious smells as chefs in tall white hats hurried out from the kitchen, carrying platters piled high with steaming food. Roasted meats, colorful salads, and sweet-smelling pastries were placed before them.

Theo purred loudly, digging into a plate of fish. “Puhuhu, this is the life, meow!”

Kkuengi, mouth full, let out a happy rumble, “Kkuhehehe, more meat, Dad!”

Iona chirped excitedly, “Kkihihit! So many tasty things!”

Even Finis, peeking out from Granier’s chest, made happy squeaking noises, “Kkyutkkyutkkyut!”

Phoenix, with a dignified air, took a delicate sip of something sparkling in a tall glass. “Ppeureuht. Quite acceptable.”

Yuren, already with food smeared on his cheeks, laughed, “Uhehehe, this is the best party ever!”

Sejun smiled, watching his friends enjoy themselves. The rooftop buzzed with happy sounds, the clinking of cutlery, and the murmur of conversation, as they all feasted under the evening sky.

“But how did Yuren pass the Grand Merchant promotion exam?” Sejun asked Yuren, who was diligently stuffing food into his mouth while competing with Kkuengi.

Considering the difficulty of Theo’s promotion exam, Sejun couldn’t understand how Yuren, who lacked luck, had become a Grand Merchant.

“Me? Actually…” Yuren explained how he became a Grand Merchant.

He naturally hired the three renowned individuals with money, and he also resolved the 1000 employment contracts with money.

“Then what about fighting skills?”

“Ah. You just need to exceed 1 million? Just enough to protect yourself.”

“Ah. Is that so?” What? I thought you needed high martial prowess because it was supposed to be both business and martial arts…

“The fourth test…”

Bringing 11 trillion Tower Coins, the fourth stage of the test, was too easy for Yuren, who could create gold.

“I realized it when I saw the red color appearing from the beginning of the last test. I can’t pass this alone.”

“So?”

“Uhehehe. So, I surrounded myself with those who had good luck. But luckily, I hired a mercenary with real great luck. Thanks to him, I easily passed the test.”

“Is that so?” What is this? It’s too much of a happy ending for Yuren?

“But… that mercenary disappeared the day after I became a Grand Merchant. He took the Grand Merchant’s cart that automatically sells, which I got from the last test, and all my assets. Turns out, he was a very famous thief called Rune the Faceless Thief.”

Phew. As expected… this is more like Yuren.

Sejun felt relieved at Yuren’s words.

Perhaps the thief named Rune was similar to Theo. Bringing Yuren’s misfortune and turning it into his own fortune.

“Puhuhu. Good, meow!”

It’s a relief.

Sejun looked at Theo, who was lying on his lap and being petted, and thought it was a relief that Theo hadn’t gone down a bad path.

At that moment,

[A job quest has occurred.]

[Quest: Find Patrick, the God of Earth sealed on the 35th floor of the Golden Tower, and break the seal.]

Reward: A large amount of job experience, 5 drops of Elixir of Growth

A quest message suddenly appeared in front of Sejun.

“A job quest?” So suddenly?

As Sejun was wondering,

[A quest has occurred.]

[Quest: Lift the curse of oblivion from the Great Dragons by feeding them each a cup of Golden Samyangju.]

Reward: 3 bottles of Elixir of Growth for every 1,000 Great Dragons whose curse is lifted

Another quest message appeared.

And

[A quest has occurred.]

[Quest: Release the seals of the Gods.]

Reward: 5 bottles of Elixir of Growth for every five Gods whose seals are released

The quest appeared once again.

The support from Emila, the Apostle of the Creator God, was quite substantial.