Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 414

Green Tower, 99th floor.

“Grow!”

Ophelia scattered the mugwort seeds Sejun sent. She used her magic skill. Quickly, the seeds grew roots and became mugwort.

[Harvested vibrant magical mugwort.]

[Job experience slightly increased.]

[Proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 7 slightly increased.]

[Acquired 70 experience points.]

[One piece of vibrant magical mugwort is offered to Park Sejun, the tower farmer of the Black Tower.]

Ophelia diligently harvested mugwort to send to Sejun.

“Alright. Harvesting 20,000 mugworts is done! What should I do now?”

I don’t want to work anymore!

Ophelia straightened her back and spoke after harvesting the mugwort.

“Ah, right!”

Park Sejun’s shop is said to be on the first floor of our tower.

“Hehe. I should go take a look.”

Ophelia walked to the Green Tower administrator’s area. The room was large and quiet, filled with the gentle hum of magic. Dusty books lined the walls, and strange, glowing crystals pulsed with soft light.

Krooong.

“Grandma is sleeping.”

Ophelia carefully held the crystal ball and left the room, making sure not to wake the sleeping Brachio.

“Show me the first floor of the tower.”

Looking into the crystal ball, she searched for Sejun’s shop on the first floor of the Green Tower.

“Oh! I found it!”

Ophelia found Sejun’s shop. A noisy crowd of hunters filled the space in front of the shop. They were pushing and talking loudly, the air thick with the smell of sweat and excitement.

“Oh! They’re selling Park Sejun’s crops in the shop.”

I want to eat Park Sejun’s crops too…

“Tch…”

Ophelia wiped away the drool that had unconsciously escaped her lips. Because of her pride, Ophelia couldn’t bring herself to ask Sejun directly for crops. She only ate Sejun’s crops when Brachio bought them from Yongyong Market.

“Should I… just go and try a little?” Ophelia whispered to herself.

She hesitated, her green eyes flicking towards the crystal ball that showed Brachio sleeping peacefully. “No,” she said firmly, shaking her head. “Grandma said stay put. No wandering.” Brachio’s deep voice echoed in her memory, warning her about the dangers of the lower floors.

But then, her gaze drifted back to the images of Sejun’s shop. Hunters were laughing and munching on bright red tomatoes and steaming corn. The delicious smell seemed to drift even from the crystal ball, making her stomach rumble. “Oh, but they smell so good…” she mumbled, her resolve weakening.

“The more I look, the harder it gets. But are these guys doing their jobs well?”

As she wanted to eat it more and more, Ophelia decided to distract herself by looking for the bosses she had sent.

“You guys!!!”

Ophelia flared up as she looked at the bosses.

Agni, the boss of the 99th floor, was grilling crops and happily eating grilled corn.

Cerberus, the boss of the 98th floor, was guarding the entrance while lying down and eating roasted sweet potatoes.

Even Egel, the Saintess of Destruction, the boss of the 97th floor, was healing hunters in the treatment center while eating cherry tomatoes.

Since Sejun Company basically provided three meals a day, the bosses were naturally provided with meals as well.

These guys are eating only for themselves!

“Eish! I can’t stand it!”

I’m going to go eat too!

Ophelia carefully looked at Brachio.

Kroooeong.

Good. He’s fast asleep!

“Move to the first floor of the Green Tower.”

Ophelia, having confirmed that Brachio was fast asleep, grabbed the crystal ball and spoke.

[Do you want to move to the first floor of the Green Tower?]

“Yes!”

[Moving to the first floor of the Green Tower.]

And so, Ophelia moved to the first floor of the Green Tower.

What?! It’s Theo, Park Sejun’s subordinate.

Blocking the attack aimed at her, she greeted Theo.

“Nya! Ophelia, President Park’s slave, is pleased to meet you, nya!”

Ophelia felt a sting at Theo’s word ‘slave’. It was true, but she didn’t like hearing it said aloud.

Besides, now is not the time to dwell on such things!

Ophelia had a purpose for being here.

“Oh, those look delicious! Can I have some too?”

Ophelia hurriedly pointed to the crops being sold in the shop and spoke to Theo.

“Puhu! I understand, nya!”

At Ophelia’s words, Theo readily took out crops from his bundle and handed them over. Since he was providing meals to Sejun Company employees, it wasn’t strange at all from Theo’s perspective.

“Isn’t there anything I can do for you?”

Ophelia, unaware of this, asked Theo if there was anything she could help with. She didn’t want to spread rumors that the great Green Dragon didn’t pay for things.

“Then go quickly, nya! I’m tired, nya!”

“Huh? So… Sorry!”

Only then did Ophelia see Theo’s tired face from absorbing her energy.

“Then I’ll be going!”

As Ophelia hurried back.

“Nyaa… I’m tired, nya!”

Theo, exhausted, trudged back to the Black Tower. He needed President Park’s lap recharge, nya!

Black Tower, 99th floor.

“Umm.”

Sejun, who had opened his eyes, carefully moved his body. Fortunately, nothing hurt.

“Were the bones replaced properly?”

Sejun hurriedly checked his authority.

>Authority: Strong Young Dragon’s Solid Bones>

Level +10

All stats +100

All stat potential +1000

All stats increase by 1 every 10 days for 10,000 days.

Learning efficiency increases.

Dragon bones increase resistance to external energy.

Due to the dense solid bones, all stat potential is additionally increased by 1000, and bones do not break easily.

“Wow.”

Crazy!

Sejun couldn’t close his mouth after seeing the options of the authority. This authority was truly amazing.

Thanks to it, his level became 98, he gained 10 bonus stats, and his strength stat increased by 100.

All stat potential increased by 1000+1000, a total of 2000.

Moreover, for almost 30 years, all stats will increase by 1 every 10 days just by breathing.

That’s all stats 1000.

Everything else was also good.

“Eileen, thank you so much!”

Although the authority was strengthened thanks to Blackie, Sejun, who didn’t know that, thought it was all thanks to Eileen.

[The tower’s administrator says you’ve worked hard.]

It’s strange. I clearly granted ‘Fragile Young Dragon’s Bones’…

Eileen found it strange that Sejun’s authority was strengthened, but she thought it was good that it was good.

Sejun had a conversation with Eileen.

“I’ll put all 10 bonus stats into agility.”

Sejun raised his agility, which was his lowest stat, with the bonus stats.

“But that Blackie is a jerk.”

He must have seen me faint, so why did he just leave me?

“Blackie!”

Sejun, sulking, called for Blackie.

Kkirorong.

Sejun pushed open the storage room door, and there he was. Ggumangi was sprawled out amongst the sacks of potatoes, his tiny brown body round and belly bulging. He had clearly fallen asleep mid-meal, still clutching a half-eaten sweet potato in his little paws.

“Honestly,” Sejun murmured, shaking his head. “What am I going to do with you?” He looked at the sleeping creature. How could he be truly angry at something so small?

Sejun sighed and sat down beside Ggumangi, gently stroking his soft belly.

*Burp.*

*Hee hee!*

Ggumangi let out a loud, satisfied burp, then opened his eyes and grinned sheepishly. He reached out with his tiny paws, grabbed Sejun’s hand, and leaned his head against it, purring softly.

“You think this is funny, huh?” Sejun grumbled, but a smile twitched at the corner of his lips. It was hard to stay annoyed. Carefully, he scooped Ggumangi into his sling bag, then began to clean up the scattered bits of sweet potato from the floor.

Just then,

“Chairman Park, Theo is back, meow!”

Theo, returned from the Green Tower, dashed towards Sejun.

*Smack!*

As usual, he’d aimed for Sejun’s face.

“Puhuhu.”

Theo, plastered to Sejun’s face, rubbed his own face against the top of Sejun’s head.

“Did everything go well?” Sejun asked, a hint of concern in his voice.

“Puhuhu. Yes, meow! And Ophelia came to the shop, meow!”

“Ophelia?!”

“That’s right, meow!”

“If Ophelia showed up, the first floor of the tower must have been in chaos, right?”

“Puhuhu. It was chaos, meow! But don’t worry, *I* took care of it! Absorbed all her energy, meow!”

“Huh? Why would you absorb all of it? What if something bad happens to you?!”

“Meow? Puhuhu. Chairman Park, were you worried about me just now, meow?”

“Huh?”

“Don’t worry, meow! Thanks to absorbing Ophelia’s energy, I’ve become much stronger, meow!”

Theo, pleased by Sejun’s concern, puffed out his chest and exclaimed in a haughty voice.

Sejun sighed inwardly. Why did he always worry so much about others?

“So, why did Ophelia come?”

“She wanted Chairman Park’s crops, meow!”

“Really? She should have told me.”

Was her pride hurt?

“Well, Theo can take care of it from now on. Every time Ophelia appears, Vice Chairman Theo can absorb her energy and get stronger.”

“Meow! That’s a great idea, meow! Chairman Park is a genius, meow!”

“Hmph. Of course. Vice Chairman Theo should consider it an honor to be a subordinate of the genius Chairman Park.”

“Puhuhu. Of course, Vice Chairman Theo considers it an honor to be a subordinate of the genius Chairman Park, meow!”

What is it? How can you take a joke so seriously?

And why is the embarrassment all mine?

“Puhuhu. Meeting the genius Chairman Park is the best thing that has ever happened in my cat life, meow! I respect you, meow! Chairman Park is great, meow!”

Theo continued to praise Sejun, oblivious to Sejun’s feelings.

Stop it.

Just as Sejun was about to cover Theo’s mouth,

“But your face looks awful, meow!”

Ugh.

Sejun’s embarrassment vanished, replaced by a new wave of annoyance.

“Let’s go.”

“Understood, meow!”

At Sejun’s words, Theo clung to Sejun’s knee, and Sejun moved his feet, exiting the storage room.

As Sejun stepped outside,

Kooeng!

[Daddy Kooeng is here!]

Bbyot!

[I’m here too!]

“I’m here too!”

Kooeng, Bbyot, and Yuren, who had received Uma Wang’s special training, returned together.

“Why are you all so late, meow?!” Theo asked, looking at Bbyot and Yuren. They were supposed to enslave the skeletons on the 96th floor of the tower and come up.

“That’s because on the way up…” Yuren explained the situation.

“So… you’re saying you ran into a thief on the way up and were chasing after them, so you were late?”

“Yes!” As expected of Yuren, the icon of misfortune.

“So, did you catch them?”

Bbyot! Bbyot!

[No! They suddenly disappeared on the 81st floor of the tower, so we couldn’t catch them!]

Bbyot answered in an indignant voice.

“Hmm. It’s time for Detective Sherlock Sejun to step in.”

The 81st floor of the tower is a place Sejun can go. It seemed like a good idea to check on the pear farm after a long time.

“Puhuhu. Then Detective Sherlock Sejun’s assistant, Theotson, will also be dispatched, meow!”

Kooeng!

[Detective Koonan will also be dispatched, kooeng!]

“Then let’s leave right away!”

And so, Sejun and his party, who had decided to chase after the thief, moved to the waypoint.

[Arrived at the 81st floor of the Black Tower.]

Sejun, who had arrived at the 81st floor of the tower via the waypoint, called out to his companions in the subspace warehouse.

“Bbyot, lead us to where you lost the thief.”

Bbyot! Bbyot!

[Yes! Trust me!]

They moved, following Bbyot.

Outskirts of Destruction.

Halphas, the 2nd Seat of the Apostles of Destruction, the Raven of Death, frowned as he watched the red energy slowly disappear from the orb.

This had never happened before, and now it was happening twice…

Something he didn’t know was clearly happening.

“To dare defy the power of destruction!” Halphas was furious at the phenomenon of the power of destruction decreasing in both ‘Earth’ and ‘Neta.’

“What is Fenrir doing?!” Halphas was angry at Fenrir, who was not even present.

Just then,

-Halphas, why are you calling me?

Fenrir’s voice was heard.

“Fenrir? Why is your voice coming from there?” Halphas asked, looking at the orb containing Earth.

-It’s none of your business. More importantly, hand over the control of the Calamity. I’ll take care of this place.

Fenrir’s thought did not mention the scattered core fragments.

Even though they were Apostles of Destruction, they were like wild beasts who would tear each other apart if they showed any weakness.

“Alright. I’ll hand over the control of the Calamity.” Halphas handed over the control as requested.

And so, control of all the Calamities on Earth was transferred to Michael.

Bbyot! Bbyot!

[It’s here! They suddenly disappeared here!]

Bbyot stopped in front of a towering stone wall, its surface rough and cold to the touch. The air on the 81st floor felt heavy and still.

Just then,

Kooeng!

[I smell something, kooeng!]

Kooeng closed his eyes and followed the scent of the culprit, relying on his sense of smell, when suddenly his figure disappeared.

And

*Thud!*

A huge building appeared with a deafening roar.

Hehehe. Kooeng!

[Hehehe. Daddy Kooeng solved the case, kooeng!]

Kooeng sniffed the air again. “Illusion magic!” he barked, understanding dawning in his eyes. Sejun’s eyes narrowed. “Someone is trying to trick us,” he said.