Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 443

Theo Park, You Rascal!

“Meow, meow, meow,” Theo purred softly, kneading his paws into Sejun’s warm lap. It was a perfect morning. The sun streamed through the window, and he was getting all the attention before Sejun started his farm work.

Suddenly, a message shimmered into existence right in front of Theo’s nose:

[The Merchant God, Herga, gives 10 drops of Harvest Elixir.]

Theo blinked. Ten drops of Harvest Elixir! That was worth almost a trillion Top Coins! But…

“Nya?!” Theo exclaimed, his ears twitching in surprise and then quickly in disappointment.

Not enough, nya! he thought to himself.

Theo’s whiskers drooped, and he looked down at the tiny glass bottle that had appeared in his paws. It was pretty, filled with a golden liquid that glowed softly, but it was so small.

He had never liked how the Great Chairman Park begged a lot for a few drops of Harvest Elixir.

Heh heh heh. Merchant God Herga, nice to meet you, nya! It’s a showdown, nya! I’ll win with the skills I learned from the Great Chairman Park, nya!

Suddenly burning with competitive spirit, he challenged Herga to a match.

‘You’re being stingy, nya! Give me more, nya!’

This was Vice Chairman Theo’s Threefold Begging, an application of Chairman Park’s Threefold Haggling, nya!

So, using his special technique, he begged for more.

He didn’t make a sound, though. He wanted to beat the Merchant God Herga and brag to Sejun.

Then,

[The Merchant God, Herga, is angry, saying you’ve been used too much by Park Sejun and that 10 drops of Harvest Elixir is plenty.]

Herga answered back.

‘Did you just call the Great Chairman Park by name?! And Chairman Park doesn’t use anyone, nya!’

Theo’s fur bristled at Herga’s words, which made Sejun look bad.

Who gave him grilled fish and Churu as a tricked, insignificant cat seller, nya?!

Who offered him their great lap, nya?!

Who made him a great merchant, nya?!

It was the great and mighty Chairman Park, nya!

And you dare insult such a great Chairman Park, nya?!

Unforgivable, nya!

‘Haa! Haa! Haa! You’re very wrong, so sign this contract, nya!’

Theo furiously pulled out a slave contract.

Of course, the slave contract Theo produced wasn’t delivered to Herga, but—

What kind of guy is this?!

—it was enough to confuse Herga.

What being would dare present a slave contract to a god and demand they sign it?

Could Park Sejun be just a figurehead, and this guy the real mastermind?

As Herga suspected Theo was the true power,

I’ll punish you, nya! But how do I punish you, nya?

Theo thought about how to punish the Merchant God Herga.

Nya! That’s it, nya!

‘I’ll impeach the Merchant God Herga, nya!’

Since he couldn’t punish a god, he decided to at least bring him down from his divine position.

And then,

[Black Tower Great Merchant Theo Park is trying to impeach the Merchant God Herga.]

[The slaves, Black Tower Great Merchant Mimir and Black Tower Great Merchant Yuren, automatically agree with Black Tower Great Merchant Theo Park’s opinion.]

[The Black Tower Great Merchants’ opinions are counted as 2 votes.]

[Three Black Tower Great Merchants have agreed to the impeachment of the Merchant God Herga, totaling 6 votes in favor.]

[6 out of 20 total votes, or 25% or more, have agreed to the impeachment of the Merchant God Herga.]

[The impeachment vote for the Merchant God Herga begins.]

[If 5 more votes in favor are cast within 1 year, the Merchant God Herga will be impeached.]

In an instant, the impeachment vote for Herga began.

You crazy rascal!!! What did I do wrong to be impeached?!

The Merchant God Herga was very surprised.

However,

Danger!

At the same time, he felt a big crisis.

The total number of Great Merchants in the Nine Towers was 16: 4 in the Black Tower and 12 in the other towers.

‘But if Theo makes the remaining Black Tower Great Merchants his slaves and then makes just 3 Great Merchants from the other towers his slaves…?’

I’m really going to get impeached!

[The Merchant God Herga begs you to cancel the impeachment, offering all of the Harvest Elixir.]

‘Give it to me quickly, nya!’

Heh heh heh. I won, nya!

Herga quickly handed over all the Harvest Elixir he had to Theo.

[The Merchant God Herga gives 45 drops of Harvest Elixir.]

And then,

‘Heh heh heh. I’ll cancel it, nya!’

Theo canceled Herga’s impeachment.

[The Merchant God Herga is thankful.]

Thus, the tables were turned between Herga and Theo.

‘Heh heh heh. Now, pay the price for insulting the Great Chairman Park, nya!’

The final part of the Threefold Begging remained, nya!

Theo put on a burst of speed for his final demand.

[The Merchant God Herga is angry, saying the Harvest Elixir he just gave is very valuable.]

‘Heh heh heh. Then it’s impeachment, nya!’

Theo could always use 6 votes, including Mimir and Yuren’s.

[Black Tower Great Merchant Theo Park is trying to impeach the Merchant God Herga.]

He could start an impeachment vote to impeach Herga at any time.

[The Merchant God Herga sighs, saying this is really precious.]

Theo was the mastermind after all!

Only now understanding the situation, Herga made a tearful face and sent an item from his closet to Theo.

[The Merchant God Herga gives the Thunder God Thunder’s divine item, the Lightning Rod.]

Heh heh heh. Successful negotiation, nya!

It was clearly filled with threats and intimidation, but Theo called it a negotiation—words that would have made Herga feel wronged if he heard them.

“Heh heh heh. Chairman Park, look at this, nya!”

Theo handed Sejun the glass bottle containing 55 drops of Harvest Elixir and a golden rod made of metal. The Harvest Elixir glowed with a warm, golden light in the small glass bottle. The Lightning Rod was heavy and gleamed with a faint blue energy, sparks crackling around its tip.

“This is Harvest Elixir? Huh?! 55 drops?! And this is a divine item?! Vice Chairman Theo, where did you suddenly get this?” Sejun’s eyes widened in surprise, and he almost dropped the hoe he was holding.

Sejun was greatly surprised and asked, as Theo, who had been playing on his lap, handed him incredible items.

[Lightning Rod]

A divine item used by the Thunder God Thunder in battle.

A club containing the first lightning strike, allowing you to freely use the power of thunder and lightning.

If placed where lightning strikes, it absorbs the lightning to recharge its power. (Current charge rate: 10%)

Usage Restriction: Those with >Authority: Eve of the Storm< Creator: Thunder God Thunder Rank: ★★★ The divine item Lightning Rod seemed especially made for Kkuengi, who used a club. “Heh heh heh. I won against a guy named Herga and got it, nya!” “Herga?” “That’s right, nya! Herga is the Merchant God, nya!” “Is that so? Still, he’s a god, so you should call him Lord Herga.” Heh heh heh. He gave me such good stuff, I should at least add ‘Lord’ to his name. “Understood, nya! I’ll call him Lord Herga from now on, nya!” As expected of Theo, who listened well to Sejun, he immediately changed his title. “I should make something for Lord Herga.” He gave me something so amazing, Herga Road is a bit weak… Sejun imagined a new temple for Herga. “Alright. Let’s go with an achievement monument this time. Move the earth!” Sejun used a hoe to put up a 3-meter-high monument next to the Creation God’s monument. [Herga Achievement Monument] -To the Merchant God Herga, who gave us 55 drops of Harvest Elixir and the divine item Lightning Rod. She was a god who knew the ways of commerce. He also wrote Herga’s achievements in front of the tower. At that moment. Herga, who had been tricked out of very valuable things by Theo’s threats, “Leia, it’s all ruined because of you! I got tricked by Theo! Theo, you rascal!” Herga's message seemed to flicker and shake, as if the words themselves were in shock. Herga yelled, annoyed at Leia, who had recommended investing in Sejun. “Herga, just wait a little. Park Sejun will do something for you.” “No! As long as that rascal Theo is around, I’m doomed! I’ll soon have everything taken away by Theo and become a beggar! Waaah!” As Herga was complaining to Leia while crying, [Black Tower Tower Farmer Park Sejun has built a temple for you.] [Divinity increases by 100.] [Because the temple’s location is next to the Creation God’s monument, the amount of divinity gained is doubled by the Creation God’s blessing.] [10,000 Mushroom Ants, farmers who live in Black Tower Tower Farmer Park Sejun's land, witness your temple.] [Divinity increases by 2.] [The Third Apostle of Creation, Blackie Park, witnesses your temple.] [Divinity increases by 4.] [100,000 Calamity Watcher Doom Devourers witness your temple.] [Divinity increases by 1000.] Messages appeared. Unlike the road, magic power increased just by seeing the achievement monument without stepping on it directly. “Huh?!” What?! At the same time, a huge amount of magic power entered Herga’s body, making it shine so brightly it was blinding. “See! It was good to invest in Park Sejun, right?” Whew. I’m saved! Park Sejun, I knew I could trust you! Leia, who had been slightly worried, asked Herga proudly, relieved. “Yeah! Park Sejun is the best!” What huge magic power! Herga, who had stopped complaining, smiled broadly, giving a thumbs up. And then, The return on investment is very good! Herga began calculating in his head, looking through items to invest in Sejun. *** Sejun got 55 drops of Harvest Elixir. “This Harvest Elixir…” I should use it on the Dark Cherry of Darkness, the Light-Wishing Flower, and the Solar Pepper. Sejun moved to use the Harvest Elixir. The Dark Cherry of Darkness and the Light-Wishing Flower were to help the Black Dragon and White Dragon find the power of darkness and light, and— If I take 10,000 Solar Peppers to the White Tower, they said they’d tell me the location of the sealed sun? The Solar Peppers were to bring daylight to the White Tower, which only had night. So Sejun used 20 drops on the Dark Cherry of Darkness, 20 drops on the Light-Wishing Flower, and 15 drops on the Solar Peppers, and— [You have harvested Solar Peppers.] He was able to harvest 30,000 Solar Peppers in the evening. A little later, “Alright. Ajax, are you ready?” [The White Tower’s slave says he’s in the White Tower administrator area with his grandfather.] Sejun couldn’t meet Ajax while awake, so he sent Ajax to the administrator area. “Okay. Moving out.” After hearing Ajax’s reply, Sejun went up to the waypoint and moved to the 99th floor of the White Tower. And then, [You have arrived at the 99th floor of the White Tower.] [The surrounding area is full of magic power.] Sejun was exposed to the very strong magic power sent out by Ajax to grow the Mighty Mana-Laden Cherry Tomatoes. Sejun would have struggled to even breathe in the past, but— “Oh. I feel energized?” —he was now at a level where he could easily enjoy such an environment, and— [Talent: How well magic power builds up increases, speeding up the rate of magic power building up.] [Magic power builds up permanently by 0.1 every 3 hours.] Thanks to this, the magic power building up speed also increased. “Then, shall I take them out?” Sejun took out 10,000 Solar Peppers from the leather pouch around his waist. Then, [You have brought 10,000 Solar Peppers to the White Tower.] [Quest completed.] [As a quest completion reward, you have acquired 5 drops of Harvest Elixir.] [10,000 Solar Peppers burn, finding the sun sealed in the White Tower.] With the message, the Solar Peppers began to burn brightly, lighting up the surroundings. After about 10 minutes, [You have found the location of the sun sealed in the White Tower.] [The sealed sun is on the 67th floor of the tower.] A message appeared, and— —a quest appeared, saying that a great achievement could be done by releasing the seal on the sun. The reward was 10 drops of Harvest Elixir. “Let’s go back for now.” Sejun had to find the land deed for the 67th floor of the White Tower first, so he returned to the Black Tower, and 3 days passed with his normal routine. *** 1st floor of the 10th Tower. “Huff. Huff. You really don't give up…” Stella, who had been fighting Flame for 5 days, was tired, as she didn’t have a single attack that could completely beat Flame, who could recover without end. [Are you going to keep going?! I can still fight for 100 more days! Quickly take back what you said about my master!] “Huff. Huff. Okay, I take back what I said about Park Sejun. I take it back.” Flame’s victory, as he squeezed Stella’s neck with his roots, as she was eventually tired and unable to move. To be precise, Flame could squeeze her as much as he wanted, but it didn’t affect her, but Stella was annoyed and just gave up. Flame, who had received Stella’s give up, [But who is that person?] He asked, looking at the man who had been watching him and Stella and eating popcorn since a while ago.