Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 464

“Phoo-hoo-hoot! Got lots of stamps, me!”

Thump.

Theo, who had been excitedly running around, stamping papers with the magical ‘slave seals’ from the five towers, puffed out his chest and returned to Sejun, a wide grin on his face. He clung to Sejun’s knee.

Stroke. Stroke.

Heh heh heh. Good job, Vice Chairman Theo.

Sejun quietly stroked Theo’s head.

Thanks to Theo, he now had 1,000 slaves, and all his stats increased by 10.

A moment later.

“Let’s get up now.”

As Sejun got up,

Kkueng···

[Understood…]

Kkuengyi, who had been dozing off next to Sejun after lunch, stuck to Sejun’s waist.

“Are you leaving already?”

As Sejun came out of the kitchen, Cecilia, who was standing in line in front of the golden cart to receive her meal, hurried over.

“Yeah.”

“Then I will escort you to the waypoint.”

“It’s okay. More importantly, what about the wheat seeds I mentioned?”

“Ah, here they are! I put in about 1,000.”

At Sejun’s words, Cecilia took out a small pouch made of plant stalks.

“Thank you. And planting this in the field will help.”

Sejun, having received the wheat seeds, handed Cecilia a sack of intellect beans.

These were sent by Oric, who had begun harvesting intellect beans from the brown tower the day before.

Sejun wasn’t in a hurry, planning to receive them when the temporary storage was full. However, Oric sent them to show Sejun he was working hard.

[The slave of the brown tower says that he is always grateful to Sejun and is working hard to harvest intellect beans, sending 10,000 of them.]

Oric was indeed cunning.

Thanks to him, Cecilia obtained precious beans that could enhance her intellect.

“Thank you!” She thanked Sejun.

“Then, I’ll be going.”

As Sejun left, Cecilia checked the information about the intellect beans.

“‘It restores the land’s fertility,'” she read, surprised, “‘and it can also make you smarter!'” She hurriedly planted them in the field.

[You have planted the crops of Park Sejun, the tower farmer of the black tower who has exclusive cultivation rights, without permission.]

[According to the laws of the tower, Cecilia, the tower farmer of the golden tower, will become a slave of Park Sejun, the tower farmer of the black tower, for the next 100 years.]

[Since you already have Cecilia, the tower farmer of the golden tower, the slave period will be extended by an additional 100 years.]

Cecilia became an official tower slave that Sejun could summon.

[It has been confirmed that Cecilia, the tower farmer of the golden tower, planted intellect beans without permission.]

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“Ah, I forgot.”

Sejun, heading to the waypoint, said in a voice that sounded sorry as he looked at the message.

However,

“What is it, meow?”

“I accidentally didn’t give permission to plant the intellect beans.”

“Meow?! Is that so, meow? I feel so sorry for Cecilia, meow!”

“Of course. I feel sorry. So very sorry. Heh heh heh.”

Sejun didn’t look sorry at all.

“Phoo-hoo-hoot. As expected, Chairman Park is great, meow! I learned something from the great Chairman Park again today, meow!”

“Heh heh heh. Even if it was a mistake. More than that, Vice Chairman Theo, you were amazing for thinking about getting the elves to stamp the seals in exchange for three meals.”

“Phoo-hoo-hoot. It’s all thanks to learning from the great Chairman Park, meow!”

“It’s all because Vice Chairman Theo is excellent.”

“Phoo-hoo-hoot.”

“Heh heh heh.”

Sejun and Theo, praising each other, arrived at the waypoint, a place for quick travel between different parts of the tower.

“Vice Chairman Theo, go inside.”

Clang.

Sejun said, opening the door to his subspace warehouse, a magical space where he kept his belongings.

“Understood, meow! I’ll be the first to go out, meow!”

Theo quickly sat down in front of the door, waiting.

At that moment,

Kkirorong.

Eomrorong.

Kkirurung.

Sharorong.

The sound of Blackie and his subordinates snoring came from inside the subspace warehouse.

Blackie and his subordinates had taken their places in the very center of the subspace warehouse and were sound asleep as soon as they finished lunch.

Kkurorong.

Sejun carefully picked up Kkuengyi, who was sleeping on his waist, and laid him down next to Blackie.

Clang.

He closed the door to the subspace warehouse.

Thump.

He placed his hand on the red crystal, called up the waypoint list, and moved to the 35th floor of the golden tower.

Meanwhile, in another part of the tower…

The 10th Tower Administrator’s Area.

Tremble, tremble.

“Patrick, what did I do wrong that you’re doing this to me?”

Hamer, kneeling and barely holding up a huge stone that covered the sky with his trembling arms, asked with a wronged voice.

The stone Hamer was holding was called a Spirit Stone, which could inflict the pain of crushing the soul upon a god.

“What?! Hamer, you don’t know what you did wrong?!”

Patrick was furious at Hamer’s question.

Thud.

“Ugh!!!”

Another huge Spirit Stone was added on top of the stone Hamer was holding.

“What?! What did I do wrong?”

To escape the pain, Hamer began to desperately search his mind for his mistake.

“Ah! I remember! I secretly took some snacks called popcorn without Patrick’s permission!”

“No. And the popcorn is confiscated.”

“No! My popcorn!”

As Hamer was about to scream inwardly at the thought of his popcorn being confiscated,

Thud.

Another Spirit Stone was added. Hamer no longer had time to think about anything else.

“Ugh! Ah! Actually, I was bored while Patrick wasn’t around, so I brought a silver dragon named Stella Histron to the 10th tower without permission!”

He began to say all of his mistakes that came to mind.

“Actually, I was supposed to find a piece of the door leading to the 10th tower and tell it to the person who passed the trial of the 10th tower, but I was too lazy to do it!”

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“I recently tried to trick the tower farmer to get snacks! Is that not it either?! Patrick, I really don’t know! Just tell me!” Tears streamed down Hamer’s face.

Eventually, as Hamer cried in despair,

“That’s right! That’s what you did wrong. Because you tried to trick Park Sejun, the tower farmer of the black tower, the candidate for ‘Fire,’ a special being called a Creation Tree, who is born only once in a million years, you made him think that gods are not to be trusted! Do you know what you did wrong?!”

Patrick, hearing Hamer’s words, told Hamer in detail what he had done wrong and scolded him.

“···What?! Fire is a candidate for the Creation Tree?!”

Hamer’s heart sank at Patrick’s words.

A being who lives for hundreds of millions of years, guarding the void of the Creator God while the Creator God disappears and a new Creator God is born, bestowing the power of creation upon the newly born Creator God.

In some ways, the Creation Tree is a higher being than the Creator God.

He could call its name freely because it was still a candidate, but the moment it became a true Creation Tree, it would become a supreme being that he couldn’t even look at.

But…

I tried to scam Park Sejun, whom Fire serves as his master.

My divine life seems to be ruined.

Not only this life, but also the next life, and the life after that…

Hamer felt terrible. He knew Flame was angry with him. “Even if I were reborn,” Hamer thought, “Flame would hate me forever.”

Fear made his head spin.

“Patrick, what should I do?!”

Hamer was desperate. He crawled to Patrick, still holding the spirit stone, and asked for help.

The pain from the stone was not important now.

“What do you mean, what should you do?!” Patrick said loudly. “You must do everything you can to make Flame like you! Make him trust the gods again!”

“Yes, I will! I will work hard…” Hamer said.

Just as Hamer decided to be nice to Flame, Patrick spoke again.

“But first, Hamer, you must be punished for your mistake.”

“Huh?!”

*Boom.*

“Kraaah!” Hamer cried out.

Patrick dropped many huge spirit stones on top of the one Hamer was holding.

“This punishment will last until Park Se-jun finds both pieces of the door to the 10th Tower. So, find them quickly!”

“Yes!” Hamer said.

Hamer started doing his job as sub-manager of the 10th Tower. He knew he had not done it well before.

[You have arrived at the 35th floor of the Golden Tower.]

Se-jun arrived on the 35th floor.

Kiki!

Kiki!

The Devouring Doomkins were waiting for Se-jun. They were very happy to see him. They jumped up and down, making happy “Kiki!” noises.

“Alright. Let’s go home, Doomkins,” Se-jun said.

*Clang.*

Se-jun opened his subspace warehouse (a special space to store things).

“Chairman Park, I missed you, meow!”

Theo had been waiting quietly inside. He jumped out quickly and held onto Se-jun’s face.

“Chairman Park, your face looks thin, meow! You look tired!” Theo rubbed his face on Se-jun’s face.

“Hey! You were only in there for ten seconds!” Se-jun laughed.

“Still thin, meow!” Theo insisted.

“I am not thin!”

Se-jun gently pinched Theo’s cheeks.

Heehee! Squeak?!

[Heehee. You said Blackie would come back! Hurry up and come in!]

Blackie was telling the Devouring Doomkins to go into the subspace warehouse.

“You go up there,” Blackie barked.

Chirp!

Shine!

Eomdol, Kkomi, and Kkabi helped the Devouring Doomkins. They made sure everyone could fit inside.

The Devouring Doomkins went into the subspace warehouse easily, even without Se-jun telling them.

“Let’s see what’s new,” Se-jun said.

“Meow meow meow,” Theo purred on Se-jun’s lap. Se-jun started to check things he hadn’t had time for before.

First, Se-jun looked at his “achievements of valor.” These were like points he earned for doing brave things. He thought about the Heart of Valor inside him.

[Heart of Valor]

You can get achievements of valor and use them when you need them.

You have 2 achievements of valor now. You can use them to get special things.

Se-jun saw a new list of things he could get.

‘Things to get with achievements?’ he thought.

He looked closer at the list:

* “Authority: Brave One” – Make it stronger: 100 achievements of valor

* “Talent: Reckless” – Make it bloom (grow stronger): 50 achievements of valor

* “Skill: Brave Warrior Summon (Master)” – Get this skill: 40 achievements of valor

* “Skill: Mark of Valor (Master)” – Get this skill: 30 achievements of valor

* Make all your stats 100 points higher (10 times): 2 achievements of valor

“I need to get more achievements,” Se-jun said. He decided to save his achievements for now and get stronger skills later.

He also looked at his stats: Strength (3015), Stamina (3517), Agility (2862), Magic (4433), Mentality (832). “My stats are getting high,” he thought. “Making them 100 points higher is not a big deal now. Skills are more important.”

Then, Se-jun took out the Golden Earth Orb from his bag. Patrick, the Earth God, was sealed inside it.

Se-jun had checked the orb before. But now, it looked even more golden. At first, he thought he was imagining it. But the golden color became brighter and brighter. It was shining like bright sunlight.

[Golden Earth Orb]

This is the orb where the Earth God Patrick is sealed.

It has some of the earth’s power.

Earth God Patrick is thankful to Park Se-jun for saving him. So, Patrick gave him some of his “Authority: Earth’s Resting Place” power.

The earth’s power will always refill, even when you use it.

You can use it as much as you want.

Rank: ★★

Se-jun realized the Golden Earth Orb had changed.

Patrick had put some of his power into the orb to help Flame trust the gods.

“Oh! Thank you, Patrick!” Se-jun said happily. “I will build two achievement monuments for you! Twin monuments!”

Patrick would be the first god to get twin monuments from Se-jun.

Se-jun decided to go home and build the twin monuments for Patrick right away.

Lastly, he checked his skills. He had many skills now, like “Mana Seeding” for planting seeds, “Harvesting” for gathering crops, and “Cooking.” After finishing his job quest, all his skills had become one level higher. His “Mana Seeding” skill was now “Master” level.

Se-jun had reached “Master” level in a skill for the first time.

He thought, “Master must be the highest level.” But then…

*Plop.*

[You have planted a Devouring Doomkin seed in mana-infused soil.]

[Job experience slightly increases.]

[Mana Seeding (Master) skill is still improving.]

Even though it was a Master skill, “Mana Seeding” was still getting better!

“Is there a level beyond Master?” he wondered. “Maybe I need to do something special to reach it.”

Just then, he heard Blackie’s voice.

Squeak? Squeak!

[Kids, do you trust the boss? Don’t worry, Blackie will come back soon!]

Kiki!

Kiki!

Blackie was talking to the Devouring Doomkins because there was not enough room in the subspace warehouse. Blackie was making sure they were okay.

“I need to go back quickly,” Se-jun said. “Let’s go.”

Se-jun quickly put Theo and the others into the subspace warehouse and went back to the Black Tower.

The place was called the outskirts of destruction. It was a ruined and empty land.

“Damn it!” Halphas shouted. “Are there so few who will follow me?!”

Halphas had been waiting for the Apostles of Destruction for three weeks. He was almost ready to give up.

*Thud.*

Leviathan arrived. He was the Serpent who calls the hailstorm, the 12th Apostle of Destruction. Leviathan was tired. He had used a lot of power trying to destroy the world and take over the tower. He came back to get his power back.

“Oh! Leviathan, you came!” Halphas smiled widely when he saw Leviathan. “I knew you would come!”

“···?” Leviathan just stared. He wasn’t thinking anything.

“Oh! Right!” Leviathan said quickly. “Sorry I’m late! I had a lot of things to do. It took me a while to get here.”

Then, Leviathan remembered that Halphas had gathered the Apostles of Destruction. He quickly made up an excuse.

‘He’s still waiting?!’ Leviathan thought in fear.

‘Someone, please come quickly! Halphas is scary because he doesn’t give up!’

Leviathan was afraid of Halphas being so patient.