Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 492

Dark arrived at what he thought was the Seed Shop Headquarters. After traveling for days, he stood before a small, unimpressive building.

“This is it?” Dark, the God of Darkness, asked, his voice echoing slightly. He turned, taking in the sight.

His first impression was terrible.

It was worse than he had imagined. The walls were made of roughly packed mud, cracked and uneven. The roof, a thin layer of patchy grass, looked like it might leak. Someone had built it, but the cheap materials made the whole place look shabby.

Dark frowned, scanning the disappointing building.

“Mitubak~ Mitubak~ Oh! Dark? Is that really you?”

A cheerful voice broke through his thoughts. Pearl, the God of Pearl, turned from where she had been humming a strange little tune – “Mitubak, Mitubak” – and stared at him, her eyes wide with surprise.

“Yes, it’s me,” Dark replied, his tone cool and a little impatient. “Good to see you, Pearl. Now, where are my quarters? I assume you have somewhere for me to stay?” He asked confidently, expecting comfortable lodgings.

“Oh… you’re staying here?” Pearl asked, looking surprised that a combat god like Dark would stay in such a place.

“Of course.”

“Alright. Follow me.”

Pearl led the way, and Dark quietly followed.

Just then,

“…Miracles! He makes! The warrior! Warrior Park Sejun! Risks his life when he fights!”

The warrior’s song of the combat gods echoed from beyond the wall.

And then,

“Mitubak…”

“Mitubak…”

The non-combat gods resisted in their own way, as if they couldn’t bear to lose Sejun.

‘Am I really supposed to be with these guys?’ Dark began to regret choosing the Seed Shop Headquarters.

Silver Tower, 82nd floor.

[You now have 100 slaves.]

[Due to the effect of >Title: King of Slaves>, all stats increase by 1.]

As Theo received his seal and the number of employees increased, Sejun’s stats also rose.

[Sejun Company employees, eat as much as you like!]

Following this, Pose allowed the Silver Tower residents who had become employees to eat as much as they wanted.

[You have fed 1000 people to their fill.]

[Due to the effect of >Title: Saint Who Feeds Fully>, all stats increase by 100.]

Once again, his stats increased.

“Hehehe. This is a total honey pot.”

Sejun, holding Kkueng and Blackie in his arms, smiled as he checked the messages.

He ate a seedless, plump green grape made by Pose.

“But it’s a bit lacking.”

Sejun looked disappointed. Although his stats had increased a lot, he didn’t have any praise that would raise his mental strength, which was one of his goals.

Sejun opened his subspace warehouse, ordering Sejun No. 1 to make dishes.

With a quick movement, Sejun stamped out the dishes Sejun No. 1 had made.

He had Sejun Nos. 2 through 5 carry the food.

[Your soul is filled with pouring praise.]

[Mental Strength increases by 1.]

[Your soul is filled with pouring praise.]

[Mental Strength increases by 1.5.]

Soon, a reaction began to occur.

“Good. That’s it.”

Hehehe. Let’s raise the mental strength stat steadily with this momentum!

Sejun’s stats were rapidly increasing.

A short while later.

Stats: Strength (5723/5723) Health (6197/6197) Agility (5522/5522) Magic (7107/7107) Mental Strength (1501/3000) Divinity (12.3054/100)

The growth of the four major stats had stopped because the stats had been filled to their potential.

The number of employees had only just exceeded 100,000…

“Vice President Theo, let’s stop here for today.”

Sejun felt regretful because all the stats he gained from now on would be wasted, so he stopped hiring employees.

“Fuhuhut. I understand…”

Theo replied with a slightly dispirited voice and clung to Sejun’s knee. Theo’s >Title: Slave Hunter> effect increased all stats by 1 per employee.

Theo’s total stats had soared by more than 400,000 in a short period.

About 50% of Theo’s original stats had risen at once, so he was using all his mental power to control his strength.

‘I can’t let President Park get hurt!’

To protect Sejun, he was exhausted.

Normally, he would feel better if he left Sejun’s side, but…

‘If I receive the knee recharge of the great hybrid President Park, I’ll be okay!’

Theo, a fanatic of Sejun’s knees, was invincible when he was near Sejun’s knees.

“Fuhuhut. Recharged!”

Theo soon regained his energy. Theo’s recovery mechanism was something no other being could understand.

As Theo clung to Sejun’s knee and the employee recruitment ended,

“Sejun-nim, we also want to become employees of Sejun Company!”

“Please accept us as employees!”

The Silver Tower residents who had not become employees cried out urgently. If Sejun left, they would have to starve again.

The wind had weakened, so it was worth trying to grow something, but there were no seeds to plant, and even if there were seeds, they needed enough food to last until the seeds could grow enough to be harvested.

“Hmm. Pose, give 3 green grapes each to the residents who are not employees if they pick 1000 bunches of green grapes.”

[Yes! I understand!]

So, he gave the remaining Silver Tower residents who had not become employees simple tasks and provided them with meals.

He was thinking of selling Pose’s green grapes, which tasted good and had decent effects, to other towers.

“Kwin, first plant this with the employees to restore the land’s fertility. The land is too barren.”

“Yes. Thank you!”

He gave Kwin and the employees beans of fertility to plant.

As the work in the Silver Tower was roughly finished,

Sejun approached the withered grapevines that had allowed the residents of the Silver Tower to participate in the harvest festival because he had not yet completed the land deed quest.

Grapevines so withered that no vitality could be found.

‘It’s okay. I’ll heal you soon.’

Sejun stroked the grapevines, using his skill.

‘If I heal these grapevines, will I be recognized as the rightful owner of the land?’

Based on Sejun’s experience of completing dozens of land deed quests, it was certain.

However,

[Farmer’s Warm Touch Lv. 8 is activated.]

[The grapevines have no vitality left, so healing is impossible.]

The grapevines were already so close to death that Sejun’s skill could not heal them.

At that moment,

[A quest has been generated.]

[Quest: The grapevines, which have been guarding the vineyard alone for hundreds of years, want to have a name as their last wish before they die. Give the grapevines a name.]

Reward: Recognition as the rightful owner of the Silver Tower 82nd floor vineyard

A quest appeared.

“A name, huh…”

Sejun’s heart grew heavy as he thought about having to name the grapevines that had been guarding this place alone for hundreds of years.

“Us.”

So, I named him ‘Us,’ hoping that next time, he wouldn’t be alone.

“Your name is Us. Us, thank you for protecting the farm all this time.”

As Sejun spoke the name, a faint voice echoed in his mind, *(Thank you…)*. Then, the grape tree slowly turned to dust, leaving only the name Us behind before vanishing completely.

[Quest Completed.]

“······.”

He had finished the quest, but he felt no joy at all.

“Hoo.”

Feeling sad, Sejun sighed and stood up to look at the sky.

Drip.

“Chairman Park, are you crying, nya?”

“I’m not crying.”

“Not crying, nya? Then is it raining, nya?”

Theo wondered about the identity of the water droplet that had fallen on his head.

[You have arrived at the 99th floor of the Silver Tower.]

Sejun reached the 99th floor. He used his Dragonscale Return Bracelet to mark this spot as a place he could return to easily.

“Welcome, Sejun. I have been expecting you.”

[Silver Tower 99th Floor Boss: Giant Silver Monkey Derius]

The 99th-floor boss greeted Sejun with great respect.

‘Kaiser said he already spoke with Chrisella…’

I should give him some Samyangju later.

Sejun was grateful to Kaiser as he looked at Derius, who was waiting for him. He didn’t know the full story, but he sensed that Kaiser’s help was connected to some favor owed to Chrisella, the kind administrator of the Silver Tower.

“Yeah. Nice to meet you, Derius.”

Thuck.

When Sejun placed his hand on the red crystal after greeting Derius,

[Congratulations!]

[You have achieved the feat of clearing the Silver Tower, following the Black Tower, White Tower, Green Tower, and Golden Tower.]

[As a reward for the achievement, you have acquired the >Title: One Who Reached the Summit of the Five Towers>.]

[Due to the effect of >Title: One Who Reached the Summit of the Five Towers>, the 99th-floor waypoints of the five towers are now connected.]

[Due to the effect of >Title: One Who Reached the Summit of the Five Towers>, the effect of >Title: Retrogresser> is increased by 5 times in the conquered towers.]

[Due to the effect of >Title: One Who Reached the Summit of the Five Towers>, you become invincible for 1 second after descending a tower.]

The messages appeared.

The Retrogresser effect is five times stronger, and I’m invincible for one second after going down a floor.

“Hehehe.”

Sejun chuckled as he saw the effects of >Title: One Who Reached the Summit of the Five Towers>.

It would have been nice if it stopped there…

[Park Sejun of the Black Tower’s reputation has greatly increased.]

[Word about Park Sejun of the Black Tower begins to spread throughout the Nine Towers.]

[The rewards for future achievements will be reduced.]

The following message appeared.

This was because everyone in the towers now expected more from Sejun. ‘Oh, come on, System! Are you kidding me?’ Sejun thought, a little annoyed.

“Nya! That system is troubling our great Hybrid Chairman Park again, nya! I’m going to punish the system, nya!”

I need to increase the impeachment power, nya!

Theo, following Sejun, was furious at the system and thought of ways to punish it.

While Theo was thinking of ways to punish the system,

“Then, I’ll be going.”

“Goodbye!”

Sejun returned to the 99th floor of the Black Tower, receiving Derius’s farewell.

The 10th Tower Administrator Zone.

“Patrick! I found both pieces of the door leading to the 10th Tower!”

Thud.

Hamer shouted as he placed the massive spirit stone he was holding down.

“Who told you to put it down?”

“Huh?”

“Pick it up again.”

“Yes… Ugh! Hng!”

Hamer quickly picked up the spirit stone again at Patrick’s cold expression.

“Quickly tell Park Sejun the location of the two door pieces.”

“Yes! Park Sejun…”

Hamer, having received Patrick’s instructions, hurriedly informed Sejun of the location of the two door pieces leading to the 10th Tower and issued the quest.

“Um… Patrick, can I put it down now?”

Hamer, watching Patrick’s reaction, tried to put the spirit stone down again.

“No. Hold it until Park Sejun finds both door pieces.”

Patrick did not allow it.

“Yes?!”

Park Sejun! Hurry! Quickly! Quickly!

Hamer, anxious to put down the spirit stone, urged Sejun,

[Tower Farmer Park Sejun of the Black Tower has blocked communication for 3 days.]

Only to incur Sejun’s displeasure and backfire.

Black Tower 99th floor.

“Arrived!”

Sejun arrived home in a good mood.

“Fortunately, it’s before the Blue Moon starts. Kkueng-ah, make some coffee.”

Kkueng!

[Understood!]

Slurp.

“Puhuhut.”

Kkuhehehe.

Kkihit.

While Sejun and his companions were drinking coffee under the starlit night sky, waiting for the Blue Moon to rise,

[A quest has been generated.]

[Quest: The God of Farming, Hamer, informs you of the location of two door pieces leading to the 10th Tower that he has not yet found. Find the remaining 2 door pieces and complete the door leading to the 10th Tower.]

Black Tower 59th floor 0/1

Black Tower 94th floor 0/1

Reward: None

The quest appeared before Sejun.

“What is this?”

There’s no quest reward?!

This was the first quest like this since Aileen.

“Eh. I’ll do it later if I remember.”

Slurp.

Disappointed, Sejun closed the quest window and drank his coffee again.

At that moment,

[The God of Farming, Hamer, urges you to complete the quest quickly.]

[The God of Farming, Hamer, urges you to complete the quest quickly! Quickly!]

Hamer began to urge Sejun.

There’s no reward, yet you’re urging me?

I felt something was a little strange last time too…

“Hamer, block.”

As Sejun blocked Hamer,

“Ah… Hello. I am the newly appointed God of Loneliness, Us.”

Since the Seed Shop Headquarters was established, a newly born god had appeared for the first time.