Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 504

“Ugh!” Sejun made a face. “What is this taste?!”

Sejun, having drunk the blood of the Silver Giant, grimaced. He had tasted the blood of the Bronze Giant before, so he expected it to be bad, but… This was a monstrous taste!

The Silver Giant’s blood was thick and slimy on his tongue. It tasted like soapy bubbles mixed with rusty nails.

“Nya?! Chairman Park’s face looks terrible!” Theo cried. He was Sejun’s right-hand man, a cat-like creature called a Hybrid. “I, Vice Chairman Theo, will fix it, nya!” Theo quickly started pressing and patting Sejun’s face with his paws.

“Chairman Park, use this to clean your mouth, nya!” Theo offered Sejun a small tube.

“Oh! Thank you, Theo!” Sejun said, thinking Theo was very helpful. He took the tube and squeezed some into his mouth.

…?! A strong fishy taste exploded in his mouth.

“Ugh! Churu?! Why are you giving me Churu?!” Sejun exclaimed, disgusted.

“Pfuhu-hut. Churu is the best for cleaning your mouth, nya!” Theo said proudly.

“But that’s only for *you*, Theo! Not for this awful taste!” Sejun groaned. “Ugh!”

The mixture of shampoo, metal, and fishy tastes caused the Silver Giant’s blood, which he had barely swallowed, to rise back up.

No! He would rather not have eaten it at all. He had already endured the pain, and it would be a waste to throw it up now. He wanted to take out a drink and gulp it down, but there was no time.

So, Sejun tightly blocked his mouth with both hands and… Gulp. Desperately, he swallowed it again.

“Hah. Hah. Whew.” Sejun, having barely swallowed the Silver Giant’s blood without throwing up, sighed.

“Nya! Chairman Park’s breath smells… very bad, nya!” Theo wrinkled his nose and quickly put on a strange mask. It was a gas mask, made by Iona, just for when Theo had to be near Chairman Park after… certain things. Theo said it used magic to block bad smells. “Lucky me,” Theo mumbled behind the mask.

“Make one for me too…” Sejun gagged. “Ugh! It’s coming back up! This is so embarrassing! My own breath is disgusting!”

Sejun quickly opened his subspace warehouse, took out a cold cola, and gulped it down, sending the rising Silver Giant’s blood back down with the cola.

Then…

Finally, messages popped up in front of Sejun:

**[You have consumed the blood of the Silver Giant.]**

**[Strength and Stamina greatly increased!]**

**[New Talent: Young Giant’s Giant Strength Awakened!]**

Sejun felt stronger instantly. He burped. “Wow, my strength really went up a lot!” He wondered if it was because of this new “Giant Strength” talent.

**[Young Giant’s Giant Strength]** *A special power that makes you incredibly strong, like a young giant. You will get much stronger every time you become more powerful.* *Strength increases a lot!*

“Heh heh heh,” Sejun chuckled. “This is amazing! I’m getting so much stronger!”

The Strength stat that increased each time he leveled up rose from 10 to 30, and the effect of increasing Strength potential by 1% was added. In addition, the increasing Strength potential also rose from 500 to 2000. That’s why the Strength potential increased so much.

At this rate, I can go to the 10th Tower even without the Transcendence Black Bean.

Sejun was already able to use >Authority: The Power to Support Thirteen Joom’s Sky>, and if he used the Transcendence Black Bean together, he could go to the 10th Tower. However, he didn’t go because there was no reason to.

“How dare he ignore me?!” Sejun thought, still a little angry. But really, he was mostly just sulking. “Hmm… but Patrick *is* trying to be nice,” he admitted to himself. Patrick had given him giant blood, even if it tasted terrible. “Well, maybe his intentions are a *little* bad,” Sejun remembered the Lava Bloodstone incident and shuddered. “Still, he’s trying…”

“Maybe I should just go to this 10th Tower quickly, just to show I was there,” Sejun thought. “If I’m the first one to go, I might even get a reward.” So, Sejun decided to have breakfast and then quickly visit the 10th Tower.

He walked around the farm again, raising his potential. A short while later.

Kkueng!

Kkueng! Kkueng! Kkueng! “[Daddy’s breath smells bad! Brush your teeth! Kkuengi will help!]

Sejun sighed and let Kkuengi “help” him brush his teeth. After brushing, Sejun breathed out, “How is it? Haa.”

Kkuengi sniffed the air. Kkueng! “[Okay now!]” But Kkuengi made Sejun brush his teeth five times before finally saying it was good enough.

“What is going on? *I’m* the dad,” Sejun thought, feeling a little strange that his son was telling him what to do.

Feeling strange, Sejun went to the kitchen and ate the food prepared by his companions and Sejun No. 1. When Sejun finished his breakfast…

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng! “[Hehehe. Daddy, Kkuengi made morning coffee!]” Kkuengi, who had already finished breakfast, brought coffee.

“Oh, my. My son is so kind.”

Sejun patted Kkuengi’s bottom, and then…

“Nya! Chairman Park, pat Vice Chairman Theo too, nya!” Theo said, wiggling his bottom.

*Kkihihit! Kking!* “[Hehe! Butler! Me too!]

Kkamangi chimed in, also sticking out his bottom. Theo and the Kkamangi family all waited expectantly.

“Alright, alright,” Sejun chuckled. He patted each of their bottoms before finally picking up his coffee.

*Slurp.* The coffee was ice cold. Sejun drank it quickly.

“Okay. Summon the 10th Tower entrance!” He summoned the door to leave a footprint on the 10th Tower.

A wooden door appeared in front of Sejun with the message:

[The God of Earth, Patrick, says in a joyful voice that he knew you would like his gift.]

[The God of Earth, Patrick, says he will give you a welcome gift when you come to the 10th Tower and looks forward to seeing you there soon.]

At the same time, Patrick, who had been anxiously waiting for Sejun to come to the 10th Tower, prepared to welcome him.

Heh heh heh. Even a welcome gift?

“Of course. I have to go.” Sejun answered and then… He put the key to the 10th Tower into the keyhole of the wooden door. And then…

“Everyone, stick close.”

“Pfuhu-hut. Understood, nya!”

Kkueng!

Kking!

He made his companions touch his body. Then…

[The divided 11 Authorities combine into one, activating >Authority: The Power to Support Thirteen Joom’s Sky> for 13 seconds.]

[Strength increases by 1300%.]

With the Authority activated, Sejun’s Strength instantly exceeded 100,000.

Good. I’m overflowing with strength!

Feeling the tremendous power, Sejun turned the key.

Click. The key turned too easily, and…

*Creak…* Just as Sejun reached for the handle, a shocking red message flashed before his eyes:

**[The Orb of Deceit warns of impending death!]**

This time, Beb, the God of Valor, didn’t warn him. Beb couldn’t see inside the 10th Tower.

“…Patrick,” Sejun asked cautiously, without opening the door. “What’s inside?”

[The God of Earth, Patrick, says that if you open the door, you’ll find the first floor of the 10th Tower, where he, Hamer the God of Agriculture, and the Silver Dragon Stella are waiting!]

“Stella?!” Sejun gasped. “A dragon is waiting?! And a really old dragon, like a great-grandmother dragon?!” He knew old dragons were incredibly powerful. “I would have been in big trouble if not for the Orb of Deceit!”

*Thud.* Sejun slammed the door shut.

**1st floor of the 10th Tower.**

“Park Sejun is coming! Everyone, get ready!” Patrick bounced with excitement. Hamer and Stella stood stiffly on either side of him, holding brightly colored signs.

The signs read: **[We love you! Park♡Se♡Jun♡]** **[♡Welcome♡ to ♡Park Sejun’s♡ visit to the 10th Tower!]**

Patrick had insisted on adding lots of hearts.

“Patrick, do we *really* have to do this?” Hamer grumbled.

“Yeah! Bowing down to a human like this is wrong!” Stella agreed, looking embarrassed.

“Ahem! Signs higher!” Patrick ordered, ignoring their complaints. “You two don’t understand. You don’t know who Park Sejun *really* is. He’s a Top Farmer, yes, but he also fought and *beat* Dilia, the Demon of Corruption! You’ll be amazed when you see his true power. Now, smile!”

Patrick waited impatiently for Sejun.

Just then, a message appeared: [The Top Farmer of the Black Tower, Park Sejun, asks what is there if he opens the door and goes out.]

“What’s there? Just the first floor of the 10th Tower, where Hamer, Stella, and I are waiting to welcome you!” Patrick said, trying to sound casual while secretly glancing at the door.

[The door to the 10th Tower has been closed.]

“Huh?! Park Sejun, why are you closing the door?!” Patrick was confused.

[The Top Farmer of the Black Tower, Park Sejun, says that if Stella is there, he might die and can’t go.]

“What?! Die? But… he’s not *that* weak, is he?” Patrick wondered, still not understanding Sejun’s true strength. “Fine, fine,” Patrick sighed. “Stella, go to the 2nd floor.”

“Really?! Yes! Does that mean I don’t have to hold this silly sign?” Stella asked, relieved.

“Yes. Give it to Hamer.”

“What?! Patrick, I don’t want to hold it either!” Hamer protested.

“You have to stay! And hold *both* signs now!” Patrick insisted.

“Ugh… fine,” Hamer grumbled, taking both signs.

As Stella hurried upstairs, Patrick sent another message: [Park Sejun, you can come now. Stella is gone.]

*Click.* The door opened slowly. “Hello?” Sejun peeked his head out cautiously and finally stepped into the 10th Tower.

*Oh!* A message appeared:

**[You have arrived at the 1st floor of the 10th Tower.]** **[You have achieved the great feat of being the first Top Farmer to enter the 10th Tower!]** **[Reward: Reduced cost of staying on the 0th floor of the Black Tower by 0.2%.]**

“Heh heh heh,” Sejun smiled at the reward.

“Haha! Park Sejun! Welcome!” Patrick beamed, rushing forward. “I am Patrick, the God of Earth!”

“Waa…” Hamer waved the heart-covered signs weakly, cheering in a very unenthusiastic voice. “I am Hamer, the God of Agriculture.”

“Yes, hello,” Sejun said. “I am Park Sejun, the Top Farmer of the Black Tower.”

Then, Sejun’s companions started their own introductions.

“Pfuhu-hut! I am Theo Park, right-hand man to the great Chairman Park, deadly Dragon Claw Hybrid Golden Cat, and target of the Black Tower, nya!” Theo rattled off his long title without even pausing for breath.

*Kkuhehehe! Kkueng! Kkueng!* “[Hehehe! Kkuengi is Daddy’s son Kkuengi! Kkuengi is good at finding herbs! I ate meat for breakfast! And Daddy loves Kkuengi!]

Kkuengi babbled happily, saying whatever popped into his head.

*(Bat bat! I am the Hybrid Golden Bat Batbat!)* Batbat squeaked proudly. *(Kaiser gave me this Dragon Claw! I’m a hybrid now, just like Sejun!)* Batbat puffed out his chest, showing off his tiny dragon claw.

*Kkihihit! Kking! Kking!* “[Hehe! I am the great Kkamangi! Kneel before me!]

Kkamangi barked from inside Sejun’s bag, sounding very important.

As Sejun’s friends finished their introductions, a loud *CRACK! CRUNCH!* echoed through the tower. In the distance, the dark shape of the Black Moon split open again, and a new wave of enemies began to pour out.