Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 516

Les saw a huge wave of monsters rushing towards him.

There were locusts, huge leeches, and spiders that could turn you to stone. All sorts of terrible creatures were headed for the castle.

Not again! Was this happening again? It felt like the moment he died before…

Les was confused and scared as he looked at what was happening.

He was seeing the last moments of the Balkan battle. It was a terrible memory that haunted his dreams every night.

A nightmare and memory from 700 years ago.

The monsters were weak compared to the strong ogre warriors.

“King! You must get to the tower!”

“But what about you?”

“Ha! We’ll hold them off! We’ll be right behind you!”

“Don’t worry, Les! You believe in us, don’t you?”

“Yes.”

The ogres reassured their young king, who worried about them, and prepared for their final battle.

Because a giant crow with eyes like burning coals was watching them from afar, laughing.

Halphas, the Crow of Death, was too strong for any warrior. Even a blink of an eye was too long to face him.

In a flash, so fast they didn’t even see it, Halphas killed hundreds of thousands of ogre warriors.

They were fighting hard to give their king time to escape.

He didn’t understand then, but now he knew. Their smiles hid their fear. Their fists were tight because they were scared, but brave.

As Les ran towards the White Tower,

“Warriors of the Balkan! Are you afraid of death?”

“No!”

“Haha, just like the warriors of the Balkan. Balkan! Forever!”

“Balkan! Forever!”

Chaff, Les’s protector, and the other ogres ran to fight the monsters.

The ogres easily defeated the monsters.

Les looked back and felt happy. He slowed down because he thought they were safe.

However,

Caw!

Then, Halphas cried out again. Everything changed immediately.

Red light surrounded the ogres. They turned into monsters too and started chasing him!

Then,

Krooooh!

The great white dragon, Kellion Mamb, came out of the White Tower and breathed fire. The monsters disappeared!

“-Get inside quickly.”

If Kellion hadn’t saved him, Les would have become a monster too, just like his ogre warriors. And the monsters chasing him would have become even stronger.

Just as Les was about to enter the White Tower with Kellion’s help…

…Smack!

‘…?’

The loud smack made his cheek sting. Suddenly, Les woke up.

And

Smack! Smack!

He made eye contact with a cat slapping his cheeks.

“He’s awake! Les is awake!” Theo the cat said. “I finished healing him!”

Theo, who had finished treating Les, clung to Sejun’s lap again.

“…Why didn’t you kill me?”

As Les touched his burning cheek and asked Sejun,

[Beb, the God of Bravery, says: Okay, maybe that was brave enough. You get a point for bravery.]

[God Beb: Hey! Fight me! One punch each! If you do, I’ll give you 3 bravery points!]

Sejun thought about fighting Beb. Then he looked at Les’s huge fist. ‘No way,’ Sejun thought. ‘Beb, forget it.’

“Meow! Why kill you?” Theo said for Sejun. “Hurting Boss Sejun is a very, very big crime! You have to work for us forever now! That’s our rule!”

‘Of course. How expensive do you think I am?’

Sejun listened to Theo’s words and quietly nodded.

“But why did you suddenly attack me?”

Sejun, who had been nodding, asked Les.

“Well… it’s because I felt your… battle energy, Sejun?”

“Battle energy?”

“Yes. We ogres are born with it. It’s like a power inside us…”

Les explained that ogres are born with ‘fighting spirit.’ It’s a power that grows stronger when they fight. If someone kills an ogre with fighting spirit, they can take some of that power. Then, other ogres must get revenge.

“Ah…”

Come to think of it, he had seen a message about defeating the sixth Calamity, an ogre, on the 10th floor.

‘But I don’t remember seeing a message about getting fighting spirit…’

‘That system is lazy,’ Sejun thought. He thought the game system wasn’t working right.

“Les, then is the sixth Calamity from your race?”

“Yes. They were originally my people…”

Les said, suppressing the anger and sorrow that welled up from within his heart in response to Sejun’s question.

“Ah.”

He’s the Ogre King, so he’s a king.

Sejun suddenly understood that Les was a king.

“Sejun, I’m so sorry for attacking you,” Les said, trying to calm down. “I felt like I had to do it as a king…” He bowed to Sejun, apologizing.

“It’s okay.”

“That’s right! It’s okay!” Sejun and Theo, who had gained a lot thanks to him, smiled and accepted Les’s apology.

First, they had Les working for them now.

“Ajax, the shield is broken. Can you ask Kellion to fix it?”

“Sure! Bro! I’ll make it even better!” The shield would be stronger now too.

Kellion had made the shield weak on purpose, but it was a secret plan that Sejun didn’t need to know.

But…

Kku-oh! Kku-oh!

Was Kkuengie still mad?

“Kkuengie, Daddy’s okay now. It’s alright,” Sejun said, looking at Kkuengie who was growling behind him.

Kkueng?

Kkuengie tilted his head cutely.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[I’m not mad! I’m practicing my scary growls!]

He was still trying hard to become a scary monster.

Kku-oh? Kku-oh?

[How is it? Is Kkuengie scary?]

No. He’s cute.

Sejun only found the still baby Maengshu, Kkuengie, cute.

Kku-oh! Kku-oh!

“Kkuengie, raise your front paws like this. That’ll make you scarier.”

Kkueng?

[Like this?]

Kkuengie asked, raising his two front paws at Sejun’s words.

“That’s right. Do it again.”

Kku-oh! Kku-oh!

“Pfft….”

What is it? Why did he get cuter?

Sejun held back the laughter that was about to burst out.

Sejun smiled warmly at Kkuengyi. “Good job, little one! You’re doing wonderfully. Are you feeling a little bit scared now? Don’t worry, let’s practice a bit more.”

Kkuengyi stood on his hind legs, his fluffy white fur shining in the sunlight. He wiggled his nose and tried to make a fierce growl, his small body shaking with effort. “Kku-oh! Kku-oh!” he managed, the sounds more cute than scary.

Sejun laughed happily as he watched Kkuengyi. He felt a warm glow inside as he saw the little beast trying so hard. Kkuengyi raised his two tiny front paws and made another attempt at a growl, looking up at Sejun with big, hopeful eyes.

White Tower Administrator’s Area.

Ajax burst into Kellion’s room, holding up the cracked Brother Shield. “Grandpa!” he exclaimed, his voice full of upset. “I’m so disappointed! How could you give Sejun hyung such a weak shield? Les broke it with one punch!”

“Now, now, Ajax,” Kellion started, trying to explain, his brow furrowed with worry. “It’s not that I wanted it to be weak, you see—”

Ajax cut him off, crossing his arms and pouting. “I don’t want to hear excuses, Grandpa. I’m just really disappointed.”

Kellion sighed. It wasn’t just about making good equipment. He could do that anytime. His real worry was Sejun. What if Sejun was still too weak, even with good items? If he put too much magic into a shield, it might become just a pretty decoration, impossible for a human to use. Or worse, it could become dangerous, the magic inside unstable and wild.

Besides… if he made it too strong, the other dragons would notice. They weren’t supposed to be giving special gifts to humans like Sejun, or even to the dragons in the Four Dragon Society. Sejun already had many good items for his level of power. Adding dragon-made equipment on top of that could cause problems, making his other items not work as well.

That’s why he had added a secret function to the Brother Shield, hiding it in a special space so the other dragons wouldn’t see it.

‘What should I do?’ Kellion thought, his worries growing. Should he show his grandson his amazing skills, even if it meant the other dragons would be angry? Or should he stay quiet and seem like a grandfather who wasn’t very powerful?

Kellion thought for a moment longer. He looked at Ajax’s disappointed face. “I can’t let my grandson think I’m weak!” he decided.

“Grandson!” Kellion said, his voice now strong and confident. “This grandpa will show you what I can really do!”

Kellion took the cracked Brother Shield of the Dragonic Guardians, which he had been secretly protecting for years. He melted it down, and this time, he poured in incredible magic, much more than before. He was going to make something truly big and strong.

Sejun was applying sauce to the locust skewers. “Hmm, where’s Ajax?” Sejun wondered aloud. “Should I send him a message?”

Around Sejun were dishes he had made while waiting for Ajax, such as locust stew, locust fries, and locust salad. If the first half of the meat party was slime meat, the second half was locust meat.

Just then, Ajax burst into view, out of breath. “Hyung! Guess what? I talked to Grandpa, and he’s going to give you a much stronger shield! He exchanged it!”

Ajax appeared, carrying two circular shields. They were huge, each with a diameter of 10 meters.

The shields were named:

[Proudly Guarding Dragonic Brother Shield]

[Proudly Guarding Dragonic Sibling Shield]

The names showed a clear intention to guard openly, without hiding anything.

The shields also had usage restrictions:

Usage Restriction: Park Sejun, recognized by Kellion Mambru, all stats 100,000 or higher

“So, it’s saying don’t use it if you don’t have the ability?” Sejun thought.

The options were as proud as the name.

“Hmph! You think I can’t use it?!”

“Move Earth.”

After Sejun erected four pillars,

“Ajax, put the shields on here.”

“Okay, Hyung!”

When Ajax placed the shields on the four pillars, it made an excellent roof.

“Heh heh. Genius Park Sejun can use anything even if he can’t wear it,” Sejun said, pleased as he looked at the shield that had become a roof.

Plus, if I put it in front of me when it’s dangerous, it can also be used as a defensive wall.

‘Because I have Authority.’

Sejun thought about his special power, called ‘Petty and Timid Intrusion’. This power let him bring things to him without anyone noticing.

Recently, he discovered a unique aspect of this Authority.

He could bring anything in his special storage space, regardless of distance.

Moreover, he could also put things directly into the special storage space without going through his hands.

‘I’ll put in the giant fish that Theo left behind,’ he thought.

Heh heh. I even delivered meat to the Blackie family in the magical storage area with this Authority.

“I’m such a genius.”

Sejun admired himself.

And he decided to take out the pink-haired dragon chopsticks.

Sejun took out the giant chopsticks from his special storage space. “Here. Les, use this.”

“Thank you,” Les replied.

“Then let’s eat now.”

And so, Sejun and his party began the second half of the meat party.

Kkueng!

[As expected, Dad’s cooking is all delicious!]

“Ehee hee. Sejun hyung’s cooking is really delicious!”

“It’s really delicious.”

The party members, who had digested the slime meat during the break, quickly devoured the dishes Sejun had made with locust meat.

[Consumed Locust Seasoned Skewers.]

[All stats increase by 1.]

Their stats quickly rose, making them stronger.

It was thanks to Sejun’s >Title: The One Who Cooks Calamities< that their stats increased when he cooked using the first disaster, the locusts. Sejun also ate the dishes and his stats increased. [Consumed Locust Stew.] [All stats increase by 3.] [The potential of all stats has reached its limit.] [No more stats can be absorbed.] [Acquired stats are returned to nature.] Except for the four main stats. [The soul is filled with pouring praise.] [Mentality increases by 7.] Mentality. There’s nothing I can do about this. Sejun blankly stared at the stats flying away. At least he found a way to use the items even if he didn’t have the ability, but there was no way to stop the stats from flying away. "I’ll still eat it! Because it’s delicious." Sejun ate the locust dishes deliciously, not caring that his stats were disappearing. [Acquired stats are returned to nature.] Naturally, the more he ate, the more stats Sejun returned to nature. At that moment, "Huh?" "Sejun-nim’s fighting spirit?" Les was surprised as he looked at Sejun. Sejun returns