Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 52

Eileen was really enjoying the feeling of her Dragonheart beating all by itself. Even without her eating anything, the Dragonheart pulsed steadily.

Thump…

“Oh! It’s beating!”

Thud…

“It’s beating again!”

Though faint, the rhythm was consistent. It was still too weak to gather mana (magical energy), but just the fact that her Dragonheart was beating filled Eileen with joy.

“It’s all thanks to that admirable human!” Eileen thought. “Speaking of which, what is that human doing? I, the great black dragon Eileen Platani, should be looking after him…”

As she thought about Sejun, Eileen grew curious. Was he using a potentially dangerous magic thing? Or maybe he was enjoying something delicious all by himself…

“Eek! I won’t allow it!”

Eating something delicious without her! The very thought infuriated her.

Just then,

“Huh?”

[Achievement: Made Sweet Potato Candy from the Tower!]

[Achievement: Made Potato Candy from the Tower!]

“Hee hee! Making new dishes for me! That admirable human has done something admirable again! I must demand it quickly!”

Eileen hurried to the crystal ball.

However,

[You have over 1000 unread notifications.]

[Please clear your notifications.]

The crystal ball’s notifications were distracting Eileen.

“Ugh! I’m busy!”

Eileen quickly skipped through the notifications without reading them. Among them were red alerts signaling warnings, but she hastily brushed them aside, only thinking about tasting the new dishes.

And then,

“Hee hee!” Eileen said. “Shall I, the great black dragon Eileen Pritani, see what that admirable human has made?”

Eileen hastily checked the crystal ball to see what Sejun was eating.

When Sejun’s stomach was somewhat full,

[Eileen says they have heard rumors of Sweet Potato Candy and Potato Candy and are drooling.]

Eileen’s message appeared.

“You didn’t answer when I called earlier. It’s all cold now,” Eileen whined.

[Eileen says they were busy.]

“Fine. Give me a quest, then.”

[A quest has been generated.]

[Quest: Serve Sweet Potato Candy and Potato Candy to the Tower Administrator.]

[Reward: Eileen eats the food very deliciously.]

[Failure: Eileen becomes very grumpy.]

“I’ve packed it in a lidded pot in the cave. Just take it,” Sejun said calmly.

With Sejun’s words, the quest was completed.

[Eileen says they are very grateful for the delicious food.]

[Eileen says they feel so energized from the sweetness.]

Energized? It must be from the power sweet potatoes and power potatoes. Sejun and the animals were also overflowing with energy.

“Okay. Eat a lot.”

After eating lunch and taking a nap with Theo, Black Rabbit, and Kkueng, Sejun began planting the rest of the sweet potato vines from this morning.

In the afternoon, the other rabbits, having finished their tasks, joined in, and a large sweet potato field was quickly completed as they planted together. The afternoon sun was warm on their backs as they worked, the rabbits’ noses twitching with concentration.

[You have created a sweet potato field.]

[You have gained 5000 experience.] Sejun felt a little more skilled at farming.

“Whew. Done. Now to the green onion field…”

As Sejun was about to move to the green onion field,

Squeak!

Black Rabbit called Sejun to go and collect the seafood.

“Alright.”

When Sejun went down to the cave, there was something he hadn’t seen before in front of the pond. It was a net made of green onion leaves.

“Did you guys make this?”

As Sejun asked, looking at the gray rabbits,

Beep!

Bleep!

Bmip!

Bbyaang!

“Huh?!”

Among the gray rabbits nodding at Sejun’s question, there was one female rabbit. To be exact, she was clinging tightly to one of the gray rabbits.

He wanted to ask what happened with the other rabbit, but they were young, and rabbit feelings changed quickly.

Instead, as he thought about giving the other rabbit carrots later as a sign of consolation,

Splash!

Squeak!

Black Rabbit entered the pond with the net, calling Sejun. I’m going in now!

“Alright!”

Sejun grabbed the rope.

A moment later,

Taut! Taut!

A signal came, pulling the rope twice.

“Haaah!”

The net was quite heavy, filled with a lot. Sejun strained to pull up the net. Halfway up, Black Rabbit helped by taking some seafood out of the net and putting it in the pond.

About 100 piranhas and crayfish were pulled up with the net. It was tiring, but they could harvest seafood more easily than before.

“Let’s do it a few more times.”

Squeak!

At Sejun’s words, Black Rabbit entered the water without hesitation. 100 was a sufficient amount, but even with the low water temperature, there was a limit to preventing decay, so it seemed best to eat them quickly.

Besides, they had the Crimson Giant Bear family, who always seemed to need more food. They never worried about food going to waste.

Thus, Kkueng and Mother Crimson Giant Bear were able to fill their bellies for the first time with a meal Sejun had provided.

Krooong.

Kkuenge.

Kroong.

Kkueng.

Thud thud. Thud thud.

Mother Crimson Giant Bear, full from dinner and in a good mood, returned home with Kkueng, their steps light and cheerful.

Sejun caught more seafood with Black Rabbit. Since they had decided to catch them quickly anyway, it was also to give some to the Silver Wolf tribe’s wolves.

Meanwhile, under Sejun’s instructions, the gray rabbits made bags out of green onion leaves for the wolves to carry.

The bags, which hung on each side of their bodies, like saddlebags, were also intended for Theo’s future trading trips.

The wolves took the piranhas, crayfish, and chunks of eel meat in the bags down to the lower levels of the tower. They had to leave with Theo for a trading trip tomorrow morning, so today was the only time they had.

Sejun felt tired but satisfied as the busy day ended.

Kkueng!

Today, Kkueng announced his arrival with a hearty cry.

“Oof.”

Scratch.

Sejun started the morning of his 215th day of being stranded by adding a stroke to the cave wall.

“Today’s the day the seed shop opens. I wonder what will come out?”

Sejun prepared for work, looking forward to the seeds he would buy today.

Crunch.

He had a simple breakfast of raw sweet potatoes and a few cherry tomatoes and started working. Today’s plan was to plant potatoes.

Tap. Tap.

Sejun placed the potatoes on a flat stone he had found while plowing the field on the ground and cut the potatoes.

“It’s supposed to have eyes like this, right?”

Sejun didn’t just quarter them; he cut them into appropriate sizes, dividing them into two to four pieces so that each piece had at least one or two ‘eyes’ so new plants could grow.

Before, he couldn’t communicate with the rabbit who knew about farming, but after being able to talk to him, he could hear more detailed farming knowledge.

Rumble.

Sejun scooped up the cut seed potatoes with both hands and put them in a bag that went over his shoulder made of green onion leaves. The gray rabbits were so skilled that if Sejun told them the style he wanted, they would make it as similar as possible.

Thus, Sejun began planting the seed potatoes next to the sweet potato field he had planted yesterday.

Of course, he called Kkueng to remove the green onion leaves covering the empty field.

Kkueng!

Kkueng happily carried the green onion leaves, pleased that Sejun had given him a job. To be precise, he was happy about the honey he would get after finishing the job.

Plunge.

Sejun poked the ground with a dagger to make space, took out a seed potato from the bag that went over his shoulder, and planted it with the eye facing up. Since the amount that could fit in the bag wasn’t that much, Sejun diligently planted potatoes, going back and forth.

And when he had planted about half of the potatoes,

[The seed shop is now open.]

[Park Sejun’s grade is Ordinary.]

[4 types of seeds to be sold today are shown randomly.]

[At the current grade, you can purchase as many seeds as you want within 5 Tower Coins (the currency used in this place).]

The seed shop opened, and the seeds that could be purchased today appeared.

[1 Flame Bean Seed – 5 Tower Coins]

[20,000 Carrot Seeds – 4 Tower Coins]

[100 Strawberry Seeds – 0.5 Tower Coins]

[100 Hot Pepper Seeds – 0.5 Tower Coins]

“Flame Bean Seed?”

It cost a whopping 5 Tower Coins for just one. He had enough money, but because of the condition that he had to buy within 5 Tower Coins, if he bought the Flame Bean Seed, he couldn’t buy the rest.

“Hmm… I prefer the taste I know.”

Sejun thought for a moment. Rather than buying one thing he didn’t know the taste of, he decided to buy several things he knew well.

[You have purchased 20,000 Carrot Seeds.]

[You have purchased 100 Strawberry Seeds.]

[You have purchased 100 Hot Pepper Seeds.]

[A total of 5 Tower Coins has been withdrawn from Seed Bank Park Sejun’s account.]

[50 Seed Shop Mileage points (like reward points for buying seeds) have been accumulated.]

[A total of 56 Seed Shop Mileage points has been accumulated.]

Clink.

Three leather pouches containing seeds appeared in Sejun’s hand.

[Thank you for using the seed shop.]

[You can use Seed Shop Lv. 2 again in 30 days.]

“I have more to plant.”

Although his work had increased, Sejun’s face was bright. The thought of eating strawberries and hot peppers filled him with strength.

“I should leave the carrot seeds to the rabbits.”

The vast field that the minotaurs and rabbits had cultivated for several days was ready, and with the rabbits’ passion for carrots, they would plant all the carrot seeds even if it meant reducing their sleep.

Thus, when Sejun had planted all 4000 potatoes and planted all the strawberries and hot peppers in the cave,

“Sejun, we have returned.”

The wolves had returned after giving food to the wolves on the lower levels of the tower.

“Rest for a bit.”

Sejun let the wolves, who had worked hard traveling to the lower levels of the tower, rest for a while and separated the bags attached to the wolves, taking them down to the cave.

And then,

“Representative Theo.”

He called Theo, who was diligently eating Churu in the corner.

Chomp chomp chomp.

“What is it, nya? Is it break time, nya?”

Theo, who had been eating Churu, ran towards Sejun’s lap.

“No. Let’s pack this together.”

Sejun carried Theo, who was clinging to his lap, and walked to the storage. Then, together with Theo, he packed the cherry tomatoes harvested yesterday into the bags.

The bags that the wolves carried didn’t have preservation magic like Theo’s bundles kept things fresh longer, so he packed them with the most recently harvested ones.

Thus, he reattached the six bags, each containing 100 cherry tomatoes, to the wolves.

“Have a good trip, Representative Theo.”

“Understood, nya! I’ll sell them all again, nya! Team, let’s go, nya!”

“Sejun, we’ll be back.”

“Okay. Elka, Boldo, Kishu, have a good trip too.”

Theo and the wolves left the tower, seeing Sejun off.

“Whew. Now I have to prepare lunch.”

Sejun went to the pond and pulled up piranhas and crayfish with Black Rabbit using the net.

They were still edible, but unlike yesterday, the piranhas’ eyes were a bit cloudy, indicating that decay was progressing, so he had to hurry. Anyway, even if they spoiled, there was green onion that helps clean the body, so there was no worry about food poisoning.

“But I don’t want to eat them if it comes to that.”

Thinking that, Sejun pulled up the net.

“Oof!”

What was pulled up with the net this time was a chunk of eel meat.

Squeak!

Black Rabbit entered the pond, took a breath, and came out of the pond again.

Then, using a harpoon made from Sejun’s dagger, he cut the eel meat into small pieces and put them into the hole, and the other rabbits took the eel meat to the fireplace and grilled it.

After that, Black Rabbit only pulled up chunks of eel meat with the net.

“Does Black Rabbit want to eat eel?”

As Sejun was thinking that,

“Huh?! Ugh!”

Thump!!

The rope connected to the net began to pull strongly, enough to drag Sejun’s body. Something big was on the line.