Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 529

The Outskirts of Extinction was a desolate wasteland. Black rocks stretched as far as the eye could see, and the air hung heavy with the smell of sulfur.

“Lord Jormungandr, I have returned,” the Kraken announced. This creature, who had laid waste to Canos, stood before Jormungandr with his remaining forces.

“Yes. Good work, Kraken. You have served me well,” Jormungandr replied, his gaze sweeping over the molting Hydra and Leviathan.

“Then I will immediately prepare for the next attack,” the Kraken stated.

“Yes,” Jormungandr confirmed.

The Kraken, a creature of the deep with eyes like burning coals, searched for a world to attack with the remaining forces.

“Nenma will do nicely. The White Tower will fall,” the Kraken declared, choosing Nenma as their next target.

With a groan, a tear in space opened towards Nenma.

“Calamities! Go forth!” he commanded, sending the remaining calamity forces to Nenma. These calamities were monstrous beings of immense destructive power.

At that moment, a hand emerged from the narrow gap of the Black Moon, forcibly widening it.

Then, with flaps, wriggles, and thuds, a tremendous number of troops began to emerge from the Black Moon, from the first calamity, Locust, with its clicking mandibles and swarms of wings, to the sixth, Ogre, a hulking brute with skin like stone.

Extinction, furious at the defeat of Melfix, dispatched even more troops.

But the six calamities were not the end.

Rumble!

Following them, five gigantic turtles, each about half the size of Earth, barely squeezed through the gap created by Extinction. They were the most powerful seventh calamity, the Planet-Destroying Turtles, terrifying calamities capable of destroying worlds on their own.

“Do not disappoint me again,” Extinction warned, leaving only those words like a final judgment as the Black Moon closed.

Jormungandr and the Kraken trembled silently, as did the molting Hydra and Leviathan.

“Calamities! Go forth! Go and destroy the worlds without fail!” Feeling the pressure from Extinction’s words, the Kraken sent some of the calamities that emerged from the Black Moon to Nenma for a guaranteed victory, while the remaining calamities opened rifts to three other worlds and dispatched them there.

Following this, one Planet-Destroying Turtle was sent to each of five worlds.

Thus, Extinction’s offensive once again brandished its threatening claws towards the worlds.

Sejun sat in his cozy room on the 99th floor of the Black Tower. Sunlight streamed through a window, warming the wooden floor.

Sejun took a long sip of his coffee. “Ah,” he sighed happily, “that’s perfect.” He gave a thumbs up, a small smile warming his face.

“Koohehehe!” Kkoengee purred, rubbing her soft fur against Sejun’s arm, her eyes bright.

“Hee hee hee! Squeak!” Kkamangi squeaked, pushing his head against Sejun’s leg. *Me too! Me too, Butler!* he seemed to say in his mind.

Sejun chuckled, but then his voice became a little firmer. “Kkamangi, you know the rules. Punishment isn’t over yet.”

Kkamangi drooped, his happy squeaks fading. With a sad *squeak…*, he picked up the small sign again and carefully placed it back on his head. He then went to sit patiently by the door of the house, looking like a tiny, furry prisoner.

Hehehe. How cute.

Seeing Kkamangi and his subordinates, Sejun’s heart softened.

I should just drink my coffee and comfort them.

Sejun drank his coffee faster than usual and got up from his seat.

Chuck.

As nonchalantly as possible, he took care of Kkamangi and put him in his sling bag.

“Hee hee!”

Thanks to that, Kkamangi and his subordinates quickly cheered up.

As Sejun took care of Kkamangi and woke up earlier than usual,

“Puhuhut. The great Hybrid Park Chairman, I’m off to work hard again, meow!” Kkoengee exclaimed.

[Kkoengee will also go and gather herbs diligently!]

Theo and Kkoengee’s commute was also moved up.

As the two went to the 4th floor of the Golden Tower and the herb field,

Clang.

“Hey, everyone,” Sejun greeted as he entered the subspace warehouse, a vast, underground space filled with rows of fertile soil, and planted the seeds of the Extinction Pioneers and Extinction Devourers.

The corpses of the calamities that had filled the subspace warehouse were moved to a storage with preservation magic, so there was space again in the subspace warehouse.

For reference, before eating breakfast, he stopped by the 10th Tower and upgraded it with the accumulated Creation Energy, a magical power Sejun could gather.

The Creation Beacon that Burns Extinction, which was installed 5 days ago, requires 300,000L of Creation Energy per hour of use, so it is currently turned off.

He tried using it, but the beacon’s range was short, so it wasn’t very helpful.

“Alright. I’ve planted all the seeds I got.”

As soon as Sejun finished planting the seeds, he began to harvest the fruits.

[You have harvested the Thunder Gold Kiwi.]

[You are a Field Lv. 9 is activated, dealing additional damage.]

[You are a Field Lv. 9 is activated, harvesting the stats of Alice, the ninth Apostle of Extinction, the Bewitching Spider.]

Harvesting the stats of Alice meant Sejun gained some of her strength, stamina, agility, and magic.

[Strength +35, Stamina +25, Agility +45, Magic +45.]

“Hehehe,” Sejun smiled contentedly as he harvested stats again today.

However,

[The potential of your Stamina stat has reached its limit.]

[The potential of your Magic stat has reached its limit.]

[You can no longer absorb Stamina and Magic stats.]

[The acquired Stamina and Magic stats are returned to nature.]

As the Stamina and Magic stats were returned and his Fighting Spirit grew stronger,

“Ugh!” He frowned because the muscle pain throughout his body intensified as his Fighting Spirit grew stronger.

Authority: All stat potential increased by the Sunfish Core by 30 had already been filled while eating breakfast.

And the kids aren’t here…

Theo and Kkoengee, who would give him a massage, were both at work.

“Ugh,” Sejun had no choice but to endure the muscle pain and continue working. Les said that even if it hurts, you have to move around for the muscle pain to go away quickly.

However,

[You have harvested the Blazing Cherry.]

[Strength +35, Stamina +30, Agility +35, Magic +50.]

Once again, stat harvesting occurred, strengthening his Fighting Spirit.

“Aargh!” Sejun couldn’t bear the worsened muscle pain and simply lay down on the floor. At least the lying position involved the least muscle engagement.

As Sejun was lying down and resting,

[The Seed Shop is now open.]

A message appeared in front of Sejun.

The 14th Seed Shop had opened.

[Park Sejun’s rank is Transcendence.]

[7 types of seeds, including Transcendence-grade seeds, will be randomly displayed today.]

[At your current rank, you can purchase as many seeds as you want within 500 Tower Coins.]

[Moon Fruit Seed (Transcendence Grade) – 150 Tower Coins + 270 Pieces of World Energy]

[Generous Leek Seed (Transcendence Grade) – 100 Tower Coins + 130 Pieces of World Energy]

[10,000 Carrot Seeds – 300 Tower Coins]

[10 Durian Seeds – 100 Tower Coins]

[5 Pine Tree Seeds – 80 Tower Coins]

[100 Bok Choy Seeds – 50 Tower Coins]

[50 Cabbage Seeds – 30 Tower Coins]

“If I buy all the Transcendence-grade seeds, I’ll have 250 Tower Coins left…” Sejun looked at the seeds and calculated the prices. Tower Coins were like points that Sejun could use in the shop.

“I already have carrots, so I’ll skip those… but 300 Tower Coins for 10,000? Why is it so expensive? I haven’t tried durian, so I’ll buy some, and I need to buy pine trees because Christmas is in 3 months.”

I messed up last year, but I have to make sure to do it this year. Hehehe.

Sejun smiled, imagining himself dressed as Santa and giving gifts to the kids.

“Then… I’ll have 70 Tower Coins left…”

Sejun wondered if he should get the remaining bok choy or cabbage.

“I’ll buy cabbage,” he decided.

He chose cabbage because it could be added to almost any dish.

As Sejun selected the seeds, messages popped up: [Purchase complete. You spent 460 Top Coins and 400 World’s Aura for Moon Fruit, Generous Green Onion, Durian, Pine Tree, and Cabbage seeds. You earned 4600 Mileage points, giving you a total of 14,601. You also received 4 Seed Shop Duration Reduction Tickets.]

Along with the messages, five leather pouches filled with seeds and four reduction tickets appeared in Sejun’s hands.

“Ugh, heavy!” Sejun mumbled, his arms full of pouches.

Creak!

He carefully tore the first reduction ticket. [You have used a Seed Shop Random Duration Reduction Ticket.]

1 day, 1 day, 2 days, 1 day.

Thanks to the lucky appearance of 2 days once, he reduced 5 days with 4 Seed Shop Random Duration Reduction Tickets.

“Five days… and I have to call that lucky?” Sejun sighed. A wave of sadness washed over him.

If only he had Theo’s golden paw…

If only Theo, the King of Luck, could help him, the Seed Shop would have opened already.

“System, Theo will get you for this,” Sejun muttered, still feeling unlucky. He lay down on the warm floor, the sunlight making him drowsy. Hoping for better luck tomorrow, he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep. Kroooooh.

Hee hee hee! Squeak!

[Hee hee! Follow the leader!]

Squeak? Squeak!

[Butler! Are you sleeping?]

Tap. Tap.

Kkamangi carefully approached Sejun and gently touched him with his paw, not wanting to be punished again.

Kroooooh.

Instead of an answer, Sejun’s snoring filled the air.

Hee hee hee! Squeak? Squeak!

[Hee hee! The butler is sleeping? Then I should sleep too!]

Kkamangi’s family settled between Sejun’s warm armpits.

Hee hee. Warm…

Kkirorong.

They drifted off to sleep.

A few hours later.

“Puhuhu. The great Hybrid Park, CEO, I have returned, meow!”

Theo, who had returned after completely selling out Sejun’s crops, ran to Sejun.

Kroooooh.

Kkirorong.

Eomrorong.

“Meow?”

He found Sejun and Kkamangi’s family sleeping on top of Alice, the Apostle of Destruction.

“Puhuhu. Is it nap time, meow?!”

Thump.

As Theo climbed onto Sejun’s lap to take a nap with him,

“Ugh…”

Sejun groaned in discomfort.

“Meow?! Is it muscle pain again, meow?!”

Press. Press.

As Theo massaged Sejun’s body with his paws,

Smile.

Sejun’s face, which had been contorted in a frown, began to relax.

While Theo was massaging Sejun’s body,

Kooeng! Kooeng?

[Daddy, Kooeng is here! Daddy, are you sick again?]

Kooeng, who had returned after gathering herbs, found Sejun and started massaging him along with Theo.

“Umm…”

I dozed off.

As Sejun, whose fatigue from muscle pain had disappeared, opened his eyes,

“Puhuhu. CEO Park, you’re awake, meow?”

Kooeng?

[Daddy, are you not sick anymore?]

Theo looked up at Sejun with wide, worried eyes. “CEO Park, you’re awake, meow?” Kooeng nudged Sejun’s arm gently, [Daddy, are you not sick anymore?]

“Yeah,” Sejun chuckled softly, stretching his arms. “Wow, I feel much better. Thanks to both of you for the massage. Really, thank you.”

As Sejun stroked their heads,

“Puhuhu.”

Koohehehe.

The two were happy, their faces full of smiles.

Squeak…

Conversely, Kkamangi, whose warmth had disappeared as Sejun got up, frowned and, with his eyes closed, wriggled around to find the warm butler’s scent.

Plop.

Hee hee. Warm.

He burrowed his face into the soft warmth of Sejun’s backside, a tiny contented sigh escaping him as he drifted back to sleep.

Hehehe. Soft.

“Puhuhu.”

Koohehehe.

Kkirorong.

As everyone was spending a peaceful time,

“Sejun! It’s urgent!” boomed the black dragon statue. “We need your help, quickly!” cried the white one. “Please, Sejun, you’re the only one who can help Ramter!” pleaded the purple statue.

Black, white, and purple dragon statues shot across the sky, growing larger as they zoomed towards Sejun. Strangely, the red dragon statue, which was always with them, was not visible.

And then,

“So, you’re asking me to make some potent liquor to help Ramter regain his energy and get back on his feet?”

He could hear the reason why the three dragons had come to find him.

They wanted him to help Ramter, who was struggling with various emotions such as anger, guilt, and defeat after losing Kanos.

Why did they know Ramter’s feelings so well?

Because all three dragons had experienced it themselves.

The number of worlds they had managed and then destroyed easily exceeded a thousand.

So, they knew very well Ramter’s miserable heart.

“Potent liquor, huh… Kkabi, help me out.”

Sharrarang!

Sejun, after pondering for a moment, began to brew a new liquor with Kkabi, who possessed the power of corruption, to help Ramter regain his energy.

***

Battle Shop Headquarters.

“You… you little pest!” Battler roared, shaking Hunt by the collar. “Do you have any idea how much divine power I just wasted because of you?! Everyone knows cats love mice!”

“W-Wait a minute! Battler!”

Hunt, grabbed by the collar, hurriedly opened his mouth. The atmosphere suggested he was about to get hit.

“A cat that doesn’t like mice? You were just unlucky, Battler. It’s a special case.”

“Special case?”

“Yes. But don’t worry! If you have this book that I recently finished writing, there won’t be any problems.”

Hunt confidently handed Battler a book.

[7 Surefire Ways to Be Chosen as a Butler by a Cat]

“This time, it’s definitely going to work, right?”

“Of course! I’m Hunt! Hunt, the God of Hunting, who perfectly understands and hunts all animals’ habits!”

Hunt replied to Battler’s question with a confident expression.

“Alright. I’ll trust you one more time.”

Battler took the book and returned home, entering study mode again.