Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 537

“Mother-in-law, does the food taste good to you?”

“Oh, Sejun, this is wonderful! Everything you make is so delicious,” Elizabeth chuckled warmly.

“Yes, please eat more,” Anton smiled. “There’s plenty for everyone.”

Sejun beamed at their words, diligently preparing the health-restoring meal.

“Chairman Park’s mother-in-law, get well soon, meow!” Kkueng exclaimed.

[Grandma, get well soon!]

“Yes, yes. I’ll get well soon, kids,” Elizabeth replied.

Theo and Kkueng were helping Elizabeth with gentle massages.

Kkueng saw Elizabeth as both Sejun’s mother-in-law and a grandmother. So, for Kkueng’s sake, Sejun simply thought of her as ‘Grandma’.

Suddenly, a loud sound came from Elizabeth. It was a deep rumble, like the ground was shaking.

Was that a fart?

Sejun panicked, wondering how to react to his mother-in-law’s possible gas.

“Oh, Sejun,” Elizabeth chuckled. “Our great dragon does not pass gas.”

Anton cleared his throat and explained, seeing Sejun’s confused expression.

“Ah,” Sejun said.

I see. Then what was that sound?

“It seems our baby wants to see his brother-in-law quickly,” Elizabeth said, rising her massive body.

A black egg, which she had been carefully cradling, came into view. The reason Elizabeth had to suddenly hide her presence while chasing the slothful Demon King Andras was this egg.

Although Anton and Elizabeth had a good marriage, dragons rarely got pregnant. After giving birth to Aileen, Elizabeth never thought she would be pregnant again.

Thus, Elizabeth ended up giving birth in a weakened state, greatly strained, she desperately protected the egg, preventing the Demon King’s forces from approaching.

If Batbat had appeared just a few days later, it would have been truly dangerous.

If I’m the brother-in-law… then it’s a younger brother?

“Younger brother, nice to meet you,” Sejun greeted the black egg. The egg was about knee-high, quite small considering the size of adult dragons. It was black as night, and as smooth as polished stone. It felt warm to the touch, and Sejun could almost feel a faint heartbeat inside.

A moment later, Elizabeth yawned. “Haaah. I’m sleepy now. Mr. Park, go out and rest a bit.”

“Yes. Rest well. Kids, let’s go out,” Sejun said.

Phew. I was tired, so this is good.

Sejun hurriedly took his group outside. Elizabeth was quickly regaining her strength by eating Sejun’s health food, and she had already recovered to the point where Sejun felt burdened.

Sejun wanted to show his mother-in-law a good image, so he was forcibly enduring and staying by her side, but Elizabeth told him to leave at just the right moment.

‘Our Mr. Park is having a hard time.’

It was Elizabeth’s consideration, noticing that Sejun was struggling. Indeed, a mother-in-law’s love for her son-in-law.

Thus, Sejun came outside thanks to Elizabeth’s thoughtfulness.

The area around the cave was now deserted. As Elizabeth’s energy grew stronger, the residents moved away to avoid it.

“Now I need to plant the leek seeds,” Sejun said.

Sejun moved to a place quite far away, where Elizabeth’s energy did not reach, to plant the Giving Leek.

He took out the Giving Leek seeds, dug a hole, and planted them.

The leek sprouted quickly as soon as it was planted. However, it was a pathetic size that didn’t match the name World Tree.

“Huh? Is this all it’s grown?” Sejun wondered, examining the ordinary-sized leek.

[You have planted the Giving Leek in the Self-Forgotten World, Omid.]

[You have completed the quest.]

[As a reward for completing the quest, Omid is reconnected with other worlds.]

[It will take one day to fully connect.]

[As a reward for completing the quest, all stat potentials increase by 1000.]

[A quest has been generated.]

[Quest: In order for the Giving Leek to grow properly, you must give generously. Harvest the leaves of the Giving Leek and give them to the residents of Omid so that the Giving Leek can give generously.]

[Reward: Being promoted as the Guardian Deity of Omid]

Before he could properly check the reward, a new quest appeared.

“Guardian Deity?” Sejun asked.

Sejun was not excited about becoming a ‘Guardian Deity’. He knew he would have to choose someone else to do the job for him, and he didn’t really need any special powers.

But he still cut off the leek leaves for the Giving Leek.

The quest’s reward didn’t move Sejun’s heart, but the Giving Leek’s desire to give moved Sejun’s heart.

As Sejun cut off the leek leaves, the Giving Leek’s leaves grew back.

As Sejun cut a few more times, he noticed, “Oh. It’s getting bigger as I cut it.”

The Giving Leek had grown a little more than before. It seemed to grow about 1cm in height and 1mm in thickness each time it was cut.

“Vice Chairman Theo, please cut some leek leaves,” Sejun requested.

“Trust me, meow!” Theo exclaimed triumphantly, pulling out his dragon claw.

As Theo quickly began cutting the leek leaves, the leek also grew quickly and larger, as if not wanting to lose.

“Grilled leek is the best,” Sejun said.

He grilled the leek and called the residents of Omid, teaching them how to eat it. “You just peel off the burnt parts like this and eat it.”

“Wow. It’s sweet!” one resident exclaimed.

“Delicious!” another added.

Thanks to this, the residents of Omid ate grilled leek until their stomachs burst.

[You have fed 100 people to fullness.]

[Due to the effect of the Saint who feeds to fullness, all stats increase by 10.]

Sejun finished raising the stats he couldn’t raise yesterday.

“I’m so happy!” one resident cheered.

“Me too! The Demon King’s forces are gone, and I’m full. I’m so happy!” another added.

As the residents’ happiness was conveyed to the Giving Leek, feeling rewarded, the leek grew even larger with energy.

“This body is a specialist in cutting leeks, meow! I won’t lose, meow!” Theo exclaimed, burning with competitive spirit, and cut the increasingly large leek leaves even faster.

A moment later, a message appeared.

[The Giving Leek has grown properly.]

[Please stop cutting now!]

[The Giving Leek’s life force is decreasing!]

“Vice Chairman Theo, stop!” Sejun hurriedly stopped Theo.

“Meow?! I don’t have to cut anymore, meow?” Theo asked.

“Yeah,” Sejun confirmed.

“I understand, meow!” Theo said, returning to Sejun’s lap.

[You have completed the quest.]

[As a reward for completing the quest, you are promoted as the Guardian Deity of Omid.]

[Your divinity is severely lacking to become the Guardian Deity of Omid.]

I know.

[Please designate a proxy guardian deity to become the Guardian Deity of Omid in your place.]

Sejun frowned at the message. *Substitute Guardian can be removed at any time.* He needed to choose someone new, and he had to choose wisely.

The crops in Omide needed the Milk Spring to grow strong. It was vital for everyone.

I need to recreate the Milk Spring.

“Fontz, God of the Spring, will be the Substitute Guardian,” Sejun decided. “He will get a small share of the rewards, but he must promise to keep the Milk Spring flowing.”

A reply came quickly.

“So, is that it? Grow well, Big Green Onion.”

As Sejun stroked the giant green onion, now towering at 50m, encouraging its future,

The Bountiful Green Onion, now fully awakened as a World Tree, asked Sejun to give it a name.

“A name? Just a moment…”

Sejun began the naming process.

The Blackie Family watched Sejun with sparkling eyes.

“How about Omipase?”

Sejun smiled. ‘It’s like ‘Omide’ and ‘abundance’ together! Omipase!’

Omipase repeated the name Sejun had given it, overjoyed.

Sejun was also very pleased with the name he had come up with.

“Omipase, really…”

There were those who could laugh at the name ‘Omipase’ and those who could not.

Thus, Omipase gained its name.

From that day on, Omipase allowed the people of Omide to take its green onion leaves each year. And every year, the people celebrated with a joyful festival, cooking delicious green onion dishes and sharing them with everyone.

Battler’s eyes shone with determination. He had studied hard. He *would* become Theo’s butler!

“Alright! Now it’s perfect!”

Battler, having perfectly memorized [The 7 Surefire Ways to be Chosen as a Butler by a Cat], closed the book.

“First, I need to make Theo’s favorite grilled fish. My followers, offer me the finest fish!”

He began searching for the highest quality fish to make grilled fish.

“Good. This will do.”

Battler chose a tuna, over 10m long, from the pile of fish stacked in front of him.

Whoosh. Battler placed the giant tuna on the hot brazier. The fish sizzled and smoked, filling the air with a rich, savory smell.

As the grilled fish turned golden brown,

“Heh heh heh. They say if I sprinkle this on, no cat can resist?”

He sprinkled the magical matatabi powder, a fine, sparkling dust, onto the grilled fish.

This was a gift from Hunt, as Battler might really come to kill him if he failed this time.

“I just happened to pick this up. Eat this and choose me as your butler.”

Battler sent the grilled fish sprinkled with matatabi powder to Theo.

[Black Tower Merchant Theo Park says: ‘This grilled fish smells… *unacceptable*. A true connoisseur like me deserves better!’]

Theo rejected Battler’s grilled fish outright.

“Hunt, you bastard! You said this was 100% guaranteed?!”

The enraged Battler rushed to Hunt’s house.

“President Park, do you want to eat this, meow?!” Theo puffed out his chest proudly as he took out a giant 10m grilled tuna…

Theo presented the dish: [Cat-Favorite Vigorous Grilled Tuna]. This special dish, made from the Ruler of Buadaho, was known to awaken water magic in those who ate it, and it even boosted all stats!

“It’s too big.”

Besides, the stat increase is tiny compared to the amount you have to eat.

“Kkuengi, eat it.”

Sejun shook off the matatabi powder and handed the grilled tuna to Kkuengi,

Kkuengi, having grown in size, swallowed the grilled tuna in an instant and shrank back down.

Kkueng!

[Kkuengi has now gained the ability to run on water!]

Kkuengi was now able to perform the ‘Walking on Water’ technique.

“Water walking?! Amazing! Kkuengi, show me right now!” Sejun’s eyes widened with excitement.

Kkueng!

After watching Kkuengi’s newly acquired talent, Sejun returned to the cave where Elizabeth was.

-Oh! Sejun, you’re just in time! Something strange just happened… Elizabeth… she had to go back to the Black Tower suddenly.

Anton greeted him happily, looking anxiously at the black egg left alone in the cave.

“Where’s Mother-in-law?”

“Pardon?”

As Omide connected to the world, the Black Tower system detected Elizabeth, who had not returned for a long time, and recalled her to the tower.

Sejun, who had connected Omide to the world, quietly closed his mouth and

“Guys, let’s massage the egg.”

He took care of the egg in Elizabeth’s place.

“Blackie, don’t eat it.”

As Sejun, Theo, and Kkuengi took care of the egg,

The cave was silent, everyone holding their breath. A tiny crack appeared on the black egg… then another… and another. The cracking sound grew louder.

The egg began to crack.

It had begun to hatch.

“Everyone, lie down!”

Sejun quickly shouted to his companions and lay down.

He suddenly remembered that the first creature a newly hatched animal sees is recognized as its parent.

However, a dragon is a being on a different level from such animals.

A tiny chuckle echoed from the egg: ‘Heh heh heh. Brother-in-law, you’re an idiot.’

The baby black dragon, having only taken its head and legs out of the egg, looked down at Sejun and laughed.

Dare you laugh at your brother-in-law?!

As Sejun was about to get angry at his brother-in-law, who had just been born,

Anton gave Sejun the right to name the black dragon.

“Yes.”

I’m going to give it a completely embarrassing name!

As Sejun smiled slyly, thinking of the most ridiculous name possible, his face took on a mischievous, almost wicked grin.

The baby black dragon, startled by Sejun’s rotten face, hiccuped, and

“President Park, your face is rotting, meow! Control your expression, meow!”

Theo hurriedly began to massage Sejun’s face with his paws.