Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 542

Hamk.

Ggyuk.

[Now, I shall bestow a skill.]

Pochhi climbed onto Sejun’s head and,

Thump.

placed his hand on the crown of Sejun’s head, beginning the skill transfer.

A skill transfer permitted only once by the Great Will.

Pochhi, as the Great Will desired, tried to select and transfer the strongest skill.

However,

[Hamk’s Hero, Pochhi, is transferring the skill: Invincible Pochhi Swordsmanship.]

[This skill contains racial characteristics and can only be learned by hamsters.]

[Transfer failed.]

Ggyuk?

It failed because I’m not a hamster.

[Hamk’s Hero, Pochhi, is transferring the skill: Divine Sword Unification.]

[This is a swordsmanship containing too high a level of enlightenment.]

[The recipient cannot comprehend it.]

[Transfer failed.]

Ggyuk?!

Too strong for you, Sejun!

[Hamk’s Hero, Pochhi, is transferring the skill: Advanced Aura Swordsmanship.]

[The recipient does not possess aura.]

[Transfer failed.]

Failed because you don’t have aura yet!

Ggyuk···

[What to transfer···]

There were no strong skills he could transfer.

This was only natural. Sejun was strong when attacking, but weak when defending, like a glass cannon. And skills from a Grand Swordmaster were very rare.

However, transferring a swordsmanship of too low a level was something Grand Swordmaster Pochhi’s pride wouldn’t allow.

So···

Ggyuk!

[Sejun, from now on, it’s sparring time!]

He decided to build Sejun’s foundation so that he could receive his skills.

“Sparring?”

Ggyuk. Ggyuk. Ggyuk.

[Yes. I will transfer skills through sparring. Draw your sword.]

Pochhi said he would teach skills by sparring. He thought Sejun might not learn if he called it basic training.

It was a small lie, but Pochhi thought it was partly true. You need to improve your skills through sparring to be able to transfer skills.

“Huh? Is this how you receive skill transfers?”

Sejun was disappointed because he was hoping for a quick skill boost, not more hard work!

“Alright,” Sejun said, a little sigh escaping his lips. He still drew his sword with a *swish*. He wouldn’t waste the chance to learn, even if it meant hard work.

He remembered watching Pochhi fight the ogre. *Wow*, Sejun thought. Even though he didn’t know much about swords, Pochhi’s moves were amazing.

*Thump*. Pochhi picked up a fallen leaf from the ground. It looked so small and fragile.

“Are you really going to fight with *that*?” Sejun asked, pointing at the leaf.

“Ggyuk. Ggyuk,” Pochhi puffed out his chest. “[Yes, Sejun. This leaf *is* my sword!]”

It sounded like a very proud statement. But Sejun knew Pochhi was a Grand Swordmaster. He probably could make a leaf into a sword.

“Ggyuk,” Pochhi said, holding the leaf lightly. “[Come on, Sejun. Show me what you’ve got!]”

“Okay!” Sejun gripped his sword tightly. He remembered how fast and strong Pochhi was against the ogre. He wouldn’t hold back. He swung his sword with all his strength.

*Clang!*

…?

Pochhi blocked Sejun’s heavy blow with just the leaf! It didn’t even bend. The leaf, strengthened by Pochhi’s aura, was harder than steel!

Ggyuk!

[Keep coming!]

“Okay!”

Clang! Clang!

Sejun swung his sword under Pochhi’s guidance.

Ggyuk?!

[If you swing it that wide, how will you defend?!]

Ggyuk!

[The sword should be swung as fast as a typhoon, but the legs must be as heavy as a mountain!]

As he received Pochhi’s pinpoint tutoring,

[Proficiency in Intermediate Swordsmanship Lv. 7 has been filled, and the level increases.]

[Strength increases by 3.]

[Stamina increases by 2.]

Sejun felt his swordsmanship getting much better, like finishing a level in a game. The swordsmanship skill level and stats increased rapidly.

Pochhi, the master!

After that, Sejun served Pochhi as his master and trained while moving to the capital of the Ddunham Empire.

On the third day of moving while receiving training from Pochhi, the master,

“What?! Pochhi, the master, was originally a slave?!”

Sejun heard about Pochhi’s shocking past.

Ggyuk. Ggyuk. Ggyuk···Ggyuk!

[Yes. It was already 300 years ago. At that time··· straighten your back!]

They walked along a dusty road towards the capital. Trees lined the path, their leaves rustling in the wind. Sejun sweated as he carried the heavy rock, Pochhi trotting behind him, giving instructions.

Sejun was receiving Pochhi’s training even while moving.

Thanks to this, his total stats increased by about 500, and his swordsmanship skill mastered Intermediate Swordsmanship and reached Advanced Swordsmanship level 3.

And thanks to Pochhi, he learned that the next stage after mastering Advanced Swordsmanship is Magic Swordsmanship.

The stage where you can infuse magic into the sword.

Pochhi explained that after Advanced Swordsmanship, there was Magic Swordsmanship. You had to learn Magic Swordsmanship from beginner to advanced levels before even starting Aura Swordsmanship. It was a long path!

“But Pochhi, the master, did you just say 300 years ago?”

Ggyuk. Ggyuk.

[Yes. I ran away because the slave life was too hard, and I met a deceased person in Barasan, where I met Sejun, received swordsmanship training, and continued to practice the sword, and before I knew it, 300 years had passed.]

What? Pochhi, the master, is incredibly old.

Sejun was surprised by Pochhi’s age, which didn’t match his cute appearance.

However, he didn’t treat him any differently just because he was old. Otherwise, Sejun’s position would be threatened.

In the Sejun family, Sejun is the youngest after Ggueng and Batbat.

Theo had lived for over a hundred years, and the Ggamangi family had lived for at least 10,000 years.

Ggyuk!

[Focus! Your stride was just disrupted!]

“Yes!”

Thus, Sejun headed to the capital of the Ddunham Empire with his companions, guided by Pochhi, and as other hamster employees heading to the Ddunham Empire joined along the way, Sejun’s group gradually grew larger.

Black Tower, 99th floor.

“Ace, let’s eat!”

“Eek!”

Mom, I told you I’m not cooking anymore!

Ace hurriedly waddled away at Elizabeth’s call to eat.

However,

“Hee hee hee. Our Ace, you were here? Let’s eat quickly. You need to grow up fast.”

It was impossible for Ace, who was not even a week old, to escape from Elizabeth.

“···Did Mom cook?”

“No. Mom doesn’t cook anymore. Your sister did.”

“Really?! I want to eat quickly!”

Ace expected his sister to be good at cooking, unlike his mother.

There was a reason for his expectation.

Sejun and Eileen were dating, and lovers resemble each other, so their cooking skills would be similar.

As he went to the cafeteria holding Elizabeth’s hand, two black dragon statues were sitting side by side in front of a plate piled high with dumplings.

-Kuhahaha. Our grandson has come.

-Sit down quickly.

It was the black dragon statues controlled by Kaiser and Anton.

Anton also created a black dragon statue resembling his form and sent it to the 99th floor of the tower to see his wife and children.

-Well. Let’s eat···

Kaiser’s voice sounded somehow weak as he tried to eat.

“Yes!”

Only Ace answered energetically and picked up a dumpling made by Eileen, who was taking cooking lessons from Sejun’s mother, Kim Mi-ran, and put it in his mouth.

Eileen was still diligently taking cooking lessons from Kim Mi-ran these days.

And,

“Huh?!”

Ace, who ate Eileen’s cooking, was greatly shocked.

His sister made it, but why does it taste like Mom’s cooking?

“This food is awf—” Just as Ace was about to cry because the food tasted awful,

-Ahem!

Kaiser cleared his throat and,

Pop.

Quickly, he put a honey jelly into Ace’s mouth.

“Hee hee hee. Sweet.”

Ace smiled because the honey jelly was sweet.

-Anton, let’s eat.

-Yes.

Then, he and Anton quickly ate the food so no one else had to.

As the food disappeared, a message appeared: “[The Tower’s Administrator asks if their food was delicious.]” Aileen was asking if her food tasted good.

She had asked her family to try it because Sejun was not there.

-Hahaha. When did our granddaughter become such a good cook? It’s so delicious! Right, Anton?

Kaiser didn’t want to tell his granddaughter the food was bad, so he praised her cooking and quickly looked at Anton, wanting him to agree.

-Yes. It’s delicious.

Anton said this, but it was hard for him to say.

Another message appeared: “[The Tower’s Administrator says they knew it would be and made a lot.]” Then another message: “[The Tower’s Administrator tells them not to eat it all, and to leave some for Mom and Ace.]”

Thud!

A huge plate of dumplings appeared in front of them.

“Sejun! Come quickly!”

“Son-in-law, please come back soon!”

“Mr. Park, please come back!”

“Brother-in-law! Please come quickly! I’ll do whatever you say!”

Aileen’s family had to eat Aileen’s cooking instead of Sejun. They really wanted Sejun to come back.

In the dark land.

“Lord Jormungandr, two ogres we sent to Hamk have been beaten.”

“Hmm… Is there someone in that world strong enough to beat ogres?”

If they kept losing ogres like this, Destruction would be angry.

Jormungandr thought hard about Kraken’s report.

Ogres and planet destroyers are different from other monsters. They cannot be made again by Destruction. Once they are gone, they are gone forever.

So, if they lost too many ogres and planet destroyers, they would be punished.

They had already lost five ogres in Lesia out of ten. Losing more ogres was dangerous.

“Kraken, you will have to go again.”

“Understood. Luckily, that place is strong, so it is not hard for me.”

“Good. Go then. Soon, Hydra and Leviathan will finish changing their skin, and you can rest then.”

“Yes. I will go now.”

Kraken got ready to go to Hamk.

Hamk Kkyui!

“[In just three more days, we will reach the capital of Ttunham.]” Louis, the second prince of the Gorgonzola Kingdom, who had joined them yesterday, told Sejun.

Sejun had been asking for directions to the capital of the Ttunham Empire. Now, he would not get lost anymore because Louis was guiding them.

Just then,

Kkyuk!

“[The speed has decreased!]” Pochhi said.

“Yes!”

Sejun was still walking while holding a big stone and training with Pochhi.

After another day of walking,

Crack.

Suddenly, cracks appeared in the sky.

A message appeared: “[A powerful force of Destruction has been detected.]”

Gooooo.

Even without the message, Sejun could feel the very strong power coming from the cracks, and the sky turned red with mist.

Thud.

“Everyone, take this.”

Sejun felt something was wrong. He put down the stone and quickly gave Bean Sets to his friends to get ready to fight.

“Pochhi, you take one too.”

Sejun gave a Bean Set to Pochhi.

“You guys, run away!”

Kkyui!

He sent the hamsters away to safety.

Clang.

Suddenly, the space broke like glass, and two huge legs with suckers came out of the broken space.

Wriggle. Wriggle.

The legs pushed out and made the space bigger.

Crack.

The space got wider and wider.

And then,

“An octopus?!”

A huge octopus head appeared in the space.

Kking!

“[It’s Kraken!]” Kamangi shouted.

Moo moo! “You’ve come at the right time! Kraken!”

Mubalchil, hiding in Kamangi’s fur, looked at Kraken with hopeful eyes. He hoped he would get a bad nickname.

Just then, a message appeared: “[The Apostle of Destruction, 6th Seat, the Beast that Swallows the Sea, Kraken, has come to Hamk.]” Another message: “[Quest: Drive out the Apostle of Destruction, 6th Seat, the Beast that Swallows the Sea, Kraken, from Hamk.]” Reward: Hamk will be saved from destruction. Failure: Destruction of Hamk.

A quest appeared for Sejun.

“I don’t want to just drive him away. I’m going to catch him.”

Catching him and making sure he can’t do bad things again is better.

“Everyone, let’s catch him!”

Heh heh. Teamwork!

“Puhuut. Great Hybrid Chairman Park, give me your power this time, nyaang!”

Mubalchil came forward. Maybe he was jealous of Kkuengi’s role in catching Melphix.

“Alright! Everyone, touch Vice Chairman Theo.”

When Sejun and his friends touched Theo, a message appeared: “[Their powers combine into one for 13 seconds. This power is called ‘the power to hold up the sky’.]” Another message: “[Power increases by 1300%.]”

The power was activated.

Flash.

Theo used money to make himself even stronger.

Theo was now very strong.

“I’m going, nyaang!”

Using his skill Gwangnyangbo from his ‘Golden Boots of the Believer in Miracles,’ he moved very fast towards Kraken, like light.

However,

Whoosh!

“Nyaang?!”

Kraken easily caught Theo’s leg.

They had forgotten something important. Kkuengi could stun Melphix because of the Beast of the End’s power. Their power was not strong enough to beat the Apostle of Destruction yet.

“Nyaang! I can’t get out, nyaang! I’m being sucked in, nyaang!”

The suckers on Kraken’s legs made it impossible for Theo to escape because they sucked so hard. I need help from Chairman Park, nyaang!

Just before Theo was about to go into 광신도 (Gwangshindo) mode,

Crack.

Cracks appeared in the sky again.

Clang.

The space smashed open.

And then,

“Kkyu-Kkyu-Kkyu-Kkyu-Kkyu-Get away from our Theo-nim!!!!!”

My cat!

Iona, the Great Destruction Magician, arrived in Hamk.

“Black hole and white hole, combine and vanish! Destroy!”

She used new magic she learned in special training.