Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 605

Sejun leaned back, patting his stomach with a smile. He was on the 99th floor of the Black Tower, and his best friend, Pochy, had just finished a big bowl of rice cake soup.

Black Tower, 99th floor. The air here was still and quiet, a contrast to the bustling lower levels. Sunlight streamed in from a high window, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air.

Pochy swallowed hard, his serious face a change from his usual happy look. “Sejun,” he said, “I think the time has finally come.”

“Time for what?” Sejun asked.

Pochy nodded seriously. “Yes. I am now going to pass on my skills to you.”

“What? Can’t I receive them later?” Sejun asked.

Sejun wanted to receive the skill transfer as late as possible, as Pochy and Sejun No. 3 were already increasing their skill levels just by training.

That way, he could receive even better skills.

Pochy cleared his throat. “I am planning to leave again to find a bride.”

Pochy was thinking of transferring his skills to Sejun and then leaving.

“Why? Let’s find one together. I’ll find you a good bride,” Sejun said.

Sejun tried to hold him back, but Pochy shook his head.

“No. I think it’s better to find one alone,” Pochy replied.

Pochy, with a sly look, thought it might be easier to find a bride if Sejun wasn’t around to ‘help’.

“That’s a shame…” Sejun said.

Sejun was disappointed by Pochy’s refusal.

His record so far: 3 confessions, 3 rejections.

The great fun of watching Pochy set records was about to disappear.

Sejun was more serious about this than the skills.

Pochy nodded. “Then I will transfer the skills.”

“Yes,” Sejun replied.

As Sejun permitted, Pochy jumped and climbed onto the crown of Sejun’s head, then he placed the pink jelly of his cute right forepaw on the crown of Sejun’s head and began the skill transfer.

[The hero of >Hamc>, Pochy, the wielder of seventeen swords, transfers the skill: Advanced Aura Swordsmanship.]

The transfer of Advanced Aura Swordsmanship, which could not be transferred before due to the lack of aura.

At that moment,

[The hero of >Hamc>, Pochy, the wielder of seventeen swords, additionally transfers the skill: Sword and Soul Unification.]

[The hero of >Hamc>, Pochy, the wielder of seventeen swords, additionally transfers the Swordmaster’s unique skill: Sword Mastery.]

Pochy additionally transferred skills.

Now Sejun’s Beginner Aura Swordsmanship had reached the peak of perfection, and his body had been reconstructed by eating Firefly’s Immortal Apple, allowing for the transfer of higher-level skills.

[You have received Advanced Aura Swordsmanship (Master).]

[You have received Sword and Soul Unification (Master).]

[You have met all the conditions to be promoted to Swordmaster.]

Heh heh. Now I’m a Swordmaster too!

Just as Sejun was rejoicing at receiving the swordsmanship skills from Pochy,

[The Tower Farmer is not allowed to become a Swordmaster.]

[You cannot receive the Swordmaster’s unique skill: Sword Mastery.]

A message appeared in front of Sejun.

“Huh?!” Sejun exclaimed.

[The Swordmaster’s unique skill: Sword Mastery is changed to the Tower Farmer’s unique skill: Farm Tool Mastery.]

“Farm Tool Mastery?” Sejun thought, his face falling. “That doesn’t sound nearly as impressive as Sword Mastery.”

Sejun checked his skills with a hopeful heart, but

[Tower Farmer Unique Skill: Farm Tool Mastery Lv. 1]

Farm Tool Mastery meant that when Sejun used his tools, planting was just a little bit faster, crops grew a tiny bit quicker, and harvesting was slightly easier. Even the food he grew would stay fresh a little longer.

“······”

The very slight effect made Sejun angry once again.

Sejun felt a surge of anger. “This system is playing tricks on me!” he muttered, clenching his fists.

“Meow?! Chairman Park, calm down! You look really angry, meow!” Theo said.

“No. Vice Chairman Theo, now is the time to be angry,” Sejun replied.

“Meow?! Is that so, meow?! I’m suddenly angry too!” Theo exclaimed.

Theo was even more furious than Sejun at Sejun’s words.

Heh heh. My best friend indeed.

As Sejun looked at Theo with trust,

“Meow? Chairman Park, but who should I be angry at?” Theo asked.

He couldn’t get angry because he didn’t know who the opponent was.

“The system. The system mocked me,” Sejun answered.

“Meow! It was the system, meow?! Daring to mock the great Hybrid Chairman Park! Impeach the system, meow!” Theo exclaimed.

Theo was greatly angered by Sejun’s words. He had a grudge to begin with, so he was able to immerse himself in the emotion well.

While Sejun and Theo were furious,

“Mr. Sejun, I will be on my way then,” Pochy said.

Pochy prepared to leave, and

“Yes! Be careful and I hope you find a good bride!” Sejun wished Pochy good luck.

As Pochy left,

“I should work,” Sejun said.

Sejun also got up.

And

“Meow?”

Kooeng?

He took Theo and Kooeng off his body and prepared them for work.

A little later.

“Puhuhu. Chairman Park, I’ll go make a lot of money, meow!”

Kooeng!

“[Kooeng will also bring back many good herbs!]”

As Theo and Kooeng went to work on the 27th floor of the Red Tower and the herb field,

“Blackie, let’s work now too,” Sejun said.

Squeak!

Sejun put Blackie in a sling bag and started his morning routine.

First, he harvested the crops from the farm on the 99th floor of the tower, and

“Everyone, are you ready?” Sejun asked.

Squawk!

He transplanted the glutinous rice, which had been sprouted in advance, into the rice paddies made by the Earthworm with the help of the Mushroom Ants.

The glutinous rice to be planted today was the +1 Golden Glutinous Rice, which had been enhanced once with the Elixir of Enhancement.

The tonic effect was not enhanced by the enhancement, but instead, the amount of glutinous rice needed to trigger the tonic effect was reduced from 100,000 grains to 70,000 grains.

After finishing the rice planting,

“Door Summon,” Sejun chanted.

Clang.

Sejun ate a Power Up Yellow Bean and turned the key to open the door leading to the 10th Tower.

“Mr. Patrick, Mr. Hamer, I’m here,” Sejun said.

Sejun greeted them and then

[You are the Field (Master) is activated.]

[You have planted the Seed of Destruction Pioneer in the body of Melfix, the 4th Apostle of Destruction, the Demon of Destruction.]

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He planted the Seeds of Destruction Pioneer in Melfix’s body.

He’ll disappear soon, won’t he?

Seeing Melfix’s much smaller body, Sejun decided to load it into the subspace warehouse once the work was done.

This was because if Melfix’s body disappeared when he was not there, he would not be able to receive the experience points.

As he continued to plant seeds,

[You have defeated Melfix, the 4th Apostle of Destruction, the Demon of Destruction.]

[You have gained 6 trillion experience points.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have gained 1 bonus stat.]

[Strength increases by 30.]

With his new skills, even ‘Farm Tool Mastery,’ Sejun felt a renewed energy for his work. Today, he would make the farm on the 99th floor even better.

[Your Strength Potential has increased by 1%]

The message appeared before Sejun. Melfix disappeared very quickly, faster than Sejun expected.

Sejun gained so much experience that he finished the job quest again and reached level 161.

As a reward for completing the job quest, he received +300 to all stats and 20 billion Tower Coins.

“Heh heh. Good.”

He had grown again today.

“This is why I farm.”

Sejun, with a proud expression, planted all the remaining Seeds of Destruction Pioneers.

Keeheeheet. Keeng!

[Heehee! Offer the seeds to the great Blackie quickly!]

Ptooey, ptooey.

Ptooey, ptooey.

Sejun sat next to Blackie, who was collecting seeds from the Devourers of Destruction, waiting for the seed collection to finish.

Keeheeheet. Keeng!

[Heehee! Butler! The great Blackie has collected all the seeds!]

“Okay. Good job.”

As soon as the seed collection was finished, he packed the Blackie Family into the sling bag, taking the seeds with him.

Keeng!

[Butler! I’m going to apologize now, so watch me closely!]

“Okay.”

Sejun, concerned about Blackie, who was asleep holding the world’s energy, said,

“I’m leaving now.”

He said goodbye to Patrick and Hamer, returned to the Black Tower.

-Brother-in-law~!

He took a break playing with Ace for a while, then crossed the dimensional gate again, heading to >Earthworm>.

Not here today either.

Sejun was disappointed to see that there were no new Tears of Destruction.

Moreover, all the other Destruction Sejuns had turned into Tears of the Immature Creator God.

Thanks to that, he obtained five additional tears, but Sejun became the only one working in >Earthworm>.

[Hehet. Cheer up, Sejun. I’m sure something good will happen soon!]

Fire comforted Sejun.

Recently, he had discovered several gaps and was looking for a way to safely bring the Tears of Destruction to >Earthworm>.

“Yeah. You’re the best, Fire.”

[Hehet.]

After stroking and praising Fire, Sejun started planting the Seeds of Destruction Devourers in the ground.

Plop. Plop.

I want to make Sejun happy soon!

Fire diligently moved its roots, luring the Tears of Destruction through various gaps, pioneering a path without the energy of creation to >Earthworm>.

As they each focused on their tasks, Blackie began to whine.

Keeng… Keeng…

Corruption had appeared.

“Lullaby~ Lullaby~ Our puppy~”

Sejun stroked Blackie’s head and sang him a song. Teasing him, of course.

Sejun and Blackie, who were always teasing each other whenever they had a chance, were quite the pair.

Blackie was now in his Mental World, a swirling space of red and gold energy. Faint whispers of voices drifted around him, like echoes of forgotten memories.

“I will forgive you,” a soft voice echoed.

As the last one-millionth soul forgave the Blackie Family and returned to the world’s energy, a gurgling sound filled the air.

Red energy, released from the souls, began to gather together, twisting and changing into something dark. It formed into corruption, and this time, it was huge and powerful, maybe three times bigger than before.

Then, a voice hissed from the darkness, “-Heh heh heh. We meet again, betrayed wolf. Are you not afraid of being betrayed again?”

The corruption seemed to look deep inside Blackie, trying to find his hidden fears.

Blackie’s heart pounded. *Betrayed again?* The words echoed in his mind. He shook his head fiercely. *No! I trust the butler now!* “Grrrr! Shut up!” Blackie roared at the corruption. “The butler will burn you to ashes!”

Suddenly, a brilliant golden light burst from the sky, like sunshine breaking through dark clouds. It felt warm and powerful, and it began to burn away the black corruption.

-Heh heh heh. Do not think you can stop me forever with your weak power. You know it too… you will be abandoned in the end…

It took a long time for the golden light to finally destroy the corruption this time.

“Grrrr… frustrating,” Blackie growled, watching the last wisps of black smoke disappear. He stomped his paw, feeling annoyed with himself. *Next time, I will tell him! I really will! I trust the butler!*

Blackie’s whining lessened, and then Blackie opened his eyes.

Keeng!

[Butler! The apology is over!]

He handed the world’s energy he had been holding to Sejun.

[World’s Energy Freed from Corruption]

The name had changed as the corruption’s thoughts had completely disappeared.

The corruption was smart. It hid its ideas in the world’s energy, in case its plan to destroy things didn’t work.

If they used the world’s energy to rebuild the world, it would take time, but they could eventually be resurrected.

Of course, thanks to Sejun and the Blackie Family, that plan began to crumble.

“Good job, Blackie.”

Keeheeheet. Keeng!

[Heehee! Butler! The great Blackie did a good job, so give me some roasted sweet potato jerky!]

“Okay.”

Blackie, who had become arrogant with Sejun’s praise, ate the roasted sweet potato jerky Sejun gave him and took a break, while Sejun planted seeds again.

Today, planting the Seeds of Destruction Devourers alone without the Destruction Sejuns took a long time.

“Chairman Park, I’m back, meow!”

Kkueng!

[Kkuengi came too!]

Theo and Kkuengi, who had left work early, came to find Sejun.

“Theo, Kkuengi! You’re back early! How was work today?”

As Sejun stroked the heads of Theo and Kkuengi, who were hugging him,

“Poo-ho-hoot. Chairman Park, receive this, meow! I, Vice Chairman Theo, sold out again today, meow!”

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. Kkuengi also dug up five roots of medicinal herbs today!]

Theo and Kkuengi handed Sejun what they had brought.

“Okay. Thank you.”

While Sejun was praising them and planting the remaining seeds,

[What should I do?!]

Fire was in an emergency situation again.

Beeing!

[It’s done! I’m a demigod now too!]

Dalkomi, who had been absorbing Fire’s power, had become a demigod.

Dalkomi could no longer absorb Fire’s power.

At that moment,

Kkeak?

Mushroom ants passed by Fire’s roots.

[Hehet. Should I give you some power?]

It would be nice to have a mushroom ant follower too!

Fire began to eye the mushroom ants.

Seed Shop Headquarters.

[Dalkomi, the Queen of the Honeybees, the demigod companion bee of Park Sejun of the Black Tower, has visited to decide on a career path.]

“Park Sejun’s companion bee?!”

Companion?!

Dalkomi’s tour, due to the non-combat gods who misunderstood Dalkomi, was said to be very grand.