Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 623

Sejun remembered Blackie’s threat from earlier. “623. Then the Great Blackie will tear it off himself!”

Sejun appeared in a flash of light on the 99th floor of the Black Tower.

“Eileen, I’m here,” Sejun announced, letting Eileen know he was back.

[The Tower Manager says welcome.]

“Hey Eileen, I’m back. Did anything interesting happen while I was gone?”

[The Tower Manager says, “Oh yes, something did!”]

“Really? What is it?” Sejun asked, a little worried.

[The Tower Manager says, “The silver dragons went on a shopping spree! They bought mountains of drinks and snacks from the Dragon Market! Sales are way up!”]

“Ah. Really?! I thought something… Eileen, good work.” Sejun had been worried that a thief broke in.

Eileen was clever. She told Sejun something true (dragon sales) to hide the real truth (the thief).

While he was talking to Eileen,

“Puhu! Chairman Park, I missed you, meow!”

Kkueng!

Kking!

Theo, Kkuengi, and the Blackie family came out of the subspace warehouse and flew towards Sejun.

Sejun greeted his companions and went to Pink Fur, who was fast asleep.

“Kkuengi, sleep well.”

Kkueng.

[Daddy, good night.]

Kiss.

He said goodnight to Kkuengi before going to bed.

Kkuengi, after saying goodbye to Sejun, carefully pushed Pink Fur’s leg without waking her up, made a space for himself to sleep, and slipped inside.

Kuoong···

Kkuhehehe.

Pink Fur, still half asleep, rubbed Kkuengi, who had come into her arms, against her cheek, adoring him.

The room was quiet and warm. Sunlight streamed in, making dust motes dance in the air. Pink Fur purred softly in her sleep as Kkuengi snuggled close.

Sejun watched them for a while before heading home.

“Sejun No. 3, use this.” On the way, he stopped by Sejun No. 3 and handed him the sword that used to be the Demon Sword Stormbringer, but had now become ordinary as its ego disappeared.

Even though it had become ordinary, it was still better than the sword Sejun No. 3 was currently using.

Sejun No. 3 bowed deeply, his eyes shining as he looked at the sword. A small smile touched his lips.

He bowed to Sejun to express his gratitude and received the sword.

He seemed to like the sword, as he stared at it for quite a while before starting to swing it again.

“Now, let’s lie down!” Sejun, who arrived home, hugged his companions and lay down on the soft bed.

Kuh-ooh-uh.

Goro long.

Kkirorong.

Sejun and his companions quickly fell asleep, snoring.

But while Sejun slept peacefully, trouble was brewing elsewhere…

“Will you eat this dried sweet potato and forgive our kids?”

“Puhu! Eat this grilled fish and forgive my siblings, meow!”

“I’m really sorry.”

“Sorry.”

The second round in Blackie’s mental world began. The apologies were simple, but sincere.

Forest of Creation.

[Hehet. I can now create an avatar with 0.5% of my power!]

Fire was practicing making avatars diligently today as well.

The Stone Statue of Trials quietly watched Fire so as not to disturb her, with a slightly bored look.

[Hehet. Fire No. 100, go to the Brown Tower!]

[Hehet. Yes! Fire No. 100 will be dispatched to the Brown Tower!]

The 100th avatar of Fire, created in this way, left to find a candidate for the World Tree in the Brown Tower.

Fire had heard that Sejun had been commissioned by the Great Dragons to build a giant tower, so she was sending avatars to the Silver, Golden, and Brown Towers to find World Tree candidates.

Fire’s grand plan was to help Sejun by creating a World Tree around the time Sejun finished the commission.

Sejun did so well in the Silver Tower that it failed, though…

Fire’s leafy branches drooped a little. She had really wanted to help Sejun with the Silver Tower, and it was disappointing that she couldn’t.

At that time,

[Hehet. I found a World Tree candidate on the 67th floor of the Golden Tower!]

The 70th avatar created by Fire returned.

[Good job! Fire No. 70!]

[Then I’ll be going!]

[Fire No. 70, thank you! Good work!]

[Goodbye!]

Swoosh.

Fire No. 70 disappeared, waving its leaves with a bright expression. The avatar had a limited lifespan.

Only the body disappeared, but Fire No. 70’s spirit was separated from Fire’s spirit, so there was no sense of emptiness.

Fire was using avatars to find trees that could become World Trees.

[There are no Tears of Destruction to lure nearby anymore.]

At the same time, the main body was working day and night to lure the Tears of Destruction with the Earthworm.

She was using a two-track strategy of weakening her own power while simultaneously increasing Sejun’s power.

[I need to move somewhere else.]

Thump. Thump.

Fire gently tapped Jormungandr’s body with her roots and moved him to a place with many Tears of Destruction.

The next morning.

“Hmm.”

[Golden Giant Tower Growth Conditions (1/8)]

-Tower Farmer (A): Achieved

-Create 3 or more new varieties: Not achieved (0/1)

-Weaken the tower’s brain energy by 50% or more: Not achieved (40%)

-Grow 1 World Tree: Not achieved (0/1)

-Secure 100 or more pieces of world energy: Not achieved

-Possess 11 divine objects: Not achieved (0/11)

-Achieve 7 great achievements: Achieved (3/7)

-Increase the number of Golden Tower entrances to 120: Not achieved (95/120)

Sejun strolled through the farm, looking at the conditions for the Golden Tower.

“Possessing 11 divine objects, let’s start with 2. Weakening brain energy by 50% or more, let’s do 2. Securing 100 pieces of world energy, let’s do 2. Next… Hmm. It’s ambiguous.”

He couldn’t quite picture how to complete the last condition.

Making Cecilia an S-class Tower Farmer from A-class seemed quite difficult.

Achieving 2 great achievements was possible using the method he used in the Silver Tower, but he couldn’t guarantee the other 2.

Besides, there was no guarantee that growing the World Tree would be as lucky as last time.

Fortunately, the Golden Tower only needed to secure 100 pieces of world energy, while the other towers needed 10,000.

Otherwise, it would have been even more difficult.

“First, let’s catch up on some work today…” Just as Sejun was about to organize his thoughts,

Thud. Thud.

Pink Fur carefully walked over, carrying the sleeping Kkuengi in her mouth.

She was going to entrust Kkuengi to Sejun again today and go to receive special training from the Ox King.

Kkueng···

As soon as Kkuengi was handed over to Sejun, he instinctively clung to Sejun’s side.

Thud. Thud.

Pink Fur gave Kkuengee to Sejun. Then, Pink Fur walked north, not looking back even once.

Pink Fur wasn’t leaving Kkuengee because he didn’t care. He knew Kkuengee was family, and family always looks after each other. So, Pink Fur could leave without worry.

And so, Kkuengee was now with Sejun.

Sejun smiled. “Time to eat, everyone!” He walked to the kitchen. The smell of food started to fill the air. “Nyaaang~” cried Theo. “Kkuengee!” squeaked Kkuengee happily. Even Black Rabbit, who was sleeping nearby, woke up and stretched. They all smelled the yummy food Sejun was making.

Theo chuckled, “Sejun, are you cooking my fish nicely?”

Sejun smiled back, “Of course, Theo.”

Kkuengee giggled. “Kkuenge?”

Sejun understood. “Hehehe. Yes, Kkuengee, breakfast is ready. Today, we have fried eggs and sausage with rice, just how you like it.”

Black Rabbit hopped excitedly. “He-hee! Sejun! Did you dry my sweet potato snacks?”

Sejun frowned slightly. “Ah! Oh no, I forgot today…”

Black Rabbit stomped his foot. “Uwaah! How could you forget?! Bad Sejun!”

Sejun raised an eyebrow playfully. “Oh? Did you call me bad, Black Rabbit? Hehehe. Maybe I should eat all the sweet potato snacks from yesterday then.”

Black Rabbit quickly changed his tone. “No! Sejun is the best!”

Theo, Kkuengee, and Black Rabbit looked at the food Sejun had made. It smelled so good! When everything was ready, they all ate happily.

Theo chuckled, “Sejun, work hard and earn lots of coins, nyaang!” Kkuengee squeaked, “Kkuengee will help too!” Theo and Kkuengee went to work. Theo flew up to the 27th floor of the Red Tower, and Kkuengee hopped towards the western herb field. They had been in the Silver Tower for days, so they had lots of work waiting for them. After they left, Sejun went to his own farm to start his day.

Black Rabbit giggled, “He-hee! Sejun! I’ll help you!” The Black Rabbit family had drunk some of the special growing potion and become stronger. Now, they could really help with the farm work.

When they finished working on the farm on the 99th floor, Sejun said, “Gate Summon. Black Rabbit, let’s go.” (Maybe explain “Gate Summon” earlier as a way to travel quickly). Sejun and the Black Rabbits arrived at the 10th Tower. Black Rabbit puffed out his chest. “He-hee! Great Captain Black Rabbit is here!” “Kya-kya!” and “Ki-ki!” cheered the other creatures, the Pioneers and Devourers. They were happy to see the Black Rabbits. Black Rabbit started to tell everyone about how he destroyed the Demon Sword in the Silver Tower. “This time, the great Black Rabbit from the Silver Tower…” he began. *Thump. Thump.* While Black Rabbit told his story, Sejun quietly started planting seeds.

Suddenly, a loud *Boom* echoed through the tower. A message appeared in front of Sejun. *The 7th floor of the 10th Tower is now open!* The tower was changing! This meant Sejun could now go to the 6th floor and finish it. He quickly went to the 6th floor and touched the white crystal there. *You have finished the 6th floor!* the crystal glowed. *As a reward, you are now stronger! You also get lots of Tower Coins and experience!* Sejun felt himself getting stronger. He smiled and went up to the 7th floor.

“Whoa!” Sejun stopped. This floor was different. It wasn’t a wide, open field like the other floors. Instead, cliffs rose up all around. A bright light shone down from the sky, lighting up a small temple in the middle. The temple had no roof. *This isn’t for farming,* Sejun thought. *Thud, thud,* his footsteps echoed as he carefully walked into the temple. He saw nine tall pillars, each a different color, standing around the center. In the middle was a pond. The water was so clear, he could see right to the bottom. But then, it suddenly turned black, like ink, and he couldn’t see anything at all. *That looks dangerous,* Sejun thought, feeling a little scared. He quickly looked away from the dark pond. Then, he noticed some other pillars. These were gold and brown, and much smaller than the colorful ones. “Wait…” Sejun said to himself. These smaller pillars looked familiar. He looked closer. It was the same pattern as the Nine Towers he knew! *Why are the Nine Towers here?* he wondered, feeling surprised and a little worried.

Just as Sejun was thinking, a new message floated in front of him. *Quest: Make all Nine Towers into Great Towers.* *Reward: Creation God’s Monument.* Sejun read the message. It was very short, but he knew this was a huge task. The reward, the Creation God’s Monument, was amazing. Sejun grinned. “Heh, easy peasy.” *Finally,* he thought, *I can get all the Creation God’s Monuments.* For anyone else, this quest would be almost impossible. But for Sejun, it wasn’t too hard. He had already made seven towers into Great Towers and had nine Creation God’s Monuments.

“I’ll be right back,” Sejun said, trying to sound brave, even though he was a little nervous about the dark pond. He hurried back down to the first floor. “Squeak?! Squeak! Squeak!” Black Rabbit rushed up to him. “Sejun! Where did you go by yourself?! You have to take the great Black Rabbit with you! I was so worried!” Black Rabbit wasn’t really nagging; he was just showing he cared. “Okay, okay. I’ll take you next time. I’m sorry,” Sejun said softly, stroking Black Rabbit’s soft fur. For a moment, everything was warm and gentle between them, like a soft pink cloud. But then, Black Rabbit’s eyes lit up. “He-hee! If you’re really sorry, give me five sweet potato snacks!” Sejun’s smile faded. “Suddenly, I don’t feel so sorry anymore.”

“Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!” Black Rabbit stamped his foot. “You *said* you were sorry! I heard you! Give me the snacks!” “Hehehe,” Sejun chuckled. “Did I? I don’t remember saying that.” They started to argue playfully. “Squeak!” Black Rabbit squeaked angrily. “Someone who lies will lose something important!” “Hehehe. Not me,” Sejun teased, wiggling his nose. He loved teasing Black Rabbit; it was always so much fun. He was having so much fun teasing Black Rabbit, he almost forgot something important. “Squeak!” Black Rabbit suddenly snapped his teeth at Sejun’s finger! “Then *I’ll* take it myself!” Sejun jumped back. *Black Rabbit can be scary sometimes,* he thought. *He’s a Wolf Rabbit, after all, and they say Wolf Rabbits can even hunt gods!* “Hey! Were you really going to bite me?!” Sejun cried out. “Okay, okay! I’ll give you the snacks! Here you go!” Sejun quickly gave Black Rabbit the sweet potato snacks.

“Kkihihit.” Black Rabbit munched happily, *chomp, chomp, chomp.* He had a big, happy smile. The sweet potato snacks tasted extra good when you won them in a fight, he thought.