Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 625

“Haa… Blackie’s following me, nyaa!” Kkuengi whimpered, his voice filled with distress.

They were inside Jormungandr’s stomach.

Kiki!

Sejun looked at the anxious Doomsday Devourers and reassured them, “Don’t worry, everyone. I’ll stay with you until Batbat comes back.”

Sejun and his companions could easily return to the tower, but the Doomsday Devourers had to remain, making them uneasy about whether Sejun would come back for them.

Sejun thought, *Three days should be enough for Batbat to come back, right?*

He realized that Batbat should be able to quickly create a portal connecting the Black Tower and this place.

Keeheeheet. Kking! Kking!

“Heehee. Don’t worry, everyone! The great Captain Blackie won’t abandon you!” Blackie declared, puffing out his chest.

Kiki!

Kiki!

Kking?

The Doomsday Devourers seemed to beg Blackie to tell them stories of his adventures.

Keeheeheet. Kking! Kking!

“Heehee. Alright! Then I’ll tell you the heartwarming tale of the great Captain Blackie’s victory over the Butler!” Blackie proudly began his story of how he beat Sejun on the 10th floor that day.

While the Doomsday Devourers listened to Blackie’s story with rapt attention, Sejun pondered the dinner menu.

“Since we’re camping out tonight… should I start with meat first?” he mused, considering their surroundings.

To create a cozy camping atmosphere, he lit three small fires, placing rice to cook on each. He also began grilling fish for Theo and heating up a frying pan.

The fire crackled, sending a pleasant warmth through the stomach of Jormungandr. Sejun carefully turned the fish grilling over the flames, its skin now crispy and golden. When the frying pan was hot, he added the slime meat. *Sssizzle!* The sound filled the air, mixing with the delicious smell of cooking food. Sejun thought, *Just meat is not enough.* He added sausages that popped and browned in the pan, along with sweet potatoes, potatoes, and onions, filling the air with even more wonderful smells. He flipped everything, making sure nothing burned, until finally, it was ready.

“Dinner time, everyone!” Sejun announced, his voice cheerful.

“Puhuhoot.”

Kkuhehehe.

Keeheeheet.

Everyone enjoyed the fun and delicious dinner.

Once dinner was over, Sejun waved his hand.

“Crop Giantification.”

With a wave of his hand, Sejun used Crop Giantification, and the king oyster mushrooms swelled to enormous size. He spread them out, creating bouncy, white mattresses that smelled faintly of the forest floor. They looked surprisingly comfortable.

Theo, Kkuengi, and the Blackie Family watched Sejun from a short distance away.

Keeheeheet. Kking!

“Heehee. I beat the Butler earlier, hyungs!” Blackie boasted to Theo and Kkuengi about beating Sejun, following his bragging to the Doomsday Devourers. He was having so much fun and was excited about beating Sejun today.

“Nyaa?! How did Blackie beat our great Hybrid Park Chairman, nyaa?” Kkuengi asked, tilting his head.

Theo also looked curious.

Keeheeheet. Kking!

“Heehee. How did the great Blackie win…” Blackie proudly confessed his sins.

“Haa… Blackie’s following me, nyaa!” Kkuengi cried out.

Kking…

In the end, Blackie was dragged away by his older brothers and received some much-needed discipline.

A little later, Sejun said, “Let’s go to sleep now.”

Sejun lay down with his companions, and the second round in Blackie’s mental world began.

“This is delicious honey, danyo! Eat this and forgive our little brother, danyo!” Kkuengi pleaded.

Today, Kkuengi joined in as well. After what happened with Pink Fur before, Kkuengi could now make a mental body almost completely separated from the Demonic Energy of the End.

And so, a familiar day in an unfamiliar place came to an end.

The next morning, Sejun woke up.

(Batbat! Sejun-nim, you’re awake?!) Batbat greeted Sejun cheerfully.

“Huh?! Batbat, how did you…?” Sejun asked, surprised.

Bathem.

Batbat puffed out his chest and pointed to one side with his wing.

A portal!

There was a newly created portal by Batbat.

Sejun thought it would take Batbat three days to create a portal connected to this place, but he had overlooked one thing: The Sejun Family members displayed several times their usual abilities the moment Sejun’s affairs were involved.

“Batbat, you did a great job!” Sejun praised, placing Batbat on his hand and stroking his head.

(Baehehe. It’s for Sejun-nim.) Batbat was delighted to feel Sejun’s touch.

Baerorong.

And fell fast asleep.

As he placed the sleeping Batbat on his shoulder, swoosh, Batbat camouflaged himself and hid his appearance.

Sejun crossed the portal and returned to the Black Tower.

[The Tower’s Administrator asks in a worried voice if you are alright.]

“Yeah. But what happened?” Sejun asked Eileen. The Great Dragons knew the situation outside better.

Eileen’s voice, though the Tower’s Administrator, sounded shaky. “Sejun! Are you alright? Batbat came back alone and said you were… inside… Jormungandr! I was so worried!”

Eileen explained that the Great Dragons had witnessed an earthworm suddenly popping out of Jormungandr’s mouth and emitting a tremendous amount of blue energy.

The Dragons excitedly hunted the Tears of Destruction touched by the energy of creation and lavishly spent the Tower Coins earned from hunting in the Yongyong Market, greatly increasing the market’s sales.

So, Eileen had been waiting for Sejun, thinking of boasting to him, when she heard from Batbat that Sejun and his party were stranded in Jormungandr’s body. After that, she anxiously watched Batbat create the portal all night long.

Except for the story at the beginning, the rest was about how Eileen was worried about Sejun, but Sejun liked it even more.

Someone genuinely worried about him and waited for him.

He had vaguely thought it would be very burdensome, but strangely, the more he heard Eileen’s words of concern, the more comfortable and happy Sejun felt.

Of course, he certainly felt sorry for making Eileen worry.

However, his apology to Eileen came with a desire to reciprocate this feeling, but not with a sense of obligation to repay a debt.

Moreover, he was so happy that Eileen had worried about him, so much so that he sometimes thought he should make her worry on purpose.

Of course, if Grandpa Kaiser, the fool for his granddaughter, knew about Sejun’s foolish thoughts, Sejun would be headed straight to hell.

No matter how much he cherished Sejun, Eileen was overwhelmingly his priority.

“Eileen, I’m sorry for making you worry,” Sejun said sincerely.

[The Tower’s Administrator tells you not to apologize.]

[The Tower’s Administrator says that she is rather grateful to you for returning safely.]

“Hehehe. Thank you for worrying about me.”

As Sejun and Eileen were having a heart-fluttering conversation, Kooerong! Thud. Thud. Pink Fur, looking slightly tired, ran over. Pink Fur also hadn’t slept a wink all night, worrying about Kkuengi.

Kkuengi!

“[Mom, danyo!]” Kkuengi jumped down from Sejun’s side and ran to Pink Fur.

Krooong.

Koohehehe.

The two hats bumped happily against each other, showing they were very happy to be together again.

I miss my mum, too.

Seeing Kkueng and the pink hat so happy to see each other made Sejun feel a little sad. He missed his own mother.

“Brother-in-law! You’re back!” Ace cried, flying quickly to Sejun. “I was so, so worried! Where were you? Are you okay? Did you eat anything?” Ace fluttered around Sejun, his little wings buzzing with concern.

“Yes, Ace, I’m fine,” Sejun said gently, patting Ace’s head. “Thank you for worrying about me.”

He smiled, trying to calm Ace down. Ace clung to Sejun’s shoulder, still a little shaky from his worry.

“Aileen, what happened to the Earthworm?” Sejun asked, waiting for Ace to calm down.

He was worried about the Earth Dragons left inside, especially Torongi.

[The Tower Administrator says not to worry.]

[The Tower Administrator says the other adults have safely returned the Earthworm to its original location.]

“Really? That’s a relief.”

Sejun, relieved by Aileen’s words, began his day on the 99th floor of the Tower.

“Kids, let’s eat!” Of course, the first thing to do was make breakfast.

After breakfast,

“Is it the Golden Tower’s turn now? Artemis, here you go.”

Sejun handed Artemis 12 Divine Artifacts and 101 World Energies. He did two extra things and quickly finished four Golden Colossus growth conditions.

Because of this, he finished the quest with Divine Artifacts that even regular workers didn’t need and got a lot of welfare points.

“Then, I’ll be off!” Sejun said goodbye to his family on the 99th floor.

Step. Step. He went to the Waypoint, which was now right next to his house, and moved to the Golden Tower to finish the rest of the Colossus growth conditions.

A short while later.

[Arrived at the 86th floor of the Golden Tower.]

Sejun arrived on the 86th floor. The air here felt warm and smelled of flowers. He could see houses built into the golden walls of the tower.

Sejun arrived at the 86th floor of the Tower, where the Damon family was.

I should relax and work here for a few days.

Sejun planned to stay comfortably with the Damon family while getting information.

He had worked too hard in the Silver Tower without realizing it, and he had also worked hard yesterday.

“Park Sejun, 100 hours a week is too much.”

That’s right. I deserve a break. Hehehe.

Thinking about resting, he arrived at the Damon family.

However,

“Huh?!” Sejun’s plan was ruined before it even started.

Beep!

[Sejun! Theo! Hello!]

“Uhehe. Hello!”

“Mohehe. Hello!”

Sejun met Bbyot, Yuren, and Poyo at the Damon family. Sejun saw Bbyot, the small robot, waving hello. Yuren, the tall, quiet man, nodded. And Poyo, the cute sand fairy, bounced excitedly.

This feels ominous.

When Sejun felt something bad was about to happen,

“Nyang?! I feel Park CEO’s pull, nyaaang!” Theo cried, pointing at Yuren.

Suddenly, with a loud CRACK, a bolt of bright yellow lightning shot down from the ceiling and hit Yuren!

And

A strange voice echoed from Yuren, “I am Raton, and you will all be destroyed!”

Sadly, the bad feeling was right.

It was clear that he was the one who would weaken the lightning of the Golden Tower.

The synergy between Theo and Yuren made things go smoothly.

“I can’t get a break…” Sejun sighed, looking at Kkueng. “No rest for the weary, huh, Kkueng?” he mumbled.

Sejun grumbled and slowly approached Yuren, holding Kkueng in front of him.

“Kkueng, first, hit him with the Lightning Rod.”

Kkueng!

[Understood!]

Kkueng took out the Lightning Rod and

Whack!

“You! Keugh!”

Thwack! Thwack!

“How dare you this body···”

He began to beat Yuren. To be exact, he beat Raton, who was using Yuren’s body.

A short while later.

Squeak!

Just as Yuren’s screams began to be heard as he woke up sometimes,

Bzzzt.

Raton couldn’t stand Kkueng’s exorcism and came out of Yuren’s body as a yellow marble.

Gulp.

This time, Kkueng ate it again.

“Kkueng, are you okay?”

Koohehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. It tastes like a slightly tangy lemon.]

“Oh… okay.” Sejun replied, “Lemon? Really? That’s… specific.”

I didn’t ask about the taste, but it tasted like lemon…

So, Raton disappeared with Kkueng’s one-line taste review,

[Superior Herbalist Park Kkueng has defeated Raton, the fleeting sparkle that illuminates the world, the great destruction, the unfortunate coincidence.]

[Superior Herbalist Park Kkueng has acquired 150 billion experience points, which is 50% of the experience acquired.]

A message popped up in front of Sejun, telling him he had gained experience points. He felt a little stronger, even though he was still tired.

“Mohehe. Delicious!”

Lick. Lick. Lick.

Meanwhile, Poyo, the sand fairy who eats misfortune, licked up Yuren’s misfortune.

“Still, there’s one condition left to become a Golden Colossus…”

Sejun hadn’t given up on resting at the Damon family yet.

At that moment,

[Sejun has done it! It’s now! Eat this and become the World Tree!]

[Yes!]

Fire 101, who had 0.499% of Fire’s power, gave nutrients to the Lemon Tree World Tree candidate on the 67th floor of the Golden Tower, creating the World Tree.

Sejun didn’t know that.

“Sejun, shall we have lunch now?”

“Hehehe. Okay.”

When he was relaxing in the room Yuto, the head of the Damon family, gave him, and got up to have lunch,

[The administrator of the Golden Colossus says thank you for your hard work.]

“Huh?”

What…?

‘Huh?! Why the Golden Colossus?’

Sejun realized that the Golden Tower had grown into a Colossus.

[The administrator of the Golden Colossus says this is the promised reward.]

“Yes. Thank you.”

Of course, he wasn’t unhappy to get the reward.

What happened?

He was just a little worried.

‘If this happens, I have to go to the Brown Tower right away.’

He was a little sad that his rest time was over.

Just resting didn’t suit Sejun.

So, Sejun only had lunch with the Damon family and returned to the Black Colossus after 3 hours.

-Sejun is a real powerhouse! 3-hour Colossus clear.

-What?! 3 hours?!

Today, the great dragons recognized his abilities again.

And

“Kekekeke! Sejun is coming soon! Prepare the food quickly!” Oric, the Tower Farmer of the Brown Tower, waited for Sejun while preparing traditional dishes of the Red Goblin tribe.

“Something feels strange…” This time, it seemed like his bad feeling would be right.