Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 63

“You little pests!”

Sejun was furious at the small twig scouts for ruining the cherry tomato patch he had worked so hard on for hours.

“Aileen, call Momma Crimson Giant Bear for me!”

Sejun remembered their last fight and thought Momma Crimson Giant Bear would be strong enough to handle this alone.

[The Tower Administrator says to wait a moment.]

“Thanks.”

Having requested support through Aileen, Sejun stepped forward to face the enemies.

“Go! Black Rabbit!”

Ppyak!

At Sejun’s cry, the Black Rabbit, filled with spirit, dashed forward.

And then,

Vroom, vroom.

Sejun grabbed a torch and threw it hard at the twig scouts. The torch spun through the air and slammed into a small twig scout.

Whoosh!

Flames instantly burst out, licking at the dry branches.

Vroom. Vroom.

Whoosh!

As Sejun continued to throw torches, the small twig scouts fell, naturally creating a wall of fire. The Grey Rabbits had made 300 torches all day, so they had plenty.

The Black Rabbit, right in the middle of the enemies, was single-handedly wreaking havoc, smashing foes with its hammer.

Ppyak!

Ppyok! Ppyok! Ppyok!

Just as Sejun and the Black Rabbit were successfully holding off the small twig scouts,

Creak. Creak.

The large twig scouts appeared, climbing over the wall of fire.

“Black Rabbit, aim for the legs!”

Ppyak!

The Black Rabbit moved swiftly, targeting only the legs of the large twig scouts.

Ppyok!

Crack!

With one leg broken, the large twig scouts lost their balance and fell, blocking the path of the small twig scouts, effectively creating a roadblock.

“Nice.”

While the Black Rabbit kept the large twig scouts busy, Sejun burned the small twig scouts to a crisp with his torches.

[You have defeated a small twig scout of the Corrupted Ent.]

[You have gained 25 experience points.]

About thirty minutes passed.

Kroooooh!

Momma Crimson Giant Bear’s thunderous roar echoed.

Kkweheng!

Kkweheng also cried out loudly, following its mother’s lead. Kkweheng cried out, wishing it was as big and strong as its mother.

Creak. Creak.

Creak. Creak.

Hearing Momma Crimson Giant Bear’s roar, the twig scouts began to retreat.

But the twig scouts were too slow to escape Momma Crimson Giant Bear.

Thud. Thud.

Kroooooh!

With a single charge from Momma Crimson Giant Bear, twig scouts, both small and large, were crushed.

And then,

Kkweheng! Kkweheng!

Kkweheng, near where Momma Crimson Giant Bear had passed, tore off the limbs of a twig scout that had miraculously survived and brought them to Sejun.

Thanks to Kkweheng’s help, Sejun leveled up and reached level 24.

Floor 38 of the Tower.

Kieeeek!

Thud!

A spider monster screamed and collapsed.

“Boss, how long do we have to keep doing this?”

One of the hunters, moving the spider monster’s corpse, grumbled and asked Janglin.

“Yeah. Let’s just run away!”

“You idiot, as long as that cat has the contract, running away won’t do any good. We’ll only get revenge later!”

“But…”

“Let’s just wait and see for an opportunity. There will definitely be a chance to escape.”

Just as Janglin was calming his subordinates,

“Boss, there are two people coming this way?”

Two muscular male hunters, wearing only their trousers, approached. One appeared to be in his late 60s with white hair, and the other in his early 40s with black hair.

Janglin thought they could rob these two hunters.

As soon as Janglin saw the white-haired man in his 60s wearing only trousers, the strongest hunter in Korea came to mind, but he had heard that the hunter had retired due to a curse related to fire attributes.

“Prepare for the job.”

“Yes!”

Janglin and his subordinates hurriedly hid the spider corpse, hid behind the wall, and put on masks. Then, they waited for the hunters to approach.

However,

“Magic Missile.”

The white-haired man among the two sensed them and used a skill first.

‘Damn it, we’ve been spotted!’

“Run away! He’s too strong!”

Janglin, sensing that the opponent was extraordinary, hurriedly shouted, but it was too late. Before they knew it, the hunter who was with the white-haired man was blocking their escape route.

“We’re blocked!”

While Janglin and his subordinates were panicking,

Thwack, thwack, thwack.

The magic missiles struck their bodies.

‘This is a magic missile?!’

With that thought, the entire Black Wolf gang fainted.

“Too weak, just like Representative Tae said.”

Han Taejun, looking at the fainted Black Wolf gang, began to plan a training schedule to make them competent.

The Tower Administrator’s Area.

“Kkeueueung.”

Aileen frowned, deep in thought.

“What should I name it?”

Aileen was pondering a new name for the Red Locust cherry tomato soup that Sejun had made for her.

“It’s a dish made by a good human for me, so having the unlucky name of Red Locust is totally not good!”

Aileen continued to contemplate a new name for the soup.

“Khee hee hee. I should combine the name of the good human, Park Sejun, and my name, the great Black Dragon Aileen Fritani.”

“Khee hee hee. I’ve decided! Chef’s Soup!”

[By the authority of the Tower Administrator, the name of the dish containing Red Locust is forcibly changed to Chef’s Soup.]

Aileen used her power as Tower Administrator to change the name. It cost her a little magic and used up some of the points Sejun had earned for her.

[By the authority of the Tower Administrator, the Combat Ration – Red Locust Soup recipe is changed to the Chef’s Soup recipe.]

[By the authority of the Tower Administrator, the Combat Ration – Red Locust Cherry Tomato Soup recipe is changed to the Chef’s Cherry Tomato Soup recipe.]

“Chef?”

As Sejun was reading the message,

[The Tower Administrator says that she combined Sejun’s ‘Se’ and Fritani’s ‘F.’]

[The Tower Administrator is making a big deal out of the fact that she especially conceded the front of the name.]

[The Tower Administrator says to know that it is an honor for your name to be before the name of the great Black Dragon.]

“Yeah. Thanks.”

Scritch.

Sejun didn’t really care what the dish was called, so he answered casually, cutting cherry tomato branches and harvesting cherry tomatoes.

[The Tower Administrator says that if you are thankful, give her magic cherry tomatoes.]

“Alright. Give me a quest.”

As Sejun gave Aileen the cherry tomatoes and focused on harvesting again,

Scritch.

[You have harvested 9 ripe magic cherry tomatoes simultaneously.]

[Due to the effect of Harvesting Lv. 4, you have harvested 1 crop of a higher grade.]

[Job experience greatly increases.]

[Proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 4 greatly increases.]

[Due to the effect of Proficiency Increase Lv. 1, the proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 4 increases by an additional 5%.]

[You have gained 290 experience points.]

“Oh!”

The grade of the cherry tomatoes being harvested now was C-grade. But the fact that the grade had increased by one level meant that he had harvested a B-grade magic cherry tomato.

Excited by the message, Sejun hurriedly examined the cherry tomatoes on the cherry tomato branches. They looked the same on the outside, so he had to check them one by one.

“This is a B-grade.”

Sejun found a B-grade magic cherry tomato and checked its options.

[Magic Cherry Tomato]

A delicious cherry tomato grown inside the Tower with plenty of nutrients. Cultivated by a farmer familiar with farming, the taste and efficiency have improved. Eating it removes 40g of fat and increases magic power by 1 for 10 minutes. You can eat many and the effect can stack up to 10 times in one hour. When consumed by a non-awakened person, it decomposes 40g of fat and gives vitality to the body. The effect is applied even if there is not enough fat to decompose. Grower: Tower Farmer Park Sejun Expiration Date: 120 days Grade: B

Decomposes 40g of fat and increases magic power by 1. The efficiency has improved as the grade increased. Eating 10 B-grade magic cherry tomatoes would increase magic power by 10. It was now a truly significant number. Moreover, the content that the effect is applied even if there is no fat has been added.

“I wonder what the taste is like?”

Sejun hurriedly put a B-grade magic cherry tomato in his mouth. There was only one, so he would be in trouble if he got caught.

Pop.

Splash.

The firm but thin skin burst, and the sweet and sour juice inside moistened Sejun’s mouth.

“Delicious.”

Sejun, having eaten the cherry tomato with an enhanced flavor, enjoyed the aftertaste with a satisfied expression.

Ppyak!

Kkweheng!

The Black Rabbit and Kkweheng, who had been hunting in the pond, approached Sejun.

‘Could it be?!’

Sejun, nervous that he might have been caught eating the B-grade cherry tomato alone, harvested cherry tomatoes as if nothing had happened.

Ppyak!

Kkweheng!

Fortunately, they had come to get permission to have a snack.

“Then you can eat.”

When Sejun gave his approval, the Black Rabbit took out a carrot from the storage and began to eat, and Kkweheng came to Sejun with a glass jar filled with honey.

Click.

Glug.

As Sejun poured one glug of honey for Kkweheng and tried to stop,

Thud.

Kkweheng grabbed Sejun’s hand with its forepaw.

Kkweheng. Kkweheng.

[Give me more honey. Otherwise, I’ll tell Hyung that Daddy ate cherry tomatoes alone.]

“You won’t tell anyone, will you?”

Nod.

Kkweheng nodded.

Glug.

Kkweheng gained one more glug of honey in exchange for keeping the secret.

Floor 67 of the Tower.

“Oh! You’ve come!”

Tamuro, the Lizardman Warrior boss of the 67th floor, who had been waiting for the Blade Leaves, welcomed the wolves led by Malkai.

“Tamuro, here they are.”

“Thank you. Here are 1250 Tower Coins, the price for 500 Blade Leaves.”

“Yes. Thank you. Then, we’ll be going.”

As the wolves were about to pull the cart and head back to their tribe,

“Wait! What’s that?”

Tamuro asked, looking at the pot that had not been unloaded from the cart. A delicious smell was coming from the pot.

“It’s soup made with Red Locust meat. Would you like a bowl?”

It was soup that he had brought to feed his fellow tribesmen, but Tamuro’s eyes were burning as he looked at the pot.

“Well. Shall I have just one bowl?”

At Malkai’s words, Tamuro smacked his lips as if he had been waiting for it.

“Here you go.”

Malkai put the soup in a bowl and handed it to Tamuro.

Slurp.

“…!”

Tamuro’s eyes widened at the taste of the soup.

And then,

Gulp, gulp.

He downed the soup in one shot.

[You have consumed the standard serving of Combat Ration – Chef’s Soup.]

[Strength increases by 7.1 for 30 minutes.]

[Fullness is maintained for 3 hours.]

“Huh?!”

Tamuro was surprised again by the effects of the food.

“Is this really made with Red Locust meat?!”

“Yes.”

“Malkai! I’ll give you all the Red Locust meat! Let our Lizardman warriors eat it too! I’ll pay enough for the soup!”

With that, Sejun’s means of earning money increased.

Floor 75 of the Tower.

“Gotta buy it quick and go up-nyang!”

Theo, having arrived at the shop area, hurriedly began to buy the items Sejun had ordered. Then, he ran to the blacksmith to draw equipment.

“Representative Theo, let’s go together!”

“No-nyang! You guys come to the blacksmith slowly-nyang!”

As the large wolves were being pushed around by other merchants and their movement slowed, Theo decided to abandon the wolves and go quickly alone.

‘My knees!!!’

Time was of the essence.

Just as Theo was almost at the blacksmith,

“Well, well, who is this?! Hey guys, look here!”

A cat recognized Theo and called out to him.

“Oh! It’s Theo who ran away from Granier Village?!”

“I heard he was a wandering merchant, is it true?”

The group, hearing the call of the troublemaker cat, approached.

And then,

“Long time no see, Theo.”

A fat black cat stepped forward and spoke. It was Oren, the son of the wealthiest family in Granier Village, who had greatly humiliated Theo.

“Long time no see-nyang.”

Theo said with a smirk.