Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 652

Black Tower, 99th Floor.

“Heh heh heh. So, Earth Dragon, you’re saying there are treasures in those five worlds you mentioned?” Sejun asked.

“Yes. To be precise…” Earth Dragon began to explain the locations where the treasures were buried in more detail.

“Thanks, Earth Dragon. That’s really helpful.” Sejun stroked Earth Dragon’s massive head.

Earth Dragon wriggled its body in delight.

Whirr…

[I’m jealous…] Dalkomi’s whiskers twitched as she watched Earth Dragon get head scratches. Her green eyes narrowed slightly.

I’m going to get good information on my next field trip too! Sejun always works so hard for them. Dalkomi wanted to help him too. She decided to visit Herre’s Pawnshop soon with plenty of alcohol, determined to get information that would help Sejun.

Having finished talking with Earth Dragon,

“Alright. Let’s eat.”

Sejun and his companions ate the dinner prepared by Sejun No. 12.

“Puhuhut. Chairman Park’s grilled fish is the best, meow!” Theo exclaimed. Of course, Sejun grilled the fish himself because of Theo.

Squeak?

[Master. Can’t I run just one lap?]

“No. 10 laps for one dried sweet potato.” Sejun said.

Kkamangi exercised under the diet rule that he eats as much as he moves, and then ate dried sweet potatoes.

Hee hee hee. Squeak?! Squeak?

[Hee hee. Master! Did you put honey on this?! Why is it so sweet?] Kkamangi asked Sejun, gobbling down the dried sweet potatoes after running 10 laps.

“Heh heh. That’s a Park Sejun special. Top secret, you know!” Sejun replied with a wink implied.

It’s because you’re tired, Kkamangi. It always tastes better when you eat it when your body is tired.

Having finished dinner,

“Puhuhut.”

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut.”

Kkuhehehe.

Sejun lay down with his companions.

Gyak. Gyak.

Watching Kkamangi run diligently to get more dried sweet potatoes, Sejun thought, But how do we get to the places Earth Dragon mentioned?

He pondered how to find the worlds Earth Dragon had mentioned. The worlds Earth Dragon had learned about were worlds Sejun had never heard of and were not connected to the Nine Towers.

But that didn’t mean it was completely impossible.

“Heh heh. We have Batbat.”

“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow!”

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut. That’s right!”

Kkueng!

The companions joined in, even if they were confused.

Iona’s magic for traveling between worlds was also an option, but it required precise coordinates. Without precise coordinates, it was very unstable as one might not know where they would end up. They could even fall into a dimensional rift.

In contrast, Batbat’s dimension door was safe because it always created a dimension door connected to a world.

But this seems like it will take a long time… Sejun frowned, thinking of Batbat working so hard. He hoped it wasn’t too much to ask.

Iona’s magic was too risky without exact locations. That left only one option. Batbat, I’m counting on you. You’re the only one.

Having no other choice, Sejun wrote down the names of the five worlds he needed to find on a note, placed it on the table with the fruit Batbat would eat, and fell asleep playing with his companions.

A little later.

(Batbat. Good night, everyone.)

It was Batbat’s time.

Slurp. Slurp. Slurp.

>Deuren>, >Wuen>, >Keupies>, >Nyamoke>, >Tsuine>

The treasures are hidden here?

Batbat sucked on the fruit, his little wings fluttering with excitement as he checked the note Sejun had left.

(Baeheehee. I’m going to find these and make Sejun happy!)

‘And go treasure hunting together!’

Batbat was highly motivated by the thought of making Sejun happy and playing with his companions at the same time.

First, he closed the dimension door connected to the Sky Bean Planet. Batbat’s ability could only maintain one dimension door at a time.

Whoosh. Whoosh. World after world flashed by – ice worlds, fire worlds, worlds of swirling gas. Batbat kept searching. Fifty doors, then seventy, then almost a hundred. Just as he was starting to feel a little tired, he opened another door… and paused.

(Batbat. What kind of world is this?)

“World?” A resident who looked like the same bat was puzzled by Batbat’s question.

It was a natural reaction. It was like asking a Korean person in Korea what the name of the country was.

(Yes. The name of this world.)

“Ah. It’s Wuen. Goodbye.” The resident quickly answered Batbat and left the spot, thinking, Is he out of his mind?

(Batbat. I found it!)

Batbat was overjoyed at the faster-than-expected results.

There were hundreds of millions of worlds. The probability of finding the desired world among them was extremely low.

But he succeeded in just a few hours…

I think I’m a little lucky.

Batbat was very proud of himself.

Batbat remembered the location of >Wuen>, closed the dimension door, and reopened the dimension door connected to the Sky Bean Planet.

(Batbat~)

Singing and playing, as the darkness of the sky faded,

(Baeheehee. It was a rewarding night again!)

With a proud expression, he took his place on Sejun’s left shoulder and

Baerorong.

Fell asleep.

Batbat’s long and rewarding night was over.

“Euchha!” Sejun stretched, yawning widely.

“Meow…” Theo purred, rubbing against his leg. Squeak… Kkamangi peeked out from under the blanket. Sejun smiled at his sleepy companions. He got up, took care of them, and then went outside for a slow walk around the farm.

As he was walking around the farm, messages shimmered into existence before Sejun’s eyes, glowing with a soft, inner light. Even the plants here seemed to hum with magic.

[The Aster Root is grateful for the farmer’s footsteps and lends its strength.]

[System 371 Connector has twisted causality by 1% in your favor.]

[The Great Gratitude (Master) of the crops has been activated, and your magic stat potential has increased from 155,752 to 155,782.]

“Oh. The effect is good for just 1%?” Sejun said.

Originally, the potential should have increased by 10 with the Great Gratitude of the crops, but it increased by 30, which is three times as much.

Moreover, the magic power consumed by twisting causality was not as great as he had thought.

“Good. I like it.”

Sejun continued to walk around the farm with satisfaction, but after that, the potential increased by 10 as usual, as if he wasn’t constantly twisting causality.

At that moment,

Thud. Thud.

Kuaaah.

[Hello, Sejun.]

Pink Fur appeared carrying Kkuengyi.

“Oh, hey Pink Fur. Good morning to you too.”

Kuaaah. Kuaaah?

[Here’s Kkuengyi! But… hey, his fur’s been coming out a lot, hasn’t it? Is everything alright?] Pink Fur asked in a concerned tone.

I tried to pluck it out as inconspicuously as possible, but how did he know?

Sejun was flustered and wondered what to say.

“Actually… I made gloves with Kkuengyi’s fur…” He confessed.

Kuaaah. Kuaaah.

[That’s a relief! Choco Pie? Yes, please!] Pink Fur was completely relieved about alopecia and immediately focused on the Choco Pie, showing he’s easily distracted or very food-motivated.

Pink Fur made a rumbling sound, “Koo-errrr.”

Sejun answered, “[Yes.]”

Sejun walked towards the noisy cafeteria. The smell of food filled the air. He went to his usual table, where stacks of Choco Pies were waiting. He was going to make more, just like Sejun No. 12 always did.

Just then, he saw a small note on the table. It was written in neat, careful letters.

–Sejun, I found >Ooen>! Let’s go treasure hunting together!

It was from Bat-Bat.

“Already?” Sejun said to himself. “That was quick.”

Bat-Bat wanted to play with him too! Sejun smiled. He carefully folded the note and put it in his pocket. Then, he quickly made more Choco Pies to fill Pink Fur’s snack bag. He knew Pink Fur would be hungry after training.

“Here.”

“Koo-errrr!”

“[Thank you.]”

Thud. Thud.

Pink Fur took the snack pouch and trotted north, looking relaxed but moving very fast.

“Wow, Pink Fur, you’re getting huge! Look at those muscles!” Sejun said, watching Pink Fur’s body change.

Thanks to special training and high-calorie food, Pink Fur’s size was growing bigger and bigger. His muscles were developing and becoming even more massive.

So Sejun kept supporting him. It stung a little that his companions were getting stronger, but that also meant they were less likely to face danger.

Besides, he would be protected when things got dicey.

“Heh heh heh.”

Reassuring.

Sejun, pleased with the thought of his increased survival rate, smiled happily as he carefully made the seaweed soup like Sejun No. 12 always did.

“Aileen, here.”

He sent it to Aileen along with the Choco Pies and had breakfast with his companions.

After breakfast, Sejun sipped his morning coffee and crossed the magic gate to Sky Bean Planet, his special farm world.

“Gate Summon.”

Thud.

He opened the gate leading to the 10th Tower, a dangerous place.

“Kkueng-ah, bring it here.”

Kkueng!

He had Kkuengi bring Kraken’s body to Sky Bean Planet.

This was to make Sky Bean Planet bigger using Kraken’s body, making it a secure front yard.

Plop. Plop.

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

[You have planted sky-reaching beans on the body of the Devastation Apostle 6, the Kraken, a monster that swallows the sea.]

He carefully planted beans.

Meanwhile, in another part of the tower…

“Puhuhu. Herr, give me the Harvest Elixir quickly! Chairman Park is waiting, nyaang!” Theo urged Herr.

“Leah, are you not done yet?!” Herr pressed Leah.

“No. I want to rest a bit while…” Leah wanted to rest while making the elixir.

“What are you saying?! Rest?! What are you even thinking?! You don’t know anything! You have to row when the money comes in! Make it quickly!” She couldn’t rest because Herr was so eager, blinded by welfare points.

Thus, one drop of the Harvest Elixir was completed.

“Puhuhu. Chairman Park, here it is, nyaang!”

“Oh. Thank you.”

“Puhuhu. If you’re thankful, hurry and stroke my belly, nyaang!” Theo earned 10 minutes of Sejun’s stroking with one drop of the Harvest Elixir.

“I’m going to sleep now. Don’t wake me up for a day!” Leah fell into a deep sleep for the first time in a month.

“Hehehe. Good. Is it time to go get the chocolate bricks this time?” Herr checked the paper as if receiving installments and went to find Mud, the God of Mud.

Knock. Knock.

Mud did not open the door.

Alright. Work is done for today. Let’s eat lunch.

Sejun returned to the 99th floor of the Black Tower through the magic gate with his companions.

“Puhuhu. Good, nyaang!”

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut.”

Kkueng!

Squeak!

The companions were excited at the thought of eating lunch.

Of course, Sejun’s words about being done were just words, and farming never truly ends.

I need to make a cornfield after lunch.

Sejun was only thinking about farming again after eating.

Farming was like breathing to Sejun, so he didn’t think of it as work.

As they were eating lunch, Artemis came to find Sejun.

-Sejun, you were eating lunch.

“Yes. Artemis, hello. Did you get the land deed?”

-Yes. Here’s the land deed.

Artemis handed Sejun the land deed for the 1st floor of the Golden Tower.

-Then I’ll leave it to you.

“Yes.”

Artemis, having delivered the land deed to Sejun, turned to leave.

I’ll have to make the cornfield next time.

“Guys, pack your bags.”

Sejun prepared to leave with his companions.

A moment later.

“Aileen, I’ll be back.”

[The tower administrator tells you to be careful.]

“Yeah. Don’t worry. I’m going with the kids.”

Sejun couldn’t bring himself to say to trust him.

Thus, Sejun exchanged greetings with Aileen.

Whoosh.

He unfolded the land deed and disappeared from his spot.

The 1st floor of the Golden Tower.

Tweet?!

[No. How can you be so unlucky?!] Piyot chirped in a dumbfounded voice.

“Mohehehe. Delicious.” Poyo diligently licked Yuren, oblivious to the scolding.

Tweet!

[Poyo! This is not the time!]”Yes…” At Piyot’s words, Poyo sadly put his tongue away.

“Oohehe. Sorry.” Yuren scratched his head and smiled sheepishly again today. He was clearly listening to Piyot’s words with one ear and letting them out the other.

The three were moving through the tower via the merchant passage.

Squeak~!

Yuren suddenly fell into a hole that appeared in the floor, and Piyot and Poyo followed behind.

However, the place they fell into was not the Black Tower but the 1st floor of the Golden Tower.

That’s why Piyot was so dumbfounded.

At that moment, “Oh?! Yuren?!”

“Puhuhu. It’s Yuren, nyaang!” Sejun and Theo recognized Yuren and called out to him.

This feeling is…

“Nice?” Sejun smiled at Theo and Yuren.

Hehe. Tweet!

[Hehet. Theo!] Piyot, who had been furiously angry just a moment ago, rubbed his face against Theo’s forepaw and smiled brightly.