Farming In The Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 664

Sejun stepped back onto the soft earth of his 99th floor farm, the Black Tower already feeling like a distant memory. The air smelled of rich soil and blooming greens, a welcome change from the sterile tower floors.

He blinked, shielding his eyes from the bright morning sun. “Huh? Morning already?” It felt like just moments ago he was leaving at dawn. But the golden light spreading across his farm told him otherwise. More than a day had passed while he was gone.

Just then, a message appeared before Sejun:

“[The Seed Shop will now open.]”

“[Park Sejun’s rank is Transcendental.]”

The Seed Shop, which hadn’t opened while Sejun was away from the tower, finally opened a day late upon his return.

“[Congratulations on Park Sejun’s 20th visit to the Seed Shop (_ . . _)]”

It was the 20th Seed Shop already.

“God Sejun!”

Thanks to him, the non-combat gods, who had been greatly disappointed by the Seed Shop’s closure, cheered and chanted.

Unaware of the non-combat gods’ feelings, Sejun thought,

‘Was it already the 20th time? The 10th Seed Shop gave elixirs, so it’ll probably be an elixir again…’

Sejun waited for the next message with a slightly disappointed voice, as he could now obtain elixirs whenever he wanted.

However,

“[The Sacred Object Shop will open for the 20th transaction customer.]”

“Sacred object?” Sejun wondered. His prediction was once again delightfully wrong, in a good way.

“[Due to your Transcendental rank, sacred objects containing Transcendental-level powers have been added to the sales list.]”

“[We will randomly show you three types of sacred objects for sale today.]”

“[There are no purchase limits for the Sacred Object Shop.]”

Sacred objects were tools containing the power of gods. With a sacred object, one could use powers as strong as a god’s, but they could only be used a few times.

In a way, it might be the most suitable item for Sejun, who couldn’t fully utilize powers or divine skills due to his low stats.

“[Sacred Object: Scroll of Great Nature (Transcendental) – 1 trillion Tower Coins + 10,000 pieces of World’s Energy].”

“[Sacred Object: Hourglass of Accelerated Growth – 100 billion Tower Coins + 2,000 pieces of World’s Energy]”

“[Sacred Object: Squishy Gummy Bear – 20 billion Tower Coins + 1,100 pieces of World’s Energy]”

Thus, three sacred objects appeared randomly.

“They’re really expensive,” Sejun said.

The prices were very high for items sold in the Seed Shop. Of course, it wasn’t a huge amount for Sejun, who had a lot of money recently.

But Sejun worried, ‘Is it okay to pay with the World’s Energy that hasn’t been cleansed of corruption?’

But I can’t not buy them…

‘The system will take care of it.’

“I’ll buy them all,” Sejun declared.

Sejun, too lazy to check each one carefully, bought all three sacred objects.

“[You have purchased Sacred Object: Scroll of Great Nature (Transcendental), Sacred Object: Hourglass of Accelerated Growth, and Sacred Object: Squishy Gummy Bear.]”

“[A total of 1 trillion 120 billion Tower Coins has been withdrawn from Seed Bank Park Sejun’s account.]”

“[You have paid 13,100 pieces of World’s Energy.]”

As Sejun paid for the sacred objects, a scroll, an hourglass, and a gummy bear appeared before him.

“Let’s see,” he said.

First, the Transcendental one.

Sejun checked the sacred objects.

“[Sacred Object: Scroll of Landscape Painting (Transcendental)]”

A scroll containing the image of the Great Nature drawn by the God of Great Nature, Nature, along with her power.

If you gaze at the scroll for more than 1 minute, you can receive the Transcendental Power: Wu Wei Zi Ran (無爲自然), which allows you to eliminate the powers and talent effects applied to your body and return to your natural state whenever you wish.

Usage Restriction: Black Tower Top Farmer Park Sejun

Creator: God of Great Nature, Nature

Rank: ★★★

“[Sacred Object: Hourglass of Accelerated Growth]”

An hourglass made by the God of Abundance, Rhea, with the power infused along with the sand of abundance.

If you turn the hourglass over, you can use the Power: Explosive Growth 3 times, which accelerates the growth rate of crops within a 1km radius by 20 times for one day.

Usage Restriction: Black Tower Top Farmer Park Sejun

Creator: God of Abundance, Rhea

Rank: ★

“[Sacred Object: Squishy Gummy Bear]”

A gummy bear made by the God of Jelly, Po, who infused his power into the jelly, kneading and shaping it.

If you knead the gummy bear for more than 10 minutes, you can use the Power: Squishy Healing Time 5 times, which eliminates anxiety.

Usage Restriction: Black Tower Top Farmer Park Sejun

Creator: God of Jelly, Po

Rank: SSS

“What?” Sejun exclaimed.

Honestly, everything except Rhea’s sacred object was disappointing.

The Power: Wu Wei Zi Ran (無爲自然) in the sacred object of the God of Great Nature, Nature, was useless for the sunfish Sejun.

Healing Time is enough with my kids!

Theo, Kkuengi, and Blackie’s cheeks and bellies were squishier than Po’s sacred object.

I should have looked at the options before buying…

Sejun regretted buying them without thinking.

Just then,

“[You can leave a purchase satisfaction rating to give feedback to the god who sold the sacred object.]”

“[Would you like to give feedback?]”

“Yes,” Sejun replied.

Of course. I’ll show them how I feel now.

“[What purchase satisfaction rating would you give for Sacred Object: Scroll of Landscape Painting (Transcendental)? (Please choose between 1 and 10 points.)]”

“5 points.”

It’s not necessary, but I still gave it 5 points because it grants a power.

“[What purchase satisfaction rating would you give for Sacred Object: Hourglass of Accelerated Growth? (Please choose between 1 and 10 points.)]”

“9 points.”

Sejun then gave Rhea’s sacred object a satisfaction score as well.

Finally, the score for Po’s sacred object, which was obviously the most useless…

“[What purchase satisfaction rating would you give for Sacred Object: Squishy Gummy Bear? (Please choose between 1 and 10 points.)]”

“2 points.”

I gave it 2 points with all my heart.

“Guys, let’s have breakfast,” Sejun said.

As Sejun, having given all the purchase satisfaction ratings for the sacred objects he bought, headed to the cafeteria with his companions, he thought,

‘Huh?! What is this?’

[System 371] discovered [World’s Energy Cleansed of Corruption] mixed in with the World’s Energy Sejun paid.

And there was a ‘corruption’ hidden in the World’s Energy?!

How dare you deceive [System 371]?!

[System 371], having learned about the existence of ‘corruption’ by reading the records contained in [World’s Energy Cleansed of Corruption], was furious.

We would have been in big trouble if it weren’t for Sejun!

I really chose the right line!

[System 371], who believed without a doubt that he was on Sejun’s side, even though Sejun had never accepted him, thought,

‘But how do I deal with the corruption? I can’t detect corruption… Now that he knew about the existence of corruption, [System 371] didn’t have the power to find and destroy it.’

I have no choice.

I’ll exchange it for divine power, so give it to me.

Sejun, please!

Fighting!

So, [System 371] gave Sejun a new quest while recovering the World’s Energy given to the gods.

“[A quest has been generated.]”

“[Quest: Please eliminate the corruption from the [World’s Energy] and turn it into [World’s Energy Cleansed of Corruption].]”

“[Reward: Every time you create 1 [World’s Energy Cleansed of Corruption], all stats +7, 10 billion Tower Coins, 0th floor stay cost reduced by 0.0001%, 1 million experience points]”

The reward was generous, with [System 371] adding various things for Sejun.

However,

“Why is the reward so small?” Sejun complained.

Are you kidding me?!

Sejun, who had more dislike than liking for [System 371], only saw the bad things.

Seed Shop Headquarters.

“Wow! I got picked!” Po exclaimed.

“Po, congratulations,” another god said.

“Hehe. Yes! Thank you all for congratulating me! And congratulations to Rhea and Nature too!”

“Congratulations to everyone!”

Nature, Rhea, and Po, who sold sacred objects to Sejun in the Sacred Object Shop, received congratulations from other non-combat gods, and the plaza filled with happy chatter and laughter, feeling like a party.

The Seed Shop Headquarters was noisy, but the shouts of the combat gods, who were telling them to be quiet, were not heard from the Combat Shop Headquarters.

The Combat Shop Headquarters had joined Sejun Company. This meant many of their gods were now under the Seed Shop gods.

Of course, there weren’t many, but the combat gods belonging to Sejun Company started to look unfavorably at the combat gods who were shouting.

Even executives like Beb and Battler scolded them, creating an atmosphere where it was difficult to shout at the Seed Shop Headquarters.

Just as the Seed Shop Headquarters’ festival was about to get into full swing,

“[Transcendental Rank Park Sejun has left purchase satisfaction ratings.]”

“[Sacred Object: Scroll of Landscape Painting (Transcendental) – 5 points]”

“[Sacred Object: Hourglass of Accelerated Growth – 9 points]”

“[Sacred Object: Squishy Gummy Bear – 2 points]”

Sejun’s purchase satisfaction ratings appeared, and Nature, Rhea, and Po’s joys and sorrows intersected.

“My Transcendental sacred object is only 5 points?!” Nature said, frustrated.

“Hehe. As expected of God Sejun. He’s looking at me the most favorably,” Rhea said, elated.

“Hehe. If something I made carelessly gets 2 points, then if Po puts his heart and soul into making something, he’ll easily get 10 points, right?” Po said, his confidence soaring through the roof.

“I’m buying everyone drinks today!”

Anyway, Po, who had the lowest purchase satisfaction score from Sejun, was the most excited.

After eating breakfast,

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

“[Kkuengi is going too!]”

“Okay. Have a good day,” Sejun replied.

Sejun sent Theo and Kkuengi to work.

“I should work too,” he said.

He started working on the farm on the 99th floor of the tower.

The reason why the dragons were quiet when Sejun came.

“Don’t make our Sejun work!” Aileen said, stepping in.

It’s not like Sejun wouldn’t work because of that, but Aileen could see Sejun through the crystal ball when he was in the tower.

While Sejun was working hard on the farm, Blackie was playing with the stone ball Sejun gave him.

The stone ball was quite heavy, but it was fun because it was round and rolled on its own when rolled down a slope.

Kehk. Kehk. Hee hee!

Thanks to that, he was panting as he carried the ball to the slope.

Roll roll.

Hee hee! Grrr!

“[Hee hee. It’s Great Blackie’s!]”

Blackie was moving diligently, chasing the rolling ball.

Playing with the ball, there was no need to force him to exercise.

“Hehe. He’s playing well,” Sejun said.

I’m glad.

Sejun finished farming and watched Blackie with a pleased expression.

A little later, Sejun summoned the door to the 10th tower and moved. He left Blackie behind because he was working hard on his diet, but he left the door to the 10th tower open so that he could come to him anytime.

However, Blackie didn’t come to Sejun until lunchtime.

‘Blackie, you rascal. I’m cutting one sweet potato jerky today,’ Sejun thought, feeling disappointed that Blackie didn’t come to him, and returned to the 99th floor of the tower.

Kkirorong.

Blackie, who was a mess from running around, was seen sleeping, holding the stone ball preciously in his arms.

How cute.

“He must be tired,” Sejun said.

Thanks to that, his disappointment melted away.

Grrr…

Sejun carefully picked up Blackie with the stone ball.

“Maintain cleanliness,” he said.

After washing him clean, he put him in a sling bag so he could sleep comfortably.

And he thought, ‘Hehe. Today, I should eat while talking with Aileen alone for the first time in a while.’

“Aileen, what are you doing? Let’s have lunch together,” Sejun called Aileen. It’s like a chat date, right?

“[The tower’s administrator says in a happy voice that she likes it.]”

“Ace, stop!” Aileen said.

“Puhhing… I was going to eat with my brother-in-law…”

“Aileen, what do you want to eat?” Sejun asked Aileen.

“[The tower’s administrator says that she is okay with any food you make.]”

“Really? Then let’s have pasta today,” Sejun said.

A little later.

“So, I…”

Sejun had a pleasant time eating pasta with Aileen.

Grrr?! Grrr!

“[Master! Why are you eating alone?! Give Great Blackie food too!]”

Of course, the good atmosphere didn’t last long as Blackie barked for food in the middle.

Blue Tower 48th floor.

“Hehe. Bocel, giving 3 trillion Tower Coins, you’re very excellent, meow! I’ll give you a praise badge as a reward, meow!” Theo said.

“Thank you!” Bocel replied.

Bocel, who had been eagerly waiting for Theo, received a praise badge from Theo.

“[Blue Tower Merchant Generous Bocel: Heartwarming video (5:00) of excellent employee Bocel receiving a praise badge directly from Vice Chairman Theo]”

He uploaded a 5-minute video to the Merchant Communication Network.

It cost 100 million Tower Coins per minute to upload the video, but Bocel thought, ‘I really wanted to try this!’

Bocel willingly paid 500 million Tower Coins for the sake of showing off.

Bocel’s video started a competition among the merchants to get their own praise badges. Soon, everyone would be trying to get one!