Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 700

Sejun blinked, surprised. “Well, you’ve certainly grown!” he said, looking down at Mini Park. The little creature was now as tall as two of Sejun’s fingers, twice the size it had been just yesterday. It was growing at a speed that seemed almost magical.

Mini Park puffed out its tiny chest, looking very pleased with itself. It nudged its head against Sejun’s leg, as if asking for a pat. Standing on its small toes, it stretched upwards, trying to reach Sejun’s hand.

Sejun chuckled. This Mini Park was certainly different from the others. Perhaps it was because it was a new creation, or maybe it just had a friendlier nature. Whatever the reason, Sejun found himself liking the little creature.

“Good boy,” Sejun murmured gently, stroking Mini Park’s soft head.

After petting Mini Park, Sejun helped his companions offer apologies from the Kkamangi Family.

“I forgive you.”

“I will forgive you.”

“I’ll forgive you if you give me that grilled fish.”

Just as the Kkamangi Family was smoothly receiving forgiveness, a familiar grumble arose.

Corruption appeared again.

-Heh heh heh.

Who wouldn’t tremble in fear at that expression?

He confidently showed off his practiced expression, trying to scare Sejun, but it didn’t work.

“Oh. You’re here?” Sejun even waved his hand, acting like he knew him.

Sejun had become so familiar with Corruption’s face that he had grown fond of it.

“Here I come! Seo Beam!”

“Meow!”

Whoosh!

Corruption, burned by Sejun and Theo’s combined attack, vanished once again.

[You have defeated the enemy with Seo Beam.]

[You have acquired 100 billion Top Coins.]

Thanks to that, Sejun and Theo earned money.

“Heh heh. Theo, Vice President, how much did you burn?”

“Puhuhu. I burned 100 million Top Coins, meow!”

“What?! Why did you burn more than last time?”

“I wanted to feel good today, meow!”

“Alright. You have to enjoy yourself.”

Sejun wanted to appear generous, not caring about small amounts of money, but…

“What?! Feeling good?! You burned 100 million just to feel good?!”

Squeeze.

“Bakejang, I did wrong, meow!”

In the end, he couldn’t suppress his less generous side and pinched Theo’s cheek again today.

While Sejun was scolding Theo, Corruption, in the Land of Destruction, was greatly shocked by Sejun’s reaction.

“You’re not scared of this face?! Even I’m scared?”

Corruption didn’t like looking at his hideous face, and it was something he saw maybe once every million years.

-Heh heh heh. Then how about this face?

Corruption practiced a new expression. It was clearly one of anger, but his eyes held joy and excitement.

Sejun got up energetically again today on the 99th floor of the Black Tower.

“Meow…”

Whine.

He successfully completed his pre-breakfast routine by taking care of the Disaster Farm, the 10th Tower, and the tasks of the Great Star of Annihilation, along with his companions.

And after eating breakfast,

“Puhuhu. The great Hybrid Chairman Park will go and earn lots of money, meow!”

“Oink oink oink. Sejun, I’ll be off too!”

Theo and Iona went to work together. However, their commute was different.

Theo traveled as a peddler in the merchant’s pack, wandering through the Nine Towers.

“Oink oink oink. Oh, power of dimension.”

Iona moved using dimensional teleportation magic. After diligently calculating something all day yesterday, she succeeded in extracting the coordinates of the Green Tower, 37th floor, where Theo was.

Iona used dimensional teleportation magic twice a day to be with Theo. No matter how great a mage she was, it was something she could never do without love.

As Theo and Iona left,

“Then let’s get to work too.”

Goohehehe. Gooeng!

[Hehehe. Gooeng is helping Daddy today!]

Hee hee hee. Whine!

[Hee hee. Butler! The great Kkamangi will help too!]

Sejun took Gooeng and Kkamangi to the field.

Gooeng didn’t go to work today because there was nothing to do in the herb field. There were no herbs to harvest at the moment. The reason he made 100,000 pyeong of herb fields yesterday was also because he had nothing to do.

Thanks to that, Sejun worked comfortably all morning with Gooeng’s help.

Hee hee hee. Whine! Whine!

[Hee hee. Gooeng hyung, the great Kkamangi’s legs hurt! Carry me!]

Kkamangi also subtly tried to get help from Gooeng, but…

Gooeng!

[Kkamangi, you’ll be punished if you lie!]

Hehehe. Where is this feigning illness coming from?

Gooeng, having seen through Kkamangi’s pretense, deliberately made a stern expression and took out the Thunder Peak.

Whine! Whine!

[Ah! The great Kkamangi doesn’t hurt anymore! Really!]

Kkamangi, who had been limping, suddenly stood perfectly on all fours and ran away.

A little later, Sejun called Gooeng and Kkamangi. “Kids, let’s eat lunch!”

They ate the food made by Sejun No. 12 in the cafeteria. The menu was braised spicy chicken.

“Wow. Eating after working is really delicious.”

Goohehehe. Gooeng!

[Hehehe. That’s right! It’s even more delicious because Gooeng worked hard and ate!]

After the two finished the braised spicy chicken, they even stir-fried rice in the sauce and ate it.

Hee hee hee. Whine!

[Hee hee. Butler! Just one bite for me too!]

As the two ate so deliciously, Kkamangi, who had finished all the dried sweet potato, smacked his lips and approached Sejun to get some.

When lunch was over, Sejun took a break, drinking the coffee that Gooeng had made.

Slurp. “Ah. Good.”

Goohehehe.

Hee hee hee.

Gooeng and Kkamangi settled down next to Sejun, preparing to rest. At that moment, a chillingly cold wind blew from somewhere.

“Ugh. What’s suddenly going on?” Sejun trembled and took care of Gooeng and Kkamangi.

Where is this cold wind coming from? He searched for the source of the cold and was surprised.

“Huh?!”

In the field where the baby elixirs were planted, the youngest Baby Puppet Ice Herb was emitting a cold aura. The surrounding land and crops were freezing from the cold.

[Ugh!]

The Baby Puppet Flame Herb was exerting its power, protecting the other baby herbs, who were turning blue from the cold, and pushing back the cold aura. But the cold was too strong, and it didn’t seem like it could hold out for long.

“I have to stop it!” Sejun hurriedly took out the Hwaphungsu’s pitchfork and approached the Baby Puppet Ice Herb.

Gooeng?!

[Didn’t I say you’d be in trouble if you acted up?!]

Gooeng, who had been clinging to Sejun’s side, had already moved in front of the Baby Puppet Ice Herb and grabbed it.

Sssssss. Steam billowed as Gooeng’s fire and the Baby Puppet Ice Herb’s ice met. A battle of fire and ice. Of course, Gooeng was the victor this time as well.

[Hieeek! I’m sorry!]

The Baby Puppet Ice Herb, easily subdued, screamed and surrendered. Meanwhile, Sejun approached the other baby herbs and checked their condition. “Kids, are you okay?”

The Baby Puppet Flame Herb, which could resist the cold, was in the best condition, and the other baby herbs were badly damaged. Sejun used the warm touch skill of a farmer and healed the four baby elixirs.

[Hiee… Heal me too…]

Of course, the one in the worst condition was the Baby Puppet Ice Herb, which had been slightly warmed by Gooeng.

“Endure it. Why did you cause trouble?” Sejun didn’t heal it right away.

The other four baby spirit plants were now doing better. *Pat. Pat.* Sejun gently touched the small Puppet Show Ice Herb to heal it.

But then, a message appeared: *[Warm Touch of the Farmer Lv. 9 is activated.]* Sejun felt his warm energy flow into the Ice Herb. Another message popped up: *[The baby Puppet Show Ice Herb’s wounds are slightly healed by the touch.]* Good, it was working!

But then, more messages, this time bad ones: *[The baby Puppet Show Ice Herb’s core energy is damaged.] [The warm touch harms the baby Puppet Show Ice Herb’s core energy.] [The baby Puppet Show Ice Herb’s wounds worsen.]* “Huh?!” Sejun exclaimed. The poor Ice Herb was in worse shape than he thought after Kkueng’s fire. It was so weak, even Sejun’s gentle warmth was hurting it.

“Shari!” Sejun called quickly.

*Chirp! Chirp!* Shari answered. *[Yes! Punk! Wake up!]* Shari rushed over and blew cold air on the Ice Herb. It wasn’t very cold air, just a little chill, but luckily, the Ice Herb started to get better.

But Sejun worried, *If it gets its energy back, will this happen again?* He frowned, watching the Ice Herb slowly heal. *This time we were here,* he thought, *but what if it happens when no one is around?* “What should I do?” Sejun wondered.

Then, suddenly, he smiled. “Ah! It’s simple!” he said to himself. “The Flame Herb just needs to be stronger!”

“Kkueng, give it some fire,” Sejun said, pointing at the Flame Herb.

*Kkueng!* Kkueng barked happily. *[Got it!]* *Whoosh!* Kkueng breathed fire onto the Flame Herb. *[Huh?! It’s overflowing with energy!]* a message popped up. The Flame Herb was getting stronger!

“[Hey! Little one, come here!]*” the Flame Herb called out, feeling much stronger now. *I’m not afraid of the Ice Herb anymore!*

But then, as Kkueng kept making the fire bigger and bigger, a new message appeared: *[Kkyieom! It’s hot!]* *Whoosh!* Suddenly, the Flame Herb burst into a huge flame and disappeared!

Kkueng whimpered. *Kkueng, did I do something wrong?!* Kkueng looked at Sejun, worried. But Sejun was just chuckling. “Hehehe,” Sejun chuckled.

*Oh, good,* Kkueng thought, relieved. *I thought I messed up.* Kkueng smiled back, feeling much better.

Suddenly, messages filled Sejun’s vision: *[The baby Puppet Show Flame Herb has absorbed powerful fire energy and grown into a Puppet Show Flame Herb.] [The Puppet Show Flame Herb has returned to its original place.] [You have completed one of the five tasks to level up!]* “Huh?” Sejun said, surprised.

He looked around and saw the Flame Herb disappear in a burst of flame. *Wow,* Sejun thought. *That’s a fast way to make them grow!* “Hehehe,” he chuckled. “Kkueng, you were amazing!” Sejun grinned and ran to Kkueng, who looked so relieved. “You did so great, Kkueng!” Sejun lifted Kkueng up and swung him around, praising him.

Then, *Squeak?! Squeak!* Kamang squeaked loudly. *[Hey! What about me! Tell Kamang I did good too! And give me a swing!]* Kamang barked, wanting praise and a swing as well. Sejun laughed and swung Kamang around too.

Then, a new message appeared from the Flame Herb’s point of view: *[Hehet. Newbie… oh? Hey, I know you! We met at the birthday party, right?]* The Flame Herb looked up at a huge tree, so tall it seemed to touch the sky.

*[D-do you know me?]* the Flame Herb asked nervously. *[It’s me, Fireflower. Sejun’s second daughter,]* the tree replied. *[Ah! Yes?!]* The Flame Herb was shocked. *Fireflower-nim is this big?!*

The baby spirit plants were meant to be helpers for the Creator, and that meant they would work for Fireflower. That’s why the Flame Herb went to her side. *Thank you, Podori-nim!* the Flame Herb thought again, grateful to Podori for telling it not to eat the golden flame apple Sejun gave it. *If I ate that,* it thought, *my plant energy would have gone all wrong!*

*[Anyway, nice to meet you,]* Fireflower said. *[But you’re too weak to be useful right now. Sausage, give it some food.]* *[Yes! Welcome!]* Sausage said excitedly. *[First time trying plant food?]* Sausage, who was the best student at the World Tree School, handed over some nutrients to the Flame Herb.

Back in the Black Tower, on the 99th floor. “Hehehe,” Sejun chuckled. “You should have told me to grow them like this from the start! Water energy bomb!” Sejun, a very strong farmer in the tower, smiled.

He used his special farming tool, the Hwapungsu pitchfork, to make a small ball of water energy. He carefully gave the water energy to the baby He Shou Wu plant. *Poo!* *Bebe!* Meokppupal and Besugu, who were good with water, also helped by making water energy.

And *Hehe!* Sipdeokgu, who could use many different kinds of magic, tried to find the right magic for the baby Ginseng plant.

The He Shou Wu plant needed water. The Mandrake plant needed poison. The Ice Herb needed ice. Sejun could guess what they needed just from their names. But the Ginseng plant was different. *Hehe. Hehe?* Sipdeokgu tried different kinds of magic on the Ginseng.

*[This isn’t it either. Okay, how about this one?]* Sipdeokgu tried again and again. But *Hehe…* *[Sejun, I’m sorry…]* Sipdeokgu said sadly. It didn’t work. The Ginseng plant didn’t take any of the magic Sipdeokgu used.

“Hmm, what does it need?” Sejun wondered. “Let’s help the others first,” he decided. Sejun started to focus on the other plants.

A little later, Theo arrived. “Puhuhut! Boss Park, I’m home, meow!”

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut! Me too!” Iona chirped. Theo and Iona were back from work. “Puhuhut! Water magic? That’s my thing, meow!” Theo bragged.

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut! Making ice is super easy!” Iona added. The He Shou Wu and Ice Herb plants got energy from Theo and Iona and then went to join Fireflower. *Maybe I shouldn’t have bothered,* Sejun thought, watching them. *I should have just kept working.*

But then, Theo said, “Puhuhut! I burned all the money I made at work, meow!” Theo had burned all the money he earned in the Green Tower for three days.

Soon after, “Hey! I told you not to burn money!” Sejun said angrily.

“Boss Park, you’re so cheap, meow!” Theo complained. Sejun and Theo started arguing again.

*Kkueng!* Kkueng whined. *[Dad, I’m hungry!]* *Kkihihit! Squeak!* Kamang squeaked too. *[Hey! Give Kamang food!]* Kkueng and Kamang both wanted dinner.

“Wait,” Sejun said. “I need to tell Theo off first.”

“Boss Park, I want Churu too, meow!” Theo said.

“You want to eat now?!” Sejun asked, surprised.

“Yep, I can eat, meow!” Theo said.

“He’s right,” Sejun thought. “We all need to eat.” Sejun gave in and they all ate dinner together. It was another loud day for Sejun’s family, but it ended happily.

After dinner, Sejun said, “Good night, everyone.” As it got darker outside, a new voice whispered, *(Baehehet. Good night, everyone.)* It was Baetbaet, waking up for the night.