Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 705

The morning sun shone on the 99th floor of the Black Tower.

Sejun woke up with a chuckle, realizing he had completed his task. The quest was finished.

He had eliminated all Corruption from the World’s Aura.

Sejun had completed the quest.

Sejun, having purified the World’s Aura again, woke up with a smile.

“Nyaa…” Theo yawned.

Kkamangi barked softly.

As usual, Sejun cared for his companions and opened his magical storage space.

He hunted the Calamity using Theo’s Lucky Throw.

Theo, blessed by the Black Tower’s luck, defeated the Petrifying Ray Spider, the fourth Calamity of Destruction.

Theo gained 50% of the experience, which was 100 billion.

Sejun also got an additional 200 billion experience points because of his title: Owner of the Calamity Farm.

While Sejun was leveling up,

Congratulations!

Sejun felt stronger, like he had grown in power!

Sejun gained 10 bonus stats.

Sejun leveled up and reached level 200.

A special task appeared!

Special Task: You must master Seed Harvesting.

Reward: Level 201 unlocked, 700 billion Tower Coins, all stats +1500

He received a special task to reach level 201.

“Heh heh, I was expecting this,” Sejun said with a smile.

Since the tasks to master Mana Seed Sowing and Harvesting came in order as special tasks, the next one had to be Seed Harvesting.

Sejun focused on using the Seed Harvesting skill to master it.

When Seed Harvesting is mastered, for every 10,000 of the same seeds harvested, you get an extra 100 seeds.

Sejun mastered Seed Harvesting.

You have completed the quest!

As a reward for completing the quest, level 201 has been unlocked!

Sejun, always prepared, quickly finished the special task and got the rewards.

“Heh heh heh.”

“Nya?! Your face looks strange, Nya!” Theo said.

Sejun had to get a massage from Theo because he was too smug.

A little later, Sejun went to the 10th floor to harvest crops. He crossed the dimensional gate and arrived at Kkamyeol Fortress.

The Destruction Devourers and Destruction Pioneers were moving around busily, not noticing Sejun and his companions arrive.

The Destruction Devourers absorbed the aura of destruction and created the aura of creation. The Destruction Pioneers planted the Destruction Devourer seeds.

They always did this, but today the atmosphere felt different. It felt serious.

Kkamangi, who had woken up from a nap, barked angrily, “Kking?! Kking?! These guys aren’t even saying hello to the Butler and Captain?! Do you want to be punished?!”

The Destruction Devourers and Destruction Pioneers rushed towards Sejun.

“Huh?! Guys, what’s wrong?” Sejun asked.

They picked up Sejun and took him somewhere.

Sejun then understood why the Destruction Devourers and Destruction Pioneers were so serious.

“Huh?! Ogres and Planet-Destroying Turtles?”

Ogres and Planet-Destroying Turtles were camped a short distance from Kkamyeol Fortress.

“What? You’re going to send them over anyway. Heh heh heh,” Sejun smirked, knowing that Corruption had listened to his request.

The Destruction Pioneers said that the ogres and Planet-Destroying Turtles had appeared several hours ago, but they were only camped and not moving.

‘It’s not fair to attack them while they’re sleeping,’ Sejun thought.

They were waiting for morning.

‘I’ll wait until they oversleep before attacking,’ Sejun thought.

Corruption was being considerate to Sejun.

Also,

‘If I send too many, he might die,’ Corruption thought.

Corruption sent a moderate number of 1,000 ogres and 100 Planet-Destroying Turtles.

Sejun had enough time to prepare.

He quickly brought Kkuengi, who was sleeping in Pink Fur’s arms.

“Kkuengi, let’s go,” Sejun said.

“Understood, Father! Kkuengi will hold on tight!” Kkuengi replied.

Sejun and his companions rode on Kkuengi’s back and headed towards the enemies.

A little later…

The Planet-Destroying Turtles panicked as Kkuengi got closer. “Buk buk···! It’s the Demonic Beast of the Apocalypse!”

“Buk buk?! What should we do?!” another turtle cried.

Sejun opened his magical storage space.

“Hey! If you want to live, quickly show your bellies!” Sejun shouted.

“If you show your bellies and beg the Demonic Beast of the Apocalypse for forgiveness, you can live!” another turtle shouted.

The turtles who surrendered first told their comrades how to survive.

“Alright! Demonic Beast of the Apocalypse! We were wrong! Please forgive us!” the turtles begged.

“Even so, the belly is…” one turtle mumbled.

“Then hold out and be destroyed by the Demonic Beast of the Apocalypse! Hey! Flip me over!” another turtle shouted.

As the Planet-Destroying Turtles began to show their bellies one by one, Sejun’s quest numbers increased rapidly.

Seventh Calamity of Destruction: Defeat 1000 Planet-Destroying Turtles (37/1000)

Seventh Calamity of Destruction: Defeat 1000 Planet-Destroying Turtles (43/1000)

Seventh Calamity of Destruction: Defeat 1000 Planet-Destroying Turtles (68/1000)

The ogres looked at the Planet-Destroying Turtles with puzzled expressions. “Krah? Why are those guys acting like that?”

Kkuengi ordered the surrendered Planet-Destroying Turtles, “Buk Buks! Attack the ogres!”

The surrendered Planet-Destroying Turtles quickly flipped over and fired destruction beams at the ogres.

The ogres outnumbered the turtles by tenfold, but the Planet-Destroying Turtles were stronger. The ogres were caught off guard because they thought the Planet-Destroying Turtles were on their side, so the battle ended quickly.

“What? Why did you send so few? You should have sent more,” Sejun grumbled, even though he had thought about it and sent only a few.

I’ll have to talk to Corruption tonight.

Sejun thought he would confront Corruption tonight.

“Come here. I’ll take you to your king,” Sejun said as he approached the ogres’ corpses and collected their energy.

“We’re going in here!” Kkuengi announced.

The surrendered Planet-Destroying Turtles were miniaturized and entered the magical storage space in an orderly manner, following Kkuengi’s instructions.

After cleaning up the mess and returning to Kkamyeol Fortress, the Destruction Devourers and Destruction Pioneers welcomed Sejun and his companions, who had defeated the ogres and Planet-Destroying Turtles.

Kkamangi was excited. “Hee hee. Everyone! The great Captain Kkamangi has won! Follow the great Captain Kkamangi!”

“Hee hee!”

“Haha!”

A small, happy sound echoed as the little creature ran around excitedly with its friends.

*Tap. Tap.*

Sejun, in the meantime, was busy planting seeds on the Black Star.

*Stomach rumble. Gurgling sounds. Soft snores.*

Theo, Iona, and Kkuengyi were all sleeping soundly in Sejun’s arms. Theo was taking in the strong energy from the ogres and giant turtles heading towards them. Iona was getting ready powerful magic, just in case something bad happened. And Kkuengyi was simply very tired from waking up so early.

A short while later.

*Squeak…*

[Butler, the Great Blackie is sleepy.]

“Goodness, you’re tired from running around so much.”

*Squeak… Long.*

The hyperactive Blackie, having exhausted himself running around, also fell asleep in Sejun’s arms.

And so, Sejun, carrying, clinging to, and holding his companions, finished the remaining tasks.

Back in the Black Tower,

Sejun said, “Okay, everyone, time to eat quickly.”

He gently woke up his sleeping friends. After a fast breakfast, they all went to the brewery.

*Glug, glug, glug.*

Sejun carefully poured the Samyangju from the big jar. He made sure not to move it too much so the bottom stayed clear. He started to fill empty bottles, one by one. Today was a special day. Dalcom was going on a trip to Tartarus. Sejun needed to prepare a gift for her to take – a bribe.

“Heh heh heh. Mr. Park, look at me, Bora-nyang! I’m helping so well, nyang!”

Theo, working beside Sejun, wanted to show how good he was.

Iona, by the way, was using her magic to help train the Ox King and Pink Fur. Kkuengyi, still young, and Blackie, who always caused trouble, were not allowed in the brewery and were playing outside.

“Yes, Vice Chairman Theo, you are doing wonderfully! Great! Great!”

Sejun clapped his hands and praised Theo.

“Heh heh heh. Of course, nyang! I, Vice Chairman Theo, am always excellent, nyang!”

Theo looked very proud of himself.

Just then, *Thud!*

“Nyang?!”

Theo’s tail, puffed up with pride, brushed against a wooden ladle hanging on the wall. The ladle swung and hit a bottle of Samyangju.

*Tilt.*

The bottle wobbled and fell over.

*Clink. Clink. Clink.*

Like dominoes, the bottles next to it also tumbled down.

*Trickle, trickle, trickle.*

Golden Samyangju flowed out of the broken bottles, spreading across the floor. Luckily, only five bottles fell, so it wasn’t a big disaster.

“Nyang… Sometimes, even I make mistakes, nyang…”

Theo’s ears drooped down, and he looked sadly at Sejun.

Sejun was surprised. Even Theo, who was usually so lucky, had moments of bad luck.

Sejun stared at Theo, genuinely amazed. It seemed almost funny to call this “unlucky.”

“It’s alright, Theo. You’ve been a great help. Think of it as a small loss.”

It really was a very small loss compared to everything else. Sejun gently stroked Theo’s head to cheer him up.

“Heh heh heh. That’s right, nyang! I, Vice Chairman Theo, can make this kind of mistake even 100 times, nyang!”

“Not 100 times.”

“Nyang?! Not allowed? Then 99 times is okay, nyang?”

“Do you really think so?”

“Nyang? Is that a yes, nyang?”

“I said no, Theo!”

He was getting too confident again. Sejun had to bring him back down to earth.

Together with Theo, Sejun finished bottling the Samyangju. Even with the five bottles lost because of Theo, they still had more than enough of the 1000 bottles Dalcom needed to take.

With the Samyangju ready, *whirr.*

[Sejun, I’ll be back soon.]

Dalcom spoke in his mind. She attached the magical thread connected to the Samyangju to herself, ready to go.

“Okay, Dalcom. Be very careful. If it looks dangerous, stop right away.”

*Whirr.*

[Nee hee hee.]

Dalcom smiled brightly at Sejun’s words of worry. She felt happy that Sejun cared about her.

“Heh heh heh. Have a great trip, Dalcom, nyang!”

Theo called out.

Kkueng!

[Dalcom Noona, have a good trip!]

Kkuengyi added.

*Hee hee. Squeak! Squeak!*

[Hee hee. Dalcom Noona! Don’t push yourself too hard like Mr. Butler said! The Great Blackie will solve any problems later!]

Blackie chimed in. Dalcom said goodbye to everyone.

[Moving to the prison of the gods, Tartarus.]

In a blink, she was gone, transported to Tartarus.

“Will she be okay?”

Sejun stared at the empty space where Dalcom had just been, his face showing worry. He was concerned because Dalcom seemed weaker than the others.

*Wait, no.*

He shook his head slightly. *In a dangerous place like the Black Tower, worrying too much doesn’t help anyone.* Sejun tried to push away his worries. He picked up the remaining Samyangju bottles and headed towards the fountain. The leaders of the animals had been quiet lately. He thought giving them some Samyangju might bring them out.

***

[Dalcom, Queen of the Poison Honeybees and friend of Park Sejun from the Black Tower, has arrived to decide what she needs to do here.]

*Is this Tartarus?* Dalcom thought as she looked around the strange place she had arrived in.

Immediately, voices shouted, “Oh! Is she here for a visit?!”

“She has alcohol!”

“Just one bottle for me! I’ll tell you anything you want to know for a bottle of alcohol!”

The guards of Tartarus and the prisoners in the prison cheered loudly when they saw Dalcom and the bottles she carried.

Then, guards who could walk around freely in Tartarus came closer, smiling in a friendly way.

“Haha! Welcome!” one said.

“Even though this place looks scary,” another added, “once you get used to it, it’s the most comfortable place ever.”

They were hoping to make Dalcom one of them, a guard, so they could maybe escape this prison one day.

Just then, *Whirr. Whirr?*

[Excuse me. Who is the boss here?]

Dalcom asked the guards politely.

“The boss?” one guard replied.

“Of course, that’s the Warden.”

The guards answered quickly.

*Whirr? Whirr?*

[The Warden is the highest boss, right? Can I meet this Warden?]

Dalcom asked again.

“The Warden…?”

The guards suddenly looked worried. If she went to see the Warden, their chances of getting alcohol or freedom would be gone. And everyone knew the Warden was a very unpleasant person.

*Whirr. Whirr.*

[Okay. I will give one bottle of Samyangju to whoever takes me to the Warden.]

Dalcom held up a bottle of Samyangju, showing it to the guards. A sure bottle of Samyangju? Or a very uncertain chance of freedom? It was an easy choice for the guards.

“I’ll take you!”

“No, I will!”

The guards started pushing each other, arguing.

“Get out of my way, I was here first!”

Finally, the oldest-looking guard stepped forward to settle things. And so, Dalcom followed the senior guard to meet the Warden.

“Kuhahaha! I am Helta, the Warden! The God of Tyranny!”

Warden Helta announced himself with a booming laugh.

*Sting.*

Before he could finish his grand introduction, Dalcom quickly stung Helta with her poisonous stinger.

“Ack!”

Helta gasped and fell to the ground, poisoned. Dalcom, the Queen of the Poison Honeybees, had poison strong enough to kill even giant monsters, even though she was small. Now that she was a demigod, her stinger’s power was so strong it could kill a god instantly.

*Whirr?*

[So, who is the next boss in charge?]

Dalcom asked the senior guard with a bright smile, as if nothing unusual had happened. Her voice was calm and light. Dalcom was beautiful, but in this moment, she was also terrifying.

*Gulp.*

*I’m next…* Ganjalri, the God of Flattery, the senior guard who always tried to please everyone, just swallowed hard, unable to speak.

*Whirr? Whirr?*

[Is there no one else? Then, is it okay if I become the Warden?]

Dalcom asked.

*Nod. Nod.*

Ganjalri nodded his head quickly and eagerly. And just like that, Dalcom, the Queen of the Poison Honeybees, took control of Tartarus, much too easily. She was gentle and sweet only with Sejun. Dalcom was actually a very scary little creature.