Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 710

“Is this the right place?” Sejun wondered aloud.

*Plop.*

He pushed the key into the key-shaped hole in Rascal’s right eye. It fit perfectly.

Then, strange sounds filled the air: *Creak. Click. Clunk.*

A soft *whirring* sound joined in. A circle of glowing blue light appeared on the stone floor around Sejun. At the same time, a wooden door seemed to grow right out of Rascal’s eye!

Rascal’s eye was now a doorknob.

Sejun frowned. It felt strange to touch an eyeball.

He wrinkled his nose. “This is a bit creepy,” he muttered.

He grabbed the eyeball-doorknob and turned it.

*Screech.*

The door swung open easily.

Sejun stepped inside and gasped. “Wow!”

He stared at the sight before him. Gold coins glittered in piles as high as houses. Jewels sparkled like captured stars. Ancient swords and shields leaned against the walls. It was a mountain of treasure, filling a huge space like a secret underground plain. It was more wealth than Sejun had ever imagined.

“Hehehe. Kids, let’s pack it up.”

“Puhuhut. Good meow!”

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

Blackie purred loudly, his tail twitching with excitement. *So many treasures!*

Kkihihit. Kking!

Hehit. Butler! It’s all thanks to the great Blackie!

Sejun and his friends quickly started moving the treasure into the sub-dimensional warehouse.

Whirr.

Help Sejun move the treasure.

Whirr!

Dalkom sat on Sejun’s right shoulder, telling the Poison Honeybees to move the treasure.

While they were moving the treasure, Whirr.

Great Queen, there’s something strange over there.

A Poison Honeybee flew to Dalkom and reported.

Whirr? Whirr? Whirr.

Something strange? Where? I’ll go see for myself.

Dalkom followed the Poison Honeybee who had reported.

Whirr?

What’s this?

She found a white stone tablet.

Sejun is near code 1.

I’ll be able to talk to Sejun soon.

System 371 was very happy at the thought of talking to Sejun. It didn’t realize that Sejun wanted to impeach it as soon as he got code 1.

I shouldn’t get too excited even if Sejun praises me.

Yes.

I’m a humble system, after all.

It was only thinking of being humble, assuming it would get praise from Sejun and gain his favor.

From System 371’s view, that was a perfectly good thought.

It gave as many quest rewards as it could for Sejun and told him information that it didn’t need to.

When Earth leveled up, it stopped the growth of stats and stat potential for Sejun’s safety and updated Aileen with a list of special abilities for Top Farmers to help Sejun.

It gave other conveniences, and today was the same.

Sejun’s abilities were not enough, so he could only get one ability as the 10th Tower Lord. But it used its power to help him get two more.

It had worked so hard.

System 371 never thought that Sejun hated it.

But just like how no one believes a shepherd boy when he tells the truth after lying, System 371’s kindness was not seen as kindness because it had blamed Sejun too much before.

In short, it was too late.

Whirr!

Sejun, I found something good!

Dalkom flew to Sejun with the stone tablet, smiling brightly.

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut. Theo, are you really okay?”

Iona asked Theo with a worried voice, looking at Dalkom.

“Puhuhut. I’m okay meow! Dalkom worked hard this time, so it’s right to give up the praise meow!”

It’s a shame not to receive Chairman Park’s praise meow···

Theo smiled, trying to hide his disappointed look.

In fact, Theo felt a pull in his front paws when he entered the treasure vault.

But for Dalkom’s sake, he didn’t look for what he felt drawn to.

“Puhuhut. You guys look over there meow!”

Whirr!

He sent the Poison Honeybees to the place where he felt the pull to find the stone tablet.

What a thoughtful cat!

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut. Theo, you’re so cool!”

Smooch.

Iona, who liked Theo again, kissed him on the cheek.

“Meow?”

Why all of a sudden meow?

Theo looked blank.

Soon, with a sly smile, he put Iona on his back.

“Puhuhut. Still, I’ll impeach the system with Chairman Park meow!”

He walked to Sejun like a predator, tail raised high.

“What’s this?”

Could it be a system code?!

Sejun looked at the stele that Dalkom had brought.

[[Title: One Who Long Peered into the Beginning> has grasped the essence of the stone tablet.]

Sejun’s eyes turned golden as the title activated.

[Code 1]

This is code 1 for accessing [System 371].

You must collect all codes 1, 2, and 3 to access [System 371].

The information on the stone tablet appeared.

“Hehehe. I’ve finally collected them all.”

Sejun checked the information.

“Dalkom, good job!”

Pat pat.

After praising Dalkom with a pat, he quickly took codes 2 and 3 from the sub-dimensional warehouse and held codes 1, 2, and 3 together.

[[You have collected all codes 1, 2, and 3 to access [System 371].]

[You have completed the quest.]

[As a reward for completing the quest, you can issue commands to [System 371].]

A message appeared.

At the same time, a voice began to be heard in Sejun’s head.

[Ah. Ah. Sejun, can you hear me?]

“Yeah. I can hear you well. But who is this?”

[Ah. I am [System 371].]

“Oh. So you’re the system that’s been sending me messages?”

[Yes! I am the system that has been helping Sejun until now!]

“I see. Then, I’ll give System 371 its first command.”

[Yes! Please give the command!]

“Impeach yourself.”

[What?!]

“System 371. I said impeach yourself.”

“Puhuhut. Impeached meow!”

[No. Why?!!!]

[System 371] was upset by Sejun’s shocking words.

However, the impeachment process started automatically because of Sejun’s command, even though [System 371] felt it was unfair.

[[Preparing for the impeachment of [System 371].]

[Before impeachment, searching for a system to replace [System 371].]

[Conducting mock tests against systems.]

[[System SJC] has obtained the highest score in the mock test.]

[[If [System 371] is impeached, [System SJC] is the most suitable system to manage the main system.]

No!

[System 371] was desperate.

That’s right!

Temporary impeachment program!

It quickly started the impeachment program it had made when Helga was impeached.

I never thought I would use this.

While [System 371] was sad.

“You have to set the impeachment period?”

Hehehe.

Since you blamed me unfairly, I’ll blame you unfairly too.

1000 years?

No.

Too short.

10,000 years?

Sejun wondered how long System 371 would be in trouble.

Just then,

“Sejun, please understand how I feel!”

System 371 showed Sejun everything it had done for him, like a movie playing in his head.

And then,

Drip, drip, drip.

“Huh? A nosebleed?”

Why a nosebleed…

Plop.

Sejun collapsed, his nose bleeding a lot.

It was too much information.

While unconscious, Sejun had to watch the information from System 371 in his mind.

“So, it wasn’t unfair treatment after all?”

“It’s just that I was weak?”

He was learning some hard truths.

Just as Sejun was facing this sad truth,

“Haa! Haa! Haa! That system knocked out the great Hybrid Chairman Park! I, Vice Chairman Te, will punish it since Chairman Park can’t, nya!”

Theo Park, who was next in line, carefully wiped the blood from Sejun’s nose with his paw. Then, he took the system access device from Sejun’s hand.

Right away,

“Theo, please understand how I feel!”

System 371 showed Theo the same information it had shown Sejun.

“Nya…”

After looking at the information, Theo said,

“System 371, you’ve suffered a lot because of the weak Chairman Park, nya!”

He was actually comforting System 371.

[Thank you! You understand my suffering!]

System 371, touched by Theo’s words, sent more information to try and win Theo over.

However,

“Nya?!”

This time, the information showed how System 371 had been unfair to Sejun before it changed.

“Haa! So it’s true that you were unfair to Chairman Park, nya! System, you’re in trouble, nya!”

Theo pressed the impeachment button.

Suddenly,

[[Please decide how long System 371 should be punished.]]

A message appeared in front of Theo.

“Just a whisker-twitching moment, nya! Gotta check with Chairman Park, then I’ll be right back, nya!”

Since impeachment was serious, Theo went into Sejun’s mind to ask him what he thought.

Sejun’s mind.

Flash!

“Huh?”

A golden ball of fire suddenly appeared in front of Sejun, who had finished watching all the information from the system.

The ball of fire glowed with a soft golden light and felt like it shouldn’t be touched. But strangely, it felt comforting.

Swoosh.

Sejun naturally reached out and touched the fire.

Then, smoothly,

The golden ball of fire went into Sejun’s body.

[You have absorbed the Primordial Flame.]

[[The title: He Who Briefly Peered into the Beginning> is burned away by the Primordial Flame, and [Title: He Who Witnessed the Birth of the Beginning> is reborn.]]

At the same time, a message appeared, saying that Sejun’s title had been reborn.

This was a secret plan hidden in the main system.

“What is it?”

“Chairman Park, gotta ask! How long should we punish that system, nya?!”

Theo came into Sejun’s mind and asked.

Kkweing?! Kkweing!

[You are the system that bullied Daddy?! Kkweing will punish you!]

Kkweing Park, who was next in line, grabbed the system access device.

Gooooo.

A dark red energy, like black smoke mixed with blood, flowed from Kkweing’s paw into the system access device.

Boom!

What?!

It’s breaking!

Everything is being erased!

The power of destruction started to delete System 371.

Kyu kyu kyu.

It opened.

System SJC saw its chance and entered the main system controlled by System 371.

S! (Sejun Company!)

J! (Conquers!)

C! (Completely!)

System SJC thought its name meant it should take over everything. But it was wrong about what its name meant.

System SJC dreamed of a wild future where Sejun Company ruled the world, slowly taking over more and more of the main system.

Kkweing?! Kkweing?!

[Listen to Daddy! Yes or NO, system?!]

Luckily, Kkweing didn’t seem to want to destroy it completely. He used some of his power while asking.

[I will listen very well! I will listen very well!]

Kkweing!

[Good!]

System 371 gave Kkweing the answer he wanted and avoided being destroyed.

Whew.

Saved.

Just as System 371 felt relieved,

Thump.

Kamang Park, who was last in line, put his paw on the system access device.

Kee hee hee. Kking! Kking!

[Hee hee. Big Kamang wants ONE THOUSAND super-yummy sweet potatoes! NOW! Or else… IMPEACHMENT!]

Kamang threatened System 371.

Normally, Kamang’s small threats wouldn’t have worked at all, but

[I-I will give them to you!]

System 371, scared of being impeached, quickly used the system to create 1000 super-delicious dried sweet potatoes and gave them to Kamang.

However, hee hee.

Munch, munch… Ptooey.

Kking!

[Hey! This isn’t the taste of the super-delicious dried sweet potato that the butler makes!]

Kamang scolded it, saying it tasted different from what Sejun made.

However,

Hee hee.

As expected, no one could copy the taste of the dried sweet potato made by the butler.

Kamang was secretly proud.

Butler is the best.

Only Sejun could make the super-delicious dried sweet potato that he liked.

[So what! Sejun’s touch cannot be copied by the system!]

System 371 complained. It felt very unfairly treated.

Grrrr. Kking!

[Grrrr. Big Kamang is over 30,000 years old! Don’t mess with me!]

Kamang tried to scare System 371 by talking about his age.

However,

[Only 30,000 years old? I am 100,000 years old!]

System 371 was older than Kamang.

Kking!

[Actually, Big Kamang is 110,000 years old!]

Kamang lied without even blinking, not wanting to lose.

Kking!

[And if you add up the ages of Big Kamang’s helpers, it’s over 1 million years!]

Kamang shamelessly added up the ages of his helpers.

[What?! Where does that come from?! Why are you adding up ages?!]

Kee hee hee. Kking! Kking!

[Hee hee. Where does it come from! It’s what Big Kamang wants!]

While Kamang and System 371 were having a childish argument,

“Hmm.”

“Nya.”

Sejun and Theo woke up.

And then,

“The impeachment period for System 371 is…”

Sejun opened his mouth.