Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 77

“Theo!”

Sejun quickly ran to protect Theo from the collapsing junk.

However,

“…Nyang?!”

“…Huh?!”

Theo and Sejun looked at each other.

Theo passed Sejun, who was running, and quickly escaped the collapsing junk. Now that he thought about it, Theo’s speed was incredibly fast.

‘Wait, Theo is much faster than me! I was trying to save *him*? Maybe I should be worrying about myself!’

Sejun, the weakest on the 99th floor of the tower, smiled sadly at Theo.

“Chairman Park!!!”

Theo hurriedly stopped and called out to Sejun, but rumble! The pile of junk began to fall on Sejun.

At that moment,

“Sejun-nim!”

“Sejun-nim!”

Elka and Hegel jumped into the junk, protecting Sejun with their big bodies.

Thud! At the same time, a giant gray rock, about 3 meters big for no clear reason, hit the wolves’ bodies and fell to the ground. It seemed Kkueng had brought it.

If it weren’t for the wolves, Sejun would have been crushed by the rock.

“Whew. Elka, Hegel, thank you.”

Sejun thanked the two giant wolves.

“No problem! We are happy to help Black Dragon-nim!”

“Me too!”

The wolves wagged their tails, happy with Sejun’s praise.

“Chairman Park! Were you trying to save me just now, nyang?”

Theo, touched that Sejun had tried to save him, rushed over and checked Sejun’s body from head to toe.

“Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?!”

He especially looked at Sejun’s knees.

“I’m fine. But what were you trying to take out?”

“This is it, nyang!”

Theo pointed at the giant rock and exclaimed.

“This rock?!”

“That’s right, nyang! I felt an incredible pull from here for the first time in my life, nyang!!”

“Really?!”

Sejun, who knew Theo’s golden paws better than anyone, quickly got up and looked at the rock. It was just an ordinary rock. It didn’t look special at all.

[Fragment of ???]

???

“Oh!”

It was different from any item he had seen so far. Even the name was a question mark.

“Iona, use your magic to see what it is.”

“Yes.”

“Do it quickly, nyang! This is my victory, nyang!”

“Pfft pfft. You’re going to beat me with that rock?”

Iona laughed at Theo and used magic to identify the rock.

However,

[Fragment of ???]

???

“Huh?!”

Even with Iona’s magic, no information about the item appeared.

“Kyu-!”

Angry that her magic didn’t work, Iona angrily took out the Staff of Disaster she carried on her back.

And then,

“Eye of Truth!”

She used her strongest magic to see what things are.

Flash!

The bright light from Iona’s staff went into the gray rock.

[Fragment of ???]

It is the ninth fragment of ???.

It feels like it has magic power.

Grade: ???

This time it was small, but there was still a change.

“Sejun-nim, I’m sorry I couldn’t be of more help. This is the limit of my abilities.”

Iona said with a tearful face.

“It’s okay.”

“But the fact that it feels like it has magic power means it’s probably not a cursed item.”

The very fact that Iona’s abilities couldn’t fully identify it meant that the item’s grade was incredibly high. Sejun decided to be satisfied with confirming that there was no curse for now.

‘I should get Aileen to identify it later.’

Sejun decided to take the rock to the 99th floor of the tower later to have it checked. Aileen, who lacked magical power, could not see through the crystal ball or send messages outside of the 99th floor.

“Hmph… Representative Theo, I said she lost.”

Iona looked at Theo and agreed she was beaten. The fact that the item’s information didn’t fully appear even after using the Eye of Truth was proof that this rock was at least a legendary item.

“Puhu! Iona, don’t be too sad, nyang! It’s only natural that you can’t beat me, nyang! Now, put your stamp on the contract, nyang!”

Theo became very proud and pulled out the contract like it was normal.

“Huh? A stamp?”

“That’s right, nyang! Of course, the loser has to listen to the winner’s request, nyang!”

‘Theo, nice!’

Sejun secretly gave a thumbs up from behind, cheering for Theo.

A little later,

“Chairman Park, here’s the contract, nyang!”

Theo handed Sejun a contract with an adorable hamster paw print on it, confidently climbed onto Sejun’s lap, and lay down showing his belly.

“What are you doing, nyang? Pet me, nyang!”

When Sejun didn’t move, Theo put Sejun’s hand on his belly and said.

“Alright.”

He decided to give a reward for his contribution.

Pat pat.

“Nyang nyang nyang. I’m so happy, nyang…”

Just as Theo was about to fall asleep while being petted by Sejun,

Tweet!

Kkueng!

The Black Rabbit and Kkueng came up with new treasures.

“Theo, is there anything else you’re drawn to?”

Sejun asked, hoping for the best.

“Nya···”

Theo lay down, closed his eyes, stretched out his paw, and used his detector.

However,

“There’s nothing I’m drawn to, nyang. They’re all useless things, nyang.”

Theo waved his paw, not interested.

Thud.

Tweet…

Kkueng…

Our treasures are useless?! The Black Rabbit and Kkueng were shocked by Theo’s words.

Kkueng!

“Nyang?!”

Kkueng grabbed Theo by the scruff of his neck and dragged him in front of their treasures.

And then,

Tweet!

Kkueng!

You say these are useless? Listen carefully! The Black Rabbit and Kkueng sat Theo between them and began to explain their treasures in detail.

Sejun watched Theo with the Black Rabbit and Kkueng. They were bothering Theo. Sejun started to feel sleepy and dozed off. Then, he woke up because it was very hot.

Before he knew it, Kkueng was on Sejun’s back, and Theo and the Black Rabbit were asleep on his lap.

Grumble.

Pya-rurung.

Gurgle. Gyururung.

“Huh?”

At first, Sejun thought he had misheard Kkueng’s snoring.

But,

Grorong.

Pya-rorong.

Kurorong.

Gyurorong.

There were four snores. Sejun looked towards the sound and saw Iona covering Theo’s tail like a blanket while sleeping. Even the Wizard Association leader was sleeping on Sejun’s lap!

Indeed, Sejun’s lap was popular with animals.

‘Should I go back to sleep?’

Sejun was hesitant to wake the sleeping animals, so he closed his eyes and tried to go back to sleep when,

“Excuse me…”

Someone called Sejun.

“Huh? When did you guys get here?”

It was the interns who had gone home with Theo’s permission.

“We finished our work for now, so we came back to help.”

“Yes. But we have something to tell you…”

Intern Bill looked nervous as he spoke.

“What is it?”

“Just a moment. Everyone, come out!”

As Intern Bill shouted,

Tap tap tap.

Thirty cats, who had been waiting in the distance, came running.

“Please, sir! We’re hungry! Give us fish, and we’ll work for you!”

“Grilled fish?”

The cats of Granier Village, suffering from food shortages, had followed the interns to Sejun in order to earn grilled fish.

At that moment,

[Found the remaining cause of the extinction of the Blue Carp in Zenka Lake on the 75th floor of the Tower.]

[The second intermediate manager quest has occurred.]

[Second Intermediate Manager Quest: Prevent the cats of Granier Village from hunting Blue Carp for one year.]

Reward: 15,000 experience, 1,500 Tower Coins

Failure: You cannot return to your original location until the quest is completed.

A new quest appeared.

“Representative Theo, wake up.”

Sejun woke Theo, who was sleeping.

“What is it, nya?”

“Get your signature on this contract.”

Sejun hired the cats as guards to prevent them from hunting Blue Carp in Zenka Lake for one year, in exchange for three grilled fish per day as wages.

Sejun realized – if he hired the cats *now*, they wouldn’t hunt the Blue Carp! That must be the answer!

And then,

[The second intermediate manager quest has been completed.]

[You have acquired 15,000 experience as a reward for completing the second intermediate manager quest.]

[You have acquired 1,500 Tower Coins as a reward for completing the second intermediate manager quest.]

He completed the second quest.

***

Stranded Day 249. It has been 3 days since hunting the Frog.

Frog 2243/2291

“Where are they all hiding?”

Sejun said, checking the remaining number of Frogs.

There were only 48 Frogs left. But he couldn’t find where they were hiding. Since yesterday, they had searched and searched for the remaining 48 Frogs, but found nothing.

However, there were other achievements. The Black Rabbit and Kkueng found the Blue Carp’s nest, where they were hiding from the Frogs, while treasure hunting. There were 10 Blue Carp remaining in the nest.

Sejun immediately ordered the cats he had hired as guards to take turns guarding the area around the Blue Carp’s nest to prevent the extinction of the Blue Carp.

As he continued the search for the Frogs, Kkueng picked up a flat rock about 10m in size from the bottom of the lake.

Sejun told Kkueng to lift any rocks that looked strange. Sejun thought there might be more pieces of the fragment at the bottom of the lake.

Crack!

(Kkueng?)

Ribbit. Ribbit.

Kkueng’s eyes met those of the Frogs huddled under the rock. The Frogs had been hiding under the rock, which is why they hadn’t been found all this time.

Wham!

(Kkuenge!)

Kkueng put down the rock and called the surrounding wolves.

***

“Line up, nya!”

When it was mealtime, Theo lined up the Zenka Lake guards and distributed three grilled fish to each.

Hearing that the food situation in Granier Village was not good, Sejun decided to triple the daily wage to 9 grilled fish per day for the time being, thinking of the cats’ families.

After all, the pond on the 99th floor of the Tower was overflowing with piranhas. However, the number of grilled fish Theo brought was not enough, so the interns went with the wolves to the 99th floor to get piranhas.

While Sejun was sitting on the a large rock, looking around,

“Found them!”

Splash!

The wolves moved busily and jumped into Zenka Lake.

After a while,

Splaash.

The wolves came out of the lake with the Frogs in their mouths, one by one, and stood in front of Sejun.

And then,

“We got them all! All 48 frogs!”

Hegel reported to Sejun on behalf of the wolves.

“Good job. Everyone gather around.”

Sejun called all the animals.

And when all the animals gathered, Sejun eliminated the Frogs.

[The intermediate manager quest has been completed.]

[You have acquired 15,000 experience as a reward for completing the intermediate manager quest.]

[You have acquired 1,500 Tower Coins as a reward for completing the intermediate manager quest.]

[You have completed your mission as an intermediate manager.]

[You will return to the 99th floor of the Tower in 30 seconds.]

“Kkueng, lift the rock.”

Kkueng!

At Sejun’s command, Kkueng lifted the rock item high.

“Everyone, thank you for your hard work.”

Sejun, who was about to return, quickly said goodbye to the animals and interns.

“Theo, take the interns and go to the 38th floor of the Tower and Hegel, come to the 99th floor.”

“Understood, nya! I’ll finish quickly and go, nya!”

“I’ll be there soon!”

“Ggyut ggyut. I’ll see you soon too.”

Iona said, looking at Sejun’s lap.

“Iona, don’t come, nya!”

Theo shouted, wary of the newly appeared competitor.

“No way! It’s my heart’s desire!”

Poof.

While the two were fighting, Sejun, the Black Rabbit, and Kkueng disappeared.

***

The Tower’s Management Area.

“Kraa! Why isn’t that commendable human coming yet, even though it’s been 3 days?!”

Eileen was on the 99th floor. She didn’t know what was happening on the 75th floor and was worried about Sejun. She hadn’t heard any news.

“Khee. What if he’s hurt somewhere?”

She was especially worried that the weak Sejun might have been hurt.

As Eileen was worrying about Sejun,

[Intermediate Manager Tower Farmer Park Sejun has completed his mission.]

[Returning to the 99th floor of the Tower.]

“Khee hee hee! That commendable human is coming!”

Eileen, happy to be able to see Sejun again, looked at the 99th floor of the Tower through the crystal ball.

“Oh?! No! Another unidentified item! It’s dangerous! That commendable human really can’t do without me! Khee hee hee.”

Eileen smiled brightly as she looked at the huge unidentified rock item that Kkueng had put down. It was her moment to shine.

“Khee hee hee. I must show them how great the black dragon is!”

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