Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 89

Flap. Flap.

The Red Locusts were mostly purple now. Almost seven billion of them were changing, becoming Purple Locusts.

The Blade Leaves were full of Red Locust poison. They killed some locusts, but then the poison made the leaves die too.

They flew calmly towards the Lizardmen’s stronghold.

“Do not retreat! Hold the line against the enemy!” Lizardman Great Warrior Tamuro’s voice was tight with fear, but he shouted to his soldiers. He stared at the purple wave of locusts filling the sky, a dark dread in his heart.

But the enemy’s poison was the problem.

“Ugh… help me.”

Soldiers were dying from the poison, even just from drops of blood landing on them.

“Do not engage directly! Attack with arrows or magic!”

However, it was impossible to stop nearly seven billion with ranged attacks alone. The Red Locusts began attacking the archers and mages.

Just then,

Awoo!

The silver wolves, who had been resting in the rear, stepped forward to protect the archers and mages. They had the green onions Sejun gave them, the ones that remove poison, just in case.

Thanks to them, Lizardman Great Warrior Tamuro, now with some breathing room, reported the situation and requested support.

The first attack was started by Kkueng. Kkueng could use all his power now. He didn’t need to save any energy.

“Kkueng!”

He started putting magic into the strong branch of the Corrupted Ent. It grew bigger and bigger.

Rumble.

The branch absorbed magic and grew enormously.

“Kkueng!!!”

Kkueng swung the branch, which had instantly grown to 20 meters, with all his might.

Whoosh! Wham!

A huge wave of power came from Kkueng. It destroyed everything in front of him for 50 meters, like a wide fan.

[Guardian Kkueng has defeated a Sticky Flower Assault Soldier.]

[Guardian Kkueng has gained 600 experience points, 50% of the total.]

[Leveled up.]

[Gained 1 bonus stat.]

“Wow.”

Kkueng leveled up with a single attack.

“Nyaa! Don’t block Theo’s path, nyaa!”

Ppyak!

Ppyu ppyu!

Theo, Black Rabbit, and Ppyu Ppyu scattered in different directions, away from Kkueng’s attack, and began eliminating monsters.

[Guardian Theo has defeated a Poison Mist Flower Assault Soldier.]

[Guardian Theo has gained 750 experience points, 50% of the total.]

[Leveled up.]

[Gained 1 bonus stat.]

Thanks to them, he leveled up once again.

“Kkyut! O power of magic! By my command, destroy the enemy! Ray of Destruction!” Iona shouted, full of energy after a good nap.

Zzzzzing.

From the black gem on her staff, a beam of red light, as thick as a tree trunk, shot out towards the forest.

A moment later,

Kawa-boom!

A part of the western forest exploded in a huge blast. She wasn’t called the Great Destruction Magician for nothing.

[Guardian Iona has defeated a Corrupted Young Ent.]

[Guardian Iona has gained 5000 experience points, 50% of the total.]

[Leveled up.]

[Gained 1 bonus stat.]

[Leveled up.]

[Gained 1 bonus stat.]

[Leveled up.]

[Gained 1 bonus stat.]

“Wow…” Sejun said, his mouth hanging open.

He leveled up three times in a row with a single spell, reaching level 37.

“Iona, leave the corpses. The Ents need to eat them,” Sejun said, stopping Iona.

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut. Yes! Sejun-nim,” Iona replied and prepared another spell.

“O power of ice. By my command…”

Sejun, leaving Iona chanting her spell, was telling Kkueng to leave the corpses behind as well when,

“Avalanche!”

Iona unleashed her magic.

Suddenly, the temperature dropped, and the sky darkened.

“Ugh. Why is it so cold all of a sudden?” Sejun asked.

Sejun climbed onto Kkueng’s warm back and looked up at the darkened sky.

“Huh?! What are all those things?”

Thousands of giant ice spears floating in the sky were falling towards the forest. And the forest was trapped in ice.

[Guardian Iona has defeated a Corrupted Ent.]

[Guardian Iona has gained 15,000 experience points, 50% of the total.]

[Leveled up.]

[Gained 1 bonus stat.]

[Leveled up.]

[Gained 1 bonus stat.]

He told her not to burn them, and she froze them instead.

The Corrupted Ents in the western forest couldn’t get out because of the ice wall, allowing the animals to clean up the remaining monsters.

In the process, Sejun leveled up once more, reaching level 40.

[Quest has been generated.]

[Job Quest: Secure 5 companions to help with farming.]

Reward: Level 41 unlocked, 5000 Top Coins, Job Skill – Farmer’s Touch Lv. 1

He completed the job quest as soon as he received it. Sejun already had white rabbits helping with farming.

[Quest completed.]

[Level 41 is unlocked as a quest completion reward.]

[Acquired 5000 Top Coins as a quest completion reward.]

[The level of the job skill increases as a quest over-completion reward.]

[Acquired Job Skill – Farmer’s Touch Lv. 2 as a quest completion reward.]

“Farmer’s Touch?”

It was the first time he got a special skill for his job by finishing a job task. Sejun quickly checked the skill.

[Farmer’s Touch Lv. 2]

It makes plants grow a little faster.

He needed to test it to see how much.

“Should I raise my stats a bit?”

Sejun began to invest the 8 bonus stats he had accumulated from leveling up into magic power.

When he raised his magic power by 2,

[Magic Power has exceeded 30.]

[The seal on Rain and Thunder Lv. 1’s >Rainfall> is released.]

Finally, the magic that stopped the rain was gone. But the fountain and water paths were already working well, so the crops were still getting water easily. It wasn’t a big change.

Sejun used his last six bonus points to increase his magic power. He wanted to learn a magic skill called ‘Thunder Throw’, which he could use when his magic power reached 50.

“Heh heh heh. If I throw some thunder around, I’ll get stronger, right?”

Sejun wanted to escape being the weakest on the 99th floor of the tower. Being the weakest on the 99th floor was not fun. He wanted to be strong enough to protect his friends.

Creak. Creak.

Ent, who had been following behind, eating trees, approached Sejun. Ent’s head now reached Sejun’s waist, his bark-like skin a little greener from all the trees he had eaten. Two small white seeds sat like tiny crowns on his head.

It seemed that the number of seeds on Ent’s head increased each time seeds were produced.

“Oh! Good job!”

Plop. Plop.

As Sejun gently plucked two seeds from Ent’s head, he felt a warmth in his hand. He realized his ‘Farmer’s Touch’ skill was working, making Ent grow a little faster.

“Ah, so that’s how you use it,” Sejun murmured, understanding now.

And as soon as he planted the two newly acquired purifying Ent seeds into the ground,

Crackle. Cackle.

The seeds quickly sprouted and grew quickly. Two new purifying Ents were born from the ground.

And then,

Crunch crunch.

The new little Ents, who Sejun thought of as No. 3 and No. 4, began to eat trees, following Ent No. 1, eager to munch on trees just like their older brother.

“I don’t have anything else to do, should I touch them a bit?” Sejun wondered, watching the Ents.

Kooeng!

Kooeng arrived, carrying a honey pot carefully. It was lunchtime already.

“Just a moment,” Sejun said.

Sejun took out the honey he had stored in his subspace pocket, and Kooeng politely held out his honey pot with both hands.

Click.

Sejun opened the lid of the glass jar filled with golden honey, thick and sweet-smelling.

Glug. Glug. Glug.

He poured three slow glugs of honey into the pot until it was full.

“Here you go, Kooeng. Enjoy your lunch.”

Kooeng!

Slurp. Slurp.

While Kooeng was busy eating honey next to Sejun, Sejun took out food for the other animals from his subspace pocket: piranhas, peanuts, carrots.

“I’m hungry, meow!” Theo complained.

“Me too,” chirped the black rabbit.

Bbyak…

Bbyu bbyu…

While Sejun was taking out food from his subspace pocket, the rabbits and Bbyu bbyu returned, having made sure the area was safe from monsters.

“Bbyu bbyu. Make a fire, please,” Sejun asked.

Bbyu bbyu!

At Sejun’s words, Bbyu bbyu gathered wood and with a flick of magic, a small, bright fire sprang to life, crackling merrily.

“Thank you. Here,” Sejun said, handing carrots to the rabbits. The rabbits were satisfied enough with just carrots.

Crunch.

While the black rabbit and Bbyu bbyu were happily eating carrots, Sejun grilled fish over the fire Bbyu bbyu had made and shelled peanuts from their pods. Then, he put about 100 peanuts in a pot and started roasting them. These roasted peanuts were for Iona, who had been the most active today.

Swish.

As Sejun continued to stir the peanuts with a wooden spatula to prevent them from burning, a wonderful smell of roasting peanuts filled the air, warm and nutty.

“Ggyut ggyut ggyut,” Iona purred, her nose twitching at the delicious smell.

As the smell and color of the peanuts became richer, Sejun placed the pot on the ground and began to cool them.

“Gulp. Can I eat them now?” Iona asked eagerly, swallowing her saliva.

“Yes, but be careful, they’re hot,” Sejun warned.

“Ggyut ggyut ggyut. Yes! Wind!” Iona cried, and with a small gust of wind magic, she quickly cooled the peanuts and began to eat them. Meanwhile, she shared the golden-brown grilled fish with Theo, who had climbed onto her lap.

“This place is huge,” Sejun said, looking around. The western forest was now a wide open space, the trees cleared by the Ents. Sunlight streamed down, warming the good, dark soil.

Moreover,

Rub rub.

“The soil is good too,” Sejun murmured, touching the dark earth.

“I want to plow a field,” he said.

He felt greedy. But he couldn’t even manage the land he already had. Sejun decided to save it for later.

“Ggyut ggyut ggyut. I’m full!” Iona announced, patting her full belly and climbing onto Sejun’s lap.

“Why are you climbing up here, meow!” Theo protested.

“Gyu- It’s my heart’s desire!” Iona retorted, glaring at Theo.

“It’s my heart’s desire too, meow!” Theo insisted, puffing out his chest. Even after seeing Iona’s terrifying magic, Theo wasn’t intimidated.

‘Puhuhu. I’m invincible with Park Sejun, meow! Plus, I’m CEO Theo now, meow!’

It was a strange logic, but it gave Theo confidence. And Sejun was the one who was troubled by it.

“Guys…” Sejun sighed.

If they started fighting here, he would be at least seriously injured.

“Ah! Iona, can you take a look at this subspace pocket? Can it be upgraded?” Sejun quickly diverted Iona’s attention.

“Ggyut ggyut ggyut. Really? You want my help? I’ll try!” Iona was thrilled that the great Black Dragon had asked her for help with magic, and she went inside the subspace pocket to examine the interior.

“Ggyut ggyut ggyut. This is an old-fashioned version using triple-layered magic. I think I can improve it!” Iona analyzed the magic system of the subspace pocket and spoke with a confident voice.

“I’ll close the pocket door for a moment.”

Clang.

Iona closed the door of the subspace pocket and began to upgrade it.

“That’s a relief,” Sejun whispered.

Sejun was relieved. Fortunately, he had stopped the fight and could even upgrade the subspace pocket.

“Theo, be nice to Iona,” Sejun said gently, stroking Theo’s soft fur.

“Okay, meow. Since Chairman Park said so, I’ll concede a little, meow,” Theo conceded, purring under Sejun’s hand.

Just then, Aileen’s voice echoed in Sejun’s mind. [The Tower’s Administrator says a green alert has appeared.]

Aileen informed Sejun that a green alert had appeared.

“Green alert?” Sejun frowned.

[The Tower’s Administrator appoints you as the Tower’s intermediate manager to prevent the extinction of the Jewel Frogs in the Nabia Swamp on the 67th floor of the Tower.]

“The 67th floor of the Tower?” Sejun exclaimed, surprised.

[You will be moved to the Nabia Swamp on the 67th floor of the Tower in 30 seconds.]

[You can take your subordinates with you.]

[Please designate the subordinates you want to take with you.]

Sejun quickly selected Theo, the black rabbit, Kooeng, and Bbyu bbyu, who were in front of him.

[Subordinate designation is complete.]

Fortunately, as Aileen’s Dragon Heart grew, he could designate all four of them.

“Oh no! What about Iona?” As Sejun hurriedly tried to open the subspace pocket,

[Moving to the Nabia Swamp on the 67th floor of the Tower.]

[You cannot move more than 100m away from the Nabia Swamp.]

In a flash, Sejun and the animals disappeared.

And then,

Crunch crunch.

Only the Ents remained in the western forest, diligently eating trees.

Plop.

They were plucking the seeds on each other’s heads, Ents who had asked Sejun to pluck their seeds because there were no Ents to do it for them until now.

Crackle.

New Ents continued to be born in the peaceful western forest.