Solo Farming In The Tower

“Hehehe. I knew this would happen.”

Sejun felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction watching Fenrir pass out after eating something bitter like himself.

Swoosh.

Sejun returned home, carefully placed the unconscious Fenrir on the bed, and covered him with a blanket.

And then,

Swoosh.

He marked the date he had missed in his haste earlier.

正正正

The 73rd tally mark was completed. Above it were tightly packed 7 rows of ten 正s each.

“Tomorrow marks a year…”

Swoosh.

Sejun gently caressed the history of his 365 days etched on the wall,

“Should I start preparing for the party?”

He went outside to prepare for a party celebrating one year of survival.

It was going to be a busy day preparing food for the animals invited to the party.

Because he planned to visit the farms on other floors to harvest crops.

As Sejun stepped outside,

Kueng…

[Cuengi wants to help daddy…]

Cuengi was waiting to help Sejun.

But,

Gurgle.

Cuengi’s belly clock, signaling mealtime, interrupted Cuengi’s words.

Kuehehehe. Kueng.

[Hehehe. But Cuengi is low on fuel.]

Cuengi scratched his head and laughed awkwardly.

“Let’s grab something to eat on the way and head out.”

Kueng!

[Okay!]

Clank.

Sejun opened the void storage to take out some simple food,

Kuehehehe.

Cuengi eagerly followed Sejun into the void storage and filled his snack pouch.

Shortly after,

“Toryong.”

Sejun called Toryong to head towards the location of waypoint.

-Master, we have arrived.

“Okay, thanks.”

Sejun looked down at his knees in response.

Gororong.

Kyurorong.

Kurorong.

Pirorong.

Animals that had eaten breakfast were sound asleep on his knees.

Click, click, click.

Sejun opened the void storage and carefully placed the animals on the storage floor without waking them up.

And then,

“See you in a bit.”

[Hehe. Okay.]

He lastly put Flamie down from his shoulder and closed the door.

Having become alone, Sejun placed his hand on the red crystal,

[Loading other floor’s saved waypoint.]

[Saved waypoints of other floors (7)]

-98th floor

-85th floor

-83rd floor

-77th floor

-55th floor

-49th floor

-44th floor

The floors Sejun could go to appeared.

“First, I should go see the persimmon tree.”

Sejun selected the 49th floor and disappeared.

While Sejun was away from the 99th floor,

Moo!

The Black Minotaurs were controlling the entrance of tower 99.

It was to let in only those invited to Sejun’s party.

However,

Click.

“Here is the invitation to the great Black Dragon’s one-year anniversary party.”

Beings appeared, offering a paper stamped with Theo’s paw print as an invitation.

Moo?

[What should we do?]

Moo!

[It’s okay since it has Vice Chairman Theo’s stamp!]

Despite feeling something was off, Minotaur 700 and Minotaur 800 accepted the invitation because Theo’s paw print was clear, allowing visitors to enter the 99th floor.

“Here’s the invitation.”

“Invitation here.”

Thus, the two received the invitations and allowed one visitor after another into the 99th floor.

***

[You have arrived at the 49th-floor farm.]

[You have moved from the top floor, 99th floor, to the 49th floor.]

[You have descended 50 floors.]

[Due to the effect of <Title: Retrogressor>, all stats increase by 50.]

Sejun’s four stats increased by 50 each, totaling a 200 increase in stats.

“Hehehe. Feel pretty good”

Sejun didn’t feel much excitement other than feeling a bit better.

This is because Sejun’s total stats were close to 2500.

Adding 200 to 2500 would make 2700. Now, a 200 stat increase didn’t make much difference to Sejun.

“Wow! There are so many sweet persimmons.”

Sejun looked around and cheered at the sight of ripe persimmons hanging heavily on the tree.

Even a rough count of the persimmons on a single tree seemed to number in the hundreds.

Clank.

Sejun left the door of the void storage slightly open so the animals could come out once they woke up.

[Master!]

Click.

After being briefly separated, Flamie, who was extremely excited to see him, climbed onto his shoulder.

And then,

“Oh! This looks good.”

Sejun grabbed a fist-sized, temptingly ripe persimmon, spun it around, and yanked it.

Then,

Pop.

The persimmon smoothly separated from the branch.

“This looks delicious.”

Sejun, looking at the well-ripened orange persimmon,

Swoosh.

Rubbed it on his clothes once,

Crunch.

And took a bite. The crunchy texture of the sweet persimmon was felt along with its sweetness.

Crunch. Crunch.

Eating the persimmon, Sejun walked out of the farm.

“Wow. This is incredible.”

Sejun marveled at the sight of the endless green meadow in front of him.

It was a field of Sturdy Blade Green Onions, planted at Han Tae-jun’s request under Sejun’s direction.

Thanks to that, the supply of Sturdy Blade Green Onions to Earth had increased,

And the distance from the 49th floor to the 41st floor was shorter, reducing transport time.

After viewing the huge field of Sturdy Blade Green Onions, Sejun returned to the farm and

“Hmm, hmm, hmm.”

Pop. Pop. Pop.

Started humming a tune and began to seriously harvest the persimmons.

***

“Meowww! Meow? Where is this, meow?!”

Theo, who had woken up from his sleep and stretched lazily, looked around.

And then,

“That way, meow!”

Quickly figuring out Sejun’s knee position, he ran towards Sejun eagerly,

“Chairman Park!”

Slap.

He clung to Sejun’s leg.

“Vice Chairman Theo, did you sleep well?!”

Sejun asked, looking at Theo clinging to his leg,

“Yes, meow! But I’m not in a good mood, meow!”

Rubbing.

Theo rubbed his face against Sejun’s leg and answered,

“Why are you in a bad mood if you slept well?”

“That’s because Chairman Park left me behind, meow! Always take me with you, meow!”

Ultimately, he was upset because he had been separated from Sejun’s knee.

“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I have something for you, meow! Look at this, meow!”

Theo proudly showed Sejun something from his bundle, holding it up with his front paws.

“Sunflower Seed?”

Sejun said, looking at the seed Theo presented.

[Sunflower Seed]

The Darkbloom seed had absorbed all the impure energy from Fenrir and transformed into a Sunflower Seed.

What would come out of it was yet to be seen, but having more crops to grow was welcome news.

“Vice Chairman Theo, well done.”

Sejun said, petting Theo’s head,

“Puhuhut. I know, meow!”

Theo answered arrogantly, lifting his chin.

Swoosh.

Just as Sejun was about to stop petting him, feeling less inclined to praise,

“Meow?! No, meow! Keep petting, meow!”

Theo grabbed Sejun’s hand with both front paws.

“Let go. I need to work.”

Sejun tried to pull his hand away, refusing,

“No, meow!”

Theo grabbed Sejun’s hand and pressed it against his forehead. Thanks to that, Theo was hanging from Sejun’s hand, reaching Sejun’s eye level.

“Puhup.”

Sejun burst into laughter seeing Theo dangling and swinging from his hand. Such a cute fellow.

Eventually surrendering to Theo’s cuteness,

“Alright. Just for 10 minutes.”

“Puhuhut. Got it, meow!”

Seating himself on the ground, Sejun placed Theo on his lap and began to earnestly pet his belly and head with both hands.

‘Puhuhut. Chairman Park is weak against this.’

Theo had discovered another of Sejun’s weaknesses.

***

Kking…

Fenrir regained consciousness on the bed.

Kking! Kking…

[Kaiser, you bastard! To eat that bitter thing…]

Fenrir still thought the black royal jelly was the black beans Kaiser had eaten.

Because, as far as Fenrir had observed, the duration of the black beans effect was about 3 minutes.

Fenrir mistakenly believed the effect had worn off because he had passed out.

Kking!

[I’ll endure it next time!]

Fenrir steeled himself and looked around.

Kking?! Kking?

[Huh?! Where did everyone go?]

Fenrir felt a bit down upon finding himself alone in the bedroom because Sejun, who would give him sweet potato, wasn’t there.

…?!

Fenrir was taken aback by the emotions he had just felt.

Thump. Thump.

Kking! Kking!

[No! Snap out of it, Fenrir! You’re the Apostle of Destruction! You can’t be tempted by food!]

Fenrir scolded himself, hitting his cute little face with his paws. It didn’t hurt at all because his paws were powerless.

Kking! Kking!

[Right! I’ll explore this place when no one is around!]

And with that renewed determination, Fenrir went outside.

And then,

Kking?

[What’s this?]

Munch. Munch.

He tried eating the branches and leaves of the healthy crops,

Kking?

[Is that strange smell coming from here?]

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Fenrir dug up the ground, ruining the well-grown crops in the process.

Kking.

[I’m hungry.]

Feeling hungry, Fenrir went to the sweet potato field,

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Dug up some sweet potatoes,

Chomp. Chomp.

And started eating them deliciously.

While Fenrir was busy eating sweet potatoes,

Kwek?

The mushroom ants discovered their carefully tended fields had been damaged.

Kwek!

Kwek!

The mushroom ants began calling others to find the culprit.

During their search,

Kking. Kking.

A mushroom ant found Fenrir wrestling with a sweet potato as big as itself.

Kwek!

The mushroom ant called its comrades to surround Fenrir.

Then,

Kking! Kking! Kking!

[You lot! Don’t come any closer! I am the mighty Apostle of Destruction, Fenrir!]

Fenrir barked with all his might upon realizing he was surrounded.

However, his barks were too insignificant to threaten the mushroom ants.

Kwek!

Instead, Fenrir’s unrepentant demeanor only angered the mushroom ants more.

Thump. Thump.

Eventually, the leader of the angry mushroom ants slapped Fenrir with its antennae as a representative.

Kking! Kking! Kking?!

[Don’t hit me! It hurts! Waaah. Where has he gone?!]

Fenrir longed for Sejun, who used to feed and protect him.

***

Swish. Swish.

While Sejun was petting Theo,

Dudu!

[Hello, Sejun~nim!]

The moles that found Sejun during their work ran over to greet him.

“Yeah. Have you been well?”

Dudu!

[Yes! We’ve been working hard for 8 hours a day!]

“That’s good. You’ve done well. And you’ve taken good care of the persimmon trees.”

Sejun praised the moles,

“Meowww.”

Then he got up, putting Theo back on his leg.

“And then,

“Share and eat this.”

He went to the void storage and handed out 100 boxes each of raw sweet potatoes and potatoes for the hardworking moles.

At that moment,

Twitch.

Kueng?

Cuengi’s ears perked up, waking up from sleep upon hearing Sejun’s suggestion to eat.

“Cuengi, did you wake up?

Kueng?

[What can Cuengi eat?]

Cuengi rubbed his eyes and responded to Sejun’s question.

“Well, first, help me harvest them Cuengi, and then we can eat these sweet persimmons together.”

Kueng!

[Good!]

At Sejun’s word, Cuengi sprang up and went under the persimmon tree, starting to pick persimmons with telekinesis,

“Guys, let’s harvest some persimmons.”

Sejun woke up the other animals to join in the persimmon harvesting.

“Vice Chairman Theo, show us your skills!”

“Puhuhut. I, Vice Chairman Theo, will show you what I’m made of, meow! Golden Bat, Piyot, catch them, meow!”

Swoosh, swoosh.

Quickly climbing the persimmon tree at Sejun’s command, Theo cut the stem of the persimmons with his claws.

(Yes!)

Piyo!

[Got it!]

The Golden Bat and Piyot diligently flew around, catching the falling sweet persimmons and delivering them to the moles.

“Good job.”

Thanks to them, Sejun didn’t need to climb the persimmon tree and only had to pick the persimmons within reach.

Thump. Thump.

While they were picking persimmons,

“Huh?! This?”

Sejun spotted a large persimmon with a pointed end. This is a Daebong persimmon, isn’t it?! (TL: 1 & 2 are type of persimmons. Also gam(감) means persimmon. 3 is the level of ripeness where hongsi means completely ripe persimmon)

“Hehehe. I should make some soft, ripe persimmons.” (TL: Persimmons, specifically Hongsi, which are the fully ripened persimmons, are very soft and difficult to harvest. Therefore, they are typically harvested unripe and later ripened to become Hongsi. This is what Sejun is implying here.)

Sejun was delighted at the thought of eating ripe persimmons and was about to pick the Daebong persimmon when,

[Seed shop is now open.]

[Park Sejun’s rank is Extraordinary.]

The Seed Shop opened.

“Ah. Right, today was the day the Seed Shop opens?”

Sejun, who had been solely focused on the 1st-anniversary party, had completely forgotten about the Seed Shop.

“Let’s see if there’s anything to buy?”

Sejun began to browse the Seed Shop to see if there were any seeds to purchase.

*****