Solo Farming In The Tower

TL: Hanguk

PR: MiniPixelZ

Forest of Creation.

[Flamie-nim, it’s that guy! That guy dared to defy his hyungs even though he’s the youngest! And he even froze and killed Sejun-nim’s crops!]

Baby Extreme Flame Herb shouted in an excited voice, pointing at He Shou Wu and Baby Extreme Ice Herb standing in front of Flamie.

Then,

It wasn’t me.

Slip.

He Shou Wu moved to the side, increasing the distance from Baby Extreme Ice Herb, while simultaneously closing the distance with Baby Extreme Flame Herb.

And then,

[How dare you freeze and kill the crops Sejun-nim raised with such effort?!]

Rumble.

The enraged Flamie moved her giant root,

Crash!

And lightly(?) smacked Baby Extreme Ice Herb’s head.

[Hieeeng!]

Baby Extreme Ice Herb clutched its head in pain and teared up.

[Sausage!]

Flamie called for Sausage as she looked at Baby Extreme Ice Herb.

[Yay!]

Sausage approached cheerfully, shaking its root.

And then,

[Give this one special attention.]

[Yes!]

Baby Extreme Ice Herb received Sausage’s intensive care and was fed twice as many nutrients as the others.

***

Night on the 99th floor of the Black Tower.

(Pip-pip!)

Whoosh.

(Pip-pip!)

Whoosh.

Today as well, like always, Paespaes ate the fruit lunchbox Sejun had prepared and was diligently opening dimensional gates.

He was searching for the two worlds <Kpies> and <Tsuyne> among the five worlds where treasures were hidden, which Toryong had learned about in Tartarus but they hadn’t found yet.

Just then,

Yawn.

Blackie came out stretching with a big yawn. Normally, it would be time to be repenting with Sejun, but today Blackie insisted on resting because he was too tired.

Kihihit. Kking!

[Hehe. Paespaes hyung! Great Blackie has a world he wants to go to!]

He came to ask Paespaes for a favor.

Earlier in the day, after Cuengi had grown Baby Extreme Flame Herb and received praise and belly rubs from Sejun,

Hehe. If great Blackie nurtures Baby Ten-thousand Poison Herb, won’t butler give belly rubs only to great Blackie?

Blackie had formulated this plan while remembering the Stone of Ten Thousand Poisons that Kabulto had abandoned before.

Blackie’s intention was to monopolize Sejun’s belly rubs.

(Pip-pip. Which world do you want to go to?)

Kihihit. Kking!

[Hehe. Kabulto knows!]

Yolyol.

[It’s here.]

(Pip-pip. Got it!)

Whoosh.

With Paespaes’ help, they arrived in the world where the Stone of Ten Thousand Poisons had been discarded.

Yolyol!

[This way!]

Guided by Kabulto, they began searching for the Stone of Ten Thousand Poisons.

While they were moving like this.

[Stand back! This is my domain, the Stone of Ten Thousand Poison’s territory!]

A black toxic aura from the Stone of Ten Thousand Poisons blocked their path.

Yolyol!

[How dare you, you’re just my poop!]

Kabulto bravely stepped forward.

However,

Yolyol…

[Ugh… my poop is too strong…]

Kabulto had grown too weak and couldn’t withstand the poison.

The Stone of Ten Thousand Poisons had been created in the past when he was Jǫrmungandr, the world-devouring serpent and 3rd seat of the Apostle of Destruction. The now pathetic Kabulto could not endure it.

Kihihit. Kking?

[Hehe. Kabulto can’t even beat his own poop?]

Kabulto, who couldn’t even beat his own poop, ended up getting laughed at by Blackie.

And then,

[You bastards! Who do you think you’re calling poop to?!]

Furious at Blackie and Kabulto’s remarks, the Stone of Ten Thousand Poisons attacked the group with a black poisonous aura.

(Pip-pip! Everyone, let’s avoid it for now!)

Paespaes quickly snatched up the Blackie Family with his feet and escaped through the dimensional gate.

The poison of the Stone of Ten Thousand Poisons was too strong even for Paespaes to handle. It was only natural, as it was the poop of Jǫrmungandr.

Just as Paespaes was almost at the gate,

Kueng?

[What are you all doing?]

Cuengi rubbed his sleepy eyes and crossed through the dimensional gate.

It wasn’t that he had noticed Paespaes and the Blackie Family’s crisis and came to rescue them

If you leave the gate open like this, it’s dangerous for Dad!

He had smelled the faint poison seeping into the 99th floor of the Black Tower and came to eliminate it before Sejun got hurt.

Kihihit. Kking! Kking…

[Hehe. Cuengi hyung! Help great Blackie! Great Blackie is…]

To Cuengi, who had just arrived, Blackie explained every detail of what had happened so far, down to the smallest bit.

Kueng! Kueng!

[Alright! Cuengi-hyung will help!]

Cuengi agreed to fulfill the youngest’s request.

And then,

Step. Step.

Without hesitation, he inhaled the black poison as he walked to where the Stone of Ten Thousand Poisons was

Grab.

And grabbed the Stone of Ten Thousand Poisons.

[What?! Let go! You bastard!]

Of course, the Stone of Ten Thousand Poisons resisted,

Kueng!

[Stay still!]

Squeeze.

[Eek! I’m cracking! No! Please loosen your grip!]

But as soon as Cuengi exerted his strength, the stone quickly quieted down.

Having subdued the Ten-thousand Poison Stone like this, Cuengi.

Kueng!

[Let’s go home!]

Returned to the Black Tower with Paespaes and the Blackie Family and

Kueng!

[Time to eat!]

Kihihit. Kking!

[Hehe. Hurry up and eat!]

Baby Ten-thousand Poison Herb absorbed the Stone of Ten Thousand Poisons and grew into the Ten-thousand Poison Herb before dissolving into black poisonous energy and disappearing.

Kueng!

[Then Cuengi is going back to sleep now!]

(Pip-pip! Yes! Cuengi-hyungnim, sleep well!)

Kihihit. Kking! Kking!

[Hehe. Cuengi-hyung, good night! Paespaes hyung, great Blackie will sleep too!]

(Pip-pip. Blackie, good night too.)

Once everything was taken care of, Cuengi and the Blackie Family went back to sleep.

Whoosh. Whoosh.

Paespaes resumed opening dimensional gates in search of the worlds where treasures were hidden.

In the now-empty elixir field,

Baby Ginseng, left alone, envied his friends who had all gone away.

And,

“Isn’t he coming today?”

Kukkukuk. It must have been my scary expression that scared him away.

Corruption, who had been practicing his scary expressions hard, rejoiced thinking he had won when Sejun didn’t appear, but his eyes were full of disappointment.

***

The next morning.

“Alrigh-! Huh?!”

[Baby Ten-thousand Poison Herb has grown into a Ten-thousand Poison Herb by absorbing powerful poisons.]

[The Ten-thousand Poison Herb has returned to its rightful place.]

[You have completed one of the five requirements of your promotion quest.]

A message appeared before Sejun as he opened his eyes.

“Who did it?”

Sejun wondered.

Kkirorong.

Blackie, who should have been bragging about his achievement, was fast asleep on Sejun’s belly and couldn’t answer.

And then,

“Ah. It must have been Cuengi.”

Sejun made a comment that would make Blackie burst with frustration.

Since Cuengi had previously eaten the Necma, the Poison of Slaughter, malice formed from countless poisons in the Brown Tower, Sejun’s deduction wasn’t far-fetched.

“But why did he do it at night?”

Sejun pondered again.

“Ah.”

He must have done it because he was worried I might get hurt.

Adding Cuengi to the picture made everything fall into place.

“Hehehe. My reasoning skills really are top-notch.”

Pleased with himself over his flawless deduction, Sejun grinned.

“Your…fac…rotting… meow…”

Thwack.

104.28.193.250

Theo’s front paw smacked his face and humbled him.

“Meow…”

Kking…

Sejun took care of the Theo couple and the Blackie Family and resumed his usual morning routine, and

Thump. Thump.

Before breakfast, Pink-fur appeared carrying Cuengi.

“Our Cuengi’s back? You must be tired from waking up at night to grow Baby Ten-thousand Poison Herb.”

Kurorong.

Sejun gave Cuengi some belly rubs as he slept peacefully.

Kuehehehe.

Thanks to that, Cuengi woke up in a good mood.

Kking! Kking!

[Butler! You should praise great Blackie! Great Blackie is the one who brought back the Stone of Ten Thousand Poisons!]

Instead, Blackie, who had his praise stolen, woke up and immediately barked fiercely with angry eyes.

Kueng! Kueng!

[Dad, it wasn’t Cuengi who raised Baby Ten-thousand Poison Herb! Blackie did it!]

Cuengi took Blackie’s side and

“Ah. Really? Sorry. I thought it was Cuengi. Well done, Blackie.”

Realizing the truth, Sejun quickly hugged Blackie.

Then,

Kihihit. Kking!

[Hehe. Butler! Great Blackie will help you from now on! Just trust in great Blackie!]

“Yes, yes.”

With a triumphant expression, Blackie received his belly rubs.

A little later.

After breakfast was finished,

“Puhuhut. Great hybrid Chairman Park, I will go earn lots of money, meow!”

“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. I’ll be off too!”

Theo and Iona left for work on the 37th floor of the Green Tower and

“Let’s get to work too.”

Sejun worked together with Cuengi and Blackie.

Kihihit. Kking!

[Hehe. Great Blackie worked overtime at night, so he’s taking a break today!]

Blackie tried to slack off again today, but

“Nope. Not allowed. You guys are totally fine even after staying up for days. Instead if you harvest 10,000 sweet potatoes, I’ll give you one roasted and dried sweet potato.”

Kking! Kking!

[Got it! Leave it to great Blackie!]

Tempted by Sejun’s carrot, he ended up working even harder than usual.

And,

Kuehehehe. Kueng?

[Hehehe. Doesn’t Cuengi get anything?]

Cuengi looked at Sejun with hopeful eyes full of expectation.

“If Cuengi harvests everything in the cornfield and potato field, I’ll make sweet potato candy for you.”

Kuehehehe. Kueng!

[Hehehe. Good!]

Overjoyed by Sejun’s answer, Cuengi rushed off toward the cornfield.

Adorable little guys.

Sejun smiled as he watched Cuengi and Blackie.

It’s always the cutest one who gets an extra treat.

He secretly pulled out a Extremely Delicious Royal Honey Sweet Potato, harvested earlier by Blackie, from the Pouch of Abundance.

Having increased their numbers over the past two days, he had secured a total of 199 Extremely Delicious Royal Honey Sweet Potatoes.

Poke.

Sejun planted all 199 of them.

Drip.Drip.

Used Harvest Elixirs he had on 15 of the sweet potatoes.

Crackle.

The 15 sweet potatoes that absorbed the Harvest Elixir grew rapidly and

Creak.

Sejun grabbed the sweet potato stalks and began harvesting.

[You have harvested 30 Extremely Delicious Royal Honey Sweet Potatoes.]

[Your job experience has increased slightly.]

[Your proficiency in Harvesting (Master) has increased slightly.]

[You have acquired 3,000 experience points.]

…

..

.

The sweet potatoes he harvested totaled 512.

Sejun carefully hid the harvested Extremely Delicious Royal Honey Sweet Potatoes so the others wouldn’t see them, then brought them to the kitchen.

“Make some sweet potato candy and roasted and dried sweet potato with these.”

He handed them to Sejun No. 12 with instructions.

He planned to surprise Cuengi and Blackie at lunch with dishes made from the Extremely Delicious Royal Honey Sweet Potatoes.

“Hehehe. Mission complete.”

Having successfully completed his covert solo mission, Sejun left the kitchen and headed to the brewery.

“Fermentation.”

Using his fermentation skill, he began brewing an enormous batch of Samyangju. In three days, Sweetie would be going on a field trip to Tartarus.

According to the intel Sweetie received from Hel, in order to meet Rascal, the God of Thieves, one had to enter an underground prison where only high-level criminals were confined, an area off-limits to visiting gods.

So he was preparing a bribe.

A little while later.

“All done.”

Sejun finished brewing and stepped out of the brewery.

“Huh?”

But isn’t it time for the Seed Shop to open?

Suddenly, he realized he hadn’t used the Seed Shop recently.

“What’s going on? Why hasn’t it opened?”

Could the gods have forgotten?

Then how many seeds have I missed out on because of their forgetfulness?

Who’s going to compensate me for this loss?

As soon as he began to question it, one thought led to another in a cascade of doubts.

And then,

It’s definitely the Seed Shop’s fault!

Sejun concluded.

“I’ll bring it up with Theo when he gets back.”

He decided to formally file a complaint with the Seed Shop Headquarters through Theo, who could speak with Hel.

However.

“I’ll send the seeds to God-Sejun myself.”

“Really?”

“Of course! I’m faster and more accurate than the Seed Shop. Just trust in me, Hel, the God of Merchants!”

The real culprit was elsewhere.

Hehihi. I’ve got to stockpile lots of seeds. That way I can complete any quest right away when it pops up.

Blinded by Welfare Points, Hel had swept up all the seeds from the Seed Shop Headquarters, which is why the Seed Shop hadn’t opened.

The winds of impeachment began to blow once again. This time, it was quite a fierce wind.