Chapter 342: Why Aren''t They Making Me Work?
<strong>TL: Hanguk</strong>
99th Floor of the Green Tower
How dare you enve me?!
KUOOOOO!
Enraged, Ophelia turned the 99th floor of the tower into a wastnd with her breath.
Ophelia vented her anger by continuously unleashing her breath.
A little whileter
But the Tower Farmer from the ck Tower must have been surprised to see the crops I grew, right?
As her anger subsided a bit, Ophelia spoke with a confident expression.
It was surprising indeed. Surprisingly tasteless.
As a Tower Farmer, Ophelia took great pride in her farming skills.
Ahem. You know now that Im the superior Tower Farmer, right?
Ophelia, thinking she had surpassed Sejun, crunched on a carrot she had grown herself.
Though tasteless, the carrot increased her magic power by 1.
After eating about ten such tasteless carrots,
Why arent they making me work? I can do it well
Ophelia spoke with a slightly anxious voice. Could it be that my crops were subpar?
No. Its because the crops I grew are too splendid and overwhelming.
Ophelia was deep in thought. She was the type to exhaust herself with her worries.
***
57th Floor of the ck Tower
Hyung! Heres a coin!
Ajax handed Sejun a rusted coin he found after defeating the Apostle of Destruction, the demon of corruption, Delia.
Then[You have acquired a coin containing the power of the Apostle of Destruction, the demon of corruption, Delia.]
[The purified core fragment of Fenrir absorbs the power of the demon of corruption, Delia contained in the coin.]
[Skill: Fermentation Lv. 1 acquired.]
A notification appeared. Being an core of Apostle of Destruction too, it could absorb powers.
Huh? Fermentation?
Sejun acquired the Fermentation skill.[Skill: Fermentation Lv. 1]
Slightly speeds up the fermentation process needed for food.
Slightly deepens the vor of fermented food.
Wow!
Sejun cheered as he checked the skill. It was a great skill for cooking.
He wanted to hunt more demon of corruption.
Does it work with other coins too?
Sejun tried holding other Apostle of Destruction coins.
However,
There was no reaction from the other coins.
Whats this?
As Sejun pondered,[The lifespan of 5 plum trees has ended.]
A notification about the death of plum trees appeared.
Although he had defeated the demon of corruption Delia, the corrupt power she had spread remained.
Lets go back, everyone.
Sejun quickly led hispanions back to the plum tree farm.
Healing team, deploy!
As they arrived at the farm, Sejun called out,
Puhuhut, understood, meow!
(Pip-pip. Yes!)
Theo and a golden bat began to heal the plum trees.
(Pip-pip. Nobody knows my secret~) (TL: Everyone on Earth Knows and mie too )
The golden bat sang from the sky,
Chairman Park, move faster, meow!
Theo clung to Sejuns leg, urging him on.
Okay.
Click.[Farmers Warm Touch Lv. 7 is activated.]
[The plum trees are slightly healed while touched.]
As Sejun approached to heal the plum trees,
Thump. Thump.
Theo also used a healing spell on the trees with his front paws.
While Sejun, Theo, and the golden bat spent hours healing the plum trees,
Kyeororong.
Fenrir was sleeping in Sejuns pocket, and
Kueng! Kueng!
[Hello! This is my dad!]
Say hello. This is my hyung!
Cuengi and Ajax were recruiting (?) monsters to work on the plum tree farm.
They were turtles that walked upright with long limbs.
Hello.
Yeah.
The two introduced the turtles to Sejun,
Kueng!
[From now on, you guys will protect this ce!]
Yeah! If you dont guard it well, it wont be fun at all!
The turtles were instructed on how to manage the farm. Hehehe. My kids are doing well.
A littleter[The remaining 295 plum trees on the farm have been treated.]
[You havepleted the quest.]
[As a reward forpleting the quest, you are recognized as the rightful owner of thend deed for the plum tree farm on the 57th floor of the ck Tower.]
[Thend deeds skill: Farm Information Lv. Max is activated.]
When Sejunsnd deed quest waspleted,
Chairman Park, Ive got all the stamps, meow!
Theo returned with the turtles stamps on the employment contract. They agreed on a wage of three fish and five tower coins per day.
Then Im counting on you.
Yes! Dont worry! We will manage it with all our might!
Thanks to the high wages, the turtles were very enthusiastic.
Upon entrusting the plum tree farm to the turtles and arriving at the waypoint,
Wee!
A giant turtle, already subdued by Cuengi and Ajax, greeted Sejun and hispanions in a tightly disciplined manner.[ck Tower 57th Floor Boss, Shield Master Toto]
Despite his name, Shield Master, he had no shield and his shell was cracked in several ces. It seemed he had been broken in a scuffle with the two.
Use this at least.
Feeling somewhat guilty, Sejun handed over a Dragon Warrior Helmet,
Click.
and ced his hand on a red crystal to register the waypoint.
And then,
Shrrrrk.
He unfolded thend deed and moved to the 62nd floor.
As Sejun disappeared,
Click.
Toto put on the Dragon Warrior Helmet given by Sejun.[ck Tower 57th Floor Boss, Helmet Master Toto]
His name changed.
***
Well, well be going now.
See you in a bit!
Take care.
As the effects of the Transcendence ck Beans ended, Kaiser, Kellion, and Ramter hurried back to their territories.
Brachio, lets go.
Yeah.
Tier and Brachio, heading in a different direction, moved together.
A littleter,
So Sejun Huh? Its already the Purple Tower? Brachio, take care.
Yeah. You too.
Tier, who had been busily chattering alone, noticed the Purple Tower and said goodbye to Brachio and returned to his own territory.
And so Brachio was left alone.
So this Sejun guy healed the poison of the purple dragons with crops, found the power of darkness for the ck dragons and the power of light for the white dragons, and even solved the drought of the Red Tower?
She pondered over the aplishments of Sejun that Tier had mentioned. Is this even possible? For a mere Tower Farmer?
But there was no reason for Tier to lie about something so easily disprovable.
So, Sejun really did all that Maybe he could also solve our problem at the Green Tower
A glimmer of hope appeared on Brachios face.
There was one issue with the Green Tower that other dragons did not know about.
The crops growth was excessively good.
At first nce, it seemed like a benefit, but the crops nted in the Green Tower only focused on growing, which was why the state and yield of Ophelias crops were terrible.
Of course, Ophelias farming skills were also to me.
But what should I do?
She had nned to simply intimidate him and cancel the ve contract with Ophelia, but she ended up endangering his life in her haste.
I need to go inside the ck Tower and apologize!
Brachio hurried into the Green Tower to start making a statue.
A statue was needed to enter the ck Tower.
She nned to offer Sejun a generous reward and seek his help.
However, to enter the ck Tower, she first needed to obtain permission from the enraged final boss, Aileen.
And there were a series of mid-bosses in line.
Theo, the devout follower of Sejuns knees who only lives for the moment.
The daddys fool, Cuengi.
Sejuns fanboy, Ajax.
And Fenrir, who adored his meal-providing butler.
Brachio was really tired after mistakenly giving just one scare.
***[You have arrived at the 62nd floor of the ck Tower.]
[Due to the effect of the title: Retrogressor, all stats increase by 37.]
Sejun arrived on the 62nd floor of the ck Tower.
Huh?! Isnt this mugwort?!
Sejun noticed the mugwort under his feet. The 62nd floor was a mugwort farm.
Mugwort with rice cakes are really tasty
As Sejun thought about mugwort rice cakes,[You have been recognized as the rightful owner of thend deed for the mugwort farm on the 62nd floor of the ck Tower.]
[Thend deeds skill: Farm Information Lv. Max is activated.]
A message appeared indicating he had be the owner of thend.
He was easily recognized as the owner of thend deed since there were no particr issues with the farm.
This easily?!
Oh! Then thank you very much.
Pluck.
Sejunughed as he harvested the mugwort.
Then,[You have harvested Tenacious Mugwort.]
[Your job experience have slightly increased.]
[Your proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 8 has slightly increased.]
[You have gained 70 experience points.]
Messages appeared.
Tenacious Mugwort?
Hehehe. Is this an item?
Sejun checked the properties of the mugwort with a hopeful expression.[Tenacious Mugwort]
A nt that naturally grows inside the tower and boasts a tenacious vitality.
It absorbs all sorts of things from the soil, so its properties can greatly change depending on the soil.
Thends condition is ordinary, so the effects are not outstanding.
If you consume Tenacious Mugwort for the first time, it awakens the talent: Tenacity.
If you have the talent: Tenacity, consuming Tenacious Mugwort will enhance this talent.
It has a strong bitter taste.
Shelf life: 120 days
Grade: C+
Oh. It even awakens a talent? I have to harvest it then.
Sejun had no intention of eating it raw. He crouched down and started picking the mugwort.
Just then,
ng.
The door to the void storage opened,
Chairman Park, what are you doing, meow?
Kueng?
[Why is dad picking something tasteless?]
Hyung, whats this?
Theo, Cuengi, and Ajax came out and clung to Sejun.
And then,
Plop.
Heheh. Its all mine!
Fenrir proudly emerged from the void storage with three dried sweet potatoes in his mouth.
Kueng! Kueng!
[These are good for dad! Dad should eat them all!]
Right! It would be better if hyung eats them!
While helping to pick the mugwort, Cuengi and Ajax spoke as if making a vow to Sejun.
The two wereying groundwork in advance to give Sejun what they didnt want to eat themselves.
Hehehe. Theyll regret thister.
As Sejunughed, thinking about the future regret of the two,[A fragment of Fenrirs core has been detected 20km to the east.]
A message appeared before Sejun.[A fragment of Fenrirs core has been detected 17.5km to the east.]
[A fragment of Fenrirs core has been detected 12.5km to the east.]
Following messages appeared.
Like Sejun had detected other fragments of Fenrirs core, the other party had also detected the fragment of Fenrirs core inside Sejun.[A fragment of Fenrirs core has been detected 6.5km to the east.]
The distance was getting closer.
Heheh. To daree at me so fearlessly. How audacious.
Sejun arrogantly spoke to the approaching foe,
Guys, handle it!
Tap. Tap. Tap.
Theo, Cuengi, and Ajax formed a wall in front of him.[A fragment of Fenrirs core has been detected 2km to the east.]
The distance had narrowed further,
Its Uren, meow!
Theo spotted Uren, not an enemy but rather eagerly running towards them with a fragment of Fenrirs core.
Uren was also looking for other fragments of Fenrirs core.
Theo-nim, hello!
Puhuhut. Hello, meow! But itd be even nicer if you give that to us, meow!
Theo looked at the fragment of Fenrirs core that Uren was holding and said,
What? But I got this at a high price?
In response to Theos words, Uren hid the fragment of Fenrirs core in his arms.
Normally, he would have handed it over to Theo without hesitation, but the fragment of Fenrirs core had stirred Urens greed.
Slowly.
A faint red aura began to emanate from the fragment of Fenrirs core, enveloping Urens body, and a red glow started swirling in Urens eyes.
Puhuhut. Hand it over, meow!
Theo confidently extended a paw towards Uren and demanded again.
Then, a darker red aura enveloped Uren from the fragment of Fenrirs core.
However,
Okay.
Despite the support of the red aura, Uren obediently handed the fragment of Fenrirs core to Theo.
Uren, whose nature was that of a pushover.
Couldnt win against the street-smart Theo.
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