Morning of the 95th day of distress.
"Listen carefully, everyone."
Peek?
Bbae bbae?
Bbae?
"From today, we'll plant sweet potato shoots."
Sejun made a significant announcement to the rabbits eating breakfast.
Bbae-ah…
Bbae…
The baby rabbits were greatly disappointed by Sejun's significant announcement. Sweet potato shoots were one of the baby rabbits' favorite snacks lately.
And that was also the reason why Sejun had to plant sweet potato shoots quickly. If left alone, the sweet potato shoots would disappear soon.
Although sweet potato shoots grow quickly and there's no need to worry, planting them today would mean harvesting the sweet potatoes sooner.
"Instead, we'll have roasted sweet potatoes tonight."
Peek!
Bbae-ah!
Bbae-yee!
All the rabbits were excited about the roasted sweet potatoes.
"Shoop…"
Sejun also checked the soil around the planted sweet potatoes and found that the sweet potatoes were spaced apart. Of course, they didn't harvest them immediately.
There was a looter targeting the sweet potatoes, watching carefully.
He found out about it on the day of the 4th Blue Moon lunch. Sejun wanted to eat cherry tomatoes differently than usual.
That's when he remembered grilling oranges or pineapples on TV. So he decided to grill cherry tomatoes.
'Cherry tomatoes will work, right?'
Even if it doesn't, it won't be inedible.
Sejun made a skewer with dried straw and started grilling three cherry tomatoes on it.
[The tower manager watches with great interest what you're cooking today.]
A sudden message appeared.
"Huh?!"
[...]
There was no reply after that, but Sejun learned that the tower manager occasionally watched him.
And the grilled cherry tomatoes were incredibly delicious, as their sweetness was enhanced by the fire, just as it was on TV.
"Alright! Move! Move!"
After breakfast, Sejun and the rabbits started moving busily.
They had to finish the daily morning tasks of cutting the straw, watering the crops, pollinating the cherry tomato flowers, and harvesting before planting the sweet potato shoots in the afternoon.
The rabbits scattered to do their assigned tasks.
Swoosh.
The male rabbit watered the crops with an endless supply of water from the watering can.
Snap. Snap.
The female rabbit started cutting the straw with scissors.
"Just leave one straw untouched. I'm going to keep growing it."
Sejun told the female rabbit. He was planning to let the green onion flower bloom and collect its seeds.
Peek!
The female rabbit nodded at Sejun's words.
Until now, there was no need to collect seeds as the green onions grew well, but the roots did not become items when harvested.
Sejun thought it was because they hadn't planted seeds, so he decided to grow green onions from seeds.
Peek!
The baby rabbits played by hanging on the cherry tomato tree and climbing it diligently. It looked like they were playing, but it was work in its own way.
When the baby rabbits climbed the tree, the cherry tomato flowers shook, and the pollen naturally scattered, allowing pollination to occur.
The rabbits worked in their respective positions while Sejun harvested cherry tomatoes.
Pluck. Pluck.
[You have harvested well-ripened Magical Cherry Tomatoes.]
[Your Harvesting Lv. 2 skill proficiency has increased slightly.]
[Your job experience points have increased slightly.]
[You have gained 10 experience points.]
…
..
.
[You have leveled up.]
[You have gained 1 bonus stat point.]
Sejun had reached level 8 before he knew it. Not only did he feel full just from gaining experience points, but his level also increased.
"Hehehe. How rewarding."
Sejun raised his health with the bonus stat point and put more effort into harvesting cherry tomatoes.
Pluck.
Pluck.
Pluck.
Then
[Your job experience points have reached the maximum.]
[Your Tower Farmer (F) rank has increased.]
[You have become a Tower Farmer (E).]
[As your job rank increases, your job characteristics are strengthened.]
"Oh!"
Farming is indeed rewarding. As he worked, more and more things kept coming to him.
Sejun's steps grew lighter as he harvested cherry tomatoes.
****
"Alright! Let's get started."
After finishing their morning tasks and eating a simple lunch, Sejun and the rabbits began planting sweet potato shoots.
"Everyone to their positions!"
They divided the work again.
Squeak!
Squeal!
The baby rabbits lined up next to the mother rabbit.
Snip. Snip.
As the mother rabbit cut the sweet potato shoots, the baby rabbits carried them to the newly made field.
Then, Sejun planted the sweet potato shoots one by one in the long, narrow holes he had dug at regular intervals.
Stomp! Stomp!
He put the sweet potato shoot in the hole and stamped the surrounding soil to finish planting.
And
Swoosh.
The father rabbit watered the plants to complete the process.
Even though they had many workers, it took longer than expected to plant the sweet potato shoots because there were so many. They planted 300, but still had a third of the shoots left.
"Let's take a break!"
At Sejun's command, the rabbits began to sip juice from cold cherry tomatoes that had been dipped in a small pond.
"I'm jealous."
Crunch. Crunch.
Sejun chewed on a cold cherry tomato, enviously watching the rabbits drink the cherry tomato juice like a beverage.
"Phew."
Taking a break while watching the rabbits, Sejun got up from his spot and approached the sweet potato field where the shoots had been cut.
Then
Pat. Pat.
He started digging up sweet potatoes, brushing away the soil with his hands.
"It would have been nice to have a hoe…"
He regretted not having any farming tools.
[You have harvested Power Sweet Potatoes.]
[Your job experience points have increased slightly.]
[Your Harvesting Lv. 2 skill proficiency has increased slightly.]
[You have gained 10 experience points.]
…
..
.
"Wow. There are so many."
Sejun looked proudly at the harvested sweet potatoes. In total, he had harvested 15 sweet potatoes. For each sweet potato planted, he harvested about 5 sweet potatoes. Although the number was small, the potatoes were thick.
Sejun examined one sweet potato.
[Power Sweet Potato]
A sweet potato grown inside the tower. It's delicious and full of nutrients.
Upon consumption, it breaks down 10g of fat in the body and increases strength by 0.1 for 10 minutes.
A maximum of 10 effects can be applied within one hour.
When a non-awakened being consumes it, it breaks down 10g of fat and promotes bowel movement.
Cultivator: Tower Farmer Park Se-jun
Expiration Date: 30 days
Grade: E
"If I could take this outside, my mom would love it…"
Se-jun often saw his mother struggling to go to the bathroom due to constipation. He briefly thought of his home and moved the sweet potatoes.
He had to hide them before the plunderer saw them. In a cool corner of the cave, he laid down some straw, placed 8 sweet potatoes in a row, and covered them again with straw.
'They won't be able to see them like this.'
He moved the remaining 7 sweet potatoes to the fire and wrapped them in straw, placing them in the fire. By the time the work was finished, the roasted sweet potatoes would be ready.
At that moment,
Thud.
Something that was stuck to Se-jun's clothes fell off.
"It's a sweet potato sprout."
It must have come along while moving the sweet potatoes. Se-jun picked up the sweet potato sprout, dug a hole in the field, and carefully planted it in the field. He didn't know how many sweet potatoes this one sprout would produce.
"Grow big and strong."
When he carefully planted it and watered it,
[You planted a sweet potato sprout.]
[The probability of the sweet potato sprout taking root increases due to the effect of Seed Sowing Lv. 1.]
[Seed Sowing Lv. 1's proficiency increases slightly.]
"…So this is also considered seed sowing?"
Se-jun fell into thought for a moment. To raise the level of seed sowing, he had to plant it himself.
"Sigh… then… I have to do it all…"
After the break, the workload for Se-jun became much easier as he did the entire process of planting sweet potato sprouts by himself and the baby rabbits just brought the sprouts to the holes he had dug.
Sniff, sniff.
Instead, the baby rabbits were given the task of periodically monitoring whether the roasted sweet potatoes in the fire were burning.
When Se-jun finished planting all the remaining sweet potato sprouts,
Peep!
Peep!
The baby rabbits started crying out that there was a burning smell.
*****
"Is this how it's done?"
The giant black dragon crouched in front of the fire, looking at the 30 charcoal-black cherry tomatoes skewered on the rapier, which looked almost like a skewer. The color was very different from what that human made.
'Let's just eat it. I won't die.'
No poison could kill him, the all-powerful being. The dragon hooked the rapier on his teeth and pulled it hard.
Slurp.
The peel, which had almost turned into charcoal, rolled into the dragon's mouth.
Chew, chew.
"…Ew!"
Contrary to his expectation, an extremely bitter taste arose.
"Ptui!"
The dragon quickly spat out what he was chewing. He couldn't waste his taste buds on something so tasteless.
"Ugh… It's bitter! What went wrong? That Human ate it happily…"
As the dragon wondered what was different from the human he had observed,
"Huh?!"
As the bitter taste subsided, a rich flavor different from the original cherry tomatoes was felt in his mouth. A new taste appeared.
"Oh! This is the taste. I need to peel it and eat it!"
Having gained a great realization, the dragon once again burnt the cherry tomato to a crisp and barely managed to peel off its skin using its claws, whining all the while. It would be more accurate to say that it simply crushed the cherry tomato and drank its juice.
"Slurp. Mmm. Delicious. So good."
The dragon licked the cherry tomato juice off its claws and exclaimed in delight.
Having learned a new way to cook, the dragon proudly sat in front of the large crystal ball and began its hobby.
"What is this human doing?"
Originally, the crystal ball was a tool for the tower's manager to check if the tower was running smoothly, but now it was being used for entertainment purposes.
The scene in the crystal ball began to show a cave where Sejun and the rabbits were eating dinner.
"Ah?! These guys!!! Eating roasted sweet potatoes without considering the great Black Dragon, Aelin Pritani!"
Black Dragon Aelin Pritani was excited.
****
Hooo.
Pwoo.
The rabbits diligently blew on the roasted sweet potatoes to cool them down and delicious meal happily.
Waang.
Sejun also took a big bite of the cooled roasted sweet potato.
'As expected, it's even more delicious after working hard.'
Sejun felt the sweetness filling his mouth as he ate the sweet potato.
At that moment,
[An additional quest has been generated.]
"I wondered… why it was so quiet."
[Quest: Offer 1 Roasted Power Sweet Potato to the Tower's Manager!]
Reward: None
Refusal: Death!
It seemed that the tower's manager was indeed watching.
'There's just one roasted sweet potato left in front of me now.'
Again, there was no reward.
'I guess I'll have to give it.'
Sejun decided to put the quest on hold.
And when he reached out to eat the roasted sweet potato,
[The tower's manager urges you to offer the roasted sweet potato quickly.]
[The tower's manager says they won't be able to stand it if you don't give them the roasted sweet potato today.]
The tower's manager's strong obsession was felt.
'It's going to be hard to pass this time.'
Sejun decided to give the roasted sweet potato.
"Is there nothing you can give me as a reward?"
Instead, he changed direction and asked for a legitimate reward since he had to give it anyway.
[The tower's manager is flustered.]
"Flustered?"
Why would asking for a reward be flustering?
Then,
[The tower's manager changes the quest.]
[Quest: Offer 1 Roasted Power Sweet Potato to the Tower's manager!]
Reward: 1 Job Skill
Refusal: Death!!!!!!!
Another job skill?
Although he wasn't completely satisfied, he decided to be content with having negotiated a reward.
"I will offer you the roasted sweet potato."
He didn't have any expectations for the reward.
'It's probably skills like cutting grass, watering, stuff like that…'
[You have completed the quest.]
[As a reward for completing the quest, you have acquired the job skill – Seed Shop Lv. 1.]
"Seed Shop?"
A shop is a place to sell items. Sejun, who has lived in a capitalist society, is very familiar with it. He felt excited inside.
Sejun quickly checked the skill.
[Job Skill – Seed Shop Lv. 1]
When used, the skill is activated, and you can purchase items from the Seed Shop once every 30 days.
Purchasing something.
Although it's only once every 30 days, Sejun was happy just to be able to shop. Finally, on the 95th day of the ordeal, he could shop.
"Seed Shop."
Sejun used the Seed Shop skill.
[Seed Shop Lv. 1 is activated.]
[We will check your transaction history at the Seed Shop.]
"Transaction history?"
[There is no transaction history in your Seed Shop.]
"Of course, there isn't."
There's no history since he never made a transaction.
[We will provide a new member offer for you.]
[Congratulations on becoming a new member, You've received 1 Tower Coin to make purchases at the Seed Shop.]
"Oh! Tower Coin?!"
Tower Coin is a currency used inside the tower. The exchange rate for 1 Tower Coin is about 1 million won (Korean currency) outside.
They're just giving away such Tower Coins! Sejun's heart pounded.
[1 Tower Coin will be deposited into your Seed Bank account.]
It seemed that there was also a Seed Bank.
[The Seed Shop is open.]
[Three types of seeds are randomly displayed for newcomers.]
"Huh?"
It was different from a regular shop.
[Three types of seeds for sale today will be displayed randomly.]
[At your current level, you can only purchase seeds once.]
And the seeds that appeared.
[Cabbage seeds 1000 pieces – 0.1 Tower Coin]
[Pepper seeds 1000 pieces – 0.1 Tower Coin]
[Carrot seeds 1000 pieces – 0.1 Tower Coin]
In terms of market prices, 1000 seeds would cost roughly 100,000 won. This price is a complete rip-off.
However, there is no other way to get them except here.
"It's unfair, Maybe I should leave."
Sejun muttered and looked at which seeds to buy. Since he could not make a purchase for 30 days after this, Sejun's gaze was cautious.
"I'll pass on the cabbage."
There wasn't much to do with just cabbage.
"Hmm…the chili peppers are not that great either."
He wanted something spicy. However, it seemed that the taste would not come out with just pepper.
"Then is it a carrot?"
At least carrots have a sweet taste, so they can be eaten raw or roasted.
At that time
Squeak?!
Squeee?!
Squea?!
Squek?!
The rabbits' eyes focused on Sejun at the mention of the word carrot.
"Huh? Why? Do you want carrots?"
Squeak!
Squeee!
Squea!
Squek!
The rabbits reacted strongly to Sejun's words.
'It's amusing.'
Their eyes were round and staring, which was cute.
"Car…"
The rabbits' eyes grew bigger, watching Sejun's mouth.
"rot."
Squeak!
Squeee!
Squea!
Squek!
The rabbits got excited again.
'What is this? This magical word?'
If they had heard the carrot alarm outside, the rabbits might have died of excitement.
"Carrot."
"Carrot."
Thud!
After doing it a few more times, Sejun eventually got kicked by father rabbit and stopped. Then, to quickly calm the rabbits down, he hurriedly bought carrot seeds.
[You have purchased 1000 carrot seeds.]
[0.1 Tower coin is withdrawn from Park Se-jun's account at the Seed Bank.]
[1 Seed Shop loyalty point has been accumulated.]
[Seed Shop loyalty points can be used to raise Park Se-jun's customer level.]
[100 points are needed to raise to the next level.]
[Thank you for using the Seed Shop.]
[You can use Seed Shop Lv. 1 again after 30 days.]
[The tower's administrator is satisfied with your purchase.]
"Why are you satisfied?!"
There was a reason they gave him a decent skill.
In front of Se-jun, who was fuming, a small leather pouch filled with carrot seeds appeared. The pouch was very luxurious.
"What's this?"
The pouch seemed more expensive than the seeds.
Although it was late in the evening, the rabbits, who always strictly adhered to bedtime, stayed up all night planting carrots. The rabbits' desire for carrots was tremendous.
Se-jun had to stay up all night as well. Planting carrots was his responsibility. However, planting 1000 carrot seeds was a rewarding day as the level of his seed-sowing skill increased.
*****
On the 102nd day of being trapped in the tower, the day was passing by peacefully.
Buea?
Bue…
The baby rabbits would repeatedly go to the wide carrot field to watch the carrot sprouts eagerly, only to be disappointed that they hadn't sprouted yet after finishing their chores.
"Cute little ones."
Se-jun smiled as he watched the baby rabbits from his designated seat.
Then he heard a buzzing sound from above.
"Huh? A bee?!"
A bee the size of a fist was hovering around the hole in the cave ceiling.
The plump bee looked cute.
But
[Venomous Honeybee]
It was a monster. Its name also looked quite dangerous.
Beek!
Bee!
The rabbit couple discovered the bee, hurriedly brought their babies inside the cave, and blocked the entrance.
"…What about me?"
Se-jun was disappointed that they closed the entrance, trying to save themselves. He knew he couldn't enter the cave, but he was upset.
With nowhere to hide unlike the rabbits, Se-jun tiptoed carefully and picked up a torch near the pond, trying not to provoke the bee.
A moment later
Buzz.
The bee, after inspecting its surroundings and finding no threat, entered the hole. It started sucking honey from the cherry tomato flowers.
'Phew. Thank goodness.'
Se-jun was relieved that the bee didn't attack him.
'Please just eat the honey and leave!'
Se-jun prayed desperately for the bee to just leave.
Then, after sucking honey from hundreds of flowers, the venomous honeybee suddenly flew towards Se-jun.
Buzz.
'Why is it coming?!"
Se-jun backed away as he saw the approaching bee. But this place was a closed cave.
Thump.
Soon, his back hit the wall.
Buzz.
The bee approached Se-jun, who had no more room to retreat. The distance between Se-jun and the bee was getting closer. Now, it was almost 2 meters apart. Se-jun was so tense that he couldn't breathe properly.
'I can't die like this!'
Seojun timed when to swing the torch.
Just then,
Wiiing. Wiiing. Wiiing.
The bee moved up and down three times in front of Seojun and quickly flew to the hole in the ceiling.
"Ah?! Phew."
Thud.
As the tension was released, Seojun's legs lost strength and he slumped down.
A few minutes must have passed.
Peek?
The husband rabbit cautiously opened the hole and looked around.
And then,
Peek!!
Upon finding Seojun with his eyes closed and lying down, the husband rabbit hurriedly rushed over.
At that moment,
"Uaah!"
Seojun opened his eyes and screamed, startling the husband rabbit.
Peek!!!
The husband rabbit screamed in surprise.
"Hehehe. It was a bee that abandoned me."
Peee…
At Seojun's words, the husband rabbit had a sorry expression.
"I know. Dude. As the head of the family, you should protect your family."
Seojun stroked the husband rabbit's head.
And then,
Thud!
He lightly slapped the back of the husband rabbit's head.
Peek!
The husband rabbit touched the back of his head, looking confused.
Didn't you just forgive me?
"But what you did was still wrong."
Seojun was too narrow-minded to forgive easily.
And so, the poisonous honeybee incident came to an end.
****
The poisonous honeybee was very happy lately.
Up until recently, eating was something the poisonous honeybee had to do reluctantly in order to survive.
Poisonous honeybees usually hunt with their peers, hunting monsters with their venomous stingers and eating their flesh.
While the other poisonous honeybees enjoyed eating the flesh, this meal was a real ordeal for the honeybee.
'It's tasteless.'
There was no appetite, but it ate just to avoid dying.
One day, while hunting with its peers as usual, and eating the tasteless flesh of a monster, a sweet scent came wafting from somewhere.
'What's this smell?'
'I want to eat it.'
Upon smelling it, the honeybee's appetite came to life for the first time.
Wiiing.
Following the scent, the poisonous honeybee arrived at a hole in the ground. There was a yellow flower beneath the hole, and a sweet scent came from it.
However, there were beings guarding the place. The honeybee was sad that the place had an owner, but as it was about to leave, the owner of the cave gave way.
'Thank you.'
Thanks to the cave owner's consideration, the poisonous honeybee had its first delicious meal.
And as a sign of gratitude to the owner who provided the delicious meal, the honeybee returned home.
The next day,
Wiiing.
'I'm back again!'
The poisonous honeybee came back to eat honey.
On the 102nd day of being trapped in the tower, the family gained a new member.
On the 113th day of being trapped in the tower, carrot sprouts began to appear one by one since yesterday.
Squeak!!!
Bweeang!!!
Yesterday, the rabbits were so excited about the carrot sprouts that Sejun had to work alone.
Around lunchtime,
Buzz.
The poison honeybee arrived inside the cave.
Creak.
"Welcome."
Rub rub.
The poison honeybee perched on Sejun's shoulder and rubbed its body against Sejun's cheek, showing affection. It was the bee's way of clocking in.
At first, Sejun was a little scared of the poison honeybee, but the more he looked at it, the cuter and more affectionate it seemed.
Buzz.
After clocking in with Sejun, the poison honeybee flew to the cherry tomato flowers and began to suck nectar.
Having the poison honeybee frequent the cave had a benefit: Sejun no longer had to pollinate the cherry tomato flowers separately.
In other words,
Bwee bwee!
Bwee-ah!
The baby rabbits in charge of pollinating the cherry tomato flowers were thrilled. These days, the baby rabbits ran around the cave playing. Sejun watched them with envy.
"Isn't there anyone to take over my work?"
Lately, Sejun's workload had been increasing, unlike the baby rabbits'. He had to personally harvest and sow seeds to increase his skill proficiency.
Yesterday, he extracted seeds from 50 magical cherry tomatoes and planted them in the ground. He planted about 1200 seeds.
Although he complained, Sejun's heart was actually filled with pride. The fields were expanding, and there was more and more food.
Moreover, they had one more thing to eat.
Buzz.
The poison honeybee, after sucking nectar from the flowers for a while, landed back on Sejun's shoulder.
"Here."
As Sejun placed an empty water bottle in front of the poison honeybee,
Gurgle gurgle.
It spat out a small amount of honey.
The poison honeybee started spitting out honey two days ago. It spat a thick liquid on Sejun's roasted green onion that he was eating, and at the time, Sejun was shocked, thinking it was poison.
However,
Sniff sniff.
Seeing the rabbits sniffing the liquid that had fallen from Sejun's green onion, Sejun became curious and sniffed it himself.
And he tasted it.
"…!"
The rich flavor of honey and the sweetness that filled his mouth. Sejun realized that it was honey. That day, a new dish was born: honey green onions.
The tower administrator who had been watching immediately ordered the honey green onions as an offering, but the quest was naturally put on hold.
However, this time it was not intentional. There really was no honey. Even if the poison honeybee sucked nectar all day, it could only eat and spit out about 10ml of honey.
There were too few flowers. That's why he hurriedly planted 1200 cherry tomatoes yesterday. To get honey.
"Hehehe. In just a few months, I'll be eating honey like Winnie the Pooh."
While Sejun imagined the future flower garden,
Buzz.
The poison honeybee, having spat out the honey, went back to suck more nectar.
A hardworking creature. Very impressive.
On the 113th day of being trapped in the tower, a day filled with sweet honey.
Notes
Changes:-
Tower Manager –> Tower Administrator
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