TL: Hanguk
On the way to take the King of Farming to the 4th floor of the tower.
ow?! Again, ow?
A crossroads appeared before Theo.
It was already the 5th crossroad.
By the way, they encountered 10 teams of highway robbers along the way.
All because of Urens misfortune.
It would have been only Uren, it would have been a stroke of luck for them to make a fortune.
Puhuhut. Stamp it, ow!
Beside him was the golden cat, Theo Park, and their luck turned into the misfortune of stamping a slave contract.
Puhuhut. How could this be, ow? Uren, you are really unlucky, ow!
As Theo spoke to Uren,
Hehehe. Theo~nim, shall I give you so money?
Uren, the cause of this predicant, noticed Theos mood and took out a money pouch.
Of course, ow! Hand over the money, ow!
Theo, who never refuses money offered, put the money pouch taken out by Uren into his own bundle,
Puhuhut. This way, ow!
He confidently headed towards the left path.
And then,
Thump.
As Theo, Uren, and the King of Farming passed by, the snakes mouth inevitably closed.
A little later.
Slash.
The snakes body was split into six parts. It had been struck by Theos One-ow Slash.
Puhuhut. Chairman Park will be pleased, ow!
After Theo picked up the falling white coins, he set out on the road again,
As expected of Theo~nim!
Clatter. Clatter.
Uren and the King of Farming followed Theo leisurely, as if they were on a tour.
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[You have arrived at the 99th floor of the Black Tower.]
Toryong.
Sejun, having reached the 99th floor of the tower, rode on Toryong towards the farm.
And then,
Drip. Drip. Drip.
As soon as he returned to the farm, he dropped a drop of Harvest Elixir on the thick darkness cherry, sunflower, and fla bean.
The cherry and sunflower needed it to help the black and white dragons quickly find the power of darkness and light.
The fla bean was difficult to germinate, so he wanted to grow it properly.
The three crops absorbed the Harvest Elixir.
And then,
Sssrk.
The cherry and sunflower grew rapidly.
However,
The fla bean didnt move at all. No, rather, its leaves turned yellow and began to wither.
Whats going on? Was the elixir too strong?
Swoosh. Swoosh.
As the condition of the fla bean worsened, Sejun stroked its leaves for treatnt.
However,
[Farrs Warm Touch Lv. 7 has been activated.]
[The growth speed of the fla bean, bearing the breath of the red dragon, slightly increases while being touched.]
No ssage about healing appeared, only that the growth speed had increased.
Fla bean bearing the breath of the red dragon? Its na had beco too long due to the energy from Ramter.
So,
Lets not be sick and grow well, little Beanie.
Sejun created a nickna and continued to stroke the dying yellow leaves of Fla Bean.
At that mont,
Pluck.
Ah?!
A leaf that Sejun was stroking fell from the stem.
Beanie!
Startled, Sejun hurriedly tried to reattach the fallen leaf, but once fallen, the leaf would not reattach.
Im sorry.
Swoosh. Swoosh.
As Sejun stroked Beanies stem apologetically,
[Heheh. Master just gave you a na. From now on, your na is Beanie. Beanie, lets hang in there a bit longer.]
[.]
Below the ground, Flamie cautiously infused Beanie with vitality, aiding its growth.
Unaware of this, Sejun diligently stroked Beanies stem.
At that mont,
Whoosh.
Ah?!
Beanies body started to burn.
Whoooosh.
No!
Before Sejun could do anything, the fire burning Beanie grew ferociously and quickly turned Beanie into ash.
!!!
Sejun was left speechless in shock.
Just then,
Kong-!
From the spot where Beanie was planted, a bean sprout-like red plant suddenly grew rapidly with a strange outcry.
Kong?
Sejun looked at the strangely grown plant with suspicion. Who are you?
Whoosh.
Kong!
Whoosh.
Kong!
Whoosh.
Kong!
The red bean sprout repeated the action of creating fire and then shouting kong! in response to Sejuns gaze.
There was a hole at the tip of the bean sprout, through which it made the sound.
After the red bean sprout repeated the sa action dozens of tis,
Whoosh.
Fire.
Kong-!
Kong?
Sejun figured out what the plant was trying to say. (TL: See point 3 at the end)
Eh?! Could you be Beanie?!
Kong!
This ti, instead of making fire, it responded affirmatively to Sejuns words.
The red bean sprout was Beanie, a fla bean that had grown by absorbing the Harvest Elixir given by Sejun and the vitality provided by Flamie.
So, you were listening to everything I said?
Kong!
As Sejun was conversing with Beanie,
[Heheh. Beanies wish has co true.]
Flamie was cheering for Beanie from afar, who wanted to introduce itself directly to Sejun, smiled contentedly.
[Podori, spread your roots further.]
[Yes!]
While punishing Podori that bullied the fla bean.
Beanie, is it okay if I touch you?
Kong!
Im going to touch you, so dont make fire. Got it?
Boom!
Swoosh. Swoosh.
Although Sejun had considerable resistance to fire due to his talent as a Friend of Fire, the timid Sejun checked several tis and then stroked Beanies head.
Then,
[Farrs Warm Touch Lv. 7 has been activated.]
[While being touched, the growth speed of Fla Bean, Beanie, bearing the breath of the red dragon, slightly increases.]
The ssage appeared. Beanie had now officially been included in its na.
Lets get along well from now on, Beanie .
Kong!
As Sejun spent ti getting acquainted while stroking the head of Beanie,
Achoo-Kong!
Suddenly, Beanie sneezed, spitting out a bunch of red beans.
And then,
[You have harvested 100 fla beans.]
[Your job experience have slightly increased.]
[Your proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 8 proficiency has slightly increased.]
[You have gained 7000 experience points.]
Harvest ssages appeared.
Huh? Fla beans?
Sejun, puzzled, picked up one of the fla beans to examine it.
[Beanies Fla Beans]
These are Fla Beans produced by the Fla Bean, Beanie, grown in the Black Tower after absorbing sufficient nutrients.
They can only sprout when they absorb fire energy in a place with strong fire energy.
When they absorb a certain level of surrounding fire energy, they stop growing and spread Fla Beans around.
Fla beans can also be used as a weapon in danger.
When consud, fla-related talents are greatly enhanced.
Cultivator: Tower Farr Park Sejun
Shelf life: None
Grade: A
Eating this will enhance my fire talent
Soon, Ill shoot Fla Breath too. Hehehe.
Sejun collected the fla beans that Flamie had spat out, imagining sothing the other red dragons might laugh at if they heard.
Good. Picked up all 100.
Just as Sejun had finished collecting the fla beans,
-Sejun, do you not have any more pears to dry?
Ramter ca looking for Sejun. The Pears of Strength and Stamina Sejun provided caused rain in the Red Tower for the first ti in a thousand years, increasing the water supply.
The desertified area disappeared, driving the cactus from the 53rd floor of the tower to the 45th floor.
However, as the pears to dry disappeared, desertification progressed rapidly, and the cactus quickly advanced to the 49th floor of the tower.
I dont have any. Id like to give them to you quickly, but it takes ti for pears to grow.
Using the Elixir of Harvest, Sejun could quickly grow a pear tree and harvest a few dozen pears, but that number was insufficient for any significant use.
But do I have to subrge the tree once the pears have all grown?
Originally, the Pears of Strength and Stamina were created because they were subrged in water.
Maybe I should try subrging just one tree?
While Sejun was thinking of ways to produce Pears of Strength and Stamina,
-Hmmm. I see
Ramter replied with a disappointed voice and was about to leave.
If youre in a hurry, would you like to take these instead?
Seeing Ramter like this, Sejun felt sympathetic and handed over half of the fla beans he was holding.
-These are the sa as the beans that absorbed my energy before, right?
Ramter recognized the fla beans.
Yes. They absorb fire energy, so try planting them.
-Okay. As expected of our Sejun! Thank you!
I dont know yet, its effect is.
-Hahahaha. Our Sejun has harvested a new crop!
Before Sejun could finish speaking, Ramter took the fla beans and flew to the fountain.
***
Puhuhut. We finally arrived, ow!
After encountering 20 more teams of robbers and three additional crossroads, Theo finally reached the 4th floor of the tower.
Urens misfortune was trendous.
Of course, for Theo, it had been a very profitable ti.
He had obtained white coins, collected 500 signatures on slave contracts, and received a hefty amount of money from Uren.
Thus, they arrived at the grape farm.
King of Farming, whats this line for, ow?
Theo asked as he looked at two long lines facing towards the grape farm.
Clatter. Clatter.
[One line is for people who want to work. The other line is for people who want to buy the grape wine I made.]
The King of Farming particularly emphasized the grape wine I made.
It was an attempt to restore his pride, shattered after losing the farming contest to Sejun,
Puhuhut. There are so many suckers, ow!
Theo ignored this and ran excitedly towards the grape farm.
Its Cat Wandering rchant, Vice Chairman Theo!
Hunters queuing up to work at the grape farm stirred at the sight of Theo.
Boss! Its Vice Chairman Theo over there!
The sa was true for the agents dispatched by the governnt to buy grape wine.
Theos recent absence made the hunters think there must be so significant event happening.
Then,
Puhuhut. Humans, I, Vice Chairman Theo, have arrived, ow!
Theo stopped where the hunters could see him well,
Step step.
I will start the auction, ow!
He climbed atop three stacked boxes and shouted loudly. Puhuhut. I cant just pass by when there are this many suckers, ow!
Thus began the impromptu crop auction.
Puhuhut. The first crop is this, ow! I will sell 1000 in batches of 10, ow!
The crop Theo confidently presented was a common sweet potato.
Ugh what the
I was expecting sothing since Vice Chairman Theo ca personally
The hunters were disappointed seeing the sweet potatoes in Theos front paws.
It was expected. Other cat employees were already periodically selling Sejuns crops on the 41st floor of the tower.
Although the Power Sweet Potato was rare, it wasnt shockingly special.
Foolish humans, look at the na properly, ow!
When Theo got angry at them, the hunters approached Theo and looked at the sweet potatoes.
Night sweet potato?
They finally realized it was a different kind of sweet potato.
Puhuhut. Thats right, ow! First, look at the options, ow!
The hunters inspected the options of the Night Sweet Potato.
[Night Sweet Potato]
A sweet potato grown within the tower, it has absorbed sufficient nutrients and is delicious.
It only grows at night.
Consumption allows for sound sleep, and while sleeping, one of the statsstrength, stamina, agility, or magic powerrandomly increases by 3.
Cultivator: Tower Farr Park Sejun
Shelf life: 150 days
Grade: A
Wait?! Just by eating and sleeping, any of the stats increase by three randomly?!
The hunters were astonished by the options of the Night Sweet Potato.
Recently, a bottle of Universal Elixir that raises all stats by 5 appeared at an auction and sold for 1000 Tower Coins.
However, unlike the Universal Elixir, which can only be consud once per person, the Night Sweet Potato had no such restrictions.
If one could eat a Night Sweet Potato every night and sleep well
15,000 Tower Coins!
18,000 Tower Coins!
20,000 Tower Coins!
The auction quickly heated up,
50,000 Tower Coins!
Sold, ow!
10 Night Sweet Potatoes were sold for 50,000 Tower Coins.
Puhuhut. The next auction starts right away, ow!
Theo started the next auction with an excited voice.
And then,
Is Theo~nim short on money? Why does he work so hard to earn money like that?
Legendary rchant Uren watched Theo with an expression that couldnt comprehend his actions.
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TL Note:
1) The term, , which I have translated as Sunflower would literally be translated as Light Seeking. Whereas, the Korean for sunflower is , which when literally translated, would be Sun Seeking. So, from the similarity, it can be concluded that it is sunflower, just under a different na. Thus, I have translated it as Sunflower which makes it easier to read and imagine.
2) The Korean nas (Beanie), (Flamie), and (Little Flamie) literally translated would be Fire Bean, Fire Flower, and Fire Sprout respectively. However, there isnt a direct equivalent in English that captures the sa aning and also sounds as cute as the original Korean nas. Therefore, Ive translated as Flamie and as Little Flamie. The author seems to be planning to continue this naming series with , which I have decided to translate as Beanie instead of Fire Bean. If you have suggestions for alternatives with a similar aning, or if theres anything unclear, feel free to comnt. Im also considering changing Little Flamie to Sparkie or Sparky so let know in comnts if I should keep it as it is or change it.
3) Okay, as I have explained above, the na given by Sejun would literally be translated as Fire Bean. The keen-eyed among you might have already figured this out: the sound of the Korean word for bean is Kong. So, by repeating the action of first creating a Fire and then saying Kong, Beanie is saying its na to Sejun.
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