[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-solo-farming-in-the-tower":3,"chapter-solo-farming-in-the-tower-solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-230":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Solo Farming In The Tower",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1751110,2237,"Chapter 230: I Won't Let You Get Away With This, Meow!","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-230",230,"\u003Cp>Within the Black Tower, numerous merchant passages and Lindgens were installed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Burp. What’s this? Why does my stomach feel so bloated?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst all this, a fragment of Jǫrmungandr, hidden in the shadows, spoke. The reason for its discomfort was that Theo and Uren’s caravan had not yet been digested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems like they’re tough ones. Well, it doesn’t matter; they can’t escape from inside me anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squeeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished speaking, the fragment of Jǫrmungandr bit its own tail again and hid itself more deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! Of course! I’m overflowing with money!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uren naively answered Theo’s question. Theo was certain now. This pink pig was a pushover, meow! Why ask for help if it’s just about following the path? I’ll save him and get a lot of money, meow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Just follow me, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking he had found an gullible target, Theo happily led the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short while later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssss. Sssss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white snakes appeared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay back, you guys, meow! Meow-meow Storm Fist!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo stopped the caravan guards from intervening and dealt with the snakes himself. I can’t share these coins, meow! Puhuhut. All these coins are mine, meow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After defeating all the snakes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My slave, Gaeron, come out, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Did you call me, Master?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, meow! Gaeron, just quietly pick up the coins, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Yes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo summoned Gaeron to collect the coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow?! Why isn’t the exit of the 70th floor of the Tower appearing, meow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After battling snakes and moving for quite some time, Theo finally realized something was amiss. He should have reached the 70th floor of the Tower long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Theo, didn’t you know? This path is endless. We’ve been walking in the same place all along.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uren, who had been trapped for several days, informed Theo of what he had discovered earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow?! Does that mean we can’t get out of here, meow?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. We had no way out, so we requested your help, Lord Theo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Meow?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shocked by Uren’s words, Theo panicked. Does that mean I can’t go back to Chairman Park’s lap, meow?! That can’t happen, meow! I must return to Chairman Park’s lap quickly, meow!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea of being separated from Sejun’s lap was unthinkable for Theo, who was fanatically obsessed with it. Nobody can come between Chairman Park’s lap and me, meow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uren, give me the money, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo extended his front paw confidently, asking for the money he had been promised by Uren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?! Oh. Yes, I can give you as much money as you want, but… why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just give it, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uren handed over his money pouch to Theo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Receiving the money pouch, Theo began burning Uren’s money and started shining in a golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun woke up in bed, got up, and looked at his knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s still not back… Theo, what trouble are you causing now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worried that Theo, who usually returned by dawn, had still not come back, Sejun wondered if Theo had gotten into some trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. That doesn’t feel right…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun’s intuition told him something had happened to Theo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Golden Bat, go to Iona and ask her to look for Theo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Yes!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending the Golden Bat to Iona, Sejun got up, marked the date on his bedroom wall, and began his 350th day of being stranded, starting with the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll make Samyangju and rice noodle dough in the morning, and in the evening, I’ll make rice noodles with Cuengi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Checking his plans for the day, Sejun headed to the kitchen to make breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun spotted a bunch of grapes of an unusual color in the cherry tomato field. They were purple grapes, growing on a grapevine grafted onto a cherry tomato plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There hung a bunch of grapes, each as big as a cherry tomato.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow! They look delicious!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grapes appeared luscious, with a pleasant aroma and large size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Sejun picked the bunch of grapes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have harvested 15 Large Seedless Grapes for Beginners.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your job experience has slightly increased.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 7 has slightly increased.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained 1050 experience points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A harvesting message appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems like a failure by the name of it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun sensed a failure but still decided to check the grape fruit, hoping for a positive outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Large Seedless Grapes for Beginners]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ These are grapes grown from a seedless grapevine branch modified to strengthen the body of a beginner, grafted onto a cherry tomato. The size of the grapes has increased due to the influence of the cherry tomato.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ Eating one grape increases all stats by 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm… it’s a failure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed a failure. Aside from the description of the grapes being enlarged due to the cherry tomato graft, there was no significant change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, since it increases stats, I might as well eat it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun grimaced as he ate all 15 bitter grapes. Had Theo seen him, he would have said his face looked ugly again and called for Theo’s massage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have consumed Seedless Large Grapes for Beginners.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[All stats have increased by 1.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Euh-eup! I will definitely make proper grapes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing all 15 grapes, Sejun, still struggling with the lingering bitter taste, resolved with determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the unpleasant taste, all stats increased by 15 points was, at least, a consolation to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Sejun, having eaten the grapes grafted onto cherry tomatoes, set out to check other crops he had grafted grapevines onto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are no fruits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the attempts were failures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now I just need to check the ones in the kudzu field. Toryong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun decided to head to the western forest where the kudzu field was located, riding on Toryong to check his final grafted grapevine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sniff sniff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuehehe, Krueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hehehe, it smells good!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While digging herbs and taking a break, Cuengi followed a delicious scent and discovered a bunch of grapes on a grapevine branch grafted onto kudzu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cuengi should bring these to dad to eat together!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Cuengi was about to pick the grapes with the intention of sharing them with Sejun,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold it right there. Cuengi, I got you now! You were going to eat them alone again, weren’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun, having arrived at the kudzu field, caught Cuengi red-handed trying to pick the grapes. How long has it been since you were caught eating alone, and here you are eating alone again?! You’re really a habitual offender!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krueng! Krueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No, it’s not like that!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuengi protested in response to Sejun’s accusation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krueng! Krueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes! Cuengi was going to bring these to dad to eat together!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun decided to trust Cuengi’s response. After all, Cuengi might eat secretly but wouldn’t lie about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’m sorry for suspecting you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun apologized to Cuengi,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krueng! Krueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It’s okay! Cuengi have deceived dad before, so it’s understandable!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuengi coolly accepted Sejun’s apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks for understanding. Come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Sejun called,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dadada.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuengi immediately clung to Sejun’s leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun, with Cuengi hanging on his left leg, waddled over to the bunch of grapes. Cuengi, having eaten a lot lately, had become noticeably heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun approached the bunch of grapes and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>harvested them from the grapevine branch grafted on kudzu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have harvested 22 Grapes Overflowing with Vitality.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your job experience has slightly increased.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 7 has slightly increased.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained 1540 experience points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grapes Overflowing with Vitality?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name was missing the term ‘seedless’. Sejun, feeling good about this, immediately checked the grapes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Grapes Overflowing with Vitality]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ These grapes were grown by grafting a branch of a seedless grapevine, modified to strengthen the body of a beginners, onto kudzu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ The overflowing life force of kudzu infused into the grapes, creating a variety with seeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ The bitter taste has disappeared, and its tangy flavor is enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the effect of increasing all stats by 1 had disappeared, Sejun was happy that he could finally eat delicious grapes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here, Cuengi, this is how you eat them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun showed Cuengi how to eat a grape by roughly wiping one with his clothes and detaching the grape from the bunch, creating a small hole where he put his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you gently squeeze it and suck, the grape skin will naturally separate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squeeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuing his explanation, Sejun gently squeezed the grape skin and sucked on it, smoothly drawing the grape’s flesh into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chew. Chew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he chewed the grape, the unique aroma and sweet and sour taste of the grape filled Sejun’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Yes, this is the taste!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satisfied, Sejun relished the flavor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ptui.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spat out the grape seed and swallowed the grape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh. Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After demonstrating, Sejun put the spat-out grape seeds in his pocket and cleaned another grape to hand it to Cuengi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can do it too, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cuengi can do it!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Responding energetically, Cuengi brought the grape to his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grape burst as soon as Cuengi slightly pressed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cuengi can’t do it!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, Cuengi put the burst grape, skin and all, into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chew. Chew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuengi swallowed the grape whole, seeds and skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krueng…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It’s hard to spit out the seeds…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuengi, unable to spit out the seeds, replied in a downcast voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s okay. Let’s eat them whole.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh. Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun quickly cleaned five grapes and stuffed them all into the disheartened Cuengi’s mouth. With Cuengi’s digestive system, eating seeds wouldn’t cause any problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chew. Chew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuehehe, Krueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hehehe, Delicious!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to this, Cuengi quickly regained his spirits and became cheerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun cut the branch he had grafted onto the kudzu and returned to the farm. Re-grafting this branch onto the grapevine would complete his quest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden light faded from Theo’s body after burning all the money in Uren’s purse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we can’t get out, I’ll break through, meow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having become stronger from burning the money, Theo drew his dragon claws and,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow-meow Storm Fist!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>relentlessly swung his paw at the wall, but only managed small scratches. Moreover, the scratched wall rapidly repaired itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uren, give me more money, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, here you go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overwhelmed by Theo’s prowess, Uren handed over another money pouch to Theo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow-meow Storm Fist!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo burned the money in the pouch and attacked the wall again. This time, the wall was more damaged, but it was extremely thick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This won’t do, meow! Uren, give me everything you have, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?! Oh… uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Uren was flustered, Theo rummaged through Uren’s belongings and took out ten more pouches, starting to burn the money in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, a much brighter light erupted, as each of Uren’s purses contained 100 million Tower Coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. I’m overflowing with power, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling confident while burning the money, Theo unsheathed his dragon claws and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>struck the wall powerfully with his front paw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scrape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the wall easily tore like paper, creating a large hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scrape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo’s attack, still having power left, tore through an adjacent merchant passage,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>revealing people moving through the passage. They were agents of the Secret Inspection Bureau searching for the mysterious path where the missing persons had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Uren!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll save you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The agents quickly used ropes to connect and rescue Theo, Uren, and the members of Uren’s caravan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Who dares to make a hole in my belly?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angered by the hole in its body, the face of Jǫrmungandr’s fragment appeared before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You did this, meow?! You’re the one who got in the way of me and Chairman Park, meow?! I won’t let you get away with this, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo swung his golden paws at Jǫrmungandr’s fragment, furious for delaying his happy journey back to Sejun’s lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*****\u003C\u002Fp>",1984,"2026-06-06T17:08:28.434Z",1,"novelbin.me","bc95a1f6c4ded1d9d5160bdb00ff0e57c7463d73dc007aa33e415b01bcbf6906","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-231","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-229",835,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsolo-farming-in-the-tower-cover.jpg"]