[{"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-404":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},1751034,2237,"Chapter 404: Not Theo, but Me?!","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-404",404,"\u003Cp>TL: Hanguk\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the White Bone Castle on the 96th floor of the Black Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Golden Cat Theo Park, how dare you interfere with the work of Lord Regius, the Lord of Bones and the supreme among the sacred bones!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing his subordinate’s report that the Phoenix capture operation had failed, the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings, Bon Knight, slammed his fist on the desk in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Four Heavenly Kings were the strongest skeletons among the sacred bones that followed Regius, consisting of Bon Knight, Bon Mage, Bon Archer, and Bon Tanker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s still a chance. The Phoenix will return to its nest anyway, so we can…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bon Knight was unaware that the subordinates on the 95th floor of the Tower had been dealt with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Theo had turned all the skeletons lurking in the Phoenix’s nest on the 95th floor into slaves, that information had not been transmitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Bon Knight, Theo Park is outside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?! He’s got some nerve. Does he even know where he is?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… the soldiers of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Divisions are following Theo Park.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Why are the ones supposed to be guarding the Phoenix’s nest here?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bon Knight jumped up at his subordinate’s report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Four Heavenly Kings and soldiers gather at the castle gate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bon Knight summoned the Four Heavenly Kings and headed towards the castle gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Open the gate, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo casually walked up to the guard at the gate and asked him to open the gate, despite coming to fight the owner of the White Bone Castle, Regius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please state your name first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the guard asked Theo for his name,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. If you’re asking who I am, then I’ll tell you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Theo, excited to introduce himself, was about to respond,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud. Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Theo Park, not only have you interfered with Lord Regius’s work, but you also dare to come here! Your arrogance ends today!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bon Knight appeared, leading the other three Heavenly Kings and 500,000 soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the timing was terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahk. Hahk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You dare interrupt Legendary Merchant Vice Chairman Theo’s introduction, meow! I’ll punish you, meow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo glared at Bon Knight in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bon Knight, leave the rest to us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. We need some fun too. I’ve wanted to fight Iona.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are four of them and four of us, so 4 vs 4. Perfect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the Four Heavenly Kings stepped forward with confidence, being the strongest among the sacred bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyoot kyoot kyoot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puhuhut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uhuhuh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This side was equally confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the battle began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bon Knight, who blocked Theo’s One Meow Slash with his sword, was split into six pieces along with his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyoot kyoot kyoot.Power of the Meteor… Meteor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iona turned the cute junior mage attacking her into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piyo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Messenger Bird Technique: Rapid Delivery!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piyot! swiftly evaded the arrows shot by Bon Archer, rising high into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piyo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Messenger Bird Technique: Descent!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Descending rapidly from the sky, it drilled a hole in Bon Archer’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kkuik! Kkuik!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Uren was fiercely beaten by Bon Tanker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a bit more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t just getting beaten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uren was gradually closing the distance with Bon Tanker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the distance closed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uhuhuh. Turn into gold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out to Bon Tanker and turned him into gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike inanimate objects, moving entities would soon return to normal, but in the brief time before that happened, it was enough to turn the tide of the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because everything will be over by then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Theo~nim, help!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not Uren, but Theo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Got it, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Receiving the stamp from Bon Knight, Theo moved with Meow Step and dealt with Bon Tanker, then took Bon Tanker’s golden shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the shield stays gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Theo and his group easily defeated the Four Heavenly Kings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. If you want to eat this, stamp here, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the 500,000 soldiers who had followed the Four Heavenly Kings, Theo shouted while holding a fishbone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piyo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Here. If you stamp, you can get a fishbone every day!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piyot flew around busily promoting the offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clatter. Clatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the 300,000 skeletons already enslaved by Theo tempted the 500,000 skeletons by describing the taste of fishbones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As their sales pitch seemed to work, one by one, the 500,000 skeletons began to raise their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. You won’t regret it, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the skeletons began to stamp their signatures on the contract,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is all this commotion?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regius, the Lord of Bones, who had been resting in his palace, appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Regius…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletons bowed to Regius as if they were in the presence of an untouchable being. This included Theo’s slaves as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also affected Theo and his party, who had bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one but Chairman Park can subdue me, meow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo resisted with all his might against the force trying to subdue his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Theo used half his strength to resist Regius’s power,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyoo-kyoo-kyoo-Power of the Meteor… Meteor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iona, who had already successfully resisted, dropped a meteor towards Regius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piyo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I overcame it!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piyot! mustered all its strength to barely resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kkuik! I have lost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uren knelt and bowed to Regius’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iona’s meteor fell towards Regius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s useless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regius raised a golden staff that had appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden shield emerged from the tip of the staff, blocking the meteor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it missed Theo, who glowed golden from the burning wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow-meow-meow! Meow-meow-meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Struck on the back of the head by Theo’s Meow-meow Storm Fist, Regius turned into powder that could never be restored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow! I’ll give this to Iona, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excitedly, Theo picked up the staff Regius had been holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the tip of the staff, there was a black orb surrounded by 3 gems, with one spot empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an incomplete staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the remaining slot was meant for the Phoenix’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why Regius was trying to capture the Phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a piece of Fenrir’s Core, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another problem. The black orb embedded in the staff was a piece of Fenrir’s Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed Regius was trying to control the piece of Fenrir’s Core using the other gems embedded in the staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to show this to Chairman Park first, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need to take Fenrir’s Core piece to Chairman Park, meow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Theo took Regius’s staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Now it’s treasure hunting time, meow! Iona, let’s go, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began raiding Regius’ vault with Iona, and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piyo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you don’t want to become powder, stamp quickly!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stamp here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piyot!, Uren, and Theo’s skeleton slaves held up the slave contracts to get stamped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short while later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have earned the for this achievement.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo, who hunted 1 million slaves, gained a title, and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[All stats increased by 1 due to the effect of .]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He became even stronger due to the title’s effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. I have to boast to Chairman Park, meow! You guys finish stamping the contracts here, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo excitedly took Iona and ran up to the 99th floor of the Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>99th floor of the Black Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun woke up to the morning of the 402nd day since entering the Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[As a reward for the great feat, you have earned the .]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You will collect 1 million Tower Coins in monthly taxes from your slaves due to the effect of .]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked the messages that appeared while he was asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Slave King?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not Theo, but me?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Theo makes contracts, he always writes Sejun’s name next to his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Sejun is Theo’s master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the system deemed Sejun the actual owner of the slaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slave King… doesn’t that sound too villainous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Sejun was reluctant about his newly acquired title,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[All stats increased by 1 due to the effect of .]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A message appeared along with increasing stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stats rise just by increasing slaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe. This is good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to this, Sejun decided to accept the title willingly. I just won’t tell anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time to prepare breakfast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun got up from his spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kkirorong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After covering Fenrir, who was still sleeping, with a blanket, he headed to the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he quickly started making Sotteok-sotteok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, he had meant to give some to Aileen, but he had forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Sejun remembered, Cuengi was already doing the dishes while diligently licking even the sauce left on the plate that held the Sotteok-sotteok had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aileen, eat this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun sent a plate full of Sotteok-sotteok to Aileen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The tower’ administrator says thank you for the food.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. Enjoy your meal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After chatting briefly with Aileen, Sejun prepared his own breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breakfast was simple: fried eggs and stir-fried sausages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he made octopus legs by cutting slits in the sausages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Sejun was making breakfast,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Good morning, Dad!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Give me breakfast!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuengi and Fenrir entered the kitchen together in harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kueng! Kueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dad is a genius! Cuengi feels like eating octopus too, so Cuengi’s happy!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Feels like a real hunt!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were delighted with the octopus-shaped sausages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating breakfast like that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fermentation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun went to the brewery, stirred the alcohol in the jar, and used his fermentation skill, then harvested the ripe crops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just another typical day… until.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heheh. I should go shopping.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the 75th floor of the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was going to visit Mason to ask about the Golden Tower land deed and eat street food at the shopping street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cuengi, let’s go together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he was too scared to go alone, so he went with Cuengi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Shopping sounds fun!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun headed to the waypoint with Cuengi and Fenrir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way to the waypoint,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aileen, can we move the waypoint’s location?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun asked Aileen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had more reasons to visit other floors, even getting to the waypoint from home took considerable time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The tower’ administrator says it’s possible.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The tower’ administrator says she can move the waypoint 1 km per day.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? Then move it 1 km closer to our house every day starting today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The tower’ administrator says to leave it to her.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The tower’ administrator says she just moved it 1 km.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun thanked Aileen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Vice Chairman Theo is here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun sensed Theo’s energy quickly approaching from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chairman Park, I’m back, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo suddenly appeared, hugging Sejun’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good to see you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun replied as he peeled Theo off his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Chairman Park, where are you going, meow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To the 75th floor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Then check this out on the way, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo opened his bag and began boasting about the items he had looted from the 96th floor of the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the best one, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo took out Regius’s staff from his bag and handed it to Sejun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by its name, Sejun knew exactly who to give it to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why give it to me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Sejun was about to grab the staff,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A message appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘My core!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Fenrir lunged towards the staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For extra chapters, you can read them on my Patreon at \u002FHangukTranslations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Join our Discord for announcements or to report any mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1898,"2026-06-06T17:08:28.434Z",1,"novelbin.me","78446ad59a0390bfdf712c32767ea7a379a44ec721e2ba4a7cef4ed0b007f527","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-405","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-403",835,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsolo-farming-in-the-tower-cover.jpg"]