[{"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-410":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},1751040,2237,"Chapter 410: I Need a Core!","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-410",410,"\u003Cp>TL: Hanguk\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Downtown Houston, USA.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keeaak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city was filled with Flesh Eaters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the efforts of 100,000 Hunters fighting the Flesh Eaters, the defensive line, which had barely been maintained, eventually collapsed due to the uneliminated seeds of the Flesh Eaters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the evacuation of 7 million citizens of Houston was completed, the Hunters retreated according to a pre-planned retreat operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White House, USA.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. President, the Hunters’ retreat operation has just been completed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Secretary of Defense reported to the President.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“During the operation, 125 Hunters and 1,129 soldiers died.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm. The damage is greater than expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s because mutant individuals suddenly appeared…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mutant individuals?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Please take a look at the screen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Secretary of Defense played a video on his tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen showed thousands of monsters with human-like bodies and cherry tomato heads attacking the Hunters and soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the Flesh Eaters, their movement speed was so fast that even the Hunters and soldiers had difficulty responding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fortunately, the mutated entities die on their own over time, and they don’t have seeds in their heads.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s a relief. So, where are they moving now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Flesh Eaters that have occupied Houston are splitting up and moving along the coastline to the east and west.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then to the east is Louisiana, and to the west is Mexico?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. So we plan to set up a defensive line in Lafayette, Louisiana, to buy time and send Mage Hunters to the tower.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?! You couldn’t stop them with 100,000 Hunters, and now you want to send Mages to the tower?! Are you crazy?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The President erupted in anger at the Secretary of Defense’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. President, please calm down. We must send the Mages to the tower in order to defeat them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Secretary of Defense hurriedly reported the information about the newly emerged job, the Bomb Mage, from the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… they’re selling Pineapple Bombs cultivated by Park Sejun in the tower?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Yes, that’s correct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The President wore an expression of utter disbelief. The Secretary of Defense swallowed his laughter as he answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself had only believed it after seeing the Pineapple Bombs firsthand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The effect is certain, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Within a 50-meter radius of the explosion, even the seeds of the Flesh Eaters are turned to powder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Secretary of Defense further explained the job traits that could be obtained by becoming a Bomb Mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bomb Timer – Installs a timer magic on bombs to schedule explosion within 10 minutes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Precision Bomb Throwing – Increases bomb throwing accuracy by 20%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. Proceed. And make sure to secure as many Pineapple Bombs as possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, sir!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The United States began moving to secure Screaming Pineapples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. I’ll sell a total of 10 million Sturdy Blade Green Onions, 100,000 at a time, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“10 million Tower Coins for 100,000!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“15 million Tower Coins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Theo’s words, the Hunters of the Neta Tribe began to competitively raise their bids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no hesitation since the Sturdy Blade Green Onions were certified by the great Green Dragon to eradicate the Locusts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“19.1 million Tower Coins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“19.3 million Tower Coins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“20 million Tower Coins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the final bid,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When no one else raised their bid,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sold, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo pointed his front paw at the Hunter who made the final bid and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woohoo!!! Long live the Deer Tribe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Deer Tribe won!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Theo’s words, some of the Hunters cheered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Neta, there were hundreds of subtribes so large that they could be called nations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the recent auction was like a national competition for them. Since they won, it was natural for them to cheer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“19.3 million Tower Coins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sold, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the auction continued and the bids began to decrease slightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are they really selling something that can eradicate the Locusts here?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell? Why is the Tiger Tribe here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And why is the Lion Tribe loitering around here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunters from two tribes approached the shop, growling at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had descended from the upper floors upon hearing the news of the auction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the two tribes appeared, other Hunters stepped aside to make room for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This alone indicated the formidable presence of the Tiger Tribe and the Lion Tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s start again, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the auction resumed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“19 million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“30 million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“40 million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Representatives of the two tribes began to raise the bids like madmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“50 million!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kuk! 55 million!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eeek! 60 million!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The representatives of the two tribes glared at each other while calling out their bids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other tribes dared not intervene in the pride battle between the Tiger Tribe and the Lion Tribe and watched with bated breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hehe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo also smiled brightly, covering his mouth with his front paw as he looked at the two tribes. Puhuhut. The big suckers have arrived, meow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s sold out, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the remaining Sturdy Blade Green Onions were sold to the Tiger Tribe and the Lion Tribe, earning 3.6 billion Tower Coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. As expected, auctions are the way to make money, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, by Theo’s standards, it was still far from sufficient revenue, it was almost 120,000 times higher compared to the shop’s sales yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I should reinvest this money, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chairman Park said he believes in me, meow! To repay Chairman Park’s trust, I need more money, meow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Theo was contemplating how to use the 3.6 billion Tower Coins,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, next time, hand over all the goods to our Tiger Tribe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tiger Tribe’s representative, Theseus, approached Theo with a menacing expression, threatening him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Did you just threaten me, Vice Chairman Theo, meow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right. Hand over all the Sturdy Blade Green Onions while I’m being nice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo laughed and swung his front paw at the back of Theseus’s head. Just because they were both felines didn’t mean he would go easy on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Theseus!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other Tigers rushed towards Theo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack. Smack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo delightedly struck the back of their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stamp. Stamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began stamping them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>99th floor of the Black Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[All stats increase by 0.01 due to the effect of the .]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this what he meant by trusting only him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe. Thanks, Vice Chairman Theo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun smiled contentedly as he watched his stats increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pluck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your job experience has slightly increased.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 8 has slightly increased.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained 1 experience point.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun harvested the cherries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, due to the Earth’s Jewels depleting the land’s fertility, about 10% of the fruits that grew rapidly with the Harvest Elixir were underdeveloped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he harvested them belatedly like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I should use some Power soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun thought he should use the Power: Abundance on the land soon while continuing to harvest cherries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your job experience has slightly increased.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 8 has slightly increased.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained 70 experience points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scorching Cherries?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun had harvested a cherry with a prefix attached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The tower acknowledges your exclusive cultivation rights to the new variety.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No one can cultivate Scorching Cherries without your permission.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your job experience has increased greatly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Due to your job trait, all stats increase by 10.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun had harvested his 24th new variety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh! A new variety!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun hurriedly checked the options of the cherry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ A cherry grown inside the Black Tower, it is delicious as it has absorbed ample nutrients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ The seed contains the energy of fire, and it will explode and burns hotly when magic is infused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ When consumed, it provides strong resistance to cold for 1 hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the options were somewhat impractical, Sejun decided to be satisfied with having another new variety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least it tastes better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hehehe. I should duplicate it and plant them tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Sejun was putting the harvested cherries into the Golden Box of Abundance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Who touched my secret stash again?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blackie tilted his head as he looked at his secret stash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was the first secret stash filled with food, but the second one was also packed with food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo, Cuengi, and Paespaes had filled the youngest’s secret stash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did someone confuse it with another storage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kikihit. Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heheh. Then I’ll eat it all and pretend I don’t know!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaware of this, Blackie started eating the food diligently in case it was taken back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’m full…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to his overflowing greed, his stomach was pitifully small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This won’t do! I need a core!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up until now, Blackie hadn’t made a core, thinking he would find his own core eventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if he made a new core, there would be a conflict between the two cores when he found his original core later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he didn’t want to find his original core anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he found his core, he wouldn’t be able to play with them or eat roasted sweet potatoes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he liked this place more. No, saying he liked it more was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was an Apostle of Destruction, his heart was always full of anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never been happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here, even just sleeping in his arms made him excited! So, he decided to make a new core!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made up his mind to create a new core,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gather!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The food he had just eaten quickly digested and formed a tiny core the size of a grain of sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kikihit. Kking! Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Khehehe. I have a core now! I can eat a lot!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blackie began to grow the size of the core by repeatedly eating and absorbing food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Super sunfish Blackie trying to surpass sunfish Sejun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Blackie, who said you could snack before meals?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunfish Sejun wouldn’t just let it slide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where did you learn to run away with food in your mouth?! Come here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun yelled and slowly chased after Blackie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kikihit. Kking! Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heheh. With a core, my steps are light! He can’t catch up to me!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaware of this, Blackie was happy thinking he had outrun Sejun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1st Floor of the Green Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Do you have a Wandering Merchant Association here too, meow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo, pondering how to increase his wealth, asked while grilling fish with the fire emanating from Agni’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, we do. There’s also a Wizard Association and a Mercenary Association.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Excellent, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Slaves 1 to 105, gather, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo, having finished grilling the fish, went outside and called the trolls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response to Theo’s call, trolls from slave 1 to slave 105 gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Line up in order from slave 1, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Theo’s command, the trolls quickly lined up, with Krrta, the youngest of the Immortal Clan and slave 1, standing at the very front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is this a case of the youngest being in charge?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krrta felt proud to be at the front, having surpassed his seniors, and looked at Theo with respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I am now in Theo-nim’s team!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Krrta pledged his loyalty to Theo in his heart,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. From now on, you will become wandering merchants, meow! Slave No. 1 will manage the money as the representative, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo gave Krrta, the representative, money to join the Wandering Merchant Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo planned to turn the trolls into wandering merchants to promote Sejun’s crops in the Green Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Now go, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo sent the trolls off,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chairman Park, I’m back, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and returned to the Black Tower for the night.\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>",1939,"2026-06-06T17:08:28.434Z",1,"novelbin.me","167e4364b70825e0228687653a8a6dbd35f6ac41d7ae9b791bb63bd3d47d64b3","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-411","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-409",835,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsolo-farming-in-the-tower-cover.jpg"]