[{"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-523":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},1751648,2237,"Chapter 523: Not Unfortunate Enough to Use It?","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-523",523,"\u003Cp>TL: Hanguk\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little while ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun and his party raided Uren’s fourth treasure vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Now, it’s the last vault, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. Let’s finish this quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piyo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With great enthusiasm, they headed toward the last remaining treasure vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Got it, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piyo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Sejun, Theo, Cuengi, and Piyot had become complete experts at raiding treasure vaults, quickly emptying out Uren’s fifth treasure vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uren was still in a state of depression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Uren remained downcast, the treasure vault raiding crew diligently swept the treasures into their bags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s this unpleasant item, meow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo carefully inspected a square black wooden piece that he felt reluctant to touch with his paw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire front of the palm-sized amulet had the character ‘厄’ deeply engraved on it. (TL: 厄 means Misfortune in this case)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The amulet seemed to want to avoid Theo’s paw, shifting slightly to the opposite side of where Theo’s paw approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mismatch of affinities between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where do you think you’re running, meow?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible to escape from Theo’s paw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chairman Park, I found something strange, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo picked up the amulet and brought it over to Sejun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something strange?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun took the amulet and examined it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ A divine relic crafted by Misfortune, the God of Misfortune, after striking a branch of a 10,000-year-old jujube World Tree with lightning and imbuing it with divine power. (TL: The name “Misfortune” is in English, while “God of Misfortune” is in Korean in the original raw.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ By absorbing a small misfortune that befalls the wearer, it can prevent a large misfortune within the next 24 hours. (It cannot block massive misfortunes.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ The more misfortunes it swallows, the more the relic’s power grows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ Usage Restriction: Only those recognized as unfortunate by Misfortune, the God of Misfortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ Creator: Misfortune, the God of Misfortune\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh! This is a divine relic?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it was a gift sent to Uren, it even came with an appraisal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can prevent a big misfortune by swallowing a small one?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then it’s perfect for me!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a sunfish like him, a single big misfortune meant losing one of his lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Sejun was happily holding the amulet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misfortune, the God of Misfortune, rejected Sejun. Not realizing what a great opportunity he was missing. (TL: Opportunity for God of Misfortune)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being rejected by Misfortune like that, Sejun-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not unfortunate enough to use it? Then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That guy is 100% qualified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He naturally looked at Uren, who was making a sad face in front of the treasure vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Vice Chairman Theo, give this to Uren.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Sejun’s instructions, Theo handed the Misfortune-Swallowing Amulet to Uren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Misfortune, the God of Misfortune, cries out, asking where you’ve been all this time and begs to stay with you forever.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uren became the owner of the divine relic amid Misfortune’s intense welcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Misfortune-Swallowing Amulet grows slightly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It will prevent one large misfortune within the next 24 hours.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[One large misfortune has been prevented.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The relic immediately swallowed a small misfortune of Uren’s and blocked a large misfortune that was going to happen to him today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, waves of misfortune were still relentlessly looming behind that blocked one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom, Dad, it seems I have to leave again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I just keep strengthening this relic…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Uren left the Daemon family with hope of controlling his misfortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he was leaving by choice, not like ten years ago when he was chased out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right. As a man should! You must see the wider world! Don’t worry about us and stay out as long as you want.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uren, make sure to eat well. And if you need money, don’t struggle to come all the way back. Just! Call us. We’ll send it right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, Uren felt like he was being chased out again, just like ten years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a secluded corner of the Combat Shop headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahahaha! Finally, my divine relic has found an owner! I’ve never seen anyone this unfortunate before!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who avoided me, saying they’d be cursed with misfortune if they stayed with me… I’ll make them pay!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misfortune, the Goddess of Misfortune, cheered as she lay on the street in rags, her ashen hair disheveled and homeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the way darkness is deepest where the light is brightest, the Combat Shop headquarters housed a few combat gods who were even poorer than the non-combat gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misfortune, the Goddess of Misfortune, was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Misfortune-Swallowing Amulet has prevented a major misfortune and gained 0.5 Divine Power.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! I got Divine Power!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misfortune cheered, reading the messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not realizing that if she had recognized Sejun as the owner of the divine relic, she could have received a achievement monument for eliminating his misfortune and earned dozens of times more Divine Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How fitting for the Goddess of Misfortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After registering the waypoint on the 86th floor of the Golden Tower, Sejun returned via the waypoint to the 99th floor of the Golden Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s already night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, good work today. Sleep well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he arrived at the farm, he went straight to his house and fell asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gororong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Sejun and his companions slept,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Pip-pip. Goodnight, everyone.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paespaes woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kihihit. Kking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hehe. It’s time.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Paespaes went outside, Blackie ran out as well and brought back his 1% core fragment, which he had hidden in his treasure trove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a core made from combining purified fragments cleansed by the Destruction Devourers long ago, and it was the essential material for the great method Blackie had been preparing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since long ago, Blackie family had occasionally gathered in the mental world to hold meetings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their main agenda was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can we make the butler stronger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can we live without worrying about the butler?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can we prevent the butler from becoming envious of us?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, everything was about Sejun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the butler is strong, everything will be solved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the answers led to one conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Blackie Family joined the trend of making Sejun stronger, along with Theo, Cuengi, the dragons of the Four Dragons Council, Aileen, and even the Creator God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, it seemed like the entire universe was trying to help Sejun, but he still remained a fragile speck in the universe, unable to shake his sunfish status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were countless ways to make Sejun stronger, but he was too weak to handle any of that power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Blackie family didn’t give up. After long, intense deliberation, they finally found a very safe way to strengthen Sejun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s give the butler a core too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cores were organs exclusive to divine beasts, known for their exceptional stability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only issue was that Sejun wasn’t a divine beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hehe. Let’s forcefully create one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With eight excellent divine beasts here, there was no reason it couldn’t be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blackie family planned to create a core in Sejun’s lower abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, let’s begin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kihihit. Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hehe. Butler, swallow this!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blackie forcefully pushed the core fragment into Sejun’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap tap tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he scurried down to Sejun’s lower abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Melt!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kkiruk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharalang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Break down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kkak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ppiyak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mumu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other seven subordinates, who had already positioned themselves around Sejun, began channeling their power to assist Blackie in breaking down the 1% power-contained core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had practiced this extensively in the mental world, so their actions were precise and flawless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the core was broken down-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gather!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blackie concentrated the energy of his dismantled core fragment back into Sejun’s lower abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Here we go!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He created an invisible, tiny mass of energy, which he began to roll and gradually absorb energy to grow in size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the mass grew slightly larger, Blackie consumed some stats to stabilize it by pressing it from all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why Blackie had distributed his stats to his subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After rolling the energy mass to make it smaller, then compressing it again by expending more stats every time it grew, they repeated the process dozens of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It’s complete!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>104.28.193.250\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, the energy stabilized completely and settled in Sejun’s lower abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kkirorong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eomrorong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kirurung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exhausted Blackie family fell into a deep sleep, as if they had passed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun woke up energetically, as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, something felt different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His stomach felt heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not like I need to go to the bathroom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Sejun rubbed his heavy belly and looked ahead, he saw,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A message appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sunfish Core?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who named this power like that?! Whoever it is, if I find them, I won’t let them get away with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Determined to punish whoever dared to name the power ‘Sunfish Core’, Sejun checked the details of the power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ A core designed and created by Blackie and his seven subordinates, created after long planning for the Black Tower’s Tower Farmer, Park Sejun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ Every day, All Stat Potential +30 (up to a maximum of 50,000)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ For 1 minute, all stats can be converted to Stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power was amazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It immediately boosted all stat potentials by 3000, and would continue to increase by 30 every day. Although there was a cap of 50,000, that number was still far off for Sejun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, there was a +500% increase in vitality and even an ability to convert all stats to Stamina for one minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So Blackie was the culprit, huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To think that a baby sunfish dared to think of me as a sunfish?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun felt a mix of emotions after checking the power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should punish Blackie for calling him a sunfish, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading the description made his heart soft as he realized how much Blackie cared about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe I’ll let it slide this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kkirorong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun reached out and patted Blackie, who was sprawled on his belly, sleeping in “大” position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kihihit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blackie let out a happy giggle, enjoying Sejun’s touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hehehe. How cute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without realizing it, a smile appeared on Sejun’s face, and he forgot what he was even thinking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kihihit. Kking?! Kking?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hehe. Butler! How’s the Sunfish Core I made for you?! It’s good, right?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kihihit. Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hehe. With the Sunfish Core, you can get stronger too, butler!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kihihit. Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hehe. I’ll make your Sunfish Core even better later!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blackie, who had woken up, ran frantically around Sejun while enthusiastically explaining about the sunfish core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This super sunfish! Are you still calling me a sunfish?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s it! I can’t take it anymore! Bwoop bwoop bwoop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking?! Kihihit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the “Sunfish” Sejun snapped and punished Blackie with belly farts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Great Hybrid Chairman Park, do it to me too, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Theo and Cuengi presented their bellies, waiting their turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bwoop bwoop bwoop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bwoop bwoop bwoop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuehehehe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bwoop bwoop bwoop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kkihihit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun went on giving belly farts to all three of them in turn until he was dizzy. Only then could he go have breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Huh?! Sejun, what did you pick up this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Looks like a divine beast’s core this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Huh?! There’s another energy mixed in? Isn’t this the battle aura that ogres use?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Hahaha. Our Sejun is becoming more of a hybrid by the day. (TL: Hybrid here is in Korean)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragons of the Four Dragons Council started teasing Sejun, who now had not only dragon bones and divine blood but also a divine beast’s core mixed into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not a hybrid, but hybrid! And you know, hybrids are actually healthier!” (TL: Just like last time, the dragons are calling Sejun a ‘hybrid’ in Korean, and Sejun is saying ‘hybrid’ in English.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun earnestly preached the virtues of hybrids to the dragons. For the sake of the future Park Sejun II. (TL: Damn, Sejun is already thinking about his future child.)\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>\n\u003Cp>.gg\u002FZ2Z6TdQk4g\u003C\u002Fp>",2036,"2026-06-06T17:08:55.383Z",1,"novelbin.me","5d588bae9ff563b27423bbf0432c08ded12472d5027e148e15fbde2adfac70c6","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-524","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-660",835,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsolo-farming-in-the-tower-cover.jpg"]