[{"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-694":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},1751709,2237,"Chapter 694: Vice Chairman Theo, did you sell these?!","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-694",694,"\u003Cp>TL: Hanguk\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PR: MiniPixelZ\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>99th floor of the Black Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s begin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun, having erected memorial monuments, prepared food today again with the farm members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, they had to make cookies and marshmallows and procure chocolate bricks. These were the ingredients for making Choco Pies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Sejun and the farm members were diligently preparing the ingredients,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hel~nim, are the chocolate bricks not ready yet, meow?! Our great hybrid Chairman Park is waiting, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo urged Hel,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to Theo, Pink-fur was looking at him with an expression full of anticipation, holding a giant bowl with her left front paw while vigorously and quickly whisking egg whites from the Egg Fruit with a stick to make meringue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Vice Chairman Theo, just wait a little. I’m on my way to get them right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hel hastily responded to Theo and then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang! Bang! Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mud! I know you’re in there! Open the door quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knocked on the door of Mud, the God of Mud. For the record, Mud had no debts to Hel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mud, hurry and give me the chocolate bricks!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hel spoke confidently as if she came to collect a debt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He… Hel… I’m sleepy…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mud opened the door and answered in an almost tearful voice. He had good reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Sejun started making Choco Pies, Mud had not taken a break from making chocolate bricks. No, he hadn’t even slept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mud, you’re the God of Mud. Are you going to lose to something like sleep? And when God-Sejun wants it, are you not going to do it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. If God-Sejun wants it, I have to…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right! Mud, you can do it! From now on, for every 10,000 chocolate bricks, I’ll give you 2 Sejun Company welfare points, so let’s do our best!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! I’ll try my best!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hel, with excellent motivation, cared for Mud’s mental state and sent 100,000 chocolate bricks to Theo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mud, here you go. Let’s keep working hard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to that, Hel gave 20 points to Mud but pocketed a net profit of 30 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, adding to the existing 10 points, she now had 40 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great. Now that I’ve got points, shall I send some transcendence-grade seeds?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With energetic steps, Hel went to visit Mirna, the God of Dragons. Because among the transcendence-grade seeds, Sejun wanted dragon fruit the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock. Knock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mirna.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Hel knocked on the door,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hel, why did you come so late?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirna hurriedly opened the door, looking angry, and then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here. Take them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She handed over two dragon fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vastly different reaction from Mud’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our God-Sejun can do whatever he wants!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirna was showing obsessive dedication to Sejun, who was the only dragon that followed her, and was working hard making dragon fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to that, with Sejun germinating several dragon fruits, Mirna had earned great divine power and increased her divinity, enabling her to produce even better dragon fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mirna, this one… its size is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Hel was about to ask about the dragon fruit that was 1.5 times larger than the others,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hel, hurry and send the dragon fruit to God-Sejun. Ehehe. He’ll be happy to get this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirna urged Hel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hel quickly sent the dragon fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sent the Transcendence-grade seed, Dragon Fruit Seed, to Vice Chairman Park Theo of Sejun Company.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hel, the God of Merchants, received 5 Welfare Points as a reward for completing the quest.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, two dragon fruit seeds were delivered to Sejun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slurp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mmm. That’s good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner, Sejun drank warm kudzu tea made from kudzu juice squeezed by Cuengi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuehehehe. Kueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hehehe. It’s delicious!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuengi also happily drank warm honey water, following Sejun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, Hel~nim sent us dragon fruit seeds, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo reached into the bag with his front paw and pulled out the items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Why is this one so big?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun examined the larger of the two dragon fruits, which was 1.5 times bigger than a regular one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ This dragon fruit seed is an evolved version of the original made by Mirna, the God of Dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>→ When it absorbs a part of a dragon’s body and the Energy of Creation, it germinates into a dragon fruit that replicates 3 to 5 skills from the dragon that provided the body part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It replicates three to five skills?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means the probability of replicating cooking skills is higher than before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, if it’s five skills…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bit of luck, there might be an all-around Sejun No. 23 capable of both farming and cooking. For reference, 23 is a famous basketball player’s jersey number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe. I have to germinate it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun quickly grabbed the regular dragon fruit seed and the gifted dragon fruit seed and headed to Kamyeoldaeseong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kiki!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kya-kya!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. Nice to see you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He greeted the Destruction Pioneers and Destruction Devourers who welcomed him, and planted the seeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Vice Chairman Theo, cut this onion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Got it, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here you go, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun received two onion halves from Theo and placed them over his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh. It stings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forced himself to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drip. Drip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun’s tears dropped onto the soil where the dragon fruit seeds were planted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two dragon fruit seeds rapidly germinated, absorbing Sejun’s tears and the Energy of Creation that had spread around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the dragon fruits had grown, Sejun began by checking the regular one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe. Not bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The regular dragon fruit had replicated the Mastery of Farming Tools and Harvesting skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go and harvest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun immediately sent the dragon fruit to the farm to harvest crops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he checked the gifted dragon fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There it is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun smiled brightly as he saw the skills the fruit had replicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it had only replicated the minimum of three skills, it had copied Crop Gigantification, Delicious Cooking, and Fermentation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe. Welcome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun put his arm around Sejun No. 12’s shoulder and walked into the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s get started, Sejun No. 12.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now with an ally, Sejun began full-scale cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Sejun No. 12 cooked a dish,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cooking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun would use the prepared ingredients to replicate the dish with maximum efficiency. From time to time, he’d go to the brewery to brew liquor using the Fermentation skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the help of Sejun No. 12 and the farm members, food preparation went smoothly, and three days passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>D-1 until the birthday party. One day left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn on the 99th floor of the Black Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is bad, meow…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kueng…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What should we do…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Pip-pip… Only one day left now…)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Great Blackie is good at treasure hunts though…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo, Cuengi, Paespaes, and Blackie wore gloomy expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been four days since they started looking for Sejun’s birthday present. Contrary to their expectations of finding it quickly, there had been no success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo’s front paws weren’t drawn to anything, and Cuengi’s sense of smell hadn’t picked up any unusual scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once tonight passes, the birthday party will begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have to find something tonight, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That’s right!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Pip-pip. Yes!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Brothers, Great Blackie will do his best too!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four renewed their resolve and went back to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When morning came,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Pass.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those with invitations began entering the 99th floor of the tower one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmhmmhm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun, having finished lunch, hummed a tune while leisurely sipping coffee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because he had completed cooking for 150 million people in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had prepared about 15 million more portions than the invitations Theo had sold, so there was no risk of running out of food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this much, there shouldn’t be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuchu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We’ve arrived at where the HamGod lives!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuyu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Let’s pay our respects first!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chikchik?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But which direction do we face?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ppuch?! Ppu!ch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why are you just standing there in front?! Move! We’re being pushed from the back!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the hamsters of , holding the wedding invitations of Bochi and Lara, began flooding in endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?! Vice Chairman Theo, did you sell these?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squeeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun grabbed Theo’s cheek fat and interrogated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chehmuhn Pahhk, I’b innochen, nyaow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You didn’t?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heally didn’t, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling awkward, Sejun let go while squishing Theo’s soft cheeks a few more times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t me this time. I’m so wrongly accused, meow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo looked at Sejun with a sullen expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading Theo’s mood, Sejun gently laid him down and put some Churu into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chomp. Chomp. Chomp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo quickly cheered up and happily ate the Churu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Theo like that, Cuengi and Blackie also flopped down in front of Sejun, and he gave them snacks as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Theo, Cuengi, and Blackie were lying on their backs enjoying their treats,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guys, can you go find out what’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whirr!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun sent the Poisonous Bees to investigate the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short while later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?! All these are guests for Master Bo’s wedding?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come on. You’ve got to invite in moderation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing what the Poisonous Bees said, Sejun became furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of Master Bo, I got scolded by Chairman Park, meow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo was also angry beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyoo-kyoo-kyoo-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of Bochi~nim, Theo~nim was misunderstood by Sejun~nim!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iona was angry too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bochi had earned the wrath of Sejun, Theo, and Iona. Things would not go well for him once he arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, I better roast some peanuts. You guys go harvest them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kkwek!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaken, Sejun collected himself, quickly sent the Mushroom Ants to harvest peanuts, and went to the kitchen to start roasting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crop Gigantification.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used the skill together with Sejun No. 12 to increase the size of the peanuts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how he looked at it, the existing peanuts weren’t enough to satisfy the wave of incoming hamsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, anyone would lose morale and give up at the overwhelming number of hamsters, but Sejun gave it his all, determined to make it work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more hopeless the situation, the more he focused on the task at hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trait of Sejun’s had been the key to his survival all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, Sejun No. 12 had replicated the Crop Gigantification skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun watched Sejun No. 12 diligently using the skill while drinking a potion of Mugwort Juice of Magic Power and felt relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Sejun No. 12 had only the necessary skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the giant roasted peanuts were being prepared,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuengi crushed the giant peanuts into bite-sized pieces suitable for the hamsters to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun kept making roasted giant peanuts late into the evening to feed the hamsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I gave it my all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snoreee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhausted, he began dozing off while eating dinner. The fatigue he had accumulated was catching up to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puhuhut. Chairman Park is asleep, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Let’s hurry and find the present!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Pip-pip… I’m up now…)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kihihit. Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hehe. Brothers, Great Blackie is ready too!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling rushed, the group left Sejun behind and quickly went outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paespaes opened a dimensional gate and,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no pull, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No scent either!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They worked hard to find the present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kihihit. Kking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hehe. From now on, this land belongs to Great Blackie!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>104.28.193.250\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blackie also tried hard in his own way. It wasn’t helpful, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a dimensional gate opened,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful cold wave swept through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow! I feel a pull, meow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kueng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I smell good herbs too!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo and Cuengi had found something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, while the four Theo, Cuengi, Paespaes, and Blackie brothers crossed the dimensional gate in search of Sejun’s gift,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejun was left behind all alone and pitifully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shiver-shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trembled from the intense cold blowing in from the dimensional gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already worn out and haggard from fatigue, now asleep while eating due to it, he looked no better than a beggar.\u003C\u002Fp>",1974,"2026-06-06T17:08:58.158Z",1,"novelbin.me","78daefff1bfccc1a271196addd76c6171ea303e38b85a58db844d98ef13927f5","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-695","solo-farming-in-the-tower-chapter-693",835,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsolo-farming-in-the-tower-cover.jpg"]