Solo Farming In The Tower-Chapter 685: Hehe! Sneaking a Bite Behind Master’s Back Makes It Taste Even Better!
99th Floor of the Silver Tower.
Swish.
“Grow.”
Ophelia scattered mugwort seeds, activating her skill.
The seeds touched the soil and immediately—
Crunch. Crackle.
—sprouted roots and began growing rapidly.
While the seeds thrived...
Hehe. Soon, I’ll get to eat a feast of Sejun’s cooking.
Ophelia, lost in happy thoughts, imagined what dishes Sejun would bring to the Dragons' Meeting.
[You have harvested Fresh Life Mugwort.]
[Your job experience has slightly increased.]
"Hehe. It’s all thanks to me, the great Green Dragon Ophelia Iorg, the one responsible for Sejun’s well-being!"
Ophelia boasted proudly while harvesting the mugwort.
99th Floor of the Black Tower
Nod.
“Sejun No. 12, good job.”
Sejun nodded in gratitude as Sejun No. 12 crumbled into dust.
It had been six days since Sejun began cooking for the Dragons' Meeting, and Sejun No. 12 had finally reached the end of its lifespan.
Although he now had to finish the remaining dishes alone, most of the side dishes were already prepared—only the main dishes remained.
A few days earlier, Sejun had tried to boost his workforce by sprouting three Dragon Fruits from Herr, hoping for helpful clones. However...
One fruit copied Greenhouse and Lawn Laying skills.Another copied Vitality and Cleanliness Maintenance skills.The last copied Transplanting and Weeding skills.
All useless for cooking.
So, he reassigned them:
The Greenhouse clone was sent to lay grass in the Black Minotaurs' zone.The Vitality clone was tasked with washing dishes.The Transplanting clone...
Wait, where did that one go?
It had disappeared somewhere, presumably weeding or transplanting trees—after all, a Sejun clone wouldn’t slack off.
With Sejun No. 12 gone, the kitchen fell silent.
“Vice Chairman Theo, are you ready, nyang?”
“Puhuhu. Ready, nyang! I even polished my claws to help, nyang!”
“Good. Queng, are you ready?”
Queng! Queng!
[Queng is ready, nyo! Queng is an assistant chef now, nyo!]
With Theo and Queng, Sejun began preparing the main dishes for the Dragons' Meeting:
Spicy Stir-fried Squid (Ojingeo Bokkeum)Crispy Fried Squid (Ojingeo Twigim)Cold Squid Salad (Ojingeo Mulhoe)
“Vice Chairman Theo, slice the vegetables.”
“Puhuhu. Got it, nyang!”
Dadadada!
Theo expertly diced the vegetables—freshly harvested under the Blue Moon, packed with mana.
“Queng, prepare the batter for the fried squid.”
Queng!
[Understood, nyo!]
Queng began mixing the batter for the crispy squid fry.
“And I’ll make the sauce.”
As Sejun, Theo, and Queng cooked with perfect teamwork...
A shadow lurked behind the kitchen door.
Kihihi. Squeak!
[Hehe! Once the dishes are ready, I’ll sneak a bite!]
It was Kamang, hiding and waiting for an opportunity.
Sure, roasted sweet potato strips were Kamang’s favorite, but...
Hehe. Stolen bites taste the best!
Kamang loved the thrill of stealing Sejun’s food without permission.
Suddenly—
Kyawng!
Thud-thud-thud!
Baektang burst into the kitchen like a white blur.
And Baektang’s target?
This time, I’ll succeed!
Sejun’s lap.
However—
Hiss! Hiss!
Theo immediately blocked Baektang’s path, hissing furiously.
Seeing Theo’s wrath...
Kyawng...
Baektang flopped onto its back, belly up—a swift surrender.
Another successful defense by Vice Chairman Theo.
At that moment—
Squeak!
[Sejun! Hello!]
A familiar voice.
“Uhehe. Sejun, hi! You’re cooking, I see? I haven’t eaten yet. Just saying. Uhehehe.”
Yuren entered the kitchen, smirking.
“Mohehehe. Hello!”
Right behind him were Piyot, Poyo, and the other companions.
However—
“You’re shedding. Get out.”
Sejun, his expression dark, glared at them.
“Ack—!”
“Sorry!”
The group immediately fled.
Because during cooking, Sejun transformed into a serious chef—The Culinary God of the Tower.
Moments later—
The main dishes were nearly complete when—
“Hey guys, grab some Fire Moths from the storage for me.”
Sejun called out to his companions waiting outside.
The morning catch of Black Flame Moths had been used up, but there were still plenty of White Flame Moths and Blue Flame Moths in the spatial warehouse.
And since Theo had some sun-dried vegetables, dough made by Queng, and Sejun’s seasoning sauce left over, he planned to make a downgraded version of the squid trio dish they had just prepared.
Piyot! Piyot!
[Yes! Leave it to me!]
"Hehehe. I’ll catch a lot!"
With that, Piyot and Yuren headed toward the moth farm.
However, Sejun and Piyot had overlooked one thing.
Yuren’s companion, Poyo, was missing.
Kihihih! Kking!
[Hehe. Poyo, bring that to the great Kkamang!]
“Mohehehe. Yes!”
At Kkamang's orders, Poyo was sneaking food.
“What’s Poyo doing?”
Of course, Sejun noticed immediately.
“I’m following the great Kkamang’s orders...”
Poyo confessed the truth to Sejun.
Kking!
[Run away!]
Kkamang ran off, trying to save himself.
But,
“Kkamang, if you don’t come back now, I’ll add another week to your diet!”
Kking!
[Nooo!]
The sneaky butler!
Because of the diet, Kkamang had no choice but to return.
“Who told Poyo to steal food?! Huh?!”
Kking...
“And why does Poyo just follow Kkamang’s orders like that...”
Sejun was scolding both Kkamang and Poyo.
“Hmm?!”
Why was Poyo alone here?! Where’s Yuren?!
Realizing something was wrong, Sejun felt a chill down his spine, and a shiver ran through him.
At that moment,
“Puhuhuh. Chairman Park, I feel a pull!”
Theo raised his paw and shouted cheerfully.
“Hehehe.”
A reversal of fortune.
Sejun’s spine tingled again, but this time, it was for a good reason.
Creak.
Piyot.
[This is it.]
“Wow, it’s a lot.”
Piyot and Yuren entered the moth farm.
Piyot?! Piyot?
[Huh?! Where did Poyo go?]
Flap. Flap.
Piyot hurriedly flew around, realizing that Poyo was missing from Yuren’s side, and began searching every corner of Yuren’s body.
“Hehehe. I don’t know.”
Yuren replied cheerfully to Piyot’s frantic search.
Crunch.
A sound of something breaking echoed from the center of the farm.
Piyot?
[What’s that sound?]
When Piyot looked toward the noise, he saw that the blade of [Surtr’s Flame Sword] in the center of the farm had cracked.
Whoosh.
From the crack, blue flames began spewing out like they were being vomited.
And
Woong.
The five essences of fire around the area also started to go berserk.
Piyot!
[Yuren-sama!]
Piyot immediately blamed Yuren. If something bad happened, it was always Yuren’s fault.
“Sorry.”
Yuren quickly apologized. After all, most bad things were usually her fault.
Whoosh.
The flames grew stronger and expanded, and Piyot and Yuren hurriedly exited the room.
And
Whoosh.
The flames followed them out.
Bang!
Piyot quickly shut the door. As he did, he saw moths caught by the flames absorbing the fire and rapidly increasing in number.
Even though the door was closed,
Sizzle.
The flames outside the door began to melt it.
Considering they were in a dimensional space, it was a very serious situation.
This meant that the flames were too strong for the dimension to handle.
At that moment,
“Hehehe. I knew it would be here.”
“Puhuhuh. It’s all thanks to me, nya!”
A lighthearted yet oddly reassuring laugh echoed as Sejun and Theo, who was clinging to Sejun’s knee, appeared.
“Huh? The door’s melted?”
“Puhuhuh. The great hybrid, Chairman Park, feels the pull from beyond the door, nya!”
“I know.”
Sejun answered Theo and took a red pipe from his pocket, putting it in his mouth. It was [Flame Devourer].
“Poyo, stay close to Yuren.”
“Mohehehe. Yes!”
After assigning Poyo to stay with Yuren, Sejun said,
“Let’s go.”
“Puhuhuh. Let’s go, nya!”
Sejun crossed into the moth farm, absorbing the flames with the Flame Devourer, even as the door was nearly completely melted.
Though the residual flames brushed against Sejun, he felt nothing but relief.
“Ugh. That feels good.”
The effect of [Alias: Reborn from the Flames] made Sejun feel better.
“Puhuhuh. Chairman Park, I’ll absorb them for you, nya! Nya!”
Even the remaining fire energy was eagerly absorbed by Theo, who had the talent: Qi Absorption.
Although Theo could only normally absorb regular qi, he could now freely absorb elemental energy as well.
Sejun just thought, "Well, that’s Theo for you. He’s a cat, after all."
As Sejun entered deeper into the farm, it was like entering a furnace.
With an overwhelming amount of fiery energy, a large number of normal moths with red flame wings were born.
The normal moths, driven by the red flames, flung themselves into the white flames, transforming into White Flame Moths.
The White Flame Moths then flung themselves into the blue flames, evolving into Blue Flame Moths. The Blue Flame Moths, in turn, flung themselves into the black flames, evolving into Black Flame Moths.
[Surtr’s Flame Sword] had already exhausted all its heat and had fallen to the ground, as had the essences of fire.
He’d need to ask Lamter for around ten fire essences to remake them.
To replace Surtr’s Flame Sword, that would likely be necessary.
Just as Sejun was thinking about remaking the moth farm,
“Huh?!”
Sejun noticed the Black Flame Moths flinging themselves into the black flames.
Was there a final evolution?!
“Hehehe. Theo, I’m so happy right now.”
“Puhuhuh. Just listening to me makes you happy, nya! So, great hybrid Chairman Park, just trust me from now on!”
Theo, growing increasingly smug in response to Sejun’s words.
“Yeah.”
Sejun, feeling good, simply agreed.
Whoosh. Whoosh.
[The Black Tower Luck Target, Park Theo, has defeated the Third Calamity: the Moth of Destruction.]
[The Black Tower Luck Target, Park Theo, has gained 50% of the experience, receiving 3,000.]
...
They continued to defeat approaching moths while waiting for the Black Flame Moths to evolve.
After about ten minutes,
...
The evolved moth finally revealed itself in silence.
[Midnight Black Flame Moth]
It was a moth with pitch-black wings, the size of a dump truck, absorbing surrounding fire energy and darkening the area further.
At that moment,
Flap.
As the Midnight Black Flame Moth spread its massive black wings,
Srrrk.
The moths around it started dying off.
Because the fire energy was absorbed by its wings.
A fire that extinguishes fire. That was the power of the Midnight Black Flame Moth.
As it absorbed fire energy, the wings and size of the moth grew larger.
“Hehehe. It’s growing a lot.”
Sejun watched contentedly.
However,
“Nya?!”
What’s going on? Why is the pull getting weaker, nya?!
As the Midnight Black Flame Moth grew larger, Theo’s pull seemed to be strangely weakening.
The reason...
Kking! Kking! Kking!
[Butler! No! If it fully evolves into the Apostle of Destruction, it will become dangerous for you! And the moths will go extinct!]
Noticing something wrong, Kkamang rushed in to warn them.
The reason calamities evolve is to eventually become the Apostles of Destruction.
The Midnight Black Flame Moth was also absorbing fire energy and evolving into the Apostle of Destruction, and once it became that, Sejun would be in danger, and the moths would go extinct.
That was why Theo’s pull was weakening.
“Nya!”
As soon as Theo realized why his pull was weakening,
He gulped.
He ate the set of black beans he hated.
Flame on!
He swung his front paws, burning money with full force.
Bang!
With a powerful blow, Theo, the Great Star Warrior, defeated the Midnight Black Flame Moth.
Unfortunately, Sejun’s balance went back to zero.
It was a very cheap cost to defeat the Apostle of Destruction.
[The Black Tower Luck Target, Park Theo, has defeated the Apostle of Destruction (True): Midnight Black Flame Moth.]
[The Black Tower Luck Target, Park Theo, has gained 50% of the experience, receiving 1 trillion.]
[Due to the effect of <Alias: Master of the Calamity Farm>, you’ve gained an additional 2 trillion experience.]
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[You’ve leveled up.]
...
Thus, the Midnight Black Flame Moth, born from Yuren’s misfortune, had a short life before it was reborn with Sejun’s leveling experience and the delicious squid dish.
And
Kyaung?!
[Theo-sama was banned from approaching Sejun-sama’s knee for one hour as a punishment?!]
This is it!
Quick to give up, but even quicker to start plotting, Baektang began dreaming of a rebellion to take Sejun’s knee. Whether it would succeed, who knew?
Perhaps because he couldn’t have it, he wanted it more.
