Solo Farming In The Tower-Chapter 699: This Belongs to the Great Kkamang-nim!

Black Tower, 99th Floor.

[You have eliminated all Corruption from the <World Energy> and completed the <World Energy Freed from Corruption>.]

[Quest complete.]

[As a reward for completing the quest, all stats have increased by 7.]

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[As a quest completion reward, the 0th Floor lodging cost has been reduced by 0.0001%.]

“Ugh... It’s done.”

Sejun welcomed the morning as he checked the quest reward messages.

And then—

“Nyaa...”

Hng...

He gathered up the still-sleeping Theo couple ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) and the Kkamang family to start the day’s work.

As they got to it—

Thud. Thud.

Pink Fur showed up.

A little while later, after breakfast—

“Puhuhut. Chairman Park! I’ll go make lots of money again today, nya!”

“Kuhehehehe. Queng!”

[Hehehehe. Queng will go check on the herb field, da yo!]

Theo and Queng headed off to work.

“Let’s go, Kkamang.”

“Kihihit. Hng!”

[Heehee! Butler! The Great Kkamang-nim will harvest all the sweet potatoes!]

Sejun farmed alongside Kkamang.

[You have harvested Corn of Stamina.]

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While Sejun was harvesting corn—

Heehee! Guys, the Great Kkamang-nim will dig carefully so no one gets hurt!

Kkamang began harvesting sweet potatoes from the sweet potato field.

About an hour passed.

Kihihit.

The Great Kkamang-nim is now rich in roasted sweet potato jerky!

Kkamang giggled, occasionally checking his snack pouch overflowing with goodies.

He had eaten five out of the 100 roasted sweet potato jerkies he received as a birthday gift. Ninety-five were still left.

Then—

“Park Kkamang, stop looking at your pouch and get back to work. Keep it up and I’m confiscating the roasted sweet potato jerky.”

Sejun approached after finishing the corn harvest, scolding him.

Hng! Hng...

[Tch. Stingy butler...]

Kkamang grumbled,

Chomp.

and bit down on a nearby sweet potato vine with his teeth.

Crrrrack.

Hng?

Among the sweet potatoes he unearthed, one was clearly different in size and aura.

Then—

[You have harvested a new variety: Supreme-Taste Royal Honey Sweet Potato, cultivated by Park Kkamang—watchdog of the Third Apostle of Creation, Black Tower Farmer Park Sejun, and noble wolf who hunts roasted sweet potato jerky.]

A message appeared before Sejun.

“Huh?”

Noble wolf who hunts roasted sweet potato jerky?

What stood out more than the new variety was Kkamang’s new title, which had somehow shifted from “wolf who hunts gods” to “wolf who hunts roasted sweet potato jerky.”

Spending too much time with Sejun had degraded even his titles.

“Pfft—!”

Sejun burst out laughing, not realizing it was his own fault.

[The achievement of the Watchdog is the achievement of the Landlord.]

[Congratulations!]

[You have achieved the Tower Farming Achievement of creating a new crop variety.]

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[Due to your job’s trait, all stats have increased by 20.]

More achievement messages popped up.

While Sejun was checking those—

Kihihit. Hng! Hng!

[Heehee! The Great Kkamang-nim harvested it! It’s mine! It belongs to the Great Kkamang-nim!]

Lick. Lick. Lick.

Kkamang was lovingly licking the Supreme-Taste Royal Honey Sweet Potato.

“Park Kkamang, seriously—what are you doing?”

Sejun snatched the sweet potato from him.

What kind of effect does this have?

He checked the item details.

[Supreme-Taste Royal Honey Sweet Potato]

A rare mutant sweet potato grown with the Tower’s highest-quality nutrients and sunlight. Said to have reached the limit of sweetness and effectiveness for sweet potatoes.

Eating one increases all stats by 25 for 1 hour. (Can stack up to 10 times)

Eating 10 grants a permanent +5 to all stats.

Grower: Black Tower Farmer Park Sejun

Shelf life: 180 days

Grade: S

“Oooh.”

‘Reached the limit of flavor’ for a sweet potato, huh?

Just how good does that mean it tastes?!

Sejun’s anticipation soared as he read the description.

And then—

Boing. Boing.

Hng! Hng!

[Butler! That belongs to the Great Kkamang-nim! Give it back!]

Kkamang clung to Sejun’s leg, barking insistently as he demanded his prize.

But—

“Hehehe. Good job, Kkamang. Here, take this.”

Sejun praised him and handed over five more roasted sweet potato jerkies.

Kihihit!

The Great Kkamang-nim now has 100 again!

Delighted, Kkamang bounced away and returned to digging sweet potatoes.

Once he was gone—

Click.

Sejun tucked the Royal Honey Sweet Potato into the Pouch of Abundance, made with the divine relic Devotion from the Goddess of Abundance, Lea, to preserve it and collect seeds.

Just then—

[Your slave, Tower Farmer Zelga of the Blue Tower, has harvested a new variety: Seedless Watermelon That Summons Torrential Rain.]

[The achievement of the slave is the achievement of the master.]

[Congratulations!]

[You have achieved the Tower Farming Achievement of creating a new crop variety.]

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[Due to your job’s trait, all stats have increased by 20.]

This time, Zelga had harvested a new variety.

“Again?”

What is today?! Why is everything going so well?!

Sejun was thrilled.

“Zelga, well done! Here, have some potatoes.”

He showered Zelga with compliments and sent a ton of steamed potatoes as a reward, then received the new watermelon through Tower transport.

[Seedless Watermelon That Summons Torrential Rain]

Just from the name, it was clear why it might cry storms. Poor thing. It must be really bitter.

Empathizing with the watermelon, Sejun read its effect description.

[Seedless Watermelon That Summons Torrential Rain]

A mutant watermelon grown in the Blue Tower, overflowing with Water Qi. It’s completely seedless.

Its seedless nature has left it filled with resentment and rage.

If shocked, its inner rage explodes and causes torrential rain.

Eating it maintains moist skin for one month.

Increases all stats by 50.

Has a low chance of awakening a Water Element-related talent.

Grower: Tower Farmer Park Sejun

Shelf life: 180 days

Grade: S

After reading the options, Sejun placed the watermelon into the Pouch of Abundance to increase the count.

Since it was seedless, there was no way to get seeds—just like the Transcendent Black Soybeans and Medicinal Mugwort—so the only way to multiply it was via the pouch.

“Hehehe...”

Is today just... my lucky day or what?

Grinning with satisfaction, Sejun kept on farming.

The sun blazed high in the late afternoon. It was a day of pure good fortune.

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Land of Ruin.

“...To think... you don’t fear me...”

Corruption frowned, a look of disbelief twisting its grotesque features.

From the moment it had been born... across hundreds of billions of years...

Not once had anyone treated it warmly. Let alone welcomed it—no one had ever even acted normally in its presence.

Fear was the best reaction it ever got. Most showed only disgust.

Never once had it been welcomed.

By contrast, Primordial, who was born alongside Corruption, was loved by everyone.

That only deepened Corruption’s hatred. Primordial began avoiding it—then cut ties completely.

Eventually, without a word, Primordial disappeared, leaving Corruption behind.

And so, Corruption was truly alone.

It wandered across countless places. Yet not once was it welcomed.

With every rejection, layer after layer, pain accumulated.

Corruption had armored itself, made its heart hard—untouchable.

But now... Sejun hadn’t flinched at the sight of it. That alone sent a tiny crack through its fortress of despair.

“Kuhuhu. Not bad. But let’s see if you’re still unfazed... when I make this face.”

To keep that armor from shattering, Corruption practiced twisting its face into something more terrifying. It didn’t want to be hurt again.

Meanwhile—

Shiver. Shiver.

Pure mental fragments of the next God of Creation, hidden nearby, trembled in fear just watching Corruption practice.

Green Tower, 37th Floor.

“Puhuhut! Then let the auction begin, nya! The first batch of crops from the Great Hybrid Chairman Park is the Golden Kiwi of Thunder, nya! I’m selling 10,000 of them—100 per pack, nya!”

“100,000 Tower Coins!”

“100,100 Tower Coins!”

“100,200 Tower Coins!”

Merchants scrambled to bid as Theo returned to the Green Tower for the first time in nearly eight months.

“300,000 Tower Coins!”

“310,000 Tower Coins!”

In a flash, bids had tripled the starting price.

A moment later—

“Puhuhut! Sold, nya!”

Theo successfully sold 10,000 Thunder Kiwis for 5 billion Tower Coins.

“And next up...”

Theo continued auctioning off Sejun’s crops.

“Puhuhut! The last crop is this, nya!”

He pulled out a single carrot.

“...A carrot?”

“It looks weird.”

“Isn’t that defective?”

“Hey! What are you saying?! Vice Chairman Theo would never sell a defective product!”

“Yeah! Take that back or get out!”

The merchants grumbled in confusion.

Then—

“Puhuhut. This, nya... is a Confession Carrot! Share this carrot with someone and your confession will come true, nya! Bidding starts at 10 billion Tower Coins, nya!”

Theo’s grin turned devilish.

What?! A carrot that guarantees a successful confession?!

That’s a money printer right there!

Do you know how many rich lonely folks live in the Green Tower?!

Hearing Theo’s pitch, the merchants stared at the carrot with ravenous eyes.

“11 billion Tower Coins!”

“15 billion!”

“20 billion!”

The bids soared rapidly.

And then—

“Puhuhut! Sold for 50 billion Tower Coins, nya!”

Theo sold just five Confession Carrots—and made more money than from all his previous sales combined.

There were still 5,000 more Confession Carrots in his bag... but Theo didn’t get greedy.

Puhuhut. If I sell them slowly, the price will go even higher, nya!

He’d finally grasped the law of scarcity—after plenty of hard-earned experience.

Puhuhut! I really am a genius merchant, nya!

Gotta hurry back and brag to Chairman Park, nya!

Despite the fact that most merchants had figured this out long ago, Theo puffed his chest in pride and headed back to the Black Tower.

So... what did Theo actually achieve so far?

Absolutely nothing intentional.

He just sold stuff with a lot of enthusiasm—and a lot of luck.

Plop.

And so, the merchant who wandered the Nine Towers returned home, hopping out of his pack at the Black Tower.

“Puhuhut! Chairman Park! I’m back, nya!”

He launched himself at Sejun’s face with his Meow-Tackle™.

“You’re back?”

“Yes, nya! Nya—!”

Sejun, completely unfazed, grabbed him by the scruff and peeled him off. He was used to it by now.

At that moment—

“Kuhehehehe. Queng!”

[Hehehe! Daddy! Queng’s home, da yo!]

Thump-thump-thump.

Queng came sprinting from afar, quickly reaching Sejun.

Now that everyone was gathered—

Kihihit. Hng!

[Heehee! Big bro! Today the Great Kkamang-nim—]

Kkamang excitedly tried to brag to Theo and Queng about harvesting the new sweet potato variety—

“Puhuhut! Chairman Park, listen to me, nya! I’ve finally realized—”

Theo started boasting too—

“Kuhehehehe. Queng!”

[Hehehe! Daddy! Queng worked hard at the herb field today and expanded it by 100,000 pyeong, da yo!]

—cutting Theo off mid-brag.

“Haaak! Queng! I was talking to Chairman Park, why’d you interrupt, nya?!”

Theo snapped.

“Queng!”

[Queng wanted to go first, da yo!]

Queng raised his voice right back.

Hng?! Hng!

[Why aren’t you listening to the Great Kkamang-nim?! Hurry and listen!]

Kkamang barked, demanding attention for his story too.

The three bickered loudly.

“Alright, enough. Let’s eat.”

“Puhuhut. Okay, nya!”

“Kuhehehehe. Queng!”

[Hehehe! Sounds good, da yo!]

Kihihit. Hng!

[Heehee! Butler! Gimme roasted sweet potato jerky!]

At Sejun’s words, the trio instantly fell silent and followed him to the kitchen, where they all sat down for a cheerful dinner.

“Okay. Theo, you go first.”

While they ate, Sejun let each of them take turns—Theo, then Queng, then Kkamang—speaking their minds freely.

“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, listen carefully, nya! I’ve finally realized—”

Theo launched into an enthusiastic monologue.

As he listened to them all talk one by one, a peaceful day slowly came to a close.