Solo Farming In The Tower

Thud.

Sleeping on the floor made my body so stiff. The good thing about this place is that there is no night. So, if you sleep where the sun is just right, you can sleep comfortably at a pleasant temperature.

Splash! Splash!

Sejun washed his face briefly at the pond.

And then

.splash, swish, swash.

He washed the sweet potatoes and cherry tomatoes he would eat today.

“It feel strange to wash them with the water I used to wash my face?”

Sejun put aside his discomfort and bit into a sweet potato.

Crunch.

The more I chew, the sweeter it becomes.

Did I ever have the luxury of chewing on something sweet like this without having to go to work?

He sat down on a dry patch of dirt where the sun was shining, laid out his bag, and chewed on a sweet potato slowly. There was complete silence, except for the sound of chewing. His heart beat started to slow down, and his mind also calmed down.

He was lost, and his food would run out in a few days. He might starve to death.

‘Strange.’

Sejun tilted his head. He was amazed by his own feelings. But it was better than being anxious.

“Every time Manager Go called out ‘Sejun, can you come over here for a minute,’ my heart would race. But, how peaceful it is now.”

Sejun leisurely enjoyed the sweet potato, relishing the peace that he couldn’t feel easily before.

“Shall we move on to the next menu?”

After finishing the sweet potato, Sejun put a cherry tomato in his mouth and chewed.

Pop.

The skin of the cherry tomato couldn’t withstand the pressure of Sejun’s teeth and burst. Sourness filled his mouth as the juice of the cherry tomato exploded.

“It’s delicious…”

It was so delicious that he doubted whether it was the same cherry tomato he usually ate. Perhaps his taste buds had become extremely sensitive due to hunger.

Sejun focused solely on the taste of the cherry tomato and chewed slowly. However, chewing on the cherry tomato for a long time didn’t make it taste better, so the five cherry tomatoes quickly disappeared into Sejun’s mouth.

After finishing his meal, Sejun began his daily routine.

Staring at the hole in the ceiling.

“······”

Sejun stared blankly at the hole in the ceiling.

“Ah··· I’m bored.”

Of course, he occasionally shouted, ” Is Anyone Here?!” But even that was done while looking at the ceiling. After staring at the ceiling for several hours, it was so tiring that he felt like he was going crazy.

“Is there anything to do?”

Sejun started looking for something to do.

‘Let’s water the crops first.’

Sejun filled a water bottle and watered the onions, cherry tomatoes, and sweet potatoes.

Joljoljol.

“Grow fast. Grow huge. Daddy is hungry.”

He went back and forth to the pond three times, thoroughly soaking the ground where the crops were planted.

Then

Ggororug.

His stomach informed him of the fuel shortage. Just moving a little made him hungry again. Sejun poured the remaining water from the water bottle into his mouth.

Gulp. Gulp.

He felt his stomach fill up a bit. Sejun returned to his spot and stared at the hole in the ceiling.

After several hours.

“……”

Seojun stared blankly at the ceiling when

Beep-beep. Beep-beep.

The alarm went off.

[May 12th, 10 PM]

sunset here. So, he set the alarm

“It’s time to sleep.”

prepared for bed. There wasn’t much to do

Tap tap.

lie down and covered his head with his bag so he couldn’t

Surprisingly, sleep came easily.

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of the night,

Grrrr…

Grrrr…

Grr…!

from sleep due to

“Uhm… what’s going on?”

Just then,

Grrr!

strong vibration. It was

“…!”

from his face and

he witnessed

“Wh… what is this?!”

light coming down from the cave ceiling had

And

Screech!

Caw!

heard strange, threatening

At that moment,

Roar!

roared. The sight of it flying high alone, cutting through the blue light, was

gracefully. The other monsters became silent, perhaps frightened by

was noisier

this can’t

something was wrong. He believed that this place was somewhere on the 1st floor of the tower. He wanted to believe that the light illuminating the cave all day was the chandelier lighting of the 1st floor of the tower. But there were no monsters on the 1st

Seojun was not on the

the blue moon, where

all day long. But on each floor, there is a

the Blue Moon, monsters become more aggressive and powerful, so hunters avoid the floors where

phenomenon that occurs only on the

on the 10th floor or

However,

‘There’s a catch.’

That was the dragon.

ten years ago, the Phoenix Guild, the most powerful

31st to the 37th floor, guilds were keeping each other in check, so they didn’t release any information. But below

on 20-30. And from the 31st floor onwards, spider monsters appear, although no videos

credible information, as multiple hunters

them mentioned dragons. They hadn’t even

‘Which floor is this?!’

have been stranded

is this happening

at the hole in the ceiling

now he hoped that no one would. After seeing the dragon,

Beep beep. Beep beep.

[May 13th, 6 AM]

The alarm went off.

all night. Fortunately, the

5 hours later.

“……”

he fell into a deep sleep. It was understandable, as he had been keeping watch, staring at the ceiling

“Ugh… water…”

Sejun felt a burning thirst. He fumbled for the water bottle

And then

Gulp, gulp.

drank the water in

I

quenched,

quickly washed his face, as well

while looking at the hole in the

am, if it’s above the 41st floor, the chances

meant he had to survive on his

looked at the field where he

‘Should I water them?’

had to survive on his own made the

He watered them.

guys have to be

“Sweet potatoes, grow huge.”

lots of

umm… just grow big and

on the news that playing music for plants could help them grow, so he thought a

down and

boredom quickly

“Should I eat this?”

Green Onion leaves he had pulled

“Ugh… it’s spicy.”

soon as he put the Green Onion leaves in his mouth and chewed, a spicy taste filled his mouth, accompanied by the strong scent of Green Onions. The

to chew