Solo Farming In The Tower

Wandering Merchant Association Headquarters.

“How is the investigation into the disappearances in the merchant passage progressing? Have any suspects been identified?”

Mason, the Chairman of the association, asked Vega, the director of the Secret Inspection Bureau.

“Well… we haven’t found any clues yet.”

“What?! It’s been a month since the first disappearance in the merchant passage, and now there are over a thousand missing people. And you’re telling me you haven’t found a single clue?!”

Mason reprimanded Vega. This was no small matter. If the news spread, it would severely impact the activities of wandering merchants who had trusted and used the merchant passage.

Until now, the Wandering Merchant Association had guaranteed the safety of the merchants, allowing them to operate freely. But if it became known that the merchant passage was unsafe, the merchants would cease their movements.

And if the wandering merchants stopped, the supply of goods to various floors of the tower would be disrupted. This could lead to significant turmoil due to shortages on several floors.

Moreover, wandering merchants weren’t the only users of the passage. If the passage was deemed unsafe, the trust of external parties in the Wandering Merchant Association would also plummet.

Therefore, the disappearance cases had been a top priority for the association from the start. But to have not even a clue about the suspect?

“I’m sorry!”

Given the immense support received, Vega, the director of the Secret Inspection Bureau, had no excuse.

Then,

Knock. Knock. Knock.

Bang.

Someone entered without waiting for permission after knocking on the door of the Chairman’s office.

“Who is it? I don’t recognize this face.”

“It’s me, Jason. I apologize for not showing my real face to Chairman Mason and Director Vega. But I have something urgent to report and had to come immediately.”

James, a legendary agent of the Secret Inspection Bureau known for never revealing his true identity, showed his identification badge and bowed in apology.

“Ah, it’s you, James. But what is this urgent matter you need to report?”

Mason, momentarily tense, asked in relief.

“I think I’ve found a lead on the merchant passage disappearance case.”

“Really?!”

“Yes. And just now, Lord Uren has gone missing in the merchant passage.”

“What?! Uren?! Is that true?!”

“Yes, it’s true. I was with Lord Uren until just a moment ago.”

James had been disguised as a guard mercenary for a large trading caravan, traveling to find leads on the disappearance case.

Then,

“Lord Uren, there’s a fork in the road ahead!”

While moving with Uren’s caravan, an unforeseen fork in the road appeared, and

“We will go ahead; you investigate this path.”

Concerned for the safety of other wandering merchants, Lord Uren instructed the guards to investigate the alternate path while continuing their journey.

Contrary to expectations, the guards following the alternate path safely reached the exit of the merchant passage, only to find that Uren’s caravan had completely vanished.

“This is serious…”

“Lord Uren, too…”

Upon hearing James’s report, both Mason and Vega looked gravely serious. The disappearance of Lord Uren, one of the three great merchants, was a huge issue. Once the news of Uren’s disappearance spread through the wandering merchants under him, it would rapidly circulate throughout the tower.

“Director Vega, for now, close the merchant passage under the pretext of maintenance for a few days!”

“Yes!”

To prevent the situation from worsening, Mason decided to close the merchant passage.

***

“Puhuhut. Vice Chairman Theo won’t be fooled that easily, meow! Meow, meow, meow.”

Confident he hadn’t been fooled and was on the correct path, Theo continued his journey, humming cheerfully.

However,

Sssss. Sssss.

Not long after entering the path, hundreds of white snakes surrounded Theo.

“What, meow? There are strange numbers on their heads, meow!”

On the heads of these snakes were numbers like ‘0.01’, ‘0.02’.

But,

Chairman Theo’s way home,

numbers and focused solely

Snap.

“Meow-meow Storm Fist!”

Cling.

white coins, both large and small, began dropping from

What’s this, meow?! Were they

was delighted to see the coins dropping

Then,

Sssss. Sssss.

more snakes appeared

spoils to present to Chairman Park, meow!

Gaeron while fighting off

climb onto my head to pick up

-Yes!

Jump.

shrank

Slurp. Slurp.

pick up the white coins, putting them into Theo’s

miss any and pick them all up,

-Yes!

the snakes and joyfully collected white

“Block them!”

“Protect Lord Uren!”

battle echoed from

Then,

Whoosh. Whoosh.

golden flame buff from

I’m lucky, meow! There’s gold ahead, meow!

-Yes!

ran towards the

***

Where

who had entered the kitchen to prepare breakfast, was startled to see that the rice noodles he had laid out to dry were all

Then,

Kuuehehe… Krueng…?

I not supposed to

into the kitchen, was taken aback by

And,

Kooeng… Kooueng…

sorry… Cuengi

quickly shrank

all of them,

Krueng…

[Yes…]

glancing

“……”

speechless at Cuengi’s response. He hadn’t imagined Cuengi

Krueng…

[Sorry…]

his dad was angry, began to

you beforehand. It’s okay. We can

calmed Cuengi by stroking its

today, you have to help

Krueng! Krueng!

Cuengi will help

words, Cuengi spoke energetically,

An hour later,

this is how it should

was completely open. Attached to the side of the cylinder was a lid with a handle

scales, requested by Sejun

[Black Noodle Maker Machine]

the scales of the great Black Dragons, this noodle maker machine is used

It is unbreakable, even under immense

a cleaning spell every 24

The size can

Strength 1000 and

→ Creator: Aileen Pritani

→ Grade: Unmeasurable

“Good.”

maker. The material was special, but the structure of

I’ll treat you

they are

thanked Aileen and headed to the kitchen to start making rice noodle dough. Since animals with fur couldn’t knead

“Phew! Done!”

of kneading, Sejun finally finished

Krueng!

Cuengi has brought something good for Daddy and

who had gone to the western forest late in the afternoon, returned. Since Sejun needed time to make the noodle machine and knead the dough, he had sent Cuengi to dig up kudzu roots to give to the Black

Krueng!

[Here they are!]

blue kudzu roots and two white kudzu

job, Cuengi. Here,

a bottle of honey and started eating the kudzu roots. The two white kudzu roots

consumed a Blue Kudzu