Solo Farming In The Tower

Tower Floor 79.

The kingdom of the birds, Kov, flourished for hundreds of years, creating a brilliant civilization.

However, a problem arose in the kingdom several decades ago when all the lakes within its territory dried up.

The cause was an inexplicable drought. All the lands of the Kov Kingdom were severely cracked due to a lack of water.

Queen Prana of the Kov Kingdom managed to somewhat solve the problem by urgently bringing water from other floors, but there was one issue that couldn’t be resolved.

That was the drying Mother Tree. Despite many birds continuously pouring water, the condition of the Mother Tree only worsened.

To the birds of the Kov Kingdom, the Mother Tree held significant meaning. All the birds of the Kov Kingdom were born from the flowers of the Mother Tree.

To them, the Mother Tree was literally their mother.

With the Mother Tree drying up, the birds’ worries were far from minor.

The biggest problem was that as the Mother Tree dried, the number of birds being born was gradually decreasing.

Since last year, the chirping of baby birds had almost disappeared in the Kov Kingdom.

As a result, the once lively capital of the kingdom now lay in a deep state of despair.

In the center of such a capital stood a lone mountain.

Atop the mountain was a beautiful rainbow-colored castle, the Rainbow Castle of Kov that had stood its ground for hundreds of years.

“Prana, will the messenger birds find someone to save the Mother Tree this time?”

“Loui, we must believe. They are the children chosen by the Priestess of the Tree. They will surely find someone to save the Mother Tree.”

Queen Prana of the Kov Kingdom answered with a voice full of unwavering conviction, addressing her husband’s concerns.

The Priestess of the Tree who could hear the Mother Tree’s voice.

Every year, the Priestess of the Tree appointed birds chosen by the Mother Tree as messengers to go outside the kingdom and find a hero who could cure the Mother Tree.

For 10 years, they sent messenger birds out and brought many people, but no one could even figure out why the Mother Tree was drying.

“Prana, then I’ll go get water again.”

“Yes, please do.”

As her husband Loui prepared to leave for another floor, leaping from the castle’s terrace to fly in the sky,

“Sigh.”

Prana let out a deep sigh she had been holding back.

In truth, she too was anxious. She just didn’t show it, fearing that the kingdom would waver if she, too, appeared shaken.

“I hope this year, someone will surely…”

Prana gazed at the distant Mother Tree, fervently praying that one of the messenger birds would bring someone who could save it.

***

“Puhuhut. Getting a subordinate is also work, so I am diligently working, meow! It seems today’s work is done, meow!”

As Theo proudly looked at his subordinate, Piyot,

Piyo! Piyo?

[Chief! But what should I call you?]

Piyot, who had decided to become Theo’s subordinate, though the contract did not bear his name, and had just been rescued by Theo, asked while looking at him.

“Puhuhut. Now that you mention it, I haven’t introduced myself, meow! I am Theo Park, the Deadly Dragon Claw Golden Cat, subordinate of the Great Black Dragon, meow! By the way, I am also the right-hand man of Chairman Park, meow!”

Piyot, who had just been born and didn’t know what a Black Dragon was.

Piyo!

[It’s an honor to be Theo-nim’s subordinate!]

Piyot was simply overjoyed to become Theo’s subordinate. Another naive one had appeared in this world.

“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow! Becoming the subordinate of Vice Chairman Theo is a tremendous honor, meow!”

Theo said, feeling smug as Piyot looked at him with admiring eyes.

Just then,

Gurgle.

A sound came from Piyot’s stomach. He had not eaten anything for several days while fighting the white snakes in this area.

“Puhuhut. Just wait a moment, meow!”

Thinking he could show off to his subordinate, Theo opened his bundle.

However,

Rustle. Rustle.

Even when he put his paw into the bundle, nothing was caught.

“There’s nothing, meow!”

Theo realized then that the bundle was empty.

“Piyot, eat this instead, meow!”

Theo took out some peanuts from his pocket, which he had set aside for Iona.

“Thank you!”

Peck. Peck. Peck.

energetically crack open the

And then,

Piyo!

[Delicious!]

Crunch.

peanuts, Piyot started to earnestly eat the

a

said, crushing the peanuts into powder to make it

Piyo!

[Thank you, Theo-nim!]

to

he

that’s a service fee of 100 Tower Coins,

his role as Sejun’s money-conscious right-hand, Theo never gave anything away

Piyo!

[I’m full now!]

his stomach after eating

you’re done eating, let’s settle the bill,

out his

Piyo?

[Bill?]

right, meow! You have to pay after eating,

Piyo… Piyo…

any money… Maybe this

egg as big as his body

fruits, and

“Meow?! What’s that?!”

surprised to see the egg Piyot took

eggs, but Theo’s mind had been imprinted

Piyo! Piyo!

lot of these! I’ll give

shouted. Piyot was thrilled at the thought of trading his not-so-tasty eggs

meow! Let’s get out of here first, meow! Piyot, stick close

Piyo!

[Yes!]

moved behind

Swish!

“Meow!”

pulled out his dragon claws and swung his paw from top to bottom. It was Theo’s second

Slash.

body of the Jǫrmungandr’s fragment, dividing

Ssssss.

dead fragment of Jǫrmungandr turned

Clink.

began falling to the

Piyo!!! Piyo!!!

[Theo-nim!!! You’re amazing!!!]

the sight he was seeing for

bring me the coins,

to collect the

Piyo!

[Yes!]

of Theo, quickly

collecting all

favorite, so I, Vice Chairman Theo, have worked overtime today, meow! So,

“Piyot, follow me, meow!”

turned towards the direction leading up the tower

Piyo! Piyo!

to eat

blinded by the desire for peanuts. Forgetting his duty as a messenger bird sent

***

Slurp.

really is about the hand that makes

drank coffee he brewed himself using beans and a dripper provided by the

“It’s not good…”

castle. It was just bitter

Slurp.

caffeine fix, Sejun drank the coffee

finishing the bitter

consumed

That’s Bitter is Good for

[Stamina increases by 3.]

coffee as medicine, his

“Stamina increased by 3?”

to this, Sejun realized just how bitter the coffee he made

I should go make rice noodle

went to the kitchen to make rice noodle dough with the relic: Rice Dough that Swallows Wealth, inserting money into it to create the

Thump. Thump.

was busy

Krueng!

[Dad, Cuengi is here!]

been gathering herbs in

did you gather a lot

Krueng! Krueng!

Cuengi brought

Ta-da!

to Sejun’s question, Cuengi showed

blue kudzu roots

And then,

“Huh?”

kudzu root that Sejun

Krueng! Krueng!

sour! But smelling

at the green