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

And then,

Piyo!

[Delicious!]

Crunch.

started

a lot,

said, crushing the peanuts into powder to make it easier for

Piyo!

[Thank you, Theo-nim!]

to thank me,

mischievously as he watched Piyot eating the

since I, myself, crushed the peanuts, that’s a service fee of 100 Tower Coins, totaling

his role as Sejun’s money-conscious right-hand, Theo

Piyo!

[I’m full now!]

his stomach after eating five

Piyot, now that you’re done eating, let’s settle

his paw

Piyo?

[Bill?]

right, meow! You have to

Piyo… Piyo…

have any money… Maybe this

as his body from the small bag he

fruits, and birds like Piyot sometimes brought these along as a packed lunch for long

“Meow?! What’s that?!”

the egg Piyot took out. It’s a fried egg,

had been imprinted with its name after seeing Sejun excitedly eating

Piyo! Piyo!

have a lot of these! I’ll give them

reaction, Piyot hurriedly shouted. Piyot was thrilled at the thought of trading

out of here first, meow! Piyot, stick close behind me,

Piyo!

[Yes!]

moved behind

Swish!

“Meow!”

swung his paw from top to bottom. It was Theo’s second

Slash.

lines appeared on the body of the Jǫrmungandr’s fragment, dividing it into six

Ssssss.

turned to dust

Clink.

began falling to

Piyo!!! Piyo!!!

[Theo-nim!!! You’re amazing!!!]

the sight he was seeing for the

bring me

instructed Piyot to collect the

Piyo!

[Yes!]

admiring of Theo, quickly

all

I even got fried eggs, Chairman Park’s favorite, so I, Vice Chairman Theo, have worked overtime today, meow! So, it’s time to clock

“Piyot, follow me, meow!”

confident Theo turned towards the direction leading up the tower

Piyo! Piyo!

I want to eat peanuts

as a messenger bird sent to save

***

Slurp.

is about the hand that

lunch, Sejun grimaced as he drank coffee he brewed himself using beans and a

“It’s not good…”

like the coffee he had in the castle. It was just bitter with

Slurp.

fix, Sejun drank the

finishing the

consumed

Bitter is Good for Stamina

[Stamina increases by 3.]

medicine, his stamina increased

“Stamina increased by 3?”

just how bitter

I should go make rice noodle

to the kitchen to make rice noodle dough with the relic: Rice Dough that Swallows Wealth,

Thump. Thump.

he was busy kneading

Krueng!

[Dad, Cuengi is here!]

been gathering herbs in the

you gather a

Krueng! Krueng!

brought

Ta-da!

response to Sejun’s question,

blue kudzu roots and 3 extremely bitter white

And then,

“Huh?”

one green kudzu root that Sejun hadn’t seen

Krueng! Krueng!

sour! But smelling it makes my

looking at