Solo Farming In The Tower - Chapter 9: Welcome to the Kindergarten of Destruction! (9)
TL: Hanguk
PR: MiniPixelZ
Earth.
One sunny afternoon.
“Puhuhut. Everything is sold out, meow!”
When Theo, who had successfully completed his third auction on Earth, announced the end of the auction,
[A quest has occurred.][Quest: Please find the [Child of Creation Tainted by Destruction] who was left behind in <Kurma> and bring them to the Kindergarten of Destruction.]
Reward: [Brilliant Darkness Earrings] enhancement, <Earth> evolution experience 10%
A quest appeared in front of Sejun.
“No….”Just do a bell dash like last time.
The moment Sejun saw the message, his face twisted in displeasure.
At least last time, Creator God had brought them to the front door, but this time, he didn’t even show up and just threw a quest?
It felt like the Creator God was exploiting him too much.
Well, it’s not wrong, but this was a bit different.
In fact, this matter had long since left the Creator God’s hands and was now under the domain of [System Eok-Samchiri].
In fact, in the case of Jjokjjok, it was the Creator God who had helped. If the Creator God hadn’t found them first, it would’ve ended up as Sejun’s quest anyway.
Sure, there was a reward,
but saying the [Brilliant Darkness Earrings] would be enhanced as a reward meant they could’ve made them better from the start!
The Creator God is a bad guy!
Right now, Sejun was dissatisfied with everything.
As Sejun frowned like that,
Kueng? Kueng!
[Dad, what’s wrong? Cuengi will buy you something tasty with the money he earned, so cheer up!]
Having closed down the [Cuengi Cafe] and even paid the staff their daily wages, Cuengi ran over quickly and handed Sejun a wad of cash, speaking brightly.
Today, 10 people from the Awakeners Association came to help. Because people wanting Cuengi’s coffee had lined up for 1km since the morning, complaints had been filed.
So, the Cafe opened 3 hours before the auction and served customers, selling coffee for 6 hours and reaching 100 million won in sales.
“Cuengi, give the helpers their wages.”
Sejun had Cuengi distribute 500,000 won each to the Awakeners Association helpers who came out to assist.
After deducting ingredients, rent, and electricity, it wasn’t even worth 100 Tower Coins, but that made it just right for Cuengi’s economic education and allowance.
Kihihit. Kking! Kking! Kking…
[Hehe. Butler! You look even uglier when you frown! Try frowning more and make a rotten face! Great Blackie will stomp on…]
“You little punk!”
Kking…
Blackie, acting up without reading the room, got his cheeks grabbed on both sides and was left dangling by Sejun.
Meanwhile,
-Recently, with Black Tower’s crops being directly released in Korea, crop prices have dropped by up to 50%, stabilizing prices. Park Theo’s fan club Meow-Meow Group says this is all thanks to Theo…
-The price of Magical Peanuts has dropped by up to 20% in just a month, bringing relief to Daechi-dong parents.
-Black Tower’s Wandering Merchant Park Theo. In an interview, he said he couldn’t stand idly by while people hoarded Black Tower’s crops and made huge profits, so he started selling directly to Earth…
“Puhuhut. I, Vice Chairman Theo, am selling great hybrid Chairman Park’s crops at the highest prices, meow! Therefore, I am the most competent merchant, meow! Meyahaha.”
Theo was very satisfied as he watched the news.
Although he was selling at several times the price of what was sold in the Tower, the prices had been inflated for so long that the news remained favorable to Theo.
-One of the five major grain companies, Gagel, claims this is another monopoly and profits should be shared with other companies…
-World Agricultural Association official says Black Tower’s crops should also receive quality certification for people’s safety…
Of course, there were news reports trying to obstruct Theo in between,
“Kyoo- how dare they try to interfere with Theo~nim!”
In those cases, Iona, the hacker of Great Destruction, who was now fully familiar with the programs, deleted the entire database of the news companies.
Naturally, she didn’t stop there, she forcibly turned on the heater at the newspaper headquarters in the middle of summer, overloaded their traffic to spike electricity and server costs, and even exposed the corruption of the newspaper’s president on social media.
Thanks to that, rumors were spreading that messing with Theo would get you punished by the hacker of Great Destruction.
With Theo’s obstacles eliminated,
Tadadak.
-Crops from the Black Tower sold by Theo~nim are trustworthy!
104.28.193.250
-Theo~nim, awesome!
-Theo~nim, I love you!
-We acknowledge that Theo~nim sells at high prices!
-Theo~nim, you’re amazing!
-Theo~nim, you’re so cool!
Theo-supportive news segments were flooded with pro-Theo comments. It was Iona, who had mastered media manipulation.
Once everything around them was settled,
“Hello. Yes. Aileen, it’s me. I’m going to the Tower for a bit. Dinner?! No! I’ll cook when I get back. No! I’m not tired at all! Aileen, don’t let a single drop of water touch your hands. Got it? Okay. Just rest comfortably. See you later. Guys, let’s go.”
While talking to Aileen on his smartphone, Sejun informed her that he was going into the Tower for a bit and then entered the Black Tower.
And then,
“Paespaes, I’m counting on you.”
(Pip-pip! Leave it to me!)
Swoosh.
Paespaes opened a dimensional gate.
***
Black Tower, 55th Floor.
“What?! Sejun-nim opened a kindergarten on Earth?!”
This is a blessing from the heavens no, a chance given by Sejun-nim!
Upon hearing the news about Sejun, Wolgang trembled with excitement.
“Granpa, play with me!”
“Granpa, gimme food!”
“Grandpa, watch me and see if I’m doing well!”
“Gwampa! I gotta go potty!”
Around Wolgang, nearly a hundred baby rabbits were chattering endlessly.
That’s right. For Wolgang, who just wanted some rest, news of Sejun opening a kindergarten was like rain in a drought.
I’ve got to send the kids to Sejun-nim.
Wolgang planned to entrust the baby rabbits to Sejun and enjoy a peaceful vacation with Wolha.
However, he had no idea that becoming a student at the Kindergarten of Destruction meant surviving a brutal place among terrifying students.
“Kids, let’s go see your uncle!”
“Uncle?!”
“Yeah. Park Sejun-nim of Sejun Company. I’m close with Sejun-nim.”
“Granpa’s lying again!”
“But Mom said Grandpa’s words are true.”
“Really?”
“Anyway, when are we having snacks?”
“Let’s go over there and eat snacks first?”
“Yes!”
Like herding sheep, Wolgang led the baby rabbits to the Black Tower’s 1st floor.
Of course, it wasn’t just Wolgang who had that idea. Every being who knew Sejun and lived in the Black Tower had similar thoughts.
Black Tower, 85th Floor.
“Kids, want to go to kindergarten?”
Elka also planned to send his children to Sejun’s kindergarten.
And,
“Sejun-nim opened a kindergarten? Should I send my kid too?”
“If Sejun-nim is raising them, I can trust it!”
“He’s got insane connections over there. Of course I’m sending mine!”
So did others on different floors.
***
<Kurma>
(Pip-pip! Sejun-nim, we’re above the sea! Be careful!)
Kueng!
Following Paespaes’ warning, Cuengi used telekinesis to levitate himself and the group, and Sejun and his companions floated midair, scanning their surroundings.
It was a strange world where a donut-shaped continent encircled a dark blue ocean.
Rumble.
At the center of the sea, enormous waves rose and vanished, and the impact waves of those waves were intensifying, with the point of dissipation gradually approaching the continent.
If the waves continued like this, they would eventually become a tsunami that would engulf the continent.
“Cuengi, let’s head over there first.”
Kueng!
Following Sejun’s command, Cuengi moved toward the center of the sea where the waves began.
“Hehe. Fun.”
There, Sejun and the group saw a child smacking the ocean water with loud splashes, playing roughly. Around the child, numerous sea monsters lay unconscious from shockwaves the child had caused.
“Hi. I’m Park Sejun. You can’t just stay here like this. You’re causing trouble for others. Want to come with us?”
Sejun first tried to talk to the child and resolve it through conversation.
“No! I’m gonna play here! These guys are my yum-yums, so don’t take them!”
Boom!
This child had a feisty personality and was extremely greedy.
Then the answer is…
“Cuengi. Help him get a grip.”
Physical correction.
Kueng!
Wham!
“Wha…why’d you hit me?!”
Wham!
“Why are you hitting me?!”
With a bit of physical therapy, the child’s speech was corrected to polite form and courtesy was instilled.
“You’re coming with us, right?”
“…Yes.”
And on top of that, it was a peaceful agreement. Definitely not a kidnapping. He asked for the child’s opinion before taking him.
“You’re now Pangpang.”
“Pangpang… hee…”
The child, apparently pleased with the name Sejun gave, muttered it while grinning foolishly.
“Now let’s hurry back.”
Holding Pangpang in his arms, Sejun urged his companions.
The quest to bring the Child of Creation tainted by Destruction to the Kindergarten of Destruction was nearly complete, but the dinner prep quest still remained. A very dangerous quest, if he was late, he’d have to eat food that wasn’t of this world.
A short while later.
“Aileen, I’m back!”
When Sejun arrived at the Kindergarten of Destruction with Pangpang,
[You have successfully brought the [Child of Creation Tainted by Destruction] left behind in <Kurma> to the Kindergarten of Destruction.][You have completed the quest.]
[As a quest reward, the [Brilliant Darkness Earrings] have been enhanced and now generate a Sleep Elixir whenever capacity reaches 100%.]
[As a quest reward, <Earth>’s evolution experience has increased by 10%.]
A quest completion message appeared.
The Sleep Elixir could make one sleep for ten days instantly upon consumption, making it extremely helpful for Aileen, who had been pushing through without sleeping.
“Sejun!”
Responding to Sejun’s call, Aileen came out from the kitchen and warmly greeted him.
“Huh?! Aileen, why did you come out of the kitchen?!”
“I was looking for something to eat.”
“Ah. You were hungry? Aileen, don’t do anything and just wait. I’ll make something delicious for you.”
“Okay!”
Sejun hurried to start cooking so that Aileen wouldn’t get the chance to cook.
“Nice to meet ya, youngest!”
“I’m not the youngest! I’m Pangpang!”
A new family member, Pangpang, joined the Kindergarten of Destruction.
Thud!
The welcome ceremony was a little rough.
“Huh? Why, why did you hit me?!”
“If Taecho says you’re the youngest, then you’re the youngest!”
Blackie oppa, did I do good?
After Taecho hit Pangpang, she looked toward Blackie, seeking praise.
Nod.
As expected, the little sister of great Blackie should act like this!
Blackie nodded with a pleased smile.
It seemed like the day when someone would catch Blackie would come soon.
***
Black Tower, 99th Floor.
Thud! Bang! Bang! Thud!
As usual, the Minotaur King and Pink-fur wrapped up their training with sparring.
“Pink-fur-nim’s getting better at handling The Minotaur King-nim’s attacks, huh?”
“At first, she just got hit as soon as it started.”
“Well, that’s impressive too. Just taking The Minotaur King-nim’s attacks is…”
“Right. Something that painful….”
“Ah. But what level world did Pink-fur-nim come from again?”
“I think she said level 9 world?”
“Really? Looking at Pink-fur-nim, many more from the level 9 world’s Crimson Giant Bear tribe could have survived, so why did only Pink-fur-nim enter the Tower?”
“Right? With that strength and potential, there should’ve been a lot more who made it in….”
The Black Minotaurs chatted while watching the two. It started with sparring talk but gradually veered in a different direction.
“If you’re curious, why don’t you ask?”
“Me?! How could I possibly ask?!”
At Minotaur 100’s suggestion, Minotaur 2004 shook his head rapidly.
He wasn’t even close to Pink-fur, and asking why her world fell and why she alone came into the Tower was basically picking a fight. And if they fought, he was sure he’d get hit.
At that moment.
“I know…”
Minotaur 2009, in a smug voice, raised his chin high and slyly joined the conversation.
“What is it?”
“Hurry up and tell us!”
The Black Minotaurs crowded around Minotaur 2009.
“Ahem. I overheard The Minotaur King-nim and Pink-fur-nim talking last time….”
Minotaur 2009 began to speak.
And then.
Whirr…
[Black Tower 99F Poisonous Bee No. 13,124: [Honeybee News Exclusive!] The tear-jerking survival story of Pink-fur-nim, the sole survivor of <Beartrice>!]
Poisonous Bee No. 13,124, a journalist from Honeybee News, desperate for a scoop, first came up with a headline.
Whirr…
And then, listening intently, began writing the article.
