Solo Farming In The Tower

by poisonous honeybee’s wings.

“Huh?”

Sejun wore a puzzled expression.
This is because the poisonous honeybees do not let the baby poisonous honeybees out of the cave where they can be in danger.
What is it?

As Sejun looked towards where the sound was coming from

Buzz.
Buzz.

Seven baby poisonous honeybees were flying around the beehive built on the rock.
The first baby poisonous honeybees had finally been born from the second hive.

Sejun put down the sleeping black rabbit and Theo on the floor and approached the baby poisonous honeybees.

Buzz.
Buzz.

Thanks to being recognized as the owner of the queen poisonous honeybee, even without the queen’s education, the baby poisonous honeybees came close without being wary of Sejun and showed affection.

“Guys, let’s go eat something delicious.”

Sejun led the baby poisonous honeybees down into the cave.
He took them to where the flowers were and let the baby poisonous honeybees suck nectar.

Buzz.
Buzz.

The existing poisonous honeybees showed a wary attitude at the appearance of other faction’s poisonous honeybees, but as soon as they saw Sejun with them, they relaxed their guard and sucked the nector again.

That’s how the baby poisonous honeybees born from the second beehive settled in.
In the future, the production of honey will also increase, and finally, a means to expand the activity area Sejun had in mind is being formed.

Sejun started to smoothly manage the beehive.

In the afternoon, he cut the green onion leaves to cover the field, went down to the cave, and started harvesting cherry tomatoes.

While Sejun was harvesting cherry tomatoes,

[You have simultaneously harvested 8 well-ripened magical cherry tomatoes.]

[Your job experience increases slightly.]

[Your proficiency in Harvesting Lv.
4 increases slightly.]

[Due to the effect of Proficiency Increase Lv.
1, the proficiency of Harvesting Lv.
4 increases by an additional 5%.]

[You have gained 176 experience points.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have acquired 1 bonus stat.]

Sejun’s level increased to 17.
Since he had not yet felt a lack of strength or stamina, he invested his bonus stat in agility to increase his working speed.

As evening fell,

Growwwlll.

The mother Crimson Giant Bear came to pick up her baby bear, and

Moo!

Moo!

The two Black Minotaurs ended their work for the day.

“Representative Theo, isn’t it about time to go down for trade?”

Sejun, who was stroking Theo’s head on his lap after dinner, asked.
Under normal circumstances, he would have let Theo play for a few more days, but it was time to send regards to his family.

“I want to go down, but I can’t, meow!”

“What do you mean?”

“On the way here…”

Theo talked about being attacked by wolves.

“The wolves tried to eat me asking about the straw hat, meow.”

“This straw hat?”

Are there other people farming on different floors? Sejun touched the straw hat he was wearing and asked.
It was a relic and had good effects, but it was an item with unnecessary options if you were not a farmer.

“That’s right, meow! So, I can’t go down, meow!”

“Don’t worry.
How dare they target our Representative Theo! I’ll take care of it.”

How dare they target Theo’s life! Sejun was furious and thought of a strong solution.

“How will you do it, meow?”

“We have Woo Cheon-sam, don’t we? Representative Theo, can you hire a free mercenary?”

“I can, meow!”

“Then hire Woo Cheon-sam as a free mercenary and have him go down and come back.”

Those who are hired as mercenaries for a wandering merchant can use the merchant route while being hired as a free mercenaries.

It would be great if Sejun could go down the tower as a free mercenary, but due to one condition, Sejun could not become a free mercenary.

The condition was to be born in the tower.
It was a condition that could not be met unless reborn.
Although he found out later, this was the same for the wandering merchants as well.

A few professions like wandering merchants and free mercenaries were only allowed for those born in the tower.

“Oh! That’s right, meow! If the wolves dare to attack this time, Woo Cheon-sam and I will teach them a lesson, meow!”

Theo gained courage from Sejun’s words.

So, Theo decided to go down the tower with Woo Cheon-sam the next day and fell asleep on Sejun’s stomach.

***

The next morning.

Sejun offered to reduce Woo Cheon-sam’s debt by three tower coins, three times his daily wage, if he would serve as a free mercenary and escort Theo.

However,

Moo!

Woo Cheon-sam shook his head in refusal.

“Why? I’m offering three times the daily wage?!”

Moo!

“He says he doesn’t want to leave because he wouldn’t be able to eat, meow!”

“What?!”

For Woo Cheon-sam, food was more important than debt reduction.

“Alright.
I guarantee three meals a day.”

When Sejun agreed to provide all three meals,

Moo!

Woo Cheon-sa, who had been listening from the side, raised his hand.
I’ll go too! He had to take this job opportunity where he could eat three meals a day.

“Um… Okay.
So, you’re okay with three tower coins and three meals a day, right?”

Sejun thought that if he had two Black Minotaurs, one could fight while the other protected Theo, ensuring Theo’s safety.

Moo.
Moo.

Woo Cheon-sa shook his head.
He didn’t need the money.
He wanted food.

“Alright.”

Sejun hurriedly began to cut the green onion leaves to prepare ten days’ worth of food for the two Black Minotaurs.

“No.
I should prepare for 15 days.”

Sejun added 50% more green onion leaves to Theo’s bag.

If the trip was extended due to unforeseen circumstances, they might run out of green onion leaves.
Then the hungry Woo Cheon-sam and Woo Cheon-sa might even eat Theo.

“Then that would be a disaster.
Should I get a contract promising they won’t eat Theo?”

While Sejun was pondering this, 15 days’ worth of green onion leaves for the two Black Minotaurs was packed into Theo’s bag.

It was a huge amount, but it only took up one third of Theo’s bag space.

“Oh! It fits a lot?”

“That’s right, meow! It’s because I am now Representative Theo, an intermediate wandering merchant, meow!”

Theo proudly stated.
If Theo hadn’t been promoted to a intermediate wandering merchant and his bag space hadn’t increased significantly, he might have had to carry only green onion leaves for this trip.

“Be careful and come back safe!”

“Then I’ll be on my way, meow!”

On the 198th day of being stranded, Theo left the tower with two Black Minotaurs, with Sejun seeing him off.

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