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Chapter 6 – Awakening
Looking at the cherry tomatoes that had just settled in, Se-jun inspected other cherry tomato plants just in case.
“Hehehe. They are here.”
A total of five fruits had settled. Thinking of the fruits that would bear even more in the future, Se-jun was pleased.
He smirked, imagining the cherry tomatoes that would fill the field in the future. Just that tiny thing made him feel so good.
As afternoon came, the inside of the cave became busy.
Squeak!
Squeak!
The rabbit couple began to block the entrance of their burrow. Watching the rabbit couple’s actions, Se-jun knew that the Blue Moon would start soon.
Se-jun also moved in a hurry. To prepare for the monsters’ arrival, he put out the fire and buried smelly things in the ground or moved them to a corner of the cave to erase the smell as much as possible.
And a few hours later,
the sunlight turned blue, and Se-jun welcomed his third Blue Moon.
Kraaa!
Kiaaa!
The roars of monsters were heard.
‘No matter how much I listen, I can’t get used to it.’
Every time he heard the roars, his heart fluctuated, and goosebumps stood up all over his body.
He thought this Blue Moon would also pass by well like that.
However,
Thud, thud.
a monster began to wander above the cave Se-jun was in.
And
Sniff, sniff!
Sniff, sniff!
A monster with red fur put its nose toward the hole in the floor and began to sniff in earnest.
‘My goodness! Did it notice something?’
Se-jun held his breath without realizing it, hoping only that the monster would leave.
However,
Sniff, sniff! Sniff, sniff!
The monster kept putting its nose down and sniffing. How long had it sniffed like that?
Kiaaaak!
When a monster’s roar was heard from afar,
Kwoooong!
Thud! Thud!
the red-furred monster roared and ran toward the place where the sound came from.
***
Slap! Slap!
Se-jun woke up to the husband rabbit’s firm slaps.
Squeak!
The husband rabbit stared at Se-jun with worried eyes.
“Umm… When did I fall asleep?”
Did he faint by any chance?
Come to think of it, he had heard that there were cases where people fainted after hearing the roar of a strong monster.
Shiver, shiver.
“Ugh… Why is it so cold?”
His body fainted while fully tensed. Furthermore, the temperature at the end of the cave was very low. Since he slept in such a place, his body could not be in good condition. It seemed he had caught a body ache.
Scratch.
Se-jun with difficulty approached the wall where he recorded dates and drew a line.
And
‘I need fire.’
Se-jun went to the fireside while shivering. First, he had to start the fire again.
Shiver, shiver.
Se-jun held the water bottle with a trembling hand and shone sunlight onto the spot where dried leaves were gathered, creating an ember.
30 minutes later.
“Puff. Puff.”
Whoosh.
Se-jun started a fire with the barely made ember and sat squatting by the fireside, roasting green onions.
And
Munch, munch.
he ate the roasted green onions diligently.
‘The only thing I can do right now is eat well.’
Se-jun went to the pond, caught five fish, and cooked them, once his energy returned a bit after eating the green onions.
While Se-jun was overcoming the body ache by eating like that,
Squeak!
the husband rabbit called Se-jun.
“Why…?”
Squeak!
At the place the husband rabbit pointed, the cherry tomato, which had been smaller than a bean until yesterday, had grown to the size of a golf ball.
“But why is its color like this?”
The color of the cherry tomato was bluish.
“Is it ripe?”
There was no way it would ripen overnight, but because the size was so large, Se-jun touched the cherry tomato.
Tap.
“Huh?!”
Whether the cherry tomato had fully ripened, it fell easily even with a little strength.
“Wow.”
While Se-jun was marveling as he looked at the giant blue cherry tomato,
[You have achieved the achievement of harvesting a fruit containing the energy of the Blue Moon.]
Letters appeared on a transparent blue window in front of his eyes.
“Huh? This is?!”
It was a message window.
[The administrator of the tower looked at you, who has achieved an amazing achievement.]
[The administrator of the tower examined you closely.]
[The administrator of the tower frowned.]
‘Why is he suddenly frowning?’
[The administrator of the tower realized that you were a guest who was not formally invited.]
[The administrator of the tower wanted to hide their mistake.]
“What?! A mistake?”
A mistake?! Me coming here was a mistake?
“Then let me out!”
[The administrator of the tower deliberated whether to kill you to destroy the evidence.]
“Excuse me… I don’t have to leave, though…”
You said I even achieved some achievement, right? Please save me.
[The administrator of the tower awakened you.]
[You awakened.]
“Oh!”
He finally awakened. He decided to forget about the attempt to kill him. Although he had forgotten because survival was first until now, Se-jun’s purpose for coming to the tower was to awaken.
“I saved 150 million won on the ticket price. Hehehe.”
Now if I just climb the tower…
[The administrator of the tower decided your class.]
[You became a Tower Farmer (F).]
“Eh? A farmer?”
[As a class trait, you did not suffer from minor illnesses.]
[As a class trait, you became close to nature.]
[As a class trait, you could obtain experience points when harvesting crops.]
“…Status window.”
It couldn’t be. There had to be something. Se-jun desperately wanted to believe. Se-jun called the status window with an earnest heart.
However,
[Park Se-jun Lv. 1]
Talent: Ordinary Talent
Stats: Strength (1), Stamina (1), Agility (1), Magic Power (1)
Class: Tower Farmer (F)
Skills: None.
“This is… my status window…”
Depending on talent, the base stats and the stat increase upon level-up varied. However, Se-jun’s talent was an ordinary talent. In other words, he was just mediocre.
Nowhere in the status window was any hope visible.
As expected, a lottery ticket was better when not scratched. At least then one could fantasize…
“Sigh… To think I’m ordinary… To think my class is a farmer…”
“What is your class?”
“I’m a Tower Farmer.”
Just thinking of answering someone about his class made him feel embarrassed.
“Should I just return to farming?”
Even if he escaped from here anyway, it seemed it would be difficult to make big money in the tower.
‘Goodbye, Se-ra. Fate seemed not to allow us a relationship beyond star and fan.’
Se-jun swallowed his tears and decided to remain as Se-ra’s fan.
Then he inspected the blue cherry tomato in his hand.
[Magical Cherry Tomato Containing the Energy of the Blue Moon]
As a cherry tomato grown inside the tower, it absorbed sufficient nutrients and was delicious.
With the energy of the Blue Moon added, the taste became even better.
Upon consumption, magic power permanently increased by 0.05.
Grower: Tower Farmer Park Se-jun
Expiration Date: 30 days
Grade: E
“Huh?!”
Although weak, it was an item that increased stats.
‘If I sell this later, it would make some money, right?’
Just as Se-jun began to harbor new hope,
[A quest occurred.]
“A quest?”
[Quest: Offer the fruit containing the energy of the Blue Moon to the administrator of the tower.]
Reward: 1 Class Skill
Upon Refusal: Death
“What…?”
Just ask for it! Don’t act as if I have a choice!
Though called a quest, it was a threat.
Did you really have to take everything like that?!
My dream, and my cherry tomato.
Though he felt wronged, there was only one answer Se-jun could choose.
“Here.”
With Se-jun’s words, the blue cherry tomato on Se-jun’s hand disappeared.
[You completed the quest.]
[As a quest completion reward, you acquired the class skill – Sowing Lv. 1.]
“Are you kidding me!”
Why on earth do I even need a skill for sowing?!
Se-jun huffed and expressed his anger, but after that, the administrator of the tower was silent.
“Sigh.”
Se-jun sighed and inspected the skill he received.
[Class Skill – Sowing Lv. 1]
– When a seed was planted, the probability of germination slightly increased.
“……”
Still, perhaps thanks to the class trait of not suffering from minor illnesses, the body ache disappeared.
Day 61 of being stranded. He awakened and obtained the class of Tower Farmer.
***
Snap.
Se-jun, whose eyes opened, approached the cave wall as soon as he stood up.
Scratch.
Using a fish bone, he completed the 15th “Jung” () on the wall.
It had been 75 days since he came to the cave.
Splash! Splash!
Se-jun washed his face at the small pond, waking himself up.
And
Swish, swish.
when he held the torch with his left hand and waved it left and right at the large pond,
Splash!
a fish that discovered the torch jumped up. Upon awakening, he was able to know the name of the fish. The name written above its head was…
[Piranha]
Thack!
He struck the piranha with the club held in his right hand. The club was made by layering several well-dried, hardened green onion leaves and tying them with a string.
Thack!
Thack!
The piranhas struck by the club flapped vigorously on the ground. Se-jun caught five piranhas in that way. As the mouths to feed increased because of the baby rabbits, the number of piranhas he had to catch increased.
After a while,
[You have defeated the piranha.]
[You obtained 2 experience points.]
…
..
.
When the piranhas died due to being unable to breathe, he obtained experience points. It was Se-jun, who became able to obtain experience points upon awakening. Thanks to that, he leveled up once and became Level 2.
However, he did not hunt piranhas indiscriminately just because of that. Survival was much more important than experience points right now.
If the piranhas went extinct by any chance, the ones who would be in trouble were Se-jun and the rabbits. Therefore, he caught only exactly what was needed.
While Se-jun caught piranhas and prepared breakfast, the rabbit couple also began the morning farming.
And there was something that changed.
Squeak!
Squeak!
The baby rabbits began to help with farming following their parents. Right now, it was only about carrying green onion leaves, but they were trying to be of quite some help.
Upon awakening, he could also know the identity of the rabbits. The names above the rabbits’ heads were…
[Farmer White Rabbit]
This was the rabbits’ identity. Although he did not know what happened to them, it seemed they had been wandering after losing their farm, discovered the field Se-jun made, and settled here.
Just then, a savory smell began to waft.
Before they knew it, the piranha dish was finished.
“Let’s eat breakfast!”
Patter, patter.
The baby rabbits, who had huge appetites, threw away the green onion leaves they were holding and ran over. Having eaten their fill of breakfast, the baby rabbits went into the burrow and took a nap. Perhaps because it was still their growing phase, they slept a lot.
“Okay. Then shall we harvest?”
Squeak!
Squeak!
At Se-jun’s words, the rabbit couple made solemn expressions. Today was a truly important day.
“Let’s see.”
Se-jun went to the cherry tomato field and inspected the red, ripe cherry tomatoes.
‘Good. They are well-ripened.’
Pluck.
Se-jun plucked one well-ripened cherry tomato.
[You obtained a Ripe Magical Cherry Tomato.]
[Your class experience slightly increased.]
[You obtained 10 experience points.]
“Magical Cherry Tomato?”
[Magical Cherry Tomato]
As a cherry tomato grown inside the tower, it absorbed sufficient nutrients and was delicious.
Upon consumption, it broke down 10g of body fat, increasing magic power by 0.1 for 10 minutes.
Up to 10 pieces, the effect was applied overlappingly within an hour.
When consumed by a non-awakened person, it broke down 10g of fat, giving vitality to the body.
Grower: Tower Farmer Park Se-jun
Expiration Date: 30 days
Grade: E
“Oh!”
It was an item this time too. Furthermore, just by eating the Magical Cherry Tomatoes, magic power could be increased up to 1.
Pluck, pluck.
Se-jun diligently began to harvest the cherry tomatoes.
When he accidentally plucked an unripe cherry tomato in the middle,
[You obtained an unripe cherry tomato.]
[Class experience did not increase.]
[You obtained 7 experience points.]
The experience points were also reduced, and class experience did not increase either.
Furthermore, the cherry tomato became a normal cherry tomato instead of an item.
After that, Se-jun harvested the cherry tomatoes carefully.
And
[You obtained a Ripe Magical Cherry Tomato.]
[Your class experience slightly increased.]
[You obtained 10 experience points.]
…
..
.
[You leveled up.]
[You obtained 1 bonus stat.]
While harvesting 53 Magical Cherry Tomatoes, leveling up twice was a bonus.
Thanks to that, Se-jun became Level 4.