Chapter 99 – The Harvest Festival Opens (1)

[An additional blessing of mana is bestowed upon the entire floor where the Red Ribbon’s Giant Carrot Altar is located.]

Flash, flash.

Simultaneously with the end of the message, the giant carrot altar floated into the sky, and green and blue lights exploded continuously toward the surroundings, spreading throughout the entire floor.

And before they knew it, 1,000 rabbits appeared beneath the giant carrot altar.

Ppyoo…?

Ppuu…?

Ppaek?

While the suddenly summoned 1,000 rabbits were looking around, feeling bewildered,

Pyupyu!

Squeak!

Byaa!

Squeak!

The rabbits on the 99th floor of the tower cheered upon seeing the summoned rabbits.

However, the cheering did not last long. This was because the condition of the summoned rabbits was too bad. Whether they suffered from malnutrition due to not eating well, they were skin and bones, and there was even hair loss here and there on their bodies.

“For now, eat at least this.”

Se-jun took out fresh carrots harvested a few hours ago from the void storage and handed them to the summoned rabbits.

Ppyok?!

Ppuu?!

Ppaek?!

The rabbits were surprised as soon as they saw the carrots. They burst into tears at the carrots they were seeing for the first time in decades, and the rabbits of the 99th floor of the tower comforted them. It seemed they had suffered for a long time.

A moment later,

Squeak?

Ppyok?

The rabbits soon began to ask about each other’s recent situations.

“Let’s go home.”

“Understood, meow!”

Kkueng!

Se-jun went home, taking Theo and Cuengi. It was to make carrot soup for the rabbits to eat for dinner while the rabbits talked.

After arriving home like that, Se-jun went to the kitchen area, put the ingredients into a large pot, and checked the newly acquired skill while waiting for the soup to be completed.

[Job Skill – Crop Giantization Lv. 1]

-Forcibly concentrates the power of crops C-grade or below onto growth, making them giant.

-The degree of giantization differs depending on the grade of the crop. (C-grade: 5 times, D-grade: 3 times, E-grade: 2 times, F-grade: 1.2 times)

“Hmm.”

It seemed like a good skill to use later when giving crops to Aileen or the mother Crimson Giant Bear.

After all, if they grew larger, they could feel the taste properly. Or maybe use it when food was scarce?

Se-jun then checked the blessings. Things like Flamie’s flame buff or blessings were displayed next to the name on the status window.

[Park Se-jun Lv. 50 – Blessing of Abundance, Blessing of Mana]

When Se-jun pressed the Blessing of Abundance, information about the Blessing of Abundance appeared.

[Blessing of Abundance – Remaining Time: 6 days 23 hours]

-The blessing is bestowed only upon beings permitted by the host of the harvest festival, Tower Farmer Park Se-jun.

-During the harvest festival, abundance increases on the 99th floor of the tower.

-The growth speed of crops increases.

-Engaging in reproductive activities increases the probability of conceiving a new life.

“Hmm.”

While the increased growth speed of crops was welcome, the fact that engaging in reproductive activities would increase the probability of conceiving a new life…

“Should I sleep somewhere else for the time being?”

It seemed the inside of the cave would become noisy because of the rabbits.

Se-jun then checked the Blessing of Mana as well.

[Blessing of Mana – Remaining Time: 6 days 23 hours]

-The blessing is bestowed only upon beings permitted by the host of the harvest festival, Tower Farmer Park Se-jun.

-During the harvest festival, the concentration of mana on the 99th floor of the tower becomes denser.

-The recovery speed of mana increases.

-The power of mana increases.

“Hmm.”

The Blessing of Mana had no great relation to Se-jun, though it might be different for Iona or other animals. The effects of Create Rainclouds and Rain would increase, but there was not much use for it.

‘Should I make the trench even larger so that the fire ants cannot cross?’

While Se-jun was pondering how to use the Blessing of Mana effectively,

Pyupyu!

Squeak!

Ppyok!

Squeak!

The rabbits arrived in crowds and lined up orderly in front of Se-jun, and the distribution began. However, because the number of rabbits was too large, there was a shortage of bowls to hold the soup.

“Theo, Cuengi, make some bowls.”

“Understood, meow!”

Kkueng!

At Se-jun’s instruction, when Theo cut the wood into appropriate sizes, Cuengi hollowed out the inside of the wood like scooping ice cream.

Then, the three gray rabbits of the 99th floor of the tower and the summoned gray rabbits finished the rough parts inside the bowls with sandpaper, quickly making bowls to hold the soup.

Thanks to that, the 1,000 rabbits comfortably had their meals, each holding their own bowl.

In that way, the meal ended,

“Now, shall we eat dessert!”

Se-jun washed the strawberries left after offering them to the giant carrot altar.

“Wow!”

As he brought a strawberry close to his mouth, the strong aroma of the strawberry shook Se-jun’s heart.

Slurp.

Ultimately, Se-jun, who could not resist the temptation, took a bite of the strawberry, and a sweet taste like sugar filled his mouth along with the unique flavor of the strawberry.

[You have consumed a Strawberry of Good Luck.]

Good luck increases for 1 hour.]

“Good luck?”

Se-jun realized that he had not even checked the options in his eagerness to eat the strawberry and checked the options belatedly.

[Strawberry of Good Luck]

A strawberry grown inside the tower, which is delicious due to absorbing sufficient nutrients.

Grown by a farmer accustomed to farming, its taste and efficiency have improved.

Upon consumption, good luck increases for 1 hour.

Grower: Tower Farmer Park Se-jun

Expiration Date: 90 days

Grade: C

‘How does rising good luck help?’

The option was too vague. Se-jun decided to simply be satisfied with eating a delicious strawberry.

Taking the opportunity, Se-jun also checked the Cheongyang chili pepper in the void storage.

[Cheongyang Chili Pepper of Calmness]

A Cheongyang chili pepper grown inside the tower, which is delicious due to absorbing sufficient nutrients.

Grown by a farmer accustomed to farming, its taste and efficiency have improved.

Upon consumption, the mind becomes calm for 1 hour.

Grower: Tower Farmer Park Se-jun

Expiration Date: 90 days

Grade: C

“The mind becomes calm? This is also vague.”

Slurp.

Kkueng!

Se-jun was caught by Cuengi while secretly eating strawberries while washing them.

And Se-jun put 5 strawberries into Cuengi’s mouth, making him an accomplice.

“Now. Since you ate it too. We are accomplices. You must not tell other animals. Okay?”

Kkueng!

Cuengi nodded at Se-jun’s words. Thanks to making Cuengi an accomplice, he fortunately did not get caught by the rabbits eating the strawberries beforehand.

The next morning.

“Heave-ho.”

As Se-jun got up from his seat as soon as he opened his eyes,

“Sleep more, meow.”

Theo clung to Se-jun’s knee and whined to sleep more. However, he ignored it lightly.

At that moment,

“Kkyut-kkyut-kkyut—Mr. Se-jun, good morning!”

Iona, who slept sweetly covering herself with Theo’s tail on Se-jun’s lap, stretched pleasantly and greeted Se-jun.

“Yes. Good morning.”

Scratch.

Answering Iona’s greeting, Se-jun added one line to the wall and started the morning of the 265th day of being stranded.

“Ugh!”

As Se-jun stretched and came outside,

“Huh?!”

In the distance, beneath the giant carrot altar, buildings he had never seen before were visible. And the animals lurking around there.

“What is it?”

“Kkyut-kkyut-kkyut. It’s the market of the Raccoon Tribe that only comes during the harvest festival! Let’s go watch quickly!”

“Really?!”

Enticed by Iona’s words, Se-jun hurriedly approached the market, and five stalls were visible. Perhaps because they were stalls selling food, as he approached, a delicious aroma stimulated Se-jun’s nose.

At that moment,

“Uh-huh! I already gave you 10 free samples. That’s already two servings.”

Kkueng!

Cuengi was seen throwing a tantrum for food in front of the stall selling food.

That fellow Cuengi, I feed him to his fill every day, so how could he be doing this here. Anyone who saw this would think I was starving him.

“Ahem. Cuengi.”

Se-jun felt embarrassed and called Cuengi.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

At Se-jun’s appearance, Cuengi rejoiced as if he had gained a million troops. Our dad has a lot of money-da-yo! He’s rich-da-yo!

“Oh! Are you the father? Here, here, eat more!”

When the backer who would pay the money appeared, the stall owner began to give food to Cuengi again.

And,

“Huh?!”

Grab.

Looking at the white, firm, and wobbly food the stall owner was handing to Cuengi, Se-jun reached out his hand and grabbed it without realizing.

Squishy.

Even the texture was the same as the one he knew.

“Garaetteok…”

The brilliant white Garaetteok held in his hand. Deeply moved, Se-jun put the Garaetteok into his mouth.

Chewy, chewy.

“Mmm.”

It was exactly the texture he had expected. And while he was savoring the perfect taste of rice that spread the more he chewed,

Kkueng!

Cuengi also received a new rice cake from the stall owner and ate it deliciously. When Cuengi ate 20 Garaetteok in two minutes like that,

Click.

The sound of opening a glass jar was heard from the side.

Kkueng?

When Cuengi, who had the formula programmed that the sound of opening a glass jar meant it was time to eat honey, turned his head,

Dip.

Se-jun dipping the Garaetteok in honey was visible.

Kkueng!

Cuengi also followed Se-jun, dipping the Garaetteok generously in honey and putting it in his mouth.

Kkueng!!!

Just by dipping it in honey, the Garaetteok became a completely new food.

And,

“I’ll buy all the Garaetteok!”

Se-jun bought all of the stall’s Garaetteok.

“Haggle, meow!”

Entrusting the haggling with the stall owner to Theo, Se-jun began to look around other stalls.

“Wow!”

Se-jun admired the food sold at the stalls. The other three stalls sold rye bread, beer, and cheese.

“I’ll buy all of them!”

Se-jun bought all the items from the four stalls, forcing them to close early, and went to the last stall. There was nothing displayed on its shelves.

“What do you sell here?”

“This is a place that sells seeds. Here, take a look.”

The old Raccoon owner said, carefully pulling out a seed.

‘Just one?’

Se-jun examined the seed.

[Five-Colored Bean Seed]

“How much is it?”

“It is 10,000 Tower Coins.”

It was too expensive for a single seed. However, even though he thought it was expensive, Se-jun kept staring at the Five-Colored Bean Seed.

‘I want to buy it.’

Se-jun’s instinct drew him to the Five-Colored Bean Seed.

At that moment,

“Chairman Park, I bought everything, meow!”

Theo returned proudly to Se-jun’s lap, having finished the transaction just in time.

“Theo, how about this? Does it draw you?”

Se-jun lifted Theo, pointed at the Five-Colored Bean Seed, and asked. He could trust the golden front paws of Theo, the luxury detector.

“Meow! It strongly draws me, meow!”

“Really?!”

At Theo’s words, Se-jun decided to purchase the Five-Colored Bean Seed.

“How much did you say it was earlier?”

“It is 10,000 Tower Coins.”

“Hmm… look here, there are scratches on the seed. Give me a discount.”

“That is not very important.”

“Then how about this? Isn’t the size too small for a bean?”

Se-jun tried to cut the price using all kinds of excuses, but the old raccoon did not back down at all.

And before they knew it, the animals and other raccoons came to watch the bargaining between Se-jun and the old Raccoon. Se-jun and the old raccoon glared at each other.

‘Theo is watching! I must get a discount!’

‘I cannot give a discount! My subordinates are watching!’

With everyone watching now, it had become a matter of pride as a leader.

At that moment,

-You rascals! If you hold a harvest festival, you should call me!

The black dragon statue flew over while scolding.

[The Tower Administrator says that she also wants to enjoy the harvest festival.]

“Wait a moment.”

Se-jun sent the Garaetteok, rye bread, and cheese bought from the stalls along with honey.

“Make sure to dip the Garaetteok in honey. It is truly delicious. Okay?”

[The Tower Administrator says she understands.]

While Se-jun was teaching Aileen the delicious combination of how to eat the food,

Slam!

-Bring out the alcohol at once!

“Uh… that…”

Kaiser was running amok in front of the stall selling makgeolli, demanding alcohol. Under the energy of the black dragon radiating from the statue, the raccoon trembled and could not bring himself to answer that the alcohol had run out.

“Kaiser, here is the alcohol.”

Se-jun handed a whole barrel of makgeolli to Kaiser.

-Hmph! It is not that I particularly want to drink it, but I will drink it considering your sincerity.

But he had just seen him running amok demanding alcohol at the stall.

Whether he read Se-jun’s gaze,

Chug, chug, chug.

-Hmph!

Flutter, flutter.

Kaiser quickly poured all the alcohol into his mouth and flew back to the fountain.

“Thank you for saving me!”

The old raccoon approached Se-jun and expressed gratitude. Just being able to speak properly in front of the black dragon made Se-jun look so amazing.

“If you are thankful, discount it to 5,000 Tower Coins.”

‘As expected, Chairman Park is amazing, meow!’

Watching Se-jun slash the price using the opponent’s crisis, Theo was deeply impressed.