Inside Delia’s mental world.

The place was filled with rotten trees, stagnant water, and decaying corpses.

And then,

“Damn it! Everything should just rot!”

In the center, the gigantic demon Delia was absorbing the rotting things, shouting in anger.

At that moment,

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Grrrr.

The giant wolf, Blackie, appeared, flanked on either side by Eomdol and Ggomi, as if to assist Blackie.

“What?!”

Fenrir~nim?

Delia was flustered by the sudden appearance of Fenrir.

So flustered that she didn’t even notice the massive Eomdol and Ggomi standing next to Blackie.

“I greet the noble wolf Fenrir~nim, the god-hunting wolf and the 1st seat of Apostle of Destruction!”

Delia quickly bowed her head so low it almost touched the ground as she greeted him.

“Grrrr. My name is now Blackie. Call me the Great Blackie~nim.”

Fenrir now wanted to be called Blackie.

“What?! Blackie?!”

What’s with that lame name?

Delia asked with a bewildered expression,

“Grrrr.”

“Yes! Great Blackie~nim!”

But when Blackie growled, showing his displeasure, she quickly responded.

‘Huh?! But this is my mental world… How is Fenrir~nim here?’

Delia suddenly found it strange, but that wasn’t the important thing right now.

Did I do something wrong?

She quickly recalled what she had done recently.

But…

…nothing?!

No matter how much she thought, she couldn’t recall anything wrong.

She had been diligently working to destroy the world.

Even just now, she was trying hard to corrupt all the land of the Tower.

Although it seemed like she might fail because of that annoying guy who kept fighting and eating while fighting her…

No matter how much she thought, only things she had done well came to mind.

“Ah! Great Blackie~nim, you’ve come to help me, right?! As it happens, there’s someone in the enemy camp who’s even more vicious than us Apostles of Destruction!”

She quickly tattled on Sejun, who had been getting on her nerves, to Blackie.

“Grrrr. A vicious guy?”

“Yes! There’s this guy who carries a cat on his knee, and he’s such a sneaky and despicable bastard!”

You idiot! How dare you insult Sejun~nim in front of the Great Blackie~nim?! Huh?! But now that I think about it, it’s infuriating!

Thud. Thud.

Eomdol and Ggomi, who were standing beside Blackie, got angry and stepped forward at Delia’s words.

“Huh?! You guys were here too?”

Only then did Delia notice Eomdol and Ggomi and tried to greet them,

“Grrrr. Did you just call my butler despicable and cowardly?”

“Huh? Butler?”

Blackie, now extremely angry, growled as he glared at Delia.

And then,

Grab.

“Guys, what’s going on?!”

Eomdol and Ggomi quietly grabbed Delia’s arms.

After that, they had a serious conversation with their bodies.

A little while later,

“Delia, become my subordinate.”

“Huh?! Yes! I’ll become your subordinate.”

Delia wanted to ask, ‘Aren’t we already on the same side?’ but quickly agreed, fearing another serious conversation.

“Then follow me. Let’s go.”

“Huh? Where to…?”

Grab.

Blackie grabbed Delia’s soul and disappeared.

***

[You’re a Field Lv. 7 has been activated.]

[You have planted the Destruction Devourer Seed in the body of Krueger, the Destroyer of Mountains and 7th seat of the Apostle of Destruction.]

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“Hmhmhm.”

Sejun was humming as he planted Destruction Devourer seeds inside the Void Storage.

Just then,

Kya Kya!

One of the Destruction Pioneers wobbled over to Sejun.

“Here.”

Knowing why the Destruction Pioneer had come, Sejun extended his palm.

Ptooey.

The Destruction Pioneer spat out a seed the size of a grape.

The Destruction Pioneers would spit out one seed every time they planted a million Destruction Devourer seeds.

“Well done.”

[Farmer’s Warm Touch Lv. 7 has been activated.]

[The Destruction Pioneer’s fatigue is relieved while your touch lasts.]

Sejun used his skill to pat the head of the Destruction Pioneer that had spat out a seed, relieving its fatigue.

Puk.

He then planted the newly obtained Destruction Devourer seed.

Just as he was about to continue planting more Destruction Devourers with the 51 Destruction Pioneers,

[You have won the battle against Delia, the Demon of Corruption and 8th Seat Apostle of Destruction.]

[You have gained 1 achievements of Courage.]

[It’s a remarkable victory.]

[You have gained an additional achievements of Courage.]

A message appeared.

“Huh? I did?!”

I won?

Sejun, bewildered and unsure of what had just happened, stepped outside.

Kueng!

[Dad, Delia has stopped moving!]

Cuengi shouted, pointing at Delia.

[Delia, the Demon of Corruption and 8th Seat Apostle of Destruction, who has lost her soul]

“What?”

Why does their soul disappear every time I fight them?

Just as Sejun was pondering if there was something he wasn’t aware of,

Kyurorong.

Umrorong.

Kyurung.

“Huh?!”

Why are Blackie and the others over there?!

He spotted Blackie, sleeping with its limbs spread out in a large “X” next to Delia, along with Eomdol and Ggomi napping on Blackie’s pink belly. There was also a black butterfly resting there.

‘Did they fall asleep playing with the butterfly?’

These idiots, how reckless!

Sejun quickly ran over to gather up Blackie and his subordinates.

“Cuengi, put Delia into the Void Storage too.”

104.28.193.250

He instructed Cuengi to take care of Delia’s body.

Kueng!

[Got it!]

Cuengi enlarged himself and lifted Delia’s massive body into the Void Storage. As Delia’s body was removed, a gigantic, round stone that had been hidden behind her came into view.

The stone, riddled with large cracks, looked as though it might break at any moment.

Craack.

Finally, the stone split along its cracks and shattered.

And then,

Roll.

A golden orb, the size of a fist, rolled out from the broken stone.

[Golden Earth Orb]

“What is this?”

Sejun picked up the orb and examined it.

[Golden Earth Orb]

→ This is the orb in which Patrick, the God of the Earth, was sealed.

→ Some of the Earth’s power remains.

→ Usage restrictions: None

→ Grade: SSS

“The orb where Patrick was sealed?”

So where did Patrick go?

“Could it be?!”

Did Delia kill him?! Or maybe…

Sejun recalled the attack that Iona and Cuengi had directed at the stone on the first day of the battle.

Did I cause a team kill?

Since he had ordered the attack, Sejun started to feel guilty, wondering if he had accidentally killed Patrick.

[Patrick, the God of Earth, acknowledges your farming skills.]

A message appeared.

“Phew. So you’re alive…”

Sejun sighed in relief. Fortunately, it seemed that he hadn’t killed Patrick.

‘But he just acknowledges my farming skills like that?’

Thank you, Patrick~nim. I’ll build a monument for you later.

Sejun, who believed in repaying faith with faith, made a vow.

Thus, Sejun was recognized for his farming skills by three gods: Leah, Hamer, and now Patrick.

[You have been recognized for your farming skills by Leah, God of Abundance; Hamer, God of Farming; and Patrick, God of Earth.]

[You have met the conditions to unlock Tower Farmer S rank.]

[Your rank as a Tower Farmer (A) has increased.]

[You have become an S-rank Tower Farmer.]

He finally became an S-class Tower Farmer.

[As your job rank increases, your job traits are strengthened.]

[As your job rank increases, one job trait is added.]

[Nearby crops will now absorb part of the damage you receive.]

“Oh! Nice!”

The crops will take some of the damage for me!

Sejun, whose life had always been hanging by a thread whenever strong enemies appeared, cheered at the new job trait.

Additionally, as his job traits were enhanced, all stats that increased when he created new crop varieties went up from 10 to 20, and the percentage of stats borrowed from subordinate Tower Farmers increased from 0.3% to 0.5%.

[According to your job traits, you borrow 0.5% of the stats of White Tower’s tower farmer, Ajax Mamebe.]

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Thanks to this, Sejun was able to borrow an additional 0.2% of the stats from the five Tower Farmers under his command, raising his total stats by around 2000.

“Heheh. Good.”

As he was rejoicing,

[You have completed the quest.]

[As a reward for completing the quest, Level 101 is unlocked.]

[As a reward for completing the quest, all job skills have increased by 1 level.]

[As a reward for completing the quest, you have acquired the job skill – Crop Miniaturization Lv. 1.]

Quest completion messages appeared, making Sejun even happier.

***

-Is that enough? Will you let me go now?

Patrick, who had been watching Sejun from afar, looked at the roots binding him and spoke.

Then,

[Yes! Patrick~nim, thank you for acknowledging my master’s farming skills!]

Flamie expressed gratitude to Patrick while unbinding the roots that were tied around him.

-I see… but Flamie, did you really have to do it this way?”

Patrick asked in a slightly disappointed voice, noticing Flamie’s sudden polite attitude.

Patrick had been freed from his seal when the stone broke due to the attacks from Iona and Cuengi.

Even without this, he had intended to acknowledge Sejun’s farming skills as a way of repaying the great help Sejun had provided him.

Of course, if Sejun’s farming skills had been utterly terrible, Patrick might have hesitated a bit, but that wasn’t the case. No, they were excellent. They were good enough to acknowledge without any conditions.

And then there was Flamie, who had helped him after he was freed from the seal.

When the seal was broken, the surrounding area was filled with the power of corruption, trapping Patrick so he couldn’t escape.

At that moment,

[Yap! Hold on with this flame! My master will come to save you!]

A small root of Flamie sprouted from the ground and lent him a purifying flame that could burn away the power of corruption.

So, after the battle ended, Patrick had intended to inform Flamie of the location of land rich with the power of the earth, but,

[More than that, please acknowledge my master’s farming skills!]

Suddenly, Flamie wrapped tightly around him, both threatening and pleading for him to recognize Sejun’s farming skills.

I was going to do that anyway. After all the help I received from those two…

Patrick had planned to not only recognize Sejun’s farming skills but also give him additional rewards before leaving.

However,

[Yes! Of course!]

Flamie responded decisively, as if there was no other way.

The minds of gods are fickle!

Because of Hamer, the God of Farming, Flamie had little trust in the gods.

***

[Crop Miniaturization Lv. 1]

→ Reduces the size of crops by 20%.

→ The crops will retain their original abilities even if their size is reduced.

“This is good.”

Lately, Sejun had been struggling to eat more crops to get stronger because his stomach would get too full…

Sejun spoke after checking the skill.

After checking out his newly acquired job skill,

“Ah! Theo~nim, it’s Magin!”

Uren, who was gathering lightning-struck wood and thunderstones nearby, discovered Magin and Evis buried in the ground with only their faces exposed.

Flamie had protected Magin from Delia’s power to ensure Theo would collect his money.

“Puhuhut. So, how much do we need to collect, meow?”

“Uhuhuhu. 33 trillion Tower Coins.”

Uren responded after adding up the debts from Evis, Madaf, and Nellie.

“Puhuhut. Great, meow!”

The money I can give to Chairman Park has increased, meow!

Thwack. Thwack.

Theo, grinning widely, hit the back of Magin and Evis’s heads to confirm they were unconscious, while grinning broadly,

“Puhuhut.”

“Uhehehe.”

Afterward, Theo and Uren pulled Magin and Evis out of the ground and began to shake them down for money.

Clang.

“Guys, we’re heading home, so get back into the storage.”

Meanwhile, Sejun ordered the Destruction Devourers back into the Void Storage.

However, unlike when they arrived, the number of Destruction Devourers had increased significantly.

Only 30 million had entered, and yet there wasn’t enough room left in the storage.

So, he had no choice but to leave 70 million behind to be picked up later.

Ki…

Ki…

The Destruction Devourers made crying noises when he tried to leave them behind.

Kking! Kking?

[Guys, don’t worry! Who’s your leader?]

Kiki!

Kiki!

Kking! Kking! Kking!

[That’s right! It’s me, the Great Blackie! Your leader won’t abandon you!]

Blackie reassured his subordinates.

“What should I do?”

Sejun fell into deep thought as he watched Blackie and the Destruction Devourers.

Originally, he planned to use the Return Magic with the absolute coordinates to go straight back to the Black Tower, but now he had a reason to come back.

In that case…

“I’ll just make a quick stop!”

He decided to quickly register the waypoint on the 99th floor of the Golden Tower and then leave.

Once Sejun finished his preparations, he moved to the 99th floor of the Golden Tower, swiftly found the waypoint, and registered it.

[Congratulations!]

[You have achieved the feat of clearing the Golden Tower, following the Black Tower, White Tower, and Green Tower.]

[As an achievement reward, you have obtained the title: The One Who Reached the Summit of Four Towers.]

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“Let’s quickly get out of here!”

He quickly returned to the 99th floor of the Black Tower.

And so, Sejun returned to his farm.

“But why did I run away this quickly?”

I didn’t do anything wrong, though?

Sejun scratched his head, puzzled by his unnecessary escape.

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