Chapter 346: Is Theo~nim Short on Money?

Chapter 346: Is Theo~nim Short on Money?

TL: Hanguk

On the way to take the King of Farming to the 4th floor of the tower.

Meow?! Again, meow?

A crossroads appeared before Theo.

It was already the 5th crossroad.

By the way, they encountered 10 teams of highway robbers along the way.

All because of Urens misfortune.

It would have been only Uren, it would have been a stroke of luck for them to make a fortune.

Puhuhut. Stamp it, meow!

Beside him was the golden cat, Theo Park, and their luck turned into the misfortune of stamping a slave contract.

Puhuhut. How could this be, meow? Uren, you are really unlucky, meow!

As Theo spoke to Uren,

Hehehe. Theo~nim, shall I give you some money?

Uren, the cause of this predicament, noticed Theos mood and took out a money pouch.

Of course, meow! Hand over the money, meow!

Theo, who never refuses money offered, put the money pouch taken out by Uren into his own bundle,

Puhuhut. This way, meow!

He confidently headed towards the left path.

And then,

Thump.

As Theo, Uren, and the King of Farming passed by, the snakes mouth inevitably closed.

A little later.

Slash.

The snakes body was split into six parts. It had been struck by Theos One-meow Slash.

Puhuhut. Chairman Park will be pleased, meow!

After Theo picked up the falling white coins, he set out on the road again,

As expected of Theo~nim!

Clatter. Clatter.

Uren and the King of Farming followed Theo leisurely, as if they were on a tour.

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[You have arrived at the 99th floor of the Black Tower.]

Toryong.

Sejun, having reached the 99th floor of the tower, rode on Toryong towards the farm.

And then,

Drip. Drip. Drip.

As soon as he returned to the farm, he dropped a drop of Harvest Elixir on the thick darkness cherry, sunflower, and flame bean.

The cherry and sunflower needed it to help the black and white dragons quickly find the power of darkness and light.

The flame bean was difficult to germinate, so he wanted to grow it properly.

The three crops absorbed the Harvest Elixir.

And then,

Sssrk.

The cherry and sunflower grew rapidly.

However,

The flame bean didnt move at all. No, rather, its leaves turned yellow and began to wither.

Whats going on? Was the elixir too strong?

Swoosh. Swoosh.

As the condition of the flame bean worsened, Sejun stroked its leaves for treatment.

However,

[Farmers Warm Touch Lv. 7 has been activated.]

[The growth speed of the flame bean, bearing the breath of the red dragon, slightly increases while being touched.]

No message about healing appeared, only that the growth speed had increased.

Flame bean bearing the breath of the red dragon? Its name had become too long due to the energy from Ramter.

So,

Lets not be sick and grow well, little Beanie.

Sejun created a nickname and continued to stroke the dying yellow leaves of Flame Bean.

At that moment,

Pluck.

Ah?!

A leaf that Sejun was stroking fell from the stem.

Beanie!

Startled, Sejun hurriedly tried to reattach the fallen leaf, but once fallen, the leaf would not reattach.

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Swoosh. Swoosh.

As Sejun stroked Beanies stem apologetically,

[Heheh. Master just gave you a name. From now on, your name is Beanie. Beanie, lets hang in there a bit longer.]

[.]

Below the ground, Flamie cautiously infused Beanie with vitality, aiding its growth.

Unaware of this, Sejun diligently stroked Beanies stem.

At that moment,

Whoosh.

Ah?!

Beanies body started to burn.

Whoooosh.

No!

Before Sejun could do anything, the fire burning Beanie grew ferociously and quickly turned Beanie into ash.

!!!

Sejun was left speechless in shock.

Just then,

Kong-!

[Farmers Warm Touch Lv. 7 has been activated.][You have harvested 100 flame beans.] [Beanies Flame Beans]

Ramter recognized the flame beans.

Yes. They absorb fire energy, so try planting them.

-Okay. As expected of our Sejun! Thank you!

I dont know yet, its effect is.

-Hahahaha. Our Sejun has harvested a new crop!

Before Sejun could finish speaking, Ramter took the flame beans and flew to the fountain.

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Puhuhut. We finally arrived, meow!

After encountering 20 more teams of robbers and three additional crossroads, Theo finally reached the 4th floor of the tower.

Urens misfortune was tremendous.

Of course, for Theo, it had been a very profitable time.

He had obtained white coins, collected 500 signatures on slave contracts, and received a hefty amount of money from Uren.

Thus, they arrived at the grape farm.

King of Farming, whats this line for, meow?

Theo asked as he looked at two long lines facing towards the grape farm.

Clatter. Clatter.

[One line is for people who want to work. The other line is for people who want to buy the grape wine I made.]

The King of Farming particularly emphasized the grape wine I made.

It was an attempt to restore his pride, shattered after losing the farming contest to Sejun,

Puhuhut. There are so many suckers, meow!

Theo ignored this and ran excitedly towards the grape farm.

Its Cat Wandering Merchant, Vice Chairman Theo!

Hunters queuing up to work at the grape farm stirred at the sight of Theo.

Boss! Its Vice Chairman Theo over there!

The same was true for the agents dispatched by the government to buy grape wine.

Theos recent absence made the hunters think there must be some significant event happening.

Then,

Puhuhut. Humans, I, Vice Chairman Theo, have arrived, meow!

Theo stopped where the hunters could see him well,

Step step.

I will start the auction, meow!

He climbed atop three stacked boxes and shouted loudly. Puhuhut. I cant just pass by when there are this many suckers, meow!

Thus began the impromptu crop auction.

Puhuhut. The first crop is this, meow! I will sell 1000 in batches of 10, meow!

The crop Theo confidently presented was a common sweet potato.

Ugh what the

I was expecting something since Vice Chairman Theo came personally

The hunters were disappointed seeing the sweet potatoes in Theos front paws.

It was expected. Other cat employees were already periodically selling Sejuns crops on the 41st floor of the tower.

Although the Power Sweet Potato was rare, it wasnt shockingly special.

Foolish humans, look at the name properly, meow!

When Theo got angry at them, the hunters approached Theo and looked at the sweet potatoes.

Night sweet potato?

They finally realized it was a different kind of sweet potato.

Puhuhut. Thats right, meow! First, look at the options, meow!

The hunters inspected the options of the Night Sweet Potato.

[Night Sweet Potato]

A sweet potato grown within the tower, it has absorbed sufficient nutrients and is delicious.

It only grows at night.

Consumption allows for sound sleep, and while sleeping, one of the statsstrength, stamina, agility, or magic powerrandomly increases by 3.

Cultivator: Tower Farmer Park Sejun

Shelf life: 150 days

Grade: A

Wait?! Just by eating and sleeping, any of the stats increase by three randomly?!

The hunters were astonished by the options of the Night Sweet Potato.

Recently, a bottle of Universal Elixir that raises all stats by 5 appeared at an auction and sold for 1000 Tower Coins.

However, unlike the Universal Elixir, which can only be consumed once per person, the Night Sweet Potato had no such restrictions.

If one could eat a Night Sweet Potato every night and sleep well

15,000 Tower Coins!

18,000 Tower Coins!

20,000 Tower Coins!

The auction quickly heated up,

50,000 Tower Coins!

Sold, meow!

10 Night Sweet Potatoes were sold for 50,000 Tower Coins.

Puhuhut. The next auction starts right away, meow!

Theo started the next auction with an excited voice.

And then,

Is Theo~nim short on money? Why does he work so hard to earn money like that?

Legendary merchant Uren watched Theo with an expression that couldnt comprehend his actions.

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TL Note:

1) The term, , which I have translated as Sunflower would literally be translated as Light Seeking. Whereas, the Korean for sunflower is , which when literally translated, would be Sun Seeking. So, from the similarity, it can be concluded that it is sunflower, just under a different name. Thus, I have translated it as Sunflower which makes it easier to read and imagine.

2) The Korean names (Beanie), (Flamie), and (Little Flamie) literally translated would be Fire Bean, Fire Flower, and Fire Sprout respectively. However, there isnt a direct equivalent in English that captures the same meaning and also sounds as cute as the original Korean names. Therefore, Ive translated as Flamie and as Little Flamie. The author seems to be planning to continue this naming series with , which I have decided to translate as Beanie instead of Fire Bean. If you have suggestions for alternatives with a similar meaning, or if theres anything unclear, feel free to comment. Im also considering changing Little Flamie to Sparkie or Sparky so let me know in comments if I should keep it as it is or change it.

3) Okay, as I have explained above, the name given by Sejun would literally be translated as Fire Bean. The keen-eyed among you might have already figured this out: the sound of the Korean word for bean is Kong. So, by repeating the action of first creating a Fire and then saying Kong, Beanie is saying its name to Sejun.

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