: Is Theo~nim Short on Money?
<strong>TL: Hanguk</strong>
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!This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.
Beside him was the golden cat, Theo Park, and their luck turned into the misfortune of stamping a ve 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 littleter.
sh.
The snakes body was split into six parts. It had been struck by Theos One-meow sh.
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!
tter. tter.
Uren and the King of Farming followed Theo leisurely, as if they were on a tour.
***[You have arrived at the 99th floor of the ck 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 me bean.
The cherry and sunflower needed it to help the ck and white dragons quickly find the power of darkness and light.
The me 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 me 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 me bean worsened, Sejun stroked its leaves for treatment.
However,[Farmers Warm Touch Lv. 7 has been activated.]
[The growth speed of the me 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.
me bean bearing the breath of the red dragon? Its name had be 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 me 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.
Im sorry.
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, mie 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-!
From the spot where Beanie was nted, a bean sprout-like red nt suddenly grew rapidly with a strange outcry.
Kong?
Sejun looked at the strangely grown nt with suspicion. Who are you?
Whoosh.
Kong!
Whoosh.
Kong!
Whoosh.
Kong!
The red bean sprout repeated the action of creating fire and then shouting kong! in response to Sejuns gaze.
There was a hole at the tip of the bean sprout, through which it made the sound.
After the red bean sprout repeated the same action dozens of times,
Whoosh.
Fire.
Kong-!
Kong?
Sejun figured out what the nt was trying to say. (TL: See point 3 at the end)
Eh?! Could you be Beanie?!
Kong!
This time, instead of making fire, it responded affirmatively to Sejuns words.
The red bean sprout was Beanie, a me bean that had grown by absorbing the Harvest Elixir given by Sejun and the vitality provided by mie.
So, you were listening to everything I said?
Kong!
As Sejun was conversing with Beanie,
[Heheh. Beanies wish hase true.]
mie was cheering for Beanie from afar, who wanted to introduce itself directly to Sejun, smiled contentedly.
[Podori, spread your roots further.]
[Yes!]
While punishing Podori that bullied the me bean.
Beanie, is it okay if I touch you?
Kong!
Im going to touch you, so dont make fire. Got it?
Boom!
Swoosh. Swoosh.
Although Sejun had considerable resistance to fire due to his talent as a Friend of Fire, the timid Sejun checked several times and then stroked Beanies head.
Then,[Farmers Warm Touch Lv. 7 has been activated.]
[While being touched, the growth speed of me Bean, Beanie, bearing the breath of the red dragon, slightly increases.]
The message appeared. Beanie had now officially been included in its name.
Lets get along well from now on, Beanie .
Kong!
As Sejun spent time getting acquainted while stroking the head of Beanie,
Achoo-Kong!
Suddenly, Beanie sneezed, spitting out a bunch of red beans.
And then,[You have harvested 100 me beans.]
[Your job experience have slightly increased.]
[Your proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 8 proficiency has slightly increased.]
[You have gained 7000 experience points.]
Harvest messages appeared.
Huh? me beans?
Sejun, puzzled, picked up one of the me beans to examine it.[Beanies me Beans]
These are me Beans produced by the me Bean, Beanie, grown in the ck Tower after absorbing sufficient nutrients.
They can only sprout when they absorb fire energy in a ce with strong fire energy.
When they absorb a certain level of surrounding fire energy, they stop growing and spread me Beans around.
me beans can also be used as a weapon in danger.
When consumed, me-rted talents are greatly enhanced.
Cultivator: Tower Farmer Park Sejun
Shelf life: None
Grade: A
Eating this will enhance my fire talent
Soon, Ill shoot me Breath too. Hehehe.
Sejun collected the me beans that mie had spat out, imagining something the other red dragons mightugh at if they heard.
Good. Picked up all 100.
Just as Sejun had finished collecting the me beans,
-Sejun, do you not have any more pears to dry?
Ramter came looking for Sejun. The Pears of Strength and Stamina Sejun provided caused rain in the Red Tower for the first time in a thousand years, increasing the water supply.
The desertified area disappeared, driving the cactus from the 53rd floor of the tower to the 45th floor.
However, as the pears to dry disappeared, desertification progressed rapidly, and the cactus quickly advanced to the 49th floor of the tower.
I dont have any. Id like to give them to you quickly, but it takes time for pears to grow.
Using the Elixir of Harvest, Sejun could quickly grow a pear tree and harvest a few dozen pears, but that number was insufficient for any significant use.
But do I have to submerge the tree once the pears have all grown?
Originally, the Pears of Strength and Stamina were created because they were submerged in water.
Maybe I should try submerging just one tree?
While Sejun was thinking of ways to produce Pears of Strength and Stamina,
-Hmmm. I see
Ramter replied with a disappointed voice and was about to leave.
If youre in a hurry, would you like to take these instead?
Seeing Ramter like this, Sejun felt sympathetic and handed over half of the me beans he was holding.
-These are the same as the beans that absorbed my energy before, right?
Ramter recognized the me beans.
Yes. They absorb fire energy, so try nting 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 me beans and flew to the fountain.
***
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 ve 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.
tter. tter.
[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 particrly 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 amon 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 couldntprehend his actions.
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TL Note:
1) The term, , which I have tranted as Sunflower would literally be tranted as Light Seeking. Whereas, the Korean for sunflower is , which when literally tranted, would be Sun Seeking. So, from the simrity, it can be concluded that it is sunflower, just under a different name. Thus, I have tranted it as Sunflower which makes it easier to read and imagine.
2) The Korean names (Beanie), (mie), and (Little mie) literally tranted 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 tranted as mie and as Little mie. The author seems to be nning to continue this naming series with , which I have decided to trante as Beanie instead of Fire Bean. If you have suggestions for alternatives with a simr meaning, or if theres anything unclear, feel free toment. Im also considering changing Little mie to Sparkie or Sparky so let me know inments if I should keep it as it is or change it.
3) Okay, as I have exined above, the name given by Sejun would literally be tranted 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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