Chapter 172 – Learning About the Secret Passages

“How impudent!”

“To dare to call our King Urchi’s name so casually!”

When Theo called Urchi’s name casually, the Black Orc soldiers grew angry, surrounding Se-jun and Theo more closely and preparing to attack.

“What’s this? Vice President Theo, I thought they were your subordinate’s subordinates?”

“That’s right, meow! But it seems they do not recognize me, meow!”

“Hey. Are you sure you didn’t lie?”

“No, meow! I do not lie to President Park, meow! Those guys are the ones who are fools, meow!”

Although surrounded by hundreds of fearsome-looking Black Orcs, Se-jun had a considerably relaxed appearance, conversing with Theo and scolding him without showing any tension.

However, Se-jun had something to rely on. With the Dragon Tooth Soldier helmet, Kaiser’s scale, and , he possessed defense that would prevent him from dying under normal circumstances, and above all, the ferocious beast Cuengi was nearby.

“Eek! Calling us fools!”

“Attack those two…”

When the Black Orcs were about to attack Se-jun and Theo,

“Soldiers, stop the attack! Stop quickly!”

Luken, who was following behind the soldiers, recognized Theo clinging to Se-jun’s lap, ran over in a hurry, and shouted.

And

Thump!

“Lord Theo! We have committed a capital offense! Please forgive our rudeness!”

Luken knelt down and pleaded earnestly.

“Lord Luken, why……?”

While the soldiers were flustered by Luken’s actions,

“Foolish bastards! Show respect immediately! That person is Lord Theo Park, who bestowed the mark of the great black dragon upon our King Urchi!”

Luken shouted, scolding the soldiers,

“What?!”

Thud, thud.

“We greet Lord Theo Park, the deadly yellow cat, subordinate of the great black dragon! Please forgive our rudeness!”

the soldiers hurriedly knelt down following Luken and begged for forgiveness.

“Puhuhu. President Park, did you see, meow?! They are indeed my subordinate’s subordinates, meow!”

Theo said proudly at the Black Orcs’ attitude.

“Yeah. It’s true!”

Se-jun rejoiced looking at the Black Orcs, who numbered over 300. It was because they had large builds and looked like they would work well.

“Puhuhu. Since I instructed them to create a farm on the 41st floor of the tower, the Black Orcs also know how to farm, meow!”

Theo spoke as if he had read Se-jun’s thoughts.

“Oh! Even a farm?”

“Puhuhu. How is it, meow?”

“Very excellent!”

“Praise me more, meow!”

Theo puffed out his chest and bragged when he received Se-jun’s praise like that.

“By the way, have you guys not heard the latest information yet, meow?!”

He suddenly began to scold Luken.

“Yes?! What do you mean?”

“This body is now Lord Theo Park, the deadly dragon-clawed yellow cat, subordinate of the great black dragon, meow!”

Flash!

Theo extended his claws proudly and made Luken memorize his renewed self-introduction.

“Oh! Did the great black dragon bestow the claws upon you directly?! Lord Theo! You are truly amazing!”

“Puhuhu. That’s right, meow! I received them because I did something incredible this time, meow!”

While Theo was receiving Luken’s praise like that,

Cueng?!

[Is Dad safe?!]

Cuengi suddenly popped his head out from underground and asked. Seeing suspicious monsters surrounding the persimmon tree farm, he had moved through the tunnels dug by the moles.

“Yeah. There was a slight misunderstanding, but it’s all resolved now.”

Se-jun reassured Cuengi and stroked Cuengi’s head.

“By the way, did you finish teaching the moles?”

Cueng! Cueng!

[Yes! They are trying the planting themselves right now!]

“Then you’ve taught them everything. Good job, our Cuengi.”

When Se-jun praised Cuengi and patted his butt,

Kuhehehe.

Cuengi, whose mood improved at Se-jun’s praise, laughed, gently hugged Se-jun’s leg, and stuck his butt out a bit more. Cuengi wants to be praised more!

Just then,

Dadada.

the sound of something running quickly from afar was heard.

And

“We greet the great black dragon Se-jun-nim!”

the Black Wolves ran over quickly and prostrated themselves in front of Se-jun. They had run over quickly after smelling Se-jun’s scent while searching the surroundings to track the smell of the Three-Headed Society.

“Why are you guys here?”

Se-jun wondered why the Black Wolves, who should have been tracking the hunters who stole the Sturdy Blade Green Onions, were on the 49th floor of the tower.

“We were chasing the Three-Headed Society.”

“The Three-Headed Society?”

“Yes. The Three-Headed Society is……”

The Black Wolves explained the information they had heard from Han Tae-jun.

“So… you are saying the Three-Headed Society was created by hunters from the Mafia, Triads, and Yakuza?!”

Se-jun spoke with a trembling voice. Anyone living on Earth could not possibly not know. This was because their cruelty was well known through the media.

‘Am I really entangled with those cruel bastards?!’

Se-jun suddenly felt scared. Although beings far more frightening than the Three-Headed Society were lined up around Se-jun, he felt more afraid of the Three-Headed Society, whom he had never met in person.

Cueng! Cueng?

[Dad has a lot of sweat on your hand! Is Dad hot?]

Cuengi asked, looking at the sweat on Se-jun’s hand.

“Ah… no. I’m not hot.”

Wipe, wipe.

While Se-jun was hurriedly wiping the sweat from his hand on his pants due to tension,

“We… We greet the great black dragon!”

Luken and the Black Orcs hurriedly bowed to Se-jun.

Shiver, shiver.

Having never thought that the being next to Theo was the great black dragon, they were terrified looking at Se-jun.

Just making the great black dragon feel slightly displeased was a capital offense. they only hoped that the anger would not be directed at their entire race.

Just then,

Thud, thud, thud.

with an immense vibration from afar, a massive army of 2 million Black Orcs was seen running. They were flying the flag of Theo’s paw print copied along with the black dragon tattoo.

“President Park, that largest Black Orc over there is my subordinate Urchi, meow!”

Theo said proudly, looking at Urchi running at the head of the army.

Thump!

“We greet the great black dragon! I am Urchi, subordinate of Lord Theo Park and king of the Black Orcs!”

When Urchi bowed to Se-jun,

Thud, thud.

“We greet the great black dragon!”

the 2 million Black Orcs who followed in turn bowed and shouted along with Urchi.

“Wow…”

A thrilling shiver ran through him along with the soldiers’ shouts, making the hair all over his body stand on end. He felt it was ridiculous that he had been afraid of the Three-Headed Society until now.

And

‘Right. I don’t know about Earth, but here in the tower…’

Se-jun realized his position in the tower. The Three-Headed Society was too insignificant of an organization for him to fear in the tower.

“Black Orcs, listen!”

When Se-jun, who gained confidence, shouted,

“Yes!”

the Black Orcs answered loudly.

“From now on, we begin farming!”

“······?!”

“Why is there no answer?!”

“Yes!”

Farming is speed. The sooner one plants, even by a day, the sooner one can harvest. That was why Se-jun had intended to sow the seeds of the Sturdy Blade Green Onions starting tonight, when the field would be somewhat completed.

An army of 2 million workers who knew how to farm had appeared in front of Se-jun. With this number of workers, hundreds of thousands of pyeong of fields could be made in a day.

While the wolves tracked the Three-Headed Society, he could do farming work with the Black Orcs, and once they found the location of the Three-Headed Society, he could move the forces then. Since he had such good workers, he could not just let them idle.

“Then we will continue to track the scent of the Three-Headed Society!”

“Right. Eat this along the way.”

“Thank you!”

Se-jun packed snacks for the wolves to eat and asked,

“you guys said you know how to farm, right?”

When Se-jun asked Urchi,

“That’s right! Boys! Show Se-jun-nim our farming!”

“Yes!”

the Black Orcs began to move in a hurry.

“What are they trying to plant?”

Se-jun looked at the Black Orcs with expectant eyes. He was wondering if the Black Orcs might have some new seeds.

However,

“Huh?!”

looking at the Black Orcs who were burying young Black Orcs in the ground, he thought something was wrong.

“Urchi, what are you doing?!”

“We are planting young Black Orcs! Because if we plant them in the ground and raise them, they can use the power of the earth.”

“What?!”

A stone picked up by chance was a diamond. The young Black Orcs planted in the ground, once planted, absorbed the earth’s energy and gained the ability to harden their bodies with the power of the earth.

Thanks to that, Urchi was actively encouraging the planting of young Black Orcs in the ground.

“Phew. Everyone, stop working!”

Se-jun spoke, sighing.

“Great Black Dragon. Why is that? Did we do something wrong……”

When Se-jun told them to stop, Urchi asked while watching Se-jun’s expression.

“The planting I referred to isn’t that. Instructor Cuengi, please teach the Black Orcs how to plant too.”

Cueng! Cueng!

[Understood! Black Orcs, follow Cuengi!]

Cuengi took the Black Orc soldiers and began to teach them how to sow seeds.

Just then,

“President Park, give Urchi a mark too, meow!”

Theo asked Se-jun to give Urchi a mark. Since Theo had felt sorry all along that the black dragon tattoo was engraved on the crown of Urchi’s head along with his own paw print, he wanted to get rid of it on this occasion.

“A mark?”

Even without that, Se-jun had been feeling grateful to Urchi, who had readily moved an army of 4 million to track the Three-Headed Society while talking with the wolves.

“Okay. Urchi, follow me.”

“Yes!”

Se-jun called Urchi aside.

And

“Prostrate yourself.”

“Yes!”

He placed Kaiser’s scale on the crown of Urchi’s head and began to engrave the dragon’s mark. Since the mark was not copied this time, the dragon tattoo covered his entire head according to Urchi’s mana rather than Theo’s.

“Puhuhu. Urchi, be very grateful to me, meow! Understood, meow?!”

Aside from his apologetic feelings, Theo claimed credit tremendously.

Thump.

“Thank you. Se-jun-nim, Theo-nim. From now on, I, Urchi, will show complete loyalty until I die!”

Urchi, who had obtained a real black dragon mark instead of a copied one, bowed again while making a vow of loyalty to Se-jun and Theo with moved eyes.

“Yeah. Please do a good job in the future.”

Se-jun engraved the mark on Urchi like that, talked with him about various things for a few hours, and then stood up again to treat the persimmon trees.

“Ah! By the way, how did you guys know the Three-Headed Society was on the 49th floor of the tower and track them?”

Remembering what he had intended to ask the wolves earlier but couldn’t, he asked Urchi.

Since the Three-Headed Society were surely hunters, they would have to use waypoints to move between floors. However, he did not understand how the wolves had tracked the scent of the Three-Headed Society.

“They came up through a secret passage.”

“A secret passage?”

“Yes!”

Urchi explained about the secret passage he had discovered while tracking the Three-Headed Society.

“So, there are two secret passages that even hunters can use, connecting the 49th and 39th floors of the tower, and the 39th and 33rd floors of the tower?”

“Yes!”

“To think there were such secret passages……”

Se-jun’s heart beat wildly. If the Three-Headed Society had climbed up here using that passage, it meant that conversely, it was also possible for him to go down. If that was possible, he would be able to meet other hunters.

“Urchi, guide me to the secret passage right now.”

“Understood.”

Urchi immediately prepared to leave with a few subordinates,

“Cuengi!”

and Se-jun also called his bodyguard, Cuengi. The Black Orcs had already received instruction on planting from Cuengi and were diligently planting the green onion seeds.

And when the group was about to leave toward the secret passage,

“Se-jun-nim! We found it!”

the Black Wolves discovered the Three-Headed Society’s hideout earlier than expected.