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Chapter 199 – Furious
Creak. Creak.
The kudzu grew rapidly, absorbing the life force of the fire ant worker.
“Huh?”
After growing to a certain extent, the kudzu stopped growing and
Pop.
Bloomed a flower.
And,
[The kudzu absorbs the fire ant’s life force.]
[The fire ant’s life force continuously decreases.]
[The kudzu absorbs the fire ant’s life force.]
[The fire ant’s life force continuously decreases.]
…
..
.
Every minute, messages stating that the kudzu was absorbing the fire ant’s life force appeared. Like that, thirty minutes passed since Se-jun watched the fire ant.
“What’s this? When will it die?”
No matter how long he waited, the fire ant showed no sign of dying at all. It was clearly said that the kudzu was absorbing the fire ant’s life force… but the fire ant was perfectly fine.
Kkueng!
[Dad, Cuengi is bored!]
“Yes. Wait just a moment.”
Se-jun carried Cuengi on his back and bounced him up and down while watching for another thirty minutes, but the fire ant still looked perfectly fine.
Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!
[Hehehe. Cuengi is excited!]
Thanks to that, only Cuengi, who remained piggybacked, was excited.
“As I thought.”
Se-jun quickly realized what the problem was. Kudzu was simply kudzu. No matter how much life force the kudzu absorbed, it was only a tiny fraction of the fire ant’s life force.
It seemed he would have to plant at least thousands, or maybe tens of thousands, of kudzu for the fire ant’s life force to run dry. Or, the kudzu would have to grow and absorb greater life force.
“Seriously… how am I supposed to use this in combat?”
He also had to pierce a hole in the skin…
Furthermore, come to think of it, for the crop to bear fruit, the flower had to be pollinated, so he could not even harvest it until then.
‘You Are a Field!’ The skill was an extremely farmer-like combat skill.
Just as Se-jun was getting disappointed by the performance of the combat skill,
Kieee…
The fainted fire ant worker began to regain consciousness.
At that moment,
[Special Effect: Bind is activated.]
Wiggle. Wiggle.
Along with the message that a special effect had occurred, the kudzu vines began to bind the fire ant worker’s body.
“Oh!”
He thought it might do something, but
Snap.
The moment the fire ant moved its legs, the kudzu vines snapped so easily.
Wiggle.
The kudzu tried to bind the fire ant by absorbing the fire ant’s life force and making new vines, but
Fwoosh.
The fire ant worker spewed fire from its antennae and burned down the kudzu vines, proving once again the triviality of the combat skill Se-jun had obtained.
“Still, I must pull out the kudzu. Cuengi, hold it down!”
If he left it like that and the kudzu bore fruit, afterward… this place would become like the 85th floor of the tower.
Kkueng!
[Understood!]
As Cuengi held the fire ant so it could not move, Se-jun pulled out the kudzu root planted in the fire ant’s back.
Tear.
A kudzu root the size of a mini carrot was pulled out from the fire ant’s back.
[You have harvested the Tough Vitality Kudzu Root.]
[Your job experience increases slightly.]
[The proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 7 increases slightly.]
[You have obtained 50 experience points.]
[You inflict minor damage to the fire ant.]
The harvest messages appeared simultaneously.
“Huh?! It’s not just a regular kudzu root?”
Just as Se-jun felt something strange looking at the messages,
Sniff. Sniff.
Kkueng!
[Dad, I smell a faint herb scent from here!]
Cuengi, who stuck his head forward over Se-jun’s shoulder, caught the scent of an herb from the kudzu root.
“An herb?”
At Cuengi’s words, Se-jun hurriedly checked the options of the kudzu root.
[Tough Vitality Kudzu Root]
This is the root of a kudzu that grew by absorbing life force from a living host.
Since it has not grown properly yet, the medicinal effect is very faint.
Upon consumption, Stamina increases by 0.002 or Stamina potential increases by 0.001.
Grower: Tower Farmer Park Se-jun
Expiration Date: 10 days
Grade: E
“It really is an herb! Then does it work with other things too?”
The performance as a combat skill was now on the back burner. Se-jun hurriedly planted other seeds in the fire ant’s back.
[Combat Skill – You Are a Field! Lv. 1 is activated.]
[You have planted a Magical Cherry Tomato seed in the body of the fire ant worker.]
[Your job experience increases slightly.]
[The proficiency of Combat Skill – You Are a Field! Lv. 1 increases slightly.]
…
..
.
[The Magical Cherry Tomato grows rapidly by absorbing the life force of the fire ant worker.]
However, other crops did not become herbs. It seemed there were specific crops that could become herbs.
“Still, I found a way to cultivate crops quickly, so that’s good enough.”
Just as Se-jun was about to return to the farm, satisfied with his achievement in his own way,
Kieeeek.
A fire ant with a small Sturdy Blade Green Onion growing on its back closely followed Se-jun. The fire ant, whose pheromones had changed as the crop was planted in its body, judged Se-jun to be an ally.
“What’s this? Cuengi, let’s go slowly.”
Riding on Cuengi’s back, Se-jun said, looking at the fire ant following them.
Kkueng!
[Understood!]
Cuengi moved slowly so that the fire ant could follow.
Like that, the fire ant arrived at Se-jun’s farm and
Kieeeek.
Kke-ek.
Naturally joined the pack of mushroom ants.
***
75th floor of the tower.
“Haa… I don’t want to go in…”
Patton sighed as he looked at the shabby warehouse, which was his workplace. Patton, who had run into a ghost on his first day in the warehouse and fainted, handed in his resignation the very next day.
However, the Traveling Merchant Association did not accept Patton’s resignation.
Furthermore…
Slam!
The warehouse door opened as if telling him not to dawdle outside and to get inside quickly.
“I can’t even run away because of those ghosts…”
Patton trudged into the warehouse like an ox being dragged to the slaughterhouse.
The ghosts welcomed Patton and made him organize the warehouse. Still, thanks to Patton installing shelves in the warehouse and storing items on them, the height of the items piled on the warehouse floor was lowered a bit.
While Patton was organizing the items, swallowing the dust in the warehouse like that,
“Here is 1,000 Tower Coins, meow!”
Theo’s voice was heard from outside. Just as a sparrow could not pass by a mill, Theo could not pass by the gacha warehouse on the 75th floor of the tower on his way up to the 99th floor.
—Kieeeek! Mr. Theo is here!!!
The ghosts scattered in panic at Theo’s voice.
Slam!
“Puhahat. I have come, meow!”
Theo roughly opened the warehouse door and entered proudly.
—Mr. Theo, you have come!
The ghosts stood in an orderly line to welcome Theo.
“Uh…”
Patton watched the scene blankly. To think that the ghosts would be that frightened? Patton realized once again what a terrifying existence he had provoked.
“Why is the warehouse still so dirty, meow?!”
—…
“…”
At Theo’s words, the ghosts and Patton froze completely.
“First, bring the items you are keeping, meow!”
—Yes!
The ghosts hurriedly brought four items they were keeping.
“Hmm, meow…”
Theo extended his front paw and compared the pull between the four items in front of him and the items that had not been found yet.
And,
“Bring the item underneath this, meow!”
Theo said, pointing at the floor where items were piled.
—Yes…
The ghosts diligently brought items to get them checked by Theo.
“No, meow!”
It seemed several ghosts would pass on today as well.
As one hour passed like that, about ten ghosts passed on.
And,
—Guys, I think I have to go now too.
Just before a ghost was about to pass on.
“This is it, meow! Then I will come back next time, meow!”
Theo selected a tattered black vest that looked as if it had been patched dozens of times and went outside.
And,
—Youngest, you heard Mr. Theo say the warehouse is dirty, right?
—I almost passed on. Youngest! You are on night shift starting today!
—Sleep in front of the warehouse in the future.
In order to avoid passing on next time, the ghosts began to badger Patton even harder.
***
“Guys, are you ready?”
Kkueng!
Squeak!
Ukki!
Kke-ek!
At Se-jun’s words, the workers of the 99th floor of the tower answered vigorously, hurriedly scattered, and moved to their assigned fields.
This was to quickly find the crops infused with the energy of the Blue Moon when the Blue Moon began. Because a late-night snack time was waiting after the Blue Moon ended, everyone was full of motivation.
Kkueng!
[Cuengi’s position is here!]
Cling.
Cuengi clung to Se-jun’s leg.
“Yes. Aileen, you’re ready, right?”
Se-jun asked Aileen while stroking Cuengi’s head.
[The Tower Administrator boasts not to worry.]
This time, Aileen had sufficiently charged the searchlight with mana. Although Aileen could have stepped in directly now, if Aileen stepped in, Se-jun, who was exposed to strong mana, would faint, so she had no choice but to use the searchlight.
A short while later, as the sun changed into a Blue Moon,
Kroooaar!
Aileen hurriedly turned on the searchlight and roared.
And,
“Uh…”
Stagger.
Thud.
Se-jun fainted. This was because a powerful mana was loaded in Aileen’s roar as well.
Kkueng!
[Dad collapsed again!]
Cuengi hurriedly moved Se-jun to the bedroom. Se-jun was someone for whom nothing went easily.
***
“Mmh…”
[The Tower Administrator asks if your body is okay.]
As soon as Se-jun opened his eyes, Aileen, who had been restless, asked.
Aileen thought that Se-jun had fainted because she had overlooked that her mana had grown significantly after eating elixir-grade cherry tomatoes recently. Still, Aileen held Se-jun in high regard.
“Except for my chest feeling a bit tight, I’m okay… ah, it was Cuengi.”
The reason his chest felt tight was that Cuengi, who was nursing Se-jun, was sleeping on Se-jun’s chest.
Grab.
Kkueeng…
Se-jun lifted Cuengi’s body and raised his upper body.
“I’m okay, so you don’t have to worry. Huh? Theo has come.”
Looking down at the warmth felt on his knees while talking with Aileen, Se-jun saw that Theo, who had returned at dawn, was sleeping soundly on his knees.
Pat.
“Meow…”
Pat.
Se-jun stood up with Theo and Cuengi attached to his knees and went outside. In the yard of the house, the crops infused with the energy of the Blue Moon harvested at dawn were laid out neatly.
“I should make breakfast with this today.”
Se-jun gathered the blue crops and headed to the cooking area. Because he had eaten a lot of herbs lately in the kudzu field on the 85th floor of the tower thanks to Cuengi, he did not feel a great greed for crops of this level.
Like that, they all ate breakfast made of the crops infused with the energy of the Blue Moon, and
Chomp. Chomp. Chomp.
While Se-jun had morning coffee time while feeding Churu to Theo, who had woken up late,
“Chairman Park, try wearing this, meow!”
Theo, who had finished eating the Churu, carefully pulled out the vest brought from the ghost warehouse from his bundle so as not to tear it and held it out.
“Huh? You want me to wear this?”
A leather vest that looked as if it had been patched hundreds of times. If he wore this, he would have nothing to say even if he were called a beggar.
“That’s right, meow!”
Theo answered with a proud expression. Since there was no way Theo would bring him something strange, Se-jun first checked the options.
[Leather Vest]
???
Usage Restriction: Lv. 30, Agility 50 or higher
Grade: B
“Aileen, please appraise this.”
[The Tower Administrator tells you to leave it to her.]
The leather vest placed on Se-jun’s hand disappeared.
Meanwhile,
“Chairman Park, I brought news about Chairman Park’s family here, meow!”
Theo pulled out the report delivered by Han Tae-jun from his bundle and handed it to Se-jun.
“My family?”
Se-jun hurriedly read the report.
And,
“These damn bastards of the Three-Headed Society!!!”
Se-jun cursed and became furious for the first time since coming to the tower. How dare they touch his family?!
[The Tower Administrator is enraged, asking who dared to make you angry.]
—Se-jun, what’s wrong?
—Se-jun, why are you angry?
“Chairman Park, what’s wrong, meow?”
Kkueng?
[Dad, what’s wrong?]
Kruooar?
At the anger of the influential figure of the Black Tower, the strongest beings of the Black Tower began to gather.