Chapter 271 – I Will Bring the Expert, Chairman Park, Meow

The 43rd floor of the tower.

Squeal!!

Dozens of wild boars clad in fire all over their bodies were chasing a human.

The Burning Wild Boar, which was once the boss of the 53rd floor of the tower.

However, everything changed due to the southward movement commotion of the Black Minotaurs to find Se-jun, who had forcibly moved due to the land deed of the 77th floor of the tower.

Terrified by the southward movement of the Black Minotaurs, monsters of the upper floors moved southward in tandem, and the Burning Wild Boars also had to descend to the lower floors as if pushed.

The Burning Wild Boars, which descended ten floors like that and settled on the 43rd floor of the tower.

And,

“Master! Master, where are you?!”

The human being chased by those Burning Wild Boars was Kim Dong-sik, who was undergoing special training with Han Tae-jun.

“Masteeeer!!!”

Kim Dong-sik, who arrived at the promised location bringing the Burning Wild Boars, desperately called Han Tae-jun, but Han Tae-jun was nowhere to be seen, as if hidden.

Dadadada.

Meanwhile, the Burning Wild Boars moved rapidly, gradually narrowing the distance with Kim Dong-sik.

And,

Blaze.

A fireball as big as a head grazed past Kim Dong-sik’s head.

Kaboom!

The fireball that grazed past Kim Dong-sik collided with a rock, creating a giant explosion.

“Gasp! Master, where are you?!!!”

When the terrified Kim Dong-sik called Han Tae-jun desperately once more,

“Dong-sik, dodge! Magic Missile!”

Kaboom!

Hundreds of Magic Missiles began carpet-bombing the spot where Kim Dong-sik was just a moment ago.

Once the Magic Missile bombing ended like that,

Squeal…

Half of the Burning Wild Boars died, and the rest had broken legs or exploded body parts, rendering them incapable of combat.

“Dong-sik, finish them.”

“Pant, pant. Master, can’t I rest for just a moment? I feel like I’m going to die!”

Kim Dong-sik, who was splayed out on the floor in exhaustion, spoke while gasping for breath.

But

“Is that so? If you want to rest comfortably… I can let you rest forever…”

“N-No! Die! You pigs!”

At Han Tae-jun’s words, Kim Dong-sik hurriedly stood up and began to defeat the Burning Wild Boars with his sword.

When he defeated the Burning Wild Boars like that,

“Dong-sik, you’ve rested a lot, so off you go.”

“What?! When did I rest…?”

Although his physical strength was recovered by defeating monsters and leveling up, it was not completely. It was far from enough. Moreover, the mental fatigue…

But

“You just rested.”

To his master, this was rest.

“Yes…”

Kim Dong-sik, who knew that talking back here would only invite more beatings, resigned himself and began running again to lure monsters.

***

The 99th floor of the tower.

Rumbling.

“Heh-heh-heh.”

Se-jun moved to the eastern area where the Seventh Poison Honeybee Queen was, riding Toryong-i.

“Hehehe. Just what are they calling me to give?”

Se-jun spoke in an excited voice.

Thirty minutes ago

Buzz! Buzz!

[Lord Se-jun, hello! The Queen says she has something to give you, so please drop by for a moment!]

“Really?!”

Se-jun was quickly moving, riding Toryong-i.

“Toryong, let’s go a bit faster.”

-Yes! Master!

Se-jun, who urged Toryong-i like that, arrived in front of the giant mountain where the Seventh Poison Honeybee Queen’s hive was.

“Wait here.”

-Yes.

Se-jun made Toryong-i wait and

Shring.

“A lot has grown.”

Seeing the well-ripened crops, he pulled out the Sickle of Freshness.

And,

Slice.

[You have harvested 6 Magical Cherry Tomatoes.]

[Your job experience increases slightly.]

[The proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 7 increases slightly.]

[Due to the cold effect embedded in the Sickle of Freshness, the shelf life of the harvested crop increases by 5 days.]

[You have acquired 420 experience points.]

He moved toward the Seventh Poison Honeybee Queen’s hive while harvesting the crops.

When he was harvesting various crops planted in front of the Seventh Poison Honeybee Queen’s hive like that,

“Huh?! The shape of this is a bit different.”

Se-jun discovered a bright red Cheongyang chili pepper that was small in size.

“What is this?”

Slice.

Se-jun harvested the Cheongyang chili pepper in wonder, and

[You have harvested a Cheongyang Chili Pepper of Pain.]

[Your job experience increases slightly.]

[The proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 7 increases slightly.]

[Due to the cold effect embedded in the Sickle of Freshness, the shelf life of the harvested crop increases by 5 days.]

[You have acquired 70 experience points.]

A Cheongyang chili pepper with a name seen for the first time appeared in the message.

“Cheongyang Chili Pepper of Pain?”

A name that made him absolutely not want to eat it just by looking at it.

[You have achieved the achievement of birthing a new breed in the tower.]

[The tower recognizes your exclusive cultivation rights for the new breed.]

[The Cheongyang Chili Pepper of Pain cannot be cultivated without your permission.]

[Your job experience increases significantly.]

[All stats increase by 10 due to your job characteristic.]

Still, since it was a new breed, he was pleased for now.

[5 more new breeds are needed to complete the third trial of the 10th tower.]

“Let’s see.”

Se-jun picked up the Cheongyang Chili Pepper of Pain and examined it.

[Cheongyang Chili Pepper of Pain]

It is a Cheongyang chili pepper grown inside the tower that received sufficient nutrients, but strangely, its entire taste has turned into a spicy flavor that inflicts pain on the body.

Cultivated by a farming expert, its taste and efficiency increase.

Upon ingestion, a tremendous spiciness inflicts unbearable pain on the tongue and inflicts damage to vitality.

If eaten too much, the effect weakens. (It returns to normal after a certain period of time.)

Cultivator: Tower Farmer Park Se-jun

Expiration date: 155 days

Grade: A

“This is for torture.”

Se-jun, thinking that he must absolutely never eat it even by mistake, carefully put the Cheongyang Chili Pepper of Pain into the subdimensional warehouse.

And,

Slice, slice.

While continuing to harvest the crops, when he arrived at the entrance of the Seventh Poison Honeybee Queen’s hive,

Buzz, buzz.

[Lord Se-jun, welcome. I will guide you to the Queen.]

The poison honeybee that had been waiting for Se-jun to come guided Se-jun to the Seventh Poison Honeybee Queen.

***

Flap! Flap!

Chirp!

[I want to go too!]

Ppiyot-i flapped his wings diligently, chasing Theo who was riding on the back of Rui, the king of the birds.

But the distance between Rui and Ppiyot-i only grew wider. To follow with Ppiyot-i’s small and fragile wings, Rui’s wings were too big and strong.

Chirp…

[Lord Theo…]

When the disheartened Ppiyot-i was looking at Theo, who was continuously growing smaller,

Chirp?

Suddenly, the figure of Theo grew larger again.

“Ppiyot-i, ride quickly, meow!”

Theo, who spoke to Rui and turned around, approached Ppiyot-i while extending his front paw.

Chirp!

[Yes!]

Ppiyot-i, who was glad that Theo was looking after him, rejoiced,

Flap! Flap!

And flapped his wings vigorously to land on Theo’s right front paw.

After a while

“Here it is.”

Rui, who traveled a distance of dozens of kilometers in ten minutes, arrived in front of a giant tree that was over 100m in height and about 50m in width.

Although it was massive in size, the Mother Tree was left with only bare branches without any vitality.

Dozens of Egg Fruits hanging from branches that looked ready to break at any moment seemed to indicate that the Mother Tree’s life had little remaining.

“Rui, don’t forget the promise, meow!”

“Yes. If only you heal the Mother Tree, I will give you anything.”

“Puhuhut. Good, meow!”

Theo, who spoke about the reward when they treated the Mother Tree with Rui while moving, had the promise confirmed once more by Rui and confidently stepped forward.

And,

Press, press.

Pressed the Mother Tree with his front paws and used healing magic.

Press, press, press, press.

Theo busily massaged the Mother Tree.

Chirp! Chirp!

Meanwhile, Ppiyot-i plucked the Egg Fruits hanging on the Mother Tree and diligently put them in his bag.

One hour later.

Pop.

On the branch of the Mother Tree that received Theo’s healing magic, a small leaf sprouted.

“Unbelievable…”

Rui, who was about to tell them it was time to go, was shocked to see the green leaf growing on the branch. Honestly, Rui had not expected much from Theo, whom Ppiyot-i brought.

Although many messenger birds had brought people to heal the Mother Tree until now, no one had improved the Mother Tree.

Furthermore, Ppiyot-i was still a baby bird who knew nothing.

Although they had no choice but to send him outside because the Shrine Maiden of the Tree designated him as a messenger bird, Rui thought it was a relief if Ppiyot-i just returned without getting hurt.

When such a Ppiyot-i returned safely bringing someone without forgetting the mission to find a being to heal the Mother Tree,

‘How praiseworthy.’

Due to Ppiyot-i’s praiseworthiness, Rui personally stepped forward, carrying Theo whom Ppiyot-i had brought, and went to the Mother Tree.

The reason he intended to leave Ppiyot-i behind was to prevent him from being disappointed by the result. Yet…

“Pirrrr Yacht, you have done a great job!”

Ppi-ro-rong.

Rui looked proudly at Ppiyot-i, who was nodding off inside Theo’s bundle while talking with him.

At that moment,

“Meow… I can’t do it anymore, meow!”

Theo, who was healing the Mother Tree, sat down on the ground.

Exhausted from pouring a tremendous amount of mana into the Mother Tree and using healing magic for an hour.

“Lord Theo, are you alright? If you need anything, please tell me. I will prepare everything you want so that you can recover quickly.”

The treatment of Theo, who healed the Mother Tree, was suddenly elevated to that of a VIP of the Cobb Kingdom.

But,

“Ppiyot-i, wake up, meow! Let’s go, meow!”

Chirp!

[Yes!]

Theo prepared to leave after waking Ppiyot-i. Se-jun was not here.

Chairman Park’s lap is needed, meow! Theo intended to return to the 99th floor of the tower and take a rest on Se-jun’s lap.

“What?! Where do you say you are going?!”

At Theo’s words, Rui asked urgently. They had finally met a being who could heal the Mother Tree…

“Puhuhut. Rui, don’t worry, meow! This is not my area of expertise, meow! I will bring the expert, Chairman Park, meow!”

Theo told Rui that he would bring Se-jun. Having treated the Mother Tree, Theo realized that this was something Se-jun was better at than himself.

“Oh! Is there an even greater expert than Lord Theo?”

“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow! So give me the land deed of the 77th floor of the tower, meow!”

“What?! The land deed here?”

“That’s right, meow! Only with that can Chairman Park come here, meow!”

“Well… giving it is not difficult, but… that place is the territory of monsters called Mantises.”

Rui said in a hesitant voice.

Mantises were monsters resembling praying mantises; when their numbers grew, they invaded the Cobb Kingdom and ate birds from time to time.

Therefore, in the past, they subjugated the Mantises every year to reduce their numbers, but lately, the number of soldiers decreased as the newborn birds decreased, so they couldn’t do the Mantis subjugation.

The most recent Mantis subjugation was five years ago.

During those five years, the Mantises increased their numbers again and expanded their territory, and as a result, the farm of the land deed became the territory of the Mantises.

“Puhuhut. That is good news, meow! Quickly give me the land deed, meow!”

At the thought of leveling up Se-jun, Theo demanded the land deed from Rui, stretching out his front paw in an excited voice.

“If you say so much… here it is. Then please bring the expert called Chairman Park. Ride. Ppiyot-i, you ride too.”

“Got it, meow!”

Chirp!

[Yes!]

Rui, carrying Theo and Ppiyot-i on his back, dropped them off in front of the merchant passage, and

“Recharging Chairman Park’s lap is needed, meow!”

Theo ran rapidly toward the 99th floor of the tower.

And,

Sneakily.

Ppiyot-i, who found it hard to keep up with Theo’s speed, sat on top of the bundle of Theo who ran carefully, and moved comfortably to the 99th floor of the tower. Ppphhht. Nice.

On Ppiyot-i’s chest was a small badge indicating that he was a diplomat of the Cobb Kingdom.