Chapter 283 – Docking is Successful!

“Huh? Flamie, what’s wrong?”

Dig. Dig.

Diging the ground using her leaves like shovels,

[Iyop!]

as Se-jun asked, looking at Flamie burying her body inside a small hole,

[Hehe. Because the soil here is good.]

Flamie answered with an awkward laugh. It was because her roots could not find her location as easily as she thought, so she buried her body directly in the ground to call her roots.

“Hehehe. Is that so?”

The soil was good? Was it because he used his authority? Se-jun felt good for no reason at Flamie’s words.

Whoosh.

“Since it might be cold, I’ll light a fire for you.”

[Hehet. Thank you.]

Se-jun lit a fire next to Flamie in case she was cold and

“Guys, let’s harvest some egg fruits before dinner.”

He called the animals.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Cuengi will raise Dad high! Hold onto Cuengi tightly!]

Float. Float.

As Cuengi spoke, floating his body to about the height of Se-jun’s chest and spreading his two front legs to the sides,

Grab.

Se-jun hugged Cuengi tightly in his arms.

Kkueng! Kkueng~!

[Combination complete! Dispatching~!]

Boom!

Along with Cuengi’s shout, Cuengi and Se-jun flew up to the top of the bird-bearing tree at a tremendous speed. Of course, the other animals hanging onto Se-jun’s body were with them as well.

Once she was left alone like that,

[Roots! Here! Over here!]

Flamie spread her leaves wide as if filling up a Wi-Fi signal to the max, and began to call her roots in earnest.

And,

[What’s your name?]

she spoke to the bird-bearing tree while waiting for her roots.

However,

-Sprout!

the bird-bearing tree was a complete baby tree and did not know how to speak.

-Sprout! Sprout!

Still, pleased to have met Flamie who could hear its words, the bird-bearing tree babbled diligently,

[Is that so?]

and Flamie listened to the bird-bearing tree’s stories, lending her ear as much as possible.

***

The Outskirts of Destruction.

“As soon as Halphas’s recovery is complete, you guys attack the nine towers guarded by the dragons simultaneously.”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

At the command of Fenril, the 1st Seat of the Apostles of Destruction, the nine Apostles of Destruction from the 4th to the 12th Seats replied in unison.

Among the 12 Apostles of Destruction, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Seats had a much higher status than the other Apostles of Destruction, so they could issue commands to the rest of the Apostles.

“And in the meantime, Jormungand, create a fragment, place my spiritual body in it, and infiltrate the Black Tower.”

“Fenril, what is the reason for trying to infiltrate the tower with a complete spiritual body instead of just a fragment?”

Jormungand, the World-Swallowing Snake and the 3rd Seat of the Apostles of Destruction, asked Fenril with a look of incomprehension.

If he entered the tower with a complete spiritual body and died, it would mean immediate obliteration.

It wasn’t that he was worried their power would decrease if Fenril was obliterated.

If Fenril was obliterated, another Apostle of Destruction would be born to take his place, so there would be no loss of power.

However, Jormungand just could not understand why he would take such a risk.

“That is because I am a noble wolf.”

“…I see.”

Jormungand simply gave up on understanding and decided to comply with Fenril’s request.

Otherwise, he would pester him until he did.

***

Early morning on the 79th floor of the tower.

“Uhaaaam.”

As Se-jun, who opened his eyes on Cuengi’s belly, stretched,

“Nyaaaaang.”

Kkueeeeng.

Ppiyooooot.

the animals also stretched.

“Cuengi, brace your belly!”

Kkueng!

[Brace!]

At Se-jun’s words, when Cuengi braced his belly hard,

Bounce.

Cuengi’s belly jiggled.

“Heup!”

Se-jun launched his body using that recoil,

Thud.

He landed on the ground.

And,

Rustle.

he went to the campfire that had gone out overnight, rummaged through the still-warm ashes, and began to pull out egg fruits.

As Se-jun had put them in advance before sleeping yesterday, baking them at high heat like this caused a Maillard reaction, turning the egg white brown and making baked eggs.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[It’s amazing! It was clearly a colorless egg fruit, but now it has color! It’s magic!]

Cuengi was amazed looking at the brown egg.

“Hehehe. Cuengi, try it. The taste will be amazing too.”

Se-jun said with a laugh. Baked eggs had a different texture and taste from regular boiled eggs. The texture was springier, and the taste was savory.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Kkuo! Dad is amazing!]

“Hehehe. Right? Eat a lot.”

His shoulders shrugging at Cuengi’s high praise, Se-jun diligently ate the baked eggs with Cuengi.

After Se-jun filled his stomach like that,

“Aileen, was everything okay at dawn?”

He asked Aileen in a slightly tense voice. Today was the 362nd day of being stranded. On the 99th floor of the tower, the Blue Moon rose and set at dawn.

Of course, with Aileen and three dragons present, there wouldn’t be any major problems, but since it was his first time leaving the farm empty during a Blue Moon, he was a little worried.

[The administrator of the tower says she stepped forward and resolved it herself.]

“Thank you.”

[The administrator of the tower says you can continue to trust only her in the future.]

“Yeah. I’ll trust only Aileen in the future too. Aileen, eat some of this.”

Se-jun tried to send the baked egg to Aileen, but

[……]

“Aileen?”

Aileen suddenly did not reply.

“She must be busy. Guys, wake up.”

“Nyaaaang…”

Ppiyo…

Se-jun put the baked egg meant for Aileen into his subspace warehouse, and woke up Theo and Ppiyot to feed them breakfast.

(Baetbaet. It’s delicious!)

Slurp. Slurp.

Appearing from wherever he had been, the Golden Bat also excitedly sucked the elixir cherry tomato juice that Se-jun had laid out.

“Flamie, did you sleep well too?”

Se-jun approached Flamie, who was burying herself in the ground, and asked.

[Yes! Did Master sleep well too?!]

“Yeah. I slept well. Flamie, is there anything you want to eat?”

Se-jun asked, not knowing what to feed Flamie.

Normally, he could just give her water, but seeing her move like this, her appetite might have changed.

[I don’t have anything. I only need Se-jun’s attention, sun, and water. Hehet.]

“Right.”

Stroke. Stroke.

Se-jun stroked Flamie’s leaves, as she only said pretty words. ‘Grow a lot, our Flamie.’

As Se-jun was stroking Flamie like that,

‘Puhuhut. I ate too much, meow! I should get my belly rubbed by Chairman Park and digest it, meow!’

Having finished the grilled fish, Theo walked toward Se-jun, wagging his tail with the thought of getting his belly rubbed by Se-jun.

However,

“What’s this, meow?!”

he discovered Se-jun sitting flat on the floor and carefully stroking Flamie.

“That’s right, meow! Since this is the first time Flamie has traveled with Chairman Park, I, Vice Chairman Theo, can understand… no, I can’t, meow!”

Theo, the incarnation of jealousy, quickly climbed onto Se-jun’s lap.

“Theo, did you finish the grilled fish?”

“Puhuhut. Yes, meow! As expected, Chairman Park’s grilled fish is the most delicious, meow!”

Theo lay down on Se-jun’s lap, replying.

And,

Pat. Pat.

“Chairman Park, my belly hurts because I overate, meow!”

“Really?”

“Yes, meow!”

He feigned illness, tapping his belly with his front paws with a pitiful expression.

However,

‘Hehehe. Trying to fake it…’

Se-jun immediately noticed that Theo was not sick because his voice was too loud for someone claiming to be in pain.

“Vice Chairman Theo, if your belly hurts, isn’t it indigestion? Then I must prick your paw…”

“Nyang? What is pricking, meow?”

“It’s pricking right here with a needle this big to draw blood.”

Se-jun spread his arms wide to represent the size of a giant needle to scare Theo, and pointed at the thumb-toe of Theo’s front paw.

“Nyang?! Are you really going to prick my toe with a needle that size, meow? Then I feel like my toe will disappear, meow!”

Theo wore a completely terrified expression at Se-jun’s words.

“Still, we must do it. If you don’t get treated, you might die.”

“Chairman Park, I’m not hurt anymore, meow! I think I’m all cured, meow!”

Theo suddenly tried to get up from Se-jun’s lap and run away.

However,

“Vice Chairman Theo, where are you running away? Still, you must get treated.”

Hehehe. Where are you going, fake patient? Se-jun, who already knew Theo would run away, quickly caught him.

“N… No, meow! I wasn’t hurt to begin with, meow!”

“Good. Treatment complete.”

“Nyang?”

“Hehehe. I mean the treatment for faking illness is complete. Now, lie down.”

Se-jun rubbed the belly of Theo, who was cured of his fake illness.

And,

‘What’s this, meow? What just happened, meow?’

Theo still did not understand the situation.

Stroke. Stroke.

‘I’m getting drowsy, meow…’

Theo, who had been tense, gradually found stability under Se-jun’s strokes.

Purr.

Too quickly.

After the small incident during breakfast ended like that,

“Now, let’s work.”

Se-jun began to work with the animals.

(Yes! Cherry tomatoes taste like tomatoes, and grapes taste like grapes~)

At Se-jun’s words, the Golden Bat hovered around the bird-bearing tree and sang a song to help it grow.

Feeling it once again, the lyrics of the song sung to the tree did not seem to affect it at all.

And,

[Farmer’s Warm Touch Lv. 7 is activated.]

[While the touch lasted, the growth of the bird-bearing tree accelerated slightly.]

[The proficiency of Farmer’s Warm Touch Lv. 7 increased minutely.]

With Theo and Cuengi hanging onto his waist, Se-jun used the Farmer’s Warm Touch skill and climbed up and down the bird-bearing tree, helping its growth.

Helping the growth of the bird-bearing tree, increasing the skill proficiency, and even exercising—it was three birds with one stone.

Ppiyot!

Meanwhile, Ppiyot harvested egg fruits and put them in his bag, and

Ppiyot!

[Lord Theo, here are the egg fruits!]

“Puhuhut, good job, meow!”

when his bag became full, he transferred the egg fruits into the bundle of Theo, who was hanging from Se-jun’s waist.

At that moment,

“Cuengi, increase your weight a little.”

When Se-jun, who had adapted to climbing trees, spoke to Cuengi,

Kkueng!

[Understood!]

Cuengi slightly reduced the effect of his talent, Light Body Movement.

Then,

Thud.

Cuengi’s weight increased.

“Nice.”

Se-jun climbed the tree again, carrying Cuengi whose weight had increased to 1,000kg.

As Se-jun was sweating profusely, doing both tree climbing and treatment together like that,

Rumble.

The ground vibrated, and the tree shook violently.

“Euat!”

Se-jun could not withstand the recoil of the shaking tree and was thrown off the tree.

Float. Float.

Fortunately, thanks to Cuengi’s telekinesis, there was no falling.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Dad’s strength is too weak! Work harder!]

Though he had to listen to immense nagging instead.

While Se-jun climbed the tree again while listening to Cuengi’s nagging like that,

[Master, I’m sorry. Still, the docking is successful!]

Flamie, who had caused the earthquake, felt sorry to Se-jun and connected her body and roots.

And she handed a nutrient, like the one she had given to Podori, to the roots of the bird-bearing tree.

-Sprout?

[Yeah. You can eat it. It’s delicious.]

-Sprout!

At Flamie’s words, the bird-bearing tree quickly absorbed the nutrient.

[You were hungry? Eat more.]

-Sprout!

Flamie took out another nutrient from her roots and handed it to the bird-bearing tree.

[How nice would it be if Podori ate well like this too. Eat more.]

While Flamie was pleased to see the bird-bearing tree eating the nutrient she gave it like that,

[The bird-bearing tree grew into an adult tree.]

[You completed the quest.]

[As a quest completion reward, you were recognized as the rightful owner of the land deed.]

[The land deed’s skill: Farm Information Lv. Max was activated.]

A message stating that he had completed the land deed quest appeared in front of Se-jun.

“Oh! The quest is over! Good job, guys!”

Se-jun, unaware that Flamie had shared her nutrients with the bird-bearing tree, naturally thought it was the credit of himself and the animals.

And,

“Farm In…”

when he was about to use the land deed skill to view the farm information,

Rumble.

the ground shook once again.

“Ugh!”

This time, he held onto the tree tightly and was not thrown off, so Se-jun was able to avoid Cuengi’s nagging.

“What is it? Is the ground here weak?”

Se-jun felt anxious about the continuous earthquakes.

However, the cause of the earthquake this time was also Flamie’s roots.

If Se-jun used the Farm Information skill, her identity would be exposed, so she had quickly pulled her roots out of the farm.

At that moment,

Slowly.

The petals of the buds of the bird-bearing tree, which had become an adult tree, parted and flowers began to bloom.

And,

Chirp! Chirp!

Kyaho!

Cuckoo!

dozens of large and small birds were born from the flowers and announced their birth with energetic cries.

“Wow.”

While Se-jun was admiring the beautiful flowers and the birds born from them,

Ppiyot! Ppiyot!

[Welcome, troops! I am your great senior, Lord Ppirururu Yacht!]

Ppiyot stepped forward to discipline his juniors.

However,

Whoosh.

a few birds looked at Ppiyot with challenging eyes that seemed to say, ‘You’re a senior?’ while creating flames from their bodies.

Thanks to absorbing Flamie’s nutrients, strong birds with the ability to use fire were born.

‘They are a bit strong?’

Ppiyot quietly climbed onto Se-jun’s instep and looked at Theo with desperate eyes. ‘Lord Theo, please punish them!’