Chapter 299 – 1st Anniversary of Entering the Tower

“Crop Gigantification.”

Se-jun used the skill on the roasted sweet potatoes and roasted potatoes made by Veronica, following the fruits.

And

[The proficiency of Crop Gigantification Lv. 6 increased slightly.]

[The proficiency of Crop Gigantification Lv. 6 was filled, and the level increased.]

By the time he gigantified almost all of the roasted sweet potatoes and roasted potatoes made by Veronica, the skill level increased.

“Good.”

Se-jun rejoiced at the increased skill level and,

“Crop Gigantification.”

spurred on the use of the skill.

While Se-jun and the mushroom ants were setting up the food like that,

Ukki!

the banana monkeys working in the brewery opened the Samyangju and poured it into bottles,

Ukki!

Ukki!

the banana monkeys who came up from the 77th floor of the tower helped set up the alcohol while moving the Samyangju.

After a while,

“It’s finished!”

The setting up of food and alcohol for the party was finished.

Once the party preparations were finished like that,

Thump. Thump.

the Bull Demon King, ranked 1st, and Pink Fur, ranked 3rd in the hierarchy of the 99th floor of the tower, approached.

For reference, the 2nd in the hierarchy was Iona, and the 4th was Cuengi.

Moo.

[Se-jun-nim, please get on.]

The Bull Demon King approached and extended his palm.

“Okay.”

When Se-jun climbed onto the Bull Demon King’s palm,

Swoosh.

the Bull Demon King brought his hand above his head,

Step.

Se-jun stepped down from the Bull Demon King’s palm and landed on his head.

“Puhuhut. I can see well, meow!”

Kku-hehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. Cuengi can go higher than this, da-yo!]

Ppiyot!

[Me too!]

“Kyu—everyone, please be quiet.”

Of course, the other animals were together as well.

[Hehet.]

Flamie too.

Once Se-jun got on the Bull Demon King’s head like that,

Kuaaa!

[Everyone, pay attention!]

Pink Fur, who was next to the Bull Demon King, shouted loudly to draw attention.

“Pink Fur, thank you.”

Se-jun expressed his gratitude to Pink Fur and

“So many of you came.”

looked at the one million slaves looking at him.

Although an immense energy rushed toward Se-jun as all eyes focused on him,

“Meow!”

thanks to Theo’s talent, Energy Drain, he was not intimidated at all. ‘Chairman Park, there’s no need to be scared, meow! I, Vice Chairman Theo, will block it, meow!’

Se-jun became comfortable thanks to Theo.

“Iona, please cast a sound amplification magic on me.”

He requested the magic from Iona, and

“Kyu-kyu-kyu! Yes! O Wind…”

Iona cast the magic on Se-jun.

“Ah, ah. Thank you everyone for coming to my 1st survival anniversary party!”

Se-jun expressed his gratitude to those who attended the party.

Although most of them came with illegal invitations, to think that so many people came to his party…

‘Hehehe. I’m completely popular.’

Se-jun’s heart fluttered as he felt proud.

“Everyone, eat your fill and enjoy the party! Let’s start the party!!!”

Swept up in the atmosphere, he shouted boldly towards the one million people who came to his party.

Even though he would soon regret his words.

“Wow!!! Long live the Great Black Dragon!!!”

An immense cheer echoed in response to Se-jun’s shout.

“Hehehe.”

When Se-jun laughed at the cheer directed at him,

“Puhuhut. This body is Chairman Park’s right arm, meow!”

Kku-hehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. Cuengi is Dad’s son, da-yo!]

Theo and Cuengi also felt proud together at the cheer directed towards Se-jun.

Ppiyot!

[I am Pirrrr Yacht, the right front paw of the golden cat Theo Park, who is Lord Se-jun’s right arm!]

Ppiyot too.

While Se-jun and the animals were feeling proud like that,

Nom.

the participants began to eat the food one by one.

Munch. Munch.

…!!!

Kyaaa!

…!!!

After taking a bite, they began to eat the food frantically.

“What is it?”

“Is it delicious?”

Seeing them, other participants also ate the food out of curiosity, and

…!!!

the food and alcohol disappeared even faster.

And the two crab shell pots soon showed their bottoms.

This was thanks to deliberately making the porridge bland and serving salted shrimp as a side dish instead.

The taste of the bland porridge and the salty salted shrimp mixed in their mouths, creating harmony, and made it impossible to stop their spoons.

Of course, the situation of other foods was no different; the foods prepared by Se-jun decreased rapidly.

“I shouldn’t have told them to eat their fill for no reason…”

Se-jun regretted his words as he looked at the foods showing their bottoms.

Although it would be easily resolved if he simply said that the prepared food had run out,

“But I’ve already said it…”

Se-jun wanted to keep his word.

“Aileen, please make a giant pot with these scales.”

Se-jun gave Aileen the scales he possessed and requested a giant pot to cook with.

[The Tower Administrator says to leave it to her.]

Aileen replied and took 100 scales.

A moment later,

[The Tower Administrator says she has completed the pot containing the features you wanted.]

A pot emitting a black luster appeared on Se-jun’s palm.

It was a pot with a crude lid and handles on both sides.

However, whether it was because the materials were good or because it was simple, there was a strange beauty to it.

“Not bad?”

Se-jun examined the pot with a satisfied expression.

[Black Pot]

It is a very sturdy pot made using the scales of the Great Black Dragons as material.

It will not break no matter how strong the force is.

Advanced fire magic is engraved, so the pot heats up by injecting mana into the handles without fire.

The size can be adjusted as desired, and a partition that divides the center of the pot can be created. (Up to 8 divisions are possible.)

Usage Restriction: Strength 500 or higher, Magic Power 1000 or higher

Creator: Aileen Pritani

Grade: Unmeasurable

“Huh?! She also engraved fire magic?”

Se-jun wondered, because fire magic was not in his requirements.

[The Tower Administrator says that if she does not engrave fire magic, she cannot heat the dragon scales.]

“Ah, right.”

They were dragon scales of all things. There was no way the dragon scales would heat up just by placing them on top of a normal fire.

“Thank you. As expected, Aileen is the best!”

Se-jun said to Aileen in an admiring voice.

If it had not been for Aileen, he would have ended up with just a sturdy bowl.

“Good!”

Se-jun, whose mood improved after obtaining new equipment, began to cook again.

“First, let’s increase the size of the pot.”

When Se-jun placed the opened pot on the ground and thought of the size he wanted,

Hum.

it transformed into a giant pot with a diameter of 100 meters and a depth of 10 meters.

“Since I have to cook two types of food…”

When Se-jun touched the pot again and thought of a partition,

Clank.

a partition dividing the pot in half was erected.

“Good.”

Hop.

Se-jun jumped up onto the handle of the pot and lowered his posture into a kneeling position,

Step.

injecting mana into the handle with his right hand to raise the temperature of the pot, while

“Ice Cube.”

he extended his left hand toward the pot, generating ice and putting it in.

As the ice touched the heated pot,

Sizzle.

it melted rapidly and turned into water.

When the water filled up to the middle of the pot like that,

[Relic: Wealth-Swallowing Rice Dough swallowed 10,000 Tower Coins and produced 5,000 kg of top-grade rice flour.]

Swoosh.

Se-jun poured the rice flour into the pot.

And

“Vice Chairman Theo, here it comes!”

“Bring it on, meow!”

Swish.

“Cuengi, here it comes!”

Kkueng!

[Cuengi is ready, da-yo!]

Thud!

Se-jun took out locusts and fish from the subdimensional warehouse and threw them alternately one by one to Theo and Cuengi, who stood on both sides of the pot.

Seeing Se-jun and Theo’s actions, Cuengi, who thought only the two of them were playing, asked to have things thrown to him as well.

Kkueng!

Thud!

Cuengi, who lacked the ability to extend mana claws, turned the fish into mush with telekinesis, and thanks to that, there was no need to crush the fish separately.

“Good.”

Once all the porridge ingredients were put in like that,

“Cuengi, close the lid.”

Kkueng!

[Understood, da-yo!]

Thump.

Cuengi closed the lid of the pot with telekinesis.

After a while,

“Finished!”

Se-jun completed the fish porridge and locust porridge made together with Theo and Cuengi.

Thanks to the strong heat and the high pressure created by covering the lid, he was able to make the porridge much faster.

“Minos, scoop this out and share it.”

Moo!

[Yes!]

At Se-jun’s request, the Black Minotaurs scooped the porridge from the black pot into large pots and

Thump.

placed them one by one in the middle of the seating areas so they could eat comfortably.

Then, they brought the empty crab shells back to the hearth, filled them with water, rice, and ingredients, and began to boil them.

“Veronica, are you doing well?”

In his spare time, he made roasted sweet potatoes and roasted potatoes with Veronica, and

“Crop Gigantification.”

used the skill to gigantify cherry tomatoes, grapes, roasted sweet potatoes, and roasted potatoes.

After several cycles passed like that,

“Huh?! There is none left?”

the locust meat and fish stored in the subdimensional warehouse ran out first.

“Then I should change it to egg porridge.”

Se-jun immediately changed the ingredients to Egg Fruit and made egg porridge.

How much time had passed? There were no more voices saying food was insufficient.

He had fed all one million people to their fill.

“Phew. It’s tiring…”

Se-jun had burned himself out completely from making food.

Plop.

He sat down on the floor and took a rest.

At that moment,

[You achieved the great achievement of feeding one million people to their fill.]

[As a reward for the great achievement, you acquired .]

[As a reward for the great achievement, all stats increased by 100.]

[Rewards were given to those who helped with the great achievement according to their contribution.]

Messages appeared in front of the exhausted Se-jun.

“Huh?!”

‘Was there even such an achievement?!’ When Se-jun was surprised looking at the messages,

“Meow?! Chairman Park, I awakened a talent, meow!”

Kkueng!

[Cuengi also awakened a talent, da-yo!]

“Me too!”

Theo, Cuengi, and Veronica, who helped Se-jun the most, awakened new talents.

Theo awakened the talent of Strong Hair, which prevented his fur from falling out easily and gave him strong defense,

Cuengi awakened the talent of Gourmet, which filled him with satiety when he ate delicious food,

and Veronica awakened the talent of Hundred Poison Immunity, which gave her resistance to a hundred kinds of poisons.

And

Moo!

the stats of the Black Minotaurs who helped Se-jun carry the food increased by about 10.

“Hehehe. Everyone, let’s eat.”

When Se-jun, who gained energy from the achievement rewards, stood up from his seat,

“Great, meow!”

Kkueng!

[Great, da-yo!]

(Baet-baet.)

Ppiyot!

the animals, who had been starving while waiting for Se-jun to cook, cheered and shouted hurrah.

After a while,

“Now, let’s eat!”

Se-jun placed the pot filled with egg porridge and the salted shrimp, and began to eat with the animals.

And

(Baet-baet. Phew. I’m full now, so I can’t eat anymore.)

Ppiyot! Ppiyot!

[Me too! My body is so heavy that I can’t even fly!]

When the Golden Bat and Ppiyot, who had eaten their fill, stroked their bulging bellies,

[You fed two to their fill.]

[Due to the effect of , all stats permanently increased by 0.2.]

a message appeared before Se-jun’s eyes.

“Huh?!”

‘What?! Do all stats increase by 0.1 every time I feed one person to their fill?’

“Hehehe. Starting today, everyone eat your fill. Got it?”

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Understood, da-yo! Cuengi will eat to his fill, da-yo!]

Cuengi replied in an excited voice to Se-jun’s words.

It was fortunate that Cuengi had awakened the talent: Gourmet.

Otherwise, Se-jun would have had to cook like crazy again.

Once the meal ended like that,

“First, let’s go to sleep quickly.”

Kkueng!

[Good night, Dad, da-yo!]

At Se-jun’s words, Cuengi went to sleep with Pink Fur, and the tired Se-jun hurriedly went inside the house.

And

“Lord Se-jun, what about me?”

Veronica was left alone.

[Veronica, follow me.]

Flamie put Veronica to sleep inside the cave.

***

The next morning.

“Heave-ho.”

Se-jun woke up early.

“First, I must pack the black beans.”

He wore Theo on his leg and

Clank.

opened the subdimensional warehouse.

And

Click.

took out two black beans from the Golden Box of Abundance.

When Se-jun came out of the warehouse after taking out six black beans to sell to the dragons like that,

Kking? Kking!

‘Where did you go? Huh?! It’s a black fruit!’

Fenril, who woke up and was looking for Se-jun, discovered the black beans held in Se-jun’s hand.

Trot. Trot.

Fenril ran eagerly towards Se-jun.

Step.

He sat in front of Se-jun and looked at him confidently. ‘I sat down, so give me that now.’

“Did our Kkamang-i sit down because you wanted to eat this? Good boy. Here.”

Se-jun readily put the black royal jelly, which he had swapped in place of the black bean, into Fenril’s mouth, and

Kking…

[Endured…]

Fenril could not overcome the bitter taste and fainted again.

“Sleep well.”

Se-jun placed Fenril on the bed and

Scratch.

marked the date on the bedroom wall.

366th day of being stranded.

Or rather, the 366th day of entering the tower. Before he knew it, the word “stranded” had disappeared from Se-jun’s thoughts.

At that moment,

“Lord Se-jun, we have arrived!”

As the wolves carrying Kimchi and side dishes from Se-jun’s mother, Kim Mi-ran, arrived, the true party celebrating Se-jun’s 1st anniversary of entering the tower began.