Chapter 339 – Phew. I Survived

[The tower administrator says that the power of destruction she found has been extinguished.]

[The tower administrator says that it seems the Apostles of Destruction are also being detected by the Destruction Detector.]

[The tower administrator says she is sorry for not being of help.]

“It’s okay. That can happen. Still, if it weren’t for you, Aileen, we couldn’t have even started.”

Se-jun comforted the apologetic Aileen and returned to the 99th floor of the tower.

[You have arrived at the 99th floor of the Black Tower.]

“Toryong-i.”

-Yes. Master.

Se-jun called Toryong-i to return to the farm.

Rumble.

Like that, he was on his way to the farm riding Toryong-i.

Purr. Purr.

Kkuro-rong.

Aro-rong.

Kkiro-rong.

Pat. Pat.

“Aileen, she must have arrived safely by now, right?”

Se-jun asked Aileen as he alternately patted the sleeping Theo, Cuengi, Ajax, and Kkamang-i.

[The tower administrator says that Grandmother Brachio must have arrived at the Green Tower by now.]

“Hehehe. Good.”

When Se-jun wore a sinister smile at Aileen’s answer,

[The tower administrator also says with a smile that she is looking forward to the revenge.]

Aileen wore a sinister smile, following Se-jun. The two were plotting something.

A few hours ago.

Aileen, when Brachio arrived at the Black Tower administrator area, asked Se-jun if he was going to trade with Brachio.

This was because Brachio had once dug a trap with a land deed to kidnap Se-jun in the past.

“Hehehe. Be nice to her… and in the end, give her some elixir-grade cherry tomatoes.”

I, the man Park Se-jun, am a broad-minded man… like hell. What I receive, I return double!

I will avenge the kidnapping with kidnapping!

[The tower administrator says she understands.]

Aileen caught Se-jun’s intention at once.

She kindly explained the transaction method and lowered Brachio’s guard.

And,

“Grandmother Brachio, this is a gift. Go and try planting it.”

Aileen handed 100 of the elixir-grade cherry tomatoes she had to Brachio.

“Hohoho. Thank you.”

Without even knowing they were bombs like that, Brachio returned to the Green Tower carrying the elixir-grade cherry tomatoes.

The moment she planted the elixir-grade cherry tomatoes, something unimaginable would probably happen. Hehehe.

While Se-jun was waiting for the sweet revenge to be accomplished like that,

-Master, we have arrived.

Toryong-i announced that they had arrived at the farm.

“Yes. Thank you. Guys, wake up. You should eat.”

Se-jun headed to the kitchen carrying Theo, Cuengi, Ajax, and Kkamang-i in his arms.

Then,

Knead. Knead.

“Puhuhut. Take care of Chairman Park’s face, meow! Your face is right on the verge of rotting, meow!”

Theo massaged Se-jun’s face,

Kkueng!

[If it is Cuengi’s massage, Dad will become strong-da-yo!]

“Ehehehe! Hyung, I will massage you too!”

Cuengi and Ajax took charge of Se-jun’s shoulders and massaged them.

Kkiro-rong.

Fenrir was still sleeping, perhaps exhausted from running hard earlier.

Like that, receiving massages from the three, Se-jun arrived at the kitchen.

“Just wait a moment.”

Se-jun hurriedly pulled out a pot and corn and began to cook.

Sizzle.

First, he melted butter in the heated pot, then added the steamed corn and rolled it around, roasting it so the butter would soak in well.

Sprinkle. Sprinkle.

He sprinkled a bit of salt for a sweet and salty taste,

Poke.

and finally skewered the corn on a stick…

[You have achieved the achievement of making the first Sweet and Salty Chestnut Grilled Buttered Corn Skewers in the tower.]

[The recipe for Sweet and Salty Chestnut Butter-Grilled Corn is registered in Cooking Lv. 8.]

[The proficiency of Cooking Lv. 8 increases slightly.]

[The proficiency of Cooking Lv. 8 is filled, and the level increases.]

[You are now able to increase the effect of cooking ingredients with the effect of Cooking Lv. 9.]

[From now on, the effects of the ingredients used in cooking increase by 5%.]

Today’s dinner menu was complete.

“Oh. The effect of cooking ingredients increases by 5%?”

Se-jun was delighted while reading the message.

According to the explanation, it meant that what originally rose by 1 would now rise by 1.05. It was not big, but if he ate three meals a day, the story would be very different.

Like that, Se-jun became able to make dishes with slightly better effects.

Poke. Poke.

He skewered fish on a few sticks for Theo.

A moment later,

“Guys, let’s eat.”

When Se-jun placed the plate piled with corn on the table,

Kkueng!

[I will eat well-da-yo!]

“Ehehehe! Hyung, I’ll eat well!”

Cuengi and Ajax held one corn each in their left and right hands and began to eat,

“Puhuhut. The grilled fish containing Chairman Park’s sincerity is delicious, meow!”

Theo also ate the grilled fish deliciously on Se-jun’s lap.

“Shall I try some too?”

Grab.

Se-jun picked up a corn skewer and took a bite.

Burst.

First, the rich scent of butter surrounding the corn kernels filled his mouth.

As he chewed the corn kernels, the sweet and salty tastes, and the gap between them, were filled by the butter and corn, merging into a single flavor.

After eating dinner like that,

“Hehehe. It is about time for the message to appear now.”

He waited for the message that his revenge was successful.

However…

“Yawn.”

Even after waiting, the message did not appear. Se-jun had overlooked the laziness of the dragons.

“Meow… Chairman Park, let’s sleep, meow.”

“Shall we?”

In the end, tired of waiting, Se-jun took the whining Theo and entered the bedroom,

Aro-rong.

Kkiro-rong.

and Ajax and Fenrir were sleeping together, sprawled out in the center of the bed.

Lift. Lift.

Se-jun lifted the two, lay down in the center, and placed Ajax and Kkamang-i on his left and right,

Snore.

and fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.

***

The 99th floor of the Green Tower.

“Nong, nong, nong.”

Swish. Swish.

Ophelia hummed and threw corn seeds randomly on the ground.

And,

“Grow!”

She injected mana into the ground while using her Tower Farmer skill.

Then,

Crack. Crack.

the corn seeds took root in the ground by themselves and grew rapidly.

A moment later,

“Good! Now I should harvest!”

Ophelia began to harvest the fully grown corn… and the harvest was finished in an instant.

“Good! I reached Harvesting level 7! Ahem. As expected, the best farmer is me, Ophelia-nim!”

Ophelia wore a proud expression looking at the harvested corn.

However…

it was a scene that Se-jun would have shaken his head at if he had seen it.

This was because although she had sown 1,000 corn seeds, the harvested corn was a mere 50.

If it were Se-jun’s field, planting 1,000 corn seeds would have yielded at least 20,000 ears of corn.

While Ophelia was feeling proud of the 50 ears of corn like that,

-Ophelia, come up for a moment.

“Yes. Grandmother.”

Brachio called Ophelia.

***

“Hup.”

[You have stored 10% of your life force while sleeping.]

[The Orb of Life is 2.1% complete.]

0.1 magic power has accumulated over 24 hours.

[Magic power increases by 0.1.]

“Hehehe…”

When Se-jun, who opened his eyes, was smiling looking at the message,

[The tower administrator says she has discovered the power of destruction on the 57th floor and 62nd floor of the tower.]

Aileen, who had been waiting for Se-jun to open his eyes, informed Se-jun of the locations of the power of destruction she had found.

“The 57th and 62nd floors of the tower?”

Coincidentally, both were floors for which he did not have land deeds.

So the method was one of two.

Either Se-jun went after obtaining the land deeds, or someone went down carrying Fenrir’s core fragment to check.

Purr. Purr.

Se-jun then stared blankly at Theo, who was sleeping on his lap.

“You’re it.”

Have a safe trip, Vice President Te.

Se-jun decided to send Theo down after feeding him breakfast like that.

“I should pay a bit of attention.”

He decided to pack a lunch box for Theo, who was suffering on his behalf.

After making the grilled fish and handmade tuna Churu that Theo usually liked,

Chop-chop-chop-chop.

Se-jun minced the fish meat, added only egg, and clumped it with both hands to make it round.

And he put it in a steamer and steamed it. It was fish balls.

A moment later.

When the surrounding area became filled with a fishy smell,

“Meow… it smells delicious, meow!”

Theo woke up and stretched.

“Vice President Te, you up?”

“Puhuhut. Yes, meow! Did Chairman Park sleep well too, meow?”

“No. I didn’t sleep well because I had worries.”

Se-jun lied to send Theo down obediently.

But,

“Meow? Really, meow? For someone who didn’t sleep, Chairman Park’s face hasn’t rotted much, meow!”

Theo was sharp in a strange way.

“Vice President Te, you can tell even that?”

“Puhuhut. Yes, meow! Right now, Chairman Park’s face is rotted just enough to look good, meow!”

What did it look like to be rotted just enough to look good? As Se-jun thought about Theo’s incomprehensible aesthetic standard,

Kkueng!

[It smells delicious-da-yo!]

Cuengi came into the kitchen.

“Cuengi, did you sleep well?”

Kkueng!

[Did Dad sleep well too-da-yo?]

“Yes. We are going to eat now, so go and bring Ajax and Kkamang-i.”

Kkueng!

[Understood-da-yo!]

Patter. Patter.

At Se-jun’s words, Cuengi hurriedly ran to the bedroom,

Aro-rong.

Kkiro-rong.

and returned carrying Ajax and Kkamang-i on his shoulders. He was told to bring them, and he literally just brought them.

Thump. Thump.

Cuengi seated the two in their respective seats,

and

sat down in his own seat, looking at Se-jun. We can eat now-da-yo!

“Yes. Let’s eat.”

While Se-jun was placing the food on the table,

“Huh?”

Kking?

Ajax and Fenrir woke up to the smell of food.

“Oh! It’s morning!”

Kking!

‘It is food!’

Naturally, the two loved this situation where food was placed in front of them as soon as they opened their eyes.

Like that, they all ate breakfast together,

“Here. Vice President Te, take this.”

Se-jun spoke as he gave the lunch box to Theo.

“Chairman Park, what is this, meow?”

Theo asked as he received it for now.

“It is a lunch box. Go to the 57th and 62nd floors of the tower…”

When Se-jun was explaining what Theo had to do,

Pyak!

[Uncle, I am here!]

The Black Rabbit came bringing an enormous number of rabbits.

This was thanks to the messenger bird Ppiyot delivering Se-jun’s message to send rabbits to be appointed as tenant farmers of the Red Ribbon Kingdom to the 99th floor of the tower properly.

Squeak!

Squeak!

The rabbits surrounded Se-jun, each trying to be the first to become Se-jun’s tenant farmer,

“Understood. Guys, let’s stand in two lines.”

Tap.

[You have designated the 5012th tenant farmer.]

Tap.

[You have designated the 5013th tenant farmer.]

Se-jun placed his hands on the heads of the rabbits with both hands and designated them as tenant farmers.

And,

“Puhuhut. Chairman Park’s lunch box is delicious, meow!”

Theo ate the lunch box while watching Se-jun.

[You have designated the 8272nd tenant farmer.]

[You have designated the 8273rd tenant farmer.]

…

..

.

While Se-jun was frantically designating the rabbits as tenant farmers like that,

[It has been confirmed that Ophelia Iolg, the Tower Farmer of the Green Tower, has planted Elixir: Cherry Tomato Containing Powerful Magic Power without permission.]

Finally, the message Se-jun had been waiting for appeared.

[According to the laws of the tower, a tower farmer who plants a crop with exclusive cultivation rights without permission must work under the holder of the exclusive cultivation rights for 100 years.]

[According to the laws of the tower, Park Se-jun, the Tower Farmer of the Black Tower, will lead Ophelia Iolg, the Tower Farmer of the Green Tower, for the next 100 years.]

“Hehehe. Revenge successful. Now, I will kidnap you, Ophelia…”

Just as Se-jun was about to summon the enslaved Ophelia in joy,

[According to the job characteristics, 0.2% of the stats of Ophelia Iolg, the Tower Farmer of the Green Tower, are borrowed.]

[Strength increases by 340, Stamina by 400, Agility by 240, and Magic Power by 300.]

A message saying that stats increased due to job characteristics appeared.

And,

“Sum… huh?!”

Se-jun hurriedly stopped the summoning.

The stats rose too much.

That meant Ophelia’s stats were enormous…

and it meant that just summoning Ophelia could kill him.

“Phew. I survived.”

Se-jun, who survived today as well, breathed a sigh of relief.