Chapter 350 – Do You Want to Defect Too

Zelga, who witnessed the sea disappear in an instant.

“……My goodness!”

He couldn’t open his mouth for a long time, and finally managed to squeeze out a word.

And he examined the ground, which had been a sea until now.

He saw mountains and plains that had been submerged in water, and beneath his feet, he also saw watermelons with yellow and black stripes that had swallowed the sea.

Ten 3-meter watermelons.

Although it was a size much larger than a normal watermelon, it was too small considering the amount of water that formed the sea.

The watermelon that summons a great drought had finished growing, so it did not absorb water any further. It was truly fortunate.

Otherwise, as the name suggested, a great drought would have come to the 70th floor of the Blue Tower.

Landing.

Zelga descended from the sky and stood in front of the watermelons.

“First, I must harvest them.”

Pluck.

When Zelga cut the stem of the watermelon,

[You have harvested Plump Watermelon that Summons Great Drought.]

[Your job experience increases slightly.]

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

[You have obtained 70 experience.]

The harvesting messages appeared.

“Plump?”

Having swallowed the entire sea, and it’s merely plump…

Zelga, feeling puzzled, checked the options of the watermelon.

[Plump Watermelon that Summons Great Drought]

A mutated watermelon grown inside the Black Tower. Because it could not absorb much water, it evolved while grinding its teeth, determined to absorb plenty of water in its next life without walking on eggshells around others.

Planting this watermelon will cause a great drought in the surroundings.

It has absorbed a lot of water and is very satisfied.

By becoming plump, the effect increases by 100% upon consumption.

Upon consumption, all stats increase by 20.

Upon consumption, there is a low probability to bloom and strengthen water-attribute-related talents.

Upon consumption, you will not feel thirsty for two months.

Cultivator: Blue Tower Farmer Zelga

Expiration Date: 150 days

Grade: A

Upon consumption, all stats increase by 20, and a low probability to bloom and strengthen water-attribute-related talents.

It wasn’t bad, but…

“After absorbing that much water, only this?”

And why is the effect of not feeling thirsty for two months even necessary?!

Zelga was flustered by the options, which were more trivial than expected.

“Shall I boost the medicinal effect with alchemy?”

So he decided to use alchemy, his specialty.

Thud.

Zelga first pulled out a compressor and placed the watermelon inside to extract the watermelon’s essence.

Then,

Crunch.

The rind and flesh broke and the watermelon was sucked into the compressor.

And,

[You have stolen one watermelon that summons a great drought.]

[According to the terms of the contract, a penalty of 10 billion Tower Coins is charged to Kin Aster.]

The contract violation message appeared.

He had violated the clause that all harvested watermelons must be returned to the Yong-Yong Market.

“What?! A penalty?! Being so petty over a single watermelon!”

Zelga was angry after seeing the message.

“Since it has come to this anyway, I will plant a whole bunch of them.”

Zelga, who had already become a watermelon thief.

Drop.

Thinking that there wasn’t a big difference between stealing one watermelon or two, he stole one more watermelon and extracted the seeds inside.

Since he had even paid the penalty, the stolen watermelon was his.

Naturally, he thought the seeds that came from his watermelon were also his.

The moment he went down to the 69th floor of the tower and planted a seed of the watermelon that summons a great drought like that.

[You have planted a seed of the watermelon that summons a great drought.]

[The seed of the watermelon that summons a great drought absorbs water without walking on eggshells around others.]

…

..

.

[You have planted the crop of the Black Tower Farmer, Park Se-jun, who has the exclusive cultivation right, without permission.]

[According to the laws of the tower, the Blue Tower Farmer Zelga will become the slave of the Black Tower Farmer, Park Se-jun, for the next 100 years.]

At the same time the sea disappeared, Zelga’s freedom also disappeared.

“What?! I am the slave of the Black Tower Farmer?!”

Zelga was flustered as he looked at the messages.

-Zelga, what on earth did you do?! Come up immediately!

Kin, enraged by the debt of 20 billion Tower Coins and the slave message, called Zelga.

***

“Ah. This is nice.”

Se-jun, who finished planting all the Solar Peppers, lay down on a stone bench and soaked up the sun.

Around Se-jun, Theo, Cuengi, Ajax, and Fenril were lying down together, enjoying the sun bath with sluggish expressions.

At that moment,

[You have received sufficient light.]

[Due to the effect of the Solar Pepper, Strength increases by 5.]

“Hehehe. I’m happy.”

Se-jun smiled warmly while looking at the messages.

“Puhut. Chairman Park, I am happy too, meow!”

Theo, who was dozing under the warm sun on Se-jun’s lap, spoke with a face full of happiness.

Cuengi! Cuengi!

[Cuengi is happy too, kkueng! But if there are snacks, I would be even happier, kkueng!]

“Is that so? Then shall we make our Cuengi even happier?”

Kkuhehehe. Cuengi!

[Hehehe. Sounds good, kkueng!]

“Huh?! Hyung! I think I would be happy if there were snacks too!”

Ajax quickly shouted, worried that only Cuengi would receive snacks.

“Hehehe. Got it. Ajax, let’s eat snacks too.”

Clank.

Se-jun opened the sub-space warehouse and pulled out various snacks.

In addition to the official snacks of the 99th floor of the Black Tower, dried roasted sweet potatoes, there were dried persimmons, crispy dried banana chips, and even chewy garaetteok.

Thus began the snack time.

Kkuhehehe. Cuengi!

[Hehehe. Dad, Cuengi is so happy, kkueng!]

“Ehihit. Hyung! I am so happy too!”

Kkihit. Kking! Kking?

‘Heh. To think there are four snacks! What day is it today?’

Cuengi, Ajax, and Fenril ate the snacks diligently with happy faces.

“They eat well.”

When Se-jun watched the three of them warmly,

[Your soul is filled by the pouring happiness.]

[Mental strength increases by 1.]

His mental strength also rose.

Tap. Tap.

“Chairman Park, give me a snack too, meow!”

“Sure.”

I wondered why you were staying quiet.

When Se-jun scooped up Churu with a spoon and brought it in front of Theo,

Lick. Lick. Lick.

Theo licked and ate the Churu deliciously.

“Puhut. I’m happy, meow! As expected of Chairman Park, meow!”

[Your soul is filled by the infinite trust toward you.]

[Mental strength increases by 1.]

Oh. For his mental strength to rise again!

“Yeah. I’m happy too.”

At that moment,

[The Blue Tower Farmer Zelga has stolen 1 watermelon that summons a great drought.]

The message indicating that a watermelon was stolen appeared.

“Stealing? I deliberately set a high penalty so they wouldn’t take it…”

[You have received a penalty of 10 billion Tower Coins from Kin Aster according to the terms of the contract.]

Thud.

Perhaps thinking that Se-jun’s happiness was still lacking, Zelga of the Blue Tower gave him money.

[The Blue Tower Farmer Zelga has stolen 1 watermelon that summons a great drought.]

[You have received a penalty of 10 billion Tower Coins from Kin Aster according to the terms of the contract.]

And twice at that.

“Hehehe. Thanks.”

Se-jun collected the Tower Coins that fell on the ground with a happy expression.

But,

[It has been confirmed that the Blue Tower Farmer Zelga planted the watermelon that summons a great drought without permission.]

As if telling him not to be happy with just that much, an even bigger gift arrived.

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

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

The Blue Tower Farmer, Zelga, became Se-jun’s fourth tower farmer slave.

“No. I can stop being happy now… Hehehe.”

A happy laugh that burst out naturally.

[Due to job characteristics, you borrow 0.2% of the Blue Tower Farmer Zelga’s stats.]

[Strength increases by 11, Stamina by 16, Agility by 6, and Mana by 14.]

Thanks to that, his stats also rose.

“Zelga is very weak…?”

Se-jun spoke in a disappointed voice as he looked at the stats that did not rise much.

Although he was naturally stronger than himself, this level wasn’t enough to make him faint even if he stood before him. Should I see his face?

“Guys, assemble!”

He called Theo, Cuengi, Ajax, and Veronica to prepare for any contingency before summoning Zelga.

And,

“Summon Slave No. 4!”

Se-jun summoned Zelga.

[Summoning the Blue Tower Farmer, Zelga.]

Even after 10 and 20 seconds passed since the message appeared, Zelga did not appear. Because there was a distance between the Black Tower and the Blue Tower.

As another 30 seconds passed like that,

“Lord Kin, I was wrong! I was wrong!”

Zelga was summoned in the state of bowing flat on the ground and begging for forgiveness from Kin, the Great Blue Dragon.

He’s a pitiful fellow.

I should treat him well.

“But there’s a fishy smell from somewhere?”

When Se-jun looked for where the smell was coming from,

Pat. Pat.

“Do you want to defect too?”

Veronica, perhaps feeling a sense of kinship, patted Zelga’s back and suggested defection.

***

The habitat of the Black Dragons.

“Kahaha. It is finished.”

Kaiser, who was focusing all his nerves on destroying the destruction inside Fenril’s core, opened his eyes.

Since he decided to remove exactly 0.25% from the 1% of Fenril’s power contained in the core, he concentrated without even having the room to move the statue.

In this way, Kaiser removed exactly 0.25% of the destruction.

Sweep.

He swept and gathered the Tower Coins that fell on the ground after removing the destruction.

“Good. Exactly 250 billion Tower Coins!”

Kaiser laughed, satisfied with his precise calculation.

Then,

“Must be nice.”

Brachio, who was watching from the side without returning, said in an envious voice.

“Hey! Brachio, go back already!”

Kaiser shouted, looking at Brachio. Although he told her to go, Brachio had been hanging around the vicinity for several days.

“So, quickly convey my words to Se-jun.”

“No. Then Aileen will be upset with me!”

“Do it!”

“No!”

While Kaiser and Brachio were bickering for a long time like that,

“What?! Yong-Yong Market VIP?! What is that?”

Kaiser, who was delivering Fenril’s core to the next in order, Tier, through the Black Dragon statue, heard the new news.

And,

“I, the Great Black Dragon, have a lower grade than Ramta?! Unacceptable! Brachio, wait a moment, I will speak to Se-jun!”

Kaiser changed his mind at the shocking news.

He decided to promote the Yong-Yong Market to Brachio and become a VIP, even if he got scolded a little by Aileen.

Of course, before that, Se-jun had to appease his anger toward Brachio.

Kaiser quickly went to find Se-jun by moving the Black Dragon statue.

Meanwhile,

“Chrisella, I will give you the opportunity to trade with the Yong-Yong Market.”

“Artemis, by any chance, is there no problem with your tower? You see, there is a place called Yong-Yong Market. Various crops…”

To become a Yong-Yong Market VIP after Ramta, Kellion and Tier were visiting the Silver Tower and Golden Tower, promoting the Yong-Yong Market.

***

“Oh! This is extremely delicious!”

Zelga took off his hood and ate the potato Se-jun gave him as consolation deliciously.

And,

‘It was him.’

Se-jun could identify the source of the fishy smell.

Zelga’s appearance with the hood off was a merman. A merman with arms and legs attached to a fish.

“Eat a lot.”

“Yes!”

Zelga ate the potato diligently again at Se-jun’s words.

“Puhut. Zelga, eat a lot, meow!”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Theo, who normally didn’t care about others eating, offered the food with a pleased expression for some reason.

And,

“Puhut.”

Theo, who was shaking his butt and shining his eyes while watching Zelga eat deliciously. He was very suspicious.

‘I think he is going to cause trouble…’

When Se-jun looked at Theo anxiously,

“Puhut. Chairman Park, can’t we make grilled fish out of that guy, meow?”

Theo approached Se-jun and spoke in a quiet voice so that Zelga couldn’t hear. I knew he would do that.

“No.”

“Understood, meow!”

Theo quickly gave up at Se-jun’s firm voice.

“Oh! Chairman Park, take this, meow!”

He suddenly pulled out money from his bundle. The money received from Uren and the items obtained from the Caiman Kingdom poured out.

“Hehehe. I’m happy.”

Se-jun smiled as he looked at the wealth Theo poured out.

Today was a day overflowing with happiness.

At that moment,

-Se-jun!

Kaiser flew in to deliver another happiness to Se-jun.