Chapter 377 – Go! Black Rabbit!

“Meow, meow, meow.”

Ppiyot! Ppiyot!

Kkuik! Kkuik!

Theo, Ppiyot-i, and Yuren hummed as they walked cheerfully along the merchant passage. They were currently on their way to the 99th floor of the tower.

Originally, before meeting Iona, they had intended to search for Kiba, a pickpocket on the seventh line of the blacklist.

However,

“I miss Chairman Park, meow!”

with a single word from their leader, Theo, their destination changed.

Thanks to that, they achieved the feat of encountering Jormungandr’s fragments twice and bandits eight times during their travel, obtaining five White Coins and 150 slaves.

Lucky Theo and unlucky Yuren. The synergy between the two was extraordinary.

At that moment,

Ppiyot!

[Theo-nim, there is a fork in the road!]

A fork in the road appeared in front of them.

“Puhuhut. Yuren, take the lead, meow!”

Theo placed Yuren, the slave decoy, in front.

“Yes! Should I prepare the money too?”

“Puhuhut. Of course, meow!”

Thus, the three of them were swallowed by a Jormungand fragment.

A moment later.

Theo emerged, obtaining three White Coins and 20 slaves.

“Puhuhut.”

Theo’s journey was not boring at all.

***

“Black Rabbit, just trust me!”

Se-jun shouted confidently. He had the Radish of Strong Lower Body.

However,

Ppyak!

[Uncle, even the Radish of Strong Lower Body is not enough…]

The Black Rabbit, who had already eaten the Radish of Strong Lower Body, said in a dejected voice.

Indeed… since rumors of the Radish of Strong Lower Body had already spread among the rabbits, the Black Rabbit must have tried it too.

Above all, there was no way the Father Rabbit would not have recommended it to the Black Rabbit, who inherited his genes.

“Really? E… Even so, don’t worry!”

Se-jun was slightly flustered, but he spoke confidently again.

Although it might be difficult alone…

I will show you the power of collective intelligence!

If Korea has Naver, I have Slave-ver.

“Slaves, send me food that is good for the lower body!”

By the time Se-jun arrived at the farm while comforting the Black Rabbit after requesting help from the collective intelligence,

[The slave of the Blue Tower says eel is best for the lower body and sends 10 bottles of Flapping Eel Extract.]

Flash.

Along with the message, a pillar of light fell in front of Se-jun, and ten small glass bottles appeared.

[Flapping Eel Extract]

An extract made by boiling down 1,000 vigorously flapping Steel Eels.

Upon consumption, lower body muscles activate, increasing the reproduction ability of the species.

It has an extremely fishy taste.

Producer: Blue Tower Farmer Zelga

Expiration Date: 100 years

Grade: B

“Hmm…”

A fishy taste equivalent to 1,000 eels…

“Black Rabbit, do you want to try this? *Inhale*.”

Se-jun held his breath,

Pop.

opened the lid, and held it out to the Black Rabbit.

And,

Ppyak! Ppyak?!!

[Argh! What is this?!!]

The Black Rabbit screamed while pinching his nose. It seemed that drinking this raw would be difficult.

I should feed it to Theo later, who likes fishy tastes…

As Se-jun quickly closed the lid of the glass bottle and put the eel extract into his subspatial storage,

[The slave of the Purple Tower says although there is a downside, there is a poisonous herb that is instantly effective for strengthening the lower body, and sends 1kg of Sudden Death’s Yagwanmun.]

Along with the message, a pillar of light fell, and a purple grass appeared.

“Sudden Death’s Yagwanmun?”

Its name was dangerous from the start?

Se-jun checked the options of the purple grass.

[Sudden Death’s Yagwanmun]

A poisonous herb grown inside the Purple Tower, which has absorbed sufficient poison to become highly toxic.

Upon consumption, it poisons the user and strongly activates the lower body muscles for 10 minutes, drastically increasing the reproduction ability of the species, but the user dies suddenly afterward.

It has a very bitter taste.

Expiration Date: 70 days

Grade: C+

“Are you trying to kill someone…”

It seemed Veronica had some sort of grudge against me.

[The slave of the Purple Tower says she just sent what came to mind and asks not to misunderstand.]

Perhaps Veronica felt guilty, as she quickly sent a message.

“First, I should clean it up so it’s out of sight.”

Se-jun moved all of it to his subspatial storage, not leaving a single leaf, so that the other animals could not eat it.

[The slave of the Green Tower says she asked her subordinates, who said dragon talons are good for the lower body, and sends 5 pieces of talons she had cut off.]

Following that, Ophelia sent her own claws.

However, there was no way claws would have such an effect. It was a baseless rumor.

“Wow. The claws are as big as a face. Hehehe. I should make a sickle or a hand hoe with this later.”

Se-jun said, holding Ophelia’s claws up to his face. Still, thanks to this, he had obtained sturdy materials to make farming tools.

As Se-jun put Ophelia’s claws into the subspatial storage in that manner,

[The slave of the White Tower makes a crying face, saying he asked his grandfather what food is good for the lower body, but got scolded that a hatchling doesn’t need to know.]

Ajax’s message appeared.

“I’m sorry.”

I will make you something delicious later.

[The slave of the White Tower smiles and says he wants to eat pancakes.]

Sure. But if you laugh right after crying… never mind.

Se-jun wanted to tease him, but he held back, not wanting to make Ajax cry again when he had just stopped.

After comforting Ajax like that,

“Hmm. There is nothing good.”

Se-jun fell into thought. Orik was completely silent, and none of the things sent by the other slaves were decent.

I need to send the Black Rabbit back quickly…

“For now, I should try to make a health food with what they sent.”

Flapping Eel Extract.

Sudden Death’s Yagwanmun.

If I remove the poison of the Yagwanmun with the Detoxifying Green Onion, and catch the fishy taste of the eel extract with garlic and Samyangju, the poison and fishiness will be resolved.

By adding Cheongyang chili peppers and bean sprouts there, the spicy and refreshing taste will cut the greasiness of the eel…

And if I add the Radish of Strong Lower Body and octopus to enhance the health benefits…

“Perfect.”

Running a cooking simulation in his mind, Se-jun headed to the kitchen with confidence.

At that moment,

Kkieck!

Se-jun spotted the mushroom ants scurrying past Rhea Road.

‘It would be fine to add a few shiitake mushrooms.’

Se-jun added shiitake mushrooms to the bean sprout eel radish soup recipe.

“Guys, could you give me some shiitake mushrooms?”

When he approached and spoke to the mushroom ants,

Kkieck!

the mushroom ants shouted to their comrades, and

Kkieck!

Kkieck!

five mushroom ants approached with majestic steps, as if saying: ‘We have elixirs!’

[You have harvested the elixir: Shiitake Mushroom.]

…

..

.

Thanks to that, Se-jun harvested five shiitake mushrooms grown as elixirs from the backs of the lined-up mushroom ants.

“Guys, thank you.”

Se-jun expressed his gratitude to the mushroom ants, took the harvested shiitake mushrooms, entered the kitchen, and prepared dinner.

***

The 4th floor of the Black Tower.

“Now, Flesh Devourers. Eat to your heart’s content.”

said Michael, who arrived leading the mutated cherry tomatoes from the 2nd and 3rd floors of the tower.

The mutated cherry tomatoes, which received the power of destruction, came to have the sinister name of ‘Flesh Devourers’.

Keeeek!

As the Flesh Devourers slowly moved forward at Michael’s command, a wave of red and green shifted.

Because Michael had brought all the cherry tomatoes that were in the experience farm, their number was massive.

Wiggle. Wiggle.

Whether monster or hunter, they did not discriminate; whatever they could put in their mouths, they grabbed with their vines and stuffed into their mouths.

As the Flesh Devourers devoured their prey in that manner, red mist gathered into Michael’s body.

“Kekeke. Power is overflowing.”

Michael smiled in satisfaction at the sense of elation he had never felt in his life.

At that moment,

-To be satisfied with this level of power, you are still far from fighting dragons. Create more Flesh Devourers to build up your strength.

“Kekeke. Understood.”

As Michael agreed with the whisper’s advice and injected the power of destruction into the ground,

Crack.

Crack.

Flesh Devourers began to sprout. Although they were still young, they would grow into adults and start active movement in a few days.

Thus, the 4th floor of the tower began to be cleared by Michael.

However,

“Protect Lord Se-jun’s farm!”

As the Dragon Tooth Soldiers guarding Se-jun’s grape farm clashed with the Flesh Devourers, Michael instantly lost all his troops.

The Flesh Devourers’ power only worked at the level of the tower’s 4th floor; it did not work against the Dragon Tooth Soldiers.

Furthermore, the numerical superiority of the Flesh Devourers could not compare to the numbers of the Black Skeletons.

“Damn it!”

Receiving a threat to his life, Michael fled to Earth without a moment’s hesitation.

And that was a huge help to Halphas.

The Outskirts of Destruction.

Since Halphas could not send the locusts to Earth no matter how hard he tried, he had sent giant leeches to Earth.

“As expected, leeches aren’t efficient.”

Halphas said in a bored voice, looking at Earth, which was dyed slightly redder than before.

Since he had intervened, he intended to watch until Earth was completely destroyed, even if it took time.

At that moment,

“Huh?! Flesh Devourers?”

The eighth calamity was born.

And the location was between the locusts and the giant leeches. In other words, it meant they could still be sent to Earth.

“Kekeke. A new calamity! Eighth calamity, go and show your power.”

Halphas sent the Flesh Devourers to Earth.

***

“Good. Completed.”

[You have achieved the achievement of being the first in the tower to make Flapping Eel Radish Soup of Strong Lower Body.]

[The recipe for Flapping Eel Radish Soup of Strong Lower Body is registered under Cooking Lv. 9.]

[The proficiency of Cooking Lv. 9 increases slightly.]

The dish was completed along with Se-jun’s shout.

“Now, Black Rabbit, eat it quickly.”

Since he had made exactly one serving because the eel extract was scarce, Se-jun quickly called the Black Rabbit. He had to feed it to him before the other animals ate it.

Ppyak!

[Yes!]

The Black Rabbit ran quickly at Se-jun’s call.

And,

Slurp.

he quickly ate the health food Se-jun had made.

“How is it?”

Se-jun asked in a voice full of anticipation.

However,

Ppyak… ppyak…

[I did get stronger… but it seems a bit weak…]

The Black Rabbit shook his head. It seemed better ingredients were needed after all.

“Now only Orik is left.”

Orik, show the power of collective intelligence!

As Se-jun was waiting for the message from Orik, his last hope,

[The slave of the Brown Tower says kehehe, he didn’t know you like those kinds of things, and sends 5 bottles of Goblin Lower Body Strengthener with a sly smile.]

Just in time, along with Orik’s message, five glass bottles containing a red liquid appeared.

No, you punk! I’m innocent!

Se-jun shouted loudly at Orik’s misunderstanding, but

[The slave of the Brown Tower says kehehe, he knows everything and asks you to recognize his hard work since he specially requested and obtained it with difficulty from the Goblin Elder.]

Orik’s misunderstanding was too deep.

“What… does he know…”

Se-jun checked the glass bottles, speaking in an aggrieved voice.

[Goblin Lower Body Strengthener]

A medicine made by blending ingredients good for the lower body according to the secret method passed down through generations of the Red Goblin tribe.

Upon consumption, it strongly activates the lower body muscles for 3 hours, increasing the reproduction ability of the species, but it cannot be stopped midway. (One may die if they do not possess sufficient stamina.)

Usage Restriction: Stamina 3,000 or higher

Producer: Red Goblin Tribe Elder Itaki

Expiration Date: 1 year

Grade: B

“This rascal…”

Seeing that he sent this even though he clearly told me to eat it… and knowing my stamina was weak…

‘He was trying to kill me.’

I knew it from the moment he laughed slyly, going ‘Kehehe’.

Se-jun resolved that he must double-check and triple-check whatever Orik gave him in the future.

Fortunately, however, this seemed like it would be of help to the Black Rabbit.

“Black Rabbit, how about this?”

When Se-jun showed the Goblin Lower Body Strengthener to the dejected Black Rabbit,

Ppyak!!!

[Uncle, thank you!!!]

Confidence suddenly overflowed on the Black Rabbit’s face.

“Good.”

Go! Black Rabbit!

As Se-jun nodded,

Ppyak!

[Uncle, I am leaving!]

The Black Rabbit took the glass bottle and ran quickly toward home. The Black Rabbit was no longer afraid of the night.

And,

“Meow?! Where is the Black Rabbit going, meow?!”

Ppyak!

“Puhuhut. Understood, meow! Good luck, Black Rabbit, meow! Chairman Park, I have returned, meow!”

Theo, having packed plenty of presents to give Se-jun, returned.