Chapter 380 – What Is the World Tree’s Mission!

The 4th floor of the Black Tower.

“Block them!”

Clatter!

“Overthrow the Bone Rank System!!!”

At the shout of Philip, Se-jun’s first hoe, the skeletons shouted as they watched the approaching Flesh Devourers.

Although they had defeated all the Flesh Devourers Michael had brought, the heads of the Flesh Devourers were filled with seeds.

And as the Flesh Devourers died, those seeds were planted in the ground, and Flesh Devourers dozens of times more numerous than before appeared.

The Dragon Tooth Soldiers and skeletons blocked the Flesh Devourers with all their might, but the more they killed them, the more the Flesh Devourers multiplied.

Ultimately, they began to be pushed back gradually.

Just before the grape farm was swept away by the attack of the Flesh Devourers in that manner,

“Uh… hello! We are the slaves sent by Lord Theo Park…”

Theo’s new slaves arrived one by one.

When the Father Rabbit told him to stop sending slaves to his farm, Theo had been sending the new slaves to the 4th floor of the tower.

Thanks to that, Theo’s new slaves kept entering the grape farm, keeping the front line tight.

***

The 99th floor of the Black Tower.

“……”

“Chairman Park, what is that, meow? It smells delicious, meow!”

Theo asked in an excited voice toward Se-jun, who was cooking with his nose blocked by a leaf Flamie had given him.

“Hehehe. Vice President Theo, does it smell delicious?”

“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow! It is a mouth-watering smell, meow!”

Huhut. As expected, he knew Theo would like it.

Se-jun, who was making eel Churu with the eel extract that had arrived a moment ago upon his request to Zelga, smiled in satisfaction at Theo’s reaction.

Since he had completed the quest and received good rewards thanks to Theo, he had thought of the eel Churu while contemplating a reward.

On top of that, he also grilled the grilled fish that Theo liked, by fish type.

A moment later,

“Cuengi, let’s eat!”

Se-jun, who had finished preparing dinner, called Cuengi.

Today’s menu was white rice. The side dishes were home-cooked side dishes and grilled fish.

And he placed the eel Churu in front of Theo.

“Meow! It’s a feline feast, meow! Chairman Park, thank you, meow!”

Theo, excited by the eel Churu and various kinds of grilled fish, expressed his gratitude to Se-jun and began his meal.

Theo did not ask Se-jun why he was suddenly treating him so well. Puhuhut. It was clear that he had done something good again, meow! He was originally that kind of cat, meow!

Theo proudly received the feline feast in that manner.

At that moment,

Kkuhehehe. Cuengi!

[Hehehe. It’s a delicious smell, yo!]

Kkiheet. Kking.

‘Heeheet. The smell is good today.’

Cuengi and Fenrir showed interest in Theo’s feline feast. Especially in the eel Churu, which emitted a strong fishy smell.

Perhaps due to the strong fishy smell of the eel Churu, they did not show any interest in the other food.

“Puhuhut. I will share it, meow!”

Theo, wanting to show his dignity as the oldest brother to his younger siblings, put a little bit of the eel Churu into Cuengi’s and Fenrir’s bowls.

And,

Chwap. Chwap. Chwap.

Cuengi!

[It’s really delicious, yo!]

Kking!!!

‘It’s insanely delicious!!!’

Theo, Cuengi, and Fenrir ate the eel Churu in excitement. Cuengi and Fenrir ate it with rice.

‘Is it that delicious?’

Seeing the three of them eat, Se-jun also became curious about the taste of the eel Churu.

So he scooped a little from the glass bottle containing the eel Churu and touched it with his tongue.

“Huh?!”

Savory and rich flavors swept over his tongue. If he just added rice here…

“Eel rice bowl?”

It was an eel rice bowl without the eel. No. To be precise, it was an eel rice bowl without just the eel meat.

Because it contained eel extract made from as many as 1,000 eels.

Se-jun’s hands began to move busily.

Since it was made for Theo to eat, he needed to adjust the seasoning a bit. He added soy sauce, and two half-boiled fried eggs…

“Hehehe. *Slurp*.”

As Se-jun wiped the drool from his mouth, added the ingredients, and mixed the rice,

[You have achieved the achievement of being the first in the tower to make Eel Extract Bibimbap.]

[The recipe for Eel Extract Bibimbap is registered under Cooking Lv. 9.]

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

The dish was completed.

Before he knew it, the feline feast had turned into Se-jun’s own feast. Huhut. As expected, goodwill was always right.

Gulp.

It looked delicious.

Seeing the rice grains shining with gloss while dyed in brown, he naturally swallowed his saliva.

Shall I try it?

Just as Se-jun was about to scoop up a full spoon of rice and put it in his mouth,

“……?”

Cuengi.

[Dad, Cuengi wants to mix and eat it with a fried egg too, yo!]

Kking.

‘Hey! Why are you the only one eating with extra stuff!’

Cuengi and Fenrir held out their bowls to Se-jun.

Thanks to that, Se-jun was able to eat only after mixing their rice as well.

Once they finished eating the rice mixed with the extract of 1,000 eels in that manner,

“Ugh. So greasy.”

A strong greasiness arose. Something refreshing was needed.

Se-jun stood up, pulled out the Pineapple That Endured Three Times and Became Delicious developed by Cuengi from his subspatial storage,

“Guys, eat this.”

and put a piece of pineapple in his mouth after cutting it into bite-sized pieces for Cuengi and Fenrir.

The sour-sweetness of the pineapple cleanly washed away the greasiness in his mouth.

“Ah. So refreshing.”

While Se-jun was wearing a satisfied smile eating the pineapple,

“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I ate well, meow! Now rub my belly, meow!”

Theo, who had eaten the eel Churu and even the grilled fish, climbed onto Se-jun’s lap and rolled over. Perhaps because he had eaten a lot, he was quite heavy.

As Se-jun was stroking Theo’s belly,

Cuengi!

[Dad, Cuengi wants to be stroked too, yo!]

Kking!

‘My belly too!’

Cuengi and Fenrir, who had finished eating the pineapple, approached Se-jun.

“Alright. Lie down, customers.”

At Se-jun’s words, Cuengi and Fenrir lay down side-by-side.

A moment later.

Gororong.

Kkurorong.

Kkirorong.

Having received Se-jun’s strokes, Theo, Cuengi, and Fenrir fell asleep spread-eagled, and

“I should go to sleep too.”

Se-jun also carried the three to the bed, ate the medicinal mugwort, and fell asleep together.

***

In front of the Golden Tower.

“I arrived first!”

“What are you talking about?! This is the spot I claimed since yesterday!”

“I’ve been here since a week ago!”

Among the nine dragon clans, the remaining eight clans excluding the great Golden Dragon were fighting over territory with each other.

The reason was due to the red mist.

Lately, as the dragons eliminated all the red mist around the towers to earn Tower Coins, the space to hunt safely was gradually disappearing.

The dragons had to go closer to destruction to hunt the red mist, but that was extremely dangerous.

Therefore, the dragons gathered around the Golden Tower, the only one among the nine dragon towers that did not hunt the red mist.

While the dragons were fighting over territory like that, the red mist enveloped them before they knew it.

And,

“-To come out to be hunted on your own, thank you, dragons.”

the red mist transformed into Kuruger, the Rock that Crushes Mountains, the 7th Seat of the Apostles of Destruction.

“Huh?!”

The dragons, who were fighting with each other, spotted the Apostle of Destruction, and the look in their eyes changed.

Eyes filled with fighting spirit.

Having built up their aggressiveness by hunting the red mist, they were no longer the cowardly dragons who would get scared from the start upon seeing an Apostle of Destruction like before.

We don’t need to fight each other anymore?

Massive Tower Coins detected!

Exactly, let’s catch it before other dragons come!

Split 1/N, okay?

OK.

The dragons, having finished exchanging glances with each other, carefully surrounded the Apostles of Destruction.

-Huh?

When the dragons, whom Kuruger thought would run away upon seeing him, instead surrounded him,

-Seal…

he hurriedly tried to release his seal, but

“Blast!”

Rumble!

The dragons fired the first strike with a bombardment of breaths. And the price of carelessness was death.

“Wow! It’s Tower Coins!”

“How much is all of this?!”

It was the first victory achieved by the dragons who were not heads of clans against an Apostle of Destruction.

***

As the morning sun lit up the 99th floor of the Black Tower,

“Heave-ho.”

Se-jun opened his eyes.

And,

“Meow…”

he got up from his spot, wore Theo on his lap, went outside, and

[The Corn of Exploding Stamina adds strength, being grateful for the farmer’s footsteps.]

[Strength stat potential increases from 2,003 to 2,004.]

walked around the farm, letting the crops hear his footsteps.

“By the way, what are my stats?”

Since checking his stats always brought a sense of self-deprecation, Se-jun had not checked his stats much lately.

Still, since all stats had increased by as much as 200 yesterday, he must get a bit stronger, right?

Se-jun made up his mind and checked his stats.

Stats/Potential: Strength (1973/2004) Stamina (2336/2406) Agility (1690/1795) Magic (3321/3561) Mental Strength (159/500)

“Hmm. Am I strong?”

They were definitely high numbers, but it was difficult for Se-jun to judge whether he was strong or weak. Because this was the 99th floor of the tower.

Since he had almost died several times after thinking, ‘I’m pretty strong at this level,’ Se-jun was always humble.

‘Still, I’m stronger than Kkamang-i.’

He was confident that he was stronger than Fenrir at least.

After checking his stats, Se-jun turned back toward home.

On the way back.

“At this speed, we should be able to harvest by evening just as Flamie said.”

Se-jun said, looking at Podori’s branches where pea-sized grapes hung in clusters.

And he went to the kitchen, made breakfast, and ate breakfast together with Theo, Cuengi, and Fenrir.

When they had eaten breakfast and he was about to start today’s morning routine like that,

Ppiyot!

[Se-jun-nim, hello!]

“Hello!”

Ppiyot-i and Yuren appeared. The two of them had stopped by the Cobb Kingdom on the way under Theo’s instruction.

It was to verify if they had found the 80th floor land deed of the Black Tower that Theo had requested from Louis, the king of the Cobb Kingdom.

Ppiyot!

[Theo-nim, here is the land deed for the 80th floor of the Black Tower!]

Ppiyot-i handed the land deed to Theo, and

“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I brought this, meow!”

Theo delivered the land deed to Se-jun.

“Yes. Vice President Theo, well done.”

“Puhuhut. I always do well, meow!”

“Right. Good work to you guys too.”

Se-jun stroked Theo’s head and encouraged Ppiyot-i and Yuren.

Ppiyot

[Se-jun-nim, there is this too!]

Ppiyot-i pulled out a huge sack from her pocket.

“What is this?”

Ppiyot!

[Egg fruits! World Tree Bulssak-i-nim told me to bring them to you!]

“World Tree Bulssak-i?”

Ppiyot!

[Yes! Bulssak-i-nim became a World Tree this time!]

“Really? We should go congratulate her later.”

As Se-jun spoke and opened the sack, it was filled with elixir Egg Fruits of yellow, red, green, blue, and four-colored stripes.

Unlike Podori, Bulssak-i was working hard as soon as she became a World Tree.

[What is the World Tree’s mission?!]

[World peace?]

[No! You idiot!]

[What?! It’s not? Clearly, when I became a World Tree candidate…]

[Forget about that! From now on, the World Tree’s mission is to bear delicious fruit for Lord Se-jun! Understood?!]

Thanks to that, Podori even had to undergo Flamie’s mental training.

In that manner, Se-jun obtained the land deed for the 80th floor of the Black Tower and the elixir Egg Fruits.

“Guys, get inside.”

Se-jun cancelled all schedules and made the companions enter the subspatial storage in order to move to the 80th floor of the tower.

Once everyone entered the subspatial storage,

Clank.

Se-jun closed the subspatial storage,

Shhht.

[The summon function for the initial owner engraving of the Black Tower 80th Floor Farm Land Deed is activated.]

Se-jun disappeared as he unfurled the land deed for the 80th floor of the tower.

Thus, Se-jun disappeared from the 99th floor of the tower.

-Ah. Good.

Unaware that Se-jun had disappeared, Kaiser, Kellion, Ramter, and Tier sipped Samyangju along with the snacks Se-jun had made at the fountain.

-We will gather again in just a few days.

-True. It’s already been almost three months since we had the first meeting.

-Right.

-Ramter, what do you mean right? This time we are gathering at the domain of the Red Dragon.

-What?! Then this is not the time for this!

Ramter shouted at Tier’s words.

Since all the other leaders were gathering, there was a lot to prepare before the meeting.

Especially food.

At the first meeting, Artemis Yul, the great Golden Dragon, had served his own food to the other dragons.

Thanks to that, Ramter, whose turn was next, would inevitably lose face if he were negligent in preparing food.

However,

-Puhahaha!

Ramter was confident. He could just ask our Se-jun to make it!

Although time would be tight to prepare starting from now, if it were Se-jun, it would be possible.

-Se-jun-ah!

Ramter called Se-jun, but of course, Se-jun, who was not on the 99th floor of the tower, could not answer.

-This won’t do… Aileen!

Ramter hurriedly went to find Aileen to determine Se-jun’s location.