Chapter 402 – Taste Is What’s Important

“It gives as many as three quests?”

Se-jun said while scanning the quests.

One class quest and just two normal quests.

“The class quest is…”

The content was to find Patrick, the God of the Earth, who was sealed on the 35th floor of the Golden Tower, and break the seal.

“If it’s Patrick…”

He was the owner of the straw hat he wore.

As a reward for breaking the seal, he might upgrade the hat, or since he was the God of the Earth, he might give a lot of gems.

‘Hehehe. I’m looking forward to it. Hm. But how do I go to the Golden Tower? I should have Theo get the land deed of the Golden Tower…’

“Ah. No. Since I can also come to the shopping street now, should I try to get it myself?”

He decided to look for the land deed of the Golden Tower’s 35th floor directly in the shopping street first, and if it was not there, he would have Theo do it.

“But what is the Elixir of Growth?”

It was the reward commonly given for all quests.

It seemed he would only know after receiving it.

Se-jun, who examined the class quest like that,

“I can just do this as I usually do.”

Se-jun said while looking at the remaining two general quests.

Feeding a glass of Golden Samyangju to each of the dragons.

Breaking the seals of the gods.

These were all things Se-jun originally did.

“But wouldn’t feeding them one glass each be difficult?”

It was questionable whether the dragons would really try to drink only one glass. They would surely ask for more…

“Aileen will sort it out well, right?”

When Se-jun looked around after examining the three quests,

Gororong.

Kkurorong.

Kkirorong.

the party members were already fast asleep, leaning against Se-jun’s body.

“Guys.”

Se-jun tried calling the party, but they were unmoving. None of them woke up.

Se-jun had no choice but to try and carry everyone to the hotel.

However,

“Ugh… Uren, I’m sorry.”

he had no choice but to leave Uren behind. Unlike Cuengi, who could reduce his weight, Uren was heavy.

Instead, he covered Uren’s body with a tablecloth and headed to the hotel with the rest of the party.

***

Minnesota Gagel’s secret laboratory in the United States.

“The result?”

“It’s a success. Look at this.”

At the question of Michael, who had become the chairman of Gagel, the laboratory director Jake showed him a tablet. On the screen, a hugely grown Flesh Devourer was visible.

As soon as Michael became chairman, he called Gagel’s top researchers to the secret laboratory and had them create a growth promoter dedicated to the Flesh Devourer.

“How many days did it take to grow like that?”

“It took 70 hours.”

“It is almost three days.”

Michael said in a satisfied voice.

“Good job. Place orders to make the growth promoter we just developed in all factories in the world and close down the laboratory.”

“Yes!”

At Michael’s words, Jake returned to the laboratory.

Although he was told to close down the laboratory, Jake did not look disappointed at all.

“Hehehe. Now 100 million dollars is coming in.”

Rather, he was excited, waiting for the money to be deposited into his account with a smile.

He was not curious about why Michael was doing such a crazy thing. It was fine as long as he could make money.

“Everyone, place orders for the growth promoter in the factories pre-assigned! This is the end! Let’s go back and enjoy vacation!”

“Yes, Director!”

At Jake’s words, the researchers began to place manufacturing orders for the growth promoter in the factories they were in charge of, under the name of Gagel.

Thus, growth promoters that would rapidly grow the Flesh Devourer began to be manufactured in large quantities all over the world.

***

The next morning.

“Puhuhut. President Park, if we go to Association President Mason, we can get the land deed easily, meow!”

“Really? Then let’s go to Mason-nim.”

At Theo’s words, Se-jun decided to visit Mason with the party, and went down to the hotel restaurant to eat breakfast.

Upon arriving at the restaurant,

“Uhehehe. Good morning!”

Uren was already seated and eating breakfast. Of course, Uren ate together with them until the party’s meal was finished.

After eating breakfast like that,

“Do you have the land deed for the 35th floor of the Golden Tower?”

when Se-jun visited Mason and asked,

“I’m sorry! I don’t have it, but I will definitely get it for you!”

Mason replied in a terrified voice.

‘Why is he like that?’

“Then please do so.”

Se-jun asked Mason for the land deed, and

[The waypoint of the 75th floor of the Black Tower has been saved.]

arrived at the waypoint.

“Great Merchant Vice President Theo, see you later then.”

Se-jun put Cuengi and Fenrir into the sub-dimensional storage and said goodbye to Theo.

Theo planned to take Phoenix to the 95th floor of the tower to find Phoenix’s nest, and then go to the 96th floor of the tower to get a stamp from Regius, the Sovereign of Bones.

“Puhuhut. Understood, meow! President Park, see you at home, meow!”

“Right.”

As Se-jun said goodbye and left for the 99th floor of the tower,

“Puhuhut. We are setting off now, meow!”

Theo also moved to the 95th floor of the tower, taking Iona, Ppiyot-i, Uren, and Phoenix.

***

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

Ummeo!

[Se-jun-nim, hello!]

“Yeah, hello.”

As Se-jun, who appeared at the waypoint, greeted the Bull Demon King,

Clank.

Kkueng!

[Master, nice to meet you!]

Ummeo!

[Right!]

Cuengi opened the sub-dimensional storage and ran to the Bull Demon King, swinging his palm against the palm that the Bull Demon King held out.

Boom!

They only did a high-five, but the sound was immense.

After finishing the destructive greeting like that,

“Finally home!”

Se-jun returned home.

“First, I will plant the Earth Gems.”

Se-jun planted the three Earth Gems that had finished recovering sparsely in the ground, and went to find the sausage tree. It was to use the Elixir of Harvest.

“Our sausage tree grew a lot in the meantime?”

Se-jun said, looking at the sausage tree that had grown to knee height. It was thanks to Flamie’s nutrient solution.

Drip.

Se-jun dripped a drop of the Elixir of Harvest on that sausage tree.

Creak.

The sausage tree, which absorbed the Elixir of Harvest, began to grow rapidly.

Se-jun, after confirming that the sausage tree was growing, went to another field,

Thrust.

[You have planted cherry seeds in the land filled with mana.]

…

..

.

planted the cherry seeds,

Drip.

and dripped a drop of harvest.

Se-jun then dripped a drop of the remaining Elixir of Harvest each onto five deep dark cherry sprouts, five Lightspot sprouts, and three blueberry sprouts.

The deep dark cherries and Lightspot were for the Black Dragon and White Dragon, and the blueberries were…

Because the effect was good.

The blueberries had an explanation that special effects would be added if they absorbed the energy of the Blue Moon.

When the blueberries absorbed the energy of the Blue Moon,

– Upon ingestion, Talent: Swift Body Movement blooms for 10 minutes.

Just as the explanation said, an additional effect appeared.

Moreover, the mana that originally increased by 1 rose to 5.

And

– Absorbed the energy of the Blue Moon once. (1/3)

Blueberries absorbing the energy of the Blue Moon was not something that was only possible once. They could absorb the energy of the Blue Moon up to 3 times.

Which meant they could obtain two additional effects.

Time was important for this. It was advantageous to secure as many blueberries as possible before the Blue Moon.

Therefore, Se-jun invested 3 drops of the Elixir of Harvest on the blueberries.

As he used all 15 drops of the Elixir of Harvest like that, Se-jun went to the brewery and began to brew the Golden Samyangju to give to the dragons.

After a while.

“Ferment.”

[Using Fermentation Lv. 4.]

[The fermentation period is shortened by one day by the effect of Fermentation Lv. 4.]

[It becomes slightly faster by the effect of Fermentation Lv. 4.]

[The taste becomes slightly deeper by the effect of Fermentation Lv. 4.][The proficiency of Fermentation Lv. 4 rises slightly.]

Se-jun used the skill on the liquor he brewed.

Once the task was finished,

“I should eat.”

Nom.

Se-jun took out Aileen’s cookie from his pocket and ate it simply.

[You have consumed a piece of Aileen’s Special Nutritious Cookie.]

[All stats increase by 0.5.]

[If you eat all the food, an additional effect will occur.]

[989 pieces remaining.]

…

..

.

Cuengi had gone to the west forest,

Kkirorong.

and since Fenrir had eaten a snack an hour ago and was sleeping soundly in the sling bag, only Se-jun had to eat.

Slurp.

While Se-jun was resting, eating 10 of Aileen’s cookies and drinking coffee,

Bzzzt.

[Se-jun-nim, hello.]

Sweetie greeted Se-jun. It seemed she had visited the Poison Honeybee Queen today as well.

“How is your training these days?”

Bzzzt. Bzzzt.

[It is same as usual. I am doing the best.]

At Se-jun’s question, Sweetie said proudly.

“Really? As expected, our Sweetie is amazing.”

Sweetie was embarrassed, rubbing her body against Se-jun’s face at Se-jun’s praise.

Se-jun, who was having a conversation with Sweetie,

“Ah. Sweetie, I think I need to send poison honeybees to the 75th floor of the tower…”

Se-jun was worrying about what to do with the acacia tree farm.

‘Ah. Acacia honey!’

Se-jun thought of acacia honey and decided to send poison honeybees to the acacia tree farm on the 75th floor of the tower.

Bzzzt.

[Then I will speak to the Great Poison Honeybee Queen and see if there is a poison honeybee queen who wants to become independent.]

“Yeah. Thank you.”

After talking a bit more with Sweetie,

“Would it have grown completely by now?”

went to check the sausage tree.

Have you ever seen it? The miraculous tree where sausages hang in clusters.

‘Hehehe. I saw it.’

“Oh!”

Se-jun hurriedly ran to the sausage tree with an excited expression and harvested the sausages.

[You have harvested 10 Vienna sausages.]

[Your class experience increases very slightly.]

[The proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 8 increases very slightly.]

[You have obtained 10 experience points.]

A normal sausage without any effects.

But it did not matter.

Taste was what was important. Yes. Of course it was.

While Se-jun was diligently harvesting sausages like that,

[Our sausage tree is doing great! Eat more!]

underground, Flamie’s roots cheered on the sausage tree while giving it nutrients.

Energized by Flamie’s cheering, the sausage tree absorbed the nutrients diligently and grew in strength. It seemed it might become the youngest World Tree.

“Hehehe. How should I eat the sausages so it is rumored that I ate them well?”

Not knowing that another World Tree was being born underground, Se-jun was pondering how to eat the sausages more deliciously.

***

The 95th floor of the Black Tower.

“Puhuhut. Phoenix, is it over there, meow?!”

Theo asked in an excited voice, looking at the peak of the giant mountain.

It could not be helped.

The peak of the mountain looked as if it had snowed, but looking closely, it was all skeletons. There seemed to be about 300,000.

The word “teeming” was truly fitting.

They were waiting to catch Phoenix when she returned.

Kkokik! Kkokik!

[Yes! They are all Regius’s subordinates!]

“Puhuhut. That is very good, meow!”

Theo ran forward with a laugh, taking out the wealth Se-jun had packed for him from the Bundle of the Great Merchant Wandering the Nine Towers, his new bundle.

“Puhuhut. Meow!”

As Theo, glowing golden by burning the wealth, swung his front paw,

Boom!

a giant golden front paw that appeared in the sky struck the mountain, and as the giant mountain collapsed, Theo’s giant paw print was imprinted.

‘Puhuhut. It is Great Merchant Vice President Theo’s new technique, Meow Meow Divine Palm, meow!’

“If you want to eat this, move your thumb bones, meow!”

When Theo showed a fishbone to the broken skeletons,

Rattle. Rattle.

the skeletons moved their thumb bones diligently. Thanks to that, Ppiyot-i and Uren were able to stamp very comfortably.

However, the number of skeletons was too large.

“You guys help with the stamping too, meow!”

Therefore, the skeletons who became new slaves were also put into stamping.

Then, the skeletons receiving stamps on the contracts rapidly increased to one, two, four, eight… and the stamping was finished in an instant.

“Now, let’s go to the 96th floor of the tower, meow!”

Theo moved to the 96th floor of the tower, leading the 300,000 skeleton slaves. It was not to make them fight, but to help them stamp.

As Theo left like that,

Kkoki…

[My home…]

Phoenix began to repair her nest, which was broken by Theo’s Meow Meow Divine Palm.