Chapter 425 – You Have to Look at the Inside Rather Than the Face

Seed Shop Headquarters.

[Park Se-jun, the Tower Farmer of the Black Tower, built a shrine (1 pyeong) for Vienna, the God of Sausages.]

[Divine Power increases by 3.]

“As expected, I knew Park Se-jun would like it!”

Vienna, the God of Sausages, who received a shrine after sending the Giant Sausage Rod to Se-jun, cheered.

Indeed, sausages could not be rejected. Mwahahaha!

It wasn’t because he was the God of Sausages, but sausages were truly a great crop. Because they could be eaten, and on top of that, they could be used as equipment.

“Alright. With this momentum, I’m going for 5 pyeong!”

Vienna burned with enthusiasm.

Plop. Plop.

He broke off a sausage from the end of his hair. Fitting for the God of Sausages, Vienna’s hair was a string of sausages.

Vienna carefully connected the detached sausages one by one.

The divine tool he was making now was the Sausage Shield of Hunger.

An enemy who smelled the sausage scent from the shield felt immense hunger and became obsessed with eating the Sausage Shield of Hunger, the source of the smell.

And he could just hit them hard while the enemy was eating the sausage shield. Muehehehe.

With this shield alone, Vienna became a tank ranked in the top five among the non-combat gods.

On top of that, if he held the Giant Sausage Rod, the set effect strengthened the hunger further and weakened the enemy’s strength.

“Park Se-jun, just wait a bit. I will surprise you.”

A moment later.

“Good. The handle is complete.”

While Vienna was looking warmly at the sausage bent in the shape of ‘ㄷ’,

‘I must receive a shrine from Park Se-jun with my divine tool!’

‘If it’s my divine tool, I’ll be able to receive about 3 pyeong!’

The other gods were also diligently making divine tools to send to Se-jun.

However, sending a divine tool was not an easy task.

Vienna was able to send the divine tool because he knew Se-jun had the sausage tree,

and because Flamie was growing the sausage tree into a World Tree.

Thanks to that, he was able to send the divine tool to the exact location with a small amount of divine power.

Fortunately, there was one more god here who met those conditions.

“Alright. It’s finished.”

Uncle, the God of Grapevines, sent his divine tool to Podori on the 99th floor of the tower.

***

[Land Deed for the 1st Floor of the Black Tower]

“I get this this way too.”

When I was looking for it so hard, it wouldn’t show up…

Se-jun said as he looked at the land deed for the 1st floor of the Black Tower in his hand.

And Se-jun tightly gripped the land deed.

In just two days, I can finally go home.

The fact that he could go home was starting to feel real.

‘But I must not let my guard down.’

When something this good happened, bad things always came along with it.

Swish.

As Se-jun composed his feelings and put the land deed into his pocket,

“Chairman Park, open this, meow!”

Theo held out the box he had first received from Mimir.

“What is this?”

“I don’t know, meow! But Mimir didn’t want to give it, meow! So I didn’t give it back to him, meow!”

Indeed, he was a cat bandit.

“Really? Hehehe. Is it something good?”

When Se-jun opened the box,

“Huh? Sunglasses?”

inside, a luxurious-looking pair of glasses with deep black gemstones wrapped in a golden frame was visible.

[Void’s Gaze]

Just from the name, it seemed to be something special.

What is it? A legendary grade or a divine tool?

Se-jun picked up the glasses with a face full of anticipation.

“Wow.”

As soon as he lifted it, he was surprised by its extremely light weight, and surprised once again by its stable balance and grip.

It was definitely a crafted item made by a master.

Admiring it just by holding it made him look forward to its options very much.

Se-jun hurriedly checked the options.

[Void’s Gaze]

These are the 3rd limited edition glasses of the fifth work made by Amour Range, the best designer of the Black Tower. (No. 5-3)

It is said that Amour Range designed these with the concept of ‘I don’t want my gaze to be detected’ when wearing them.

By specially processing obsidian, they created lenses where the wearer can see others, but others cannot see the wearer’s gaze.

The golden frame was hollowed out inside through special processing to reduce weight, and instead, reinforced magic was used to bolster the reduced strength.

Only one is produced per year.

Restriction of Use: None

Creator: Amour Range

Grade: C

“…?”

Se-jun read it over and over again, thinking he had misread it, but no matter how much he read, there was nothing special.

“What is this?”

It was so strange that he even asked Aileen for an appraisal, but

[The Tower Administrator says this is an already appraised item.]

“Yeah. Thanks.”

It wasn’t an unappraised item either.

This was just a pair of sunglasses with no abilities.

Rather, it was surprising that the item grade was C-grade despite having no abilities. A luxury item was indeed a luxury item.

While Se-jun was examining ‘Void’s Gaze’ like that,

“Um… Se-jun, could you please return that? I waited five years to buy that…”

Mimir, who had run over before he knew it, looked at Se-jun with an expression on the verge of tears.

“Sure.”

Se-jun put the sunglasses he was holding onto Mimir.

“Mehehe. Se-jun, thank you!”

Mimir, who received the sunglasses, expressed his gratitude to Se-jun and hurriedly pulled out a mirror from his fur,

“Kya! So pretty!”

and began to examine his appearance wearing Void’s Gaze.

“But who is Amour Range?”

“Eh? You don’t know Amour Range? They are a designer who became famous 100 years ago! But lately, they became too famous, so you have to wait at least a few years to buy one item.”

“Really? Where can I meet them?”

“Amour Range’s workshop is on the 89th floor of the tower. But why?”

“Nothing. I’m just planning to meet them sometime later.”

The 89th floor of the tower… I should make them work with Blackster later.

Blackster had good magic skills, and Amour Range had skilled hands, so if the two made equipment together, it would definitely create a huge synergy.

“Mimir, take this.”

Se-jun returned Mimir’s items that Theo had brought.

“And this is for the land deed.”

In exchange for taking the land deed for the 1st floor of the Black Tower, he handed over some of the lightning-struck wood and lightning stones to Mimir.

“Thank you!”

Mimir, who received the items, shouted in an excited voice.

As Pyupyu had said, both items were materials that were extremely difficult to obtain.

In exchange for selling these two items, he could conduct transactions more advantageously.

“Then, goodbye.”

Thus, Se-jun and his party, after giving the items to Mimir, parted ways with Mimir,

“Goodbye!”

Mimir diligently waved his hand until Se-jun disappeared.

And when Se-jun was no longer in sight,

“Ahem! The stylish Golden Sheep Mimir appears!”

Mimir, who adjusted Void’s Gaze, walked into the White Castle showing off to his heart’s content.

To brag to Pyupyu.

The next waitlist person after Mimir, who had reserved ‘Void’s Gaze’, was Pyupyu.

***

The 99th floor of the Black Tower.

-Kuhahaha. Did I tell you? Our Se-jun made the Black Tower into the Black Great Tower.

-I’ve already heard it more than a hundred times, so stop it.

-Yes. Stop it.

-Ah. My stomach hurts.

Kellion, Ramter, and Tier were annoyed at Kaiser’s bragging.

However,

-Kuhahaha. Did I do that? My bad. In that sense, once I become a VVIP, I’ll give everyone a glass of Golden Samyangju.

Kaiser’s teasing did not end. Kaiser acted as if he had already become a VVIP.

Ugh. To have to keep watching that sight…

If our Se-jun had been in our tower, our tower would have become a great tower…

If only we had our Se-jun…

While the other dragons were regretting internally,

-Oh! Our Se-jun is here!

Kaiser, who felt Se-jun’s energy arriving at the waypoint, went out to greet Se-jun.

***

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

It was home.

As soon as they arrived at the 99th floor of the tower,

Clank.

“Chairman Park, I missed you, meow!”

Kkueng!

[It’s Dad, yo!]

Kking!

[The Great Kkamang-i has appeared!]

The sub-space warehouse opened, and Theo, Cuengi, and Kkamang-i rushed toward Se-jun.

And,

Cling. Cling.

Theo and Cuengi clung to their respective spots, except for Kkamang-i.

Kking!

[Lift me up!]

Se-jun picked up Kkamang-i, who was barking on the floor, and put him into the sling bag.

At that moment,

-Kuhahaha. Did our Se-jun return safely?!

Kaiser welcomed Se-jun.

-Our Se-jun worked hard!

-Ahem. Our Se-jun has become a bit handsome.

-Ramter, do you have no conscience?! No matter what…

Of course, the other dragons followed Kaiser as well.

-What’s wrong with our Se-jun?! You should look at the inside rather than the face!

Kaiser tried to quickly clean things up, worried that Se-jun would be hurt by Tier’s words.

However, Se-jun was even more hurt by Kaiser’s attempt to clean up.

“I’m back.”

Se-jun greeted the dragons who began to bicker with each other, and

“Bull Demon King, can I copy some of your skills?”

asked the Bull Demon King.

The strongest entity of the Black Tower.

He was very excited about what skill he would get.

Moo. Moo.

[Yes. Please copy as you wish.]

“Yeah. Thanks.”

Se-jun put his hand on the Bull Demon King’s leg.

[Would you like to plunder the target’s skill?]

“Yes.”

[Plundering one of the target’s skills at random.]

What will come out?

As Se-jun checked the message with a tense expression,

[You have plundered the skill: Vegetarianism (Master).]

a message appeared.

“Vegetarianism?”

Is eating only grass a skill?!

Se-jun checked the skill, finding it absurd.

[Vegetarianism (Master)]

This is a racial skill that Black Minotaurs possess from birth.

Every time you eat 1 kg of grass within 3 hours, your stats will increase. (The stats that increase depend on the type of grass consumed.)

“Oh.”

Stats increase just by eating grass… No elixirs are even needed. At this rate, it can indeed be called a skill.

Se-jun nodded after reading the skill’s description.

At the same time, he felt like he understood why the Black Minotaurs ate grass so diligently.

“Alright. Then, I should use the skill now.”

Se-jun gripped the Skill Plunder Stone and infused it with mana to use the skill.

[Using the skill: Vegetarianism (Master).]

Every time you eat 1 kg of grass within 3 hours, your stats will increase.]

And,

“Bull Demon King, I’ll copy one more time.”

Moo.

[Yes.]

As a free slot opened up, Se-jun copied the Bull Demon King’s skill once more, feeling a bit unsatisfied.

But

[You have plundered the skill: Vegetarianism (Master).]

This time as well, the same skill came out.

Se-jun used the Vegetarianism skill and copied the skill again multiple times.

However, the copied skill was only that one.

With this, it became clear.

The only skill of the Bull Demon King that could be copied with Se-jun’s ability was Vegetarianism.

“Hmm… shall we go home? Toryong-i!”

As Se-jun called Toryong-i and headed home,

-Kuhahaha. Se-jun, you will be going home soon, have you prepared presents for your parents?

“No. I couldn’t because I was busy getting the land deed for the 1st floor of the tower. I’m planning to prepare it now.”

-Kuhahaha. Then leave it to me! I will prepare something good!

Kaiser said to Se-jun as he flew side-by-side.

“Yes. Thank you.”

Although he was skeptical, Se-jun expressed his gratitude for now.

-Kuhahaha. Yes. Just trust me!

Kaiser remained confident until the end.

He felt uneasy… if he was given something too incredible again, he would be the one in danger first.

The more he thought about it, the more anxious Se-jun became.

‘As expected, I should prepare the presents for my parents myself.’

A moment later.

Theo went to work at the Green Tower, and Cuengi went to look at the herbs.

And,

Kkirorong.

[You have harvested the Cherry Tomato of Mana.]

…

..

.

Se-jun harvested the crops to take home while listening to the snoring of Kkamang-i sleeping in the sling bag.

He planned to take about 10,000 of each type, including cherry tomatoes, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn.

But how many pyeong is my house? Is there room to fit them all?

Se-jun, who thought for a moment,

decided to carry them in the Space Expansion Pouch.

While Se-jun was putting the crops to take home into the Space Expansion Pouch,

[Se-jun!]

Podori called Se-jun.

“Huh? Why?”

[Please take this! Someone sent it to be given to you!]

Podori moved his branches and brought the item hanging at the end of the branch in front of Se-jun.

“A bracelet?”

A bracelet made of grapevines.

Plop.

Se-jun harvested the bracelet.