Chapter 427 – Wasn’t This Only on Earth!

The 99th floor of the Black Tower.

“Uup.”

Se-jun opened his eyes.

[The seal of the Earth Gem was released.]

[Har, the God of Basalt who was sealed in the Earth Gem, was released from the seal.]

[Har, the God of Basalt, repaid the favor to the target who released his seal.]

[Har, the God of Basalt, repaid the favor by creating a basalt road on 1 pyeong of land.]

[Stored 10% of your vitality while sleeping.]

[The Orb of Life was 8.91% complete.]

0.1 mana accumulated over 24 hours.

[Mana increased by 0.1.]

“A basalt road?”

Hehehe. I’m looking forward to it.

As Se-jun smiled with anticipation,

Purr.

Kkirorong.

the sound of Theo and Kkamang-i snoring reached Se-jun’s ears.

“Theo is back?”

Se-jun said as he stroked the head of Theo, who was sleeping while hugging Se-jun’s knee.

“Meow…”

At Se-jun’s touch, Theo smiled and rubbed his head against Se-jun’s hand.

‘By the way, he said he was going to get a present, did he get one?’

He had disappeared so suddenly yesterday that Se-jun couldn’t even catch him.

Well… if it was Theo, he must have got one. With Theo’s luck, it would be stranger if he couldn’t get one.

Cling. Cling.

Se-jun attached Theo to his knee, slung the bag carrying Kkamang-i over his shoulder, and

Swish.

added a stroke on the bedroom wall, starting the morning of the 409th day.

‘First, I should find the basalt road.’

As Se-jun came out of the bedroom,

Ppirorong.

Yurorong.

the sound of Ppiyot and Yuren snoring could be heard from the guest room.

‘Did they come up together with Theo?’

Se-jun carefully opened the door and walked out so as not to disturb their sleep.

And,

Step. Step.

he walked around the farm to let the crops hear his footsteps,

[The Peanut of Mana is grateful for the farmer’s footsteps and adds strength.]

[The potential of the Mana stat increases from 4,891 to 4,892.]

He raised his potential and also searched for the basalt road created somewhere.

A moment later.

“Is it this?”

Se-jun found a road paved with black basalt.

“Huh? This is powder?”

Whatever he was thinking, Har, the God of Basalt, had thickly scattered stone powder to a depth of 10 cm on the road.

“What is this?”

Is it edible?

Se-jun touched the stone powder with his finger and then carefully put it in his mouth.

…?!

Se-jun, who ate the powder, was greatly surprised. Naturally, he could not help but be surprised.

‘How does a god know “Yoreyo”?’

The stone powder tasted like Yoreyo, a snack from Earth.

‘Wasn’t this only on Earth?’

“No. That’s not what’s important right now.”

Se-jun quickly pulled out a shovel and scooped the Yoreyo into a leather pouch.

“Hehehe. Today is rewarding right from the morning too.”

While Se-jun looked at the Yoreyo powder contained in the leather pouch with satisfaction,

[Your soul is filled with satisfaction from obtaining good food ingredients.]

[Mental Strength increases by 1.]

His Mental Strength increased.

“I’ll give Lord Har 8.5 pyeong.”

Se-jun created the 8.5 pyeong Har Road and

“Aileen, how much time is left now?”

asked Aileen for the remaining time until Earth was incorporated into the 0th floor of the Black Great Tower.

[The Tower Administrator says that there are now 24 hours and 37 minutes left.]

“Yeah. Thanks for letting me know.”

Around this time tomorrow, he would be able to leave the tower.

“Hum hum hum.”

Se-jun headed to the kitchen while humming a song that came out naturally.

***

The US Department of Defense.

“With 25 hours and 10 minutes left until the operation time, 98% of Texas citizens have completed evacuation.”

The face of the Secretary of Defense, who received the report, did not ease at all.

2% seemed like a small number, but the population of Texas was nearly 30 million. This meant that 600,000 people who had not evacuated yet remained.

“What about the remaining 2%?”

“The remaining 2% of the citizens are too deep inside Texas, making rescue difficult, but we are doing our best.”

“Yes. Please do your best until the very end.”

“Yes!”

Once the subordinate finished reporting and left,

“Whew.”

the Secretary of Defense, whose heart grew heavy, sighed deeply.

Although he was the one who suggested the use of nuclear missiles, he didn’t want to use nuclear weapons on the US mainland either.

However, right now, this was the best option. The moment the fully grown Flesh Devourers started to move, the entire United States would be in danger.

Pick.

The Secretary of Defense picked up his smartphone and called someone.

“Hello.”

“Director, is there no contact from the CIA agents who went to South Korea?”

The Secretary of Defense called his friend, the CIA Director, to ask about the news from South Korea.

To be precise, he was asking if the Golden Bat, who created the miracle in Austin, Texas, had appeared again.

This was the last hope. The hope that could prevent them from using nuclear weapons.

“Not yet.”

“I see. If you hear any news, let me know immediately.”

“Will do.”

Click.

The Secretary of Defense, who hung up, pulled out a cigar from his drawer and lit it, and the office quickly became thick with smoke.

***

“Alright. I grilled 100 pancakes, completed 1,000 skewered sausages and rice cakes…”

Se-jun prepared snacks for Aileen to eat while he was away, and foods to sell at the Yong-Yong Market.

On top of that, even snacks for the family heads occupying the fountain to eat with their drinks.

Since the four family heads, Kaiser, Kellion, Ramter, and Tier, managed the 99th floor of the tower, he couldn’t help but pay attention to them.

Since he was going home after a long time, Se-jun planned to stay on Earth for about 10 days before returning.

‘Since the money I have now is about 7 trillion Tower Coins, it should be enough to take all the kids with me.’

While Se-jun was preparing diligently to go to Earth, unaware that there was an ambush,

“Meow… Chairman Park, did you make the grilled sausage skewers too, meow?”

Theo, waking up from sleep, asked if he was making the grilled sausage skewers for Ophelia that he had mentioned to Se-jun yesterday.

“Yeah. Of course I did.”

“Puhuhut. Then did you make my grilled fish too, meow?”

Theo, whose eyes had sparkled before he knew it, looked at Se-jun and asked.

“Of course. I’m grilling a particularly large one for Vice President Theo.”

As Se-jun showed Theo the fish being grilled on the hearth,

“Puhuhut. It’s extremely excellent, meow!”

Theo wore a satisfied smile and began to groom himself.

At that moment,

Kkueng!

[Dad, did you sleep well, yo!]

Cuengi, waking up from sleep, rubbed his eyes and entered the kitchen to greet him.

“Yeah. Did Cuengi sleep well?”

Kkueng!

[Yes, yo!]

“Then Cuengi, please help Dad.”

Kkueng!

[Understood, yo! Cuengi will help you, yo!]

He thought he could get a five-star stamp, yo!

At the thought of being able to get a stamp, Cuengi’s eyes flew open.

“Please squeeze this.”

Se-jun placed a basket full of cherry tomatoes, pineapples, and grapes in front of Cuengi.

Kkueng!

[Understood, yo!]

Cuengi gigantified, lifted the basket, and emptied the fruits onto his palm.

And,

Squeeze.

as he overlapped his two front paws over the fruits,

gush, gush, gush.

the juice flowed out and was filled into the giant bottles Se-jun had prepared.

Thanks to that, Se-jun was able to make a massive amount of cherry tomato, pineapple, and grape juice.

Once the juice extraction ended like that,

Kkueng!

[Dad, stamp here, yo!]

Cuengi, who had shrunk back, pulled out a praise card from his snack pouch with an excited expression.

“Sure. Here. Well done.”

Stamp.

As Se-jun stamped Cuengi’s praise card,

Kkuhehehe.

Cuengi folded the praise card carefully with a proud expression and put it back into his snack pouch.

Thus, once the food for Aileen, the four family heads, and Ophelia, along with the dishes to sell at the Yong-Yong Market, were completed,

Ppiyot!

[Se-jun, good morning!]

“Good morning!”

Ppiyot and Yuren entered the kitchen.

“Welcome.”

Once everyone sat in their seats, Se-jun gave grilled fish to Theo, roasted peanuts to Ppiyot, and

placed bowls containing only milk in front of Cuengi, Kkamang-i, and Yuren.

Kkueng?

Kking?

“Huh?”

The three were flustered by Se-jun’s actions. But having trust in Se-jun, they waited a bit longer.

“Hehehe. This is called Yoreyo.”

Se-jun scooped Yoreyo into their bowls, filling them to the brim.

“You eat it by mixing it with milk like this and scooping it up with a spoon.”

When Se-jun demonstrated, the others also carefully picked up their spoons, mixed the Yoreyo and milk, and scooped it into their mouths.

Kkueng!

[It’s delicious, yo! It’s completely sweet, yo!]

Kkihit. Kking! Kking!

[Heehit. It’s delicious! I must roll more cores!]

“It’s really delicious!”

The three ate quickly with broad smiles.

In the meantime, as the Yoreyo powder dissolved, the milk slowly turned black, and

Slurp.

Cuengi and Yuren, who ate quickly, began to drink the milk that had turned slightly black.

Hehehe. You don’t know anything.

Se-jun, looking at the two with a smug expression, poured Yoreyo powder into his remaining milk again.

It was incredibly delicious to eat Yoreyo mixed in like this until the milk turned into chocolate milk.

Kking!

[Give me more too!]

“Sure. Here. I’ll pour some for Kkamang-i too.”

Kkihit. Kking! Kking!

[Heehit. Exciting! There’s more!]

Thus, the milk in the bowls of Se-jun and Kkamang-i, who had not drunk the milk yet, gradually darkened and turned into chocolate milk, and

Kkueng?

[Why is only Dad and Kkamang-i’s milk black, yo?]

“Yeah. How did you do that?”

Only then did Cuengi and Yuren, after listening to Se-jun’s explanation, add Yoreyo powder to their remaining milk to make chocolate milk.

A moment later,

“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I’m off, meow!”

Theo, who finished eating breakfast, prepared to go to work on the 1st floor of the Green Tower.

“Yeah. I’ll go down to the 1st floor of the tower after lunch, so come back early today.”

Se-jun planned to go down to the 1st floor of the tower in advance this afternoon, normalize the shop, and go to Earth.

“Got it, meow!”

As Theo, who answered energetically, left for the Green Tower,

“You guys tell the Black Rabbit to come up immediately, and go to the 4th floor of the tower to bring some skeletons.”

Se-jun sent Ppiyot and Yuren on errands.

Once everyone left to do their respective tasks,

Kkueng?

[What does Cuengi do, yo?]

Cuengi, left alone, looked at Se-jun and asked.

“Hmm. Cuengi, let’s take a bath and bathe Kkamang-i too.”

Kking?!

[Why me?!]

Kkueng!

[Understood, yo!]

Kkiing!

[Save me!]

As Cuengi took Kkamang-i to the bathroom like that,

“I should transfer the Samyangju.”

Se-jun headed to the brewery.

Today was the day to open the liquor from the jar containing the Golden Samyangju.

Trickle.

Se-jun carefully poured the Golden Samyangju from the jar into liquor bottles.

The liquor from one jar could fill 100 bottles.

And the jars in which Se-jun had brewed the Golden Samyangju were ten in total.

“It’s finished.”

Once Se-jun transferred all the liquor, 1,000 bottles of Golden Samyangju emitting a brilliant golden glow were completed.

Since nine glasses came out per bottle of liquor, it was an amount that a total of 9,000 dragons could drink one glass each.

“First, I’ll give four bottles to the family heads.”

Because giving an ambiguous amount could make the four fight, Se-jun chose the method of giving one bottle each fairly for the sake of peace.

Since the remaining would be 996 bottles,

“Hehehe. I can get 24 bottles of the Elixir of Growth. Aileen, please sell this.”

[The Tower Administrator says to just trust her.]

“Yeah. Of course I only trust Aileen.”

Se-jun answered, had a simple lunch with Cuengi and Kkamang-i who had finished bathing, and visited the dragons at the fountain.

And,

-Welcome, our Se-jun.

“Please take one bottle each.”

He handed the Golden Samyangju to the dragons who welcomed Se-jun warmly.

-Kuhahaha. Giving one bottle of Golden Samyangju each, as expected, our Se-jun is generous.

-Euhahaha. Indeed, as expected of our Se-jun.

-Peuhahaha. Right. Our Se-jun is a generous man.

-Deuhahaha. Our Se-jun indeed has an excellent inner self.

‘Lord Tier, are you picking a fight?’

While Se-jun was contemplating whether to take away Tier’s Golden Samyangju,

-Kuhahaha. Se-jun, bring this to your parents.

Kaiser pulled out a small box.

Click.

When Se-jun opened the box he received,

“Oh!”

there was a black diamond the size of a fist.

Kaiser thought that Se-jun’s parents would definitely be weaker than Se-jun, whom they had diligently raised (?).

Therefore, he thought that giving wealth like this was safer than giving good items.

-Se-jun, I prepared a present too.

-I prepared a present for our Se-jun’s parents too.

-Se-jun, I prepared one too!

The other dragons also handed boxes containing gems to Se-jun.

Inside, a transparent diamond, a red diamond, and a purple diamond of similar size to the one Kaiser had given were contained.

‘I was slightly nervous, but to give such normal presents…’

“Thank you.”

After packing the boxes, Se-jun greeted the dragons and came down from the fountain.

At that moment,

“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I, Vice President Theo, have returned, meow!”

Theo, who had sold all the crops in the Green Tower, returned.

“Yeah. Good work.”

While Se-jun stroked Theo, who was clinging to his leg,

Bbyak!

[Uncle, I’m here!]

The last member to go to Earth together, the Black Rabbit, arrived.

“Alright. Everyone, gather up!”

Se-jun called his companions to go down to the 1st floor of the Black Tower.