Chapter 440 – Did You Just Insult My Master!

“Hmm.”

Se-jun, who had fallen asleep yesterday after drinking, caught up in the mood while eating pork belly, opened his eyes.

And,

[The seal on the Earth Gem has been released.]

…

..

.

he checked the messages.

A moment later,

“It’s maple syrup today.”

‘I’ll give Lord Maple 1 pyeong.’

Checking the reward from Maple, the God of Maple, contained in a giant jar in the kitchen, Se-jun spoke with a slightly disappointed voice.

Still, it was fine.

[You have released the seals of five gods.]

[The quest condition has been achieved.]

[You have obtained 5 drops of the Elixir of Growth as a reward for achieving the quest condition.]

Because today was the day he released the seals of five gods and received the Elixir of Growth.

Since he had 20 drops left over from yesterday and received 5 drops today…

“Hehehe. Is it 25 drops?”

Se-jun smiled as he packed the Elixir of Growth as his reward.

“But why is there no news about the Elixir of Growth that is supposed to be given every time I release the 1,000 curse of the dragons?”

While Se-jun was wondering,

[The tower administrator tells you not to worry.]

[The tower administrator says it is because she priced a cup of Golden Samyangju at 500 billion Tower Coins.]

Aileen resolved Se-jun’s curiosity.

The great dragons were working hard to earn money to afford a cup of Golden Samyangju.

Therefore, not a single cup of Golden Samyangju had been sold.

“500 billion Tower Coins?!”

‘Even if it’s expensive, this is too expensive? No wonder the quest isn’t completed.’

When Se-jun spoke in a surprised voice,

[The tower administrator confidently says that although it will take time, you will be able to make an immense amount of money instead.]

Aileen showed strong confidence.

To lift the curse of forgetfulness, the great dragons absolutely had to drink a cup of Golden Samyangju.

Thus, Aileen called a very high price for a single cup. This was because from the second cup onward, it would just become regular alcohol.

“Still, it’s too expensive. Aileen, let’s lower it to 10 billion Tower Coins.”

Honestly, Se-jun thought even 10 billion Tower Coins was expensive.

Usually, Aileen would have followed Se-jun’s opinion.

However,

[The tower administrator says that is too cheap.]

she did not do so today.

‘I need 100 quadrillion!’

This was because she needed money.

Aileen wanted to sell the Golden Samyangju at a high price to secure her stay expenses to visit Earth with Se-jun.

Of course, even if she sold a cup of liquor for 500 billion Tower Coins, it was far from enough to reach 100 quadrillion.

“Aileen, don’t do that, let’s lower the price.”

Se-jun felt that taking advantage of others’ weaknesses to charge exorbitant prices was not a good method.

‘One should make a profit in moderation.’

If they took such exorbitant profits, not only for himself, but there was a possibility that Aileen’s reputation among the dragons would deteriorate later.

‘I can’t let Aileen be cursed at by other dragons.’

[The tower administrator says that since you put it that way, she will lower it to 250 billion Tower Coins.]

“Let’s lower it a bit more.”

Se-jun continued to persuade Aileen, and

[The tower administrator firmly says she can never lower it below 50 billion Tower Coins.]

“Alright. Thank you for listening to me.”

The price of the Golden Samyangju was lowered to a price that dragons could at least afford.

Thanks to that, the Golden Samyangju also began to sell, and

“What?! 50 billion Tower Coins?! Why is Aileen suddenly doing that?!”

“Aileen has become completely nice.”

Aileen’s reputation among the dragons also improved.

While Se-jun was persuading Aileen like that,

“Cuengi!”

“[Dad, good morning, da-yo!]”

Cuengi came to Se-jun and gave a morning greeting.

“Cuengi!”

“[And Cuengi is hungry, da-yo!]”

“It’s already this late. Aileen, is there anything you want to eat?”

Because Aileen felt extremely disappointed about lowering the price, Se-jun asked to soothe her mood.

[The tower administrator says she wants to eat the 10-tier pancakes you made.]

“Got it! I will make it absolutely delicious for you!”

Se-jun shouted gallantly.

In the past, pouring honey on pancakes was all he did, but

‘Hehehe. I am a man who has all the ingredients now!’

In Se-jun’s sub-space warehouse, where he had looted a mart on Earth, there were many ingredients to use, such as whipped cream and ice cream.

Se-jun baked the pancakes, let them cool, and then stacked them into 10 tiers, putting plenty of whipped cream in between them.

Then, he placed a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the very top tier of the pancakes and decorated the surroundings with blueberries and strawberries.

So, five 10-tier pancakes were completed.

Aileen and Ajax got one each, Se-jun and Kkamang-i shared one, and the remaining two belonged to Cuengi.

“Aileen, enjoy it.”

Se-jun sent the pancakes to Aileen first.

[The tower administrator says that the pancakes are so beautiful that it is almost a waste to eat them.]

“Hehehe. Just eat. I’ll make them for you again next time.”

[The tower administrator nods and says okay in a happy voice.]

Se-jun, who delivered the pancakes to Aileen, said,

“Ajax, enjoy it too.”

he sent the pancakes to Ajax this time.

[The slave of the White Tower rejoices, shouting hurrah, saying Se-jun-hyung sent him pancakes.]

“Let’s eat now too.”

“Cuengi!”

“[I will eat well, da-yo!]”

Se-jun sent the pancakes to Ajax as well and began his meal.

“Puhuhut. As expected, the grilled fish with Chairman Park’s sincerity is delicious, meow!”

Of course, Theo ate the grilled fish cooked by Se-jun today as well.

“Kkuhehehe. Cuengi!”

“[Hehehe. It melts when eaten with milk, da-yo!]”

“Kkihihit. Whimper!”

“[Heheh. It’s delicious!]”

Cuengi and Kkamang-i ate the pancakes and milk together, and

*Slurp.*

“Keuh. Nice.”

Se-jun ate the pancakes with coffee he brewed himself.

A moment later.

“Cuengi!”

“[I will wash them clean until they make a squeaky sound, da-yo!]”

While Cuengi was doing the dishes,

“Nyang?! Chairman Park, the cart is back, meow!”

Theo, ears perked up, looked to one side and shouted, and

*Rattle rattle.*

a black hole formed in the direction Theo was looking at, and the Automatic Cart Wandering the Black Tower and the Golden Tower, which had sold out its items at the Golden Tower, returned.

“The time it takes to return is getting longer and longer.”

At first it took 2 days, then 3 days, and this time it took 4 days.

Since not many items had been released yet, it probably wasn’t because of a lack of demand…

it seemed there was another reason.

While Se-jun was lost in thought like that,

*Clunk.*

[Settlement begins.]

The door of the cart opened, and the settlement began.

As expected, the sales were not large this time either.

However,

5 Lightning Spirit Stones.

200 pieces of lightning-struck wood.

3,000 Lightning Stones.

the important part was the purchased items. As he upgraded the storage compartment, the amount of purchased items had increased significantly.

And,

[Order Form of Helic Village]

one order form.

‘Is it cherry tomatoes again this time?’

Se-jun checked the order form.

[Order Form of Helic Village]

Client: Koi, the Chief of Helic Village

Order Item: 10,000,000 Magic Cherry Tomatoes

– P.S. – I will pay with the land deed for the 35th floor of the Golden Tower. Our village, along with 1,000 surrounding villages, is starving. Please send cherry tomatoes.

“Huh?!”

As Se-jun expected, it was an order for Magic Cherry Tomatoes, but the order quantity and payment method deviated greatly from Se-jun’s expectations.

In a good way.

“Found it.”

He was finally able to obtain the land deed for the 35th floor of the Golden Tower.

“But it will take five trips…”

With the current size of the cart’s storage compartment, 2,000,000 cherry tomatoes could barely fit.

Of course, that was before the upgrade.

[Currently, inside the Automatic Cart Wandering the Black Tower and the Golden Tower, there are 5 Lightning Spirit Stones, which are ingredients for upgrading the cart.]

[By using 5 (2+3) Lightning Spirit Stones, the storage compartment of the Automatic Cart Wandering the Black Tower and the Golden Tower can be expanded by 2.25 times.]

[Would you like to upgrade the Automatic Cart Wandering the Black Tower and the Golden Tower twice using Lightning Spirit Stones?]

‘The number of Lightning Spirit Stones needed for each upgrade increases by one.’

“Yes.”

Since he could buy more items from the Golden Tower as the storage compartment grew larger, of course he had to do it.

Along with Se-jun’s answer, the cart’s storage compartment widened by 2.25 times.

“Vice Chairman Theo, fill it only with cherry tomatoes this time.”

“Understood, meow!”

Se-jun instructed Theo and went to harvest cherry tomatoes.

Since the Magic Cherry Tomatoes were products steadily sold on Earth and in the Green Tower, the stored quantity was not large.

The count might be insufficient to fill 4,500,000 cherry tomatoes into the cart compartment.

As Se-jun harvested cherry tomatoes and Theo loaded them onto the cart like that,

“Kkihihit! Whimper!”

“[Heheh. Guys, move them!]”

“Kiki!”

“Kiki!”

Kkamang-i lined up the Destruction Devourers in two rows to pass the cherry tomatoes harvested by Se-jun to Theo, doing something helpful to the farm for the first time.

And,

“Cuengi!”

“[I will dig up medicinal herbs and receive special training from Master Bull Demon King, da-yo!]”

Cuengi, who finished washing the dishes, headed to the herb garden.

***

The 1st floor of the 10th Tower.

“Park Se-jun, you bastard! Why aren’t you coming?!”

Stella was throwing a tantrum again today, waiting for Se-jun.

She wanted to send all kinds of curses in a voice message bead, but she no longer had the ingredients to make a voice message bead.

Strangely, this place had no stones. There was only soft soil.

“Park Se-jun! You bad %$&@!”

So when she was venting her anger by cursing Se-jun alone,

*Creak.*

a small brown root of 5cm poked its head out of the soil field and looked around.

‘Did someone just curse my master?’

It was Flamie, who had finally arrived at the 10th Tower while absorbing the dense red mist settled around the 10th Tower.

[You! Did you just curse my master?!]

Flamie argued, looking at Stella who had cursed Se-jun.

“What?! You?!”

How dare you say ‘you’ to the great Silver Dragon, Lady Stella Heathron?!

*Rumble.*

As the enraged Stella gathered her energy, a massive wind blew, shaking Flamie’s root as if responding to Stella’s anger.

However,

[Retract it!]

Flamie, whose roots were deeply embedded into the earth of the tower, was not shaken at all.

“No way! Why should I, the great Silver Dragon, do that?! Making me wait like this, he deserves to be cursed at!”

As Stella raised her energy further, a tornado was created.

[Because if you don’t retract it, I won’t just stand by!]

*Thud.*

Flamie also did not back down and raised a massive root buried in the ground.

‘There’s no one here!’

There was absolutely no possibility of being caught by Se-jun, and there was no being that would suffer damage even if she used her power.

“What are you going to do if you don’t stand by, you insignificant thing?! Wind, tear it apart!”

As Stella moved the wind with dragon words, the wind began to grind Flamie’s roots like a shredder.

However,

[Hmph! You can’t do anything to me with just that! So quickly retract your insult toward my master!]

*Creak.*

Flamie’s roots regenerated almost at the same time they were ground down.

The surroundings of the 10th Tower were filled with the energy of destruction, and Flamie regenerated her roots using the abundant nutrients, and

“Don’t get cocky! Wind, swallow and crush it!”

Stella attacked Flamie again, raising her energy.

Then, this time, the wind turned into the shape of a giant dragon, swallowing Flamie’s roots and turning them into powder.

But,

[I told you to quickly retract your insult toward my master!]

*Rumble.*

Along with Flamie’s shout, hundreds of massive roots erupted from the ground and surrounded Stella.

“Eek! No way!”

‘What is this thing?!’

*Roar.*

As the surrounded Stella panicked and shot a silver breath toward the roots,

[Retract it!]

*Creak.*

Flamie blocked the breath with her roots and began to pressure Stella.

And,

-Oh. It’s a fight!

The administrator of the 10th Tower watched their fight with excitement.