Chapter 442 – Shall I Recruit Him as an Apostle of Destruction!

The Battle Shop headquarters.

“There are no warriors to my liking.”

Thunder, the God of Storms, grumbled as he examined the warriors who entered the tower.

Unlike other battle gods, Thunder, who was exceptionally full of pride, sold weapons and skills only to warriors he liked.

At that moment,

[A being who awakened the power of the storm on their own and obtained has appeared in the tower.]

the message appeared in front of Thunder.

“What?!”

‘Obtained on their own?!’

Although he had lived for tens of thousands of years, he had never seen a talented individual who gained realization and obtained an authority on their own.

“Where is it?!”

Thunder quickly began to search for the warrior indicated in the message. In case he might lose him to other warrior gods.

In that way, Thunder quickly searched for the warrior possessing , and

“Found him!”

he found Cuengi on the 99th floor of the Black Giant Tower.

Along with a wild energy that left him no choice but to think he was born to be a warrior, and even a massive body.

“He is the talent I was looking for!”

Seeing him in person made Thunder even more convinced.

‘You were born to become a warrior! Kahahaha! I will raise you to be the best warrior!’

“I am Thunder, the God of Storms. Warrior, what is your name?”

When Thunder asked Cuengi in a solemn voice,

-Hello, Lord Thunder! Cuengi’s name is Cuengi Park, da-yo! Nice to meet you, da-yo!

Cuengi, who had received good etiquette training, replied politely.

“Indeed, nice to meet you too. Cuengi Park, I will specially give you the opportunity to buy my weapons and skills!”

Like a warrior, Thunder did not beat around the bush and came straight to the point.

Then, he showed his divine tools and skills…

-Then discount it, da-yo!

Cuengi, who had learned from Se-jun and Theo that one must discount items three times before buying, demanded that Thunder lower the price.

‘What?! Discount?!’

“Uh-huh! A warrior does not pitifully haggle over prices!”

-It’s fine, da-yo! Cuengi is not a warrior, but a herb collector, da-yo! So discount it, da-yo!

“A… herb collector?!”

‘Possessing the ability to become the best warrior, yet working as a herb collector?!’

“Cuengi Park, why are you wasting such talent?! Quit being a herb collector quickly! You must become the best warrior!”

-I don’t want to, da-yo! Lord Thunder looked down on herb collectors, da-yo! I won’t talk to you anymore, da-yo!

“Cuengi!”

[Cuengi Park has blocked the conversation for 3 days.]

‘…Was I rejected?’

“No!”

‘Cuengi, you are warrior material!!!’

At Thunder’s scream, dark clouds gathered in the sky and a storm began to approach.

And,

*Rumble.*

“Hmm? Why did it suddenly grow dark?”

‘There’s not much left now…’

Rhea, who was focusing on crafting the divine tool to give Se-jun, looked outside.

A gloomy sky that looked as if lightning would fall at any moment.

“Did someone make Thunder angry again?”

Rhea muttered while looking at the sky and continued crafting the divine tool.

***

The 99th floor of the Black Giant Tower.

‘You looked down on herb collectors! Lord Thunder is bad, da-yo!’

Cuengi, who had blocked Thunder for looking down on herb collectors, thought.

‘Kkuhehehe. I must quickly brag to Dad, da-yo!’

As Cuengi smiled and looked around to find Se-jun, he saw Pink Fur and Se-jun hiding behind Pink Fur.

For the sake of Se-jun, who was struggling with the energy emitted by Cuengi, Pink Fur stood in front and blocked the energy.

“Cuengi! Cuengi!”

“[Mom, Dad! Cuengi obtained an authority, da-yo! Cuengi can control his strength now, da-yo!]”

*Roar!*

Pink Fur hugged Cuengi tightly, and

“Yes… congratulations, our son…”

Se-jun, who was exhausted from enduring Cuengi’s energy emission, congratulated Cuengi with a weak voice and checked the authority Cuengi had obtained.

Usually, it compresses power to maintain a state of tranquility where nothing leaks out, and then detonates it all at once to amplify power like a storm.

The longer the state of tranquility is maintained, the greater the amplification due to the expansion of power when the compression is released. (The maximum amplification is 100x.)

“Oh…”

“Cuengi was lucky.”

Se-jun, who examined the authority, let out a sigh of envy.

It was an authority that could compress power to gather energy and then release it at a desired point to amplify the force.

‘I want to gather energy too…’

When Se-jun looked at Cuengi with envy,

*Rumble.*

A loud sound came from Cuengi’s stomach. It seemed he had grown hungry earlier than usual from waking up at dawn for special training.

“Cuengi!”

“[Dad, Cuengi is hungry, da-yo!]”

“Indeed. Let’s eat.”

‘Hehehe. I’ll even throw a party for obtaining the authority this evening.’

Se-jun planned a party for the evening and began to take out food in front of Cuengi and Pink Fur.

He gave Pink Fur 100 of each type of food, such as pizza, hamburgers, and chicken.

Even so, it was not enough to give a feeling of fullness, but just enough to taste it.

For the rest, he competed with quantity by using the crop gigantification skill.

And,

“Here. This is Cuengi’s.”

“Cuengi! Cuengi!”

“[Excited, da-yo! It’s Lord Jja and Lord Tang, da-yo!]”

Cuengi and Se-jun ate jajangmyeon and tangsuyuk for breakfast.

While the three of them were eating breakfast deliciously like that,

“Haaak!”

“Kkyayak!”

furious screams from Theo and Kkamang-i were heard from the direction of the house.

“Puhut!”

‘They must have woken up just now.’

Imagining the sight of Theo and Kkamang-i, who must have been surprised to see each other’s faces, Se-jun burst into laughter.

A moment later,

“Chairman Park, I missed you, meow!”

Theo, who used Meow Step to find Se-jun, appeared in an instant and clung to Se-jun’s face.

*Grab.*

“Nyang…”

As Se-jun grabbed the scruff of the neck of Theo, who was stuck to his face, and placed him on his knees,

*Stomp. Stomp.*

“Whimper! Whimper?!”

“[Hey! Take care of me! Huh?! Did you eat something delicious all by yourself without me?!]”

Kkamang-i also ran toward Se-jun late, barking angrily.

“You can eat now.”

When Se-jun stuffed a piece of tangsuyuk into the barking Kkamang-i’s mouth,

“Kkihihit.”

Kkamang-i smiled immediately.

‘Hehehe. Easy guy.’

Se-jun also smiled, giving Theo Churu and continuing his meal.

***

The merchant passage connecting the 70th floor and the 80th floor of the Black Giant Tower.

-We must find Lord Fenrir quickly!

The fragment of Kruger had infiltrated again to inform Fenrir that the other Apostles of Destruction were targeting him, unlike the other apostles.

However, no matter how diligently he wandered around the tower, he could not find any clues about Fenrir.

At that moment,

“Ppiyot! Ppiyot!”

“Kweek! Kweek!”

Kruger, disguised as a rock, saw Ppiyot-i and Uren passing by while singing excitedly.

The two were tracking the guys who had defaulted on Uren’s money today as well.

‘It’s Lord Fenrir’s party!’

‘If I follow them, I will be able to meet Lord Fenrir, right?’

Kruger, recognizing them, carefully tailed them.

And,

‘What is that guy?’

Kruger, who was chasing the two, was greatly surprised to see Uren going only to places where robbers, traps, and other Apostles of Destruction were located.

-He is a guy with an immense talent.

It felt like if that guy were thrown into a normal dimension, he would attract all kinds of misfortune and easily destroy the planet without even needing to send a calamity.

‘Should I recruit him as an Apostle of Destruction?’

Kruger continued to track the two, thinking he should recommend Uren as an Apostle of Destruction candidate later.

At that moment,

*Thud.*

the two vanished into Jormungand’s mouth, unable to hold back for a moment.

-Indeed, a talent.

Kruger waited for the two to come out while keeping himself hidden.

***

The Seed Shop headquarters.

“Finally, it’s completed!”

Rhea, the Goddess of Abundance who completed the divine tool, cheered and shouted hurrah.

And,

“My believer!”

she summoned the Farming King, her insolent believer who had not offered prayers often lately, and made him go find Se-jun.

Although there were other ways to send the divine tool, Rhea insisted on sending the Farming King up to the 99th floor of the tower.

There was absolutely no ill will.

“Hehehe. Only through suffering like this will faith grow. Yes. Absolutely.”

No. It seemed there was a little bit.

After imposing such a massive trial on the Farming King to go to the 99th floor of the tower,

“Shall I go see Her after a long time?”

Rhea left her quarters and went to a corner of the Seed Shop headquarters.

There was a small side door in the corner, and when Rhea opened the side door and came outside, a luxurious building made of gold came into view.

A small and luxurious building located between the large and magnificent Battle Shop headquarters and the large and shabby Seed Shop headquarters.

*Rustle.*

As Rhea opened the door of the building made of gold and entered,

“Argh! Why do you keep offering money?! You fool Theo!”

a blonde woman who was huffing in anger was seen.

“Her, what’s the matter?”

As Rhea heard the familiar name, she quickly asked Her.

“Rhea? What brings you here? Did you come to borrow divine power?”

“Hehet. No. Now we are earning divine power too!”

“Really?! Congratulations!”

“Hehet. Thank you.”

“But how are you earning it?”

“Ah. That’s…”

Rhea explained the process of how she obtained divine power.

“What?! That fellow Park Se-jun is building temples for you guys?!”

“Yeah. Her, do you know Park Se-jun?”

“Of course I do! He’s a vicious bastard who exploits the innocent Theo!”

“What?! Park Se-jun is exploiting him?!”

“Yes! Rhea, listen to me! That fellow Park Se-jun…”

At Rhea’s question, Her, whose face was flushed red with anger, began to complain.

Her, the God of Merchants who cherished talented merchants.

To Her, Theo was an oddity.

She had definitely thought he had no talent, but before she knew it, he began to make money with amazing skill.

At first, she had looked commendably at Theo, who was growing into a wonderful merchant despite lacking talent.

However, seeing Theo dedicate all the money he earned to Se-jun, who was a farmer, made her feel uncomfortable.

It was obvious that the fellow named Park Se-jun had coaxed Theo with sweet talk to exploit him.

Otherwise, it made no sense for a merchant to dedicate all of his money.

Furthermore, seeing him use Theo to employ and exploit even Uren and Mimir, whom she cherished, as subordinates made her even more furious.

So, during the Great Merchant test, she had even interfered by making him fetch impossible ingredients to prevent further exploitation, but

Park Se-jun had defiantly given Theo the necessary ingredients, ultimately making Theo a Great Merchant.

And he was stretching his evil claws to other towers, committing even more severe exploitation.

In that way, Her disliked Se-jun, who exploited the Great Merchants.

“Her, you have it wrong. Park Se-jun is a kind and capable farmer. And it would probably be good for you to align yourself with Park Se-jun too.”

“What?! Park Se-jun is a kind guy?! No way, but even if that were true, I am the God of Merchants! I have my pride. How can I, the God of Merchants, align myself with a farmer?!”

“Does pride feed you? If you are the God of Merchants, you must know well that you have to help when someone is in difficulty for the reward to be greater. Park Se-jun is a human who will become great! He is still in the baby steps stage! You must grab him before Park Se-jun flies off!”

Rhea strongly defended Se-jun and persuaded Her. If Her stepped in, it would be a huge help to Se-jun.

‘I should tell Park Se-jun later that I persuaded her.’

Rhea spoke even more passionately, hoping to receive a larger temple from Se-jun.

“Hmm. Is that so?”

Perhaps because Rhea’s persuasion worked, Her began to ponder.

“Yes. Believe in me and invest once.”

“Hmm. If Rhea says that much… shall I invest just a little bit first?”

The Goddess of Abundance was the god who governed abundance. It was good to do what Rhea so strongly recommended.

“If he’s a farmer, this should be good, right?”

As Her took out a glass bottle containing the Elixir of Harvest from the items displayed on the wall,

“Yes! That would be great!”

Rhea smiled and nodded.

The Elixir of Growth that Her possessed was an item that Rhea had put up as collateral while borrowing divine power, but had lost because she could not meet the deadline.

On the wall, besides that, there was a whole bunch of items that other gods had put up as collateral and lost because they could not repay their divine power.

“Great Merchant Theo, receive my item and deliver it to Park Se-jun!”

Her sent 10 drops of the Elixir of Harvest to Theo.

And,

[The Great Merchant of the Black Giant Tower, Theo Park, demands more, asking why she is so stingy with just 10 drops.]

‘What?! Stingy?!’

“This fellow is too shameless.”

‘Is he really being exploited by Park Se-jun?’

Her, who used to pity Theo, began to doubt him.