Chapter 445 – Run Away! Theo Is a Scamp Cat!

The 99th floor of the Black Great Tower.

“Up I go.”

When Se-jun, who woke up from his sleep, opened his eyes,

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

[Fosil, the God of Fossils, who was sealed in the Earth Gem, is released from the seal.]

[Fosil, the God of Fossils, repays the favor to the one who released his seal.]

[Fosil, the God of Fossils, repays the favor by burying a fossil he cherished in 1 pyeong of land.]

these were the messages that appeared.

“A fossil?”

It certainly wouldn’t be a gem, nor would it be food.

He had no expectations at all.

‘Still, I should check.’

“Meow…”

Kking…

Se-jun gathered Theo and Kkamang-i and stood up. As a side note, Eom-dol-i was sleeping, hanging onto Kkamang-i’s fur.

Seuk.

Se-jun marked the date on the wall, beginning his 421st day.

“So, where could the fossil be?”

Se-jun went outside and walked around the farm to find where the fossil was buried, but

“I don’t see it…”

Since the fossil was buried in the ground, it was completely unnoticeable from the outside. Still, he could not dig up all the land where crops were planted just to find a fossil.

“Geez. Why did they bury it in the ground, making it so hard to find?”

Fosil-nim was at 0 pyeong.

Thus, the first god who repaid a favor but did not receive a shrine was born.

A moment later,

Kkueng!

[Dad, good morning, da-yo!]

Grumble.

Cuengi’s stomach clock rang loudly along with his morning greeting, and

“Wait just a moment.”

Se-jun hurriedly prepared breakfast.

“Here. Let’s eat.”

Today, he unified the menu simply with grilled fish.

“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, is it a grilled fish party today, meow?!”

Thanks to that, Theo, excited to see the grilled fish piled high in front of him, was in a much better mood than usual.

And

“Meow?! Eom-dol-i, why aren’t you eating grilled fish, meow?!”

Theo, who spotted Eom-dol-i standing blankly next to Kkamang-i, asked him.

“Me? I don’t originally eat.”

Eom-dol-i, whose body was made of rock, did not need to eat. This was because when he wanted to grow his body, he could just absorb things around him to make it bigger.

However,

“Meow! What do you mean when you have a mouth, meow?! Hurry up and join the grilled fish party, meow!”

Displeased that Eom-dol-i was not participating in the grilled fish party, Theo forced a small piece of grilled fish into Eom-dol-i’s mouth.

“Huh?!”

Eom-dol-i tried to refuse, but Theo’s front paw was incredibly fast, and

…!

Eom-dol-i was startled when grilled fish suddenly entered his mouth.

“Puhuhut. Eom-dol-i, how is it, meow?!”

“It’s… it’s delicious?”

Why was it delicious? No, before that, why did it have a taste?

Eom-dol-i replied with a voice filled with enjoyment and confusion.

Eom-dol-i did not know, but Kkamang-i had created a new core with the power of creation to replace Eom-dol-i’s missing core,

and that gave Eom-dol-i the ability to taste.

“Puhuhut. Of course, meow! It’s delicious because it’s grilled fish with Chairman Park’s sincerity put into it, meow! Eat more, meow!”

Feeling proud of introducing Eom-dol-i to the taste of delicious grilled fish, Theo placed a whole grilled fish in front of Eom-dol-i.

Kkihihit. Kking!

[Heh. Eom-dol-i, eat this too!]

Kkamang-i also slyly handed over the parts he was too lazy to pick clean to Eom-dol-i.

Thus, everyone ate the grilled fish deliciously, and

“Chairman Park, Vice President Theo is leaving for work, meow!”

Kkueng!

[Dad, Cuengi is also going to work, da-yo!]

Theo and Cuengi each departed for their own workplaces.

Kkihihit. Kking! Kking!

[Heh. Hey! I’m going to work too! Eom-dol-i, let’s go!]

“Yes!”

Kkamang-i said he was going to work, following the two, even though he was just going to play with the destruction devourers nearby.

“Okay. Have a good day at work.”

Se-jun accepted Kkamang-i’s words and began planting the destruction devourer seeds.

***

The 1st floor of the Green Tower.

“Puhuhut. Neta tribe, I have arrived, meow!”

Theo announced his arrival at work upon arriving at the Green Tower.

“Then, I will start the auction, meow!”

I must sell them quickly and return to Chairman Park, meow!

For an early exit, Theo immediately began selling the crops he brought through auction.

And

“Sold out, meow!”

Today, as well, the sold-out king Theo easily sold out all the crops.

Puhuhut. As expected, I, Vice President Theo, am amazing, meow!

While Theo was feeling proud of himself with his two front paws on his waist,

“Theo-nim.”

“Meow?! Egel, why did you call me, meow?”

Egel, the Saintess of Destruction and the boss of the 97th floor of the Green Tower, approached Theo.

“I think I will have to return to the 97th floor of the tower soon.”

“Meow?! What is the matter, meow?!”

‘Are you perhaps running away, meow?!’

Theo glared at Egel with a fierce expression.

“Actually…”

Egel explained the reason.

Fortunately, she was not running away; a force that came up from the 93rd floor of the tower was coveting Egel’s territory lately, so she was planning to go to war.

In the past, Egel would have chosen to invade the 93rd floor of the tower herself, but recently, the force on the 93rd floor had become too strong.

“Puhuhut. Egel, do not worry, meow! I, Vice President Theo, will solve it, meow!”

Hearing Egel’s story, Theo quickly shouted.

It was not that he wanted to resolve the employee’s grievance as the vice president,

Meow! I remembered, meow!

but rather, what the Immortal Gang had mentioned about the influential figure on the 93rd floor of the tower had come to mind.

He could not miss the opportunity to obtain a large number of slaves.

Furthermore,

“Puhuhut. This time, it is a team play between Chairman Park and me, Vice President Theo, meow!”

Theo was excited at the thought of going to the 93rd floor of the tower with Se-jun to make many slaves.

“Hurry and get the land deed for the 93rd floor of the tower, meow!”

He sent out the members of the Immortal Gang to obtain the land deed for the 93rd floor of the Green Tower.

As Theo was about to leave for work after ordering them to get the land deed,

“Theo-nim, I know a merchant who has many land deeds. Shall I call him? Since he is on the 35th floor of the tower, he will arrive quickly.”

Agni asked Theo.

“Puhuhut. Call him, meow!”

The more land deeds, the better, meow!

Theo postponed leaving for work upon hearing that he would arrive quickly.

Three hours later.

The merchant Agni called had still not arrived.

Thanks to that, Theo’s time to leave for work was delayed by a long margin.

“Meow…”

‘It is taking too long, meow!’

Since the time to return to Se-jun’s knees was long past, his mood had become extremely uncomfortable.

At that moment,

“Ah. Why did Agni-nim call me to such a shabby shop?”

A turtle walked over slowly while grumbling.

‘Meow! Did he just call the great Chairman Park’s shop shabby, meow?!’

Not only was he furious about being made to wait, but he had also insulted the shop that he, Vice President Theo, had managed diligently so that the great Chairman Park would not be insulted, meow!

Step.

An irritated Theo leaped from the roof and landed in front of the turtle in a superhero landing.

“What is this?! How dare you block the path of Turbo-nim, the Great Merchant Golden Land Turtle?!”

Turbo shouted, furious at Theo who had suddenly blocked his path.

“You are the one who dared to call the great Chairman Park’s shop shabby, meow! I will punish you, meow!”

Schwing!

As Theo shouted while unsheathing his dragon claws,

“Hmph! You cannot even scratch my shell with such thin claws!”

‘My shell is the strongest shield and weapon!’

Turbo, who did not know that Theo’s claws were dragon claws, boldly removed his shell, equipped it like a shield, and rushed at Theo.

And

“Puhuhut. Stamp it, meow!”

“Yes! I will stamp it!”

Turbo, who saw his shell get torn like paper by Theo’s dragon claws, hurriedly stamped the slave contract.

***

The headquarters of the Seed Shop.

“Sob, sob. It is a really good fossil… why…”

“Fosil, wait just a bit. It is just because Park Se-jun hasn’t discovered the fossil yet.”

“Sniff. When Park Se-jun discovers my fossil later, he will build a shrine for me, right?”

“Of course. Pearl also in the past…”

Rhea comforted Fosil, who had not received a shrine from Se-jun.

“Thank you, Rhea-nim. I feel a bit better now.”

“Okay. Now go play with the kids.”

“Yes!”

When Fosil went to the other gods,

“I should repay some divine power today.”

Rhea, who had spare divine power for the first time, left the Seed Shop headquarters and went to find Her, the God of Merchants.

Creak.

When she opened Her’s building,

“Turbo, no! Run away! Theo is a scamp cat!”

She saw Her screaming.

And

“No! Even you, Turbo, into Theo’s evil clutches…”

As if something had not gone well, Her held his head and despaired.

‘I should come back later.’

Rhea quietly closed the door and went back.

After Rhea left,

“This won’t do. I must warn the remaining Great Merchants about Theo.”

Just as Her decided to issue a Theo warning to the Great Merchants of the tower,

Bang!

“Her! Hand over my divine artifact!”

A huge man opened the door opposite the one Rhea had used, entered Her’s building, and shouted loudly.

It was Thunder, the God of Storms, who had pawned his divine artifact, the Thunderbolt Staff, at Her’s pawnshop.

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

Thunder had been blocked for the third time after telling him to quit being an herb collector.

‘Hmph. If one is a warrior, their blood boils for a great weapon.’

He planned to show his best divine artifact, the Thunderbolt Staff, once the block was lifted in three days, to awaken the warrior’s blood flowing through Cuengi’s body.

Of course, it was completely futile. Even if he had the Thunderbolt Staff, Cuengi had no intention of becoming a warrior at all.

“The Thunderbolt Staff? I don’t have that.”

“What?! Then where did it go?!”

“I sold it.”

Her could not bring himself to say it was taken away because of his pride.

“Why did you sell my divine artifact as you pleased?!”

“Then you should have repaid the divine power in a timely manner. Tell the other combat gods that if they do not repay their divine power, I will sell all of their divine artifacts.”

Her showed a very cold aspect, unlike when he was being taken advantage of by Theo. As expected, he was not the God of Merchants for nothing.

“Damn it!”

Bang!

As Thunder slammed the door and left,

“Great Merchants. If you meet a yellow cat, run away unconditionally!”

Her sent a warning to the Great Merchants who had not yet become Theo’s slaves.

***

The 99th floor of the Black Great Tower.

[You have harvested the Corn of Exploding Stamina.]

…

..

.

Se-jun, who planted destruction devourer seeds all morning, harvested corn in the afternoon.

And

Kkihihit. Kking!

[Heh. Guys, follow me!]

“Yes! Follow the great Kkamang-i-nim!”

Kiki!

Kiki!

Kkamang-i was absorbed in playing leader, leading Eom-dol-i and the destruction devourers.

At that moment,

Sniff, sniff.

There was something!

A suspicious smell was caught by Kkamang-i’s nose.

‘It’s something good!’

Wag, wag, wag.

Kkamang-i’s tail moved violently in response to the pleasant smell.

Kking!

[It is here!]

Dig, dig, dig.

Kkamang-i began digging the ground with his front paws.

A moment later.

“Hey! Who told you to make a hole in the field!”

Se-jun ran over to scold Kkamang-i, who was digging a hole in the middle of the sweet potato field.

However,

Kkihihit. Kking! Kking!

[Heh. Hey! Look at this! I found it!]

Unlike usual, Kkamang-i barked confidently without running away.

“What is it?”

When Se-jun looked down at the hole Kkamang-i dug,

Huh?!

“Ah. So this was the fossil!”

Shiny yellow gems were visible. It was amber.

And

[Amber containing a Plum Seed]

One of the many pieces of amber caught Se-jun’s eye.

[Amber containing a Plum Seed]

It was amber created by tree sap hardening with a plum seed accidentally trapped inside.

It was well-preserved, and if planted, the germination of the plum seed was possible.

Grade: C

“Oh.”

A plum.

“Fosil-nim, I will give you 5 pyeong.”

Thus, Se-jun decided to create a 5-pyeong Fosil Road for Fosil.

When he picked up the amber and covered the ground again,

Kkihihit. Kking?

[Heh. I did well, isn’t there anything for me?]

Kkamang-i looked at Se-jun with eyes full of expectation.

“Yes. Good job. Here.”

Se-jun gave him a chewy roasted sweet potato strip.

Munch, munch, munch.

Kkamang-i ate it deliciously.

At that moment,

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

Now it is time for team play, meow!

Theo, who had shaken down Turbo, the Great Merchant Golden Land Turtle of the Green Tower, for his land deeds, returned.