Chapter 55 – Aiming for a Perfect Crime

Green Onion of Detoxification?!

Leon, who was about to hurriedly go down to the 1st floor of the tower to bring the Sharp Fang Sword of the Poison Spider in the guild warehouse, turned his head quickly.

It was the same for the other hunters.

“What?! Green Onion of Detoxification?”

They were all in a state of being unable to climb the tower, blocked by the boss of the 38th floor of the tower, the Deadly Tarantula.

Since the cherry tomatoes sold by the cat traveling merchant were not ordinary, there was no way the green onion would be ordinary. Besides, it even had the name of detoxification written squarely on it.

“Theo, can we see the Green Onion of Detoxification?”

“I want to see it too!”

“Me too!”

“Show it to our Wizard Guild first!”

“What do you mean! Our Royal Knight will see it first!”

Hunters of the Royal Knight Guild and the Wizard Guild, trying to bypass the Phoenix Guild and break through the 38th floor first, flocked to Theo.

“Line up, meow!”

Theo shouted arrogantly, putting the Green Onion of Detoxification back into his bundle. Theo’s voice, which had recovered confidence before he knew it, was filled with strength.

‘As expected, Park Se-jun’s words are the truth, meow!’

When the Green Onion of Detoxification, which he had not even thought would sell, was highly popular among humans, Theo thought once again that he should listen well to Se-jun’s words.

In the meantime, in accordance with Theo’s words, the hunters lined up in an orderly fashion. And Leon was also able to stand third in the line due to the concession of his fellow guild member.

“Oh! It’s real!”

The exclamation of admiration from the Royal Knight Guild hunter, who checked the Green Onion of Detoxification first, was heard.

When Leon was waiting anxiously for his turn, the Royal Knight Guild hunter returned to his place with a determined face.

And he saw the Royal Knight Guild members gathering all their money into one. On their faces, the determination to buy the Green Onion of Detoxification by all means, no matter how much money it cost, was visible.

After a moment,

“If it’s this…”

When the Wizard Guild hunter who checked the options of the Green Onion of Detoxification returned, the situation there was similar. The guild members of the Wizard Guild also began to gather their money into one.

‘What on earth is it like?’

“Here it is, meow!”

“Thank you.”

Leon, whose turn had finally come, checked the Green Onion of Detoxification that Theo handed over arrogantly.

[Green Onion of Detoxification]

It is a green onion grown inside the tower, which absorbed sufficient nutrition and is delicious.

Upon consumption, detoxifies poison of D-grade or below for 1 hour.

When consumed by a non-awakened person, the function of the liver that performs detoxification becomes active for 24 hours.

Grower: Tower Farmer Park Se-jun

Expiration Date: 60 days

Grade: D

‘D-grade?’

Unlike the Magical Cherry Tomatoes, the Green Onion of Detoxification was D-grade.

However, that was enough. The Deadly Tarantula’s poison gas attack dealt E+-grade poison damage. It was deadly because it spewed that poison gas once during combat.

“Theo, how many of these Green Onions of Detoxification do you have?”

“100 pieces, meow!”

100? It was an ambiguous number. The boss raid party can consist of up to 50 people. However, since the more people in the raid party, the lower the probability of getting a good reward from the raid rewards, it is common to raid the boss with about 15 to 25 people.

And a boss raid usually takes more than 3 hours.

With the strength of the Royal Knight Guild and the Wizard Guild, they would raid the boss with about 20 people. That meant they needed at least 60 Green Onions of Detoxification to raid the boss on the 38th floor of the tower.

However, since they also had the antidote obtained from the quest and could reduce the raid members to about 18 if they equipped the Sharp Fang Sword of the Poison Spider, they could raid the boss even if they secured only 50 Green Onions of Detoxification.

‘We are more advantageous. But how much money do we have?’

Leon, who had spent all his money to buy the Magical Cherry Tomatoes a moment ago, grew anxious.

“Jeffrey, gather the money of our guild members here!”

“Yes!”

Leon gave instructions to the leader of Team 1 and contacted the vice guild leader, Catherine, through his HunterPhone to hurriedly send up the Sharp Fang Sword of the Poison Spider. Leon’s HunterPhone was a high-priced model costing 500 million won each, capable of communicating with the 1st floor through a special receiver installed at the guild headquarters.

‘The boss of the 38th floor of the tower, our Phoenix Guild will raid it today.’

When Leon was steeling his determination,

“Now, I will start the auction, meow! I will sell the Green Onions of Detoxification in units of 10, meow!”

As Theo announced the start of the auction,

“50 Tower Coins for 10!”

“60 Tower Coins for 10!”

“70 Tower Coins for 10!”

As the hunters of the Royal Knight Guild and the Wizard Guild called out bids aggressively, the price of the Green Onion of Detoxification began to soar terrifyingly.

“130 Tower Coins for 10!”

“131 Tower Coins for 10!”

“132 Tower Coins for 10!”

The auction was fierce, without a single inch of concession.

And,

“155 Tower Coins for 10!”

With Leon’s shout, the first batch of Green Onion of Detoxification was won by the Phoenix Guild.

“Alright!”

Subsequently, the next three auctions in a row were also won by the Phoenix Guild at 157, 162, and 170 Tower Coins.

‘Now I just need to win the bid once more!’

However,

“130 Tower Coins for 10!”

“131 Tower Coins for 10!”

“For 10…”

When Leon was about to call out a bid, the leader of Team 1 stopped Leon in a hurry.

“Jeffrey, what’s wrong?”

“Guild Leader, we are short on money.”

Because the opposing guilds kept raising the price, not much money was left for the Phoenix Guild, which had won the bids at high prices.

“132 Tower Coins for 10!”

“Sold, meow!”

“135 Tower Coins for 10!”

“Sold, meow!”

Like that, the Royal Knight Guild and the Wizard Guild amicably won the remaining 60 Green Onions of Detoxification, 30 pieces each, above the amount of money the Phoenix Guild possessed.

“Damn it!”

Leon regretted late, wishing he had bought fewer Magical Cherry Tomatoes, but nothing changed.

While Leon was blaming himself like that,

“Humans who want to take a picture with me, line up, meow!”

Theo started his side job. As the Magical Cherry Tomatoes and the Green Onions of Detoxification were sold expensively this time, Theo, whose mood had improved, gave proper service to the female hunters today as well, and the photo session ended.

‘Puhuhut. I obtained 100 Churus and 50 of the things Park Se-jun likes, meow. Representative Theo has secured 50 hours, meow!’

Theo put the rewards of his side job into his bundle with a pleased heart. Then, he looked around.

‘But why is Kim Dong-sik not visible, meow?’

Theo, who had a matter to deal with Kim Dong-sik, looked around, searching for Kim Dong-sik when

“Guild Leader, I have brought the equipment.”

“Leader of Team 5, thank you.”

Kim Dong-sik, the leader of Team 5, brought the equipment Leon had requested.

“Then, since I have some business to attend to…”

Having finished the conversation with Leon, Kim Dong-sik hurriedly approached Theo.

“Kim Dong-sik! Why are you so late, meow? I found you, meow!”

Theo stomped his feet and grew angry. This was because today would not work without Kim Dong-sik.

“Sorry. But there was a reason.”

Kim Dong-sik conveyed the situation outside, saying he was escorting Se-jun’s family.

“Is that true, meow?! Is Chairman Park’s family in danger, meow?!”

“Don’t worry. Since we are guarding them well. More than that, did you bring the answer to my proposal?”

“Yes, meow! Chairman Park said he would accept, meow!”

Theo showed Kim Dong-sik the 200 cherry tomatoes, 10 Green Onions of Detoxification, and 15 Solar Honey Sweet Potatoes inside his bundle.

“200 cherry tomatoes are a three-month advance payment, meow. And for the other crops, Chairman Park said he would hand them over cheaply, meow! Especially this one is really good, meow!”

Theo said, putting the Solar Honey Sweet Potato on top so that Kim Dong-sik could see it well.

‘Puhuhut. If Dong-sik takes this, no one will know my mistake, meow!’

It was Theo who aimed for a perfect crime.

‘What is this?’

Dong-sik checked the options of the Solar Honey Sweet Potato and the Green Onion of Detoxification. Since Dong-sik had come up late, he did not know about the Green Onion of Detoxification at all.

“This is?!”

The Green Onion of Detoxification was a necessary item to raid the boss on the 38th floor of the tower, and the flame resistance effect of the Solar Honey Sweet Potato could solve his master’s curse, even if only temporarily.

“I will buy it all!!!”

“I knew you would, meow! A good choice, meow!”

Theo, who was waiting for Kim Dong-sik’s answer with a tense face, said in relief.

“The Green Onion of Detoxification and the Solar Honey Sweet Potato are all 7 Tower Coins each, meow!”

“Really?!”

The Green Onion of Detoxification was D-grade and the Solar Honey Sweet Potato was C-grade, yet they were the same price? Kim Dong-sik asked in surprise at the exceptional price.

“Yes, meow! I am only giving it like this this once, meow!”

Theo, who had to destroy the evidence, handed over the Solar Honey Sweet Potato cheaply.

“Great!”

Kim Dong-sik willingly paid 175 Tower Coins.

“Then, see you next time, meow!”

Theo hurriedly disappeared. It was to check if the humans who would give him his compensation money were doing well.

“Good-bye!”

Kim Dong-sik smiled brightly, waving his hand to the departing Theo.

‘With this, I will be able to receive at least three beat-prevention passes from Master.’

It seemed that Theo and Kim Dong-sik were in similar situations.

When he turned around after finishing the transaction with Theo like that,

“Leader of Team 5!”

Leon called Kim Dong-sik, looking at Kim Dong-sik’s right hand gripping the Green Onion of Detoxification with intense eyes.

And that day, the Phoenix Guild officially became the first in the world to raid the 38th floor of the tower, and Kim Dong-sik, who made a great contribution to the raid, was promoted to the leader of Team 3.

***

The 221st day of being stranded.

Rustle, rustle.

Inside the cocoon of the Poison Honeybee Queen, for which Se-jun had prepared a nest near the peanut field, the Poison Honeybee Queen was struggling to come out.

Se-jun carefully put a branch with cherry tomato flowers into the nest and covered it with green onion leaves again.

And,

Chew, chew.

He waited quietly, chewing on the grilled semi-dried squid.

Today, he completely stopped both building the house and farming on the surface, and kept anyone from approaching. This was because the Poison Honeybee Queen takes the first object she sees upon birth as her master.

Like that, when it became afternoon,

Buzz, buzz.

a delicate sound of flapping wings was heard from under the green onion leaves.

‘Has she emerged?’

When Se-jun carefully opened the green onion leaves, Se-jun’s and the Poison Honeybee Queen’s eyes met.

[You have successfully helped the cocoon of the Poison Honeybee Queen emerge.]

[You have succeeded in making the newly born Poison Honeybee Queen recognize you as her master.]

[The proficiency of Beekeeping Lv. 3 increases slightly.]

Buzz, buzz.

The newly born Poison Honeybee Queen expressed affection by rubbing her body against Se-jun, and then returned to her nest and began to suck nectar from the flowers.

“Eat a lot.”

Se-jun covered the nest with green onion leaves again and went down to the cave.

“You guys can go up now.”

Squeak.

Pyah.

At Se-jun’s words, the rabbits, who had a lot of work to do on the surface, went up in a hurry. And they went to the Solar Honey Sweet Potato field. If they had not planted the Solar Honey Sweet Potato vines in advance, the seed would have disappeared just like that.

“Theo definitely took it.”

Se-jun pointed to Theo as the culprit. Since Cuengi could not even go down to the cave at that time, there was no other animal to cause trouble if not Theo.

Besides, the yellow fur fallen around the place where the Solar Honey Sweet Potato had been solidified Se-jun’s suspicion.

“Just wait until this guy comes.”

When Se-jun was contemplating how to tease Theo with this,

Pyah!

Kkueng!

He saw the black rabbit and Cuengi hunting hard in the pond. Se-jun’s worry that Cuengi would target the storage was groundless.

Cuengi was also a beast in his own right. Cuengi preferred to hunt and eat by himself. Except for honey.

Thanks to that, as Cuengi caught and ate food in the pond right away, there was no need to carry it to the surface.

Due to that, Se-jun’s work decreased and he became more comfortable.

***

The 75th floor of the tower.

Theo arrived at the shopping street.

The hunters caught on the 38th floor of the tower had no money. Therefore, since there was a contract for now, he instructed them to earn money and released them.

Since he could not carry humans around, he intended to ask Se-jun what to do in such a case.

‘If it is Chairman Park, he will definitely know a way to get money from the humans, meow!’

Passing the problem about the hunters onto Se-jun like that,

“Nyang, nyang, nyang.”

Theo, who thought he had completely eliminated the traces of his mistake, hummed with a light heart and walked the shopping street.

“I am an awesome traveling merchant, meow!”

The money he earned by selling the Magical Cherry Tomatoes and the Green Onions of Detoxification was a whopping 10,575 Tower Coins!

With the pride of achieving massive sales, strength went into Theo’s shoulders tremendously. Even so, since he moved underground, no one saw it.

Fortunately, the wolves were following behind Theo, so the merchants were clearing the way.

That moment,

“What is it, meow?!”

There was a group blocking Theo’s procession. No, it was a single small hamster.

“Do you not know who I am either? Step aside!”

Iona the hamster, the president of the Mage Association, said, looking at Theo.

“For that matter, do you not know who I am either, meow?!”

Theo looked at Elka with expectant eyes, as if asking him to speak about him quickly.