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Chapter 57 – Catching Pests
[Sturdy Blade Green Onion]
It is a mutant green onion that metalized its leaves to protect its leaves after having its leaves cut continuously.
It is a green onion grown inside the tower, which used all nutrients to make the green onion leaves sharp and hard, so its taste and nutrition are low.
Upon consumption, there is no effect.
Grower: Tower Farmer Park Se-jun
Expiration Date: 90 days
Grade: C
No effect upon consumption? Besides, no taste and nutrition?
‘Will the swarm of locusts try to eat this?’
Confirming the options of the Sturdy Blade Green Onion, Se-jun’s thoughts immediately connected with the Red Locusts.
At that moment,
Tap, tap.
“Chairman Park, I have come, meow! Why are you not welcoming me, meow? Look! I also wore the same straw hat as Chairman Park, meow!”
Theo, who was disappointed because Se-jun did not look at him, tapped Se-jun’s leg, announcing his arrival again.
“Oh, Theo, you’re here? The straw hat suits you well.”
Se-jun, who came to his senses at Theo’s words, praised Theo’s straw hat.
“Of course, meow! There is nothing in this world that does not suit me, meow!”
Theo, who grew proud at Se-jun’s praise, shrugged his shoulders.
“Chairman Park, sit down here, meow! I sold out everything again this time and earned a lot of money, meow!”
Theo urged Se-jun to sit down so that he could sit on Se-jun’s lap.
However,
“Greetings to the Great Black Dragon. Iona, the president of the Mage Association, offers her greetings.”
Iona said, kneeling on one knee. Thanks to that, Theo’s strategy to sit on Se-jun’s lap was thwarted.
“The president of the Mage Association? But why is she here?”
“I said I was the subordinate of the Great Black Dragon, but she did not believe me, so I brought her, meow!”
“I’m sorry. I believe you now.”
Iona bowed her head to Theo and apologized.
And,
“Um… I have something to say to the Great Black Dragon.”
Iona carefully spoke to Se-jun.
“Sure. What is it?”
“Actually, the reason I came here is to request the Great Black Dragon to exterminate the Red Locusts on the 67th floor of the tower.”
“I know.”
Although he had heard it from Aileen a moment ago, he spoke as if he had originally known.
“As expected, you knew.”
Even when she first saw Se-jun, Iona was half in doubt whether Se-jun was indeed the Great Black Dragon. His outward appearance resembled a human who came from outside the tower, and no strong power was felt.
‘Is he really the Great Black Dragon?’
Iona harbored doubts. Except for his black hair, nothing seemed to be associated with a black dragon.
Although a single mana scan would let her know for sure if the opponent was indeed the Great Black Dragon, performing a mana scan without the opponent’s permission was an enormous discourtesy.
And if the opponent was indeed the Great Black Dragon, at that time not only herself, who committed the discourtesy, but also the Mage Association might disappear.
While Iona was contemplating whether Se-jun was indeed the Great Black Dragon like that,
Kyu?
the grass Se-jun was holding caught Iona’s eyes. It was clearly grass, but the leaves were sharp like blades. And Iona was convinced from that.
‘He is indeed the Great Black Dragon!’
That grass was definitely a trump card that the Great Black Dragon was newly developing, taking advantage of the Red Locusts’ habit of devouring grass preferentially and then devouring other things.
‘The reason the Great Black Dragon did not step forward immediately was also because time was tight as he was developing the new weapon alone.’
Iona, who wrote the scenario alone like that.
“Great Black Dragon, I will catch Red Locusts from the 67th floor of the tower and help test the new weapon you are making!”
“New weapon? Sure. Then, I’d be thankful.”
Even without that, Se-jun, who wanted to know if the Sturdy Blade Green Onion was effective against the Red Locusts, readily accepted Iona’s words.
“I am the one honored to be able to help with the Great Black Dragon’s new weapon test! Then, I will be right back!”
Iona scurried and hurriedly went down the tower.
And,
“Chairman Park, sit down quickly and receive my report, meow.”
Theo, who wanted to sit on Se-jun’s lap, tapped the floor and urged Se-jun to sit down again. Theo was tenacious about Se-jun’s lap.
“Understood. Go ahead.”
When Se-jun sat on the floor, Theo climbed onto Se-jun’s lap and began reporting on this transaction.
“I sold out everything again this time, meow. And achieved a total sales amount of 10,575 Tower Coins, meow! Also…”
Clatter.
Theo turned his bundle upside down and poured out the Churu he received for taking pictures, Se-jun’s seasonings and coffee, and the things he bought in the shopping district.
“Theo, well done.”
Se-jun recognized Representative Theo’s 50 hours and gave Theo the remaining 575 Tower Coins as an incentive, excluding the 10,000 Tower Coins.
“Thank you, meow!”
“But Theo, don’t you have something to tell me?”
“…meow?”
When Se-jun looked at Theo, Theo stealthily looked elsewhere and tried not to make eye contact with Se-jun. The behavior of someone who had a guilty conscience, obvious to anyone.
“Theo, are you really not going to tell me?”
“It was a mistake, meow. But how did you know, meow?”
Since he had definitely disposed of the Solar Honey Sweet Potato to make it a perfect crime, Theo could not understand how he had been caught. Theo was someone who did not think at all that he was the only existence in this cave who would cause such trouble.
“I have ways of knowing everything.”
‘As expected, Park Se-jun is awesome, meow.’
Theo was surprised once again by Se-jun’s greatness.
“Okay. Since you confessed, I will let it slide just this once. Instead, as a penalty, today’s Churu is confiscated, and you are demoted from Representative Theo to Intern Theo. And I will reduce the penalty time depending on how you behave.”
“Understood, meow…”
Theo meekly came down from Se-jun’s lap.
And,
Flap, flap.
he cut a green onion leaf fallen nearby into an appropriate size and began to fan it like a fan.
‘Theo, you rascal…’
If it were in the past, he would have been disappointed and immediately huddled in the corner of the cave… but to attempt to do something… Se-jun was touched by Theo’s growth.
But,
“How is it, meow? Is it cool, meow? Am I Representative Theo again now, meow?”
Having fanned ten times, Theo asked. Theo was someone who had not grown patience yet.
“I will think about it if you fan 500 times.”
“That many, meow? Understood, meow!”
“Strong wind.”
Flap-flap-flap.
“Gentle breeze.”
Flap, flap.
Theo diligently fanned the green onion leaf 500 times like that, changing the fanning speed according to Se-jun’s words.
“Am I Representative Theo now, meow?”
“Ugh! My waist…”
Press, press.
“Am I Representative Theo now, meow?”
“This time, my shoulders…”
Press, press.
“Why does Chairman Park have so many painful places, meow?!”
Theo said in a distressed voice, putting strength into his front paw. At the voice of Theo worrying about him, Se-jun’s heart, which was playing a joke, softened.
“Okay. Representative Theo again.”
Hop.
“Chairman Park! Give me Churu, meow!”
At the same time as Se-jun’s words, Theo climbed onto Se-jun’s lap at the speed of light and confidently demanded Churu.
“Alright.”
When Se-jun tore open the Churu and brought it to Theo’s mouth,
Chwap, chwap, chwap.
Theo fell into a Churu-trance.
While Se-jun was feeding Churu to Theo like that,
“Great Black Dragon! I have caught the Red Locusts!”
Iona subdued and brought five Red Locusts, which were several times larger than her own body, using magic.
“So fast?”
Considering the time it took for Theo to go back and forth in the tower, it was a time when she would not have even arrived on the 67th floor of the tower yet.
“In the merchant passage, there are normal, high-speed, super-high-speed, and light-speed merchant passages, meow. It seems Iona used the light-speed merchant passage, meow.”
Theo resolved Se-jun’s curiosity.
“Iona, thank you for your hard work.”
“Thank you.”
Floating.
Se-jun examined the Red Locusts that were subdued and floating in the air.
“It is really big.”
At first, he felt aversion to the giant appearance, but as he kept looking, he became as used to them as looking at normal locusts.
“Cuengi!”
Kkueng!
At Se-jun’s call, Cuengi, who was in the cave, came up to the surface.
“Cuengi, snap this for me.”
Se-jun held out the Sturdy Blade Green Onion. Cuengi’s hide was tough and thick, so there was no worry of being injured.
Kkueng!
Cuengi lightly grabbed the leaves of the Sturdy Blade Green Onion with both hands, broke them in two, and handed them to Se-jun.
“Thanks.”
Se-jun carefully held the green onion leaf Cuengi snapped and moved to a place where there was nothing around.
And he dug the ground and fixed the leaf in the ground.
“Iona, you can hold them tightly so they can’t escape, right?”
“Yes. Do not worry, Great Black Dragon.”
“Then, release just one for now.”
“Yes.”
When Iona released the magic,
Flutter.
only one Red Locust began to fly, moving its wings. Iona, who was casting magic on each Red Locust separately. It was a sight that would have shocked other hunters if they had seen it.
Because it meant Iona was performing Penta-Casting, executing as many as five spells simultaneously. Moreover, while having a conversation with another person…
No matter if it was the same magic, using five at the same time was a difficulty close to impossible. For reference, even the hunter with the best magic skills on Earth was limited to Double-Casting using the same magic.
Flutter.
The released Red Locust looked around and then charged toward the Sturdy Blade Green Onion leaf fixed in the ground.
And,
Stab.
Gnaw, gnaw.
The Red Locust struggled to gnaw the leaf of the Sturdy Blade Green Onion until right before dying, and then died. It was a terrifying appetite.
At that moment,
[You have achieved the achievement of a great farmer who catches pests with crops.]
[As a reward for the great farmer’s achievement, one job trait is added.]
[As a job trait, you can acquire experience points when crops catch pests.]
“Huh?”
Crops give experience points even when they catch pests? While Se-jun was reading the message,
“Congratulations! Great Black Dragon!”
Iona, after confirming the effect of the Sturdy Blade Green Onion, spoke with emotion. If only there was enough time, it seemed that even tens of thousands of Red Locusts could be handled with just this single leaf.
At that moment,
Crunch, crunch.
the sound of chewing something was heard.
“Huh?”
When Se-jun looked at the place where the sound came from, Cuengi put the leaf of the Sturdy Blade Green Onion and the Red Locust into his mouth together and chewed.
“Hey! You will get hurt if you eat that!”
Se-jun hurriedly pried open Cuengi’s mouth, but
Gulp.
he had already swallowed. Fortunately, not even a small wound was seen inside his mouth. It was indeed Cuengi, who could eat anything.
“Iona, first take these leaves to the 67th floor of the tower and plant them like this. Cuengi, snap the remaining leaves too.”
Kkueng!
At Se-jun’s words, Cuengi broke off all the leaves of the Sturdy Blade Green Onion and handed them to Iona.
“Then, I will be going!”
“Wait.”
“Yes?”
“Leave… the rest of the Red Locusts behind.”
Smack, smack, smack.
Cuengi, who had already tasted the Red Locust, and the wolves, who smelled blood, were smacking their lips while looking at the Red Locusts.
When Iona handed over the remaining four Red Locusts to Cuengi and the wolves,
Crunch, crunch.
Cuengi and the wolves began to eat the Red Locusts frantically.
“Then, I will go down.”
“Sure. Since the leaves will grow again by tomorrow morning, come to get them again then.”
“Yes.”
Iona went down to the 67th floor of the tower carrying the nine leaves of the Sturdy Blade Green Onion.
And several hours later,
[Your crop has defeated a pest.]
[You have acquired 1 experience point.]
[Your crop has defeated a pest.]
[You have acquired 1 experience point.]
…
..
.
the messages began to appear in rows.
As a few days passed like that, he did split-planting of the Sturdy Blade Green Onions whose roots divided, cut more blade leaves, and sent them to the 67th floor of the tower.
And wrapping around the waypoint of the 67th floor of the tower with the blade leaves, Iona completed a minimum defense line, blocking the path for the Red Locusts to climb to the 68th floor of the tower.