TL: Hanguk
<Drolia>
At the center of the vast forest.
[Hang in there!]
-Yes!
With Flamie cheering it on, the rose tree sprouted golden roses.
A moment later.
Pororong.
A golden flower bloomed at the top of the rose tree.
Crunch.
The rose tree began to grow rapidly.
[Great job! You did well!]
Flamie praised the rose tree, which had worked hard to become a World Tree.
Hehe. Now that I’ve raised 300 World Trees, only 700 remain!
Calculating the remaining number, Flamie reignited her motivation.
At that moment, large mosquitoes, drawn by the scent of the World Tree flowers, flew over.
[Tree Killer]
They were terrifying pests that would stick to trees and suck their sap until they withered and died, truly frightening creatures for trees.
[Don’t interfere with my meeting with Sejun-nim!]
Kwagwang!
Of course, to Flamie, they were just bugs.
[Oh?! These might be good for Sejun-nim to eat!]
Or perhaps, they were beneficial insects.
Flamie happily collected the cores from the Tree Killer corpses.
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Black Tower 99th Floor.
Puk.
[You’re a Field Lv. 9 has been activated.]
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[You’ve planted a Destruction Devourer Seed in the body of Alice, the Mesmerizing Spider and 9th seat of the Apostles of Destruction.]
…
..
.
After finishing breakfast, Sejun diligently planted Destruction Devourer Seeds in the Void Storage.
I should be able to level up by today.
This was because Alice’s vitality was nearly depleted.
After planting all the Destruction Devourer Seeds he had, Sejun moved on to harvesting crops.
[You’ve harvested a Daebong Persimmon of Accuracy.]
[You’re a Field Lv. 9 has activated, dealing additional damage.]
[You’re a Field Lv. 9 has activated, and harvests stats from Alice, the Mesmerizing Spider and 9th seat of the Apostles of Destruction.]
[Strength increases by 30, Stamina by 30, Agility by 55, and Magic Power by 35.]
Srrrrk.
Along with the messages, Alice’s body disappeared.
And then,
[You’ve defeated Alice, the Mesmerizing Spider and 9th seat of the Apostles of Destruction, who lost her soul.]
[You’ve gained 4.5 trillion experience points.]
[Level up!]
[You’ve gained 1 bonus stat.]
[Strength increases by 30.]
[Strength Potential increases by 1%.]
Experience gain messages popped up.
With this, Sejun’s level rose to 140.
[You’ve achieved a great feat by gaining an enormous amount of experience all at once.]
[As a reward for this feat, remaining experience will forcibly complete your Job Quest, and you will continue leveling up.]
[3.7 trillion experience points have been used to forcibly complete your Job Quest.]
[As a reward for completing the quest, Level 141 is unlocked.]
[As a reward for completing the quest, all stats increase by 200.]
Once again, Sejun bulldozed through a Job Quest with an absurd amount of experience.
[Level up!]
…
..
.
He leveled up twice more, reaching level 143.
“Hehehe.”
He felt quite satisfied.
As Alice’s body disappeared, leaving the Void Storage more spacious, Sejun gazed at it with a pleased smile.
Puk.
[You’re a Field Lv. 9 has been activated.]
[You’ve planted a Power Sweet Potato Seed in the body of Delia, the Demon of Corruption and 8th Seat Apostle of Destruction.]
…
..
.
Sejun began planting seeds in Delia’s body again.
While Sejun was diligently working on his farming,
Flap. Flap.
Anton’s black dragon statue flew over.
And then,
-Brother-in-law, please come out. Over.
Ace attempted to make contact with Sejun.
“Baby brother-in-law, I’m out. Over.” (TL: This reminds me of the scene from Family Guy with Brian and Stewie. Watch here -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrVgOcZ7Z2A) ṟ�
Sejun also played along, looking around quietly like a secret meeting while responding softy to Ace.
This was partly due to requests from Kaiser and Anton, but also because Ace had been feeling down lately. Sejun was doing his best to lift Ace’s spirits.
Ace, who had gone to the Dragon’s Territory, believed he could visit Sejun anytime in the future.
But then,
“Welcome, Ace.”
“Hahaha. Even though you’re not even a year old yet, you already look like you’re three.”
“Ace, it’s good to see you.”
The moment Ace arrived at the Dragon’s Territory and received a grand welcome from the other black dragons.
Boom!
Ace absorbed the energy of the surrounding black dragons and underwent a massive power-up.
“Ace is too strong now, so he can’t go to the 99th floor of the tower anymore.”
To protect Sejun, Aileen issued an order banning Ace from entering the 99th floor of the tower.
Normally, a young dragon couldn’t grow so dramatically, even by absorbing the energy of other dragons. However, since Ace had consumed Sejun’s crops, his potential had increased significantly.
“Waaah~! Why can’t I go?! I want to visit brother-in-law! I hate you, noona!”
This led to Ace sobbing uncontrollably.
Kaiser, Anton, and Elizabeth brainstormed ways to comfort him.
And so, three days passed after Ace had left for the Dragon’s Territory.
-Brother-in-law, what’s on the menu for lunch today? Over.
“Today, it’s your favorite, Yonggary Chicken. Over.”
-Puhihihi. Brother-in-law, you’re the best. Over.
“Haha. I know. And you’re the best too. Over.”
Sejun and Ace spent their days playing around like this.
A little while later,
“Here. Take this to your parents and eat it together. Over.”
-Puhihihi. Okay! Over.
The black dragon statue swallowed the Yonggary Chicken Sejun handed over.
-Puhihihi. Looks delicious!
Ace grinned happily at the Yonggary Chicken and sauce Sejun had prepared for him.
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
He hurriedly ran to his parents because Sejun had told him to eat with them.
After handing the Yonggary Chicken to Ace,
Sizzle.
Sejun continued frying more Yonggary Chicken.
“Aileen, try this. I made gochujang sauce this time. Dip it in and see how it tastes.”
[The Tower’s Administrator says the food looks delicious.]
After giving Ace his food,
“Puhuhut. Great Hybrid Chairman Park, I’m back, meow!”
Kuehehehe. Kueng!
[Hehe. Dad, Cuengi is back too!]
Theo and Cuengi returned after finishing their work.
Sniff sniff.
Kueng? Kueng?!
[Today’s lunch is Yonggary Chicken? And you made gochujang sauce too?!]
True to his love for food, Cuengi figured out the lunch menu just by its smell.
“Yes. I tried making something new. How is it?”
Sejun dipped a Yonggary Chicken into the gochujang sauce and put it in Cuengi’s mouth.
Kueng! Kueng!
[It’s delicious! Thanks to the gochujang sauce, it’s not greasy, so I can eat even more of it!]
Cuengi gave a thumbs up with his toe while praising it highly.
At that moment,
Dadada.
Kihihit. Kking! Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! I’m hungry!]
Blackie, who had been playing outside, excitedly dashed into the cooking area.
“Come sit down quickly.”
Sejun spoke to Blackie while placing plates of grilled fish and Yonggary Chicken in front of Theo and Cuengi.
He also served Yonggary Chicken and roasted dried sweet potatoes to the Blackie family seated in front of him.
As everyone enjoyed their meal,
Ppuu!
[Water!]
Bebe!
[Yes!]
As usual, Besugu was running errands for Mukbupal, fetching water for him.
Recently, Besugu’s workload had increased as he also occasionally delivered roasted dried sweet potatoes from Blackie’s storage, making his life as the youngest even harder.
Just hang in there a little longer!
But there was still hope for Besugu.
There were two Apostles of Destruction who would come after him.
Since hierarchy here was determined by the order of arrival, so…
As soon as Jǫrmungandr-nim and Hydra-nim arrive…
He could escape being the youngest.
Moreover,
‘I might even be able to make Jǫrmungandr-nim and Hydra-nim run errands for me!’
Thinking about bossing them around, since he’d no longer be the youngest among the snake faction, filled him with joy.
Ppuu?!
[Besugu! Where’s the water? Are you done yet?!]
Of course, for now, he was still the youngest.
Bebe! Bebe!
[Yes! Coming right away!]
Just endure till they get here!
Besugu endured today, dreaming of the youngest role passing to the new arrivals.
And so, lunchtime came to an end.
Huaaaa.
Meooow.
Kuueeeng.
Kkiiiing.
After having lunch, Sejun yawned as he lay down on the bench. Next to him, Theo, Cuengi, and Blackie yawned along with him.
Should I take a nap?
Kurrr.
As Sejun fell asleep,
Gororong.
Kkurorong.
Kkirorong.
The others soon drifted off to sleep as well.
While Sejun and his companions were soundly asleep…
Kueng…
[I forgot to feed the Bukbukis…] (TL: Cuengi is calling the turtles Bukbuki as they make Bukbuk sound )
Cuengi groggily got up and went to the fountain where the Apocalypse Destruction Turtles were kept.
And then,
Kueng!
[Eat a lot and grow big!]
Bukbuk.
Cuengi took out some food from the snack pouch and fed the turtles. On his way back to Sejun…
[Cuengi, come to the pond for a moment.]
Flamie noona?
Cuengi faintly heard Flamie’s voice.
Following the sound, Cuengi dove into the pond inside the cave.
Splash. Splash.
Swimming to the bottom of the pond,
Kueng?
There, about 100 multi-colored cores obtained by Flamie after defeating Tree Killers were lying scattered.
[Cuengi, give these to Sejun-nim.]
Kueng!
[Got it!]
Hearing Flamie’s words, Cuengi started picking up the cores.
Kueng?
[Flamie noona, but what should Cuengi say when Dad asks where these came from?]
[Hmm…]
Flamie thought for a moment.
[Let’s say Podori gave them to you.]
Kueng!
[Got it!]
After hearing Flamie’s response, Cuengi gathered the cores and returned to Sejun.
Kkuhehehe.
He snuggled into the still-sleeping Sejun’s arms.
Kkurorong.
And quickly fell asleep again.
A little while later…
“Oh! Podori gave these to you?”
Sejun woke up, received the cores from Cuengi, and checked their stats.
[Core of the Tree Killer]
→ A core made by Tree Killer insects inhabiting <Drolia> by sucking tree sap.
→ When consumed, increases Stamina potential by 50 and Stamina by 20.
→ When consumed, has a low chance of awakening [Talent: Extraction].
→ Has a grassy taste due to the sap-based diet of the Tree Killer.
→ Usage Restriction: All stats must be 100 or higher.
→ Grade: A
The cores, made from the sap of various trees, had widely varying stats and effects.
Hehehe. Still, these are pretty great.
Smiling, Sejun went to thank Podori.
[Me?!]
Podori looked utterly confused.
“Yeah, Cuengi said you were the one who gave this.”
Sejun showed the cores to Podori as he spoke.
What’s going on?
Podori, who hadn’t heard anything about this, was flustered. At that moment, Cuengi used telekinesis to gather twigs and leaves, forming the shape of Flamie, and signaled to Podori.
Ah! It must have been Flamie-nim’s doing!
[Of course! I personally obtained these for Sejun-nim.]
Realizing it was Flamie’s mission, Podori quickly lied.
However…
“Really? These are from Drolia, but how did you manage to get them?”
[…That’s because I’m a Dimensional Tree. I brought them from another dimension.]
One lie led to another.
“Dimensional Tree?”
[Yes. I’ve recently become a Dimensional Tree.]
“A Dimensional Tree… Is that better than a World Tree?”
[Yes. Dimensional Trees can root themselves in multiple dimensions.]
“Wow. That’s amazing. So, other than Drolia, where else have you rooted yourself?”
Curious to know if there was a world Podori was connected to that he recognized, Sejun asked.
[Well, there’s Drolia and…]
Podori named five worlds that Sejun couldn’t verify. After all, Dimensional Trees needed to be rooted in at least five worlds.
Podori paid close attention to the details to ensure the lie wasn’t uncovered.
“Oh. So there’s a tree even greater than the World Tree. Anyway, thanks for this, Podori. I’ll enjoy it.”
[Yes. Enjoy].
After Sejun left,
Phew. I didn’t get caught.
Podori sighed in relief.
At that moment,
Shiver.
What’s this?
Rustle.
Podori’s branches trembled as a sudden chill ran through them.
[Hehe. It’ll be convenient for Podori to be a Dimension Tree to keep delivering good things to Sejun-nim in the future!]
Unaware of what was happening, Podori had unwittingly opened a path toward becoming an actual Dimensional Tree.
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