TL: Hanguk
Inside Jǫrmungandr’s stomach, <Earthworm>.
Baerorong.
“Oh my. Paespaes is sleeping, so we need to shield him from the sun. Cuengi, where’s Paespaes?”
Kueng!
[On Dad’s left arm!]
“Really?”
Rustle.
After hearing Cuengi’s words, Sejun felt along his left arm.
Carefully grabbing the sleeping, camouflaged Paespaes, he gently lifted the straw hat he was wearing and placed Paespaes softly on his head before putting the hat back on.
It was VIP treatment for Paespaes, who had saved everyone by creating a dimensional gate.
And then,
“Abundance.”
In a low voice, careful not to wake Paespaes, Sejun used his power to raise the soil quality to the highest grade, allowing the Earth Dragons to feed on the soil.
“My Paespaes is sleeping, so eat quietly, alright?”
Of course, he didn’t forget to warn the Earth Dragons.
As Sejun gave VIP treatment only to Paespaes
“Meow…”
I don’t like this, meow!
A certain being was clearly displeased.
It was Theo, who was barely containing his temper since he at least hadn’t lost the most important spot – the lap.
At times like this, I need to show my worth through my skills, meow!
As Theo burned with determination to receive VIP treatment from Sejun
Swoosh!
“Meow!”
Pababak.
He quickly dealt with the white snakes invading <Earthworm>.
Three minutes later.
“Puhuhut. Great Hybrid Chairman Park, I, worked hard, meow! Vice Chairman Theo wants VIP treatment too, meow!”
Looking triumphant, Theo climbed onto Sejun’s lap and lay down on his back.
“Alright. Good job. Want some Churu?”
When Sejun stroked Theo’s head and offered him Churu,
“Yes, meow!”
Slurp, slurp.
Theo eagerly licked at the Churu with his tongue.
Puhuhut. VIP treatment is the best, meow!
Though there was nothing different from usual, Theo was delighted just by the notion of VIP treatment.
It wasn’t that he was insatiable, it was that he was too easily satisfied, making him a easy cat, Park Theo.
Of course, he was only a “easy cat” when it came to Sejun.
Sejun spent the morning inside <Earthworm>, feeding the Earth Dragons and planting Destruction Devourer seeds.
And when lunchtime arrived,
“Alright, guys, eat up. We’re heading back.”
After creating the highest-grade soil with his power to feed the Earth Dragons, Sejun used the dimensional gate to return to the 99th floor of the Black Tower for lunch.
“Uaam. Sejun hyung, I’m heading home for a bit. I think I need to rest.”
Ajax said with sleepy eyes that he was forcing to stay open.
“Alright. Go back and get some rest. Also, say hi to Kellion-nim too.”
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“Okay, hyung! I’ll only sleep for one night, just one night!”
Feeling guilty about leaving to sleep alone, Ajax emphasized “one night” to Sejun.
“Alright. Go ahead, Ajax.”
With Sejun’s permission, Ajax was reverse-summoned back to the White Tower.
And then,
“Kellion~nim, Ajax just went back. Even if he asks to be woken up, please don’t wake him.”
Sejun made a request to Kellion not to wake Ajax. He was still young, and growing children needed plenty of sleep.
After sending Ajax off, Sejun was having lunch when,
-Brother-in-law~!
A black dragon statue controlled by Ace quickly flew over.
-Brother-in-law, welcome back! I thought I’d never see you again… sniff
Ace was on the verge of tears.
Sejun quietly placed a piece of yonggary chicken into the mouth of the Black Dragon statue.
He had anticipated Ace’s arrival and had already prepared yonggary chicken.
-Puhihihi.
Ace, upon seeing the yonggary chicken, began to laugh.
At that moment,
-Oh?! Brother-in-law, my sister’s coming! See you next time!
Ace hurriedly left the scene.
After Ace disappeared,
Kueng!
[Dad, here’s your coffee!]
Sejun drank the coffee Cuengi had brewed for him and started his afternoon work.
In the afternoon, he stopped by the 10th Tower to replenish the Destruction Devourer seeds he was running low on and returned to <Earthworm>.
Then, it was back to planting seeds once again.
Thanks to the rapid increase in the number of Destruction Devourers and the overflowing energy of creation within <Earthworm>, other changes began to appear.
The soil quality improved, and although Sejun didn’t notice it, the size of <Earthworm> also grew little by little.
“Puhuhut. Great Hybrid Chairman Park, I worked hard, meow! Give me VIP treatment, meow!”
Kuehehehe. Kueng! Kueng!
[Hehehe. Cuengi worked too! Cuengi wants VIP treatment too!]
Theo and Cuengi would work once in between and request VIP treatment from Sejun who was planting seeds.
VIP treatment, at most, involved lying on Sejun’s lap while being fed Churu, getting petted by Sejun while dipping garaetteok in kudzu honey, and other activities that weren’t too different from their usual routine.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! Great Blackie wants VIP treatment too!]
Of course, there was also the Blackie family, who didn’t do any work but still wanted VIP treatment.
“That won’t do, meow! You have to work to get VIP treatment, meow!”
Kueng!
[If you want VIP treatment, you have to work!]
They were immediately cut off by their older brothers.
Kking…
[Great Blackie also wants VIP treatment…]
As Blackie sulked,
“Blackie, plant 100 seeds and come back. Then I’ll give you VIP treatment.”
Sejun gave Blackie a glimmer of hope.
Kihihit. Kking! Kking! Kking!
[Hehe. Got it! Butler! Just wait a little! Great Blackie will go plant them quickly!]
Da da da
Blackie family hurriedly ran off, planted 100 seeds, and returned to receive VIP treatment, eating roasted and dried sweet potatoes from the sling bag.
Like that, Sejun alternated between farming and playing with his companions throughout the day, and when evening came
“Abundance.”
Sejun used his power once more to create the highest grade soil for the Earth Dragons to eat.
“Huh? That was quick.”
Thanks to the energy of creation, the soil quality improved rapidly, and even without using his power multiple times, the soil had already reached the highest grade.
“Should I do a bit more? Abundance!”
Thinking about finishing job quest today, Sejun pushed himself a little and used his power again while sipping mugwort juice potion.
A short while later.
[You have completed the job quest.]
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As the job quest was completed, a reward message appeared.
It stated that Level 151 was unlocked, 100 billion Tower Coins were obtained, and all stats increased by 300.
“Alright, enjoy your meal, guys. Let’s…”
Just as Sejun was about to leave the Earth Dragons enjoying the highest-grade soil and return to the 99th floor of the Black Tower
[You have completed the quest.]
[As a reward for completing the quest, the option for <Power: Resilient Young Dragon’s Solid Bones> has been enhanced.]
[As a reward for completing the quest, the Black Earth Dragon Park Toryong’s stay in <Earthworm> is permitted.]
Another quest completion message appeared.
And then
Toryong was summoned to <Earthworm>.
At that moment
“Huh?! The Earth Devourer?!”
“The troublemaker is back!”
The Earth Dragons recognized Toryong. Judging by their reactions and the title, it didn’t seem like they were particularly happy to see him.
What’s this? Do they dislike our Toryong?
As Sejun worried about Toryong,
“No! Our peace is over!”
“We’re going to get beaten up every day now!”
The Earth Dragons were visibly terrified at the sight of Toryong.
“Hey, guys, it’s been a while.”
Toryong greeted the Earth Dragons warmly.
The tyrant of <Earthworm> had returned.
***
1,000 years ago.
“Will you follow me to the Black Tower?”
The great Black Dragon had made the suggestion to Toryong, who had grown bored of <Earthworm> since there were no more opponents to fight.
Without hesitation, Toryong left <Earthworm> and climbed the Black Tower, battling strong opponents along the way.
The day he finally reached the 99th floor of the tower.
“Hello. I’m Toonie, the farmer of the Black Tower! That’s where I planted my seeds, so please don’t step on it, okay?”
Toryong encountered a farmer on the 99th floor.
“Seeds? Why would you plant seeds?”
“Because if you plant one seed, you can eat a lot of delicious things later!”
The guinea pig Toonie, with chubby cheeks, answered happily to the question.
“Really?! Then I’ll help you, but you have to give me something to eat too!”
“Sure! Sounds good!”
It was probably around that time that fighting stopped being fun.
After that, he teamed up with Toonie and became an assistant to the Black Tower’s Tower Farmer, working together on farming and enjoying a joyful life.
Toonie was strong and skilled in farming.
However,
“I’m sorry… I think it’s time for me to rest now. I’ll leave the farm in your care.”
“Alright. Leave it to me.”
The time allotted to Toonie was far too short compared to himself.
After parting with Toonie like that
“Hello. I’m the new Black Tower’s Tower Farmer…”
To honor the promise he made to Toonie, Park Toryong spent hundreds of years as an assistant to various Tower Farmers, farming together with them.
But at some point, the great Black Dragon stopped appointing Tower Farmers for the Black Tower. Growing tired of waiting for the next Tower Farmer, he fell into a deep slumber.
After sleeping for about 200 years, the next person he met was Sejun.
He’s too weak. He’ll die quickly too.
Looking at Sejun reminded him of Toonie.
And he thought, Does he think just anyone can become a Tower Farmer?!
So, to make Sejun quit being a Tower Farmer, he tried to intimidate him, but he was defeated by Cuengi, who was by Sejun’s side.
Then,
“I even came up with an awesome name for you… Aren’t you curious?”
-My name?!
“Yes. How about Toryong? On Earth, ‘Yong’ means the same as ‘dragon.’” (TL: Yong here means eastern/asian/chinese dragon)
Accepting the name Toryong, he once again became an assistant to a Tower Farmer.
Afterward, watching Sejun’s achievements, Toryong realized that strength wasn’t everything.
Sejun had a unique quality that couldn’t be measured by strength. A brilliance that no one else could see.
The problem was that it couldn’t be seen, but staying by Sejun’s side allowed him to feel it.
In short,
“You can’t treat Sejun~nim carelessly just because he’s weak! Do you understand?!”
“Yes!”
We didn’t even think of doing that…
At Toryong’s words, the Earth Dragons shouted their responses fearfully.
And just like that, Park Toryong swiftly gained control over the Earth Dragons.
“First, I’ll teach you how to till the soil and make fields.”
He began teaching the Earth Dragons how to farm.
<Earthworm> was mostly flat, making it an easy land for farming. Expanding the farm quickly was a great way to increase Sejun’s experience points.
***
The next day.
“Guys, good morning. Huh?!”
When Sejun arrived at <Earthworm> for work, he was greeted by the sight of an vast, well-organized farm spanning several millions of square meters.
It was the result of Toryong instructing the Earth Dragons to work through the night.
Kkwek!
Kkwek!
Thanks to this, the farming scale had grown massively, and even the Mushroom Ants had to cross over to <Earthworm> to help with farming.
Like that, everyone worked together to increase the size of the farm and
[You have gained 30,000 experience points.]
[You have created a 33,000 square meters green onion field.]
[You have gained 30,000 experience points.]
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Sejun’s experience points soared rapidly.
Because it wasn’t within the Tower, the crops planted were normal, but since they were grown by Sejun, they grew quickly and tasted excellent.
***
Creator God’s Temple.
“Should I say I caught it?”
The Creator God muttered as he observed <Earthworm>.
The Apostles of Destruction had certainly taken his bait.
Thanks to this, they had managed to defeat the Hydra.
However, no matter how he looked at it, Jǫrmungandr didn’t appear to be the captured prey.
<Earthworm> was inside Jǫrmungandr’s stomach, after all.
There was no way to catch a fish that had taken the bait.
“At least Sejun is doing a good job keeping things in check.”
But as it stood now, defeating Jǫrmungandr was impossible.
“Ugh…”
Is there no solution?
The Creator God pondered deeply.
At that moment,
“Huh?!”
<Earthworm> began to undergo changes.
And then,
“This can’t be!”
That’s possible?!
The Creator God was greatly shocked by this unprecedented situation never heard of before.
Because <Earthworm> was evolving into a level 11 world.