TL: Hanguk
Seed Shop Headquarters.
“I will now begin the drawing to select applicants for Sejun Company!”
“”Yes!””
At Leah’s words, the non-combat gods looked at the lottery box with determined expressions.
And then,
Rustle.
Leah reached into the lottery box, pulled out a folded slip of paper, and opened it.
“Wal, the God of Walnuts!”
“Wow! Wal, congratulations! I’m so jealous that you’re becoming a full-time employee at Sejun Company!”
“Wal, congrats! So now you’re going to get the achievement monument from Trust-in-Park?!”
The non-combat gods who weren’t selected congratulated Wal.
“Guys, I’m sorry…”
Wal, on the verge of tears, felt guilty towards his friends.
“Hey. Why are you crying? You got in first, so you can help us later.”
“Yeah! Wal, you learn first and teach us! You’re smart, after all!”
His friends gave Wal a purpose so he wouldn’t feel guilty.
“Okay! I’ll learn diligently and teach you all!”
While Wal and his friends deepened their bond,
“Kumu, the God of Fluffy Clouds!”
“Sedu, the God of Rotten Wood!”
“Dit, the God of Ditch!”
…
..
.
All around, the non-selected non-combat gods congratulated those who were chosen, and the chosen ones comforted those who were not.
The reason for selecting Sejun Company applicants through a lottery at the Seed Shop Headquarters was due to a shortage of divine power.
In order to apply for Sejun Company, one had to enter Theo’s mental world, but their divine power was insufficient to send all the non-combat gods.
Thanks to Sejun, the non-combat gods’ circumstances had improved significantly compared to before, but they were still far behind the combat gods.
I will definitely become a full-time employee of Sejun Company!
I’ll earn lots of divine power with the achievement monument!
With such determination, the 100 selected non-combat gods departed for Theo’s mental world.
However,
“Why isn’t anyone coming?”
Unlike the scene at the Seed Shop Headquarters, the Combat Shop Headquarters was completely different.
The combat gods showed no interest in joining Sejun Company.
“If you become a full-time employee, Chairman Park will personally erect an employment achievement monument for you.”
Bev, who was in charge of full-time employees for combat gods, tried his best to persuade passing combat gods along with Battler, Hunt, and Thunder.
“What’s so special about the Chairman doing it? And what do we use achievement monument for? How much divine power does that measly thing even give?”
Sejun’s reputation among the combat gods was too low, and the achievement monument wasn’t an appealing enough reward.
At this rate, no one will apply!
Bev fell into deep thought.
If none of the combat gods joined Sejun Company, it would be a disgrace to his role as the combat god employee manager.
“Combat gods who want to fight strong opponents, gather here!”
So, he changed the recruitment strategy to match the combat gods’ nature.
Immediately,
“You mean we can fight strong opponents?”
“Hahaha. You just need to pass through that door and fight the largest being.”
“Alright!”
“Battler-nim, I want to challenge a strong opponent!”
“Good. Buko, the God of Axes, you’re as brave as ever.”
“Hahaha. Of course! Without courage, I’d be a corpse!”
“If you pass through that door, you’ll find your opponent.”
One by one, the combat gods began moving towards Theo’s mental world.
When they got there and charged at Theo, they’d get defeated and be forcefully employed, but that didn’t matter to them.
What was important was that the number of full-time employees who were originally combat gods would increase.
Thus, the combat gods entered Theo’s mental world.
“Eh?!”
Non-combat gods were there too?
They saw a long line of non-combat gods, each stamping a paper given by a cat clinging to a massive being.
“Hmph! Begging even here?”
The combat gods sneered at the non-combat gods standing in line, then
“Fight me!”
They charged at Ultra-Giant Chairman Park No. 2.
Boom!
“Puhuhut. Stamp it, meow!”
And were forcefully employed into Sejun Company.
Then,
“Puhuhut. Combat gods, from now on, listen to the non-combat gods, meow!”
“Eh?! Why should I listen to them?!”
“Puhuhu. Because you dared to challenge Ultra-Giant Chairman Park No. 2, meow!”
“So what if I did?!”
The combat gods ended up serving the very non-combat gods they had mocked as their superiors.
While Theo was diligently recruiting full-time employees,
Blackie’s Mental World.
“Everyone, eat this and please forgive our Blackie.”
Sejun was handing out roasted and dried sweet potatoes to the souls.
“I’m sorry. Please forgive us.”
“We’re really sorry.”
The Blackie Family followed behind Sejun, apologizing to the souls.
The sight of the massive Blackie Family trailing after the small Sejun was somewhat amusing, but
Being with Sejun allowed them to offer more sincere apologies, and the souls could better feel the Blackie Family’s genuine remorse.
“I forgive you.”
Thanks to that, the number of souls forgiving the Blackie Family quickly increased.
Whoosh.
Each time, the thoughts of corruption lingering in the souls dissipated under Sejun’s gaze.
But whenever things go too smoothly, problems always arise.
Gururuk.
A Corruption’s Resentment appeared, far too thick and ominous to have come from just one soul.
And then,
-Kuhuhuh. So, you’re the one who has been destroying me.
Corruption, unable to form a solid shape, looked at Sejun with its shifting, unstable eyes and grinned with a grotesque mouth.
Sizzle.
Even under Sejun’s gaze, Corruption’s body only suffered slight burns and wasn’t significantly damaged.
Against a Corruption capable of maintaining a form without dispersing, Sejun’s Primordial Power was too weak and ineffective.
“Butler, come here!”
“Sejun-nim, please get behind us!”
Blackie and his subordinates moved to shield Sejun and the souls, preparing to attack Corruption.
But,
-Kuhuhuh. Apostles of Destruction, can you ever forget the painful scars of your betrayal?
-Fenrir, you poor wolf, betrayed by a friend who killed your mother.
-Halphas, you poor immortal bird who became a death crow after being betrayed by your own brother.
-Jǫrmungandr, the pitiful serpent, forced to swallow your sister to avoid being devoured yourself.
“Shut up!”
“No! That’s…”
With just a few words that struck their deepest wounds, Corruption shook the Blackie Family’s resolve.
Their traumas ran too deep for them to remain unaffected by such insignificant remarks.
And then,
-Park Sejun, you…
…What? This guy?
Corruption, intending to trigger Sejun’s trauma, hesitated in confusion.
Timid, deeply insecure about inferiority, envious of others, yet strangely, there was no apparent trauma to exploit.
Even gods have at least one small trauma, but this clueless fool has none?! How is this even possible?!
Corruption had encountered an enemy it had no means to manipulate.
“Hehe. Are you scared of me?”
Sejun’s attitude was so insignificant and frivolous that even his own allies felt secondhand embarrassment, but he didn’t seem dangerous at all.
At that moment,
[From now on, all achievement rewards earned by Sejun Company will be received by its chairman, Black Tower’s Tower Farmer Park Sejun, as the representative.] Ꞧ𝖆ＮO͍𝖇Еꞩ
[As a reward for achieving a divine-level achievement, Divinity increases by 15.]
[As a divine-level achievement reward, the stay fee for the 0th floor of the Black Tower decreases by 0.3%.]
A message appeared before Sejun.
“Huh?!”
This is possible too?!
Sejun was shocked as he checked the message.
He had started Sejun Company just for fun, yet it had grown to a level recognized by the system.
Of course, that was just Sejun’s perspective, Sejun Company had actually grown to the point where it was a threat to the system itself.
Whoosh!
Perhaps due to his increased Divinity, a small flame ignited on Corruption’s body where Sejun’s gaze touched.
Fizzle.
It quickly extinguished, but
Whoosh!
Sejun widened his eyes and continued to glare at Corruption.
Unlike before, now his gaze could at least set it aflame.
He planned to burn it down little by little until it was completely destroyed.
And then,
Chairman Park, keep it up, meow!
[As a reward for achieving a divine-level achievement, Divinity increases by 10.]
[As a divine-level achievement reward, the stay fee for the 0th floor of the Black Tower decreases by 0.1%.]
Outside, Theo was assisting Sejun.
Whoooosh!
Thanks to Theo’s assistance, the flames on the parts of Corruption touched by Sejun’s gaze grew even larger, and this time, they didn’t extinguish so easily.
Vice Chairman Theo, well done!
Knowing that this was Theo’s way of helping, Sejun silently expressed his gratitude and continued to focus his gaze on Corruption.
Whooosh!
As Sejun’s divine power grew stronger, Corruption slowly burned away and disintegrated under his gaze.
“Whew.”
After an exhausting day, Sejun sighed in relief.
“Butler, thank you.”
Blackie, expressing his gratitude, licked Sejun enthusiastically with his massive tongue.
“Ugh… it’s so wet…”
Before Sejun could even protest, he lost consciousness.
***
The Next Morning.
“Ugh, stretch! Huh?!”
[Quest: Send the Tear of the Incomplete Creator God to Emila Ibenes, the First Apostle of the Creator God.]
Reward: For each drop of Tear of the Incomplete Creator God sent, receive 5 drops of Great Growth Elixir.
As Sejun woke up and stretched, a quest message appeared before him.
Emila, under the Creator God’s instructions, had timed the quest to coincide with Sejun waking up.
“Here you go.”
Sejun sent the 12 drops of Tear of the Incomplete Creator God he had.
[As a quest completion reward, you have obtained 60 drops of Great Growth Elixir.]
A glass bottle filled with a red liquid appeared in Sejun’s hand.
Gulp.
Sejun immediately drank about half of the liquid from the bottle.
Then,
[You have gained 350 million experience points.]
[Your lowest stat, Agility, has increased by 3,500.]
[Proficiency of Mastery of Farming Tools Lv. 1 has increased.]
[Proficiency of Transplanting Lv. 6 has increased.]
[Proficiency of Bunker Lv. 4 has increased.]
[Bunker Lv. 4 proficiency is full. The skill has leveled up.]
…
..
.
Messages flooded in.
His experience and stats increased instantly, while skill proficiency randomly increased 35 times.
“Huh? I drank 5 extra drops.”
Oh well. There’s still plenty left.
Sejun wasn’t bothered by drinking a bit more than intended.
Drip.
Drip.
He generously dropped one drop each into the mouths of his companions.
Just as people become more generous when they have a full storehouse, Sejun, now abundant in elixirs, had no hesitation in sharing.
Including Theo, Cuengi, Paespaes, and the Blackie Family, he used a total of 15 drops, yet 10 drops still remained in the bottle.
“Hehehe. The rest should go to Flamie. Flamie!”
At Sejun’s call,
[Hehe! Sejun-nim, you’re awake?!]
Flamie, who had been resting atop Sejun’s head with her leaves fully spread, responded energetically.
“Yeah. Flamie, drink this.”
Sejun handed the bottle of Great Growth Elixir to Flamie while she was still on his head.
[Oh no! I made a mistake!]
Flamie pretended to fumble and spilled the entire elixir onto Sejun’s head.
For Flamie, who was barely maintaining her balance of power, drinking the elixir was absolutely impossible.
104.28.193.250
“Wha-?!”
Sejun panicked at the sudden dampness on his head.
At that moment,
[Your hair roots have strengthened.]
[Talent: Strong Hair Roots has bloomed.]
A message popped up in front of Sejun.
→ A talent that strengthens hair roots, preventing hair loss.
Thanks to this, Sejun would never have to worry about balding for the rest of his life.
“Hmm. Flamie, well done.”
Sejun praised Flamie so she wouldn’t feel bad, then had breakfast.
“Alright, time to go find the tablet!”
He set off on an underwater expedition.
***
Temple of the Creator God.
“Creator God-nim, during the process of making Great Growth Elixir from the Tear of the Incomplete Creator God that Sejun sent, this was formed.”
Emila handed over small, jewel-like grains of sand that shimmered with a mystical glow.