TL: Hanguk
Temple of the Creator God.
“There’s a lot today as well.”
Swish.
Emila poured tiny, jewel-like beads that emitted a brilliant color into a container.
These were byproducts from the process of transforming the Incomplete Creator God’s Tears into the Great Growth Elixir.
Even the Creator God did not know what these beads actually were. So Emila continued to collect them.
“They might be useful someday.”
At that moment,
The bead Emila had just added adhered to an existing one.
“Huh?!”
Emila picked up the fused beads to examine them.
“What is this?”
There was nothing particularly special about them, except that they clung together as if they had found their perfect match.
She could forcefully separate the two beads, but the moment she brought them close again, they clicked back together like magnets.
Could the others be the same?
Curious about the beads’ secret, Emila picked up the container filled with them and gave it a shake.
Then,
Click. Chachak.
The beads began to combine with one another.
As she kept shaking the container, the clicking sounds eventually ceased, as if all the beads had found their respective pairs. Emila peered inside.
Inside, there were still a few beads that remained unmatched, but several had formed into flat, plate-like shapes. The beads only combined in a two-dimensional manner.
Emila picked up one of the plates to examine it.
“This is… a drawing?”
She discovered that something was drawn on the plate.
However, even the largest plate was no bigger than a palm, and since it had holes scattered across it, she couldn’t discern what the picture was.
She had no idea how large the full image was or how many pieces it consisted of.
The only thing she could tell was that the drawing was created with dark, muted tones, giving it a rather somber and gloomy atmosphere.
Perhaps the Creator God might know more?
“Creator God, please take a look at this!”
Emila grabbed the container of beads and ran to the Creator God.
And then,
“This… is that child’s memory.”
The moment the Creator God laid eyes on the plates, they immediately recognized that the images depicted the memories of Destruction.
A single fragment from an unimaginably vast memory made up of trillions of pieces, something that could not be understood just by looking at the powerless beads on their own.
It had clearly been hidden away to escape someone’s sight, yet at the same time, it was also meant to be revealed to someone.
“That child’s favorite thing was solving puzzles.”
So, I shouldn’t give up just yet?
Recalling the child who used to play puzzles with them, the Creator God began shifting and arranging the bead-formed plates.
However,
“I have no idea.”
They couldn’t even begin to guess what kind of memory it was.
What in the world happened to you?
With a sorrowful expression, the Creator God gazed at the empty spaces where the beads had not yet been filled in.
The gaps were as vast as the distance between them and Destruction, and they contained countless untold stories.
***
99th floor of the Black Tower.
“Guys, make sure to guard the house well.”
Whirr!
Kkwek!
At Sejun’s words, the Poisonous Bees and Mushroom Ants responded enthusiastically, as if to assure him that he could count on them.
Moo!
Even the Black Minotaurs joined in.
It was unlikely that anyone reckless enough to attempt stealing from the 99th floor of the Tower even existed, but Sejun had been raised with the habit of always locking up securely before leaving.
At that moment,
Aileen also responded to Sejun’s words.
“Okay. Then I’ll trust you, Aileen, and be back soon.”
Sejun exchanged farewells with Aileen and moved to the waypoint with his companions.
And then,
…
..
.
“Sejun~nim, welcome!”
Having been informed in advance by Crisella of Sejun’s visit, the boss of the 99th floor of the Silver Tower, the Giant Silver Monkey Darius, greeted Sejun warmly.
“Yeah. Hello.”
After exchanging greetings with Darius,
“Alright, I’m heading off now.”
They moved back to the 82nd floor of the Tower.
While gathering information yesterday on how to weaken the winds of the Silver Tower,
[Me! I know something!]
Pose had claimed to know something.
…
..
.
As soon as Sejun arrived on the 82nd floor of the Tower,
[Sejun~nim, welcome!]
One of Pose’s massive vines waved toward Sejun in greeting.
Around them, the residents of the Silver Tower were busily picking grapes from Pose’s vines.
Pose was still maintaining Sejun’s policy: harvesting 1,000 green grape clusters would earn them three grapes.
“Yeah. Pose, have you been doing well?”
[Yes! Of course! As long as I have Sejun~nim and Fla…]
“Fla?”
[No! I meant I was unhappy because you weren’t here, Sejun~nim!]
Pose, who was about to say Flamie’s name, quickly corrected itself.
“Hehehe. Well, no need to be that dramatic.”
Feeling pleased by Pose’s words, Sejun scratched his head.
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, is your head itchy, meow? That’s why you need to wash thoroughly, meow! Where, meow?! I, Vice Chairman Theo, will personally groom Chairman Park’s hair, meow!”
Theo quickly climbed onto Sejun’s head and started licking his hair.
“Hey! Get off! I washed my hair today!”
“Meow! I can do a great job, meow! Just trust me, meow!”
Of course, thanks to Sejun’s protests, Theo didn’t get to lick much.
And so, Pose managed to avoid the crisis.
[I overheard some of the employees talking, there’s a storm that appears suddenly and vanishes just as quickly!]
Pose shared what it knew with Sejun.
“A storm?”
[Yes! It’s said to be so powerful that it devastates everything around it whenever it appears. If we get rid of that storm, wouldn’t that weaken the winds of the Silver Tower?]
Pose’s words made a lot of sense.
On top of that,
Kuehehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. Pose’s fruit is delicious!]
[Really? Cuengi~nim, please eat as much as you like!]
They had Cuengi, who wielded the power of storms.
Hehehe. A mere storm is nothing.
“So, do we just have to wait for the storm to appear?”
As Sejun, having finished his calculations, was considering how to encounter the storm,
“Greetings! I am Chali, the legendary merchant of the Silver Tower!”
A silver-furred weasel appeared.
‘Since I’ll become a subordinate anyway, I should make a good first impression.’
Determined to become a full-time employee voluntarily.
Chali had a very positive mindset.
However,
“Nice to meet you, Charlie. I’m Park Sejun.”
“It’s not Charlie, it’s Chali! Please don’t change my name as you please!”
He couldn’t tolerate his name being altered.
“Hak! Hak! Did you just raise your voice at our great hybrid Chairman Park, meow?! Unforgivable, meow! Since you did wrong, come here and get stamped, meow!”
“No… Sejun~nim changed my name…”
“Hak!”
“…Yes…”
Thud.
And so, contrary to his plans, Chali was forcibly turned into a full-time employee instead of voluntarily becoming one.
And then,
“Puhuhut. Charlie, if you have lots of money, give me some, meow!”
“It’s Chali, not Charlie…”
“Hak!”
“…Yes…”
He even had to pay tribute.
While Chali went home to get money,
“If I do this right, I might be able to achieve two great achievements.”
As he waited for the storm, Sejun contemplated how to fulfill another Silver Tower condition.
Previously, he had achieved great achievements when he commanded 1 million employees and fed 1 million people.
If he recruited more employees and fed them well, he could quickly rack up two great achievements.
Currently, Sejun Company had about 1.7 million employees. He only needed 300,000 more to reach the achievement.
Moreover, this place had many residents eager to become employees of Sejun Company.
It was an opportunity to achieve the great accomplishments swiftly.
“Vice Chairman Theo, let’s hire some employees.”
“Puhuhut. Got it, meow! From now on, I will be recruiting employees for Sejun Company, meow! Come and get stamped, meow!”
Excited by Sejun’s words, Theo shouted enthusiastically.
“Huh?! They’re hiring for Sejun Company?”
“Does this mean we can finally eat as many green grapes as we want?!”
The residents of the Silver Tower, who had been working by harvesting Pose’s green grapes, quickly lined up in front of Theo.
And then,
Stamp. Stamp.
They received a stamp from Theo and became one-year contract employees.
[Due to the effect of <Title: Slave King>, all stats increase by 0.01.]
…
..
.
Thanks to this, Sejun was getting three benefits at once – achieving great achievements, recruiting Sejun Company employees, and increasing his stats.
“Everyone, come over and eat. Cuengi, let’s start.”
Sejun called out while preparing food.
Kueng!
Cuengi distributed the food Sejun had made to the employees.
Kihihit. Kking! Kking! Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! The great Blackie will help! The great Blackie knows how to make rice balls! Yap! Yap!]
Blackie also tried hard to make rice balls by stepping on rice, but of course it wouldn’t work, and
“That’s your lunch now, Blackie.”
Kking…
[The great Blackie didn’t make it to eat for himself…]
In the end, Blackie had to eat the rice he had stepped on.
Several hours passed like that.
“Theo~nim, I’m back. Here.”
Chali, who had gone home, returned with his fortune and handed it to Theo.
“Puhuhut. Charlie, good job, meow! Now go over there and help Chairman Park, meow!”
“No. It’s not Charlie, it’s Chali…”
“Hak!”
“Yes…”
Chali ended up helping distribute food with Sejun.
Thanks to this, the food supply rate increased.
“Charlie, thanks for helping.”
Sejun expressed his gratitude to Chali.
“…Yes…”
Chali decided to just give up on correcting his name.
Then, after a day passed and it became noon the next day,
One great achievement was completed, and after another two days, late at night,
The remaining great achievement was also achieved.
As a result, Sejun’s <Title: Slave King> and <Title: Saint of Feeding> were both doubled in effect as rewards for achieving these great accomplishments.
Moreover, in the process of completing these accomplishments, all his stats had increased by about 10,000 due to the effects of his titles.
Ah, sweet. So sweet.
He had worked so hard that his exhaustion tasted almost sweet.
“Guys, let’s take a break now.”
As Sejun flopped down,
“Puhuhut.”
Kuehehehe.
Kihihit.
One by one, his companions climbed onto Sejun’s body, and even Chali, after hesitating, curled up beside him and lay down.
Even washing up and preparing a proper sleeping area felt like too much effort.
Kuee~.
Gororong.
Kurorong.
Kkirorong.
…
..
.
Swish.
As everyone, exhausted from fatigue, fell into a deep sleep and began snoring,
Whoooosh.
A cool breeze suddenly began to blow.
And then,
[Sejun~nim, wake up! The storm has appeared!]
Pose hurriedly woke Sejun.
The long-awaited storm had finally arrived.
“Mm… storm?! Then we need to catch it. Let’s go! Cuengi!”
After Sejun quickly rubbed his eyes to clear away his sleepiness
Then,
Clack.
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He grabbed Cuengi by both sides and lifted him up, charging toward the storm.
Kueeeeeng. Kueng!
Still groggy, Cuengi yawned widely, then grabbed his Thunderbolt Staff and roared toward the storm.
At that moment,
“Huh?! Hey! Why is it running away?!”
Kueng!
[It’s coming this way!]
The storm began retreating, slowly inching away from Cuengi.
“Stop right there, meow! We need to catch you quickly and go back to sleep, meow!”
[Pip-pip! Stop! Our Sejun~nim needs to sleep!]
Theo and Paespaes, who had woken up a little earlier, joined in, surrounding the storm to prevent its escape.
Theo used the effect of <Title: One Who Subdues the Wind> while Paespaes simply created counter-winds to restrict the storm’s movements.
Kking! Kking! Kking!
[Because of you, the great Blackie can’t sleep! Butler! Chase it quickly! The great Blackie will headbutt it!]
Blackie, furious at having his sleep disturbed, barked in anger.
Surrounded by Sejun’s enraged companions, the storm began to shrink in size under their siege.
Like the Poisonous Necma in the Purple Tower, Windron transformed into a small silver bead.
It was trying to shrink its body and escape.
However,
Inhale.
-No, stop!!!
Slurp.
On this side, there was Cuengi, who could swallow anything.
Cuengi promptly gulped Windron down.
Kueng!
[You are all free now!]
Burp.
With a burp, Cuengi released the wind spirits that had been trapped by Windron.
[You have gained 130 billion experience points, 50% of the experience points Advanced Herbalist Park Cuengi acquired.]
At the same time, a message appeared before Sejun.
A message also appeared before Cuengi, indicating that he had obtained a demonic sword.
……
Despite being called a demonic sword, Stormbringer was unexpectedly docile.
“Oh. Cuengi, what’s that?”
Sejun asked as he looked at Cuengi holding the impressive sword.
Kueng! Kueng!
[Cuengi got it after eating Windron! This is for Dad to use!]
“Hahaha. I’ll make good use of it.”
Grinning excitedly, Sejun accepted the demonic sword Stormbringer from Cuengi.
However,
Wooooong.
The moment Sejun gripped it, unlike when Cuengi had held it, Stormbringer began radiating killing intent and fiercely resisted.
Oh-ho! So you think I’m easy to deal with?!
“Blackie, teach this thing a lesson.”
Sejun entrusted Blackie with disciplining the sword.
Kihihit. Kking! Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! Leave it to the great Blackie! The great Blackie will educate it!]
Thunk.
Blackie headbutted the sword’s handle.
But then,
Kking… Kking…
[Butler, I’m sorry… I didn’t even scold it properly, and it disappeared…]
Blackie had been a little too enthusiastic, and as a result, Stormbringer’s consciousness was completely erased, turning it into an ordinary sword.
Ah. Right. My Blackie isn’t just any regular wolf.
Thanks to this, Sejun was once again reminded that Blackie was a dangerous one.
*****
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