TL: Hanguk
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“Aileen, I’m back.”
Appearing on the waypoint, Sejun announced his return to Aileen.
“Yeah. Nothing much happened, right?”
“Huh?! What happened?”
“Oh. Really?! I thought it was something serious… Aileen, good job.”
Aileen covered up the truth with another fact.
Without lying to Sejun, she naturally hid the fact that thiefs had infiltrated the 99th floor of the Tower.
While Sejun and Aileen were talking,
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I missed you, meow!”
Kueng!
Kking!
Theo, Cuengi, and the Blackie Family emerged from the void storage and leaped towards Sejun.
Sejun took his companions and
Kururung.
Went to Pink-fur who was sleeping soundly.
And then,
“Cuengi, sleep well.”
Kueng.
[Dad, good night.]
Puch.
He exchanged good night greetings with Cuengi.
After greeting Sejun, Cuengi
Ku. Eng.
Carefully pushed aside Pink-fur’s leg without waking her, creating a cozy sleeping space before snuggling inside.
Then,
Kuoong…
Kuehehehe.
Half-asleep, Pink-fur saw Cuengi nestled in her embrace and rubbed her cheek against him affectionately.
A peaceful sight.
Sejun watched the two for a moment before heading home.
And then,
“Sejun No. 3, use this.”
On his way, he stopped by Sejun No. 3 and handed him a sword that had once been a demonic sword, Stormbringer but had become an ordinary blade after losing its consciousness.
Even though it was now an ordinary sword, it was still better than the one Sejun No. 3 was currently using.
Bow.
Sejun No. 3 lowered his head in gratitude and accepted the sword.
Baan.
Apparently satisfied with it, he stared at the sword for quite a while before starting to swing it again.
“Time to lie down!”
Arriving home, Sejun embraced his companions and collapsed onto the soft bed.
A short while later,
Koreoreong.
Gororong.
Kkirorong.
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Sejun and his companions soon fell asleep, snoring.
Meanwhile, in Blackie’s mental realm,
“Eat this roasted and dried sweet potato and forgive my little guys, okay?”
“Puhuhut. Eat this grilled fish and forgive my little siblings, meow!”
“I’m really sorry.”
“Sorry.”
The second round of battle in Blackie’s mental realm had begun.
***
Forest of Creation.
[Hehe. Now I can create an avatar with 0.5% power!]
Flamie was diligently practicing making avatars again today.
The Trial Statue quietly observed, refraining from interfering, though its gaze looked slightly fatigued.
[Hehe. Flamie No. 100, go to the Brown Tower!]
[Hehe. Yes! Flamie No. 100, heading to the Brown Tower!]
The 100th avatar of Flamie set out to search for a World Tree candidate in the Brown Tower.
Hearing that Sejun had received a request from the Great Dragons to create Great Towers, Flamie had been sending avatars to the Silver Tower, the Golden Tower, and the Brown Tower to search for World Tree candidates.
The grand plan was to nurture a World Tree just in time to aid Sejun when his requests was nearing completion.
However, the plan had failed in the Silver Tower because Sejun~nim was just too competent…
Flamie had a dejected expression for not being able to help create the Great Silver Tower.
At that moment,
[Hehe. I found a World Tree candidate on the 67th floor of the Golden Tower!]
The 70th avatar of Flamie returned.
[Good job! Flamie No. 70!]
[Then, I’ll be off!]
[Flamie No. 70, thank you! Great work!]
[Goodbye!]
Srrrk.
With a bright expression, Flamie No. 70 waved its leaves before vanishing. Avatars had a limited lifespan.
Only the body disappeared, since Flamie No. 70’s consciousness had merely separated from Flamie’s main consciousness, there was no sense of loss.
Thus, Flamie continued using her avatars to find trees that could become World Trees.
[There are no more Tears of Destruction nearby to lure.]
At the same time, the main body was working day and night to lure Tears of Destruction using <Earthworm>.
She was employing a two-track strategy, weakening her own power while strengthening Sejun’s.
[I need to move to another location.]
Thump. Thump.
Flamie gently tapped Jǫrmungandr’s body with her roots, directing it toward an area with a higher concentration of Tears of Destruction.
***
The next morning.
“Hmm.”
[Great Golden Tower’s Growth Conditions (1/8)]
– Tower Farmer (A): Achieved
– Create at least 3 new crop varieties: Not achieved (0/1)
– Weaken the Tower’s Thunderstorm by at least 50%: Not achieved (40%)
– Grow 1 World Tree: Not achieved (0/1)
– Secure at least 100 pieces of World’s Energy: Not achieved
– Own 11 Divine Relics: Not achieved (0/11)
– Achieve 7 Great Achievements: Achieved (3/7)
– Expand the Golden Tower’s entrances to 120: Not achieved (95/120)
Sejun walked through the farm while reviewing the Golden Tower’s growth requirements.
Owning 11 Divine Relics would contribute 2.
Weakening the Thunderstorm by 50% would contribute 2.
Securing 100 pieces of World’s Energy would contribute 2.
Next…
“Hmm. This is tricky.”
He couldn’t quite visualize how to complete the final requirement.
It seemed extremely difficult to promote Cecilia from an A-rank to an S-rank Tower Farmer.
Achieving two more Great Achievements was possible using the method he had employed in the Silver Tower, but the remaining two were uncertain.
Moreover, there was no guarantee that growing a World Tree would be as lucky as last time.
At least, unlike other towers that required 10,000 pieces of World’s Energy, the Golden Tower only needed 100, which was a relief.
Otherwise, it would have been even more difficult.
“For now, I should catch up on overdue tasks today…”
Just as Sejun was finalizing his thoughts,
Thud. Thud.
Pink-fur came walking carefully with sleeping Cuengi in her mouth.
As usual, she was entrusting Cuengi to Sejun before heading off to train under the Minotaur King.
Kueng…
The moment Cuengi was handed over to Sejun, he instinctively clung to Sejun’s side.
Thud. Thud.
After entrusting Cuengi to Sejun, Pink-fur moved north without hesitation.
It wasn’t that she had no attachment to Cuengi, it was just that there was no need to hesitate. They were family.
With Cuengi now in his care, Sejun said,
“Shall we go eat?”
He led his companions into the kitchen and began cooking.
“Meaoooww~”
Kueeeng~
Kking~
Drawn by the aroma of Sejun’s cooking, his companions woke up, stretching and yawning.
And then,
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, are you grilling my fish properly, meow?”
“Of course.”
Kuehehehe. Kueng?
[Hehehe. Dad, what’s for breakfast today?]
“Hehe. Today, it’s fried eggs and sausage stir-fry with white rice, your favorite, Cuengi.”
Kihihit. Kking?!
[Hehe. Butler! You dried my roasted and dried sweet potato properly, right?!]
“Ah! What should I do? I forgot today…”
Kkuaang! Kking?! Kking!
[Whaaat?! How could you forget?! Butler, you’re the worst!]
“Oh? Blackie, did you just call me the worst? Hehehe. Then I guess I’ll eat yesterday’s batch of dried sweet potatoes myself.”
Kking! Kking!
[No! Butler, you’re the best!]
His companions checked the breakfast menu.
Once the cooking was finished, they all enjoyed their meal.
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I’ll go earn lots of money, meow!”
Kueng!
[I’ll work hard too, dad!]
Theo and Cuengi headed out, Theo to the 27th floor of the Red Tower and Cuengi to the western herb field.
Having spent the past few days in the Silver Tower, both had a backlog of work.
After sending Theo and Cuengi off to work, Sejun also began his farm tasks.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! I’ll help!]
Having gained strength from a few drops of the Great Growth Elixir, the Blackie Family was now capable of doing a fair share of the work.
Once the farm tasks on the 99th floor were completed,
“Summon Door. Blackie, let’s go.”
Sejun took the Blackie Family to the 10th Tower.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. The Great Boss Blackie has arrived!]
Kya-kya!
Kiki!
The Blackie Family was enthusiastically welcomed by the Destruction Pioneers and Destruction Devourers.
Kking!
[This time, in the Silver Tower, the Great Blackie…]
Blackie began boasting about his exploits, how he had obliterated the demonic sword in the Silver Tower.
Thump. Thump.
Meanwhile, Sejun was planting seeds.
At that moment,
Kugugung.
[The 7th floor of the 10th Tower is now open.]
[The 7th floor of the 10th Tower has been activated.]
The 7th floor of the tower had been unlocked.
And that meant the 6th floor could now be cleared.
Sejun hurried to the 6th floor of the tower and,
Tap.
He placed his hand on the white crystal.
[As a reward for clearing the 6th floor, all stats have increased by 500.]
[As a reward for clearing the 5th floor, you have obtained 50 billion Tower Coins and 1 trillion experience points.]
[You have leveled up.]
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[You are now moving to the 7th floor of the Tower.]
As the reward message for clearing the 6th floor appeared before him, Sejun was transported to the 7th floor.
“Huh?!”
Unlike the other floors, the 7th floor had no vast land.
Surrounding him were steep cliffs, and a single beam of light from the sky illuminated a small temple in the center with an open ceiling, casting a glow over the area.
Is this not a place for farming?
Step. Step.
Cautiously, Sejun entered the temple.
Inside, nine pillars of different colors surrounded the temple’s center.
At the very center of the temple was a crystal-clear pond, so transparent that its depths could be seen, except that beyond a certain depth, it was pitch black, revealing nothing.
That must be dangerous.
Frightened by the dark abyss, Sejun averted his gaze from the pond and looked around.
Then, he noticed a golden and a brown pillar that were thinner and shorter than the others.
“This is…”
It resembled the situation of the Nine Towers.
Upon closer inspection, the arrangement of the nine pillars matched the layout of the Nine Towers.
Why are the Nine Towers represented here…?
As Sejun pondered,
[Quest: Turn all Nine Towers into Great Towers.]
104.28.193.250
Reward: Creator God’s Tablet
A quest message appeared before Sejun.
Despite the quest’s high difficulty and incredible reward, the message was absurdly brief.
“Hahaha. Easy.”
Finally, he could collect all of the Creator God’s Tablets.
Of course, for Sejun, this wasn’t a difficult quest, nor was the reward particularly impressive.
After all, he had already turned seven of the towers into Great Towers and possessed nine Creator God’s Tablets.
“I’ll be back soon.”
Acting cool, Sejun descended to the 1st floor alone.
Kking?! Kking! Kking!
[Butler! Where did you go alone?! If you’re going somewhere, you have to take the Great Blackie too! I was worried!]
He had to endure a scolding from Blackie for disappearing without saying a word.
“Alright. I’ll take you with me next time. Sorry.”
Sejun soothed Blackie by patting his head, appreciating his concern.
A warm, soft atmosphere settled between them for a brief moment.
But that moment didn’t last long,
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. If you’re really sorry, give me five pieces of roasted and dried sweet potato!]
“Suddenly, I’m not sorry anymore.”
Kking! Kking! Kking!
[You just said you were sorry! The Great Blackie heard it loud and clear! Hand over the roasted sweet potatoes now!]
“Hehehe. When did I say that?”
The two quickly started bickering again.
Kking!
[If a man says two different things with one tongue, his tongue falls off!](TL: Something along the lines of – ‘A man who takes back his words loses credibility’)
“Hehehe. Not me~”
Sejun teased Blackie with a smug grin.
Teasing Blackie was still the most fun.
In his excitement, he momentarily forgot,
Kking!
[Then the Great Blackie will rip it off himself!]
that Blackie was a terrifying creature.
Blackie, the wolf who hunts gods, could certainly hunt other things too.
Snap.
“Hey! Were you really about to bite me?! Alright! I’ll give it to you! I said I’ll give it to you!”
Panicked, Sejun quickly surrendered and handed over the roasted and dried sweet potatoes to Blackie.
Kihihit.
Chomp. Chomp. Chomp.
Wearing a victorious smile, Blackie happily munched on his reward.
Hehe. This is delicious!
The roasted and dried sweet potatoes, won through battle with Sejun, tasted even better with the added seasoning of victory.
*****
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