TL: Hanguk
PR: MiniPixelZ
99th floor of the Black Tower.
“Alright.”
Sejun opened his eyes and greeted a new morning.
As soon as he got up, Sejun used his skill,
“Maintain cleanliness.”
to wash his face and then.
“Ugh. You little grubbies. Maintain cleanliness.”
Kking…
After washing his companions, he placed them onto his knees and into his sling bag, then stood up.
And then,
Clank.
He opened the Void Storage and passed through the narrow passage between the neatly stacked 50m high towers to begin visiting the Calamity Farms in order, starting with the Locust Farm.
“Vice Chairman Theo, claws.”
Pa…ching…
Sejun held the sleeping Theo’s front paw and pressed it gently,
Swoosh.
Swoosh.
He hunted calamities with Theo’s One-meow Slash, gaining cooking ingredients and experience points.
[You have obtained 150 billion experience points, which is 50% of the experience gained by Park Theo.]
[As a result of the <Title: Owner of the Calamity Farm>, you have acquired an additional 300 billion experience points.]
[Congratulations.]
[You have leveled up.]
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..
.
“Great. Another level up today!”
Thanks to this, Sejun achieved his morning level-up, reaching level 197.
After finishing the Calamity hunt, Sejun left the Void Storage with a proud expression and moved to the 10th Tower.
Rustle. Rustle.
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.
He harvested the crops.
Shortly after.
“Alright. All seeds planted.”
Sejun finished his work by sowing new seeds where he had harvested.
“Everyone, please pay your rent.”
“Hehehe. Thank you.”
“Now, now. Hamer~nim, your tone is disrespectful to the prospective landlord. If you keep this up, I’ll raise the rent!”
Happily exercising his rights as a future building owner, he received five drops of the Earth Elixir and two drops of the Enhancing Elixir from Patrick, the God of Earth, and Hamer, the God of Farming, and returned to the Black Tower.
And then,
Drip.
Hehehe. Once I find the Baby Extreme Ice Herb, I’ll be an SS-rank Tower Farmer.
He poured one drop of the Earth Elixir onto the spot where the baby elixirs were planted and decided to store the rest for now.
Drip.
Next, he dropped one of the two Enhancing Elixir drops onto the +1 enhanced golden glutinous rice, enhancing it to +2.
Hehehe. Blackie will love this!
Drip.
Imagining how excited Blackie would be about the even tastier roasted and dried sweet potatoes, he dropped the remaining drop on the Power Sweet Potato Seed.
Then, to quickly increase the number of enhanced seeds, he placed them in the Pouch of Abundance Crafted With Utmost Sincerity by Leah.
Just as he was using the elixirs and inspecting the farm,
Thump. Thump.
Kuong.
[Sejun~nim, hello.]
Kurorong.
Pink-fur arrived, carrying the still-sleeping Cuengi in her mouth.
Moo.
[Sejun~nim, greetings.]
Moo.
[Good morning.]
Then, the Minotaur King and the Black Minotaurs also came.
They had gathered again today to help Sejun cook.
With the farm family all gathered, Sejun ate breakfast together with them and said,
“Today we’re making cake batter, whipped cream, and rice flour.”
He immediately started the work.
While he worked,
Pyororong.
Dragon Fruit, who had the Grass Laying skill, was busy laying grass around the Black Minotaurs and providing snacks.
Moo!
[Delicious!]
Munch. Munch.
Thanks to that, the Black Minotaurs continued their tasks without resting, eating the grass nearby whenever they got hungry.
So Sejun and the farm family worked all day long, and when night came,
“Everyone, sleep well and see you tomorrow.”
Kueng!
[Dad, good night!]
“Yes. You too, Cuengi. Sleep tight.”
Sejun exchanged goodnights with everyone, took care of the Theo couple and the Blackie Family, and went to bed.
He had been so tired recently that apologizing with Blackie Family was on hold as a temporary rest.
Kuuuuh.
Gororong.
Kyurorong.
Kkirorong.
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.
As everyone fell into a deep sleep, snoring away, and as the night deepened,
(Pip-pip. Everyone, have a good night.)
Paespaes woke up and began his activities.
Chomp. Chomp. Chomp.
After eating the fruit lunchbox Sejun had prepared in the kitchen,
(Pip-pip. Big brother, wake up. Blackie, wake up.)
He started waking up Theo and Blackie.
Because tonight, there was something they needed to do together.
“Meow… Alright, meow…”
Kking…
[Sleepy…]
(Pip-pip. Come out quickly.)
Still groggy, rubbing their eyes, Theo and Blackie were dragged out by Paespaes.
Kueng…? Kueng…
[Why are you so late…? There’s no time if we’re going to find Dad’s birthday present…]
Cuengi, also rubbing his eyes with a sleepy expression, greeted the three. For reference, Cuengi had been woken up by Pink-fur.
The four had gathered at this late hour to secretly prepare Sejun’s birthday present.
(Pip-pip. Then let’s begin.)
Swoosh.
Paespaes opened a dimensional gate.
“Meow…”
Sniff sniff.
Theo and Cuengi checked each time whether there was any sense of danger or herbal scent beyond the dimensional gate.
And,
Drip drip drip.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Now this land belongs to the great Blackie!]
Blackie crossed the dimensional gate and peed, marking his territory.
104.28.193.250
While Theo, Cuengi, Paespaes, and Blackie continued crossing the gates in search of Sejun’s present,
“Are they gone?”
Sejun, feeling his lap was empty, also got up quietly and began writing something on paper.
“For Theo, an Exclusive Rights Coupon…”
He was making coupons to give as birthday gifts to his companions.
For Theo: [Exclusive Right to Sejun’s Knee for 2 Years Coupon]
For Cuengi: [Eat All You Want of Dad’s Cooking Coupon] and [Secret from Mom Coupon]
For Paespaes: [Make Exciting Songs with Sejun Dancing Together Coupon]
For Blackie: [100 Roasted and Dried Sweet Potatoes Made by the Great Park Sejun Coupon]
He created each birthday coupon to match their individual tastes.
Then, as he moved on to make coupons for Flamie, Heuk Wol-bok, Toryong, and the others, time passed quickly, and before he knew it, dawn was breaking.
I’ll finish the rest tomorrow.
Sejun hid the half-made coupons under his bed.
“Hehehe. They’re going to be so happy when they get these.”
Imagining how excited his companions would be when receiving the coupons,
Kuuuuh.
He drifted back into dreamland.
A while later.
“Meow… Couldn’t find it, meow…”
(Pip-pip. Let’s try hard again tomorrow.)
Kking…
[Hungry and sleepy…]
Theo, Paespaes, and Blackie entered the bedroom.
Theo and Blackie climbed onto Sejun’s body and quickly fell asleep.
(Pip-pip. Big brother and younger brother~ sleep so well~)
Paespaes hummed a lullaby and then,
(Yawn. I better sleep now, too.)
Baerorong.
He took a position on Sejun’s left shoulder and fell asleep.
***
Seed Shop Headquarters.
“What?! God-Sejun is selling Samyangju at the Resting Grounds of the Forgotten Gods and earning Tower Coins?!”
“Uh… no. I mean, yes.”
Startled by Leah’s raised voice, Dus, the God of Logging, shrank back and quickly switched to formal speech.
Normally, Leah would have comforted Dust and told him not to do that, but now she had no time for such niceties.
That money should never be touched…
Because she had heard that Toryong was selling Samyangju and receiving Tower Coins from the dead gods.
The Resting Grounds of the Forgotten Gods was the place where dead gods went.
A god’s death, who lives eternally, was usually due to unfortunate reasons, and the belongings of the dead gods were strongly infused with resentment, anger, regret, and other dark energies.
Moreover, the Resting Grounds of the Forgotten Gods was a place where such dark energy had accumulated for hundreds of thousands of years.
That’s why, even while suffering from a lack of divine power and starving, the Seed Shop Headquarters never considered touching the items in the Resting Grounds of the Forgotten Gods.
Because the moment the money or items from that place came outside, it would become a curse and a calamity.
I have to tell God-Sejun right away!
“God-Sejun! God-Sejun, you’re in big trouble if you touch that money! You must not accept anything from the Resting Grounds of the Forgotten Gods!”
Leah called out urgently for Sejun.
……
But Sejun, sound asleep, didn’t hear her.
***
In the bedroom where everyone was asleep.
Thunk.
Suddenly, a large box silently appeared in front of Sejun.
Saaaaa…
From the box, a very thick crimson and sinister energy began to seep out.
At that moment.
Caw! Caw! Caw!
[Who dares! Who put something like this here?! It’s dangerous for Sejun~nim!]
Karurur, sensing the evil energy, jumped up from his sleep.
Tap. Tap.
Caw!
[Youngest! Take care of this!]
He kicked the sleeping Kabulto with his foot to wake him up.
Yolyol…
[Yes…]
Still half-asleep, Kabulto approached the box and devoured the malicious energy.
Yolyol!
[Heheh. I am the world-devouring serpent, Kabul- no! Kabulto!]
Feeling proud to have protected Sejun’s life, Kabulto smiled in satisfaction.
However.
Kking! Kking!
[Kabulto, be quiet! Great Blackie is sleepy!]
Yolyol…
[Yes…]
What came back was Blackie’s annoyance.
How long do I have to be the youngest…
Kabururong.
Kabulto, feeling the sorrow of being the youngest once again, drifted back to sleep.
Kuuuuh.
Unaware he’d nearly died, Sejun continued to sleep soundly.
A short while later.
“Uuugh. So bright.”
After about an hour of sleep, Sejun woke up to sunlight pouring in through the window.
“Huh?”
What is all this?
Sejun’s eyes caught a flood of messages.
[Nak, the God of Spinach from the Resting Grounds of the Forgotten Gods, has sent 10kg of spinach.]
[Dureub, the God of Aralia Elata from the Resting Grounds of the Forgotten Gods, has sent 500g of aralia.]
[Purse, the God of Shepherd’s Purse from the Resting Grounds of the Forgotten Gods, has sent 300g of shepherd’s purse.]
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.
[During sleep, 10% of your life force has been stored.]
[The Life Orb is 99.3% complete.]
[0.1 magic power has been accumulated over 24 hours.]
[Magic power increases by 0.1.]
Besides the usual morning messages about the Life Orb and magic power, there were countless other messages.
“Did this box come from the Resting Grounds of the Forgotten Gods? Oh. Shepherd’s purse?! Then for breakfast today, it’s shepherd’s purse soybean paste soup. Hehehe.”
As Sejun cheerfully opened the box and checked its contents,
“Sejun-nim, I see you’re already checking the items.”
Toryong, who had sent the goods in advance and just arrived on vacation, spoke while peeking through Sejun’s window.
“Yeah. But what is all this stuff?”
Sejun asked, pointing at the various crops aside from the Tower Coins.
“Oh, that? When I told them I was sending you Tower Coins, the dead gods, grateful that their lifespans had been extended, started giving me various items to pass on to you.”
“Really?”
Hehehe. That’s right. If I extended their lifespan, they should naturally show gratitude.
Puffed with pride, Sejun shrugged his shoulders and grinned at Toryong’s words.
At that moment.
“Meow! Chairman Park, don’t make that ugly face, meow!”
Theo, wide awake now, leapt at Sejun’s face.
Kihihit… Kking… Kking…
[Hehe… Butler’s face looks ugly… I must step on it…]
Still groggy, Blackie clumsily reached out with his front paw and began stepping on Sejun’s face.
Thus, Sejun, humbled once more by the trampling, muttered.
“Maybe I should build an achievement monument. No, since they’re dead, I guess it should be a memorial.”
He built memorial monuments for the dead gods who had gifted him crops.
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.
And then,
[The divinity has died and cannot receive worship.]
[Instead of divine power, 0.1% of the dead divinity has been restored.]
[The forgotten name of Purse, the God of Shepherd’s Purse, begins to spread in the world.]
The dead gods’ divinities began to recover. The restoration of a dead divinity meant there was a chance for them to return to life.
“Oh?! It says my dead divinity is being restored!”
“Oh?! You too?!”
“Then, yours as well?!”
The dead gods who had received memorial monuments from Sejun were so happy they didn’t know what to do.
At that moment.
[0.15% of the dead divinity has been restored.]
[The third Apostle of Creation, Park Blackie, has witnessed your temple.]
[0.25% of the dead divinity has been restored.]
Just as divine power increased when someone witnessed an achievement monument, messages appeared showing divinity recovery when the memorial monuments were witnessed.
“Where is Toryong~nim?! I want to send more gifts to Park Sejun~nim!”
“Me too!”
The dead gods began to move around busily.
It was an unusually lively atmosphere, rarely seen in the Resting Grounds of the Forgotten Gods.
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