Chapter 373: Chapter 373
On the 63rd floor of the Brown Tower.
On the ground where most of the land is rotten in a dark reddish color.
“Whew. Will this really work?”
A Red Goblin with red skin looked down at a brown bean and spoke.
Even though the description said it could revive dead land, but he was skeptical about its actual effectiveness.
“It’s what the great brown dragon Grave ordered.”
Orik, the Tower Farmer of the Brown Tower, brushed aside his doubts and planted the bean in the rotten land.
And so, another victim was added to Sejun’s naming spree.
“Haha. I really do come up with good names.”
Gaining more confidence, Sejun looked forward to the next time Sejun’s Naming Shop would open.
[Sejun~nim, Sweetie will go to sleep now.]
Sweetie, tired from making royal jelly since morning, went back to her hive.
Sejun popped the royal jelly that Sweetie had given him into his mouth.
“Hehehe. It’s delicious.”
The floral fragrance and honey sweetness lingered in Sejun’s mouth, leaving a long-lasting aftertaste.
As the royal jelly melted away,
[All stats increased by 20.]
[Your body will emit a sweet taste and smell for 1 hour.]
A message appeared. Thanks to giving her a name, the royal jelly’s name had changed.
“But does my body really smell sweet? I can’t really tell.”
Sejun sniffed himself to check.
At that moment, Fenrir, who had been sleeping in the sling bag, opened his eyes wide.
‘I smell something sweet! A strong sweet smell!’
Sniffing around, Fenrir climbed up Sejun’s body, following the scent,
And started licking Sejun’s neck vigorously.
“Haha… Stop licking!”
Sejun, feeling ticklish, hurriedly pulled Fenrir off.
Lick-lick. Lick-lick.
Fenrir turned his head and aimed his short tongue at Sejun’s neck, persistently trying to lick him again.
“Hey, you’ll break your neck at this rate.”
Sejun had no choice but to offer his hand to Fenrir, fearing he might get hurt.
Kkihihit. Kking! Kking!
‘Heehee. It’s sweet! It’s delicious!”
Fenrir was excited by the sweetness coming from Sejun’s hand.
“Thank goodness others aren’t around. If they were here… I guess I’m pretty lucky.”
As Sejun thought while watching Fenrir,
[Your soul feels filled with satisfaction.]
[Mental Strength has increased by 3.]
His Mental Strength had risen.
He was increasingly dissatisfied with the system.
As the effect of Sweetie’s Sweet Golden Royal Jelly wore off,
Fenrir, who had been licking Sejun’s hand, spat out his saliva.
Sejun felt annoyed, thinking about how he had tolerated having his hand covered in drool.
‘For dinner tonight, you’ll get roasted sweet potato strips made from sweet potatoes harvested by Ophelia.’
He decided to get petty revenge using the tasteless crops from Ophelia.
Black Tower, 3rd Floor.
“Is this where the accident happened again?”
Michael McLaren, Vice Chairman of Gagel, asked while looking at the site of the experience point farm accident.
Having rushed over from handling company affairs on Earth, his voice was full of irritation.
“Yes. As you can see…”
His subordinate answered in a subdued voice.
Just by looking at the surrounding blood, one could tell.
And the culprit behind this situation was a mutated cherry tomato with a giant 1-meter diameter cherry tomato head.
Around its mouth hung the tattered clothes of hunters it hadn’t fully consumed.
These kinds of mutations had occasionally been appearing in the experience point farm on the 3rd floor of the Tower recently.
“How many times has this happened already?! Didn’t I tell you to burn them from a distance?!”
“Yes, but sometimes there are hunters who don’t follow the control measures…”
“This is frustrating… So, have you found the cause of these mutations?”
“Well… We examined the tissues of the mutants, but there is no difference from other contaminated cherry tomatoes.”
“Sigh… I got it. For now, burn everything and control it so they absolutely can’t get close in the future.”
The subordinates, following Michael’s orders, began to set the experience point farm ablaze.
“Damn it. The board’s pressure to expand the experience point farm has been intense lately… Should I clear this place out?”
As Michael considered whether to clear the burning experience point farm,
-Don’t you need power?
A whisper echoed in Michael’s mind.
‘Of course, I need power. Unstoppable, overwhelming power…’
Always desiring great power, Michael answered the whisper without hesitation.
-If you focus on my voice, you will find me.
Drawn by the irresistible voice, Michael felt increasingly compelled.
The voice was coming from within the burning experience point farm.
Following the voice, Michael stepped into the experience point farm.
Though it seemed like he would soon be engulfed by the flames, a red mist parted the fire, greeting Michael.
Guided by the red mist, Michael ventured deeper into the farm.
He discovered a single black orb lying on the ground.
-Yes. That is me. Pick me up, and you will gain immense power that no one can stop.
Michael muttered in a daze as he picked up the orb.
-Kahahaha. You are now the strongest! Together, we will kill the dragons managing the Black Tower and dominate it!
“The strongest… Hehehe… Yes… Let’s kill the dragons together.”
As Michael picked up Fenrir’s core fragment, his eyes turned blood-red.
The contaminated cherry tomatoes began transforming into mutants in response to Michael’s aura.
Black Tower, 99th Floor.
Before Sejun had his dinner,
“Guys, gather around.”
He called Black Rabbit, Cuengi, Ajax, and Veronica to stand in front of him. Hehe, now it should be safe, right?
“Alright. Summon Slave No. 5!”
Sejun summoned Orik, the Tower Farmer of the Brown Tower.
“Kehekehe. Master, did you call for me?”