Chapter 393: Chapter 393
75th Floor of the Tower, Mercenary Association Branch.
“Puhuhut. Give me my bounty, meow!”
Theo, having retrieved 1.3 trillion Tower Coins that Uren had been scammed out of and the land deed for the 75th floor of the Tower, burst through the door of the Mercenary Association.
Behind Theo, holding the rope that tied up Baka, whose eyes were bruised blue, Uren entered with a satisfied expression.
“What? Who dares to…huh?!”
“Who dares to cause trouble in the Mercenary Association… huh?!”
They began filling it with water again.
‘Hehehe. Just nine more times, and it’ll be done.’
When they were making the sixth batch of 1 million servings of spicy fish stew,
“Guys, hang in there just a little longer even if it’s tough!”
Sejun, drinking a blue mugwort juice potion to recover his magic, cheered on Ajax, Cuengi, Pink-fur, and the Black Minotaurs.
With a face that looked like he was dying from exhaustion.
However, his companions didn’t seem to share Sejun’s sentiments at all.
This isn’t tough at all.
All the others were perfectly fine. As usual, Sejun was still quite weak compared to anyone who might be concerned about others here.
‘Hey! Don’t overdo it! You still have to make my food later!’
To the point that even Fenrir, the sunfish, was worried about him.
“Whew. I’ll rest for a bit.”
In the end, Sejun took a break alone.
“I’m so tired. I should at least have some coffee.”
As Sejun was grinding coffee beans, trying to endure with the power of caffeine,
[Mental Strength has increased by 30.]
a message appeared indicating his Mental Strength had increased.
“Golden Tower elves? Did Aileen sold to them too?”
Since he had no direct connection to the Golden Tower, Sejun thought that the crops Aileen sold must have reached the elves of the Golden Tower as he brewed his coffee.
Still, with his Mental Strength greatly increased, much of his fatigue disappeared.
Sejun was able to drink coffee in a good mood and go back to making spicy fish stew.
Black Tower, 69th Floor.
“Is this the place where the Lizard King is, meow?!”
Theo asked Piyot as they entered the boundary of the massive farm, Draken’s Grand Farm, where many Lizardmen were working.
“Isn’t this the great golden cat, Theo Park, the subordinate of the great Black Dragon?”
Tamuro, the Lizardman Grand Warrior guarding Draken’s Grand Farm, noticed Theo and quickly greeted him.
Theo and Tamuro had met in the past when Locusts appeared on the 67th floor of the Tower.
Back then, Theo was just a beginner wandering merchant, but now he was traveling with Iona, the Wizard of Great Destruction, and Uren, the legendary merchant.
Theo had truly come a long way.
“Puhuhut. Nice to see you again, Tamuro, meow! But to be precise, I am the great golden cat with the deadly dragon claws, Theo Park, the subordinate of the great Black Dragon, meow!”
Theo kindly corrected Tamuro about his title.
“Ah. Yes. I see. So what brings you here?”
Tamuro cautiously asked Theo about his purpose.
As a Grand Warrior holding a significant position in the Lizard Kingdom, Tamuro was well-informed about the Tower’s affairs.
And that information included details about Theo, the Slave King.
Previously a naive and unscrupulous merchant, he had now evolved into a ruthless and bloodless Slave King, a highly dangerous individual to be wary of.
Thus, Tamuro quickly intervened to ensure that none of his subordinates became Theo’s slaves.
“I came to buy the land deed for the 68th floor from the Lizard King, meow!”
“The land deed for the 68th floor of the Tower?!”
“That’s right, meow! How much, meow?!”
‘I’ll let him make the first offer, meow! That way, I can haggle three times, meow!’
Theo was excited at the thought of using his three-time haggling tactic after a long time.
“Um… Theo Park~nim, I am truly sorry. If the Lizard King had the land deed for the 68th floor, he would have gladly given it to you. But… the land deed for the 68th floor is in Dino, the capital of the Lizard Kingdom, located on the 70th floor of the Tower. We can’t give it to you.”
“Meow?! What do you mean, meow?! Then why not go to the 70th floor and bring it, meow?”
The Lizard Kingdom originally ruled from the 65th to the 70th floors of the Tower.
However, while eradicating the Locusts on the 67th floor, their national power significantly declined. They tried to recover, but then…
To make matters worse, as Sejun disappeared to the 77th floor of the Tower, prompting the Black Minotaurs to march down in search of him.
This caused a massive horde of upper-level monsters to invade the 70th floor, putting the kingdom in jeopardy.
To prevent further disaster, the Lizard King sealed Dino, which had been the capital of the Lizard Kingdom for centuries, and retreated to the 69th floor.
After the monster invasion subsided, the Lizard King attempted to reclaim Dino with his forces,
but a gigantic Phoenix wreathed in intense flames had nested there. They had no choice but to return to the 69th floor in defeat.
“Puhuhut. So, if we get rid of the bird, we can obtain the land deed, meow?”
Theo asked after hearing Tamuro’s explanation.
“What?! It’s not just any bird, it’s a Ph…”
“Puhuhut. I understand, meow! Then we’ll split the treasure inside 50-50, meow! Quickly, stamp the contract, meow!”
Interrupting Tamuro, Theo handed him the contract.
“Just a moment. I’ll get permission from the Lizard King first.”
There’s no other way to reclaim the capital now anyway!
Thinking there was nothing to lose, Tamuro hurriedly grabbed the contract and ran to the tent in the center of Draken’s Grand Farm.
A little while later.
“Theo~nim, please, you must reclaim Dino, the capital of our Lizard Kingdom!”
Tamuro returned with the contract stamped with the Lizard King’s seal.
“Puhuhut. Don’t worry, meow!”
Taking the contract, Theo and his party ascended the Tower.
However, Theo didn’t stop at the 70th floor but kept moving.
“Kyoot Kyoot Kyoot. Theo~nim, you passed it.”
“Puhuhut. No, meow! We’re going to Chairman Park first, meow!”
“Kyoot Kyoot Kyoot. Why Sejun~nim?”
“Puhuhut. We’re going together with Chairman Park, meow! Chairman Park can go the 70th floor, meow!”
I’ll go to the 70th floor with Chairman Park, take down the bird, and give the Lizard Kingdom’s treasure and the 68th floor land deed to Chairman Park, meow!
Then we’ll move to the 68th floor and find the Power of Destruction with Chairman Park, meow!
Lastly, I’ll go to the 75th floor with Chairman Park, take the legendary merchant promotion test, and become a legendary merchant while receiving congratulations from Chairman Park, meow!
Theo was planning his journey with Sejun in his mind.
“Kyoot Kyoot Kyoot. That sounds fun!”
“Puhuhut. It will be fun, meow!”
As Theo thought about his journey with Sejun and moved to the 99th floor of the Tower,
Sejun, having handed over the 10th batch of spicy fish stew to Ramter, was shouting with joy.