Chapter 584: Chapter 584
“Currently, there are signs of a rebellion brewing in the Lizard Kingdom.”
An agent from the Secret Inspection Bureau of the Wandering Merchants Association was reporting to Jeras.
“Rebellion? Who’s behind it?”
“It’s the Black Shield special forces.”
“The Black Shield? But they were disbanded…”
The Lizard Kingdom’s special forces, Black Shield.
They were highly skilled, but their overconfidence in their abilities led them to commit numerous atrocities, which eventually resulted in their disbandment by the Lizard Kingdom, and the members were arrested.
Catching the captain and vice-captain, along with recovering the seal ring, would bring the total reward to 2 trillion Tower Coins.
It was an amount worth the effort.
“He’s on the 65th floor of the Tower.”
“Is that so? But we don’t have a land deed for that floor…”
“Puhuhut. Great hybrid Chairman Park, leave it to me, Vice Chairman Theo, meow!”
“Alright. We’ll figure it out. Jeras, just leave it to us.”
“Yes! I’ll trust the Sejun Family! In the meantime, we’ll also try to get the land deed!”
At Sejun’s words, Jeras shouted happily.
“Well then, we’ll get going.”
With that, Sejun and his companions left Jeras’s office. They headed to the Golden Ship to sleep.
On their way to the hotel,
Uren bumped into a drunken, giant hippopotamus.
Eek! You pig bastard!
Believing in his own strength, the hippo had collided with full force, only to find Uren’s strength far superior, making him fall flat on his back in a comical fashion.
“Do you know who I am?! I’m Kaba, the richest man on the 71st floor of the Tower! Apologize to me immediately!”
Kaba showed off his wealth and raged at Uren despite being the one who picked a fight and lost, but
“Shut up! I’m Uren, the Legendary Merchant!”
In the face of Uren’s wealth, Kaba’s bragging seemed insignificant.
Moreover, Uren was no longer the pushover he used to be.
Uren delivered a sidekick to Kaba’s face, knocking him unconscious.
“Puhuhut. We’ve got another employee, meow!”
Theo stamped Kaba’s unconscious body with the employee contract seal and rummaged through his belongings.
Since Kaba hadn’t been subdued by Sejun himself, he didn’t qualify as an alliance employee.
As Theo searched Kaba’s belongings,
“Puhuhut. This guy’s loaded, meow!”
Theo gleefully exclaimed upon discovering 3 trillion Tower Coins in Kaba’s Void Storage pouch.
The money Kaba had was an astonishingly large sum, far beyond what someone of his stature as a wealthy man on the 71st floor of the Tower should possess.
In reality, it was military funding meant to be delivered to the Black Shield members that Sejun had handed over to Jeras earlier.
Theo pulled out two land deeds from Kaba’s possessions. They were none other than the land deeds for the 63rd and 65th floors of the Tower, exactly what Sejun needed.
As expected, the synergy between Theo, the King of Luck, and Uren, the King of Misfortune, was truly incredible.
“Puhuhut. Great Hybrid Chairman Park, I, Vice Chairman Theo have done it, meow!”
Holding the money and the land deeds, Theo leapt onto Sejun’s lap.
“Oh! Vice Chairman Theo, great work!”
When Sejun praised Theo after confirming the money and land deeds,
“Puhuhut. Of course, I, Vice Chairman Theo, always do well, meow! Didn’t I tell you to just leave it to me, meow? Or did I not? Chairman Park, give me some Churu! I want a late-night snack today, meow!”
Theo boasted loudly, puffing himself up. He was in such a good mood that he even asked for a late-night snack, which he usually didn’t eat.
Since he did something praiseworthy today, Sejun indulged Theo’s bragging and patted his head.
[Hehehe. Cuengi wants a late-night snack too!]
[Hehe. Butler! Me too, late-night snack!]
[Pyuhuhut. If Vice Chairman Theo eats a snack, as his right front paw, I can’t just sit still!]
“Uheheh. Are we having a late-night snacks?”
Even the rest of the group became excited at the mention of late-night snacks.
“First, let’s take this guy back to Jeras.”
Dragging Kaba behind them, Sejun and the group made their way back to Jeras’s office.
“Hmm. So this is Kaba, the nouveau riche of the 71st floor. Unfortunately, this guy doesn’t have a bounty. He’s settled all his disputes with money.”
“Is that so? What a shame.”
“What a shame, meow…”
Despite having taken 3 trillion Tower Coins from Kaba, both Sejun and Theo looked regretful.
Dragging Kaba back out, Sejun and the group left him lying by the main gate of the Wandering Merchants Association headquarters.
“This is for your fare, meow!”
Theo kindly placed 1 Tower Coin tightly in Kaba’s hand, making sure it wouldn’t slip out.
Theo was unusually generous today.
After leaving Kaba behind, Sejun and the group entered the Golden Ship and were guided to the best room available.
“Alright. Let’s wash up.”
Eager to soak in hot water for the first time in a while, Sejun led the group into a large bathhouse filled with rising steam.
“Come on. Over here.”
He washed each of his companions one by one as they played in the water.
“Whew. That feels refreshing.”
Sejun, the last to finish washing up, emerged from the bath.
Theo, Cuengi, Blackie, Piyot, Uren, and the rest of the family were all bundled up together, fast asleep.
It had taken so long to wash everyone that they had fallen asleep while waiting for Sejun to finish.
“I guess I’ll have to eat the late-night snack by myself.”
How about something simple, like ramen?
Sejun carefully boiled some water and opened his Void Storage as quietly as possible.
(Pip-pip. Sejun-nim, good evening!)
Paespaes woke up and greeted Sejun.
“My Paespaes is awake? Are you hungry? Wait a moment.”
Sejun quickly took out some fruit and began preparing it.
(Pip-pip. Thank you for the meal!)
While Paespaes sipped the juice of the pear,
What kind of ramen should I have?
Sejun briefly contemplated which ramen to eat for his late-night snack before choosing black bean noodle ramen and opening its packet.
Although he tried to be as quiet as possible, the sound of the ramen packet was unavoidable.
In an instant, the sound of snoring from the bed stopped.
“Guys, want to eat together?”
Sejun turned his head and asked his companions, who were staring at him with eyes full of betrayal as if saying ‘Why are you eating alone?’
The well-rested group hurriedly rushed to Sejun, joining him for the late-night snack.
Uren, who was eating ramen, bit his tongue and screamed.