Chapter 609: Chapter 609
Combat Shop Headquarters.
“So, when Minotaur King and Balrog were fighting, and as soon as it started, the Minotaur King blew up Balrog’s head.”
“Good thing it was a simulated battle. Otherwise, Balrog would’ve been dead for real.”
“Exactly. I had no idea Battler~nim had such an amazing power! I see him in a new light now!”
“Haha. That’s nothing special.”
Battler, the God of Battle, and Hunt, the God of Hunting, were talking about what had happened on the Sejun Company full-time employee communication network.
“Balrog is quite the fearless one. I, as the God of Courage, should have witnessed such a scene…”
“I’d like to see it too.”
[Dad, what are we eating?]
“Hehehe. Today’s breakfast is Doenjang-jjigae with an sea view.”
[Sounds great! Cuengi will mix rice into the Doenjang-jjigae and eat it!]
[Butler! What about the great Blackie’s roasted sweet potato?!]
“Of course, I’ve got them right here. If you behave until mealtime, I’ll give you two.”
Kihihit. Kking! Kking!
[Hehe. Okay! The great Blackie will behave!]
Theo, Cuengi, and the Blackie Family, now awake, spoke to Sejun while checking if their meals were being prepared properly.
Once breakfast was finished
Sejun lay on a stone bed, sipping an iced coffee Cuengi had handed him, letting his food digest.
“Now, let’s see what’s in the sea!”
It was time to fully enjoy the water.
As Sejun dove into the sea with his companions clinging to him, air bubbles automatically formed around their heads.
These were air bubble helmets created by Theo’s water-attribute talent.
Thanks to them, Sejun could explore the sea without worrying about suffocating.
Sejun swam around the sea for quite some time.
What’s this? Why is there nothing?
No matter how much he searched, all he found were rocks and water, nothing else. No other living creatures were present except for Sejun himself.
I need to encounter something for a land deed quest to appear… Is this place some kind of salt farm?
Just as Sejun was about to leave the sea and explore other islands,
He noticed a massive black shape drifting lazily with the sea currents.
The black mass spread thinly, dispersing around like delicate strands.
When Sejun touched it,
[Quest: The sea creatures are in distress due to a mutated seaweed corrupted by the Energy of Destruction, which has turned it carnivorous. Eliminate the mutated seaweed.]
Reward: Recognition as the rightful owner of the seaweed farm on the 77th floor of the Blue Tower, restoration of the marine ecosystem.
Finally, a land deed quest had appeared.
Reading the quest, Sejun got excited. His New Year’s goal of acquiring seaweed had been fulfilled much earlier than expected.
And the mutated seaweed was just as excited.
The seaweed wrapped tightly around Sejun’s body, attempting to bite off his flesh.
Sejun’s body was protected by , rendering the attack ineffective.
“But how should I deal with this?”
Taking care of them one by one would be too much effort.
Sejun thought for a moment.
If it’s a marine plant, wouldn’t it die if I take it to land?
With that in mind, he swam toward the shore, dragging the seaweed entangled around him.
[You have gained 10 experience points.]
As soon as they reached land, the seaweed instantly withered and died.
Sejun, who had considered burning them with fire, felt slightly let down by how simple it was.
Now that he had figured out the method to eliminate them,
[Yes! Ink Eight Shadow Clones!]
Sejun had Mukbupal lure the seaweed, and as they gathered, his companions scooped them up with nets and disposed of them.
After about five hours of harvesting,
[Quest has been completed.]
[As a reward for completing the quest, the marine ecosystem is beginning to recover.]
[As a reward for completing the quest, you have been recognized as the rightful owner of the seaweed farm on the 77th floor of the Blue Tower.]
The quest was complete.
During this time, Sejun washed the dead seaweed in the water, spread it thinly on flat rocks, and let it dry under the sunlight.
While Sejun was focused on making dried seaweed,
Theo was clinging to Sejun’s lap, happily enjoying his time.
[Brother! The great Blackie caught one too!]
With the seaweed gone, Cuengi and the Blackie Family played by catching clams that had been hiding in the sandy seabed.
The alarm of Cuengi’s stomach rang, signaling lunchtime.
“It’s already lunchtime?”
Hearing Cuengi’s belly alarm, Sejun headed to the cooking area.
[Dad! Cuengi caught this with Blackie! Cuengi wants to eat this too!]
Cuengi brought over the clams they had caught to Sejun.
“Oh?! These are Manila clams!”
The moment he saw them, Sejun decided on the lunch menu.
A refreshing bowl of Manila clam kalguksu, enjoyed with the sea’s ambiance.
“And seafood scallion pancakes with a glass of Samyangju. Ahh.”
Sejun quickly cleaned the clams, kneaded the dough for the kalguksu noodles, prepared the broth, made fresh kimchi salad, and mixed the seafood pancake batter with squid and other ingredients before frying it.
A little while later,
“Guys, let’s eat lunch!”
Sejun called his companions to the meal.
Sejun raised a glass filled with Samyangju.
“Puhuhut. Cheers, meow!”
Theo lifted a glass filled with Churu.
Cuengi held up a glass of honey water.
Blackie clinked his glass of roasted sweet potato milk against Sejun’s.
Sejun drank the Samyangju and took a spoonful of the kalguksu broth.
The refreshing and slightly spicy broth slid down his throat, clearing his stomach.
He followed it up with a mouthful of noodles and a bite of seafood pancake.
The scent of scallions and the chewy texture of squid filled his mouth.
Time for another shot of Samyangju.
“Ahhaaa. This is it.”
Maybe because he was eating by the sea, he felt great and didn’t seem to get drunk easily.
Getting carried away by the mood, Sejun downed five consecutive shots of the strong Samyangju.
Eventually, he drank beyond his limit and passed out.