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nKwoooong!

nWhen Cuengi’s cry hadn’t stopped for a long time,

nKoeong?

nFeeling that something was amiss, Mother Crimson Giant Bear i.e. Pink-fur, quickly rushed over. Something had definitely happened. Normally, Sejun would calm Cuengi down, and Cuengi would soon stop crying.

nKoeong!

nAs Pink-fur arrived where Cuengi’s crying was coming from,

nKwoooong!

nSejun was nowhere to be found, and Cuengi was crying fiercely.

nSqueak!

nKkwek!

nRabbits and mushroom ants nearby tried to calm Cuengi down, but they couldn’t approach recklessly because Cuengi was moving violently while crying.

nKoeong?

nPink-fur asked Cuengi, while stroking him to stop his crying, what the reason was. Why are you crying?

nKwoo…ong! Kwoeong!

nDad… has gone alone to the 77th floor of the tower! He might be getting beaten up by bad guys!

nCradled by Pink-fur, Cuengi answered, crying even more sorrowfully and fiercely.

nKoeong?!

nPink-fur was taken aback by Cuengi’s words. The situation was serious.

nThen,

n-What?! Where did Sejun go?

nKaiser, who had been in a good mood after being treated to a full course of sweet potato dishes, including roasted sweet potatoes, sweet potato soup, and sweet potato baekseolgi (rice cake), as a thank you for defeating the fire ants, asked in astonishment.

nKwoo…Kwoeong!

nCuengi explained to Kaiser how Sejun had disappeared. Since the dragon grandfather was scary, Cuengi held back tears and explained as clearly as possible.

n-He disappeared when he opened the land deed? That idiot just opened it?!

nKaiser shouted angrily at Cuengi’s explanation.

nKreong…

nIt might have opened by itself when Dad caught it…

nCuengi spoke in an uncertain voice, defending his dad.

nBut it was absurd. The land deed item, without an owner, was locked to prevent accidental activation at any time, as it would recognize the first person who opened it as its owner.

nUnless forcibly opened, the land deed would not open. Sejun had carelessly opened the land deed without even reading the instructions.

n-Ahem… then what about my sweet potato soup from now on…?

nKellion, who had liked the sweet potato soup, spoke in a sullen voice.

n-Is the soup the problem right now?!

nKaiser yelled at Kellion for worrying about the soup. He was utterly tactless. The problem was not the soup, but the roasted sweet pota… no, Aileen. It was Aileen that was the problem.

n-Grandfather! Find Sejun quickly!

nAs expected, Aileen immediately pressed Kaiser upon hearing that Sejun had disappeared.

n-Aileen, wait a moment. Since he disappeared all of a sudden… Everyone, gather around me!

nKaiser quickly called all the monsters from the farm to rescue Sejun, who had been transported to the 77th floor of the tower.

nDue to the sudden disappearance of Sejun, the 99th floor of the tower was in a complete state of emergency.

n***

nYou have arrived at the 77th floor farm.

n“Is this the farm?”

nAround him, there were nothing but hundreds of withered, dying trees.

n“There are no monsters, right?”

nThis was the first time Sejun had come to another floor without any animals. Suddenly finding himself alone in a remote place, he looked around with anxious eyes. Fortunately, he didn’t see any monsters in sight.

nThen,

nThump.

nSomething touched Sejun’s back.

n“Eeek!!”

nStartled, Sejun ran without looking back and hid behind a nearby withered tree nearby.

nAnd then,

n‘What was that?’

nWhile searching for the entity that had touched his back,

n(Sejun, where are we?)

nA voice came from Sejun’s back.

n“Golden Bat?”

n(Yes! It’s me!)

nFlap. Flap.

nThe Golden Bat flew from Sejun’s back to the front.

nThe golden bat, which had been hanging onto Sejun’s back, was recognized by the land deed and moved along with Sejun’s body, thanks to its small size. They were lucky.

n“Oh! It’s really fortunate! This is the 77th floor of the tower. It seems like only we were transported.”

nSejun sighed in relief, looking at the Golden Bat. He was not alone.

n(Pip-pip! Since the brothers are not here, I will protect you, Sejun!)

nThe Golden Bat flew around Sejun with a loud cry.

nThanks to this, Sejun relaxed a bit and looked at the land deed in his hand. Since the land deed had transported him here, he thought that the way back would be on it too.

n77th Floor Farm Land Deed

n→ This land deed proves ownership of the farm on the 77th floor of the tower.

n→ You can be recognized as the owner of the land deed by going through the engraving process.

n→ It has been over 100 years since the last information update on the land deed.

n→ Owner: None

n→ Grade: A

n“What?! How do I get back?”

nHe couldn’t find a way back, and there was no explanation about the engraving process either.

n“What am I supposed to do?!”

nAs Sejun frowned at the unhelpful information,

nThe 77th Floor Farm Land Deed updates the farm’s information.

n“Update?”

nA new message appeared.

nThen,

nOok! Ook!

nThere were 100 monkeys surrounding and approaching Sejun, with crude wooden spears and shields. The monkeys encircled and advanced on Sejun.

n“Hmph. I can handle this much. Bring it on…”

nGaining confidence from the monkeys’ poor weaponry, Sejun started to create a thundercloud, ready to fight the monkeys.

nOok!

nSuddenly, the monkeys that had climbed up the trees threw a net at Sejun.

n(Sejun! Dodge it!)

nThe golden bat tried to pull Sejun away to dodge the net, but Sejun was too heavy for it.

nAs a result, they both got caught in the net. If the golden bat had escaped alone, it would have easily avoided it, but it was caught because it was looking out for Sejun.

nAnd then,

nOok!

nIn an instant, Sejun and the golden bat, surrounded by the monkeys, were tied to a long wooden stick like a rotisserie chicken and began to be transported somewhere by the monkeys.

nThen,

nThe monkeys are currently illegally occupying the farm.

nA quest has been generated.

nQuest: Defeat the monkeys illegally occupying the farm or negotiate and reclaim the land rights.

nReward: Recognition as the legitimate owner of the land deed.

nA belated quest.

n“You could have told me sooner.”

nSejun read the message, hanging upside down on the stick, and sighed.

n(Sejun! Don’t worry! I can go to Earth soon!)

n“Really?”

nThinking about it, it had been almost a week since the golden bat had been to Earth. If it went to Earth, the rope tying the bat would naturally loosen.

nAnd then the golden bat, returning to the tower, would untie Sejun’s ropes, and they could escape. Although they had been caught off guard by the net before, now he planned to show them what he could do.

n“Alright. Be careful.”

n(Then I’ll be back soon.)

nThe golden bat disappeared.

nOok? Ook!

nThe monkey holding the stick, suddenly noticing the golden bat’s disappearance, quickly reported to a higher-ranking monkey.

nHowever,

nOok. Ook.

nIt’s fine. We just need this one.

nThe higher-ranking monkey said, checking the rope that tied Sejun’s arm.

nOok?

nBut will the gorillas accept him?

nA subordinate monkey asked, checking the rope that tied Sejun’s legs.

nOok. Ook.

nThey’ll accept him. He looks somewhat like us.

n“Looks like you? Where?!”

nSejun was infuriated by the higher-ranking monkey’s words.

nOok. Ook.

nIt would be good if this one lasts long. More than 100 males have died after marrying the gorilla tribe chief’s daughter.

n‘What?!! I’m being taken to marry a gorilla?! Golden Bat, come back and save me quickly!’

nMarrying a gorilla? That was not happening. Sejun desperately wished for the golden bat to return quickly.

nOok! Ook!

nWe don’t have time! Move quickly!

nThe higher-ranking monkey quickly moved, urging the other monkeys to move quickly.

n***

n“What, meow?!”

nTheo, having arrived on the 38th floor of the tower, sensed something strange.

n“Suddenly, Park Sejun’s knee has gotten closer, meow!”

nIt felt good as Sejun’s knee got closer, but the knee detector sent a signal that Sejun’s knee was in danger.

n‘Something must have happened to President Park, meow!’

n“I must finish the deal and go back quickly, meow!”

nTheo hurriedly ran towards the camp.

nAnd then,

n“Humans, I’m here, meow! Gather quickly, meow!”

nTheo hurriedly called the humans together. 𝑖𝘳.𝒸ℴ𝑚

nHowever,

n“Theo, please wait a moment. Everyone’s hunting on the 40th floor.”

nThe camp was completely empty. As the detoxifying green onions were released, most of the hunters who had conquered the boss of the 38th floor of the tower were now attacking the 40th floor.

n“Then I’ll go to the 40th floor, meow!”

nFeeling impatient, Theo decided to head to the 40th floor himself.

nAnd a moment later,

n“Humans, I have arrived, meow!”

nTheo, who had gathered the hunters, began the auction on the 40th floor.

n“The first item for sale is the power sweet potato, meow! I’ll sell a total of 10,000 pieces, 1,000 at a time, meow!”

nWanting to end the auction quickly, Theo doubled the quantity of sweet potatoes he was selling at once.

n“200,000 tower coins for 1,000!”

n“250,000 tower coins for 1,000!”

n“280,000 tower coins for 1,000!”

nBids quickly rose, starting at 200 tower coins each.

n“SOLD, meow!”

n10,000 power sweet potatoes were sold at an average of 290 tower coins each.

n“The next item is 10,000 detoxifying green onions, meow!”

nTheo hastily began the auction for the next crop. There were many crops to sell.

n“80,000 tower coins for 1,000!”

n“100,000 tower coins for 1,000!” .𝒎

nAlthough the price of detoxifying green onions had skyrocketed in the last auction due to scarcity, this time the supply was abundant, so the winning bid was lower.

n“SOLD, meow!”

nThanks to this, the average winning bid per unit fell by about 30% compared to the last auction, selling at 105 tower coins each. But it didn’t matter. Today was the launch of a new crop.

n“Today’s final product is the power potato, meow!”

nTheo showed the potatoes to the hunters.

n“Oh! This increases stomach activity!”

n“So it cures stomach cancer!”

n“What?! A cure for stomach cancer?!”

nThe hunters were excited at the emergence of the new cancer treatment crop. Especially the hunters with family members suffering from stomach cancer hurried to borrow money from those around them.

n“Then let’s begin, meow!”

n“130,000 tower coins for 1,000!”

nThe starting price was higher than that of detoxifying green onions. Even though they were both for cancer, stomach and liver cancers were different. Liver cancer had a higher mortality rate, but there were far more patients with stomach cancer.

nThe power potato was more desired by cancer patients, therefore it was sold at a higher price than the detoxifying green onions.

n“180,000 tower coins for 1,000!”

nPlus, it was the first time a crop treating stomach cancer had been available, so it carried a premium.

n“SOLD OUT, meow!”

nSo the power potatoes were sold at an average of 197 tower coins each. Total sales of 4.92 million tower coins. Another great achievement doubling the previous total sales, but Theo couldn’t be happy.

nHis knee radar alerted him to Sejun’s crisis.

n“Theo, let’s take a picture.”

nAs the trade ended, the hunters approached Theo to take a photo.

nHowever,

n“There’s no photo time today, meow!”

nTheo hurriedly turned away from the churu in the hunters’ hands and refused.

nAnd then,

n“See you next time, meow!”

nTheo quickly left for the place where he felt Sejun’s knee.

n***

nKoeong? (Did you pack snacks?)

nPink-fur checked Cuengi’s luggage for the last time.

nKreong! (I packed them!)

nTap. Tap.

nCuengi answered by patting the snack bag filled with honey.

nKoeong? (What about meals?)

nKreong! (Sister Flamie grilled a big fish for me!)

nCuengi showed the huge bag on his back. When Pink-fur opened the bag, it revealed a gigantic tuna, cut into three parts.

nKoeong. (Eat sparingly and take care.)

nKreong! (I will definitely find Dad!)

nLick.

nPink-fur licked Cuengi’s body in farewell. Because Cuengi had insisted so strongly on finding his dad that he had been included in Sejun’s rescue team made up of Black Minotaurs.

nAs Pink-fur was bidding farewell to Cuengi,

n-Are you ready?

nKreong!

nI’m ready!

nCuengi answered Kaiser’s question.

n-You can use this to know the direction where Sejun is.

nKaiser gave Cuengi a compass that could detect the insignia of the Mid-level Administrator that Sejun had.

nKreong!

nThen I’ll be off!

nCuengi, carrying a bag much larger than himself, bid farewell with a determined expression and joined the black minotaurs.

nEmoo!

nAs 500 black minotaurs roared to announce their departure,

nKreong!

nI will punish all the bad guys who are are bullying Daddy!

nCuengi also roared, beginning his long journey to find his dad.

nThis content is taken from 𝘪𝘳.𝘤𝑜

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