Chapter 428: Vice Chairman Theo, take care of it
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nTL: Hanguk
n“Chairman Park, see you in a bit, meow!”
nAs Black Rabbit, Cuengi, and Blackie entered the Void Storage, Theo looked at Sejun with a longing gaze from the storage door.
nWhy are you being so wistful? We’ll see each other again in less than a minute.
n“Alright. See you in a bit.”
nClunk.
nSejun slowly closed the door, maintaining eye contact with Theo until the last moment.
nThen he took out a bracelet made of green vines from his pocket and put it on.
nAt that moment,
nYou have put on the Grapevine Bracelet of Sealing on the target. How much of the power would you like to seal?
nA message appeared.
nNo one’s around, right?
nSejun checked his surroundings before answering. If he sealed his power and someone was nearby, his weakened body might not withstand it and he could faint.
nGood. No one’s here.
n“Seal it to the maximum.”
nUpon confirming that no one was around, Sejun spoke.
nSealing 99% of power.
nTotal of 11583 stats will be sealed.
n“Ugh…”
nAs his power was sealed, Sejun’s body staggered under the immense sense of depletion.
nHis total stats had dropped from 11700 to 117, the gap was too enormous.
n“Phew.”
nSejun took a deep breath to adapt to his body’s condition.
n“Pretending to be a hidden powerhouse is going to be difficult.”
nHe was disappointed as he checked his stats.
nEven after sealing his power to the maximum, his total stats were 117.
nTo have such stats, one would need to be at least level 30 as a hunter. It was tough to stay hidden.
n“Such a pity.”
nSejun regretfully removed the equipment that he could no longer use due to the stat reduction.
nAfter putting the equipment into the Space Expansion Pouch,
nRustle
nSejun then spread out the Land Deed of the Black Tower that he had prepared.
nThe summoning function is activated for the initial engraving of the land deed for the Black Tower’s first floor.
nHehehe. Finally!
nAlong with the message, Sejun vanished from the 99th floor of the Black Tower.
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nBlack Tower, first floor.
nThe Black Tower you used to enter has been destroyed.
nThe exit has disappeared, you cannot leave.
n“What?! The tower has vanished, what do you mean?!”
nHow can the tower be gone when Korea has a safe zone?!
nHunters, who couldn’t exit through the entrance, were bewildered by the message.
nAmong them were foreign hunters who relied on the safe zones in Korea.
n“What should we do?!”
n“Even the Brazilian hunters couldn’t leave until a new tower appeared in Korea…”
n“Will a new tower appear?”
n“The rate at which new towers are appearing has slowed down lately…”
n“Then we don’t know when we’ll be able to leave.”
nAs hunters were falling into panic,
n“Hello. We are staff from the Korean Awakeners Association. For now, please rest at the accommodations we’ve prepared, and we will explain what we have found.”
nStaff from the Korean Awakeners Association stepped in to calm them down and guided them away.
nAs dozens of hunters followed the staff and left ,
n“Come and choose!”
n“Our shop has the lowest prices!”
n“Selling Heart of the Venomous Spider!”
nThe large open area near the exit where hunters had gathered became lively with the shouts of street vendors.
nAt that moment,
nYou have arrived on the first floor of the Black Tower.
nYou have moved from the 99th floor, the highest floor, to the first floor.
nYou have descended 98 floors.
nDue to the effect of
nOn the 409th day of entering the tower, Sejun quietly arrived at a corner of the large open area on the first floor of the Black Tower.
nThe Grapevine Bracelet of Sealing seals 99% of your power.
nHis total stats nearly increased by 400, but fortunately, with the power sealed by 99%, his total stats increased by 4.
nFinally, I’m here on the first floor of the tower!
n“Hehehe.”
nWhile Sejun was chuckling,
nClunk.
n“Chairman Park, I missed you, meow!”
nTheo slightly opened the Void Storage slightly door to prevent the energy from escaping and dashed out.
nKking!
nCatch me!
nBlackie followed closely, launching himself into the air.
nGrab.
nCatch.
nSejun caught the flying Blackie and placed him in the sling bag while Theo clung to Sejun’s face on his own.
n“Meow…”
nSejun grabbed Theo by the nape and placed him on his knee.
n“Cuengi, are you okay?”
nHe asked Cuengi, who was visible through the small gap in the partially opened Void Storage door.
nDue to Cuengi’s difficulty in controlling his strength, he had decided to stay in the Void Storage until they returned to Earth. Sejun had arranged for Black Rabbit to keep him company so he wouldn’t get bored.
nKueng! Kueng!
nCuengi is fine! Eating carrots with big brother is fun!
nSitting on the floor, Cuengi answered quietly while munching on carrots with Black Rabbit. Speaking loudly might unintentionally draw out his energy.
nI’m sorry.
nSejun felt a pang of guilt as he watched Cuengi trying to reassure him by enjoying his carrots more deliberately. But for now, there was no other option.
n“Eat other things while you play too, okay?”
nKueng!
nGot it!
nPpip! Ppip!
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nUncle, leave Cuengi to me! I’ll make sure he has lots of fun!
n“Alright.”
nClunk.
nAfter finishing the conversation with the two, Sejun closed the small gap in the door and looked around.
n“Finally, I get to see this.”
nSejun surveyed the first floor of the tower with an expression full of emotion.
nChandeliers lights illuminated the surroundings, the floor was paved with white marble, and the wide plaza was lined with shops selling equipment and potions, as well as training centers for warriors and mages to learn skills.
n“Cheap! It’s cheap!”
n“Come and take a look! Just browsing is fine!”
nBut I’ve never heard about there being street vendors…
nAs Sejun looked curiously at the bustling street vendors,
n“Huh?! Sejun! It’s you, Park Sejun, right?!”
nOne of the hunters, who had laid out a stall on the ground, waved at Sejun.
n“Hak! How dare you call our Chairman Park by his name so casually…”
nTheo, incensed at someone casually calling Sejun’s name, was about to burst into rage.
n“Vice Chairman Theo, calm down.”
nSejun quickly stopped Theo.
n“Got it, meow! I’ll stay calm, meow!”
nWith Theo quieted down,
nWho is that?
nSejun cautiously approached the man wearing leather armor with a bow slung over his shoulder, and a long scar on his face.
nOh?!
nAs he looked closer, he realized the man looked very familiar.
n“Are you Kyung-chul? Oh Kyung-chul from SEA Electronics?!”
n“Yeah, it’s me. My face has changed a lot, hasn’t it?”
nKyung-chul, Sejun’s old colleague, scratched his head and spoke in a slightly dark tone.
n“How have you been?”
n“Yeah, I’ve been fine. But what about you? You disappeared from the company and look like you’ve only been getting skin treatments. Why does your face look so good?”
n“Hehehe. Really?!”
nSejun couldn’t help but smile broadly at Kyung-chul’s comment. After being told that his face looked rotten all the time, hearing that it looked good made him happy.
n“But Sejun, how did you buy the ticket? Did you scrape together everything you had like I did?”
n“Huh? Uh, yeah! I did the same!”
nIt was too complicated to explain his situation, so Sejun unconsciously agreed with Kyung-chul.
n“But did you just awaken today?”
nKyung-chul asked, seeing Sejun without any weapons or armor.
nHaving sealed his power and removed his equipment due to usage restrictions, Sejun appeared to Kyung-chul as a newly entered rookie hunter.
n“Uh…”
n“That’s great. I’m level 25, so I’ll take you up to the 7th floor!”
nBefore Sejun could respond, Kyung-chul offered to help him level up.
n“Huh? You’ll help me level up?”
nYou?
nSejun was taken aback by Kyung-chul’s words.
nI still have quite a quite stats, don’t I look strong?
nSejun often forgot that his energy was well hidden due to his talent: Insignificant Presence, especially while being around powerful beings.
nJust then,
n“Excuse me.”
nA hunter approached Kyung-chul’s stall and called out to him.
n“Ah, Sejun, I need to sell some items, so let’s meet back here in three hours.”
n“Okay.”
nAs Kyung-chul returned to his stall to sell his items, Sejun decided to clear up Kyung-chul’s misunderstanding later.
nWhy isn’t the land deed quest triggering?
nHoping for a quest to appear, Sejun wandered around the first floor of the tower.
nThe first places he visited were the warrior training center and the mage training center where one could learn skills, but
nYou cannot learn skills as your job does not match.
nHe was rejected.
nNext, he visited the potion shop.
nLowest Grade Healing Potion – 1 Tower Coin
n→ Instantly recovers 5% of stamina upon consumption and slowly recovers 5% of stamina over 10 minutes.
nLowest Grade Magic Potion – 1 Tower Coin
n→ Instantly recovers 3% of magic power upon consumption and slowly recovers 3% of stamina over 10 minutes.
nThe effects are too poor.
nHaving his own Mugwort Juice of Life, Sejun had no interest in buying them.
nNext, he checked out the equipment shop, but it only had gear for beginners, so there wasn’t much to see.
nAfter finishing his tour of the first floor facilities, Sejun checked out the street vendors.
nMost items were E or D-grade, not particularly useful for Sejun, but occasionally he found some promising unidentified items.
n“Oh! An unidentified item!”
nWhen he found an item with a good feeling about it,
n“How much is this?”
n“It’s an unidentified item, but since it’s a D grade sword, it’s 5 Tower Coins.”
n“Come on, give me a discount.”
n“Then 4.5?”
n“Come on, lower it a bit more.”
nHe haggled to lower the price before buying it.
nThough the price wasn’t high, he just wanted to buy it right away, but
nTo see Chairman Park haggle three times in person, what an honor, meow!
nWith Theo watching with sparkling eyes, he couldn’t just buy it without haggling.
n“Aileen, could you appraise this for me?”
nThe unidentified item he bought after haggling three times was then appraised by Aileen.
nThe Tower Administrator says it’s an ordinary sword imbued with ice magic.
nAfter the appraisal, Aileen returned the item to Sejun.
n“Oh! It’s a B-grade item.”
nSejun smiled as he received the item. The D grade sword had turned into a B-grade sword after the appraisal.
n“Hehehe. It feels like treasure hunting.”
nAs Sejun continued to treasure hunt for unidentified items at the street vendors,
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nOh! This one would be perfect for Kyung-chul.
nA quite decent bow caught Sejun’s eye.
nLongbow of Infinite Arrows
nAs the name suggests, it wasn’t truly infinite, but it was a B- grade item where arrows would automatically appear on the bowstring when drawn, up to 1000 arrows.
n“How much is this?”
n“1000 Tower Coins.”
nPerhaps because it was already appraised and of high grade, it was expensive for an item sold at a street stall.
nOf course, it was a cheap price for Sejun, but
nPuhuhut. Watching Chairman Park’s three-time haggling technique is always an honor, meow!
nDon’t you ever get tired?
n“Give me a discount.”
nBecause of Theo’s expectant eyes, Sejun haggled three times again before buying the bow.
nNow the timing is just right to go meet Kyung-chul.
nSejun, with the newly purchased bow, headed to where Kyung-chul was.
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nA commotion broke out in front of him.
nWhat’s going on?
nAs Sejun pushed his way through the hunters blocking his path,
n“If you want to do business here, you have to pay a spot fee to our Black Bear Gang!”
nThe heavily armed members of the Black Bear Gang were threatening a hunter who was running a street stall without their permission.
nSejun wasn’t aware, but in order to do business here, one had to pay a spot fee to the Black Bear Gang.
nWho are these guys? What floor are they from to be causing trouble here?
nAs Sejun was looking at the black bears,
nThud. Thud.
n“You seem to buy a lot of stuff, must be rich, huh? How about sharing some of that?”
nOne of the Black Bears members came up to Sejun and extended his paw.
nThen,
nA quest has been triggered.
nQuest: Either deal with or negotiate with the Black Bear Gang, who are illegally occupying the market and collecting spot fees, to reclaim the land rights.
nReward: Recognition as the rightful owner of the market on the first floor of the Black Tower.
n“Hehehe. A quest has appeared. Vice Chairman Theo, take care of it.”
n“Puhuhut. Got it, meow!”
nSejun, looking at the land deed quest, spoke to Theo. Theo, laughing wickedly enough to be mistaken for a villain, disappeared from Sejun’s knee.
nThe market, along with the slaves who would manage it, came as a complete package.
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