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nTL: Hanguk

nYou have arrived at the 35th floor of the Golden Tower.

nAs soon as Sejun arrived at the Golden Tower, he cautiously looked around, on guard.

nFortunately, there was nothing but trees around.

n“Good. Nothing wro—”

nBoom!

n…

nSejun froze as a golden lightning bolt suddenly struck right beside him.

nBoom!

nAnother lightning bolt struck.

nQuickly.

nHe hurriedly crawled low to the ground, moving towards the nearest tree.

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nLightning strikes the shortest path to the ground, which means it aims for the highest points on the ground.

nIn other words, being under something tall significantly reduces the chances of being struck by lightning.

nRustle.

nSejun moved faster than he ever had while crawling.

n“Phew. Made it.”

nWhen Sejun arrived under the tree,

nBoom!

nA bolt of lightning struck about 5 meters in front of Sejun.

nSizzle.

nSparks flew from the rock that had been struck by lightning, and a golden lightning pattern began to form on it.

n“Huh?! That’s?”

nIt was a lightning stone.

nSo that’s how lightning stones are formed. Interesting.

nIn that low-crawling position, Sejun witnessed the process of a lightning stone being created in real time.

n“Oh?!”

nWhat is this place?!

nHe belatedly noticed that lightning-struck wood and lightning stones were all around him. freewebnσvel.cm

nThey were everywhere in sight. He had expected many, but this was way too much.

n“Hehehe. As expected, the name ‘Golden Tower’ is fitting.”

nCautiously, Sejun moved while still lying on the ground, picking up lightning-struck wood and lightning stones as he went.

nClank.

n“Meow! Chairman Park, look at this, meow! I, Vice Chairman Theo, have gathered a lot of pine nuts, meow!”

nTheo, his arms full of pine cones, ran out of the Void Storage and stepped on the back of Sejun’s head, and

nThud.

n“Ugh.”

nThanks to that, Sejun ended up face-planting into the ground.

nKuehehehe. Kueng!

nHehehe. Dad, Cuengi also gathered a lot of pine nuts!

nThud.

nKikihit. Kking!

nHehe. The Great Blackie has arrived!

nThud.

nSejun’s head was stepped on by Cuengi and Blackie, who followed.

nThese little…!

nHe couldn’t really complain since it was an accident, so he just swallowed his anger.

n“Chairman Park, raise your head, meow! There’s no need to be ashamed of your ugly face, meow!”

n“…”

nTheo, oblivious to the situation, tried to comfort Sejun by patting the back of his head, only making him angrier.

n“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, don’t be discouraged, meow! I, Vice Chairman Theo, will definitely make sure you have a un-ugly face someday, meow!”

n“It’s not… ugly !”

n“Admit the truth, Chairman Park, meow!”

nIn the end, Theo suffered the rice cake treatment as Sejun pinched his cheeks.

nWhile Theo was getting his comeuppance from Sejun,

nBoom!

nKuehehehe. Kueng!

nHehehe. There’s a lot of lightning here! I can recharge my Thunderbolt staff!

nCuengi was holding up the Thunderbolt staff, trying to get it struck by lightning as he watched the bolts falling from the sky.

nKihihit. Kking!

nHehe. Guys, it’s adventure time!

n“Yes, Great Blackie-nim!”

nKkiruk!

nThump thump. Thump thump.

nBlackie, eager to explore with his subordinates, dashed off, only to halt when

nBoom!

nBoom!

nMore lightning struck around them.

nKking? Kking!

nUh… I’m suddenly sleepy? Hey! Lift me up!

nAs expected, it’s dangerous outside the sling bag!

nHe started whining to Sejun.

nAnd then,

nSqueeze.

nSejun, who calmed down his anger while squishing Theo’s cheeks, also healed his heart, which had been startled by the earlier lightning.

nThud.

nHe then put the whining Blackie into the sling bag.

n“Cuengi, instead of doing it like that, try going up into the sky. You’ll gather more lightning that way.”

nHe instructed Cuengi to ascend into the sky.

nKueng!

nGot it!

nFollowing Sejun’s advice, Cuengi used telekinesis to rise into the sky.

nBoom!

nBoom!

nThanks to this, all the lightning strikes within a 500-meter radius were absorbed into Cuengi’s Thunderbolt staff and disappeared.

n“Alright. Cuengi, the Thunderbolt staff is complete.”

nAll the effort Sejun put into preparing for lightning turned out to be unnecessary.

nSejun’s worry about the lightning vanished completely.

nOf course, there were still occasional bolts that didn’t head for Cuengi’s Thunderbolt staff and instead struck the ground, but

nKuik!!!

nThe icon of misfortune, Uren, took all the hits.

nOr was it because of Uren’s misfortune that the lightning, which was originally supposed to hit the Thunderbolt staff, ended up striking Uren instead?

nEither way, Uren was dangerous.

nAs Sejun thought about how he shouldn’t stay too close to Uren,

n“You saw that, right? If you shout spirit like this when you get struck by lightning, it doesn’t hurt at all.”

nUren boasted proudly, puffing out his chest a little.

nIt’s not about shouting with spirit. That only works for you.

n“Uren, always maintain a 100-meter distance from me.”

n“Yes!”

nSejun kept Uren nearby as insurance in case any lightning happened to fall.

nA man who even utilizes misfortune.

n“Hehehe. I’m pretty cool.”

nWith the perfect lightning protection system now in place,

n“Cuengi, Piyot, Paespaes, inform me if you find any suspicious spots or waypoints in the sky, and the rest of you, gather the lightning-struck wood and lightning stones.”

nSejun got up from his crawling position and assigned tasks to the group.

nAnd then,

n“But why hasn’t the Land Deed Quest appeared?”

nHe began inspecting the nearby trees to trigger the Land Deed Quest.

nAt that moment,

n“Huh?!”

nSejun spotted a bare tree with lots of yellow lemons on its branches, which was unlike any of the other trees on the farm.

n“What’s this? Is this a lemon farm?”

nJust as Sejun reached out to pick a lemon,

nKyaak!

nThe lemons—or rather, the armadillos disguised as lemons—unfolded their bodies and tried to bite Sejun’s hand.

n“Meow meow meow!”

n“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Subdue!”

nGuard Theo has defeated an Lighting Armadillo.

nYou have received 5,000 experience points, 50% of the experience gained by Guard Theo.

nGuard Iona has defeated an Lighting Armadillo.

n…

n..

n104.28.193.250

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nOf course, the Lighting Armadillos were easily subdued by Theo and Iona.

nA quest has been triggered.

nQuest: Defeat the Lighting Armadillos that are devouring the leaves and fruits of the grapefruit trees in the Grapefruit Farm on the 35th floor of the Golden Tower.

nLighting Armadillos (700

/10,000)

nLighting Armadillo Queen (0

/1)

nReward: Recognition as the rightful owner of the Farm on the 35th floor of the Golden Tower.

nThe Land Deed Quest had appeared.

n“Guys, we need to catch 9,300 more Lighting Armadillos and the queen…”

nAs Sejun was informing Theo and Iona about the quest,

n“Theo-Kueng-Park 10,000-step Meteor Strike, meow!”

n“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Subdue.”

nBoom!

nTheo and Iona began attacking the surrounding ground.

nLighting Armadillos (3,500

/10,000)

nLighting Armadillos (5,700

/10,000)

nLighting Armadillos (8,300

/10,000)

nThe number of Lighting Armadillos being defeated rapidly increased.

n“Meow!”

nBoom!

nYou have defeated 10,000 Lighting Armadillos and 1 Lighting Armadillo Queen.

nYou have completed the quest.

nAs a reward for completing the quest, you have been recognized as the rightful owner of the Land Deed for the Grapefruit Farm on the 35th floor of the Golden Tower.

nLand Deed Skill: Farm Information Lv. Max is activated.

nTheo’s giant footprints appear as far as 1km from the farm, marking the completion of the Land Deed Quest.

nThanks to this, Sejun’s task ended quickly.

n“I’m a bit hungry, so should we have a snack?”

nHe started grilling sausages for the group to eat.

nKuehehehe. Kueng!

nHehehe. It’s sausage time!

nCuengi, while still keeping the Thunderbolt staff floating in the sky with telekinesis, focused on the grilling sausages.

nThe other members of the group also gathered around the campfire, eagerly waiting for the snacks.

nUren, unfortunately, had to eat alone, separated from the group, but Sejun made sure to give him plenty of sausages.

n“Uhehehe. This looks delicious.”

nRather than being disappointed, Uren was actually pleased to be able to have all the sausages to himself.

nA little while later,

nSizzle.

nAs the juice from the sliced sausages dripped onto the burning wood and quickly evaporated,

n“Meow?!”

nKueng?!

nKyoot?!

nTheo, Iona, and Cuengi all turned to look in the same direction.

nA moment later,

nPiyo?!

n“Huh?!”

nPiyot and Uren also turned their heads to the direction the trio was staring at.

nKikihit. Kking!

nHehe. Guys, turn the sausages!

n“Yes!”

nKkiruk!

nEveryone, except for Blackie, Eomdol, and Ggomi—who were too focused on the food to notice an approaching intruder—had their attention drawn elsewhere.

n“Guys, what is it?”

nAs Sejun, who didn’t know what was happening, looked in the direction his companions had turned,

n“Huh?”

nHe saw a figure quickly approaching from a distance.

nA tall, slender, and handsome man with long blonde hair.

nAn elf.

n“Merchant of the Daemon family. Please, we beg of you, sell us some food!”

nThe elf, who had approached in no time, kneeled on one knee before Uren, his gaze fixed on the sausages, drooling slightly.

n***

n“We must find food no matter what!”

nHanson, the village chief of Karak Village, had ventured out in search of food.

nThe outside of the cave was extremely dangerous due to the constant lightning strikes, but

nWe can’t last three more days with the food we have left.

nWith the village’s food supply nearly depleted, and having been rationed to just one meal a day, the villagers had begun venturing outside to search for food.

nAt that moment,

n“What is this?”

nWhy is lightning striking only in that one spot?

nHanson noticed that the lightning bolts seemed to be converging on a single point in the sky.

nFor some unknown reason.

n“That must mean it’s safe down there.”

nI should be able to find food more comfortably there.

nCoincidentally, the location was also the habitat of Lighting Armadillos.

nSo, Hanson quickly moved toward the tree below the spot where the lightning was converging.

nWhile doing so,

n“Huh?!”

nWhat’s that smell?

nHe caught the scent of greasy sausages wafting from afar.

n“Could it be the Daemon family’s merchant group?”

nThe only ones who could leisurely eat food outdoors like this were the merchants of the Daemon family.

nThey haven’t been seen around lately; I need to hurry and buy some food!

nHanson hurriedly sprinted toward the source of the smell.

nThere was no guarantee that the Daemon merchants would come to Karak Village, and perhaps if they stopped by another village and sold all the food, they might have just returned.

nHanson ran quickly toward the scent.

nAs expected, it was the Daemon family! And a direct descendant at that!

nHe spotted Uren, who had set himself apart from Sejun, eagerly waiting for the sausages to cook, and was convinced.

nPigs = Daemon family.

nPink pigs = Direct descendants of the Daemon family.

nThis was common knowledge for anyone living in the Golden Tower.

nHanson naturally assumed that Uren was the one in charge here and approached him, showing respect.

nBut,

n“It’s not me, though?”

nUren shook his head.

n“What?”

n“It’s over there.”

nUren pointed toward Sejun as he spoke to Hanson.

nSejun frowned as their eyes met.

n‘Oh no! Sejun-nim looks angry.’

n“Hurry, go over there!”

nWorried about being disliked, Uren hurriedly tried to send Hanson over to Sejun.

nHowever,

n“But… I need to buy food…”

nHanson was desperate to buy food and resisted.

n“No, go over there and talk to Sejun-nim!”

nWhile Uren and Hanson were having this little back-and-forth,

n“Damn, he’s really handsome. And tall too.”

nOn top of that, there’s something about him—should I call it the pinnacle of beauty? There’s a perfection that can’t be described in words.

nDid he really have to have it all?!

nSejun looked at Hanson with a mix of envy and irritation.

nUp until now, when Theo said his face was ugly, he couldn’t really believe it, but after seeing Hanson…

nNow it makes sense.

nAnd that made him even more annoyed.

nTap, tap.

n“Chairman Park, cheer up, meow! The first step to healing is accepting your condition, meow! Now that you’ve acknowledged your face is ugly, let’s start fixing it bit by bit, meow!”

nTheo patted Sejun’s leg, trying to comfort him.

nOf course, Theo’s attempt at comfort didn’t work at all.

n“You—!”

n“Chairman Park, don’t be angry, meow!”

nSejun grabbed Theo’s cheeks, giving him another “rice cake” treatment, stretching them out.

nWhile Sejun was pulling on Theo’s cheeks,

n“Um, Uren-nim told me to buy food here…”

nHanson cautiously approached Sejun, trying to explain.

nGrowl.

nA sound came from Hanson’s stomach.

n“Oh? You must be hungry. Here, have some of this first.”

nSejun handed Hanson a well-grilled sausage.

nGulp.

nHanson swallowed hard as he looked at the grilled sausage.

nHe wanted to decline, but

n“Thank you!”

nHaving eaten nothing all day, Hanson couldn’t resist the temptation of the grilled sausage.

nHe began devouring the sausage in a hurry.

nHehehe. He ate it.

nPuhuhut. He ate it, meow!

nSejun and Theo, who had somehow become of one mind, were quietly laughing while watching Hanson eat.

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