Chapter 458: The Un-ugly Faced Slave is Trying to Escape, Me
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nTL: Hanguk
n“Hoo. That was really delicious.”
nHanson, who had eaten three grilled sausages and was reaching out for the next one, put his hand down, showing an expression that he couldn’t eat anymore.
nBut…
nI still want to eat more…
nHis eyes were filled with regret.
nAnd…
nYou should eat more.
nSuch a pity, meow.
nSejun and Theo, who were watching Hanson, also had looks of regret in their eyes. After all, the more he ate, the longer his slavery period would extend.
n“Um…”
nAs Hanson was about to speak,
nChuk.
n“Puhuhut. There’s no such thing as a free meal in this world, meow! Pay up for the three grilled sausages, meow!”
n“Huhut. And we don’t accept credit.”
nTheo stretched out his front paw to stop Hanson from speaking, laughing like a villain, and Sejun, who was standing behind him with his arms crossed, also laughed villainously.
nBecome a worker at our grapefruit farm!
nBecome Chairman Park’s slave, meow!!
nThe two looked at Hanson with burning eyes.
nHowever,
n“Of course. There’s no way the food would be free. How much is it?”
n“Meow?!”
n104.28.193.250
n“Huh?!”
nContrary to their expectations, Hanson took out his money pouch and tried to pay for the sausages.
nHanson had brought money to buy food in case he met a merchant caravan outside.
nHe’s actually paying for the food, meow?! This way, we can’t make him a slave, meow!
nTheo, a veteran slave hunter with experience in enslaving hundreds of thousands, was encountering this situation for the first time.
nChairman Park, what do we do, meow?! The un-ugly faced slave is trying to escape, meow! Do something, meow!
nTheo urgently pulled on Sejun’s pant, looking at him.
nVice Chairman Theo, don’t worry. Just watch me!
nWith a confident expression, Sejun stepped forward and gave a thumbs-up.
nBut…
nPuhuhut. Chairman Park, got it, meow!
nWhether he misinterpreted Sejun’s actions or not, Theo nodded vigorously.
n“Huh? What did you go…”
nSejun didn’t have time to ask.
nThump.
nBefore he knew it, Theo had taken out the Five Towers’ Slave Seal and stamped it on Hanson’s hand.
n“Huh?!”
nOn Hanson’s hand, a paw-shaped slave seal of Theo appeared.
nYou have hunted 1 slave.
nDue to the effect of the
nYou now command 1 slave.
nDue to the effect of the
nThanks to gaining a new slave, Theo and Sejun’s stats increased, and Hanson was forcibly recruited into Sejun Company.
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n‘Such delicious food must be expensive, right?’
nHanson tensed up as he watched Sejun step forward.
nThe money I have right now is…
nAs he was mentally calculating his funds,
nThump.
nTheo stamped a seal on his hand.
nAnd…
nYou have been stamped with the Five Towers’ Slave Seal.
nA debt of 50 billion Tower Coins has been incurred, payable to Theo Park, the legendary merchant of the Black Tower.
nIf you cannot repay the 50 billion Tower Coins, you must work as a slave until the debt is cleared.
nYour current 3,000 Tower Coins have been forcibly seized.
nThe remaining debt is now 49 billion 999 million 997 thousand Tower Coins.
nHanson’s money vanished, and at the same time, an enormous debt was placed upon him.
n“Puhuhut. Hanson is now a slave of the Grapefruit Farm until the debt is repaid, meow! Chairman Park, how much should we give him, meow?”
nWhat the hell…
nAs Hanson was about to protest to Sejun and Theo,
n“Hmm. Let’s set the wage at 100,000 Tower Coins, and I suppose we could give him about 150 Magical Cherry Tomatoes as daily food.”
nThough the wage was higher than other places, it would all be seized anyway. However, he generously offered a lot of Magical Cherry Tomatoes, which the elves of the Golden Tower loved.
nWhat?! 150 Magical Cherry Tomatoes?!
nHanson’s mind raced as he heard Sejun’s words.
nRecently, they had reduced rations to the bare minimum, and an adult elf now consumed only five Magical Cherry Tomatoes per meal.
n150 Magical Cherry Tomatoes could feed 30 adult elves.
nIf I can just hold out for a few days, we’ll be able to harvest some Magical Cherry Tomatoes…
n“Uh… Sejun~nim, could you perhaps give me a month’s worth of Magical Cherry Tomatoes in advance?”
nHanson, in urgent need of food, pleaded with Sejun to let him receive a month’s worth of Cherry Tomatoes in advance. His eyes were full of desperation.
nGetting 4,500 Cherry Tomatoes is tough, no matter how much money you have.
nThere’s been talk of a golden cart filled with millions of Cherry Tomatoes passing through other villages recently, but…
n‘That’s probably just a false rumor.’
nHanson shook his head, recalling what an elf from another village had told him a few days ago while he was out searching for food.
nThe only place capable of selling that many Cherry Tomatoes in the Golden Tower would be the Daemon family.
n“Alright. I’ll give them to you after we finish up here.”
n“Yes! What should I do first?”
nAs expected of the Daemon family!
nUpon receiving Sejun’s permission, Hanson quickly jumped up and looked for something to do.
nHanson still believed that Uren held the real power and that Sejun and Theo were just in charge of daily affairs.
n“For now, gather the lightning-struck wood and lightning stones scattered around here and bring them over.”
n“Yes.”
nFollowing Sejun’s instructions, Hanson greeted the others and began moving the items to the Void Storage.
nA few hours later.
n“Hanson, good work. Do you have a place to sleep?”
n“Yes. But… can I really take all of this with me?”
nEven as he spoke, Hanson was swiftly packing the remaining roasted sweet potatoes, his hands moving so fast they were barely visible.
n“Of course. Take everything.”
nI roasted plenty on purpose so you could take them.
nSeeing Hanson’s dire food situation, Sejun had intentionally prepared extra so that Hanson could take some with him.
n“Alright. Then come back by morning. Here are 30 days’ worth of Cherry Tomatoes.”
nSejun handed Hanson a box containing 4,500 Cherry Tomatoes.
n“Thank you, Sejun~nim!”
nHaving realized during the work that Sejun was the real power behind everything, Hanson expressed his gratitude and then carefully, but quickly, headed back to the village.
n***
nGolden Tower, 35th Floor.
nDaemon Family’s Branch Office.
n“Uren found out?”
nMagin, who had been listening to his subordinate’s report with his eyes closed, opened them and asked.
n“Yes. I’m sorry.”
n“It’s fine. Uren, that sucker. Even if he found out, that sucker won’t be able to do anything. If he tries to confront us, it just gives us another chance to scam him. Now, what about the task I gave you?”
n“We’re on the final steps.”
n“Good. In just a little while, the elves on the 35th floor will starve to death.”
nThis is all because of what you brought upon yourselves.
nMagin smiled wickedly as he imagined what was about to unfold.
nIn the past, when the world known as ‘Kroon’ was destroyed, the Elf tribe and the Pig tribe who had lived there together entered the tower.
nAlthough both races had lived in the same world, their treatment was vastly different.
nThe gods only adored the elves, who possessed perfect beauty. However, they despised the Pig tribe, who were ugly, fat, and defecated everywhere.
nThus, the Pig tribe were always looked down upon.
nBut when they entered the tower, the situation reversed.
nThe gods who had been friendly towards the elves disappeared, and while the Pig tribe could roam freely in places struck by lightning, the elves could not.
nAs a result, the Pig tribe formed a trading group and traveled to the elves, who had built villages in caves to avoid the lightning. They sold what the elves needed at high prices and bought goods cheaply, accumulating vast wealth.
nOn top of that, the Pig tribe could replenish the fertility of the land by using manure as fertilizer. In contrast, the elves, who had no access to fertilizer, continued to plant crops in the caves, causing the land’s fertility to diminish over time and significantly lowering their production.
nAs the gap between the Elf tribe and the Pig tribe widened,
n“Let’s take revenge on the elves for all they’ve done to us!”
nExtremists among the Pig tribe began to emerge, advocating for the extermination of the elves who had looked down on them.
nMagin Daemon was the leader of the extremist group Elf Killer, which called for the extinction of the elves.
n“Good. Lead me to the place where the final step is being carried out.”
n“Yes!”
nMagin, planning to personally inspect the final step to exterminate the elves, followed his subordinate.
nAnd the place they headed to was a huge basin that looked like an upside-down straw hat.
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nThe next morning.
n“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Sejun~nim, the work is finished! I’m going to activate the magic circle! Start!”
nIona, who had been setting up a large lightning protection magic circle around the Grapefruit Farm since yesterday, infused the magic circle with her power.
nThen,
nWooong.
nA transparent, square-shaped barrier appeared 500 meters above the Grapefruit Farm.
nBoom!
nThe barrier began to block the lightning bolts falling from the sky.
n“Iona, good job.”
n“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Yes!”
n“Then let’s eat breakfast and go to the waypoint first. Guys!”
nSince they hadn’t found anything suspicious yesterday and discovered the waypoint, he decided to register it first.
nSejun had asked Hanson if he knew of any special places, but Hanson, who had never ventured far from the village due to the lightning, didn’t have any information.
n“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, grill the fish quickly, meow!”
nKuehehehe. Kueng!
nHehehe. Kuengi will help prepare breakfast!
nKihihit. Kking!
nHehe. Give me food!
nAs Sejun called, his companions gathered around him.
nA short while later…
nWhile Sejun was enjoying breakfast with his companions,
n“Sejun~nim, good morning.”
nHanson arrived for work.
n“Huh? Who are those behind you?”
n“I thought I might not be able to manage the Grapefruit Farm alone later on, so…”
nHanson had brought 20 elves with him.
nAll of them were prepared to become slaves if it meant their families wouldn’t starve.
nHehe. Since the chairman is so capable, naturally handsome employees are gathering.
nSejun was secretly pleased as he looked at them.
nMeanwhile,
n“Puhuhut.”
nThunk.
nTheo stamped the elves with his seal, raising both Sejun’s and his own stats.
n“If you haven’t eaten breakfast yet, come have some.”
n“No, we’re fine…”
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nAs Hanson was about to refuse the food Sejun offered,
nGrrr.
n“S-sorry!”
nThe sound came from the stomach of an elf standing behind Hanson.
nThe elves had eaten five Cherry Tomatoes for breakfast, but it wasn’t nearly enough.
n“Eat plenty. You need to be full to work hard.”
n“Thank you.”
n“Thank you for the food!”
nThe elves each took an ear of corn from Sejun and began eating hurriedly.
n“Please take good care of the farm.”
n“Yes. Leave it to us!”
nAfter entrusting the farm to the Elves, Sejun moved to the waypoint with his companions.
n“Who the hell are you?! Huh?! You’re… Uren?!”
nNellie, the red pig who was the boss of the 35th floor of the Golden Tower and third on Uren’s blacklist, was shocked to see Uren.
nFor the record, Nellie owed Uren 10 trillion Tower Coins.
n“Uren, long time no see. By the way, does the family head know you came to the Golden Tower?”
nNellie, who was momentarily flustered upon seeing Uren, smirked slyly, thinking he had found Uren’s weakness.
n“No… he doesn’t know…”
nUren’s voice grew quieter, confirming that he had indeed come in secret.
n“I thought so. Uren, what are friends for? I’ll keep your visit to the Golden Tower a secret. But I’ve been wanting to buy something lately, and I’m short on funds…”
nPretending to care about Uren, Nellie asked him to lend him some money.
nOf course, his plan was to run straight to Magin and report that Uren had returned to the Golden Tower as soon as he got the money.
nHowever,
n“Really? But I don’t have any money either.”
nUren, who had never deviated from Nellie’s expectations until now, gave a different response.
n“What?”
n“And there’s no chance of my father finding out that I’ve returned. Because, Nellie, you’re going to become a slave.”
nHe was no longer the King Sucker Uren of the past.
n“What did you just say?! You dare to make me a slave?! I’ve been going easy on you because you’re a direct descendant! Now, I’ll show you how it feels to burn!”
nRumble.
nFwoosh.
nAs the enraged Nellie grew in size and became engulfed in intense flames,
n“I never said I’d be the one to do it… Theo~nim, I’ll leave it to you. You know the 50-50 split, right?”
n“Puhuhut. Don’t worry, meow!”
nTheo, who had been loosening up while talking with Uren, got ready.
nAt that moment,
nKkueng!!!
nThud!
nKkuik!!
nGiant Cuengi appeared and struck the enlarged Nellie with the Lightning Staff.
nKuehehehe. Kueng!
nHehehe. Cuengi helped big brother, so give me 100 Tower Coins!
nCuengi, who had knocked Nellie out cold, grinned brightly and extended his front paw to Theo.
n“Puhuhut. Alright, meow!”
nThat’s a good deal, meow!
nTheo handed 100 Tower Coins to Cuengi.
nKuehehe. Kueng!
nHehehe. Cuengi earned 100 Tower Coins!
nAs Cuengi happily placed the money he received from Theo into his pocket money pouch,
nPuhuhut. Now, I’ll receive 5 trillion Tower Coins and get praised by Chairman Park, meow!
nStamp.
nTheo stamped Nellie’s foot on the slave contract and smiled wickedly.
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