Chapter 488: They Were Originally Stars
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nTL: Hanguk
nInside Kwin’s mental world.
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nIn the middle of a barren land, Kwin was sitting absentmindedly.
nThen.
nWhoooosh.
n“Kwin, don’t you want to have strong power?”
n“Become one with us.”
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n“Escape your body and enjoy eternal freedom.”
nA soft voice tried to entice Kwin as the wind swirled around him.
nHowever,
n“I don’t want to.”
nWhen Kwin refused with a dry voice,
nWooooooo.
nThe wind quickly revealed its true nature, surrounding Kwin with sharp gusts of wind.
n“Give us your soul!”
nThe wind began to threaten Kwin.
n“Ugh… No…!”
nExhausted by the continued threats of the wind, Kwin was slowly wearing down.
n“Al…right.”
nIn the end, he gave in to the wind.
n“Hahaha. Kwin, you too will become part of us, the Mad Wind!”
nThe tips of Kwin’s hands and feet slowly began to be absorbed by the wind.
nAt that moment,
nThump.
nA massive external shock reverberated through Kwin’s mental world.
n“Who dares?”
n“How dare they interfere with us, the Mad Wind!”
n“We won’t let this slide once we’re done here!”
nThe Mad Wind hurriedly tried to absorb Kwin’s soul.
nThen.
nThud. Thud.
nGrrrrr.
nA giant wolf appeared in Kwin’s mental world, not bothering to hide its footsteps.
n“Who are you?!”
n“This great self is the evil spirits exorcising noble wolf, the great Blackie~nim! You dared to say you’d kill our butler?!”
nBlackie replied in a haughty voice.
n“What?! Exorcism? How dare you treat us, the Mad Wind, as mere evil spirits!?! I am! We are! Soon to become an Apostle of Destruction! Unforgivable!”
nThe Mad Wind, tainted by the power of destruction, was just steps away from reaching the end of its destruction path and becoming an Apostle of Destruction.
nHowever, to Blackie, who had already reached the pinnacle as the former 1st Seat Apostle of Destruction, it was laughable.
n“Hmph!”
nNot even an Apostle yet.
nAt the words of this far inferior junior, Blackie snorted lightly,
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nAnd the Mad Wind vanished far too easily.
n“Ah! I was going to have the butler name it!”
nBlackie, who had annihilated the Mad Wind with a snort, greatly regretted it and
n“Hey! Listen to the butler properly from now on! Got it?!”
nLooking down at Kwin, who had a blank expression,
n“Huh?! Yes! From now on, I will be loyal to the butler!”
nSeeing how the Mad Wind that tormented him had been extinguished so easily, Kwin immediately prostrated himself in response.
n“No!”
n“Huh?!”
n“Only I can call him butler. You call him Sejun~nim!”
n“Ah! Yes! Understood! I will be loyal to Sejun~nim from now on!”
n“Hehe. Good.”
nThump. Thump.
nSatisfied with Kwin’s answer, Blackie slowly left Kwin’s mental world.
nAnd thus, Kwin’s madness was cleanly cured.
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nThe 99th floor of the Black Tower.
nGrin.
n“What’s up with him?”
nSejun quietly covered Kwin, who had been causing a ruckus but was now sleeping with a happy smile, with a few green onion leaves.
nKihihit.
n“Oh. Our Blackie must have exorcised him.”
nSejun gently placed Blackie, who was sleeping next to Kwin, into the sling bag.
nAnd then,
n“Minotaur King, watch over this guy for me.”
nMoo!
nLeave it to me!
nHe had the Minotaur King keep an eye on Kwin.
nJust as the commotion settled down,
n“Hm?”
nWhat’s this? Why do I feel warmth in my chest?
nSejun placed his hand inside his chest and,
nFlash.
nHe discovered a glowing Starfruit seed.
nStarfruit Seed bathed in Radiant Starlight
n→ ???
n→ You must harvest it to check its options.
n→ Starfruit has awakened under the aura of a radiantly shining being.
n→ The seed’s desire to grow is immense.
n→ Please plant it quickly before that desire fades!
n“Aura of a radiantly shining being?”
nWhat does that mean?
nSejun, not understanding the situation,
nClank.
nEntered the Void Storage to plant the Starfruit seed.
nAlthough Sejun didn’t know, the Starfruit seed had seen a face.
nThat’s right. The Starfruit seed was awakened by the aura emanating from Aileen’s beauty.
nIf Sejun had known, Milky, the God of Starlight, would have earned Sejun’s hatred and been added to Theo’s impeachment list without even having a temple, but fortunately, Sejun was unaware of this fact.
nPlop.
nYou’re a Field! Lv. 8 is activated.
nYou have planted the Starfruit seed in the body of Krueger, the Destroyer of Mountains and 7th seat of the Apostle of Destruction.
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nAs soon as Sejun planted the seed,
nCrack.
nThe Starfruit seed quickly took root and rapidly grew into a tall tree about 30 meters high, bearing a single fruit.
n“Huh?!”
nKrueger’s body?
nSimultaneously, Krueger’s body began to shrink drastically. Although Sejun had planted the Destruction Devourer and other crops before, never had anything shrunk this quickly.
nBy the time ten fruits had grown at the base of the tree, Krueger’s body had completely disappeared.
nAnd then,
nYou have defeated the Soulless Krueger, the Destroyer of Mountains and 7th seat of the Apostle of Destruction.
nYou have gained 5 trillion experience points.
nYou have leveled up.
nYou have received 1 bonus stat point.
nYour Strength has increased by 10.
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nMessages began to appear, showing the experience gain and level-up.
nEven though it was a soulless body, it still counted as a legitimate kill.
n“Five trillion experience points?!”
nAh, I’m screwed.
nSejun despaired as he looked at the massive amount of experience he had gained.
nHis current level was 118. Two level-ups would put him at 120, and then the job quest would activate.
nThis meant that any experience points beyond what was required for two level-ups would essentially be wasted.
nAt that moment,
nYou have achieved a great feat by slaying the Soulless Krueger, the Destroyer of Mountains and 7th seat of the Apostle of Destruction.
nAs a reward for this great feat, your title
nAn achievement message appeared.
nYou have achieved a great feat by gaining an enormous amount of experience in one go.
nAs a reward for this great feat, your remaining experience will be used to forcefully complete the job quest and continue leveling up.
n3.5 trillion experience points have been used to forcibly complete the job quest.
nAs a reward for completing the quest, Lv. 121 cap has been lifted.
nAs a reward for completing the quest, all your stats have increased by 200.
nWith the new achievement message, Sejun forcefully completed his job quest with the massive amount of experience points.
nYou have leveled up.
nYou have received 1 bonus stat point.
nYour Strength has increased by 10.
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nHe reached level 127.
n“Hehehe.”
nNone of the experience went to waste.
nSejun smiled happily, relieved that he hadn’t lost any of the experience.
n“Puhuhut.”
nChairman Park is smiling, so I’m happy too, meow!
nTheo also laughed.
n“Alright, time to harvest.”
n“Let’s do it, meow!”
nSnap.
nSejun approached the Starfruit tree and pulled one of the golden fruits that looked exactly like the Starfruit tree fruits he had seen on Earth.
nYou have harvested the Starfruit.
nYour job experience has slightly increased.
nYour proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 9 has slightly increased.
nYou have gained 100 experience points.
nAs the message appeared, the fruit turned into light and merged with the tree.
n“Huh?!”
nCrack.
nThe tip of the tree pointed toward the sky outside the Void Storage.
nAnd then,
nWhoosh!
nA mass of light shot into the sky.
nThe mass of light drew a long streak through the sky,
nBoom!
nAnd exploded in the sky.
nYou have achieved a great feat by being the first to light a star in the night of the Black Tower.
nAs a reward for this great feat, you have earned the title
nIt became the first star of the Black Tower.
n“Maybe the night sky will be a bit brighter now?”
nSejun looked in the direction of the stars, which were still invisible since it was daytime, and checked the newly acquired titles.
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n– Weakens the abilities of Apostles of Destruction within a 200-meter radius by 25%.
nAside from the increased range and power, the Skilled Hunter of Destruction title remained the same as before.
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n– Divinity increases by 1 each time you light a star in the sky.
nNext, Sejun checked the second title.
n“Increases Divinity by 1 every time I light a star?!”
nCurrently, the only way Sejun could raise his Divinity was through this
nYour divine blood has passed through the heart of Dark, the God of Darkness.
nYour Divinity increases by 0.0001.
nEvery 30 seconds, his blood would circulate through his body and pass through Dark’s heart, increasing his Divinity by 0.0001 each time.
nTo raise his Divinity by 1 would take about 7 days.
nHonestly, Sejun wasn’t entirely sure what benefits came from increasing Divinity, just like with raising Mental Strength. However, since there seemed to be no harm in raising it, he decided to keep increasing it.
nYou have harvested the Starfruit.
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nSo, Sejun harvested the remaining 9 Starfruit tree’s fruits.
nThe effect of the title
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nHe added 9 more stars to the sky and raised his Divinity by 9 points.
nAt that moment,
nA quest has been generated.
nQuest: Add two more stars to complete the Zodiac of twelve stars that will govern the night sky of the Black Tower.
nReward:
nA quest appeared.
n“Huh?”
n“Add two more stars?”
n‘What if I transplant the Starfruit tree into Ailce’s body?’
nSejun hurriedly looked at the Starfruit tree.
nRustle.
nUnfortunately, the tree, having fulfilled its mission, was crumbling into dust.
nAll trees that grew from transcendence grade seeds behaved the same. Once the fruit was harvested, the tree would crumble into dust and disappear.
nDoes that mean I’ll have to wait for the next Starfruit seed to add two more stars?
nAs Sejun coolly gave up on the idea and moved on to harvest acorns from the acorn tree,
n-Sejun-nim, please give me a chance! I’m confident I can shine brighter than anyone in the sky!
n-Sejun-nim, me too! I’ll light up the path ahead for you from the sky!
nThe Holy Stone Ice Cube and the Holy Stone Piercing started speaking to Sejun.
nHoly stones were originally stars, but they had fallen to the ground as stones.
nAh, they used to be stars.
nWhat if he sent those stones back to the sky?
n‘That makes sense.’
n“But how do I turn you back into stars?”
n-With about 5 points of Divinity…
n-Me too…
n“Alright, got it.”
nAll the Divinity I earned today is going to be used up, huh?
nWhen Sejun gave his permission, a white light flowed from his body into the two holy stones.
nThe Holy Stone Ice Cube absorbs 5 points of Divinity from Park Sejun of the Black Tower.
nThe Holy Stone Ice Cube regains its memories as a star and returns to the sky.
n-Thank you, Sejun-nim! I’ll make sure to repay you!
nThe Holy Stone Piercing absorbs 5 points of Divinity from Park Sejun of the Black Tower.
nThe Holy Stone Piercing regains its memories as a star and returns to the sky.
n-Thank you, Sejun-nim! Long live Sejun-nim!
nThe two holy stones expressed their gratitude and flew up toward the sky.
nDue to the effect of the title
nDue to the effect of the title
nAs the two became stars, Sejun gained Divinity from the title effect.
nIs this a payback?
nGaining 1 Divinity in return for 5 Divinity spent – that’s 20%. Not bad.
nAs Sejun calculated the payback rate,
nYou have completed the Zodiac of twelve stars that will govern the night sky of the Black Tower.
nThe quest has been completed.
nAs a quest reward, you have been granted
n“Oh!”
nIt’s a Power!
nSejun eagerly checked the new power he had received.
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n→ You can temporarily connect to a star whose name you know.
n→ While connected, you can use the star’s abilities.
n“Is this good? Starlink…”
nI should try connecting to Ice Cube.
nUsing
nSejun immediately used the power.
nAnd then,
n-Huh?! Sejun-nim, your Mental Strength isn’t strong enough for this yet…
n“Ugh!”
nYou should’ve told me sooner!
nAs Sejun received an overwhelming amount of visual information that Ice Cube was observing, his brain overloaded, and he passed out.
nSejun’s Mental Strength was far too weak to connect with a star.
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nInside the Creator God’s temple.
n-Emila, it’s been a while.
n“Creator God!”
nThe Creator God had gone to find Emila Ibenes, his loyal first apostle, in order to track down the culprit who spread the rumor that he had run away.
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