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nTL: Hanguk

n“These bastards!”

nSejun was furious at the small branch scouts who were destroying the cherry tomato field he had worked on for hours.

n“Aileen, call mother Crimson Giant Bear!”

nBased on the results of their previous encounter, he thought the mother Crimson Giant Bear alone would be enough.

nThe Tower’s administrator says to wait a bit.

n“Thank you.”

nSo, through Aileen, Sejun who had requested support, stepped forward to confront the enemies.

n“Go! Black Rabbit!”

nSqueak!

nAt Sejun’s shout, the Black Rabbit ran forward with a battle cry.

nAnd

nSwoosh. Swoosh.

nSejun threw a torch towards the enemies. As the torch flying in a circle hit the body of the small branch scout,

nWhoosh.

nIt caught fire easily.

nSwoosh. Swoosh.

nWhoosh.

nAs Sejun continued throwing torches, the small branch scouts fell, and a natural wall of flame was formed.

nThe torches, which the Grey Rabbits had made as many as 300 throughout the day, were enough.

nThe Black Rabbit went straight into the midst of the enemies and was single-handedly slaying them with a hammer.

nSqueak!

nBang! Bang! Bang!

nJust when Sejun and the Black Rabbit were successfully blocking the small branch scouts,

nThud. Thud.

nThe large branch scouts appeared, crossing over the wall of fire.

n“Black Rabbit, aim for their legs!”

nSqueak!

nThe Black Rabbit moved quickly, targeting only the legs of the large branch scouts.

nBang!

nGroan.

nThe large branch scouts, with one leg broken, lost balance and fell, blocking the way for the small branch scouts and serving as a natural roadblock.

n“Good.”

nWhile the Black Rabbit tied up the legs of the large branch scouts, Sejun finished off the small branch scouts by setting them on fire with torches.

nYou have defeated a small branch scout of the Corrupted Ent.

nYou have gained 25 experience points.

n…

n..

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nThen, after about 30 minutes,

nRoar!

nThe mighty roar of the mother Crimson Giant Bear was heard.

nRoar!

nCuengi also roared mightily, growing bigger, as it followed its mother.

nThud. Thud.

nThud. Thud.

nThe branch scouts began to retreat upon hearing the roar of the mother Crimson Giant Bear.

nHowever, they were too slow to escape from the mother Crimson Giant Bear.

nThump. Thump.

nRoar!

nWith one charge of the mother Crimson Giant Bear, the branch scouts, regardless of their size, were crushed.

nAnd then,

nRoar! Roar!

nCuengi detached the limbs of a branch scout, who was lucky enough to survive near the place where the mother Crimson Giant Bear had passed, and brought them to Sejun.

nSo, thanks to the Cuengi’s help, Sejun leveled up and became level 24.

n***

n38th Floor of the Tower.

nKieak!

nThud!

nA spider monster screeched and fell.

n“Boss, how long do we have to do this?”

nOne of the hunters, moving the corpse of the spider monster, asked Jang Rin.

n“Yeah. Let’s just run away!”

n“Idiot, as long as that cat has the contract, running away is pointless. We’ll only get punished later!”

n“But still…”

n“Let’s wait for now and look for an opportunity. There must be a chance to escape.”

nAs Jang Rin was comforting his subordinates,

n“Boss, there are two people coming this way?”

nTwo muscular men in trousers approached. One was a white-haired man in his late 60s, and the other appeared to be a black-haired man in his early 40s.

n‘The perfect number for a job.’

nUpon seeing the white-haired man, Jang Rin immediately thought of the strongest hunter in Korea, but he heard that hunter had retired due to a curse related to fire attribute.

n“Get ready.”

n“Yes!”

nJang Rin and his men hurriedly hid the spider’s corpse behind a wall and put on their masks, then waited for the hunters to come closer.

nHowever,

n“Magic missile.”

nThe white-haired man amongst the two had detected them and used a skill first.

n‘Damn, we’ve been discovered!’

n“Retreat!”

nJang Rin quickly shouted when he sensed that the opponents were not ordinary, but it was too late. The hunter who had been with the white-haired man had already blocked their escape.

n“We’re cornered!”

nWhile Jang Rin and his men were panicking,

nBoom. boom.

nThe Magic Missile hit their bodies.

n‘Is this a Magic Missile?’

nWith that thought, the members of Black Wolf Gang all fainted.

n“Like Representative Theo said, they are really incompetent.”

nLooking at the unconscious Black Wolf Gang, Han Tae Jun began to draft a training plan to improve their skills.

n***

nAdministrator area of the Tower.

n“Mmm.”

nAileen was deep in thought, frowning heavily.

n“What should I name it?”

nAileen was pondering the new name for the Red Locust Tomato Soup that Sejun had made for her.

n“I don’t like the idea of having the ominous name of Red Locust in a dish that the special human made for me!”

nWhile thinking about the new name for the soup, Aileen.

n“Heeheehee. I should combine the name of the human, Park Se Jun, and my great name, Aileen Pritani, the Black Dragon.”

n“Heeheehee. I’ve decided! SeP’s Soup!”

nThe name of the dish containing Red Locust will be forcibly changed to SeP’s Soup by the authority of the Tower’s Administrator.

nAileen used the authority of the tower’s administrator to forcibly change the name of the dish. Of course, the price was a tiny bit of Aileen’s magic and Sejun’s significant contribution.

n***

nBy the authority of the Tower’s Administrator, the name of the recipe for Combat Ration – Red Locust Soup is changed to SeP’s Soup.

nBy the authority of the Tower’s Administrator, the name of the recipe for Combat Ration – Red Locust Cherry Tomato Soup is changed to SeP’s Cherry Tomato Soup.

n“SeP?”

nAs Sejun was reading the message,

nThe Tower’s administrator says she combined ‘Se’ from Sejun and ‘P’ from Pritani.

nThe Tower’s administrator particularly highlights that she graciously conceded the front part of the name.

nThe Tower’s administrator says that you should be honored that your name comes before the name of the Great Black Dragon.

n“Alright. Thank you.”

nSnip.

nAs for Sejun, it didn’t matter what the name of the dish was, so he casually answered and harvested tomatoes while cutting the cherry tomato branches.

nThe Tower’s administrator says if you’re grateful, give her magical cherry tomatoes.

n“Got it. Give me a quest.”

nWhen Sejun gave Aileen the cherry tomatoes and focused on harvesting again,

nSnip.

nYou simultaneously harvested 9 well-ripened Magical Cherry Tomatoes.

nDue to the effect of Harvesting Lv. 4, you have harvested 1 crop of one grade higher.

nYour job experience increases greatly.

nYour proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 4 increases greatly.

nDue to the effect of Proficiency Increase Lv. 1, your proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 4 increases an additional 5%.

nYou gained 290 experience points.

n“Wow!”

nThe current grade of the harvested cherry tomatoes was C-grade. But a grade increase meant that he had harvested a B-grade magical cherry tomato.

nSejun, excited by the message, quickly checked the cherry tomatoes on the branch. They were indistinguishable from the outside, so he had to check them one by one.

n“This is the B grade.”

nSejun found the B grade Magical Cherry Tomato and looked at its options.

nMagical Cherry Tomato

n→ A cherry tomato grown inside the tower, it is delicious as it has consumed enough nutrients.

n→ A farmer who is familiar with farming has grown it, improving its taste and efficiency.

n→ When consumed, it breaks down 40g of body fat and increases magic by 1 for 10 minutes.

n→ The effect stacks up to 10 times within an hour.

n→ When consumed by a non-awakened person, it breaks down 40g of body fat and revitalizes the body.

n→ The effect is applied even if there is not enough fat to decompose.

n→ Cultivator: Tower Farmer Park Sejun

n→ Expiration date: 120 days

n→ Grade: B

nBreaking down 40g of body fat and increasing magic power by 1. As the grade increased, the efficiency improved. If you eat 10 B-grade Magic Cherry Tomatoes, your magic power increases by 10. Now, it was a number that couldn’t be ignored.

nIn addition, content was added that the effect is applied even if there is no fat.

n“Shall we see how it tastes?”

nSejun hurriedly put the B grade Magic Cherry Tomato in his mouth. Since he only had one, it would be trouble if he was caught.

nCrunch.

nSlurp.

nThe firm but thin skin burst, and the sour and sweet juice moistened Sejun’s mouth.

n“It’s delicious.”

nAfter eating the cherry tomato that had become even more flavorful, Sejun enjoyed the aftertaste with a satisfied expression when,

nSqueak!

nKwoong!

nThe black rabbit and the Cuengi, who had been hunting in the pond, approached Sejun.

n‘Did they notice?!’

nSejun was nervous that he might have been caught eating the B-grade cherry tomato by himself and continued to harvest the cherry tomatoes as if nothing happened.

nSqueak!

nKwoong!

nFortunately, the two of them had come to get permission to eat snacks.

n“Well, then you can eat.”

nAs Sejun gave his approval, the black rabbit started to eat a carrot from the storage, and Cuengi came to Sejun with a glass bottle filled with honey.

nClink.

nGlug.

nSejun poured 1 dollop of honey to the Cuengi and was about to stop when,

nTug.

nCuengi held Sejun’s hand with its paw.

nKwoong. Kwoong.

nGive me more honey. Otherwise, I’ll tell big brother you ate a cherry tomato by yourself.

n“Secrets are meant to be taken to the grave, right?”

nNod.

nCuengi nodded.

nGlug.

nCuengi obtained an extra dollop of honey in exchange for keeping the secret.

n***

n67th floor of the tower.

n“Oh! You’re here!”

nThe boss of the 67th floor of the tower, Lizardman Warrior Tamuro, who had been waiting for the sturdy blade onion leaves, greeted the wolves led by Malkai.

n“Tamuro, here they are.”

n“Thanks. Here’s 1250 tower coins for 500 sturdy blade onion leaves.”

n“Yes, thank you. We’ll be off then.”

nAs the wolves were about to leave with the cart and head to where their tribe was,

n“Wait! What is that?”

nTamuro asked, seeing the pot that hadn’t been taken off the cart. a delicious aroma emanating from it.

n“It’s a soup made from Red Locust meat. Would you like a bowl?”

nThe soup was meant for his tribe, but the desire in Tamuro’s eyes was too intense to ignore.

n“Hmm. I guess I’ll have one bowl then.”

nTamuro replied, licking his lips as if he had been waiting for Malkai’s offer.

n“Here you go.”

nMalkai filled a bowl with soup and handed it to Tamuro.

nSlurp.

n“…!”

nTamuro’s eyes widened after tasting the soup.

nThen

nGulp, gulp.

nHe downed the soup in one go.

nYou have consumed the standard portion of Combat Rations – SeP’s Soup.

nYour strength will increase by 7.1 for 30 minutes.

nYou will feel full for 3 hours.

n“Huh?!”

nTamuro was again surprised by the effects of the food.

n“Is this really made from Red Locust meat?!” 𝘪𝘦.𝘤𝑜

n“Yes.”

n“Malkai! Give us all your Red Locust meat! I want our Lizardman warriors to eat this too! We’ll pay well for the soup!”

nThat’s how Sejun’s money-making methods increased.

n***

n75th floor of the tower.

n“Buy quickly and go up, meow!”

nUpon arriving at the shopping area, Theo quickly started buying the items that Sejun had ordered. Then, on his way to the blacksmith’s shop to draw equipment,

n“Representative Theo, let’s go together!”

n“No, meow! You guys, come slowly to the blacksmith’s shop, meow!”

nWhen the large wolves were slow to move due to bumping into other merchants, Theo decided to go ahead alone.

n‘My lap!!!’

nHe was in a hurry.

nJust as Theo was almost at the blacksmith’s,

n“Who’s this?! Look over here, guys!”

nOne cat spotted Theo and recognized him.

n“Oh! Isn’t that Theo, who fled at night from Granier Village?!”

n“He said he was going to be a wandering merchant, and he really did it, huh?”

nUpon hearing the call of the delinquent cat, his companions approached.

nThen,

n“It’s been a while, Theo.”

nA fat black cat stepped forward and spoke. It was Oren, the son of the wealthiest family in Granier Village, who had humiliated Theo greatly.

n“It’s been a while, meow.”

nTheo responded with a smirk.

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nGood Night! ??

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