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nTL: Hanguk

nInside a warehouse full of treasures collected by Izrael throughout his lifetime.

nSwoosh.

nTheo was scanning the items in the warehouse with his front paw.

n“Representative Theo, what are you doing?”

nIona asked, watching Theo moving his front paw around.

n“I’m looking for something that attracts me, meow.”

n“Attracts you?”

n“That’s right, meow. I’m searching for an item that my front paw is attracted to, meow!”

n“Ah!”

nIona remembered what Sejun had told her about Theo’s golden front paw.

nAnd then,

n‘Humph. It’s just an intuition after all. It’s no match for my high-dimensional magic.’

nFeeling jealous of Theo receiving Sejun’s praises, Iona’s competitive spirit as a wizard was aroused.

n“Representative Theo, let’s have a contest!”

n“What kind of contest, meow?”

n“The one who finds a higher-grade item wins!”

n“Alright, meow!”

nEven though his opponent was the Chairman of the Wizard’s Association, Theo was not intimidated at all. The source of Theo’s confidence was not himself but Sejun.

n‘Puhuhut. The victory will be mine, meow! Because Park Sejun said my front paw is amazing, meow.’

nAnd so, the treasure hunting competition between Theo and Iona began.

n***

nTower 75th Floor, Zenka Lake.

nSwoosh.

nYou have arrived at the Zenka Lake on the 75th floor of the tower.

nFrom now on, find and eliminate the cause that threatens the extinction of the Blue Carp.

nSejun, Black Rabbit, and Cuengi appeared.

n“Wow! It’s a different floor!”

nSqueak!!!

nKruong!!!

nNeither Sejun, Black Rabbit, nor Cuengi were paying any attention to their mission. All three of them were newbies who had just left the 99th floor of the tower for the first time. Everything was fascinating to them.

n“What’s this?”

nSejun began to examine the grass around the lake,

nSqueak!

nKruong!

nThe Black Rabbit and Cuengi, intrigued by the wide, blue lake they had never seen before, jumped right into the lake.

nWhile Sejun was strolling around the lake and exploring the plants, he noticed a plant with a very familiar appearance.

nA fruit shaped like a giant bell in the middle of wide-spread leaves, and a green crown growing above it! It was a pineapple.

n“Hehehe. Why is there a pineapple here?”

nSnip.

nSejun, excited, drew his dagger and cut the pineapple.

nAnd then,

nThud.

nHe removed the crown and stored it in his bag. He planned to plant the crown back at the 99th floor of the tower, which would allow him to grow more pineapples.

nSeukuk.

nHe quartered the pineapple and took a bite from one of the slices.

n“Ugh!”

nInitially, the sour taste sent shivers down his spine, but the more he chewed on the pulp, the less sour it became and the sweetness intensified.

n“Wow! It’s delicious!”

nSejun, who had quickly devoured a whole pineapple, rose from his seat in admiration. He got up to count how many pineapples were there.

nHowever,

n“There are only 12 in total.”

nThere weren’t that many.

nSnip. Snip.

nSejun harvested all the pineapples first.

nAnd while he was enjoying the second pineapple,

nThud. Thud.

nSomething was approaching from behind Sejun.

n“Huh?!”

nAs Sejun turned around,

nRibbit. Ribbit.

nA 3-meter-tall upright walking frog was drooling at the sight of Sejun.

nProg

nWhy is a frog walking on two feet?! While Sejun was in a state of confusion,

nRibbit.

nSwish.

nProg opened its mouth and attacked Sejun with its tongue.

n“Humph! Even though I may not look like it, I’ve trained at the 99th floor of the tower!”

nSejun dodged Prog’s tongue and threw his hand ax at Prog.

nThunk!

nThe hand ax hit Prog right in the head.

nYou have defeated the Prog.

nYou gained 500 experience points.

n“Hmph. This is too easy for me. Retrieve!”

nAlthough he already had a considerable advantage dealing with an aquatic monster on land, Sejun was still proud of himself.

nWhen Sejun was feeling triumphant,

nSubordinate 1 has defeated the Prog.

nSubordinate 2 has defeated the Prog.

nBlack rabbit and Cuengi were also fighting underwater.

nYou’ve found one cause of the extinction of the blue carps in Zenka lake on the 75th floor.

nA Mid-level Administrator quest has been triggered.

nMid-level Administrator Quest: Kill all 2291 Progs in Zenka Lake.

nProg 0

/2291

nReward: 10,000 experience points, 1,000 tower coins

nFailure: You cannot return to the original location until the quest is completed.

n“Are there over 2000 of these frogs?!”

nSejun hurried to Zenka Lake, plunged his face into the water, and examined the underwater scene.

nUnderwater, he could see Black rabbit and Cuengi energetically chasing fleeing Progs. The pair, trained in the pond, were great swimmers, but Progs were aquatic creatures. Despite their numbers, it took a lot of effort to hunt down a single Prog.

n‘When will they ever catch them all?’

nWhile watching the battle between Black rabbit and Cuengi,

n“But what do these guys taste like?”

nSuddenly, Sejun was curious about the taste of Prog meat.

nSo, he started a fire and began preparing a dish using Prog meat.

n***

nWhen Theo and Iona were having a contest in the warehouse, a black wolf, who had been observing Zenka Lake, ran towards them.

n“Chief Hegel, we have a big problem.”

n“What is it?”

nHegel, who had already had a near-death experience with Iona, wasn’t particularly interested in his subordinate’s report.

n“There are some suspicious guys appearing in Zenka Lake.”

n“Suspicious guys?”

n“Yes… they’re roasting Progs.”

n“What?! They’re roasting Progs?!”

n“Yes! And it tastes so good! Slurp.”

nThe black wolf reported, relishing the memory of the taste.

n“Taste? What are you talking about? Did you eat Prog meat?”

nHe seemed to think his subordinate was out of his mind. Prog meat was poisonous and inedible.

n“Let’s just go!”

nThe wolf, eager to return to Zenka Lake, urged Hegel.

n“Hmm. Elka, I’ll be back from Zenka Lake soon. Please let Representative Theo know.”

n“Yes. Understood.”

nHegel hurriedly ran toward Zenka Lake.

n***

n“Here it is, Mr. Sejun.”

nThe wolves that came out of the water dragged the fainted progs by their necks to Sejun.

n“Thanks.”

nThud! Thud!

nYou have defeated the Prog.

nYou have gained 500 experience points.

nYou have defeated the Prog.

nYou have gained 500 experience points.

nSejun slaughtered two progs with his hand axe and handed the progs’ skewers to the wolves.

nChew, chew.

n“It’s really chewy!”

n“It’s delicious!”

nThe wolves ate the food and went back into the water.

nAn hour earlier.

nCurious about the taste of prog, Sejun started roasting the prog meat, which he prepared by wrapping it around a detoxifying green onion.

nFor safety, Sejun always brought detoxifying green onions, just like a regular medicine, because he didn’t know what kind of poison might be in the ingredients.

nWhen the dish was ready,

nYou have achieved the achievement of making Prog-Green Onion Rolls for the first time in the Tower.

nThe recipe for Prog-Green Onion Rolls is registered in Cooking Lv. 3.

nYour proficiency in Cooking Lv. 3 increases significantly.

nYour proficiency in Cooking Lv. 3 is filled, and the level increases.

nSejun’s cooking level increased.

nAnd

nSpecial effect: Comfortable underwater movement is added to Prog-Green Onion Rolls due to the effect of Cooking Lv. 4.

n“Special effect?”

nA special effect was added to the dish. It was new information added as the cooking level reached 4.

nSejun checked the completed dish.

nProg-Green Onion Rolls

n→ Roasted detoxifying green onions wrapped in prog meat.

n→ Thanks to skilled cooking skills, the prog meat and detoxifying green onions are well roasted and taste very good.

n→ Detoxifying green onions have detoxified the poison in prog meat.

n→ Special effect: Comfortable underwater movement

n→ Chef: Tower Farmer Park Sejun

n→ Expiration date: 5 days

n→ Grade: C

nAs Sejun was checking the options for the Prog-Green Onion Rolls,

nKroung…

nSquawk…

nThe exhausted black rabbit and cuengi came out of the water from chasing progs.

nAnd

nKroung!

nSquawk!

nThe two hungry ones ate the prog-green onion rolls, and started bobbing in excitement.

n“Should I try it too.”

nSejun also took a bite of the roasted prog.

nChew.

n‘It tastes like chicken’

nThe meat was soft, but the taste was just like unsalted chicken.

nGulp.

nYou have consumed prog-green onion roll.

nDue to the special effect: Comfortable underwater movement makes your underwater movements comfortable for 30 minutes.

n“I should have brought some salt…”

nSejun felt a little regretful.

nThen

n“Grrrr, You can’t do that!”

nFive black wolves came running, shouting.

n“What’s going on?”

nKroung!

nSquawk!

nSejun and the animals raised their weapons in caution against the black wolves.

n“There’s poison in prog meat.”

n“That’s right! You need to vomit right away!”

nThe black wolves looked at them with worried expressions.

n“Oh! Thanks. But this one is detoxified. Do you want to try one too?”

nSejun said to the black wolves while taking a bite of the prog-green onion roll.

n“……”

nAs Sejun ate the third prog-green onion roll,

nGulp.

n“Um… I’ll just have one.”

n“Me too…”

n“Here.”

nThe black wolves got the prog-green onion rolls from Sejun and ate them.

nAnd then,

n“Huh?! It says it makes moving in water comfortable?”

nThe black wolves were surprised to see the message that appeared after eating the prog-green onion roll.

n“In that case…”

nIn order to check the effect mentioned in the message, the black wolves jumped into the Zenka Lake. If this was the case, they might be able to easily accomplish the tasks they had been working on.

nAfter a while,

nThe black wolves, who had successfully hunted the progs, came up to the ground with the progs in their mouths.

nAwwoo!

nA black wolf called its comrades.

n“Where’s the good food?!”

nTadada. 𝑖𝘦.𝒸𝘰𝘮

nThe black wolves flocked to eat Sejun’s dish.

n***

n“This is…”

nHegel couldn’t continue his sentence while watching the spectacle unfolding at the Zenka Lake.

nThe wolves hunted the progs in the pond and brought them to a black-haired man, who then killed the progs.

nAnd the wolves, having received meat from the man, went back into the water.

nThen,

n“Chief Hegel!”

nTribe vice chief Falca ran up to him.

n“Vice-Chief Falca, what’s happening?”

n“First, try eating this.”

nFalca handed over the prog-green onion roll he had been holding to Hegel.

nChew chew.

n“Oh! This meat is delicious!”

nHegel said while eating the prog-green onion roll. It felt like the first time he was eating proper meat since he came here to do the mission.

nGulp.

nAnd then, a message appeared.

n“Could it be?! Is it because of this dish that our wolves are able to hunt the progs?”

n“Yes. Thanks to that man’s cooking, it seems like we will be able to successfully finish the mission.”

nFalca pointed at Sejun.

n“Is that so? Then I should thank him.”

n“Yes, let’s go.”

nFalca guided Hegel to Sejun.

nAnd then,

n“Mr. Sejun, this is our Black Wolf tribe’s chief, Hegel.”

n‘Sejun?’

nUpon hearing Falca’s words, Hegel’s mind went blank.

nThe prestigious name of the Great Black Dragon, Park.Se.Jun, which Elka had told him.

nAnd the black dragon tattoo visible on Sejun’s right hand back.. That tattoo was only allowed to the Black Dragon’s tribe.

nIt’s the Great Black Dragon!

n“I greet the Great Black Dragon!!!”

nHegel quickly prostrated himself in front of Sejun.

nAnd then,

n“We greet the Great Black Dragon!!!”

nThe other black wolves also followed Hegel and prostrated themselves in front of Sejun.

nYawn.

nGrrr.

nDespite the loud shouts of the black wolves, the exhausted Black Rabbit and Cuengi did not care and took a nap.

n***

n“Meow?!”

nTheo, who had been inspecting the items in the warehouse, felt something strange.

n‘I feel Park Sejun’s lap nearby, meow!’

nEven though it was incomprehensible, Theo believed in his ability to sense Sejun’s lap.

n“Iona, I have to go check it out, meow!”

nTheo quickly ran out of the warehouse.

n“Heeheehee. It’s my victory.”

nIona raised the B-grade item she had found in the warehouse, claiming her victory. Who the real winner was would only be known as time passed.

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