Chapter 358: Would You Like to Receive the Voice Message Orb?
Silver Tower's Administrator Area.
"Tier... just go away... I'm not interested in Dragon Market or whatever it is..."
Crisella Hisron, the leader of the great silver dragons, said in a dispirited voice.
Crisella had been in a state of shock and secluded herself in her cave after her daughter Stella died without leaving a body after the attack by Halphas.
And,
"Crisella, how long are you going to just lie there like that? Come on, let's get some fresh air and just use the Dragon Market once."
Tier, beside her, was vigorously promoting the Dragon Market, trying to become a VIP member.
These days, Tier had been unable to move the dragon statues inside the Black Tower.
If he moved even a little...
-Oh! Is that the normal-grade Tier here?
-Pffff. Tier, how does it feel to live as a normal-grade? I wouldn't know since I'm a VIP.
Because Kaiser and Ramter, who had become VIPs of the Dragon Market, would rush over and tease him.
'I will definitely become a VIP of the Dragon Market!'
Thanks to that, Kellion and Tier were working hard to become VIPs themselves.
"Phew. Fine. But if I go to the Dragon Market, you're going leave me alone and leave from here."
"Okay! I will!"
Fortunately, Tier succeeded in persuading Crisella to move.
***
Kugugung.
Traveling on Toryong's head to the waypoint.
Kurorong.
Arolong.
Cuengi and Ajax, who had drunk a lot of milk, were sleeping leaning against Sejun's body and
Jjap. Jjap. Jjap.
Kking!
'It might run away again! I need to drink it quickly!'
Fenrir was hastily drinking the milk in the bowl as if it might escape.
Unlike Cuengi and Ajax, whose mouths were white from the milk, Fenrir, whose mouth remained clean, looked at the milk bottle and barked,
"Blackie, didn't you get any milk?"
Kking! Kking!
'Yes! It all ran away!'
Sejun realized the situation and gave Fenrir the milk.
'Puhuhut. As expected, I have the qualities of a great detective.'
As Sejun watched Fenrir eagerly drink the milk, he thought that being a detective might be his true calling. Maybe he should open a detective office next to his house as a side job.
While Sejun was indulging in these needless fantasies,
Kkaek! Kkaek!
Fenrir, who was hurriedly drinking milk, suddenly choked and coughed.
"Take it easy, there's plenty."
Sejun patted Fenrir's back and said.
Thanks to that, Fenrir quickly stopped coughing and
Kkihihit. Kking! Kking!
'Hehehe. This feels good! The white liquid is tasty!'
After drinking two bowls of milk while being patted by Sejun,
Kking... Kking.
'Hey. I'm full... rub my belly.'
Fenrir, with a bulging belly, entrusted it to Sejun's hands and fell asleep.
Kurorong.
Arolong.
Kkirorong.
As the trio's snoring served as a lullaby, Sejun began to nod off when
-Master, we have arrived.
Toryong informed them that they had reached the waypoint on the 73rd floor of the tower.
"Huh? Already?"
Just as Sejun was about to fall asleep, he reluctantly placed Fenrir into a sling bag to move.
"It's tight."
The previously roomy sling bag seemed to have shrunk and was about to burst.
Kking...
In the cramped space, Fenrir wriggled and stuck out his legs to find a comfortable position to sleep.
Due to this, all four legs stuck out of the sling bag, resembling a roasted chicken pose, but it definitely looked more comfortable inside the bag.
"How cute."
Sejun playfully touched Fenrir's tongue sticking out as he slept with his pink tongue slightly sticking out and then carried Cuengi and Ajax in his arms as he descended from Toryong's head.
Upon doing so,
"Welcome!"
Seeing Ajax sleeping in Sejun's arms, 'Boss of the 73rd Floor, Giant Flying Squirrel Quarrel' was startled and opened the way to the waypoint.
[Black Tower 73rd Floor Waypoint has been saved.]
Sejun registered the waypoint and returned to the 99th floor of the tower.
***
"Uren! Where are you, meow?! Hurry over here, meow!"
Theo, who disliked going far, called for Uren as he moved.
"Theo~nim, save me!"
From a distance, Uren came running, calling out Theo's name, with 50 bandits chasing behind him.
He had been swallowed by the fragment of Jǫrmungandr and then encountered bandits inside, who were now chasing him.
It was double the misfortune for Uren, but
"Puhuhut. Piyot, bring out the slave contract, meow!"
Piyo! Piyo!
[Yes! Theo~nim!]
For Theo, it was double the happiness.
"Puhuhut! I am the subordinate of the great Black Dragon, Deadly Dragon Clawed, Golden Cat Theo Park, meow! Hurry and stamp the contract, meow!"
"Don't be ridiculous! Hmph! Great Black Dragon? We don't care about such things!"
The bandits kindly charged at Theo's self-introduction.
Thud.
"Puhuhut. You just tried to take my life, meow! Now, pay 250 billion Tower Coins for the life of the Vice Chairman Theo, meow!"
The humble(?) Theo, who had easily subdued the bandits, demanded half the price of Sejun's life. I couldn't be on par with the great Chairman Park, meow!
As a result, the bandits stamped the slave contract with an additional clause stating they had to repay 250 billion Tower Coins, making Theo even happier.
"Puhuhut. Uren, hand over the money, meow!"
"Yes! Here it is!"
While Theo was withdrawing money from cash dispenser Uren,
Piyo!
[Theo~nim, all the stamps have been collected.]
Piyot had collected the stamps of all 50 bandits on the slave contract.
"Good job, meow! Meow!"
After praising Piyot, Theo swung his front paw and used the One Meow Slash.
Clink.
As the fragment of Jǫrmungandr disintegrated, white coins started to drop.
"Piyot, pick up the coins, meow!"
Piyo!
[Yes!]
Following Theo's command, Piyot swiftly flew to collect the coins and put them in Theo's bag.
"Puhuhut. Let's go, meow!"
Theo, along with Uren and Piyot, led the slaves towards the 55th floor of the tower.
Upon reaching the Red Ribbon Kingdom on the 55th floor of the tower,
"Chairman Park said to give this, meow! But where did the Black Rabbit go, meow?"
Theo asked as he pulled out a leather pouch filled with crops from his bundle. Black Rabbit was nowhere to be seen.
ChuChu! ChuChu!
[Hmph! Don't know any fool with such a name!]
Instead, there was only ChuChu, who was very upset. It was clear the two had fought.
Theo was curious about why they fought but chose not to ask. He thought it would be too much trouble.
So he hurriedly left the castle,
"Father Rabbit, here are the slaves, meow! Put them to work, meow! Then I'm off, meow!"
After handing over the slaves to the rabbit couple's farm, he rushed to the 4th floor of the tower for Sejun's final errand.
***
[You have arrived at the 99th floor of the Black Tower.]
Moo!
[Hello, Sejun~nim!]
As Sejun arrived at the 99th floor of the tower, the Minotaur King, who was guarding the waypoint, greeted him.
"Mm-hmm. Everything okay?"
Moo!
[I heard the Black Rabbit came to the farm!]
"The Black Rabbit?"
What? Did he bring more tenant farmers? As Sejun pondered why Black Rabbit had come,
Clank
Kueng!
[Minotaur King uncle!]
Cuengi opened the void storage and excitedly charged towards the Minotaur King.
However,
Kueng?
The Minotaur King deftly sidestepped Cuengi's charge. It seemed he could no longer endure getting hit like he used to.
"That's understandable."
Minotaur King, I understand. Sejun himself had felt threatened by even the lightest touch from Cuengi after about a month of acquaintance.
Of course, there was a significant difference in the strength directed at the Minotaur King and Sejun, but they shared the same pain. That feeling must be the same. It must be.
Kueng!
[Minotaur King uncle, I need special training!]
Moo! Moo!
[Okay! Get in position!]
In the meantime, the two had taken positions to begin punching training.
Thus, Cuengi was training under the strongest being of the Black Tower, the Minotaur King.
He was just growing and it seemed like the next strongest in the Black Tower was already guaranteed, but it looked like he would become the strongest in the Black Tower even sooner.
"Toryong, let's go."
Sejun went back to the farm so as not to disturb Cuengi's training.
And then,
Kwaaaaang!
As expected, it seemed Sejun wasn't able to use his strength properly, as a tremendous explosion started to sound.
A moment later,
Ppyak!
[Uncle, I'm here!]
As he neared home, Black Rabbit, with his hammer on his back, rushed out to greet Sejun at the farm.
"Black Rabbit, what's the matter?"
Since no other rabbits farmers were visible who would become tenant farmers, Sejun asked.
Then,
Ppyak...
[Just...]
Black Rabbit faltered in his response. It was clear he hadn't come for nothing, but he seemed reluctant to speak, so Sejun didn't ask further.
"Black Rabbit, help me with harvesting the cherry tomatoes."
Ppyak!
Sejun, along with Black Rabbit and Ajax, harvested the cherry tomatoes on the farm.
Tap. Tap.
[You have harvested Magical Cherry Tomatoes.]
[Your job Experience increases very slightly.]
[Your proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 8 increases very slightly.]
[You have gained 70 Experience Points.]
...
..
.
Sejun harvesting cherry tomatoes.
"Black Rabbit, from now on, call me little uncle. Got it?"
Ppyak? Ppyak?
[Really? Is that okay?]
"Eheheh. Of course! I'm Sejun hyung's younger brother after all!"
Ajax's voice trying to act as an uncle to Black Rabbit reached Sejun's ears.
As they farmed together, it was time for dinner.
Dinner was a carrot soup, which Black Rabbit loved.
Ppyak!
[Uncle, it's really delicious!]
Tap. Tap.
After eating the carrot soup, Black Rabbit excitedly thumped his feet. It was natural. The carrot soup Black Rabbit had eaten before barely had any ingredients.
But now, with all the necessary ingredients like flour, butter, milk, and cheese, it couldn't taste bad.
Of course, the reaction of the three who ate Sejun's cooking every day was not much different from Black Rabbit's.
Kueng!
[It's delicious!]
Cuengi, who had returned from special training, expressed his excitement by punching the air after eating the soup.
Gwaang.
But why was there a loud noise from afar?
"Eheheh. Hyung, it's too delicious!"
Ajax wagged his tail in bliss, and
Jjap. Jjap. Jjap.
Kkihihit. Kking! Kking!
'Heheh. Exciting! It's yummy!'
Fenrir, after taking a few mouthfuls of the carrot soup, barked in excitement and repeated eating the soup.
"There's plenty more, eat up."
As Sejun watched the four of them enjoy his cooking,
[Your soul is filled with pouring praise.]
[Mental Strength increases by 2.]
Along with the message, his mental strength increased.
"Hehehe. Good."
Sejun chuckled and began eating the carrot soup.
Just then,
[The 10th Tower's assistant, the great silver dragon Stella Hisron, has sent you a Voice Message Orb.]
[1 million Tower Coins are required to receive the Voice Message Orb.]
[Would you like to receive the Voice Message Orb?]
A message appeared in front of Sejun.
The 10th Tower's assistant?
A voice message?
Sejun didn't pay much attention to the fact that it was a dragon. Since there were many dragons around him, he thought, 'There might be dragons in the 10th tower as well.'
Even more so since there was very little information available on finding the piece of the door that leads to the 10th tower...
"Are they trying to give me a hint? I'll accept it."
Although he didn't like the rudeness of sending it at the recipient's expense, but thinking that it might be helpful, Sejun decided to accept the Voice Message Orb.
Then,
[You have paid 1 million Tower Coins.]
[You have acquired the Voice Message Orb.]
A transparent orb appeared on Sejun's palm.
[Voice Message Orb]
→ This orb can store a voice message for 10 seconds.
→ When magic power is infused, the stored voice can be played.
→ It contains a recording of the voice of the great silver dragon, Stella Hisron.
→ Usage restriction: Magic power over 100
→ Grade: D
"So, I just need to infuse magic power?"
As Sejun infused magic power into the orb,
[Hey! What the hell are you doing?! Why haven't you come to the 10th tower yet?! And tell my mom that I'm alive!]
Stella's voice could be heard, cramming everything she had to say into the 10 seconds.
As Sejun was listening to Stella's voice,
"Tier, this is the Black Tower, right?"
"Yes. The Dragon Market here."
"Phew. Okay. I'm only going to stay for an hour anyway."
"Alright. Let's go in."
Stella's mother, Crisella Hisron, had arrived at the Black Tower.
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