Chapter 272: Something Feels Ominous...
TL: Hanguk
Wiiing.
[Welcome, Sejun~nim.]
Following the guide of the Poisonous Queen Bee, Sejun arrived at the room of the Poisonous Queen Bee. The Poisonous Queen Bee welcomed Sejun.
Uh, good to see you. But what do you have for me?
Wiiing.
[Just a moment.]
In response to Sejuns question, the Poisonous Queen Bee took out a golden honey jelly from a small hole in the wall and
Plop.
placed it on Sejuns palm. It was a royal jelly of a different color from the last time.
[Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly]
Not only was the color different, but the name was different as well.
Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly?
Sejun examined the Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly closely.
[Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly]
Made from various types of honey jelly, refined through a secret method passed down through generations by the Poisonous Queen Bee.
Sweet as it is made of honey.
Consuming it increases one of the four stats by 30.
Consumption greatly increases the proficiency of one of the acquired skills.
Shelf life: 100 years
Grade: A+
Oh! This is good.
While Sejun was examining the Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly,
Plop. Plop.
the Poisonous Queen Bee kept taking out more honey jellies and placing them on Sejuns palm. There was more than one honey jelly.
Thanks to that, a total of 10 golden honey jellies were stacked on Sejuns palm.
And then,
Hehehe. I should eat only 5 of these now.
Sejun decided to hog 5 out of the 10 jellies all to himself when no one was around.
Ill use this to slightly close the gap with the others.
Having such thoughts, Sejun strategized on how to consume the Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly.
However,
Ill pretend I didnt eat the other 5 and give one to myself, one to Theo, one to Cuengi, one to the golden bat Huh?!
There was a flaw in his plan.
Golden bat?
Sejun, feeling a bit anxious, hurriedly reached behind his back calling for the golden bat. The golden bat often went unnoticed even when clinging to his back.
Fortunately, he didnt feel anything on his back nor heard a response from the golden bat. It seemed likely that it had followed Cuengi to the western forest.
Phew.
Relieved, Sejun breathed out and then,
Nom.
consumed the Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly.
[You have consumed a Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly.]
[Your magic power has increased by 30.]
[Your proficiency of Farmers Warm Touch Lv. 4 has greatly increased.]
[Your proficiency of Farmers Warm Touch Lv. 4 has been filled, and the level has increased.]
The first Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly increased his magic power by 30 and raised the skill proficiency of Farmers Warm Touch, leveling up the skill.
Nom.
[You have consumed the Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly.]
[Your magic power has increased by 30.]
[Your proficiency of Farmers Warm Touch Lv. 5 has greatly increased.]
The second Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly consumed also increased his magic power and the skill proficiency of Farmers Warm Touch.
Surely, both the stat and the skill were random, but somehow, the same stat and skill were raised both times. Well it can happen twice.
Nom.
[You have consumed the Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly.]
[Your magic power has increased by 30.]
[Your proficiency of Farmers Warm Touch Lv. 5 has greatly increased.]
Again?!
Once again, both his magic power and the proficiency of Farmers Warm Touch were increased. Sejun felt as if he was under some sort of spell.
And then,
Nom.
Nom.
To think until the last one
The probability of both the magic power among the four stats and the Farmers Warm Touch among the 16 skills being raised simultaneously was 1 in 64.
The chance of this happening five consecutive times was roughly 1 in 1.1 billion.
Sejun managed to beat those incredibly slim odds, raising the proficiency of the Farmers Warm Touch skill and his magic power five times in a row.
Thanks to this, Sejuns magic power increased by 150, and the level of Farmers Warm Touch skill went up by 3 levels, reaching level 7.
Something feels ominous
Sejun felt as if this incredible coincidence was the worlds malevolent intent trying to exploit him by only increasing specific stats and skills.
Ah, that cant be it. Why would it be me?
Thinking it was too far-fetched, Sejun pushed aside his unease and said,
Ill be going now.
Wiiing. Wiiing.
[Yes. Take care.]
After saying goodbye to the Poisonous Queen Bee, he returned to the farm.
***
Purple Tower, 89th floor.
[Oh? This is the Purple Tower too?]
Crackle. Crackle.
Flamie had rooted itself in a new floor of the Purple Tower.
Croak. Croak.
The area was full of poison frogs, ranging from 3 to 5 meters in size and in various vibrant colors, but
[Hehe. Ill work hard for my master and secure the land deed!]
Crackle. Crackle.
Flamie started spreading its roots without care.
Gulp. Gulp.
The poison frogs, seeing Flamies moving roots, rushed to put them in their mouths, instinctively perceiving anything that moves as prey.
However, Flamies massive roots were not of a size they could eat, and
Croak
The poison frogs died impaled on Flamies roots. There was no need to use magic to burn them. They would simply become nutrients for the roots.
[If only I could give this experience to my master]
While Flamie was regretful it couldnt give the experience points from killing the poison frogs to Sejun,
Crackle. Crackle.
Flamies roots continued to extend, luring the poison frogs, who then died trying to swallow the roots.
During this relentless growth,
[I found it!]
Flamie discovered the farm on the 89th floor of the tower.
[Hello, everyone. Im Flamie.]
As Flamie greeted the plants on the farm,
[Flamie please help us.]
The farms plants, suffering from the surrounding poison, asked Flamie for help.
[Got it. Just hold on. Yaap!]
Crackle. Crackle.
Flamie wrapped its roots around the farm, blocking the poison from entering, and used its first leafs ability, the Flame of Purification, to purify the land of the farm.
[Thank you Flamie]
The plants expressed their gratitude to Flamie.
And then,
Plop.
Once again, the land deed for the 89th floor of the tower fell in front of Flamie.
[Great. This makes three Purple Tower land deeds Ive acquired!]
Flamie protected the farms plants and continued to spread its roots.
Then,
What?! What is this plant?
Veronica, the tower farmer of the Purple Tower, who was looking for plants that could grow in poison-filled land, discovered Flamie.
Seeing how big its grown, it seems like a tree that thrives here too. But where are its seeds? Maybe I should cut a root and try planting it?
Swoosh.
When Veronica, fearless, drew a dagger to cut Flamies root,
[How dare! How dare you try to touch my body?! My body belongs to my master!]
Rumble. Rumble.
Angered, Flamie moved its massive roots to surround Veronica.
Please spare me
Overwhelmed by Flamies giant roots, Veronica barely managed to speak.
[Alright. Ill spare you. But in return, work on the farm.]
What?!
To think she, who could be considered the top person in the Purple Tower aside from the dragons, was being asked to work?
But,
[Come and work.]
Yes!
She couldnt defy Flamie, who seemed ready to crush her with its roots at any moment.
And then,
[How can you prune like that?! Our master is incredibly good at it, why are you so bad, Veronica?!]
Im sorry.
Veronica had to endure a mix of bragging about Sejun and half-scolding from Flamie.
Thats how Veronica, the tower farmer of the Purple Tower, began to learn farming from Flamie.
***
Rumble.
Im a bit hungry?
On the way back to the farm, riding on Toryong.
Nom.
Feeling a bit peckish, Sejun ate the meat given by Aileen.
[You have consumed a piece of Aileens Healthier Meatball.]
[You must eat all the pieces to gain the full effect.]
[499 pieces remaining.]
As he was filling his stomach,
Dadada.
Krueng!
[Where did you go, Dad?!]
Cuengi, who had returned from gathering herbs and not finding Sejun at the farm, quickly ran towards him, following his scent from afar.
Toryong, go underground for a bit.
-Yes.
As Toryong went into the ground,
Slap.
Just then, Cuengi arrived and clung to Sejuns leg.
Krueng!
[Cuengi was worried about Dad!]
Sorry. I went to see the poisonous bees for a bit.
Pat. Pat.
Nom.
While Sejun was patting Cuengi, who clung to his leg, with his left hand, he fed a Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly into Cuengis mouth with his right hand.
Krueng?! Krueng!
[What is this?! Its incredibly delicious!]
Cuengi, having eaten something sweet, quickly became happy.
After eating the Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly, Cuengis strength increased by 30, and one of its skills increased in proficiency, leading to a skill level up.
The name of the leveled-up skill was Intimidation.
Grrr
Krueng!
Cuengi quickly focused and stopped using the skill. Cant use it here! Dad will die!
Thanks to Cuengis quick action, Sejuns life was saved, and
Lets give some to the golden bat as well.
Unaware he had just narrowly escaped death again, Sejun called for the golden bat and gave it a Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly.
Nom.
(Pip-pip. Delicious.)
The golden bat, emerging from Cuengis back, happily ate the Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly.
And then,
Huh?!
Swoosh.
The golden bat disappeared right before Sejuns eyes.
The proficiency of the golden bats camouflage skill increased, leveling up, and now it was able to camouflage even in thin air.
Just as Sejun was about to move back to the farm after feeding Cuengi and the golden bat each a Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly,
Whats this?!
Feeling something approaching, Sejun quickly covered his face with his hands to prevent fur from entering his mouth.
Plop.
At the same time, a yellow furball rushed towards Sejuns face.
Chairman Park! Im back, meow!
It was Theo.
Flap. Flap.
Piyo! Piyo!
[Hello! Piyot is here too!]
Piyot was frantically flying around Theo, announcing its arrival.
Ah. I forgot about Piyot.
This realization made Sejun aware that he was one Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly short.
Sejuns plan was to consume the remaining 5 Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly himself, and give them to Theo, Cuengi, the golden bat, Iona, and himself.
He hadnt considered the new member, Piyot.
Cant be helped.
Sejun decided to give his share of the Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly to Piyot.
Vice Chairman Theo, did you have a good trip?
Sejun covered his mouth with his right hand and grabbed Theos scruff with his left hand, detaching him from his face, before asking,
Yes
Nom.
As Theo answered, Sejun quickly stuffed a Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly into his mouth. Since Theo wouldnt eat anything other than fish or Churu, this kind of surprise feeding was necessary.
Meow?! Meow! Chairman Park, whats this, meow?!
As expected, Theo started to get annoyed the moment something other than fish or Churu entered his mouth.
Meanwhile, the Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly quickly melted and disappeared in Theos mouth.
Chairman Park, thats too much, meow! How could you give me something other than fish and Churu
Snap.
Sejun brought the grumbling Theo onto his lap,
Meow
Theo quieted down while being cradled on Sejuns knees.
Now, theres only one left.
Sejun said, looking at Piyot.
Piyo?
And so, Sejun also fed Piyot the Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly.
However, Theo and Piyot only experienced increases in stats and skill proficiency without any significant changes.
Theo, give the last remaining one to Iona.
Got it, meow!
As Sejun handed the last Skill-Enhancing Golden Royal Jelly to Theo and was about to head towards the farm,
Boom.
Cuengi looked at Sejun with suspicious eyes. Dad wouldnt just not eat any himself!
Given Sejuns actions so far, it was a perfectly reasonable suspicion.
Sniff sniff.
Cuengi climbed up Sejuns body and began to sniff around his mouth.
Why, Cuengi?
Sejun remained calm in the face of Cuengis actions.
Hehehe. Knowing this would happen, Ive already rinsed my mouth clean.
Sejun had already eliminated any evidence.
However,
Krueng! Krueng!
[Dads magic power has increased significantly in just a few hours! Very, very suspicious!]
While the smell could be hidden, the changes in the body could not. Detective Cunan has once again apprehended a habitual sneak eater today.
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