Solo Farming In The Tower Chapter 814 86: Theo’s Mental Breakdown (1) / 810

TL: Hanguk

PR: MiniPixelZ

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The dragon leaders who welcomed Sejun looked at him quietly with eyes full of anticipation.

And then

"Artemis-nim, please take this."

When Sejun handed a yellow bracelet to Artemis,

-Hahaha! Sejun, thank you!

-Haa…

The joy and sorrow of Artemis and the six dragon leaders who did not receive a gift crossed paths.

-Puhaha. Congratulations, Artemis.

-Duhaha. That bracelet looks pretty cool? Of course, it's nothing compared to my cloak, the Poison-Immune Cloak Seven-Star Firen.

Ramter and Tier, who had already received gifts from Sejun, leisurely congratulated Artemis.

"Please don't be too disappointed. I'll bring something better next time."

Since Poyo recently said Uren's misfortune was thinning out, the chances of obtaining 8-star items would increase as Sejun continued catching those who escaped from under the cornerstones of the world. Maybe even a 9-star item would come out?

"You ran out of alcohol, right? I also brought some snacks."

While Sejun was comforting the leaders who hadn't received 7-star items by taking out attribute liquors and snacks from the Void Storage.

"Puhuhut. Artemis-nim, if you received something good, you must pay a price to our great hybrid Chairman Park, meow!"

Theo said, stretching out his front paw to Artemis.

-Hahaha. Of course! I should definitely give a reward!

Responding cheerfully to Theo's words, Artemis snapped off the tip of his horn, infused with his power.

This should be safe enough for Sejun to use without injury.

"Shrink."

He crafted an item designed for the Sunfish Sejun.

Artemis handed the horn, now the size of a finger, to Theo.

"Puhuhut. Artemis-nim, this was a good deal, meow!"

As soon as Theo received the horn, he clung to Sejun's knee and said,

"Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I got this from Artemis-nim, meow!"

He immediately reported.

[Horn of the Thunder Dragon]

→ Created by the Great Golden Dragon Artemis Yul, who infused his horn with the compressed power of lightning.

→ When the horn is equipped on the head, the <Power: Ruler of Lightning>, which only the Great Golden Dragon can use, can be activated without penalty for 3 seconds.

→ After use, the horn will be destroyed.

→ Usage Restriction: Dragon race, Black Tower Tower Farmer Park Sejun

→ Creator: Great Golden Dragon Artemis Yul

→ Grade: Unmeasurable

"Oh!"

This is great?!

Though it was single-use and had a short duration, Sejun liked that there were no side effects.

From now on, I should accept this kind of thing as payment.

"Vice Chairman Theo, good job."

"Puhuhut. I know, meow!"

Sejun patted Theo on the head.

"Artemis-nim, I'll use it well!"

He shouted his thanks to Artemis, loudly enough to show the other leaders that he was satisfied with Artemis's reward.

Sejun seems to like that. I should make one and give it to him too.

Damn Artemis, I have no choice but to admit it this time. He made something good.

I'll upgrade that and give Sejun something even better.

Thanks to that, the other leaders also thought they should prepare horn items in advance to give to Sejun as a reward when they receive 7-star items later.

-Puhaha. Sejun, take this.

-Duhaha. Take mine too.

Of course, Ramter and Tier, who had already received 7-star items, created and handed Sejun the [Horn of the Flame Dragon] and [Horn of the Poison Dragon].

[Horn of the Flame Dragon] allows the <Power: Ruler of Flame> to be used for 3 seconds, and [Horn of the Poison Dragon] allows the <Power: Ruler of Poison> to be used for 3 seconds.

At that moment,

"Teecher-nim! Shoongshoong wants to go home now."

"Gomgom wants to go home too…."

The Children of Destruction began whining to Sejun.

"Alright. Then I'll be going. See you this weekend, guys."

"Yes. Get home safe!"

Sejun left the 99th floor of the Tower, leaving the Children of Creation behind. This time, perhaps due to exhaustion, both the Children of Destruction and Children of Creation separated more easily.

As Sejun left,

-Hahaha. Have you ever seen such a dazzling bracelet? This is the GuGuCheonTe PalPintos bracelet our Sejun gifted me!

Artemis immediately put the bracelet on his arm and started bragging.

Ramter and Tier joined in as well.

Gulp.

-Kuh.

The dragon leaders who didn't receive an item drank in silence. Perhaps because of their burning jealousy, the liquor went down surprisingly smoothly.

Sejun's snacks really are tasty.

No. Maybe the snacks are just delicious on their own.

***

One afternoon at the Kindergarten of Destruction.

"Alright. Then from now on, let's each come up with an idea for a housewarming gift for Kyung-chul's place."

Sejun spoke with a serious expression.

While taking care of the children day by day, the housewarming had suddenly become only a week away. He couldn't postpone it any longer.

"Puhuhut. Great Hybrid Chairman Park, I, Vice Chairman Theo, have a great idea, meow! Let's make Kyung-chul a full-time employee of Sejun Company as a housewarming gift, meow!"

Theo proudly raised his front paw as he said this.

Are you a devil?

"No."

Sejun firmly rejected Theo's suggestion.

"Sejun, giving my dragon teeth makes you jealous, so how about Grandpa's dragon's teeth?!"

[Hehe. Sejun-nim, I also have a great idea! How about giving Kyung-chul-nim a World Tree flowerpot as a gift?!]

Kuehehehe. Kueng!

[Hehehe. Daddy, let's give Kyung-chul a Cuengi Help voucher!]

Kihihit. Kking!

[Hehe. Butler! The Great Blackie will generously give Kyung-chul one roasted and dried sweet potato!]

"Hehe. Daddy, Taecho will say hello!"

Following that, the group continued throwing out their ideas.

"Hmm…"

This won't work.

After some thought, Sejun decided to exclude everything the group had suggested from Kyung-chul's gift. They were either too extraordinary or far too insignificant.

Should I just ask Kyung-chul?

Since no good ideas came to mind, Sejun called Kyung-chul.

-A housewarming gift? It's okay. As long as you come, Sejun, that's enough.

"Really? Can I really just show up? Still, it's a housewarming, so I should bring something…"

-If you insist, actually, my Mina said she wants to try food you've cooked. But if it's too much trouble, you don't have to…

"Ah. That's easy enough. Just ask Mina what she wants to eat and let me know."

Since he just needed to make a bit more while cooking for the kids, it wouldn't be difficult.

-Really?! Got it!

"Anything else you need besides food? It's still a housewarming, so I should bring a gift."

-Ah. Then maybe just one item…

At Sejun's question, Kyung-chul cautiously added. He had heard from Han Tae-jun and Kim Dong-sik that Sejun had lots of high-grade items just lying around on his floor.

"Item? Okay, got it."

-Ah. And is it possible to get a Theo massage?! Our Mina was so envious after seeing your skin.

"Sure. That's easy enough."

-Hehehe. Sejun, thank you.

"Hehehe. That's what friends are for."

With that, Kyung-chul hung up the phone.

"I ended up agreeing to a lot while we were talking."

Will this be okay?

He began to worry slightly that he might've asked for too much.

***

"You all heard, right? We've got everything else, so now we just need to get an item."

"Puhuhut. Chairman Park, then let's give Kyung-chul this item, meow! It's something I, Vice Chairman Theo, cherish, but since he's the friend of Chairman Park, I'll give it to him specially, meow!"

Theo pulled out a contract as he spoke. Of course, the name "Park Sejun" was listed as the inferior party on the contract.

A contract was technically an item.

"Hey! I said no!"

"Chairman Park, you're too heartless, meow!"

As Sejun grabbed Theo's cheek and kneaded it like sticky rice cake.

"Sejun, then how about I give him the spoon I use? It's SS-grade."

[Hehe. Sejun-nim, then how about my branch?]

Aileen and Flamie held out their spoon and branch.

"Let's pass on that."

He felt a bit sorry to Kyung-chul to ask him to use a spoon as a weapon.

And breaking Flamie's delicate(?) branch…

That was also something he couldn't agree to.

Kueng?!

[Dad, how about we give Kyung-chul Cuengi No.1?!]

Cuengi pulled out a giant wooden boat from the Void Storage that they had used back when they played in the water channel together.

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"Hmm. Cuengi, let's put that back."

Kueng!

[Got it!]

Kihihit. Kking!

[Hehe. Butler! Just give him some roasted and dried sweet potato! That solves everything!]

"Yeah. Since roasted and dried sweet potato is your favorite, let's keep that just for you, Blackie."

Kking!

[Okay! Got it!]

Jjap. Jjap. Jjap.

At Sejun's words, Blackie quickly pulled out a piece of roasted and dried sweet potato and began eating it deliciously. He pretended to be generous, but it was clear he didn't really want to give it away.

At that moment.

"Hehe. Daddy, then how about this grass ring Taecho made?!"

Taecho, who had gone outside, came running in and shouted.

She had stepped out for a moment, and it turned out she'd made a ring from grass.

"Let me see."

"Hehe. Hurry, look!"

Sejun checked the grass ring that Taecho brought.

[Taecho's Weed Ring]

→ A ring made by Park Taecho using worthless weeds.

→ During the crafting process, a slight trace of the Primordial God's power seeped into it.

→ Upon equipping: All Stats +3000

→ Usage Restriction: All Stats must be over 100,000

→ Creator: Park Taecho

→ Grade: ★★

"Hehehe. This is something Daddy should wear."

After checking the options, Sejun put the grass ring on his thumb and grinned wickedly.

"Hehe. Really?! Daddy's going to wear the ring Taecho made?!"

"Of course. There's no way I'd give away something my daughter made."

"Hehe. Then Taecho will make more for you!"

Taecho quickly ran back outside to make more grass rings.

Unfortunately, the ones Taecho brought back afterward weren't items, just plain grass rings.

"Hehehe. Daddy will wear everything my Taecho makes."

Since the options didn't really matter, Sejun greedily wore three of the handmade grass rings on his fingers.

What should I give?

While Sejun kept pondering over what to bring as a housewarming gift for Kyung-chul, the next day arrived before he knew it.

"Ah. If this keeps up, I'll end up going empty-handed. For now, let's head to the shop district. Maybe I'll find something good while browsing."

"Puhuhut. Sounds good, meow!"

That afternoon, while the kids were napping, Sejun entered the Tower with his companions.

***

[You have arrived on the 75th floor of the Black Tower.]

"It's been a while here too. Let's go do the blacksmith lottery first."

"Puhuhut. Sounds good, meow!"

Sejun decided to start with Theo's lottery course along with his companions.

"Alright. Vice Chairman Theo, show me the power of your golden front paw!"

"Puhuhut. Got it, meow!"

At Sejun's encouragement, Theo confidently extended his front paw.

However.

"Meow… Chairman Park, sorry, meow. There's no pull, meow."

Unfortunately, there was nothing appealing in the blacksmith lottery.

"It's okay. There are other places."

"Puhuhut. That's right, meow! There'll be something next time, meow!"

With Sejun's words, Theo was full of courage once again and led the way to the Lost-and-Found Storage operated by the Wandering Merchant Guild Headquarters.

"Theo, it's been a while."

"Taru, long time no see, meow!"

"Here to do a lottery?"

"Puhuhut. That's right, meow! Take the money, meow!"

Excluding the sleeping Iona and Paespaes, Sejun paid 1000 Tower Coins per person, for a total of 5000 Tower Coins, and entered the Lost-and-Found Storage.

And then.

"No pull, meow…."

"Nothing."

Once again, they had no results.

"It's okay. There's still one left. I believe in Vice Chairman Theo."

"Puhuhut. That's right, meow! Chairman Park, just believe in me, Vice Chairman Theo, meow!"

Encouraged by Sejun's reassurance, the dispirited Theo regained his mental composure and confidently headed toward the final lottery course, where ghosts appear.

However.

"Meow… nothing, meow…."

Theo still felt no pull this time.

At this point, maybe there really just weren't any good items?

Given Theo's golden paw wasn't reacting…

"Should we just go around the shops?"

As Sejun was about to give up on getting an item through lottery,

"Hehe. Daddy! Taecho feels a pull in her hand!"

Taecho shouted, extending her right hand forward. She had awakened Theo's golden paw ability out of a desire to imitate Theo.

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