Solo Farming In The Tower Chapter 824 97: Decorating the Christmas Tree (2) / 821
TL: Hanguk
Sejun hung socks and various tree ornaments on the pine tree.
And then
Something's missing…
Sejun stared blankly at the pine tree, lost in thought.
"Ah. There's no star."
He soon realized what was missing. There was no star to shine from the top of the Christmas tree.
"Puhuhut. Great Hybrid Chairman Park, do you want a star, meow?! As Chairman Park's friend, I, Vice Chairman Theo, will pluck a star for you, meow!"
At Sejun's words, Theo raised his butt high and revved up in preparation to dash off.
[Hehehe. Cuengi can get a star too! Dad, what kind of star do you want?!]
Cuengi prepared to bring down a star floating in the sky using telekinesis.
"No."
Sejun hurriedly stopped the two.
The stars floating in Earth's sky were different from the stars seen in the Tower. Although they appeared very small, in reality, they were enormous, and the moment a star from the sky was brought to Earth, the Earth would be destroyed.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! Then great Blackie will make a star out of roasted and dried sweet potato!]
"Daddy, should Taecho fold a star with colored paper?"
Realizing that the kind of star Sejun wanted was different, Blackie and Taecho each said they could make a star in their own way.
"Okay. Try making one for now."
However
Kking!
[Butler! Give me 10 roasted and dried sweet potatoes!]
"Daddy, give me money so I can buy golden colored paper!"
They needed materials first.
"Blackie, use your own roasted and dried sweet potatoes. As for Taecho's colored paper, I ordered it, so it'll arrive tomorrow."
Kking!
[Butler, you're so stingy!]
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At Sejun's words, Blackie grumbled, as he had been planning to pilfer the sweet potatoes.
"Heehee. Okay!"
Taecho was delighted.
At that moment
–Sejun-nim, I know a great star to put on the tree.
The gourmet star [Delicious] spoke to Sejun.
'A great star?'
–Yes. There's one called the Golden Star [Gold]…
[Delicious] explained. [Gold] was the star of stars that emitted a brilliant light, but its light had a special ability.
It had the power to turn any living creature that saw its light into gold. Rather than a power, it was more of a curse.
Because of that, [Gold] was treated as a cursed star, sealed away in the world of darkness where not a single point of light existed, and lived alone in solitude.
–If it's Gold, it would definitely complete Sejun-nim's Christmas tree perfectly.
[Delicious] sincerely tried to persuade Sejun.
'Should I?'
Sejun's mind was swayed.
He could feel [Delicious]'s feelings toward [Gold].
Hehehe. I'll be the only one to put a real star on a Christmas tree. And since it's a golden star, it can be a second cash machine…
"Hehehe."
If he brought [Gold], it seemed like it could be used in many ways.
A curse that turns life forms into gold?
Everything is a matter of willpower.
Huhut. With proper training from our Blackie, nothing is impossible.
"Blackie, eat up and get strong."
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Got it! I don't know what it is, but great Blackie will do his best!]
When Sejun suddenly gave him five extremely-delicious roasted and dried sweet potatoes, the excited Blackie wagged his tail vigorously and shouted confidently.
That's how Sejun decided to go find [Gold].
"Everyone!"
After calling his group and heading to the 10th floor of the Tower
"Paespaes, can you open a dimensional gate?"
He woke up Paespaes and moved to the world where [Gold] was sealed.
***
[You have arrived in <Nyx>.]
Sejun passed through the dimensional gate.
Unlike other worlds, there was no level information, but
"Why is it so dark?"
Startled by the pitch-black darkness where nothing could be seen, he didn't notice right away.
At that moment
"Meow! Chairman Park, I missed you, meow!"
Kueng!
Kking!
"Dad!"
The group that followed Sejun through the dimensional gate clung to him in relief. Thanks to the sunlight-like aura emitted by Sejun, they were barely able to locate him.
"Vice Chairman Theo, do you feel a pull?"
"Puhuhut. I do, meow! It's very strong, meow!"
"Hehehe. Good."
Sejun smiled in satisfaction at Theo's response.
But finding Gold seems like it will be easy, the problem is getting back……
After pondering for a moment,
"Let's go outside first and prepare before coming back."
"Puhuhut. Sounds good, meow!"
After returning to the 10th floor of the Tower via the dimensional gate, he drove a huge stake into the ground and connected a long rope.
Then,
"Now. Everyone hold on."
Sejun tied the group, who were hanging onto the rope on the other end, together with himself.
"Hehehe. Good. This way, we won't get separated. Now, let's go."
Sejun crossed the dimensional gate again and arrived at <Nyx>.
"Vice Chairman Theo, lead the way."
"Puhuhut. This way, meow!"
They moved in the direction led by Theo's golden front paw.
Srrrk.
After Sejun untied the rope from his Void Storage and traveled for three hours,
"Puhuhut. Chairman Park, over there, meow!"
Theo pointed with his paw toward a spot emitting a faint golden light.
"Good job."
Sejun praised Theo and reached toward the golden light.
"Puhuhut. Of course… meow?!"
Theo was also accepting Sejun's praise with a triumphant expression when,
[You have been inflicted with Goldification.]
[You have successfully resisted.]
He was startled by the messages appearing before his eyes.
At that moment,
Kkweeng!
[Big bro! Dad turned into gold!]
Cuengi cried as he called out to Theo.
"Chairman Park!"
Kking!
[Butler!]
"Dad!"
Though all the others successfully resisted the goldification,
[You have failed to resist.]
Why only me…
Sejun alone had failed.
"Don't worry, meow! We'll restore Chairman Park to normal with our massage, meow!"
Kueng!
"Yeah! Taecho gives great massages! Daddy, just wait a bit!"
While Theo, Cuengi, and Taecho diligently massaged Sejun to return him to normal,
Grrrr. Kking?! Kking?!
[Grrrr. Was it you?! The one who turned our butler into gold?!]
The butler even gave great Blackie five extremely-delicious roasted and dried sweet potatoes to cheer him up!
Thunk!
The enraged Blackie headbutted [Gold].
***
[Gold]'s mental world.
"Don't come! I said don't come! I don't want to turn anyone into gold!"
Seeing Sejun and his group approaching, [Gold] shouted with all his might.
But when Sejun eventually touched his light and turned into gold,
"I told you not to come…"
[Gold] was devastated.
The only relief was that the other members had resisted his light.
At that moment,
Grrr…
The sound of a ferocious beast growling echoed from afar. The murderous intent was so intense, it shook the soul just from hearing it.
"Wh…who are you?"
Terrified, [Gold] asked cautiously.
Thud. Thud.
A massive black wolf and twelve enormous beings followed behind. It was the Blackie Family.
"This great one is the mighty Blackie! And you dared to touch this great Blackie's butler! So first, take a beating! Guys, get him!"
"Yes!"
"P…please spare me!"
Thus, [Gold] was ganged up on by the Blackie Family.
"If you ever turn great Blackie's butler into gold again, we'll beat you up again!"
"Yes! I'll be careful!"
"Careful?"
"Ah. No! I swear I'll never turn great Blackie's butler into gold again!"
"Hehe. Good."
Satisfied with [Gold]'s answer, Blackie returned to reality.
"Watch yourself."
"We're watching you."
"You know what happens if you mess up again?"
"Get your act together. Got it?!"
…
..
.
Blackie's subordinates each said their piece to [Gold] before vanishing.
***
"Chairman Park, wake up, meow!"
Slap. Slap.
Theo diligently used healing magic while sharply slapping Sejun's cheeks.
"Ugh… stop hitting me."
As Sejun came to his senses and hugged Theo with both hands to take him down from his face,
"Chairman Park, I was worried, meow!"
Theo hugged Sejun's knee with a relieved expression.
Kueng!
[Dad, are you okay?!]
Cuengi hugged Sejun's waist and asked in a worried voice.
"Yeah. I'm okay."
As Sejun answered Cuengi,
"Daddy, I'm sorry! Taecho should've protected you…"
Taecho held tightly onto Sejun's hand and apologized.
What is this?
Seeing Taecho look at him with such pitiful eyes, Sejun felt his dignity of the head of the household was crumbling.
"Taecho, Daddy's fine! I just let my guard down earlier. Look at this."
Trying to act tough for no reason, he approached [Gold].
Blackie probably took care of it, right?
He hoped that the now unconscious Blackie had resolved things well.
Phew. Thank goodness.
Fortunately, approaching [Gold] didn't cause anything to happen.
No! Definitely no!
I don't want to get hit again!
Thanks to Blackie's intense "education" [Gold] was finally able to control its power.
"Taecho, did you see? Dad just let his guard down before."
"Oh! Daddy's so cool!"
Heehee. I have to boost Daddy's confidence!
Taecho made an effort to restore the dignity of the head of the family.
"Alright. Guys, let's head back… huh?!"
Without knowing anything, Sejun spoke confidently to his group and reached out to store [Gold] in his Void Storage.
What is this…?
Suddenly, he felt his body grow heavy, as if something was pressing down on him.
This energy?!
At the same time, he realized the power pressing on him felt familiar.
This is the same dark power that Kaiser-nim and Aileen used…
But it's even clearer.
It was a more concentrated, deeper darkness than the one used by the great Black Dragons.
–Don't take [Gold] away. If [Gold] disappears, I'll be alone. I don't want that.
A voice rang in Sejun's ears.
Oh. Lucky!
"Hehehe. Then just come with us."
A good idea suddenly popped into Sejun's head.
–R…really? Can I?
"Yeah. But can you transform into a cloak?"
Sejun decided to win over the presence speaking to him. Bringing it to Kaiser might create a win-win situation.
–Of course! I can take any form I want!
As soon as the answer came, the surroundings turned pure white, and a pitch-black cloak appeared in front of Sejun.
<Nyx> was not only a world but also the embodiment of darkness itself. Since it wasn't created by the Creator God but formed naturally, it existed outside the Sea of Dimensions.
So, when the world <Nyx> transformed into a cloak, Sejun and his party appeared outside the Sea of Dimensions, where <Nyx> had previously been located.
For reference, the outside of the Sea of Dimensions was a void, a space like a completely blank, white canvas with nothing in it.
Unaware that he was in the void, Sejun hurried to check the cloak's options.
<Nyx>
→ A world created by darkness gathered over a long period, and darkness itself with a will of its own.
→ When equipped, you can use <Power: Source of Darkness>.
→ Currently in the form of a cloak.
→ Usage Restriction: Only those granted permission by <Nyx>, with all stats over 10 million
→ Creator: None
→ Grade: Unmeasurable
"Wow."
A gasp escaped Sejun's lips as he checked the options.
An entire world turned into an item…
'I want it.'
Sejun suddenly felt greedy, but quickly gave up. Greed only leads to disaster.
I'd probably pass out.
While Sejun was checking the cloak's options.
Flamie, hide quickly, meow!
Kyoot Kyoot Kyoot. Flamie-nim, hide quickly!
Noona, hide now!
Flamie noona, hide!
Theo, Iona, Cuengi, and Blackie urgently warned toward the enormous root of Flamie that wrapped around the Sea of Dimensions.
[Huh?! Why is Sejun-nim here?!]
Rumble.
Flamie's root quickly moved to a spot out of Sejun's line of sight.
[Phew. I almost got caught by Sejun-nim!]
Thanks to that, Flamie once again avoided being discovered by Sejun, successfully hiding her massive body.
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