Krueng!
[Delicious!]
Cuengi was happily enjoying the honey-vored kudzu root.
Then,
Swoosh.
Suddenly, someone grabbed his scruff, making Cuengi angry for being disturbed while eating.
‘How dare someone mess with me, Crimson Giant Honeybear Cuengi?!’
Just as Cuengi was about to transform and teach the disturber a lesson,
“Got you! You rascal!”
Recognizing Sejun’s familiar voice, Cuengi’s eyes widened and his heart sank in shock.
Krueng?
[Why do I hear Dad’s voice?]
Creak. Creak.
Feeling ominous, Cuengi struggled to turn its head back.
And,
“Cuengi, do you realize your mistake?!”
Cuengi’s eyes met Sejun’s, who held his scruff with an ‘I got you!’ expression. Cuengi’s eyes were shaking, realizing his fault.
Krueng… Krueng…
[I’m sorry, Dad… Cuengi just love the honey taste too much…]
Cuengi, with drooping ears, tearfully confessed its mistake to Sejun. What if Dad hates me now…
Cuengi trembled, in fear of being hated by Sejun’s.
‘He’s so cute!’
Sejun’s lips twitched, struggling not to smile at Cuengi’s adorable state.
But,
‘No, I mustn’t!’
Sejun disciplined his softening heart. He knew he had to properly reprimand Cuengi. Overlooking this now would only worsen Cuengi’s behavior.
“Cuengi, you admit it was wrong to eat all the tasty stuff yourself, right?”
Sejun let go of Cuengi’s scruff and ced his hands under Cuengi’s armpits, and looked him in the eyes.
Kooueng… Kooueng…
[Yes… I’m sorry, Dad…]
Cuengi tearfully responded to Sejun’s question, his eyes starting to water.
“If you did wrong, you should be punished, right?”
Sejun sternly spoke, fighting the urge to be lenient as he saw Cuengi’s tears.
Kooueng… Kooueng…
[Yes… Cuengi did wrong and should be punished…]
Cuengi nodded in agreement.
“Then, as a punishment, you’ll eat only bitter kudzu roots for the next ten days. Reflect on your actions while eating them.”
There was no personal vendetta. Definitely not revenge. It was all to teach Cuengi a lesson…
Sejun convinced himself, reaffirming his intentions internally while,
Krueng!
[Understood!]
Though Cuengi never liked bitter food, he epted the punishment, acknowledging his fault.
“Good. But Dad’s still not happy yet.”
Sejun maintained a stern face while wiping the tears around Cuengi’s eyes and then,
“This is the punishment for eating something tasty alone! Bubububub!”
He pressed his face against Cuengi’s belly and yfully blew raspberries on his belly.
Koouee…? Kuehehehe!
[Does Dad feel better now…? Hehehe!]
Cuengi, initially scared of being scolded, soon realized Sejun wasn’t angry anymore and startedughing.
“Cuengi, you know if you cry and thenugh, you’ll grow hair on your butt?1” (TL: See note below)
Sejun teased Cuengi yfully.
But,
Krueng? Krueng!
[What do you mean? Cuengi already has hair on his butt!”
Cuengi disyed his buttocks while speaking. It was indeed a very natural thing for Cuengi.
“Yeah?! Then take more of my punishment! Bubububub.”
Kuehehehe.
After a bit more yful belly raspberries,
“This is the honey-vored kudzu root, right?”
Krueng!
[Yes!]
Sejun examined the blue kudzu root harvested by Cuengi.
[Blue Kudzu Root of Potential]
→ A kudzu root that has grown by absorbing life force from a living host.
→ It has absorbed almost the maximum life force from its host, making it highly effective.
→ Rich in nutrients, it offers high satiety andsts long.
→ Consuming it increases all stat potentials by 5.
→ Tastes like honey.
→ Cultivator: Tower Farmer Park Sejun
→ Expiration Date: 180 days
→ Grade: B
Understanding why Cuengi hadn’t asked for food made sense now.
“This increases all stats’ potentials.”
After checking the root’s properties, Sejun put the kudzu root in his mouth and chewed.
Munch. Munch.
The texture of the kudzu root was simr to radish, but each chew released a honey vor, reminiscent of eating a pear.
Gulp.
[You have consumed the Blue Kudzu Root of Potential.]
[All stat potentials have increased by 5.]
“Wow! It’s incredibly sweet!”
Overjoyed by the sweet taste, after having only eaten bitter kudzu roots, Sejun put another blue kudzu root in his mouth.
Munch. Munch.
Krueng! Krueng!
[Yes! It’s tasty because it tastes like honey!]
Cuengi, eating the bitter kudzu roots on the side, answered with a grimace.
“Here, Eat one, Cuengi.”
Sejun offered a blue kudzu root to Cuengi, who seemed to be suffering with the bitterness.
Sejun’s punishment for Cuengi wasn’t just to eat bitter roots, but to eat all the bitter ones he dug up, though he could still have some sweet ones.
But,
Krueng! Krueng!
[No! Cuengi did wrong, so Cuengi will only eat bitter kudzu roots for ten days!]
Cuengi, being stricter on himself , refused the sweet kudzu root.
“Really?! Then you won’t have honey either?”
As Sejun took out a jar of honey from the void storage,
Krueng! Krueng!
[No! That’s different!]
Dadadada.
Cuengi rushed towards Sejun, politely extending his front paws.
“Okay, from now on, I’ll give you one bottle a day. Have it as a way to clear your mouth of the bitter taste.”
Krueng! Krueng!
[Thank you, Dad! Cuengi will enjoy it!]
Sejun handed over the jar,
Click.
and Cuengi quickly opened it, starting to greedily lick the honey.
‘I know how you feel.’
Watching Cuengi savor the honey, Sejun nodded understandingly.
Shortly after,
Krueng! Krueng!
[I’m okay now! I’ll go dig up more kudzu roots!]
“Let’s go together.”
After finishing its snack, Cuengi got up to dig more roots, and Sejun followed.
While they were digging,
Gororong.
Gurgle.
Kyuororong.
Among the snoring sounds of Theo and Iona, another sound joined in.
Cuengi’s stomach clock, which usually rang at meal times, growled unexpectedly as he hadn’t eaten properly in the morning.
nce. nce.
Feeling guilty for his wrongdoing, Cuengi sneakily nced at Sejun, unable to voice his hunger.
“Are you hungry, Cuengi?”
Krueng… Krueng…
[Yes… I’m hungry…]
Cuengi timidly responded.
“Have this for now. Crop Gigantification.”
Sejun used his skill to erge a giant sweet potato for Cuengi and gathered nearby wood and stones to create a simple cooking hearth.
Snap!
With a flick of his fingers, Sejun ignited the fire in the hearth,
Whoosh.
and the twigs started burning.
“That should do it.”
Once the fire was stable, Sejun ced a pot on it,
Swoosh swoosh swoosh.
and quickly sliced hundreds of potatoes while the pot heated up. He was making stir-fried potatoes, a dish that cooks quickly due to thinly sliced potatoes.
Sizzle.
After slicing, Sejun melted tuna fat in the hot pot and then,
Swish.
added the sliced potatoes, seasoning them with honey and salt for a sweet and savory vor.
Shortly after,
[You have achieved the feat of making Sweet and Savory Stir-Fried Potatoes in the Tower for the first time.]
[The recipe for Sweet and Savory Stir-Fried Potatoes is registered in Cooking Lv. 7.]
[Proficiency in Cooking Lv. 7 increases slightly.]
A message appeared indicating the achievement of a new dish.
“Come and eat, Cuengi.”
Krueng! Krueng!
[It smells delicious! It must be tasty!]
Responding to Sejun’s call, Cuengi, who had been drooling in anticipation, hurried over.
And,
Krueng!
[Thank you, Dad! I’ll enjoy it!]
Cuengi bowed at a 90-degree angle in gratitude to Sejun and began eating the stir-fried potatoes.
Krueng! Krueng!
[It’s so delicious! Dad’s cooking is the best!]
Delighted by the tasty food, Cuengi continued to eat the stir-fried potatoes, shaking his hips and body in excitement.
‘He’s eating well.’
Sejun watched Cuengi with a content smile.
6 hourster,
“Let’s go back now.”
Krueng!
[Understood!]
As dinner time approached, Sejun called Cuengi, and they headed home.
***
The next morning.
“Are you guys ready?!”
Sejun called out to the animals in the brewery, where 3,000 jars and 300,000 ss bottles were piled up.
“Yes, meow!”
Krueng!
[Yes!]
Squeak!
Ook!
The animals responded. Today was the day to transfer Samyangju from 3,000 jars into bottles. As there were many bottles to fill, Sejun had asked other animals for help.
The 300,000 ss bottles were obtained in exchange for providing cherry tomatoes to Iona’s wizard tower, made diligently by the wizards.
“Let’s start!”
As Sejun was about to begin,
-Kahaha! Let me help!
-Sure. We’ll help too!
Kaiser and Kellion joined in. They had a vested interest in helping Sejun finish quickly so they could receive their share of Samyangju.
-Fill them up.
At Kaiser’smand, Samyangju from 100 jars began transferring into 10,000 ss bottles, and
-Fill them up.
Kellion also started transferring Samyangju from jars to bottles.
When the two dragons had almost finished transferring the Samyangju from 3,000 jars,
[You have supplied 30,000 bottles of Samyangju to each dragon n.]
[Questpleted.]
[As a questpletion reward, you have gained arge amount of job experience.]
[Your job experience has greatly increased.]
[As a questpletion reward, all your stat potentials have increased by 100.]
[As a questpletion reward, you are now eligible to challenge the 10th Tower’s trial.].
A message appeared indicating the questpletion.
And,
[As a congrattory gift for earning the right to challenge the 10th Tower’s trial, you are awarded a seedless grapevine for beginners.]
“A grapevine?”
[The 10th Tower’s first trial has been initiated.]
[The 10th Tower’s First Trial: To farm, you need a strong body that won’t sumb to minor ailments. Grow the grapevine, eat its grapes, and raise all stats to over 300.]
A robust grapevine without any fruit appeared before Sejun, marking the start of the first trial.
“Since when did having all stats over 300 be the standard for strength?”
Swoosh. Swoosh.
[Farmer’s Warm Touch Lv. 4 is activated.]
[The growth of the seedless grapevine for beginners is slightly elerated by your touch.]
Reading the trial’s requirements, Sejun diligently stroked the grapevine. He nned to grow the grapevine earnestly.
“Hehe, I wonder when it will bear fruit?”
Sejun had been craving grapestely.
***
In the ck Dragon’s Territory.
Boom.
“What’s that sound?”
As the great ck dragon, Miles, soared into the sky to locate the source of the sound,
“Where is this vibrationing from?”
“I don’t know.”
Other dragons from different territories also flew, trying to pinpoint the origin of the vibration.
Then,
“What?! There’s something moving down there!”
One dragon pointed to the lower part of the destruction, encircled by nine towers.
“Where?!”
Following the gaze of the dragon who had located the source of the sound,
Boom.
A cone-shaped, pointed gray tower was slowly rising.
“What?! That’s a tower!”
“What kind of tower is it?”
As the dragons tensely observed the emergence of a new tower,
Thud.
The gray tower rose about 10 meters high and then stopped moving.
“We must report this to our ns head first!”
The dragons hurried to inform the heads of their ns about the emergence of the new tower.
TL Notes:
1) <em>If you startughing in the midst of crying, you will grow hair out of your butt. Small horns will also grow out of your butt. When horns and hair grow out of your butt, it has a bad connotation.</em>
Read More here –> http://folklore.usc.edu/tears-andughter-together-are-bad-luck/
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