[10,000 days remain until the Great Black Tower’s growth is complete.]
10,000 days is roughly 30 years. For dragons, it’s just enough time for one yawn, but
“What?! It takes that long?!”
I want to brag to our Sejun quickly…
To Aileen, it was an unbearably long time.
[The time needed for the Great Black Tower’s growth is reduced by 3,900 days.]
[You have raised one more World Tree as part of the growth conditions for the Great Black Tower.]
It was an empty building without an owner that they were using.
“The adults are back!”
As their parents arrived, the smaller Ururuk children, who had been hiding in the building, ran out to greet them.
The adults gave the food they had obtained with difficulty to their children.
A bright light emanated from the center of the building as Sejun appeared.
Sejun noticed the buildings around him.
Startled by the voice from beneath him, Sejun shouted.
“Chairman Park, what’s going on?! Are these guys threatening you, meow?!”
Theo, who had clung to Sejun’s knee without him noticing, drew his dragon claws and threatened the black furballs.
“W-We didn’t do anything!”
Frightened by Theo’s threats, the black furballs retreated.
“Ahem. Vice Chairman Theo, put away your claws.”
Feeling embarrassed for being startled alone, Sejun calmed Theo and looked around at his feet.
Hundreds of black furballs were huddled together, staring at Sejun with fearful eyes.
What is this? I look like a villain now.
As Sejun felt troubled,
[Quest: Deal with the Ururuk tribe refugees illegally occupying the shop either by resolving it peacefully or reclaiming the land rights.]
Reward: Recognition as the rightful owner of the shop on the 1st floor of the Green Tower.
A quest appeared before Sejun.
No wonder I thought it was strange because of the building.
But Ururuk tribe refugees?
“Are you guys from the Ururuk tribe?”
When Sejun asked the black furballs,
“Oh! Do you know about the Ururuk tribe?!”
“That’s right! We are the Ururuk tribe!”
The Ururuk tribe members answered, delighted that they were recognized.
“Okay. Nice to meet you. But I’m the owner of this shop…”
As Sejun began to speak,
The Ururuk tribe members suddenly fell silent.
Oh, right. They’re refugees. Is it because they have nowhere else to go?
“Do you guys want to work here? There’s no daily wage. But I’ll provide you with room and board.”
As soon as Sejun realized this place was a shop, he thought of selling crops here.
The shop wasn’t very large, so it seemed like hiring about 30 people would be sufficient.
Seeing the Ururuk tribe clutching food scraps dearly, he thought this offer would be better than a wage.
“Just tell us what to do!”
The Ururuk tribe members cheered with tears in their eyes at Sejun’s words.
Black grime began to fall from their bodies.
So they weren’t originally black.
“Alright. Sejun Company’s employees need to be clean, so let’s start by washing up. Land Moving.”
Sejun went outside the shop and created a huge bathtub.
“Ice Cube. Ice Cube.”
He filled the bathtub with large blocks of ice.
“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Okay. Fire!”
Iona, who had come out of the Void Storage and was hanging on Theo’s tail, used fire magic as Sejun requested.
The ice quickly melted into water, and steam started rising from it.
“Alright. Quickly get in and wash.”
Sejun directed the Ururuk tribe members to wash up.
As the Ururuk tribe entered the water, it quickly turned black.
After changing the water several times, the Ururuk tribe regained their original color.
“Huh? You guys were originally green?”
Seeing the green fur of the Ururuk tribe, Sejun asked.
“Yes! We haven’t been able to wash recently…”
One of the Ururuk tribe members scratched their head in embarrassment as they answered.
Recently probably means at least several years…
[Dad, Cuengi finished roasting all the corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes!]
While Sejun was changing the bathwater for the Ururuk tribe, Cuengi, who had been cooking, shouted.
“Alright. Put down those scraps and eat this instead.”
Sejun handed the roasted sweet potatoes to the Ururuk tribe, who were still holding onto the food scraps.
“Ah! It’s really delicious!”
“Sejun nim, you should eat too!”
As the Ururuk tribe, Theo, Cuengi, Blackie, and Iona all enjoyed their dinner,
[Mental Strength increases by 5.]
Sejun smiled contentedly while looking at the messages.
“Sejun nim, aren’t you going to eat?”
One of the Ururuk tribe children handed a roasted potato to Sejun and asked.
“No, you guys eat plenty. I’m full just watching you eat.”
Sejun spoke while peeling the skin off the roasted potato and giving it to the baby Ururuk next to him.
[Due to the effect of , all stats increase by 106.]
As Sejun patted his belly with a satisfied expression, reading the message,
A sound came from Sejun’s stomach.
“Meow?! Chairman Park, is your head broken?! Eat this quickly, meow!”
Theo shoved the grilled fish he was eating into Sejun’s mouth.
“Huh?! Was there a shop there?”
“No. There definitely wasn’t.”
“Then is it newly opened?”
“Let’s go check it out.”