ushernet Chapter 189: Did I Create Something Wrong?
Chapter 189: Did I Create Something Wrong?
“Meow, meow, meow.”
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Theo entered the auction house and took a seat at its very center. This was mainly because there weren’t many seats left, and the one he chose was the most lavish.
“Puhuhut. Comfy, meow~”
Theo comfortably settled into his seat, transforming his body into a loaf-like shape, and waited for the auction to begin.
At that moment,
“Who are you?”
A giant shadow loomed over Theo, asking in a commanding voice.
However,
“Move aside, meow! You’re blocking my view, meow!”
Theo, unfazed, expressed his annoyance at the creature blocking his view, a being with an impressive 5-meter tall eagle’s head. Having lived on the 99th floor of the tower, Theo was unimpressed by such size and grandeur.
He dealt with far more formidable beings every day, and of course, he wasn’t intimidated by a black minotaur or a dragon, especially when he was with Sejun’s lap.
“How dare you sit in my seat, and now you’re telling me to move?! You bastard!”
Enraged by Theo’s words, the eagle-headed being shouted.
“Hehe! I sat here first, so it’s my seat, meow!”
Theo refused to back down, retorting firmly.
“What did you say?!”
“Sir Jeto, what seems to be the problem?”
Hearing the commotion, Paeten rushed over.
Paeten had been eagerly waiting for such a disturbance after Theo blatantly sat in the seat reserved for the highest-ranking attendee. Especially since he knew that one of the top three figures, Sir Jeto, would be present.
‘If this cat angers Sir Jeto, I won’t have to face any disciplinary actions.’
He’d simply claim that he had tried to prevent such a troublemaker from causing trouble in the first place.
“Sir Jeto, I clearly told the elite wandering merchant, Theo Park, not to sit here. My apologies for not ensuring he heeded my advice.”
Pretending to apologize, Paeten informed Jeto that Theo was an elite wandering merchant, hinting that Jeto could rebuke him all he wanted.
“Please get down from there at once! That’s not your place, Mr. Theo Park!”
Paeten raised his voice at Theo, pretending to appease the situation.
However,
“Theo... Theo Park?!”
Upon hearing Paeten’s words, Jeto, instead of lashing out at Theo, looked startled. Jeto had heard of a cat merchant named Theo from Mason, the chairman of the Wandering Merchants Association, and was told to be cautious around him.
This being claimed to be the subordinate of the Great Black Dragon. The association’s secret inspection bureau had verified Theo’s claims with a 99.99% certainty through constant investigations.
Through cross-verification with the Black Wolf Tribe, the Silver Wolf Tribe, and the Black Orc Tribe, all of Theo’s words were confirmed to be true.
And after analyzing the helmets said to be gifted by the Great Black Dragon to the bosses of the 83rd, 77th, and 49th floors of the tower, were proven to be made from dragon bones.
But there was more to Theo’s identity.
He was also the elder brother of the Black Rabbit, the king of the Red Ribbon Kingdom on the 55th floor of the tower that would hold its founding ceremony in a month.
And he was also the object of unrequited love of the destructive wizard, Iona.
Every single identity aspect was nothing short of remarkable. The second misunderstanding occurred when seeing Iona following Theo around. However, Iona was currently engrossed in her research in the wizard tower.
“Sir... Sir Jeto?”
Paeten, sensing something off, cautiously addressed Jeto.
And then,
‘I’ve screwed up!’
Seeing the worried expression on Jeto’s face, Paeten realized he had backed the wrong horse. How could this seemingly ordinary cat merchant be more influential than Sir Jeto?!
“Ahem. I apologize. I didn’t recognize Mr. Theo Park and was inadvertently rude. To make amends, I’ll buy you one of the items from today’s auction.”
Jeto, not wanting to upset Theo, quickly apologized and tried to appease Theo with a gift.
However,
“Why not buy everything, meow?”
The subordinate of the Great Black Dragon, Theo Park, was a tad shameless.
“Ahem. Well... that’s a bit...”
“How about 5 items then, meow?!”
“How about 2 items?”
“Then, how about 5 items, meow?!”
“Excuse me?!”
Jeto, taken aback by the unexpected negotiation, thought he misheard. He had just offered two items instead of five, yet Theo was still pushing for five?
The same bewildered expression appeared on the faces of the surrounding merchants who were watching, expecting a fierce haggling battle. This wasn’t haggling; it was more akin to blackmail.
“5 items, meow!”
“How about 3?”
“No! 5 items, meow!”
[Your job experience has increased slightly.]
[Your proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 7 has increased slightly.]
[You have 7,702,173 times left until the completion of your job quest.]
Sejun was moving around, harvesting potatoes to digest the ramen he had for dinner. It was a good plan to digest the ramen and then eat Aileen’s Healthy Meatball Piece.
“Hehehe. These potatoes have grown well. I’ll have potato soup tomorrow.”
Sejun said in a delighted voice as he observed the plump potatoes coming out along with the potato stems.
Thud.
Thud.
Now, with his increased strength, stamina, and agility, the harvesting process was incredibly fast. It only took him an hour to harvest 20,000 potatoes.
As the harvest of the 3300-square meters potato field was almost finished, he started feeling a bit hungry.
Munch.
Gulp.
[You have consumed a piece of Aileen’s Healthy Meatball.]
[You must eat all of it to gain the full effect.]
[77 pieces remain.]
Feeling some space in his stomach, Sejun swallowed a piece of the meatball.
And then,
Thud thud.
He harvested the remaining potatoes. There were only 10 left, so he decided to just finish them off.
As he was about to harvest the last remaining potatoes,
[You have harvested 20 Power Potatoes.]
[You have harvested a Poisonous Potato.]
[Your job experience has increased slightly.]
[Your proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 7 has increased slightly.]
[You have 7,702,173 times left to complete the job quest.]
Among the harvested potatoes, there was one that stood out. Among the yellow potatoes, a single dark-colored potato was noticeable.
“Huh? A poisonous Potato?”
When Sejun picked up the potato,
[You have achieved the achievement of creating a new variety in the tower.]
[You have exclusive rights to cultivate the Poisonous Potato in the Tower.]
[No one can cultivate the Poisonous Potato without your permission.]
[Your job experience increases greatly.]
[All stats increase by 10 due to your job characteristics.]
A message appeared about creating a new variety.
“Wow!”
Sejun cheered at the message that all his stats increased by 10. His magic stat didn’t benefit from it due to low potential, but he was still satisfied.
“But why is it named like this?”
Did I create something wrong? Sejun wondered, examining the black potato.
[Poisonous Potato]
→ A potato grown inside the Tower, it absorbed plenty of nutrients but, for some reason, stored only poisons.
→ It has a very bitter taste.
→ If consumed, you will be poisoned with Grade A paralytic poison.
→ If consumed, you will be poisoned with Grade A acidic poison.
→ If you endure its effects and digest it, you can gain the talent: Poison Resistance.
→ If planted, it contaminates the surrounding soil with poison.
→ If planted alongside detoxifying crops, it enhances the detoxifying ability of those crops.
→ Cultivator: Tower Farmer Park Sejun
→ Expiration Date: 120 days
→ Grade: B
“Well, it has some uses, after all.”
He considered just throwing it away due to the very bitter taste and Grade A poison, but it seemed okay since planting it with detoxifying green onions would enhance the green onions’ abilities.
Sejun quartered the Poisonous Potato, ensuring each piece included an eye, and planted one piece in the middle of the detoxifying green onion field.
At that moment,
“Huh?”
Sejun spotted a land deed document on the ground of the detoxifying green onion field.
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