I Became the Successor of the Martial God Chapter 123

I Became the Successor of the Martial God

Chapter 123.  

Yoo Baek-jun called in construction companies to develop floating island. 

They also had connections with Bigtums. And they bowed respectfully.  

“How would you like us to design it?”  

“Hmm, that’s not for me to decide—”  

Yoo Baek-jun glanced at the fairy.  

The little creature was excitedly jumping around on Seol-yeong’s head. 

Despite Seol-yeong’s usually prickly demeanor, It was surprisingly tolerant of the fairy.  

—Hey, hey! Like the elf village I used to live in! Plant trees everywhere!  

“Ah, that might be a bit—”  

—Why not?!  

Yoo Baek-jun had seen an elf village before.  

In fact, a gate leading to one of the elf villages was set to open soon, and he had been planning to visit.  

“I told you, this land is barren.”  

—I-I’ll try harder…!  

“Hmm.”  

Yoo Baek-jun looked around.  

Despite pouring a huge amount of magic stones into the World Tree, there had been little noticeable effect so far.  

“It looks the same as last time.”  

—If… if I just had a little more time and resources…! Just a little more time!  

“Yeah, yeah. Let’s think about it again then.”  

—Do you know how hard I’ve been working to revive this land?! You bad human!  

—Bad humaaan!  

The fairy and Seol-yeong shouted in unison, calling Yoo Baek-jun a bad human.  

Yoo Baek-jun sighed.  

“So, what should we do?”  

“…Ignore her for now. An eco-friendly building using wood would be nice.”  

“An eco-friendly building? How about this design? It’s by a famous designer…”  

“This looks good.”  

Yoo Baek-jun nodded as he reviewed the portfolio presented by the construction company.  

The fairy, peeking from the side, also brightened up.  

—This is nice!  

—Bad… huh?  

“I like how quickly you changed your stance.”  

Seol-yeong stared at the fairy with a dumbfounded expression.  

Given that the fairy had just been calling him bad moments ago, the sudden shift was understandable.  

The fairy excitedly picked out building designs she liked, and they decided to construct them near the World Tree.  

‘Should I use this place as a guild house?’  

Yoo Baek-jun fell into brief thought as he looked at the map provided by the construction company.  

The island floated in the air and could be moved around at will.  

The only concern was defense.  

‘If I summon the Magic Tower soon and set up barrier facilities like the demons did…’  

That would ensure safety in terms of defense.  

Moreover, Yoo Baek-jun planned to travel through the upcoming gates and gather races from other worlds one by one on this floating island.  

Might as well establish the guild house here to concentrate their forces.  

“Hmm…”  

“Is something wrong?”  

“No, just thinking. Hey, fairy. Can we build one big structure near the World Tree?”  

—Depends on what kind of building… Hey! Don’t casually drop honorifics! I’m older than you!  

His subtle attempt failed.  

Yoo Baek-jun clicked his tongue and left a spot open near the World Tree. 

He’d decide after hearing Min Yi-jae and Yoon Song-ha’s opinions.  

“But will there be people living here? The Sword Saint’s family… and Bigtums is staying in temporary accommodation, right?”  

“Yes, that’s correct.”  

The construction worker looked puzzled.  

The number of buildings being constructed seemed excessive just for the Sword Saint’s family.  

Was he planning to bring people from Seoul? Of course, Yoo Baek-jun had no such intention.  

“Residents will come soon.”  

“Residents…? Well, alright.”  

Though still confused, the construction worker decided not to pry further and stepped back.  

Yoo Baek-jun watched the fairy playing around.  

—Oh right, I brought these seeds!  

The fairy pulled seeds from her pocket.  

They looked ordinary, but a faint magical energy emanated from them. Yoo Baek-jun accepted the seeds.  

[Seed of a Pure Magical Herb (B+)]  

—A seed of a magical herb. Extremely difficult to cultivate, but if the environment is well-prepared, it can grow into a potion that boosts magical power.  

Yoo Baek-jun whistled.  

A seed capable of producing B+ grade potions. Naturally, such seeds were notoriously hard to grow.  

But,  

—Can I grow them?  

“Of course.”  

The World Tree is here now.  

The perfect environment for growing potions. Plus, the fairy would handle the cultivation herself.  

The World Tree’s fairy found joy in planting and nurturing such things.  

“If you happen to get more seeds, can you bring them? I’d like to grow them here.”  

—Of course! I’ll grow them well!  

And that wasn’t all.  

Plants grown near the World Tree would develop special properties, even if they were ordinary.  

Yoo Baek-jun intended to make full use of that.  

—I’d love it if you brought more…  

The moment the fairy said that, a quest appeared.  

[Grow Plants.]  

The World Tree’s fairy following you wishes to plant more vegetation. Plant at least 20 different types of plants in locations the fairy desires.  

Consider it humoring her whims.  

—Reward: 200P, Token of Affection from the fairy  

Yoo Baek-jun stroked his chin.  

The reward wasn’t huge, but it wasn’t bad either. He took the fairy to Seoul and bought a variety of seeds she wanted.  

—Nooo! That’s not how you plant them!  

—Mmm…? Waaah?!  

Seol-yeong dug into the ground roughly and planted the seeds by biting them and dropping them in.  

The fairy seemed displeased, but Seol-yeong paid no attention.  

“Young Master, shall we help?”  

“No, leave them be. They’re having fun.”  

The area around the World Tree was thriving with life, creating a beautiful scenery. Watching the two little ones play was oddly therapeutic.  

—Done!  

—Yaaawn…  

The task didn’t take long.  

There weren’t many seeds to begin with. Seol-yeong yawned boredly and lay down on the ground.  

Only the fairy remained excited.  

—Oh, right! Here’s a gift.  

The fairy approached Yoo Baek-jun and handed him something—a necklace woven from flowers and stems.  

Upon receiving it, a message appeared.  

—Quest ‘Grow Plants’ completed.  

—Received 200P as a reward.  

There was one more reward to receive.  

The Token of Affection from the fairy. The flower necklace she had just given him was likely it.  

[Necklace Woven from the World Tree (Artifact)]  

A necklace given as a Token of Affection by the World Tree’s fairy. It emits a refreshing fragrance.  

—Option: Companion  

*Companion: Can summon the fairy.  

This seemed like something that would come in handy soon. Yoo Baek-jun placed the necklace around Seol-yeong’s neck.  

“You wear it.”  

—Pretty!  

It was too flashy for him. On Seol-yeong, it looked just right.  

Though it twisted its neck uncomfortably.  

“Hmm, I don’t like the option.”  

—Why, why not?!  

“Your intentions are too obvious.”  

Yoo Baek-jun stared straight at the fairy. Her face flushed bright red.  

—Hey! W-what are you thinking?! You’re not assuming I made this artifact so you’d call me often because I’m lonely here, are you?! Huh?! That’s not it!  

“I didn’t say anything.”  

Without him even speaking, the fairy had spilled her own intentions.  

Her face turned even redder.  

“Let’s go, Seol-yeong.”  

—Urk.  

Seol-yeong nestled into Yoo Baek-jun’s arms.  

He could hear the fairy’s furious shouts from behind but ignored them and walked away.  

‘I made a promise to the fairy when I brought the World Tree sapling here, so I should keep it.’  

He needed to alleviate her loneliness.  

She seemed to have improved a lot by playing with Seol-yeong and mingling with the dwarves, but that probably wasn’t enough.  

‘Plus, to grow the plants here… it’d be good to have more helpers.’  

The fairy could handle it alone, but for efficiency and other reasons, more help was needed.  

The most suitable candidates were ‘elves.’  

Next were ‘spirits.’  

‘I’ll bring elves from the gate that’s opening soon. As for spirits…’  

They could be obtained during the Cult of Resurrection event.  

That fanatical group used demons as research subjects while studying demonification.  

They must have captured demons somewhere.  

‘Whatever the case, meeting Vincent and hearing him out comes first.’

Until then, traveling through gates would be difficult. He couldn’t miss Vincent’s charity party.  

Yoo Baek-jun decided to wait.  

A few days later.  

“An invitation has arrived, Young Master.”  

“From whom?”  

“That man we met before. Vincent Wheeler… the CEO of Savior International.”  

Han Seong-ah showed Yoo Baek-jun the invitation. It was extremely simple.  

Inside was a request to attend a charity party hosted by their company in two days.  

“The time has come.” Yoo Baek-jun stood up. “Instructor Han Seong-ah, shall we dress up nicely and attend the party?”  

“Yes, that sounds… Huh? Me too?”  

“If I’m attending a party, I’ll need a companion.”  

“But shouldn’t Jin Seo-yeon…?”  

“Hey!”  

Bringing Jin Seo-yeon, the woman everyone was eager to betroth him to, would only invite trouble.  

“Those stylists from last time did a great job. Might as well call them again.”  

“Y-Young Master?”  

Yoo Baek-jun smirked and turned away.  

This was petty revenge for the scolding he got over texting Peng So-young.  

“Young Master, wait, I don’t want to…”  

Han Seong-ah’s pleading voice followed, but Yoo Baek-jun pretended not to hear.  

* * *  

Two days later.  

Yoo Baek-jun headed to Vincent’s charity party.  

The party itself was nothing extravagant.  

Given the current state of affairs, hosting a lavish event would have been inappropriate. It was rather modest.  

“If they’d thrown a flashy party in these times, they’d have been torn apart.”  

Only a psychopath would enjoy a party while people suffered from disaster aftermath.  

“At least this party has a pretext.”  

Yoo Baek-jun sighed deeply.  

“It’s for fundraising to rebuild Seoul, so people tolerate it. I can hear my money draining away.”  

He glanced behind him.  

“Right, Instructor Han Seong-ah?”  

“…….”  

To an outsider, it would look like Yoo Baek-jun was talking to himself.  

But he wasn’t. He was conversing with Han Seong-ah.  

The problem was that she wasn’t responding.  

“This is too much, Young Master…”  

“What’s too much? It suits you well.”  

“This kind of outfit is…”  

Her tone made it sound like Yoo Baek-jun had forced her into some outrageous attire.  

Of course, that wasn’t the case.  

He’d simply dressed her in an evening gown.  

An extremely expensive one at that.  

“W-what if I stain this dress? With dust or… dessert!”  

“Why dessert?”  

“I want to eat dessert…”  

Han Seong-ah’s face turned red.  

The white evening gown made her glow radiantly, especially with the light makeup.  

‘She looks good.’  

Having joined the Sword Saint’s family as a child, she had spent her life training. He wanted her to experience life like her peers.  

“It’s fine if it gets stained. I’ll buy another.”  

“Young Master, that’s a waste of money. Even if you earn a lot, you must practice restraint…”  

“Ugh! Are you my mom now? Just go in! Go in and eat all the dessert you want!”  

“Young Masterrr…”  

Yoo Baek-jun headed into the party with Han Seong-ah.