I trusted you, Kellion, how could you do this?

-Well Its

As Sejun interrogated Kellion, who was caught red-handed,

-Hahaha. Good job. Theo, you did well.

Kaiser, who had returned after attending to his business, praised Theo for capturing Kellion.

Thats right, meow! Im amazing, meow! Listen closely, Lord Kaiser, meow! I was sleeping when I felt a tremendous malicious energy, meow! So I woke up feeling something was off, meow! And then

The proud Theo began to excitedly exaggerate the story of how he caught Kellion.

And then,

Im sorry. Actually

Sejun heard about Kellions grandson, Ajax.

So, your grandson has become a tower farmer of the White Tower, but his magic power is too strong to grow crops?

-Yes. But when I saw the Grade-A Elixir Cherry Tomatoes, I couldnt help but get greedy

Why didnt you just tell me?

If he had been honest from the start, Sejun would have simply given him the seeds. Of course, in exchange for 10-20% of the harvest.

For Sejun, it was a bit of a concession, but he wouldve been satisfied with that deal since he couldnt plant it himself.

However, since Kellion was caught stealing, Sejun gained leverage for a much more favorable contract.

Did I save a country in my past life? No, not just a country. I must have saved the world. Otherwise, how could I be this lucky?

Or did I do a great favor for Theo in a past life? Sejun smiled as he watched Theo bragging excitedly to Kaiser, then turned his gaze back to Kellion.

Lets do this.

-What?

Ill give you 100 seeds of the Grade-A Elixir Cherry Tomatoes.

That was all the seeds Sejun had, excluding those in the Golden Box of Abundance.

-Really?!

Kellion spoke in disbelief. He didnt expect Sejun to hand over the seeds so easily after he tried to steal them. But Sejun had his own plans.

But there are two conditions.

-Two conditions?

Yes. Firstly, for the next 100 years, give me 90% of the harvest. After 100 years, 20%.

-Fine.

Although a 9:1 split was unfavorable, to dragons, 100 years wasnt that long. And if they failed, there was no risk. If the harvest was zero, there was nothing to give.

-Okay. Whats the second condition?

Give me 100 dragon tooth warriors.

-What?! 100 dragon tooth warriors? Cant I just pay you in cash?

100 dragon tooth warriors could be exchanged for 100,000 bottles of regular makgeolli. It would have been easier to just pay cash.

But,

No. I want the dragon tooth warriors.

Sejun firmly declined. To him, dragon tooth warriors were more valuable than money.

He planned to arm the Wolf Tribe and the rabbit kingdom on the 55th floor, the Banana Farm on the 77th floor, and the Chestnut Farm on the 83rd floor, so they could guard the farms better.

Vice-Chairman Theo.

Chairman Park, heres the contract, meow!

Theo, having finished his conversation with Kaiser, quickly handed over the contract.

Swish.

Receiving the contract, Sejun quickly wrote down the agreement and stamped it.

Lord Kellion, please stamp here, meow!

Theo handed the contract to Kellion. With the contract completed, Sejun and Kellion exchanged 100 Grade-A Elixir Cherry Tomato seeds and 100 dragon tooth warriors.

Just to let you know, these Grade-A Elixir Cherry Tomatoes are exclusively cultivated by me in the tower. In other words, you cant plant them without my permission.

It was a warning not to steal the crops.

-Exclusive cultivation rights? Theres such a thing?

Yes. Its a privilege given only to tower farmers who harvest new varieties. So dont deceive me about the yield and think about planting behind my back.

-I see. Understood.

With Kellions reply, the white dragon statue stopped. He quickly left to give the seeds to his grandson. Kellion too had been through a lot for his grandson.

Vice Chairman Theo, lets go to sleep.

Chairman Park, arent you going to praise me, meow?

He had caught a thief, but when Sejun tried to sleep without any celebration, Theo spoke with disappointment. It was typical of Theo to pay attention to such details.

Alright. One month extension for Vice Chairman term.

It feels a bit lacking! I wish there was a slogan like last time!

Is that what it was about? Sejun shook his body, hyping up the mood.

Then,

Whos the cat with the ability to catch thieves at night?

He said rhythmically, like rapping, then he handed the imaginary microphone to Theo.

Its me, Theo Park, meow!

Then, whos the brave cat that shouts thief in front of a dragon?

Its me, Theo Park, meow!

And, whos the cool cat that confidently hands the contract to the dragon?

Its me, Theo Park, meow!

You say Theo, I say Park.

Theo, meow!

Park!

..

.

Shall we sleep now?

Not yet, meow! Theo, meow!

Park

The elated Theo went wild.

After about an hour of celebrations,

Meooooowww Chairman Park, Im sleepy now, meow. Lets sleep, meow.

Finally, Theo was satisfied.

Okay

Sejun, having barely satisfied Theo, fell asleep. A very long day had finally come to an end.

***

Why did you call me again, Grandpa?! Dont you know Im busy farming?

Ajax, with dirt all over him, appeared grumbling at the call of Kellion.

Stop complaining and plant these.

Kellion handed Ajax 100 seeds of elixir cherry tomato.

What are these?

Theyre from the Black Towers farmer.

What?! The Black Tower?!

Ajax was surprised by Kellions words. He knew how much his grandfather despised the Black Tower. He thought the seeds werent acquired in a good way.

Alright, Ill plant them for now.

Ajax said gloomily and then teleported back to the 99th floor of the tower.

And

Whoosh.

He threw the 100 elixir cherry tomato seeds into a field where other seeds were already planted. It was more bothersome to summon monsters and instruct them to plant.

Theyll grow on their own. Yawn. I should sleep.

As Ajax was about to return to his dwelling after scattering the seeds,

Whooosh.

Huh?!

He felt the surrounding magic power being rapidly absorbed towards where he had just scattered the seeds.

Thud.

The seeds grew at an alarming rate. Using the abundant magic power, the elixir cherry tomatoes grew rapidly and bore fruit almost immediately.

Muahahaha! I did it!

Ajax cheered. Finally, the crops had grown from the spot where he had sown the seeds.

Pop.

Ajax plucked one of the newly formed cherry tomatoes and ate it.

Oh! Delicious!

The tangy flavor made his eyes widen in surprise.

Hehehehe. Its tasty.

And so, Ajax ate cherry tomatoes until he was full and said,

I should plant some more.

He started to plant more seeds from the cherry tomatoes.

Then

[You have planted the crops of Park Sejun, the Tower Farmer of the Black Tower, who has exclusive cultivation rights, without permission.]

[According to the Towers law]

A message appeared in front of Ajax.

What?! Without permission?

It was Kellions mistake. Kellion didnt expect the tomatoes to grow so fast and intended to inform Ajax about the exclusive cultivation rights and contract details later on.

How dare you! You dare impose the Towers law on me, the great White Dragon?!

Of course, even if Kellion had informed him about the contract, Ajax would likely have planted them anyway given his nature.

***

The next morning.

Sejun woke up.

And

I caught a thief trying to steal Chairman Parks belongings last night, meow!

Krueng!

[Big brother, youre amazing!]

The animals conversation could be heard. Theo was bragging about his exploits to Cuengi from the night before.

Krueng! Krueng!

[Dads awake! Dad, Cuengi is hungry!]

As soon as Sejun woke up, Cuengi started to whine about being hungry.

Just wait a moment.

Sejun headed to the cooking area with the animals.

While Sejun was preparing breakfast,

Krueng!

[Our big bro caught a thief last night!]

Cuengi bragged to the rabbits and monkeys about Theos achievement.

And

Hehe. Our fourth sibling is doing well, meow!

Theo, looking proudly at Cuengi.

Then

Krueng Krueng?

[So big brother said Huh? What came after that?]

Cuengi, who had been eagerly recounting the story, suddenly stopped.

Thats when I said to the evil dragon, meow! Stop stealing right now

Krueng! Krueng

[Thats right! Big bro said that! And then big bro]

Kids, lets eat.

Theo continued the story where Cuengi left off, and in the meantime, breakfast was ready.

After breakfast,

Lets have colorful flowers bloom behind the dragon. And at the end, make fireworks where everyone appears.

Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Okay!

Sejun discussed the fireworks display for the birthday party finale with Iona. They shouldve discussed this matter yesterday, but their schedule was delayed due to waking up an earth dragon in the north.

Now, only two days were left until the birthday party. They needed to finalize the fireworks display today so that Iona and her subordinate wizards could complete the preparations on time.

Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Ill head to the Wizard Tower now to work on the fireworks display.

Okay. Thanks for your help.

Sejun finished discussing with Iona.

Chairman Park, if theres nothing left to do, lets sleep, meow!

Theo, who had been recounting his stories to the animals, clung to Sejuns knee and suggested.

No, were going to make rice cakes now.

Sejun planned to stack honey Sirutteok (rice cake) like bricks to make a giant cake for the birthday party.

Krueng! Krueng!

[Rice cakes! Theyre delicious when dipped in honey!]

Cuengi, who followed Theo, got excited when he heard Sejun mention making the rice cakes.

No, you cant eat the rice cakes were making today.

Krueng?

[So are you going to eat them all by yourself?]

Cuengi said, sounding disappointed.

No, if I were to eat them, I would share with Cuengi. The rice cakes were making today are for our birthday party. So you can resist eating them, right?

Sejun said, patting Cuengis head.

Krueng?

[So, I can eat them during the birthday party?]

Yes, after we sing, you can eat. For now, eat this Crop Gigantification.

Sejun consoled Cuengi by using his skill to enlarge a sweet potato into a giant 3-meter sweet potato and gave it to him.

Krueng! Krueng!

[I understand! Ill wait!]

With determination, Cuengi climbed onto the huge sweet potato and eagerly dug into it, disappearing inside.

Chairman Park, what about me, meow?

Seeing Cuengi receiving something, Theo immediately demanded something for himself.

Do you want a churu?

Thats boring, meow!

Huh?!

Sejun was shocked to see Theo refusing the churu.

But then,

How about two churus?

Thats better, meow!

Fortunately, Theo wasnt actually rejecting the churus.

Just wait a moment.

Sejun quickly put down the rice cakes and handed Theo two churus, one tuna-flavored and one chicken-flavored.

Slurp slurp.

Delicious, meow!

Theo happily licked the churus one by one.

As Sejun watched Theo enjoying his treat,

[The Tower Farmer of the White Tower, Ajax Mamebe, has been confirmed to have planted the Elixir: Cherry Tomato Imbued with Powerful Magic Power without permission.]

A message appeared in front of Sejun. There always seems to be those who do what theyre told not to.

Just as Sejun was wondering what to make of this,

[According to the Towers Laws, any tower farmer who plants crops without permission that someone else has exclusive rights to must work for that person for 100 years.]

[According to the Towers Laws, Park Sejun, the tower farmer of the Black Tower, will have Ajax Mamebe, the tower farmer of the White Tower, work for him for the next 100 years.]

Another message appeared.

Huh?

Sejun had just acquired a slave for 100 years.

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TL: Instead of doing 5 chapters at once, Im now doing 2 chapters a day because I cant free up enough time to do 5 chapters in a day.

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