Chapter 145 – How Much for One Draw Meow

“Buy the building at this address in our President Park’s name, meow!”

As soon as Theo came down to the 40th floor and met Han Tae-jun, he asked him to buy the building, just as Han Tae-jun had expected.

“Here?!”

“That’s right, meow!”

“Vice President Theo, do you know how expensive this building is?”

Han Tae-jun deliberately showed off to make Theo use a favor.

“I don’t know, meow! Is it very expensive, meow?”

“It’s 200 billion won. In Tower Coins, it’s 200,000 Tower Coins. It’s a huge burden for me as well, so let’s count this as using one favor.”

“Alright, meow!”

“Here! Take this!”

Theo used the favor, and Tae-jun immediately held out the building contract signed in Se-jun’s name.

“Meow! Excellent, meow! President Park will like it very much, meow!”

Theo quickly snatched the contract. Having brought in one cat well, Se-jun had obtained a 200-billion-won building in Gangnam for free in an instant.

“Then there’s nothing else, right?”

“There’s still more, meow! I will use one more favor, meow!”

“Really?!”

“Fill the building with food for the rest! of! his! life!, meow!”

Since they got the building, they had to fill it.

“Fine. How much could it possibly be anyway? I’ll fill it up.”

Although Theo’s word ‘for life’ bothered him, Han Tae-jun’s face brightened at Theo’s words that he would use one more favor.

Compared to the price of the building, the cost of filling the building with goods was not that large. Besides, how much could they possibly eat?

Later, Han Tae-jun realized how wrong his thinking had been. He did not know that there were many beasts and monsters around Se-jun that knew no satisfaction, no matter how much they ate. It was a very rash decision.

“Thank you, meow! Then please fill it with goods right away, meow!”

“Alright. And I need more of the Sturdy Blade Green Onion.”

Since there was a possibility of locusts invading other places as well, he intended to prepare just in case.

“Understood, meow! I will tell the interns, meow!”

After finishing the talk with Han Tae-jun like that, Theo climbed up toward the 99th floor of the tower.

***

Khoo. Nice.

Kaiser drank a cup of makgeolli in one shot and smiled with satisfaction, savoring the aftertaste.

And just as he took a bite of roasted sweet potato,

“Father! The Black Moon is opening!”

Anton rushed in and shouted.

“What?! The Black Moon?!”

At Anton’s words, Kaiser’s complexion stiffened, and he hurriedly went outside. A world wrapped in red mist in the distance and a thin hole visible in the middle of that world. It was definitely the Black Moon.

And the Black Moon was opening not by emitting light, but by absorbing light to grow its presence.

“Tell all the Black Dragons to wake up and standby!”

“Yes!”

Kaiser, whose momentum had changed, leaving behind his previous lax appearance, ordered Anton.

Although it would take almost ten years for the Black Moon to open, ten years was not a long time in dragons’ concept of time.

This was especially true when waking up dragons who had slept a long sleep for hundreds of years. They had to be woken up starting now to fight in their best condition ten years later.

“Release.”

Thud!

Kaiser released his polymorph magic, transformed into a giant dragon, and soared into the sky.

As he rose into the sky, the red world growing while absorbing the energy of the world through tentacle-like tubes connected to worlds destroyed by the beings of calamity came into view at a glance.

The name of that red world was Destruction. Destruction was wrapped in clouds that always emitted an ominous red light, with no sun, moon, or stars.

And the eight towers, including the Black Tower, surrounding such Destruction. A huge landmass floated above those towers. It was the home of the dragons and the frontline base preparing for the battle against Destruction.

“For that to appear now……”

Kaiser made a serious expression as he looked at the Black Moon. The appearance of the Black Moon meant……

“It means they are returning as well.”

In the past, when the tower was first created, the Black Moon had appeared like that just once.

A newly born red-lit world and the Black Moon created in the middle of the red-lit world. Shortly after the Black Moon was completed, twelve beings possessing powerful auras called the Apostles of Destruction emerged from within the Black Moon.

As soon as they came out, they attacked the dragons, and the battle between the twelve Apostles of Destruction and the 10,000 dragons that began like that ended in the natural victory of the dragons, who pushed with overwhelming numbers.

However, the Apostles of Destruction vanished, turning into ashes while leaving words that they would return when the Black Moon appeared again. Considering that 1,000 dragons died to defeat the twelve Apostles of Destruction, it was a pyrrhic victory.

“Phew. I hope the damage won’t be heavy this time.”

While Kaiser was worrying about the future like that,

“Kaiser, is it almost 3,000 years since we last saw each other like this in person?”

Kellion, who had transformed into his true body, approached.

“Indeed. Since there was no reason to meet after the time of the Black Moon……”

“The other family heads are waiting. Let us go quickly.”

“Alright.”

Kaiser and Kellion flew toward the conference room to prepare countermeasures for the Black Moon with the other family heads.

After Kaiser and Kellion left like that,

Wiggle.

Roots stretching out from the Black Tower began to move diligently.

***

The 299th day of being stranded.

“Take this! Belly raspberry! Boobooboob!”

Kkuhehehe!

Se-jun was playing with Cuengi, blowing air with his mouth onto Cuengi’s belly which had become plump after eating a lot of lunch.

Cueng!

[It tickles!]

While playing like that,

Zzz.

Kkurorong.

Se-jun and Cuengi fell asleep.

At that moment,

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. Are you enjoying a nap?”

Iona, who had returned after finishing the construction of the magic tower, discovered the two of them.

Hop.

As if she could not miss such an opportunity, Iona settled down on Se-jun’s lap and closed her eyes.

“Kyu-kyu! Kyu-kyu!”

It was Iona having a nightmare with mixed anger and pleasure.

A moment later,

“Huh?! Iona, you’re here?”

Cueng?

[Sister Iona, when did you come?]

Waking up from their nap, Se-jun and Cuengi recognized Iona.

“Kyu-about ten minutes ago.”

Iona answered in a voice slightly trace of annoyance from only sleeping a little.

“But what’s the matter? I heard you were busy lately due to the construction of the magic tower?”

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. The construction of the magic tower finished today!”

“What?! It’s already built?!”

Se-jun was surprised at Iona’s words. From what he had heard, the height of the magic tower was a high-rise building over 500 meters?

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. The power of magic is great.”

Iona spoke, enjoying Se-jun’s reaction.

“Then can I go see the magic tower?”

“Of course! In fact, I was planning to invite you to the magic tower completion celebration party later anyway!”

“Oh! There’s a celebration party too?!”

A party?! Excitement was contained in Se-jun’s voice.

Cueng!

[It’s a party!]

The voice of Cuengi, who knew that a party was a day when he could eat more than usual, was also full of excitement.

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. Yes! It is scheduled to be held in a week. So I have a request for you, Se-jun!”

“What is it?”

“I want to use your crops for the food served at the party!”

“Feel free to do that much.”

Except for some crops, the storage was overflowing.

“Kyu-kyu-kyu! Thank you! I will pay sufficient price!”

Thanking Se-jun for his permission, Iona left after saying that chefs would come to fetch the crops.

And,

“Hello!”

Chefs who came to fetch the crops took a massive amount of food from Se-jun’s storage. The scale of this celebration party seemed to be huge.

Thanks to that, Se-jun’s Seed Bank balance, combined with the money Theo had earned, reached exactly 100 million Tower Coins. It was true that wizards had a lot of money. They paid exactly as asked without even bargaining.

Once Se-jun got 100 million Tower Coins,

“Aileen, can you give me another authority?”

He asked if he could receive a new authority.

[The administrator of the tower says to wait a moment.]

A moment later,

[Available Authorities]

, ,

Aileen checked the Tower Coins Se-jun possessed and showed the available authorities.

[The administrator of the tower says you can choose one of the three authorities.]

“I’ve decided. I’ll take Strong Stamina.”

There was nothing to worry about. Thinking about what he should do to survive, the answer came quickly.

[The administrator of the tower says she will then bestow .]

“Yes.”

[100 million Tower Coins deposited in the Seed Bank are paid.]

[The administrator of the tower bestows upon the Tower Mid-Administrator Mark.]

[You can strengthen later by using contribution points or Tower Coins.]

[Due to the effect of , stamina increases by 50.]

With the stamina stat rising by 50, his stamina became 74 in one leap.

“Hehehe.”

With his increased stamina, Se-jun’s heart swelled, and he felt a confidence that made it seem like anything was possible.

At that moment,

Cueng! Cueng!

Cuengi approached Se-jun while humming a song.

‘Ah. One must always be humble.’

The moment he saw Cuengi, the swelling feeling vanished from Se-jun’s chest, replaced by a humble heart like a conditional reflex.

Cueng? Cueng!

[Dad, why do you suddenly have no energy? When you have no energy, you should eat something delicious!]

Cuengi comforted Se-jun and dragged him to the kitchen.

And,

Cueng!

[Cuengi wants to eat Garae-tteok!]

Cuengi confidently stated what he wanted to eat.

But

“I don’t have money to buy rice flour right now, though?”

Se-jun said with a troubled expression. Because he had spent all his money bestowing the authority just now, there was no money to put into the Relic: Rice Dough that Swallows Wealth.

Cueng……?

[Then are we beggars……?]

At Se-jun’s answer, Cuengi made a sad face.

“B-Beggars? We aren’t beggars! We’re just temporarily poor! Instead, I’ll make you honey jelly today instead of Garae-tteok.”

Snapping at Cuengi’s words, Se-jun suggested another alternative.

Cueng?!

[Dad can make honey jelly too?!]

Cuengi, who thought only poison honeybees could make honey jelly, grew excited at Se-jun’s words.

“Of course I can make honey jelly.”

Se-jun spoke with a confident expression. This was because making honey jelly was incredibly simple.

“Here. Put honey in the bowl. Ice Cube.”

He froze the bowl containing honey intensely.

“Here! Now it’s done!”

Cueng?

[Is this the end?]

Cuengi made a disappointed face. This was because he had tried ice cubes containing honey last time.

“This is different from what you ate last time.”

Last time was half water and half honey, but this time was 100% honey.

Chop!

Se-jun struck the ice cube with a hand ax and split the ice in half.

And,

“Here. Look.”

When Se-jun took out the honey from the bowl, the honey wiggled plumply like jelly.

Cueng!

[Dad is amazing!]

“Yes. Your dad is amazing, right? Hehehe. Ice Cube.”

Smug at Cuengi’s praise, Se-jun began making honey jelly again. Cuengi’s praise made Se-jun dance.

***

Theo, who was climbing up toward the 99th floor of the tower.

“Meow! I should stop by one place before going, meow!”

Theo, suddenly remembering something he had to take care of, entered the 75th floor of the tower.

And the place Theo headed was where he had obtained the item that elevated him to Vice President. It was the lost-and-found warehouse of the Traveling Merchant Association.

“What is it? Why are you here again?!”

Taru, who was guarding the lost-and-found warehouse, spoke as he looked at Theo.

“How much for one draw, meow?”

“What?! This is not that kind of place, go away!”

“I don’t want to, meow! I want to do a draw, meow!”

Here lay the items for his long-term reign as Vice President. The road to becoming the tower’s best traveling merchant was long and far. However, he wanted to remain the Vice President in the meantime.

‘To do that, I need the item inside there, meow! No one can stop me, meow!’

“I’m going to do a draw, meow!!!”

Theo spoke while staring at Taru with an intense gaze.