Chapter 161 – A 100-Year Slave was Created

“I trusted you, Lord Kellion, how could you do this?”

-No… that is…

While Se-jun questioned Kellion, who had been caught red-handed,

-Kuhahaha. Serves you right. Theo, well done.

Kaiser, who had returned after taking care of business, praised Theo for catching Kellion.

“That’s right, meow! I am amazing, meow! Lord Kaiser, listen carefully, meow! While I was sleeping, I felt a massive wave of evil energy, meow! So, sensing something strange, I opened my eyes, meow! But…”

Elated, Theo began to talk excitedly, exaggerating how he had caught Kellion.

And,

-I am sorry. Actually…

Se-jun was listening to Kellion speak about his grandson, Ajax.

“So you are saying that your grandson became a Tower Farmer of the White Tower, but his magic power is too strong that he cannot grow crops?”

-Yes. But when I saw the elixir-grade cherry tomatoes, I greedily wanted them without realizing…

“Then you should have just told me.”

If he had spoken honestly from the beginning, he would have just given him the seeds. Of course, under the condition of receiving 10-20% of the harvest in exchange for using the seeds.

For Se-jun, it was a slightly disappointing condition, but since they could not be planted here, it was a condition he would have been satisfied with.

However, as Kellion was caught red-handed while stealing, Se-jun gained the justification to make an overwhelmingly advantageous contract.

‘What is this? Did I save a country in my past life? No, just a country is far from enough. I must have saved the world in my past life. Otherwise, there is no way I could be this lucky.’

‘Or did I bestow a great favor upon Theo in my past life?’ Se-jun smiled as he watched Theo excitedly chatter about his heroic exploits to Kaiser, then looked back at Kellion.

“Let’s do this.”

-How?

“I will give you 100 seeds of the Elixir: Cherry Tomatoes Containing Powerful Magic Power.”

It was all the seeds Se-jun had, excluding the cherry tomatoes he currently kept in the Golden Box of Abundance.

-Really?!

Kellion spoke in disbelief at Se-jun’s words. He had not expected Se-jun to hand over the seeds so easily when he had gone so far as to steal. However, Se-jun also had a plan.

“In exchange, there are two conditions.”

-Two conditions?

“Yes. First, hand over 90% of the harvest to me for the next 100 years, and 20% of the harvest after 100 years.”

-Fine.

Although a 9:1 split was an unfavorable condition, 100 years was not such a long time for dragons, so it was enough to just endure it for a bit.

Furthermore, even if they failed, there was no risk. If they failed, the harvest would be zero, so there would be nothing to hand over.

-I understand. What is the second condition?

“Give me 100 Dragon Tooth Soldiers.”

-What?! 100 of them? Can’t I just pay you in money?

100 Dragon Tooth Soldiers could be exchanged for 100,000 bottles of regular makgeolli. It was easier to settle it with money instead.

However,

“No. Please give them to me as Dragon Tooth Soldiers.”

Se-jun flatly refused. Se-jun needed Dragon Tooth Soldiers more than money.

He planned to arm the animals of the Wolf Tribe, the Rabbit Kingdom on the 55th floor of the tower, the banana farm on the 77th floor of the tower, and the chestnut farm on the 83rd floor of the tower so they could protect their farms well.

“Vice Chairman Theo.”

“Chairman Park, here is the contract, meow!”

Having finished his conversation with Kaiser before anyone knew it, Theo quickly held out the contract.

*Scribble, scribble.*

As Se-jun received the contract, quickly wrote down the terms, and stamped his thumbprint,

“Lord Kellion, stamp your seal here, meow!”

Theo thrust the contract toward Kellion. Once the contract was completed in that manner, Se-jun and Kellion exchanged 100 elixir-grade cherry tomato seeds and 100 Dragon Tooth Soldiers.

“Just in case, the Elixir: Cherry Tomatoes Containing Powerful Magic Power is a crop for which I have received exclusive cultivation rights in the tower. In other words, they cannot be planted without my permission.”

It was a warning not to smuggle the crops.

-Exclusive cultivation rights? Such a thing exists?

“Yes. It is an authority given only to the Tower Farmer who harvests a new variety. So do not think about deceiving me about the harvest amount and planting them behind my back.”

-I see. I understand.

With Kellion’s reply, the White Dragon Statue stopped moving. It was in order to rush and give the seeds to his grandson. Kellion also suffered a lot because of his grandson.

“Vice Chairman Theo, let’s sleep too.”

“Chairman Park, aren’t you going to praise me, meow?”

When Se-jun tried to sleep without any sort of ceremony even though he had caught a thief, Theo spoke with disappointment. Theo was someone who made sure to take care of even these small details.

“Alright. A one-month extension for Vice Chairman Theo.”

“It’s a bit lacking, meow! I wish we had a slogan like last time, meow!”

Was that it? Se-jun shook his body to build up his energy.

And,

“Who is the name of the capable cat that catches thieves at night?!”

He spoke as if rapping to the rhythm and brought a hand microphone to Theo.

“It is me, Theo Park, meow!”

“Then, who is the name of the courageous cat that confidently shouts ‘thief’ in front of a dragon?”

“It is me, Theo Park, meow!”

“Then, who is the name of the cool cat that confidently hands a contract to a dragon?”

“It is me, Theo Park, meow!”

“You say Theo, I say Park.”

“Theo, meow!”

“Park!”

…

..

.

“Shall we sleep now?”

“Not yet, meow! Theo, meow!”

“Park…”

Theo, whose excitement had kicked into high gear, ran wild.

After they held the ceremony for about an hour like that,

“Nyaaaa… Chairman Park, I am sleepy now, meow. Let’s sleep, meow.”

Theo was finally satisfied.

“Alright…”

Se-jun, who had barely managed to satisfy Theo, fell asleep. The truly long day had finally come to an end.

***

“Grandfather, why are you calling me again?! Don’t you know I am busy farming?!”

At Kellion’s summons, Ajax, who had quickly smeared dirt on his body, appeared grumbling.

“Quiet down, go and plant this.”

Kellion handed the 100 elixir-grade cherry tomato seeds to Ajax.

“What is this?”

“It was obtained from the Tower Farmer of the Black Tower.”

“What?! The Black Tower?!”

Ajax was surprised by Kellion’s words. It was because he knew how much his grandfather usually disliked the Black Tower. He figured it had not been brought back through good methods.

“I get it. I will try planting them for now.”

Ajax spoke half-heartedly and moved back to the 99th floor of the tower.

And,

*Whoosh.*

He threw the 100 elixir-grade cherry tomatoes into the field where other seeds had been planted. It was too bothersome to call the monsters and tell them to plant them.

“Well, they will plant themselves somehow. Haaahm. I should go sleep.”

Ajax, who was about to return to his quarters after sowing the seeds like that,

At that moment,

*Wuuung.*

“Huh?!”

He felt the surrounding magic power being sucked into one spot at an incredible speed. It was precisely the place where he had just sown the seeds.

*Creak.*

The seeds grew at a terrifying speed. Utilizing the abundant magic power, the elixir-grade cherry tomatoes grew rapidly and began to bear fruit in an instant.

“Puhahaha! I did it!”

Ajax cheered. Crops had finally grown from the place where he had sown seeds.

*Pluck.*

Ajax plucked the cherry tomato that had just formed and ate it.

“Oh! Delicious!”

The sour taste made his eyes snap open before he knew it.

“Puhuhu. It’s delicious.”

In that way, Ajax ate cherry tomatoes until he was full,

“I must plant more.”

And he began to plant the cherry tomato seeds back into the ground.

At that moment,

[You have planted the crop of Park Se-jun, the Tower Farmer of the Black Tower who holds the exclusive cultivation rights, without permission.]

[According to the laws of the tower…]

A message appeared before Ajax.

“What?! Without permission?”

It was Kellion’s mistake. Because Kellion did not know that the elixir-grade cherry tomatoes would grow so quickly, he had planned to inform Ajax of the contract details along with the exclusive cultivation rights once he confirmed the tomatoes were growing later on.

“How dare they! Thrusting the laws of the tower at me, a great White Dragon?!”

Of course, even if he had been informed of the contract details, Ajax had the personality to ignore them and plant them anyway.

***

The next morning.

“…”

Se-jun opened his eyes.

And,

“I caught a thief who tried to steal Chairman Park’s things yesterday, meow!”

Cueng!

[Big brother is amazing!]

The conversation of the animals could be heard. Theo was bragging about his heroic exploits from last night to Cuengi since morning.

Cueng! Cueng!

[Dad is awake! Dad, Cuengi is hungry!]

Cuengi began to whine that he was hungry as soon as Se-jun woke up.

“Wait just a moment.”

Se-jun headed to the kitchen area with the animals.

While Se-jun was preparing breakfast like that,

Cueng!

[Our big brother caught a thief yesterday!]

Cuengi boasted about Theo’s achievement to the rabbits and the monkeys.

And,

“Puhuhu. Our fourth is doing well, meow!”

Theo watched Cuengi with a pleased expression.

At that moment,

Cueng… Cueng?

[So big brother… Huh? What was next?]

Cuengi, who was boasting about his big brother enthusiastically, suddenly became tongue-tied.

“At that time, I spoke like this toward the evil dragon, meow! ‘Right now, stealing…’”

Cueng! Cueng…

[That’s right! Big brother said that! So big brother…]

“Guys, let’s eat.”

While Theo stepped in to tell the parts where Cuengi got stuck, breakfast was finished.

After they ate breakfast in that manner,

“Let’s make flowers of various colors burst behind the dragon. And at the end, make fireworks where everyone appears.”

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. Yes!”

Se-jun spoke with Iona about the fireworks to be used during the finale of the birthday party. They should have finished the discussion yesterday, but the schedule was delayed because Toryong-i was woken up in the northern region.

There were now only two days left until the birthday party. He had to quickly decide on the shape of the fireworks today so that Iona could complete the fireworks with her subordinate magicians in time.

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. Then I will go to the Magic Tower and work on the fireworks.”

“Okay. Thanks for your hard work.”

Se-jun, who had finished his conversation with Iona like that,

“Chairman Park, if there is nothing to do now, let’s sleep, meow!”

Theo, who had told his exploits to Cuengi and the animals, clung to Se-jun’s lap and spoke.

“No. I am going to make rice cakes from now on.”

Se-jun planned to stack honey siru-tteok like bricks to make a large rice cake cake to be used at the birthday party.

Cueng! Cueng!

[It’s rice cake! It’s delicious to dip rice cakes in honey and eat them!]

Cuengi, who had followed Theo, got excited at the news that Se-jun was making rice cakes.

“No. Cuengi cannot eat the rice cakes made today.”

Cueng?

[Then, is Dad going to eat it all by himself?]

Cuengi spoke as if he felt hurt.

“No. If Dad were to eat it, I would eat it with our Cuengi. The rice cakes made today will be used for our birthday party. So, Cuengi can hold back without eating it, right?”

Se-jun spoke as he stroked Cuengi’s head.

Cueng?

[Can I eat it during the birthday party?]

“Yes. After we sing a song together, you can eat it. Instead, let’s eat this today. Crop Giantization.”

Se-jun coaxed Cuengi and used his skill to give him a giant 3-meter sweet potato.

Cueng! Cueng!

[Understood! Cuengi will endure it!]

*Crunch.*

Cuengi made a firm resolution as he climbed onto the giant sweet potato, eagerly digging and eating it, and quickly went inside the sweet potato.

“Chairman Park, is there nothing for me, meow?”

When Se-jun gave something only to Cuengi, Theo immediately appealed to be taken care of as well.

“Do you want to eat Churu?”

“That’s cliché, meow!”

“Huh?!”

Se-jun was flustered by the sight of Theo refusing Churu.

However,

“Then, two Churus?”

“I like that, meow!”

Fortunately, he had not actually rejected the Churu.

“Wait just a moment.”

Se-jun quickly set the rice cakes to steam and gave Theo two Churus, tuna flavor and chicken flavor, at the same time.

*Chwap, chwap, chwap.*

“It’s delicious, meow!”

Theo enjoyed himself as he licked the Churus alternately.

While Se-jun was spacing out as he watched Theo eat the Churus like that,

[It has been confirmed that Ajax Mamuve, the Tower Farmer of the White Tower, has planted the Elixir: Cherry Tomatoes Containing Powerful Magic Power without permission.]

A message appeared before Se-jun. There were always beings who would do exactly what they were told not to do.

As Se-jun was thinking about what else he could gain using this as an excuse,

[According to the laws of the tower, a Tower Farmer who plants a crop with exclusive cultivation rights without permission must work under the one who holds the exclusive cultivation rights for 100 years.]

[According to the laws of the tower, Park Se-jun, the Tower Farmer of the Black Tower, will command Ajax Mamuve, the Tower Farmer of the White Tower, for the next 100 years.]

Following that, a message appeared.

“Huh?”

A 100-year slave was created.