"I got too engrossed with cultivation that I didn''t notice the time." Knowing that it was already 7 in the evening, Dn did not waste his time to go to Soaring Garden Enterprise and decisively headed to their residence. When he reached the residence around quarter to 8, he did not see any of his employees in the dining are like the other days.


    Dn saw a note on the table. It was on top of the covers of the tes on the table which he picked it up the moment he reached the table. Written on the note, ''Sir Dn, we have already prepared your dinner under this note. If you are wondering where we are, we are at the backyard doing our training. -Sincerely yours, Your employees.''


    "Training but I thought that the training schedule was only up to seven. Hm, why are they pushing themselves?" Dn was rather curious about this extra training they were doing. But, he was rather craving for food now because of his training and his recent breakthrough. So, he decided to eat the food prepared for him first.


    Ten minutester...


    "That was a good meal!" Dn enjoyed the meal that his employees prepared for him and satisfyingly patted his stomach. He cleaned and wiped the table himself. After which, he went to the kitchen and washed his own te and utensils.


    "Okay, time for me to check on them. Hm, I might as well ask why they started to do thiste night training." Dn dried his hands and neatly arranged the kitchen before leaving. He went to the backyard and check for his employees.


    "What the-?!" When he arrived at the backyard, Dn saw a scene that he did not expect to see. His employees were actually fighting with Ford Protection Squad with weapons on their hands as if they were fighting for real! He did not expect to see such a scene in his own backyard!


    There was a total of seven groups all in all. This was because there were only seven members of FPS avable as the other three each had one limb severed and had yet to recover. The seven member present seemed to be in good condition already.


    Each group have an armed member of FPS fighting with at least ten employees! Their attacks were all done ferociously as if they were actually in truebat! He could see most of his employees receiving injuries and were bleeding from the exchanges while the ones they were fighting were still unscathe but it was evident that they were getting exhausted as well.


    After recovering from his shock, he immediately shouted, "Stop this at once!"


    "Sir Dn! You''re home (here)!" At the same time, everyone''s attention was drawn to Dn and quickly stopped fighting as they stored their weapons on their respective storage rings.


    "What is happening here? Why are you all fighting to the death? Can someone exin to me why a conflict arose?" Although Dn sounded calm, his face wore a dark expression as his hands were clenched into fists.


    "Fight to the death? Conflict?" Everyone looked at each other with confusion for a while. When they saw their messed up appearances, they could not help butugh as they understood what Dn was referring to earlier. "Hahahahahaha!"


    ''Why are theyughing?'' Dn found it weird that theyughed. He pondered in his head, ''Did I say something wrong? It means...!'' After realizing that, he started to understand that there was a possibility that he might have only assumed the things from the very start. Once this thought arrived, he knew that it might very well be true! s, it was already toote.


    "Sir Dn, we were only training with the seniors from the FPS. As for conflicts, there is none... yet, I guess. Since there is no conflicts, no fight to the death is going to happen here. Pfft." Rnd quickly answered Dn''s question while holding hisughter back.


    "So, those injuries and wounds are..." Before Dn could speak further, Larry answered, "These injuries and wounds are result of ourck of experience. We asked the Ford Protection Squad to help us feel what truebat is by making them simte the situation as close as a true fight."


    Dn felt embarassed that he actually let his impulse control him. This had never hapened before except for the time that Rose was kidnapped. He shook his head helplessly and said. "I did not know about your arrangements. When I saw that most of your were injured and some are even severely wounded at that, I thought that a conflict must have urred. So I impulsively said those things."


    "Hehehe, it seems that even the calm Mr. Perfect, that a lot of gorls adore and go crazy for, can be impulsive sometimes." Ron teased openly.


    "Ron, I was nning to let you off the hook about what happened this morning but it seems like you haven''t learned your lesson from thest time. If that is what you want, I will only give you a quarter of your pay." Dn indifferently said.


    "Ayayay! I''m sorry, boss. Please, forgive me this time. I promise I will be good and not do it again." When he heard how much of a decrease in sry he was going to get, his abruptly turned as white as sheet. He even went as far as trying to tear up and hugged Dn''s leg, "Huhu... my sry! Please don''t do this, boss!"


    "Err, you shameless fatty! Haaayst, what am I going to do with you? Quit hugging my leg. I get it. I won''t do it today because all of you are training so hard. But this is thest time. Got it?" Dn could not understand how this shameless fatty could be so hardworking in work but annoying when at home. However, when he saw the determination and concentration he had while training, Dn could not help butmend his focus. So, as a reminder, he solemnly stated.


    When Ron saw the solemn look Dn had, he knew that Dn was dead serious when he said this is thest time. Thus, he eliminated any thought of teasing Dn again because he might not even have a sry to recieve if he did. Understanding Dn''s statement, he nodded repeatedly, "Understood, sir!"


    "Next time, it would be best if you include matters like this when you leave a note, so that I won''t disturb your training again. Oh, that''s right! I nearly forgot, whoe up with this extra training period?" Dn reprimanded his employees. Fortunately, he was able to remember. It almost slipped his mind.


    "It was me, sir." Mary took a step forward and meekly admitted.


    "Mary? But, why? If you wanted to do this kind of training, should you not have consulted me first?" Dn asked with curiousity.


    "Sir, it was not entirely her own idea. We all wanted to grow stronger and that is why we arranged this extra training period at night." Jack thought that Dn might scold Mary so he took the initiative and speak to let Dn know that everyone had a part of this matter.


    "Exactly, sir. We were merely motivated by Sis Mary''s will to be stronger. Thus, we had an agreement to insert this in our daily schedule. We could not consult you about this matter as you were still busy with a lot of things and did not want to disturb you. We simply did not have the chance. So, please don''t get angry at Sis Mary. " Surprisingly, it was the cute and shy Marie who stepped in and defended Mary.


    When she said those words, all eighty employees nodded and pleaded. "Please don''t get angry at Sis Mary, Sir Dn." Their words left Dn and Mary to a daze. Both were touched by everyone''s actions of pleading to Dn.


    "Hold on, I am not going to scold Mary. I was merely asking out of curiousity. I understand all of your intentions but I just wanted to ask Mary her reason. That''s all. You all did not need to plead to me. I won''t get angry over such simple matters. I am your eldest brother figure, after all!" Dn shed a very charming smile which made everyone calm down.


    But to the girls who all had a hidden crush on Dn, felt their heart skip when Dn said those words with that bright smile. They all blushed and lowered their heads as they thought, ''Surprise attacks like that are unfair, Sir Dn.''


    "So, what was your reason?" Dn looked at Mary with a focused gaze that made the young maiden blush.


    But after breathing, Mary calmed herself a little bit and answered, "Sir Dn, you see when we were on Dreamy Forest, I hated myself for not being able to do anything. I hated myself for being so weak that you all had to risk yourlife while I was being protected. Compared to you, Sir Dn, we are verycking in many ways. That''s why I want to use hardwork and determination to make up for our shorings. That''s why I want to train harder and when everyone listened to me, they joined me in training because we don''t want to be a burden."


    "I know you want to get stronger but we have to do it step by step. There is no need to rush things. If you push yourself too hard and be impatient, it might even be harmful to your cultivations and could even lead to cultivation deviation..." Dn reminded his employees to be patient because strength is only gained from culmination of years of training and cultivation.


    Hearing Dn''s words, the employees knew that Dn was right but they could not help but frown. They really wanted to continue training but if Sir Dn were to say to stop, they would naturally follow. But to their suprise, "But who am I to judge when I cultivate for twenty hours a day?"


    "Sir (Boss) Dn , cultivates twenty hours a day?!" This left everyone in shock. Twenty hours was an absurd amount of time to cultivate daily! But somehow, they managed to believe his words because they knew what kind of work ethic Dn follows.


    There should at least be thirty to forty minutes allocated for eating and another fifty minutes to one hour for hygienic activities. If Dn uses twenty hours to cultivate a day, the remaining two or so hours are used for doing paperwork and meetings with other people. Sometimes, it may decrease if Dn had to personally manage some business outside. But, normally, Dn really used twenty hours to cultivate.


    But based on their experiences, they would often, maybe always, catch Dn cultivating if they were delivering him news or lunch! It somehow makes sense!


    "No wonder sir Dn''s cultivation speed is fast! He could actually cultivate so intensely everyday!" The other now understood how much blood and sweat Dn actually puts in order to have this kind of talent! But how was he able to follow such a strict cultivation schedule?


    ''20 hours of cultivating daily?!'' Dennis, the captain and the entire Ford Protection Squad could not even fathom how Dn was able to do it! But was it even possible? It was but it was overwhelmingly tiring! What kind of person could do that without rest? How can one keep being motivated to do that kind of dull and tring routine?


    "Sir Dn, how do you manage to cultivate like that?" Shawn asked with a stunned expression.


    "Hehe." Dn chuckled at their dumbfounded expressions. Dn inwardlypared his current situation from his former, ''Well,pared to my schedule back on Earth, this is a lot more rxed. Those times...''


    The reason why Dn was able to follow such a strict schedule was primarily because of his old schedule back on Earth when he was still the CEO of the Omega Trading Corporation. From project proposals, business partnership, interviews, conferences to parties, everyday was eventful yet dull at the same time for Dn. Dn''s schedule was so tight and packed that there was even an entire month where he only had an hour of sleep everyday!


    People only knew of his sess and fame. Only a few people how much hardship and sleepless nights he had to go through in order to create the Omega Trading Corporation and maintain it''s standing in the business world. Especially when he reached the peak of his career...


    "Sir Dn, are you okay? You seemed to be in a daze for a moment there." Ana suddenly spoke which broke Dn''s state of reminiscence.


    "Hahaha, I just remembered something from that question. Well, the reason for that would be my thirst to not feel helpless ever again, to exact my revenge against Baron and to get Scarlet back from her n! Just these three things give me enough reason to think of nothing but getting stronger as fast as I can." Dn uttered with a cold look on his face.


    "So that''s why..." Everyone became silent after hearing his reasons. They all had the same reasons to get stronger but the amount of devotion they were putting was nowhere near as how much Dn has done. Realizing this, augmented their wills and determination to be even stronger!


    "We understand, Sir Dn! We are ashamed that we are not even as hardworking as you are! Thus, we will do our best to slowly reach the level of diligence you have! So, please allow us to have this additional training period." Jack stood in front and spoke for everyone while bowing towards Dn.


    "Please, allow us, sir Dn!" The others followed Jack''s actions and bowed.


    "If that is what you want, I shall allow it. Remember to know the limits of your bodies! Do not be imapatient and cultivate with a proactive mind." Dn smiled proudly and left words of wisdom.


    Jack and the others were ted and replied, "Thank you, Sir Dn!"


    Before leaving, he turned around and face Dennis and the FPS, he sincerely stated, "Please, take care of my employees, captain."


    "Rest assured, I will train them well." Dennis replied with a smile as he watched Dn entering the house.


    ...


    In Dn''s room...


    ''Remembering my time in Earth makes me nostalgic... During those times, Rose was my happiness, relief and everything. If it were not for her, I would have already suffered from mental brokedown. Rose... I wonder if she is doing okay on her own.'' Dn suddenly remembered Rose amidst his nostalgia. His heart could not help but ache when he thought how lonely Rose would be now, ''I have truly wronged you, my love.''


    Actually, it was even better for Dn now that he was in the cultivation world as cultivating was enough to remove all lethargy and fatigue he had for an entire day. What''s most important was that he was able to do what he has always dreamed to do ever since he first read his first fantasy novel which was to cultivate!


    ''I will get strong enough to travel dimension as soon as possible and go back to Earth just to see you again! That way we won''t ever be apart again!'' Dn swore. It was another reason why he was so keen in getting stronger and why he could motivate himself everyday to continue such a repititive and dull lifestyle.


    Dn knew he only had less than three to four decades left before Rose dies of old age. That was why he would put everything he had just to see her again!