Chapter 41

Chapter 41: Trampling those with Gold Spoons (4)

Kang-jun finished his final day selling socks at 7 p . m .

A profit of 1 . 52 million .

Even if he had the management skill, the profit was constrained by the floating population .

He was proud about earning more than 14 million won in just 10 days . He was even more proud about delaying Jung Kwang-hyeon’s contract .

Kang-jun had told the realtor Kim Seok-cheol that he was willing to buy the building for more than three billion won . However, he needed a few days to get the money .

Kim Seok-cheol had immediately contacted the owner of the building . It was more than Jung Kwang-hyeon offered so the owner was forced to delay the contract .

Of course, Kang-jun didn’t have the money . It would be the same even after a few days . It would be tough to sign the contract without the money .

The most important thing was to postpone the contract as much as possible!

It was a little bit sneaky, but this was necessary in a life or death battle .

And it might actually be beneficial to the owner . Jung Kwang-hyeon could offer a purchase price much higher than 2 . 8 billion .

In other words, only Jung Kwang-hyeon would receive damage .

By the time Jung Kwang-hyeon managed to buy the Dafeng building, Kang-jun would be ready to defeat him in Hwanmong .

'Jung Kwang-hyeon! Just wait . I’ll step on you . ’

The next day, there was heavy rain all day long .

Thus the population of the market was less than usual . Thanks to the management skill, people still gathered around Kang-jun .

The part time female workers Kang-jun decided to hire helped him sell products at the market .

"Come here unni~!”

“Hoho! Pretty lady! Come look at this underwear . ”

After deducting the value of the goods and the labour costs, the profit was approximately two million won .

It was raining on the first day but the atmosphere was still pretty good .

"Hoho, there is a lot of business despite the rainy day . Boss-nim is lucky with money . ”

Kang-jun laughed . He couldn’t say that it was due to the management skill .

“Haha! I haven’t heard that before . It will become more busy in the future . Both of you, good job today . See you tomorrow . ”

“Yes, Boss-nim~ . ”

Kang-jun closed up at 8 p . m . and returned to the goshiwon .

He spoke to Kim Seok-cheol who had called the owner .

The contract would be signed if Jung Kwang-hyeon raised the amount . Fortunately, the building owner had flow to Jeju Island this afternoon and wouldn’t be back until the day after tomorrow .

10 o’clock at night .

Kang-jun lay in the bed of the newly contracted Room 307 of the Eco Studio Apartment .

Hayun was sitting on a chair in front of the bed . She would protect Kang-jun when he was sleeping .

"Would you like a lullaby?”

“Please . ”

Kang-jun fell asleep while listening to Hayun’s lullaby .

[The door to Hwanmong is open . ]

[You have entered the world of Hwanmong . ]

A strange but familiar room .

As expected, Kang-jun was standing in Eco Studio Apartment’s Room 307 after waking up in Hwanmong .

An empty room . A dark corridor .

Still, everything was better than when he first started in Room 406 of the Dafeng building .

The Demonic Dragon’s Ring was on his left hand . He had three bottles of health recovery potion and one bottle of black magic recovery potion . His right hand was holding the Solid Iron Axe .

Above all, he was Lv12!

And one more thing .

(Lord! It is Keirun . I was surprised to see a new territory rise, so Lord must be planning to create a base there . )

He was the military adviser . Thanks to that, Keirun could send messages like there was a telepathic link .

(Of course . )

Surprisingly, Kang-jun could also communicate through the same method .

It was natural .

Kang-jun briefly explained the situation .

He had heard the status of Herod’s troops from Colt .

In addition, Kang-jun was creating a new base because Herod was trying to interfere by buying the Dafeng building .

(Ohh! As expected from Lord . I wouldn’t have thought about a new base . It is a wonderful plan that will prepare for the worst . )

(But Herod knows the location of the Dafeng building so he might decide to attack the base there . Can you stop it?)

(Lord, don’t worry . Although Herod has many troops, he has no information about our side . That is enough to defeat them . )

Herod had 35 orc infantry and 15 goblin archers .

The goblin’s attack power was similar to the ratian archers and gnomes, but the damage wouldn’t be small if the 15 archers fired at once . Furthermore, the attack power of the orcs was close to the giant ratians .

He had 35 orcs! Herod would start producing more troops tonight . He had three stage three barracks, so he would have a total of 90 troops in the near future .

In contrast, Kang-jun’s side only had 20 troops . Even if he upgraded the barrack to stage three today, it would only increase to 30 .

However, he had golem ratigers and intermediate gnomes that could deal with the orcs .

Was that all?

The senior ghost Hayun, intermediate ghost Colt, advanced gnome Rodium and the military adviser Keirun were all in his camp .

And Kang-jun was a Lv12 sovereign . His side wouldn’t be easily pushed .

However, there would be enormous sacrifices on his side in a confrontation .

A victory couldn’t be guaranteed .

Therefore, Kang-jun planned to build another base for a siege operation on two sides .

(Keirun, thank you for the trouble . )

(Lord should also be careful . I do have one question . How did you manage to get Colt as your subordinate?)

(Herod did something very unscrupulous . It is worthy of betrayal . )

(That isn’t possible . Like I said last time, treachery is impossible unless the lord releases the subordinate . Even if charisma falls, there is no way . )

(Then what is going on?)

(Let’s see . . . Something very strange has happened . I wonder if you have awoken the hidden power of a sovereign . )

(The hidden power of a sovereign?)

(It isn’t a certain guess . I’ve never developed any powers . )

(I don’t know . A message just appeared . )

(Anyway, it is a good thing . Focus on making your base right now . We will look into it in the future . )

(I understand . Take care . )

(Yes, Lord . )

The conversation between Kang-jun and Keirun ended .

Maybe today would be a very difficult situation . But Kang-jun trusted Keirun as the military adviser .

Right now, it was more important to defend himself .

New messages had appeared in the meantime .

[You can build a base in this territory . ]

[Would you like to build a base at Room 307? Yes/No]

‘Yes! I will make it . ’

There was no need to hesitate . It was the reason he came here .

[Stage 1 base is being constructed: 1%]

[The enemy has started to notice you after the construction of the base started . ]

"Come!"

He was already prepared . Kang-jun quickly ran down the corridor of the Eco Studio Apartment .

“Grrr!”

"Kwaaang!”

Dark smoke filled the corridor and monsters with black fur emerged .

Flashing fangs!

They were large wolves . There were 10 of them .

"Kwaaang!”

“Grrrr!”

Kang-jun ran forward and used the momentum to swing the axe .

[Experience has been gained . ]

[3 nodes have been gained . ]

One monster gave three nodes . It wasn’t a bad income .

[Inferior ‘dark wolf’ knowledge has been acquired . ]

[It is possible to summon a dark wolf in the barrack . ]

[Dark wolf]

-Resources: 10 nodes

Furthermore, knowledge was obtained!

The black wolves were called dark wolves . 10 of them rushed simultaneously!

It was easy now but it would have been tough if he met them at Lv1 .

‘It is difficult to make multiple bases without raising my level . '

Of course, there were no such threats if he owned the building .

However, Kang-jun welcomed this situation . It might be small but he got experience from the monsters . In addition, knowledge was gained .

He would become much stronger .

[Stage 1 is complete . ]

His base was finished . Kang-jun instantly started attacked the studio rooms on the 3rd floor .

Sometimes giant dark wolves would pop out, but they weren’t too hard .

[Inferior ‘giant dark wolf’ knowledge has been acquired . ]

[It is possible to summon a giant dark wolf in the barrack . ]

[Giant dark wolf]

-Resources: 20 nodes

-Can only be summoned when charisma is over 1 point .

More knowledge was obtained . For the moment, he couldn’t summon any dark wolves to the barrack . But there were no negatives about gaining knowledge .

[Room 309]

-Occupied territory

-Territory effect: Barrack construction is possible .

[Room 318]

-Occupied territory

-Territory effect: Construction of a research institute is possible .

And he succeeded in finding two rooms . He didn’t know about the research institute, but a contract was needed to build a barrack in Room 309 .

[The Eco building’s 3rd floor has been occupied . ]

[102 nodes have been gained . ]

[The Eco building’s 4th floor has been occupied . ]

[A Solid Iron Sword has been obtained . ]

Kang-jun took over the Eco Studio Apartments located on the 3rd and 4th floors of the building .

His earnings were surprisingly high . He obtained money and a new weapon .

However, Kang-jun had never learnt kendo so he was more comfortable with the axe that could deal a large blow .

‘I will store the sword . ’

He didn’t continue to climb up to the rooftop . Finally, he went down to the seafood noodle restaurant on the 2nd floor, the pub on the 1st floor and the kendo school in the basement .

Strongest Kendo Dojo .

The name seemed plausible, but no sword-wielding monsters emerged .

Only dark wolves appeared .

Naturally, they were just snacks for Kang-jun .

[The Strongest Kendo Dojo has been occupied . ]

[The Eco building has been occupied . ]

[A rare treasure chest of good luck has been obtained . ]

'A rare treasure box of good luck?’

This wasn’t the first time he had found a treasure chest . Yet this was the first time Kang-jun had found one with such an unusual name .

‘What will be in here?’

Kang-jun excitedly opened the chest .

A glittering gold scroll was inside .

[Heaven’s Blood Sword Style]

-Learning Restriction: Sovereign

‘W-what is this?’

It was a name that seemed like it would appear in a martial arts novel . The ‘blood’ part of the name gave him a feeling of horror .

There was a restriction that only sovereigns could learn it .

Of course, Kang-jun was a sovereign so he could learn it .

Chwaaaak!

He opened the scroll and a brilliant light poured out .

[A sword style that contains the invincible strength of the heavens! However, there will be a lot of pain before it reaches that stage . . . ]

A shadow of a man holding a sword appeared and penetrated Kang-jun’s body .

[The Heaven’s Blood Sword Style has been learnt . ]

[The highest quality knowledge of swordsmanship has been gained . ]

[Your body has become optimized for the sword . ]

[Heaven’s Blood Sword Style is limited to your level . ]

[As your level rises, your swordsmanship will also increase . ]

"Heaven’s Blood Sword Style! It is a strange coincidence . . . !”

There was no doubt . He had literally just obtained a sword .

Kang-jun didn’t know how strong Heaven’s Blood Sword Style was .

However, the highest quality knowledge of swordsmanship would be obtained, so he didn’t think he would be disappointed .

It was at that moment .

There was an unexpected message .

[The neighbouring Dain building is the territory of the ogre Germuz .

[Germuz does not like your occupation of the Eco building . ]

What was this?

Ogre!

The Eco building was a four storey building .

Keirun stated that taller buildings had scary monsters, so Kang-jun had avoided the high-rise buildings . The problem was that the Dain building next door had seven floors .

The boss there was an ogre called Germuz .

‘Shit! Ogre!’

He heard of an ogre before .

The fearsome ogre that appeared in movies and fantasy novels!

He didn’t like that someone had occupied the adjacent building .

[Germuz requires 500 nodes as tribute . ]

[If you accept then you will no longer be threatened or perceived as a hostile presence . ]

[He will also protect the Eco building, where your base is located, from outside attacks . ]

[Offering tribute to Germuz will permanently reduce your charisma by 1 point . ]

[Would you like to offer a tribute? Yes/No]