Chapter 48

Chapter 48: Becoming a Building Owner in Gangnam (3)

Kang-jun looked at the map and asked .

"The buildings are quite far away . Why are they suspicious?”

“The ghosts and I are unable to access them . In that case, it is likely to be a sovereign’s territory . ”

A sovereign affected both reality and Hwanmong, so Colt’s words weren’t wrong . Ghosts also weren’t permitted to access Kang-jun’s territory .

Colt continued .

"In case an enemy sovereign investigates, I told my subordinates to report if any suspicious ghosts comes near Lord’s area . ”

"That's good . By the way, are there no other suspicious places except for these ones?”

Colt scratched his head .

"The inferior ghosts can’t investigate seven storey or higher buildings . Therefore, we only surveyed the six storey or less buildings located nearby . ”

"Six storeys?”

“Yes . If Hayun-nim goes directly then she might be able to investigate more . ”

Hayun who was listening nodded .

"Then I will investigate the seven storey or higher buildings . ”

Colt continued with a worried expression .

"But the buildings with more than 10 floors are impossible to approach . If there is a strong presence then you might not be able to come back . ”

"A strong presence?"

“It is unknown if there is a dragon, demon or equivalent strength creature there . You should be careful . "

Kang-jun nodded .

"Hayun, only investigate up to the 10 storey buildings . I will investigate the others later . ”

“Yes . ”

Hayun smiled .

Kang-jun headed to meet Kim Seok-cheol, the realtor on the 1st floor of the Dafeng building .

“Oh! Welcome, Boss-nim . Sit over here . It is amazing that you became the landlord . ”

Kim Seok-cheol greeted Kang-jun with a smile . He was normally kind to Kang-jun, but today he was even friendlier .

Kim Seok-cheol was one of the tenants of Dafeng building .

Han Yeon-soo had informed him that Kang-jun had become the landlord .

Since the lease contract automatically came to him, the rent for the next month was deposited into Kang-jun’s account .

Was that why he became more friendly?

"I don’t know if I dropped by too late . ”

“No . Please stop by at any time . ”

"I came to see some advertised buildings . ”

Kang-jun pointed to some buildings on the screen .

Kim Seok-cheol looked at it for a moment before replying .

"Seyoung building, Cheongdo building, Edan building! All of these are owned by one person . The total value is 30 billion won . ”

“Who is it? That person . ”

Kang-jun’s expression stiffened . The owners of the suspicious buildings were all the same person .

If they were a sovereign, they would be a formidable opponent .

The value of the three buildings was 30 billion .

"Yoo Seung-hwan is a great person . It is rumoured that he has over 100 billion in stocks and bonds . ”

"100 billion . That is enormous . ”

"But recently, it seems like he has become interested in real estate . The Seyoung building was originally owned by him, but he bought the Cheongdo and Edan buildings only a few days ago . ”

‘He bought the buildings a few days ago? Both of them?’

Of course, it wasn’t strange for a person who had hundreds of billions of won to be interested in real estate .

In other words, it was too early to conclude that he was a sovereign just because he bought two buildings .

However, what if the ghosts didn’t have access to the buildings?

He was highly likely to be a sovereign .

Kim Seok-cheol continued making a fuss .

"He also seems interested in the 10 storey Wonil building .

“ . . . . . . !”

Rich people really were different . He was trying to buy a 10 storey building .

"He is famous for his self-management, such as no drinking, no smoking and working hard . He has also appeared on TV . ”

Kang-jun nodded .

"He is definitely a great person . ”

“Yes . In fact, it is said that he is wildly popular in the stocks market . He is lucky . Anyway, I don't have any stocks . There is only real estate . Hahat! Does Boss-nim have any stocks?”

“No . I haven’t invested in any stocks yet . ”

“Haha! It is like that . The best money comes from real estate . ”

"Anyway, today was a good conversation . Then I will come again . ”

"Yes, go take a look . Whenever you are ready to buy a building, please leave it to me . ”

"Of course . "

Kang-jun left the realtor’s office .

'Yoo Seung-hwan . ’

A man in his 50s with more than 100 billion won .

Moreover, it was rumoured that he was thoroughly focused on self-management .

If such a person was a sovereign then he would be incomparable to Jung Kwang-hyeon .

Of course, rumours were rumours .

It was unknown if he was actually good at self-management .

However, it was certain that he had enormous funds .

That was obvious now that he was spending a lot to buy buildings .

Owning buildings was more beneficial in Hwanmong .

‘Damn! He is clearly a sovereign . ’

In any case, he was a tycoon class sovereign . If possible, Kang-jun shouldn’t show up on his radar right now .

If he grasped his identity then Kang-jun might be overwhelmed .

Having money didn’t mean unconditional victory .

Kang-jun, who lived in a goshiwon for 250,000 a month, beating Jung Kwang-hyeon who had 10 billion won proved it .

Therefore, Kang-jun wasn’t afraid of Yoo Seung-hwan no matter how much money he had .

It was important to buy buildings in reality, however raising his level in Hwanmong was more significant .

He needed to become overwhelmingly strong!

Kang-jun decided to occupy all the nearby low-rise buildings after entering Hwanmong . His level would rise in the meantime .

‘I’ll have to keep watching him . ’

The next evening at 10 p . m .

It was finally time to enter the world of Hwanmong .

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

[You have entered the world of Hwanmong . ]

As always, the space was both familiar and unfamiliar after entering Hwanmong .

This time was even more so .

The house on the 5th floor of the Yugang building had been greatly expanded .

It was a gorgeous interior when compared to waking up in the shoddy goshiwon .

[This is your territory . ]

[Sovereign Herod’s base has been destroyed so you need to create a new base . ]

[Would you like to create a base? Yes/No]

‘Yes! Create . ’

Kang-jun instantly accepted .

[Stage 1 base is being constructed . . . ]

[Stage 1 base is complete . ]

'Why is it so fast?’

The base was completed in an instant .

Not only that .

[282 nodes have been received as tax for the basement area . ]

[681 nodes have been received as tax for the 1st floor . ]

[420 nodes have been received as tax for the 2nd floor . ]

It went up to the 4th floor and there were approximately 2,000 nodes stacked .

This was the privilege of being a sovereign with his own building .

[Three barracks that have reached stage 3 have been discovered in your territory . ]

[They will switch to a friendly base . ]

[A research institute has been discovered in your territory . ]

[It will switch to a friendly base . ]

The barracks and research institute left behind were automatically owned by Jung Kwang-hyeon .

As a result, the troops available at his barracks increased to 90 .

[You can build a stage 1 barrier at the entrance to Yugang building . ]

[The resources consumed will be 200 nodes . ]

[You can build a stage 1 workshop in the basement of the Yugang building . ]

[The resources consumed will be 200 nodes and 1 Essence of Earth . ]

[You can built a stage 1 rest area on the 3rd floor of the Yugang building . ]

[The resources consumed will be 100 nodes and 1 Essence of Wind . ]

'What?’

Numerous messages appeared .

New construction projects were possible in the territory that he owned .

“Lord! It was a really wonderful victory . Congratulations, Lord!”

The blue-haired Keirun came running . He had been waiting at the Dafeng building and came running over after Kang-jun arrived .

Kang-jun grinned .

"Welcome, Keirun . I’ve heard of the barrier and workshop, but what is a rest area?”

"A rest area is a place where everyone can relax . Lord can also relax there . If you have the resources then you should definitely make it . ”

"Okay . Then I will delegate this base to you . ”

"Yes, Lord . I prepared the Essence of Earth for situations like this . The workshop and rest areas will be constructed immediately . Then if we have enough resources, the barrier will be upgraded to stage three . ”

Keirun continued .

“In addition, the Dafeng building has received 1,400 nodes . I also plan to raise its barrier to stage three . ”

“Huhu, okay . You are doing very well . Then I will leave it to you . ”

Kang-jun smiled and nodded . As he was about to leave, Keirun asked him with surprise .

"Where are you going, Lord?”

"Where do you think? I am going to fight . Take care of the matters here . ”

He didn’t intend to be complacent with just two buildings .

Kang-jun was going to become stronger .

Keirun smiled .

"I understand, as expected of Lord . Please be careful . Try to only attack the low-rise buildings nearby . ”

"Of course . And watch the Seyoung, Cheongdo and Edan buildings carefully . "

Kang-jun told Keirun the information he discovered in reality . Keirun’s expression stiffened .

"It is very likely that Yoo Seung-hwan is a sovereign . We should be careful not to catch his attention, and to raise our strength as much as possible . ”

"I will do that . Then take care . ”

"Yes, Lord! Don’t worry about the bases . ”

Kang-jun exited the Yugang building and heard cheering .

"Kuahaha! Lord! Have you come out?”

"Germuz, help Keirun with the bases while I’m not here . ”

"Please take me . I would like to help Lord . I will be stubbornly waiting .

"I will call you if it is necessary . You should be here so that I can fight with confidence . ”

"Yes, Lord . I will follow your words . ”

There was nothing he could do so Germuz bowed .

It was at that moment .

“The enemy!”

“The enemy has appeared . ”

The giant ratian warriors standing guard hurriedly exclaimed .

‘Enemy?’

At that moment, he saw strange things approaching the Yugang building .

They were two spherical bodies floating in the air!

They were monsters with the same shape as the kajel he faced last time .

"What? These guys? They aren’t dead?”

The spherical bodies didn’t approach Kang-jun and shouted from afar .

“Sovereign Lucan! We came to reclaim the debt . "

"The debt?"

"It is the debt left behind by Herod . He promised to give us 10,000 nodes in exchange for our help . ”

That was it . Kang-jun had been wondering why they suddenly appeared .

“Why are you telling me this?”

"Kukuku, it is only natural that you have to pay back the debt that Herod left behind . We want peace . We will go away if you give us the 10,000 nodes . ”