Chapter 77

Chapter 77: Naga Queen (4)

If anyone was watching the current situation, they would think Kang-jun was crazy .

Of course, it wasn’t because Kang-jun asked the naga queen to become his subordinate .

A sovereign could ask anyone to become their subordinate, even if they were rejected .

Furthermore, if a sovereign’s charisma was high enough, even the most outspoken person might be willing to accept the offer .

However, what if the other person was already part of someone’s household?

Whether the lord was a sovereign or demon king, it was considered impossible .

The extremely powerful Second Demon King Colladikus would never allow the naga queen to leave!

It was literally nonsense . People would have no choice but to call Kang-jun crazy .

Kang-jun also knew this well . He had already heard it several times from Keirun .

Yet there was a reason why he suddenly made the offer .

[Naga Queen Melinad is not a sincere follower of the Second Demon King . She joined him to save the nagas . ]

[However, the Second Demon King abandoned his promise to Melinad and she is very angry . She is also trembling at the Second Demon King’s monstrous behaviour . ]

These messages suddenly popped up .

This situation had happened once before . He used it to convince Colt, who was Jung Kwang-hyeon’s follower, to join him .

[Your charisma isn’t high enough to accommodate Queen Melinad . You must have 20 charisma in order for Melinad to willingly accept you as her lord . ]

The problem was Kang-jun’s charisma .

Charisma: 11 (+4)

He had a total of 15 points . This wasn’t low, but he needed five more points in order to obtain Naga Queen Melinad .

[However, Melinad is in a crisis . If you say that you will get her away from the Second Demon King Colladikus, her heart will be shaken . ]

[Even so, she won’t easily become your subordinate . ]

[Listen to her conditions . If you can get Naga Queen Melinad to join your side then Mission 14 is considered to be complete . ]

If he listened to the naga queen’s terms and made her join, then he could complete Mission 14 without killing her!

Although it wasn’t directly mentioned, one important premise was given .

It was the premise that Kang-jun could free the naga queen from Colladikus .

The ability to release someone from a household!

If it hadn’t been a coincidence, was it a hidden power of the Demonic Dragon’s Ring like Keirun said?

The problem was that Kang-jun didn’t know how to activate the ability . It seemed to be a phenomenon that occurred when a target, sensitive to the Demonic Dragon’s Ring, appeared or when certain conditions were fulfilled .

‘Anyway, this is a big hit . ’

The naga queen had a mighty combat power that dominated two commanders . If she joined his household, Kang-jun’s power would be several times stronger .

On the other hand, Queen Melinad’s expression was filled with confusion .

[Will you accept Sovereign Lucan’s offer?]

[If you accept then you will be Sovereign Lucan’s subordinate, not the Second Demon King Colladikus . ]

A new message appeared .

‘Accepting the offer will allow me to change lords?’

The human sovereign Lucan instead of the Second Demon King Colladikus?

Melinad was confused .

Being able to escape from the Second Demon King was like a miracle .

She had never imagined it in her wildest dreams .

However, she had to be under the power of another person .

Moreover, Lucan was a human sovereign .

It was better than being under the demon king but it still wasn’t enough to meet her expectations .

Kang-jun then said,

“Rest assured that I won’t punish your people for being defeated in a battle . ”

“ . . . . . . ”

Melinad looked silently at Kang-jun who simply smiled .

"Additionally, I will accept all the nagas . ”

“Don’t you want to use me and my subordinates in battle? Even if I become your subordinate, they will just end up being killed like now . "

"I don’t intend to force anything . ”

Melinad snorted .

"Do you expect me to believe that? I’ve already been fooled once . ”

Melinad thought that sovereigns wouldn’t need household members if it wasn’t for the purpose of war .

Kang-jun shook his head .

"Of course, I need your help . If you become my subordinate, you’ll get a lot of power . However, I won’t force you to do anything unless you want to . ”

Kang-jun stared intensely into Melinad’s eyes .

"If you want to rest, you can . There is something you should help me with if you are willing . Tell me if you have any other conditions . ”

"Conditions?"

“Yes . I will listen to your conditions and try to accommodate you as much as possible . ”

Then Melinad paused for a moment and opened her mouth .

"I need a space when I can live with my men . A place where no one can interfere . ”

“A space? What type of space?”

“Give me one of the buildings you own in Hwanmong . ”

"A building?”

"I’m not asking for ownership . I just want a place where I can stay with my people . ”

A satisfied smile appeared on Kang-jun’s face .

He thought she would demand something more but it was an unexpectedly simple condition . He just had to give a building to the naga queen .

He had been thinking of buying one more building . It wasn’t unreasonable since he had more than 5 billion won in cash .

He had already assigned it to Secretary and the real estate agent Kim Seok-cheol .

The Yugang building and Dafeng building contained bases, a rest area, workshops, barracks and a research institute, so he couldn’t give the buildings to Melinad . A newly purchased building would be a suitable place to live for the nagas .

“Okay . I will do so . ”

Kang-jun nodded easily .

Melinad made a startled expression . She didn’t think that Kang-jun would accept so easily .

“My conditions aren’t over yet . I no longer want to be a tool of war . So, I will refuse any orders . ”

"I have already decided to do that . Any other conditions?”

Melinad’s expression brightened noticeably .

"There are no other conditions . ”

The words emerged from her mouth .

"Instead, if your base is attacked, I will defend it with my 800 naga warriors . ”

They would participate in defending the base on a voluntary basis .

Kang-jun still felt hopeful .

A naga queen with 800 warriors! As long as they protected Kang-jun’s buildings, his bases wouldn’t collapse .

No matter how much money Hardis and his cronies collected, it was impossible for them to defeat the naga queen’s army . At the very least, they wouldn’t have anyone that could match the naga queen .

"So, we can remove our weapons . ”

"Yes . ”

Melinad nodded . Both of them simultaneously pulled their weapons out of each other’s chests .

Melinad immediately dropped her weapon to the ground and kissed Kang-jun’s right hand .

“Sovereign Lucan, you are now my lord . I, along with 827 naga warriors, will serve you . ”

[Naga Queen Melinad has joined your household . ]

[Melinad will become your faithful subordinate in Hwanmong . ]

[Mission 14 has been completed . ]

[As a reward, enough experience will be given to increase your level . ]

[10,000 nodes have been given as compensation . ]

[60 large moonstones have been given as compensation . ]

Level up!

He reached Lv35 .

However, that wasn't the end .

[One of the commanders of the Second Demon King, Naga Queen Melinad, and 827 of her naga warriors have become your power . ]

[You will be given 1,000 red moon achievement points for the special achievement . ]

His achievements rose by a huge 1,000 points .

It was great .

His points were higher than the whole enemy alliance group combined .

[You have succeeded in bringing a high level target into your household . ]

[Charisma has risen by one . ]

Charisma rose by one point .

Melinad bowed politely and said,

"So, I will head to your base . ”

The battle was over and the seal on this area was lifted . There was no place for Melinad and her 827 naga warriors to go except for Kang-jun’s base .

Chu chu chu .

She waved her hand and made a base return magic circle .

Kang-jun just smiled .

"Wait there . I will give you a new home soon . ”

"Yes, Lord . ”

Not only Melinad but the naga warriors around Kang-jun also bowed and disappeared into the circle .

(Keirun, the naga queen is coming . )

(Huh? What does that mean?)

(The naga queen has joined my household . )

(Huh? Who?)

(Naga Queen Melinad . )

( . . . . . . )

Keirun was silent for a moment . He was obviously shocked . Of course, he immediately regained his spirit .

(Lord! What happened? Did you really convince the naga queen to join?)

(Please take care of the new household member . She should have reached there by now . )

(Yes, she seems to be coming . T-this! Nagas are coming in endlessly . )

(The naga queen has 827 people . )

(T-that’s right . Hahaha! It is really wonderful, Lord!)

Keirun said in a frantic voice .

(I will buy a new building soon . Give the nagas a place to live for the moment . )

(Then I will arrange for a place in the rest area . )

(Good work . )

After a while, Kang-jun was left alone in the fortress .

Soon a magic circle would appear to return him to headquarters or Heksia would come to him directly .

Meanwhile, Kang-jun pulled out the silver box that he got from the clone .

There was also a book inside this time .

[Dark Transparency]

In the last silver box, he received knowledge about vampire mages . However, this time it seemed like some type of skill .

‘What is this?’

Kang-jun opened the book with a pounding heart .

Palrak .

At that moment, strange letters and patterns were absorbed into his body .

[The skill Dark Transparency has been learnt . ]

[Dark Transparency]

-Makes the body transparent using the power of black magic .

Movement speed in the darkness will increase greatly but the transparency will disappear once you attack an enemy .

-Duration lasts for 10 minutes .

-5 black magic energy will be consumed .

It was a skill that literally turned him invisible . Using five black magic energy could conceal his appearance for 10 minutes .

‘Amazing! Does this also apply to reality?’

In the past, he could augment his speed using Aura of the Wind in reality .

If so, it should be possible to use Dark Transparency .

Hwaaak! Hwaaack!

At that time, there was a brilliant light and two people appeared in front of Kang-jun .

They were Heksia and Grania .

Their faces were full of shock .

"Lucan! What happened?”

“I can’t believe it . How did you make the naga queen join your household?”

They already knew .

Kang-jun received 1,000 achievement points for a special achievement, so it was impossible that the commanders didn’t know .

Kang-jun just smiled .

"I was just a little bit lucky . ”

Heksia stared at Kang-jun like it was absurd .

"If that is luck then you are really fortunate . ”

On the other hand, Grania looked excited .

“What is wrong with luck? Luck is also a skill . Anyway, Lucan, you are now a force in the Earth Defense Army that can’t be ignored . ”

Heksia smiled .

“Now, I will reward you for the mission . I’d thought we’d lost but you did very well . ”

[You have destroyed the Jewel of Darkness . ]

[You have earned 300 red moon achievement points . ]

[You have killed the most nagas . ]

[You have earned 100 red moon achievement points . ]

[You have survived until the end . ]

[You have earned 50 red moon achievement points . ]

He received 1,000 points and now there was an additionally 450 points .

Today, he earned a huge 1,450 points .