Chapter 85

Chapter 85: Wings Strengthening (2)

The amount of 30 million won was five million higher than Han Yeon-soo’s offer .

If he disposed of the moonstones at this price, he could earn 54 billion .

However, Kang-jun shook his head with a frown .

"I'm sorry but I don’t intend to do so . ”

"Ah, then it can’t be helped . ”

Ruel had a sad expression but Kang-jun then muttered unknowingly,

"If you give me essences, then . . . I don’t know . ”

“ . . . . . . !”

His words entered Ruel’s ear and her eyes shook as she spoke .

"Do you mean essences such as the Essence of Fire or Essence of Water? If it’s those essences, then I have some . Will you really sell moonstones for essences?”

"That . . . "

Kang-jun made an embarrassed expression . He needed essences to strengthen his wings, so he had spoken unknowingly .

However, he couldn’t help feeling embarrassed when seeing Ruel’s expectant face .

Even so, he couldn’t exchange moonstones for just one or two essences .

However, Kang-jun’s eyes widened as he heard Ruel’s next words .

"If you sell me three moonstones, I can give you all of my Essence of Fire . I think I have 40 right now?”

Ruel possessed five buildings and had approximately 30 billion won in assets . Although her attack power wasn’t high, she collected many essences from the mines .

Particularly, there was a fire mine in her territory, so the Essence of Fire came out well .

Thanks to that, she had around 40 essences .

Kang-jun smiled .

"No, that isn’t enough . I will sell you three moonstones for 30 million won each as well as the essences . ”

Earlier, the dimensional merchant was selling one Essence of Fire for three moonstones .

Even if he had increased the price by two or three times, it implied that an Essence of Fire was worth one moonstone .

Now, Ruel was offering 40 Essence of Fire for three moonstones .

This was indeed an incredible deal . He also received cash . Additionally, it was more than the price offered by the Black Dragon Law Firm .

‘Why didn’t I think about this sooner?’

Kang-jun smiled widely .

That’s right .

It wasn’t difficult to obtain various essences because the rich sovereigns owned many territories . Even if it wasn’t a large number, there was a high possibility that everybody had dozens of them .

Conversely, moonstones were very hard to get . Therefore, they were willing to trade essences for moonstones .

Moonstones were more important than essences because with them, they could avoid punishment or have points for resurrection .

Ruel instantly returned to her base, sent the Essence of Fire to Kang-jun’s base through a transportation order and returned to headquarters .

[Sovereign Ruel has sent 40 Essence of Fire to your base . ]

The transfer was instant between the bases . In the meantime, he wasn’t interested in these functions since he had nothing to do with other sovereigns .

[40 Essence of Fire have been stored in your warehouse . ]

After confirming the message, Kang-jun immediately took three moonstones from his inventory and handed it to Ruel . She jumped with joy .

"Thank you, Lucan . Once I return to reality, I will send 90 million won to your account . Let me know your account number . ”

"Send it through the Black Dragon Law Firm . It is better for them to handle it . ”

"Yes, that would be good . ”

Ruel left with an excited expression . Then the other sovereigns, who had been watching from afar, ran toward Kang-jun .

"Will you really give moonstones for essences?”

Kang-jun nodded .

"Of course . "

He shouted loudly so that all the sovereigns could hear .

"If you send me various essences, I will sell you moonstones for 30 million won . I don’t care who the person is, so please don’t hesitate . The essence type doesn’t matter . I will trade three moonstones for every 40 essences . ”

In fact, it was a tremendous transaction even if he didn’t accept cash . One moonstone could be traded for 13 essences .

However, Kang-jun also received cash .

The exchange value was determined by Kang-jun but the other sovereigns consented .

Kang-jun had put a lot of effort into obtaining the moonstones, so he had to receive an appropriate price .

He had become a commander and received wings, so the essences from other sovereigns were essential right now .

Although essences were used to summon troops, it was possible to collect more in the future as most of the sovereigns had several mines . Additionally, 30 million won wasn’t a burden for those who were born with golden spoons .

This deal was good for everyone .

Kang-jun added something .

"In reference to the deal, I won’t enter into hostile relationships with sovereigns who keep their end of the bargain . ”

The sovereigns were lining up to do business with Kang-jun and once Kang-jun said that he wouldn’t enter a hostile relationship after making the deal, they became more frantic .

“Me!”

“Haha, I have many essences . ”

"I want to make a deal . ”

In fact, most of them were wary about having a hostile relationship with Kang-jun .

It was the same for Hardis . Even if he was hostile, he wasn’t even a match .

The first ranked sovereign in Earth Hwanmong . Now that he had become a commander, it was impossible to survive if they turned Kang-jun into their enemy .

So, Kang-jun’s words made him feel relieved . However, he couldn’t bear to make himself stand in the line .

It was the same for Zenith .

Hardis and Zenith couldn’t go forward due to pride .

Furthermore, unlike the other sovereigns, they didn’t need moonstones .

Therefore, they just watched as the other sovereigns did business with Kang-jun .

“I have 38 Essence of Earth, 12 Essence of Wind and 10 Essence of Fire . ”

"I can trade four moonstones . ”

"I have 30 Essence of Darkness . ”

"I can trade two moonstones . ”

Kang-jun finished his business with the sovereigns . After finishing the deals with 30 sovereigns, 102 moonstones disappeared .

He now had 1,300 essences piled up in his warehouse .

In reality, 3 . 06 billion won in cash would enter his account .

At that moment, Heksia entered headquarters and saw Kang-jun .

"Lucan is here . Congratulations on becoming a commander . Did you get the Wings of Chaos?”

“Thank you . Your advanced notice was a great help . ”

Kang-jun smiled at her . Grania, the commander of the 438th Army, was also behind Heksia .

“Hoho! Lucan! I really congratulate you . “

"I expected it, but it is still great . ”

"Thank you . "

Then Kang-jun said to them,

"That went well . I have something to say . ”

"What do you want to say?”

“Tell us . ”

"It is a bit difficult . so let’s move to a quiet place . ”

Heksia shook her head .

"There is no need to move . It will be quiet after a while . Wait until they go to the battlefield . ”

Heksia led the sovereigns and moved somewhere else . Only Kang-jun and Grania remained at headquarters . She asked,

"Now that it is quiet, speak . ”

Kang-jun gave her an intense stare and declared .

“Grania! Have you ever thought of joining my household?"

He didn’t mess around and went straight to the conclusion – that was Kang-jun’s personality .

Grania stared at him with a bemused expression .

“Bah! You must be looking down on me after becoming a commander . ”

This! It was a failure . Kang-jun mourned inwardly . Then Heksia reappeared .

“What? What is with this atmosphere?”

Grania stared at Kang-jun and asked again,

“Answer me . Are you making fun of me?”

“This isn’t a joke but something you need . ”

"Something I need?”

"Of course . I will be a great power for you . ”

"I'm sorry but I don't need your strength . Bah! Bah! Bah! Don’t make me laugh . ”

Grania snorted angrily and left .

Heksia looked after her with a fascinated expression .

“What? Did you just ask Grania to join your household?”

Kang-jun sighed and nodded .

"But I failed . ”

“Failure . Grania has a habit of getting angry if she likes it . ”

"Really?"

"Ask her again the next time you see her . She might grudgingly accept . Of course, she might react angrily once more . ”

It was an unexpected fact, then maybe it wasn’t a failure .

Kang-jun smiled at her .

"Thank you . I would have been greatly disappointed if it wasn’t for your words . ”

"There is no need to thank me . ”

Heksia then stared at Kang-jun with an offended expression .

"But why didn't you ask me? Am I not worth it?”

Kang-jun turned red and said,

"I was just about to . Heksia, would you like to join my household?”

“Bah! That won’t happen . It absolutely won’t happen . I don’t like being under someone else . Look elsewhere . ”

Heksia continued to laugh . It seemed like she was making an angry face on purpose .

“I see . I understand . Then you might change your mind the next time you come back . ”

Heksia might also have an odd habit of having a temper tantrum . Anyway, Kang-jun would come back at the next opportunity .

A messenger scroll had arrived at headquarters for Kang-jun, but he had something to do before that .

‘I need to strengthen my wings quickly . ’

Combined with his original essences, he had close to 1,500 .

Most of them were Essence of Earth and Essence of Wind .

After that, there were many Essence of Fire, Essence of Water, Essence of Abundance, Essence of Enchantment, followed by Essence of Darkness and Essence of Light .

That meant the last two were rare .

So, he set aside the rare ones and filled his Chaos Power using the relatively common essences . It didn’t matter because if it wasn’t the Essence of Chaos, every essence gave one point .

[459 points of Chaos Power have been obtained . ]

[429 points of Chaos Power have been obtained . ]

[128 points of Chaos Power have been obtained . ]

The conversion of Chaos Power was done in bulk by specifying numbers, rather than having to do it one at a time .

-Chaos Power needed to upgrade to Stage 2: 1000/1000

He was able to fill his Chaos Power in an instant .

Hwaaak!

At that moment, his wings shone with a brilliant light .

[The Wings of Chaos have been strengthened to Stage 2 . ]

[Your damage has increased greatly . ]

[Health has risen by 1,000 points . ]

[Black magic energy has risen by 1,000 points . ]

[You have awakened the Will of Survival . ]

[Once your health drops below 30%, Will of Survival will automatically activate . ]

[Your physical and magic defense will increase significantly when Will of Survival is activated . ]

Numerous messages appeared .

The Wings of Chaos were strengthened to Stage 2 and an ability was added .

Wings of Chaos (Stage 2)

-Rating: Myth

-Wings with a chaotic will .

-Free flight is possible .

-Health +2000, Black Magic Energy +2000 .

-As the stage rises, attack power will increase significantly .

-Resistance to all properties will increase greatly .

-Will of Survival will activate automatically when health drops below 30% .

-Starting from Stage 2, a unique skill will be gained at every stage .

-Chaos Power needed to upgrade to Stage 2: 0/2000

‘I have Will of Survival . ’

It was a type of passive skill that appeared at Stage 2 .

His physical and magic defense would increase significantly . Therefore, he wouldn’t die easily .

Additionally, his health and black magic energy had increased again .

Health: 2970/2970 .

Black Magic Energy: 2700/2700

As a result, his health and black magic energy couldn’t be compared to before .

'Huhu, I won’t be able to die even if I want to . ’

He felt an energy overflowing from him .

‘Stage 3 requires 2,000 Chaos Power . '

If so, he would try it when he had more than 2,000 essences .

After a while, Kang-jun moved to the Defense Army’s headquarters . The 1st commander, Binhaim, and the 12th commander, Rainkar, were waiting .

"You came, Sovereign Lucan . From now on, you must enter the red moon battlefield as a commander . ”

"Where am I going?”

"It depends on your choice . Your career will be completely different according to your will . ”

"What are the choices?”

Binhaim replied,

"There are two . One, fight with the sovereigns in the manner that you have previously fought . Two, fight on the Bloody Battlefield . ”

The Bloody Battlefield? Wasn’t that the place where it was the end once someone died?

Binhaim continued,

"If you prefer the first way, then follow me . However, if you choose the second one, follow Rainkar . ”

Andras and the other sovereigns were already waiting .

Andras, Damas, Agnus and Fade were behind Rainkar . They chose to go to the Bloody Battlefield .

The others chose Binhaim and now, only Kang-jun’s decision was left .

Rainkar then looked at Kang-jun and said,

"I will just say one thing . The Bloody Battlefield is dangerous but it can be the fastest method of growth . I believe that you will understand this . ”