We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 186

186

Dimensional Shift (2)

“Wow!”

Exclamations burst from my wife and Sujeong.

I felt the same.

The sight beyond the space was a vast forest.

Immensely tall trees stretched endlessly, and clear air rushed in.

After thousands of years, the dimensional shift magic circle was finally activated.

A dimension was pierced between the vast pillars, and stepping just one foot forward would lead to another world.

“Woah!”

Sujeong jumped up and down.

As if wanting to travel to another dimension right away.

“Amazing.”

“I’ll go check it out, and if there are no problems, I’ll come back for you, so just wait a little.”

“Okay!”

Sujeong, perhaps because of her age, didn’t throw a tantrum.

She was fully aware of the danger of recklessly rushing in.

In comparison, I could escape on my own no matter what happened. I would have closed the gate immediately if it had opened in the middle of a battlefield, but fortunately, it was a lush forest. A smooth start, one might say.

“Are we going to trade dimensions by going back and forth?”

“If we start trading with the people there, that’s what will happen.”

“To open the market, we’ll probably have to go to war, right?”

“We could wage war, completely destroy them, and build an empire.”

“Then Sujeong would become a princess!? No, if it’s an empire, a royal princess?”

“Maybe?”

“Hehe. I want to become a royal princess soon!”

I look at my wife this time.

“I’ll make you an empress.”

“I don’t care where I am.”

She means as long as she has her family.

Indeed, my wife, who came from royalty, had lived in a shack on a mountaintop, so her words about only needing her family were not empty.

“Then I’ll be back.”

“Be careful.”

“Don’t worry. I can teleport away if it gets dangerous.”

Even though my wife said that, she didn’t seem too worried.

As I said, I could get myself out of any situation. Even in the middle of a battlefield.

I turn around.

I see my subordinates, with the majesty of a thousand soldiers.

“Are you ready?”

“We are ready to give our lives for you, Master!”

“Good. Then let’s go over.”

I immediately crossed the dimension.

Whoosh!

Although I crossed dimensions, the environment was no different from Earth, except for the giant trees.

No, to be precise, it felt like I was in the Amazon rainforest. It felt like I was breathing the air of the Earth’s lungs here.

Also, the wind was refreshing and cool, and there were no bugs. It could be said to have truly embraced the blessings of nature.

A basement is visible inside the giant pillar.

I decided to close the gate for now.

Even though I had plenty of magic stones, I was worried that some monster might live here and cross over to Earth, which could be a headache.

“I’ll be back.”

“I’ll be waiting!”

Finally, I closed the gate.

I slowly look around.

The forest formed a horizon as if I had fallen in the middle of the ocean.

“Then shall we start?”

Pat!

I floated up using Fly [a spell or ability allowing flight].

It’s impossible for there to be no life on this planet. Moreover, this is where humans used to live. Thousands of years ago, a black magician crossed over to Earth, and it was the origin of the black magic I am learning.

However, there is one problem to consider.

That is that time is different from Earth.

Two thousand years have passed on Earth, but over 10,000 years have passed here. In that time, civilizations would have been overturned and newly created several times.

“It could have developed tremendously, or it might not have.”

What will the civilization here look like?

With a slight sense of excitement, I move forward quickly.

Then I was able to find a city.

Should I call it a city or a village?

From a distance, it looked like something in between a city and a village, showing a slightly more developed form than medieval Europe.

I approach a little more and land nearby.

I climb up a hill and look at the city with a telescope.

“What is that.”

Yulia, the captain of the guard who came over this time, reported.

“Master. It looks like a destroyed city.”

“Destroyed?”

“The city is burning, and people are dead. But there is something unique.”

“What is it?”

“There are traces of undead sweeping through.”

“Black magic?”

“It could be, or it could be naturally occurring undead.”

“Geez.”

I thought it would take some time to find traces of black magic. But as soon as I crossed over, I caught the evidence.

If the city was destroyed, it was certain that someone had invaded. Also, it could be expected that there would be many destroyed cities like this, not by coincidence.

“Then it’s going to be difficult.”

I had the idea of wielding enormous wealth through dimensional trade. But what if this entire dimension is ruined?

If it is completely covered with undead, I have to give up dimensional trade. If that happens, this planet will only be valuable as a place to find the source of black magic.

I couldn’t just go back since I came all the way here, so I decided to go into the city. I might be able to find some traces.

Thud!

The city gate collapses powerlessly.

It had been burning for so long that it was almost reduced to ashes and scattered.

As I entered the city, a familiar energy enveloped my body.

“Black magic energy.”

If it’s such a dense black magic energy even in broad daylight, then this land has definitely been invaded.

I need to find out who invaded.

Yulia analyzes the surroundings.

“It seems to have burned down about a month ago.”

“A month ago.”

It hadn’t happened that long ago.

Then there might still be survivors.

The houses didn’t seem to be reinforced concrete structures like on Earth. There were many traces of wooden houses that had been burned down, leaving only the pillars.

Still, the fortress in the distance looked intact.

The fortress was built with bricks and lime, not concrete, and it seemed to have functioned as a lord’s castle.

“Krrr.”

Creak!

Zombies and skeletons.

Besides them, there were a few mutated undead, and they showed hostility as soon as they discovered us.

“The hostility shown despite being of the same black magic lineage. It’s definitely an invasion.”

That’s what I concluded.

The honor guard immediately steps forward.

At least hundreds of undead were swarming, but they were all low-level. I didn’t even need to step in with this many undead.

The summoned creatures rushed forward at the speed of light and smashed the undead.

Rotten blood didn’t even splatter on the armor. They moved and smashed them before the blood could splatter.

As I slowly walked through the city, countless undead popped out. I kept cutting them down, but it was a bit annoying.

If the people here hadn’t moved beyond the level of medieval Europe, and magic or swordsmanship had become obsolete, it wouldn’t be strange for them to be swept away by this many undead.

“Aaaaaah!”

A piercing scream echoes from somewhere.

“Survivors!”

“Oh, let’s go.”

There were still humans left here.

Then there is hope. The world might not be completely ruined yet.

An alley made of debris.

Some people were surrounded by undead here.

Clang! Clang clang!

A battle between the undead and humans unfolds.

I couldn’t help but be disappointed.

Whether the humans here were unskilled, or the technique of handling mana had really become obsolete, they were clumsily wielding swordsmanship and barely blocking the low-level undead.

I wondered if they were soldiers here, but that didn’t seem to be the case. Soldiers should be wearing uniforms. And the characteristic of uniforms is uniformity.

Looking at them, they were wearing all sorts of clothes that were no different from rags.

“Tsk.”

“Master. What shall we do?”

“We have to save them. We need to hear their story first.”

“Understood!”

Pow!

The situation is resolved in an instant as the honor guard steps forward.

The humans here were staring blankly at this place.

It’s only natural.

The city was destroyed by the invasion of low-level undead, and some honor guards were cutting down those undead.

They seemed to be saying something, but I couldn’t understand the words.

“I wonder if the translation magic will work properly?”

I immediately cast translation magic.

Perhaps because the black magic of Earth itself was created based on this continent, the translation magic worked well, fortunately.

“It’s an army of angels! It’s the heavenly army!”

“We’re finally saved!”

Buzz buzz!

“Heavenly army.”

It might look that way.

Because they were armed with shiny silver plate mail made entirely of titanium alloy. In addition, all sorts of magic circles were engraved on the armor and weapons.

It was not unreasonable for them to see them as a heavenly army.

After all the undead were swept away, the survivors were rescued.

A middle-aged man, a young man, and a young woman. Among them, one was bitten by an undead and was about to undergo a transformation.

“Jackson!”

“Ugh. Kill me.”

“Ugh! Uncle!”

The middle-aged man’s eyes were changing.

Seeing the black energy rising, it seemed that infectious undead had occupied this city.

‘Infectious undead. We didn’t need such undead on Earth.’

Infectious undead are treated as a higher-level type.

In other words, if an undead with the efficiency of about 3 circles gains infectivity, you have to use 4 or 5 circles [referring to the level of magic required to control them].

Infectious undead were not necessary to show efficiency in small-scale battles, but if you released undead into the army or city for the purpose of causing large-scale infection, that army or city would be wiped out. If they don’t have the ability to stop the undead, they will most likely become an undead nest.

Certainly, there was no magic as productive as that in large-scale battles.

The reason why black magicians were feared in ancient times was precisely for that reason.

Even if you only looted one city, you could create more than 100,000 troops, and they show 80% of the efficiency of living humans. Efficiency decreases over time, but it was easy for a country to be destroyed in the face of the violence of numbers.

In the end, the middle-aged man slit his own throat.

“Krrr.”

“Uncle!”

“Father!”

I watch them for a while.

They were wearing clothes that were no different from rags, wondering how they had survived until now, and their nutritional status was not very good.

Their skin was pale, probably because they lived hidden underground.

“Ahem.”

“Ah!”

Only then did they become aware of my existence.

One person died, but I saved their lives anyway. So, expressing gratitude is a basic duty that humans have.

“Thank you for saving us.”

The young woman, who seemed to be in the best condition, said.

She was shabby, but she looked reasonably dignified, and I could guess what was going on to some extent. Still, I need to find out exactly what the situation is.

“What on earth happened? I only trained in the countryside and came down, so I don’t know much about how the world works. So, can you explain it to me?”