We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 189

189. Warriors of God (1)

“What if the enemies come?”

Cheon-gun grinned, revealing his teeth.

“I will leave the Paladins behind. With them, no one will be able to harm you.”

“Ooooh!”

That’s a relief, then.

Though not as powerful as Cheon-gun, the Paladins possessed formidable strength. They exuded an undeniable aura of power.

“Thank you! Thank you so much!”

“You’re welcome.”

Cheon-gun smiled.

That relaxed confidence.

Amon now believed that this empire would be saved.

Deep within the Amon Mountains.

These mountains, bordering the Amon territory, were where I had crossed over from Earth. I hadn’t encountered any significant enemies on my way here.

So, the people of the Amon territory would be safe hiding here.

When I return to Earth, I should bring an army right away.

With about 100,000 troops, I could advance and sweep away the enemies, couldn’t I? After clearing out the enemies, I could consider overthrowing the incompetent imperial family.

If I inform the black magicians on Earth about this, all of them would want to come over. The same goes for those who haven’t pledged their allegiance yet.

Arriving in the mountains, we built houses first.

We set up barriers around them and cast illusions.

No matter what enemies came here, we would be able to stop them.

While the houses were being built, I called Count Amon.

“Did you summon me?”

“It will take about one to two weeks for the rest of your people to prepare and arrive.”

“Oh, I see.”

“I will leave two weeks’ worth of food behind. If possible, focus only on defense. I’ve set up barriers around the area, and the forest and shelter are undetectable to the naked eye, so it is safe. And with the Paladins here, there’s nothing to worry about.”

“Of course. We can survive with just Cheon-gun’s Paladins.”

“Could you tell me about the current situation of the empire?”

“The situation of the empire?”

“What is its structure, and how is the governance?”

“Hoo. The imperial family is currently faltering.”

“Faltering?”

“Beset by internal and external troubles, the current Emperor, who once possessed great power, has fallen ill, causing internal and external enemies to run rampant.”

“Hmm.”

Was this a sign of doom?

I got a rough overview of the structure.

The predecessor of the Karin Empire was the Human Alliance.

All of humanity united to defend against enemies. And they started a war.

That war lasted for hundreds of years, evolving into an empire centered around the Emperor, establishing a strong imperial authority.

The current Emperor was exceptional, but problems arose when he fell ill.

Each kingdom showed signs of splitting, and the aristocratic faction and the imperial faction entered into power struggles.

At this rate, the empire would fall.

“Even if they gather their strength, they might barely be able to resist the enemies, yet they are engaging in such power struggles.”

“It is shameful. However, as these difficult days continued for a long time, the people were waiting for a hero to end the war. Taking advantage of this, the old kingdoms are dreaming of revival. When His Majesty was healthy, he suppressed all those vain delusions, but in the current situation where his life is on the line, there is no answer.”

“Is that so.”

It was the law of nature for nations to scatter once they united.

In the case of ancient nations, there were not many unified empires that lasted for hundreds of years.

The monstrous Roman Empire was a bit of an exception, and even in the case of China, unified dynasties didn’t last very long.

They barely unified, then split, and then other empires were established repeatedly.

The Karin Empire, which had been struggling against a single enemy until now, had to be seen as a somewhat unique case.

“As the power struggles continued, the army and supplies were not properly sent to the front lines, and they began to be pushed back. And that’s how it came to this.”

Count Amon wore a bitter expression.

In the end, he was saying that people’s greed was ruining everything.

“I see.”

“But now there is hope. Cheon-gun has descended into this world, so he will end this strife and annihilate the demon army!”

“Yes. That will happen.”

The situation was becoming interesting.

The signs of civil war in this situation meant that I had a strong justification to participate in the power struggle.

What if I swept away the demons on the front lines and gathered the survivors?

The public sentiment would turn, and they would undoubtedly be loyal to the army known as Cheon-gun.

I could see it just by looking at Amon’s case.

If I secured both strong power and public sentiment, the birth of a new dynasty would be only a matter of time.

It was time to return.

I had to bring an army as soon as possible.

Even now, artifacts were pouring out from all over the world.

I hadn’t completely armed the undead yet, but even if I brought only half of them, I could suppress the enemies on the front lines to some extent. And when all the arming was completed, I would bring an additional 50,000 and begin arming the second army. At the same time, I would create the third army as well.

Ultimately, it seemed that I would film a movie with the third army and then arrive here. So, that meant I had to sweep the front lines with an army of about 200,000.

Of course, looking at the situation here, I thought it would be possible to sweep through with about 200,000 troops.

I opened a gate not far from the encampment.

A pillar of darkness soared. Of course, I replaced it with a pillar of light. There were many eyes watching.

The pillar of light created by the illusion created a spectacle.

The surroundings were dyed with light, and anyone who saw it would think I was ascending to the celestial realm.

“Ooooh!”

The territory residents spared no exclamations and were busy kneeling and worshiping at the same time. Of course, I had aimed for all of this.

Count Amon and Lady Isillian ran over.

They knelt on one knee and said.

“Please, salvation!”

“It will be so.”

I summoned the Paladins.

They also prostrated themselves at my feet, waiting for orders.

“Protect them.”

“We will carry out the master’s will at the cost of our lives!”

The Paladins shouted loudly.

Since they were summons made up of succubi and high-ranking demons, I thought they would definitely protect this place.

After urging them, I crossed the dimension.

The basement of the mansion.

I made it look like a pillar of light in the other world, but there was no need to do that here.

All sorts of strange energies overflowed, and the energies were sinking in all directions.

A little over 12 hours had passed in the other world, so it would have been only about two hours here.

It was probably dinner time.

When I came up to the house, as expected, dinner was being prepared.

Since I had come in less than two hours, from my family’s point of view, it would have seemed like I had just gone out for a while.

Soojung and Sua ran over.

“Dad!”

“Where did you go?”

Sua, who didn’t know anything, just looked puzzled.

I smiled brightly and told her.

“Just outside for a bit.”

“You’re here?”

Wife came out wearing an apron.

There were female employees and even succubi working here, but it seemed that my wife couldn’t be satisfied unless she prepared the food herself.

“The work finished sooner than I thought.”

“Are you hungry? Eat.”

“Okay.”

Since Sua and the others were here, it would be better not to talk about dimensional travel here.

While the Karin Continent was engulfed in war, Earth was peaceful.

Two completely different worlds.

I was reminded of how well-established Earth’s civilization and system were.

That night.

Only after Sua fell asleep could I talk about the Karin Continent in the master bedroom.

“So, high-ranking black magicians or demons created an army with highly infectious undead and attacked for hundreds of years?”

“That’s right. I haven’t figured out exactly what their identity is, but the empire is on the verge of collapse.”

“The Emperor has passed away, and there are signs of internal division because of that. Is humanity going to perish?”

“It would have been if I hadn’t gone.”

The destruction of humanity would be inevitable.

Internal and external troubles have their limits, but they haven’t come to their senses even after hundreds of years of undead invasion.

Is this even normal?

Soojung guessed the situation based on the information she had heard so far.

“Maybe it’s a trick by the demons or high-ranking black magicians.”

“A trick?”

“Yeah. If you think about it from their point of view, they’ve been trying to destroy the empire for hundreds of years, but it hasn’t fallen, so they must have been frustrated. So, isn’t that how they caused the division? Soojung thinks that the black magicians of the continent have united to form a nation.”

“Oh?”

It was a reasonable inference.

It made sense when Soojung added to it.

“If a demon king or a high-ranking being from the demon world had appeared, would the empire be okay? They wouldn’t have thought of raising such shabby undead. Humanity has better survival skills than you think.”

“I think you’re right.”

As expected of Soojung.

She was pointing out even the parts I hadn’t thought of in detail.

Wife also agreed with Soojung’s words.

“I think the child is right. They want to destroy it but it’s not working, so they might have given the Emperor a disease. And they are trying to cause internal division by using their spies. It’s been hundreds of years since the war started, so it’s a reasonable inference.”

“Yes. If you’ve been at war for a long time, planting spies in each other is nothing. Even the Cold War that happened on Earth can be called a spy war, right?”

“That’s right.”

They mass-produce spies even without fighting, just with a hostile atmosphere. It goes without saying if it’s during a war.

“Next time Dad goes, can Soojung go too?”

Soojung’s eyes were sparkling.

From the moment I told her that dimensional travel was possible, Soojung wanted to explore the other world.

But it’s a bit dangerous right now.

Even if they are low-level undead, the sheer number of them cannot be ignored. We must not forget that this is wartime.

What father in the world would take his daughter to the middle of a battlefield?

“It’s out of the question until things settle down.”

“Tch. Soojung would be helpful, though?”

“It’s still dangerous.”

Soojung is definitely helpful.

If the mutant genius played the role of a strategist, we might be able to conquer the continent easily. But that place was a battlefield.

Wife also supported me.

“That’s right, Soojung. No matter what, it’s a battlefield, right?”

“Is the reason it’s dangerous for Soojung because of stray arrows?”

“Uh… is that so?”

“What if Dad’s succubus protects me and Soojung wears simple magic tool armor?”

“It still seems dangerous.”

“Hmm. What if I reach 5th Circle?”