We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 220

220. The Road to Ultimate Power (2)

“Wow!”

Exclamations burst out from everywhere.

Even the knights who originally hailed from the Karen Continent realized I had reached some extraordinary level.

Calbern shouted, “You have surpassed the limits of humanity!”

“Keep today’s events a secret.”

“But Master, the power has likely spread throughout the entire island. If there are spies from the Magic Kingdom or the Empire, they will know something has happened.”

“We still have to try to contain it as much as possible.”

“I will activate the intelligence department.”

Now I can confront the Emperor of the Magic Kingdom.

The problem was whether the Magic Kingdom, having heard the news today, would proceed with the confrontation as planned. They might even avoid the confrontation altogether.

If that happens, it might be a bit cumbersome to directly occupy the Magic Kingdom.

“It’s all done.”

Whoosh!

That’s when it happened.

I thought everything was over, but suddenly the sky was opening up.

In the already dark night, light poured down as the sky opened, and the brightness was indescribable.

I knew the identity of this mysterious power.

“Divine power?”

“Gasp! Why is divine power coming from the sky?”

The black mages took a step back without realizing it. They naturally thought that black magic and divine power were incompatible.

A woman was falling from the gate in the sky.

She floated down slowly and landed gently, emitting immense divine power.

She looked like a goddess to anyone who saw her.

It wasn’t just because she was called a goddess, but because she had effortlessly surpassed the limits of divine power that a human could handle and looked nothing like a human.

Her physique was also not human-like.

No matter how tall a woman is, she wouldn’t exceed 2 meters [approximately 6 feet 7 inches].

The goddess was 3 meters tall [approximately 9 feet 10 inches] and wore clothes made of materials that didn’t seem to belong to this world. So, she could only be called a goddess.

I realized that she was the god of this dimension.

“We greet the goddess.”

“We greet Lady Vivian!”

Swish!

Everyone knelt down.

I reluctantly knelt on one knee as well, feeling a bit awkward.

I was planning to conquer the Magic Kingdom even without the goddess descending. I didn’t need a divine revelation. I didn’t want to get involved with a goddess.

‘Is it because I obtained divine power?’

-It has been a long time since a transcendent has appeared in the world.

“Yes?”

-I have come to see someone who is qualified to be a god and to offer you a proposition.

“A proposition?”

I wondered what she was talking about.

Why would a goddess offer a proposition to a mere human?

It was impossible.

Vivian reached out her hand to me.

-Will you become a celestial god or an evil god?

“I haven’t thought about it. Are you talking about a demon god when you say evil god?”

-I believe you know that it is a different concept.

“Well, yeah.”

Demon gods mainly use demonic energy. But even if they use demonic energy, they are not evil gods.

Evil gods are, as the name suggests, gods of destruction who harbor malice towards the world and cause indiscriminate destruction.

Of course, I had no intention of becoming a god of destruction.

“I have a family, and I need a world for them to live in. Also, I have no intention of destroying the world. If I did, I wouldn’t have thought of eradicating the Magic Kingdom.”

-That is a very fortunate thing. Since you have the qualifications to challenge the position of a god, this is an important issue.

“Don’t worry.”

-May a glorious future be with you.

Vivian disappeared into the sky as she had come.

The Marquis of Arden, who was here, looked at me and exclaimed in admiration.

“The prophecy has been fulfilled!”

“O Prophet!”

“Ugh.”

Vivian never mentioned the word prophet to me.

I was not a prophet.

I just wanted to rule this world and started this to satisfy my greed through dimensional trade.

But people were treating me as if I had received some great mission, which was quite perplexing.

Soo-jung jumped up and gave me a thumbs up.

“Dad is the best!”

Soo-ah also got up and followed her sister.

“Dad is the best!”

My wife also said a word.

“You have reached the highest level.”

“No. Not yet.”

I realize that human greed is endless.

I was happy to reach the 8th Circle, but that joy soon faded.

Now I look to higher places.

Whether it’s the 9th Circle or the realm of the gods, I will try to be granted eternal life.

Perhaps eternal life is not far away.

A strange phenomenon occurred in the capital of the Divine Empire.

The Kalin Empire and the Magic Kingdom had planted enormous spies in enemy territories.

The Divine Empire must have also planted spies in enemy countries.

War is naturally based on information.

A war with insufficient information is like giving up a hand before even fighting.

A spy from the Kalin Empire reported the strange phenomenon in the Divine Empire to the Grand Duke.

Ried could not believe the spy’s report.

“A goddess has descended?”

“That is correct, Your Majesty!”

“That’s nonsense!”

“However, dozens of intelligence agency personnel all saw the same scene.”

“Isn’t it a trick?”

“Pardon?”

“I clearly heard that the Divine Empire uses magic. I don’t know what level of magic it is, but isn’t it possible that they created a goddess with illusions!”

“Hmm.”

“Can’t the director of the intelligence agency even figure that out!?”

“It was not magical power, and it has been determined that it was definitely divine power.”

“Then they must have overlaid divine power on the illusion. The appearance of a goddess who is over 3 meters tall? Ha! I don’t know what the goddess said?”

“I don’t know exactly, but rumors say that the Divine Emperor has become Vivian’s prophet.”

“A prophet! That’s nonsense. The goddess cannot directly intervene in human affairs. Because that would distort cause and effect. The moment the goddess directly intervenes, the demon god moves. Knowing that, she can never exert influence.”

The director of the intelligence agency felt a cold sweat running down his spine.

Come to think of it, the Emperor of the Divine Empire seems to be focusing on building his reputation.

But why in the Divine Empire?

The Divine Empire had overflowing power and didn’t need to build a reputation.

‘Still, the excuse of a goddess would be appropriate for governing and uniting the people.’

The director understood it that way.

“It is the fault of the gods.”

“Get out of here! Bring me proper information from now on!”

“I will do so.”

The director stepped down.

Left alone, Ried felt his mood sour.

Magic was a truly useful tool.

It not only wielded powerful power in all directions, but it could also be used to build a reputation in this way.

At that time, in the Magic Kingdom.

The events that took place in the Divine Empire tonight were immediately conveyed to the Emperor of the Magic Kingdom.

Jerin had to wake up from his sleep due to the urgent report delivered at night.

“Your Majesty! News from the Divine Empire!”

“Tell me what the news is.”

Waking up the sleeping emperor was forbidden unless something extremely urgent happened.

Although most of them were undead, Jerin was ruling a significant part of the continent, and his authority was great.

Of course, things might be a little different when it came to the Divine Empire.

Until recently, the Magic Kingdom was on the verge of unifying the continent. The Kalin Empire was collapsing, and they were advancing rapidly to wipe out the capital.

But a force that suddenly appeared was occupying the continent.

This disrupted Jerin’s plans.

With the 300-year plan about to collapse, he was very sensitive to matters concerning the Divine Empire.

“A, a goddess has descended.”

“What!?”

“Informants have reported that a goddess has descended with immense divine power.”

“Is that possible?”

“It is presumed that she has given a divine revelation.”

“Is there a possibility of political maneuvering?”

“That possibility cannot be ruled out.”

“It’s a political ploy.”

Jerin thought the same way as Ried.

In particular, Jerin was almost certain.

For a black mage to receive a divine revelation from a goddess? Even a passing dog would laugh.

“It’s a reckless move considering the future, but there’s no better plan for immediate rule.”

Jerin made that judgment.

Their weapons of mass destruction were terrifyingly powerful. Jerin, unable to bear it any longer, was about to declare that he would personally engage in a confrontation.

“Any other news?”

“I will report as soon as it comes in!”

“I understand.”

I was woken up, but I wasn’t particularly angry.

Because the story about the Divine Empire is that important.

The next day morning.

The goddess’s descent yesterday almost messed things up a bit.

It was such an important issue that the Emperor of the Magic Kingdom might refuse the one-on-one confrontation.

I couldn’t figure out whether the goddess Vivian had any thoughts or not.

Do the gods really think of humans as mere creations?

Like bugs that can be swept away at any time.

It would be right to see it as the feeling humans have when looking at ants.

Duke Tense, who was in charge of the intelligence agency, reported.

“Your Majesty. Somehow, yesterday’s events seem to have passed.”

“How so?”

“Rather, we actively promoted that we had received a divine revelation.”

“So that the enemies can know?”

“That is correct. The goal was to make them believe that we are engaged in political maneuvering.”

As expected of Duke Tense.

His decades of experience in the political arena were not going anywhere.

“Well done.”

“So, don’t worry.”

“I will contact Emperor Jerin. Is it possible to contact him directly through the communication device?”

“The envoys gave us the coordinates this time, so contact is possible. However, it is a one-time coordinate.”

“Connect me.”

“It will take about an hour.”

“I understand.”

When the continent is unified, I should launch at least one artificial satellite.

No, to use it for navigation and various tasks, I would need at least three to function properly.

About an hour later, I heard the news that the connection with Emperor Jerin was successful.

Would Jerin really want a confrontation with me?

I face Jerin for the first time.

Flicker!

It was almost like a video call, but this communication crystal was also close to an artifact of unknown age.

At first, the other person may have been seen clearly, but now only the shape is visible.

Still, I was grateful for what it was.

“Are you Jerin?”

-That’s right, Emperor of the Divine Empire.

“I have carefully considered the proposal you made. And I have made a decision.”

-Oh, don’t tell me you’re trying to back out?

Jerin provoked me for no reason.

He seemed worried that I might refuse.

“You’re the one who’s going to back out. You’ll be completely shattered and become my slave.”