We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 221

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Lake of Crude Oil (1)

-Hahaha!

A cheerful laugh echoed from the communicator.

He seemed pleased, thinking his provocation had worked.

What a fool.

He was the one who took the bait, not me.

-You sound very confident?

“I can crush the likes of you with a single finger.”

‘Was that a bit much?’

Sujeong, who was beside me, sighed.

I’d resorted to a childish taunt that even elementary school students would find lame.

I felt a little foolish, but I kept up the confident act.

-A finger, you say. I’ll be looking forward to it.

“However, we need to make a promise. Let’s meet tomorrow. I need a Mana Oath [a magical binding agreement] to trust you.”

-Oh ho, that’s exactly what I wanted.

“Good. We’ll meet at the border plains at noon tomorrow.”

-Why postpone it? We’re not going to fight right away, and we’re just making a Mana Oath, so how about meeting at noon today?

In short, he was planning to teleport over immediately.

‘I can’t gauge his abilities based on teleportation alone.’

Teleporting a few people is a feat achievable by anyone who reaches the 6th Circle [a level of magical proficiency].

“Sounds good to me.”

-Hahaha! I’ll be looking forward to it.

With that, the communication ended.

“Look at this guy?”

“Could it be that the enemy emperor has reached a new realm [a higher level of magical power]?”

“Maybe.”

“Are you going to be okay?”

I shrugged.

There was no reason for me not to be okay.

Even if he reached a new realm, it would only be around the 7th Circle. If he had reached the 8th Circle, Vivian would have visited the emperor of the Magic Kingdom as well. But there was no such report.

If the heavens had opened and Vivian had descended, there would have been a report for sure.

Just as they had planted many spies in the Crystal Empire, so did I.

I had also planted undead there and sent high-ranking demons as spies. So even if he reached a new realm, it would only be the 7th Circle.

If I hadn’t reached that realm yet, there might have been a problem. I would have had to risk my life as well.

But now, I didn’t need to risk my life anymore.

The border of the Empire, the Andris Plains.

From the moment I swallowed half the continent, I temporarily halted the conquest and took a breather.

I was focusing on eliminating the forces rebelling within the Empire and soothing the devastated public sentiment.

But this will end soon.

The time to completely expel the opposing forces, solidify the internal affairs, and lay the foundation of the nation is coming to an end.

This was possible because of the enormous administrative power.

I dispatched the high-ranking undead I produced as administrators, released a massive amount of grain, and used it as a tool to establish the foundation of the Empire.

Of course, except for some relief rice, it wasn’t free, and I paid wages and used labor.

The power of an individual human was not that great, but even so, when millions gathered, they created enormous labor.

Now, the Empire was rapidly consolidating its internal affairs thanks to such material offensives.

In this situation, what if I made the emperor of the Magic Kingdom a slave?

If that happened, there would be nothing to fear anymore.

A camp was set up on the Andris Plains.

Since we had only agreed to bring about a knight order each, an army of one hundred undead rode their horses across the plains.

In the distance, the emperor of the Magic Kingdom was also approaching.

The emperor of the Magic Kingdom appeared to be in his mid-30s and had a slender physique.

It’s just that my appearance has become younger, but if that wasn’t the case, it would have been okay to see him as the same age.

But the emperor of the Magic Kingdom probably wasn’t really in his mid-30s either. I think he’s a little older than that.

The emperor of the Magic Kingdom probably wouldn’t judge my age based on my appearance alone.

Should I say he was a very handsome middle-aged man?

I don’t know what kind of genes he inherited. If he were on Earth, he would have been a celebrity, not a black magician.

A very soft baritone is heard.

It was my delusion that the leader of the black magicians would be very gloomy.

“I am Jerin.”

“I am Lee Yoosung.”

“I have heard of your reputation. You are destroying my empire.”

“It’s because your technology is primitive. To try to rule the continent with such technology. I can’t help but be disappointed.”

“Primitive technology, you say. Maybe so. But if you disappear, the Empire will be over too.”

“That goes for you too.”

“Maybe.”

He doesn’t seem to be insidious at all.

Well, scammers don’t look like scammers. The same was true of black magicians.

In addition, I feel a similar energy to me. It was a very pure black magic, and as I expected, it was reaching the 7th Circle.

If I hadn’t reached the 8th Circle this time, I wouldn’t have known that he had reached the 7th Circle.

Since he hadn’t learned black magic for very long, he might have suffered a great blow if we had collided head-on.

It was a stroke of luck that I reached the 8th Circle this time.

Whoosh!

A warm breeze blows.

It must be winter on Earth by now.

I didn’t have much to say to Jerin, so I just needed to achieve my goal.

“I heard that the loser in this battle will become a slave.”

“That’s correct.”

“Becoming a slave also means that everything subordinate to you becomes subordinate to me.”

“It could be the other way around.”

“Maybe.”

“If either side loses, it can be said that the empire will be destroyed from that day on.”

“That’s what I wanted.”

Jerin was overflowing with confidence.

He’s an unlucky guy.

If I hadn’t reached the 8th Circle this time, I might have unified the continent. But I’m sorry to say that luck followed me and I transcended the realm of humans, and I would be able to kill Jerin easily.

The difference between the 7th and 8th Circles is stark.

If I hadn’t reached the 8th Circle, I wouldn’t have known that I had reached such a profound realm. So, once the contract was signed, the Magic Kingdom would be over from that day on.

“Then let’s make a contract.”

I drew a magic circle without saying a word.

We cross-verified each other and activated the magic circle.

Woong! Woong! Woong!

The sound of blood being craved was heard from the magic circle.

We dropped each other’s blood without hesitation.

“Three days later, at noon, we will duel here. The loser vows to become the winner’s slave.”

“I agree.”

Whoa!

A black current flowed through my heart.

This Mana Oath was something that guaranteed death. In a way, it could be seen as mortgaging even the soul.

With this, the oath was complete.

“The Magic Kingdom will be destroyed.”

“Hahaha! You’re very confident?”

“Three days from now.”

“Good.”

Even if you don’t come to this place, you will die.

The exact time and place were mentioned.

Now, we have reached a situation where we cannot refuse.

The Magic Kingdom had expected some damage, even if it wasn’t a bloody battle. But now, there was no need to worry about any damage at all.

“Then.”

We got up without saying a word.

Since it was a foregone conclusion that the Magic Kingdom would be in my hands, I only had to think about the Calin Empire now.

After making the Mana Oath, I returned to the Imperial Palace and held a noble meeting.

I was going to go to the eastern desert, where the basic construction was underway, this afternoon, so I just needed to make a public announcement and slowly start thinking about full-scale trade.

If I could extract and take away only the oil that exists on this continent, I could make a huge profit.

I thought that an unprecedented situation might occur.

Buzzing!

The surroundings are buzzing.

The nobles knew that I had made a contract with Jerin.

But I need to make an accurate announcement.

“In three days, Jerin will become my slave.”

“Oh! You have successfully completed the contract!”

“He didn’t recognize it at all.”

“Victory is certain.”

No one worried that I would lose.

I will surely win and the Magic Kingdom will fall into my hands.

However, the big problem was getting rid of all those undead and purifying them.

“During that time, prepare to purify the Magic Kingdom. We will eliminate all the undead.”

“That’s a wise decision!”

I also started as a necromancer.

In the first place, I have been using the undead to develop the business automatically. But the Magic Kingdom had too many undead.

Skeletons are okay, but if there are millions of zombies, it wouldn’t be strange if an epidemic broke out anytime, anywhere.

For the sake of hygiene, the undead must disappear.

After that, I have to launder their identities. The people of the continent must think that all the people of the Magic Kingdom have died. It would be troublesome if rumors spread that their remnants remained.

“So prepare. Prepare for the unification of the continent.”

“I will follow your orders!”

It was a heart-pounding moment for everyone.

I had the idea of creating a new empire and sweeping the continent, but I didn’t know that the moment of unifying the continent would come so quickly.

In this way, the Crystal Empire prepared to swallow the vast land of the Magic Kingdom.

There may be one or two things to prepare, but since the population of the Magic Kingdom itself is not very large, it seems most realistic to reduce the territory for now and bring the prisoners who were slaves in the Magic Kingdom to a place near the Empire.

Of course, I thought that those who do politics would take care of that well.

I was scheduled to go on an inspection to the eastern desert today.

I was going to check how they were extracting crude oil, even though they were doing basic construction now.

If I take the crude oil extracted and take it to Korea, South Korea will become an oil-producing country in an instant.

I thought that an unprecedented situation might occur.

When I arrived in the desert, I felt the scorching heat rising.

The hot desert climate was like that, but I couldn’t help but sweat at the sight of the technicians running around and urging the workers.

“Aren’t you hot?”

“Those people are walking in a dream right now.”

“A dream?”

“Yeah! Dad gave them a simple mental education, right?”

“Ah.”

Sujeong is right.

I instilled patriotism in them.

The difference between those who have patriotism and those who don’t was stark, and they were working hard to make Korea an oil-producing country and make it a powerful country with that power.

When I arrived, the technicians ran over.

“Oh! Chairman!”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“I was waiting because there was a big report!”

“A big report?”

“Do you know that there is a lake filled with crude oil in the center of the desert?”

“Yes. We were putting off development because there wasn’t enough oil to extract and transport directly from there.”

“When we gave it a simple shock, a huge amount of crude oil gushed out.”

“Huh. Really?”

“You can extract and use crude oil right away without much effort! No, now so much crude oil is flowing out that the entire desert will be covered in crude oil if we don’t take it out right away!”

“Hahaha! I see.”

Of course, the desert is so vast that it won’t be covered in crude oil.

Kim Taeksoo’s words meant that that much crude oil was gushing out.

“Let’s go see it once.”

“It would be better to take a helicopter!”

“Let’s do that.”

A temporary helipad had already been created.

Well, since 10,000 workers were working, it wouldn’t have been too difficult to create a temporary helipad.

And when I took off in the helicopter, a black sea that struck my eyes came into view.