We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 68

068

The Origin of Black Magic (2)

“Let’s go outside and take a look around.”

To be honest, I haven’t been able to focus on the deserted island much lately.

I’d been scouting locations near the demilitarized zone to help me reach the 4th Circle, and I’d been neglecting the island while focusing on inland business opportunities.

But I knew my future was tied to this place.

If I develop the entire island, all 100,000 *pyeong* [approximately 82 acres], and turn it into one giant production hub, I can manufacture goods on a massive scale.

Right now, I’m starting with a kimchi business, but that’s just the beginning.

The kimchi factory will only occupy a few thousand *pyeong* at most, so I need to consider other ventures as well.

A capable person in charge of developing this deserted island has arrived.

“You know what this is, right?”

“It’s a salt pan, isn’t it?”

“We plan to create salt pans all along the west side, where there’s a significant tidal range.”

“What about the east side?”

“That’s where the port and aquaculture facilities will go.”

“Ha… Did you say you were going to build an aquaculture farm now?”

“Of course. And while we’re at it, let’s build a seaweed processing plant too.”

“Did you just think of that?”

“How could you say that? Seaweed and kimchi are a perfect combination. If we market them together, they’ll be a hit. I used to run a Korean restaurant, and the seaweed was a huge success. I roasted it myself.”

When I ran the Korean restaurant, the aroma of roasting seaweed filled the air every morning.

The seaweed, seasoned with sesame oil, salt, and a few other spices, was incredibly popular. Back then, people were constantly asking me to sell them the recipes for both the kimchi and the seaweed. But I was doing well enough without setting up a factory, so I didn’t.

Now I sometimes regret it.

“Hmm. What’s that over there?”

“*Acetes chinensis* [a type of small shrimp] factory.”

“*Acetes chinensis*?”

“It’s a specialty of the West Sea. Actually, you can’t catch it in Incheon itself; you have to go a bit further south.”

“Are you talking about those tiny shrimp?”

“That’s right. They’re the smallest shrimp in the world. They’re also a key ingredient in the kimchi I’m planning to make.”

“Ha… So, it all comes back to the kimchi factory.”

Thwack!

“Argh!”

“It’s a family business.”

“Ugh… Can you stop hitting me? I’m going to get dumber.”

“Do you even have any more brains *to* get dumber?”

“Ugh, seriously.”

“Seriously what?”

Her eyes were slightly bloodshot.

If it weren’t for the *Geumje* [a magical curse/binding], she’d tear me apart and kill me right now.

But what can I do? To do that, she’d have to sacrifice her own life. The moment she harms me, her heart will explode, and she’ll die.

She scratched her head.

“I shouldn’t have made that bet.”

I lightly ignore her complaints.

Now is when the tide has receded quite a bit.

Something was being installed in the mudflat.

It was a structure made of woven bamboo. They were performing simple, repetitive labor as ordered by Sujeong.

“Is that a *Jukbangryeom* [a traditional bamboo fishing trap]?”

“Oh, you know about *Jukbangryeom*?”

“I thought they only used those in the South Sea.”

“Does it say somewhere that you can only install *Jukbangryeom* in the South Sea?”

“Ugh, will the things caught and processed from this Incheon sewage taste good?”

“It’s not right in front of Incheon; it’s quite far from Yeongjong Island. It’s fine. This is good enough.”

“I think that’s just what the owner wants to believe…”

“Do you want to get hit again?”

“No.”

Incheon is a city, but this place, being quite far from the urban center, could be considered a fairly clean area.

I’ll have to emphasize that when I advertise later. Or I can just label it as domestic.

Whether it was made in Incheon or not, it *is* domestic.

The roads around the island were neatly paved, and there were street trees and sidewalks, so I could see that a significant amount of money had been invested.

Away from the road, the undead were clearing the land.

They were meticulously picking out stones with shovels and pickaxes, preparing the fields.

These days, machines have advanced, and you can easily plow a field, but in reality, doing it by hand is often best.

Thousands of *pyeong* had already been reclaimed, and Rin was speechless when she saw it.

“What is this?”

“What does it look like? It’s a field.”

“Are you going to farm directly here…?”

“That’s right.”

“Ha! You’re using these high-quality workers for farming!?”

“You don’t know how hard it is to farm? If fifty farmers work twenty-four hours a day, it’s possible to cultivate tens of thousands of *pyeong*. Here, we’ll plant crops needed for kimchi, such as cabbage, green onions, and garlic.”

“The land is a bit too valuable for that.”

“Is that so? Then I’ll have to buy a deserted island nearby and plow those fields instead.”

“Cancel that! The land is not precious at all!”

“I’ve already decided.”

“Ah, damn! Keuk!”

She grabbed her chest again.

I couldn’t tell if she had forgotten that the *Geumje* was in place or if she was just being stubborn.

That’s enough for now.

Now that the warehouses are being built, it will take a considerable amount of time to complete the development of the deserted island, even if it’s running in full auto twenty-four hours a day.

Of course, I can guarantee that it will be developed at an unimaginable speed.

I roughly look around the island and return to the base.

There was a temporary office in front of the port.

It was just a container box, but it served as a great base.

“You know what to do, right?”

“What do *I* have to do?”

“Are you kidding me? You have to build an aquaculture farm, put workers on the construction site, and plow the fields. The salt pan construction isn’t finished yet, either.”

“…”

She frowned.

Still, she doesn’t swear out loud. If she did, she would clutch her heart again and collapse.

“How did my fate end up like this?”

“Farming is a noble profession.”

“Is this the Joseon Dynasty [historical Korean kingdom]? ‘Farming is noble.’ Machines do everything now.”

“Can only people do it? Of course, I will bring in machines. But there are many evil spirits with farming backgrounds, so if I deploy them, they will do well on their own.”

“Humph.”

She turned around like that.

Even though she complains, she has already inserted evil spirits from fishing and farming backgrounds into the bodies of the undead and started them working.

After all, black magic is amazing.

Even if I don’t have knowledge of agriculture or fisheries, it was easy to put in an evil spirit who had been engaged in that work all his life.

I sat down in the office and opened the *Juhaebon* [a grimoire of black magic].

To be exact, it wasn’t the original, but a copy.

What I was looking for was information about dimensional travel.

“It’s here.”

The *Juhaebon* is so vast that I haven’t been able to decipher it completely yet.

There was an explanation about dimensional travel near the end.

[Black magic is not of this world. The original black magic book is so concise and difficult to understand that a considerable part of it has been translated. The translated parts have been modified by successive seniors using themselves as test subjects, and have reached the present. At this point, you will have realized that we are not the only black magicians on Earth.]

“Hmm?”

Considerable information appeared in the introduction.

Of course, I didn’t think that only Sujeong and I would be on Earth. I enslaved Rin as proof.

However, judging from the nuance of the *Juhaebon*, it could be interpreted as meaning that there is a black magician *group* beyond Rin.

[Ancient groups had difficulty interpreting the concise black magic book, so they began to study dimensional teleportation magic circles. They thought that if they could cross over to the Karen Continent, the source of the magic book, they might be able to interpret it somehow. Dimensional teleportation has only been achieved once so far. The main character is Isis, a famous witch from the time when ancient Catholicism covered the world. After a long period of research and training, Isis reached the 7th Circle and finally opened the door to another dimension.

According to her travelogue, the Karen Continent was a hell shrouded in darkness and a world that was half destroyed.

A destroyed world.

Do you get a sense of what I mean?

In short, you can think of it as a situation where bizarre monsters are lurking there and barely being held back. Hundreds of years have passed since then, and Isis returned to Earth after decades.

As a result, all the difficult parts were interpreted, and she can be seen as having prepared the beginning of modern black magic.]

“7th Circle, huh.”

I can’t help but be impressed by her determination.

In fact, I am still wondering how to reach the 5th Circle. I wondered if that was even possible.

First of all, I satisfied my curiosity.

The origin of black magic came from another dimension, not Earth, and even from a dimension that was on the verge of ruin. It also meant that if you reached the 7th Circle, which is considered the limit that humans can reach, you could draw a dimensional teleportation magic circle.

Thankfully, the dimensional teleportation magic circle was well documented.

It’s impossible for me right now to reach the 7th Circle, but once you do, you can go to the Karen Continent, which is called the world of darkness. Of course, once you’ve crossed over, you can come back if you know the coordinates.

If I understand the concept of these coordinates and study for a long time, it seems possible enough. Even if it’s impossible with my head, Sujeong would be able to completely understand the concept of dimensional teleportation magic and the coordinates that black magic talks about.

In principle, it is said that you can teleport to a place you have been to once, so there seems to be no problem with dimensional teleportation itself.

However, the road to get there was long, and even if I made repeated efforts and reached that level, I wondered if I would cross over.

There was a time when I wanted to cross over when I heard that I could accumulate enormous wealth through dimensional trade, even if it was only for a short time.

But now that I think about it, I don’t think I need to do that.

Even here, I was on a winning streak. I had gained a certain amount of fame, and as a result, the foundation of my business was firmly established.

I didn’t want to go to the Karen Continent, which is called hell for no reason.

Several centuries have passed since it was half destroyed, and by now it may be completely overrun with monsters. I might be opening Pandora’s Box for no reason.

Chwaaa!

Instead, I decided to look for a way to reach the 5th Circle.

Now I could summon 100 enhanced undead and mages.

If you reach the 5th Circle, you can summon about 500 undead, and if you reach the 6th Circle, it increases exponentially.

In the end, it is said that you can create an army, so if you go that far, you will be able to scrape together all the money that exists in this world.

The *Juhaebon* was written in detail up to the 7th Circle magic. The path to get there is also interpreted without secrets.

[It is difficult to reach the 4th Circle, but the path to the 5th Circle is relatively simple. Hold more evil spirits in your heart and increase your power. Also, if you lay down a magic circle that can condense black magic in a place full of *yin* energy and devote yourself to it day and night, you can go all the way to the 5th Circle. Most black magicians cannot rise above the 3rd Circle. There is also a way to make a contract with a demon, but I don’t want to recommend it. Fifty years of life is fleeting. I hope you don’t mortgage your soul forever for just that time.]

“Fifty years of life, huh.”

Now, that sentence feels quite detached from reality.

Medical technology has developed, and we are now on the verge of the 100-year era. Senior-related businesses started to do better than children-related businesses, and if you are fifty years old now, you are considered to be about halfway through your life.

To think that the fifties, which was the most financially stable time and called the completion of life, is the end. The person who wrote the *Juhaebon* also seemed to be quite an old person.

A place where *yin* energy gathers.

The magic circle that can collect *yin* energy was also drawn in detail.

If I can gather enough evil spirits, it is not a dream to reach the 5th Circle. If I reach the 5th Circle, I will have the capabilities of a mid-sized company.