Chapter 320: From Despair to Hope 3 (2/2)
“Your Supreme Majesty…!”
“I will give you a reward.” Kang Chul-In opened his inventory and handed a pouch over to Mike.
“T-This is..”
“100 gold pieces.”
“...!”
“Think of it as payment for your courage.”
“Your Supreme Majesty… keuk…!” Mike burst out crying.
“How’s that?” Kang Chul-In put Mike behind him and asked the people of Esmeralda. “Will you immigrate to the place I rule, Valhalla Kingdom? Or will you stay here? I’ve already given you the options. Choosing between them is up to you!”
The Esmeralda people answered…
“I-I'll go!”
“Going!”
“I would like to become a part of the Valhalla Kingdom!”
“If you accept me, I’ll gladly go!”
They welcomed the offer. Unlike the other Lords who treated them like pigs, Kang Chul-In was like the symbol of benevolence to them.
“Hurrah for the Supreme King of the West!”
“Hurrah!”
“Hurrah for the Valhalla Kingdom!”
“Cheers!”
There were intense shouts of joy.
“Not yet.”
That wasn’t the end.
“Here, I have someone to introduce to you.”
Kang Chul-In pulled the wrist of a woman who was wearing a purple hood.
“Y-Your Majesty…!”
Skadi resisted him.
“It’s alright.”
“B-But…”
“They’re all your people.”
“...”
“We can explain everything carefully. Then, they’ll welcome our return.”
“R-Really?”
“Of course.”
“I’m scared…”
“But it’s something that must be done. We can’t hide the fact that you’re my wife forever, right?”
“That’s true but…”
“Also, we need to show them that I have the right to take over Esmeralda.”
It was true. If it became known that Kang Chul-In accepted Skadi as his wife, the people of Esmeralda had to acknowledge him.
“Be brave, Skadi.”
“Your Majesty…”
“You can do it.”
“A-Alright…!”
Skadi took a step forward towards those who had once been her people. Finally! It was the moment for the woman who had sacrificed her life to reappear in front of her people.
Skadi, you are my wife. I trust that you’re doing well, and you’ll continue to do so in the future.
Kang Chul-In watched her proudly. It was a great accomplishment. He had provided salvation for the people of Esmeralda, something that no Lord had been able to do (although he had an intense fight of words against Timothy because of it).
The result of it was…
[Your [Charm] stats have reached S+ rank]
[Your [Politics] stats have reached S++ rank!]
[Your [Strategy] stats have reached S rank!]
[Your [Speech] stats have reached S+++ rank!]
An increase of his stats, and,
[You have been given bonus points!]
[You have increased a level!]
[You’ve reached level 100!]
Continued into a level up.
“...!”
The Epic item on the fourth finger of his left hand, the [Needle of the Empress], also started to shine in brilliant gold color.
……….
Skadi’s return caused a commotion. However, it was quickly settled. She explained why she had to leave the territory, and how she married Kang Chul-In to protect them any way she could.
The people of Esmeralda believed her, or rather they had to. The offers that Kang Chul-In made would’ve been impossible without Skadi’s help.
“Hurrah for Queen Skadi!”
“Hurrah!”
The hopeful people of Esmeralda greeted Skadi happily.
“Heuk…!”
Skadi began to cry tears of joy again. With that, another day passed.
“Hmm…”
Kang Chul-In spent some time looking over the Needle of the Empress.
[A quest has been created!]
A new quest. After reaching level 100, the quest of the Needle of the Empress was unlocked.
[Don’t forget me.]
Quest details:
In the ‘Cradle of Memories’ in the underground of Styx, look for the old memories of the empress.
Difficulty: Low
Reward 1: All penalties related to marriage deleted (Slot for First Queen opened)
Reward 2: Wheel of Dimensions
※Warning: If the quest is cleared, the item [Needle of the Empress] will vanish.
“...”
The quest and the rewards were both ridiculous.
“The Wheel of Dimensions”
The only thing that was interesting was the item he had never heard about.
“K-Kang Chul-In!”
Just then, Dorian burst open the door and came running into his office.
“What is it?”
Kang Chul-In looked at Dorian with a frown.
“And why is your face like that.”
“T-That…!”
“You looked like you got beat up.”
“...”
“So you were beaten up.”
“...”
“Who beat you up like this?”
Dorian’s face was horrible. His black eye, running nose, ripped lips, and messed-up hair… If someone saw, they would think that he received mental training from Kang Chul-In.
“I sent you to look for the Emperor of Blood and Iron’s grave but you came back beat up like this.”
“No, that’s not it…”
“Then what is it?”
“...”
“Hm… who was it? The one that beat you up like that? A 150-leveled monster?”
“No!” Dorian shouted.
“Then, who was it?” Kang Chul-In asked again. He was curious. Dorian was a pushover and a loser, but he was strong. Even Kang Chul-In felt like he could die if he was hit with the Shotgun Fist, so the one who beat up Dorian must’ve been…
“S-So…”
“...?”
“The Emperor of Blood and Iron wants to see you.”
“...”
“He said to come to the sewers…”