Chapter 41 (1/2)
Chapter 41: Trampling those with Gold Spoons (4)
Kang-jun finished his final day selling socks at 7 p.m.
A profit of 1.52 million.
Even if he had the management skill, the profit was constrained by the floating population.
He was proud about earning more than 14 million won in just 10 days. He was even more proud about delaying Jung Kwang-hyeon’s contract.
Kang-jun had told the realtor Kim Seok-cheol that he was willing to buy the building for more than three billion won.However, he needed a few days to get the money.
Kim Seok-cheol had immediately contacted the owner of the building. It was more than Jung Kwang-hyeon offered so the owner was forced to delay the contract.
Of course, Kang-jun didn’t have the money. It would be the same even after a few days. It would be tough to sign the contract without the money.
The most important thing was to postpone the contract as much as possible!
It was a little bit sneaky, but this was necessary in a life or death battle.
And it might actually be beneficial to the owner. Jung Kwang-hyeon could offer a purchase price much higher than 2.8 billion.
In other words, only Jung Kwang-hyeon would receive damage.
By the time Jung Kwang-hyeon managed to buy the Dafeng building, Kang-jun would be ready to defeat him in Hwanmong.
‘Jung Kwang-hyeon! Just wait. I’ll step on you.’
The next day, there was heavy rain all day long.
Thus the population of the market was less than usual. Thanks to the management skill, people still gathered around Kang-jun.
The part time female workers Kang-jun decided to hire helped him sell products at the market.
“Come here unni~!”
“Hoho! Pretty lady! Come look at this underwear.”
After deducting the value of the goods and the labour costs, the profit was approximately two million won.
It was raining on the first day but the atmosphere was still pretty good.
“Hoho, there is a lot of business despite the rainy day. Boss-nim is lucky with money.”
Kang-jun laughed. He couldn’t say that it was due to the management skill.
“Haha! I haven’t heard that before. It will become more busy in the future. Both of you, good job today. See you tomorrow.”
“Yes, Boss-nim~.”
Kang-jun closed up at 8 p.m. and returned to the goshiwon.
He spoke to Kim Seok-cheol who had called the owner.
The contract would be signed if Jung Kwang-hyeon raised the amount. Fortunately, the building owner had flow to Jeju Island this afternoon and wouldn’t be back until the day after tomorrow.
10 o’clock at night.
Kang-jun lay in the bed of the newly contracted Room 307 of the Eco Studio Apartment.
Hayun was sitting on a chair in front of the bed. She would protect Kang-jun when he was sleeping.
“Would you like a lullaby?”
“Please.”
Kang-jun fell asleep while listening to Hayun’s lullaby.
[The door to Hwanmong is open.]
[You have entered the world of Hwanmong.]
A strange but familiar room.
As expected, Kang-jun was standing in Eco Studio Apartment’s Room 307 after waking up in Hwanmong.
An empty room. A dark corridor.
Still, everything was better than when he first started in Room 406 of the Dafeng building.
The Demonic Dragon’s Ring was on his left hand. He had three bottles of health recovery potion and one bottle of black magic recovery potion. His right hand was holding the Solid Iron Axe.
Above all, he was Lv12!
And one more thing.
(Lord! It is Keirun. I was surprised to see a new territory rise, so Lord must be planning to create a base there.)
He was the military adviser. Thanks to that, Keirun could send messages like there was a telepathic link.
(Of course.)
Surprisingly, Kang-jun could also communicate through the same method.
It was natural.
Kang-jun briefly explained the situation.
He had heard the status of Herod’s troops from Colt.
In addition, Kang-jun was creating a new base because Herod was trying to interfere by buying the Dafeng building.
(Ohh! As expected from Lord. I wouldn’t have thought about a new base. It is a wonderful plan that will prepare for the worst.)
(But Herod knows the location of the Dafeng building so he might decide to attack the base there. Can you stop it?)
(Lord, don’t worry. Although Herod has many troops, he has no information about our side. That is enough to defeat them.)
Herod had 35 orc infantry and 15 goblin archers.
The goblin’s attack power was similar to the ratian archers and gnomes, but the damage wouldn’t be small if the 15 archers fired at once. Furthermore, the attack power of the orcs was close to the giant ratians.
He had 35 orcs! Herod would start producing more troops tonight. He had three stage three barracks, so he would have a total of 90 troops in the near future.
In contrast, Kang-jun’s side only had 20 troops. Even if he upgraded the barrack to stage three today, it would only increase to 30.
However, he had golem ratigers and intermediate gnomes that could deal with the orcs.
Was that all?
The senior ghost Hayun, intermediate ghost Colt, advanced gnome Rodium and the military adviser Keirun were all in his camp.
And Kang-jun was a Lv12 sovereign. His side wouldn’t be easily pushed.
However, there would be enormous sacrifices on his side in a confrontation.
A victory couldn’t be guaranteed.
Therefore, Kang-jun planned to build another base for a siege operation on two sides.
(Keirun, thank you for the trouble.)
(Lord should also be careful. I do have one question. How did you manage to get Colt as your subordinate?)
(Herod did something very unscrupulous. It is worthy of betrayal.)
(That isn’t possible. Like I said last time, treachery is impossible unless the lord releases the subordinate. Even if charisma falls, there is no way.)
(Then what is going on?)
(Let’s see… Something very strange has happened. I wonder if you have awoken the hidden power of a sovereign.)
(The hidden power of a sovereign?)
(It isn’t a certain guess. I’ve never developed any powers.)
(I don’t know. A message just appeared.)
(Anyway, it is a good thing. Focus on making your base right now. We will look into it in the future.)
(I understand. Take care.)
(Yes, Lord.)
The conversation between Kang-jun and Keirun ended.
Maybe today would be a very difficult situation. But Kang-jun trusted Keirun as the military adviser.
Right now, it was more important to defend himself.
New messages had appeared in the meantime.
[You can build a base in this territory.]
[Would you like to build a base at Room 307? Yes/No]
‘Yes! I will make it.’
There was no need to hesitate. It was the reason he came here.
[Stage 1 base is being constructed: 1%]
[The enemy has started to notice you after the construction of the base started.]
“Come!”
He was already prepared. Kang-jun quickly ran down the corridor of the Eco Studio Apartment.
“Grrr!”
“Kwaaang!”
Dark smoke filled the corridor and monsters with black fur emerged.
Flashing fangs!