Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 172:
Chapter 172 – Air Strike(1)
Shoo-shoohk!
When Woojin arrived at his Dimensional Domain, it looked the same as before . However, when he exited the Castle, the town looked totally different .
Hwah-roo-roohk .
Houses were burning, and there were corpses strewn everywhere . It looked as if they had put up a fight against the Adventurers .
The corpses had yet to be cleared away, so they were strewn in various locations . Then there were the soldiers on patrol . If one looked at the broken houses, one could tell the fight had happened not too long ago .
“Kiba . ”
[My Lord . ]
Black smoke coalesced to form Kiba, and he got on one knee .
“Did strong Adventurers come this time around?”
[It was a rebellion . ]
“Rebellion?”
[An uprising sometimes occurs amongst the Dimensional Residents . ]
“Hmmm . ”
Woojin stroked his chin .
There were several factors that could threaten a Dimensional Domain . There was the Dimensional battle, Duel requests and the Adventurers that come through the Dungeon .
There were also the possibility of a rebellion from the Dimensional residents, who had migrated here . Then there were the thieves that intentionally came here to steal the Domain .
The difference between a Dimensional Resident and a Dimensional lord was the fact that one possessed a Domain . There were a lot of wanderers that were very strong . If Woojin lost his Dimensional Domain, he would wander around doing the same thing .
Moreover, there were a lot of wanderers that banded together to form their own mercenary units . These groups wandered around from place to place as they caused trouble .
However, there were only one reason why an uprising would occur .
It wasn’t the fact that he was weak, but…
“Do they think I’m a pushover?”
[No way! No one here would dare to think of our lord as a pushover . ]
Kiba suddenly yelled out . Kiba continued to speak as he looked at the corpses .
[They were intentionally sent here . It looks to be a mercenary outfit that took a commission from Liah . ]
Woojin let out a sigh .
“Why does she keep aiming for me?”
Liah had failed in taking him down in the Dimensional battle and the Duel . Now she was using subterfuge to take down his Domain .
She had said that he’ll never be able to protect his home planet of earth . Her words kept ringing in his ears .
Maybe she wanted to prove her own words . This might be why Liah kept harassing him .
If he didn’t have Death Knights like Kiba, he might have had his Domain stolen from under him .
If it wasn’t for his reliable Familiars, her relentless attacks might have worked .
“Were they a bit hard to put down?”
[It wasn’t too hard . I barely had to replenish our forces . ]
Woojin tilted his head in puzzlement .
“Then where did my Points go?”
He’ll be able to get a full accounting of how his Points were spent by sitting on his Throne . He’ll find out what had happened by opening his Domain Management Window .
When Woojin was about to turn away, Kiba suddenly spoke .
[I want to run alongside the lord in the battlefield . ]
“… . ”
Woojin looked at Kiba .
He could feel a desperate longing emanating from the large Death Knight . There were only a small number of Adventurers that attacked the Dimensional Domain of Alandal through the Dungeons .
There were the occasional uprisings, but Kiba could count those instances with a single hand .
He was the Defense Commander of the Domain, and his duties were boring him to tears . Woojin thought he had neglected Kiba for too long .
“All right . I’ll replace you with someone else . ”
[I’ll spread a carpet of blood on the lord’s battlefield!]
Undead Army .
He was the strongest Death Knight . The declaration suited Kiba, since he was the spearhead of the army .
“I like what you are saying . ”
Woojin grinned as he glanced at Kiba .
“I’ll replace you with a pinch hitter, so just wait a little bit more . I’ll ride into the next battle with you . ”
[I wait for the lord’s command!]
Woojin returned to the Throne inside the lord’s castle .
“Let’s see . ”
The Points that was used to replenish the forces was significant, but this wasn’t a problem . He was collecting taxes through his Domain and Colonies . He was bringing in more than he was in spending on replenishing troops .
It didn’t take him long to find the source of the drain .
“It’s Bibi . ”
Bibi was in charge of earth’s Colony city . She had named it ‘Bibi’s Castle’, and he had spent a massive amount of points on the city .
However, it wasn’t a problem, since his Points would be increasing as time passed .
In the future, he’ll be able to gather earth’s Bloodstones through the Colony, so the amount of insignificant in context .
Moreover, Woojin had just spent twice the amount of Points compared to Bibi when he built the Saurus Colony .
“I’ll go see what’s going on . ”
A massive amount of Points had been expended at once . There was a small possibility that Bibi had to replenish all her troops in response to an enemy attack . He was a little bit worried .
He had planned on returning to Alphen immediately, but he was curious as to see how much change had occurred at his Colony . He passed through the portal to head to Bibi’s Castle .
***
Pul-luhk .
The flag with the yawning cat was billowing in the wind . When Woojin came out of the portal, he titled his head in confusion .
“It changed a lot . ”
The deck had been wide open, but now there were buildings obstructing the view . One could call it a town .
There were some buildings that looked modern, and there were also buildings that looked similar to the ones in Alphen . It felt as if he was walking through an unfamiliar city .
“Bibi . ”
“Master!”
At Woojin’s call, a puff of black smoke appeared as Bibi appeared .
“Heh heh . How’s everything going?”
“Well, everything is progressing as planned . ”
“Heh heh . ”
He thought about how Bibi had remade Alandal, so he could guess at what the Colony would look like . However, he hadn’t given her the authority to use his Points, so Bibi could purchase cafes and stores .
“How’s our defense?”
The fact that this was a moving fortress was the most important point in making this Colony .
It was very important for it to have defensive capabilities, so it could keep everyone safe . One couldn’t half-ass it, and Bibi was well aware of this fact .
“It burned a lot of Points . ”
“… . ”
She was being boastful, so it seemed she must have used a lot of Points by going overboard on defense .
Of course, the aircraft carrier was much smaller than the Saurus mountain .
It is small yet she had used half the Points needed to construct the Saurus Colony . This was why his expectation was high .
“Follow me, master . I’ll show you . ”
Bibi looked like a child that was showing off a toy she had made .
Woojin followed her up the control tower, and he came face-to-face with Jung-minchan along the way .
“K…king!”
“What is wrong with you? Are you sick?”
Woojin worriedly asked the pale-faced Minchan . Minchan’s face crumpled up as he answered Woojin .
“M . . motion sickness…”
“Huh . You are sea sick?”
Woojin noticed the vibration beneath his feet, so it seemed the aircraft carrier was on the move right now .
“I…if it was sea sickness, I would be ok, but… . Ooh-oohk…”
Minchan covered his mouth, and he quickly disappeared down the stairs . Woojin shrugged his shoulder as he asked Bibi a question .
“Where are we headed?”
“We wanted to do the move in one sitting, so we decided to head towards Seoul . We are currently passing by Daejun . ”
“Mmmm . It’ll be great if we could move everything at once… Daejun?”
“Yes . Heh heh . I fixed what was broken, so we can fly again . ”
“… . ”
“Broken?”
This aircraft carrier was built a long time ago, but it hadn’t been broken… . Woojin arrived at the top of the control tower, and he looked out the window .
Kiehhhhhk!
The cries of the Wyverns was heard through the window . He saw twelve Wyverns flying around the aircraft carrier as an **** .
There were beings from one of the other race riding the Wyverns .
“The Ratick race are talented riders . We decided to always have them deployed as guards . They are also tasked to recon the surrounding area . ”
Bibi started boasting about her accomplishments .
“I also built cannons, and it can fire in all directions . The engineer Nosam adapted earth’s technology, so there aren’t any official names for these weapons . Why don’t master name them?”
“… . ”
Bibi spoke as she pulled up a hologram in front of him . She showed him the entire design plans for the modified aircraft carrier .
There were 120 openings from front to back, and it was all equipped with cannons .
The problem was the fact that the cannons weren’t only equipped on the side of the aircraft carrier . It was built along the keel and the hull .
It looked like a hedgehog turned over on its back .
“I also put aside a landing strip for the Wyverns . They can be deployed immediately . ”
He looked beyond the window to look at the spot being pointed out by Bibi . There was an empty spot on the deck, and there was something that looked like a strange looking hill next to it . Woojin could see Wyverns coiled and resting on this hill . He could see over 40 of them with his eyes .
“How many?”
“If I include the Wyverns on patrol, we have 107 Wyverns . ”
She looked up at Woojin with twinkling eyes as if to say, ‘Did I do good?’
“… . ”
He had tasked her to come up with the defense of the fortress, so he expected this level of defensive capability . However… .
“So we are flying in the sky right now?”
“Of course . ”
Woojin’s expression did not change, so Bibi tried to bring up some of the things she had been working on in secret .
“Hmmm . I felt as if we didn’t have enough weapons for offense, so we are developing several weapons . Moreover, it would be a drain on our Points, but we are building a barrier that’ll activate when our enemies attack…”
“Ah . You can stop talking now . ”
Woojin placed his hand on top of Bibi’s head .
This might be an excessive investment, but this was related to the safety of his family . This was why he welcomed it .
“You did very well . ”
“Heh heh . ”
Woojin patted Bibi’s head, and he looked out at the view . He looked beyond the flying Wyverns, and he could see sunlight peeking out through the clouds .
He had no idea how she came up with the idea to make a flying fortress… .
Woojin smiled .
“I really like it . ”
Wasn’t it better to fly away in a dangerous situation? They wouldn’t be constrained by the sea now .
Bibi also laughed when she heard Woojijn’s praise .
***
Saurus Colony .
Most of the nearby monsters had been exterminated, and the survivors in the nearby gathered to grow the Colony . As more people came in, Sunggoo and Jaemin had less things to do .
They weren’t needed for hunting down weak monsters . It was the job of the inexperienced Phantom Unit and the people of Alphen to hunt down the scrubs .
During the dangerous battle, they had always pined for free time . Once they got their free time, they were bored now .
“Ah . When will hyung-nim get back here?”
“I have no idea . I guess Sunggoo hyung-nim is now accustomed to all of this . ”
“No way . I’m not accustomed to it . ”
Sunggoo felt a chill at the tip of his nose, so he rubbed his hand against it .
Jaemin continued to speak .
“I read this in a book . If a slave is suddenly made a free man, the slave would be unable to get used to the outside world, and he would put the shackles back on himself . ”
“So I’m the slave?”
“I’m not saying that, but…”
“Dude . You’ve come a long way if you can speak those kinds of words to me . ”
Jaemin had an apologetic expression when Sunggoo spoke .
“I didn’t say it to make you feel bad . ”
“Ha . Now that I think about it I do want to see Jaenis-nim . ”
“… . ”
…he really was the slave in the story .
Jaemin was dumbfounded as he stared at side of Sunggoo’s face . He had been subjected to near-death dangers, yet he still wanted to see Jaenis…
Was he a masochist?
“Ah . I want to eat ramen and kimbap . ”
“Seriously . ”
Jaemin agreed with Sunggoo’s words . It was as if Alphen’s food wasn’t edible . Moreover, they were able purchase food through the Colony, and it was decent .
However, Sunggoo and Jaemin were natives of Korea . At times, they thought about eating rice . Their mouths watered especially when they thought about ramen . It was something they ate quite often .
“Should we go to earth for a brief moment?”
“Woojin-hyung might discipline you . ”
“…let’s just be patient . ”
When Kahng-woojin returned to Alphen, he wanted permission to be able to frequently visit earth . He was told to clear the nearby monsters, and now he felt like a student that had finished all his homework . There was an empty feeling inside him .
At that moment, Elf Lord Latasha approached the two .
“What are the heroes of earth talking about?”
Latasha was wary and abrasive towards Woojin . However, her attitude was a bit better with Sunggoo and Jaemin .
It was actually quite favorable towards them .
“Ah, Latasha . We are talking about ramen . ”
“Ramen?”
“Yes . It is a noodle type food, and it is incredibly delicious . It is an earth cuisine, so we aren’t able to acquire it here . ”
“Hmmm . I heard the synchronization with the planet earth isn’t finished yet . ”
“Yes . ”
“I heard you’ll be able to buy Items from earth when the Synchronization ends . ”
The Dimensional Store had everything .
Since the Synchronization hadn’t ended, they could buy anything from earthy . They could only buy Items from Alphen .
Of course, there were similar Items, but… .
“Uh? Once the Synchronization ends, we’ll be able to bring earth items through the portal . ”
“I guess?”
At Jaemin’s words, Sungoo tilted his head .
“Wow . What would hyung like to bring here?”
“I want a car . ”
“I want a computer . ”
When Latasha heard their conversation, she asked with curiosity in her eyes .
“It seems earth has many wondrous things . ”
“Of course . ”
“When the time comes, I would like to taste the cuisines of earth . ”
“At that point, I’ll treat you to some ramen . ”
“Oh! I will look forward to the ramen . ”
Sunggoo let out a wicked laugh as he looked at Latasha’s excited face .
“There is a fantastic ramen called the Fire Chicken Fried Noodles . I’ll treat you to it . ”1
“… . ”
Jaemin was taken aback by Sunggoo’s words, and his eyes shook . Jaemin discreetly glanced at Latasha, and she still had an excited expression on her face .
Jaemin looked at Latasha, who was laughing without any pretense . He contrasted it with Sunggoo’s face, which was filled with pretense .
“I really want to eat it . ”
“Hoo hoo . I will make sure you’ll get to eat it . ”
Evil .
Sungoo-hyung had become a demon .
Jaemin shook his head from side to side .
Translator’s Note:
Fire Chicken Fried Noodles = the ramen used in the spicy/fire noodle challenge .