Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 154:
Chapter 154 – Alandal in Seoul
He stood opposite of Liah on a frozen land .
He had expected her to be enraged, but Woojin’s prediction was way off . Liah didn’t mince words . She brought up the reason as to why she was here .
“Do you mind if I make you an offer?”
“You challenged me to a Duel, yet you want to give me an offer?”
“I don’t have a point of contact on the planet anymore . You destroyed all the footholds I had on Planet Jaku . ”
If one wanted to visit the Dimensional domain of others, one had to go to their Dungeons . This was why the only way she could meet with Woojin was through Dimensional battle or Duel .
“So you want to give me an offer instead of pursuing your revenge?”
“After I was revived, I heard the news on what happened . In truth, I was a little bit surprised . You seem to have the power to act with reckless bravado in regards to protecting your planet . ”
“Reckless bravado… . ”
“Ah, sorry . It doesn’t matter of if you are strong or not . You are trying to do an impossible task . ”
“Are you desperate to be killed again?”
Woojin took out his Warrior’s Weapon . Her method of battle was probably the same as before . She wasn’t smoking a cigarette this time, but he thought she was trying to buy time through their conversation .
“Woah . Calm down . I’m suggesting an alliance . Instead of crossing swords with a person of significant power, it would be more beneficial for me to join up with you . ”
“Don’t you have any pride? How much did you lose to me?”
“If I can get an alliance with someone as strong as you, it is a small amount of Points to pay . ”
“…… . ”
Woojin’s eyebrows twitched .
He couldn’t understand her . She was putting out her hand towards a man, who had killed her . He had destroyed her Colony, and he had killed all her subordinates and Domain residents . However, it seemed she thought all of them in terms of Points .
They were items she could purchase once again after she gained more Points .
“I refuse . ”
Woojin grabbed his axe .
Liah laughed .
“You can’t refuse me . ”
“……?”
“I can’t win against you . However, the humans around you is a different matter . ”
“…… . ”
Woojin headed towards her with his axe in his hand .
However, Liah didn’t even flinch at his approach .
“Isn’t that a pretty lame threat?”
Woojin raised his axe .
“Do you really think you’ll be able to block all the links from forming on earth? ”
It seemed he had an incredible amount of confidence in himself .
A single person was thinking about defending against countless Dungeons .
Woojin snorted at the invidious remark .
“I’m sure some will break through . ”
“……?”
This was the first Liah’s expression changed .
“So why won’t you accept my offer? You don’t mind if the people around you die?”
“It isn’t all right . ”
He had his family, and Sooah . Then there were the people of Alandal that he had somewhat gotten attached to . He had to protect them . This was the goal Woojin had set for himself .
“Then why… . ”
“Even if it isn’t you, I have a truck-full of **** threatening me . ”
“……!”
“Next time, you should attack me with some more spirit . ”
Woojin split open Liah’s head with his axe . It really seemed she had no intention of fighting from the start . Liah allowed herself to be defeated easily, and she was reduced to a gray light .
<You’ve won the Duel . >
<You will now be able to initiate the Victor’s Rights . >
<Please select either Loot the Storage Room or Loot the Domain . >
“That was an easy win . I choose Loot the Storage Room . ”
If he could get something like the Skia’s Boots, which was a main ingredient in making Thrash’s Set item, he would be thrilled . If he could get a precious treasure, it would be more profitable than looting a Domain .
“Well, my situation will remain the same even if I took out that **** from the equation . ”
Liah wasn’t the only one gunning for Woojin .
Even if he was to appease her, there were still a lot of enemies left .
He also would be allying himself with someone, who would betray him at every turn . It would be better for him to have her remain as an enemy .
“I have to step on her… . ”
Woojin smacked his lips . The best place to loot was at a Dimensional domain or a Colony of the dead lord . If he knew the location of another Colony or Dungeon owned by Liah, he would have immediately gone there to loot what she had . It was too bad .
“Tsk . She doesn’t have any good Items . ”
He was left with possession of mediocre Items . After the Loot was complete, Woojin’s sight returned to his own Dimensional Domain .
Jaemin was waiting with a confused expression on his face . He asked Woojin a question .
“Should we do another Dimensional battle, hyung?”
“No . We gained the necessary Protection Period . ”
He would gain 4 days if he won the Duel or Dimensional battle . If he lost, he would gain 12 days .
“Then the Points… . ”
“You can borrow from me . How much do you need?”
When they had some spare time, he was going to use Jaemin to gain Points through Dimensional battles . It wouldn’t be bad to give him the Points in advance .
“I need 170,000 Points . ”
“Huh?”
The figure was much higher than expected . At Woojin’s response, Do-jaemin scratched the back of his head .
“I guess it would be difficult?”
It was enough Points to be able to buy a decent Dimensional Domain .
The amount wasn’t the problem, and Woojin didn’t mind giving it to him .
Sunggoo, Jaemin and the people around him had to grow . This would allow them to protect his family and Alandal when a group composing of Dimensional lords like Liah shows up .
Woojin wasn’t like some poltergeist that’ll always stick around in one place .
It’s just that he was curious as to what Jaemin wanted so bad that he was willing to spend so much Points on it .
“What are you trying to buy?”
“I want the Vampire Lord’s Heart . ”
“What?”
Woojin wondered if he had misheard Jaemin .
“I’ll slowly save up and buy it later . ”
Jaemin regretted his decision to ask, since it felt like he was making an unreasonable request . Kahng-woojin had already done so much for him, and it felt like he was taking advantage of Woojin’s generosity .
Jaemin had felt his weakness deep within his bones . His request must have arose from the desperation at wanting to get stronger .
“Wait a moment . ”
“Yes?”
He looked through his Dimensional Store, and he found the Vampire Lord’s Heart .
‘It really is priced at 200,000 . ’
It seemed Jaemin had saved up 30,000 Points, but he was strapped for Points at the moment .
Woojin purchased it .
<Vampire Lord’s Heart>
Count Kiet’s Heart .
His previous Rank will be passed on .
Originally, Jaemin had been bitten by a low level Vampire, and he had become a thrall . Jaemin had killed the Vampire, and he initiated the Blood Ritual to steal the Vampire’s power to become one .
Still, there was a cap to his growth no matter how much blood he drank .
If he wanted to become a high ranked Vampire, he had to go through another Blood Ritual .
A heart of a Vampire noble .
Jaemin was aiming for the heart of a lord . The Vampire had to have a station of Count at minimum .
Once a Vampire becomes a lord, it could use Blood Relations to command the lower ranked Vampires .
This wasn’t a case where he would only be able to command the bloodsucking monsters . He’ll be able to gain underlings from the same race as him .
The lord was given the qualification to start a Vampire clan .
Even if one didn’t covet having the underlings, a lord’s growth potential was on a different level . If one had the potential to reach 100, the potential would grow two to three times larger as a lord .
“Eat it . ”
“…thank you . ”
Woojin held up the heart as if it was nothing, and Jaemin didn’t refuse the offer .
He could show his thanks in the future with his life . Currently, he needed power, and the heart in front of him was the means .
“Once you finish the ritual, you should return to Planet Jaku, and try to imbibe as much blood as possible . I’ll be heading to a different planet soon . ”
“Another planet?”
“Alphen . ”
“Ah . ”
Jaemin was well versed with the Planet Alphen . He had become close with the Holy Maiden, since they hunted in the same party . She kept talking about her home planet until his ears had hurt .
“Are you going to hunt more, hyung?”
“You should worry about yourself rather than worrying about me .
“Hurry up and do the ritual . ”
Woojin stayed for the off chance that the Blood Ritual could go wrong, then he head to earth . It wasn’t as if Planet Jaku was the only hunting ground available to Woojin . It was still important for him to clear Dungeons that couldn’t be handled by anyone on earth .
He wouldn’t be able to come back for several days if he went to Alphen .
He’ll have to leave after clearing the Dungeons that are about to break .
Sss-ahhhhhh .
Even in death, the heart was beating . When Jaemin grabbed the heart, blood shot out as it formed a fog of blood, and it was directly absorbed into Jaemin . After the ritual was done, it felt as if something had changed . However, the change was marginal .
Jaemin was a bit out of step as he stepped out of the starting block . However, every time he took a step, the change that would occur would become bigger . He’ll get to taste a growth that couldn’t be compared to before .
“Good luck . ”
“Yes, hyung . ”
Jaemin was different from his previous self . His face was overflowing with confidence . After Jaemin gave his goodbye, he stepped through the portal heading toward Planet Jaku . Woojin entered into a Portal heading towards Seoul Station’s 1st exit .
“Uh? President… You are back already, my king?”
The employee guarding the Seoul Station’s 1st Exit greeted Woojin .
The title of king was awkward for most people . but Woojin really didn’t care .
“Where’s Soonghoon?”
“The minister of foreign affair went to the headquarters when he heard the guests from overseas had arrived . ”
“Is that so?”
“Shall I contact him right now?”
“No . It’s fine . It’s right around the corner . ”
Woojin’s stepped out of the exit, and he was showered with clicks from the reporters on a stakeout .
He headed towards Alandal’s main building .
***
In the building considered to be the headquarters, a portion of the building was designated to be the Foreign office .
Amongst the office spaces, Woo-soonghoon had an office as the minister of foreign affairs .
“Heeyah . They want a lot of stuff . ”
Soonghoon saw the negotiators sent by each country, and he shook his head from side to side . The men here still seemed to be unaware of who was holding the hilt of the sword .
“Minister . The delegation has arrived at the prime minister’s office . ”
“Hmm . All right . Let’s go . ”
Soonghoon and the employee left for the prime minister’s office .
Alandal’s prime minister Jung-minchan, a director from Japan’s Kaneda guild, and the delegation from Britain was already present inside the room .
[It is nice to meet you . My name is Soonghoon . I’m the minister of foreign affairs . ]
Woo-soonghoon spoke in flawless English as he greeted everyone .
There was no awkwardness to his speech, and a translator was unnecessary .
Soonghoon sat next to Jung-michan, and Minchan quietly whispered into his ear .
“Minister Woo . This negotiation is…”
“Prime minister . ”
Soonghoon looked at Minchan with a straight face .
“Please trust in me . Let me handle the negotiation . ”
“Huh?”
Minchan had a serious expression on his face as he looked at Soonghoon . For a moment, he struggled over the decision, but he nodded his assent in the end .
The position makes the person .
Woo-soonghoon was different from his previous self .
When they were finalizing Alandal’s treaty, Soonghoon had worked in lockstep with him . This was why Michan thought Soonghoon wouldn’t make any big mistakes even if he wasn’t a professional negotiator .
He’ll stay to see if there were unforseen problems . He would be able to immediately make corrections if needed .
“All right . I still have to make the final decision, so you’ll have to discuss it with me . ”
“Of course . ”
Aside from the king, the Prime Minister personally dealt with the day to day running of Alandal . He had the power akin to a president, and Minchan’s influence in Alandal was absolute .
Alandal was a small country, but the country had the power to influence the world . As the first Prime Minister of Alandal, many countries were interested in him .
Soonghoon sat in front of the person from Japan’s Kaneda guild .
[I’ve read all the data and requests you provided us . Let us discuss the issue of giving a fair warning when a 6 star and above Dungeon shows up . We also have to negotiate the joint clearing of… . ]
Soonghoon was skillful in taking the lead, so Minchan nodded his head in approval inside . Soonghoon was meticulous in gathering data, and he was adept at stealing away the initiative in the negotiations .
Soonghoon was well aware of the fact that Alandal held the absolute high ground in regards to Dungeons when talking to other guilds and countries . He used this fact well in the negotiations .
After coming to a mutual aid agreement regarding Dungeon clearing with the Kaneda guild, they finalized on the stake Alandal would have on the cleared Dungeons . After that negotiation came to an end, Soonghoon faced the United States’ Bad Sector guild .
[I’m sure the president will decline the offer you made in regards to making a movie . Moreover, Alandal is currently in an alliance with the Titan guild… . ]
They had been having an intense conversation for over 30 minutes, yet they weren’t even close to coming to an agreement . Soonghoon decided to push the negotiations to a different date .
[Hoo . We’ll start the negotiation again tomorrow . ]
Bad Sector was the second biggest guild in the US behind the Titan .
The negotiation hadn’t been easy .
Soonghoon sat in front of the delegation from Britain . He frowned .
[You guys didn’t send any data our way, and you just dropped in on us . What is the reason behind this move?]
[President Kahng-woojin said to come to Alandal…]
[Uh-huh! He is our monarch . ]
[I did as king Kahng-woojin instructed . He told me to talk to the people within his own country . This is why we came here . ]
[Ah . So the president sent you here . ]
Woo-soonghoon’s expression relaxed a little bit .
[All right . Why are you here?]
[I’ll go straight to the point . We want to purchase the Dimensional Fragment . ]
[Ah . You are here to purchase an Item . ]
[Yes . I was told to negotiate with Alandal . ]
Ah . Did president finally recognize Woo-soonghoon’s skill? The president even entrusted him with this work . He was so happy that the question just fell out of his mouth .
[ALl right . What price did you have in mind?]
[The king of Alandal suggested a price to us . He wanted an aircraft carrier for it . ]
[What? What did you just say?]
Soonghoon thought he had misheard, so he repeated his question . Jung-minchan looked at him with surpised eyes .
‘What is this Dimensional Fragment? Is it suppose to be something precious?’
He didn’t even have to voice the question out loud . Soonghoon fiercely asked the question with his surprised expresssion .