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 .  


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