Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 86:
Chapter 86 - Guild Expansion (4)
Woojin headed towards the part of the forest that hadn't been destroyed with Sunggoo . Sunggoo's pouting lip was a foot long as he sulked .
“Hyung-nim . ”
“What?”
“Why don't you teach me any magic?”
Woojin smirked when he saw Sunggoo sulking .
“You didn't have to have the ability to be able to learn it . ”
“…I don't mind attending hyung-nim for the rest of my life . I'll run small errands, and excavate all the bloodstone . ”
“But?”
“Please teach me one Fire-type magic . You know about my dream . ”
Flame Magician .
When he became a Roused, this had been his objective and greatest desire . He had learned several flame-based magic, but he hadn't learned anything that would be considered a high rank magic .
“Can't you just buy a magic scroll and learn it yourself?”
“Ah-ha!”
Why didn't he ever think of that?
Sunggoo had become too used to doing everything with his body, so he had only done what he had been ordered to do . When Sungoo realized this, he was surprised, and depressed .
Woojin patted Sunggoo's shoulder .
“Hong-sunggoo . You are our director of miscellaneous work . ”
“…yes . ”
“What do you think the director of miscellaneous work is?”
What else was it? He was basically an errand boy receiving a high salary .
“I'm in charge of the tedious chores . ”
“Do you really think that?”
“Yes?”
“Why do you think you are in charge of doing all the small tasks?”
Well… He was in charge of the miscellaneous works . Usually, the youngest in the company did those work .
“If I'm absent from my seat, I need someone to fill my role . Who do you think will do that??”
“P . . . perhaps . ”
Woojin looked Sunggoo straight in the face .
“You are our guild's #2 . ”
“H . . . hyung-nim . ”
He was unaware of this fact, and he had complained . . . .
“I've already acquired several magic for you, but you weren't able to learn it . ”
Currently, Sunggoo was level 61 .
If Sunggoo had his energy checked right now, he would easily be able to get Rank A . This was the result of his training . He had diligently went around the Dungeons when Woojin had traveled to the US .
Woojin took 3 magic scrolls out of his Inventory .
“Now you can learn it . ”
“Hyung-nim… . ”
Sunggoo became teary-eyed as he looked at the magic scrolls .
Hyung-nim's thought was so deep yet he kept complaining . . . .
Now it felt as if he was committing a sin when he felt the feeling of disappointment from before . .
“Hyung-nim . Did you give me minor tasks, so I can grow my versatility?”
“No . Those were just minor tasks . ”
“…… . ”
Ah, the tears that were about to come out dried up .
“You are number two… . As for being versatile . . . ”
Woojin grinned . What was the point of Sunggoo becoming versatile? If Woojin needed someone like that, he'll just catch someone, who was capable in that facet .
“We have Minchan for that, so why would you want that role? You are number two . ”
Woojin smiled as he looked at Sunggoo .
“You just have to be the strongest after me . ”
“…… . ”
“I'll make you a human flame . ”
“Oh oh!”
Sunggoo couldn't hold himself back, so he let out an exclamation . He started learning the magic scroll handed over to him by Woojin .
*
Sunggoo learned the three magic, and he was smiling from ear to ear .
Each of the magic scroll given by Woojin produced incredible power .
After using it repeatedly, Sunggoo was able to use the magic proficiently .
Skill Tree .
To learn some of the high rank skills, he had been required to learn couple low rank skills . The skill Sunggoo had learned before were the precursor to learning the high rank magic .
“All right . Let's try this out in a live battle!”
“Yes, hyung-nim . ”
Sunggoo put on a determined expression as if he was confident .
He immediately used Iron Skin to harden his skin like steel, then he coated himself with a magical barrier . On top of this, he added the Acceleration magic and the Flame magic he learned today .
“Blaze!”
Hwah-roo-roo-rook .
Sunggoo's body started to burn up .
Sunggoo started running in that state, and a trail of fire was left behind him .
Hwah-roo-roo-rook .
Every step caused flames to erupt, and while he was running through the forest, Sunggoo broke off a branch from a tree .
He had used the barrier magic countless of times, so he had attained mastery over it . He could even send text message with it activated . He covered the branch with the magical barrier to prevent it from burning then he applied another new Flame magic he had learned on top of it .
“Enchant Fire!”
When the ‘Enchant Fire’ magic was added, the flames surged forward around the magical barrier to form a flame sword .
Hooooong, hooooong!
Everytime he swung his flame sword the trees caught fire, and the forest was set further ablaze . Every place he passed was set on fire . He rushed about furiously, and the monsters of the forest became agitated . They started to act out violently .
“President . I've excavated all the bloodstones . ”
“Koo-roo-roo-roong . ”
It seemed her Intimacy with the saber-toothed tiger had risen already . Che-haesol approached Woojin on the back of the saber-toothed tiger . Her eyes turned round as she caught an occasional sight of Sunggoo .
“H . . . he really was a mage, Director Hong . ”
“Koo-kook . ”
Woojin laughed as he pointed at Honggoo, who was running buck wild .
“How is that a magician? He's just a warrior holding a flaming stick . ”
“…… . ”
He proclaimed himself a magician . . .
“Just stay back a little bit . Even if he looks like that, a spark from him could kill you . ”
“Yes . ”
Haesol softly touched the neck of the sabre-toothed tiger she was riding .
“Jackson . Let's go!”
“…you named him Jackson?”
“Yes . Our army based had a tomcat named Jackson . That name came to mind . . . ”
Woojin shook his head then he gestured for her to move back .
“Hey, Sunggoo! Now gather them!”
“Yes, hyung-nim!”
From afar, Sunggoo's voice was heard like an echo, and soon, the ground started to vibrate a little bit .
Ooh-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo .
After a moment, car-sized monsters like boars, tigers and bears started to appear out of the burning forest . They were all chasing a single being .
“Heh heh heh . I'm coming towards you, hyung-nim . I'm coming . ”
Sungoo, who was being chased by the wild animals, was running as he was emitting fire . The damage from the flame agitated the wild animals further, and it caused them to chase after Sunggoo .
Woojin grinned when he saw Sunggoo had gathered all the monsters .
It was as he planned .
It was inefficient for him to hunt the monsters by letting his Undead Army ransack the forest . The wild animals had outstanding instincts for monsters . There were a lot of monsters that would hide themselves when facing a strong organized force, and it took too long to chase after every single one of them .
He needed a good bait, and Sunggoo perfectly fit the bill .
Sunggoo ran as if he would overshoot Woojin, but he stopped on a dime besides Woojin .
“Well done . ”
“Heh heh . ”
Sunggoo had done a marvelous job in fulfilling his role . Woojin had hidden all of his Skeleton Magicians in the surrounding . All at once, the Skeleton Magicians showed themselves, then they started shooting their magic towards the gathered monsters .
When his EXP started to surge upward, Woojin let out a small smile .
He might be able to finish clearing the Dungeon faster than he anticipated .
*
Haemin had called him saying they were almost at the office . Minchan nervously waited for them .
‘I have convince him no matter what . ’
Mnchan had to convince him before Woojin did anything . Minchan kept repeating the words he had prepared in his head .
The door to the office was thrown open . Woojin entered . A tired Haesol and a giddy Sunggoo followed in after him .
“Minchan . Come in for a moment . ”
When Woojin entered the president's room, Haemin approached Minchan to whisper in his ear .
“Reporters are camped out below the office, so the president isn't in a good mood right now . ”
Everything had been quiet for awhile, but this was a very big deal . The reporters were rushing in for the chance to get even one words from them .
“Ughh . ”
Minchan swallowed his moan as he opened the door to the president's room .
“Sit . ”
Minchan sat across Woojin . He parked his **** on the sofa, then he surveyed Woojin's face . His brows were slightly furrowed, so it meant he wasn't in a particularly good mood .
He felt the inside of his head turn white .
“What was up with the news?”
“Those are false reports . The footage had been filmed to be sent out after president made the final decision . ”
“So they just spread it on their own volition?”
“I think there was a mix-up with the press . ”
Woojin grinned .
“They probably told them to make the mistake . ”
“…… . ”
Minchan had also thought on the same line, so he didn't have anything to say .
“The deal isn't bad . No, it is a really good deal . Currently, the government is doing everything to stop you from going to a foreign country . It seems several countries are putting some pressure on the Korean government . ”
The US was included in this group . Wasn't this the reason why the Korean government acted irrationally? They told everyone Kahng-woojin won't be leaving Korea, so they wanted everyone to stop **** with them .
“Minchan . ”
“Yes . ”
“The problem isn't whether the deal is good or bad . ”
“Then what… . ”
“Did you forget why I made this guild?”
“…… . ”
He made it, since he didn't want to enter the army . It was a roundabout way to resolve his mandatory military service .
Minchan had an expression that said, 'So what?', so Woojin threw in an additional question .
“Why did I make this guild and not go to the Hammer guild? . ”
“That is… . Huk!”
Michan's face became rigid .
Minchan had tried his best to scout Woojin to the Hammer guild, but he decided to make a new guild . Woojin had become independent, since he didn't want to work under someone .
So did this hold true for a country as well as a company?
Still, he had lived as a Korean citizen up until now, so why . . .
“They are trying to put a collar around my neck, so why should I stay put?”
Benefits were just sweet words . It was nothing more than that .
He didn't want to become a leashed dog even if they gave him tasty food .
Woojin's voice was calm, and that's what made it scary .
“P . . . please be patient . ”
Woojin put on a bitter expression at Minchan's panic .
“What?”
“Please don't mutiny!”
If Woojin charged into the Cheongwadae, he would overturn the country . Minchan's face turned pale, and it wasn't without reasons .
“What? Do you think I'm that unreasonable?”
“…… . ”
He couldn't say no to that question .
When Minchan was hesitating to answer him, Woojin leaned back to bury his body into the sofa .
“Eye for an eye . Tooth for a tooth . ”
“…… . ”
“Let's give back as much as we've received . ”
“How… . ”
“Call in all the reporters camped outside . ”
“…… . ”
This was trouble .
Minchan didn't have the time to stop Woojin, who was about to create a big issue once again . He had no idea what the result of this situation would be, so Minchan became gloomy at the prospect of doing the damage-control .
*
The reporters rushed into Alandal's office, which had been shrouded in secret . As if they would find a scandal at every corner of the office, the reporters tirelessly pressed the shutters of their cameras .
Each media company were limited to two reporters, and all the reporters gathered to for the simple press conference .
The reporters caught a special opportunity, so they had an excited expression on their faces . They opened their laptops, and notebooks .
Several dozen recording devices were placed on top of the desk .
Woojin stepped forward with a single piece of paper in hand, and he sat behind the desk that had been prepared .
Woojin frowned when he looked at the paper, which held the statement written by Minchan .
[First, there were false reports sent out by the media . The guardian guild negotiation hasn't been resolved yet . I am very sorry to say . . . ]
Woojin crumpled the paper, then he looked at the seats crowded with reporters . When their eyes met, several reporters raised their hand . Woojin laughed as he started to speak .
“Well, I'll answer your questions later . As Alandal's president, I'm here to reveal my position . ”
The reporters stopped breathing as they strained their ears to listen to Woojin's words .
“I believe the government was in league with the media companies, and they leaked a deal that hadn't been finalized . ”
Someone said, 'This is a scoop!', in a small voice then the sound of rapid typing could be heard .
“The way they act really stinks . I don't feel good about this . Please tell them I won't renegotiate with them . Please tell them do not even try to contact me . ”
“Huk . ”
Several reporters let out the breath they had been holding, then they started writing the official stance of Alandal .
“They are overly worried about me leaving . If they pull anything behind my back again, then tell them I'll be leaving immediately . The end . ”
How many men could boldly threaten a government?
When one reporter quickly raised his hand, Woojin pointed at him .
“We know you've received offers from multiple countries . Are you thinking about immigrating now?”
Woojin shrugged his shoulder .
“I'm not going to any country that'll annoy me . Then that'll be the end of me answering questions . ”
Woojin turned his head to look at Jung-minchan .
Woojin laughed as he looked at Minchan, who had a 'We are doomed' expression on his face . He should have just obediently come back after eating dinner . He did such unnecessary things . . .
“Please ask any questions you have left to our vice president . ”
“W . . . wait a moment . . ”
Even at the reporter's entreaty, Woojin left his seat . So the reporters turned their gazes towards Minchan .
“I have a question for the vice president . ”
“I'm JS Media's Kim-shingyoung . Alandal's future . . . . ”
Previously, they were intimidated by Woojin, so only a few brave souls barely raised their hands . Now the reporters started throwing out questions without permission, and Minchan was already sick of the reporters .
Minchan's gaze settled on Woojin's back as he was leaving the room .
‘He's fighting media manipulation with media manipulation . ’
This was rather a relief . If he had rushed the Cheongwadae instead . . . It was too horrifying to think such thoughts .