The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 128

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Chapter 128: Full-Scale Immortal Realm Development Plan

Hokkaido Autonomous Region.

The place where the most Japanese-descended Empire citizens live.

When Emperor Ryu Tae-hyeon launched his conquest of Japan in the past, Hokkaido was the first place to surrender quickly, and because it escaped the flames of war rapidly, its infrastructure was relatively well preserved.

The administrative center of Hokkaido is Asahikawa, where the autonomous government is located.

Minamoto Guild is considered the top civilian guild in Hokkaido. However, their main source of income is not monster raids.

In the basement of the guild building in Asahikawa City, there’s a secret location unknown to others.

Deep Web Server Data Center.

This was the core business division of Minamoto Guild.

But an unexpected incident occurred.

The main server was hacked and destroyed.

So an emergency executive meeting was held.

Guild Master Minamoto Shin-ichi presided over the meeting while suppressing his explosive anger.

“What’s the recovery progress?”

“…Currently in progress.”

“Phew, can you estimate when it’ll be completed?”

“It, it will take time, but it will definitely be restored.”

The damage was enormous.

They tried to stop it, but it was too fast to do anything about.

“You must have tried to trace back who did this, right?”

“Yes, we found out just before the server exploded.”

“Tell me the location.”

“…New Seoul.”

This is maddening.

“Could it be the Imperial Intelligence Agency?”

“It’s not them. Right after the server exploded, we sent someone, but it was completely empty… However.”

The guild’s server engineer handed a printed paper to Minamoto Shin-ichi.

“We identified the last person who accessed from that IP address.”

“What bastard… Huh?”

Minamoto Shin-ichi rubbed his eyes and stared at the photo again.

Did he see it wrong?

The image of a man staring at a monitor with a webcam.

‘Why is this guy here?’

It was so absurd that he was speechless.

“…Min Tanu? Is that right?”

“Member number A1153, it’s definitely Min Tanu.”

The military dictator of the Republic of Burma.

The guy who supposedly lost everything to a surprise attack by resistance forces and fled overseas.

‘His refuge was Samhan?’

That aside, why is he attempting to hack?

Could he be trying to make a comeback by getting control of the Deep Web?

‘How dare he.’

Where does he get off?

“What data was leaked?”

“Some member information, exchanged messages, real-time chat logs… But photos and videos weren’t leaked.”

“Damn it!”

They gathered the best technicians and built the Deep Web server with thorough security, only to be breached by a single virus?

“Could he have done this alone?”

“That’s impossible. Min Tanu hacking? He definitely has accomplices.”

Other opinions followed.

“There’s also the possibility it wasn’t Min Tanu at all. For example, using a polymorph item.”

“Are polymorph items sophisticated enough to fool fingerprint, facial, and iris recognition?”

It’s becoming more of a mystery.

“We need to check what happened in the Republic of Burma. Honestly, isn’t this strange?”

“What is?”

“The Burmese government forces aren’t weak enough to be defeated by rebels. How many Masters do they have alone?”

“I agree. There’s definitely something going on.”

Minamoto made his decision.

“We’re moving the main server. Clean this place up completely.”

“Where to…?”

“Sapporo.”

The former largest city in Hokkaido.

But it’s half-submerged now, so it’s not what it used to be.

“Will recovery also proceed there?”

“Yes, as secretly as possible.”

And.

“Investigate what happened in the Republic of Burma. Either go there directly or recruit local informants.”

“Yes. Understood.”

Now is not the time to move.

Since they’ve been exposed, hiding comes first.

Plus they need to restore the server quickly.

* * *

Kim Dong-hun came to Baekdu Hotel as Kim Tae-ju instructed.

“Welcome. How may I help you?”

“Um, I’m Kim Dong-hun.”

“Yes?”

“…Chairman Kim Tae-ju called ahead.”

“Ah! Mr. Kim Dong-hun!”

The female hotel employee smiled brightly and guided Kim Dong-hun.

“I’ll help you. This way.”

Taking the elevator with the female employee and going up to the top floor.

“Here it is. Don’t you have any luggage?”

“Um, uh, no.”

“Then please rest comfortably, and call if you need anything.”

Kim Dong-hun didn’t know what to do seeing the Baekdu Hotel Royal Suite Room for the first time.

It really feels like a dream.

How did this happen?

Is it really okay for me to be here?

‘…Let’s just work.’

The data downloaded from the Deep Web server.

He had brought it on an external hard drive in advance.

Opening his laptop and connecting the hard drive.

Kim Dong-hun immersed himself frantically in his work.

So much so that he didn’t notice who was coming in.

Time passed quickly.

Eventually.

“Dong-hun.”

“…Huh? Chair, Chairman.”

“Meow!”

“Did your work go well?”

Tae-ju patted Kim Dong-hun’s shoulder as he was absorbed in his work and said.

“Thanks to you, it would have been a disaster without you.”

“Oh! That’s great… I was also decrypting the remaining encrypted records.”

“If there’s any urgent situation, tell me immediately.”

“Yes, anyway, since the server crashed and the deep web is down, no more transactions will be possible.”

“Will they try to restore the deep web server?”

“Of course. How much profit do they make from there?”

But they’ll never be able to restore it.

Because I’ll finish it before then.

“Oh! I have a favor to ask.”

“Just tell me anything.”

“Can you install an independent network in a specific location? Without external internet connection.”

“Of course it’s possible.”

“Can you also transmit wireless signals?”

“If we have the equipment, well…”

Tae-ju is thinking of setting up a network in the Immortal Realm.

An amusement park will be built too, and then many people will visit.

“Can smartphones be used too?”

“That’s right. If we configure an independent intranet… we can slightly modify smartphone programs. Not just chatting, but also calls, games, and data sharing.”

That would be enough.

“How far can the range extend?”

“Well, to expand the range, we’d need to lay cables. We’d also need equipment like repeaters. Well, it means it costs a lot of money.”

“Don’t worry about money,”

“Ah! Right. There wouldn’t be any need to worry about that.”

Heavenly Immortal Realm intranet.

Immortals and heavenly beings talking to each other through smartphones and building friendships.

Just imagining it is delightful.

“Let’s go to Gurye first and discuss the details there.”

“Yes!”

* * *

Tae-ju came to Gurye with Kim Dong-hun.

He arrived at his home and introduced him to the people working there.

After taking out equipment from the infinite space and returning it

“I’ll find you a house later, so stay here for now.”

After that, Tae-ju met with General Manager Baek Seo-yeon.

“Did you put out the urgent fire?”

“Yes, the risk of death from mana rejection syndrome has completely disappeared in all countries.”

“Good. Then we should gradually restore other drug production lines.”

All Taehong Bio factories were in MRC emergency production mode.

Almost everywhere was producing only MRC.

Now they could adjust production volume.

Of course, the disciples are still separately continuing production of Taehong recovery medicine, mosquito poison, and spore poison antidotes.

What Tae-ju was talking about were other medicines.

“Saengibulkkun and Saesalssugsseug are also essential medicines.”

“Yes.”

“Is it possible?”

“We have sufficient capacity. Worker production proficiency has also increased, so productivity keeps rising.”

Moreover, the newly expanded production facilities, Mirinae Pharmaceutical’s factory and the new Paju factory, have gotten on full track.

“But export volume is still woefully insufficient.”

“Ah, exports…”

Demands were pouring in from everywhere.

Not only from the Samhan Empire but also from the American Republic and the European Empire.

“There is one method.”

“What is it?”

Baek Seo-yeon opened her tablet and showed it to Tae-ju.

“…Hwai-baek acquisition?”

“Yes! They got hit with fines for illegal copycat drugs, their stock price is plummeting, and they’re currently in a near-death state. We can acquire them.”

Establishing a branch in America?

“Also, since they have experience producing illegal copycat drugs, we can secure large-scale production facilities and skilled labor.”

Come to think of it, that’s good?

“Although there’s the problem that the drug efficacy will be slightly reduced due to different materials…”

“That can be fixed. We can create new manufacturing formulas suited to the environment.”

“Shall we pursue it, Chairman?”

“Do it right away.”

I should make time to visit the American Republic separately.

“Oh! What I mentioned before?”

“Ah! You mean the medium-sized generator equipment? We’ve placed an order with the power company to receive power generation equipment in modular form.”

Even though it’s called medium-sized, the generator can sufficiently cover a decent regional city.

However, the problem is that it’s too large to transfer to the Immortal Realm using the shared warehouse. Well, there’s a solution for that too.

The plan is to separate the entire facility into small devices and transfer them to the Immortal Realm in modular form. Then they can assemble and install the generator there.

The fuel needed for power generation is naturally mana crystals, currently Earth’s main energy source.

Oil still serves as an energy source, but its proportion has greatly decreased.

“But they say regular crystals alone aren’t enough for proper power generation. Elite mana crystals need to go into the crystal fuel rods…”

Power plants run on crystal fuel rods.

They say about 100 fuel rods go into one medium-sized power plant, so that’s 100 elite mana crystals.

“Don’t worry about that. I can secure elite crystals.”

“Yes.”

One of Baek Seo-yeon’s strengths.

She never asked why medium-sized power generation equipment was needed.

Same with other matters.

She doesn’t even mention where Tae-ju gets the flowers that are MRC ingredients, why he shops so much, or where all those goods stored in the logistics warehouse disappear to.

She just follows orders as given.

That’s why I can trust and delegate to her.

“Will it be okay without me for a while?”

“Where are you going far away again…”

“No, I’ll be within the Empire. But I think I’ll be very busy.”

“Sigh, please meet with company employees occasionally and encourage them. New employees are hoping so much to see the Chairman’s face just once.”

“Haha, I’ll definitely make time.”

Is it just company employees?

Various lecture and event invitations, award ceremony attendance, etc., inquiries are still flooding in.

I need to catch that bastard Minamoto and deal with him, then focus properly on company and Immortal Realm development plans.

Stealing treatment drugs, organ trafficking, disgusting human trafficking where even young boys are traded as goods – Earth was chaotic.

Compared to that, how peaceful is the Immortal Realm?

I could only feel ashamed before the immortals.

* * *

Yama’s daily routine in Hwangcheon-gye and other realms runs busily.

The first thing he does is classify newly arrived souls, sending those who should go to hell, reincarnating those who should be reincarnated, and respectfully escorting souls bound for heaven.

Then he leads the sinners to visit the Immortal Realm.

After confirming that construction work is proceeding properly, he holes up in the theater.

The subordinates can handle the work.

Also, since his subordinates worked in shifts, there were no major complaints.

“That, that, that damn bitch! To her own daughter? Hey, Odo Magistrate! Throw that bitch into Frozen Hell!”

“That person is acting, you know?”

“…Hmm, I see.”

“Over-immersion is also a disease, a disease!”

“No, she’s just too good at acting.”

But right at that moment.

Kang Rim entered the theater in an awkward posture.

He approached Yama, who was watching the makjang drama.

“Um, Your Majesty.”

“Hm? What’s the matter?”

“An unfortunate incident occurred… but I handled it well.”

“Really? Tell me about it.”

Kang Rim leaned close to Yama’s ear and quietly reported what had happened between Eumma and Haemak Seonnyeo.

Yama’s expression grew serious.

The magistrates listening nearby also became angry.

“…What?”

“That crazy Eumma bastard.”

“This damn…!”

Eumma tried to touch a Cheonin?

“Well, I resolved it properly. Lady Haemak doesn’t know anything.”

Nevertheless, Yama remained calmly composed.

Those who knew him understood.

Just how furious he was.

“…Where is that bastard?”

“I tore him apart several times and sent him to Lust Purgatory.”

“That’s not enough. Deal with him creatively.”

“Don’t worry. The Chasa and Saja are researching ways to inflict extreme pain.”

“Thoroughly prepare preventive measures.”

He felt only guilt toward the Cheonin.

What if he had been even slightly late?

He didn’t want to think about it.

First, let’s go see Haemak Seonnyeo.

To confirm she’s okay.

‘She came to the multiplex, right?’

Yama left the theater and came to the 1st floor lounge.

He could see Haemak Seonnyeo chatting pleasantly with the Immortals on the first floor.

Thank goodness.

She seemed perfectly fine.

If this kind Cheonin’s heart had been wounded, he wouldn’t have been able to forgive himself.

Yama felt good.

That innocent smile.

Haemak Seonnyeo naturally made everyone around her happy.

His heart felt warm.

It seemed like coming to the Immortal Realm was the right choice.

So he approached her.

“Haemak Seonnyeo, do you perhaps remember me?”

“Ah! Your Majesty! Hello. It’s been a while.”

“Hahaha, I’m grateful you remember me. Since we’ve met, I’d like to give you a gift. Let’s go to the shopping mall. I’ll buy you anything you want.”

“That’s okay though…”

But the Immortals went into an uproar.

“Your Majesty! What shameless behavior is this?”

“Sh-shameless? What did I do?”

“Do you think just anyone can give gifts to Haemak Seonnyeo?”

“Wh-what?”

“Don’t cut in line. There are already Immortals lined up wanting to give gifts to Haemak.”

“I’m next in line.”

“Huh.”

You have to wait your turn to give gifts?

Looking at Haemak, it wasn’t strange at all.

“Tsk tsk, people from Hwangcheon-gye have no manners.”

“They’re noisy and chattering in the theater too.”

“That’s why I don’t go to the theater during those times.”

“Let’s just be patient. Once construction ends, they won’t be able to come here anyway.”

“Right. Once their coins run out, they won’t be able to do anything.”

“…”

This was exactly what Yama was worried about.

When construction ends and all the coins are spent?

They had deployed sinners under the pretext of forced labor punishment and received construction costs in Seondo coins.

With those, they were buying watches, snacks, alcohol, tobacco, spending freely. They were thoroughly enjoying the Immortal Realm Multiplex.

However, once the Immortal Realm construction was completed, coins would no longer be provided, and they’d have to just twiddle their thumbs.

Meeting Cheonin would also become difficult.

‘I need to come up with a plan.’

He had to find another source of value for Hwangcheon-gye.

So they could receive coins from Dok-seon.

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