The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 137

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Chapter 137: Pacific Crossing, Departure!

Yangsan Shipyard of the Samhan Empire.

The process of repairing the massive container ship in the dock drew attention from people worldwide.

It was broadcast live daily through Taehong Bio’s official YouTube channel.

It was Tae-ju’s instruction.

If you’re going to make a scene, might as well make it big.

The sight of a large structure that had been a hotel transforming into a ship that could float on the sea. Could that ship really make it across the Pacific?

Opinions poured in from countries around the world.

└ I thought they’d installed some new weapon. It’s just an ordinary ship.

└ What good does just adding steel plates do? Shouldn’t they install new torpedoes for sea monsters?

└ It’s completely defenseless. No active defense systems, no attack weapons, nothing at all.

└ It’ll sink the moment it enters the Pacific.

└ Ooooh! This should be interesting. Will they broadcast the sinking live too?

There were also occasional opinions that it would succeed.

└ I believe in them. They’ll pull it off this time too.

└ Right. This is the person who created MRC.

└ Of course it’s a different field, but… it’s not like he’s someone who would talk nonsense.

└ There must be some trick up his sleeve.

However, academic experts and the media remained negative.

【What are the countermeasures against elite marine monsters? In the end, there was nothing.】

【Can an ordinary container ship withstand energy attacks?】

【This reckless journey toward death must be stopped.】

【About 50 crew members will board the ship – who will guarantee their lives?】

The negative perspective grew increasingly severe.

【Chairman Kim Tae-ju also plans to board the ship, but this is recklessness. If something happens, what about Taehong Bio’s fate? What about MRC?】

【How do they plan to handle the enormous human and material damage that will occur if it sinks?】

【Insurance companies refuse container ship insurance, declare they won’t compensate even if crew members die.】

The entire world demanded with one voice that the ship’s departure be stopped.

Nevertheless, Tae-ju didn’t budge.

Neither did the Emperor.

These were voices that would disappear anyway if the voyage succeeded.

Was there any need to respond to them?

He decided to focus on other things.

He had already coordinated with the White House in advance.

Tariff-free import-export agreement.

A container ship loaded with medicine would enter America.

Then he had to sell it.

Tae-ju asked Baek Seo-yeon.

“Are all the contracts finalized?”

“Yes, all 19,000 containers have been sold. We’ve agreed to receive payment immediately upon unloading.”

The contracting parties were American distribution companies.

The distribution companies had nothing to lose.

If the ship didn’t arrive, it would be as if nothing happened, and if it arrived safely, they’d just receive the goods and pay.

“What about the items we’ll bring back? Have we received orders?”

Could they return with an empty ship?

They had to fill it up on the way back too.

That was also proceeding smoothly.

“The Empire government has ordered wheat, corn, soybeans, frozen meat, and advanced weapons for dealing with sea monsters from the American Republic. We can load them when we return.”

Mainly food and weapons.

Products that the American Republic took pride in.

Especially wheat, corn, and meat were better quality and cheaper than in the Samhan Empire.

And sea monster weapons.

Their performance and firepower were excellent.

When it came to agriculture, livestock, and weapons technology, America was superior to the Samhan Empire.

“Now all that’s left is to go and come back.”

“…Should I come along too?”

“Do you want to go?”

“Well, crossing the Pacific by ship isn’t exactly a common experience.”

“Please restrain yourself. Who will protect Taehong Bio if Mr. Baek isn’t here?”

What’s so good about riding a ship anyway?

It would just be boring.

Time passed and the ship’s repairs were completed.

Water filled the dock and the container ship slowly moved to Yangsan Port, docking at the loading facility.

Countless containers filled with Saengibulkkun and Saesalssugsseug.

The number alone was 19,000, exceeding the target by 4,000.

Large cranes lifted the containers one by one and loaded them neatly onto the ship.

It took two full days.

Finally, it was departure day for the ship to leave port.

The sailors boarded the ship.

Tae-ju also tried to board while holding Ilbaek in his arms.

Suddenly!

“Meow? Nyaaaaa! Nyaang!”

Ilbaek trembled violently and refused to board with his whole body.

“Why?”

“Kyaak!”

“…Don’t want to get on?”

“Meow!”

“Scared?”

“…Kyak!”

Ilisambaeyi was also originally a monster.

Though he had evolved into a spirit beast, he apparently wasn’t complete yet.

So he seemed to be affected by the black iron.

“Tsk tsk, just stay here then.”

Then Ilbaek ran to Baek Seo-yeon and snuggled into her arms.

Should he feed him more Seondo?

Anyway, this was a good sign.

If even Ilisambaeyi, who was comparable to Beyond Elite, was scared.

They decided to skip the launching ceremony.

They didn’t invite media companies either.

They decided to hold a celebration event on the day the ship returned to Yangsan Port.

Hooooong!

Finally, the massive container ship TJ departed from Yangsan Port.

* * *

The mana invasion 300 years ago.

Most of the satellites humanity had placed in planetary orbit disappeared, but many remained.

Mainly communication satellites.

Therefore, internet connection via satellite was still possible.

Naturally, GPS also functioned normally.

So the movement route of container ship TJ could also be confirmed in real-time.

The media companies’ competition for coverage began.

They had a picture they wanted to see.

The scene of container ship TJ being attacked by elite marine monsters and sinking into the deep Pacific Ocean.

Then how would they cover the story?

They could use civilian aircraft.

Check TJ’s location with GPS and have the plane fly over Pacific airspace where there are no flying monsters, then drop drones to film footage.

Drones equipped with high-performance crystal batteries have a maximum operation time of over 20 hours.

In other words, they could follow the ship all day and transmit filmed footage.

This method was also used when observing the Beyond Elite Black Demon Dragon heading north.

It would cost an enormous amount, but to cover a major event like a container ship crossing the Pacific, this much money had to be spent.

Day 1 of departure.

David Morgan and other major Whiteblack shareholders gathered in front of the TV.

Soon, TJ’s current situation would be broadcast live.

Kim Tae-ju, how could they miss the sight of that bastard’s ship being attacked by marine monsters and buried beneath the sea?

“Is it still far away?”

“The drone needs to take off first.”

“It seems like it already sank.”

“That might be the case, a whole day has passed. By now it should have entered the danger zone.”

Suddenly!

The TV screen switched and the view of the blue ocean appeared on screen.

In the center, container ship TJ sailing while creating white waves.

David Morgan showed a slightly disappointed expression.

“…Nothing happened.”

“It’s still close to land.”

“Since the ship is so large, ordinary monsters wouldn’t even think of touching it. But soon elite marine monsters will start following it.”

The drone continued following TJ.

But even until the drone crashed after its flight time ran out, the voyage remained smooth.

Day 2 of departure.

The GPS signal was still alive.

Aircraft took off for the Pacific again.

Cylindrical drone shells being dropped.

As they approached close to the water surface, the metal cylinders split open and drones popped out.

And the drone that started filming right above TJ and transmitting footage.

Still nothing happened.

At this point, the hearts of those who had predicted crossing failure gradually became anxious.

‘What if it really succeeds?’

Day 3 of departure.

Still cruising smoothly.

Why was it safe?

Where on earth were the elite marine monsters?

The media slowly began to turn around.

Day 4 of departure.

Public opinion also changed.

Wasn’t this the middle of the Pacific?

If it was safe even in a place like this, it was almost as good as success.

The container ship was racing rapidly across the sea, and no threat from any monsters was visible.

Now people became curious about the reason.

Why on earth was it fine?

Could they have identified the locations of elite marine monsters in advance?

They might have made a map to avoid those creatures’ territories.

Day 5 of departure.

This time they dropped the drone in front of TJ.

And when it overtook the ship and gained altitude.

“Ah!”

David Morgan clenched his fist tightly.

Finally the scene he had been waiting for appeared.

The other shareholders also jumped up.

“Do you see that?”

“It looks like an axe-tail orca.”

“Judging by its size, it’s definitely elite.”

“It’s over now.”

The form was clearly visible.

The sight of an elite axe-tail orca swimming underwater.

The strongest elite marine monster in the Pacific.

Even ordinary ones were terrifying.

Its size?

Just its length alone looked over 100 meters.

An enormous size.

It was swimming toward them face-to-face from the front of TJ’s direction.

The distance was about 2km, gradually closing.

They would meet soon.

The powerful tail axe would strike and smash the hull to pieces.

At the same time, Kim Tae-ju’s absurd dream would sink beneath the surface.

But at that very moment!

“Huh?”

“Wh-what?”

“This can’t be…”

Suddenly the elite axe-tail orca urgently changed direction.

It even twisted its fins as if panicked, struggling to get away from TJ’s path.

“It’s running away?”

“…Why?”

“Th-this is impossible.”

David Morgan was about to lose his mind.

This way the ship would safely enter the American Republic.

The huge amount of money invested in Whiteblack might disappear like bubbles.

He hurriedly checked the stock price.

“My God…”

Whiteblack’s stock price, which had slightly rebounded, was plummeting endlessly.

Day 6 of departure.

The scene of the elite axe-tail orca being startled by container ship TJ and changing direction shocked people worldwide.

└ Is this real? An elite marine monster is running away?

└ So that’s what they were counting on.

└ Wow! Look at it fleeing with its tail between its legs.

└ As expected, Chairman Kim Tae-ju had a plan.

└ Where did all those failure birds go?

└ If it’s come this far, the game is over.

Media and public opinion completely reversed.

Negative content was nowhere to be found and articles full of praise poured out.

Day 7 of departure.

TJ, which was cruising smoothly, was also in a festive mood.

Tae-ju held a Spore Poison Antelope Deer meat party with the crew on deck.

To Lieutenant Do Min-su, no, the apprentice navigator who was diligently grilling meat.

“We’re past halfway, right?”

“Yes, we’re scheduled to arrive at New LA port in America in 3 days at the earliest, 4 days at the latest.”

“How are things going on that end?”

“They contacted us saying they’ve begun preparing for unloading operations. It’ll be tight, but they’ll try to meet our arrival date.”

Now it was time to reveal the existence of black iron.

Of course, leaving out the stories about Hwangcheon-gye and the Immortal Realm.

Packaging it as something he accidentally invented with his alchemy skill.

Tae-ju sent a message to Baek Seo-yeon.

– Release the press materials.

– Yes.

People might mistakenly think the seas have become safe.

It would be a disaster if people carelessly set sail without knowing better.

He had to let them know beforehand.

【The secret to success lay in the ship’s hull.】

【What is the identity of the black iron plates welded to the ship’s bottom?】

【Known as hell’s metal, said to have monster-repelling effects.】

【Another miracle created by Chairman Kim Tae-ju.】

【Just container ships? The uses for hell’s metal are limitless.】

To think a single iron plate could drive away monsters.

The world was turned upside down.

* * *

The front courtyard of the Immortal Realm multiplex.

Danggumak was dumbfounded.

“Won’t you take it?”

“….”

“It’s 10 coins each, but I’ll give it to you for 9 coins.”

“….”

“8 coins?”

This was maddening.

Just how did he obtain so much black iron?

He knew that 20 Immortals were working part-time in Hwangcheon-gye.

But their daily wage was only 10 ingots at most, and besides, the Swordsman didn’t even work in Hwangcheon-gye.

“…Swordsman, is this perhaps stolen goods?”

“Does that matter?”

“It does matter.”

“Hmm, to be honest, it’s stolen goods of stolen goods, you could say.”

Stolen goods of stolen goods.

That made sense.

Meaning he stole something that was already stolen.

“Wait, are you really an Immortal? Aren’t you a Thief Immortal rather than a Swordsman?”

“Huh? Anyone would think Dok-seon is a saint. We’re the same people who tried to steal heavenly peaches together, so why act surprised now?”

“….”

He had nothing to say.

Suddenly!

Noisy sounds coming from the distance.

“Dok-seon!”

“Where are you?”

“Didn’t someone come to sell black iron?”

“That damn thieving bastard, I won’t let him off if I catch him!”

“It’s definitely the Swordsman. Who else but the Swordsman could break through my spell formation so easily?”

Rumble rumble.

The 20 Immortals came running to the front courtyard.

Swoosh!

The Swordsman had disappeared at some point.

“Oh my!”

“I knew this would happen.”

“Look at these ingots.”

“These are all ours.”

“Danju Seonin, let’s quickly gather them up.”

Danggumak stopped them.

“Wait!”

“Why? We’re just taking back our own things.”

“Are they really yours? You didn’t steal them?”

“Ah, no, well, that’s….”

“Aren’t you ashamed to face Hwangcheon-gye? Did you forget how you always mocked them, calling them no different from sinners?”

“….”

Even though qualification for ascension to immortality wasn’t determined by the degree of goodness, this was too much.

Danju Seonin made excuses while fidgeting.

“…We were jealous. Cheon-gye gets infinite coins from flowers, Hwangcheon-gye from black iron, but what do we have? Just one seondo a day? You need at least 300 seondo just to buy a single watch.”

The Immortals’ words had merit.

Danggumak had been pondering that issue too.

He had even prepared countermeasures.

But first, this needed to be corrected.

Would Yama stay quiet if he found out?

Conflict would obviously arise, and the harmonious Immortal Realm could descend into chaos.

“I’ll confiscate these ingots.”

Suddenly, the Swordsman appeared smoothly.

“By what right do you….”

“Should I confiscate your credit cards? How about banning you from the multiplex?”

“….”

“Same goes for what you all stole. I’ll let you buy them, so quickly bring everything out.”

They had no choice.

Who was the supreme authority of the Immortal Realm, no, the upper realms?

The Immortals handed over their spatial talismans containing black iron ingots to Danggumak with dejected expressions.

They had been so full of dreams.

The black iron ingots had been someone’s sports car, someone else’s beer and chicken, luxury watches and suits, tablets and laptops.

But it all disappeared.

How could Danggumak not understand their feelings?

So.

“Actually, I was planning to announce this at the Seon-gye World opening ceremony in two days, but I suppose it’s fine to tell you early.”

“…Tell us what?”

“I’m well aware that the Immortal Realm is an uneven playing field. Naturally, we need to balance things out.”

The Swordsman and other Immortals perked up their ears.

“We plan to provide special mutual prosperity support funds for the Immortal Realm. It applies to anyone who is an Immortal of the Immortal Realm.”

“M-mutual prosperity support funds?”

“150,000 seondo coins per person.”

Did they hear wrong?

150,000 coins as Immortal Realm special mutual prosperity support funds?

“Uh….”

“Hmm.”

“150,000? 1,500 Seondo each?”

“A-are you serious?”

“No take-backs!”

Danggumak, which was essentially both the central bank and the mint.

What was so difficult about it?

All they had to do was print numbers on credit cards.

Also, Earth’s goods that filled the Infinite Space to the brim.

There were far too many stockpiled.

It was time to release them on a grand scale.

“Have you ever seen me lie? I’m an Immortal too. Birds of a feather flock together.”

The Immortals’ eyes sparkled.

Could it really be true?

“…L-long live!”

“Long live! Long live! Long live!”

“Long live Dok-seon!”

“Long live Great Hero Tae-ju!”

“Long live the mutual prosperity support fund!”

At the cheers of “long live,” other Immortals inside the multiplex came rushing out.

“What? Suddenly cheering long live?”

“Is there good news?”

“Mutual prosperity support fund? Did COVID spread to the Immortal Realm?”

After they too heard the reason.

“Long live! Long live! Long live!”

All the Immortals raised both arms high into the sky and shouted.

It was a festival.

And two days later.

The opening ceremony of Seongyeworld.

Bang! Pop-bang! Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-bang!

Fireworks bloomed in the sky above the Immortal Realm.

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