The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 166
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Chapter 166: The Swordsman’s Adventures in New Seoul (1)
Tae-ju finished his business and came home.
The employees working at his residence welcomed him.
“Chairman, welcome back.”
“Yes, you’re all working hard. By any chance… is Ms. Yeon-hee here?”
“She’s in the underground training room with a guest.”
“Is that so?”
When he went down to the training room, he could hear the Swordsman’s voice.
“Your bone structure is good. However, to see the ultimate principles of the sword, mental cultivation is also important. You must not yield to surrounding environments or temptations. When the mind wavers, the sword tip wavers as well.”
…That doesn’t seem like something the Swordsman should be saying.
Isn’t the Swordsman the immortal most susceptible to temptation?
If what he said was true, the Swordsman’s sword would be beyond wavering—it would be at the level of a vibrating sword.
‘A vibrating sword, is that why he’s so strong?’
In the training room, a tripod with a smartphone mounted on it was set up.
In front of it, the Swordsman was slowly demonstrating swordsmanship while teaching Jeong Yeon-hee.
When Tae-ju entered.
“Oh! You’re here.”
“Am I interrupting?”
“Not at all! We’re almost finished.”
Jeong Yeon-hee was drenched in sweat.
“Did you learn a lot?”
“Yes, he pointed out the inadequate parts of the Demon-Subduing Sword Technique again. And also a movement technique called the Blue Lotus Divine Steps.”
“Ah.”
Does she perhaps know?
How tremendous it is to learn martial arts from the Swordsman.
Even in the Gangho Murim, there would be no greater fortune than this.
“Sword… I mean, I have something to discuss privately with Do-bin.”
“Please talk comfortably. I’ll step out.”
“No, Ms. Yeon-hee can continue practicing in the training room.”
Tae-ju went up to the residence’s living room with the Swordsman.
After brewing two cups of coffee from the home bar’s espresso machine, they sat on the plush luxury sofa.
“Anyway, now that you’ve come to Earth, have you thought about what you’ll do?”
“Hmm, first I have something to ask.”
“Yes, anything.”
“That bastard who forcibly opened the gate.”
“Vincent Moretti?”
“Right. Vincent whatever, shouldn’t we catch that bastard first? Thanks to him, I was able to come to Earth, but if we leave him be, order could collapse.”
Would it just collapse?
Thinking about the Moscow explosion, the world might be destroyed.
“I’m looking for him too, but I don’t know his whereabouts yet. I should be able to find out soon. I’m making inquiries here and there.”
Not only hacker Kim Dong-hun, but I also asked the Imperial Intelligence Agency.
To find him as quickly as possible.
“Is that so? Contact me when you find out.”
I’m sufficient on my own.
Unless something unmanageable happens.
Of course, I’ll contact him.
“Then is it okay if I step away from now on?”
“…Yes, that’s fine. But where to?”
“Since I’m on Earth anyway, I want to sightsee to my heart’s content.”
Tae-ju nodded.
“Shall I guide you?”
“You’re busy with public and private affairs, so don’t worry about it. I’ll play quietly and go.”
“Where to?”
“New Seoul is the biggest city in the Samhan Empire, right?”
“That’s correct.”
“If I’m going to play, I’ll play in the big waters. Don’t worry, I have no intention of causing trouble.”
Still, I’m concerned.
An immortal has come to Earth.
And it’s the Swordsman, who’s notorious as a troublemaker even in the Immortal Realm.
I had thought about it.
Taking out a card from the Infinite Space.
“Please take this, Swordsman.”
“Hm? What is it?”
“If you want to have fun in New Seoul, you’ll need money. You can use this card. You know how to use it, right?”
“Oh!”
The Swordsman’s face lit up.
“It looks like a luxury card at first glance.”
“It’s a black card. Unlimited credit limit.”
“Hahaha, as expected of a great hero, thi… this is shameless of me.”
“Swipe it to your heart’s content.”
The card is a gift for the Swordsman, but at the same time, it’s also a tool to find out where he is and what he’s doing.
When the card is swiped, transaction details are sent to my smartphone.
“Isn’t it about time for the Immortal Realm delivery signal to appear?”
“It’s about that time.”
“I should send my regards while I’m at it. The other immortals might be worried since I disappeared.”
Come on, really?
Would the immortals worry about the Swordsman?
“How do you send regards?”
“Let’s film a video.”
Tae-ju took out a burner smartphone.
“Shall I film?”
“Please do. But it’s tacky to show myself right from the start. You go outside and…”
The Swordsman explained his filming plan.
This is like filming a whole movie.
Going outside to film the garden first, then opening the front door, passing through the corridor to the living room, filming the living room ceiling and overall appearance while rotating around, and only then did the camera lens capture the Swordsman.
The living room with warm sunlight streaming in, the back view of a man standing looking at the panoramic window, a sleek black suit, left hand in his pants pocket, right hand holding a coffee cup.
The Swordsman slowly turned around.
The sunlight shining from behind his head was dazzling.
“How is everyone? As you can see, this is Earth, Kim Tae-ju’s residence.”
After a brief greeting, he walked to the table and picked up the remote control.
Click!
A 150-inch ultra-large TV mounted on the living room wall turned on.
This is something that couldn’t be sent to the Immortal Realm.
“The TV is big. Oh…! There are many dramas and movies I haven’t seen. They’re all recent ones. They’re not in the Immortal Realm yet, right? But I can watch them right away.”
Then he put down his coffee cup on the table and walked to the kitchen in one corner of the living room.
Tae-ju’s burner smartphone continued to follow behind him.
The Swordsman opened the refrigerator.
It was packed full.
Drinks and alcohol organized by type.
He took out a can of beer, opened it with a pop! and took a sip.
“Well, there might be beer in the Immortal Realm too, but beer drunk on Earth has a truly different taste.”
Was this bragging or a greeting?
“Oh! Do you know what this is?”
Swordsman pulled out the black card Tae-ju had given him from his suit pocket.
“It’s an unlimited credit card, no less. Kim Tae-ju said I could swipe it as much as I want. I was so grateful, his generosity is as vast as the ocean, isn’t it?”
It was bragging.
And very blatant at that.
“Same souls, but what a contrast. Unlike someone who gives you a peach and then deposits coins drop by drop.”
That’s a dangerous statement.
What’s he going to do when he returns to the Immortal Realm?
“Anyway, take care in the Immortal Realm. Well, it won’t be as fun as Earth though.”
Swordsman’s fishy smile.
The arrogant gaze of a victor enjoying his rightful privileges.
The greeting video was finished.
What would the Immortals’ reaction be to this?
The aftermath would be tremendous.
Enough to worry even Tae-ju, who wasn’t even involved.
“All done. Shall we go have some fun now?”
“Are you going straight to New Seoul?”
“No need to delay. By any chance… do you have a spare subspace bag?”
“I do. Should I give it to you?”
Since there was no need to send items through subspace bags, he just kept it.
The Shared Warehouse had grown almost five times larger than initially, and when he temporarily ascended to the Immortal Realm, he had filled the entire Infinite Space with goods and handed it over to Dok-seon.
“Thanks. I’ll contact you if anything comes up.”
Spot!
Swordsman disappeared in an instant.
Right, let’s understand.
Coming to a new world he’d never experienced, how much must there be to do?
Suddenly!
Bzzzzt.
As if waiting, the Immortal Realm delivery signal rang.
Tae-ju first put in the air-gapped smartphone that had just recorded Swordsman’s greeting, still warm.
* * *
Three days had passed since Swordsman arrived.
All doping potion experiments on Experts had been completed safely.
It was very successful.
Rather than just escaping from Elite monsters, they completely hunted them down.
Junior Expert 9-minute clear, Middle Expert 5-minute clear, Superior Expert 2-minute clear.
The final experiment was Master Lee Jeong-hak’s one-man show.
He completed all three types of doping at once and solo-killed an Elite Steel-feathered Owl within 8 minutes.
Lee Jeong-hak looked dazed even after accomplishing it himself.
Elite Steel-feathered Owl.
He had solo-completed an extremely difficult hunt that would be hard even with three Masters.
“How is it? Are the effects useful?”
“Unbelievably so. I feel like I’ve become a Grand Master.”
“Any side effects?”
“I feel somewhat tired, but just taking a recovery potion would allow immediate combat participation.”
“Would you buy it if it came to market?”
“Absolutely. I’d do an opening run and buy as much as possible to stockpile.”
A much better reaction than expected.
However, the problem was that the potion’s effects were so excellent that raid teams might get greedy…
‘I need to make it clear. That it’s medicine to use only in crisis situations.’
The price should be expensive too.
So it can’t be used carelessly.
Suddenly!
Ding.
A message rang on his smartphone.
Checking it.
[Web Alert]
Baekdu Card 5*6* Approved
Kim*ju
98,000 won lump sum
Baekdu Hotel New Seoul Branch.
And KakaoTalk also rang.
Swordsman had sent it.
Along with a photo of cool shaved ice topped with plenty of mango.
‘Living like an immortal.’
It rang several times a day.
He really swiped freely everywhere.
He didn’t hesitate even with tens of millions of won transactions.
The card company even called.
– Chairman Kim Tae-ju, this is Baekdu Card Company.
“Yes, what’s the matter?”
– A moment ago, 41.9 million won was charged at Ducati Motors, but since it wasn’t you personally…
“A motorcycle?”
– Yes, it’s the latest model bike.
“It’s fine. I know about it too.”
How manly.
He didn’t even bother reading Tae-ju’s mood.
‘Well, this much…’
Compared to what Swordsman had done for him, this was a drop in the bucket.
Now that the experiments were finished, Dong-hun or the Imperial Intelligence Agency just needed to find that bastard Vincent.
As soon as the raid doping potion experiments ended, the military made the first move.
Army Headquarters Logistics Commander General Oh Jin-hyeong came down to Gurye to meet Tae-ju.
With four stars, he was scheduled to be promoted to Army Chief of Staff soon.
The logistics commander position was just a temporary post due to his connection with Tae-ju.
“So, Chairman Kim, tell me your conditions first. How much do you need?”
“How much do you need?”
“Hahaha, we’ll buy the entire supply unconditionally. Our military will buy it all up.”
“You know that’s impossible. Half to civilians, half to military. Let’s do it this way.”
“Come on, between us.”
“Be grateful I’m not thinking about exports yet.”
“Tsk, fine. Then supply it as quickly as possible.”
Oh Jin-hyeong stood up from his seat.
“Where are you going?”
“I thought I’d stop by the Jirisan Monster Legion after a long time. It’s a place with memories.”
“A four-star general going to a frontier defense unit?”
“…Is that not allowed?”
“Geez, please come to your senses.”
Tae-ju knew from experience.
Even with just one star, lower-ranking officers, sergeants, and regular soldiers are struggling.
“Tsk, it was better when I was rolling around in Jirisan. I shouldn’t have gotten promoted.”
After parting with Oh Jin-hyeong, Tae-ju decided to go see Kim Dong-hun.
He wondered if the Vincent tracking was making any progress.
He’d have to go check.
And.
Ding.
The inevitable card payment notification rang out.
[Web notification]
Baekdu Card 5*6* Approved
Kim*ju
5,000,000 won lump sum
Arabian Octagon
He spent 5 million won in one go?
‘Arabian Octagon… I’ve heard that name somewhere before.’
He searched for it.
‘This is a club?’
The biggest club in New Seoul.
‘He must have booked a room.’
The money was nothing.
Even if he charged 100 million at once, what would be the problem?
But.
‘…Why would an immortal go to a club?’
This swordsman was truly unpredictable in where he might go.
* * *
The great hall of Cheonkye Jamigung.
The Realm of the Buddhas didn’t attend.
Since they originally had little interest in worldly affairs, they often skipped the upper realm representative meetings.
The Dragon King didn’t come either.
To come to the heavenly realm, he’d have to ascend in his dragon form, but his body was too tired to come up?
Seo Wang-mo also didn’t attend, using the excuse of managing Dowon.
So those in attendance were Sangje, Yama, and Dok-seon Danggumak.
Sangje brought up the matter first.
Since he had requested this meeting.
“What do you think is the meaning of the heavenly realm’s existence?”
“Well, it’s to allow the heavenly people to live their afterlife happily without worries or concerns.”
“Correct. With flowers blooming everywhere, scenery that naturally inspires admiration, clean air, climate that’s neither hot nor cold, fruits and grains that grow by themselves… the heavenly realm is indeed a beautiful place.”
“It’s truly heaven.”
Sangje shook his head back and forth.
“I thought so too. But I have to admit something.”
“Admit what?”
“That the heavenly realm is boring – it’s peaceful but tedious.”
“…”
He agreed.
Honestly, that was true.
It was also why heavenly people flocked to the immortal realm.
“So I want Dok-seon to lend his power.”
“What? Please be specific.”
“Let’s try transforming the heavenly realm too. How about starting with residential spaces? Like luxury apartments.”
“Ah…”
“Built sturdy so there’s no noise between floors, with large parking lots, roads laid out, and there should be commercial areas nearby too, right? So the heavenly people can also enjoy the pleasure of working and earning money.”
Danggumak understood what Sangje was getting at.
Construction of a new heavenly city.
That’s what he wanted.
“The scale is too large…”
“I’ll provide support from the heavenly army. There shouldn’t be a shortage of labor.”
The heavenly army.
The military that protects the heavenly realm.
Their numbers alone reached tens of thousands.
With this much, wouldn’t it be worth trying?
“I’ll give it a try. Let me start by building a model house first.”
Thus, the heavenly realm new city construction plan was drafted.
Yama was also in full support.
“If you’re short on labor, just say the word. I can provide as many sinners as needed.”
“I’ll probably need to ask for help.”
“Good! But… I have something to ask.”
“Please ask.”
“Is it true that the swordsman crossed over to Earth? I found out because immortals came flocking to Eophwagung.”
“…Sigh.”
Just thinking about it gave him a throbbing headache.
Why did it have to be the swordsman who crossed over?
“I’m honestly curious. How can he create doors between worlds so easily?”
“There’s a field of study called magical engineering. It’s a combination of science and magic, and what happened was…”
Yama listened to Danggumak’s explanation.
“Haha, truly the world is vast and wide. It’s enough to hurt one’s pride.”
It couldn’t be helped.
Magic was one thing, but magical engineering was an unfamiliar field of study to Yama, Sangje, and even immortals.
“Isn’t there a way to drag that Vincent fellow here? Like that Drek Karaks guy.”
“Well. Drek wasn’t human so we could bring him into the Infinite Space, but Vincent is human, so.”
“Hmm, if it were possible, we could peek into his knowledge and experience with spirit summoning.”
“There’s no need to specifically open a door to Earth. What we have now is sufficient.”
“No, it’s because the immortals keep causing trouble.”
He understood.
The problem was that because the door was always open, they crossed over to Hwangcheon-gye too easily.
“I’ll crack down on it. I’ll make sure immortals don’t cross over to Hwangcheon-gye for personal matters.”
“Thank you. Oh! I wonder how the swordsman is doing.”
“Whew…”
Actually, that was Danggumak’s biggest worry too.
Among the troublemakers of the immortal realm, wasn’t the swordsman the one who’d be hurt to be called second?
“He shouldn’t cause any trouble…”
“Would that work? He’ll definitely cause some. Let’s just hope it’s a small accident that can be handled.”
“…”
Where was he and what was he doing right now?
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