The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 177

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Chapter 177: Studying is Good, But Take Breaks

The Emperor’s approval of Japan’s independence.

The aftermath was tremendous.

Even before the banquet ended, news outlets were competing to break the story.

【Breaking) His Majesty the Emperor approves Japan’s independence, Japanese territory excluded from Three Han Empire domain.】

【Breaking) Forces leading independent Japan given 6-month deadline to leave Samhan.】

【Breaking) Policy to not establish diplomatic relations with the new Japanese nation.】

【Breaking) His Majesty shows mercy. Individual private property will be recognized.】

【Breaking) However! Real estate, buildings, factories and other production facilities excluded, only financial assets recognized.】

This was like a nuclear bomb.

Essentially an expulsion order.

Of course, they also provided a choice.

【Naturalization re-application to be implemented for Japanese-descended Empire citizens only.】

【Includes residents of both mainland and archipelago.】

【Re-application forms available at nearby government offices.】

【All applications approved if no disqualifying reasons exist.】

What would the disqualifying reasons be?

It meant excluding Japanese-descended Empire citizens who had cooperated with the Anti-Han Independence Movement.

The Imperial Intelligence Agency had already secured the complete list, and their position was to uncover through future investigations even those not on the list.

As soon as they saw the breaking news, Empire citizens living in the Japanese Archipelago started packing first.

If they stayed here, they’d be trapped.

They had to clean everything up, re-apply for naturalization, and move to the mainland.

Regular Japanese residents were burning with anxiety inside.

What if approval was denied? What if they too got expelled?

Anger was directed at the Japanese forces who had led the independence movement.

The responsibility lay with them.

Those who didn’t know their place, what, independence?

Had they lost their minds?

When they had nothing to their names.

All the power and wealth they possessed came from the Three Han Empire.

At that point, the Imperial Intelligence Agency publicly released the list of Anti-Han Independence Movement organizations to the media.

Names spanning politics, military, business, some media, academia, culture, Awakened, across all sectors.

Criticism poured in.

Demands flooded in for them to leave Samhan immediately.

“Well, this is how it turned out.”

After the banquet ended, Secretary Geum Su-ho approached Tae-ju.

“His Majesty is indeed decisive. But I hope there won’t be any innocent victims.”

“Don’t worry. We’ll only expel those with clear evidence against them.”

Then he took out a sheet of paper and showed it.

“This is a list of subsidiaries owned by Fuji Group. Pick whatever you want. You can take them all.”

“…Isn’t this preferential treatment?”

“It is preferential, but if not you, where else would I hand them over? Just maintain the principle of complete employment succession.”

“Well, of course.”

He hadn’t even considered things like restructuring layoffs.

Rather, he was thinking of hiring more people and raising salaries.

Tae-ju carefully looked through the Fuji Group subsidiary list.

He would definitely acquire Fuji Construction.

“There’s pharmaceuticals too.”

“Small scale. It’s mainly a place that makes and sells health supplements.”

Still, it was a pharmaceutical factory.

“Then I’ll acquire Fuji Construction, Fuji Pharmaceuticals, Fuji Steel, Fuji Heavy Industries, and… Fuji Smart Farm.”

“Huh? Smart Farm? Why? Isn’t that an agriculture-related company?”

“I’m thinking of switching from harvesting to cultivation methods for medicinal herbs and poisonous plants used as drug ingredients. We need to grow them ourselves.”

“Ah! I see.”

A company that started as a medicine business.

It kept growing bigger and bigger.

Pharmaceuticals, shipping, shipbuilding, steel, heavy industry, smart farming…

“But what about His Majesty?”

“He went to discipline his household. There are signs those bastards approached Imperial Family relatives too.”

“That’ll give him quite a headache.”

“See! Remember what I told you before? That’s why you shouldn’t marry either, just live and enjoy life.”

Well, he had no thoughts of marriage yet, but that didn’t mean he’d never do it.

If the right person came along, it wouldn’t be impossible.

After parting with Geum Su-ho.

Tae-ju came down to Gurye.

The prefab house construction company had contacted him saying the model house was completed.

There was no one at the site.

Just a single model house sitting there alone.

‘They built it well.’

He liked it.

It was built cleanly.

Power was connected with a small generator too.

‘Let’s put it in.’

Swoosh! Suck!

The entire house was sucked into the Infinite Space.

Just then, coincidentally.

Ding.

The Immortal Realm delivery signal rang.

‘If I’d been a little later, I almost couldn’t have sent it.’

He put in the model house, hair growth medicine, and various miscellaneous items…

‘What came from the Immortal Realm?’

Nothing special, but.

‘Oh!’

It contained Jecheon Daeseong’s golden fur.

He had just run out and needed it.

Having reserves made him feel secure.

This much would be enough even if that strange gate opened once more.

He was curious how they dealt with Vincent Moretti, that bastard Dok-seon.

Sending him to the Immortal Realm was the right decision.

Enchant Magical Engineering?

It was a harmful discipline.

Of course, it could create beneficial items like subspace bags, but it wouldn’t be greatly inconvenient without them either.

It was much better than Earth being destroyed.

Time passed quickly.

The Japanese independence forces beat the ground in regret and surrendered to the Emperor with white flags, but the result didn’t change.

The expulsion order came down mercilessly.

Real estate and facility properties flooded the market.

After 6 months, they’d have to leave empty-handed without even disposing of them.

The acquisition negotiation team led by Baek Seo-yeon picked off Fuji Construction’s prime companies one by one.

TJ Group continued growing in scale.

The Hwaibek pharmaceutical factories acquired from the American Republic all changed their signs to TJ Bio Pharmaceuticals and began mass production of Saengibulkkun and Saesalssugsseug locally.

At Yangsan Shipyard, eight large container ships and two oil tankers were completed, underwent launching ceremonies at the port, and then crossed the Pacific Ocean.

Kim Tae-ju was also busy moving around.

He finally completed a hair growth formula that had no side effects and could regenerate damaged hair follicles to make hair grow vigorously.

Patents and Food and Drug Administration sales permits were also processed quickly.

Soon the hair growth formula would be released to the market.

Kim Tae-ju now had some leisure time.

Actually, it was more like boredom than leisure.

Suddenly he missed the Immortal Realm.

It would be nice to go there once more…

‘I wonder if everyone is doing well?’

I’m bored, so I should go see Ilisambaeyi.

I know exactly where he is.

Right in Baek Seo-yeon’s office.

The place where treats and snacks never run out.

These days he spends much more time with Seo-yeon than with Kim Tae-ju.

‘That guy who’s supposed to be a spirit beast…’

At this rate he’ll become a complete house cat.

I need to awaken his wild instincts.

We should go hunting together.

But ordinary Elite monsters won’t cut it.

Then what?

‘China…’

The abandoned land.

Entirely a monster-infested area.

But if there were no Beyond Elite monsters, it would be fertile land of great help to humanity.

‘The time has come.’

For a Beyond Elite monster raid, that is.

It’s difficult right now.

‘Should I slowly start preparing?’

* * *

Time in the Immortal Realm also passed quickly.

During this time, several deliveries were made between Earth and the Immortal Realm, and Jecheon Daeseong’s fur became more luxurious day by day thanks to the hair growth formula Kim Tae-ju sent.

Of course, there was an Immortal who was constantly eyeing that fur.

The officetel model house became a hot place in the Immortal Realm.

“You’re saying this house will be built in the Immortal Realm and Cheon-gye?”

“I heard only two or three buildings will be built in the Immortal Realm. But Cheon-gye will have a large apartment complex.”

“24 pyeong is perfect for living alone.”

“What are the move-in conditions? Do we need to open a subscription account?”

“I wonder if Hwangcheon-gye can apply too.”

“Well, since there’s a permanent passage, commuting from the Immortal Realm to Hwangcheon-gye is possible…”

Until now, the Immortals, celestial beings, and Hwangcheon-gye administrators hadn’t been particularly interested in houses.

What good would such things do?

When you lie down, that’s your room, and the sky is your ceiling.

They did have personal dwellings where they lived.

At best, they were burrows, or hastily built mud houses or shacks, with the better ones being thatched houses made of wood and grass.

However, this officetel model house made it impossible not to desire a home.

They were captivated at first sight.

Large panoramic windows, a living room with plush sofas and a big TV, a bedroom with a comfortable bed that would make you fall asleep instantly, a kitchen equipped with a double-door refrigerator, oven, and built-in microwave, a bathroom decorated with gorgeous tiles…

Everyone hoped.

That construction would proceed as quickly as possible.

It wasn’t just the model house.

Realizing that the size of items that could fit in the Infinite Space had increased, Kim Tae-ju sent various large items.

The most representative of these was a large camping car.

It was as big as a bus.

It even had an open convertible sports car attached to the bottom.

Besides this, there were also heavy equipment like dump trucks and large excavators.

Meanwhile, Danggumak was going crazy.

Why?

Because of the large-scale construction plans for the Heavenly Immortal Realm?

No.

It was because of the studying that had suddenly begun.

Magic engineering classes.

Danggumak studied and studied all day long at the Underworld Inferno Palace with Gwi-gok and Gal Hong.

They even took exams.

If he got even one question wrong, he heard all kinds of criticism.

“An Immortal can’t even memorize that?”

“How exactly did you achieve ascension?”

“Tsk tsk, studying is done with your bottom, not your head.”

“You lack patience, patience! Aren’t you ashamed to face Kim Tae-ju? What if a soul connection suddenly forms?”

“If this were Earth, you obviously wouldn’t have made it to university.”

“…Kim Tae-ju didn’t go to university either.”

“Hey! Don’t make excuses. It looks pathetic.”

Day after day of Spartan-style memorization learning continued.

As a result, he completely mastered the basic concepts of magic engineering.

What remained was advanced learning.

Gwi-gok and Gal Hong had already mastered the advanced course too.

They were even combining magic arts and magic engineering to create artifact prototypes.

Danggumak wasn’t the only one suffering.

Yama was also having a terrible time.

He had to summon Jacques Deluane’s memories using spirit summoning.

What was the purpose of doing this?

First, to personally create a soul-mediated dimensional gate.

Then send it to Kim Tae-ju.

When he uses it, a gate opens in front of Dok-seon in the Immortal Realm.

As long as only Dok-seon doesn’t cross over, there won’t be any soul merging phenomena.

This means he can cross over to Earth just like the Swordsman did.

Second, to train Danggumak as a magic engineering expert so that when a soul connection with Kim Tae-ju is established later, all the acquired knowledge can be passed on intact.

Magic engineering is quite a useful discipline.

That’s why Danggumak was learning it without complaint despite the difficult situation.

But now he had reached his limit.

Let’s take it easy for a while.

His head felt like it was going to explode.

Then he needed to find an excuse to rest…

“How about we hold a soccer tournament to promote friendship among the upper realms?”

“Soccer? This isn’t just an excuse to avoid studying, is it?”

“What’s the point of playing with balls?”

“Well, if you don’t want to, don’t do it. I was thinking of giving out great prizes too.”

Instantly, Gwi-gok and Gal Hong’s eyes sparkled.

“P-prizes?”

“…What have you prepared?”

He took the bait.

Sangje couldn’t resist the prizes.

Danggumak hadn’t put out all the Earth goods that Tae-ju had delivered.

While he sold miscellaneous items regularly, he kept the rare, expensive, and precious items safely stored in the Infinite Space.

What if he offered those as prizes?

“For example, a large amount of Seondo coins…”

“Hmm?”

“Or maybe the latest smartwatch that syncs with Immortal Realm exclusive smartphones.”

“Oh!”

“There’s also the large camping car that Tae-ju sent.”

“Gasp!”

“How about residence rights to the Seonggye Officetel Model House? Everyone who wanted to see it has seen it anyway, so someone could settle down and live there.”

“L-let’s do it right now.”

“Of course! Proper rest helps with learning too.”

And so, a realm-wide soccer tournament for friendship was announced across all the upper realms.

At first, the response wasn’t very good.

This wasn’t Earth, so what was this soccer tournament about?

But when word spread about the massive prizes involved, the entire upper realms were turned upside down.

In Hwangcheon-gye, Yama King called an emergency meeting.

“What did you say the soccer tournament prizes were?”

“A total prize pool of 10 million Seondo coins, plus a large camping car, smartwatch, large limousine, and SUV.”

“Wow!”

“Especially for the MVP, they’re giving residence rights to the officetel model house…”

Yama’s eyes blazed with fire.

There were only three teams participating in the soccer tournament: Cheon-gye, Immortal Realm, and Hwangcheon-gye.

Not getting first place among those?

Then they might as well die.

Gangrim Chasa also wore a confident expression.

“Don’t worry. Victory is ours.”

“Still, don’t get complacent. Start practice from today. Did you make the roster?”

“Yes!”

In Cheon-gye, Sangje and Takdap Sinjang were discussing.

“Powers other than physical strength will obviously be sealed.”

“Right. If Monkey summoned clones to kick the ball, who could stop that?”

“In terms of pure physical ability, our Guardians have the advantage. First place is in the bag.”

“Still, don’t get careless. Are those Immortals somewhat peculiar fellows?”

“We’re keeping a close eye on them as expected.”

In the Immortal Realm, Swordsman and other Immortals gathered together.

“Martial world Immortals are definitely first string.”

“Since we can’t use internal energy or immortal qi, practice external techniques and forms.”

“Well, our bodies remember the forms anyway.”

“Hehe, soccer is all about tactics. Get the formation right and we’ll definitely win.”

Danju Seonin quietly raised his hand and asked.

“…Won’t we need some fouls too?”

“What, were you planning not to foul?”

“That’s obvious…”

“That’s what determines victory or defeat.”

“Practice some Hollywood acting too.”

The Immortals were already confident of victory.

Because Jecheon Daeseong was a member of the Immortal Realm.

Assuming they played soccer with only physical strength, how could humans beat a monkey’s speed?

“Those Hwangcheon-gye guys are worn out from smoking, so they’ll be gasping after just the first half. Our real competition is Cheon-gye.”

“Ah, those brutish Heavenly Deities? Soccer requires brains too.”

“But there are rumors that Cheonma and Hyeolma will play for Hwangcheon-gye…”

“Huh? Aren’t they sinners? Wouldn’t they be ineligible players?”

“They were promoted to hell administrators long ago. They have that qualification.”

“…Damn it.”

There was no choice.

“In the end, fouls are our only way to survive. Cleverly!”

“What if we get caught?”

“We’ll argue! If you’re loud enough, you can win anything.”

“What’s there to fear from some referee? We’ll take out the referee too!”

But it wasn’t going to be easy.

The head referee that Dok-seon, Yama, and Sangje agreed upon was…

“Hello! The referee is here! I’ll work really hard!”

It was Haemak Seonnyeo.

To maintain balance, the assistant referees were Ha Seon-go and Odo Pangwan.

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