The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 219

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Chapter 219: I Can Hear You

The sky over the Sahara Grassland was spotless without a single speck of dust.

The rifts and gates that had opened—over 20 at most—had all completely disappeared.

Tae-ju ended the private live broadcast.

Time to wrap things up.

The Cheonju were soldiers, different from the relatively free Immortals.

So they crossed the gate and returned to the Cheon-gye.

Haemak Seonnyeo remained.

Because she wanted to.

Before Takdap Sinjang returned with his troops, he entrusted Haemak to Tae-ju.

“I trust only you, Great Hero.”

“I’ll safely send her back to the Cheon-gye.”

“Thank you. Then I’ll be going.”

As the Cheonju crossed over in formation, Yama’s gate snapped shut with a pop!

Now those remaining were the Immortals, Haemak Seonnyeo, Mi-ho Seon-ja, and Jecheon Daeseong—48 in total.

“What? When did the Swordsman and Jecheon Daeseong arrive?”

“Looks like they watched until the end and caught the last train.”

“I thought we’d see the first outcast Immortal in the Immortal Realm.”

“When it comes to crisis management through tactical shifts, no one in the upper realms can match the Swordsman.”

The Swordsman and Jecheon Daeseong pretended not to hear.

Instead, they rushed to Tae-ju and showered him with flattery.

“As expected of Great Hero Tae-ju. When the gates kept multiplying, you didn’t even change expression and handled it—it truly made this humble one’s heart swell with grandeur.”

“Hehehe, nothing is lacking. The power of Ten Thousand Heavenly Flowers Rain, the dragon manifestation, meticulous strategy and tactics, and even handsome looks.”

Tae-ju had an idea why the Swordsman and Jecheon Daeseong were acting this way.

They probably bet that he wouldn’t be able to finish conquering the gates easily.

But he wasn’t upset at all.

The Swordsman’s judgment was accurate.

Without Yama’s gate, it could have become quite difficult.

Anyway, the gates were perfectly handled…

Now what to do?

It was already decided anyway.

What did the Immortals want?

To have fun on Earth and then return to the Immortal Realm.

Tae-ju picked up his smartphone.

Tae-ju called The Emperor.

“Hello.”

– Hey, Chairman Kim! I watched the broadcast well. Very spectacular.

“I have a favor to ask.”

– What is it?

“I’m trying to get from Cairo Outpost City airport to New Seoul Airport—could you send a plane?”

– Got it. I’ll tell Suho.

“I’ll cover the costs.”

– No. Suho will pay for it. That guy has lots of money.

“Huh? There’s no need…”

– He won 10 billion from me gambling this time. Ugh! If I had been just 10 minutes faster.

“…”

It seems The Emperor and Geum Su-ho also made a bet.

Honestly, it was absurd.

In a situation where Earth could be destroyed, one side was doing lottery, another side betting.

There was no option for failure in that gamble.

Only whether it would end quickly or take time existed.

The Emperor passed the phone to Geum Su-ho.

– Chairman Kim!

“Yes, Gold Secretary.”

– You’re still at the Sahara Grassland, right? Wait there. I dispatched National Intelligence Service agents to Cairo Outpost City locally. I gave them instructions. They’ll handle everything.

That’s fortunate.

Taking a plane requires various procedures.

If it were the Three Han Empire it would be different, but this was a foreign country so he needed someone to help.

When he told them about the plan to take a plane, the Immortals’ eyes sparkled.

Everyone had excited expressions full of anticipation.

Airplanes they’d only seen on TV or in movies.

They would actually get to ride one.

Some Immortals had boarding experience.

The Swordsman bragged.

“Airplanes, you all know you have to take off your shoes to board, right?”

The Immortals snorted.

“Hey, who do you take for a fool?”

“Did you think that outdated gag would work?”

“Swordsman, don’t take the plane and fly over. Monkey can ride Geunduun.”

Suddenly!

Vroooom!

Two large buses rushing toward the grassland.

They came to Tae-ju’s group and stopped.

“Chairman Kim Tae-ju. We’re from the Ministry of National Intelligence.”

“Sorry for the trouble.”

“Not at all. It’s an honor. Please get on. We’ll get you to Three Han quickly.”

The Immortals boarded the buses.

After arriving at Cairo airport and waiting briefly, they boarded a locally arranged plane without departure procedures.

The noisy cabin.

Immortals gathered on one side, whispering with serious expressions.

Were they trying to make travel plans?

Finally, New Seoul Airport.

This time too, they came out of the airport without immigration procedures.

The number of Immortals was quite large.

Anyone looking would think they were package tourists on a filial piety tour.

He wanted to attach a guide for them, but the Immortals seemed to have finished organizing on the plane.

“Great Hero Tae-ju doesn’t need to worry.”

“We’ll move on our own from here, so don’t worry.”

“Right. Consider us gone and go home to rest well.”

It was slightly suspicious.

“Then you’ll need money, so let me give you a card…”

“Oh my! After all the debt we owe, would we cause trouble? We’ll earn and spend our own money.”

The Immortals all have plans too.

He didn’t know what,

but surely they weren’t planning to film commercials again?

‘Well, they’ll handle it well on their own.’

What about Haemak Seonnyeo?

Ilisambaeyi was in cat form, snuggled in Haemak Seonnyeo’s arms, completely out of it with bliss.

‘That bastard…’

The guy who tears gate monsters apart with his teeth, disgustingly acting cute and meowing… He seemed to like it more than when he was with his master.

‘There’s Ilisambaeyi, and Mi-ho Seon-ja and Ha Seon-go are by his side too.’

Haemak Seonnyeo didn’t need to worry at all.

Let me handle the backlog of work and make time to visit the Immortal Realm once more.

The empty Immortal Realm.

How lonely must Dok-seon be all by himself.

* * *

New Seoul Leaders Club.

Diamond-grade members had gathered in one place.

Including Baekdu Group’s Jeong Uk-cheol, the chairmen of Balhae Group, SH Group, the CEO of Yu Telecom, the President of Samhan Daily, the representative director of CK Media Group… all the prominent business figures of Samhan had come.

The person who invited them was Chairman Jeong Uk-cheol.

Honestly, he hadn’t wanted to call them.

But he couldn’t disobey the elder’s command either.

The club’s exclusive room where Diamond members gathered.

However, there was someone Chairman Jeong Uk-cheol hadn’t invited.

Secretary Geum Su-ho, sitting leisurely on the sofa.

“How did you come to be here, Secretary…?”

“Do you think I have no connection with that person? I received contact and came. So don’t think about monopolizing this.”

“Ugh.”

This was trouble.

A very threatening competitor.

A fierce battle might break out.

Just then!

Leaders Club owner Igor Baranov opened the door and entered, saying:

“Those gentlemen have arrived.”

“Oh! Really?”

Jeong Uk-cheol’s face lit up.

Geum Su-ho also jumped up and straightened his clothes.

The Diamond members also stood up hurriedly, following suit.

About ten people entered.

The members were shocked.

One of them was too famous a figure.

“Ah!”

“That, that person is…!”

“An, an Immortal?”

An immortal from the Immortal Realm well-known even on Earth.

It was the Swordsman.

Then who were the old men who came with him?

Naturally, they must be fellow immortals.

The Swordsman stepped forward and spoke.

“I’d like to exchange greetings and have conversations separately, but time is precious. So I’ll get straight to the point.”

An Immortal had something to say to them.

“We have items to sell. You may have lived without want in Samhan, but the items I’m about to show will be quite useful. If you want to buy them, state your price. We’ll proceed in auction format.”

At the Swordsman’s signal, Danju Seonin pulled out a talisman from his robes.

The talisman’s identity was a one-time subspace talisman.

When torn, items stored beforehand would pour out.

A plan they’d made since learning that Kim Tae-ju could open gates to Earth.

Someday they too would cross over to Earth.

But Dok-seon’s control was formidable.

Not only had he set an absurd exchange rate of 10,000 won per Seondo, but hadn’t he also extorted large sums from the Swordsman and Jecheon Daeseong under the guise of fines and taxes?

What’s the point of visiting Earth as paupers?

With no money to spend.

This was also why they’d been so passionate about Gate Toto.

Of course, Kim Tae-ju would take care of them, but would Dok-seon just stand by?

Sanctions would definitely come.

So they secretly made a plan.

Let’s earn directly and spend freely.

The money earned would be received in untraceable cash.

Spend what they needed and store the rest in subspace talismans.

Then even Dok-seon wouldn’t know.

Each brought sellable items from the Immortal Realm and stored them in one-time subspace talismans made by Danju Seonin.

Waiting for just such a day.

The Swordsman tore the talisman.

Thud thud thud thud!

Various falling items piled up throughout the room.

The Swordsman picked them up one by one and explained.

“A fruit basket containing 10 Seondo. Of these, 6 are low-grade, 3 are mid-grade, and 1 is high-grade.”

Jeong Uk-cheol and Geum Su-ho’s bottoms twitched.

Igor also gulped and swallowed.

Because they knew the value of Seondo.

“This gourd contains immortal wine brewed by Ju-seon, and the bottle itself is a treasure. Though it looks small, it can easily hold 10 mal of wine.”

10 mal would be 180 liters.

“This is a painting by Hwaseong. Hang it at home and peace and tranquility of mind will come. Sometimes you can even enter the painting to enjoy the scenery.”

“There’s also a chair and table set sturdily woven by Great Tree Immortal from sacred wood. Using this for study or work will improve concentration and memory.”

“There are tea trees that grow in the Hwansu Realm. This is a fermented tea block made by Daseong, who personally picked and roasted the tea leaves well. Tear off just a speck and steep it in warm water – it’ll clear your skin and is good for vitality too.”

“And you know about elixirs well. These are somewhat special elixirs. Made by combining Gongcheong petroleum and ten-thousand-year snow ginseng. All 3 pills – Sambong Seonin’s Taecheong Pill, Maehwa Seonin’s Jaso Pill, and Gonryun Seonin’s Cheongheo Pill.”

There were many other items besides these.

Like a show host, the Swordsman held up each item and continued simple explanations,

People just gaped with their mouths open.

Really?

An Immortal wouldn’t lie.

“Now, let’s start selling. Beginning with the Seondo fruit basket – we’ll accept cash. Anyone want to buy?”

But it was quiet as a mouse.

Neither Jeong Uk-cheol, nor Geum Su-ho, nor Igor, nor anyone moved.

The first person to raise his hand was the President of Samhan Daily.

Actually, he didn’t particularly want to buy it.

After all, wasn’t it just fruit?

But by purchasing that peach fruit basket, he could build connections with the Swordsman and other immortals.

“I’m the President of Samhan Daily. The fruit basket for 100 million, I’ll buy it for 100 million.”

The Swordsman and immortals clenched their fists tight.

Success.

First sale achieved.

The price exceeded expectations too.

100 million for 10 pieces, 10 million per piece.

In the Immortal Realm, Dok-seon would pay 10,000 won per piece.

Here it was a thousand times more.

“Heh heh heh, a good price indeed. Then this Seondo goes to the President of Samhan Daily…”

That’s when it happened.

A big spender made his move.

“I’ll offer 1 billion.”

Leaders Club owner Igor raised his hand and spoke.

The Swordsman was shocked.

1 billion? Suddenly jumping 10 times higher?

“Uh, um, is that really true?”

“I can withdraw the cash right now and give it to you…”

Before he could finish speaking, Jeong Uk-cheol interrupted.

“I’ll buy it for 10 billion.”

Then the Immortals were utterly flabbergasted.

“Huuuuh!!!”

10 billion?

Just 10 billion for a mere 10 Seondo pills?

But Geum Su-ho’s secretary said,

“11 billion.”

Geum Su-ho knew the efficacy of Seondo better than anyone.

Could he hold back?

There were 10 Seondo pills.

However, Jeong Uk-cheol was no pushover either.

“…12 billion.”

“13 billion.”

“14 billion.”

Grind!

Jeong Uk-cheol gritted his teeth and snapped at Geum Su-ho.

“Are you really going to do this?”

“The person with more money buys it.”

“With taxpayer money?”

“Oh my! Your suspicion is excessive. This money comes from the Imperial Palace’s private treasury. It’s His Majesty the Emperor’s personal wealth. Then what money are you using? Could it be slush funds?”

“Absolutely not. This is also my personal money.”

In the end, the battle between the two whales ended when Jeong Uk-cheol bid 30 billion.

Geum Su-ho gave up cleanly.

After all, they couldn’t both have it.

He had just finished talking with His Majesty the Emperor on the phone.

They would go all out for the Immortal Wine.

The other Diamond members also sensed something unusual in the atmosphere.

Jeong Uk-cheol couldn’t hide his joy even after bidding 30 billion.

Secretary Geum Su-ho preparing for the next auction with blazing eyes.

There was something.

It might be far more precious than they thought.

The Immortal Wine auction that started next.

Other members also actively jumped into the auction.

“10 billion!”

“15 billion.”

“20 billion.”

“23 billion.”

“25 billion.”

.

.

.

The Swordsman and Immortals were dizzy and confused, on the verge of collapse.

This much money?

It was truly a mega jackpot.

They wanted to cheer but held it in.

“…D-Dan-ju, did you bring enough subspace talismans?”

“I brought about 200, so it should be enough.”

“Let’s divide the money we earned fairly. We’ll carry the money we need to spend, and put the rest in the talismans.”

“It’s important that Dok-seon doesn’t find out. If this leaks?”

“Oh my! Such terrible words!”

This was a true life reversal.

Gate betting was nothing compared to this.

It didn’t matter who came in first place.

* * *

A few days passed.

Tae-ju was in the basement training room of his Gurye residence.

The dimensional hole through which the fiber optic cable passed remained unchanged.

The Beyond crystal mana supply device had barely worn down 1%.

At this rate, it would last 10 years without a problem.

And was there only one Beyond crystal?

There were over 2,000 of them.

‘By the way, the Immortals…’

They were quiet as if they had made a promise.

If they had used his card, he could have known their location through payment messages.

TJ Group was keeping a close eye on the media and SNS,

trying to see if any problems caused by the Immortals would break out.

So far, there were no major issues.

‘Now, let’s open the gate.’

There had been no flickering in the shared warehouse during this time.

Now that they could cross through the gate, the need for the shared warehouse might have disappeared.

Tae-ju concentrated his mind.

While imagining the Heavenly Realm Multiplex forecourt.

Whirrr!

Then the gate opened, slightly larger than before.

Now he could enter by just bending his waist slightly.

But?

[Ah! You opened it in a different place again. I wish you’d open it in our Miteran too, but since we can’t communicate, there’s nothing I can do.]

What?

This was no longer at the level of auditory hallucinations.

The voice was clear, and the meaning it wanted to convey was definite.

[My time given here is up to this point. The Deity is planning to withdraw their divine power.]

“Is that so?”

[Yes, no matter how much of a Deity they are, the divine power to convey intentions across dimensions is… eh?]

A reaction as if startled.

[C-can you hear my voice by any chance?]

“That’s right. I can hear you.”

A moment of silence passed.

And then,

[I’m called Ranellia from the Miteran dimension.]

“I’m Kim Tae-ju.”

Communication had begun.

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