The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 69
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Chapter 69: One Hundred, Two Hundred, Three Hundred
Taehong Bio Gurye Headquarters.
Five people gathered in the conference room: Tae-ju, Director Baek Hong-pyo, Baek Seo-yeon, Jang Soon-cheol, and Baek Chang-hun.
“Good work, Tae-ju.”
“You’ve been through a lot too, haven’t you, hyung?”
“Hahaha, I was just playing with our kids all the time.”
He says that, but I know well how much effort Baek Hong-pyo puts into running the orphanage.
“M-Master, I missed you.”
“Hehe, I tried to go up to New Seoul several times.”
It’s been really long since I’ve seen Baek Chang-hun and Jang Soon-cheol too.
“Right, you guys weren’t just playing around either? You’ve improved a lot.”
At Tae-ju’s praise, Baek Chang-hun and Jang Soon-cheol showed proud expressions.
I can feel it just by looking.
Their achievement in the Five Elements Divine Art.
Then Baek Seo-yeon said.
“Um, but that cat the chairman brought…”
“Ah! This guy?”
“Can I pet him once? He’s so cute.”
“Feel free to pet him.”
When Baek Seo-yeon stroked his head, the cat made a purring sound and licked his front paw with saliva.
“Meooow.”
Then Jang Soon-cheol and Baek Hong-pyo also showed interest.
Except for Baek Chang-hun.
“Hehehe, how admirable. He seems to follow people well.”
“He doesn’t seem to be a magical beast.”
“Right, cats that aren’t magical beasts are quite rare.”
“I’ll pet him too. Oh! He’s adorable.”
“I don’t like cats.”
Actually, it was the Elite Three-Headed White Tiger.
I’d been with him all morning and brought him to the company.
At first, I thought it was a cub of that Elite Three-Headed White Tiger.
Just in case, as soon as I said ‘Can you return to your original form?’, his body started growing rapidly, so I quickly stopped him.
It was indeed that guy.
I don’t know if he had this ability from the beginning, or if it developed from eating three Seondo peaches, but who would have thought he could transform into a small, ordinary cat.
“Are you raising him, Chairman?”
“Well, that’s how it turned out.”
“What’s his name?”
“Let’s see. Ilbaek… It’s Ilbaek.”
“Ilbaek? Hmm, somehow the name is…”
Right now he’s Ilbaek.
Tae-ju placed the bag he had prepared in advance on the conference room table.
From inside, he took out a small bottle of liquor, five cups, a large plate, and a peach slightly smaller than a soccer ball.
“Isn’t this alcohol? In broad daylight?”
“Wow! It’s a peach. But why is it so big?”
Tae-ju placed one liquor cup in front of each person.
“We succeeded in advancing into New Seoul, so we should at least have a celebration party.”
“Hey, Tae-ju, this is too modest for a celebration.”
“Master! I’ll take you to a wonderful place. I know an amazing restaurant in the Castle. There we can…”
Glug glug glug!
Golden liquid flows from the bottle.
Then a fantastic wine fragrance fills the conference room.
“…Huh?”
“Oh my?”
“Wow!”
“Hmm.”
Immortal liquor.
I poured the liquor from the jar into a glass bottle.
About one-fifth of the total amount?
A modest feast, he says.
If I were to put a price on one cup of this liquor, how much would it be?
100 million, no, even if someone offered 1 billion, I would never sell it.
After pouring the liquor, I also cut the Seondo peach into small bite-sized pieces using the Jade Leaf Flying Knife.
Since it was so large, just one peach piled up abundantly on the plate.
“Uaaaah…”
“My, my goodness! What kind of peach fragrance is this?”
“The liquor is one thing, but this peach is really…”
“Is this really a peach?”
It is a peach.
It’s just a Seondo peach that immortals eat.
“Come on, let’s have a drink. Cheers!”
People bringing their noses close to the liquor cups, feeling the fragrance while drinking it all down.
Tae-ju also had a drink.
It was quiet.
No one spoke.
As if speaking would make the fragrance fly away, they just closed their eyes tightly and kept their mouths shut.
For quite a while.
“Meow?”
Ilbaek jumped onto Tae-ju’s lap.
“You can’t have alcohol, or peaches either. Just eat some jerky.”
“Meow!”
This guy didn’t only eat Seondo peaches.
He also eats regular cat food quite well.
Though he eats a bit too much and gets sick.
It would be big trouble if he recognized peaches as regular food.
I should only give them as rewards when he does well.
Cut into small pieces, not whole.
And then, a moment later, Baek Hong-pyo’s eyes snapped open.
“Wh-what on earth is this liquor?”
“Someone gave it to me.”
“Wh-who? Um, can I have another cup?”
“Of course.”
Clink clink clink clink!
Empty liquor cups gather in front of Tae-ju.
Another cup each, glug glug glug.
“This is incredible.”
“What was all the liquor I’ve drunk until now? Sewage water?”
“My body feels warm.”
How strange.
Immortals go crazy for Earth’s liquor, and people here go crazy for immortal liquor.
“Please have a piece of peach too, as a side dish.”
Would peaches be any different?
“This is crazy, absolutely crazy.”
“It disappears as soon as it enters my mouth.”
“It’s real. I’m not speaking metaphorically – it just melts.”
“The juice is bursting out.”
Everyone’s faces turned red.
Immortal wine is still alcohol, after all.
“Meeting you is truly the greatest blessing of my life.”
Baek Hong-pyo smiled with a blissful expression.
Baek Seo-yeon also asked Tae-ju with hazy eyes.
“Chairman, this must be precious, right?”
“Yes.”
“So precious that money can’t buy it?”
“Even if you offered billions, you absolutely couldn’t buy it.”
“I thought so.”
What effects would people experience from consuming wine and peaches that immortals eat?
That would be revealed later.
Suddenly, Baek Seo-yeon looked at the cat sitting on Tae-ju’s lap and tilted her head.
“Hm? Is it because I’m drunk? Ilbaek’s face seems to have changed.”
“…It must be your imagination.”
“Is that so?”
As expected, Baek Seo-yeon’s keen eye is remarkable.
Right now, this one isn’t Ilbaek but Ibaek-i.
Since it’s currently transformed into an ordinary cat, only one head is visible.
But its face changes constantly.
And instantaneously at that.
The Three-Headed White Tiger has 3 heads.
So it has 3 names too: Ilbaek, Ibaek, Sambaek.
First Ilbaek, then suddenly Ibaek-i, and after a while, Sambaek.
The body is pure white, but you can distinguish them by the faint stripes and some scar marks on their faces.
Since Ibaek-i came out, I gave it a piece of cat jerky.
“Meow!”
I’ll have to give one to Sambaek too when it comes out later.
That’s when it happened.
Ding! Ding! Ding…
Alert sounds continuously ringing from everyone’s smartphones.
“Huh? It’s a disaster alert.”
“Did an earthquake happen?”
“What is it?”
Upon checking.
【Safety Alert Message】
[Three Kingdoms Empire Department of Defense] A monster wave is anticipated in Beijing Stronghold City in the northwestern region of the Samhan Empire. Travelers and local residents in this vicinity are advised to immediately evacuate to safe locations. Our military is taking all precautions against the monster wave…]
“…Beijing?”
“Is a wave happening there too?”
Beijing Stronghold.
Tae-ju had visited there not long ago.
Back then, there were no signs of a wave.
Somehow, I have an ominous feeling about this.
If it’s a disaster alert from the Department of Defense, wouldn’t Master Oh Jin-hyeong know about it too?
Bzzzz!
Right on cue, a call came in.
Checking his smartphone, it was a call from Oh Jin-hyeong.
Tae-ju stepped outside the conference room and answered the phone.
“Hello? Master.”
– Chairman Kim, did you see the disaster alert? I’m heading to Beijing with the kids right now. I was thinking of seeing your face anyway, but this incident broke out… Sorry! It’ll be hard to meet me for a while.
“…Yes.”
Anyone listening would think he really missed seeing me.
“But what’s going on? A wave in Beijing?”
– It’s classified, but you have the right to know. A Beyond Elite monster, the Black Evil Earth Dragon, is moving north. There’s a very high possibility that a wave will occur at the Great Wall of China due to its aftermath.
“…A Beyond Elite monster?”
– We don’t know yet if it’ll come all the way to Beijing. What’s urgent right now is defending the Great Wall of China because of the monster wave. The Department of Defense will probably send you a cooperation request too.
“A cooperation request means…”
Are they asking me to participate in wave defense?
Honestly, I’m not inclined to do it.
What was the reason for hurriedly coming down from New Seoul?
It was because of the Emperor’s letter that Geum Su-ho brought.
Because the princes might approach me.
I don’t want to get involved in the succession struggle.
Participating in the Beijing monster wave in this situation?
It’s an opportunity to build achievements and make a name, but if I draw attention again this time, I might get entangled with princes and princesses.
– It’s not anything else, but please sell all the Taehong Recovery Potions currently in production to the Department of Defense. As you know, recovery potions are essential for raids. Would that be okay?
“Ah…”
Thank goodness.
They’re not asking me to come.
“Of course I should cooperate.”
– Thanks. I’m busy too, so I have to hang up now. Well then, I’m counting on you.
A Beyond Elite monster.
A national disaster-level monster.
Not just an Elite.
The monsters that destroyed China.
Still, curiosity is greater than fear.
‘Should I sneak over and take a look?’
With Honweonmusangdokryeongong 8-star, Divine Spirit Flight, and talismans, even if I can’t defeat it, it shouldn’t be dangerous.
‘I’ll watch how the situation unfolds first.’
Anyway, I need more Giant Panda Bear gallbladders for the Taehong Recovery Potion delivery.
But Jirisan has been depleted.
‘There should be quite a few around Seorak Mountain Outpost, right?’
That place is also famous as a panda bear habitat.
“Meow!”
Sambaek had come outside at some point and was rubbing against my legs.
“Do you want to come with me too?”
“Meow?”
“Alright, let’s go together. You need to do some Seondo training too.”
Taehong Recovery Potions cost 5 million won each.
Since the Department of Defense is the agency with the largest budget in the Samhan Empire, they’ll pay in cash immediately.
Even delivering just 10,000 pills would be 50 billion won.
Going back into the conference room.
“Stop selling Taehong Recovery Potions immediately. All inventory will go to the Department of Defense.”
* * *
I returned to Gurye after a long time, but now I’m about to go out wandering again right after arriving.
Let’s go see Guild Leader Lee Jeong-hak at Nogodan before we leave.
Tae-ju entered the Castle.
Since the bridge was already completed, there was no need to take a boat to get in.
“Welcome, Chairman.”
“Have you been well? Guild Leader.”
“Yes, thanks to you.”
Lee Jeong-hak had also heard the news from New Seoul.
The article about the Fifth Prince and Chairman of Baekdu Group, among other distinguished guests, attending the completion ceremony of Taehong Bio’s New Seoul branch factory.
He had become someone incomparably greater than himself now.
“Oh right! A while ago, some guy claiming to be the chairman’s secretary from Mirinaei Group came looking for me.”
“…Mirinaei Group, did you meet with him directly?”
“No, he approached Min Dong-yeol and Ji Gwang-in, offering them a huge sum. Asked them to help take down Taehong Bio.”
“So did they accept?”
“Of course not. They know who holds their lifeline.”
Lee Gi-eon, that bastard is up to all sorts of tricks.
Though his days of doing such things are numbered.
After chatting about various things with Guild Leader Lee Jeong-hak, Tae-ju went to Gurye Train Station.
He bought a train ticket and departed for Seorak Mountain Outpost Station in Inje-eup, Gangwon Province.
He carried a shoulder bag with Ilbaek-i—no, now it was Ibaek-i—slung over his shoulder.
Ibaek-i poked his head out from inside the bag.
“Meow!”
He kept asking for food whenever he got the chance.
But since the Infinite Space was packed full of cat food, it wasn’t really a problem.
He didn’t even defecate, so there was no need to dig up potatoes either.
Tae-ju got off at Inje Outpost Station and walked into Seorak Mountain.
Seorak Mountain was in the middle of nowhere, with no Civilian Raid Teams except for military units.
‘It’s been a really long time since I’ve been here.’
Over there would be the outpost where he used to serve, but those weren’t particularly good memories.
He had no desire to go see it.
Spot!
Using Pyoheol Jilpungbo, he went deep into Seorak Mountain.
“Ibaek-ah.”
“Meow?”
“…It’s Ilbaek.”
“Meoooow!”
Ilbaek walked out from inside the bag.
“Listen, I need to catch a Giant Panda Bear.”
“Meow…”
“You’re supposed to be a Three-Headed White Tiger. So go catch a few of them.”
“Meow!”
That’s when it happened.
Swoooosh!
Ilbaek began growing in size.
“Hey hey, just up to there.”
“Roar!”
About the size of a common magical beast.
Slightly larger than a Giant Panda Bear.
This was the second stage transformation.
Even at this stage, he still had one head.
But in his true form, three heads would appear prominently.
“Go catch them!”
“Roar!”
Spot!
Ilbaek, now transformed into Baekho, dashed like lightning into the deep regions of Seorak Mountain.
‘I wonder if he’ll catch them well?’
Tae-ju took out a chair from the Infinite Space.
He sat under a suitable tree and was waiting for Ilbaek when.
“Roar…”
Baekho Ilbaek appeared.
“…Huh.”
He was dragging a Giant Panda Bear by his teeth.
“Already?”
“Roar!”
What a remarkable guy!
Tae-ju took out a thick piece of jerky from the Infinite Space.
Whoosh! When he threw it, Ilbaek caught and ate it.
“I’ll be processing the bear gallbladder, so go catch one more.”
Spot!
Ilbaek disappeared into the forest again.
Before he could even finish processing the bear gallbladder.
“Roar!”
This time he appeared with Ibaek’s face.
Also carrying a Giant Panda Bear.
“…”
And when he threw him a piece of jerky.
Swoosh!
He gobbled it up.
Spot!
He disappeared and then.
“Growl.”
He appeared as Sambaek.
They were taking turns catching one each.
“You little rascals.”
His nose started tingling.
To think they’d listen so well.
Is this the joy of raising pets?
Should I feed them some Seondo when this is over?
Not the whole thing, just one piece each.
* * *
Heavenly Realm.
Wolgung Seonja was entrusted with the task of tending to the heavenly peaches of Dowon under Seo Wang-mo’s orders.
After confirming that the heavenly peaches were growing safely, she went to the outer regions where the Seondo were growing.
District 4 was fine, and so was District 3.
But when she entered District 2.
‘Hmm?’
What was going on?
The Seondo that should have been densely hanging from the trees were sparsely distributed.
‘Why are the Seondo trees like this?’
Not just District 2, but District 1 was the same.
‘Is it because of insufficient nutrition?’
Wolgung Seonja sat quietly and placed her hand on the ground of Dowon.
Sssssssss….
Seon energy bursting forth vigorously from her hand.
Then flowers began to bloom on the bare Seondo trees, and soon plump Seondo fruits began to hang in clusters.
The ability to grow Seondo trees using the seon energy of the Immortal Realm—a special seon technique bestowed by Seo Wang-mo.
District 1 and District 2 of Dowon had completely returned to their former state.
‘Jongri, where did that bastard go?’
The guardians protecting Dowon were nowhere to be seen either.
I need to find out why this happened….
That’s when it happened.
Cheering voices coming from the other side of the Immortal Realm.
“It’s up!”
“It’s up!”
“It’s up!”
“It’s up!”
.
.
.
The voices were so thunderous they could be heard all the way to Dowon.
‘What the hell is up?’
I think I can hear Jongni Seonin’s voice too.
Even Takdap Sinjang’s voice as well.
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