The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 95

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Chapter 95: Muganjok (1)

Napan was taken over by the military again.

And so the pioneer city of Napan entered normalization once more.

Kwon Chee-yeol was arrested on the spot.

His cousin, an Imperial Assembly Member, was also apprehended by New Seoul police, and the Oasis Guild members were detained and transferred to Hapbin Correctional Facility.

Though Napan was turned upside down, few people knew that Tae-ju was behind it all.

He had stayed holed up inside the guild office while subduing the Oasis Guild members, called in the corps commander by phone, and captured Kwon Chee-yeol inside the office as well.

Only Ilisambaeyi had wandered around outside.

Once the situation had somewhat settled, Tae-ju left Napan.

“Shall we go now?”

“Meow!”

He set his destination for Barun, the largest grassland pioneer city.

It would be quick by car, but he deliberately decided to take a roundabout route.

Areas close to cities were safe zones where magical beasts had been cleanly exterminated. Green wheat fields covered the grasslands completely.

But venture just a little outside the safe zones and the situation changes.

No farmland was visible.

Because this was where magical beasts lived.

Remaining magical beasts left in areas swept by pioneer divisions.

But with no elite magical beasts, it was a relatively comfortable hunting ground for raid teams.

Even now, hunting was active.

While everyone had to hunt magical beasts, their purposes differed slightly.

The military’s purpose was magical beast extermination, so they tore beasts apart without thinking about byproducts. Though they did collect useful byproducts when they appeared in the process.

Civilian raid teams aimed for byproducts, so they tried to capture beasts as intact as possible and selectively harvested only profitable parts.

On the other hand, Tae-ju’s main purpose was poison, so he had little interest in even the most profitable magical beasts.

He simply wandered the grasslands sniffing around, and when he caught a scent.

“Oh! A poisonous plant.”

Its exact name was grassland toxic mugwort.

Something he hadn’t seen in Jirisan.

‘It’s bitter.’

With this, one more poison added to his poison well.

Though weak, it didn’t matter.

What mattered was that it was a new poison.

He needed to taste various poisons and find clues for treating mana rejection syndrome.

He harvested a bunch and stored it in the Infinite Space.

Besides the toxic mugwort, there were various other poisonous plants.

Taste and store, taste and store…

Suddenly!

“Kyaak!”

Sambaek-i glared in one direction and hissed.

“Hm?”

Rumble rumble rumble!

The ground surface shook.

Pop, pop, pop…

Long branch-like things sprouted up from underground.

‘…Antennae?’

He knew what it was.

“Aw, it’s not poisonous.”

Mutant serrated ants armed with hard shells.

Since they moved in groups, when one appeared, at least 50 came together.

No poison.

But he still had to catch them.

He happened to be practicing a certain assassination technique too.

Swish!

A bunch of thin bloodletting needles appeared in both hands.

Tae-ju scattered them into the sky.

Whiririririit!

Then, drawing parabolic arcs.

Pip, pipipipipipip!

Thunk! Thunkthunkthunkthunk!

Torrential Rain Needles.

A wide-area assassination technique that launches countless needles into the sky to fall like rain.

The mutant serrated ants became porcupines and died.

Thudududududuk!

The bloodletting needles were sucked back into Tae-ju’s hands.

“Tsk, still not perfect.”

“Meow!”

These were bloodletting needles made by mixing elite mana crystals.

But infusing energy into each of these many needles was harder than expected.

He knew how to do it in his head, but his body wouldn’t follow.

“I’ll improve with practice.”

“Meowww…”

If he had the Toxic Spirit, it would form energy in thousands upon thousands of projectiles and automatically guide them to desired targets.

Tae-ju resumed walking.

During his travels, he also encountered magical beast hunting raid teams.

“Hey! You look like a Suitable, but this place is dangerous even for Awakened Guards. Bringing a cat too… Want to join our team?”

“I’m fine.”

“If it’s about distribution, we’ll give you the same treatment as our team’s Suitables.”

“Thanks, but…”

They seemed like good people.

Perhaps that’s why they didn’t forget to say something with a worried voice as they parted.

“Just be careful of one thing. If your vision starts distorting strangely, run away immediately. It’s a camouflaged assassin scorpion.”

“Yes, thank you.”

He’d actually be grateful if an assassin scorpion came.

But this wasn’t the only such case.

Every raid team he met made similar offers.

A Suitable alone was too dangerous.

They’d escort him to a safe place, so follow them.

Was it because he wasn’t an Awakened Guard?

If he had markings on his face, it would have been less bothersome.

‘Let me make some.’

Tae-ju took out his smartphone and switched to selfie mode.

Reverse arts could change facial features, but with skill, one could also change skin color.

‘A plain black color would be good, right?’

Imitating an Awakened Guard.

Surprisingly, quite a few people got illegal marking procedures.

They were called marking fraudsters.

Swoosh!

Part of the skin color on one side of Tae-ju’s face changed.

And like magic, fake awakening markings appeared.

“How’s this? Do I look like an Awakened Guard?”

“Meow.”

“Perfect disguise?”

“Meow!”

I should have done this from the start.

The disguise became even more perfect by engraving the pattern.

Tae-ju walked across the grassland again with Ilbaek.

Along the way, he gathered poisonous herbs and caught scorpions and rattlesnakes to add more poison to his poison essence.

It was disappointing that there were no elites around though.

Before long, night had fallen.

“Should we rest here for a bit before moving on?”

“Meow.”

He took out camping equipment from the Infinite Space and set up a tent.

He also brought out chairs and a table, and lit a campfire.

“Nice, right?”

“Meooow…”

The stars viewed from the grassland were something special.

So many stars they seemed ready to pour down.

Tae-ju sat in his chair and took out a piece of Seondo.

Munch munch.

To expand the Shared Warehouse, he had eaten and drunk all the finest Seondo and immortal liquor, so only mediocre Seondo remained.

“Should I give you some too?”

“Meow! Meow! Mew!”

He tossed one each to Ilisambaeyi.

Then he took out his air-gapped smartphone and played a video.

A familiar face appeared on the screen.

– This is the multiplex we’re building.

A wooden building about 7 stories tall and the figure of Danggumak.

– Thanks to this, the boring Immortal Realm has transformed into an incredibly fun space.

These days, he and Danggumak don’t exchange letters anymore.

They use air-gapped smartphones to film and send each other their daily lives.

They also use this to say what they want to say.

Other immortals appeared in the video too.

– Oh! Is this going out live right now? Really…? Ahem, g-greetings, Hero Tae-ju. I’m Danju Seonin, and I wonder if you’re using the talisman I drew for you well. I saw sneakers in a drama – do they really make your feet comfortable when you wear them?

– Hey! Danju Seonin! How unseemly…

A request for sneakers.

– Hero Tae-ju, are you well? I’m doing fine. Let’s have chicken and beer together next time.

He’d need to prepare more chicken and beer.

Swordsman also appeared.

– Har?

– Crazy! Are you going on about Harley bikes here too?

– Har?

– Stop it!

“Hehehe!”

He could guess what that meant.

It seemed like a video filmed before Swordsman received his Harley bike.

Probably in the next delivery, he’d be able to see a video of Swordsman riding his Harley bike and racing through the Immortal Realm.

Tae-ju had also filmed several videos.

Since he was filming anyway, he’d show off Ilisambaeyi too.

“Let me introduce my pets.”

After focusing the lens on the cats.

“Ilbaek.”

“Meow?”

“Go stand by the campfire over there.”

“Meow!”

“Next, Ibaek-i.”

“Meow!”

“Sambaek-i, come out.”

“Meoow…”

And then.

“Transform into Baekho.”

“Growl!”

How could he not show off such an obedient creature?

“Go back.”

“Growl?”

“Keep going back, more, more.”

When they reached an appropriate distance.

“Original form.”

As soon as the words left his mouth.

Whoooosh!

Ilisambaeyi grew as large as a house.

“Grrrrrrrr…”

The roar of the giant Three-Headed White Tiger echoed across the Gobi Grasslands.

* * *

Time also passed quickly in the Heavenly Realm.

The Immortal Realm’s only multiplex, where entertainment and shopping could be handled in one space, was finally completed.

They also hired employees to run the multiplex.

The intelligent Demon Valley Immortal and Galhong Immortal.

Naturally, they earned the envy of countless immortals.

“What about me?”

“Wait, aren’t you hiring any more new employees?”

“Even as an intern…”

“I’ll work like a dog for 168 hours a week. I don’t need vacations.”

But there weren’t many immortals who could work as well as Demon Valley and Galhong.

To use an Earth analogy, they were like the best IT developers working in Silicon Valley.

The Immortal Realm credit cards they created began to be issued.

The immortals gave Seondo to Danggumak and received Seondo coins in return.

Hearing the rumors, Seo Wang-mo from the Palace of Peach Blossoms and the fairies also came to get credit cards.

And that wasn’t all?

The guardians from Cheon-gye too.

Even the reapers from Hwangcheon-gye.

And so the Seondo came pouring in.

Pouring in like crazy.

For the first time in a while, a broad smile spread across Danggumak’s face.

And on top of that.

Bzzzzzz.

The delivery signal ringing in his head!

‘It’s here!’

He was in a good mood.

He put the incoming Seondo into the Shared Warehouse and didn’t forget the air-gapped smartphone either.

He had made up with Swordsman.

I need a precious sword, so there’s no choice.

I also put in the 10 precious swords I bought from the Swordsman.

And checking the items delivered from Earth.

Amazing.

There were even more items.

So many that the shopping space on the 2nd floor wasn’t enough.

It wasn’t quite as big as a large mart on Earth, but it was much bigger than a convenience store.

What remained was the completion ceremony.

Colorful ribbons blocked the entrance to the multiplex.

“Now, I shall cut the tape.”

When Danggumak cut the colorful ribbon, fireworks exploded from all directions.

Bang bang bang bang!

“Hooray!”

“Long live Chairman Dok-seon!”

“Can we watch movies now?”

“Hehe, let’s start with a drink first.”

“Hey, Ju-seon bartender, one highball here!”

“I’ll go look at some items first.”

Everyone’s pockets were well-lined.

Both those who were rich from the beginning and those who had been poor.

Because while building the multiplex, he had paid wages to the immortal workers.

There was no need to pay in physical currency.

He could just credit Seondo coin numbers to their credit cards.

And the advertisement board attached to the multiplex wall.

The content was exactly this.

【Various poisons collectible from the Yoma Realm, we purchase at good prices.】

The immortals from the Martial Realm showed great interest.

Probably soon they would come bringing poisons or demon corpses.

That money could also be printed as Seondo coins.

Ah!

The issuer of the Immortal Realm’s virtual Seondo, Seondo coin.

The chairman of the Immortal Realm’s key currency Federal Reserve.

That was none other than Dok-seon Danggumak.

“Everyone come in!”

Rumble rumble, immortals entering the building.

A building with a total of 7 floors.

The very top 7th floor was designated as Danggumak’s residence.

The 4th, 5th, and 6th floors were spaces for screening movies and dramas.

The video content was mostly movies, dramas, and variety show programs produced on Earth about 300 years ago.

Because Tae-ju wanted to show the most brilliant civilization of Earth from the past.

The 3rd floor was a game room.

The Swordsman who came on his Harley had already grabbed a pad and started gaming.

The 1st floor was a rest area with Ju-seon’s cocktail bar.

Here immortals gathered together to socialize.

Danggumak rented the 1st floor space to Ju-seon.

Of course, in exchange for Seondo.

The 2nd floor was the shopping space.

Various items from Earth were displayed.

Does a sparrow just pass by a mill?

Seo Wang-mo, one of the richest in the Immortal Realm, entered the 2nd floor shopping mall with her fairy attendants.

“Oh my? These are clothes. There are shoes too.”

Danggumak following around Seo Wang-mo, the shopping mall’s VIP customer.

The women’s clothing corner was solely for her.

“These are all new items. The highest quality goods even on Earth.”

Seo Wang-mo nodded as if agreeing.

Indeed, extraordinary items.

After previously buying a Hermès bag from Danggumak, Seo Wang-mo had made every effort to coordinate clothes and bags to match.

But the Earth-style clothes made in the Immortal Realm were inevitably knockoffs. She wasn’t satisfied with them.

But this place was heaven.

“Pack this too, this too, and that over there too.”

Seo Wang-mo’s merciless shopping began.

Danggumak started pumping her up.

“Your eye for quality is truly exceptional.”

“Really?”

“If a soul like Seo Wang-mo existed on Earth, she would probably be a fashion designer.”

“Hmm, I am drawn to that field too.”

“Or a model, don’t you have the perfect proportions? Even on Earth, women with Seo Wang-mo’s figure would be rare.”

“Hohoho, Dok-seon, really!”

Seo Wang-mo covering her mouth as if embarrassed and swinging one hand toward Danggumak’s shoulder.

Whack!

Quite painful.

An ordinary human would have died instantly.

“But what is this?”

“…Ah, th-this is, it’s like a chest covering, called a brassiere.”

“Huh? Aha. So you put your breasts in these two sides to gather them together.”

“Ex-exactly that.”

But Seo Wang-mo put down the brassiere she was holding and said.

“It would make clothes look better when worn, but… it’s too small for me.”

Too small?

A C-cup?

“It needs to be about this size. You can get it for me, right?”

“Uh, I’ll tr-try to get it, though it might take some time.”

She’s asking for E-cup or larger.

Definitely fitting for Seo Wang-mo.

Now I understand why the character ‘mo’ is in her name.

Suddenly!

One person entered Danggumak’s field of vision.

‘Huh?’

It was Gangrim Chasa who had come to look around from Hwangcheon-gye.

Perfect timing.

‘I had something I wanted to say to him anyway.’

Danggumak quietly approached Gangrim Chasa and said.

“Welcome, Gangrim Chasa.”

“Oh! Dok-seon, thanks to you I’m enjoying a good sight. How magnificent.”

“Why don’t you buy something?”

“Hehe, I don’t have any Seondo… I couldn’t even get a credit card. I just came to watch a movie with Taktop.”

“I’ll issue you a credit card loaded with 10,000 Seondo coins.”

“Huh? Why?”

One Seondo equals 100 coins, so 10,000 coins would be worth 100 Seondo.

Knowing this, Gangrim Chasa couldn’t help but be surprised.

“…It wouldn’t be free, there must be a price, right?”

Danggumak approached Gangrim Chasa closely and spoke quietly.

“I would like to meet with that Cheonma fellow in Muganjok once.”

At this, Gangrim Chasa was startled.

“Huh, that’s absolutely an impossible request.”

“Just for a moment would be fine. I just need to exchange a few words and come back.”

“I said it’s not possible, if the Great King finds out, it’ll be big trouble! I’ll pretend I didn’t hear this.”

Danggumak took out an item from the Infinite Space.

“Then the credit card and this item too.”

“Hm? This is…?”

“A fountain pen. You fill it with ink like this to use it, so you don’t need an inkstone, ink stick, or brush. It’ll be useful when writing in the ledger. I’ll prepare spare ink for you too.”

“…Hmm.”

Gangrim Chasa was contemplating.

The fountain pen engraved with the letter M looked really stylish.

A writing instrument overflowing with elegance.

“It’s really not possible…”

“What if I give you one more?”

“Sigh.”

And as if he had made his decision.

“You absolutely cannot drag out the time.”

“I swear on it.”

“And no one else should know.”

“It’s a secret between just the two of us.”

“Fine. I’ll arrange for you to meet. So when?”

“Since you’ve agreed, let’s get it done right away.”

Danggumak, who would soon meet Cheonma.

Not as a human, but as an Immortal facing a Prisoner of the Muganjok.

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