The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 108

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Episode 108
‘There’s no specific message saying the charging is complete.’
Lee Kang-han made a mental note to check the Seal occasionally.
The moment he arrived home, he found himself debating whether to enter the First Tower right away.
‘It’s better to clear it while you’re still at a lower rank.’
Today he’d cleared the nineteenth floor.
Tomorrow, he’d make the rounds through the twentieth floor and climb into Silver rank.
Today was his last day at Bronze rank.
‘I pulled an all-nighter, but my condition is still solid.’
Rather than force himself to sleep when he wasn’t tired,
it made more sense to clear the First Tower and then get some rest.
With that in mind, Lee Kang-han had planned to head straight into the tower once he reached home, but then
‘I should stop by Manma Hall and leave the money with the Clan Leader.’
He decided to swing by Manma Hall before entering the First Tower.
“You’ve arrived, sir~”
And so, before he knew it, he was home.
Shin Dong-seok, who usually accompanied him everywhere, had other business to attend to.
Instead, it was Shin Yu-ri who held the wheel, and Lee Kang-han bowed his head slightly at her greeting.
“Thank you as always. I keep imposing on you—I’m sure you’re busy yourself…”
“Not at all! This is the most important thing.”
As she said this, Shin Yu-ri seemed to remember something and continued.
“Ah. But if you want to move around freely here, you’ll probably need a car. We have several at home—what if we found you a driver to get around in?”
“A driver?”
“Yes. Or you could drive yourself, of course. But I think you mentioned last time that you don’t have a license…”
“That’s right. I don’t have one.”
When Tower Syndrome had him in its grip, he’d never even thought about driving.
And now, there wasn’t enough free time to get a license.
‘I’m not particularly eager to drive anyway.’
Lee Kang-han decided he’d get his license later when things calmed down.
He turned to Shin Yu-ri and said,
“All right, then. Let’s see about finding one. How would I go about that?”
“Leave it to me! It’s naturally part of my job as your agent.”
“Ah. Yes. I appreciate it.”
“And since we’ve become neighbors now, once this current crisis settles down a bit, let’s throw a party! Father will join in too.”
A party.
For now, it would be impossible—Chairman Shin Chul-chul was on emergency standby.
“Understood. We’ll do it once things calm down.”
Once the current Occupation Reservation crisis showed some clear shape,
there would be room to breathe.
After exchanging these words with Shin Yu-ri, Lee Kang-han stepped out of the car and entered his home.
‘Still feels unfamiliar.’
This new house, moved into not long ago.
Lee Kang-han glanced around briefly, then
‘Let me head to Manma Hall first.’
he decided to go through with what he’d planned earlier.
He opened Manma Hall and tapped the Sacred Flame.
[Do you wish to enter the Heavenly Demon Divine Sect?]
[You may currently stay for 45 minutes.]
‘It increased from thirty minutes again?’
The time he could spend in Manma Hall had somehow grown longer once more.
‘Must be because my Divine Power went up.’
His Divine Power had risen by +1, and the Sacred Flame was finally upgrading from the “faint flicker” state to “clear flames.”
That probably affected the increase in stay duration as well.
‘At this rate, I might end up living in Manma Hall eventually.’
As Lee Kang-han thought this and was about to enter Manma Hall,
[Please specify where in the Heavenly Demon Divine Sect you wish to enter.]
[If you do not specify, you will enter the center of the Heavenly Demon Divine Sect.]
‘This is a new feature.’
Before, he’d always entered from the Sacred Flame area.
Now, for the first time, he could designate a different location to enter.
Is this also because of Divine Power?
Or…
‘Could the Interface Evolution be affecting things here?’
The Interface never felt real to me except for the stats and evolution display.
Maybe it’s finally adding some convenience.
‘Then I should head to the black market first.’
Lee Kang-han touched the Goblin district on the Demon Realm Territory map.
And then.
Whoosh…!
A crimson portal appeared in the living room.
The moment Lee Kang-han stepped through it.
“Hail the Heavenly Demon! May the Demon Realm prosper!”
The Goblin Clan Leader came leaping through the open portal.
And immediately dropped into a bow.
With the leader taking the lead.
“Hail the Heavenly Demon! May the Demon Realm prosper!”
All the goblins working at the black market emerged and bowed in unison.
But something felt different.
‘Like they’re putting more sincerity into it than usual?’
The Goblin Clan Leader had always bowed with genuine respect.
But now even the other goblins seemed to radiate deeper reverence.
Was it just his imagination?
As Lee Kang-han tilted his head in confusion.
“Keke… Is this the one the leader follows?”
“I’ve been dying to know, and here you are at last.”
Goblin merchants began emerging from various corners of the black market.
They paid little attention to the actual transactions.
“Oh. So that’s him?”
“Hmm… He just looks human, so I didn’t realize he’d be so strong.”
“Judging strength by appearance alone? Tsk. How’d you even get your merchant’s license?”
They exchanged comments among themselves.
All the while keeping their eyes fixed on Lee Kang-han.
As if they wouldn’t miss a single movement or gesture.
The goblin merchants sent him fervent stares.
‘What’s gotten into them?’
As Lee Kang-han felt bewildered by the heat radiating from over a hundred goblins.
The Goblin Clan Leader spoke up loudly.
“Your Excellency!!! I heard you defeated the Orc Transcender Gersh on your very first day!!!”
“It spread that fast?”
So that’s why the goblins were being so over-the-top.
Word of defeating Gersh had gotten out already.
When Lee Kang-han confirmed it.
“Your loyal servant number one humbly congratulates you on this glorious achievement!!!”
The Goblin Clan Leader bowed again, his face radiant with joy.
“Hail the Heavenly Demon!!! May the Demon Realm prosper!!!”
Even the leader was far more enthusiastic than before.
Lee Kang-han scratched the back of his neck.
“Ah, come on—don’t oversell it. Truth is, I was completely overwhelmed the moment I met Gersh. I only won because I pulled off a surprise attack on the Tower Core. Strictly speaking, I didn’t really defeat him.”
“That’s not so! You’re still Bronze Rank, Your Excellency! That’s an enormous achievement!!!”
“It was mostly luck.”
Gersh had displayed overwhelming power the entire time.
To boast of a ‘victory’ against him.
Lee Kang-han was not a man lacking in self-awareness.
He waved his hand dismissively, calling it mere fortune.
“Really? Bronze Rank, you say?”
“I want to change the bet conditions to destruction within six months.”
“Gersh wouldn’t allow a surprise attack like that… You must be exceptionally skilled.”
The goblin merchants held Lee Kang-han in high regard.
And then.
“Human Transcender, might I have a word with you?”
Among the goblin merchants.
A goblin wearing a golden robe that glimmered brilliantly approached.
* * *
A goblin merchant adorned in a golden robe.
The glimmering appearance was something all goblin merchants shared.
Yet this one’s features were distinctly different from the others.
His face bore not a single wrinkle, making him appear almost juvenile.
‘All his teeth are gold.’
He grinned widely, and every tooth flashed gold as he smiled.
“A Transcender, you say? You’re merely Bronze still.”
The gold-toothed goblin merchant grinned even wider at Lee Kang-han’s words.
“In the end, you’ll become a Transcender anyway, so why not call you one now? The Dragon Lord believes, based on these results, that you are already a human Transcender.”
The Dragon Lord?
Why is a dragon suddenly involved?
As Lee Kang-han’s confusion registered, the gold-toothed goblin merchant continued.
“Ah. The master of our ‘Golden향’ is the leader of the Gold Dragons—the Gold Dragon Lord. He is the guide of dimensional merchants active in Universe 101.”
“I’ve never heard of Golden향 before.”
The gold-toothed goblin merchant smiled again at Lee Kang-han’s question.
“Golden향 is an ideal world created by the Gold Dragon Lord. Its members wander across dimensions in pursuit of gold. In Golden향, there is no such thing as racial discrimination. Only…….”
As he spoke, the goblin merchant tapped his teeth with his finger.
“We judge others by gold and wealth alone.”
Golden향.
The ultimate capitalist world.
But then again.
‘Isn’t humanity much the same?’
Perhaps humanity and Golden향shared more common ground than expected.
As Lee Kang-han pondered this,
the gold-toothed goblin merchant pointed toward the Goblin Clan Leader.
“And the Goblin Clan Leader over there was once affiliated with Golden향 as well.”
The Goblin Clan Leader?
Lee Kang-han turned his gaze toward the clan leader.
“K-kehem…… I was only in Golden향 for a time. Now I am the loyal servant of the Heavenly Demon!”
“He violated Golden향’s regulations multiple times—serious violations at that—and was castrated before being cast out.”
“Ah, ah, elder, please stop mentioning that……!”
Looking at their faces, the gold-toothed goblin appeared younger.
Yet the Goblin Clan Leader took a respectful posture toward him.
From the way he addressed the other as “elder,” it seemed the gold-toothed goblin, despite his youthful appearance, was considerably older.
“Still, he possesses useful skills. I suspect the Goblin’s Black Market itself could only have been constructed by subordinating the Goblin Clan Leader.”
So that’s how it was?
Indeed, the Goblin’s Black Market.
Its performance was absurdly good relative to its construction cost.
‘Subordinating the Goblin Clan Leader early on was a wise choice.’
Thanks to that, I don’t have to worry about money.
As Lee Kang-han was revising his assessment of the Goblin Clan Leader upward,
“In this Reserve League, the Orcs dropped from 3rd to 4th place, didn’t they?”
“Yes. I confirmed it as well.”
“Our Golden향rose to 3rd place, precisely thanks to you.”
The gold-toothed goblin brought up an unexpected matter.
Golden향 was 3rd place?
“Weren’t those in the league single races?”
“That’s correct. Most are races. However, there are exceptions like Golden향.”
When the Celestial Coins were distributed, they were divided into three categories: race, affiliated nation, and individual player.
He had assumed everyone only participated by race.
Without knowing the full details, it seemed exceptions did exist.
In any case,
thanks to Gersh paying an enormous price, Golden향rose to 3rd place.
“So, since we’ve benefited from your blessing, tell him to cancel the Occupation Reservation.”
“Ah…… that is…… I’ll convey the message.”
‘I’ll convey the message’—what an evasive phrase.
It sounded like it wasn’t going to happen.
“Why submit an Occupation Reservation request the moment you join the Reserve League in the first place?”
Lee Kang-han’s question drew a measured response from the Gold-Toothed Goblin.
“Allow me to illustrate with an example. Suppose there exists a product that yields a 10% return in three months, with absolutely zero risk of losing your principal. Would you invest your money in such a product or not?”
Zero risk and 10% returns?
Of course.
“I would.”
“Precisely. That is exactly why the Golden향 invaded humanity.”
Wait.
So submitting an Occupation Reservation truly guarantees profits that certain?
‘Is it because every human who’s ever participated in the Reserve League has failed?’
As Lee Kang-han entertained this thought,
the Gold-Toothed Goblin continued.
“The Gold Dragon Lord regards you highly and has instructed me to deliver an invitation to the Golden향.”
“An invitation?”
“Yes.”
With that, the Gold-Toothed Goblin withdrew something from his inventory.
What he produced was less an invitation than a massive golden plate.
It gleamed brilliantly—a chunk of gold so immense it nearly obscured the Goblin’s upper body.
‘Golden향, they call it, and even the invitation comes in gold.’
Not that I had any particular desire to visit the Golden향.
Still, if someone’s handing over an enormous lump of gold, I might as well take it.
Lee Kang-han reached out and accepted the plate.
Whirrr……
Characters began appearing in real-time across the golden surface.
[The Gold Dragon Lord proclaims:
You possess the merit to warrant 0.1% of the Golden향’s assets.
Therefore, I send this invitation.
Give it your careful consideration and decide whether to accept or decline.
However, should an investment exceeding 0.1% be required, this invitation shall be automatically voided.
Destroy this invitation in a secure location.]
Being gold, it seems,
the instruction is to destroy it rather than tear it up.
Though…
“0.1% hardly reads as a display of genuine earnestness.”
They made such a fuss about me being a Transcender,
but the actual investment amount is rather modest.
So remarked Lee Kang-han as he studied the invitation.
“0.1%……”
“An investment valuation of 0.1% of the Golden향’s assets, it says.”
“What? The Lord would invest that much?”
The Gold-Toothed Goblin, who had maintained composure throughout,
now displayed genuine shock for the first time.
The Heavenly Demon Smashes the Tower (Serialized)
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