The Martial God Becomes a Necromancer and Conquers the Tower - Chapter 32

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Chapter 32
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[A Retainer has been added.]
[To perform special functions in the Sub-dimension, Retainers require DP consumption.]
[Without sufficient DP, Retainers will cease their activities.]
New messages chimed in my vision.
I recalled a post from earlier about how summoned souls consumed a lot of DP compared to the ones being sold.
So it’s not free after all?
I checked the details.
[Retainer: White Lam of the White Bone]
Grade: Special
The 4-class mage White Lam met a destined death one day.
He feared crossing beyond death’s threshold,
and to escape that fate, he undead-fied himself.
Yet lacking sufficient power for true undeath, he became a Skeleton Mage rather than a Lich.
Daily maintenance DP: 100 DP
Jesus. This is insane.
A hundred DP a day—that’s 1.5 million won in real money? Sure, I’m carrying over a hundred billion, but this guy’s salary comes to 45 million won per month.
That’s 540 million won a year.
If the other two cost the same…
We’re looking at roughly 1.6 billion won just to keep them all running annually.
Absolutely mad!
Well… with my current funds, I could sustain these creatures for a hundred years, but now that I think about it, Zhe Ge You-yeon… huh? She doesn’t have any maintenance cost at all.
What’s that about?
The question nagged at me, but it wasn’t urgent.
“It’s almost time for me to head out. Leave things with You-yeon—have her deploy the Retainers and compile a report on what each workshop can handle by the time I return.”
“Very well.”
Zhe Ge You-yeon nodded lightly.
I stared at her for a moment, then spoke.
“It’s a bond from a past life, but seeing you again feels good. Let’s get along well going forward.”
She didn’t answer, just looked at me steadily.
I turned and walked out as things were.
Spot.
Because the real Zhe Ge You-yeon had appeared.
I needed to give the android secretary Zhe Ge You-yeon a different name.
I couldn’t have both of them called Zhe Ge You-yeon—it’d be confusing.
So I decided to borrow the name from Sil-ryung’s military strategist.
“I’m changing your name. You’re Si Ha-rin now.”
『Name has been changed.』
But what if Si Ha-rin ends up appearing later as a Hero Soul Summon Stone too?
That’d actually be fun.
She was a master of the Corpse Manipulation Art, after all. Could prove useful in all sorts of ways.
I wish I’d memorized her techniques back then.
Well, I couldn’t have known I’d fail the ascension and die, only to be reborn like this.
“Anyway…”
I’d mined so much that night had already fallen. Starting this morning and running straight through—time had gotten away from me.
They say some layers of the Dimensional Tower operate on different time than reality… couldn’t the entrance hall do something similar?
Does managing the Sub-dimension really make time slip by this fast?
Since it was already deep night, I did some moderate External Energy Training, bathed, and went to bed.
* * *
Rewinding time slightly.
The moment Lee Mu-seon achieved a Complete Clear of Floor 1.
[An Awakener has appeared who achieved a Complete Clear of Floor 1’s Trial for the first time.]
[The Awakener’s nationality is South Korea.]
[All Awakeners in Tutorial progression within South Korea will receive permanently improved rewards by one tier.]
A message like this struck the world.
Every Awakener saw it simultaneously through their system window, though Lee Mu-seon himself was absorbed in mining right after his Clear.
It was all too natural that the world would be turned upside down once more because of this.
[BREAKING] Super-Rookie Lee Mu-seon Achieves First-Ever Complete Clear of Floor 1 Trial!!
[BREAKING] South Korea has done it! The nation claims another reward!!
[EXCLUSIVE] Lee Mu-seon — Who Is He?
Media outlets and online communities across the globe descended into pandemonium.
Korean forums erupted, and American, Chinese, Japanese, and European boards were no better.
[Damn, is Corpse Spirit Martial Sage seriously insane?] (15,231)
Complete Clear of the Tutorial wasn’t enough — now he’s gone and done a Complete Clear of Floor 1??
Is this guy actually human???
-Wait, there’s a Floor 1 Complete Clear?
-First in the world at what?!
-Corpse Spirit Martial Sage probably just stumbled into it while grinding lol
-Korea’s rewards just got upgraded again we’re getting free money this is insane
-Please don’t emigrate Corpse Spirit Martial Sage hyung please stay in Korea
[BREAKING] Corpse Spirit Martial Sage did it again lmaooo] (8,910)
How long has it even been since he got his Tutorial bonus and he’s already pulling off stuff like this??
Kyaa! The Great Martial Sage!!
-Is this guy seriously Korea’s personal reward vending machine?
-Korean Awakeners are all getting free wins thanks to Corpse Spirit Martial Sage
-Tutorial reward upgrade one tier + Floor 1 reward upgrade one tier = cumulative two-tier upgrade
-This is permanent btw omg Korea’s junior Awakeners got blessed by a hero
-Basically he’s improving South Korea’s entire Dimensional Tower climbing infrastructure
-Shouldn’t he be designated a national meritorious person at this point?
-The national pride is overflowing!!!!
Meanwhile, viewership numbers were skyrocketing at an insane rate.
Concurrent viewers had jumped from 120,000 just moments earlier to over 500,000 in a mere thirty minutes.
Even after he’d ended the broadcast, replay views were climbing by tens of thousands per minute.
Every hunter community across the world was ablaze with talk of him.
Lee Mu-seon himself, however, remained oblivious to it all.
He simply continued grinding, methodical and unbothered.
* * *
At that same moment.
Washington D.C., United States.
Deep within the main conference room of the American Dimensional Tower Management Bureau.
The command center of America’s highest decision-making body governing all global Dimensional Tower intelligence.
A dozen figures sat arrayed around an enormous circular table.
Military brass in dress uniforms, politicians in tailored suits, and a white-haired scholar-looking man among them.
On the massive hologram screen at the head of the conference room, information on a single individual was displayed.
[Awakener Profile]
Name: Lee Mu-seon
Nationality: South Korea
Age: 28
Job: Necron Emperor – Genesis-tier
Alias: Corpse Spirit Martial Sage
Current Affiliation: Exclusive contract with Haneul Nuri
“This is the profile of that Korean super-rookie.”
The white-haired scholar who chaired the meeting opened his mouth.
“Following a Complete Clear of the Tutorial, he’s now achieved a Complete Clear of Floor 1.”
It was Michael Richardson, Director of the United States Dimensional Tower Management Bureau.
An absolutely staggering achievement.
In truth, information about Dimensional Tower Complete Clears does exist.
Floors 21, 28, and 34 have all been cleared completely.
Of these, two were accomplished by America and one by China.
And now South Korea joins their ranks with the Tutorial and Floor 1.
No other floor has ever been completely cleared.
“What did StarGuardian have to say about this?”
“They initiated recruitment negotiations four days ago, but the talks ended in failure.”
“What was the reason for the failure?”
“Lee Mu-seon’s conditions were far too stringent. Zero commission, a 10 million DP signing bonus paid upfront, and a clause permitting unilateral contract termination at his discretion.”
“Insane….”
“StarGuardian determined those terms were unacceptable and terminated negotiations.”
“So Haneul Nuri picked him up instead.”
“Correct. Chairman Kim Yu-han personally accepted those exact conditions as presented.”
Silence fell across the round table once more.
This time, it was heavier still.
“StarGuardian refused those conditions, and the Arcane Professor accepted them as they were?”
Michael Richardson, the head of the Dimensional Tower Management Bureau, opened his mouth slowly.
“I can’t fathom what that lunatic is thinking, but it’s already too late.”
“There is another way.”
“Another way?”
“Naturalization.”
Carraway’s single word shifted the entire tone of the conference room.
“You mean offering U.S. citizenship.”
“Yes. Citizenship, plus expedited permanent residency, tax exemptions for fifty years, government-level security guarantees. And if we throw in a dedicated team of one hundred direct subordinates and land grants, what do you think?”
“Is that even possible? What about the budget?”
“This isn’t simple recruitment. It’s recruitment on the level of national security.”
The four-star general in the conference room nodded heavily.
“The very fact that a super-rookie with a Genesis-tier Job is bound to a Korean corporation is itself a risk.”
“Then the conclusion is clear.”
Richardson slowly rose from his seat.
“We need to approach him again with a package that surpasses Haneul Nuri’s contract terms. Citizenship, tax exemptions, a dedicated team. And tell him we’ll give him whatever else he wants.”
“Whatever, you said?”
“That’s right. Whatever.”
Richardson gazed quietly at the photograph of Lee Mu-seon displayed on the screen.
“Isn’t he someone whose Job itself was upgraded through Genesis-tier compensation? Someone receiving Mythic-tier and Legend-tier rewards in succession. With this much potential, nothing would be too great a price.”
“Understood. I’ll dispatch a negotiation team to South Korea immediately.”
Richardson paused for a moment, then added one more thing.
“Keep it hidden from Haneul Nuri.”
Every gaze in the conference room turned toward him.
“That mad dog Kim Yu-han won’t simply let go of his asset, will he? The moment he learns of this negotiation, things will become complicated.”
“Understood.”
“Start with informal contact. Sound out his intentions first.”
“Yes.”
The figures in the conference room rose from their seats one by one.
America was on the move.
And in truth, this movement was far from America’s alone.
Other nations were stirring as well.
* * *
Meanwhile.
Deep within a Magical Engineering Laboratory in South Korea.
In a space where mana circulation pathways pulsed with a deep blue luminescence.
Kim Yu-han sat reclined in a floating chair, his eyes fixed on a monitor.
On the holographic display hung news that America had just begun probing for unofficial contact.
“Just as I expected. They’re making their move.”
The corners of Kim Yu-han’s mouth slowly lifted.
“Aeluna. Pull up a list of accessible contacts on the American side.”
—Already extracted. Displaying the roster of the Dimensional Tower Management Bureau’s direct negotiation team.
“Good.”
Kim Yu-han gazed at the screen in silence, murmuring softly.
“Lee Mu-seon. You’re no longer just one man’s asset. You’re an asset the whole world desires.”
He rose slowly from his chair.
“So I’ll have to bind you all the more tightly.”
Vrrrrrrn.
The mana circulation pathways in the ceiling responded to his resolve, pulsing with an even deeper glow.

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