Chapter 126
Chapter 126 . Becoming Overlord! (Pt . 2)
As the auction stand disappeared, it was replaced with 9 seats, and 1 throne .
Kang Chul-In didn’t look at the 9 seats .
There was no reason for him to .
Was there a reason to look at somewhere that he wouldn’t be?
Though an upstart or a nouveau rich might look to take the food of others, that wasn’t what a truly rich person would do . They wouldn’t care about small things like this .
Kang Chul-In only stared at the throne .
The Throne .
The highest, and most vaunted position amongst all Overlords .
This was one of Kang Chul-In’s goals, where only the 1st ranked Lord would be able to sit .
But Kang Chul-In’s true ambition wasn’t to become the highest-ranked Lord, but rather becoming emperor of all of Pangaea .
Next time, and even after that .
Kang Chul-In vowed to himself .
I won’t come down from this seat . Not until the very end, where I become emperor .
If someone tried to rise up above him? He would push them back down .
If someone rises above him? He would pull them back down .
The ambition and pa.s.sion of Kang Chul-In was greater than any of the Lords in Pangaea .
-Ranked 10th, Lord Andrei Ivanovic .
As Kang Chul-In was staring at the throne .
[Please sit upon this seat over here . ]
Andrei Ivanovic, who had managed to secure his seat in the top 10, was called .
And a ray of light s.h.i.+ned upon Andrei Ivanovic .
“He’s changing . ”
“What the h.e.l.l is…”
A few of the Lords stared at Andrei Ivanovic in curiosity .
He was changing .
His brown hair had turned white, his black eyes red, and his slightly showing teeth grew sharper, like tusks . He had become a vampire through the change .
No, it wasn’t just a simple vampire .
He’s a true vampire .
Kang Chul-In could easily identify the changes that Andrei Ivanovic had gone through .
According to Alfred, white hair couldn’t be seen on normal vampires .
That meant that unless someone were a true vampire, they wouldn’t possess white hair .
He’s s.h.i.+fted .
What Kang Chul-In meant by ‘s.h.i.+fted’ was clear .
By becoming an Overlord, Andrei had just s.h.i.+fted his own existence . He was no longer a Earthling, but rather a Vampire Overlord of Pangaea now .
It was similar to when Aleister became a half-lich .
Hmm… Is this the biggest change .
Kang Chul-In’s eyes sharpened .
In his personal experience, the Lords who had thrown away their existence as someone from Earth were dangerous .
And since Andrei had never reached the rank of Overlord in the previous timeline, Kang Chul-In had to pay special attention . Since the bigger Andrei grew, the more changes would be made .
Though I can just get rid of him… I don’t have a reason to move first .
Kang Chul-In didn’t pay that much heed to Andrei though .
It was because he hadn’t truly proved himself .
Kang Chul-In himself, Albrecht Vilhelm, and Hecate were the ones that had abilities that would make them unlikely to fall from the ranks of Overlord .
Meanwhile, everything about Andrei was a mystery . It was also a mystery whether he would be able to hold on to the position of Overlord .
If Andrei were to create big changes in this current timeline, he would first have to hold on to the position of Overlord .
There was no reason to fret about this . The rank of Overlord wasn’t that easy to hold on to .
[9th place, Lord Lee Chae-rin . ]
Next was Lee Chae-rin .
Lee Chae-rin headed up to her seat, to become Overlord and receive the authority that came with it .
Sitting her seat, she…
“…”
Strangely sighed .
Why?
Kang Chul-In tilted his head in confusion . Why would someone sigh if they had just become Overlord, and received a new authority?
“ . ”
Lucia, who was standing next to him silently, spoke . It was as if she knew something .
“What is it?”
“That woman . ”
Lucia didn’t seem pleased .
“She just communicated to me with her lips…”
“And?”
“She’s received her authority as a Lord, but…”
“But?”
“Apparently it’s a pa.s.sive called ‘Super Rich’ . ”
“ . . . Is that so?”
“It fits the woman, she’s such a money-worm . ”
At that moment, Kang Chul-In nearly agreed with Lucia .
It wasn’t because he actually thought Lee Chae-rin was like a worm .
Rather, it was because Lee Chae-rin was a woman whose pa.s.sive was wealth, and she even owned the Nidavellir mines .
Now she had a new authority called Super Rich .
How rich was she trying to become, getting everything that was related to money and gold? For a relatively poor Lord like Kang Chul-In, it drove him crazy .
“But still… it’s a good thing for us . ”
Lucia spoke, as if unsatisfied .
“The more money that woman gets, the more of benefit it is for us, milord . After all, the contract still has 9 years remaining in it . ”
“That’s… true . ”
“I just hope that Butler Alfred won’t ask for you to marry Lee Chae-rin for political reasons . ”
They said that a Lord and their secretary had similar thoughts, and this time, they shared the same exact thoughts .
Kang Chul-In could almost hear Alfred nagging him to marry already .
Milord, Lord Lee Chae-rin is a great source of funding for our poor territory! Through this political marriage, we’ll be able to make her into an even more dependable and closer ally!
“Lucia . ”
“Yes, milord?”
“For Alfred…”
“I’ll keep it a secret, milord . ”
Lucia quickly answered .
“However…”
“He’ll probably notice, in at least a year . ”
“That’s true . If the money that comes from the Dorado territory increases, he’s sure to have his doubts . ”
“Is there no way of stopping this?”
Deep worry filled the words of Kang Chul-In . Once Alfred began talking about marriage, even his mother Park Sun-ja would have to bow in defeat at the terrifying vampire .
“I think… there isn’t a method . As this girl sees it, Butler Alfred has an extremely keen sense of intuition . ”
“Sigh, do I really need to hear his nagging then?”
“Maybe you should really marry this time, and have that wife be the mother of princess Arsh.e.l.ly…”
“Not yet . ”
Kang Chul-In shook his head at Lucia’s words that weren’t her true thoughts .
What women, I haven’t even conquered Pangaea, was what Kang Chul-In was thinking .
[8th Place, Lord Dorian Explorer . ]
As Kang Chul-In was thinking of Alfred, the awards kept going on .
[7th place, Lord Hecate . ]
[6th Place, Lord Aleister . ]
[5th Place, Lord Skadi Andvari . ]
[4th Place, Lord Ao Xin . ]
[3rd Place, Lord Albrecht Vilhelm . ]
[2nd Place, Lord Baruk Al Yusuf . ]
And finally .
[1st Place, Lord Kang Chul-In . ]
It was Kang Chul-In’s turn .
“ . ”
Looking at Kang Chul-In, Lucia smiled brilliantly .
“Congratulations, . I knew that milord could do it . This Lucia feels that it’s truly an honor to become the secretary of milord . ”
“Thanks . ”
“Milord, quickly go now . The throne of the Overlord is waiting for you . ”
“I’ll be back soon . ”
Thanking Lucia who him, Kang Chul-In headed towards the throne .
[And now, there will be a ceremony for the 1st Ranked Lord of this meeting, Lord Kang Chul-In!]
When Kang Chul-In’s turn came, things were drastically different .
Bang!
Bang, Bang!
A man with the head of a toad started to hit a large drum and filled the hall with its noises…
And the Immortal Vanguard who acted as guards also surrounded Kang Chul-In and bowed to him, leading the way to the throne .
And from the top of the hall, flower petals started to fall down . As expected, the honor of getting 1st place was different to all the others .
-Everyone, pay respects to the most vaunted Overlord!
As this message popped up .
Bang!
The knees of all the Lords dropped, as they started to bow towards Kang Chul-In .
-Overlord Kang Chul-In may now sit on the throne .
And at this, Kang Chul-In immediately started taking big steps, striding towards his throne .
And with his typical arrogant, yet confident face, he scanned the crowd of Lords .
It feels good .
All the Lords were on their knees, paying their respects to him .
It was a feeling that couldn’t be described in words, but he felt as if he had been rewarded for all the hards.h.i.+ps he had gone through in the past year .
At this moment, he felt like he wasn’t just a lord, but an emperor .
The throne was comfortable .
On the other hand, it felt heavy .
Almost as if he were sitting on a seat of thorns .
He felt as if the things that the 1st ranked Lord required were weighing down on him .
This feeling, this sensation weighing down on me . It’s not bad .
While he was thinking about these things, he also started experiencing changes .
-Your job has been updated to Overlord!
With this message, other messages started to pop up in front of Kang Chul-In, like water bursting out of a dam .
[Sky fortress Laputa has undergone an upgrade, and will become 30% bigger . ]
[The level of the Magic Engineered Artificial Satellite has gone up by 2 (can now use the skills: Location System, and Pulse Wave . ]
[The Lord shop will be upgraded from Level 2 to Level 3 . ]
[As a bonus, +3000 population (Man to woman 3:7 ratio)]
[As a bonus, the rate of birth in the territory will go up by +50% . ]
[The number of wives that can be taken will go up by 3 (7 → 10)]
After all of these things that were related to the territory…
[Health +1000]
[Mana +1000]
Kang Chul-In’s personal stats were also enhanced, and…
[You have connected to the Illusion network! The channel is number 1 . ]
He was able to connect to the Illusion network, which allowed communication between Lords .
Now there was no inconvenience such as having to send messengers or using Earth"s internet .
As expected, the merits were great .
But that wasn’t all .
[A reward will be given . ]
The epic item that was only given to the 1st ranked Overlord was given to him as a reward .
[You have received an Epic Item!]
[Epic]
The trace of the Holy Light Sword .
A map that contains the traces of the Holy Light Sword, Mitra .
Oh!
Looking at the Epic item that was given to him, Kang Chul-In exclaimed in surprise .
Now that he had thrown the Ego Sword Kaiforce into the furnace, he needed a new sword anyway .
According to the arrogant Kaiforce, Mitra was the only sword that could compare against itself, which had attracted Kang Chul-In’s attention in the first place . Since he had gotten a map that showed the traces of Mitra, he felt it was a good idea to look for it .
“Hmm…”
Looking at all the rewards given to him, Kang Chul-In smiled .
It was very satisfying .
Maybe it was because he had gotten 1st place in the First Lord meetings, the rewards weren’t too shabby . It felt like they were better rewards than what he had gotten in his previous life .
The problem was…
Is the authority going to be given to me…
That the Overlord’s authority wasn’t yet given to him . That was the only sore spot he had . The bright light that had shone on the other Overlords had not yet s.h.i.+ned upon him .
Well, I guess it might be a balance breaker .
Though he had inwardly been looking forward to it, it seemed like he had been too greedy .
It made sense that there was a penalty to the Soul Backup .
After all, he had received and used a ridiculous authority that had allowed him to time travel .
Such an authority, I don’t need one .
Kang Chul-In cleanly gave up on receiving an authority .
As a man, sometimes he had to coolly give up some things that he wasn’t able to get .
And even without the authority, wasn’t he plenty strong enough already?
He hadn’t gotten a great specialty in the previous timeline, yet he had managed to hold on to the t.i.tle of ‘the strongest Overlord’ . Rather than relying on his authority, he was also confident in just brawling it out with his martial prowess .
I don’t need an authority to rely on . With just my pure strength…
As Kang Chul-In was thinking to himself .
POW!
A bright light s.h.i.+ned on him…
[You have received the authority of an Overlord . ]
And a golden light started to surround him .
What is this supposed to mean?
Kang Chul-In face stiffened .
This wasn’t like someone was late to pick him up . This was much more important; the moment when he was receiving the authority as an Overlord . He felt as if G.o.d was teasing him from above .
Then, the message concerning the authority popped up .
What the h.e.l.l…
Kang Chul-In was astonished .
[You have received the authority: Skill Absorption!]
He had received the strongest, and most useful possible authority there was .