Chapter 238
Chapter 238: Rothschild on a Rampage
“Keuk, keuk keuk keuk . . . ”
Kang Chul-In laughed .
“Y-your Majesty . . . ”
“ . . . ”
“Your… Majesty?”
His subordinates were flabbergasted .
Looking at Kang Chul-In now, he was covered with bruises, as if all his muscles had torn .
His lips were blue, and his face was pale . In other words, he was completely fatigued .
“Hahahaha~!”
Nevertheless, Kang Chul-In was visibly overjoyed with a cunning smile on his face .
“Y-your Majesty . . . ”
Lucia approached him cautiously .
“You must be really tired, so why are you laughing so much?”
“It’s entertaining . ”
“D-Did you say … entertaining?”
“Isn’t it? Cough!”
Kang Chul-In vomited blood .
That wasn’t all .
His nose was bleeding, and his eyes were blood red .
Despite all of this, Kang Chul-In still laughed .
“Keke!”
“Y-your Majesty!”
“Bullying that Rothschild b.a.s.t.a.r.d… is always entertaining . ”
“ . . . !”
“I wonder if there’s anything more entertaining than that . Kekeke . ”
“…If you say so, your Majesty . ”
Lucia closed her eyes and replied .
“What good weather . ”
Kang Chul-In laid down on Zeppelin’s deck and mumbled .
It was autumn .
The autumn sky was clear and vast without a single cloud .
“Good weather to screw with Rothschild . ”
“Y-your Majesty . . . ”
“I’m satisfied . ”
“ . . . ”
“And… I shall take a nap . ”
Having said that, Kang Chul-In closed his eyes .
He could no longer endure his acc.u.mulated fatigue .
“I . . . ”
Lucia gazed at Kang Chul-In affectionately and mumbled .
“… can hardly hold your Majesty back . How are you this mischievous?”
She was right .
“And also… that moustache… it doesn’t suit you at all . ”
Kang Chul-In had forgotten to take off his disguise before falling asleep .
***
“Urgh… Urghhh . . . ”
Rothschild fell sick after Kang Chul-In’s escape .
“Kang Chul-In… Kang Chul-In!”
Even on his sickbed, he shouted his nemesis’ name and shuddered in anger .
Of course, his blood pressure shot up whenever he did that .
Brrr…!
He trembled with rage .
“Your Majesty… more bad news, I’m afraid . ”
Sadly, this wasn’t the end of Rothschild’s misfortune .
“Our people are showing signs of rebellion . Many soldiers are running away as well . ”
The new chief of staff, general Akül, rubbed salt into Rothschild’s wound .
He was just doing his job .
“So?”
Rothschild replied in a chilling voice .
“Your Majesty?”
“What am I supposed to do?”
“W-Well . . . ”
“Just kill them all . ”
“I beg your pardon?!”
Akül couldn’t believe what he was hearing .
“Y-your Majesty!”
“Why? Can’t do it?”
“It’s not that . . . ”
“Can’t you just summon new citizens and soldiers?”
“ . . . !”
“Akül . ”
“Yes, your Majesty . . . ”
“Don’t let those lowly existences act however they want . ”
“ . . . ”
“They are destined to obey . I have never granted them any permission to complain and rebel . Just kill all of them . ”
It was a stone-hearted comment .
He seemed to have no hesitation committing a genocide .
It indicated that Rothschild viewed the native Pangaeans as nothing other than meat s.h.i.+elds . They were consumables to him .
“However, your Majesty, with that sort of violent method . . . ”
“Are you telling me to leave those traitors alone, Akül?”
“ . . . ”
“Think of it as starting afresh . And . . . ”
Rothschild looked at Akül and spoke .
“I will reward you 100,000 gold and appoint you as our territory’s key officer if you handle this well . ”
“ . . . !”
“Show me what you are capable of . ”
“Yes… your Majesty . . . ”
Akül succ.u.mbed to the enormous amount of gold proposed .
Kang Chul-In, in order to get my revenge on you… I think I can even sell my soul to the devil . . .
Rothschild had almost given up by now .
There was no light at the end of this tunnel .
He struggled hard to survive and was slowly recuperating, while Kang Chul-In ruined everything and ran off . He was extremely fatigued .
But what could he do?
All he could do now was invest gold to rebuild the territory .
For Rothschild to survive, he absolutely had to be as resilient as a c.o.c.kroach .
***
While Kang Chul-In had left his place, Laputa’s key officials were preparing busily for his crowning .
Drakan and James were in charge of expanding Laputa’s territory .
Drakan led his army and roamed around the Ishtar region, conquering many small and big free cities . Meanwhile, James planted multiple rocks engraved with Kang Chul-In’s seal on unclaimed land, declaring that those areas belonged to Kang Chul-In .
Other officers were busy as well .
Timothy, Kimura and Podolski were responsible for administration and finance, construction of new cities and agricultural land, and training new intelligence agents respectively .
Kwak Jung had also returned from Dorado .
“You’ve come . ”
Kang Chul-In greeted Kwak Jung as he laid on his sick bed .
“Yes, your Majesty . ”
“Where were you fooling around during a critical period like this?”
Kang Chul-In reprimanded Kwak Jung .
It was because the tactician’s absence had increased workload for everyone .
As proof, Kang Chul-In had a mountain of paperwork piled next to his bed, which he feared the most .
In other words, Kang Chul-In had been scanning through countless doc.u.ments even as he nursed himself!
“Haha… A-As for that . . . ”
Kwak Jung sheepishly laughed and handed a doc.u.ment over to Kang Chul-In .
“I managed to do it . ”
“Do what?”
“Take a look first . ”
Kang Chul-In was puzzled, but he read the doc.u.ment nonetheless .
He then clenched his fist afterwards .
“What… is this?”
“Hehe… I’m trying to turn your Majesty into a playboy . . . ”
“…You want a punch?”
“N-No, sorry!”
Kwak Jung realized his bad choice in words and began to blabber on to hide that fact .
“This is all an effort to strengthen Laputa and your Majesty . Furthermore, it shall be the foundation for your Pangaea conquest . ”
“So… are you really planning to make it happen?”
“Yes . ”
“ . . . ”
“What’s wrong?”
“You are driving me nuts . ”
Kang Chul-In replied in absurdity . Kwak Jung’s report was as follows:
[Marriage plan proposal]
Wife 1: Ninetails, the queen of Fox Valley
Wife 2: Overlord Lee Chae-Rin
Wife 3: Former Overlord Skadi Andvari
“Why, King w.a.n.g Geon of the Koryŏ dynasty had six queens and twenty-three wives . ”
“ . . . ”
“Since you already plan to expand your influence, I suggest you just go ahead with all of your arranged marriages without hesitation!”
Kwak Jung was right .
Laputa was currently bulking up to fight against the Gullveig coalition .
Arranged marriages would prove to be valuable a.s.sets in this process . It was an Overlord’s duty .
“So you are telling me… to marry three people at once?”
“Yes . ”
“…My mother will be so pleased . ”
Kang Chul-In tossed out a sarcastic remark .
“I-I suppose . . . ”
Kwak Jung replied sheepishly .
“I won’t reject your proposal . However . . . ”
“Yes?”
“This part needs a correction . ”
Kang Chul-In grabbed a pen and corrected a part of the proposal .
[Marriage plan proposal]
Wife 1: (Empty)
Wife 2: Ninetails, the queen of Fox Valley
Wife 3: Overlord Lee Chae-Rin .
Concubine 1: Former Overlord Skadi Andvari
“Hmm? What’s going on?”
Kwak Jung was puzzled .
“Just like what I wrote here . ”
“ . . . ?”
“As for my first wife’s place… I have to leave it empty . d.a.m.n it . ”
“I don’t really follow . . . ”
“This thing is not letting anyone become my first wife . ”
Kang Chul-In wriggled his fourth finger with the Needle of the Empress on it .
“Is it still causing you problems?”
“If I put anyone in the first wife’s seat, I’m doomed . ”
“That bad?”
“I’m thinking of hitting level 100 and then completing a quest to satisfy this d.a.m.n thing . ”
Kang Chul-In was speaking the truth .
…… .
*Due to the user’s cheating, Laputa is selected for penalty option 1,2 and 3 .
…… .
In other words, he had to reach level 100 first and clear the hidden quest to have his first wife .
“For now… let’s just proceed with your plan . ”
“…This is tough on you, your Majesty . ”
“Clear these if you really do think so . ”
Kang Chul-In pointed at the pile of paperwork next to his bed .
“Y-your Majesty?”
“You do it . It’s an order . ”
“ . . . ”
“Well then, you may leave . I’m going to rest . ”
Kang Chul-In gave Kwak Jung his work and immediately closed his eyes . It was a sort of threat to not bother him anymore .
D-d.a.m.n it…it’s all about the ranks… Keuk . . .
Kwak Jung had to swallow his misery and leave the sickbay with a bunch of paperwork by his side .
***
At the same time…
Flap, flap!
A carrier pigeon flew across the land of Cyamodus, where ma.s.s genocide was happening .
It was heading towards a secret communication facility, with a confidential message wrapped around its leg .
The message was as follows:
Lord Alex Rothschild is slaughtering his own people and soldiers .
Seems to be a move to quell rebellion and the Coup d"etat .
New citizens and soldiers, replenished at an extremely fast rate .
Written by Schröder, the leader of the Fox Valley Intelligence Agency .
Indeed, Kang Chul-In had planted numerous Fox Valley Intelligence agents in Cyamodus to monitor Rothschild’s every move!
***
As Kang Chul-In was about to marry three women at once, Desdemona, the ancient black dragon, was travelling to Ishtar’s west, disguised as a traveller .
“Ha… nothing has changed during the past thousand years . ”
Desdemona mumbled in her human girl form .
“And they say even mountains change in 1000 years . ”
To her, even a decade pa.s.sed in a blink of an eye .
“Oh, right . ”
“Hmm?”
“Hey, did you hear the rumour?”
“What rumour?”
“You know . . . ”
Desdemona heard an interesting conversation from afar .
Let’s eavesdrop a bit .
She then amplified her hearing abilities .
It wasn’t difficult for a dragon like her .
“You know that Kentachi guy?”
“Ah~! That canine who sells things? The one who roams around with his backpack?”
“Yes, that Kentachi . I heard from that guy that . . . ”
“Hmm?”
“An ancient golden dragon had polymorphed into a human and is now walking around the Ishtar region . ”
Desdemona froze .