I Entered a Gacha Game That Had Been Abandoned for 10 Years chapter 164

164 – Chaos (4)

The Absolute of Darkness, who had been listening to Loriel’s words, made a surprised expression and spoke.

“What the-”

“It’s true, Master. She said that if I go and ask her in person, she’ll do it.”

Lin stared at Lorelei with eyes filled with confusion for a while at her strong gaze before she finally spoke.

“Where did you even get such information in the first place-“

“Of course I heard it from His Lordship.”

“From him!?”

At Lin’s increasingly bewildered expression, Lorelei realized that her explanation was insufficient, and after clearing her throat, she began calmly explaining what had happened last time.

After listening to Lorelei’s explanation, Lin said.

“…Are you saying that he really said that?”

“Yes.”

At Lorelei’s nod, Lin remained silent as if thinking about something, then spoke.

“Lorelei.”

“Yes, Master.”

“As I said before, I know that you care about me.”

“…”

“But I wish you hadn’t gone that far.”

A single word that didn’t describe anything properly.

However, Lorelei easily realized what she was talking about and bowed her head.

“…I was short-sighted, Master.”

“No, rather, I showed an unsightly appearance to my disciple and worried you.”

Lin let out a bitter laugh.

Looking at her, Lorelei wondered how she could be so normal at other times, but when it came to the Lord of Lartania, how could she change so much…and soon asked.

“So, what are you going to do?”

“…What do you mean?”

“I was wondering if you were going to confront His Lordship.”

At Lorelei’s words, Lin shut her mouth and recalled Merilda, whom she had seen briefly this afternoon.

To be exact, she recalled her conversation with her.

…In fact, they hadn’t had much of a conversation.

[T, this cowardly wench-!]

Lin, furious as she watched Merilda enter, kicking up a fuss as she walked to the round table, gritted her teeth and exclaimed.

[I only told Master how I felt.]

Merilda, smiling as if it were nothing, but as if she were so happy, spat out her answer.

And.

[Oh, and Master’s is bigger than you said.]

[!?]

[Master, it seems that when he saw you, his full strength didn’t come out.]

How could it not be? Lin collapsed as she received another piece of new information that scratched at her insides.

‘…This wench…!’

As soon as Lin recalled that moment, she gritted her teeth once more.

It was hard to believe that just a few months ago, she had been looking at Kim Hyunwoo’s face with her from afar, but now she was in his arms before her.

“Ugh-“

As she recalled it, she felt like she was going to shed tears of blood, and she clenched her fists, which were about to growl involuntarily, and took a deep breath to calm her mind.

“Did you ask him how he planned to do it?”

“Yes.”

“Of course there’s only one way.”

Soon, Lynn-

“I’m being serious. From this point on, there is only one path left.”

With his eyes wide open, he began to prepare to be serious.

“…Loriel.”

“Yes, Master.”

“Could you perhaps… prepare… that… and that?”

“…I might not be able to do it right away, but if you give me a day or two, I’ll find a way.”

“Then you can prepare it somehow?”

“If it is Master’s will, I will make the impossible possible.”

“Thank you.”

He began to prepare, going a little overboard.

‘He said I didn’t use my full strength when he saw me?! I’ll show him if I really did or not…!’

Gritting his teeth.

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Another day after that.

Kim Hyun-woo smiled in ecstasy, watching the resources he was to receive from Shasha as a reward for resolving the coup that took place in the Kingdom of Calan being piled up one after another.

‘This is unbelievable.’

The resources the dwarves had just delivered were so overwhelming that Kim Hyun-woo’s mouth hung open.

If he were to pile up the materials he had just received from the Kingdom of Calan, they would form a mountain comparable to the Magic Engineering Research Institute.

Kim Hyun-woo, who looked at it with satisfaction, immediately turned on the Territory Window and began to upgrade all the buildings he had planned in advance.

—

Territory: Lartania.

Territory Development: 5855

Territory Population

[Humans: 49,244]

[Beastmen: 1,082]

Secondary Buildings

[Magic Engineering Research Institute]

-Subordinate Buildings-

[Engineering Power Plant] ↑

[Magic Weapon Research Institute] ↑

[Magic Refinery] [Under Construction] 88%

Owned Buildings

[Lord’s Castle LV4] [Under Construction] 99%

[Castle Wall LV5]

[Residential Area LV5 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]

[Blacksmith LV5 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]

[Barracks LV5 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]

[Inn LV5 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]

[Market LV5]

[Lumber Mill LV5 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]

[Restaurant LV5]

[Tannery LV5 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]

[Stonemason LV5 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]

[Trading Post LV5 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]

[Secondary Wall LV5]

[Hotel LV5 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]

[Administration District LV5 ＞＞＞ Upgrading 0%]

[Paved Road LV5]

[Tertiary Wall] [Under Construction 0%]

External Buildings

[Mercenary Guild LV1]

[Mage Tower Branch LV1]

[Blacksmith Guild Branch LV1]

Owned Troops

-Regular Soldiers 1,000

-Swordsmen 500

-Guardsmen 700

-Knight Trainees 200

-Beastmen 1,084

—-

“Wow…”

Kim Hyun-woo smiled as he saw that more than half of the territory window was filled with upgrades in progress, and that there were still plenty of resources left despite all those upgrades.

‘Is this the power of a kingdom…?’

To be more precise, it was probably because Shasha had brought over all the materials from the territory she was planning to use to stage a coup, but that wasn’t really important, so Kim Hyun-woo praised Shasha.

‘Usually, the amount of resources needed skyrockets from LV5, but judging by the fact that there are still resources left, just how many resources did she bring over?’

Kim Hyun-woo did some quick calculations and realized that with the resources Shasha had provided, he could upgrade almost all the buildings to Level 7 if he had enough time, and he couldn’t help but cheer inwardly.

A little while later.

After looking at the territory window and upgrading all the buildings that needed upgrading, he thought about what River had said earlier and started walking towards the Blacksmith Guild, but then he stopped and looked at the buildings next to the Magic Engineering Research Institute.

‘…Unnatural, you could say.’

The buildings Kim Hyun-woo saw as he walked to the Blacksmith Guild were the Magic Weapon Research Institute and the Magic Refinery, which had been built in front of the Engineering Research Institute.

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The two buildings, which had been completed just yesterday, the day before Shasha’s resources arrived, looked just like modern factories, which was why Kim Hyun-woo had thought that. He soon shrugged and continued walking to the Blacksmith Guild.

Not long after, Kim Hyun-woo arrived at the Blacksmith Guild and saw River and Shadra.

Well, he saw them, but…

“River?”

“Oh, ohhh! You’re here!?”

Kim Hyun-woo asked with a slightly puzzled expression, and River was standing there looking a little out of it.

…Specifically, River, who was wearing a very revealing one-piece dress.

“Oh, you came… but your clothes today are a bit, unusual?”

“Un, unusual!? A bit strange!?”

Kim Hyun-woo shook his head at River’s slightly bewildered appearance and spoke.

“No, it’s not strange, but you usually wear the clothes you always wear instead of that kind of outfit. Didn’t you say that last time? You said that most clothes are uncomfortable except for the ones you usually wear.”

“Oh, yeah~ I did say that, but sometimes I wear them for a change of pace, you know?”

Kim Hyun-woo momentarily made a blank expression and thought as she spoke while subtly looking away.

‘Could it be… River too?’

For a brief moment, Kim Hyun-woo entertained that possibility in his head, but soon shook his head.

‘No, let’s not get carried away. Even if that’s the case, it’s… too strange to think that River likes me. River is a kid who’s even crazier about forging than I am…’

Kim Hyun-woo, who had been exposed to absurd situations lately, ended his brief thought with the conclusion that he was naturally developing an undeserved superiority complex.

“If it’s for a change of pace, I think it turned out pretty well. It suits you.”

“Really…?”

“Yeah.”

River giggled at Kim Hyun-woo’s answer, and soon let out a gasp, saying,

“Come here! This is the finished product!”

River pointed somewhere with her finger as she spoke.

“That?”

When Kim Hyun-woo turned his gaze there, he saw a missile that was slightly larger than the one he had shown him last time.

“Yeah! If Maengwoo tells me to launch it right now, I can launch it right away!”

“Then it’ll be stuck in the United Clan right away, won’t it?”

“That’s right. It’ll be blown to smithereens?”

Kim Hyun-woo spoke without hesitation at River’s words.

“Then let’s launch it right away.”