Episode 80 – A Feast of Realities!(1)
As soon as Xian took out his smartphone, he checked the gold coins in his inventory.
A notification window popped up on the screen.
[Current Gold Coins] – 770,000 G.
“huh?”
Xian wanted something for a moment.
But that’s for a while.
“Oh.”
He soon realized his mistake.
I forgot about it for a while because I was so excited.
“You haven’t changed the slip to gold yet.”
What Xian was holding now was not 7 million gold, but a 7 million gold slip.
It was true that there were 7 million gold in hand.
It hadn’t turned into gold yet.
“······ This is actually 7 million gold, so can’t we just acknowledge it?”
In hindsight, it was.
Because slips and gold were the same thing anyway.
Of course, a slip is the same concept as a promissory note.
If you look closely, you can’t see it as gold.
If the guild or group that gave the guarantee goes bankrupt, it just becomes a piece of toilet paper.
However, this slip was stamped with the seal of the imperial family.
Simply put, a guarantee that will never fail.
To be precise, it was a guarantee that couldn’t be ruined.
That’s why it wouldn’t matter if I just recognized it as 7 million gold.
It didn’t seem to fit the standard for cause and effect that the mobile lord said.
“While slips are convenient, they are cumbersome in many ways.”
well, anyway.
“As I change, I need to change the slips Amelia earned as well.”
Xian put the smartphone back into his arms.
and when it’s over.
To one side Amelia was walking somewhere, gunning, walking.
Sian called out to Amelia.
“Amelia!”
Then Amelia stopped her stride.
Then he looked around, found Xian, and slowly approached him.
“Did you call me?”
Xian nodded and replied.
“Gold earned on the way up. Do you have it as a slip?”
“yes. Uh… I didn’t give it to you then… did you?”
Amelia opened her mouth as if she had forgotten.
At that time, there was also a sudden arrival of Western nobles.
Most of all, it seemed that he was distracted because he had met the crown prince and was out of order.
It was the same with Xian.
Amelia rummaged in her arms.
Then he took out a thick wad of paper.
Fortunately, it didn’t seem to have been lost.
“Here, my lord!”
Before long, Amelia handed Xian a bundle of papers with a confident expression.
The amount received and confirmed was…
1.3 million gold.
“Did you really earn a lot?”
Xian’s eyes widened.
It was also because it was not easy to earn 1.3 million gold going uphill.
No, it’s not that it’s not easy, it’s just that it’s impossible.
Not to mention Ruben’s items.
Even if they sold off the monsters rampant in the west, it would not be easy.
Indeed, Amelia was Amelia.
That’s why Xian was quite surprised.
“You’re not really… surprised…?”
It didn’t seem like that from Amelia’s point of view.
Amelia gave a slightly disappointed expression.
It seemed that Xian’s reaction was not as intense as he thought.
But what…
This was unavoidable.
“The amount of money extorted from His Highness the Crown Prince is too large.”
The amount of money ripped from Conrad should be a little bigger.
“Are you going to rip it off for His Highness the Crown Prince?”
Amelia tilted her head and asked again.
“How much did you take… No, did you get it?”
“Seven million.”
OK.
“yes?”
Amelia’s head tilted.
What did you just say?
“700,000?”
“no. Seven million.”
Then, Xian pulled out a slip from his bosom.
And 7,000,000 G written all over the place.
A vivid seal of the imperial family that guarantees him.
tall.
Amelia’s thoughts stopped for a moment.
Does that make sense… does that make sense?
7 million gold?
Are you kidding me?
Apparently, the slip Xian showed had the seal of the imperial family clearly stamped on it.
I can’t believe Xian manipulated the seal of the imperial family.
If he did, he would be strangled by treason.
Then maybe my eyes are wrong…? is a horn!
“Mu, mu, mu, what…!!!”
Amelia’s eyes popped open.
Frankly, Amelia was full of confidence.
To tell the truth, I was proud of my abilities.
Earned 1.3 million gold in one uptrend.
What kind of upper class could do such a thing?
The Brahe guild, which dominated the West in the past, was hardly ever like this.
And at that time, my father would gather all the members of the guild and hold a festival.
1.3 million gold was such a profit.
But what, what?
7 million gold?
“Dae, what the hell do you do to get 7 million gold… no, you can get it?!”
When Amelia was at the top of Brahe in the past.
Amelia had been told many times that she had a talent as a merchant.
Although, it was not as much as Amelia’s father, the head of the Brahe guild.
But even at a young age, he had an eye for it.
Amelia’s father was also surprised to see Amelia like that.
But now.
If someone tells Amelia that she has talent as a subject.
Amelia was able to say this without hesitation.
Really don’t give a damn!
If Amelia is the target person’s lumber.
What is Xi’an like now? Emperor Merchant?
I couldn’t find words to describe it!
It’s just a thought every time.
Why is this man a lord?
Do you think that if you turn the road as a merchant even now, you will be able to slaughter the entire continent with gold?
“Just what. I put an iron plate on my face and showed my guts. I don’t think His Highness was unaware… Could it be because of that? No matter how many times you asked me if I had no intention of marrying your sister.”
“······ yes?”
Amelia paused at Xian’s sudden words.
“Hey, are you married?”
“uh.”
Before long, Amelia’s expression hardened.
gaze.
For some reason, Amelia’s heart sank, and her expression seemed to have sunk.
“what’s the matter?”
Xian asked, but Amelia didn’t answer.
I wondered if it was broken again…
Farreu, trembling eyes toward Xian seemed to be nothing like that again.
“So, so… what did the lord say?”
Amelia asked in a trembling voice.
Xian shrugged and replied.
“Of course I said no.”
“ah···.”
Then the elasticity leaked out.
“Whew.”
As if Amelia was relieved, she sighed heavily.
“Why are you sighing?”
“yes? Ah, nothing!”
Amelia looked very flustered when Sian asked.
As if that wasn’t enough, he waved his hands wildly.
Sian looked at Amelia, wanting something.
Amelia’s face grew red.
“it’s nothing!!”
After doing that, he ran away.
“······ What?”
Xian really wanted something.
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Xian was able to quickly turn all the slips into gold.
It was a fairly large amount, but the western part of the empire was a commercially developed area.
Even though he was paralyzed by the monster outbreak.
Thanks to the activities of Xian and Ruben soldiers, it was in a state of stability.
So Xian was able to change gold without much difficulty.
Xian, who changed all the slips to gold, was ready to leave soon.
I’ll solve the crisis hanging over the West.
I would have been satisfied with the reward.
Now was the time to go back.
Of course, Xi’an’s position in the West was firm.
western hero.
Horses are the heroes of the West, now the Western princes are gone.
In fact, it was seen as different from the king of the west.
That’s why I was able to live in the West.
Even so, there was a place where Xian should be.
friendly hometown.
Xian immediately finished preparing to leave for Leuven.
Many people in the West felt sorry for this, but Xian did not hesitate.
Inside the carriage heading to Ruben like that.
“see···.”
Xian checked the gold in his inventory.
7 million gold received from Conrad.
1.3 million gold received from Amelia.
And the 770,000 gold that I had previously.
combination…
[Owned Gold Coins] – 9,070,000 G.
“9.07 million gold!!!”
Unfortunately, it did not exceed 10 million gold.
Still, where is this!
“aaa!!”
Xian couldn’t control his trembling body.
Right then.
Tring!
Along with a cheerful sound, the mobile lord’s notification window appeared on the smartphone screen.
“warning! This mobile lord contains things that are not good for mental health, so those under the age of 199 cannot use it!
Hold on.
Xian immediately pressed the X button.
“You are laughing.”
Because it wasn’t even funny!
“What’s not good for your mental health.”
Of course, being a mobile lord wasn’t good for your mental health.
It wasn’t just bad, it was mind-blowing.
It was a fact that Xian had already realized without knowing it.
But why did I suddenly think of such a warning phrase!
Not even 19, but 199.
It was nonsense.
When it was a slip, it seemed that he didn’t know about the bar gold Xian had.
Then, all of a sudden, ridiculous gold comes into your inventory.
The mobile lord was excited and surprised.
There seemed to be a difference between gold and slips to the mobile lord.
well, anyway.
“Let’s get smart right now.”
Xian immediately launched the mobile lord.
How long does it take to get to Leuven anyway?
There was nothing wrong with preparing it beforehand.
“Wait just…”
Xian looked at his smartphone with his eyes wide open.
However, more than usual, I cooled my head and calmly organized my thoughts.
“first···.”
to Xian now. and to Ruben.
This is what can be said to be the top priority.
It was none other than independence from Ellandur.
Xian’s deadline is half a year.
And about a month passed while solving the western affairs.
It’s been less than a month to be exact.
If you add the time to return to Leuven, it will be about a month.
So that was about 5 months left.
Resolving this situation in the West, Xian was being called the hero of the West.
The start can be said to be quite good, but this was not enough.
The opponent Xian has to fight is Ellandur.
The land called Ruben must be taken away from such Ellandur.
To do so, he needed an overwhelming reputation and cause that no one could deny.
not an easy road.
Also, even if Xian finally completes the path.
“We must go to war with Elandur.”
At the end of the road, Elandur was waiting.
Durak was waiting.
Xian couldn’t disobey Durak’s order and ended up half a year.
Durak was most likely not going to stay still.
Retaliate as much as you must say.
He’ll probably try to erase Xian from the continent with Ruben.
It’s not just Durak.
Because it was a matter of Elandur’s pride.
and Ruben.
Currently, he did not have the strength to face Elandur.
so.
“You have to prepare.”
He had to prepare for the war against Ellandur from now on.
Of course, this was before Ruben even became independent.
To be honest, I didn’t even know if I could be independent.
However, if they become independent, they must go to war with Ellandur.
So, from now on, I had to prepare.
“I need to upgrade Ruben’s level of power one step further.”
Also, Ruben’s defenses needed to be upgraded.
Not just Elandur.
Considering the decisive battle with the devil, Ruben’s strength and defense this time.
It would be nice to upgrade these two.
“Let’s upgrade the defenses first.”
Xi’an went straight into the [territory facilities] category.
Then, the manor facilities were listed.
Xian kept scrolling down.
And Xian was able to find the item he was looking for.
『[Upgrading the fence] – 《Awesome barbed wire! Lv.3》 (100,000G)
▶You! Have you ever seen a barrier made of iron?
You probably haven’t seen or heard of it!
Why?
Because I can’t make it!
In the first place, the unit price is not right.
It’s not easy to use iron to make the structure of a building!
If the whole building is made of iron.
The building could not withstand the enormous weight and collapsed!
From nob le mt l. co m
Just because the intensity is high doesn’t mean it’s good!
That’s why there can’t be a building that’s built with railroad tracks…
Nothing is impossible for transcendent artisans!
What in the world can’t be done!
Transcendent artisans gathered together and struggled over and over again.
This is how it was born!
It’s called, ‘a different barbed wire fence! Lv. 3’.
Papam!
What the hell is this a castle wall!
We were also curious, so we tested the strength…
The fact that even the 6th level Explosion Magic did not nod!
An iron fence that approaches the strength of steel!
Oh sure!
It’s not as sharp as real steel.
So, is this steel or iron?
hahahaha!
But this iron fence is really crazy!!』
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“You said the 6th level Explosion Magic didn’t even bother?”
Xian was quite surprised.
Explosion is a magic that proudly occupies a higher rank among explosion magic.
It was enough to say that Xian, who did not know much about magic, knew about it.
If we compare only the simple firepower, it could be seen that it was more than the firepower of the Singijeon.
But there is no nod to that power?
“crazy···.”
I can only describe it as really crazy.
Perhaps because of that, the price alone was 100,000 gold.
Considering that the previous upgrade cost 20,000 gold, the price has risen five times.
But if all of the above explanations are true.
100,000 gold was not that expensive.
no, not exactly.
“Is 100,000 gold cheaper than I thought?”
Currently, 100,000 gold was no problem for Xian!
Xian pressed the purchase button without hesitation.
Hold on.
《Purchased!》
Without fail, a notification window popped up saying that the purchase was complete.
And as expected, the state of the notification window was no different from usual.
100,000 gold now doesn’t even seem to take a hit.
It was a little disappointing, but…
Whatever, it didn’t matter.
“Now is the beginning.”
Because this is where it started.
『[Moat Upgrade] – 《Unable to Take Out Moat Lv.2》 (100,000G)
▶How was Deep Moat Lv.1?
As expected, those who infiltrated the territory.
They all disappeared into the moat, right?
yes eh?
That alone isn’t enough–“
Hold on.
Xian immediately pressed the buy button.
There was an unread explanation left, but what…
《··· Purchase complete!》
Perhaps because of that, the notification window briefly stuttered and then came to mind.
Apparently, Xian didn’t know to press the buy button before reading the description.
But Xian didn’t have to read the explanation.
I’m going to live anyway, so why read!
Above all, the only gold he had to spend from now on was a whopping 9 million gold.
8.8 million to be exact? Well, that’s about it anyway.
When did you read the description and buy it!
“Waste of time. Waste of time.”
Xian immediately looked for the next item.
“ah. no The moat should match the barrier and raise it to Lv.3.”
『[Moat Upgrade] – 《Me! Rock! hell! Moat Lv.3》 (150,000G)
▶How about a moat that can’t be pulled out!』
Hold on.
《Buying and buying done!》
It’s the same as usual, but quite different notification window.
Xi’an continued to upgrade its defenses.
『[Upgrade the guard tower] – 《Where are you hiding! Guard Tower Lv.2》 (80,000G)
▶This guard tower—!』
Hold on.
《··Purchased!》
『[Guard Tower Upgrade] – 《Clairsight Guard Tower Lv.3》 (130,000G)
▶Wait there! Let me explain this for a moment—!”
Hold on.
“huh?”
Xian paused for a moment.
I thought I just saw some weird text?
But I couldn’t confirm it because I pressed the buy button right away.
And is it because of that?
《·············· Purchase complete!»
The mobile lord seemed to have slightly lost his taste.
I think it was something important…
“I don’t know.”
Xian lost his mind.
“At least, it must be wise.”
Xi’an has looked at the reasonable amount so far.
Approximate cost of 550,000 gold.
Indeed, it could be said to be a huge expense.
But Xian didn’t care too much.
I still had about 8.5 million gold left in my hand!
“Now that I’ve upgraded, I should raise it to Lv.4.”
The reason was simple.
『[Upgrade Iron Fence] – 《Crazy Steel Fence! Lv.4》 (200,000G)
Because the next barrier was a steel book.
The barbed wire fence can also be said to be crazy.
What about the steel book that the mobile lord made a fuss about from the wooden book?
Xian immediately pressed the upgrade button.
however.
Tring!
《Erorr: ‘Insane Steel Book! Lv.4’ is unavailable for purchase!》
A notification window popped up saying that there was an error?
“huh? what?”
Could it be that inspection time has already come?
I want to for a while.
《In order to upgrade additional facilities, you need to upgrade the Yeongju Hall!》
Soon, an additional notification window popped up.
“Oh right.”
It was only then that Xian could nod his head.
none other than the last day.
It was because I had memories of seeing the effects of the Yeongju Hall when I purchased it.
– (Basic effect) You can upgrade the facilities in the territory to Lv.3!
It seems that in order to upgrade to Lv.4 or higher, you must first upgrade the lord.
“Hmm… let’s check it out.”
Xian immediately checked the Yeongju Hall.
and.
『[Upgrading the lordship] – 《Lord Castle Lv.2》 (1,000,000G) 』
“crazy···.”
The upgrade price alone is a whopping 1 million gold.
Beneath it, explanations about ‘Lord’s Castle Lv.2’ were listed one after another.
But Xian didn’t notice.
“It’s filthy expensive.”
Only the price comes into view.
Is it because of that?
Tring!
《When you get stuck while upgrading, try hard!》
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Mobile lord seemed to think it was this time, so he started to joke with excitement.
but what
“You know you can’t?”
It wasn’t an amount I couldn’t pay.
Xian pressed the purchase button after thinking for a moment.
I ended up having to buy them to upgrade the facilities.
Hold on.
《Purchased!!!!!!!!!!》
Then, as if the mobile lord was shouting, a notification window popped up.
The mobile lord is slowly starting to react.
“They say you have to spend 1.5 million gold to get a reaction…”
It certainly seemed to have gotten stronger.
But anyway, it was.
Because Xian still had about 7.5 million gold left!
Xian has iron fences, moats, guard towers, and so on.
All kinds of defense facilities in the territory were upgraded to Lv.4.
[Complete]
Then, the mobile lord popped up a notification window that was close to screaming.
《Buy, love, love???》
Even though I didn’t buy it, a strange notification window came to mind.
Xian continued to explore the facilities.
“I upgraded the defenses, so after that…”
《Elite Soldier Training Center Lv.2》 (10,000G)
《Advanced Soldier Training Center Lv.3》 (30,000G)
《Superlative Soldier Training Center Lv.4》 (60,000G)
Gugguguguguguk.
《Gu, gu, gu, love love love!!!》
《Elite Special Class Training Center Lv.2》 (15,000G)
《Advanced Special Class Training Center Lv.3》 (25,000G)
《Highest Special Class Training Center Lv.4》 (50,000G)
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo.
《Complete oh oh oh oh oh clothes!!!》
《Elite Knight Academy Lv.2》 (150,000G)
《Advanced Knight Academy Lv.3》 (500,000G)
《Superlative Knight Training Center Lv.4》 (1,000,000G)
“hmm? This one is a bit expensive.”
Is it to foster knights?
The price was substantial.
However, there was no facility that could raise the level of Ruben’s armed force.
I will have plenty of money too.
Xian was unstoppable.
Gugguguguguguguk.
And I wonder if I didn’t know that even this could be upgraded.
《Kwumeaeee!!
The mobile lord suddenly had a seizure.
Then, the smartphone screen began to distort.
It looks as if a serious mistake has been made.
“what?”
Right then.
Tring!
《The use of an unauthorized illegal program or hack has been detected.》
《When using an illegal program, the mobile lord’s authority may be limited.》
Suddenly, a strange notification popped up on the screen.
“huh? Unauthorized illegal program?”
What is this?
The moment I wanted to.
《However, the current administrator is in the ‘suspicion’ stage, and we are constantly working hard for a healthy, high, and fair local culture…!》
At the additional notification window that popped up, Xian burst into laughter.
“Where is the repair work?”
Because it was clearly visible that it was a modification of the mobile lord!
Xian pressed the X button without hesitation.
Hold on.
《Quaaa!!
Then, beyond the notification window, the scream of the mobile lord burst out.
“······ what?”
In that sudden situation, Xian wanted something.
《Kueee!!!
Really… I wanted something.