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There was something he had to do before going to Melvec.
He had worked hard on Asdel’s internal affairs, but he hadn’t yet managed to manage his current life.
Since he had accumulated enough return time, he would move, something he had been putting off.
‘Return’
Pop-
With a blinding flash, Minhyuk was transported to the back of a truck.
‘First, let’s pick a car.’
I’ll need to visit various places to look at houses, but it’ll be inconvenient to park a large truck wherever I go.
So, I’ll buy a passenger car while I’m at it.
Actually, I’ve thought before that it would be nice to have a small car.
Thud-
Minhyuk drove the truck toward the train station.
There was a car dealership nearby.
＜xx Car xx Dealership＞
He parked the truck in a suitable spot and went into the dealership.
It was a store that he had often passed by, but today was the first time he had ever been inside.
A salesperson greeted Minhyuk.
“Welcome, customer. How may I help you?”
“I’m here to buy a car.”
“Please come this way!”
The salesperson led Minhyuk to a consultation table.
And he served him a cup of fragrant capsule coffee.
“Do you have a specific model in mind?”
“I haven’t decided on anything in particular, but I need it delivered quickly.”
No matter how much he liked a car, it would be useless if he had to wait months for delivery.
Minhyuk needed a car that he could use right away.
If buying a new car wasn’t feasible, he planned to just buy a used car or do a long-term rental.
“Let me check for a moment.”
The salesperson looked at his tablet.
And after making a few phone calls, he said to Minhyuk with a bright expression.
“You’re incredibly lucky! We happen to have one vehicle that’s available for immediate delivery.”
“Oh, really?”
“It’s a black SUV. Would that be okay?”
“That’s fine.”
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He took delivery of the vehicle a few days later.
‘It’s pretty.’
Minhyuk looked at his car with a satisfied expression.
It wasn’t even his dream car, but why did he feel so good?
It was a completely different feeling from when he had leased the truck.
It took 3 days to take delivery of the SUV.
At first, they said it was available for immediate delivery, but the schedule kept getting pushed back.
But even so, he received it incredibly quickly compared to the average delivery time.
It was compensation for giving up on choosing the car model and color.
Anyway, now that he had a passenger car, he would start looking at houses in earnest.
Minhyuk climbed into the back of the truck.
Then he put one hand on the commercial refrigerator and the other on the mini-fridge.
“Switch.”
Zzzt-
He felt a sensation like electricity coursing through his body.
The mysterious power that had been in the commercial refrigerator had moved to the mini-fridge.
Minhyuk put the mini-fridge in the trunk of his SUV.
The mini-fridge was too small to hold many things, but it was very easy to carry around.
If he carried around the mini-fridge with the mysterious power in it like this, he wouldn’t have to worry if he went far away and left the truck behind.
He just had to protect the refrigerator with the mysterious power.
If the other refrigerators were stolen, he could just buy new ones.
Thud-
Minhyuk started the SUV.
‘Let’s go house hunting!’
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Minhyuk, who had been traveling all over the country looking at houses, finally arrived in Seoul.
Whoa!
Minhyuk’s jaw dropped.
Sophisticated-looking single-family homes lined a quiet street surrounded by greenery.
This was an upscale housing development in Gangnam.
“Is there really a place like this in Seoul?”
When Minhyuk asked, the real estate agent smiled broadly and said,
“It’s a place that only 1% of people can see. It’s invisible to the other 99%.”
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The lush forest surrounding the housing development made it feel like he was in the countryside.
But it only took 5 minutes by car to get to the center of Gangnam from there.
It was also only a 10-minute walk to the train station.
It was literally a paradise in the heart of the city.
‘Ugh, dammit.’
He felt bitter as he looked at the nice houses, and he cursed inwardly.
He didn’t even have a chicken coop-like apartment and was living miserably in a cramped gosiwon room.
But there were people living comfortably in a place like this.
What was even more upsetting was that he didn’t even know a place like this existed.
Living in a gosiwon with no windows, he had thought that an apartment with a view of the Han River was the best.
But there was a whole other world just 30 minutes away from the gosiwon by subway.
“This is it.”
The real estate agent stopped in front of a house.
It was the property he had decided to show Minhyuk.
Beep beep beep beep-
Clank-
The front door opened as I pressed the password for the lock.
The realtor had said that the owner was currently living abroad.
As I stepped inside the front door, a small garden came into view.
It seemed big enough for a dog to run around in.
‘Should I get a dog?’
I followed the realtor into the house.
The square footage wasn’t that big, but I really liked the layout of the house.
It was a two-story house like my current place, but it felt like a completely different world.
Compared to this place, my current place felt more like a shelter than a home.
“Shall we take a look at the highlight of the day, the parking lot?”
Minhyuk and the realtor went down to the underground parking lot.
Wow!
The urethane-coated floor of the parking lot gleamed under the lights.
The ceiling was incredibly high as well.
To be honest, I came to see this house because of the parking lot.
It looked even better in person than it did in the pictures.
“The person who built this house was really into camping.”
The current owner wasn’t the one who built the house.
Apparently, the previous owner had owned a large camper van, which was why the underground parking lot was designed to be so large.
With this much height and space, there would be no problem parking a wing body truck.
Plus, the entrance to the parking lot was right next to the main road, making it easy to get in and out.
There was no need to drive a big car down an alleyway, so there wouldn’t be any friction with the neighbors.
And besides the truck, there was enough space to park three more sedans.
‘This is perfect!’
And there was one more thing that made me want to buy it even more.
There was an elevator connecting the parking lot to the second floor.
‘I don’t need to see anything else.’
Minhyuk asked the realtor, his expression full of conviction.
“How much is it?”
“7 billion won.”
Since the square footage was small, it was a bit cheaper than other houses in the neighborhood.
Even so, it was still much bigger than an average large apartment.
“Can I talk to the owner on the phone?”
“Just a moment. What time is it in the US right now…”
The realtor called the owner, who was abroad, and handed the phone to Minhyuk.
Minhyuk spoke to the owner in a straightforward manner.
“Let’s knock 500 million won off the price.”
Thump-
Minhyuk stamped the real estate contract.
＜Purchase Price: 6,500,000,000 won (￦6,500,000,000)＞
Amazingly, he had gotten 500 million won off with just one phone call.
He had saved enough money to buy a supercar with just a 10-second investment.
Would they have accepted it if he had asked for a 1 billion won discount?
“I never thought I’d be selling my house to someone so young.”
The homeowner was a businessman in his mid-50s.
He had flown in from New York to sell his house.
Since he had generously lowered the price of the house, Minhyuk paid the remaining balance without hesitation.
He then quickly completed the property transfer registration, real estate transaction, and change of address report.
He also paid various taxes, such as the acquisition tax.
In that way, he cleanly wrapped up the real estate transaction and bought and filled the house with furniture and appliances.
‘Buying a house is a piece of cake.’
It was always a matter of not having enough money. If you have money, there’s nothing you can’t do.
Anyway, he finished moving within the return time he had.
Minhyuk lay down on the newly purchased bed and checked his resident registration address over and over again.
＜Seoul, Gangnam-gu···.＞
Minhyuk was now a Gangnam resident.
A true Gangnam resident with a house in Gangnam.
He used to think that nitpicking about such things was just useless ‘vanity’.
However, now that he had it, he couldn’t believe how proud he felt.
He was this happy after securing just one detached house in Gangnam. How happy would he be if he had dozens of buildings?
Furthermore, how much of a sense of accomplishment would he feel if he became the head of a leading company that controlled the Korean economy?
It is said that greed leads to unhappiness, but what exactly is the standard for greed?
Is it greed if others are okay with it, but I dream of becoming a conglomerate?
Hmm-
Minhyuk stopped his rambling thoughts.
And he looked back on his current situation.
He had spent about a month of his return time buying a car and a house.
Even so, he still had about half a month left.
The only thing that was running low was the balance in Minhyuk’s bank account.
He had earned over 8 billion won from selling the elixir, but after buying a house and paying taxes, he only had about 1 billion won left.
He could always use the refrigerator to turn gold into cash, but it would be good to have a certain amount of cash on hand with a clear source.
‘I have to make more money.’
With the refrigerator, making money was as easy as swimming on the ground.
However, for now, he would proceed with the business in that world.
Thud-
Minhyuk got out of bed and took the elevator down to the underground parking lot.
And he climbed into the back of the truck.
The mysterious power had already been moved back into the commercial refrigerator.
He touched the commercial refrigerator and said,
“Return.”
BAM-
With a flash of light, he returned to Asdel Castle.
Minhyuk immediately moved to the plaza in front of the Imperial Palace.
Soldiers were gathered there.
They were the troops that were to leave for Melbeck.
Minhyuk spread his arms towards them and shouted.
“May your path be blessed!”
Wow!
The soldiers cheered, raising their spears at the Emperor’s blessing.
Tarman shouted to Minhyuk.
“We will depart for Melbeck by Your Majesty’s command!”
Minhyuk would not be leaving for Melbeck today.
The people of Melbeck did not yet know that their king was dead.
So before Minhyuk, the Emperor of Asdel, visited Melbeck, he needed to inform the people there of the current situation and sort out the high-ranking officials.
Minhyuk entrusted Tarman with the task and gave him 10,000 soldiers.
If there were any forces that opposed Minhyuk’s will, Tarman would execute them in the name of the Emperor.
Clack, clack-
The march of the soldiers began.
In the middle of the procession were large wagons carrying heavy artillery.
They were mobile launchers that could fire while still on the wagons.
Wow!
Amidst the cheers of the people, the soldiers marched out of Asdel Castle and out of the city gates.
Then, they passed Tamirn Fortress and finally left the territory of Gaho.
One of the soldiers said to his comrade with an uneasy expression.
“What if dragons attack us on the way to Melbeck? His Majesty is not with us.”
“Don’t worry! We have six launchers that can kill dragons. They won’t dare come close.”
“I hope so.”
Rin was at the head of the procession.
As soon as she left the territory of Gaho, she summoned her dragon horse and mounted it.
She said to Tarman,
“It seems His Majesty the Emperor trusts my father very much. I can tell by the fact that he has entrusted my father with such an important task.”
Tarman just smiled.
Not long ago, Rin had been complaining that the Emperor did not trust them.
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Two days have passed since leaving Kaho’s territory.
The troops led by Tarman have reached the Horn Mountains.
This place used to be the border area between Asdel and Melbeck.
The Horn Mountains used to be a dry desert, but now they are covered in dense forests due to the spread of the forest.
“We will stay here tonight!”
At Tarman’s command, the soldiers set up camp.
And they deployed rocket launchers around the camp.
The soldiers took turns resting.
They each took out buns from their backpacks and ate them.
Someone offered two buns to a colleague and said.
“I’ll give you two chickens, so will you trade me for one beef?”
“No.”
Swish-
Suddenly, an ominous sound was heard from somewhere.
Flap, flap-
A green dragon appeared before the soldiers.
It was the Saltus dragon that had attacked the Tamirn fortress.