Chapter 193

[Translator – Night]

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Chapter 193: The Strong Man Who Plays the Flute in Seoul (2)

《Joseon’s Strongest Sword ‘Jeong Yeongwoo 07’ gave up exclusive rights to 3 million karma and gifted 30,000 karma to all residents of Dobong.》

3:14 PM.

Finally, the golden rain fell in Dobong.

Shooosh!

Staring blankly at the golden drops falling from the sky, Jeonggu quickly shifted his gaze to Yeongwoo.

“Is the schedule in Seoul over now?”

“Father needs to stay here and collect money.”

“…What about you?”

“I’m going to stop by Yangju and Uijeongbu.”

It was to deal with any remaining mutants.

And if mutants were caught early on, couldn’t they meet with merchants instead?

It was a plan that wouldn’t lose out in any way.

“Then can I just collect money and go straight to Gangnam?”

“Yes. Be careful not to get robbed on the way.”

After leaving an ambiguous remark, Yeongwoo took hold of Negwig’s reins.

Then Jeonggu silently looked at his son’s legs.

Yeongwoo’s legs were still without feet.

He knew better than anyone else that even without feet, the guy would fly around like a monster, but for some reason, his heart felt bitter.

‘Idiot.’

Jeonggu sniffed for no reason.

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And meanwhile, Yeongwoo had already turned Negwig’s head towards Uijeongbu.

“I’m leaving. See you later.”

“Oh, yeah. Then Gangnam….”

Kwack!

Before Jeonggu could finish his sentence, Negwig kicked the ground and flew Yeongwoo northward.

Kwaaaah!

Of course, Yeongwoo also heard what Jeonggu was going to say next, but he knew it wasn’t important enough to stop Negwig in the middle of the road.

Most importantly, what mattered to him right now was.

* Available karma: 5,214,500

Current balance, 5.21 million karma.

‘If I only collect half of today’s revenue in the afternoon, it will be 30 million.’

So if he met a merchant in Uijeongbu or Yangju, he could spend all of his 5 million now.

Kwack, kwack!

As they quickly passed through the center of Dobong, Dobongsan Mountain began to appear on the left.

And shortly after.

| The current area of residence is ‘Uijeongbu’.

| There are no Strongest Swords in this area.

The status of Uijeongbu’s region appeared.

In the meantime, he left Dobong and set foot on Uijeongbu.

‘Since there are no Strongest Swords here, there is a considerable chance that mutants are still here.’

Unfortunately, Yeongwoo also made the Strongest Sword in this area disappear.

Former Uijeongbu’s Joseon’s Strongest Sword, Kwak Sungwon04.

A man who split in two and died from Bastard Yeongwoo.

But he was also the mastermind behind the Uijeongbu Penitentiary incident, so he felt no guilt.

‘If only he had been a little more famous, he might have met as a mutant.’

Kwack!

As they continued up north along the road, they finally began to see bodies.

Judging by the fact that the blood hadn’t fully dried, it was estimated that they had fought and died on the 5th day of mutation.

‘Even though the Strongest Sword died, they continued to stay here… Their courage was remarkable.’

Of course, it could also have been people from the Gangbuk alliance rather than the prison people who controlled Uijeongbu.

Weren’t they together when the Uijeongbu’s Strongest Sword died?

So it wasn’t surprising that they also came up here to Uijeongbu to hunt mutants……

“Huh?”

As Yeongwoo slowed down Negwig’s speed and looked around at the bodies, he suddenly noticed something and pulled the reins.

“This is a stab wound….?”

What Yeongwoo discovered was nothing other than a stab wound deeply ingrained in a corpse.

Clearly a wound inflicted by a human wielding a sword.

Mutants were generally larger in size, so even if they were holding a sword, there would inevitably be differences from humans.

‘Could they have come down from Yeoncheon to here?’

There is a temporary army headquarters in Yeoncheon.

They might have come down to Uijeongbu for karma.

If not, it could be a Strongest Sword from a completely different area.

Anyway, there were too many possibilities, so Yeongwoo had no choice but to keep going.

Kwack!

Then.

‘Wow, this is unexpected.’

Not long after, he saw a black pillar of light descending on the other side.

The 5th-day merchant of Uijeongbu.

Someone had already killed mutants here.

Moreover, it was in a competitive situation with other hunters or Strongest Swords from other areas.

‘Whoever killed the mutants and even cut their throats while they were lurking around when the mutants appeared, must be very aggressive.’

“……”

Uncertain whether the opponent might be nearby, Yeongwoo scanned the surroundings with his ‘Fearful Cat’ activated.

However, the cat was calmly closing its eyes with a relaxed expression.

‘It seems like they’ve already left. Perhaps they’ve moved to the next area.’

If it’s the next area, it would probably be Yangju.

The opposite area, Dobong, had mutants drawn to Gwangjin-gu from early on.

So even if they set foot in Seoul, they probably wouldn’t have gained any significant income.

‘Let’s meet the merchant here first.’

Thud!

As Yeongwoo urged Negwig towards the direction of the merchant again, more bodies and ruined buildings came into view than before. And finally.

Shooahh……!

A black pillar emitting an ominous energy descended in the middle of the intersection ahead.

Kwack!

Unable to walk yet, Yeongwoo approached the pillar while riding Negwig.

A space in the air opened, and Kubu appeared.

Srrlut.

–Greetings, Master of the Bastard, the one who slayed the dragon, Jeong Yeongwoo07, it’s an honor to see you again!

“Huh…?”

Kubu’s salutation for Yeongwoo had changed since the last time.

The phrase about being the human of Earth, the strongest in Gyeongbuk and the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, was completely gone.

It seemed that from a cosmic perspective, possessing Bastard and defeating a dragon was a more outstanding achievement than being the strongest in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

“Are you not calling me ‘the human of Earth’ anymore?”

Yeongwoo blinked as Kubu, as usual, started his self-introduction.

–I am the owner of the Tenta Tribe and Daro…

–Yes! That’s right.

“I’m not called ‘the human of Earth’ anymore?”

–Jeong Yeongwoo 07, are still a human of Earth. However…

Kubu blinked once again.

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Then continued.

–As most of the assets you have accumulated so far are outside Earth, it is now meaningless to mention your planet of origin.

“Oh.”

Yeongwoo only understood half of what Kubu said, but he nodded anyway.

“Is that introduction applicable beyond Earth? Like, is it my official business card?”

Kubu glanced somewhere in the air and immediately replied.

–Yes, ever since you defeated the first dragon in Seoul, the personal profile of Jeong Yeongwoo07 listed in the registry has been updated.

“Registry? What’s registry?”

–Registry is the life record of all beings governed by cosmic law.

“…Ah.”

Although he didn’t fully understand this time, Yeongwoo roughly grasped the concept.

“It’s like a kind of log… No, it’s more like a universal fate record, recorded in real-time.”

The difference is that this registry is announced somewhere in the universe.

It’s like a company’s financial statement.

‘It records the past and present of all beings, and based on that, the introduction is determined…? Amazing.’

That meant that the process also affected determining the value of a being.

At least in the cosmic sense.

“Then I hope ‘the human of Earth’ keeps appearing in my profile. Is there no way? After all, it’s important to know which planet someone comes from.”

If he had to use that introduction whenever he met someone in the universe, Yeongwoo wanted to include information about his planet of origin and race in that phrase.

If you think about space, wouldn’t a planet be like a country on Earth?

So, if he had to introduce himself as ‘the one who defeated the dragon,’ he wanted to be recognized as the one who defeated the dragon as a human of Earth.

However, he didn’t receive a positive response.

–Official personal details follow the contents of the registry, so it is currently impossible to modify them.

What he had achieved so far was much more valuable than an introduction like ‘the human of Earth,’ so it meant that the introduction could not be changed arbitrarily.

“I can’t decide my introduction on my own.”

But there’s always a way.

There’s no such thing as impossible in this world.

Especially in a universe where transcendent beings play the game.

“So, if I do something great that can’t be introduced without mentioning the Earth, does that mean I can put the Earth back in the introduction? Right?”

Yeongwoo asked with a determined look in his eyes, and Kubu blinked hesitantly.

–In theory, it’s possible.

Of course, neither Kubu nor Yeongwoo knew what the ‘remarkable thing’ would be.

–Have you prepared the acquisition tax? If you’re arrested, it’ll be difficult to avoid death.

As they continued to talk about the registry, Kubu suddenly shifted the topic to taxes.

In response, Yeongwoo shrugged and glanced to the south.

“I’m making that money right now. It’ll be ready by evening. But anyway, the acquisition tax is paid tomorrow, right? Today, I’ll just pay taxes on business income.”

–That’s correct.

“Then, tens of millions karma would have to sit idle for 24 hours.”

–……

For some reason, Kubu didn’t respond to his words.

So Yeongwoo continued with his next line.

“So, what I’m asking is, can I also engage in loan sharking like the Ohsaek Credit?”

At this, Kubu’s eyes widened even more.

Having met countless customers from various planets as a cosmic transaction intermediary, he had never seen anyone’s mind grow so quickly.

–The first issue you need to resolve before starting loan sharking is loan collection.

“That makes sense…? You have to collect the money you lent, and if someone tries to run away with the money, you have to find a way to recover it.”

–Correct. Therefore, generally, we rely on the enforcement power of cosmic law, but the conditions and procedures…

Kubu, about to continue his explanation, blinked rapidly as if suddenly feeling frustrated, then skipped the intermediate process.

–Legal loan sharking is currently impossible, and illegal loan sharking is the same.

“So, there are illegal loan sharks in the universe.”

Since Yeongwoo wasn’t interested in digging deeper into this matter, he concluded the conversation at this point.

For now, getting a coordinate scanner is the top priority.

“Then let’s start with the merchant transaction.”

Yeongwoo glanced again at the black pillar on the other side while double-checking his karma balance.

The intermediary Kubu then delivered the most welcome news of the day.

–But before that, there’s one reward you should receive.

“Oh, a reward? What…?”

Excitement painted Yeongwoo’s face.

In response, Kubu’s pupils flashed, summoning a green-tinted laser guidance beam from the sky.

Pew!

–A reward for defeating the dragon has been delivered from the reset system. As your tax representative, I am conveying it on your behalf.

“Oh, right. You mentioned something about the first dragon, but only the phrase appeared and nothing else.”

Yeongwoo wiggled his foot without a shoe, feeling like it was Christmas.

“What’s the reward?”

As Joseon Yeongwoo struggled to see the tip of the green guidance beam, Kubu elaborated.

–Get ready, the ‘Heart of the Dragon’ will be awarded to you shortly.

Then he had to tell a story that Yeongwoo couldn’t help but feel excited about.

–The Heart of the Dragon is tax-free.

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[Proofreader – Gun]