Episode 163 Kuro Castle -2-
You can’t have important conversations on the street.
Moved the seat.
To the conference room in my mansion.
A mansion with no employees but a magical golem.
As I gestured, the magical golems came over and poured me some coffee.
“Redevelopment, redevelopment… … .”
A magical spirit floats a 3D hologram in the air.
None other than a bird’s-eye view of Kuro Castle.
It looks thicker and more intimidating when viewed as a hologram.
The trash fortress, whose interior was completely invisible and therefore unknown, was slowly rotating.
“It is possible.”
Choi Seon-su’s words after looking at the bird’s-eye view for a while.
Kim Cheol-kwon tapped his prosthetic hand.
“Wouldn’t it be easier to just push it away? I know that redevelopment isn’t something that can be decided quickly.”
“I have to mobilize all my connections.”
First of all, there is a direct line to the President.
Here are the commanders of the legions, the conglomerate presidents, the magician, the archbishops of the religious order… … .
If I pull together all the connections I had during the Seoul terrorist attack, I’ll be able to figure it out somehow.
The key is how quickly you can handle it.
Redevelopment itself is good, but if we keep delaying it, the terrorist league will all run away.
“Iron Fist. I think it would be better to do as the Mukho Sword Lord says.”
“If you’re too late, you won’t be able to eat or drink.”
“But, sure, Mukho Sword Lord. Once we start, it would be better to blockade the Kuro Fortress and take control of it. I don’t know if this is just a decoy operation or if there are real terrorists inside, but we can’t let them escape, right?”
“Okay, do that.”
“Well, then… … .”
Choi Seon-su looked back at Kim Cheol-kwon.
“Iron Fist. Can the Iron Fist faction completely surround Kuro Castle? 24 hours a day, with a clear understanding of even the secret passages.”
“24 hours a day?”
Kim Cheol-kwon made a troubled expression.
“It’s hard. We have our own business. If the Lord of the Mukho Sword tells us to do something, we’ll do it somehow, but there will be loopholes. If the terrorist league bastards run away by force, it’ll be hard to stop them.”
I guess so.
The Iron Fist faction has long since taken control of Geumcheon-gu following Gwanak-gu.
As the commander said at the time of the Seoul terrorist attack, Guro-gu was also keeping a close eye on things.
However, it pales in comparison to the terrorist league.
We’re producing reinforced soldiers at the Gunwoobong facility, but there aren’t many high-level superhumans.
The highest level, Kim Cheol-kwon, is only level 5.
“Your Majesty, there are three difficulties I see.”
“say it.”
“Yes. First, there are administrative issues. As you know, redevelopment requires efforts at the Seoul Metropolitan Government level. In order to redevelop Guro Fortress, we must first persuade the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Metropolitan Council.”
“What if we put pressure on the President?”
“I think I can solve that part. I have some connections, and the redevelopment of Guro Fortress is a long-standing project for Seoul City. If we appeal to the current mayor that it can be an achievement since he is also aiming for the presidency, we can somehow solve it.”
“Okay. I’ll leave that part to Director Choi.”
As expected, you’re doing a good job.
The best player got up from his seat.
As you fire a non-lethal laser from your finger, the magical spirit will instinctively carve letters into the air.
Like drawing letters on a tablet PC screen.
“The second is the siege issue I mentioned earlier. We are absolutely lacking in manpower. The Iron Fist faction is a huge gang that controls two districts, but they are essentially just a back-alley gang. They can’t stop the terrorist league from coming out. We can deal with the gangs and bad tenants there, but that’s about it.”
“Okay! But it’ll be hard to redevelop without me.”
“Who said what? Of course you should be there too. Aren’t you the first vassal of our Mukho Sword Lord?”
“Hehehe. That’s right. I’m first.”
“So, what’s the solution?”
“We need to supplement our manpower somehow. With high-level superhumans. Hmm… How about getting help from the Hunter’s Association or the Monster Village?”
The manpower to build a siege net.
Hunter’s Association, Monster Village… … .
no.
They won’t do it.
I’ll help you if you ask me to, but I’m temperamentally lacking.
Hunter’s Association?
At first, they’ll work hard, but later they’ll let up and start begging for more money.
Monster Village?
Bringing mutants into Seoul is not a good idea.
Because you never know what might happen.
I was lost in thought for a moment.
A siege. This is what a siege is.
The Eastern Army is perfect for this kind of thing.
It would be good if there was a group with strict discipline and many warrior-type superhumans.
But the Eastern Army is busy.
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If we call the Eastern Army, they’ll obviously be furious, asking what kind of redevelopment is this and saying they should kill everyone right away.
‘Oh, wait a minute.’
A flash of inspiration struck me.
The Eastern Army isn’t the only warrior-type superhuman group, right?
There is one group of warriors that I know of that is definitely smaller than the Legion, but is sufficient for the siege of Kuro Castle.
That’s also an organization that owes me a great debt of gratitude.
“What about Seo Woo Jin?”
“yes?”
“I’m talking about the most important security. How about putting in a request to the first and second inspectors?”
“You have great vision!”
Choi Seon-su slammed the table.
“If it’s the best security, I can leave it to you! If Chief Seo comes in person, we can build a siege net and more. Isn’t Chief Seo a level 6? Level 6!”
“Level 6? It’s already that high?”
“Yes. A genius is a genius.”
I tried to make a phone call, but Choi Seon-su stopped me.
He said he would do this kind of thing.
I thought he might be busy, but Seo Woojin came running right away.
The fact that Choi Seon-su showed interest in the topic of Kuro Castle redevelopment.
“teacher!”
Seo Woo-jin comes in cheerfully.
When he saw me, he bowed at a 90 degree angle and greeted me.
“Congratulations on reaching level 6! I should have come and congratulated you earlier, but I’m sorry! I’ve been so busy lately!”
“No. I didn’t congratulate you either. When did you reach level 6?”
“Not long ago! I was a little slower than you. How did you get to level 6 so quickly, sir? Weren’t you level 1 when you first saw me last year?”
“That was true back then. But aren’t you faster?”
“No. I’ve been taking a lot of elixirs since I was little. I’ve also received a lot of physical training.”
Seo Woo-jin sat down on the chair naturally.
After chatting for a while, the conversation turned to work.
Seo Woo-jin’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the Kuro Castle magic hologram.
“You’re saying that you’re going to redevelop that area? You’re saying that our security team has to completely block it because there might be a terrorist group there.”
“okay.”
“There must be a lot more work to do than that. If you let the residents come and go freely, it won’t matter whether you block them or not.”
“I plan to let anyone but superhumans pass. However, I need to make sure that they can detect it. They can’t pass through with stealth or concealment magic. Oh, and I’m also going to root out illegal activities. Illegal drugs, human trafficking, unlicensed hospitals, underground fighting, everything.”
Seo Woo-jin looked back at me.
“It’s not just simple redevelopment, is it?”
“Yes. My goal is to completely remodel Guro Fortress. If not Gangnam or Songpa, then maybe Yeongdeungpo or Mapo. I can’t say it’s a good place to live, but I want to remodel it into a neighborhood where people can live like human beings. Ultimately, not just Guro Fortress, but also Guro-dong and Daerim-dong.”
The three met eyes.
A face that is unexpected but somehow pleased.
Seo Woo-jin whetted his appetite.
“This is interesting. As expected from a teacher. The scale is no joke. If it were someone else, I would have killed everyone, raised a flag, and ended it, but you, teacher, think differently.”
“So this brings us to the third problem.”
“The third?”
“Yes. Lastly, I’ll say this, but it’s the most important of the three: money.”
Yeah. Money.
The world is ruled by budget.
As I stared at him, Choi Seon-su patted his cheek out of habit.
Originally, this was where the steel cheek prosthesis was inserted.
He scratched his cheek, which had become normal, flinched, and then smiled awkwardly.
“We’ll have to calculate it to know the exact amount, but we’ll need at least 1 trillion.”
“1 trillion?”
“1 trillion!”
“Crazy. Player, is that right?”
“Oh, that’s right. This is the minimum. According to my calculations, it would cost two to three trillion more.”
“Crazy! No, how big must it be to hear that much?”
“It’s easy to tear down an entire building and rebuild it. It’s easy if you just tear it down. It’s hard to rebuild it. You have to build water and sewage, electricity, subways, roads, parks, all of these things. And are you going to end it as a 20th-century city? The 21st-century city is different. These days, the trend is to lay down basic magic circles and deploy magic spirits to build smart crime prevention, smart firefighting, smart emergency, and smart transportation. They don’t even bother to lay down climate magic circles like Gangnam and Songpa. But what did the Mukho Sword Master say? You mentioned Yeongdeungpo and Mapo. Then it has to be at the level of Dangsan or Hapjeong. Also, since it’s redevelopment, are you going to kick out the residents for nothing? You have to give them apartments or cash, right?”
So, 1 trillion.
Now that I hear it, I can understand.
On the one hand, my confidence was completely gone.
I think I know why the Seoul Metropolitan Government was just looking at Guro Fortress.
“It costs more than I thought.”
“Yes. That’s why I said it was the most important issue. It’s a huge amount of money, but I think it’s worth spending. If the redeveloped, or rather revived, Guro is taken over by the Mukho Sword Lord, the benefits will be beyond imagination.”
Choi Seon-su said after seeing Kim Cheol-kwon once.
“If we revive Geumcheon-gu and Gwanak-gu with that know-how, it will be even more amazing. The three districts will become the personal territory of the Mukho Sword Master.”
Personal territory!
That too in Seoul!
Things just keep getting bigger.
It is definitely beneficial in the long run.
Although it cannot be considered completely my territory like the Paju or Cheorwon cities, it is still a place where I exert enormous influence to the point where I can call it my personal territory.
1 trillion?
It will take several years to recover it.
The vested interests that come with it alone will be terrifying.
‘It’s annoying… … .’
I had that thought, but I pushed it away.
I am greedy.
Also, I remember the thrill I felt when I got my hands on the Gangnam building.
Up until now, I’ve avoided taking responsibility for other people’s lives because it was hard for me to build my own, but that time has already passed.
He said he got a new girlfriend.
Two people.
How big are the organizations affiliated with those two?
Now that my weight class has increased, I need to fly high in one go.
This time too.
How much of a fool must the terrorist league have thought of me to commit terrorism?
Don’t they even know they’re going to die?
We must set an example.
Not simply by chasing them down as individual warriors and cutting off their heads, but by destroying the very foundation of the organization.
“Okay. Let’s do it. Director Choi. How much can I borrow from the bank?”
Credit level 6.
The name Mukho Sword is worth it.
A building in Gangnam that burned down but still received insurance money.
If you add all this up, wouldn’t it come out pretty well?
Although I don’t like it, there is also a method called a secured loan.
Choi Seon-su counted on his fingers and spoke seriously.
“Your Majesty, how about receiving an investment rather than a loan?”
“Investment? Who?”
“You have a lot of connections. Contact the Eastern Army, Geumoh Group, the Sun Tower, the Thor Church, the Gaia Church, and other places. Then, give them a little bit of the stake. It’s a kind of consortium. However, you have to keep a 51% stake.”
Get investment?
Not bad.
I had to contact you anyway, at least for administrative purposes.
But Choi Seon-su said something meaningful.
“Perhaps you would like to make a voluntary investment, essentially a donation.”
“No way. Where in the world is there such a thing as a free lunch?”
“I don’t know. Anyway, it’s worth considering redevelopment with only bank loans. You can monopolize the revived Guro-dong. According to my calculations, if you negotiate well, you can easily get a loan of 1 trillion won. Even without collateral.”
“and…….”
“Hey.”
That means my credit worth is well over 1 trillion.
Kim Cheol-kwon, who had been listening, shook his head.
Seo Woo-jin also lets out a hollow laugh.
“I can’t get a loan like that either. To get a 1 trillion won loan, I would have to put up the Jeilbo Security building, the Jeseokgeom method, or the Ilgigeom vision book as collateral.”
“It was worth the hard work.”
“Hahaha! Teacher. Even in our country, there are only a handful of people who can get a 1 trillion won loan with just a credit loan. It’s hard even for level 7 superhumans. Level 8 people can do it, though.”
“Then wouldn’t it be better to solve it with a loan? Even if it means paying some interest.”
“That’s not necessarily the case.”
Choi Seon-su drew a line with his finger.
A picture is drawn.
A huge group centered around me.
A consortium in which five out of the four major powers and 18 groups participate.
It’s mind-boggling to see all of them.
“The world is ruled by budget, but money is not everything. Political power is just as important as money.”
“politics?”
“Yes. Of course, the Mukho Sword Lord should take the lead and exercise all his power. You can’t just cook rice and feed it to the dogs, right? But what if you announce this to the press? Who would dare to make a fuss? If you just give them a little bit of pocket money, things can be handled smoothly. The mayor of Seoul, the mayor of Guro-gu, the city council, the gangs, the residents, they’re all the same. Of course, there will be some guys who are just outside the makeshift boat. Our Iron Fist can take care of those guys. If they seem a little big, Chief Seo can have a meeting with them and it’ll be over.”
Come to think of it, that’s true.
It is an economic and political alliance.
If up until now it has ended with my personal network, this is a step further.
“good.”
I made a decision.
“Let’s divide up the shares and receive investments.”
“Excellent choice.”
I hung up the phone.
Everyone accepted it as soon as they heard it.
But then an unexpected variable arose.
[No stake required.]
As Choi Seon-su said briefly.
It seems like all five groups have made a promise.
Investment without any reward.
In effect, it was a promise of donation.
