Chapter 305
Before Kwak Jung revealed the true identity of Andrei Ivanovic, Kang Chul-In thought to himself the following:
So it was him, as expected .
How could a nobody like Andrei Ivanovic, whom Kang Chul-In had never heard of in his previous life, consistently remain as Overlord rank 3? There was no way that Kang Chul-In’s return could have changed anything in the northernmost corner of Pangaea . Andrei Ivanovic ruled over Nosferatu, which was a barren tundra area . It was almost worse than Atal Ramanujan’s territory . In addition, nobody knew how Andrei Ivanovic could climb to that high of a rank .
That’s right… if he is truly someone who returned from the past like me, then it makes sense for his rank to be high… hmm, does that mean I wasn’t the only one with the Soul Backup ability?
It was the most plausible hypothesis based on current knowledge .
“Hmm… so right . . . ”
Kang Chul-In was lost in thought when Kwak Jung opened his mouth .
“That thing is not human . ”
“Of course not . ”
Kang Chul-In was dumbfounded, as if what Kwak Jung had iterated was pure common sense .
“Since when were vampires humans?”
“ . . . ”
“Why don’t you call wolverines humans too?”
“That’s not it!”
“Huh?”
“Let me correct myself . Andrei Ivanovic is not Andrei Ivanovic . ”
“ . . . ?”
“That bastard, is something else altogether . ”
“Something else? He wasn’t a human to begin with?”
“Yes, your Majesty . Demi-humans, vampires, wolverines, dark elves, dwarves, orcs, et cetera . That bastard doesn’t belong to any of these categories . ”
“How do you know that?”
“Gut feel . ”
“That’s a little vague . ”
“I can’t help it . I have no evidence to produce . ”
“ . . . ”
“I just know, that’s all . . . ”
Kwak Jung mumbled timidly . He wasn’t confident of saying such fluff to Kang Chul-In, who only believed in actual entities that could be seen .
“You just know… just know . . . ”
Kang Chul-In reiterated Kwak Jung’s words .
“Let’s say you are correct . No, I shall believe that you're correct . ”
“Huh? R-Really?”
“Why not?”
“Hmm?”
“To be honest, I don’t give a damn whether he is a vampire or a dodo bird . ”
“Ah!”
Kwak Jung finally understood what Kang Chul-In meant . In the current situation, it didn’t matter whether Andrei Ivanovic was human or not . The greatest takeaway was that Andrei Ivanovic was the murderer who killed Vilhelm and Ao Xin . As Kang Chul-In said, so what if Andrei Ivanovic was a dodo bird?
Someone who returned… Interesting, but… it hardly makes a difference at this stage .
Meanwhile . Kang Chul-In was brainstorming viciously .
The problem is, what did he prepare?
Assuming Andrei Ivanovic had returned from the past, then the time frame which he could have taken advantage of had already passed . A new sequel of events had unraveled thanks to Kang Chul-In . What Kang Chul-In had to look out for was how Andrei Ivanovic utilized the ‘superiority in information’, which was the main privilege of those who had returned from the past . Seeing how Andrei Ivanovic was consistently placed at rank 3, this man certainly didn’t just fool around .
“Well, whatever you, you bastard, presents . . . ”
Kang Chul-In snickered and mumbled to himself .
“It’s over when I kill you, huehuehue!”
A wise mentality indeed . He couldn’t gain any information at the moment, so all he had to do was to continue doing whatever he was supposed to do .
Eek… that devilish smile… at this rate… that mosquito bastard will also be a goner soon… Tsk tsk… poor fella… Goodbye . Let me bid you farewell first . . .
Kwak Jung secretly wished the best of luck to Andrei Ivanovic, as he looked at Kang Chul-In’s expression . Did anyone ever survive after challenging Kang Chul-In? None that he could remember . Even Alex Rothschild, who had multiple lives, had his limbs ripped off by Kang Chul-In . How could Andrei Ivanovic escape the Supreme King’s demonic grasp?
“So,”
Kang Chul-In asked Kwak Jung .
“What’s the plan?”
“What else?”
“That, huh?”
“The earlier the better . ”
Kwak Jung spoke .
“Before those bastards stabilize the line of command and sort out the mess, we have to conquer Esmeralda . This is not a choice . The enemies are stronger than us, and they even have a clear justification for war . If we do not take advantage of Esmeralda’s strategic value, then we may lose this war . ”
“It won’t stop there, I presume . ”
“Yes . To be honest, our entire kingdom may fall in a blink of an eye . We have to take control of Esmeralda, no matter what . ”
“You are right . ”
Kang Chul-In nodded .
“I will immediately begin the preparations to conquer Esmeralda . ”
“Huh? Are you doing it yourself?”
“Who else?”
“I can do it!”
“Shut up and rest . ”
Kang Chul-In shook his head at his subordinate, who volunteered to resume work the moment he woke up from a coma .
“Your eyes are bloody-red, so what work do you want to do?”
“Y-Your Majesty! But this war is . . . !”
“Should I force you to rest?”
“E-Eek?!”
Kang Chul-In slowly raised his fist, which made Kwak Jung gulp his saliva .
“N-No . . . ”
“Rest for the next three days at least . ”
“Still, this war . . . ”
“Do you not trust me?”
“That’s not it!”
“It’s just a small expedition . I don’t need your brain for this . ”
He was speaking the truth . Of course, this didn’t mean that the conquest preparations weren’t important . However, Kang Chul-In had gone for countless expeditions and conquests before . It wasn’t difficult for him to prepare an expedition .
“I would rather fulfill my ambition and live happily with my favorite subordinate than to let him die in a pile of paperwork . ”
“Y-Your Majesty!”
Kwak Jung was deeply moved .
“So listen . ”
Kang Chul-In was being genuine .
I do not want my close associates to be responsible for my poor decisions .
Kang Chul-In was indeed a selfish man, but he didn’t want his people to suffer in the process of him striving for his ambition .
“Well then, rest well . ”
With that, Kang Chul-In walked out of the room .
***
Deep into the night .
In Bifrost .
Thump!
Mei Ling collapsed onto the bed after a long day at the funeral .
“Oppa . . . ”
She couldn’t stop tearing up .
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