History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 245
245fury. Dragon King Sponsorship Membership (1)
1 month preparation period.
Efforts spanning 4 months of construction.
Hell's first railway was completed at the end..
The operation report of Hell Railway 666 was very successful..
“Okay, was there anything wrong with the test run??”
“Yes, lord of hell.”
After successfully completing the test run, Lloyd immediately entered Hell Castle..
I kneeled respectfully before the King of Hell..
“As a result of a final inspection of the overall operation status, it was determined that the average speed when the train operates stably is approximately 35 kilometers per hour. Therefore, the time it takes for one train to transport a soul from Hell Castle to the edge of Hell and back is expected to be about 7 hours..”
“7It's time.”
“This is the result including the time it takes to burn and disembark the soul..”
“Good. We could just build more trains like the ones we tested today..”
“Yes, Lord of Hell. In addition, to prevent the lava from overflowing and damaging the railroad, a drainage ditch, or rather a drainage channel, was built around the roadbed to allow the lava to drain..”
“Bae Yong-ro.”
“In the future, we will station the remaining Satan personnel at certain distances in all sections to continuously observe how much lava is flowing, whether the shipping channels are blocked, and whether the railway is in good condition..”
“Then, if there is a problem, repair work can be done right away.?”
“That's right.”
“Hmm, but if there is a problem that I can't handle,?”
“…….”
“can i call you?”
“…….”
Lloyd looked up at the King of Hell, feeling slightly aggrieved..
The king of hell who wants to come back to hell just for (?) A/S.
If I could, I wanted to grab him by the collar while shouting, ‘You Jinsang!’.
But he chose a much more constructive response..
With the intention to benefit at any time and in any situation.
With a smile full of service spirit on your face,.
“Of course it's not free..”
“That's harsh.”
“In any case, when writing the construction contract, there was no provision for free after-sale management. Besides, doesn't the King of Hell hate freebies in everything?.”
“Well, that's true, but.”
“I will answer the call any time I am given enough money.”
“It's enough compensation.”
“yes.”
“Could it be that you are willing to weigh the price depending on the situation?.”
“…….”
“That's right.”
“There is nothing we can do about it since there are situations and prices in the world that change all the time..”
Lloyd did not necessarily deny the Hell ruler's point..
I just laughed shamelessly as if I was jumping over a wall..
Just with the intention of shamelessly crushing the request.?
It wasn't.
In fact, this was his desperate effort to prevent unreasonable rumors and calls..
‘of course! What if we agree on the after-sales service compensation in advance? That king of hell will call me here whenever he needs me.?’
It would have been obvious even without looking..
The condition of the railway is a little worse..
These days, the train seems to be shaking more than before..
This time, the lava overflowed a bit and the roadbed became unstable..
It seemed obvious that they would call us and try to pass on everything that needed to be done by doing our own research and being a little tougher on Satan..
‘Because it's comfortable!’
If you continue to provide after-sales service with sincerity once, twice,?
If continued favor becomes something to be taken for granted?
From then on, he is reduced to an official hukou..
A guy who comes naturally every time I call him.
That's how awareness becomes embedded..
Lloyd wanted to avoid being treated like that..
‘Of course that too. From now on, I'll be busy just making a living, so why do I have to go all the way to hell on business from time to time?.’
At best, I was able to escape the SCV situation as a worker for the King's sister..
If you make a mistake, you could end up in a hell of an SCV..
Lloyd enjoyed the feeling of crisis with his whole body and made a desperate joke..
“So, I'm sorry, but you can't come here anytime without any pressure. Because I have my own job too..”
“It means that if you want to call me while you're busy, you'll have to offer a decent amount of compensation.?”
“yes.”
“It will be up to you to decide whether to move for that reward or not. Am I right?”
“I'm sorry too, but that's right.”
“Hmm.”
The King of Hell gave a meaningful look..
Lloyd tried not to lose his smile even though he was feeling sad inside..
‘That and that, the King of Hell, that man, just because he was sarcastic and offended, later got mixed up with his selfish intentions and was sentenced to life imprisonment in Hell! I wouldn't make a decision like this.?’
Of course that won't be the case.
Because the King of Hell is the fairest brother(?) in hell..
Because we are beings that only make rational decisions without personal feelings..
Lloyd believed that fact and was able to act shamelessly even in front of the King of Hell..
Soon, his bet yielded successful results..
“good night. On the one hand, it's a shame, but no matter how much I think about it, it seems like you, Kim Su-ho, are the ones holding the hilt in this matter..”
“……thank you for seeing that.”
Lloyd sighed in relief..
Fortunately, the trick worked..
Thanks to this, I was able to avoid being constantly called by the King of Hell in the name of after-sales service..
You can now bounce requests as you like..
With such satisfaction, Lloyd was able to receive payment for the construction of the railway..
“Now, it's time to pay for the construction. Let’s take a look at what was discussed and promised through the contract. It was to liberate the soul of the dragon Anticus imprisoned in hell..”
“Yes that's right.”
“good night. I'll make you pay now.”
Ssuk, ssssuk, the King of Hell rolled his pen..
I quickly wrote a document and handed it to Satan..
After receiving the document, Satan ran somewhere in a huff..
After a while, Satan returned and there was a fist-sized translucent bead in his hand..
The King of Hell handed over the bead he received from Satan..
“Here, take it..”
“Is this bead the soul of Entikus??”
“To be precise, it is a vessel that temporarily contains the dragon's soul..”
After hearing that, I saw a silhouette moving slightly inside the translucent bead..
It seemed to be the spirit of Anticus..
The King of Hell's explanation continued..
“As soon as you put mana into that bead, you will be able to get the soul out. It's truly liberating. But don't even think about doing that here. If you do that, that soul will be imprisoned in hell again..”
“For example, you are telling me to go home and open the lid..”
“That's right.”
“All right. thank you.”
Lloyd carefully packed the bead containing the ancient dragon's soul into his portable backpack..
Then, suddenly, I looked up at the King of Hell..
And I remembered a question that I had never expressed before, but was curious about because I had it in a corner of my mind..
“Um, there. Can I ask you one thing?.”
“Something.”
“Does the King of Hell know why I entered Lloyd Frontera's body??”
In the meantime, from the beginning, until now.
I wanted to know.
I was curious.
But when asked the question, the King of Hell immediately shook his head..
“no, i don't know that.”
“Is that so…….”
“However, I can tell you that it is a very rare occurrence, occurring about once every few hundred years..”
“Did you mean that my soul passed to another world??”
“okay. Because the dimensions are not completely independent. Although they seem to be separate, the huge halo surrounding the dimension often influences each other..”
“……Ah, yes.”
“I suspect that the interference of gravitational waves occurring between dimensional halos may have affected the mana fluctuations. Just as matter obtained energy from Dirac's sea causes twin formation..”
“……Ah, yeah.”
“I'm sure you understand what I'm talking about.?”
“……sorry.”
“Tsk.”
Why do I feel sorry for no reason?.
The King of Hell smiled bitterly..
“But Kim Su-ho, you don’t ask questions that other people would have been curious about..”
“yes? What do you mean by that?.”
“Your body that would have remained in the original world..”
“…….”
Lloyd was silent..
Of course I was curious.
but…….
“I'm curious, but I don't really want to know..”
“why?”
“Even if I found out, it wouldn't have any effect on me here..”
Lloyd's smile also became bitter..
it was true.
Of course I was curious.
But I also didn't want to know.
Anyway, knowing that doesn't make any difference to me now..
It won't help anything other than satisfy curiosity..
No, actually, I was reluctant..
‘I'm sick of those days.’
Even though I tried to wrap it as a memory, the wrapping paper was the color of suffering..
So I thought it was enough to just think about the past sometimes..
I didn't really want to know.
Of course I didn't want to go back either..
Did the King of Hell also notice how we felt?.
I smiled through my rimless glasses..
“is it. I get it.”
“thank you Just let me know if you're alive.”
“alive and well Is it okay??”
“yes. That's enough.”
A body that must have been empty because one's soul came over here..
I didn't really want to know in detail how it was doing or what its condition was..
Just a word to say that I am alive and well.
That was enough.
“If so, it might be time to leave. Especially to open the Hell Gate to where you started when you came to Hell..”
“Are you talking about Termina Grand Garden in the royal capital Magenta??”
“Yes.”
Tspat!
A simple gesture from the King of Hell.
The Hell Gate opened at once..
A dark night scene was visible beyond Hell Gate..
Termina Garden was still in ruins..
“The time axis here and the human world are different. In the five months you spent in hell, only about five days would have passed in the human world. Let's go back now.”
“thank you.”
Lloyd inwardly sighed..
Just in case, the Hell Gate was connected to the polar region last time to defeat the lava giant..
I wondered what would happen if I told him to go back there..
Fortunately, thanks to the King of Hell's service(?), I thought I was able to avoid an expedition to the North Pole that wasn't even in the cards..
“Then I'll get ready and go right back..”
Unfortunately, we must return quickly before the King of Hell changes his mind..
Lloyd nodded and moved quickly..
I brought in all of Haviel, the phantom species, and the Bone Dragon that were waiting outside the hell castle..
We all passed through Hell Gate together..
The first thing I did after putting the phantom species in my arms was.
Next, Javiel walked.
Lastly, the bone dragon divided the bones of the entire body into small pieces..
After passing through, the night wind of the human world blew in and welcomed the group..
“……Whoa.”
It was cold.
It's not even the wind of midwinter.
I had been used to the heat of hell, so even an ordinary breeze felt cool..
But Lloyd didn't have time to feel the clean air he had seen for a long time or the grass on the ground he was stepping on for the first time in a long time..
As soon as the Hell Gate closed, he quickly looked around..
Fortunately, because it was the middle of the night, there were no eyes to see..
He said.
“Yongyongah?”
Creak!
Bone Dragon, still in the state of decomposed bones, Yongyong reacted with the sound of bones..
Lloyd said to the guy.
“If people see you here, there will be an uproar, so stay hidden. First over there. That's the east.”
beep!
“If you keep flying east, you'll come across a really big mountain range, right? That's the Eastern Mountain Range. I'm just hanging out there for a while. If you happen to meet orcs, you become friendly with them..”
Creak?
“Our Yongyong is kind. If you listen carefully, I will introduce you to Golbyeongdae’s older brother later. Now, do it.”
beep!
Yongyong answered vigorously and immediately flew into the eastern night sky..
Only then was Lloyd able to relax..
“Whoa.”
The fresh wind of the human world can finally be felt.
I've been in hell for almost 5 months..
So far, only 5 days have passed in the human world..
That unexpected fact was somewhat comforting..
‘Now, when the year changes, I turn 30. Sigh.’
But that was slightly delayed.
It was because the time axes of hell and the human world were different..
In my experience, I was able to put off the disaster(?) of turning 30 a little bit..
And anyway, I came back safely from hell..
‘So now I have to get the price.’
I didn't go to hell for nothing.
Because I have something to gain.
Because there are clear benefits.
That's all I was hoping for..
So now it was time to reap the rewards of going to hell frugally and generously..
‘Like the Grand Garden Showcase that was ruined due to the Bone Dragon rampage. Something like saving the face of the King's sister who was ruined because of that. Well, there are a lot of things to take care of, but since it's not my job for now, I'll leave it aside..’
That's not something to mess around with..
It's okay if you help us when you can..
Until then, it is up to the king and royal family to take care of things..
So Lloyd decided to take care of himself first..
“Now, let's go.”
“Where are you going?.”
Habiel was enjoying the clean air for the first time in a long time..
Is he happy that he came back from hell?.
I responded to the guy whose expression had brightened for the first time in a while..
“To a dark and gloomy place.”
“…….”
“A place where people can't see. I need to release the ancient dragon's soul..”
Only then can you qualify for Dragon King sponsorship membership..
It was never something to put off.
Even if there are two sides of the sky.
Unless you have two heads.
It was something that had to be taken care of as a top priority..
So Lloyd hurried his steps..
I quickly and secretly escaped the still messy Termina Grand Garden..
I passed the downtown area at night and the Roy Harvey Suspension Bridge..
I climbed over the walls of the royal capital..
I entered a deserted suburban forest..
I took a seat in a suitable vacant lot..
“there's no one nearby?”
“yes. Apart from a dozen rabbits, a fox targeting one of them, two owls, and other small animals, there is no sign of them..”
“good.”
That's the case with Grand Master Javiel..
After confirming that it was safe, Lloyd took the marble out of his pocket..
I activated the dark mind technique..
The amplified mana was pushed into the bead..
Paaaaat……!
The translucent beads took on a shine..
Soon, the gigantic being crouching inside opened its eyes..
He kicked the beads and leapt out..
There was no time to say anything..
In an instant, it rose like a meteor shooting into the night sky..
It literally became a star in the Milky Way, twinkled and disappeared..
Hehehe.
The cool night breeze blew and ruffled my hair..
Inside, Lloyd waited for a moment..
I rolled my eyes.
I looked up at the Milky Way in the night sky where the ancient dragon's soul ascended..
I glanced at the empty bead left in my palm..
I swallowed dry saliva without realizing it..
‘no way.’
Just an old dragon.
Without even saying thank you.
Without the promised compensation.
It didn't just splatter.?
‘Oh no way.’
It's a cider with a soulful oath..
It was literally an ancient dragon who made a vow to make his soul cassock..
But as soon as they liberated me, I wondered if they would have broken that promise and run away..
‘but… … I'm a little anxious.?’
There wasn't even a thank you for anything..
There wasn't a single event that was somewhat grandiose or obvious..
It just flashed for a moment and disappeared into the sky..
After that, only the cool night breeze was blowing..
I couldn't help but feel anxious..
Isn’t this the kind of feeling you get when you get scammed in a second-hand sale?.
It was the moment when Lloyd was about to think of such a thought..
“Lloyd.”
Javiel tapped me on the shoulder..
“It seems like an unexpected guest has arrived..”
customer?
What does that mean?.
A little while ago, I said there was no one around here..
But when on earth did the so-called customer come?.
Lloyd unconsciously turned his head in the direction Javiel was pointing..
Thanks to you I was able to find it.
There was a truly unexpected guest there..
That's right…….
‘dragon king?’
Lloyd's eyes widened as he saw the other person's appearance..
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