The Overlord of Blood and Iron

Chapter 126






As the auction stand disappeared, it was replaced with 9 seats, and 1 throne .


Kang Chul-In didn’t look at the 9 seats .


There was no reason for him to .


Was there a reason to look at somewhere that he wouldn’t be?


Though an upstart or a nouveau rich might look to take the food of others, that wasn’t what a truly rich person would do . They wouldn’t care about small things like this .


Kang Chul-In only stared at the throne .


The Throne .


The highest, and most vaunted position amongst all Overlords .


This was one of Kang Chul-In’s goals, where only the 1st ranked Lord would be able to sit .


But Kang Chul-In’s true ambition wasn’t to become the highest-ranked Lord, but rather becoming emperor of all of Pangaea .


Next time, and even after that .


Kang Chul-In vowed to himself .


I won’t come down from this seat . Not until the very end, where I become emperor .


If someone tried to rise up above him? He would push them back down .


If someone rises above him? He would pull them back down .


The ambition and passion of Kang Chul-In was greater than any of the Lords in Pangaea .


-Ranked 10th, Lord Andrei Ivanovic .


As Kang Chul-In was staring at the throne .


[Please sit upon this seat over here . ]


Andrei Ivanovic, who had managed to secure his seat in the top 10, was called .


And a ray of light shined upon Andrei Ivanovic .


“He’s changing . ”


“What the hell is…”


A few of the Lords stared at Andrei Ivanovic in curiosity .


He was changing .


His brown hair had turned white, his black eyes red, and his slightly showing teeth grew sharper, like tusks . He had become a vampire through the change .


No, it wasn’t just a simple vampire .


He’s a true vampire .


Kang Chul-In could easily identify the changes that Andrei Ivanovic had gone through .


According to Alfred, white hair couldn’t be seen on normal vampires .


That meant that unless someone were a true vampire, they wouldn’t possess white hair .


He’s shifted .


What Kang Chul-In meant by ‘shifted’ was clear .


By becoming an Overlord, Andrei had just shifted his own existence . He was no longer a Earthling, but rather a Vampire Overlord of Pangaea now .


It was similar to when Aleister became a half-lich .


Hmm… Is this the biggest change .


Kang Chul-In’s eyes sharpened .


In his personal experience, the Lords who had thrown away their existence as someone from Earth were dangerous .


And since Andrei had never reached the rank of Overlord in the previous timeline, Kang Chul-In had to pay special attention . Since the bigger Andrei grew, the more changes would be made .



Though I can just get rid of him… I don’t have a reason to move first .


Kang Chul-In didn’t pay that much heed to Andrei though .


It was because he hadn’t truly proved himself .


Kang Chul-In himself, Albrecht Vilhelm, and Hecate were the ones that had abilities that would make them unlikely to fall from the ranks of Overlord .


Meanwhile, everything about Andrei was a mystery . It was also a mystery whether he would be able to hold on to the position of Overlord .


If Andrei were to create big changes in this current timeline, he would first have to hold on to the position of Overlord .


There was no reason to fret about this . The rank of Overlord wasn’t that easy to hold on to .


[9th place, Lord Lee Chae-rin . ]


Next was Lee Chae-rin .


Lee Chae-rin headed up to her seat, to become Overlord and receive the authority that came with it .


Sitting her seat, she…


“…”


Strangely sighed .


Why?


Kang Chul-In tilted his head in confusion . Why would someone sigh if they had just become Overlord, and received a new authority?


“ . ”


Lucia, who was standing next to him silently, spoke . It was as if she knew something .


“What is it?”


“That woman . ”


Lucia didn’t seem pleased .


“She just communicated to me with her lips…”


“And?”


“She’s received her authority as a Lord, but…”


“But?”


“Apparently it’s a passive called ‘Super Rich’ . ”


“ . . . Is that so?”


“It fits the woman, she’s such a money-worm . ”


At that moment, Kang Chul-In nearly agreed with Lucia .


It wasn’t because he actually thought Lee Chae-rin was like a worm .


Rather, it was because Lee Chae-rin was a woman whose passive was wealth, and she even owned the Nidavellir mines .


Now she had a new authority called Super Rich .


How rich was she trying to become, getting everything that was related to money and gold? For a relatively poor Lord like Kang Chul-In, it drove him crazy .


“But still… it’s a good thing for us . ”


Lucia spoke, as if unsatisfied .


“The more money that woman gets, the more of benefit it is for us, milord . After all, the contract still has 9 years remaining in it . ”


“That’s… true . ”


“I just hope that Butler Alfred won’t ask for you to marry Lee Chae-rin for political reasons . ”


They said that a Lord and their secretary had similar thoughts, and this time, they shared the same exact thoughts .


Kang Chul-In could almost hear Alfred nagging him to marry already .


Milord, Lord Lee Chae-rin is a great source of funding for our poor territory! Through this political marriage, we’ll be able to make her into an even more dependable and closer ally!


“Lucia . ”


“Yes, milord?”


“For Alfred…”


“I’ll keep it a secret, milord . ”


Lucia quickly answered .


“However…”


“He’ll probably notice, in at least a year . ”


“That’s true . If the money that comes from the Dorado territory increases, he’s sure to have his doubts . ”


“Is there no way of stopping this?”


Deep worry filled the words of Kang Chul-In . Once Alfred began talking about marriage, even his mother Park Sun-ja would have to bow in defeat at the terrifying vampire .


“I think… there isn’t a method . As this girl sees it, Butler Alfred has an extremely keen sense of intuition . ”


“Sigh, do I really need to hear his nagging then?”


“Maybe you should really marry this time, and have that wife be the mother of princess Arshelly…”


“Not yet . ”


Kang Chul-In shook his head at Lucia’s words that weren’t her true thoughts .


What women, I haven’t even conquered Pangaea, was what Kang Chul-In was thinking .


[8th Place, Lord Dorian Explorer . ]


As Kang Chul-In was thinking of Alfred, the awards kept going on .


[7th place, Lord Hecate . ]


[6th Place, Lord Aleister . ]


[5th Place, Lord Skadi Andvari . ]


[4th Place, Lord Ao Xin . ]


[3rd Place, Lord Albrecht Vilhelm . ]


[2nd Place, Lord Baruk Al Yusuf . ]


And finally .


[1st Place, Lord Kang Chul-In . ]


It was Kang Chul-In’s turn .


“ . ”


Looking at Kang Chul-In, Lucia smiled brilliantly .


“Congratulations, . I knew that milord could do it . This Lucia feels that it’s truly an honor to become the secretary of milord . ”


“Thanks . ”


“Milord, quickly go now . The throne of the Overlord is waiting for you . ”


“I’ll be back soon . ”


Thanking Lucia who him, Kang Chul-In headed towards the throne .


[And now, there will be a ceremony for the 1st Ranked Lord of this meeting, Lord Kang Chul-In!]


When Kang Chul-In’s turn came, things were drastically different .


Bang!


Bang, Bang!


A man with the head of a toad started to hit a large drum and filled the hall with its noises…


And the Immortal Vanguard who acted as guards also surrounded Kang Chul-In and bowed to him, leading the way to the throne .


And from the top of the hall, flower petals started to fall down . As expected, the honor of getting 1st place was different to all the others .


-Everyone, pay respects to the most vaunted Overlord!


As this message popped up .


Bang!


The knees of all the Lords dropped, as they started to bow towards Kang Chul-In .


-Overlord Kang Chul-In may now sit on the throne .


And at this, Kang Chul-In immediately started taking big steps, striding towards his throne .


And with his typical arrogant, yet confident face, he scanned the crowd of Lords .


It feels good .


All the Lords were on their knees, paying their respects to him .


It was a feeling that couldn’t be described in words, but he felt as if he had been rewarded for all the hardships he had gone through in the past year .


At this moment, he felt like he wasn’t just a lord, but an emperor .


The throne was comfortable .


On the other hand, it felt heavy .


Almost as if he were sitting on a seat of thorns .


He felt as if the things that the 1st ranked Lord required were weighing down on him .


This feeling, this sensation weighing down on me . It’s not bad .


While he was thinking about these things, he also started experiencing changes .


-Your job has been updated to Overlord!


With this message, other messages started to pop up in front of Kang Chul-In, like water bursting out of a dam .


[Sky fortress Laputa has undergone an upgrade, and will become 30% bigger . ]


[The level of the Magic Engineered Artificial Satellite has gone up by 2 (can now use the skills: Location System, and Pulse Wave . ]


[The Lord shop will be upgraded from Level 2 to Level 3 . ]


[As a bonus, +3000 population (Man to woman 3:7 ratio)]


[As a bonus, the rate of birth in the territory will go up by +50% . ]


[The number of wives that can be taken will go up by 3 (7 → 10)]


After all of these things that were related to the territory…


[Health +1000]


[Mana +1000]


Kang Chul-In’s personal stats were also enhanced, and…


[You have connected to the Illusion network! The channel is number 1 . ]


He was able to connect to the Illusion network, which allowed communication between Lords .


Now there was no inconvenience such as having to send messengers or using Earth\'s internet .


As expected, the merits were great .


But that wasn’t all .


[A reward will be given . ]


The epic item that was only given to the 1st ranked Overlord was given to him as a reward .


[You have received an Epic Item!]


[Epic]


The trace of the Holy Light Sword .


A map that contains the traces of the Holy Light Sword, Mitra .


Oh!


Looking at the Epic item that was given to him, Kang Chul-In exclaimed in surprise .


Now that he had thrown the Ego Sword Kaiforce into the furnace, he needed a new sword anyway .


According to the arrogant Kaiforce, Mitra was the only sword that could compare against itself, which had attracted Kang Chul-In’s attention in the first place . Since he had gotten a map that showed the traces of Mitra, he felt it was a good idea to look for it .


“Hmm…”


Looking at all the rewards given to him, Kang Chul-In smiled .


It was very satisfying .


Maybe it was because he had gotten 1st place in the First Lord meetings, the rewards weren’t too shabby . It felt like they were better rewards than what he had gotten in his previous life .


The problem was…


Is the authority going to be given to me…


That the Overlord’s authority wasn’t yet given to him . That was the only sore spot he had . The bright light that had shone on the other Overlords had not yet shined upon him .


Well, I guess it might be a balance breaker .


Though he had inwardly been looking forward to it, it seemed like he had been too greedy .


It made sense that there was a penalty to the Soul Backup .


After all, he had received and used a ridiculous authority that had allowed him to time travel .


Such an authority, I don’t need one .


Kang Chul-In cleanly gave up on receiving an authority .


As a man, sometimes he had to coolly give up some things that he wasn’t able to get .


And even without the authority, wasn’t he plenty strong enough already?


He hadn’t gotten a great specialty in the previous timeline, yet he had managed to hold on to the title of ‘the strongest Overlord’ . Rather than relying on his authority, he was also confident in just brawling it out with his martial prowess .


I don’t need an authority to rely on . With just my pure strength…


As Kang Chul-In was thinking to himself .


POW!


A bright light shined on him…


[You have received the authority of an Overlord . ]


And a golden light started to surround him .


What is this supposed to mean?


Kang Chul-In face stiffened .


This wasn’t like someone was late to pick him up . This was much more important; the moment when he was receiving the authority as an Overlord . He felt as if God was teasing him from above .


Then, the message concerning the authority popped up .


What the hell…


Kang Chul-In was astonished .


[You have received the authority: Skill Absorption!]


He had received the strongest, and most useful possible authority there was .



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