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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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“That slaughterer is actually… Edgar Fix-nim.”
“……?”
And the statement he uttered next was even more shocking.
That slaughterer from before was the new lord being appointed to this place?
Everyone looked at the chief with expressions as if they had been shot.
“And the new lord-nim utterly despises the Salvation Cult. He said that if we try to rely on the Salvation Cult again, he will visit us with a double-barreled shotgun and a chainsaw.”
“……”
Silence.
Everyone stared blankly into the air with terrified faces.
The image of the new lord, running wild and dismembering limbs, flickered before their eyes.
“Then… do we have to go back to how we were before?”
While everyone was bowing their heads with frightened expressions, a young man stepped forward.
With a tearful expression, he looked around at everyone and uttered the next words.
“Are we going back to that hellish life again? Children begging on the streets, our older and younger sisters going to sell their bodies to get money. Are you telling us to live that daily life again, where men are buried when the mines collapse while they’re digging?”
“……”
“I refuse! I’d rather die fighting! Let him come if he dares! Rather than live that hellish life again, I’d rather—”
Hwoong!
But just then.
An ominous sound that pierced everyone’s ears before he could even finish his words.
That unique sound of a great wing cutting through the sky.
“H-He’s here!”
Everyone raised their heads.
A huge shadow was cast on the ground as the massive 6-meter wings on both sides covered the sun.
Ed, who had left this place for a while, had returned.
Hwooooong! Chiiiiiik───!
Soon, Ed descended quickly to the ground and landed in a proficient pose.
The young man who had been passionately arguing to fight Ed until just a moment ago was sweating profusely and stealthily backing away.
Soon, Ed rose from within the dust cloud and spoke.
【Grick. Did you explain it well so everyone understands?】
“…Yes. Everyone should have understood well.”
Ed, hearing Grick’s answer, looked around at everyone.
He held a revving chainsaw, its growl echoing through the air.
Soon, Ed nodded and said.
【Then I guess this won’t be necessary.】
Ed said so and put the chainsaw into his inventory.
Then he took out a huge table from his inventory, and then took out a huge container and placed it on top.
It was an insulated container full of cool Sikhye.
It was made with a structure where the Sikhye would come out when a button was pressed.
【Have a drink each. I have something to install.】
Ed said so and opened and took off his helmet.
As soon as they confirmed his face, the villagers’ eyes widened.
To think that the demon’s true identity was such a pretty and handsome young boy.
“The way to use it is simple. If you hold a bowl like this and press the lever-”
Joreureureuk-
“A drink comes out from inside. There’s enough for all of you to drink, so drink as much as you want.”
Ed, who had explained the general way to use the thermos, began to take out a huge steel frame structure from his inventory.
It was the frame for erecting a PVC tent that could accommodate 500 people.
Soon, while Ed was connecting the frames to create the structure, Grick spoke.
“……Alright. The new lord-nim has bestowed a drink upon us. L-Let’s each have a glass.”
Grick said so and tapped the insulated container—pang- pang—to draw everyone’s attention.
Soon, the villagers began to hesitantly go to the insulated container, and they each received a glass of Sikhye that Grick handed out.
On top of the glass was Sikhye with slush that hadn’t melted.
“Slurp.”
The first person to receive the Sikhye took a sip.
A sweet taste lingered in his mouth, and a cool energy spread out—shwaa-.
“Wh-What is this… What is this!!! G-Give me another glass!”
It was truly an insane taste.
It was the first time in his life he had tasted something like this.
Moreover, since commoners had extremely few opportunities to enjoy ice, the slush-form Sikhye could only be a drink from the gods.
And so, everyone began to praise the Sikhye.
“T-This is… this is really…!!”
“Give me another glass!! Quickly!!”
“I feel like I’m going to cry…”
“Fucking yeah— this is life, damn it.”
Smiles bloomed on everyone’s faces.
To the commoners who, unlike the nobles, had to endure the scorching sun of the hot summer, this slushy Sikhye was nothing short of a savior.
Chiiiik! Chiiiik!
In the meantime, Ed was installing the PVC tent.
Since it was a huge tent that had to accommodate 500 people, there was a lot of work, but it wasn’t a very difficult task for Ed, who had Formulas and advanced technology on his back.
Moreover, wasn’t there also Fix to help him?
“Weeooong~!”
And so, Ed and Fix completed the frame at a high speed.
They connected steel frame to steel frame and sprayed carbon nanotubes to fix the two steel frames.
“It’s quick.”
As a result, they were able to complete the basic frame in less than an hour.
Now, all that was left was to cover this frame with a tent and then connect it meticulously.
Ed finished that entire process in about an hour.
“Now what’s left is…”
All that was left was to install mana lights inside and install an air conditioner.
Soon, Ed, who had finished all that work, called everyone inside.
An ecstatic expression spread across the faces of the commoners who tasted the cool air conditioner breeze under the gentle mana lights.
“Wow… T-This is…”
“This is crazy…”
“Wow… Wow…”
These were people who had suffered from the murderous weather every summer for their entire lives.
Moreover, the villagers here had a poorer living environment than other regions, so they were bound to be more vulnerable to the heat.
It was to the point where some people literally died from the heat.
“Wow… really… I think I’m gonna cum…”
That was why this place was paradise.
In this place where a total of 6 portable mana air conditioners were in full operation, the wind of heaven was blowing.
While everyone was drinking Sikhye and enjoying the air conditioner breeze, Ed opened his mouth.
Everyone focused their attention on Ed.
“I won’t say much.”
Ed, who looked around at the villagers and uttered his first words.
Soon, after taking a beat, he continued with his next words.
“I am one of the wealthiest figures in the Empire. However, in terms of technology, there is no one in the world who can surpass me.”
“……”
“Be loyal to me. Then I will show you what the power of money is. What you wear, what you eat. All of it will change. I will let you sleep in this cool breeze even in the middle of summer.”
The villagers’ eyes began to shine brightly.
To think he would show them what the power of money is.
Their hearts were already starting to flutter.
Was this financial therapy?
“Of course, there is a price. You will have to work 8 hours a day for me. Lunch will be provided, but unfortunately, the salary will not be that high.”
Salary?
The villagers doubted their ears.
To them, who had been worked like slaves without receiving a single penny until now, he was giving them a salary?
“C-Could we perhaps… know how much it is…?”
“Hmm… I’ll have to calculate it later, but I’ll give you at least 600,000 Orden a month. It’s a pity I can’t give you more.”
“……?”
They doubted their ears.
600,000 Orden a month???
That price was almost top-tier treatment.
Was Edgar Fix actually an angel?
“Of course, I will also provide meals. Since it’s hard labor, I’ll provide meat at every meal.”
“?????”
That’s right.
This person wasn’t a demon, but actually an angel.
An angel who dismembered limbs with a double-barreled shotgun and a chainsaw!
“For now, this is the promise I can make. Will you follow me?”
At Ed’s following question, the villagers all came to the same conclusion.
They decided to follow Ed without a second thought.
‘Salvation Cult? What kind of idiot believes in something like that?’
And among them was the young man who had passionately argued that they shouldn’t abandon the Salvation Cult and that he would rather die fighting.
He, who had felt the high of Sikhye + air conditioner, no longer felt the need for the Salvation Cult.
In the first place, if you were presented with a choice between ‘filling your stomach with Sikhye so cold it makes your teeth ache while enjoying the air conditioner breeze vs. spreading the Salvation Cult while sweating profusely,’ the answer was already decided.
““Edgar Fix-nim! Banzai!!””
““New Lord-nim!! Banzai!!!””
And so, Ed brought the villagers who despised nobles the most to his side.
It was the moment 500 SCVs were born.
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At the same time.
A ship from the Clendor Kingdom was docked at a port city in the southern part of the Empire.
This was because the Empire had recently requested help from the Clendor Kingdom as they were promoting the exploration of the ‘Sea Wall.’
Kiiiiiiik—
Soon.
The opening gate of the Clendor ship-of-the-line, the world’s strongest warship, opened, and a huge bridge extended out.
Elena and Eleiya, who had come out in front of the ship to greet them, felt as if they were being overwhelmed by the majestic presence of the ship-of-the-line.
Clomp… Clomp…
Soon, several groups of people began to walk out from inside the ship-of-the-line.
It was a sight of ‘Leon Clendor’ in the center, along with his guards, secretary, and attendants, all coming out together.
At this, Elena and Eleiya bowed their heads with formal gestures and greeted ‘Leon Clendor,’ the prince of the Clendor Kingdom.
“Thank you for responding to the Empire’s request. I am the Archmage Ele—, who is in charge of this exploration.”
“But.”
However, Leon frowned and cut off Elena’s words.
Then he looked around and said,
“Isn’t the Princess coming to greet me? I was clearly invited by the Princess… This is quite a disappointing treatment, isn’t it?”
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