379th episode
"But isn't that a scam?"
As soon as he heard Jae-ho's plan, he said so.
"Oh, fraud. In what sense is fraud? It's not like I'm running out of money."
"No... the land itself is cursed. You're going to sell it for money when the curse is lifted and you never know when it's going to go down?"
“?!!”
Embarrassed Jae-ho's face hardened.
The point of completion was certainly sharp.
Currently, the Perma Desert is a place made under the curse of Calito.
As soon as the curse disappears, the sand will lift and the earth will sink.
And everything on top of it will disappear in a flash.
However, there was something to be said about the point.
"I'm on the same page.”
When the curse is lifted, it's Jae-ho who blows away everything he's ever built. No, it was more serious.
The reason why Jae-ho started New World, the process, the results, everything will disappear.
The florist, the Luxi Forest...….
"You're funny. You can be prepared before things go off.”
"Hmmm......."
Of course, Jae-ho will do his best to prevent that from happening.
"Well... you're right. It's kind of weird to cheat on such an important fact."
If things go wrong later, Jae-ho might have a huge backlash.
Done food didn't want that to happen to Jae-ho and...….
It was advice because he is a close friend who cares more about Jae-ho than anyone else.
"Good thinking. It's a bit of a waste to release the information you have to people, but wouldn't you be a little bit more reliable if you're buying it at the risk?"
I thought I would be able to see the effect of manure in that's what I thought.
However, even with a 0.01 percent chance, the minds of those who tried to pick them were not fully understood.
There are so many fire moths in New World...….
"By the way... do we have to pay for it, too?"
Done-sik, who was saying something serious for a while, asked carefully.
* * *
Before the title and the sale of the paper, Jae-ho first gave his closest colleagues a free choice.
May, Samantha, Ilsung Flower, Breeze, Gianth, etc.
They gave news to those who had helped Jae-ho many times, and they all took it, shouting "Hurrah!"
However, Woo-hyun was excluded, but it was not yet certain that he would join the team.
I am! I am!!!
There was Taylor who was screaming for blood or tears, but...….
"You're doing fine in the Rasel Kingdom.”
The long-awaited Duke of Taylor could not afford to give him the estate of the Elicia.
Jae-ho who gave each of them the land they wanted.
Instead, Jae-ho decided to be a duke for the three contributors to the country.….
"Okay, just a moment!"
Embarrassed, the julkan stopped Jae-ho from making his decision.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"How can you make three duke all of a sudden?
The Duke was not just a nobleman.
a man of great power to the point of being called a little king
However, it was absurd to turn those with no foundation and only wasteland into peacocks.
"Why? Is that such an important problem?”
"Isn't that obvious?"
It's directly related to national pride, authority.
"Well, it's ambiguous to put Elishia in that standard anyway. I don't care."
It was an idea that came out only to think of the title as a rank of military enlisted men.
"And the rest of us will be Earl or Marquis...….”
"Oh, no... Your Majesty......... Just by taking names, you don't become a nobleman. Who would understand the value of a title if it were to be knighted like that?"
A cold sweat formed on Zulkan's face.
"It's all right. Shouldn't you give me a sign to develop the wasteland yourself?”
And in the case of land buyers, the commission was planned to be lowered by dividing the ratings according to the price.
From Baron to Birac, and the most expensive is Earl.
"Ah......."
Shaking
Jae-ho's jaw-dropping and shocking plan eventually led to the julkan's backstabbing.
It's impossible to sell aristocratic titles for money like this.
But in the end, I decided to accept it.
Because it was impossible for people in this world like himself to understand Immotalian's way of thinking.
* * *
The sites where the land will be built were largely classified into four places.
Around the Grand Canal, around the boulevard connecting the Grand Canal and the Elysia Garden, near lizard city, and around the present Elysia Garden, which will later become the capital.
In the case of acquaintances who had given them a choice first, everyone chose around the garden.
In the first place, it was natural because the flower shop was where all the infrastructure of the Elysia flower garden was gathered.
[Appointment of the Elysia Painter Noble and Announcement of the Sale of Territory]
And Jae-ho's new business announcement finally announced.
Not long after that date, a huge crowd gathered at the site, which seemed several times larger than when the land in human habitation was sold in the past.
The present value of the Elysia has soared more than at that time.
With the Grand Canal and the Eastern Triangle Alliance forming, the influence of the Elysia flower garden was expected to become even greater in the future.
However, one thing that could be problematic is the curse of Calito, which Jae-ho informed in advance.
[*Even if the curse of Calito is lifted and the land is lost, no compensation can be made]
a naked clause
Nevertheless, people gathered.
"Hey! Would Alsia just let it go?!”
"Agreed! It's definitely Jonber! It's not a sand desert, it's a golden desert!"
"In addition, if you spend some money on buying the land, you can lease it back on that land! The principal can be collected cheaply!"
It should be considered whether people will come to the empty land, but those who have already turned their eyes could not make such a cold judgment.
Jae-ho has prepared a total of 30 land for sale.
It was also understandable that the julkan was foaming.
On the contrary, people complain that there are too few.
"But honestly, isn't this too raw?"
"So! Where is the master in this vast desert? There's no land document."
"You can't just sell the title and the land and take care of the rest. And on this cursed land?”
But another person who was listening to such a story said.
"Then why are you here?”
"...to buy the Duke...….”
It was.
Those who came here to earn a spot in the end.
Considering the difficulty of receiving the rank of nobleman, now was the best chance to eat raw.
That's why players came even though they cursed.
If you really succeed in winning the title?
"Then you must be loyal for life!"
However, the expectation that it could be eaten day by day quickly disappeared.
Another condition that had been announced in advance was because it held the new participants back.
[Old Elysia Painter Residents Preferential]
The first auction was held first for people already living in the Elysia garden.
It was a reward for those who trusted and invested in the Elysia flower garden before it became as big as it is now.
A total of 25 titles and territories were sold there, and the remaining five were eventually released to the general participants.
"What is this?! Isn't that too much!"
"How can the desert be so wide and only this much?"
There has been a skit in which people who used to play in the desert are now protesting to play.
* * *
Jae-ho, who came out as the site for the sold land.
The desert was marked with red strings.
Jae-ho was planning to cultivate the land properly by planting weeds and ipels flowers there.
"Timing isn't bad either."
It might have been reckless in the past.
However, as the water from the old waterways began to flow, the land in the Perma Desert became more fertile than in the past, and the number of hard land was increasing.
But it does look like a spirit makeup.
The old man said with a thud.
He had to admit that he was trying to make the desert fertile.
"By the way."
Aldrion, who settled in Jae-ho's changed work clothes, opened his mouth.
"When are you going to restore my strength?"
"Oh, that?"
Since Aldrion created the avatar, there have been few significant combat situations.
Of course, Aldrion's recovery is only backing down, let alone in place.
"And what would you do after the desert disappears in the future?"
If Cofei wants to be revealed to the world again, this curse will have to disappear.
'I'm holding you so you don't have to do that.’
Leaving the unspeakable facts buried, Jae-ho ignored the hourglass and took it out.
"Hmm? That's.....”
Aldrion frowned at the cursed hourglass in which he had been sealed.
"Why did you take that out of the blue?"
"I thought I'd check what I'd forgotten and put off before I started working."
If it's an undiscussed Aldrion... What would have happened to the people of Cofei who were stuck in time...….
Jae-ho used his skills and the shining fog from the hourglass began to creep out.
a different summoning effect
The cursed people of the kingdom of Copei are summoned.
"Hmm?"
And the soldiers who showed up were, as usual, translucent and silhouette unclear.
But the image seemed more spiritual than bizarre.….
"Your Majesty."
The leader of the rebels bowed to Jae-ho.
"What happened? Is everybody all right?"
He smiled at Jae-ho's question.
"Of course, since the curse, our bodies and minds are lighter than ever."
Definitely, the limp seemed light.
"But what's wrong with everyone's shape?"
"This is our true nature and essence. I was imitating a phony sand body, but at one point I was freed from the curse and became free."
In other words, the word soul.
Like Aldrion, they were freed from the influence of the curse.
However, unlike dragons who live near eternal life in the first place, they are the ones who should have died earlier.
"Thank you. I thought I'd be trapped in a curse forever, but... I was able to feel the joy and happiness of my life when I met you. Even if we go back to our original place, we will never forget the gratitude we received from you."
The one with the waist down again.
And other soldiers lined up behind them bowed their heads to express their gratitude.
[to free the souls who have been captured by destroying them.]
[Will you destroy it?]]
“…….”
I thought this might happen, but when it came, I felt a bittersweet feeling.
Maybe it's just that we've been unconsciously turning a blind eye to the summons of the soldiers... What the hell.
"Can you help me with my work for the last time before you go?"
"...yeah?"
"I've got a lot of construction going on here and there now, and I'm a little short of hands."
"What?"
"It's not that difficult. Because we have to clear the land, as I did when I first summoned you."
"What??"
"Let's get started, then."
Thinking they could now rest well, they faltered at the embarrassing request.
But soon, the smiling boss.
"I see, Your Majesty's consideration... I got it."
"Huh?"
This time, Jae-ho was embarrassed.
A shameless request for help before you go?
"Before you say goodbye to the world, you're giving us a chance to leave us as we existed.”
"...Hmmm."
I couldn't say yes, so I coughed in vain, but I looked embarrassed in the eyes of the soldiers.
"Ah... as always, Your Majesty...…!”
The summoned soldiers were even more moved by Jae-ho's warm heart...….
"Okay! Let's start the final shoveling!"
He began his work with a brave cry.