Chapter 60 – Episode 60
Michel’s companions consisted of berserkers, thieves, and priests.
In order of weakness, they would be thieves, priests, and berserkers.
And berserkers were never easy to assassinate.
It was a traditional occupation of savages who lived only in leather clothes in the north.
They lived in the cold and valued leather more than life.
There was no civilization capable of making armor.
They were crazy guys who fought bare-chested, saying that it was a waste of animal skins when they fought.
And this fantasy gave them strange skills.
Even though they fought without armor, they fought well enough to be comparable to a fair number of warriors.
If the warriors were defended with shields or armor, they were grotesquely good at resisting being beaten.
Rumor has it that even if a neck bone was cut off, there was a berserker who survived with the help of a healing potion, holding out with the remaining neck muscles.
Their skin was more like animal skin than human skin.
And so were the muscles.
Some warriors said they would rather swing their swords at a bear.
Jason ran between the roofs of the Sanburnique in the dark of the night.
He first went to the thief’s house.
The thief had set mechanical traps here and there.
However, Jason, who has a sixth sense, disarmed mechanical traps more easily.
When I closed my eyes, the shape and material of the trap installed inside the wall felt three-dimensional.
He couldn’t stand the assassination of Jason, who was said to be quite strong.
Next it was the priest’s turn.
Priests were originally a job in the rear, wearing armor as strong as that of warriors in order to resurrect.
However, there was no crazy person wearing armor while sleeping.
Jason also easily killed the priest by assassinating him.
And the morning sun was coming up. Jason returned to his quarters, took a shower, and slept comfortably.
It wasn’t until lunchtime that he got up slowly.
He dined with women.
After enjoying dessert, he said.
“Okay then, let’s go see Mikel.”
Jason and the women headed to Mikel’s mansion.
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That place was shit.
Rumors had already spread that Mikel and his crew were all dead.
It was noisy like the market floor.
And in the center, there was only one berserker left with a devastated expression.
The reason why Mikel was able to dominate the underworld of San Burnnik was because he had a colleague who could handle any moderate adventurer party.
But all that was left was him.
And none of the thugs who were usually afraid of Mikel and his gang said they would avenge Mikel.
Rather, their eyes were shining, thinking that if they all worked together, they would be able to take care of one berserker.
In the meantime, the Wolf family’s master arrived.
He brought a woman with different charms.
He stood in front of the berserker.
I threw away Mikel’s ring.
The zealot recognized the ring right away.
Mikel said he was from a fallen aristocracy.
The last thing he had left was this ring engraved with the family crest.
Everyone was looking only at Jason.
“I killed Mikel.”
The thugs gave the berserker a look as if asking if it was real.
And the berserker was just a simple ignorant guy.
He was used to Mikel because he had power, and he used that power to do what Mikel told him to do.
And he only got a decent amount of money in return.
The thugs instinctively knew that Jason’s words were true.
The Berserker wondered how many thugs would follow him if he shouted to avenge Mikel now.
But he wasn’t sure.
Mikel was a boss who only called his ship.
There was no hope.
The thugs were afraid of Mikel and only followed him.
In addition, all of the colleagues he knew were on the strong side among mid-level adventurers.
It was almost impossible to assassinate even a thief of the same class.
This meant that the Jason over there was ridiculously strong, unlike his face.
I didn’t want to believe it, but what Jason did proved his strength.
Jason said to the berserker.
“I didn’t have time last night so I couldn’t assassinate you. If you leave quietly, your life will be saved.”
Clearly, that berserker was a man without the ability to take revenge.
If he was still alive, he would have mobilized his own women and killed them on the spot.
But now it was more profitable to kill him than to let him live.
He was able to show that he was a new ruler with mercy, unlike Mikel, who first used fear to rule Sanburnique.
He gives carrots to those who follow him and whips to his enemies.
This was far superior rule than the use of fear alone.
The Berserker hurriedly escaped his mansion with only his own body.
Jason said quietly to the other thugs.
It was as if he had already taken over this place.
Even when he spoke in a low voice, everyone listened to him.
“From now on, Sanburnnik’s underworld is ruled by the Wolf family. If anyone opposes, come out now.”
Couldn’t come out
“How much have you paid in taxes? Tell me there.”
I pointed out a suitable thug nearby.
It was much quicker to get an answer than asking a random crowd.
“I paid half.”
It was a colossal tax, even if it was an underworld where the law did not work.
“We will reduce your taxes. I’ll have to think about how much to reduce.”
Soon, the thugs’ faces turned bright.
Jason told Spia to go inside the mansion and find the ledger here.
And he spoke to the thugs again.
“Instead, you shouldn’t be managing a brothel the way you are now. When a woman hears that she is being bullied, she cuts off the head of the owner of the business and pays for it. Use the leftover meat for dog food.”
I couldn’t use the Fire Bone individually to dispose of the corpse.
Fireborn was all money.
The thugs knew that this young-looking boy here was not going to be taken lightly.
“Tax and lady protection. If you do that, I won’t have anything to do with you. And if there’s something you can’t handle, come to us. In exchange for receiving taxes, I will protect that much.”
Michelle didn’t take much care of the mid-level adventurer even when he was working in a brothel.
It was because he was able to deal with most mid-level adventurers, but he did not want his politics of terror to crack in case of defeat.
Jason was quickly catching such a bad practice.
In the meantime, Spear quickly brought the ledger like a thief and gave it to Jason.
Jason peeked through the ledger and grasped its contents.
Even when he was a Korean thug, he was the one who looked at the business book countless times.
He quickly got to the point.
‘I received 50% of the tax, but I only paid 10% to the Duke of Quatre. He was really greedy.’
Jason finished his calculations in his rough head.
“Pay only half of what you used to pay in taxes.”
The thugs cheered.
He was already showing interest in Jason.
If you take 25 percent as tax and give 10 percent to the Duke of Quatre, it was 15 percent that fell to Jason.
Given that Sanburnnik is the largest port city in the Empire, it is a money that can never be ignored.
Spia knew how clever the thugs who had been on this floor for a long time were.
They were loyal to the strong on the outside, but behind the scenes, they plotted evil deeds.
However, this young boy took control of such a gangster at once.
“If someone is playing tricks on your taxes, tell me. The guy who joked around is used as dog food. I will not receive tax for one year from the person who made the accusation.”
By making each other watch each other, Jason’s work was kept to a minimum, and the underworld ran smoothly.
“Okay, then go to work.”
Jason quickly took over San Burnnik’s underworld.
And he spent some time talking to his women in the mansion that Mikel used to use. Spea asked.
She had never taken over a city this large, and she was at a loss as to what to do.
“What’s left now?”
“We have to contact the Wolf family branch here and call someone to help. We also need to check the property Mikel has conspired with. And I have to take a part of that property and go to Duke Quater.”
It was a network that I had to get along with while paying money in the future.
“The Wolf family also has superhumans, so why is it necessary?”
“My father also continues to maintain a good relationship with the Emperor. It’s not because I’m afraid of the Emperor, and it’s not because my father is stupid. The more friends, the better, and the fewer the enemies, the better.”
There was no need to pretend to be with other superhumans in advance.
Besides, if you were a superman who could be friends with just enough money, it would be beneficial in the long run to treat them better.
Spia said while looking at Jason, who was doing things that others would not even know about.
“Maybe Master Jason is the most genius among the 12-year-olds.”
It wasn’t just about personal strength.
Business savvy. Relationship management. Up to sex.
He had too many talents for one human being to have.
The only downside was that there were too many women.
“I’ll be 13 soon.”
“Still, great things are great.”
Jason briefly enjoyed the women’s admiration for him.
It was a pleasure to have others recognize me.
However, he enjoyed it much more if it was the recognition of a beauty who believed in him and followed him.
But he didn’t have time to enjoy it for a long time.
“There will be more work to do in the future.”
There would be tasks that could not be compared to managing three kissing rooms.
Even if the thugs made them pay their taxes, Jason had a lot of work to do to bring the brothel of San Brunic back to normal.
There were so many things Mikel didn’t do.
