Into the Creations 1900

Chapter 1900 – Dark Moon

The alchemists left, and only Ha Seunghee and I remained.

“The things Senior Yujin brought this time were duds. I didn’t expect them to be as amazing as HB-1, but still.”

“Duds, huh? Well, I only checked out Bister I and Bister II while I was at it. The real deal is separate.”

What I took out of my pocket was a white metal. The things I took out earlier were just to test the waters; this was the real thing.

“…What kind of metal is that?”

Ha Seunghee’s voice immediately became serious. She guessed that I wouldn’t have brought a useless metal.

“Galchium.”

“Galchium?”

“I discovered it, so I named it. The interesting thing about it is that it shines silver when activated, like a cutlassfish.”

*Pzzzt.*

I lightly stimulated the galchium with electricity. Then, the galchium turned into a brilliant silver color.

“That’s an interesting metal.”

“Is it just interesting? This thing’s strength is similar to titanium. It also accumulates electricity and has the property of restoring its shape using electricity.”

“…You need to fix its shape to use it. If it returns to its original shape even after processing, it’s useless.”

“You can fix its shape with high-temperature flames.”

This was information that Na Chaeyoung had found out.

“You said it can accumulate electricity, right? How much can it accumulate?”

“Compared to a battery of the same size, at least 12 times more? If you process it well, you can get more than 20 times the efficiency.”

“……!!”

Ha Seunghee’s eyes widened. She desperately tried to hide her expression and maintain her composure. However, she couldn’t hide the movement of her Adam’s apple.

“…That’s an amazing thing.”

“It’s also EMP-proof.”

I had already confirmed it in actual combat. Galchium absorbs electromagnetic waves.

However, the specs I just rattled off were all from [Eternal Eden]. Now that I’ve brought it to reality, the specs of galchium have definitely dropped.

“I think so, anyway. Maybe it won’t even have half the effect.”

“Even that alone is enough to cause a revolution in the battery industry. What do you want?”

Ha Seunghee couldn’t take her eyes off the galchium. Seeing her so greedy made me think I did well to send the alchemists away. It would be a big problem if it got leaked after showing it to the alchemists first.

“Well, what do I want?”

“……”

It hadn’t even been ten minutes since I said I had too much money and nowhere to spend it. I wouldn’t be interested even if they offered me billions.

Ha Seunghee pondered for a while, then finally sighed and started taking off her clothes.

As expected, Ha Seunghee was a smart woman. She knew exactly what I wanted. It seemed like I could fuck Ha Seunghee like a dog for a while.

‘But I didn’t say I’d give her the galchium.’

After returning home, I planned to enter the Dark Moon world for the first time in a while. The penalties there were strong, so I could earn a lot of points. More than anything, the environment was set up to better handle the characteristics of lightning.

‘A mage’s experience will be a great help when handling lightning.’

* * *

The morning air in Neo London was stuffy as always. It would be more accurate to say that the smog had seeped into the air and become ingrained. People say that the air in Neo London is worse than cigarettes. Whether that’s true or not, people don’t really care. Even if they develop respiratory diseases, they can easily overcome them with the power of magic and science.

“Master, I will tidy you up.”

Yuria approached and adjusted my attire. As she approached, the dirty air of Neo London transformed into a fragrant floral scent. She tidied my suit with her white hands. A gentleman’s attire had many things to take care of, so I was always grateful to her for helping me.

“Yuria, today we’re going to expand the business as we talked about last time.”

Yuyu Chicken was a huge hit. The citizens of Neo London, who had become addicted to Korean-style chicken, came looking for chicken without exception. There were even foreigners who came to taste the chicken. More and more chicken restaurants were copying Yuyu Chicken, but in the end, Yuyu Chicken would hold the title of the original.

The important thing was that I had secured capital through Yuyu Chicken.

‘It’s impossible to become a noble with just a chicken restaurant.’

Korean-style chicken was new, but that was it. It didn’t dominate the entire food service industry.

So, business expansion. To be precise, I was going to start a new business.

Magical tool business.

I was quite confident in magical engineering, so I was planning to move in that direction.

‘The related market is all red ocean, but… I can’t help it. I can’t go up with just the chicken business.’

I hadn’t decided exactly what to make and sell yet. First, I was planning to acquire a suitable factory and lay the foundation. It was something that would take at least a few months, so I had to prepare the foundation now. I also needed to modify the machines one by one.

“I see. Then I will follow you.”

“You don’t have to go that far.”

“I know the knowledge needed to acquire a factory, so I can help Master. More than anything, you will be easily ignored if you go alone. In Neo London, a gentleman is looked down upon if he doesn’t have an employee with him.”

Yuria’s words were all true.

In Neo London, butlers and maids were highly skilled workers. They were in charge of security as well as secretarial work. Having excellent employees with you could be a source of envy.

“I can’t be ignored. Let’s go together.”

“Please wait 10 minutes. I will get ready.”

While waiting for Yuria, I sat on the sofa and unfolded the newspaper. In Neo London, the information in the newspaper was much more accurate and reliable than TV, radio, or the internet.

I wasn’t a big fan of reading the newspaper, so I quickly read through the interesting articles. Most of them were related to magic or magical engineering.

‘Illegal magic enhancement procedures are rampant, so caution is needed… Isn’t this inevitable? Magic enhancement procedures require a lot of money.’

Magic enhancement procedures. Engraving semi-permanent magic circles on the body. It was like a tattoo with a buff effect. Usually, wealthy mercenaries wanted magic enhancement procedures. There were no particular side effects.

‘There’s an interesting article in the political section too.’

It was an article about the magistrate of Divine France and a noble of Neo London getting into a fistfight during a special zone cooperation meeting. The reporter criticized the noble. Not because he threw a punch at the magistrate first, but because he lost to the magistrate.

“Master, I’m ready.”

Yuria said from the entrance. She was still beautiful in her maid outfit for going out.

Suddenly, my libido reared its head. It was because I had inadvertently thought about what happened last night. I quickly erased the thought.

My eyes met Yuria’s. Yuria smiled, her blue eyes sparkling. Feeling a pang of guilt, I quickened my pace and stepped out of the entrance.

A carriage was waiting in front of the entrance. It was a carriage I had called in advance. The coachman bowed politely to me.

“I am Alex, a first-class coachman from Unicorn Company, who has been assigned to serve Mr. Meyer today. I will serve you comfortably.”

“Please do.”

I got into the carriage with Yuria.

I got into the carriage. As expected of a carriage from Unicorn Company. As soon as I entered, I could feel the magic engraved everywhere.

“We will depart.”

It moved forward smoothly without any vibration. It was so stable that it was hard to believe it was a horse-drawn carriage.

‘Did they cast shock-absorbing magic on the wheels? There’s protective magic on the windows and walls. It wouldn’t even get scratched by a decent gun. It’s worth the money.’

Half a year’s salary for an average citizen went into this one carriage. It was an absurdly high price. But I couldn’t help it. In Neo London, appearances were more important than you’d think. Even a noble with a title would be ignored by the average citizen if they had nothing, and even an average citizen would be treated better than a noble if they had a lot. It couldn’t be helped. Neo London was a ruthless capitalist city that advocated a class society.

The carriage soon entered District T. It was the factory district. The Yuyu Chicken factory was also located here. However, the carriage was going to the opposite side of the Yuyu Chicken factory.

The place we arrived at was an abandoned factory that was more than twice the size of the Yuyu Chicken factory. It was called an abandoned factory, but it didn’t look much different on the outside.

The coachman opened the carriage door. Yuria got out first, and I followed her out of the carriage.

“Mr. Meyer. I’ve been waiting for you. I’m Manager Marik from Hugground.”

Hugground was a company that specialized in real estate brokerage in Neo London. Hugground managed high-end buildings and factories of a certain size.

Manager Marik was a man with a sturdy build and an 8:2 parted hairstyle. He looked to be in his 30s, but considering the power he exuded, his real age was unknown. He might even be in his 50s or older.

“I’m Yujin Meyer.”

I shook hands with him.

“You’re the president of Yuyu Chicken, right? It’s an honor to meet you. My children love the chicken there so much. Was it called Korean-style chicken? I tried it too, and it was so delicious. If you have it with beer, it’s just….”

“Thank you for the compliment. I’d like to take a look at the factory right away.”

“Ah. Please wait a moment. There’s actually one more person who was supposed to come here.”

“…One more person? I didn’t hear about that.”

“I forgot to mention it.”

Marik said with a smile. There was no proper apology. His eyes were saying, ‘If you don’t like it, then leave.’

I felt something welling up, but I desperately held it back. In my head, methods of secretly killing Marik were popping up.

‘…Oh. Why am I like this? Calm down. I already knew that this kind of thing was common in Neo London. I’m not in a position to be treated well yet.’

I released the tension in my shoulders. Yuria was behind me, so I couldn’t show such an unsightly appearance.

“They’re coming over there.”

A carriage pulled by a mechanical horse was approaching from afar. I narrowed my eyes as I looked at the mechanical horse.

‘A combat mechanical horse.’

I had a feeling that today was going to be a rough day.