Chapter 87
Chapter 87
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 87
Chapter Title: Warp Gate Construction
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Warp gate construction had begun.
The first warp gate was being installed on a plot of land near the Sacred Guild House.
Since it was right next to the Sacred Guild House, the land was worth a fortune, but that posed no issue.
“Sacred is now the top guild and top corporation in Korea.”
It was only natural, given its skyrocketing growth reminiscent of Bitcoin's meteoric rise.
However, Sacred hadn't actually purchased the land.
“We’re counting on you, Guild Master. And Vice Guild Masters.”
The new Association President, Choi Chang-su, had bought the land with Association funds under the condition that the Association would jointly manage the warp gate to be installed near Sacred.
His reasoning was that there was no need to install two warp gates in Seoul.
The good news was they no longer had to hear nonsense about building one in Yeouido, where the National Assembly was located.
“We’re the ones who should be asking for your support.”
And the plot of land near Sacred where the warp gate would be installed...
“…How much did Ha-yeon see coming?”
It was an open secret that Lee Ha-yeon had acquired it years ago.
Due to its importance, the warp gate construction site wasn't publicly disclosed.
It proceeded in secrecy under strict oversight from both the Association and Sacred.
“In truth, there’s not much to call it ‘construction.’”
Go Yohan said to Shin Su-kyung.
“The structure itself isn’t all that impressive.”
What was impressive were the mana circuits and magitech devices that would go inside.
It took the form of an altar, requiring the installation of incredibly complex mana circuits within.
“If it’s not too much trouble, could we take a look?”
Sacred’s technicians asked cautiously.
“…Do as you like.”
Gluttony, out for the first time in ages, replied nonchalantly.
Sacred’s technicians were geniuses who had majored in magitech.
Sacred had long been both a guild and a corporation, and the items they produced were world-renowned.
“Please don’t misunderstand. According to the contract, Sacred and the Association are supposed to handle maintenance and such...”
The technicians said carefully.
“We still have no clue how warp gates actually work. Of course, you’ll teach us the methods later, but nothing beats seeing the installation site firsthand.”
They were being cautious, worried about leaking proprietary tech.
The value of magitech was astronomical; a magitech engineer capable of crafting rare items was worth billions at minimum.
“...That’s—”
Gluttony started to reply, tilting their head irritably.
“No need to request it separately since you wouldn’t understand even if you saw it.”
Go Yohan stepped in.
Gluttony spent so much time holed up in the church basement lab that they were awkward with people.
Or more accurately, they just found it annoying.
“...Of course, we’re aware of our own limitations. But we’re not so incompetent that we couldn’t grasp what we saw at all.”
Sacred’s technicians bristled at Go Yohan’s words.
“That’s not what I meant.”
As Go Yohan scratched his head, the technicians flinched.
They had momentarily forgotten, caught up in his casual demeanor as Sacred’s blood, that the man before them was the monster who had slain Gu Seunghun in one strike and overwhelmed the Mapo Black Gate.
“...See for yourselves, then.”
“...Thank you.”
They eventually reached a compromise.
“...Let’s get started.”
Gluttony shrugged, as if to say it was fine now.
A few minutes later.
“......”
Silence fell.
“This is...”
“Is this even modern magitech?”
“Some parts seem to match known techniques, sure.”
“What the hell...”
Go Yohan’s words rang utterly true.
Complex?
That didn’t begin to describe the mana circuits.
“Does this even work?”
“Before that—how did they even engrave something like this?”
“...Simple...”
Gluttony, pleased by the technicians’ reactions, chimed in.
“Runes... and spell formulas...”
“Ooooh! That method!”
“No way!”
“The word ‘genius’ falls short. It’s a ten-thousand-genius marvel!”
“We could never do this!”
Before long, Gluttony and the technicians were chatting animatedly, like old friends.
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“How on earth do you produce parts like these?”
“Just leave it to them.”
“Leave it?”
Gluttony seemed to have gotten quite chummy with the technicians.
“You mean there’s someone else who can handle this?”
“Yeah. Those small, black, squat little shits.”
“Is that the name of some machine?”
In any case, the basic installation was complete.
It resembled an altar, but the technology packed into it was so advanced, you’d believe it was extracted from tortured aliens.
‘No, was it actually?’
Gluttony’s gluttony had made the greatest contribution, but manifesting it into physical form was another matter entirely.
Given time, Gluttony could have done it alone.
‘The Dvergr.’
It was the work of the Dvergr they had captured last time.
Go Yohan had actually opposed this part.
‘Spare those damned evil spawns?’
Even Yoon Seung-ah had flinched at his sharp reaction.
But.
‘If the Captain says kill, I’ll kill them right now.’
Greed and Gluttony had stepped in to persuade Go Yohan.
‘But isn’t that too easy for them?’
Lee Ha-yeon had said.
‘We’ll squeeze every last drop out of them for the things they tried to destroy and trample. They won’t die even if they want to, until they’ve served their purpose. We’ll make death feel like salvation.’
That convinced him.
They posed no risk anyway.
Once in Greed’s grasp, they could never escape on their own.
“Anyway.”
Go Yohan scratched his head and said.
“Kids these days are so open-minded compared to my time.”
It was nonsense that would make anyone who heard it spit up blood in shock.
But to Go Yohan...
‘To think she regrets giving those goddess-denying evil spawns such an easy death.’
It was sound advice worthy of a head pat.
That was when.
“Captain.”
Shadows rippled, and Yoon Seung-ah appeared.
At her sudden arrival, Sacred’s technicians mid-conversation with Gluttony, the Association members on guard duty, and Sacred guild members all startled and flinched.
No presence detected. Moreover, the site was layered with multiple barriers for security, yet no alarms had triggered.
Gulp.
If someone with that level of power attempted an assassination, how many in the world could stop them?
And.
“......”
They were entranced by Yoon Seung-ah’s figure.
Unlike Gluttony, she wore a mask, but her silhouette and curves alone invited imagination of what lay beneath.
Unlike the bright and bubbly Go Minji or the modest and pure Kim Se-hyeon.
Rumble.
She exuded a decadent, intoxicating allure.
“Yeah.”
Go Yohan said to her.
“Your turn.”
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According to Sacred’s technicians, the mana circuits and magitech used in the warp gate...
‘Would take another 30 years to even imitate.’
They were that precise and advanced—even assuming Gluttony explained and taught the methods.
It was tech you couldn’t replicate even if you understood it.
And then.
“Ahh...!”
An exclamation escaped someone.
Around the installed warp gate, brilliant crimson lights formed geometric magic circles of stunning beauty.
Players were fairly familiar with magic.
Gate incursions occasionally featured mage-type monsters, and some items allowed or triggered spells.
Players themselves used magic via skills.
“Wah...!”
But it was all an illusion.
True magic was nothing like that.
Hummm!
With Yoon Seung-ah’s gesture, the intense light expanded, enveloping the surroundings like a galaxy.
Then, at another gesture, it shifted and overlapped.
Hummm!
Layering, overlapping—yet the distinct magic circles interfered not at all, shining clearer than ever.
Sacred’s technicians watching the scene thought.
‘30 years?’
That was just to imitate Gluttony’s circuits.
But.
“...Without this magic, it’s impossible.”
Only Yoon Seung-ah’s magic could handle that peculiar part of Gluttony’s circuits that had felt off.
They were certain.
‘Warp gates are tech only they can create.’
No one else could even imitate them.
“Ooh.”
Go Yohan was equally impressed.
In truth, Go Yohan was all but ignorant of magic.
As a goddess knight, he had no reason to study it, nor the leisure to sit and learn.
He knew warp gates existed but not the precise principles or spells behind them.
He’d merely shared the story.
Shaaa.
And the apostles had turned “a ship that flies through the sky” into reality.
Moreover, this felt far more advanced and stable than the ones in Travania.
‘Travania’s caused dozens of disappearances yearly from mishaps.’
Plus, strict limits on personnel and cargo per trip.
But the new warp gate from the apostles seemed limitless.
“...Seung-ah, you’re amazing.”
As Go Yohan marveled.
Thud.
Yoon Seung-ah completed the magic and descended to the ground.
Her lips, visible beyond the mask.
“...Thank you.”
Were smiling so wide it couldn’t be hidden.