The Overlord of Blood and Iron

As the auction stand disappeared, it was replaced with 9 seats, and 1 throne .

Kang Chul-In didn’t look at the 9 seats .

There was no reason for him to .

Was there a reason to look at somewhere that he wouldn’t be?

Though an upstart or a nouveau rich might look to take the food of others, that wasn’t what a truly rich person would do . They wouldn’t care about small things like this .

Kang Chul-In only stared at the throne .

The Throne .

The highest, and most vaunted position amongst all Overlords .

This was one of Kang Chul-In’s goals, where only the 1st ranked Lord would be able to sit .

But Kang Chul-In’s true ambition wasn’t to become the highest-ranked Lord, but rather becoming emperor of all of Pangaea .

Next time, and even after that .

Kang Chul-In vowed to himself .

I won’t come down from this seat . Not until the very end, where I become emperor .

If someone tried to rise up above him? He would push them back down .

If someone rises above him? He would pull them back down .

The ambition and passion of Kang Chul-In was greater than any of the Lords in Pangaea .

-Ranked 10th, Lord Andrei Ivanovic .

As Kang Chul-In was staring at the throne .

[Please sit upon this seat over here . ]

Andrei Ivanovic, who had managed to secure his seat in the top 10, was called .

And a ray of light shined upon Andrei Ivanovic .

“He’s changing . ”

“What the hell is…”

A few of the Lords stared at Andrei Ivanovic in curiosity .

He was changing .

His brown hair had turned white, his black eyes red, and his slightly showing teeth grew sharper, like tusks . He had become a vampire through the change .

No, it wasn’t just a simple vampire .

He’s a true vampire .

Kang Chul-In could easily identify the changes that Andrei Ivanovic had gone through .

According to Alfred, white hair couldn’t be seen on normal vampires .

That meant that unless someone were a true vampire, they wouldn’t possess white hair .

He’s shifted .

What Kang Chul-In meant by ‘shifted’ was clear .

By becoming an Overlord, Andrei had just shifted his own existence . He was no longer a Earthling, but rather a Vampire Overlord of Pangaea now .

It was similar to when Aleister became a half-lich .

Hmm… Is this the biggest change .

Kang Chul-In’s eyes sharpened .

In his personal experience, the Lords who had thrown away their existence as someone from Earth were dangerous .

And since Andrei had never reached the rank of Overlord in the previous timeline, Kang Chul-In had to pay special attention . Since the bigger Andrei grew, the more changes would be made .

Though I can just get rid of him… I don’t have a reason to move first .

Kang Chul-In didn’t pay that much heed to Andrei though .

It was because he hadn’t truly proved himself .

Kang Chul-In himself, Albrecht Vilhelm, and Hecate were the ones that had abilities that would make them unlikely to fall from the ranks of Overlord .

Meanwhile, everything about Andrei was a mystery . It was also a mystery whether he would be able to hold on to the position of Overlord .

If Andrei were to create big changes in this current timeline, he would first have to hold on to the position of Overlord .

There was no reason to fret about this . The rank of Overlord wasn’t that easy to hold on to .

[9th place, Lord Lee Chae-rin . ]

Next was Lee Chae-rin .

Lee Chae-rin headed up to her seat, to become Overlord and receive the authority that came with it .

Sitting her seat, she…

“…”

Strangely sighed .

Why?

Kang Chul-In tilted his head in confusion . Why would someone sigh if they had just become Overlord, and received a new authority?

“ . ”

Lucia, who was standing next to him silently, spoke . It was as if she knew something .

“What is it?”

“That woman . ”

Lucia didn’t seem pleased .

“She just communicated to me with her lips…”

“And?”

“She’s received her authority as a Lord, but…”

“But?”

“Apparently it’s a passive called ‘Super Rich’ . ”

“ . . . Is that so?”

“It fits the woman, she’s such a money-worm . ”

At that moment, Kang Chul-In nearly agreed with Lucia .

It wasn’t because he actually thought Lee Chae-rin was like a worm .

Rather, it was because Lee Chae-rin was a woman whose passive was wealth, and she even owned the Nidavellir mines .

Now she had a new authority called Super Rich .

How rich was she trying to become, getting everything that was related to money and gold? For a relatively poor Lord like Kang Chul-In, it drove him crazy .

“But still… it’s a good thing for us . ”

Lucia spoke, as if unsatisfied .

“The more money that woman gets, the more of benefit it is for us, milord . After all, the contract still has 9 years remaining in it . ”

“That’s… true . ”

“I just hope that Butler Alfred won’t ask for you to marry Lee Chae-rin for political reasons . ”

They said that a Lord and their secretary had similar thoughts, and this time, they shared the same exact thoughts .

Kang Chul-In could almost hear Alfred nagging him to marry already .

Milord, Lord Lee Chae-rin is a great source of funding for our poor territory! Through this political marriage, we’ll be able to make her into an even more dependable and closer ally!

“Lucia . ”

“Yes, milord?”

“For Alfred…”

“I’ll keep it a secret, milord . ”

Lucia quickly answered .

“However…”

“He’ll probably notice, in at least a year . ”

“That’s true . If the money that comes from the Dorado territory increases, he’s sure to have his doubts . ”

“Is there no way of stopping this?”

Deep worry filled the words of Kang Chul-In . Once Alfred began talking about marriage, even his mother Park Sun-ja would have to bow in defeat at the terrifying vampire .

“I think… there isn’t a method . As this girl sees it, Butler Alfred has an extremely keen sense of intuition . ”

“Sigh, do I really need to hear his nagging then?”

“Maybe you should really marry this time, and have that wife be the mother of princess Arshelly…”

“Not yet . ”

Kang Chul-In shook his head at Lucia’s words that weren’t her true thoughts .

What women, I haven’t even conquered Pangaea, was what Kang Chul-In was thinking .

[8th Place, Lord Dorian Explorer . ]

As Kang Chul-In was thinking of Alfred, the awards kept going on .

[7th place, Lord Hecate . ]

[6th Place, Lord Aleister . ]

[5th Place, Lord Skadi Andvari . ]

[4th Place, Lord Ao Xin . ]

[3rd Place, Lord Albrecht Vilhelm . ]

[2nd Place, Lord Baruk Al Yusuf . ]

And finally .

[1st Place, Lord Kang Chul-In . ]

It was Kang Chul-In’s turn .

“ . ”

Looking at Kang Chul-In, Lucia smiled brilliantly .

“Congratulations, . I knew that milord could do it . This Lucia feels that it’s truly an honor to become the secretary of milord . ”

“Thanks . ”

“Milord, quickly go now . The throne of the Overlord is waiting for you . ”

“I’ll be back soon . ”

Thanking Lucia who him, Kang Chul-In headed towards the throne .

[And now, there will be a ceremony for the 1st Ranked Lord of this meeting, Lord Kang Chul-In!]

When Kang Chul-In’s turn came, things were drastically different .

Bang!

Bang, Bang!

A man with the head of a toad started to hit a large drum and filled the hall with its noises…

And the Immortal Vanguard who acted as guards also surrounded Kang Chul-In and bowed to him, leading the way to the throne .

And from the top of the hall, flower petals started to fall down . As expected, the honor of getting 1st place was different to all the others .

-Everyone, pay respects to the most vaunted Overlord!

As this message popped up .

Bang!

The knees of all the Lords dropped, as they started to bow towards Kang Chul-In .

-Overlord Kang Chul-In may now sit on the throne .

And at this, Kang Chul-In immediately started taking big steps, striding towards his throne .

And with his typical arrogant, yet confident face, he scanned the crowd of Lords .

It feels good .

All the Lords were on their knees, paying their respects to him .

It was a feeling that couldn’t be described in words, but he felt as if he had been rewarded for all the hardships he had gone through in the past year .

At this moment, he felt like he wasn’t just a lord, but an emperor .

The throne was comfortable .

On the other hand, it felt heavy .

Almost as if he were sitting on a seat of thorns .

He felt as if the things that the 1st ranked Lord required were weighing down on him .

This feeling, this sensation weighing down on me . It’s not bad .

While he was thinking about these things, he also started experiencing changes .

-Your job has been updated to Overlord!

With this message, other messages started to pop up in front of Kang Chul-In, like water bursting out of a dam .

[Sky fortress Laputa has undergone an upgrade, and will become 30% bigger . ]

[The level of the Magic Engineered Artificial Satellite has gone up by 2 (can now use the skills: Location System, and Pulse Wave . ]

[The Lord shop will be upgraded from Level 2 to Level 3 . ]

[As a bonus, +3000 population (Man to woman 3:7 ratio)]

[As a bonus, the rate of birth in the territory will go up by +50% . ]

[The number of wives that can be taken will go up by 3 (7 → 10)]

After all of these things that were related to the territory…

[Health +1000]

[Mana +1000]

Kang Chul-In’s personal stats were also enhanced, and…

[You have connected to the Illusion network! The channel is number 1 . ]

He was able to connect to the Illusion network, which allowed communication between Lords .

Now there was no inconvenience such as having to send messengers or using Earth\'s internet .

As expected, the merits were great .

But that wasn’t all .

[A reward will be given . ]

The epic item that was only given to the 1st ranked Overlord was given to him as a reward .

[You have received an Epic Item!]

[Epic]

The trace of the Holy Light Sword .

A map that contains the traces of the Holy Light Sword, Mitra .

Oh!

Looking at the Epic item that was given to him, Kang Chul-In exclaimed in surprise .

Now that he had thrown the Ego Sword Kaiforce into the furnace, he needed a new sword anyway .

According to the arrogant Kaiforce, Mitra was the only sword that could compare against itself, which had attracted Kang Chul-In’s attention in the first place . Since he had gotten a map that showed the traces of Mitra, he felt it was a good idea to look for it .

“Hmm…”

Looking at all the rewards given to him, Kang Chul-In smiled .

It was very satisfying .

Maybe it was because he had gotten 1st place in the First Lord meetings, the rewards weren’t too shabby . It felt like they were better rewards than what he had gotten in his previous life .

The problem was…

Is the authority going to be given to me…

That the Overlord’s authority wasn’t yet given to him . That was the only sore spot he had . The bright light that had shone on the other Overlords had not yet shined upon him .

Well, I guess it might be a balance breaker .

Though he had inwardly been looking forward to it, it seemed like he had been too greedy .

It made sense that there was a penalty to the Soul Backup .

After all, he had received and used a ridiculous authority that had allowed him to time travel .

Such an authority, I don’t need one .

Kang Chul-In cleanly gave up on receiving an authority .

As a man, sometimes he had to coolly give up some things that he wasn’t able to get .

And even without the authority, wasn’t he plenty strong enough already?

He hadn’t gotten a great specialty in the previous timeline, yet he had managed to hold on to the title of ‘the strongest Overlord’ . Rather than relying on his authority, he was also confident in just brawling it out with his martial prowess .

I don’t need an authority to rely on . With just my pure strength…

As Kang Chul-In was thinking to himself .

POW!

A bright light shined on him…

[You have received the authority of an Overlord . ]

And a golden light started to surround him .

What is this supposed to mean?

Kang Chul-In face stiffened .

This wasn’t like someone was late to pick him up . This was much more important; the moment when he was receiving the authority as an Overlord . He felt as if God was teasing him from above .

Then, the message concerning the authority popped up .

What the hell…

Kang Chul-In was astonished .

[You have received the authority: Skill Absorption!]

He had received the strongest, and most useful possible authority there was .