Return of the Archmage

2.

It didn't take long to reach the Imperial capital.

About 30 minutes.

Throughout that time, I wasted all my mana spending only BLINKs, but it was not a losing business because I reduced it by four days in return.

Besides, there is nothing to use on the 12th floor.

Mana can fill slowly.

The important thing is that it has entered the Imperial Capital.

And that I have to meet the Emperor.

Of course, no matter how much the emperor favors merchants and collects rare items, the emperor is the emperor of the empire.

There's no way I'll meet anyone just because they're going to pay me back.

Such a leisurely emperor would not turn the continent around with the Empire in the first place.

So it needed to be prepared.

"I'm going to wear a thousand gold neatly."

If you take it out of here, it's a coin made of gold at best.

In reality, the idea of spending the money more productively than the desire to take care of it was a priority because it had more money than the desire to take care of it.

Shopping in the Imperial Capital began.

***

Rumors spread quickly among merchants.

"Did you hear that?"

"What?"

"Now there's a merchant in the capital who's throwing a lot of money."

"A merchant? You're going to throw money.

"Uh. I'm a merchant exploring ancient ruins, but I heard you found an ancient temple."

"An ancient temple? Did they get anything?"

"That's how you squirt money because you got it. The armor you're wearing is amazing. There weren't many kinds of jewelry, but most importantly, the ancient temple picked up a great treasure.

"Treasure? What is it?"

"I don't know. He didn't tell me that he might be robbed if I told him. It may be a scammer, but one thing for sure is that he's not a scammer when he brags about the money he's sold in the capital.”

"Hey, how can you be sure? They don't come out for a day or two."

"No, a con artist wouldn't say he'd sell the treasure to the Emperor."

"What? You're paying me? The treasure of the ancient temple?"

"I know, a swindler wants to spread the word about what it is and quickly hand it over at a reasonable price, and take it to the emperor who's feeling the truth? If he tries to cheat on the Emperor, he'll be hanged right away."

"You're right. So it's a real treasure from an ancient temple? That's ridiculous.

"So the nobles who heard the rumor are going to talk to the merchant one by one. I heard that the Duke of Barron moved. To find out what it is."

"Wow, the ancient relics are amazing."

"Of course, the right thing is to become a king of a kingdom from a commoner merchant overnight. Wouldn't the ancient temple treasure give you a kingdom adjacent to the Empire?”

"I envy you."

"Envy me. I'm out of my mind. If I were you, I'd secretly pick it up and go to the emperor right away. If this is the case, it wouldn't be weird if someone took it from me. I don't know what it is, so everyone is quiet. There's a reason why nobles please commoner merchants.”

"So is it. So where is he now?"

"Why? You want to go?”

"No, I can't go to places where nobles gather. I'm just trying to see from afar."

"I heard there's a bar in the middle. You should try it's He's lucky to be tall."

Rumors spread quickly to the aristocracy in the imperial capital.

This is because merchants' information is often beneficial to the aristocracy.

Furthermore, if it is about an emperor who has the power to take over all the real power of the continent and change the king of a kingdom.

Nobles flock to high-end bars in the Imperial capital.

And that information, of course, went to the landlord about rumors in his front yard.

***

The widest table in a fancy bar.

There are all kinds of high-end techniques listed, and two beauties in close proximity to Lee Hye-sung, who sits at the top, are feeding him side dishes.

Next to him, aristocrats dressed in luxurious clothes sit and listen to Lee Hye-sung.

"No, well, I thought there might be something in that forest. People around them say that it's a forest of death and you should never go in there, but you have to take risks in order to find real treasures. I went in boldly. Thanks to you, I found the ancient temple."

"So, so what's the treasure?"

He tries to find out the identity of the ancient treasure that he boasts of somehow.

You can see what's inside, but Lee Hye-sung is playing the role of a merchant who became a merchant.

Play with the nobles pretending to be drunk.

"This armor! It's been hanging there for hundreds or thousands of years, and I'm sure it's not made of ordinary metal when it's glowing like this. Hhh. I can sell this and I'llow fortune."

"There is a treasure dedicated to the Emperor. What's that?"

"Oh! That's...No, I can't. If I tell you, someone might try to steal it. I'm going to pay the Emperor himself.

"Ugh! I'm asking you to bridge in the middle. How can a commoner like you meet him right away when he is always busy? Don't you think we should return the treasure as soon as possible?”

"Oh, by the way...….”

"Safety, how many high-ranking nobles do we have here. If you leave it to me, I'll put the duke on the line and make sure you get a safe and secure seat with the Emperor."

He wanted to give a snout at a sweet mouth that even a child would not be fooled, but he bows his upper body forward.

"Really?"

"Sure!"

"Well, I heard that the Emperor, regardless of his status, will face you when he gets a rare item.”

"Oh, that's a rumor that merchants can tell the Emperor without burden, or all merchants on the continent will come to tell the Emperor, and there may be people who dare to do so!"

"Right? I thought it couldn't be. So I was wondering whether I should go to your Majesty or find another way."

He looks happy when he bites the bait.

Of course, the only thing that brightens up is the Duke who talked to Lee Hye-sung among the many aristocrats.

Anyway, no aristocrat intervened to see if the duke's power was the strongest.

"So you want to come with me and talk to me separately? I'll guarantee you safety, but you don't have to put yourself in a dangerous situation.

"Should I?"

When the duke occurs, it is ready to follow suit.

Of course, I have no intention of following the Duke and doing what he wants.

"I think it's time."

"What do you mean?"

"Oh, there he comes."

“……?”

I just waited and spent time.

In the distance, the door of a high-end bar opens with loud footsteps and knights dressed in silver armor enter.

One of the articles that came straight to Lee Hye-sung even though it was a high-end bar says.

"Your Majesty the Emperor is looking for you."

"Well, take care of yourself."

“…….”

Lee Hye-sung, who finished preparing as if he had waited, will follow him.

The Duke and other nobles' expressions were distorted, but they did not dare to stop the knight from walking.

As sure as the nobility are, so is the power of the emperor.

Seeing that you can't talk to a driver carelessly.

I was looking forward to it.

What kind of person is the emperor here?

And he left me a word.

"Fortunately, I guess I'm not a merchant. The Emperor himself is looking for it. Haha!"

The duke's expression crumpled one more layer.

3.

The emperor's palace was splendid.

"Hey, you're a real money-raiser."

What should I say?

Should I say I look familiar?

It's like seeing Lee Hye-sung's fantasy.

Swept all the wealth of the continent and established his own kingdom by bringing the empire together.

In the process, all the fantasies that have been built so far go in and run at the end of Donjiral.

You can tell by the fact that gold is mixed in the marble that you step on.

The size and size of a person who comes for the first time naturally shrinks.

After a long time, he looks up and faces the emperor at the palace where the painting is beautiful on the ceiling, thinking that he might be touching the sky.

"Is it you? A merchant who found treasure in an ancient temple.”

The emperor was young.

Young and straight.

Straight even though it has everything, it means that public and private matters are clear.

He's not the one who's going to force someone else's.

Lee Hye-sung nodded.

"Yes, I came all the way up to the Empire because I wanted to tell the truth to your Majesty."

On one knee, he politely lays his eyes down.

The emperor asked again.

"Did you come to hear the story of the man who became king of the kingdom after he told me about ancient relics?"

"Yes."

Lee Hye-sung answered without hesitation.

The emperor's eyes were filled with curiosity and interest.

"What an interesting merchant.”

"I've heard that Your Majesty pays a reasonable price for a valuable object."

"What if it's a false rumor and you're forced to take it away?”

"I'm not here for a deal. How can I make a deal with your Majesty? It's just a genuine product."

"Hahaha!"

Lee Hye-sung is confident that he will give anything that doesn't cost money to him.

The emperor stood up and approached him when he uttered all he wanted.

"I like it. If you like the treasure from the ancient temple, I'll give you anything you want."

"Anything?"

Provocation works surprisingly well for people of this style.

The emperor laughed when asked, raising his head and making eye contact with him from a confident obedience.

"Do you want my place?"

Of course, nodding here is an indirect expression of wanting to end the ordeal.

He shakes his head and says.

"Three Kingdoms. Or I want to have ten castles.”

Raise the emperor's expectations.

If you already like it, you can see the emperor heating up when he bets rather than being intimidated by the word that he will give you anything.

"Yeah, what is it?"

Qi stands up at the Emperor's words and opens the streets.

One step, two steps.

Three steps back, Lee Hye-sung puts his hand on his waist.

At the same time, knights appear next to the emperor.

Fast enough to be invisible.

One, their swords were not directed at Lee Hye-sung.

Because the Emperor raised his hand and blocked it.

a brief delay

Stubborn Lee Hye-sung moves his hand back to his waist.

And then pull it out.

A dazzlingly brilliant white sword.

"This is the sword that was placed on the altar, at the end of the ancient temple. Holy Sword."

“……!”

Lift your hands and kneel down again and give it to the emperor.

"I give the Emperor the truth."

Hey, isn't that a scam?

Apart from the viewers' absurdity, the emperor's eyes had already become dim.

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