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Chapter 150: Returning Ho (2)
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One who hasn’t t the rcenary King, Karl Hopper, in person can’t help but be shocked.
The age of Karl Hopper known to the world is 70 years old.
However, Karl Hopper actually has the appearance of a young boy.
It is said that those who reach the pinnacle of Master class can regain their youth, but Karl Hopper’s youth has nothing to do with that.
It was because of the secret of Karl Hopper’s bloodline.
“I am Karl Hopper. I am better known by the na rcenary King.”
Karl Hopper said with a hint of pride. Unlike his young face, his actions were those of an old man.
Just looking at this, he was incredibly unmatched. He looked even more harmless because he was so defenseless.
However, Damien knew very well that all such feelings were an illusion.
Karl Hopper was a strong man above Masterclass. There were less than five people in this world who could kill Karl Hopper.
“Oh, you’re not surprised to hear my na. Are you courageous? Or are you just a fool?”
“rcenary King, what brings you here?”
Damien asked, putting away Dawn. The rcenary King looked at Damien with an amused expression.
“Look at this guy? Speaking so boldly. Didn’t you tarnish my na recently?”
Yes, there was.
A few weeks ago, Damien had crossed swords with the rcenary King’s granddaughter over a matter related to his sister Louise’s fiance.
In that battle, he defeated the rcenary King’s granddaughter and cut off both of her wrists.
“I have tarnished your na, but it doesn’t seem like you ca to because of that.”
“Oh? What kind of nonsense is that? Do you really think I need to cut your throat here to co to your senses?”
“You are not the kind of person who is free enough to move just because a blood relative who is not even acknowledged as his kin has been humiliated.”
The rcenary King was a man with a great sense of pride in his bloodline.
It was understandable. After all, each and every one of the rcenary King’s children had exceptional talent.
However, the rcenary King did not recognize them all as blood relatives.
He only recognized those who were even more outstanding among the outstanding blood relatives, the geniuses who could be called monsters.
And he called them ‘Purebloods’ and treated them with great favor.
“Hahaha!”
The rcenary King laughed out loud at Damien’s words.
“That’s right! You’re right! I don’t care about anything as trivial as those insignificant things! You know very well!”
Even though they were his own blood relatives, the rcenary King called them ‘insignificant things’.
Is it because he doesn’t care about his blood relatives?
No, it was because he had too much pride in his bloodline.
It was a pride that had its own reason. The blood of a dragon flowed through the body of the rcenary King, Karl Hopper.
Half-dragon or a dragon hybrid.
Karl Hopper’s mother was an ordinary human, but his father was a dragon.
The reason Karl Hopper doesn’t age and all of his blood relatives are geniuses is because of the dragon’s blood flowing through them.
“Still, thanks to that trash, I got to know about you. I heard you’re a genius who rose to the high class not long after picking up a sword?”
It hasn’t even been a year since Damien regressed.
In that ti, Damien had beco known to the world as a high-class swordsman.
“Well, I’m sure you were training with the sword before then. I know everything.”
Of course, there were quite a few who didn’t believe it, like the rcenary King.
“Anyway, it’s not common to reach high class at your age. I didn’t think I’d be satisfied until I saw such an interesting guy for myself, so I personally ca to the Apple Kingdom.”
The rcenary King was an individual akin to a king of a kingdom, perhaps even more powerful.
Even though such a big shot had co, Damien didn’t feel anything special.
That’s because he had already t him in his previous life, and even killed him with his own hands.
“But I couldn’t find you at all. I was going to wait another week and leave. Fortunately, I heard that you were seen in the capital and ca running.”
Damien clicked his tongue inwardly. He hadn’t expected to be caught by the rcenary King because he had visited the capital.
“I had my n attack you to test you, but… I never thought they wouldn’t even be able to touch a hem of your clothes.”
The rcenary King’s gaze turned to the man and woman who had attacked Damien first.
While the two were talking, the man and woman were healing their wounds with potions.
“It seems the rumors were not false. You have a remarkable talent. I an that in a good way.”
The rcenary King’s eyes lit up slightly.
“Would you like to be hired as a freelancer in my rcenary group?”
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Damien’s face was filled with question marks at the sudden proposal.
A freelancer was a knight who was hired by another family to do work.
They were called freelancers because they did not make a pledge of allegiance and were only employed on a contractual basis.
Of course, the rcenary King had no need to hire freelancers. He had more than enough talent under his command.
“Cynthia, did you see that? That’s not the usual surprised face.”
The rcenary King spoke to the woman with the bow. The woman seed uninterested and was only fiddling with the bowstring.
“Why are you offering to hire as a freelancer?”
“Why do you think, you brat? Because I need your strength!”
The rcenary King barked briefly. Then he laughed playfully and said.
“That doesn’t an I’m going to borrow your strength to take on a job.”
“Then where do you want to use my strength?”
“I think my purebloods have been getting lazy lately, so I’m going to show them off.”
As soon as he heard those words, Damien realized the rcenary King’s true intentions.
He had heard about it before. The rcenary King was said to often invite so-called geniuses. It was to make the purebloods compete with those geniuses.
So far, it sounded like the rcenary King was being considerate, trying to show the purebloods the breadth of the world.
But the reality was quite different.
“You’re trying to get involved in sothing nasty.”
The geniuses who were invited by the rcenary King returned a few months later, crippled.
The Purebloods.
They were crushed by the overwhelming talent of those who had the blood of the dragon flowing through their veins.
That’s why, at so point, a rumor started to spread that if you were invited by the rcenary King, you should refuse.
“What, are you going to chicken out and run away too?”
Damien laughed at his provocation. The rcenary King’s eyebrows twitched at his laughter.
“You laugh?”
“It’s funny. If you want to use , don’t make such a low-level provocation and pay the price.”
“…What, what?”
The rcenary King had a look of great surprise as if he had heard sothing unexpected.
“If you give a reward that I’m satisfied with… I’ll be happy to be hired.”
In fact, Damien was secretly overjoyed when he heard the rcenary King’s words.
In order for Damien to reach Master Class, he needed a legendary elixir.
The problem was that such elixirs were so rare that even a Kingdom-level power would have difficulty obtaining them.
‘But the rcenary King is different. He’s a man who gets requests from all over the continent.’
In order to hire the rcenary King’s company, you had to offer sothing of great value as compensation.
Among them, there was sure to be the elixir that Damien desired.
‘And the rcenary King is a man who is obsessed with collecting martial arts books to the point of madness. If I’m around him, I might be able to get a good mana cultivation thod.’
In order for Damien to reach Master Class, he needed to create a good mana cultivation thod.
However, what he had obtained so far was so good that anything less than that would not be enough.
But the rcenary King’s collection might be different. After all, if they were collected by a man who had surpassed Master Class, they couldn’t be ordinary items.
‘Above all, I had to go there once to prepare for the War of Destruction.’
In the not-too-distant future, the rcenary King’s forces would collapse. Not by outside invasion, but by internal division.
The ones who planned the division were Pandemonium. Pandemonium used the rcenary King’s lustful nature to provoke conflict.
As a result, the rcenary King’s company was greatly reduced in size due to internal conflict.
‘Even with their weakened forces, they had a trendous influence during the War of Destruction.’
When they appeared on the battlefield, they slaughtered tens of thousands of undead. Even the corps commanders were no match for the rcenary King.
In the end, Dorugo had no choice but to have Damien kill the rcenary King.
After two days of fighting, Damien was able to win by stealing all of the rcenary King’s knowledge and skills.
“I need elixirs or herbs. Not the diocre ones, but the ones that even high-class knights can see a big effect from.”
The rcenary King laughed at Damien’s words.
“Look at this guy. He’s the first to ask for a price in front of ? You’re a really gutsy guy. You would have made it big even if you had lived as a rcenary.”
A smile slowly spread across the rcenary King’s lips.
“Yes, those who are capable deserve to be paid properly. A rcenary shouldn’t break that rule. First, I’ll give you Hundred-Year Snow Ginseng as paynt for hiring you.”
Snow ginseng refers to a mysterious herb that grows in the polar regions.
Its dicinal effects vary depending on the ti it has grown, and in particular, there is a legend that the emperor’s ancestor reached Master Class after consuming Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Ginseng.
“I’ll pay you more depending on your performance in the future. Isn’t this enough?”
In fact, Hundred-Year Snow Ginseng was far behind the elixir Damien wanted.
However, Damien decided to bet on the price the rcenary King would pay in the future.
Of course, he would make it so that the rcenary King had no choice but to give him Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Ginseng.
“I’ll be in your care.”
Damien said, reaching out his hand. The rcenary King burst out laughing.
“You’re a cheeky guy to the end.”
The rcenary King also took Damien’s hand. In contrast to his young appearance, his entire palm was covered in calluses.
Moreover, the aura felt behind the rcenary King’s skin was also extraordinary. It seed as if lava was boiling instead of blood.
‘I knew it already, but… he’s really amazing.’
The rcenary King was always ntioned when discussing the strongest humans. It was only natural, as he had dragon’s blood flowing through half of his body.
‘…But co to think of it, it’s a bit annoying.’
In the end, the rcenary King’s actions were to sacrifice Damien and use him as fertilizer for the purebloods.
Even if he had dragon’s blood, it was clear that he would be far inferior to Damien.
“You’d better be prepared. Our kids are no pushovers.”
To the rcenary King’s advice, Damien replied with a aningful smile.
“You don’t have to worry about that.”
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