Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan

Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan – 204

Lee Geon-ha’s Rift (1)

As the assassination tournament ended in a great victory thanks to the efforts of the king and his subordinates, the militaristic system of the Ethereal Kingdom followed the path of solidifying into an absolute monarchy.

Even the divine beings of the celestial realm acknowledged it. That their interim king was a being of a different caliber from the lowly Rift-born.

“Cock-a-doodle-doo!”

The notification rooster that emerged from the shadow realm began to crow vigorously just as the stern King Isaac was about to dismiss the rebellion of the Thunder Treasure Heavenly Lord as a minor incident.

[You have received 35 terra coins as overtime pay.]

[The Rift assistant will arrive soon. Prepare for the transaction.]

‘What?’

An unexpected harvest along with the announced appearance of an assistant. Judging by the mention of a transaction, it seemed that another means of using the precious terra coins would soon appear before his eyes.

Rumble―

As the king’s brain, which had entered rest mode, began to reactivate, a strange phenomenon occurred in the sky above the holy water sanctuary, distorting space and time.

What emerged from the massive rift was……

Kuooooooo──!

It was a massive monstrous life form, with horns on its head and chest extended into long tail-like shapes, resembling a fusion of Godzilla and a giant snake.

‘That thing is an assistant?’

【Information Window】

▶ Name: Ancient Evil Dragon

▶ Classification: Assistant

▶ Skills: [Trade][Settlement]

Thanks to the information window that personally resolved Isaac’s doubts, the king of a nation who was about to flee by spatial leap was barely able to maintain his dignity.

After all, as long as its system identity was that of an assistant, it wouldn’t attack the Ethereals.

“It’s not over yet!”

“Everyone, be careful. I can’t gauge the level of that thing!”

Since the information window was only visible to Isaac, the possessor, the rest of the divine beings gripped their sacred objects and prepared themselves.

The assistant’s visual was so hideous and threatening that it almost seemed like Satanael’s true form, causing the four weaklings to once again become cowards and quickly jump behind Isaac to hide.

“That is an assistant. It won’t harm us.”

“What?! No matter how you look at it, that’s……”

What Uriel’s trailing words might have been was easy to guess without having to hear them.

Its name was the Ancient Evil Dragon, after all. If there hadn’t been an information window, even the king, whose dignity had belatedly been restored, would have made an unseemly fuss.

Grrrr……

As the assistant with its terrifying appearance growled lowly, Isaac swallowed hard and carefully closed the distance between them.

“Will it be alright?”

“Yes. I think I can do something like a transaction with it.”

“A transaction… I see. Then I’ll stand back.”

It seemed that the chicken head the king cherished had provided special information once again.

Gabriel, whose loyalty towards King Isaac had increased due to the series of events, looked up at the enormous life form ‘Ancient Evil Dragon’ that had suddenly appeared, with a deeply troubled expression.

‘Heavens above, is this truly acceptable?’

How did Tetragrammaton, the true ruler of the celestial realm, end up joining hands with such an evil being?

His heart was conflicted, wondering if they had entered into an unfair contract with an evil loan shark for the sake of immediate victory.

The thought was that they might have borrowed ‘resources’ from beings outside the universe, using the assets of the celestial realm as collateral.

“This energy is similar to that of Gaganuph, the first monster… Could it be!”

“I think that suspicion might be correct. It seems to be a being from the primordial abyss.”

Thud. Thud.

As the celestial divine beings shared their background knowledge, Isaac trudged over to the edge of the holy water sanctuary and casually addressed the enormous life form that covered the entire background.

“I want to make a transaction.”

Grooooooooar!

As it let out a low-frequency roar that seemed like it might burst one’s semicircular canals, the dragon-like tails protruding from the evil dragon’s horns and chest began to writhe, and six additional tails grew from its back.

Given its enormous size, the creature’s tail display was enough to feel like a threat to the life of a small being from the lower realm.

‘Is it angry?’

Swoosh.

As Isaac pondered whether he should use his unlimited Final Finish, the Ancient Evil Dragon suddenly presented a familiar electronic device before him.

“…A tablet?”

What was attached to the end of the tentacle-like tail that the massive assistant lowered was none other than a 13-inch tablet computer.

Beep.

As soon as a blue light flickered and the power button lit up, a familiar UI webpage unfolded.

“Is this a cash shop?”

The UI’s appearance was that of the Clan of Heroes cash shop. However, the products for sale were not things like hero comprehensive growth packages or new legendary avatars, but items that could practically help in winning the king game.

For instance, something like this.

「Excalibur」

▶ Category: Item ⇨ Weapon

▶ Grade: Ancient (Tier 3)

▶ Effect 1: Increases the wearer’s attack skill power by 1,080%

▶ Effect 2: Resurrection (Cooldown 48 hours)

[Suggested Retail Price – 56 coins]

It was equipment with jaw-dropping performance, but the price was not to be taken lightly.

Including the overtime pay, the current total assets were only 55 terra coins.

“Is a discount possible?”

Grooooar!

In response to the vague expression of “suggested retail price,” the king game consumer tried to make a suggestion, but what came back was the evil dragon’s vigorous head shake.

‘The king game won’t be a long-term battle.’

The intelligent brain estimated that the king game would conclude tomorrow or the day after. Within that time, Satanael, concerned about Tetragrammaton’s schemes, would throw in his trump card with all his might.

Even now, wasn’t he receiving the special benefit of a cash shop? He absolutely had to purchase something right here and now.

The index finger of the king, whose pocket situation was not abundant, naturally moved towards the ‘Sort by Lowest Price’ button.

「Victory Trumpet」

▶ Classification: Item ⇨ Musical Instrument

▶ Grade: Legendary (Tier 3)

▶ Effect: Blow the trumpet to boost allies’ morale.

[Suggested Retail Price – 20 Coins]

And so, this was the first item after resorting. True to being the cheapest, the effect description immediately dampened the consumer’s interest.

It might be useful if used in the center of the allied forces during an all-out war, but for someone of royal status, even going there carried too much risk.

Who knows, the incarnation of a monarch eagerly awaiting the king’s appearance might use an unavoidable instant-death skill.

In the recent assassination battle that ended in a great victory, the enemy’s true weapons had likely not yet appeared. Safety first was the top virtue a king should possess.

“Currency exchange?”

Eventually, what caught Isaac’s eye while browsing products in the luxury shop was the [Exchange] tab. Upon touching it, an empty transaction window immediately appeared.

‘Are they buying anything?’

Isaac opened his inventory and dragged a now-useless vial of elixir towards the tablet computer.

Then, the figure at the bottom of the transaction window was:

[0 Coins]

It still maintained zero.

‘So it’s for disposing of unused junk items.’

Swish swish swish swish swish.

Isaac, having figured out the trading rules, didn’t get discouraged and started dumping all sorts of materials and consumable items into the transaction window.

[1 Coin]

‘That’s too stingy.’

The result of all that effort was a mere 1 coin.

This included a strand of phoenix blood, refined iron ore, and even a Tier 2 magic tool obtained from defeating demons. The consumer’s heart froze solid at the evil dragon’s miserly merchant spirit.

Grrrr!

To Isaac’s look asking if it couldn’t offer a better price, the evil dragon stubbornly shook its head.

With the merchant’s gesture implying it had nothing to lose and Isaac could do as he pleased, Isaac bitterly began to slowly scroll down his inventory window.

The reason he had to scrape together and sell all these items was looming before his eyes.

「Goddess’s Gratitude」

▶ Category: Item ⇨ Rechargeable Consumable

▶ Grade: Ancient (Tier 3)

▶ Effect: Defends against any attack up to 3 times (Recharges 1 use every 24 hours).

[Suggested Retail Price – 72 Coins]

Although ‘attack defense’ was a downgrade from Excalibur’s ‘resurrection’ ability, the genius brain judged that if used at the right time, it could perform similarly.

Moreover, this one had a much faster recharge rate and more uses. What Isaac needed right now was clearly a defensive mechanism, so attack items more expensive than this “Goddess’s Gratitude” didn’t even catch his eye.

Knock knock. Knock knock.

[Anything can be liquidated.]

‘Anything?’

As Isaac busily transferred various miscellaneous items he had acquired, the notification chicken pecked at his calf with its beak.

The creature’s message was essentially Tetragrammaton’s advice, so it shouldn’t be taken lightly.

‘He did say everything would have its use someday.’

Recalling the advice of Tetragrammaton’s proxy, the War God, Isaac moved to the special tab in his inventory and, with divinely inspired hand movements, touched and shoved into the tablet the [Combat Skill Draw Tickets] he had been accumulating.

[3 Coins]

Then the trading price showed an unprecedented change. A few items obtained through the system were valued much higher than hundreds of high-grade materials.

Grrrrrr. Grrrr.

Even the ancient evil dragon, who had been indifferent until now, showed interest by nodding its fierce dragon head up and down.

It clearly seemed very interested in the possessed player’s special items.

‘Does this work too?’

Swoosh.

While he was at it, Isaac touched the combat skill [Shadow Stealth] attached to his status window, and lo and behold, even the skill was absorbed into the transaction window. The message that anything could be liquidated had come true literally.

Hug.

“Master, how about selling the points as well?”

“That’s the plan.”

At this phenomenon, even Ifrit, who had been quiet inside the king, materialized to offer advice.

Poof!

“Kwaeng. Kiing.”

The other one also popped out and clung to Isaac, creating an unusual scene.

Of course, Gunggi had a different point to make. The summoner’s master smirked, finding the black tiger’s whining sounds ridiculous.

“Not selling.”

“Kaehaehaeng.”

At the king’s answer, the fierce beast grinned widely. Ifrit belatedly realized the true intentions of his companion summon living in the same house.

‘That was a close call!’

It could have been the greatest crisis in the summon’s life, with even the combat skill [Spirit Arts] nearly being sold.

Ifrit, experiencing that sometimes the instincts of a companion he had thought stupid could be sharper than cold reason, made an internal promise to occasionally talk to and praise that black tiger from now on.

‘I’ll scrape everything in.’

Meanwhile, the master, unconcerned with his companion summons’ circumstances, entered 782,430,000 as the point value to transfer to the transaction window.

As a result.

[19 Coins]

The merchant offered a whopping 19 coins. Isaac’s brain reflexively calculated the exchange rate and discovered that 50 million points were worth 1 coin.

‘Son of a…!’

If he had known this would happen, he should have monopolized the finishing blows on the assassins. He had received over 700 million points for one of them, so for ten, he could have secured 7 billion points by simple calculation.

Converting that value would be a whopping 140 coins. It was enough currency value to buy two more major pieces of equipment.

Grrrr! Grrrraak!

As the only customer in the Rift inwardly despaired, the ancient evil dragon nodded its huge head vigorously, as if urging to quickly close the deal.

Isaac noticed that this detestable assistant would gain considerable profit from this transaction, but the opportunity to convert points into useful currency wouldn’t come again.

‘Even though it feels like I’m losing out.’

This side was just as regretful. Therefore, it was close to a fair trade where supply and demand matched.

Cha-ching.

[The transaction has been completed.]

Finally, when he pressed the confirm button on the transaction window, with the sound of coins rolling in, Isaac’s total assets increased as follows:

[74 Coins]

His pocket situation had improved just enough to buy the 「Goddess’s Gratitude」 with a suggested retail price of 72 coins.

At this mind-boggling asset increase rate, Isaac almost fell into nihilism, wondering if everything was in the palm of Tetragrammaton’s hand, but on second thought, it was rather good.

If such a transcendent being capable of manipulating fate disguised as coincidence existed, it could also lead to the possessed player’s one-sided victory in the final battle against Satanael.

“I’ll purchase this.”

[72 Terra Coins have been consumed.]

[「Goddess’s Gratitude」 has been acquired.]