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Chapter 19. The Gift of Gold Rich (1)
One.
The first two places to move when El Palm Party appeared were:
The fastest place among them was none other than the upper part of Cania.
“Mr. Ivok!”
Beiju entered Ivok’s office without knocking and immediately delivered the news.
And the moment he heard the news, even Ivok was momentarily speechless.
Silence fell.
It was that shocking news.
‘how?’
Evoque, he was sure.
‘There were two martyrs.’
It would be impossible for anyone to return alive from the Mystic Gate where two martyrs, of all people, were martyred.
Jack Leach’s tomb will become a tomb that will eat countless adventurers in the future.
But how did the El Palm Party, consisting of only five people, return alive from a place like that, a place from which no one can return alive?
‘This is ridiculous.’
Something that can’t be happening.
No, that shouldn’t have happened.
Beiju, who was standing in front of Evoque, was also embarrassed by that fact.
Because of that, neither of them spoke first, and the silence became long.
smart!
The one who broke the silence was none other than Bisant, another executive at the top of Kania.
“Mr. Ivok.”
As soon as he finished knocking briefly, Bisant opened the door and came inside.
That was rude.
Ivok, in particular, hated this kind of rudeness the most.
This kind of approach was the most dangerous for Ivok, who had to hide his identity as a follower of the Black Wizard.
If it were the usual Evoque, he would not only give a cold scolding to Bisant at this moment, but would also immediately kick him out of his executive position.
But now it was different.
Evoque was so embarrassed that he missed the opportunity to vent his anger.
“We have received an urgent message from a spy on Goldrich’s side.”
Above all, the content was something that Bissant would have to say urgently.
“We’re moving on urgent news. It looks like the top brass at Goldrich are moving towards Jack Rich’s grave.”
The top of Goldrich sent someone to El Palm to meet him.
“Who is it?”
“I don’t think it’s been confirmed for sure… … but it seems like Silvery.”
Silvery, Goldrich’s right hand man.
2.
Goldrich, there were a few names that were never left out when talking about him.
First of all, he had two sons.
People were interested in who would inherit Goldrich’s vast wealth, the eldest son Goldrich Jr. and the second son Jack Leach.
But there was a name that interested me more than that.
“No matter who inherits Goldrich’s wealth, one thing is certain: when Goldrich dies, Silvery will be the one to lead the upper house.”
Silvery.
He was the most powerful figure at the top of Goldrich, handling all affairs on behalf of Goldrich when he stepped down from the front lines as Goldrich’s right-hand man.
Above all, it was what Goldrich said that made Silverley famous.
“I gave Silverberry the key to my secret safe.”
The one who even has authority over the secret vault of the tycoon Gold Rich!
That man was now standing before El Palm’s eyes.
“They call it Silverberry.”
Even though he was in his 60s, Silveri still had sharp eyes and impressive silver hair slicked back, and he looked at El Palm with those eyes and said.
“I heard you have Jack Leach’s will.”
It was a cold gaze.
Enough to make even the most adventurous person feel discouraged.
El Palm answered to such a silvery.
“Yes, I have.”
Politely.
“And I will give it to you personally, Mr. Goldrich.”
I politely told Silveri that I could not give her a will.
Silvery’s eyes turned cold.
It was a cold gaze that could kill El Palm at any moment.
Moreover, Silveri didn’t just have eyes.
“Don’t cross the line too much. Isn’t this the life you barely saved?”
Silvery threatened El Palm.
He who can move the top of Goldrich like no one else said he would kill El Palm.
Yet El Palm remained unshaken.
There was no reason to be shaken.
First of all, Silvery’s gaze and momentum did not give El Palm any particular response.
‘As expected, Silvery is coming.’
Above all, this was the place El Palm had intended.
‘Jack Leach was murdered. We have no choice but to move.’
There was no mention of murder in Jack Leach’s will to begin with.
That is, El Palm forged the will.
It wasn’t difficult.
Because it wasn’t a big deal to copy Jack Leach’s handwriting.
The issue is credibility.
‘It was done by the followers of the Black Mage. They must have done it secretly, but they must have felt it even within the upper ranks of Goldrich.’
That wasn’t a problem either.
‘So Silveri has no choice but to come.’
If the Goldrich upper class hadn’t sensed it, Silvery wouldn’t have come in person.
Anyway, Silvery needed Jack Leach’s will that El Palm had.
Because I had to use that as a clue to deal with those who were after the top of Goldrich.
Because that was Silvery’s role.
And that’s why El Palm created this place.
‘If you point out the top of Kania as the culprit, I will stir up the top of Kania on my own.’
Colliding the top of Goldrich with the top of Kania.
‘It’s true that the top of Kania is the culprit.’
Plus, if you just let the two collide, El Palm won’t have to do anything after that.
In other words, it means that you need to sprinkle more seasoning so that it can hit you firmly.
“Jack Rich was murdered. By none other than his colleagues. The killer is within the Goldrich hierarchy. So you can trust no one but Mr. Goldrich.”
The seasoning we are talking about here is ultimately faith.
“I am Silvery. Are you now suspecting me of being the murderer of Jack Leach?”
“To be honest, I have the biggest doubts.”
Is the adventurer El Palm really trustworthy?
“The biggest?”
“Goldrich has only two sons. One of them has died. Now there is only one left. But if even that one dies, who will be the successor?”
“That’s an interesting idea. Then let me ask you something. If I were the culprit, I would kill you right here and now to take the will. So why aren’t you risking your life to give me the will?”
“If Silvery is the culprit, I’m already dead. It’s not something I can risk my life for. In that case, there’s only one thing I can do.”
Now El Palm has given us that belief.
“Just properly conveying the will of the deceased. That is the duty of an adventurer.”
And that belief worked.
Swish!
The door to the tent where El Palm and Silveri were located opened, and a middle-aged man appeared.
A middle-aged man with brown hair and a distinctive mustache.
‘Gold Rich.’
Victoria was a gold rich man who was considered the richest man in the world.
“Gold Richie. I’m sorry. I was just testing you for a moment.”
The moment he heard those short words, at that moment, El Palm took out the will from his bosom without hesitation.
“Jack Leach, here is his will.”
And Goldrich, who received it, immediately checked the contents of the will.
There was no change in Goldrich’s facial expression as he read the will.
He read indifferently. The suspicions and warnings his son had written about his murderer.
He said it without showing even a speck of anger.
“Thank you. For bringing my son’s will here. Do you need anything? I’ll give you anything.”
To that question El Palm answered:
“I have already received the price as a keepsake. I do not need any more in return.”
I’ll do the math like an adventurer.
“Then I will step down.”
The moment El Palm leaves the seat.
“Silverley.”
“Yes, Master.”
At that moment, Goldrich looked at Silvery and said.
“Take a look at the top of the Kania. All the way to the roots.”
3.
‘I told you to dust off the top of Kania.’
The moment he left the tent, El Palm could guess what orders Goldrich would give.
It wasn’t a difficult prediction.
‘The death of my son is death, but I cannot tolerate the fact that there is a traitor within the Goldrich upper echelons.’
It wasn’t just luck that Gold Rich was able to become Maple World’s representative tycoon.
And it wasn’t just because they had a lot of money that the Gold Rich Top became the best top in the port city of Lees.
‘The power of the Gold Rich top is more than everyone thinks.’
Rather, Goldrich’s abilities were far greater than the world knew.
El Palm saw it.
As the world was falling apart, the only one left standing until the very end was the Gold Richie Top.
‘The upper part of Kania won’t be easily defeated either.’
Of course, the upper ranks of Kania, the followers of the Black Wizard, would not fall easily either.
Because of this, the fight between the two was likely to last much longer than expected.
Honestly, even El Palm couldn’t predict when the fight would end.
One thing was certain.
‘In the meantime, the Kania top will do everything in their power to kill me.’
El Palm’s name will proudly be listed as a top priority target for elimination at the top of Kania.
It was highly likely that the top of Kania would not care about the gaze of those around him.
This means sending martyrs to blatantly kill El Palm, trolling, or whatever.
‘I hope the upper part of Gapor is like that too.’
And that was what Gapor Top wanted the most.
From El Palm’s perspective, it was a miserable situation where those around him were only trying to kill him.
But El Palm wasn’t particularly impressed by the situation.
‘As expected.’
El Palm knew this situation would come from the beginning.
‘The upper class of Kania will send more powerful adventurers to kill me.’
No, I didn’t know you’d come, I was hoping for you.
‘Armed with unique items.’
From El Palm’s perspective, who had to somehow collect at least one more item, even adventurers who came to kill him were grateful.
Of course, I had no intention of just vaguely watching it.
‘I need to upgrade my specs before that.’
In that sense, the current situation is not that good.
‘Now, whether I like it or not, I have to attack only the yellow-grade Mystic Gates.’
To be honest, it was not planned for El Palm to open the 4th circle in this Mystic Gate.
If everything went as planned, we would have maintained the 3rd circle here and attacked the other orange-grade Mystic Gates.
This was a pretty important issue.
There is nothing that can threaten El Palm inside the Orange Grade Mystic Gate, which is only open to those in the 3rd Circle or lower, but in the Yellow Grade, which is open to those in the 4th Circle or lower, El Palm is like a newcomer who has just stepped onto the stage.
‘A safe place.’
In this situation, going on an adventure anywhere was extremely dangerous.
In fact, that was the biggest headache for El Palm right now.
Among those who guide El Palm through the Mystic Gate and those who ask for help, there is no one who can be trusted.
There was only one person, only one person I could trust.
‘I have no choice but to make a deal with the Cross Hunter.’
The only people who were trustworthy were the Cross Hunters who fought against the followers of the Black Mage.
But that wasn’t easy either.
It was difficult to contact a closed group like the Cross Hunters, and there was no reason for them to do business with El Palm.
Unless El Palm becomes a Cross Hunter.
Unless something goes wrong.
‘Let’s try making contact first.’
Of course, El Palm had no intention of giving up without even trying.
Having made that decision, El Palm walked towards the tent where his companions were.
That was when.
“El Palm.”
Someone called El Palm, and El Palm turned his head at the call.
Then it appeared.
A male adventurer belonging to the upper ranks of Goldrich.
But El Palm knew the moment he saw it.
‘disguise.’
That he was a disguise.
It wasn’t really visible from the outside.
Only El Palm got the hang of it.
The subtle hints of those who are disguised and those who are not.
To be exact, I was very aware of the unnaturalness. And I couldn’t help it.
Because the era El Palm lived in was one in which if you didn’t notice the unnaturalness, you would die.
‘Is this a raid?’
So El Palm was nervous.
Because the opponent might be a follower of the Black Wizard.
“Maybe this thing.”
But the moment he heard the voice that had suddenly changed, the tone that had suddenly become that of a woman, El Palm let go of the tension for a moment.
‘Cheryl.’
Because it was a familiar voice.
Of course, that was a signal from Cheryl.
Don’t let your guard down.
“Is this El Palm’s property?”
After giving that signal, Cheryl handed me a bag with her voice becoming more masculine again.
El Palm picked up the bag and quickly looked inside.
At that moment, a letter appeared, and El Palm looked at it without taking the letter out of his bag.
I want you to rescue my comrades.
The moment he confirmed the contents of the letter, El Palm raised his head and looked at the disguised Cheryl in front of him.
Then, Cheryl’s eyes were seen shaking, even if only slightly.
It was worth it.
‘If you’re asking me for this, it means the situation is quite serious and grave.’
That the closed-off Cross Hunter still has doubts about El Palm making such a request.
‘And why did you come so hastily?’
Even the fact that Cheryl came in person meant that this was no ordinary case.
However, coming to El Palm essentially means coming with the intention of holding on to the last thread of hope.
Of course, El Palm was cool.
‘I have no intention of doing things based on emotions alone.’
This is my first time clearing a yellow-grade Mystic Gate, so I can’t make it the worst stage.
So El Palm further confirmed the contents of the letter.
‘Ah, here it is.’
And the moment Cheryl confirmed the object of her request, El Palm answered without hesitation.
“It’s my bag.”
fantasy,
