Chapter 323

〈 Legacy (3) 〉

The first thing that greeted Horus immediately after he entered the door of the “Golden Treasury” was a long hallway.

A gorgeous space with luminous stones scattered across both walls and the ceiling, and everything except the floor covered with white marble decorated in gold.

‘No, this isn’t just gold, is it? It’s really completely plastered with pure gold.’

Out of curiosity, he gently touched the wall and slowly nodded.

Looking at it this way, I could see why this place was called “Golden Treasury.”

Isn’t this a very honest and intuitive naming?

‘No matter how much it’s a gold dragon, why do you show it off like this...’

Horus sighed softly at the typical and impersonal interior.

No matter how much it is a gold dragon, I keep seeing it plastered with gold like this....

‘...Maybe this could be good in its own way?’

For some reason, I started to feel quite okay.

No, it wasn’t that much, but for some reason, a feeling of satisfaction was creeping up.

Metallic light sparkles beautifully under the light of luminescent stones installed throughout the passage.

Not only was it monotonously plated, but all kinds of beautiful carvings were engraved on its surface, and the light scattered depending on the angle was pleasing to the eye.

How can you not be amazed by such a spectacular view?...

“Hot! “Don’t treat me like this!”

match!

Horus, who had been leisurely looking at the artwork on the wall, suddenly came to his senses and slapped his cheek with both hands.

I was definitely able to realize it.

This is a place where the tastes of the Gold Dragons are 100% reflected!

‘Phew, let’s go quickly.’

After struggling to come to his senses amid the temptation of instinct, he crossed the hallway.

Like a child passing by a toy store, he kept glancing in all directions.

‘Actually, if you think about it, gold probably isn’t that valuable compared to other treasures.’

Of course, since this Outerica was based on the gold standard, the overall value of gold was set high, but it was also true that it was a little insufficient to satisfy a being as big as a dragon.

In this world, there were all kinds of jewelry, magic metals, magic stones, etc.

“...Hehehe, you mean this is all mine now?”

But how cost-effective it is to be able to feel this satisfaction with just gold!

Perhaps this was the reason why the Gold Dragon had the image of being gentle and less greedy than other clans?

‘It’s a fairly likely hypothesis. Well, that’s not what’s important right now.’

Horus, who took this opportunity to fully satisfy a desire he never knew existed, finally reached the cavity at the end of the hallway.

In fact, if I had used magic, I could have arrived faster, but since this was my first visit, I deliberately walked and enjoyed the view at my leisure.

...Of course, there was some selfishness involved.

“wow-.”

And the first thing I saw there was a truly enormous dragon statue made mostly of gold.

It is much larger in size than the main body of the Elder Dragon Shreehartgen I saw a while ago.

‘That’s an ancient dragon... Is it the life size of an ancient dragon?’

The ultimate king of the dragon world, whose numbers were small even during the heyday when dragons flourished.

Even at first glance, I couldn’t help but exclaim as I got to see the majesty that I had only heard of, which was over a hundred meters tall.

And at the same time, I couldn’t help but admire the immortal kings of previous generations.

There must have been a number of ancient dragons back then, but doesn’t that mean that even those beings couldn’t overcome them and all fell apart?

It was truly an overwhelming victory that could be said to bring despair to the continent.

‘Now it’s just me too.’

Inwardly flattered by such thoughts, Horus’s gaze scanned the surroundings, past the gigantic statue and the countless mountains of gold and silver treasures piled at its feet.

Huge doors opening in all directions around the cavity.

That meant that this place was not the entire treasure trove, but was just a lobby.

Perhaps those doors classified treasures according to their own standards.

‘That means the things here are at a level that is difficult to classify.’

Is this how the heir to a great conglomerate feels?

I can say for sure that there is no more beautiful scenery in the world than this.

‘Then let’s go quickly.’

After coming this far, what more could there be to hesitate?

Horus moved his feet without hesitation and headed toward the first area he could see.

The dreamy boy’s treasure hunt has begun.

***

Horus, who could boast that he had become considerably stronger just by facing it, felt a sense of crisis inside him.

‘If it’s like this with only the arm sealed... I’m saying it wasn’t something extraordinary to begin with. What is it? Shouldn’t he at least be at the level of a demon lord?’

As I was struggling alone, the heightened sense of alertness subsided before I knew it, and I couldn’t control the curiosity that began to grow again.

Horus, who had quietly looked around, approached the podium and quickly checked the sentence left at the bottom.

〈Right arm of the 14th Demon King Leraye〉

“...Wow, it was really the Demon King’s arm.”

I just did it by chance, but it was real.

Horus snorted and muttered fiercely, then his eyes turned to the sealed arm again.

It was so wrapped in bandages that its original skin was unrecognizable, fixed with chains and thorns, and was motionless and silent.

‘How long has this been here?’

Although the Immortal King is now treated the same as the Demon King, the two were completely different beings.

Since the birth of the first Immortal King, I have never heard of the Demon King of the Demon World appearing, so it must have been at least a thousand years.

‘Now that I think about it.’

But as I looked at it quietly, one thing suddenly occurred to me.

『Product Purchase』, which also included purchasing the Dragon Heart, the catalyst for Horus.

It was definitely a name I saw there once.

『Horn containing the essence of the 14th Demon King Leraye (4620000)』

I quickly checked the Karma store and there was indeed that product.

The name somehow seemed familiar.

‘The devil’s horn. The price of this has also been reduced.’

Apparently, when I first saw it, it was worth over 5 million.

Unlike the 30 million price tag, which didn’t even have a proper name, I remembered it clearly because it had a strangely promising price.

‘The Demon World and the Demon King...’

The Demon World was not a completely separate dimension, but a dimension attached to Outerica, like the Spirit World or the Abyss.

And after the rise of the first Immortal King, most of the warlocks who were essential to descend into this world were absorbed into the forces of the Immortal King’s followers, and it is also a place that has become quiet recently.

‘Well then, I guess there’s no need to worry about it.’

After thinking for a moment, Horus shrugged his shoulders and turned his attention to the objects displayed around him.

It wasn’t that I wasn’t interested in the other world called the Demon World, but right now I was more concerned about the Kang Hwan Realm.

‘Let’s think about that later.’

Around the area where the Demon King’s arm was, items related to him were displayed.

〈The Essence of the 14th Demon Lord Executive Succubus Queen〉

A pair of curious eyes looked at them one by one and walked lightly.

***

“ah?”

Siana, who was stressing out by tormenting former Crown Prince Simon as usual, stopped without realizing it.

Before she knew it, her master, the Immortal King Hans, had appeared right in front of her.

And that too with a cold middle-aged face.

“Siana.”

“ah...? iced coffee! “Have you called me, O king?”

She was momentarily taken aback by the call, then quickly fell to the floor as usual.

However, her downward-facing eyes were widened, as if she had seen something incredible, and her pupils were shaking mercilessly.

“There is one thing I want to ask you, Siana.”

“Please tell me anything.”

“What does this face look like to you?”

“What do you mean...?”

Her body, which was lying face down, shook at the unexpected question.

However, after desperately trying to figure out the situation for a moment, she quickly spoke again as if she had never been embarrassed.

“ah! You are truly amazing! If you weren’t subordinate to the king, you wouldn’t even know it! “I sincerely apologize for being so foolish that I did not understand King Pharaoh’s will.”

“hmm.”

In response, Hans nodded with a satisfied smile.

As a succubus, Siana’s infiltration and camouflage abilities are the best in the army of immortals.

How amazing was it that even though she, a demon, had infiltrated the empire’s nobility, not even the high-ranking priests noticed it?

After hearing the assurance from such an expert and praising her, he left the meeting satisfied.

And then he disappeared again in the blink of an eye.

Siana, who was left alone on the floor, closed her eyes tightly and placed her forehead on the ground.

‘iced coffee! That handsome face! He has become a common man!’

I feel sad that one of the few joys of my unwanted enlistment has disappeared.