My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness

〈 New Garden (1) 〉

Squeak— Boom!

The heavy sound of something heavy hitting the floor rang out.

A sports facility filled with all kinds of exercise equipment in a large space.

It was a space where dozens of people could train at the same time, but only one person used it.

That has to be the case.

This was a private space created just for one person from the beginning, so it was only natural.

“Whoa.”

After putting down the large, specially made barbell, I wiped the sweat from my face with the towel around my neck, reached over to the side, and grabbed a bottle of drink.

Gulp—gulp—

“Hehe!”

Thirst quenched in an instant with a refreshing feeling.

Not only that, but new energy was contained in each cell of the body that had been overworked, and the physical strength, which had almost fallen to the ground, began to build up at a rapid rate.

“The effect is clear.”

It was a mysterious effect that would have surprised others, but to me it was no big deal.

Anyway, this was just a part of daily life that had been repeated for a long time.

‘As expected, the leaves of the World Tree. It’s not for nothing that they say it’s even used as an ingredient for elixir.’

I lightly twisted my body back and forth as I put down the drink containing the leaves of the World Tree as its main ingredient.

Since it is a common ingredient not only in elixir but also in the highest quality potions made by elves, its healing effect goes without saying.

‘Of course, I deliberately adjusted the concentration and compromised the efficacy a bit.’

No matter how good the ingredients are for the body, it is not good to rely too much on these drugs when it comes to refining the body.

Just boosting his “strongness” and activating his “super recovery” to the extreme was enough to aid his training.

“If this were a luxury, it would be a luxury.”

I couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

A sports drink made from the leaves of the World Tree, a precious ingredient, is nothing more than a sports drink to drink while exercising.

If the elves of the Elven Kingdom found out about this, wouldn’t they fall down holding their necks?

‘Oh, how much have I done for you? ‘What can I say about this?’

In that sense, it would not be enough to rob the entire warehouse where the by-products of the World Tree were stored.

Of course, I still collect a bunch of things every now and then, as if I were retrieving something I left behind, so there may not be any difference.

I took a quick look around the indoor sports facility, trying to ignore the groans of the World Tree gardeners whispering in my ears.

Actually, that wasn’t the only luxury I had for training.

“Well that’s great.”

This large space is filled with numerous exercise equipment that are both practical and aesthetic.

All of the items here were handmade products that Dwarf Howard painstakingly created one by one.

These are luxury goods that can only be found in this world, custom-designed based on the principles of modern exercise equipment and hand-made by dwarf craftsmen using all kinds of rare materials.

This place was the fantasy paradise that every Hellchang dreamed of.

‘The effect of exercise is better than before.’

I nodded slowly, feeling happy.

This was definitely not my fault.

Howard’s “craftsman’s soul” is a dwarven secret that brings out the original potential of an item to its limits through pure production and elevates it to the realm of magic tools.

It was natural that the exercise equipment he did his best to create could not even be compared to those produced as industrial products.

“This is the end for today.”

After finishing today’s training routine, I stood in front of the mirror placed on one side.

Sculpture-like muscles imprinted all over the naked upper body.

With a low body fat percentage, the clearly visible muscles wriggled, showing off their presence.

‘Of course, this level is no match for our trusty Harley or Heinrich.’

Those two were exceptions because they couldn’t be compared in the first place.

How can a mutant who was born a physical monster and a paladin, the pinnacle of the Hell Spear world, rub up against a body that was only trained through home training?

However, his body was not at a level that could be easily ignored.

In addition to strengthening his body through enormous karma, the hard training that has continued since the beginning of his awakening when he achieved “super recovery” was enough to take him far beyond the category of an ordinary human being.

If you add the power of various skills such as “Super Strength” and “Nervousness”, you will be able to defeat low-level returners with just your bare body.

‘Still, that alone has its limits.’

In the first place, returnees were beings who returned not only with unique skills but also with the mysteries accumulated in each world within their bodies.

On the other hand, it was normal for him, who had not accumulated a single bit of energy in his body because he had not crossed over to another world, to be unable to use certain ‘energy’… but…

wow!

I clenched my fists.

A powerful force felt in the palm of your hand.

It wasn’t just physical force.

Uuuuung—

A dark red flame burned through his fist.

“Biological Auror,” a supernatural ability that burns the biological energy within the body to unleash explosive destructive power.

But I didn’t stop there.

A platinum-colored sacred power glowing dazzlingly was held in the hand where the dark red flame had died out.

Immediately after that, black magic encroaching on the surroundings rises like a haze.

Blood magical power with a fishy blood scent flowed out, and then a natural power that warmly enveloped the surroundings spread, and soon it became an inner energy that radiated a heavy presence.

I nodded with satisfaction as I displayed various powers in turns in just a few breaths.

‘That’s great.’

As expected, it was worthwhile to consistently train the constant reinforcement, which is an additional effect of “Object Projection.”

Of course, it was not as good as using the avatar himself, but it was a great advantage to be able to draw the energy you wanted whenever you needed it.

Another big advantage was that since I wasn’t actually using the energy accumulated in my body, no one would be able to guess that I was an awakened person until I unleashed my power.

‘Furthermore, if I use Heinz II’s “Denial of Existence” to hide my sense of discomfort, no one will be able to suspect me.’

There is no special energy in your body and you do not feel any special discomfort?

At that point, even Cheonma, who immediately figured out Hugo’s identity, would never recognize this side.

‘Plus, you can even use “object projection” if necessary.’

In most cases, there will be no danger here.

Of course, given my inclination, I would not go out to such a place in the first place.

After washing off the sweat from my body in the shower, I laid down leisurely on the massage chair as always.

“Whoa.”

And while savoring the pressure of the state-of-the-art massage chair that massages my entire body, I calmly organized the thoughts that came to mind.

Even at this moment, the situation in other places was going smoothly.

Not only Outerica, which was the existing vegetable garden, but also Kang Hwan-gye, to which special attention has been paid recently.

I turned my attention to the direction where the work had just been completed.

‘I guess it can be said that the Demonic Cult has been roughly sorted out with this. Of course, there are still remnants left, but since we have occupied the base, it won’t take long to deal with them.’

Hans, who single-handedly attacked the Demonic Cult, finally succeeded in completely engulfing it.

An armed occupation using overwhelming power along with horribly dense black magic.

Of course, the Demon Cults also tried to resist him somehow, but there was no one left in the Demon Cult who had the capacity to lead it.

‘Those who attacked Shaolin Temple with the Heavenly Demon have not returned yet.’

Not only them, but also other elite units dispatched to various parts of the continent to secure the dragon child.

It is said that even the second-in-command of the Demonic Cult, Cheongimaseon, was away, so it was no joke, it was truly an empty house.

Of course, it seems that they also paid attention to the defense of the base in their own way, as there were enough defense methods left, including the youkai gangshi.

‘It’s only useful when dealing with common enemies.’

Unfortunately, Hans, the demon king of another world who descended on the Kangwhan world, was not an opponent that fell into that general category.

Rather, thanks to that, didn’t all the jiangshi they prepared, as well as the fighting techniques and magic techniques, fall into his hands?

“Uhm, well—I guess we can leave that to Hans now. “Even though the texture is a little different, demon cultists are also demons.”

Isn’t dealing with such guys the specialty of Hans, the master of demons?

He was a so-called experienced rookie who had a track record of leading the Immortal Army without any trouble for several years.

Perhaps, he would be able to wipe out all the remaining members outside before they even get a hint of anything.

‘Geumo Island and the side… are not bad. Perhaps because of the demonic cult’s favor, they are actively supporting Horus.’

The topic that Horus has been focusing on recently was how to use Yeouiju and Dragon Heart in conjunction.

It was extremely inefficient to use those two powerful cores separately, one by one.

‘The total amount of energy is already sufficient. Of course the most efficient would be the dual core method.’

However, my understanding of magic was too low compared to my knowledge of magic to find a solution right away.

To solve this, it would be necessary to strike some balance between the two sides.

In the end, it was said that it was a problem that needed time.

‘…Time is still okay. Now that Hans has taken over the Demon Bridge, Geumodo has more freedom than expected. Anyway, the priority is to secure the dragon children.’

I tried just in case, but as expected, I couldn’t find a living dragon child at the headquarters of the Heavenly Demon Church.

Even before this incident, the demonic cultists had been consistently searching for and kidnapping the dragon children, and those who did not want the dragon heart to be resurrected used them to increase their power by burning all the children they captured.

The fact that the Heavenly Demon was able to use the sacred power of the Buncheonhoeju without significant loss, and the fact that the martial arts people’s defense and defense became unnatural when facing the Demon Cultists, was all part of the power gained in the process.

‘They were initially arranged to rebuild the greatest mystery of the Ganghwa world, the Dragon Heart. It could be said to be the optimal offering for use in other ways.’

I clicked my tongue lightly and frowned.

As I looked into the situation, I realized that the current situation was more difficult than I thought.

I don’t know how many dragon children were born in this world, but the number was probably not that many.

‘He was born so weak that if he were born into a poor family, he would have died before he reached adulthood. In the end, the number of those who have survived so far must be only a handful, and on top of that, there has been interference from the Demonic Cult…’

It is not known how many dragon children are needed for the ritual to rebuild the dragon’s heart.

However, as nothing had been decided yet, it was natural that the greater the number, the better.

If you work hard to find an alternative, but there aren’t enough of them to even try, wouldn’t it be a fool’s errand?

‘I think I need to move more actively. Their basic policy is to bring them to the main altar and offer them as sacrifices, but there may be some who change their minds along the way.’

All that needed to be done was Harley, who was currently touring Geumodo Island.

In fact, he had been looking for an opportunity to create a fight and bite the flesh of the monsters, but the rumor that he had already had a fight with Dool and completely overpowered him had spread, so everyone was just hissing and avoiding them, but there was no benefit.

It may have been natural since it was running so loudly with a huge body nearly 10 meters long.

‘I guess that’s okay now. ‘Because in the Demonic Cult’s laboratory, I was able to discover a lot of inner altars filled with the essence of youkai.’

They were two groups who clashed at every turn and hunted each other in the middle of nowhere.

At the headquarters of the Demonic Cult, a truly enormous number of by-products were piled up, and among them were some of the highest-level youkai, so-called divine beasts.

‘Hyeonmu’s back armor, giraffe’s horns, and even the dragon’s Yeouiju… It’s literally a bonanza.’

There was no need to hesitate once it was decided.

I moved the Harley and looked at the last avatar in the Kangwhan world.

Hugo was on his way home in a hurry with Zhuge Dynasty’s party.

The return trip was more pleasant than expected, thanks to Harley having already defeated most of the hostile factions on the way.

If it weren’t for that, the other guys wouldn’t have left them alone as they moved so quickly and their defenses became weak.

“At this rate, we’ll arrive soon.”

In fact, it was already too late, but the information obtained from the parties involved would be quite helpful in tracking them down.

I focused my attention there for a moment and then turned my head again.

Anyway, now that I’ve finished checking the current status, there’s only one thing left.

In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that it is the most important thing.

‘It’s settlement.’

The corners of my mouth twitched without me realizing it.

The karma supplied from Outerica was stable as always, but this time, quite big things happened one after another on Kang Hwan-gye’s side, so expectations were high in many ways.

“…oh?”

Before going to the Murim Alliance meeting, the karma immediately after acquiring skills including 「Imitation」 through the ‘random draw’ was about 3.6 million…

『Holding karma – 6212830』

As expected, the task of pioneering a new garden is very difficult. It was successful.