Today, was a rather a roller coaster of emotions for Choi Han Na, thanks to the president reactions of the recent public terrorized incidents that involved a world famous actress and also the President of Virtue Financial, that is nothing short of a greedy shows of intentions that have put the entire government seems like a chaotic show. At the morning meeting she were surprised by her younger cousin call, that the one that she wanted to meet had finally wanting to meet her. No one are able to understand her feeling right now, Choi Han Na had goes through a hellish experience in her whole career climbing to where she was now.She is an independent politician and a woman on top of that, who shows her grit and ambitions and capacity to get where she was right now. But at the end of the day, just like anyone else, there will come to a point where, it seems that she were nearing her end times of her career. In the next elections, there a large potential where she would be kicked out of of
“Madam Minister…I heard that President Mies…is a rich guy that played around with woman…I also heard that he actually funded some mafias with his money…is it really safe for us to meet him like these?..”. (Lee Yeun Jong)As they finally left the lobby and entered the lift together with Manager Kim Jeol, Lee Yeun Jong, who is Minister Choi Han Na personal assistant, and also her long time loyal friend and comrade that has been in her campaign from the start, started to feel a little bit anxious and already spouting her tabloid knowledge to Minister Choi Han Na.“Yeon Jong-Ssi….that is just tabloids rumors…a news that were made up every now and then…just like the one that people says about me…you know saying that I am a vampire or something…remember that?..you can’t believe such things…it’s were all made up stories…”. (Minister Choi Han Na)“.…I guess so, all those news only have the articles and mostly write on opinion based rather than providing any evidence behind it…”.(Lee Yeun Jong
“Hahaha…Don’t mind me, Minister…I am just a Manager on these establishment….and truthfully, there were a lot of people that have the same skeptic opinion about Virtue Financial that comes to Purple Horse Hotel…But as always..they changed their opinion on that matter..soon after they speaks about it…it has been a rather normal occasion now…but still no matter who it is…the result will all be the same……oh, we have arrived…”.(Manager Kim Jeol)That comment were simply saying that, if someone keep being obstinate inside the Virtue Financial ground, they will know about them. And Virtue Financial will never let them go unscathed, no matter who you are, behave yourself, or there will be grave consequences, we have done it once and we definitely not afraid to do it again. That is what Manage Kim Jeol just meant by his words. For the duo, they were just glad that the entire ordeal were finished as soon as the lift door were opened and revealed the restaurant, on these particular sectio
“Sir, Minister Choi Han Na and her personal Assistant, Miss Lee Yeun Jong were here…”.(Park Zuo Yung)Both Choi Han Na and Lee Yeun Jong were stunned when they finally caught a glimpse and see the man that they have been rather careful for all these times were seated right in front of their eyes, naturally, what made them breathless were his otherworldly visuals. He was wearing a reading glasses, and with his long silver haired tied behind his back, his loose whit shirt that long sleeves were folded to his elbow, revealing his rather muscular forearms.Right at these moment, he was looking like a some kind of a handsome writers, who writing his works in a cafe somewhere and the sunlight made him looks rather ethereal, almost like a painting. No wonder these man had been reported to have the most good looking visual amongst men, that can compared to any models or even actors. In short some of the celebrities can’t even compared to the President Mies, on top of that he wasn’t even weari
The meeting between Mies and Minister Choi Han Na, for the most time on the first part, it was full of banter of courtesy and flattery. Both party were slowly getting to know each others with politeness and also at the same time sizing up each others. It was more to Minister Choi Han Na who is trying her very best to get to know Mies Sai. As a person, who dubbed herself as self sufficient and also an elite, Naturally, like anyone else, she were trying to figure out how, Mies Sai functions. After all, she had heard a lot of rumour about him in her circle, and the only politician that were able to meet him, were those that were in the circle of the President Park Gun Yang.Even then the President people were always put him in high regards, Even those NIS agents that were present when President Park Gun Yang speaks with him in person were keep saying that, Mies Sai, were an highly intelligent person, a genius mind and above all, a highly dangerous person.As a Minister, when a person of h
My table were filled with silence at the moment, the seconds Minister Choi Han Na got her answer from me. For once I am rather quite down by her actual demand, I thought that she would wanted to raise higher than her current positions, perhaps at there very least becoming a vice president or something. But she actually just wanted to retained her current positions from losing it to the other candidates. Still facing my counter arguments, Choi Han Na were still calm as still waters as she looks straight at me. On the other hand her, Personal assistant seems rather livid.“HOW..DARE!..…”. (Lee Yeun Jong)Before she even get to speaks any longer, Lee Yeun Jong were stopped by a mere mechanical click sounded from behind her head. And without even turning around, everyone knows that it was a cold gun barrel that were stuck to the back of her head. It was Bang Dae Jung who was the one that pointed his gun at her, after all, my bodyguard has always been here all these times, it was
For a someone with Minister Choi Han Na background and personality, for them to have a really down to earth and honest conversations with someone, they need to be in a positions where they know that they have to speaks and deal with someone that were having the same stand as them or someone with a higher stand than them. That is where the attitude corrections comes from. I am more than willing to put them in the positions of where they belonged before me. And I will ensure that they will never have any doubt that I am not playing around and I shall not be looked down.“To me…your ambitions to just get hold of you current positions…is something that I I can’t accept at all…Why?..because deemed that my personal support…are not to be used in such ways…if you wanted that kind of help…then it was just better for you to asked that from those that were below me…”.“.…I understood…you were saying..with what I want…it just a waste of times and effort to you….because…if I were looking for you…I
The matter regarding the White Star Entertainment, Dragon Bei Triad and also the whole cluster of the incident is by no means a light matters. It was extremely serious, the drugs that were involved in these case is actually about 30 to 60 percent of the entire country drugs problems, it encompassed half the entire country drugs problem that seemingly to have no end in sight. Added onto that were the human exploitation of White Star Entertainment have done as the basis of operation of their entire company, also rather dangerous subjects, they have done a grave crimes against society and those victims.The prostitution ring, human trafficking, labour exploitation, Predatory contract, murders, scams and so many more crime can be constantly piled up on top one and another when anyone sees the detailed documents that I have put into a folders and currently being read by Minister Choi Han Na. When she came to the records of the BJ Exploitation she even got her eyes widen, as she read the tr
Aeternum had taught her a valuable lesson—control is not about force, but manipulation. So, she would make them turn on each other.Helen began summoning the nobles one by one, speaking to them in private meetings. She whispered honeyed words into their ears.“Viscount Talis, I need a reliable man. Duke Rehn is plotting against me, and I require your loyalty.”“Countess Ferros, your influence is invaluable. I fear Duke Rehn is siphoning funds, and I need someone I trust to investigate.”“Duke Rehn, the other nobles are moving against you. You must act swiftly before they remove you from power.”With every meeting, seeds of distrust were sown.The nobles—drunk on greed—were too blind to see that they were being played.And so, one by one, they began to conspire against each other.As the nobles scrambled to destroy each other, Helen’s true loyalists made their move.Under the cover of darkness, handpicked assassins carried out eliminations with precision.Duke Rehn?Found dead in his s
“Then Mies will destroy Hallerus.”Helen turned sharply toward him. “You think he would go that far?”Merrica didn’t even hesitate. “Yes.”Helen stared at him, searching for a lie. A hint of hesitation. But there was none.“He will not give you mercy a second time, Helen,” Merrica said. “If those nobles push for war, if they even dare to challenge Aeternum—you will lose.”He took another step forward, his voice heavy. “And I will not be able to protect you.”For the first time in their conversation, Helen looked away. Merrica saw it. The fear. The realization.She already knew everything he was saying was true. She had just been too proud—too trapped—to admit it.Silence hung between them. Then, at last, Helen spoke.“…What do you want me to do?”Merrica finally allowed himself a small sigh of relief.“You already know what must be done, Helen,” he said gently. “You must take back your court.”Helen slowly nodded, though her expression remained grim. “Those nobles will not leave peace
“Merrica understands that if Hallerus moves against Aeternum, we won’t hold back.”Kasuma gave a knowing smirk. “And you won’t hesitate to destroy them.”I met her gaze, unblinking.“No.”A heavy silence fell between us.Kasuma leaned forward, her voice softer but firm. “You don’t want war with Hallerus.”“No, I don’t,” I admitted. “The people of Hallerus don’t deserve to suffer for their queen’s mistakes. Merrica doesn’t deserve to be put in that position.”Kasuma studied me for a moment before sighing. “Then let’s hope Duke Merrica succeeds.”I ran a hand through my hair, my thoughts swirling. Visma was controlled. Chaos was their prison, and we held the keys. Hallerus, however, was different.It was once an ally, a friend, a brother. But betrayal had shattered that bond. Still… I didn’t want to be the one to crush it completely. I drummed my fingers on my desk. If Helen could be saved, then perhaps—A knock interrupted my thoughts.“Enter,” I called.An ACIA officer stepped in, bowi
The Merchant Guild Leader, Darvio Vinn, who had profited the most from blocking Aeternum trade. His warehouses stored inferior goods at premium prices, keeping the economy strangled in his grip.The General of the Royal Army, Lionel Ferin, who had bled the treasury dry with excessive military spending, preaching about “independence” while weakening their forces with outdated tactics.They had to be removed. One by one, quietly, without causing suspicion. But how? Merrica could not simply accuse them—Helen trusted them. If he moved too boldly, she would see him as the enemy.No, he had to be careful. He had to play the game. Merrica stood, pouring himself another glass of wine. He would begin by exposing the corruption—turning the people against the parasites that fed on Hallerus.The merchants would learn how Darvio Vinn had been overpricing basic goods. The military officers would see how General Lionel Ferin had been wasting funds on obsolete strategies. The court would hear whisper
At a local tavern, I overheard a group of soldiers drunkenly complaining."Our weapons are old.""Our rations taste like pig slop.""Did you hear? Even Alemia is receiving Aeternum goods now.""We should have never broken ties."I smirked. They knew. Their queen had failed them, and their nation was falling behind while the rest of the world thrived under Aeternum’s soft power. The people of Hallerus were not fools. They saw the rising prosperity of the allied nations, the luxurious goods, the technological marvels, the entertainment, the food. They could only watch in envy.At sunset, I met with Duke Merrica Murrs at his estate. His once-proud posture had been replaced with exhaustion. His eyes, which once held confidence, now carried deep regret.We sat in his grand study, the silence stretching between us. Finally, he spoke."I should have stopped her."I said nothing."I vouched for her. I believed in her." He exhaled, shaking his head. "And now, my people suffer because of my mis
Meanwhile, in Yulga, Maria sat comfortably in her study, reading the latest reports.Lysander stood beside her, amused. "Another assassin failed. This is getting predictable."Maria smirked. "Vismal thinks he’s playing chess, but he’s only moving pawns."She set down her glass, her eyes gleaming with amusement. "Let him keep trying. Let him think he has control.""And when he finally realizes he doesn’t?" Lysander asked.Maria leaned back, exhaling softly. "By then, he won’t be king anymore."While King Vismal wasted his energy plotting assassinations, he failed to see the true danger.His nobles squabbled over the black market. His people secretly craved Aeternum goods. His own soldiers whispered of defecting.Visma was rotting from the inside out. And Maria? She simply watched it happen. She wasn’t just controlling the black market. She was controlling Visma’s fate. One failed assassination at a time.King Vismal III believed he could eliminate Maria Yulga. He believed he could take
"Oi, you got the stuff?""Yeah, yeah, keep it down!"A merchant nervously looked around before handing over a carefully wrapped package."This is the good stuff—straight from Aeternum. Papa Pizza’s special cheese blend. Got it from a merchant who knows a guy who knows a guy."The buyer, a Visma noble in disguise, snatched it eagerly."Finally! I’ve been dying to try this! You have no idea how boring Visma’s food is compared to Aeternum’s cuisine!""Yeah, yeah, pay up first.""Fine, fine—how much?""Two hundred gold pieces."The noble nearly choked. "T-Two hundred?! That’s robbery!"The merchant smirked. "And yet, you’re still going to pay it, aren’t you?"The noble gritted his teeth, but handed over the money anyway. Aeternum’s products were so desirable that people were willing to spend fortunes just to get a taste.And that was exactly what ACIA wanted. By controlling the underground economy, Aeternum achieved multiple goals:Economic Control – Even though Visma banned Aeternum’s pr
The people were asking too many questions. The smugglers were getting bolder. Even their own guards and soldiers were caught listening to Aeternum’s broadcasts in secret. A revolution wasn’t just coming—it was being broadcast live.In an attempt to regain control, the non-allied nations did the only thing they knew how to do—They cracked down. Massive raids were conducted in the dead of night. Entire villages were searched. Merchants were arrested. Radios were smashed in public squares.But no matter how many products they confiscated, no matter how many smugglers they punished, it didn’t stop. Aeternum’s influence was already too deep. The people had tasted the forbidden fruit—and they weren’t about to let go of it.What made matters worse was that not everyone in power was loyal to the cause. Behind closed doors, even high-ranking nobles were secretly buying Aeternum’s products for themselves. Some were sneaking off to allied territories under the guise of “diplomatic visits” just s
Aeternum had always been known for its technological marvels and superior products, but with easy transportation, its goods became more accessible than ever before.From freshly preserved gourmet food to luxurious household items, Aeternum’s influence began to seep into every aspect of daily life across the continent. And the people? They loved it. Why eat old, stale bread when you could have Aeternum’s fresh-baked soft rolls that lasted for weeks without losing their taste?Why wear itchy, poorly-made foreign garments when you could buy Aeternum’s finely woven, stain-resistant fabrics? Even Aeternum’s entertainment industry was making waves. With their crystal-powered moving pictures, stories from Aeternum began flooding into neighboring lands, captivating audiences with rich tales of adventure, romance, and heroism.It wasn’t just about selling goods anymore. Aeternum was selling a way of life. And everyone wanted in.But not everyone was pleased. The non-allied nations watched in d