Empire Of The Ring by Author

FULL INDEX - COMPLETE LIST OF CHAPTERS:
Synopsis and Starting Chapter
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63 - A Plot Hidden In The Frontline (2)
Chapter 64 - A Plot Hidden In The Frontline (3)
Chapter 65 - People’S Choice And A Trip (1)
Chapter 66 - People’S Choice And A Trip (2)
Chapter 67 - People’S Choice And A Trip (3)
Chapter 68 - Katya Of South Ossetia (1)
Chapter 69 - Katya Of South Ossetia (2)
Chapter 70 - Katya Of South Ossetia (3)
Chapter 71 - Suffering Of South Ossetia (1)
Chapter 72 - Suffering Of South Ossetia (2)
Chapter 73 - Suffering Of South Ossetia (3)
Chapter 74 - A Wedding (1)
Chapter 75 - A Wedding (2)
Chapter 76 - Chechnya And The Black Widows (1)
Chapter 77 - Chechnya And The Black Widows (2)
Chapter 78 - Chechnya And The Black Widows (3)
Chapter 79 - Chechnya And The Black Widows (4)
Chapter 80 - Chechnya And The Black Widows (5)
Chapter 81 - The Rebels Of The Caucasus Mountain Range (1)
Chapter 82 - The Rebels Of The Caucasus Mountain Range (2)
Chapter 83 - The Rough Caucasus Mountain Range (1)
Chapter 84 - The Rough Caucasus Mountain Range (2)
Chapter 85 - The Rough Caucasus Mountain Range (3)
Chapter 86 - The Rough Caucasus Mountain Range (4)
Chapter 87 - A Dangerous Decision And A Battle (1)
Chapter 88 - A Dangerous Decision And A Battle (2)
Chapter 89 - Life Is Like… (1)
Chapter 90 - Life Is Like… (2)
Chapter 91 - Yaniv’S Proposal (1)
Chapter 92 - Yaniv’S Proposal (2)
Chapter 93 - Yaniv’S Proposal (3)
Chapter 94 - Lee Youngho’S Rage (1)
Chapter 95 - Lee Youngho’S Rage (2)
Chapter 96 - Lee Youngho’S Payback (1)
Chapter 97 - Lee Youngho’S Payback (2)
Chapter 98 - A Guest Of The Farm
Chapter 99 - The Spring Scenery Of The Farm
Chapter 100 - A Small Promise (1)
Chapter 101 - A Small Promise (2)
Chapter 102 - A Land Of Opportunity (1)
Chapter 103 - A Land Of Opportunity (2)
Chapter 104 - A Land Of Opportunity (3)
Chapter 105 - A Land Of Opportunity (4)
Chapter 106 - A Land Of Opportunity (5)
Chapter 107 - The Family (1)
Chapter 108 - The Family (2)
Chapter 109 - The Defectors (1)
Chapter 110 - The Defectors (2)
Chapter 111 - The Information Agency (1)
Chapter 112 - The Information Agency (2)
Chapter 113 - The Information Agency (3)
Chapter 114 - Zeynep Security Service (1)
Chapter 115 - Zeynep Security Service (2)
Chapter 116 - Zeynep Security Service (3)
Chapter 117 - The Caspian Sea: District 7 (1)
Chapter 118 - The Caspian Sea: District 7 (2)
Chapter 119 - Fatima’S Wedding (1)
Chapter 120 - Fatima’S Wedding (2)
Chapter 121 - Fatima’S Wedding (3)
Chapter 122 - Happiness Is Like…
Chapter 123 - The Hotel Of Tskhinvali (1)
Chapter 124 - The Hotel Of Tskhinvali (2)
Chapter 125 - Pioneers Of Vladivostok (1)
Chapter 126 - Pioneers Of Vladivostok (2)
Chapter 127 - Pioneers Of Vladivostok (3)
Chapter 128 - Pioneers Of Vladivostok (4)
Chapter 129 - Trans-Siberian Railway (1)
Chapter 130 - Trans-Siberian Railway (2)
Chapter 131 - The De Facto Power Of Terrorist Attacks (1)
Chapter 132 - The De Facto Power Of Terrorist Attacks (2)
Chapter 133 - The De Facto Power Of Terrorist Attacks (3)
Chapter 134 - The De Facto Power Of Terrorist Attacks (4)
Chapter 135 - The De Facto Power Of Terrorist Attacks (5)
Chapter 136 - Gold Flower Of The Dead Mine (1)
Chapter 137 - Gold Flower Of The Dead Mine (2)
Chapter 138 - Gold Flower Of The Dead Mine (3)
Chapter 139 - Gold Flower Of The Dead Mine (4)
Chapter 140 - Fatima The Archduchess (1)
Chapter 141 - Fatima The Archduchess (2)
Chapter 142 - Descendants Of The Kingdom (1)
Chapter 143 - Descendants Of The Kingdom (2)
Chapter 144 - Descendants Of The Kingdom (3)
Chapter 145 - Descendants Of The Kingdom (4)
Chapter 146 - Descendants Of The Kingdom (5)
Chapter 147 - Serbian Village (1)
Chapter 148 - Serbian Village (2)
Chapter 149 - Serbian Village (3)
Chapter 150 - Crisis And Opportunity (1)
Chapter 151 - Crisis And Opportunity (2)
Chapter 152 - Crisis And Opportunity (3)
Chapter 153 - Crisis And Opportunity (4)
Chapter 154 - Tracy Of The Lincy Foundation (1)
Chapter 155 - Tracy Of The Lincy Foundation (2)
Chapter 156 - A Wolf In Sheep’S Clothing
Chapter 157 - Arirang Hotel (1)
Chapter 158 - Arirang Hotel (2)
Chapter 159 - Arirang Hotel (3)
Chapter 160 - Light And Shade (1)
Chapter 161 - Light And Shade (2)
Chapter 162 - Light And Shade (3)
Chapter 163 - Light And Shade (4)
Chapter 164 - Light And Shade (5)
Chapter 165 - The Great Plain (1)
Chapter 166 - The Great Plain (2)
Chapter 167 - The Great Plain (3)
Chapter 168 - The Agent'S Way (1)
Chapter 169 - The Agent’S Way (2)
Chapter 170 - A Small Leap (1)
Chapter 171 - A Small Leap (2)
Chapter 172 - A Small Leap (3)
Chapter 173 - A Small Leap (4)
Chapter 174 - Koreans In Remote Places (1)
Chapter 175 - Koreans In Remote Places (2)
Chapter 176 - Koreans In Remote Places (3)
Chapter 177 - The Arirang Farm In Kazakhstan (1)
Chapter 178 - The Arirang Farm In Kazakhstan (2)
Chapter 179 - Gunfire In Geneva (1)
Chapter 180 - Gunfire In Geneva (2)
Chapter 181 - A Collaborative Business With Mafias (1)
Chapter 182 - A Collaborative Business With Mafias (2)
Chapter 183 - A Collaborative Business With Mafias (3)
Chapter 184 - A Collaborative Business With Mafias (4)
Chapter 185 - A Foreseen War (1)
Chapter 186 - A Foreseen War (2)
Chapter 187 - Their Own War (1)
Chapter 188 - Their Own War (2)
Chapter 189 - Their Own War (3)
Chapter 190 - A New Attempt (1)
Chapter 191 - A New Attempt (2)
Chapter 192 - A New Attempt (3)
Chapter 193 - Youngho’S Bluff (1)
Chapter 194 - Youngho’S Bluff (2)
Chapter 195 - Youngho’S Bluff (3)
Chapter 196 - That Winter (1)
Chapter 197 - That Winter (2)
Chapter 198 - That Winter (3)
Chapter 199 - That Winter (4)
Chapter 200 - Zeynep’S Dream (1)
Chapter 201 - Zeynep’S Dream (2)
Chapter 202 - The Border Area (1)
Chapter 203 - The Border Area (2)
Chapter 204 - Wintering In Kazakhstan (1)
Chapter 205 - Wintering In Kazakhstan (2)
Chapter 206 - Wintering In Kazakhstan (3)
Chapter 207 - Wintering In Kazakhstan (4)
Chapter 208 - The Path Of Spring (1)
Chapter 209 - The Path Of Spring (2)
Chapter 210 - A Great Migration (1)
Chapter 211 - A Great Migration (2)
Chapter 212 - A Great Migration (3)
Chapter 213 - A Great Migration (4)
Chapter 214 - Dynamics (1)
Chapter 215 - Dynamics (2)
Chapter 216 - Dynamics (3)
Chapter 217 - Dynamics (4)
Chapter 218 - Ah! The Kurds (1)
Chapter 219 - Ah! The Kurds (2)
Chapter 220 - Growing Pains (1)
Chapter 221 - Growing Pains (2)
Chapter 222 - Growing Pains (3)
Chapter 223 - Hot Summer (1)
Chapter 224 - Hot Summer (2)
Chapter 225 - Hot Summer (3)
Chapter 226 - Hot Summer (4)
Chapter 227 - Summer Of The Black Sea (1)
Chapter 228 - Summer Of The Black Sea (2)
Chapter 229 - Summer Of The Black Sea (3)
Chapter 230 - Trial And Error
Chapter 231 - Turning Over A New Leaf (1)
Chapter 232 - Turning Over A New Leaf (2)
Chapter 233 - Turning Over A New Leaf (3)
Chapter 234 - Gleaning (1)
Chapter 235 - Gleaning (2)
Chapter 236 - Gleaning (3)
Chapter 237 - The Sunrise Of The Caspian Sea (1)
Chapter 238 - The Sunrise Of The Caspian Sea (2)
Chapter 239 - The Sunrise Of The Caspian Sea (3)
Chapter 240 - Dream Of Arirang Farm (1)
Chapter 241 - Dream Of Arirang Farm (2)
Chapter 242 - Dream Of Arirang Farm (3)
Chapter 243 - Dream Of Arirang Farm (4)
Chapter 244 - Red Mafia (1)
Chapter 245 - Red Mafia (2)
Chapter 246 - The Second Winter (1)
Chapter 247 - The Second Winter (2)
Chapter 248 - The Second Winter (3)
Chapter 249 - The Second Winter (4)
Chapter 250 - The Autonomous State Of Arirang (1)
Chapter 251 - The Autonomous State Of Arirang (2)
Chapter 252 - Preparing For The Future (1)
Chapter 253 - Preparing For The Future (2)
Chapter 254 - Preparing For The Future (3)
Chapter 255 - Preparing For The Future (4)
Chapter 256 - Preparing For The Future (5)
Chapter 257 - An Honored Guest Of The Arirang Autonomous State (1)
Chapter 258 - An Honored Guest Of The Arirang Autonomous State (2)
Chapter 259 - An Honored Guest Of The Arirang Autonomous State (3)
Chapter 260 - A Dream Of Uyghur (1)
Chapter 261 - A Dream Of Uyghur (2)
Chapter 262 - A Dream Of Uyghur (3)
Chapter 263 - A Dream Of Uyghur (4)
Chapter 264 - Gifts (1)
Chapter 265 - Gifts (2)
Chapter 266 - Gifts (3)
Chapter 267 - Gifts (4)
Chapter 268 - Gifts (5)
Chapter 269 - The Countryside Force (1)
Chapter 270 - The Countryside Force (2)
Chapter 271 - New Immigrants (1)
Chapter 272 - New Immigrants (2)
Chapter 273 - The Land Full Of Vitality (1)
Chapter 274 - The Land Full Of Vitality (2)
Chapter 275 - The Land Full Of Vitality (3)
Chapter 276 - The Land Full Of Vitality (4)
Chapter 277 - The Land Full Of Vitality (5)
Chapter 278 - How To Survive In Kazakhstan (1)
Chapter 279 - How To Live In Kazakhstan (2)
Chapter 280 - Downside (1)
Chapter 281 - Downside (2)
Chapter 282 - War Clouds Of The Black Sea (1)
Chapter 283 - War Clouds Of The Black Sea (2)
Chapter 284 - War Clouds Of The Black Sea (3)
Chapter 285 - A Cheap Scheme (1)
Chapter 286 - A Cheap Scheme (2)
Chapter 287 - A Cheap Scheme (3)
Chapter 288 - A Cheap Scheme (4)
Chapter 289 - Meaning Of The Wheat Field (1)
Chapter 290 - Meaning Of The Wheat Field (2)
Chapter 291 - A Piece Of Cake (1)
Chapter 292 - A Piece Of Cake (2)
Chapter 293 - A Piece Of Cake (3)
Chapter 294 - Fundamentals Of Negotiation (1)
Chapter 295 - Fundamentals Of Negotiation (2)
Chapter 296 - A Claim For Damage (1)
Chapter 297 - A Claim For Damage (2)
Chapter 298 - A Claim For Damage (3)
Chapter 299 - An Interesting Encounter At An Airport (1)
Chapter 300 - An Interesting Encounter At An Airport (2)
Chapter 301 - An Interesting Encounter At An Airport (3)
Chapter 302 - An Interesting Encounter At An Airport (4)
Chapter 303 - Visitors From Seoul (1)
Chapter 304 - Visitors From Seoul (2)
Chapter 305 - The Middleman’S Job (1)
Chapter 306 - The Middleman’S Job (2)
Chapter 307 - The Middleman’S Job (3)
Chapter 308 - The Middleman’S Job (4)
Chapter 309 - Preparing For The Coming Winter (1)
Chapter 310 - Preparing For The Coming Winter (2)
Chapter 311 - A Baby Step (1)
Chapter 312 - A Baby Step (2)
Chapter 313 - A Baby Step (3)
Chapter 314 - A Baby Step (4)
Chapter 315 - Green Light (1)
Chapter 316 - Green Light (2)
Chapter 317 - Green Light (3)
Chapter 318 - The Special Administrative Region (1)
Chapter 319 - The Special Administrative Region (2)
Chapter 320 - The Special Administrative Region (3)
Chapter 321 - The Special Administrative Region (4)
Chapter 322 - The Road Survey Team (1)
Chapter 323 - The Road Survey Team (2)
Chapter 324 - The Road Survey Team (3)
Chapter 325 - Koryoin Immigrants (1)
Chapter 326 - Koryoin Immigrants (2)
Chapter 327 - Katya And Rena (1)
Chapter 328 - Katya And Rena (2)
Chapter 329 - A Distinguished Guest (1)
Chapter 330 - A Distinguished Guest (2)
Chapter 331 - A Distinguished Guest (3)
Chapter 332 - A Distinguished Guest (4)
Chapter 333 - Treasure Land (1)
Chapter 334 - Treasure Land (2)
Chapter 335 - Treasure Land (3)
Chapter 336 - Memorandum Of Understanding (1)
Chapter 337 - Memorandum Of Understanding (2)
Chapter 338 - Koryoin Immigrants – Part Ii (1)
Chapter 339: Koryoin Immigrants – Part Ii (2)
Chapter 340: The Black Forest, Taiga (1)
Chapter 341: The Black Forest, Taiga (2)
Chapter 342: The Black Forest, Taiga (3)
Chapter 343: An Eye For An Eye (1)
Chapter 344: An Eye For An Eye (2)
Chapter 345 - Land Distribution (1)
Chapter 346 - Land Distribution (2)
Chapter 347 - Land Distribution (3)
Chapter 348 - A Tonic For One’S Daily Life (1)
Chapter 349 - A Tonic For One’S Daily Life (2)
Chapter 350 - A Tonic For One’S Daily Life (3)
Chapter 351 - A Tonic For One’S Daily Life (4)
Chapter 352 - Food For The Soul (1)
Chapter 353 - Food For The Soul (2)
Chapter 354 - The North Sea Route (1)
Chapter 355 - The North Sea Route (2)
Chapter 356 - The North Sea Route (3)
Chapter 357 - The Investment Company In Copenhagen (1)
Chapter 358 - The Investment Company In Copenhagen (2)
Chapter 359 - The First Voyage (1)
Chapter 360 - The First Voyage (2)
Chapter 361 - The First Voyage (3)
Chapter 362 - The First Voyage (4)
Chapter 363 - The First Voyage (5)
Chapter 364 - The First Voyage (6)
Chapter 365 - Working Under The Table (1)
Chapter 366 - Working Under The Table (2)
Chapter 367 - Working Under The Table (3)
Chapter 368 - Working Under The Table (4)
Chapter 369 - Long-Term Groundwork (1)
Chapter 370 - Long-Term Groundwork (2)
Chapter 371 - Long-Term Groundwork (3)
Chapter 372 - Long-Term Groundwork (4)
Chapter 373 - Summer In Siberia (1)
Chapter 374 - Summer In Siberia (2)
Chapter 375 - Summer In Siberia (3)
Chapter 376 - Summer In Siberia (4)
Chapter 377 - Summer In Siberia (5)
Chapter 378 - Tundra (1)
Chapter 379 - Tundra (2)
Chapter 380 - : Tundra (3)
Chapter 381 - A Deal (1)
Chapter 382 - A Deal (2)
Chapter 383 - A Deal (3)
Chapter 384 - A Deal (4)
Chapter 385 - The Coronation (1)
Chapter 386 - The Coronation (2)
Chapter 387 - The Coronation (3)
Chapter 388 - The Coronation (4)
Chapter 389 - A Stretch (1)
Chapter 390 - A Stretch (2)
Chapter 391 - A Stretch (3)
Chapter 392 - A Stretch (4)
Chapter 393 - A Stretch (5)
Chapter 394 - The Siberian Market (1)
Chapter 395 - The Siberian Market (2)
Chapter 396 - The Siberian Market (3)
Chapter 397 - A Deal With The Crown Prince (1)
Chapter 398 - A Deal With The Crown Prince (2)
Chapter 399 - The End Justifies The Means (1)
Chapter 400 - The End Justifies The Means (2)
Chapter 401 - The End Justifies The Means (3)
Chapter 402 - The Wedding Of The Century (1)
Chapter 403 - The Wedding Of The Century (2)
Chapter 404 - Signs (1)
Chapter 405 - Signs (2)
Chapter 406 - Signs (3)
Chapter 407 - Signs (4)
Chapter 408 - Great Confusion (1)
Chapter 409 - Great Confusion (2)
Chapter 410 - Infiltration (1)
Chapter 411 - Infiltration (2)
Chapter 412 - Infiltration (3)
Chapter 413 - A Bloom In Recession (1)
Chapter 414 - A Bloom In Recession (2)
Chapter 415 - A Bloom In Recession (3)
Chapter 416 - A Bloom In Recession (4)
Chapter 417 - A Bloom In Recession (5)
Chapter 418 - A Busy Winter (1)
Chapter 419 - A Busy Winter (2)
Chapter 420 - Helper (1)
Chapter 421 - Helper (2)
Chapter 422 - Helper (3)
Chapter 423 - Helper (4)
Chapter 424 - Helper (5)
Chapter 425 - Soar (1)
Chapter 426 - Soar (2)
Chapter 427 - An Unexpected Dark Horse (1)
Chapter 428 - An Unexpected Dark Horse (2)
Chapter 429 - An Unexpected Dark Horse (3)
Chapter 430 - Portioning (1)
Chapter 431 - Portioning (2)
Chapter 432 - Portioning (3)
Chapter 433 - Looking One Way And Rowing Another (1)
Chapter 434 - Looking One Way And Rowing Another (2)
Chapter 435 - Looking One Way And Rowing Another (3)
Chapter 436 - The Foreign Legion Of The Arirang (1)
Chapter 437 - The Foreign Legion Of The Arirang (2)
Chapter 438 - Making An Allied Force (1)
Chapter 439 - Making An Allied Force (2)
Chapter 440 - Recovery
Chapter 441 - Searching For Pearls In Dirt (1)
Chapter 442 - Searching For Pearls In Dirt (2)
Chapter 443 - Searching For Pearls In Dirt (3)
Chapter 444 - Recycling (1)
Chapter 445 - Recycling (2)
Chapter 446 - Serrated Wheel (1)
Chapter 447 - Serrated Wheel (2)
Chapter 448 - Serrated Wheel (3)
Chapter 449 - The Martial Law (1)
Chapter 450 - The Martial Law (2)
Chapter 451 - The Martial Law (3)
Chapter 452 - Fighting With Knife Against Gun (1)
Chapter 453 - Fighting With Knife Against Gun (2)
Chapter 454 - Position (1)
Chapter 455 - Position (2)
Chapter 456 - The Eve Of The Revolution (1)
Chapter 457 - The Eve Of The Revolution (2)
Chapter 458 - The Revolt (1)
Chapter 459 - The Revolt (2)
Chapter 460 - A Quiet Reformation (1)
Chapter 461 - A Quiet Reformation (2)
Chapter 462 - A Quiet Reformation (3)
Chapter 463 - The Birth Of A Constitutional Monarchy (1)
Chapter 464 - The Birth Of A Constitutional Monarchy (2)
Chapter 465 - The Birth Of A Constitutional Monarchy (3)
Chapter 466 - The Kingdom Of Kazakhstan (1)
Chapter 467 - The Kingdom Of Kazakhstan (2)
Chapter 468 - The Kingdom Of Kazakhstan (3)
Chapter 469 - An Official Trip Abroad (1)
Chapter 470 - An Official Trip Abroad (2)
Chapter 471 - An Official Trip Abroad (3)
Chapter 472 - A Wind Of Change (1)
Chapter 473 - A Wind Of Change (2)
Chapter 474 - A Wind Of Change (3)
Chapter 475 - A Wind Of Change (4)
Chapter 476 - Shield (1)
Chapter 477 - Shield (2)
Chapter 478 - The Silk Road (1)
Chapter 479 - The Silk Road (2)
Chapter 480 - The Silk Road (3)
Chapter 481 - The Silk Road (4)
Chapter 482 - One-Way Road (1)
Chapter 483 - One-Way Road (2)
Chapter 484 - Kazakhstan'S Choice (1)
Chapter 485 - Kazakhstan’S Choice (2)
Chapter 486 - Kazakhstan’S Choice (3)
Chapter 487 - Kazakhstan’S Choice (4)
Chapter 488 - People'S Choice (1)
Chapter 489 - People'S Choice (2)
Chapter 490 - Compromise (1)
Chapter 491 - Compromise (2)
Chapter 492 - Compromise (3)
Chapter 493 - To The Ocean (1)
Chapter 494 - To The Ocean (2)
Chapter 495 - A Crisis Is Another Chance (1)
Chapter 496 - A Crisis Is Another Chance (2)
Chapter 497 - A Crisis Is Another Chance (3)
Chapter 498 - Searching For A Vein Of Gold (1)
Chapter 499 - Searching For A Vein Of Gold (2)
Chapter 500 - Almaty’S Dream (1)
Chapter 501 - Almaty’S Dream (2)
Chapter 502 - Kyrgyzstan’S Choice (1)
Chapter 503 - Kyrgyzstan’S Choice (2)
Chapter 504 - Ah! The Koryoins
Chapter 505 - Federation (1)
Chapter 506 - Federation (2)
Chapter 507 - Federation (3)
Chapter 508 - Xinjiang Uyghur’S Chaos (1)
Chapter 509 - Xinjiang Uyghur'S Chaos (2)
Chapter 510 - Bargaining And Negotiation (1)
Chapter 511 - Bargaining And Negotiation (2)
Chapter 512 - Bargaining And Negotiation (3)
Chapter 513 - Establishment Of Refugee Camp (1)
Chapter 514 - Establishment Of Refugee Camp (2)
Chapter 515 - China'S Ambition (1)
Chapter 516 - China'S Ambition (2)
Chapter 517 - China'S Ambition (3)
Chapter 518 - Double-Sidedness (1)
Chapter 519 - Double-Sidedness (2)
Chapter 520 - Russia’S Suggestion (1)
Chapter 521 - Russia’S Suggestion (2)
Chapter 522 - Russia’S Suggestion (3)
Chapter 523 - Follow-Up Measures (1)
Chapter 524 - Follow-Up Measures (2)
Chapter 525 - The Waterway Business (1
Chapter 526 - The Waterway Business (2)
Chapter 527 - The Threshold (1)
Chapter 528 - The Threshold (2)
Chapter 529 - The Threshold (3)
Chapter 530 - Crocodile Tears (1)
Chapter 531 - Crocodile Tears (2)
Chapter 532 - Resource Sales (1)
Chapter 533 - Resource Sales (2)
Chapter 534 - Resource Sales (3)
Chapter 535 - Resource Sales (4)
Chapter 536 - Pulling And Hauling (1)
Chapter 537 - Pulling And Hauling (2)
Chapter 538 - Pulling And Hauling (3)
Chapter 539 - Istanbul (1)
Chapter 540 - Istanbul (2)
Chapter 541 - Istanbul (3)
Chapter 542 - Saving The Kurds (1)
Chapter 543 - Saving The Kurds (2)
Chapter 544 - Saving The Kurds (3)
Chapter 545 - A Feint Operation (1)
Chapter 546 - A Feint Operation (2)
Chapter 547 - Exodus (1)
Chapter 548 - Exodus (2)
Chapter 549 - Kurdish Immigrants (1)
Chapter 550 - Kurdish Immigrants (2)
Chapter 551 - Kurdish Immigrants (3)
Chapter 552 - Gold Exchange (1)
Chapter 553 - Gold Exchange (2)
Chapter 554 - Gold Exchange (3)
Chapter 555 - Gold Exchange (4)
Chapter 556 - Kazakhstan’S Rearmament (1)
Chapter 557 - Kazakhstan’S Rearmament (2)
Chapter 558 - Kazakhstan'S Rearmamant (3)
Chapter 559 - Spring Of The Royal Territory (1)
Chapter 560 - Spring Of The Royal Territory (2)
Chapter 561 - A Mega Project (1)
Chapter 562 - A Mega Project (2)
Chapter 563 - Marine Forward Base (1)
Chapter 564 - Marine Forward Base (2)
Chapter 565 - A Multi-Ethnic Nation (1)
Chapter 566 - A Multi-Ethnic Nation (2)
Chapter 567 - A Multi-Ethnic Nation (3)
Chapter 568 - Tension In The Pamir Plateau (1)
Chapter 569 - Tension In The Pamir Plateau (2)
Chapter 570 - Tension In The Pamir Plateau (3)
Chapter 571 - A New Ally (1)
Chapter 572 - A New Ally (2)
Chapter 573 - A New Ally (3)
Chapter 574 - Change Of Plan (1)
Chapter 575 - Change Of Plan (2)
Chapter 576 - Change Of Plan (3)
Chapter 577 - Double Check (1)
Chapter 578 - Double Check (2)
Chapter 579 - Gender Imbalance (1)
Chapter 580 - Gender Imbalance (2)
Chapter 581: - Reminiscence (1)
Chapter 582 - Reminiscence (2)
Chapter 583 - Zeynep’S Secret Business (1)
Chapter 584 - Zeynep’S Secret Business (2)
Chapter 585 - Better Safe Than Sorry (1)
Chapter 586 - Better Safe Than Sorry (2)
Chapter 587 - Better Safe Than Sorry (3)
Chapter 588 - Mutual Cooperation (1)
Chapter 589 - Mutual Cooperation (2)
Chapter 590 - Mutual Cooperation (3)
Chapter 591 - Provocation (1)
Chapter 592 - Provocation (2)
Chapter 593 - Collecting Evidence (1)
Chapter 594 - Collecting Evidence (2)
Chapter 595 - Retribution (1)
Chapter 596 - Retribution (2)
Chapter 597 - Retribution (3)
Chapter 598 - Economic Reforms (1)
Chapter 599 - Economic Reforms (2)
Chapter 600 - Economic Reforms (3)
Chapter 601 - New Silk Road (1)
Chapter 602 - New Silk Road (2)
Chapter 603 - Internal Stability (1)
Chapter 604 - Internal Stability (2)
Chapter 605 - Internal Stability (3)
Chapter 606 - The Era Of Ocean (1)
Chapter 607 - The Era Of Ocean (2)
Chapter 608 - The Era Of Ocean (3)
Chapter 609 - The Era Of Ocean (4)
Chapter 610 - The Era Of Ocean (5)
Chapter 611 - Bridgehead (1)
Chapter 612 - Bridgehead (2)
Chapter 613 - Bridgehead (3)
Chapter 614 - Bridgehead (4)
Chapter 615 - An Inviolable Base (1)
Chapter 616 - An Inviolable Base (2)
Chapter 617 - Heightened Security (1)
Chapter 618 - Heightened Security (2)
Chapter 619 - Preemptive Strike (1)
Chapter 620 - Preemptive Strike (2)
Chapter 621 - Compromise (1)
Chapter 622 - Compromise (2)
Chapter 623 - Compromise (3)
Chapter 624 - Bravado (1)
Chapter 625 - Bravado (2)
Chapter 626 - Resource Exploration (1)
Chapter 627 - Resource Exploration (2)
Chapter 628 - Resource Exploration (3)
Chapter 629 - Legacy (1)
Chapter 630 - Legacy (2)
Chapter 631 - A Kurdish Transfer Operation (1)
Chapter 632 - : A Kurdish Transfer Operation (2)
Chapter 633 - A Kurdish Transfer Operation (3)
Chapter 634 - Siberian Business Management (1)
Chapter 635 - Siberian Business Management (2)
Chapter 636 - Siberian Business Management (3)
Chapter 637 - Negotiations In Moscow (1)
Chapter 638 - Negotiations In Moscow (2)
Chapter 639 - Negotiations In Moscow (3)
Chapter 640 - Negotiations In Moscow(4)
Chapter 641 - The Arctic Council (1)
Chapter 642 - The Arctic Council (2)
Chapter 643 - The Commercial Operation Of The Arctic Route (1)
Chapter 644 - The Commercial Operation Of The Arctic Route (2)
Chapter 645 - Collision In The Arabian Sea (1)
Chapter 646 - Collision In The Arabian Sea (2)
Chapter 647 - Collision In The Arabian Sea (3)
Chapter 648 - The Force Behind (1)
Chapter 649 - The Force Behind (2)
Chapter 650 - Matador (1)
Chapter 651 - Matador (2)
Chapter 652 - Matador (3)
Chapter 653 - Ostentation (1)
Chapter 654 - Ostentation (2)
Chapter 655 - Natural Enemy (1)
Chapter 656 - Natural Enemy (2)
Chapter 657 - Natural Enemy (3)
Chapter 658 - The Black Water Of Tundra (1)
Chapter 659 - The Black Water Of Tundra (2)
Chapter 660 - Switzerland In Central Asia (1)
Chapter 661 - Switzerland In Central Asia (2)
Chapter 662 - A Happy Occasion (1)
Chapter 663 - A Happy Occasion (2)
Chapter 664 - Power Struggle (1)
Chapter 665 - Power Struggle (2)
Chapter 666 - Power Struggle (3)
Chapter 667 - Collectors (1)
Chapter 668 - Collectors (2)
Chapter 669 - An Unexpected Variable(1)
Chapter 670 - An Unexpected Variable (2)
Chapter 671 - Counterattack Operation (1)
Chapter 672 - Counterattack Operation (2)
Chapter 673 - Counterattack Operation (3)
Chapter 674 - Counterattack Operation (4)
Chapter 675 - Tajikistan, A Federal State (1)
Chapter 676 - Tajikistan, A Federal State (2)
Chapter 677 - Playing The Innocent (1)
Chapter 678 - Playing The Innocent (2)
Chapter 679 - The Status Of The Royal Family (1)
Chapter 680 - The Status Of The Royal Family (2)
Chapter 681 - The Status Of The Royal Family (3)
Chapter 682 - Negotiations In The Pamir (1)
Chapter 683 - Negotiations In The Pamir (2)
Chapter 684 - Negotiations In The Pamir (3)
Chapter 685 - New Settlers (1)
Chapter 686 - New Settlers (2)
Chapter 687 - New Settlers (3)
Chapter 688 - New Settlers (4)
Chapter 689 - Tension In The Mediterranean Sea (1)
Chapter 690 - Tension In The Mediterranean Sea (2)
Chapter 691 - Tension In The Mediterranean Sea (3)
Chapter 692 - Tension In The Mediterranean Sea (4)
Chapter 693 - Royal Fleet (1)
Chapter 694 - Royal Fleet (2)
Chapter 695 - Royal Fleet (3)
Chapter 696 - A Hospital Ship In The Indian Ocean (1)
Chapter 697 - A Hospital Ship In The Indian Ocean (2)
Chapter 698 - A Hospital Ship In The Indian Ocean (3
Chapter 699 - A Hospital Ship In The Indian Ocean (4)
Chapter 700 - A Hospital Ship In The Indian Ocean (5)
Chapter 701 - Reopening Of The Volga-Don Canal (1)
Chapter 702 - Reopening Of The Volga-Don Canal (2)
Chapter 703 - Reopening Of The Volga-Don Canal (3)
Chapter 704 - Administration Of Internal Affairs (1)
Chapter 705 - Administration Of Internal Affairs (2)
Chapter 706 - Administration Of Internal Affairs (3)
Chapter 707 - Administration Of Internal Affairs (4)
Chapter 708 - Administration Of Internal Affairs (5)
Chapter 709 - : Fruitful Results (1)
Chapter 710 - Fruitful Results (2)
Chapter 711 - Fruitful Results (3)
Chapter 712 - Further Efforts (1)
Chapter 713 - Further Efforts (2)
Chapter 714 - Fishing In Troubled Water (1)
Chapter 715 - Fishing In Troubled Water (2)
Chapter 716 - Fishing In Troubled Water (3)
Chapter 717 - A Sudden Windfall (1)
Chapter 718 - A Sudden Windfall (2)
Chapter 719 - Aliyev’S Choice (1)
Chapter 720 - Aliyev’S Choice (2)
Chapter 721 - A New Wind Blowing In The Caucasus (1)
Chapter 722 - A New Wind Blowing In The Caucasus (2)
Chapter 723 - A New Wind Blowing In The Caucasus (3)
Chapter 724 - You Reap What You Sow (1)
Chapter 725 - You Reap What You Sow (2)
Chapter 726 - You Reap What You Sow (3)
Chapter 727 - Envy (1)
Chapter 728 - Envy (2)
Chapter 729 - A Tooth For A Tooth (1)
Chapter 730 - A Tooth For A Tooth (2)
Chapter 731 - A Tooth For A Tooth (3)
Chapter 732 - A Battle (1)
Chapter 733 - A Battle (2)
Chapter 734 - A Battle (3)
Chapter 735 - A Battle (4)
Chapter 736 - A Battle (5)
Chapter 737 - A Battle (6)
Chapter 738 - Cementing (1)
Chapter 739 - Cementing (2)
Chapter 740 - Cementing (3)
Chapter 741 - Cementing (4)
Chapter 742 - The Private Military Company (1)
Chapter 743 - The Private Military Company (2)
Chapter 744 - : The Private Military Company (3)
Chapter 745 - Baby Steps (1)
Chapter 746 - Baby Steps (2)
Chapter 747 - Baby Steps (3)
Chapter 748 - Post-War Readjustment (1)
Chapter 749 - Post-War Readjustment (2)
Chapter 750 - Post-War Readjustment (3)
Chapter 751 - Gouging Out (1)
Chapter 752 - Gouging Out (2)
Chapter 753 - Gouging Out (3)
Chapter 754 - Filling In The Vacancy (1)
Chapter 755 - Filling In The Vacancy (2)
Chapter 756 - Siphoning Off (1)
Chapter 757 - Siphoning Off (2)
Chapter 758 - Siphoning Off (3)
Chapter 759 - Putin'S Proposal (1)
Chapter 760 - Putin’S Proposal (2)
Chapter 761 - Putin’S Proposal (3)
Chapter 762 - Siberian Exploration (1)
Chapter 763 - Siberian Exploration (2)
Chapter 764 - A Deputy (1)
Chapter 765 - A Deputy (2)
Chapter 766 - Growing Bigger (1)
Chapter 767 - Growing Bigger (2)
Chapter 768 - The Buffer Zone (1)
Chapter 769 - The Buffer Zone (2)
Chapter 770 - For Each One’S Own Interest (1)
Chapter 771 - For Each One’S Own Interest (2)
Chapter 772 - For Each One’S Own Interest (3)
Chapter 773 - For Each One’S Own Interest (4)
Chapter 774 - For Each One’S Own Interest (5)
Chapter 775 - Uyghur’S Pain (1)
Chapter 776 - Uyghur’S Pain (2)
Chapter 777 - Fatima’S Role (1)
Chapter 778 - Fatima’S Role (2)
Chapter 779 - Fatima’S Role (3)
Chapter 780 - Fatima’S Role (4)
Chapter 781 - Descendants Of Nomad (1)
Chapter 782 - Descendants Of Nomad (2)
Chapter 783 - The Central Asian Union
Chapter 784 - The Empire Of The Ring (1)
Chapter 785-End - The Empire Of The Ring (2) (End)
Categories Genre: Action, All, Completed, Fantasy Status: Completed Tags Authors:

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Total Chapters in book: 785
Estimated words: 1674384 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 8372(@200wpm)___ 6698(@250wpm)___ 5581(@300wpm)
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Chapter 9

Chapter 9: City of Wind, Baku (1)

With a population of over 2.1 million people, Baku was the largest city near the Caspian coast. Located at the edge of the Caucasus mountain range, the capital of Azerbaijan was a city of beautiful women and night views.

Because it held an abundant amount of oil deposits, the oil industry was widely developed, and it was the richest country among the three countries near the Caucasus Mountains.

High prices, corruption in the government officials, and serious income inequalities made economic gaps between the rich and poor, but the people here were innocent and naive.

With the help of his employee Karajan, Youngho just finished the establishment report for Chunho Merchant. He needed to apply for a long-term visa, but it was automatically resolved with the establishment of his business branch. Being a large city within which a quarter of the whole nation’s population lived, Baku was full of opportunities.

“Boss, I got you a driver. It’s my cousin-brother, and he just lost his job because the furniture company he worked for just went out of business.”

Another cousin again? thought Youngho for a moment, but it was not going to be an obstacle for him. He accepted her request without hesitation.

“All right, I will pay him just like you for $1,500 a month.”

“That is too much, boss. I don’t feel comfortable either.”

In here, $1,500 a month was what a major company’s executive made. It was more than two times a regular man’s salary. Youngho considered the fact that his company was a foreign one, and for Chunho Merchant, he wanted create an image of a successful foreign corporation. He had to seem that he was establishing a decent company site in Baku.

The reason Youngho suggested a huge salary to Karajan, who just got out of college, and the driver was only because they could speak English fluently. He said he would hire the driver, but he also interviewed him. From conversations, Youngho got to know his character. Youngho liked his honest personality, even though he was a cousin of the director.

Karajan’s cousin Gerhardt was a married man in his mid-thirties, and had two children. Even in a country where the social security system was comparatively well-established, if one spent months unemployed, it would not be easy to save one’s face, especially if you were a dad.

Youngho felt like a lifesaver sent by the heavens to Gerhardt because he was hired for several times more money than he used to make in the furniture company.

The cost for a used car, especially a sports utility vehicle, was extremely high here. Youngho purchased a used Korean H brand SUV for $10,000. The poor quality of the public transportation system and the conditions of the outer roads made him splurge. An SUV was the best car you could get considering the road conditions here.

Having a Russian or Korean car made you middle-class here. Youngho was happy to have his own car instead of taking inconvenient taxis all the time. He chose a high quality apartment room about 1,067 sq. ft. near his office to stay in. The monthly rent was a million in Korean won. He had earned some money from the instructor payment and information payment, so he was able to live without struggle, but if he could not receive any more orders, he would have to ask Edward for help.

All the luxury was inevitable because he needed to maintain his identity as a well-off foreign businessman.

The director ordered new security systems like CCTVs and monitors to newly install around Main Police Department.

It was the first order Youngho received in Baku. He was going to make only about 5 million won, but his future was looking bright. Allegedly, in the near future, Baku was going to be covered with security cameras. Expecting that he would get more orders, Youngho sold his products cheaper than other European companies.

Now that the company was doing well from the past orders from the militia, Cho Sangchun, who was in Korea, also agreed to earn their trust first rather than making huge amounts of money now. He shipped quality products to Youngho.

Youngho learned a tip while dealing with the Armenian militia. In the three nations along the Caucasus mountain range, foreign clothes were sold in high prices. He planned on setting up a clothing store or an import agency, for they would guarantee high profits.

Fortunately, Yunsuh had lots of connections with clothing companies since she majored in fashion.

Clothes from foreign brands cost three times more than Azerbaijani clothes. Even though Korean clothes were not as cheap as ones made in China, they were high quality with cheaper prices compared to European brands.

Karajan, who was looking at a sample clothing line shipped from Korea, was almost in shock. She kept asking if she could have a few undergarments. Her reaction was proving the quality, so Youngho asked Karajan to contact local clothing retailers.

The image of Korea here was quite favorable.

A few years ago, the Korean president had visited the place with some businessmen. People here thought of Korean electronics as high quality, like other European products. Especially Korean cosmetics, which were considered as the best.

Recently, K-Pop had gained popularity as well. That was why people viewed Korea like advanced European countries.

The attitudes of the retailers that Karajan had contacted were not at all bad. Baku had a subtropical climate, but the mountainous areas around caused nine different climates. Because of this special climate, people needed diverse clothes to prepare for diverse weathers.

Youngho told Yunsuh that he could buy up to $50,000 worth of clothes from the three clothing retailers they had contacted if the quality of clothes was as good as the samples, under the condition of buying the clothes that did not sell in discounted prices. In the clothing business, you could earn the cost of production when selling only 50% of the products.

A clothing supplier at Dongdaemun* said they would sell clothes if Chunho Merchant paid them ahead, so that was what they did.

This could be an adventure, but Youngho thought it was an easy profit since all he had to do was sell 50% of the products. All of this was possible because Chunho Merchant had seed money from the militia orders, which was the price for Youngho’s beating.

Clothes were sent from Korea.

The first samples Youngho received were from the clothing factory at Dongdaemun. From underwear to shirts and pants, he sorted out 100 different types of products and sold them to local retailers. He used the Chunho Merchant as the name of the brand. Yunsuh had designed the label. It had a four-leaf clover on it with Chunho Merchant written in English.

Youngho picked out some items and sent them to the director’s house. The director had helped him with the clearance process, so Youngho wanted to make a good impression for the future.

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When Youngho appeared in two months, his friends complained and asked if he had been seeing a girl. Youngho had nothing to say to his friends’ simple minds. Youngho helped their training as an instructor at the assault course for fifteen days.

As the weather got cold, the mountain-climbing gears that Youngho traded were found to be useful. The militants all rated high for their insulation, permeability, and other categories. The militia commander was touched by the gloves given as gifts, which he never expected, and the militants were satisfied with the quality.

Karajan called Youngho from the office in Baku. She was in a rush.

“Boss, the clothes are all sold out at the retailer. I just ordered the same items worth $400,000.”

“Karajan, just email the Seoul head office about the items and quantities and they will do their job.”

After Youngho calmed down Karajan who was too excited, he called Yunsuh to tell her the good news. Yunsuh was happy to earn 30 million won for the recent order, but when he told her that there was an additional order, she almost leapt with joy.

For Dongdaemun clothing suppliers, an order worth $400,000 was like a rain during the drought, something good in the current economic recession. Winter was a slow season for clothing suppliers. They welcomed Chunho Merchant, who paid them in cash ahead of production.

Yunsuh complained that she was too busy because the clothing suppliers kept calling her to treat her.

She was expecting at the end of March. Even with that big belly, she was still strong enough to wander around everywhere for the business. When Yunsuh had just hung up the phone, she saw Sangchun entering the office.

“Hey you, Cho Sangchun. Where have you been without telling me?”

“Ha, now that you got some money from clothing, are you now becoming bossy?”

“What is it? What order did you get?”

“Youngho told me not to tell you. He said you might be shocked.”

“Really, you’re not telling me?”

“Let me just tell you that I’ve been to Ministry of National Defense. That’s all I can say.”

Yunsuh stared at him and continued pushing for more information, “Are you trying to be a universal provider? Selling weapons, now?”

“No, that’s not true. The US CIA has requested to buy items for the Armenian army. I went to find out if they were exportable goods.”

Sangchun tried to cover up for Youngho, but Yunsuh did not stop there.

“Why are you trading weapons? It’s too dangerous. We have enough businesses now. We’ve got the orders for the militia and for the clothing.”

“It’s not weapons. It’s helmets and night vision goggles.”

“Honey, I don’t feel good about this. Aren’t we going to be in trouble getting in-between Azerbaijan and Armenia?”

Yunsuh worried if Youngho became too hungry for money, dealing with dangerous businesses.

“Honey, who’s Youngho? Don’t worry about him. He has planned out everything. He would refuse to trade weapons, but as a merchant, there’s nothing wrong with selling personal equipment. You’re overthinking.”

Sangchun, who was drinking coffee in a relaxed manner, quietly began to talk, “By the way, Youngho has been pushing me to move to a different place. He said our room won’t be enough for a baby. What do you think?”

“He has been doing that to me too. Our apartment is so small that he can’t come visit us.”

“Let’s move, then. I always felt sorry for giving Youngho such a small room.”

“All right, honey, we made a billion won this year. I think it’s time to enjoy. Let’s move the office and hire some more people too.”

Until then, the three of them lived in an 850 sq. ft. apartment room. It was very inconvenient for all of them. Now if they sell the apartment room and pay some more, they would be able to get a room more than 1,420 sq. ft.

***

Chunho Merchant’s clothing, which arrived through air shipping, was selling like hot cakes. There was some stockpile left, but the local retailers did not try to buy them for a discounted price and did not delay the payment because they did not want to lose money by offending Chunho Merchant. Chunho Merchant’s clothes were highly competitive with other European brands.

Chunho Merchant made a good profit for the recent trades, and Yunsuh agreed to become solely in charge of the clothing business for the upcoming orders.

“Oppa, why are you not asking us to send money to pay for your living cost and for your employees?”

“Yunsuh, I receive some money for looking after some jobs for the American government here. And you only pay a quarter wage of what you pay in Korea. If I don’t have enough, I’ll ask.”

“Oppa, it’s not something dangerous, right?”

Youngho had to explain to Yunsuh, who was still worried, that he was getting help from the director of Main Police Department, and that his position was secured here.

“I’m not even married yet, why would I do reckless things?”

“I still don’t feel good about it.”

Since they earned some money, Yunsuh wanted Youngho to get out of dangerous matters. Now that they already earned the amount that could cover their living for the next few years from trading mountain-climbing equipment and clothing, she wanted him to take it slow.

“Are you coming back?”

“When you move.”

“We are moving next month. Our room was sold for a good price.”

“That’s great. I will be there for New Year’s Day**.”

“Okay. Take care and eat well, oppa.”

Youngho was glad to hear that they were finally moving to a better place. It was due to everyone’s hard work.

An unsuccessful business trip to a disputed territory and getting abducted by the militia had gotten his business expanded like now. It was worth it to get beaten after all, thought Youngho.

*Dongdaemun- a region in Korea famous for its shopping attraction. Many clothing manufacturers are gathered in here.

**New Year’s Day- Chinese or Lunar New Year, usually in February of each year

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Total Chapters in book: 785
Estimated words: 1674384 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 8372(@200wpm)___ 6698(@250wpm)___ 5581(@300wpm)
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