Money-grubbing Necromancer (196)
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A while ago, Ilseong Group held a presentation on runes.
President Robert of the United States.
He also witnessed the presentation and was the first to contact Chairman Kim.
Fortunately, Chairman Kim and Robert had a close relationship.
Not only was there a connection with the slime battery business, but the US government also owned a 5% stake in the Money Guild.
Perhaps that’s why Chairman Kim readily sent Robert a few rune samples.
So the rune fell into the President’s hands. He looked at the small stone he was holding in his hand.
[Rune of Defense II]
[Effect 1. Equipment defense power increases by 20%]
“ha…….”
Robert’s head felt hot as he saw the rune. The White House was already filled with experts from all walks of life, including the heads of the best guilds in the United States.
Their eyes were filled with greed as they looked at the runes.
“What do you think? Have you ever seen anything like this inside the gate? Everyone?”
“Not at all. If there were, I would have somehow extracted the technology.”
“This is the first time I’ve seen this kind of thing. It’s amazing how equipment can be strengthened this much just by planting a single stone. It’s almost revolutionary.”
“The battle for the gate is just around the corner. We must have it. The moment we miss it, we will be eliminated.”
Robert’s eyes became serious.
‘It’s something that even the top guild leaders in America haven’t seen… … .’
The Awakened people gathered here are the most renowned rankers in the world. Even these people are seeing something called a rune for the first time.
There were only two ways for the United States to obtain the Rune.
One is to purchase through Ilseong Group.
The remaining one is… … .
‘I said craftsman, K.’
These were the initials that appeared at Ilseong’s presentation. He was also known as a craftsman with rune making skills.
Another option would be to persuade this craftsman and bring him to the United States.
However, if this was the case, the relationship with Kim Min-woo was problematic.
‘I will never stay still.’
I thought back to the look in Kim Min-woo’s eyes I saw last time. He was a very ambitious man.
Relations with the Chinese President.
There was a precedent for gathering SS-class necromancers from all over the world through a conference. He was not one to easily give up the initiative.
Even what about skills?
It’s been a little over half a year since I woke up.
But he’s already a world ranker.
Korea’s future was overly bright.
“… … The situation in Korea is really good these days.”
“It’s a mess there. I heard that Il Sung’s stock price has gone up 1,000% in half a year.”
“The equipment market is also opening up quickly. It seems that Europe, which had been holding back due to the announcement of Rune, is taking notice.”
“Is it because of the plus equipment and potions that the average level of Korean Awakened players has risen steeply… … .”
It’s dangerous.
Even the slime battery was like that, but the rune was something even more serious.
Robert felt it on his skin.
That hegemony is slowly but surely shifting to Korea.
“Mr. President, don’t be so serious. He’s just one craftsman. How much will he spend?”
“That’s right. Only a small amount of runes will be released, so we just need to sweep them up as much as possible. Our relationship with Korea is also good.”
“You just have to not go to other countries too much. After all, we don’t have enough to use.”
“… … If, this is just an if.”
Robert said, looking around.
“What if Korea wins the gate battle this year?”
“… …Winning this year?”
“Kim Min-woo is great, but he’s only one person. If you look at the average of Korean Awakened players, it’s impossible for him to win. If he were to come out with a swordsmanship… … But he’s retired.”
“… … I guess so?”
“Of course, I can’t be sure what will happen in 2-3 years. Not only is Kim Min-woo’s education amazing, but his own growth rate is also incredible. But this year is different.”
Robert nodded silently. World ranking 157th. Not low, but not high either.
Especially, as the gap in rankings increases by a huge amount as you go up to the top tier, it is still okay.
‘Not yet… … .’
But there was no guarantee for next year.
‘Why on earth does it grow so fast… … .’
I remembered the conversations I had with Kim Min-woo when I met him in the past.
―China, I will help you to use it usefully.
―Please sell the guild shares to our US government. I hope that Korea and the US will cooperate in the gate battle. And the results as well.
China’s growth restraint and solidarity with South Korea, which is starting to do well.
At least back then, the suggestion was made with a much lighter heart than it is now.
The reason for demanding a 10% stake was to slowly build a relationship. Then, as time goes by, to gradually bring it under the influence of the United States.
But now it was different.
‘If we bring up the topic of rune supply, America will be more deeply involved… … .’
It’s becoming more and more burdensome.
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I didn’t know he would grow up this fast.
How could any single Awakened man pose such a threat to the United States in less than half a year? Time was never on America’s side.
But that doesn’t mean we should buy more shares.
‘It is not a fundamental solution.’
First of all, there was doubt as to whether more shares would be sold.
Robert’s dilemma deepened as he wondered whether he should find a new leash or accept a new hegemony.
* * *
I heard that the leaders of the US, China, and Japan visited recently.
In addition, heads of various countries visited Chairman Kim.
The United States will receive the largest supply, but the other countries have agreed to receive some, if lesser, supply of runes.
Except Japan.
‘Those guys are already stiff-necked.’
Unless we have a partnership like the US, there is no reason to supply first because there is a shortage.
Anyway.
Kim Min-woo, who had left the sales to Il-seong, was now facing the guild members.
“It’s been a while, Hansia. Have you had a good change of occupation?”
“Yes. I obtained a SSS-class skill. By summoning a weapon.”
“Is this a priestly weapon?”
“That’s right. I’ll show you.”
A pure white energy flowed over her hand. Before she knew it, a cross shining beautifully like a jewel was in her hand.
“Holy Relic Iverk. It’s my skill.”
“It is a holy relic… … .”
Hansia’s story continued.
We were also able to find out why her retrial took so long.
“You created the holy relic?”
“Yes. I’ve been to many battlefields over the course of several months, from the rank of third-class priest to saint. But… … .”
She asked, her eyes narrowed.
“You faced the Death Lord’s forces? That’s when I saw a familiar face.”
“A familiar face?”
“It’s Cedric.”
“What are you talking about? That guy was with me.”
“… … They said it was a battlefield in the past.”
Battlefields of the past?
It was a familiar format.
Wasn’t Death Lord’s arrangement also something that happened in the past?
‘Did they cut off the battlefield from the past and send Hansia there?’
Summoned Cedric.
Cedric was seen staring intently at the cross.
“I’m curious. Do you know what this cross is?”
―This is… … amazing. I’ll tell you exactly. I didn’t know. But now I know. My memory has changed.
“Your memory has changed?”
―Originally, there were no priests in the warrior party. There were inspectors, assassins, magicians, and archers. But my memory is different now.
“How has it changed?”
-The wizard disappeared and a priest appeared. It’s as if… …it was superimposed.
“… … How is that possible… … .”
Kim Min-woo’s mouth was closed.
According to Cedric, it means changing the past and disrupting memories.
‘Is this even possible in the first place?’
How high of a level does this have to be for this to be possible?
Wouldn’t it be possible to have a supporter who only selects weapons for the warrior party from among the numerous SSS-grade skills and hands them over?
‘I’m becoming more and more curious.’
I am very curious about the identity of the person behind him, whose name even the intermediate angel Zipael is hesitant to mention.
And I was also very curious as to why he had twisted the past to create the priest’s weapon, and why he had handed it over in such a twisted manner.
Suddenly, I remembered the words of the Death Lord I had encountered before starting the second arrangement. When asked why the warrior party’s weapons seemed to be gathered around, the Lord answered like this.
– Then it might be providing prey to raise the level.
Supply of prey.
There are four legion commanders in total.
The party also has a total of four weapons.
What if this process had not happened when Hansia was re-examined?
There was originally no party weapon related to the priest, so the SSS-grade skill would have been given as something else instead of a holy relic.
Even considering that, I couldn’t have given her a magic weapon, since Hancia’s occupation was a priest.
This means that one of the warrior party’s weapons is missing.
Because there are four legion commanders, the party ends up with three weapons.
‘Do you not like that?’
So that’s why you intervened?
A lot of questions came to mind.
If a powerful entity can intervene to this extent, is there a reason to provide prey to this side? Is there a way to use it by raising its level, etc.
‘They haven’t asked for anything yet… … .’
I don’t know.
There was no point in thinking about it deeply right now. After sending Cedric away, I looked at the guild members.
“I recently visited the Celestial City.”
He explained about the celestial city.
A new stage.
Starting with the story of a place like an ‘ark’ for many different races, and even the story related to the Seven Heavenly Kings, Park Si-woo’s eyes lit up as he listened with interest.
“Wow, awesome. So you’re saying you’ve already started a fight with Chiljon?”
“That’s what happened.”
“If you look at how the city has developed, you probably plan to continue doing so.”
“I have to go. The reward is big.”
Starting with the skill enhancement ticket, to the celestial projection and the holy relic I just obtained.
When I explained the reward, the three of them’s eyes lit up.
In particular, Seo Ye-rim, who had heard rumors about the celestial city before, added more.
Because their eyes were so bright that they almost sparkled.
SSS-grade skill enhancement ticket.
It was a list that didn’t even appear as a reward at the S-class gate.
Celestial Projection is also incredibly useful. I’ve heard that it buffs almost everything, but I’ve never heard of a technique like this.
“Brother. Can we go too?”
“Yes. I can give you the sponsorship. However… … .”
Explained the structure of sponsorship rights.
From the beginning, whether you start with a silver spoon in your mouth or a dirt spoon in your mouth. The sponsorship rights were roughly structured like that.
“I’ve already acquired one Diamond Sponsorship Ticket. If I do well here, I might be able to advance to the next level, Murderous Difficulty.”
There is only one sponsorship right, but there are three guild members. Naturally, the three of them looked at each other.
“But I promised to give you this first. Take it, Ye-rim.”
“Huh? Me?”
“Yes. You promised me back then. I’d give it to you if you brought me something like this.”
She pricked up her ears and glanced at the rest of the guild members.
Fortunately, he seemed to be a little disappointed, but he didn’t seem to have any feelings beyond that.
“Sorry, Siwoo. You joined first.”
“Hey, it’s okay. I just got here a month early. But, hyung, are you okay with that? I heard that sponsorship is expensive. It’s hard to take care of me and Sia noona… .”
“It’s okay. I just came back after running the auto-hunt. The public service points will pile up again.”
Even though 100,000 points may seem big now, the weight will gradually decrease as you move to higher areas.
If the Earth guild members join here, it will be of great help in the future fight against the Red Flag.
‘Because I’m sure you have the skills.’
Even though they are all low level, they all have SSS level skills.
Talent was the same.
It was an opportunity to fill the sparse mid-level positions.
I looked at Seo Ye-rim.
“You can move whenever you want. But you heard that there was friction with the red flag. It may not be right now, but it could be dangerous someday.”
“The greater the risk, the greater the reward. That’s what I wanted. The problem is that there are no dangerous places.”
Well, that’s true.
So far, there has been no gate above S-class on Earth. Of course, not all S-classes are the same, so the top-tier S-class dungeons have sweet rewards.
The problem was that these places were all managed by guilds or the state.
You can go in if you want, but the problem is the number of gates that Korea has. There aren’t many upper gates.
Anyway, it seems that Seo Ye-rim has also decided to challenge the Celestial City soon. I hope she does well on the test and gets a murderous difficulty level.
It was while we were talking in the conference room like that.
The floor in the corner began to turn pitch black, and a figure emerged from under the floor, which had sunken like a rotten swamp.
It was a monster wearing a pitch-black gothic dress with three heads.
A terrified Park Si-woo and Seo Ye-rim summoned their weapons.
Hansia’s sacred relic hummed loudly.
If it had three heads, it couldn’t be human.
‘Then, a monster?!’
Park Si-woo, aiming the holy sword, showed a fierce expression on his face.
“Who are you!”
-promise.
-To protect.
-Here you go.
“This crazy monster… … what kind of promise is this!”
That was when.
Kim Min-woo reached out and stopped Park Si-woo.
A three-headed witch.
It was a very familiar sight to him.
I had met her at Oak Gate. She was a true witch who had died without leaving a trace for Merhen.
“… … Lerouye?”
-Ananke.
-You said.
-I will guide you to the abyss lord’s abode.
I know that Merhen and Ananke made a deal back then.
I knew that the apprentice witch Iris had been talking to Lerouye about receiving her memories and such.
But why is it resurrected?
