Episode 269: Dream in the game becomes reality
58. A new era (5)
Lieutenant Lee Geun-seok’s special forces squad, who were trudging out of the hunting ground after a near-death experience at the hands of an ogre, all looked ecstatic.
“Let’s not show up again.”
“yes.”
Then, at Lieutenant Lee Geun-seok’s next words, the squad members nodded with bitter expressions.
In particular, the reactions of the tanker, who was on the verge of death from the ogre, and the spearman, who died in a blood clot, were intense.
A fearsome ogre.
However, the sight of Adrian, who levitated hundreds of ogres in the air as if killing insects and crushed them to death with just a grasp of his hand, did not feel like a human being.
Although they felt the ogre’s fearsomeness, Adrian helped them feel how insignificant they were.
Those who felt a sense of pride and superiority as special beings who received the gift decided to live humbly from now on.
Should I say that I did not discover that there is a sky above the sky, but rather that there was a macrocosm above the sky?
“Loyalty and Special Forces 2nd Squad has returned.”
“thank you for your effort. “Everyone, please look at me for a moment.”
“yes? Ah, I understand.”
After a while, I returned to the unit and reported, and the major, the company commander of the special forces, asked for a meeting.
The members of Lieutenant Lee Geun-seok’s unit tilted their heads and followed the company commander, and when they were led to the regimental commander’s office, they had to feel anxious, wondering if the fact that they had almost died had been made known through the Blue House secretariat.
‘I’m sure you’re not trying to punish me, are you?’
However, a situation unfolded that they could not have imagined.
This is because in the regimental commander’s office, there were not only the regimental commander with the rank of colonel, but also the division commander of the division they belonged to and the commander of the Capital Defense Command.
“Loyalty!”
Thanks to this, Lieutenant Lee Geun-seok’s squad was extremely nervous and saluted loudly like trainees.
I don’t know what the situation was, but it didn’t seem like a place prepared for punishment.
“Congratulations. “You have been chosen.”
And the commander of the capital defense approached me, clapping his hands, and said something incomprehensible.
“thank you!”
I don’t know what the commander is talking about, but since this is an army where the ranks are gangsters, I can’t question Three Star, who is giving me congratulations.
I thought the explanation would be taken care of if I just waited a moment, so I quickly said thank you.
“You are currently part of the 1st Guard Corps.”
The 1st Guard Corps is a unit under the direct control of the Subangsa Division and is a unit that performs security duties at the Blue House.
However, even though it was a unit directly under the headquarters, I had to wonder in my heart because I had never heard of gift owners being organized into the security corps.
“You will be participating in an experiment in the future.”
“What if you say it’s an experiment?”
I’ve tolerated it well so far, but I couldn’t help but question the term ‘experiment.’
Because it was a word that didn’t feel right.
“Ah, it would be better to call it research rather than an experiment. “Gift enhancement research.”
Changing the expression from experiment to research cannot provide relief.
However, the commander’s next words were shocking enough to make me forget everything that had come before.
“Chairman Adrian L. Lawrence proposed a study, saying that it was necessary to determine to what extent abilities can be improved through magic stones. Knights, wizards, elementalists, shamans, and gift users consisting of Rondelians participate in the research. This means that you represent the gift users of Earth.”
If nothing else, the name Adrian was deeply engraved in his mind and made the members of Lieutenant Geun-seok Lee’s squad flinch.
To them, that name evoked both awe and fear.
“Your abilities will probably increase significantly. Perhaps he could be called the strongest gift user on Earth. Of course, the country and the military will treat them greatly and will not spare any support.”
This is something that someone is bound to be tempted by.
But it wasn’t them.
I thought I would refuse if I could.
Haven’t you seen Adrian bringing even the dead back to life?
For no reason, I had the feeling that his experiment would be merciless.
So, on behalf of the anxious squad members, Lieutenant Lee Geun-seok took up the rifle and spoke.
“You can’t refuse?”
“… … .”
The commanders responded that if they had heard the story properly, they would not be able to refuse.
However, the commander of Subangsa, who received the post-war situation, responded with a chuckle.
“It’s impossible. He chose you himself. No matter how much Korea is a democratic country, you are soldiers. “I have to follow orders from my superiors.”
Now I see that they had no right to make decisions.
Because of this, Lieutenant Lee Geun-seok and his squad members looked pale.
“Don’t worry too much. He is a person who can even raise the dead, so what is wrong with you? Think of this as an opportunity for the country and focus only on strengthening your capabilities. Then great honor and power will follow you.”
With that, the commander ended his speech unilaterally.
Looking at him like that, I could feel his stubbornness not to accept any differences of opinion.
In the end, Lieutenant Lee Geun-seok and the squad members exchanged glances and nodded as if they had given up.
“All right. “I will.”
If it weren’t for Adrian, he would have died anyway.
They thought that it might be natural to follow Adrian’s instructions.
“Well thought out. In that sense, I’ll give you a gift. A second-tier special promotion is a very big gift.”
“thank you.”
Why?
Perhaps because they were afraid, Lieutenant Lee Geun-seok felt that the second-class special promotion was a courtesy to the fallen.
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“That’s unusual. “Not only hunting using firearms and machines, but also Rondel’s artifacts interfere with hunting.”
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To hunt monsters in the hunting ground and obtain items, you must fight with cold weapons.
This means that expedient methods using firearms or machines have been completely prevented.
But the funny thing is that this rule also applies to Rondel’s items.
Items did not drop from monsters, as equipment such as Vanguard equipment such as the Force Sword and artifacts that assist in battle were treated the same as firearms.
What was generally accepted within the hunting ground was that only the individual’s pure force could be used, or only artifacts acquired during hunting could be used.
Fortunately, the material was not sanctioned.
This means that the use of cold weapons made of Orichalcon, Adamantium, or Dragonborn is permitted.
“It is also unique in that it is more efficient when you absorb magic stones obtained through hunting yourself.”
“that’s right. “I think it’s better to improve your abilities by defeating monsters with effort rather than using your wealth to easily purchase magic stones.”
Absorbing magic stones obtained directly from hunting was at least twice as efficient as absorbing magic stones handed over to others.
Moreover, as research on magic stones was being conducted by various organizations and companies, the prices were quite high.
However, I could easily see that the price of magic stones would skyrocket even further.
The reason is because I realized at a glance that I could obtain electrical energy from magic stones.
“The goddess took a big shot.”
Anyway, magic stones are expensive and will become more expensive in the future, and purchasing and strengthening other people’s magic stones with low efficiency was a very expensive system.
It seems like the goddess means that if you want to become stronger, you should go hunting yourself.
‘Well, it has nothing to do with me.’
However, I am a person who believes that if the efficiency drops by half, just buy twice as much and absorb it.
I plan to use magic stones without hesitation in the strengthening experiment I will be conducting this time.
However, this requires a large amount of magic stones, and since there are no gift owners who can obtain high-quality magic stones right now, I asked my friends who have free time to collect magic stones.
For example, characters like the Demon King and the Heavenly King.
[Change of heaven and earth? Hundreds of lightning bolts are falling one after another on Malaysia’s Langkangwi Island, which is known to be a wyvern hunting ground and has been under a no-access order. There is a rumor among the residents that an angel is cleaning up wyverns.]
[Russia’s Angara River, connected to Lake Baikal, which is said to have become a hunting ground for sea serpents, was stained with blood. An unidentified girl annihilates the Sea Serpent, which was impervious to missiles.]
When I watched the world news on my tablet, I could see that they were carrying out their mission well.
I got up from my seat and approached Arsia.
“Shall we go to Rondel and rest for a moment?”
Now Rondel can come and go without the help of Kang Min-hee or Yoo Jeok.
So, I suggested Arcia take a break, as if to take a light walk.
“No, I’m not very tired. So, please feel free to work.”
At her words, I chuckled and nodded.
Although I don’t have a specific job, I meet a lot of people.
‘For example, Choi Young-seok, the head of Daehan Electronics, the core of the earth’s network.’
You also need to decide who will be strengthened in Rondel.
There is nothing I can do about it as an Earthling gift holder, but I plan to make up Rondelians with people who will be of help to me.
‘Wouldn’t it be better to have people from the gifted center participate?’
The Gifted Learning Center is an educational institution that I founded through Mangyeong to attract talented people.
In the meantime, the number of people has steadily increased, reaching close to 500, but unlike talents such as politics or commercial affairs, magic and swordsmanship do not become proficient immediately in 1-2 years, so they have not yet been of great use to me.
I thought it would be better to mobilize people whose abilities could be strengthened in expensive experiments at gifted centers rather than looking for them from far away.
“majesty!”
The moment I gathered my thoughts and was about to operate the terminal.
I tilted my head at the sight of Count Reyes barging in without warning.
Currently, I had moved from the Blue House to the County of Rayers.
“Is there a problem?”
“It is said that the investigation team command center of the Kingdom of Chase, located in Egypt, was bombed by terrorists!”
Terrorist bombing?
Do terrorists these days even have fighter jets?
“is it so? “How is the damage done?”
“It is said that all the key personnel who made up the investigation team died and only the investigation team leader survived.”
The Kingdom of Chase claims that Egypt is under the jurisdiction of the Governor-General, but I do not acknowledge it.
That is why the Chase Kingdom army stationed in Egypt is said to be an investigation team, not a governor-general.
Anyway, the damage was bigger than I expected and it was a pain in the ass.
“No, the Chase Kingdom’s investigation team made no preparations for a missile attack?”
“Well, that looks like the weapon the terrorists used was unusual. “Although it was not a nuclear weapon, it appears that a high-explosive bomb equivalent to that was used.”
Something is strange.
If what he said is true, wouldn’t it be too much of a weapon for a terrorist to have?
“Who is the representative of the Chase Kingdom?”
“I am Count Eiros.”
“Count Eiros?”
“I am Grand Master Jeremy Duke’s greatest disciple and an Auror Master.”
And when I realized that the person being attacked was bigger than I thought, I had to frown.
“this… … .”
It feels like the Chase Kingdom is about to have a seizure.
No, I think it should be called a certainty rather than a feeling.
‘This is a situation I was concerned about.’
Egypt is a country where religious terrorism frequently occurs.
This time, I easily realized that the people who attacked the investigation team in the Chase Kingdom were the Islamic extremists I was concerned about.
‘Foolish.’
No matter how much it was done for the sake of religion, the terrorists’ actions were the worst choice to turn the Earth into a battlefield.
“Gregory.”
“Yes, my lord.”
So I called Gregory and gave him orders.
“First, calm down the Chase Kingdom and prevent it from acting recklessly.”
“All right.”
Gregory, who had suddenly emerged from the shadows, disappeared into the shadows again.
“may I? “It would scratch the pride of the Chase Kingdom.”
In response to Count Rayers’ concerns, I shook my head and said,
“Just resolve the situation and that’s it, right?”
“yes?”
“I’m going out for a while.”
“No way, Your Highness.”
“For exercise, let’s clean up terrorists.”
fantasy,
