[Episode 07] Seomyeon Station (3)
[An entity that satisfies the conditions for acceptance as a citizen has been discovered.]
[Would you like to grant citizenship?]
I thought most of the people nearby had accepted them as citizens, but it seems there were still some who had not yet been granted citizenship.
A total of 27 people.
However, thanks to the diligent acceptance of citizens over the years, the number was not that large.
‘Give it.’
I checked just in case, but as expected, no new Awakened people appeared among the 27.
That means the percentage of awakened people is low.
‘But an A-class Awakener came to me on his own two feet.’
In that sense, Seo Ye-jin was a pumpkin that rolled in.
It seemed that the Awakened often came rolling in voluntarily in this way.
‘You must accept me as your vassal unconditionally.’
In order to be accepted as a vassal, it was necessary to first increase trust and loyalty.
In my experience, the best way to build trust is to meet the person in person.
“Are you okay?”
Hadong Geon was looking at me with worried eyes from the side.
“I’m fine. Now go down and rest.”
“Okay, just call me anytime you need anything.”
After sending him down like that, I searched everywhere to find Seo Ye-jin.
Because I thought it might be in a newly built apartment.
However, even after thoroughly searching the two newly added buildings, Seo Ye-jin was nowhere to be found.
‘Where are you?’
I was a little worried.
It was possible that she had developed ill feelings because the rat she had tamed was stepped on and killed.
‘I have to call him. Give him a quest.’
《Quest Granting》
Quest Content: Visit the apartment.
Time limit: 48 hours 00 minutes 00 seconds
Reward: Coke and chocolate bar.
Failure Penalty: None.
[Do you want to grant the quest as is?]
[Yes / No]
These were the two best-selling items in the store these days.
I don’t know exactly what Seo Ye-jin’s situation is, but it would be a very tempting reward.
I was just about to give the quest.
‘wait for a sec.’
Suddenly, the words Owen Ju had said just now came to mind.
(Can’t you bring your family members with you using Jaehyun’s abilities?)
I tried, failed, and could hypothesize that it was because it was outside my sphere of influence.
‘then···.’
Is the person to whom citizenship is granted under my influence or not?
The correct answer was ‘under influence.’
No matter how far away they were from the house, you could tell just by looking at the corpses of the monsters they hunted.
‘Quest modification.’
Slightly touched on quest times and penalties.
《Quest Granting》
Quest Content: Visit the apartment.
Time limit: 10 seconds
Reward: Coke and chocolate bar.
Failure Penalty: Summon.
[Do you want to grant the quest as is?]
[Yes / No]
It was a success.
‘I didn’t know you could even use the failure penalty.’
I was so fixated on the failure penalty that I thought it had to only have negative effects.
However, I was able to apply not only the success reward but also the failure penalty at my discretion.
‘Summoning is possible.’
Although it was a one-time use, it meant that abilities such as summoning a vassal could be applied to ordinary citizens.
The ability to teleport a target who has acquired citizenship.
This was a huge discovery.
‘If you use this, it’s possible to bring your family back safely.’
It was said that if you could grant citizenship to all family members, you could bring them into the corner area by using the quest granting system.
‘I said that when the outpost is activated, it temporarily gains the same power as the home area.’
This means that it is ultimately possible to grant citizenship by utilizing the outpost.
Then, what if we send the Hadonggun party, build an outpost, give citizenship to all of their family members, and use the quest granting system to summon them here?
‘Perfect.’
It was the most feasible plan of all so far.
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‘The question is how much money it costs.’
I currently have too much money.
Therefore, there was no way to estimate how much it would cost to teleport Seo Ye-jin.
In the worst case scenario, all the assets in the Absolute’s wallet could have been blown away.
‘Let’s try it anyway.’
It was a problem that I couldn’t find an answer to no matter how much I thought about it.
It was an issue that had to be checked at some point anyway.
In times like this, the answer was to just simply and ignorantly confront it.
‘Give me a quest.’
Tiring!
[ 00 minutes 09 seconds ]
I watched the time passing by with an anxious heart.
Quest fees are charged upon completion of the quest.
There are now 3 seconds left.
‘Please don’t exceed 1 billion.’
A one-time teleportation ability.
That price.
[Citizen Seo Ye-jin failed the quest.]
[Quest cost is 31,674,894 won.]
’30 million won!’
Prevented it.
It was much cheaper than I expected.
“Phew.”
thank god.
Although it was expensive, it was a good price for the situation it was needed for.
‘There’s still a lot to figure out, like the increased cost with distance, but it works.’
The gamble was a huge success.
“What, what is it? Where am I?”
Seo Ye-jin’s voice was heard from the hallway.
I walked up to the front door and spoke to Seo Ye-jin.
“Hello, Seo Ye-jin.”
“Who, who are you? Do you know me?”
He said, extending his hand towards her who was sitting on the floor.
“The one who gave you citizenship.”
“yes?”
Seo Ye-jin’s expression gradually turned into one of shock.
“Now, wait a minute. That means where I am right now is···”
“Yes. It’s the top floor of the apartment you saw through the mouse.”
I was so flustered that I couldn’t even think of grabbing his hand and getting up.
I continued speaking while handing a can of cold cola to Seo Ye-jin, who was blankly staring at me with her mouth open.
“I’m sorry for inviting you all of a sudden like this. You must have been very surprised. Nice to meet you, my name is Kim Jae-hyun.”
Then, there was an immediate response.
[Citizen Seo Ye-jin’s trustworthiness increases significantly.]
It seemed like he finally understood the situation.
At the same time, it seemed like I gained confidence in my abilities.
and.
“So… Jaehyun called me here? And that strange quest from earlier too.”
“Yes. I gave it to you.”
Seo Ye-jin said with a slightly brighter face.
“I know it’s shameless, but I have a favor to ask. There are people I’m responsible for. Can you accept them as well?”
“···yes?”
“It was already difficult to bring everyone here. So I decided to gamble…”
this.
I thought there would be people doing it together.
When I heard that, it turned out to be quite a number.
A total of 35 people.
[Citizen Seo Ye-jin’s trustworthiness increases significantly.]
He spoke to Seo Ye-jin, who was chattering with expectant eyes.
“I’m sorry, but that’s going to be difficult.”
“yes···?”
At that moment, Seo Ye-jin’s eyes trembled violently.
“Th, what is that···.”
“It is impossible for me to bring them here by my own strength.”
Teleporting a non-citizen is not only impossible, but even if it were possible, it would be problematic. It cost 30 million won to bring one Seo Ye-jin, so bringing thirty-five people would cost over 1 billion won.
I had no intention of investing close to a billion dollars to save them.
Perhaps taken aback by my firm answer, Seo Ye-jin crawled to me on her knees and held onto my trouser leg as she made a request.
“No! My mother and my sister are there! I’ll do whatever I can. So···”
I wondered if there was anything I could do about her seemingly desperate attitude.
First of all, the most common method that comes to mind is to send a Ha Dong-geon party.
Considering their abilities, it would be quite possible to bring thirty of them at once.
But then a better solution occurred to me.
‘It was clear that Seo Ye-jin had not made direct contact, but it was possible to grant citizenship.’
Doesn’t that mean that the corner area of the house recognized the mouse as a part of her?
‘If I do it well, I think something like this will work out.’
In order to implement the idea that just occurred to me, I had to first accept her as a vassal.
This will activate the bell title.
I checked Seo Ye-jin’s citizen information window.
『Name: Seo Ye-jin (Lv. 31)
Reliability: 37
Awakening Ability: Queen of the Mice
Experience distribution rate: 0%
Settlement distribution rate: 0%
★Quest Granting Exit』
The reliability, which was a single-digit number, has now increased by 30.
‘That’s fast.’
As expected, as soon as we met in person, trust level increased exponentially.
‘Can you raise it a little more?’
Is there any way to increase trust and also increase loyalty, which will be unlocked later, to a certain level?
I looked at Seo Ye-jin, who was holding onto my trouser leg with watery eyes, and asked.
“Can you really do anything?”
Seo Ye-jin paused for a moment, then slowly nodded and answered.
“Anything. I’ll do anything.”
“There is only one way.”
I lowered my posture to meet her eye level, then looked straight into Seo Ye-jin’s desperate eyes and continued speaking.
“Please trust me completely and swear allegiance to me.”
“yes···?”
“Then I will save you.”
Frontal assault.
What I chose was to simply and foolishly ask for your trust and loyalty.
As I was saying this, I didn’t think this method would work.
I just tried it out of curiosity.
If this method doesn’t work, you can send the Hadonggun party.
however.
“I will trust you, Jaehyun. I will be loyal to you. I will gladly give up my life to save my family. How can I prove this?”
[Citizen Seo Ye-jin’s trustworthiness increases significantly.]
Surprisingly, that method worked.
[Citizen Seo Ye-jin’s trustworthiness has reached 50.]
[Loyalty is open.]
[Citizen Seo Ye-jin’s loyalty has surpassed 30.]
[Citizen Seo Ye-jin has met the conditions for registration.]
‘···Is this possible?’
Of all the people I’ve met so far, he’s the one who met the registration requirements in the shortest amount of time.
It must be because of the desperate need to save his family.
Perhaps he was desperately trying to believe me, using all his might.
I said it with all my heart.
“Well done.”
Let’s register Seo Ye-jin right away.
Phew!
A distinctive bright light emanated from her body when she registered.
It felt good.
The brighter this light was, the better the results were.
and.
『Name: Seo Ye-jin (Lv. 35) [+]
Title: [The Tenth Bell] [Knight] [Trainer]
Trust: 52 Loyalty: 33
Awakening Ability: Queen of the Mouse, Evolution
Experience distribution rate: 0%
★Quest Granting』
{breaker}
The stats of tamed creatures increase by (Loyalty)%, and the growth speed of all tamed creatures is accelerated by (Trust)%.
Evolution (A+ Grade)
The tamed object continues to grow.
Individuals that reach a certain level will evolve.
It was the birth of the fourth article.
He asked Seo Ye-jin, who was shedding tears and snot.
“Are there any tame mice where there are families?”
Seo Ye-jin nodded her head urgently.
“Bring that mouse in front of your family right now.”
“All right.”
He spoke to her as she sat cross-legged on the floor in the hallway.
“Come inside. It’s cold in there.”
Seo Ye-jin followed me closely.
Seo Ye-jin sat cross-legged on the living room floor, closed her eyes, and began to concentrate.
‘The Eyes of the Absolute.’
The moment the focus of the vision is on Seo Ye-jin.
‘It’s visible.’
A mouse was seen running diligently through a narrow passage on short legs.
『Tamed Mouse (Lv. 2)』
It was a success.
An area where the eyes of the Absolute can be summoned was created centered around the mouse that Seo Ye-jin was sharing her senses with.
Before anyone knew it, the mouse appeared before a crowd of people in a lively atmosphere.
“It’s a mouse!”
“Isn’t Yejin a mouse?”
“Yejin! Where did you go?!”
I created items I bought at the store in front of them, who looked disoriented.
Jiiing―
“omg!”
It started with water and chocolate bars, and was mainly comprised of simple, ready-to-eat items like bread and milk.
At the same time.
[Citizen Seo Ye-jin’s trustworthiness increases significantly.]
[Citizen Seo Ye-jin’s loyalty increases significantly.]
‘As expected.’
As you can see, it seems that the Absolute One’s eyes can only be focused on the mouse that Seo Ye-jin shares her senses with.
But that alone was enough.
Because her abilities and the Absolute’s eyes were a perfect match.
From now on, all the tens of thousands of mice crawling through the sewers will become my eyes.
‘You’re crazy.’
You’ve got the best scouts.
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