<[Episode 21] Maintenance (2) 〉
The reason I chose Moon Byung-ho first over Ha Dong-geon was simple.
[Would you like to grant Citizen Moon Byung-ho the power of a star by spending 100,000,000 won?]
[Success probability: 65%]
Because granting the power of a star depended on probability.
A 65% chance of success meant there was a 35% chance of failure.
At first glance, many people might think that it is a given that it will succeed, but South Korean men who have experienced the cruelty of probability will know how dangerous that 35% probability is.
‘It’s 100 million for one try, so there’s no way I’ll fail.’
That is why, among those who passed away, I chose Moon Byeong-ho, who was the luckiest.
‘Grant.’
At that moment, a light flashed in Moon Byung-ho’s information window.
and.
[Citizen Moon Byung-ho was granted the power of a star.]
As expected, it was a success.
「Name: Moon Byeong-ho (Lv. 50☆) [+]
Title: [Second Kind] [Knight] [Assassin]
Trust: 100 Loyalty: 100
Awakening Abilities: Teleport, Invisibility
Experience distribution rate: 200% (+100%)
★Quest Granting”
[☆]
-All abilities increase by 100%.
‘Good.’
Since the power of the stars is an effect granted to citizens, its effect is doubled by the crown of the absolute ruler of the corner.
It was said that all abilities of citizens with 1 star would be increased by 200%.
The cost of raising Moon Byung-ho’s level alone is in the hundreds of billions.
If this level of efficiency can be achieved with just 100 million won, it was right to try it unconditionally.
‘I must definitely strengthen the other vassals as well.’
Since it is not just physical abilities that are strengthened, but all abilities are strengthened, mental power, which is the main ingredient for using skills, will also be strengthened.
Following Moon Byung-ho, he granted the power of the stars to Ha Dong-geon, Kim Ga-yeong, and Oh Eon-ju, and they were all strengthened at once.
Then, the moment when Kang Deok-su was granted the power of the stars.
puck!
[Failed.]
‘ah.’
This is the first case of failure.
And then a comment I had never seen before appeared.
[Starlight dust accumulates for citizen Kang Deok-su.]
‘Stardust?’
Its identity was discovered by attempting to strengthen Kang Deok-su once again.
[Would you like to grant Citizen Kang Deok-su the power of a star by spending 100,000,000 won?]
[Accumulated Stardust (50%) increases the success rate.]
[Success probability: 85%]
The success rate increases by 20% due to stardust.
85% means nine out of ten people will succeed.
‘Give it.’
I thought to myself as I watched the light flash.
‘What happens when the stardust becomes 100%?’
and.
puck!
[Failed.]
[Starlight dust accumulates for citizen Kang Deok-su.]
[Citizen Kang Deok-su has accumulated a full supply of starlight dust.]
‘…I wasn’t that curious.’
Anyway, this gives us an idea of the effect when filled with stardust.
[Would you like to grant Citizen Kang Deok-su the power of a star by spending 100,000,000 won?]
[Full of stardust.]
[Success probability: 100%]
‘…grant it.’
Flash-
[Citizen Kang Deok-su was granted the power of a star.]
Although it was a success, it wasn’t a very pleasant feeling.
It was a method whereby when the accumulated stardust due to failure was full, it would grant the power of a star with a 100% probability.
‘The cost of granting 1 star is between 100 million and 300 million.’
It wasn’t bad.
I liked the fact that the money I invested didn’t completely disappear into thin air.
The cost of making all twenty-one vassals one-star was not as much as one might think, at around 3 billion.
Even if you fail on your first try, the success rate on your next try is as high as 85%, so most people will succeed.
‘It’s done.’
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There was not a single moment of hesitation in granting the power of the stars to all the vassals.
After investing billions of dollars to get them to level 40 or higher, there was no need to save money when you could just invest a few hundred million dollars to increase all of their abilities by 100%.
Losing your followers due to lack of investment was a much greater loss.
‘2 star enhancement…?’
The first one to start was, of course, Moon Byung-ho.
[Would you like to use 300,000,000 won to strengthen the power of the star for Citizen Moon Byung-ho?]
[Success probability: 55%]
The cost of strengthening once is a whopping 300 million.
The odds of success were only 55 percent.
A little better than half.
It was like saying that you will fail one out of two times.
‘…enforce.’
With flashes of light.
[The power of the star granted to citizen Moon Byung-ho has been strengthened.]
A system message indicating success appeared.
[☆☆]
-All abilities increase by 200%.
– Gain 50% more experience points.
‘hmm?’
All existing ability increase effects have been strengthened, and one new ability has been created.
My intuition was telling me to see it.
‘no way?’
Try to strengthen it to 3 stars right now.
[Would you like to use 1,000,000,000 won to strengthen the power of the stars for Citizen Moon Byung-ho?]
[Success probability: 45%]
Even though the cost had increased to 1 billion and the odds had dropped to less than half, there was no hesitation.
and.
[The power of the star granted to citizen Moon Byung-ho has been strengthened.]
Moon Byung-ho, the protagonist, did not betray my expectations.
[☆☆☆]
-All abilities increase by 300%.
– Gain 50% more experience points.
– Get an additional 50% settlement amount.
The third effect was the settlement amount.
‘If it’s like this, I’ll have to make them all 3 stars.’
Even though the number of citizens has increased considerably, most of the money I earn comes from hunting monsters.
In particular, the settlement money earned by the vassals accounted for the largest proportion.
‘50% is huge.’
First of all, the effect will be increased by 100% due to the Crown of the Absolute, and then it will be increased by 3 times again depending on the titles the vassals have.
In other words, just by making it a 3-star, you can receive an additional 300% settlement amount.
Since the current settlement efficiency applied to the deceased was 900%, the settlement amount would increase by about 1.3 times compared to now.
Considering that the amount of money the vassals usually earn from hunting is in the hundreds of millions, the cost of granting the power of the stars can be quickly recovered.
It was when I was trying to strengthen all my vassals to give them the 3-star effect.
[Jaehyun, everyone is here.]
Telepathy was transmitted from Kim Da-bin.
In the public facility seen through the eyes of the absolute being, Kim Da-bin, Seo Ye-jin, Ha Dong-gun’s party, and Kim Min-ho’s party were waiting in black suits.
I used the Gate of the Absolute to get there.
Of course, I was also dressed entirely in black.
He spoke to the vassals, who were neatly dressed in suits.
“Shall we go?”
I closed the door that connected to my room and connected the door of the Absolute to another place.
As soon as the door opened, a faint murmur of voices was heard.
This is a funeral home.
It was a place to safely send the dead to the afterlife.
It wasn’t just the vassals who lost their lives in this battle with the vampires.
Some were killed by rampaging vampires, some died in accidents while trying to escape, and some died fighting vampires trying to cross a bridge.
People lost their families, they lost their friends, they lost their lovers.
At this moment, those who have lost loved ones gathered here and held a joint funeral.
The sad thing is that only a very small number of these bodies were properly recovered.
Given the circumstances, it was difficult to even get a decent photo, so many people held a single flower to commemorate the death of their loved one.
The crying and wailing continued incessantly.
“Sob, honey…..”
The sad thing is that those who are having funerals here are relatively lucky.
Among those who died in Ulsan, most died alone on the streets without anyone to mourn their deaths.
As we passed the place where the joint funeral was held and entered a room, there were about twenty people gathered there.
“Jaehyun, are you here?”
“…yes.”
They were Lee Jun-hyuk’s party.
A party where the entire party has talent for hunting monsters and everyone signs a contract of subordination.
Two of the deceased this time were members of Lee Jun-hyeok’s party.
So Lee Jun-hyeok was acting as the chief mourner.
Unlike the survivors in Ulsan, they were able to use cell phones, so the memorial photos of Shin A-young and Kim Ji-tae were placed inside.
I came out of the funeral parlor with the proper manners, and the other relatives followed me and paid their respects.
Lee Jun-hyeok, who had fulfilled his responsibilities as a resident, approached me and said.
“Thank you for coming despite your busy schedule.”
“Of course, of course you should come.”
The war against vampires was my choice.
That’s why it was right for me to take responsibility for the sacrifices that resulted.
“If you need anything, please let me know. I will support you in any way.”
“thank you.”
I just felt sorry because this was all I could do.
Lee Jun-hyeok asked.
“Shall I serve you something?”
“It’s okay. I still have places to go…”
“All right.”
After giving a brief condolence message, we moved on to Hong Kyung-taek’s funeral.
There were fewer people there than before.
Hong Kyung-taek was a member of Jang Seong-jun’s party, but the chief mourner at the funeral was someone other than Jang Seong-jun.
“Who are you, sir?”
A girl who looked to be in middle school was wearing mourning clothes and acting as chief mourner.
She was Hong Jin-ah, the daughter of Hong Kyung-taek.
He was also one of the family members that Jang Seong-jun’s party risked their lives to rescue.
Hong Kyung-taek’s only family.
The child was looking up at me with swollen eyes.
The child who had been looking up at me without saying anything suddenly opened his mouth as if he had realized something.
“…Jaehyun?”
Although I didn’t respond, the child, who was certain of my identity based on the reactions of those around him, knelt down in front of me.
“Jaehyun, is that you? Please save my father, okay? If it’s Jaehyun, you can do it. Right?”
Among the citizens, my abilities were inflated far beyond my actual abilities.
But, coincidentally, that child’s request was something I could possibly accomplish.
A complete resurrection is still not enough, but it is possible to make it possible to meet for a day or so, as in Owen’s case.
But in the end, it’s just peeing on one’s own feet.
It is not a perfect solution and, as I heard from Owen Ju earlier, could potentially become a source of conflict.
Those who come looking for you after hearing the rumor will cry out, asking why your precious person was not spared.
That was when.
Owen Ju stepped forward and hugged the child.
The child, who was momentarily confused, tried to push Owen away, but soon noticed tears running down Owen’s cheeks.
The child, who had been staring blankly at her for a moment, hugged her and burst into tears.
“Eww.”
There were so many hurt people in the world.
There were so many people who needed comfort.
There are too many people hurt in this cruel world, yet the world takes no responsibility.
Who on earth should be responsible for all this pain?
I promised to take responsibility, but do I really have the courage to take responsibility?
This great sadness and pain
‘I don’t know.’
I hope that these kinds of pains are not reproduced in the world.
I just pray like that.
‘What can I do?’
If the world is the problem, why don’t we change the world?
Can I do it?’
I couldn’t figure it out.
I just promise to do the best I can.
‘So that the world can become a little bit better.
The night deepened amidst the people’s wailing.
<[Episode 21] Maintenance (2)> End
