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Chapter 270

A world that has changed(1)

extroversion 1

Half a year has already passed since the Lionheart Continental Federation achieved unification of the continent..

Although gates no longer appeared on Earth after the large-scale change gate incident in which the descendants of the beast gods poured out, people still remained alert to the gate phenomenon that had become a daily occurrence over the past 30 years..

But after half a year, I am now convinced that the gate does not exist..

[We officially declare that the Gate incident has ended as of this time.!]

This proclamation ceremony, which was proclaimed one after another all over the world, finally liberated citizens who had been in fear of the Gate..

-at las! This war is finally over!

-Now you don't have to be afraid of a dungeon break.!

-Is it possible to rebuild my destroyed hometown with Dungeon Break??

Even though the gate has disappeared, humanity is not completely free from the threat of monsters..

It's been about 30 years since the Gate incident occurred. There are countless dungeon breaks, and the monsters that pop out of the dungeon have become wild and reign as predators in the ecosystem..

In particular, in this respect, the current Lionheart Federation and all continental countries were very vulnerable..

"Oh, monsters are coming!"

"Damn, when did they grow a habitat like that?!"

Gonggasan High Peak, the highest peak in Sichuan Province. Due to the absence of surveillance personnel, monsters that had nested here were coming down to the city in search of food..

These giant wasps, also called murder hornets, can kill not only livestock but also people with stingers the size of a human body..

Originally, the Orc army operated by the Sichuan Republic would have regularly subdued them, but the absence of military power was too great when the Orcs left..

"Buy, save······!"

Just as a group of giant hornets were about to attack humans,.

"Hmm···!"

A hammer blow that splits the air. It can kill a wasp larger than a person with one blow..

"Are you okay??"

"Go, thank you!"

Koo Dae-seong helped the citizens who were about to suffer an accident and took a deep breath when he saw the city being attacked by a colony of giant hornets..

"Hueup···!"

Flip the hammer and swing it horizontally. That blow containing holy law struck all the surroundings in an instant..

-puck!

The body of a wasp was crushed by the wind pressure.──

-puffer puck!

Hundreds of them are destroyed all at once. During that time, no one was injured..

"Is this roughly all sorted out??"

The real problem is dealing with the colony. I wonder if it will be possible to solve the problem within a few hours if we climb up to over 7,000 meters above sea level and find it well..

-flutter!

At that time, a huge flap of wings blocked the sun. The black dragon landed in front of Gu Dae-seong..

"Mayor of Pyongyang! The great shell!"

Heukryong, the mayor of Pyongyang Special Self-Governing City, and Karina coming down from above.

"The colony side has been cleaned up. Sir Spinner's satellite observations are always accurate.."

[Naturally]

A familiar mechanical sound came through the communicator. Karina and Koo Dae-seong shrug their shoulders..

"Anyway, I think I've already eliminated 30,000 monsters this week. Quite a lot."

"30It's been neglected for over a year and until recently it was dependent on orcs.."

After the absorption of the Orc Continent Federation, the Orcs were migrating to outer space through the gate..

Naturally, the Lionheart Federation has taken over the area that has been managed by the Orcs, and this large-scale subjugation operation is taking place..

"Well, thanks to the influx of new recruits, there is no shortage of manpower.."

Karina saw the hunters entering the city. Most of them were hunters who were active in the existing continental countries and enlisted as Men at Arms of the Lionheart Federation..

Lionheart accepted the hunters who lost their jobs after the Gate incident ended as soldiers..

Of course, many, but not all, refused conscription or chose low salaries, but Lionheart is not a 'democratic country'..

Above all, Leon, which became a de facto empire, did not tolerate the existence of private soldiers..

In other words, civilian guilds are being sequentially disbanded and incorporated into the federal military..

「If you twist it. You know?」

Yapi's bloody threats were effective everywhere..

"It'll be late anyway. Hurry up and go."

"Oh, that's it.."

At Karina's urging, Koo Dae-seong scratched his head as if remembering something and boarded the black dragon..

"Well then, thank you, Mayor.."

[Don't bother falling.]

The black dragon flapped its wings and took flight..

* * * *

When the huge Chinese continent was incorporated into Lionheart, there were many problems..

Is it right to swallow up such a huge continental country? Should they be left as independent countries and made into third world neutral countries? etc..

They began to gradually check the size and influence of the Lionheart Federation and hoped that it would at least share the same ideas as them..

For example, democracy.

"Lord Gu Dae-seong lives forever!"

""A thousand years! thousand years old!!""

But it's not even a possibility.

Sichuan Basin. A temple to Demera, the goddess of life and abundance, was built here, one of China's representative granary regions, and it naturally became the territory of Gu Dae-seong, her representative..

Not all granary areas are like this, but as one of the territories distributed by Yapi to the high-ranking officials and knights of the pantheon, Gu Daeseong is the ruler with title to all the land here, and is no different from the king with all authority over taxes, development, and law. was.

"Really... this vast land is my territory.······."

"Well, it's natural for nobles. What's new."

"That thing doesn't fit our common sense.······."

Karina looked down at the citizens of the city as if it was no big deal..

"I heard that there are some ruthless farmers who do not return their land.."

"From their perspective, their perfectly fine property is being taken away.."

The Lionheart Federation declared that it would retrieve and redistribute all property belonging to citizens of existing continental countries..

Those who opposed this the most were the existing vested interests. Having amassed an enormous amount of wealth over the past 30 years, they naturally resisted the idea that their wealth would be taken away..

"Hmm, how will the carriage roll if you worry about the ants getting trampled? The gap between the rich and the poor on this continent is so dire that it raises eyebrows. This is a necessary process."

Capitalists would have been shocked to hear this, but it is already happening here and there in the Lionheart Federation..

There were some who tried to pack up their possessions and escape the continent, but it was impossible..

YAPITZ A perfect satellite system monitors the border area and the network payment network is blocked..

They will obediently donate their property, undergo a review of the property creation process, and receive only a certain amount back..

of course. This is the after-tax amount to which Lionheart's general tax law is applied..

"Now, you too are the lord of the territory. There is a need to specify a law."

The reason Karina came to Koo Dae-seong was to give advice to the novice lord Koo Dae-seong. But she said Koo Dae-seong's thoughts were surprisingly simple..

"I plan to do as Sir Yappy suggests.."

"Hoo? Is this Lord Spinner's integrated city management system??"

Even before the Lionheart Federation ratification ceremony, Yapi prepared a mechanized system to govern the country..

Urban surveillance and security management. From policy proposals and underground resource development to automated management programs granted to each citizen..

Based on Leon's order to refrain from using too rational and cold mechanical systems, Yappy has created his own utopian system where humans can be the happiest..

If it were just a mechanical system, Yappy would have been able to create a cyberpunk dystopia, but Yappy, who enjoyed the entertainment of the human world with a body created by the gods, calculated his own way for humans to be happy..

-As long as you let the dogs and pigs eat and live in moderation,──

-Oh, kinda! Sir Yappy!

In any case, the integrated management system formed by Yapi as the basic system and reviewed and passed by the Holy Grail Knights is being completed in the direction of pursuing the happiness of the universal majority..

Koo Dae-seong has no intention of governing his long-earned territory, but rather incorporates it into the integrated system..

"I am just a knight. I don't think it's my role to rule the territory.."

"So what is your role??"

"It becomes a strong shield that protects citizens.."

And knights like yourself

A belief of its own, based on chivalry. Karina chuckled at Koo Dae-sung's determined expression..

"Indeed, you are honest enough for His Majesty to like.."

Karina also liked this article.

If you grow it well, it will become an article worth reading..

"Now~ Lord Gu Dae-seong. To commemorate my inauguration, I will first teach you how to collect taxes.."

"Tax, tax... you mean??"

"It is the basic duty of a lord to engrave this great principle on his ignorant people.."

Koo Dae-seong knew what Karina was talking about. However, it was not easy to apply tax laws that were still difficult to understand even with his common sense..

"Let's go collect the ten rescues. If you set an example by reducing the rebellious ones to serfs, all the lowly ones will follow.."

"ha ha ha······."

Are you okay? ten structures?

* * * *

In the Lionheart Federation, those who have received territory directly from the Lionheart King are living saints and saints..

They began to rule the territory in their own way. Like Gu Dae-seong, he accepted Yapi's integrated management system, but the direction of urban development was bound to vary greatly depending on the owner of the territory..

Right now, Koo Dae-seong is the Holy Grail Knight of Life and Abundance. Therefore, the main industry of the territory has no choice but to be agriculture..

So, who is the most unique and unusual lord among the lords?.

-Kikluk!

Is it really necessary to mention this?.

It is none other than Lord Yacht Spinner, the Holy Grail Knight of iron and blacksmithing..

"Oh, the great Grail Knight of iron and blacksmithing. May this humble organic being be worshiped here.."

Lionheart Federation's largest economic city and former Shanghai County Night City.

Yakht Spinner, the lord of this city, named for the city without night, welcomed citizen representatives who visited her throne room, Yapi Tower, an ultra-high-altitude city management tower..

-Kikluk! Thank you for your hard work to get here.

"Oh my, thank you for your hard work.."

They are members of the Citizens' Council created to represent the citizens of Night City. Council members proposed opinions to Yapi, the lord of the city, and had a democratic mechanism to reflect the opinions of citizens..

It's unexpected?

If you look at the reality, it is not so..

"──to give opinions on real estate distribution······."

-rejected.

"My Lords, this is a proposal that our council has considered.."

-This happened because you didn't understand our grand plan. What does organic matter know?.

Yappy said, tsk tsk, and clicked his tongue about the council's ignorance. Camera Eye's ability to express emotions is improving day by day..

"Well, then the relaxation of the citizens’ wealth ceiling system is──"

-Even in order to maintain a sustainable welfare system, we cannot spend more on distribution of resources..

"There are concerns about excessive urban development.──"

-The development of a city leads to the peace of its citizens. It's just disappointing that you don't know this..

""······.""

Citizens' councils and all that are just a way to appease those who are averse to machine rule..

There is no way this Yacht Spinner would recognize anything like democracy. The reason was different from that of Leon, who was an absolute monarchist..

-If you just do as the unit tells you, everything will be fine, so what's the complaint??

Of course, Yapi knew very well that humans would not just accept that..

-Let’s further increase the penetration rate of the matrix system. A version update of Infinite Tsukuyomi is planned..

"How can you change the name?······."

-The name will be different in the commercialized version..

Yappy understands..

What humanity needs is not free will, but bread and circuses..

If it weren't for the opposition of the gods, it would have been possible to make the daily access time of the matrix system 24 hours and extract energy from human bioelectricity..

Of course, the bioelectricity extracted from humans is only a small amount, so it would be better to further develop electromechanical nuclear fusion power generation or new nuclear reactors..

Anyway, humans are such complex and hard-to-understand creatures that Yapi sometimes inspects the city in human form..

-Beep beep! Highest class citizen: Confirmed that Lord Yacht Spinner is on board. Where should I take you??

The artificial intelligence of the unmanned taxi provided as free welfare to the entire Night City responded to the ashen-haired girl's ride..

"To the place I always went."

-Beep beep! approval. We will take you with safe driving..

As the taxi moves, the view of Night City brightens up..

Colorful neon signs and highly advanced unmanned machine systems are becoming similar to Yapi's hometown..

There, it could not be said that the happiness of the citizens was high due to the lack and limitations of resources. Didn't the quest for technology ultimately lead the Jewel of Wisdom to summon the Great Demon?.

But this place is different. Now, dystopia does not exist in the Lionheart Federation, which has begun to be protected by the gods..

Citizens were able to receive honest compensation for their hard work and enjoy entertainment without worrying about illness..

Of course, in return, restrictions on religious freedom and invasions of privacy frequently occurred..

"Just nice to look at. Not so?"

-Beep beep! That's right, Lord Yapi..

"Inferior minerals will accept the superior dominance of this energy.."

-That's right, my lord.!

"The human world will be dominated by machines. After Your Majesty, the Lionheart King will be the title of Bongi.."

-That's right, my lord.!

-A wise person who cannot be compared to the organic Holy Grail Knights.!

-For the king of great and beautiful machinery!!

While savoring the praise of the entire city's AIs, Yapi looked at the panoramic view of the city heading towards the seasoned chicken store..

Yapi himself was unaware that he was becoming more and more similar to the rulers of the human world..

That was when they arrived at the unmanned taxi road..

"Allahu Akbar!!"

-Kikluk?

An anti-tank rocket was fired at the taxi in which Lord Yapi was riding..

-Kwaaaaang!!