The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 100
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There was something I had to take care of before going down to the engine room..
“……The 89 people on the deck have been evacuated..”
The shipboard seemed to have been somewhat cleared up..
But container ships are incredibly huge. There was a high possibility that someone was hiding somewhere on the ship and sending a rescue signal to the mainland..
So I prepared something.
"Park Jun-mo, come this way..”
"yes!"
Lee Hyun-wook called Park Jun-mo for clean suppression..
And the ‘Rain God’s Mace’ appeared behind him..
"Launch right now.”
P—G—G—G—G——!
Thunder God's mace was fired towards the deck where there was no target in sight. The bundle of blue electric current seemed to be dispersing into the air... … . “Yeaaa—!”
Park Jun-mo stretched out both hands to control them, and when he lowered both arms, a large bundle of electric current seeped under the boat..
P—G—G—G—G——!
In this way, Park Jun-mo controls the current and destroys the inside of the ship. This would eradicate hidden bugs, like an insecticide..
Looking at the scene, Feng Tien clicked his tongue..
“Ugh— such rotten bastards.……."
"If you don't shut up, I'll give you a metal ball too..”
“……what? Fuck, what are you feeding me now?.”
Then, Xiaojun, who had experienced it once, stepped in to stop him..
"Tongue, brother! Joe, it's better if you just keep your mouth shut..”
“Xiaojun! Why did you give in so easily??”
“……Well, I never gave in easily either..”
Lee Hyun-wook sighed and raised his left hands..
Then, Xiaojun started to get upset..
"Wow! Why me... … Hehehe—”
"If you don't shut that bastard up, you're going to get sick..”
Then Xiaojun looked at Feng Tiyan with bloodshot eyes..
"Wow, brother! please don't say anything!”
"what? Did you, this bastard, decide to serve Panz??”
“Off… … Just shut up, you idiot.!”
“Sha, Xiaojun, how could you—!”
Sigh!
In the end, Xiaojun headbutted Feng Tiyan on the lips..
“Haha, the brotherhood of thieves is worth watching.?”
Meanwhile, we collected all the items they had..
‘Okay, item farming is pretty good.?’
In particular, the items of Feng Tian, the water elementalist, were unusual..
[Item information]
- Name: Sage's Peach Blossom Bracelet (Hero)
- Effect: Increase in total mana (+1,000), increase in ability to control the natural world (+10%), increase in spirit affinity (+10%), increase in spirit growth speed (+5%)
This was clearly an item suitable for an ‘elementalist’..
‘Okay, I can upgrade Kim Se-hee..’
But the real reward was different..
Hyunwook Lee went down to the ‘engine section’ of this ship..
Hung—— Hung——
From the entrance of that place, I felt a very strong wave of magical power..
And something was discovered in the heart of the engine equipment..
‘It's the eight kings of Mokwang..’
Unfortunately, it wasn't metal, but a glass bead the size of a fist..
And inside it were eight other small beads, and inside them were very small words, like 'amber fossils'..
At first glance, it looked quite mysterious..
Wing—wing—
Now only one of the eight horses was moving as if running..
'Still at stage 1?’
- ‘Obtained ‘Mukwang Baejun (Legendary)’!
[Item information]
- Name: Muwang Bajun (Legendary))
- effect
1) Jeolji (絶地): Demonstrates powerful magical ‘output’, and movement speed increases significantly when connected to a means of transportation.. (+50%)
[Stages 2 to 8 below are a state of unawakening..]
Right now, it's just a high-performance mana engine, but when all eight horses in that bead move, magical power is unleashed..
‘What should I make with this, will I be known for making it well??’
Lee Hyun-wook took it and went outside..
On the deck, Emilia Müller was sitting on the ship's railing. Peter Clark, the leader of the 'Wight Tree Guard', was standing behind her, and when Lee Hyun-wook approached, he gave a quick greeting and then moved aside..
"Wow, really... … The counterattack has begun properly.?”
She said as if she was once again surprised..
"Did you not believe me when I told you to make this team??”
"No, I had to believe it to believe it... … Honestly, it's a quick decision.?”
It wasn't that long ago that Lee Hyun-wook suggested creating a 'team' to fight against villains. But he had already stepped on the villains' tail..
“After all, you are a really great person. I saw it well.”
She took out the hip flask and took a sip. She was whiskey after all.
"Still, it might still be a long way from revealing it to the world.?”
Informing the world of the existence of absolute evil called villains,
It was something that had to be done someday..
‘but… … Not now.’
However, it was a foolish illusion that the world would believe in the existence of a villain. As always, the world is cynical.
No matter how famous you are, it's hard to suddenly shout to the world that villains called 'villains' are conquering the world.…….
'……Some will support it, but most will laugh it off..’
Therefore, we had to create more evidence and more allies..
‘It creates a ripple effect that the world can never ignore..’
Lee Hyun-wook sensed that the moment was not far away..
“Emilia, the World Tree items you have supported so far have been well written. But... I have a lot to ask you this time too..”
Then her eyes widened..
It wasn't embarrassment or burden, it was deep interest..
“……yes? No way, what are you planning without even taking a break??”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded..
"And this time, it's going to be a little bigger..”
Once again, a big event was approaching..
***
News that could shake the world continued..
The Hongdo Guild and the Korean government met to discuss the authority of Laputa's administrator, and a battle broke out there. That was shocking enough, but it was just the beginning..
Immediately after that, the entire Hongdao Guild headquarters building in Nanjing exploded. The cause was unknown, but the Hongdo Guild had virtually disappeared..
And the next day, the South Korean government issued a statement saying that the Hongdo Guild had colluded with the Black Orc Kingdom and attempted to conquer Laputa..
As evidence, the completely shattered body of a black orc was revealed..
It was natural for the world to be shocked by this series of crazy events..
“Crazy, colluding with monsters? Is this something a crazy person would do??”
“Wow, you really are such a piece of trash.……."
The world did not stop pointing fingers at the atrocities of the Hongdo Guild..
However, with the Hongdo Guild, which was actually the object of protest, gone, and somewhat strangely, the Chinese government directly issued a rebuttal statement..
- Chinese government's unusual proxy statement says Korea fabricated the incident!
- China “The Hongmok Great Wall is solid.” Claims to have no collusion with monsters
- Diplomatic conflict intensifies due to the Hongdo Guild incident... … Even concerns about war?
But few people believed it.
China, which has long been a 'public enemy' internationally, has once again become the target of criticism due to this incident..
In this way, international politics began to turn ugly.…….
Hyunwook Lee did his job even in such chaos..
'……too much to do.’
First, I took over as promised by the Gukwang Group, and at that time, Gu Hyo-min personally came to see Lee Hyun-wook..
"I want to come and say hello to the savior of my life..”
Lee Hyun-wook talked about various things with her for quite a long time..
‘This woman later becomes a master of alchemy..’
So, I tried to win her favor.…….
“And I heard that you run a guild. If there is anything I can help with, please let me know. We will support you without sparing anything..”
Like this, Lee Hyun-wook did not miss the opportunity she gave him..
"Oh, I just have a favor to ask you..”
"ah! What is it?”
"Only Dr. Koo can listen..”
"is it so? Good for you!”
She was thrilled at the thought that she could be of help. However, after hearing what she said next, she couldn't help but make a shocked expression..
"that is… … I'm planning to create an alchemy laboratory..”
Due to the last incident, Gukwang Group's Gangdong-gu alchemy research complex was temporarily closed. The world's highest level alchemy facility had stopped. As a result, the employees who worked there suddenly became unemployed..
Lee Hyun-wook was planning to take advantage of that opportunity..
‘Soon the alchemy industry will become the duck that lays golden eggs..’
If magic engineering was similar to mechanical engineering, alchemy was biotechnology. Both of these were technologies that would lead the world in the future..
And the item stolen by Lee Hyeon-wook, the divine drink nectar... … Alchemy was needed to process it so that humans could drink it..
“We are not trying to steal the pie from the Gukwang Group, but this is a research center whose purpose is simply to research items. But I don't know anything.”
Gu Hyo-min could not refuse his benefactor's request..
“……great. I will support you.”
In this way, we laid the foundation for expanding our business into pensions..
Three days later, I received a call from Go Jin-hwa of Red Hall Village..
- Boss Lee, we are finally starting to mine adamant mine.!
'Okay, now it's time to arm yourself with adamant.?’
And the next day, 1 kg of adamant arrived at the Hope Guild. Because adamant is so hard, the daily mining amount was less than 1 kg..
To distribute the adamant, Kang Jeong-du's workshop and the Gray Dwarves met, but at first, they were wary of each other as their areas overlapped..
“Hmm, some humans do... … Young clumsy!”
“Tsk, dwarves, you're not very delicate! If this happens, it will break down quickly!”
Still, an atmosphere of mutual recognition and cooperation began to be created, and the reason for that was funny... … This was because Kang Jeong-du bought canned beer at a convenience store and distributed it to the dwarves..
"nice! Human beer is pretty good too.?"
"Oh, even dwarves know how to drink.?”
Kang Hui-seol often had confrontations with the dwarves.…….
"eww… … Dwarfs, talk too much!”
"This human girl, you are so loud.!”
There was no need to worry, as she would later be called ‘Snow White’ as she demonstrated the best synergy with the dwarven craftsmen..
Meanwhile, Lee Hyun-wook continued to focus solely on ‘absorption’..
- (Unknown) left until metal absorption.
……It's already been 11 days since I swallowed this..
“After—now, is it tomorrow?……."
It would be nice if the absorption ended before that incident occurred... … As expected, there was no news as it was a huge item..
Just like that, the last day has passed..
And finally… … The event I was waiting for happened.
- ……Breaking news! There is news that a huge dome has appeared in the southeastern part of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The size of the dome is estimated to be as large as 10km, so the 5th wave is suspected..
Lee Hyun-wook sat in the Hope Guild office and watched the news..
‘No, it's not the 5th wave..’
- ……While the identity of the dome was revealed to be the largest 'unlucky event' of all time, Japan's Sakura News reported that the entry level limit was a whopping 65. Accordingly, the Japanese government decided to deploy as many as three S-rank players to this unlock event strategy.…….
"wow… … Three S-rank players are deployed.……."
Park Cheol-soo, who was watching the news together, muttered as if he was surprised..
As far as is currently known, there are only 31 S-rank players in the world..
In other words, as much as 10% was invested..
but…….
‘……That attack operation will fail..’
Even during the attack, one S-rank player dies..
'I am… … I know why they failed.’
That wasn't all.
‘I also know why the next strategy fails..’
Therefore, he planned to step forward at the moment when the first operation failed and the Japanese government requested support from governments around the world..
For that time, I have been preparing for the past few days..
‘Of course, it won't be easy for me either.…….'
It was too dangerous to jump into that little hell..
But that didn't mean I could skip it..
The reward from there was so enormous..
‘whopping… … Thor's comes out.’
however.......
- Metal absorption is complete. (Magnetar Crust Piece)
* Steerable metal weight increased. : 89 kg
Finally, the fraudulent item was ‘absorbed’..
'……Good timing.?’
Next, all kinds of system messages began to appear, filling my eyes. It was a lot for eating just one item..
Looking at them, Lee Hyun-wook was once again surprised..
“……This would make things easier?”
Now, it seemed like it was time to cause upheaval in this world..
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