The Player Who Eats Steel - Episode 194
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About two hours later, the emergency meeting ended.
The players gathered here decided to cooperate bipartisanly for the purpose of strategy..
Of course, he seemed to agree here, but if he turned around, there would be many people who would say something else like a ghost..
Still, for Lee Hyun-wook, it was a success simply because the number of influential players supporting him increased significantly..
‘Now, you won't have to worry about voting to elect a hero..’
There were only 26 hours left until the vote to elect the warrior, and the results were scheduled to be announced just one day later..
"I… … I'd like to talk to you for a moment.……."
"Great, I wish I could be there too..”
As such, there were quite a few players who requested to meet with Lee Hyun-wook..
They expressed their support for Lee Hyun-wook and asked to talk about the 'investment' he mentioned earlier..
"I think I can be of great help in securing military supplies..”
“That goes for me too! There are quite a few material items that I have collected so far, details of which will be detailed later.……."
They recognized Lee Hyun-wook's power and were strongly expressing their will to support him. Of course, Lee Hyun-wook had no reason to refuse..
However, Lee Hyun-wook politely declined to discuss the matter remotely, and then returned to Fridwen and used 'emergency return' to move to Laputa..
Why is there such a rush?…….
‘……They might be targeting me even now..’
He is the enemy's number one target, so it was not a good idea to stay in one place for too long with his location exposed like this..
He also asked his second targets, Emilia Mueller and Donald Harris, not to come out of Yggdrasil until he called them..
'Now is the time to preserve everything and put forth all your strength for the final battle..’
Make weapons with all the resources in the world.
And we must make everyone our troops..
We must prepare for so-called ‘all-out war’.
‘We must mobilize all our power to produce materials to a level that, looking back later, may be considered excessive..’
Immediately after his emergency return to Laputa, he stood at the ramp door thousands of meters in the air and looked down at the ground..
Then, the so-called greatest magic engineering arsenal in history, built by this country, the Republic of Korea, by pouring enormous resources into it, came into view..
“Wow, you've improved tremendously in the time I've been away..”
"That's right, it feels like I've been somewhere for decades, completely.……."
Behind my back, Park Jun-mo and Kim Se-hee exclaimed exclamations one after another..
Dozens of huge factories built on the mountainside... … Numerous helicopters and trucks were entering there, and hundreds of people were checking and searching the enormous supplies..
‘And after bringing Laputa here and blessing it, production increased several times..’
It was truly admirable to see so many production facilities busy producing weapons with extreme efficiency..
It made me wonder if this was the situation during World War II when the United States was printing military supplies like crazy..
‘Yes, investing in magic engineering from the beginning was the right answer. I've been sowing seeds so hard and now I feel like I'm finally harvesting properly..’
The so-called magic engineering (魔法I學), whose name later became synonymous with the 'industrial revolution' in the world transformed into games..
In the previous era, like the hunter-gatherer era, you had to go through the dungeon inside the gate to find good items..
However, after the development of magical engineering, the level of armament of players began to level upward..
‘8If the necromancer coming from the world a year later caused a breakdown in balance, then this level of magic engineering technology is comparable to that of 8 years later. therefore… … We will be able to provide our troops with armament equivalent to that of 8 years from now..’
After completing his inspection using Hugin, Lee Hyun-wook went inside Laputa and met Kang Jeong-du and Kang Hee-seol, and received a brief report on the status of weapons production from them..
“……So far, 43 180-ton small airships, 33 350-ton medium-sized airships, and 11 2,450-ton large airships that can be used as giant soldier transport ships have been built, and flight tests for all have been completed. however… … Although 44 units have been completed, they cannot be deployed in actual combat due to a lack of supply of flight seats and mana engines..”
The old man, who seemed helpless and ready to collapse at any moment when we first met, was now full of energy, as if he had been rejuvenated. And his slow way of speaking seemed to have been corrected to become more businesslike..
This was because his physical abilities gradually improved as he worked as a blacksmith player and his level continued to rise. He said that he was now able to carry parts weighing hundreds of kilograms on his shoulders..
"Those missing items will soon be available. Now the whole world will help us.”
“Oh, I see..”
He smiled as if he knew that, and then resumed his report..
"Oh, and a total of 21 Giant God Soldiers have been completed, but this may be because the artificial intelligence is still at a low level... … It seems like forever. So, we found out that if we create something like a central command core, it is possible to issue orders in batches. This is still in development, but I think we'll be able to demo it soon..”
Then, Kang Hee-seol came forward and started chattering as if it was his turn..
“Now, the most important thing here is that my demon ancestor dragon is almost completed! Well, there are still a few errors, but it will be officially released soon.!”
Lee Hyun-wook nodded..
"Yes, everything is fine. There will be a war soon, so I would appreciate it if you could endure it until then..”
In addition to the two, Lee Hyun-wook looked around and encouraged the blacksmith players..
After that, Lee Hyun-wook visited Soiler Widebeer, the leader of the Gray Mountain Dwarves..
He was drinking beer in his studio, and hastily hid the beer glass when Lee Hyun-wook came..
“Big one"
Lee Hyun-wook pretended not to see and presented an item to him..
"Oh, isn't this a legendary item? I don't know why you're giving this to me, but my heart is already pounding.?"
He wiped the soot from his hand on his face with his pants and slowly looked at the ‘Sudarsana’ that Lee Hyun-wook held out..
"Can you make foam using that? The biggest gun in the world.”
“Oh one”
At Lee Hyun-wook’s words, his nostrils flared..
So far, Sudarsana has been used as Lee Hyun-wook's personal weapon. However, in a previous life, it functioned as the 'Sudarsana Cannon', a very large weapon mounted on Laputa..
‘With just one shot, the Allied surface fleet was buried.…….'
Even Lee Hyun-wook didn’t know how it was made..
However, since it was none other than the Gray Mountain Dwarf tribe that produced it, there was a belief that if they just left it to them, something similar would somehow be created..
“Haha, if an item has this much firepower, it looks like something really cool will be created! Yes, trust me, I will create the best product.!”
"And once that's completed, I'll give you a few more legendary weapons in the future, so could you make a super-sized weapon out of those too??”
"oh… … Okay, okay, if you're thinking of building an army of heavy guns, I'll do my best and show off my skills, so just leave it to me.!”
***
After completing some tasks that he had put aside, Hyunwook Lee called Talos on his way back to the Order Tower..
"Oh, Talos, where is Captain Seo Eun-ha now??”
「Yes, let’s find out right now! uh… … It is understood that he is currently training at the ‘1st Surreal Training Ground’..」
She had been inside Laputa for quite some time. Because she always had to stay next to the dragon egg, who never knew when it would hatch..
Hyunwook Lee had often contacted me to ask how I was doing, but it bothered me that a player with a sense of duty like her was left alone in a place like this..
As far as he knew, Seo Eun-ha was the type of person who only got angry when she was at the forefront of the battlefield, and she hated watching the battle through TV from the safest place in the world more than anything else in the world..
‘So, you might be regretting following me to Laputa right now.?’
When Lee Hyun-wook was scouting Seo Eun-ha, he felt indebted to her because he had grandiosely told her to work for the strategy team he had planned..
He took the elevator and headed to the ‘First Surreal Training Site’.
As soon as the elevator opened, a loud noise began to be heard..
Thump, thump, thump
A loud vibration and the sound of something breaking... … Perhaps Seo Eun-ha was training..
As I followed the sound and turned a corner, I saw a huge glass window. Beyond that, a forest terrain spread out..
This hyper-reality training site manipulates the ‘World Stone’ to create a virtual space identical to the real one, providing an experience that is virtually identical to that of a real battle..
Also, experience points are given every time you clear a stage, so it was a fraudulent facility that allowed you to increase your abilities very safely..
bang!
At that time, Seo Eun-ha jumped out from behind a tree and rolled on the ground. She was wearing adamant full plate armor and holding her sword and shield..
- Player (LV：79)
* Special Occupation (Dragon Knight)
‘What, your level has gone up? How long have you been training?…….'
The last time I saw her, her level was 72. But she became 79 just through surreal training… … I had no idea how much training it would be like..
Kwasik 1
At that time, a thick tree broke at a right angle, and a total of four ogres ran out from there. Then he started swinging a ten-meter-long iron club towards Seo Eun-ha..
That uh uh 一
- Ogre Warrior (LV)：98)
- Twin Head Ogre (LV：101)
- Ogre Warrior (LV)：98)
- Twin Head Ogre Fighter (LV : 111)
Bang 1!
She rolled on the floor to avoid the iron rod, and the floor caved in as if a sinkhole had formed..
Even if only one hit was allowed, most players would immediately be declared a training failure..
‘Wow, I picked a stage that was a bit overkill..’
Lee Hyun-wook thought that Seo Eun-ha would fail to conquer that stage..
Although it would have been possible for her to withstand a group of monsters of that level as a tank, it was virtually impossible to directly hit them and cause them to retire..
Regardless of her skills, it was a limitation of the defense-oriented knight class..
however…….
Wow 1
"huh?"
Around her body, aren't red magic circles that are completely unsuitable for a paladin appearing??
And from there, a huge mace and long spear were fired, sweeping away the three ogres and even crushing the trees spread out behind them..
Qua 1 and 1 and 1——!
Lee Hyun-wook looked at the scene with a blank face..
"That… … It's a skill used by dragons.?”
Yes, it was definitely dragon magic. So, it was a kind of power that could be used based on dragon words..
‘Why is Seo Eun-ha using that??’
In the past life, after the dragon was conquered, dragon slayers began making items using the dragon's body..
However, we came to the conclusion that the dragon's body could not be utilized 100%..
The reason is that the dragon's body can only bring out its unique status by using the dragon's power, that is, dragon language..
‘Oh, is that also a Dragon Knight ability??’
When I thought about it, it seemed like the Dragon Knight in my previous life also used dragon magic..
However, since he always fought while riding on the dragon's back, it would have seemed like the power of the dragon, not the power of the dragon knight..
'However, looking at what Seo Eun-ha just wrote, the range of Dragon Knight abilities seems to be much wider than expected.…….'
In that case, it seemed that Seo Eun-ha would be more helpful in the future battle than Lee Hyun-wook thought..
'Everyone is preparing everything while I'm away..’
Lee Hyun-wook realized that he was feeling a strange sense of stability after coming to Laputa..
This was the strong trust I felt from my colleagues in my past life. But after his regression he could hardly feel.
That was because, in order to change the failures of my previous life, I monopolized them and dealt with them alone..
But soon, my colleagues started to do their part on their own… … For some reason, I felt a strange sense of fulfillment..
At that time, as the training ended, the forest terrain disappeared like smoke, leaving only an empty circular space..
"after… … uh?”
Seo Eun-ha, who was standing alone inside, turned her head and saw Lee Hyun-wook standing outside the window..
She approached, wiping sweat from her forehead..
Then, he unpacked the parts of the adamant full plate armor one by one. The plain pieces of metal fell to the floor and made a loud noise..
Empty, empty, empty
“……Since when have you been spying on me??”
She opened the training room door and came out, taking a swig of a bottle of water..
“Anyway, now… … Should I call him not the savior of Seoul, but the hero of the Earth??”
She said with a grin, and Lee Hyun-wook frowned..
No matter how many times I heard the expression 'hero', I couldn't get rid of its unique, cheap feeling..
"that… … Voting for heroes isn't even over yet. But Captain Seo, you’ve completely changed in the time I’ve seen you.?”
"huh? me?”
She said it as if she didn't know what she was talking about, but her eyes were shining, and she seemed happy to be recognized..
"Yes, I just saw him dispatch 4 ogres in one blow. That's enough... … Isn’t it more powerful than most A-grade wizard players??"
At this, the corners of her mouth rose and fell..
‘She had recently felt deprived and disappointed in herself..’
When Lee Hyun-wook took her into the Paldal Mountain Dragon Labyrinth, she was somewhat discouraged when she saw the skills of the Hope Guild members..
It looks like he has been training hard since then, and he must have been happy to see results..
"Ah, well, I just gained one Dragon Knight skill, but it definitely feels like my attack power has improved..”
Lee Hyun-wook smiled and raised his thumb..
"But where is the dragon's egg??”
She pointed to one wall, where there was a stroller covered with a magic shield..
Lee Hyun-wook approached and checked the black egg..
however…….
- (!) The egg is about to hatch. (87%)
‘huh?’
Now he was able to check these details with his ‘Insight Lens’..
‘If this happens, they may hatch within a few days. A dragon with divine power…….'
Like this, one by one, things were going better than expected..
But then Talos' voice flowed into his ears..
「Ma, Master: There is an urgent message you need to check immediately! Now, the Demon King... … It is said to have appeared on American soil.!」
***
Lee Hyun-wook immediately returned to the Order Tower with Seo Eun-ha, and as soon as he arrived, Kim Se-hee said.
"That bastard showed up again.”
She was pointing at a monitor with her index finger.
It was a TV news screen, and it appeared to be a satellite view as it looked down on an area from a fairly high altitude..
- [LIVE] ‘Devil King’ appears in California erosion area
"What, they say it's the United States, but it's an erosion area in California?”
Lee Hyun-wook rushed over because he thought the American mainland had been attacked, but fortunately, that was not the case..
And that was the scene that Lee Hyun-wook also expected..
Until now, the demon king had been subjugating a group of powerful monsters scattered all over the Earth..
And at the moment, the strongest monster group on Earth was by far the 'Ancient Red Drake' race, which was born in the first wave, so there was no way they wouldn't target it..
However, the reason they were shocked was for a different reason..
"Um, that… … It's the flower of death, isn't it??”
Kim Se-hee pointed to one side of the screen and asked..
The flying undead floating above the wasteland were captured on screen... … Meanwhile, a huge object, a huge flower, boasted an overwhelming presence..
'......It is the flower of death.’
A few days ago, during the second clash with the Necromancer, the current level Necromancer also summoned that..
But the size was of a different order..
The flower of death we encountered at that time was at most an object with a diameter of about 30 meters... … It was an overwhelming size, easily 2km long..
The purple petals were hanging down like a monster's tongue, and the plant roots at the bottom were long and wriggling like a hydra's head..
‘That's the final form. Finally, I smoked that thing.?’
That was the mobile base of the necromancer, nicknamed Laputa of Death..
The reason I couldn't summon it when it first appeared was because I had to sacrifice quite a bit of my life force to make it bloom..
‘You smoked it a lot faster than I thought.…….'
Did they use the monsters they had subjugated so far as scapegoats? Anyway, the worst weapon a necromancer can handle has appeared in the sky of this world..
The black smoke billowing out from near its roots covered the entire California area like fog, encroaching on all living things, and rising again as beings ruled by death..
- ……The area covered by that black smoke alone covers 18 hectares, and the local observation center explains that the Ancient Red Drakes trapped within it die within tens of minutes and are eventually revived as undead..
The TV news host said that, and then added a word in a sighing voice:.
- Yeah, that's... … I dare say it is the mothership of death..
Accordingly, Lee Hyun-wook held an emergency video conference with his closest aides, including Emilia Mueller, Donald Harris, and Woo Sung-moon..
They also looked shocked upon seeing the appearance of the Flower of Death, and the first to speak was Emilia Müller..
- If the power of death is that much... … Honestly, I can't handle it either. Ha, shit, I’m really annoyed… … Where on earth does something like that keep coming from??
She said she was sick of it now.
- And in such a concentrated power of death, even the holy sword may not be able to show its full power. under… … Unless you pull out the entire Yggdrasil and blow it away.…….
At her lament, Woo Seong-moon shook his head..
- ......It's literally the mothership of death..
In such a gloomy atmosphere, Lee Hyun-wook opened his mouth..
"Then, let's make it too.”
- yes?
- huh?
"If that is the Mothership of Death, then we are the Holy Mothership... … Let's make something like that. Actually, I was going to suggest this already.."
Lee Hyun-wook spoke lightly as if it was no big deal, and everyone's expressions were filled with doubt..
- uh… … I don't know how to make it. Please explain well..
"Well, don't we have Laputa, the largest flying object of all??”
Emilia Müller clapped her hands as if she understood what he said..
- So, let’s attach sacred objects to it and make it into a moving sanctuary, that’s it.?
"yes, that's right.”
But she soon tilted her head with a questioning expression..
- ……No, but the limit is very clear. The most powerful holy object in existence is the Saint Dome, and even if the entire Saint Dome were moved, it would not be possible to dilute the power of death emitted by that disgusting flower..
At this, Lee Hyun-wook shook his head..
“Other than that, we have bigger objects..”
Emilia Müller and Donald Harris spoke at the same time.
- No way, Yggdra.
- Are you talking about Yggdrasil??
Lee Hyun-wook nodded and shook his head again..
“uh… … It's too big... … There is another one in Ganghwa Island..”
Yes. Shindansu, still a small sacred tree…….
It existed in Lee Hyun-wook's possession..
"......Shindansu, we are transplanting the entire thing to Laputa.."
- .......
"And it just so happens that I have friends who are experts in gardening who can do just that..”
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