Episode 136-EJ(6)
“The atmosphere doesn’t look bad…”
Baruk, a kingdom south of the plains. I couldn’t help but be interested in the story Varun shared with the delegation from there, where I had a clear view of the capital.
It was the moment that decided whether to turn a fairly large force into a reliable ally or an enemy, and it was also the first proper attempt at diplomacy with a local force by those who were under the influence of the Master Program along with me.
Even where I live, it’s noisy every day. This is because the number of guardians controlled by users who do not know where they are continues to increase.
The same goes for users, including me, but they were more strongly outside the order of the world. Like the residents in my screen, they grow with the cooperation of users, but in the process, the positions of each country’s government or community are pushed to the forefront.
“Users are not gods. Don’t you already know!? Users are just ordinary people somewhere! “They cannot stand above the order of this land!”
“What does it matter? “It’s a story from another world anyway.”
Naturally, a conflict occurred. Just as the Arryns faithfully followed my instructions, considering them to be divine revelations, the guardians who appeared on Earth also tried to carry out the instructions given by their users first.
To them, the power granted by the master program was nothing short of a miracle, so unlike the Arins who did not know my true nature, they ignored the fact that the user was actually a person no different from them, even though they knew it.
“From now on, guardians who do not follow control and the law will be arrested mercilessly and punished like criminals.”
“They are trash who don’t know what is more important.”
Thanks to this, the world was becoming more and more confused. The fundamental problem is that bugs are starting to proliferate, but people have not yet adapted to them.
Just like the people of the Kingdom of Baruch who had just sent an envoy, or Luke who couldn’t believe what he saw right before his eyes.
Of course, because the world is large, there were people who were not.
“I saw what was announced. “Just as we created a company to support users, we also said that we would support and cooperate with the guardians that appeared in Korea.”
“In fact, the president’s will to accept it was strong. Fortunately.”
When the residents went to see Lee So-yeon with the items they had offered as tribute. She smiled bitterly and nodded. She argued for cooperation rather than control of the Guardians, and the government accepted.
“It’s the same in Junyoung’s world, but as the power in our world grows, conflicts with surrounding forces continue to occur. There are times when things work out well by cooperating with each other, but in other cases, we have to fight. “I don’t want to do something like that in real life.”
“I feel the same way.”
When change occurs, it is natural for confusion to arise. Only by properly handling it can we respond well to the common enemy called bugs.
“In addition, the number of sales outlets for the products we produce is increasing.”
Of course, it wasn’t that she didn’t benefit from that situation. She was buying potions and items from users, including me, and was planning to sell them to the guardians.
Although they were useful items for the general public, they were good enough to be said to be absolutely necessary for those who fight directly.
‘Still, even though I suffered it myself, I wouldn’t underestimate it.’
As Lee So-yeon emphasized, only by fighting each other would the bugs only do good things. When Rihar first went to the kingdom’s capital to report, he was anxious because the atmosphere seemed so bad, but seeing the atmosphere of the Baruk Kingdom delegation, he didn’t think he needed to worry too much.
It was actually planned to show them the battle scene. It was our army’s plan to create intimidation and prove that Lihar’s words were true. However, the emergence of bugs was unexpected.
Thanks to this, the entire delegation almost died, but those who survived, known as Saeongjima, could never deny the bug.
“–, —!”
It didn’t end there. At the same time as negotiating with the envoys, Varun mobilized his soldiers and began to attack the area occupied by Luke outside the Garhan territory he had occupied.
While Luke, who had mobilized a large army, was defeated and greatly shaken, the Arin troops dispatched by Varun to all directions captured and incorporated the small tribes one by one.
‘The tribes placed under his command are not simply made to swear an oath of loyalty, but are relocated to the city and clearly commanded.’
They relocated the small tribes they had absorbed and merged them into one.
Due to various problems, including food and livestock problems, it was customary for them to live scattered across tribes, but Varun, who was able to solve those problems with the skills he gained from the game, tried to unite the residents as much as possible.
This was to combat bugs and make management much easier.
[Achievement Accomplished: Centralization (1)]
“…”
It was recognized as an achievement by the master program. It doesn’t seem like Varun was specifically aiming for it, but in reality, the Arin people, who were in a middle of nowhere, were gradually establishing a systematic framework with Varun at the center.
‘Is there anything that can help?’
There was no way to help with that right now. Contrary to what I expected in a game with a campaign, the number of troops I could command increased as I achieved achievements.
“Joe, be careful!”
“—!”
Campaign Stage 2 continued. As they set out on a journey to join the main army with fallen Federation soldiers, the warriors had to fight against various types of enemies.
Space monsters with a disgusting appearance that rivals that of bugs. While the soldiers were shooting, the warriors were using their skills and breaking the guys’ heads.
To the soldiers, our fighters will literally look like aliens.
‘Give me a gun or something.’
I laughed when I saw that. I forgot for a moment while watching them fight well with their bare bodies, but the rifles that the space soldiers shoot are actually weapons that cannot be compared to mediocre guns.
The warriors seem stronger, but if they could get those guns in large quantities, how strong would the residents be? I laughed out loud when I thought of the locals shooting those guns instead of riding horses and shooting arrows.
Since I don’t want a massive space battleship or a tank that emits crazy firepower, it would be nice to be able to get a small gun like that. Looking at the sight of our soldiers glancing at the soldiers holding and shooting, they didn’t seem to be interested in guns.
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“Fire spewed out from a thick iron bar, and something small flew out and hit the monster’s body?”
“Yes, that’s right. “We really told you what we saw, Warchief.”
The time when Shun became the representative and reported to Varun. Shun and the warriors also mentioned the rifles that federal soldiers were firing.
For those who saw a gun for the first time in their lives, the gun was literally something magical.
“It seemed weaker than magic or witchcraft, but it shot at incredibly fast speeds. I can’t feel any mana, but it’s clear that it’s at least stronger than the arrows fired by soldiers. “I think it’s similar to the rumored gunpowder weapon.”
Shun and the warriors described everything they saw, including the guns, with spit flying from their mouths and gestures with their hands and feet.
Varun took their explanation to heart. Because I knew that those who went there under divine orders would never tell lies.
“But even after hearing the story, I don’t really understand. The Guardian God always helped us when we were taken to another world. Riena, what do you think you are trying to tell us in that world?”
“It is true that the locals’ weapons that the warriors said were strange, but if you look at it, it has always been that way.”
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In response to Varun’s question, Riena calmly expressed her thoughts. As she said, the skills used by the characters in Dark Blood and the equipment used by the hunters in Creature Hunting were also magical items from their perspective.
“I think what he was trying to convey was that sense of warriors fighting as one.”
She focused on Shun’s testimony that they fought together as one body. A perfect passing technique that I executed with the feeling of becoming one with my colleagues while being controlled by Junyoung.
I recognized its value.
‘Well, I said that was actually the part where his will was strong.’
Varun also agreed with Riena’s opinion and that was actually the intention of the game.
However, after hearing this report, the facts that I had put away from my memory for a while came out during the conversation with the delegation from the Kingdom of Baruch.
“I don’t know if you know, but my country has guns and other gunpowder weapons.”
This was the point where we had a conversation and briefly discussed full-scale cooperation. When the question of how we can help each other came up, Leo, the head of the guard, suddenly opened his mouth.
Both Richard and the Vice Minister looked at Leo, who had kept his mouth shut until now, with wide eyes. In reality, Leo was only glancing at Riena.
“Well, of course artillery is an excellent product, but that’s…”
The frightened deputy minister stuttered. This is because gunpowder technology was a top secret.
Gunpowder weapons, which provide firepower that cannot be provided by magic that requires a high level of skill and talent, were already treated as valuable secrets by those who knew the technology.
‘This is bound to attract attention!?’
However, as if the surroundings were not paying attention, Leo was already in a runaway state. I tried repeatedly to appeal to Riena over the past few days, but all the cards I brought out did not attract much attention from Riena.
It was also evidence that the level of development of the Arin people had almost caught up with the kingdom that had already been built for hundreds of years.
“…Can you really give me a cannon?”
‘Is that right!’
In fact, Liena showed interest in gunpowder weapons.
As the population of the Arin tribe exceeded tens of thousands, there were many people among them who were well-versed in the culture of the outside world.
Varun and Rienna, who heard about the gunpowder weapons that had been rumored among them, decided that if they could obtain them, it would be advantageous in the fight against bugs.
It wasn’t a bad decision since quite a few bugs on Earth were cleaned out by gunpowder weapons.
“Actually, there is one thing I know. “Having such a weapon would be a great help in dealing with the black monsters.”
Riena briefly explained to Shun about the space soldiers’ rifles that she had seen and heard about. And when the Vice Minister heard that, his complexion turned pale.
‘How on earth does this woman do that!?’
The rifle concept I heard from her explanation was a new type of artillery that the king and a few kingdom engineers were working on in complete secrecy. This is because it was almost similar to the description of a more elaborate and small artillery piece that an individual could hold and shoot.
This was clearly not a fact that could be known to a barbarian female warrior who did not even know a word about gunpowder.