Episode 138-EJ(8)
“O king. The number of tribes leaving is increasing. “They are sweeping over our territory and tribes without even paying attention.”
“That’s right. “We need to quickly get our troops together and crack down on the inside first!”
When the Arin tribe was negotiating with the envoys, attempting a counterattack, and reorganizing the interior. Luke and his tribe, who had barely managed to retreat, were also spirited and dreaming of revenge.
But the situation was not good. Although there was no final decision due to the bug, it was clear which side suffered greater damage and was defeated.
“Everyone shut up. Has the message sent to the Kingdom of Baruch not yet arrived? “We need more support.”
“Well, that is…there hasn’t been an answer yet.”
Luke frowned, his eyes flashing and his teeth gritted. Then, the warrior under his command, who flinched at the momentum, looked at him and nodded.
They did not yet know that the Kingdom of Baruk had abandoned them and chosen the Arin people due to Lihar’s persuasion.
‘Have they abandoned us as expected? Ha, it doesn’t matter. This means that we are already on the verge of achieving great achievements.’
However, Luke was vaguely aware of it. What the Kingdom of Baruch wanted was to have the powerful forces that would eventually emerge on the plains be on their side.
If the Arin tribe was stronger, it wasn’t strange to go over to that side. Anyway, there is no such thing as loyalty or trust between them as they have been plundering each other for a long time.
“But…even if we fight back and achieve victory, what will we do if those black monsters appear again?”
Meanwhile, one of the tribal leaders quietly opened his mouth.
Everyone’s bodies flinched at those words. Everyone brought up a story that was intentionally left out. At the same time, their faces all turned pale as they remembered the events of that day.
A strong memory of that day that I will never forget. Their memories of their first fight with bugs that took the form of terrible monsters were filled with intense trauma.
“They…know how to deal with those monsters. “Can you be sure that those evil bastards didn’t lure those monsters on purpose?”
Luke barely opened his mouth. That day, when we collided with the attacking bugs along with the Arin tribe who were fighting fiercely.
Luke fought a bug that rushed at him like a tank.
The bug, which resembled a katydid, swung its sharp thorn-covered feet and attacked Luke. Grinding his teeth, Luke, like a man called a great warrior by his supporters, raised his mana and barely managed to knock the bug out.
‘A monster that should not exist.’
If you see the dryness that cannot be considered a living creature and the cruel act of cutting and crushing without mercy,
Those who fought in person could never deny it.
“All we have to do is conquer them and absorb their opponent’s laws.”
“Yes, but it is impossible to gather troops and resources for financial conquest right now without trade with the kingdom.”
“Huh, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, there are plenty of people out there who will take out your liver or gallbladder if they can make a profit. “Try contacting the top people in the empire who are showing interest in this area these days.”
The tribe leaders, who were embarrassed by Luke’s strong will, tried to stop him, but Luke grinned and exploded with even more bombs.
Once you have tasted the kingdom’s support, it is impossible to break it off. In that case, I thought it would be enough to find another rope.
‘They said that the emperor of the empire who ascended to the throne this time was very greedy. These are the people who openly talk about catching barbarians as barbarians. We’re going to need a lot of hunting dogs. I’m willing to be that hound… ugh.’
After all the tribal leaders left the place. Luke, who was sitting alone and harboring venom, narrowed his eyes and gently lifted his injured arm.
As the bandages were removed, a shocking sight caught Luke’s eyes. A minor injury from the last fight with the bug. This was because the wound was turning black and black veins were slowly spreading throughout the body.
He himself saw that something was wriggling inside, but Luke, who was already dyed, ignored it.
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“—! —-!”
‘I should have done it a long time ago. If this were the case, the results might have been a little different.’
Naturally, the portal, a type of portal connected by swapping parts of the screen, drew a huge response from residents.
This is because it has become possible to travel distances that would otherwise take several days on horseback in a single breath. It was a tremendous technology that could not be compared to building a road or tunnel.
“The problem is that it’s ridiculously expensive.”
Of course, it was not omnipotent. The point consumption was so severe that I couldn’t help but sigh that it was expensive. Now there is only one portal from the first village to the second village.
If I were to push too hard, I could break through from the second village to the inside of Baruk’s Kingdom, but I didn’t bother to do that because I didn’t think it would be necessary yet since I hadn’t yet opened the portal to the elf village that I decided to open from last time.
In the end, roads and stations connect the new bases and villages that are mushrooming.
The miners and transporters are just having a hard time anyway.
Human excavators and rollers swarm around and use pickaxes to turn over the ground, and then lay down blocks dug up from games and reality in the dug-up ground, instantly creating a straight paved road or a wide bridge that can cross a river.
“Are you watching it now?”
Still, it would be a shame to keep these tips to myself.
Because this isn’t a competition or anything. I showed Soyeon Lee how to create a kind of portal by replacing the desktop file.
She has already collected various experiences and created a strategy, and will package and explain this well to help other users.
-It’s definitely a great method. Maybe it’s because not many people have gone to the file replacement stage yet. I didn’t even think of this.
“It’s not that there are no problems. Since portals do not differentiate between factions and factions, if the portal that connects to the main base is connected, you could end up in big trouble. “It would be better to keep some distance from the main base.”
-That’s true, but the benefits are so great that I think it’s absolutely necessary. I will organize this well and let you know.
She publicly revealed her identity and came to the fore, acting as an intermediary who revealed what I told her in accordance with my intentions.
It was a mutually beneficial relationship.
Lee So-yeon, who is the daughter of a powerful family but was known only to those in the know, has suddenly emerged as an important figure. These days, she appears on news and broadcasts whenever she has time, and is steadily building up her fame and fame.
Thanks to her, I was free to move around behind the scenes as I wanted.
She grumbled that she was going to die because she had to drink potions and work because she had no time to sleep because she had to move around and take care of her laptop, but she just laughed it off.
Anyway, even though she said that, I already know that that is the life she wanted.
-But there are people who have doubts. I believe that I will never know everything.
“That doesn’t matter. “Because that’s not what’s important.”
There were some who doubted my existence, but I didn’t pay much attention to them. This is because I was confident that I would not be caught.
That was the life I wanted, holding both my greed and responsibility.
‘Is everyone living the way they want?’
It was a change that came unexpectedly and unexpectedly. Not only did I get caught up when I turned on the computer without thinking, but so did the residents who moved into the screen.
As I became involved with them and was just a part of society, I changed greatly.
On paper, I am a low-level employee hired by Lee So-yeon’s company, but in reality, I am in charge of important work where the lives and lives of many people depend on the click of my mouse.
“–, —.”
“—? –.”
And the residents on the desktop were also experiencing such changes in real time.
The ongoing fight, the war against monsters. However, most of their expressions are bright. Even though I don’t know anything, I can tell that they have hope rather than despair.
Every day at meal time, we fill our bellies with plenty of food and work hard to improve our skills by doing our respective tasks.
Their appearance with the naked eye has really improved in my opinion.
People who used to live in poorly made tents and have to struggle to fetch water now live in well-made, sturdy houses and easily carry out major construction projects such as building bridges or digging waterways.
‘There’s nothing I can do since I’m chosen.’
When you didn’t even know the bug existed. I already had an interest in and fondness for the residents who had suddenly moved onto the screen.
So I decided to just think of it as fate. There were certainly times when I felt unfair and embarrassed, but even if you told me I could turn back time and change the outcome, I would still make the same choice.
‘If we just clear out the remaining forces of Luke who escaped, will this whole meadow become ours? Moreover, if we maintain good relations with the southern kingdom, we may no longer have to fight with neighboring powers.’
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What Varun is most concerned about right now is taking over the tribes that Luke had occupied and eating them up one by one.
A small number of troops were dispatched to negotiate with the tribes, and most of the small tribes acknowledged that the Arin tribe was stronger and came under Gobungobun’s command.
They are all talented people. I put talented people into the game and helped them realize their true talents they didn’t even know they had.
“—!”
Of course, there were not only obedient people. There were also those who held hands and fiercely resisted our allies.
Varun followed his custom and used force against such people. The law of the grassland where the strong rule over the weak. The biggest help I gave them in the process was the control I did myself.
‘As expected, combat power increases.’
Looking down at the map from above, I can see things they cannot see. To me, a thorough ambush operation is actually meaningless.
When we dispatched our soldiers to the enemies who we thought had a perfect ambush, a battle broke out between the panicked enemies and our allies, and the enemies, who were more numerous, fell like rotten logs due to the allies’ passing as one.
“—!?”
“–!”
It was observed that all the residents who had tasted my control for the first time opened their eyes and admired their bodies.
It’s definitely not because my microcontrolling skills are excellent. According to the information that the skill level increases as you clear the campaign, the combat power of the warriors and soldiers I had designated as a unit was clearly increasing.
During complex melees, I often saw cases where allies attacked or collided with allies, but those under my command never had anything like that happen.
After confirming that the people I designated as a unit were safe from the magic blasts fired by our allies, I had a hunch that this ability should be further strengthened.
“It’s still quiet in the north too. Is it a little quieter now?”
The north, where we cleaned out the nests and drove them across the river, is now quiet, so I had to improve my games as much as possible during this period of peace, so I used familiar hands to open several games on the monitors at the same time.
This was my daily life.