Episode 57 – Collision (7)
‘Is this how things turn out in the end?’
My mouse was lost and shaking. The sight of residents moving together nimbly and preparing for war.
The soldiers took care of their well-maintained weapons and armor, and those who did not go to battle filled their vacant positions and helped them on their campaign.
Varun, Riena, and Shura are no exception. To them, war is an all-out war that puts the fate of the entire tribe at stake. International law and humane treatment do not exist in this world.
In the meantime, Varun did not summon the people gathering resources and did not touch them, but Dark Blood had no choice but to rest.
I communicate with them through games and work together with them, but in reality, games are just one element to them.
The most important thing to them is reality. The enemies in the game were certainly annoying obstacles, but more important were the hostile tribes and bugs that tried to harm them.
Knowing that, I let them decide to fight.
‘What are you saying to me?’
Just before leaving for the competition, Varun was kneeling with other residents, looking at the sky and talking. It was impossible to interpret everything they said, but I could tell that they were conscious of something and were trying to communicate something to me.
Perhaps it means asking them to help themselves. Of course I will help them. If the opponent is not a bug, it is now possible to intervene directly using the program I paid a high price for.
“—!”
After completing the ritual of entering the race, Varun shouted instructions to the others and climbed on the horse together.
Most of them were strong and in good condition, and the number of them who participated in the war exceeded 100, or 1/3 of the village. The cavalry that I had only seen in movies and historical dramas began heading west across the plain.
‘It’ll take a whole day.’
I flipped through the screen and looked at the [Southwest Plain (9)] they were heading towards, but there was no one there. Only a few animals are visible.
No matter how fast the cavalry was able to maneuver, it was not a distance that could be covered in just a few hours.
There were no games to play, and nothing much would happen to them until the move was over, so for me, the calm before the storm became free time. I could have moved it closer with the mouse, but I didn’t.
-Do you have time?
This is because Lee So-yeon’s contact arrived as if she knew that.
He said he had made a plan and would like to meet him. There was no reason to refuse.
“You picked a pretty remote place.”
“Hi!?”
Lee So-yeon, who was alone in a dark, empty office holding a broom, was frightened and stumbled when I approached her wearing a cape and spoke to her.
The address she gave me is an old commercial building located on the outskirts of Seoul. She said she rented the building, which was gloomy, as some areas had been empty for quite some time.
“Well, since it appeared like that, I thought it was a real ghost. “There are already strange rumors going around this building.”
“It’s because I admire your ability to act.”
She got goosebumps and rubbed her blouse-covered arms, but I revealed that I was truly impressed. Renting out an office was a decision that was difficult for even a wealthy person to follow when nothing had been decided yet.
“Of course it’s not urgent, but there’s no harm in handling it quickly. “More than anything, I was noticed because I quit my job and just stayed at home on the computer.”
“Shall we listen to the story? “Judging by the bright look on his face, it seems he has successfully resolved the intrusion of bandits.”
“…that problem was handled well. “Please sit anywhere.”
Soyeon Lee pointed to me an old, dusty chair. At the same time, he also sat down on another chair. As befits his bold personality, he doesn’t seem to care much even though dust, trash, and bugs are coming out because he isn’t cleaning properly.
She was still glancing at me, who was hiding me with my cloak, but I didn’t want to reveal my identity just yet.
“There are many items we can obtain and sell, but realistically there seem to be many problems. “No matter how much you know, won’t it be difficult?”
“Sure. “In the current situation, what we say is a lie that no one will believe.”
I brought up what could be a problem with our work. Finding mysterious and rare items is not important. How to dispose of it was important.
Jewelry and the like could be handled without any problems, so that was what I thought, but she seemed to have a business personality and ambition, and while she acknowledged that fact, she seemed to have a slightly different opinion.
“Don’t you look at the Internet often? Look at this. “It seems like it’s not well known in Korea yet.”
She took out her cell phone and showed me something. It was all in English. For a moment, my eyes began to spin, and I was speechless and just looked at it blankly. The examinee’s remaining instinct began to reflexively interpret the passage after being given a question, but it was too slow.
“This is an article from the North American continent. “This is the video that led to that article being written.”
Soyeon Lee next showed me a video. It was a video posted on a site that uploads short videos, which is popular around the world these days.
In the picture taken by the person talking in English, something black and wriggling was quickly disappearing from the screen. All that remained at the scene was a body that had been brutally torn apart.
The moment I saw it, I intuitively recognized its identity.
“Since the body was actually found, no one is saying it was a composite or fabrication, but there is disagreement about the identity of the culprit. They say it’s an alien or a creature. But we can tell right away, right?”
“bug. Why on earth did that appear in North America? “We haven’t released a single bug so far.”
Soyeon Lee seems to have seen the same thing as me. Embarrassed, I asked her back. As the only users currently using the master program, we have been steadily maintaining our position with the guardians on the desktop.
“If you think about it, it’s a global crisis, but I thought there was no way it was just the two of us. Of course, there are only two of us in the user community, but maybe the servers are divided?”
“So there are only two of us on the Korean server, but there may be more people like us in other countries?”
“I’m not sure if it’s divided by country.”
I was a bit shocked by the rather fresh perspective. Well, it is said that the number of users will continue to increase in the future, so if it spreads around the world, it will definitely not be a small number.
“Anyway, there are already people who have failed. “Ever since the monster tried to escape from the monitor, I thought something like this might happen someday, but it’s already.”
“I don’t know what you think, but I see this as an opportunity. Monsters named bugs are real monsters and will soon pose a threat to the world. “The point will soon come when our common sense will collapse.”
Lee So-yeon, with sparkling eyes, said this was actually an opportunity. When common sense collapses and people in the world have no choice but to admit it.
At that time, we will be able to ignore existing procedures and move forward.
In an atmosphere where it is natural for the terrible monsters invading the world to bite and kill people, they will not be questioned no matter what we sell.
“Do I look bad? “Are you saying we can take advantage of people dying and getting hurt?”
“I don’t think it’s a bad thing that we, who work hard without others knowing, take chances.”
“It’s complicated to say, but I want to succeed. somehow. “It is certainly an extremely dangerous task, but it is also a variable that has never been seen before in the world, so it is up to me how to utilize it.”
There seemed to be a story behind her self-deprecating smile, but I couldn’t ask that since she hadn’t even shown me my face yet.
“And I don’t know if you know, but you can transfer the master program to your laptop.”
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She even took out a laptop from her bag and didn’t end there. She told me something else. This too was something I hadn’t thought about.
“It’s amazing that it is possible to move it according to the operating system account.”
It was possible to change the device simply by logging into the operating system account on which the master program was installed. According to this, there was no need to be tied to an immovable desktop.
The company that used a separate computer didn’t use my account, so of course they didn’t notice.
“Thank you for good information. “Now you seem to know more than me.”
“It can’t be. “I wouldn’t have been able to accomplish this without your help in teaching me how to use the game in the first place.”
When I thanked her for the good information, she smiled and shook her head.
Both she and I were receiving proper help from our collaborators.
‘I guess I should buy it right now.’
At the same time, I thought I should buy a laptop right away. If you use a laptop, you can keep an eye on residents from anywhere, even when you have to move or leave the house.
The power of the master program is what makes it run even when the power is unplugged, so there seemed to be no need to worry about internet or battery issues.
“Are you actually thinking about a laptop? Would you like one now? “It’s the latest gaming laptop, so there won’t be any performance issues.”
“her.”
However, as if reading my thoughts through the cloak, Lee So-yeon smiled and took out another new laptop from her bag.
I felt her determination to hold on to me no matter what happened was strong.
“Let’s give it a try now.”
I sat down in the chair and tried running my laptop. You may have to go through the trouble of having to install a new program or game, but you will still be able to see the residents now.
***
“Slow down a bit and take a break. “Have the scouts ahead found nothing yet?”
“That’s right. By the way, the guardian spirit is not moving us this time. “Is it because there are so many of them?”
“I don’t think he’s watching us at all times.”
Several hours of marching with horses. Varun looked up at the sky and muttered in response to the words of Rakum, who was by his side.
In fact, when Junyoung, who would normally have moved them using the mouse, deliberately did not help them and went about doing something else, Varun noticed his absence based on that fact.
“Then the dangerous thing is…”
“How busy must that great person who helps us move in so many ways at the same time be so busy? Of course, you will help us at important moments.”
When Rakum made a shocked expression, Varun shook his head, saying how busy the guardian spirit must be. Meanwhile, they were already almost halfway to their destination.
“uh!?”
“It is him!”
But at that moment. The bodies of some of them were lifted up along with the horses.
The power of the guardian spirit came to them again.
In reality, he was testing the performance of the master program by connecting it to a laptop, but they were cheering and cheering even as they were being moved while hanging in the air.