162 – This is Dongdaemun’s psychological warfare
“Commoner, are you sure you can solve it alone?”
“Then, of course, this level of work is chewing gum.”
Bellos was not trustworthy with Lee Seok-hyun, who was so confident.
His opponent this time was the powerful group of the empire.
It means that simply having strength and resourcefulness cannot solve the problem.
Now, in a place where even dust can be created, stories are emerging.
Lee Seok-hyun seemed relaxed whether he was unaware of the seriousness or not.
‘Is it because he’s never cooperated?’
The other kids didn’t seem to notice, but Lee Seok-hyun never asked for cooperation.
From cooperative training to group competitions, orders have been hidden in wrappers called requests.
I just don’t speak in an overbearing manner.
When Lee Seok-hyun was still talking to the cadets, it was the way the superiors beseeched the subordinates.
No matter what the situation, I would use tools if I had to, a way of working that doesn’t involve people.
It was similar to how the emperor of an empire treats people.
‘Yes, if you come out like that, I won’t force you to stick around.’
But I will help you in my own way.
To refuse the prince’s request despite being a commoner was very rude.
So, when this is over, I intend to say something.
You don’t have to shoulder everything alone.
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When agitation and fabrication occur, it is natural to say, but a lot of data is needed to stop it.
One line is enough for a lie, but to uncover it, you need to prepare several things.
‘And it’s still small, so if you react hastily, you might get stabbed and misunderstand.’
This is information that is handled with utmost secrecy so that only the royal family can know about it.
That’s why I had to get closer to the source right now rather than clearing my name.
The part to be carefully looked at was ‘who benefits the most from this’.
‘It’s true that he’s a prophet, but that’s an inside story, and we have to find the superficial reason.’
Starting with who was the first to point to me, what assumptions are they trying to make on me, and so on.
However, in order to find out, I had to contact the Imperial organization.
Even though he is an academy cadet, a commoner approaches the Mine Information Organization of the Empire?
This was quite difficult even for Velos and friends.
That’s why I didn’t even think of asking Velos for help in the first place.
Because even Bellos could be in danger if he tried to help.
The most ideal thing is to infiltrate the imperial palace.
‘Does it have to be done over the weekend?’
Fortunately, the overall training of Bellos, Woo Do-hyun, and Mi Joo-ran has been completed.
Now that I’ve given you all the theory, the rest depends on how well you learn it.
I immediately turned off the find ding dong deng and checked the situation.
‘The map of the imperial palace is roughly in my head, so it would be easy to find out where the organization is.’
In fact, there was a way to simply push it away by force.
If you sneak in and kill all those suspected of being demons, the problem will be solved.
But the reason I can’t do that is because even that would benefit the seer.
Perhaps the Prophet created a situation that could not be overpowered by force considering all the variables.
The most ideal thing is for the empire to catch the spies of the seers who belong to the empire.
The problem was that the Empire was a very large giant, so it was difficult to make it move.
“Of course, if I hadn’t had this experience.”
What is difficult?
The days when Dongdaemun reigned as a legend.
When large corporations grow steadily and talk about fashion and everything.
How did I survive to the end?
‘I have to tell you.’
I needed to give them an education.
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“They say they make mine checkers in Dongdaemun.”
“Mine checker?”
“Yes, this is a device that checks the mana in the body to determine whether black mana is present or not.”
“No such groundbreaking thing!”
Rumors spread.
Rumors circulate that there will be a special device that can distinguish mines.
“I heard they are preparing to collaborate with the Empire.”
“Well, I’m surprised that there are so many demons hiding these days.”
“I wonder what would have happened to her if the saintess hadn’t sung an aria during the professor’s lecture the other day…”
“You mean such great knowledge almost passed over?”
“That’s right!”
From the streets of the Empire to the bars.
The topic that is heating up the empire the most right now is the magic identification device that is being secretly prepared in Dongdaemun.
With that, you don’t have to doubt that Mine are around.
Being able to live a better life without worrying about being attacked.
That became a hope, and in just a few days, it proudly occupied the front page of the newspaper.
People didn’t really wonder why it was going on in secret and spread like this.
I just focus on the fact that I can ease Mine’s worries.
I didn’t care where this rumor was spreading and how it was heating up the empire.
“Anyway, given this opportunity, of course the empire has no choice but to review it positively.”
“It’s said to be ready for collaboration, but… That’s right, but can I really trust Dongdaemun?”
“Yeki! You man! If you don’t believe in the place that started the magic revolution, where are you going to believe?”
“That’s right too.”
“Cut!!! That’s it!”
Two men who had been talking well for a long time ended the conversation at the end.
“Thank you.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
After that, get up and cut! I nodded toward the owner of the voice that shouted.
“Ah, as everyone has heard, acting is good. Can I use it right away?”
“When I was young, I had a bit of a roll in the theater.”
“I’m also… I’m confident because I’ve had that kind of experience.”
“Mmm, good good.”
The place where they talked was inside the set.
The set reproduced the appearance of a bar commonly found on the street.
There, the professor, no, Lee Seok-hyun, was working hard to teach acting.
“All you have to do is go ahead and recite the script exactly as I wrote.”
“Should I add an ad-lib?”
“No no, just follow the instructions and leave. Then the money will be deposited on its own.”
“Thank you!”
If you ask me why I am doing acting coaching, of course it was to spread rumors.
But again, if you do it clumsily, it’s worse than not doing it, so I was in the middle of acting education myself.
The most ideal part of this act was that there was no problem even if it got caught.
Even if it turns out that Dongdaemun was the one who intentionally spread the rumors and is questioned.
Anyway, it was for the public good, and it was over when I said I did it because I wanted to relieve my anxiety quickly.
If it was money, it had already been ripped off by the tower owners and rotted away, so I wasn’t afraid of fines.
‘It’s just a rumor anyway.’
There was no such thing as a device that could identify a demon.
If there was such a thing, I would have focused on that rather than developing magic armor from the beginning of the semester.
The important thing was that you just had to put it into the ears of the demons that something like that might come out.
‘Then it will move on its own.’
Whether it’s attacking Dongdaemun or trying to make a move in the empire.
What Lee Seok-hyun wanted was for the other side to act first anyway.
No matter how much magic revolution or whatever it was, Dongdaemun was just an interest group.
Because they had such a difference in physique that they couldn’t beat Empire no matter what.
First of all, the giant’s size had to be chopped into small pieces.
The task of selecting only one group within the empire, not touching the empire.
For that, we had to wait for the group to show up first.
You can think of it as fishing by throwing rice cakes called rumors.
“Secretary, your help was great.”
“Nothing to say, boss.”
It was Dongdaemun’s secretary who helped me with this fishing process.
Actually, there were many ambiguous feelings to be called a secretary.
Because she wasn’t human.
“My role is to actively assist the president.”
Melia, the Demon of Schemes.
Lee Seok-hyun couldn’t understand why she was her secretary.
In the first place, it was one of the unknown NPCs, so it was advantageous to not get involved.
“Then, if there’s anything else you want me to do, please tell me.”
“Uhh… Yes, I’m not there right now, so go get some rest.”
“Yes thank you.”
Nodding off.
Melia bowed her head and left her seat.
Lee Seok-hyun doesn’t know why she is a secretary at Dongdaemun.
Actually, she said it was very simple.
‘He’s such an interesting person.’
This is because Lee Seok-hyun’s actions are too great even for the devil to see.
Talent that treats people as chess pieces rather than seeing them as living beings and places them in the desired location.
If you are a human being, of course there must be affection in a group.
Lee Seok-hyeon didn’t have any of that.
He was a guy who could cut out even his own flesh for the sake of his goal.
So, he had no choice but to stay by his side as his body naturally heated up.
In fact, this was something that even the Prophet had not expected.
Are you a devil helping out on the human side? This was not an area that could be predicted.
‘Never let them die.’
Melia turned around and looked at Lee Seok-hyun.
He was a very appetizing boy.