55. slander
“You are really tough.”
“Don’t tell me. Because my head hurts.”
“Hey, it’s a game anyway, so what’s wrong with dying?”
“Would you like to fight surrounded by soldiers for an hour? I can arrange a cozy place for you.”
At my question, Manager Lee shuts his mouth. Well, if I ever go back in there, I’ll throw the guy who said that to me instead. Because I was desperate enough to wonder how I survived. But what Manager Lee couldn’t hate was that it was his mercenaries who saved me.
Originally, the quest I received was to go around the borders of the Baron’s Territory to draw attention, but after chasing the enemies, I ended up near the castle. However, as the castle was on fire and people were clamoring as if there was a war, I came in wondering what was going on, and luckily found me at the entrance of the castle gate.
“But what I’m curious about is why did you fight like that near the castle gate? I just had to escape… … .”
“I don’t know. Oh, great. You have so many questions. Can’t we get some rest? He said he was so tired that he wanted to lay down in a safe zone anywhere other than the baronial territory.”
“Oops, I got it. rest.”
Manager Lee, who is losing his appetite. Even if I die, I can’t tell you that I couldn’t come out because I lost my way.
“Whoa… … .”
Honestly, even thinking about it, it’s amazing that I came out alive. After even Baekgu and Hwanggu were reverse summoned, I fought and ran away with all my might for an hour. I focused on bullying by going back and forth from alley to alley and from building to building, but it would have been difficult to survive without the vampire aura, wide-area enchantment, and plenty of bandages in my legendary bag.
“Still, it’s a level, and your proficiency has gone up a lot.”
Level 30 when blowing up a hay shed. After frantically cutting the soldiers, he reached level 32. However, before that, there was a bigger income, and that was the new achievement.
[Achievement] [I will not die even if I die] [Legendary level]
-Natural Healing [Rare Grade] Passive
-30% drop in injury rate
-10% drop in instant death judgment
If it wasn’t for this feat obtained almost in the second half, he would have died of injuries, even if it wasn’t for the soldiers’ spears and knives. In Seion, each part of the body is damaged, and if this gets worse, the life force will decrease, and eventually the game will be out. The bandages were all gone, so I was barely filling my life with my vampire aura, but since I got this achievement, my injuries slowly healed, albeit slowly.
Although useless at the moment, it is a useful achievement that allows you to survive fatal injuries and attacks.
“I got a little stronger today. Whoa… … .”
* * *
“Isn’t that great?”
“Is it just amazing?”
about two hours ago. Manager Kim, recalling the scene they had seen, trembled involuntarily. Standing alone on a street littered with countless corpses, unable to count how many people he had killed, the sight of him slashing down soldiers was a scene that could only have been seen in a movie or novel.
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Jeong-hyeon says they saved him, but looking at the situation at the time, no one would have stopped him if he had just walked out of the castle.
“You must have reached level 30 now, right?”
“Perhaps.”
“Is it talent?”
Manager Lee shook his head at Manager Kim’s question.
“Is that only explained by the word talent? Destroying a castle alone?”
“I don’t know. I can’t imagine… Wouldn’t it be better if it was nuclear?”
“So do I.”
As the manager of a company that produces capsules, the favorite of virtual reality devices, he knew many names. The performance of a capsule is directly related to the best performance. And he had never heard of any name he knew chewing up a castle at level 30.
As Manager Kim said, it is understandable if it is nuclear. However, Seion had never had a nucleus so far, and the result of collecting and confirming Jung Hyun’s capsule was the same. It was surprising before, but it is Jung-hyun who shows a tremendous figure as time goes by.
“It’s that much at level 30, but what will happen when you reach level 70, which is the highest level?”
Director Lee, who was lost in thought for a moment at Manager Kim’s question, spoke slowly.
“Whatever we imagine, it will be more.”
Manager Lee nodded while rubbing his chin, probably liking what he said. However, Manager Kim, who usually took Lee’s gags eagerly, asked with a sour expression.
“What kind of second-rate remark is that?”
“It’s the second grade! I said it carefully!”
“The second in my family wouldn’t say that either. Rather, how about thinking at the company level?”
“Aha, company level… … .”
The company level is to ask for a cool analysis of the product called K.
“It should not end with simple sponsorship, but should be called a blue-chip stock that should be nurtured through steady investment.”
“Isn’t that right?”
“okay. It has so much potential that it’s strange that it hasn’t exploded yet.”
“It’s only been a little over a month since we started, so it’s natural. And as a result of my research here and there, it seems that no matter how much I shovel, it will explode in at least half a year.”
“okay?”
“Yes. So let’s actively suggest what we talked about before. Perhaps this opportunity may be a genius opportunity for J-Tec.”
Manager Kim’s eyes shine brightly. The story that came up before was talking about sponsorship contracts. Whether it’s a YouTuber or a pro gamer, the root is a freelancer with an unstable income. Of course, it is said that they earn a lot of income through various broadcasts, but those who actually earn a lot of income are really very few. For the rest, which can be said to be almost the majority, it was difficult to grow properly because most of the shoes in the game were covered for living expenses, so corporate sponsors are like a rain that allows them to focus entirely on broadcasting.
Manager Lee nods, as if agreeing with Manager Kim’s words.
“okay. well spoken let’s go ahead A grade of 5 years… … .”
“Yes? A grade?”
Grade A means that you are treated with the highest level in value measurement when signing a sponsorship contract. I thought it would be possible to do well at level B, but Manager Lee went a step further.
“okay. And you have to do it ASAP. that guy… It will float soon.”
* * *
Returning to Podina, I went straight to my accommodation and logged out without even reporting it.
“Ugh… … .”
Coming down from the capsule, I really feel dizzy. After eating a simple retort food, I went straight to the bedroom, lay down, and picked up my smartphone to call Kwang-soo.
“hello.”
-Oh, Jeong Hyun-ah.
“I am logged out right now, please edit the video.”
-okay. But what about the content?
“I infiltrated another territory with a territory quest and fought a little.”
-okay? About how many minutes is it?
When asked how many minutes it was, I reflected on what had happened in the barony for a while. Excluding the fire, it would be about an hour and a half. Of course, Kwang-soo hyung would ask for a scene that could be used as a highlight, but I couldn’t see a corner that could be left out.
“I’m sorry, but please watch the full video once and hyung pick out the video. Take a look and remove anything you think should be omitted.”
– Well, I got it.
After the phone call with Kwang-soo hyung, I fell asleep and slept for almost ten hours before I could get out of bed.
“Ugh, I skipped the PT.”
The entire morning schedule was blown away. Looking at my smartphone, I see a few missing messages, but I’m afraid to open them because it seems like a trainer. After a light meal and washing, I sat down in the capsule as usual.
“Let’s try morning seion for the first time in a while.”
I was so tired that as soon as I came to Podina, I couldn’t even see the quest and immediately logged out.
I’m curious about the reward, but I also need to inform Mr. Karen about the Baron’s informant in Podina.
“You really worked hard.”
Tring!
[Hidden Quest] Infiltrate Baron Carmerson’s territory and carry out a bombing operation on Carmerson’s estate. has been completed.
-Reward: 30,000 exp, 100 gold, territory contribution +100
The reward came along with the message that the quest was completed.
“If you report this news to Count Podina, he will call you separately, so please wait in the castle as much as possible.”
It seems that the count said that it was a differential reward for each performance in the quest. But before that, I have something to say to Karen.
“By the way, Mr. Karen.”
“Yes.”
“Actually, when I went… … .”
I spoke to Karen about the reaction of the enemy knights when they infiltrated the Barony. As she listened carefully to my words, her forehead wrinkled little by little, and when I finished speaking, her expression hardened as if a layer of frost had been applied to her face.
“Is that true?”
“yes. He knew exactly that I was coming to blow up the bronze statue.”
“Only seven people know about this operation. Me and the Count, Lord Belmot, the commander-in-chief, and his two henchmen… And the leader of the Shadow Knights, and Kay.”
“That means that the commander-in-chief, Mr. Belmot, and the commander of the Shadow Knights are the prime suspects.”
“okay. We can’t rule out the possibility that the story has been leaked… For now, leave this matter to me. Because they are all people who can’t be suspicious.”
“All right.”
After reporting to Karen, I broke up with her and headed to the commercial district of Fordina to fix the equipment.
“It’s 21 gold.”
“Ugh… … .”
The impression of the repair fee flowing from the mouth of the blacksmith is frowned upon. 21 gold for just one weapon. However, knowing that the weapon is +10 durendal and that this price is also possible thanks to working as a ranger in Podina, I can only nod my head with tears in my eyes. After returning to the commercial zone, 35 gold was drained from repair costs alone. Replenish consumables for 50 gold. Half of the money received as compensation was gone.
Selling the spear obtained from the user knight would make up for the loss, but I would give it to Hwanggu.
The defense is quite good, but the weapons are poor. Since it cannot be used only as a tanker, I plan to continue investing in it in the future.
After finishing the maintenance, it was time to head back to my house in the inner city.
Beep beep beep beep beep beep
-Jung Hyun-ah. I’m Hyemi noona, so I think I need to see her.
The messenger used to call someone inside the game from outside the capsule flickered with an alarm.
-Yes. I’ll be leaving in 3 minutes.
-okay.
After logging out, Hyemi noona is standing next to the capsule with a serious expression.
“What happen?”
When I asked, my sister opened the stomach tube on the monitor next to the capsule and clicked on a video.
“Look at this.”
[South Korean nuclear users slaughtering the soldiers of a great country!]
“What is it? What is this childish title?”
“It’s a nuclear video uploaded by a Chinese YouTuber an hour ago, and the kids over there spread it, you and I, and now the whole world is in an uproar.”
“Ah, they haven’t been talking about nuclear weapons for a day or two, and who believes that?”
Chinese users had a strange sense of values that treated those who did not use them as fools when a hack came out because there was no concept of abiding by the agreed upon rules. It is not uncommon for Chinese YouTubers to talk about nuclear weapons because they are still continuously trying to create nuclear weapons for Seion. However, my sister’s expression did not ease even after my words.
Rather, the words that came out of my sister’s mouth made me look dumbfounded.
“That’s your problem.”
“Yes?”
Surprised by my sister’s words, I turned my head and looked at the video. In the video, stimulating red Chinese characters appeared and then disappeared, and the screen started playing. And the person on the screen was me, as my sister said.
“Run away!”
“catch! Kill!”
“Aww!”
This is the point at which someone is chasing me as I run away into an alley while slashing down the surrounded soldiers with three, four, three and four. After being surrounded back and forth, he stepped on the wall of the building and jumped onto the roof, then slashed the users waiting above and ran again.
Kwak! Kwak Kwa Kwak!
“Harm!”
“Stop!”
[As you can see, Korean users from the Kingdom of Korra are ruthlessly massacring in the territory of our China Empire.]
“die!”
When a user holding a short sword stabs me with a sword, I catch it with my shoulder and pass by cutting the long sword at my neck. I trusted the mud shield and got it, but I can’t see it because of the angle.
[This is the appearance of counterattacking without being shaken at all even after receiving enough critical hits. For reference, according to a reliable source, that Korean user’s ID is K! The level was only 30, and the number of knights and soldiers killed in 1 hour and 46 minutes of battle time was a whopping 8 knights! 36 soldiers, 42 users! Is this possible without nuclear weapons!]
The person who commented on the screen shouted violently as if vomiting blood.
Killed a lot by the way. I thought it was because I went up two levels, but it’s quite fresh to see that it was taken by someone else.
Tick~
At that moment, my older sister stopped the screen and looked into my eyes and asked.
“You didn’t write a nuclear weapon, did you?”
No, what do you see me as… … .