colonial empire
Yoosung worked hard to gather information by walking around wherever he could.
Costumes, shopping malls, advertisements, means of transportation, music, atmosphere.
Anything is fine.
It looks similar to Earth’s civilization, but this is a completely different world.
Things that were considered common sense on Earth could be taboo in Pandemonium, and trivial words or actions could arouse suspicion.
After walking around the city for about half a day, Yooseong was able to get a sense of the Demon Realm.
‘A world where supernatural powers and science coexist.’
At first glance, it looked like a future world with advanced scientific civilization, but with a little look, it was easy to find the existence of supernatural powers.
There are humans, no, demons, who use magic to float luggage, and there are demons who jump over buildings using footwork.
I wondered if the Earth could safely defend against the invasion of monsters and develop by 2077, it would become a civilization like this.
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Yooseong, who was staring at various hologram advertisements, narrowly opened his eyes.
Earth is also using ability awakening potions and academies to nurture talented people, but it took at least two months to create capable people with the minimum skills.
Of course, looking at it objectively, two months was fast enough, but it was nothing compared to the demons.
‘A chip that can turn ordinary people into wizards with a short operation? Shall we investigate the matter? If done well, I think we can greatly increase the number of talented people… … .’
I thought about it for a while, but the answer was decided.
“It’s a story without a doubt.”
It’s certainly an attractive item, but it must have been priced so exorbitantly.
In addition, in order to properly utilize the chip, it is necessary to bring the blueprint of the chip or the facility to make the chip rather than the chip, but I had no idea how difficult it would be to obtain and how expensive it would be.
Why is Sophia unable to use technology that is centuries ahead of Earth’s technology?
This is because the equipment required to utilize the technology is expensive.
Assuming that the price of the artificial brain used to create a combat android is 1, the cost of the equipment that creates the artificial brain is about 1,000.
Of course, large-scale production is impossible.
The fact that many users had come to this world so far also bothered me.
Other users are not stupid.
There must be some users who have collected information about the Pandemonium and know these facts.
Nevertheless, it was clear that there was something wrong with similar objects or related knowledge not spreading on Earth.
“Let’s move slowly now.”
I got a rough idea of the behavior of the demons.
Now is the time to gather the right information.
Meteor rose from the bench and walked towards the outskirts of the city.
The farther away from the city center, the more dilapidated the buildings are, and the less frequent the appearance of androids and drones.
“It’s new this time. I’ll give it to you for free, so give it a try.”
“Open the door when speaking! If you borrow money, you have to pay it back!”
“You are crazy. A half-blood clan member dares to do business in our district? A declaration of war?”
“Ouch! Sah, save me!”
The place where Yooseong finally arrived was a slum where lawlessness and chaos reigned, not law and order.
Residents of the slums watched closely the man in the dapper suit that appeared in their territory.
He felt strong gazes, but Yooseong calmly walked the streets pretending not to notice anything.
And the moment I passed through a deserted alley, I was able to meet the person I wanted.
Swoop.
“Quietly follow me.”
A cool feeling at the nape of the neck.
Meteor didn’t resist and followed where the being behind him led.
After entering the complex tangled alley for a while, a dead end wall appeared.
A secluded place where surveillance cameras that were everywhere in the city, as well as drones that were occasionally seen in the slums, were not visible.
A muddy voice came to Yoosung’s ear, who was smiling faintly.
“If you don’t want to die, give me everything you have.”
“What if you don’t like it?”
“Hey, can’t you understand the situation? This is where there is nothing. It’s a place where no one knows what happens.”
“I see.”
It was a calm voice that made it hard to believe that it was someone who had a knife pointed at a vital point.
People who react this way are one of two things.
One is a madman who cannot think properly.
The other is a strong man who is confident in his skills.
The former is fortunate, but the latter is dangerous.
The demon immediately tried to apply strength to the hand holding the dagger, but the meteor moved even faster.
Crack!
“Quaaagh!”
The dagger shattered with a light swing, and the fragments lodged in the face.
The demon, who had screamed at the burning pain felt on his face, lost strength and collapsed to the floor due to the sharp pain rising from his shin.
Knees bent in the wrong direction entered the tear-stained field of view.
“Shut up if you don’t want to die.”
Feeling the pressure in his chest, the demon clenched his teeth and nodded.
Even though I struggled desperately and pushed it away, the foot on my chest wouldn’t budge.
He had a hunch that at the slightest sound the foot would shatter his breastbone and burst his heart.
Yooseong started searching the arms of the trembling demon.
An old wallet with smelly coins and crumpled bills.
A terminal in the form of a bracelet.
A case containing several pieces of identification.
Yooseong, who had packed everything to take, looked at the demon’s blue face and relaxed his legs that were holding down his chest.
“Cool! haha… … .”
“From now on, I will ask you a question. Counter-questioning is not permitted. Do you understand?”
“I understand.”
“How do you use this machine?”
“Yes?”
“… … .”
“No, I will tell you! I’ll tell you everything!”
The demons began to explain how to use the terminal like a rapid-fire cannon.
Yooseong, who obtained all the information about the terminal, from how to turn it on to installed programs and passwords, immediately asked the next question.
“What is the name of this city?”
“T-Tigros.”
“What is the population of the city?”
“I know there are about a million people.”
“What is the power of the city?”
“Where is the nearest city from here?”
“Tell me about the organization of the army, its weapons and equipment, etc.”
“Tell me about the Demon Realm.”
“Do you know what happened to the invaders who invaded Pandemonium decades ago?”
I don’t know why you are asking this.
A strange question that I can’t quite fathom.
But now was not the time to question.
The demons put all their questions in a corner of their heads and focused only on answering the monster’s questions.
Yuseong asked, and the Demon tribe waited for a long time to answer.
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Just as the dome on the ceiling darkened in time outside and the holographic moon and stars rose, Meteor finally asked the last question.
“Do you know of a way to go to another world?”
This is one of the strangest questions I’ve ever heard.
No, to say it was strange was not enough.
It was odd.
How could an adult demon, not a child, not know how to go to another world?
back.
“Yeah, of course I know. So that’s… … .”
* * *
“Gate?”
“Yes. They said there are gates that connect to the other world in a city called the Black Citadel.”
“Black Citadel!”
“Is this a city you know?”
“How can you not know! A super-giant city where more than 100 million demons live! Even in the days of Vimana, I couldn’t even dare to attack, so why! Why is there a gate there!”
“Woe, Princess! Calm down!”
‘100 million?!’
Yuseong, who was watching Teresa’s group in shock, operated a bracelet-shaped terminal to connect to the Pandemonium’s network.
The interface was quite heterogeneous, but as a modern person familiar with the Internet, I was able to adapt without difficulty and find information about Black Citadel.
[The Devil’s Only Hope]
He laughed at the grandiose title, but the more he checked the contents, the more Yooseong’s expression hardened.
It was not an exaggeration to say that it was the only hope of the Demon World.
Black Citadel was the only resource base in Pandemonium that supplied the resources needed to sustain civilization.
The Pandemonium ran out of all resources a long time ago.
The word ‘all resources’ mentioned here included not only the planet of Pandemonium, but also the resources of all planets that could be contacted.
There are no more Cal resources, and it is not efficient to pioneer a more distant universe.
After much thought, the demons found a new way.
‘How about plundering another dimension?’
It was absurd, but it was more realistic than trying to relocate the demons who reached the level of over 100 million to another planet, or killing all but a small number of people who could afford it with the small amount of resources left.
After a long study, the demons created a gate through which they could travel between dimensions and succeeded in plundering resources from other worlds.
The number of gates began to increase gradually, and accordingly, the number of colonial dimensions also began to increase.
A colonial empire on a dimensional scale.
That was the real identity of the demon realm.
‘Civilization level is worth going over 2.’
Although it is a developed world, I thought that the level of civilization was not enough to exceed 2.
But that thought was wrong.
A total of 1,012 gates appeared on the hologram window.
A world that plundered a thousand dimensions and exercised influence deserved this level of civilization.
“… … What do we do now?”
Theresa muttered in a blank voice.
I found a way to escape.
But that method was more dangerous than putting your head in the dragon’s mouth.
A mega city where more than 100 million demons live.
Moreover, considering the importance of the gate, it was clear that there would be strict boundaries.
There is no way that only four people could penetrate a place that could not be crossed even when the death squad was at full strength.
There was really no answer when I thought about finding a death squad that might be there.
“Mr. Yooseong?”
Yooseong didn’t answer Teresa’s call and manipulated the terminal to look at other sites.
Walter and Nathan tried to call a meteor, but Teresa, who felt the unusual atmosphere, stopped them.
And after a long time, Yoosung’s mouth opened.
“There seems to be a way.”
“I, really? What is that?!”
In a calm voice, Yoosung explained how he came up with it.
At first, Teresa had an expectant expression on her face, but as she continued to explain, her expression began to harden.
And the moment the story of the meteor was all over, Teresa, as well as Walter and Nathan, all made indescribably strange expressions.
It looked like he had a lot to say, but Yoosung silenced them with a single word.
“Is there another way?”
“… … .”
“If you don’t have it, I’ll do it according to my plan.”
After that day, a guerrilla group made up of humans began to attack the demons.
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