departure
‘B-class. Considering the difficulty and safety, it’s only right to increase the scale as much as possible.’
“… … No, this is just right.”
At the extreme, it is not impossible to attract most of the people in the city.
If you release the flowers on the market and blow a little wind, a great response will happen.
However, in that case, there is a fatal problem that there are too many variables.
Even if you can’t perfectly control the situation, you should be able to exert at least some influence, but if the scale of the expedition grows too large, your influence will inevitably decrease.
Considering the power of the sewer system and the clearing conditions, it was overkill to call out this number.
Kwajik!
“what is this? Why is this so weak?”
“It’s not that the door is weak, it’s that you couldn’t control your strength.”
“What! Don’t you know how finely tuned it is to control a Gigant? This is just a weak door!”
Leading by Vulkan, the sewer executives entered the room.
Dorothy, who had been arguing with Vulcan and frowning, opened her mouth with a bright smile as if she were changing masks as soon as Meteor’s eyes met.
“Looks like you had a good rest. Aren’t you curious how the deal went?”
“You can tell just by looking at his expression. It seems to have worked out.”
“It didn’t just work out well, it was a huge success. All four accepted the offer.”
“Ha ha ha! One and a half million gold! 1.5 million gold in half a day! I can finally complete the masterpiece of my life!”
“I think you’re misunderstanding something, but this isn’t your money?”
“Hmmmm, is there anyone who can invest some money for the development of technology?”
600,000 gold from six families and 900,000 gold from other factions.
Yooseong calmly opened his mouth while looking at the executives who were happy with a huge amount of money, a total of 1.5 million gold.
“So, how did you think about the next one?”
A heavy silence fell in the room, which had been full of laughter and chatter until just now.
“Hey, do you really need to do that?”
He said that he felt differently when he went into the bathroom and when he left, and that was the situation.
Yuseong looked at Vulcan, who was showing blatant feelings that he didn’t want to take any more risks because he had obtained a huge amount of money, 1.5 million gold, and said with a calm expression.
“If you want to quit, you can quit.”
It is foolish to insist that you keep your faith unconditionally when you do not have the power to force a promise, or to appeal to your conscience against the heads of the worst criminal groups.
It was enough to convince them of what would happen in the future.
“If you can handle what happens after that.”
“What do you mean?”
“Even if the sewage goes out of hand here, there is no choice but to form an expedition anyway. And considering the importance of the incident and the forces involved in it, the expedition is bound to succeed. Then what will happen after that?”
Yuseong continued his explanation with a brief pause between conversations so that the executives could think.
“Do you think the six families and other factions will show their noblesse oblige spirit and kindly bring people to their hard-earned new land without expecting anything in return?”
“… … It can’t be.”
“Whether it’s money or labor, they’ll try to sell you a ticket to a new settlement at exorbitant prices. It’s also possible to limit qualifications and sell tickets only to people you like.”
Cold sweat ran down Vulkan’s forehead.
How long can it last if only the sewage system is left in a city where all the six families and key forces supporting the city have disappeared?
Even if they are able to migrate, since most of the influence and rights to the new lands have been taken by the pioneers, the sewers will naturally fall behind in the competition.
It wasn’t a matter of choice.
If you wanted to live, if you didn’t want to be weeded out, you had no choice but to do it.
“… … shit! OK, I got it! You can do as you say!”
“You did well.”
Yoosung comforted Vulkan, who was in tears, with a kind smile.
* * *
Some time ago, rumors of unknown origin began to spread among people.
It was the rumor that a monster dangerous enough to destroy the last city had appeared in the underground tunnel.
The rumor was so absurd that at first no one believed it.
However, as time went on, the rumors started to become more and more real.
“The monster that appeared in the basement. I guess it wasn’t a totally unfounded rumor.”
“What are you talking about?”
“It’s information from the steel giant, and they say that the expedition sent to find a new vein has been wiped out. Not one or two, but as many as 50 people, and if that’s enough to annihilate the expedition team, including two Gigant… … .”
“… … Could it be that it is real?”
The gigantic powers that could be called the pillars of the city acknowledged the existence of monsters.
The Steel Giant, who sent the most people to the underground tunnels, announced the damage caused by monsters every day, and the spirits and fairies spread the rumor all over the city, and the Mercenary, who dispatched a large number of subjugation forces to catch monsters, said that all of them were missing. I got a disastrous report card.
In addition, as the sewage system ran rampant and the security deteriorated as if fanning a house on fire, people’s anxiety inevitably grew.
And six families nailed it here.
“In order to confirm the truth of the rumors that have been spreading lately, the six families sent a search party to the underground tunnel in utmost secrecy. And we were able to confirm the presence of monsters that could pose a serious danger to the city.”
The moment the six families that had ruled the city for the past hundred years officially acknowledged the existence of the monster, everyone had no choice but to accept the rumor as real.
And right before people’s anxiety exploded, the six families made additional announcements as if they had been waiting.
“In order to overcome a great crisis unprecedented in history, a total of five factions, including six families, have decided to join forces and subdue the monsters.”
Six Families, Sewers, Steel Giants, and Mercenaries. natural shelter.
Anxiety subsided and hope spread at the word that the five forces, which can be said to be the core of the Last City, have joined forces.
In order to be of some help, people poured out of their pockets to add funds and supplies, and even those who could not afford to do so tried to help the five powers somehow by carrying supplies or doing chores.
And on the day of the decisive battle, the subjugation team consisting of five forces left the city, receiving thunderous shouts from the citizens.
That’s right!
The punitive force left behind the tightly closed door and began to descend down the aisle.
People’s faces showed a variety of emotions such as fighting spirit, excitement, tension and fear.
But the moment they reached the underground mine through the passage, people couldn’t help but feel only one emotion: embarrassment.
“What are those people? Is it the advance party?”
“Wait, that guy over there, looks like someone I know? How the hell is he here?”
Appearance of people who went underground and went missing, or who were known to be dead.
In order to calm the punitive forces in chaos, executives from each faction came forward and began to explain what was going on.
In fact, there are no monsters threatening the city, and all those who are known to be missing or dead are still alive.
The reason why they lied about the appearance of the monster was to hide their true purpose, and when it was announced that the real purpose was to go out and find an uncontaminated land, there was a great uproar in the hall.
The reaction of the people who heard that they and the citizens of the whole city had been deceived was not good, and when they said that they were going out to find new lands, the atmosphere became so threatening that they feared a rebellion.
However, the situation changed in an instant when he showed him a glass bottle containing uncontaminated flowers and said that there was a map to the place.
If there is truly uncontaminated land and there is a guarantee that you can go there, the story is different.
For a long time of a hundred years, they lived in a dark basement where no light shines, eating insects.
The Jang Myeong-jongs who had lived on the ground were already in tears, and the short-myeong-jongs who had lived their entire lives underground looked excited as they imagined the scene on the ground they had read about.
‘Fortunately, it seems to be working out.’
Oswald sighed in relief as he watched the people chattering around the flowers.
I was thinking of the smallest mutiny to the largest mutiny, but the response was unexpectedly very positive.
‘It would have been better if there were only six families here.’
Factions other than the six families.
In particular, Oswald’s gaze at the sewer was that of a person who sees a mortal enemy.
“It’s been a while, Oswald. No, isn’t it a long time?”
A languid voice from behind.
Oswald sighed and opened his mouth.
“Dorothy, I thought you were still alive. You really have a long name.”
“Will I, a fairy, live longer than you, a human, by any means? Of course, you tend to live a long time for a human, too.”
“Tell me what happened to you.”
“It’s nothing special, I thought I’d introduce you to someone.”
“Introduce?”
Oswald, who had been showing his back as if he didn’t want to meet his gaze, barely turned his head when he heard that he was going to introduce him.
And the moment Dorothy confirmed the identity of the person she was introducing her to, her eyes went blank.
“You, you!”
“nice to see you. It is called Kuzan.”
A thief who stole the fruits of decades of hard work.
A swindler who tore the fruits of his efforts to shreds and sold them to other factions.
The enemy who ruined the grand plan of the six families who tried to reign as absolute rulers that no one could touch even in the new land.
‘kill!’
Unable to overcome the rising tension, he threw a fist towards the location of the heart.
In a situation where many people were watching, I could remember how big of a problem it was to kill someone belonging to another faction by surprise, but the arrow had already been shot.
‘Damn it, do I have to fight the sewers before I even start?’
Whoo!
“yes?”
Oswald’s eyes widened.
The fist he thought would surely hit cut through the air, and the man who should have died with his heart pierced is looking at him with smirking eyes from a few steps away.
“Oswald! Do you dare to shoot at the person I introduced you to? Are you saying you want to go to war with the sewers?”
“Oh, no, not that… … .”
The regret that the attack had failed, the difficulty that the enemy had given the cause to capture the pod, and the relief that the worst had been avoided.
Oswald, who had undergone various emotional changes in less than a second, had no choice but to deal with Dorothy’s anger with a dazed look without his usual cool look.
And Yooseong, who was watching the scene from behind, let out a sigh of relief as he touched the location of the heart.
‘I lived this time. What kind of alchemist is this fast?’
My teeth still grind when I think of the second episode where I died in vain.
No matter how deep his resentment for himself was, he never thought that the moment our eyes met, he would kill himself without asking or arguing.
Only two chances left.
I was uneasy about whether I would be able to clear the quest in it.
this is not a game