to USA
between the conscious and the unconscious.
There is something mysterious, like madness, fear, disgust, hatred, and all sorts of negative and evil things put together.
Yooseong calmly contemplated something that erodes his thoughts just by existing and contaminates his mind just by being aware of it.
For an ordinary human being, it would not be strange if he had already gone mad a few times, but Yoosung, who has a unique ability to empathize, was able to maintain his sanity without being affected by something unknown.
‘I don’t know if it’s directly implanted in the brain like it was then or if it’s in a perfect form.
At most, I felt only a sense of disgust at the sight of a swarm of wriggling insects.
The price to pay for contemplating something unknown while suppressing such feelings was high.
It is because I was able to obtain the mystery, truth, knowledge and information contained in that something.
Even if the contents of them were empty in places and only a small part, I could feel indescribable joy every time I learned about the secrets that ordinary people could not or should not understand.
How much time had passed like that?
Yuseong, who was contemplating his inner world in a trance, had no choice but to return to reality due to an unexpected external shock.
thud!
“Mmm.”
The moment I was about to close my eyes to enter contemplation again, I heard a familiar voice.
– You’re finally awake! He slept for so long that I was worried that he might be sick. If I had been a little later, I would have called someone.
“Please bear with that. If you meet people with your image now… … .”
“sorry. Guest. The aircraft is currently shaking due to turbulence… … .”
“… … ah.”
“… … .”
Silence fell in the hall for a moment.
A grown adult male.
The stewardess, who was momentarily frozen in the shocking scene of a world-renowned hero having a conversation in front of a ball-jointed doll, showed her professional work spirit and quickly continued her explanation with a smile as if it had never happened.
“Please fasten your belt for safety.”
“… … .”
Yooseong, who had been following the back of the stewardess with blank eyes, came to his senses belatedly and sighed, saying that the world would drift away.
-… … can i come in?
“… … It’s already too late. Just keep doing what you’re doing.”
Aris, a ball-jointed doll who seemed to be depressed for a while, started moving vigorously again soon after.
Yuseong, who was looking at Aris, who was searching for various information by pressing the keyboard on his laptop, turned his gaze out the window and recalled what had happened a few days ago.
* * *
“America, what kind of bullshit are you talking about?”
Yoosung’s reaction was intense.
Immediately after receiving a meaningful message from made in usa, Kang Chang-seok sent a text message asking if he would like to go to the United States.
Of course, I couldn’t help but think that the two of them were trying to make some kind of agreement and move themselves.
However, after hearing Kang Chang-seok’s explanation, Yoo-seong had no choice but to calm his anger.
“We have received an official request for assistance from the United States. The situation is not going well, so they asked for contractors to be sent.”
“… … Is that a lie?”
“If you were going to lie, you would have told a more plausible lie. I specifically requested support not only from Korea, but also from other countries.”
“Nonsense.”
The United States, the world’s most powerful country, and not other countries, is asking for support?
Even the United States has one of only 10 users in the world.
It was unbelievable no matter how much I thought about it.
As if expecting Yuseong’s reaction, Kang Chang-seok held out his tablet and started explaining.
“There is no other country like that, but the damage to the United States is especially serious. Since the land is large and the population density is low, it must have been difficult to completely block the monsters. If you block this place, it will explode there, and if you block there, it will explode here, and I thought I had it perfectly organized, but they say that monsters exploded in large quantities from unexpected places, and the damage continued to accumulate.”
A significant part of the image of the United States on the tablet was dyed in red.
The signs that looked like military units gradually faded as they passed, but the speed at which the color deepened was more than that.
“So we decided to form a defense line in such a way that we should give what we pay and keep what we should protect… … . I decided that it would be difficult with only US contractors, so I decided to ask for help from other countries.”
“Then we can just send other contractors. Why are you dragging me in?”
“Because it’s not enough as a contractor.”
Kang Chang-seok said with a self-deprecating expression.
“As you know, the contractor is a synthetic ability that I created using some method. As such, the limits are not obvious. Although he clearly has abilities that transcend human limits, it is ambiguous to call him a real superman. It is suitable for dealing with weak monsters, but it is difficult beyond that.”
Compared to the ever-growing users, the strength of the contractors was limited.
Even if you polish your abilities or get better equipment and become stronger, the only thing that the contractor can deal with is only small puppets.
Only the user could deal with truly powerful and dangerous monsters.
Of course, ordinary people did not know about the difference between these users and contractors, but they knew that there were special people called heroes who had power far beyond ordinary contractors.
“There is a monster that is difficult to deal with, so they asked you to pick you up in America.”
“There are other players who are more famous and stronger than me, right? Why did you leave them alone and come to me?”
“Of course, the US also sent suggestions to other players first. But all were rejected. The people involved didn’t want to go, and the government sent them, but then refused for no reason, fearing that a precious talent would be naturalized in the United States, so it was your turn to come back.”
“under! I heard that other countries’ governments refused? The Korean government said they would send it?”
“Maybe it’s because our country suffered very little damage, so they didn’t take it that seriously about sending heroes or contractors to other countries. Moreover, it was a request from the United States, not from other countries, and the price paid for basic exoskeleton technology and food support was considerable, so the public opinion was on the side of sending it as a whole… … .”
“I just want to become a naturalized person after going to America.”
“… … Are you kidding?”
Anyway, if it’s not woven between users, the story is different.
A situation where you have to go to the US to exchange goods with Made in USA anyway.
I would rather be grateful if someone provided me with a reason to go to the United States naturally without being suspicious of anyone.
“great. Branch.”
“uh? Gee, really? so easily?”
“Then, shall we talk about compensation now?”
“… … .”
Of course, he didn’t say a word about going for free.
* * *
-Is there anything that makes you feel good? It’s the first time I’ve seen Yooseong-nim smile so brightly!
“There is such a thing. By the way, how is your body? Is it worth it?”
– Um, to be honest, it’s not very good. It feels like moving a doll hanging on a string rather than moving your body. It consumes a lot of energy and the flow is unstable, so I wouldn’t have lasted even a few minutes if I hadn’t been stabilizing it continuously with the demonic eye of truth.
“It can’t be helped because it’s a prototype.”
The doll Aris dwells in was a vessel Yooseong made to contain her soul.
After made in usa confirmed that he would make a body for him, Yooseong started researching how to make Aris dwell in things in earnest.
Of course, it wasn’t easy.
There is only inspiration close to the certainty that it will be roughly. Specifically, it was because there was no point at all on how to do it.
So, Yuseong started meditating to find the source of this inspiration, and he was able to get the answer shortly after.
Forbidden knowledge.
This bug skill, which I thought was the end by simply raising my wisdom and spirit, remained openly in a corner of my head, providing raw information in the form of inspiration and intuition.
On the day he realized that, Yuseong meditated all day and contemplated the forbidden knowledge.
And the results were astonishing.
Name: Han Yuseong
Occupation: User
Level: 154
Title: The One Who Makes the Impossible Possible
Strength: 349
Dexterity: 349
Wisdom: 775
Spirit: 789
Stamina: 349
mana: 299
Internal: 299
Possessed Skills: Forbidden Knowledge (??), Mystic Eye of Truth (A+), Mana Control (B-), Thunderbolt Fist (B-), Vacuum Scepter (C+), Full Moon Spirit Method (C+), Powerful Digestive System (C+) , Sura sensitivity (C), Moonlight 16 meals (C), projection method (C)… … .
I checked the status window for some reason.
Most of the abilities were normal.
It was because he was maintaining the limit of 299 points provided by the Karma Shop, or 349 points, an increase of 50 due to the enhancement treatment skill.
The problem was wisdom and spirit.
‘The last time I saw it, it must have been 757 Wisdom points and 766 Spirit points, right? Am I mistaken?’
No matter how mistaken you may be, an error of nearly 20 points is too great.
Yuseong, who was worried, once again contemplated the forbidden knowledge, opened the status window, and confirmed the slightly elevated wisdom and spirit before realizing the truth.
Forbidden knowledge was a treasure trove of unknown knowledge, and a shuttle that could extract abilities as easily as eating a cake.
From that day on, Yuseong was able to grow his wisdom and mind up to the mid-800s by meditating whenever he had time, and through the knowledge gained in the process, he finally succeeded in creating a secret technique that could enclose the soul in objects.
Of course, there are still many areas to improve.
-Guests, this flight is scheduled to land at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport shortly. Please make sure you fasten your seat belt. thank you
The inside of the plane started to get busy in an instant.
However, after landing at the airport, no one approached the exit or tried to get out of their seats.
This is because the first person to get off the plane has already been decided.
‘Why do I have to get off first? Are you going to take a picture for the newspaper?’
Yooseong, who had been babbling, was startled the moment he stepped onto the stairs to get off the plane.
Heart-rending music and camera flashes flashing non-stop.
An endless red carpet and honor guards lined up on the left and right in fancy formal attire.
Yuseong, who thought that reporters would have flocked at least, couldn’t help but be taken aback by the unexpected sight.
“Welcome to America! Mr. You!”
“Uh, how are you?”
“Five! You speak English!”
When I came down the stairs, dozens of people started talking and shaking hands.
I couldn’t recognize their faces, but they were the Secretary of State, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Director of the Department of Homeland Security, and so they greeted and shook hands with people who were holding positions that seemed to come out of movies.
Countless people gathered, smiling and waving, cheering for the world to drift away.
Most people admired the grand welcome or genuinely enjoyed this situation, which was incomparable to when they left Korea, but Yuseong interpreted this situation from a completely different point of view.
‘How serious is the situation that they welcome me so grandly?’
In Korea, compared to other countries, benefits and protections for contractors are relatively negligent.
There may be many reasons, but the biggest reason among them is that the existence of the contractor is not that desperate.
Conversely, it could be interpreted that the reason why the United States welcomed it so grandly was because the existence of the contractor was desperately needed.
Of course, the scale could have been bigger because he included himself as a hero rather than simple contractors, and he should take into account the American characteristic of liking heroes… … .
‘Even taking that into account, it’s too big. At best, if you give me this level of welcome… … .’
I guess I should reconsider naturalization in the US.
this is not a game