Closed Beta I Played Alone

Episode 189. minimal freedom.

Kotum Castle Central Square.

"search. fly.”

[Level 6 fly. (Active, required skill points 2, required gold ring 5,500,000 gold ring.)

: Consumes mana continuously to float the body.

: There is some flying ability, but the effect is insignificant.

: There is only level 6 fly.]

A level 6 skill fly, which is more appropriate to simply be floating in the air than to fly in the sky.

That's why it wasn't a very popular skill in 'Revival Legend'.

Skill points are always lacking due to acquisition of new skills and important skill upgrades, but simply using two skill points in exchange for floating in the air inevitably lowers efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

However, I had already acquired more than 10 additional skill points through various events and quests, starting with the only max level achievement during the 3rd closed beta.

Because of that, it was possible to possess many skills that other people could not even dream of, including the limited skill exceptional.

Moreover, even the two skill points acquired this time were acquired by winning first place in the event that selects the strongest in District 11.

In other words, unlike others, I had the opportunity to focus on other skills.

Moreover, there was a reason why I really liked this skill.

as soon as.

‘It’s enough to cover the flying ability with a blink with a zero cooldown.’

It was.

Anyway, I didn't need the ability to fly because I had a blink with a zero cooldown.

No matter how fast it was, it was sure to end up being later than Blink with a zero cooldown.

Anyway, I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I put it off due to the skills I had to learn every time, but now I have some spare time by learning the Punishment Ice, so I chose to acquire it without hesitation.

[Level 6 skill fly has been acquired.]

First of all, after learning the fly like that, I immediately moved to the 1500 level hunting ground of Titan.

President Xi made me more unaware of the future, but in the end, I know that as long as I am strong, I don't care what the future holds.

next day.

In front of the main base of Myeongjin Shelter.

Last time, I declared with my mouth that I would periodically scout around the Myeongjin Shelter and clean up monsters.

So, 700 guards and 200 people with a special commission that raised the realization rate were seated together.

Of course, a new group of monsters did not settle around Myongjin Shelter like the group of ogres that had been cleaned up in the meantime.

Therefore, there was no need for such personnel in the first place.

However, there was something that had to be deliberately made loud and loud in the process, and that was the case, so I gathered the staff with a body size similar to that of that time.

Moreover, this time there was an even more special reason to do so.

Dinner in the next three days.

So, in the past, chaebol families often gathered together in the name of a business night or a conference for a new future growth engine.

And at one time, there was a fierce strife and such meetings were held two or three times a week.

However, after Daeyu Group, the lowest ranked among Korea's five largest groups, moved to China, and Daesung and Kusan formed their own alliance, such a group disappeared.

By uniting with the future, we only had conversations with the future.

However, unlike when we were blocked by a wall a while ago by the Daeseong & Gusan coalition and we were alone, we now have strength as the same people as the same nation, including China, which is the most important target after Japan and Mongolia, as well as India and Vietnam, which are huge powers. Even if you do not combine

I have been in contact with

Of course, I know that's not my intention.

In other words, he was probably in a hurry.

I expected that they would take the lead, at least in Korea, if they joined forces with each other, but that expectation was completely out of line.

In the 1200 level regular quest that the whole world participated in, we took 1st place under the name of Myungjin, and although it was smaller than that, I took 1st place in the event where the strongest person in the 11th area was selected a while ago.

Maybe that's why Myeongjin has long been one of the most powerful forces in the world.

And the future of union with us has clearly benefited from it.Together with the Mitsuya Guild in Japan, we succeeded in securing a hunting ground at level 1400 in Mongolia, thereby providing a solid foothold for growth.

Even now, he is hunting hard with us, preparing to move his main force to the land of Titan, the 1500 level hunting ground.

However, Daesung & Gusan had nothing to show.

nothing was obtained.

Moreover, unlike us, he decided to keep pace with the government led by President Kim Ki-jung, but he said that these days, they are quite at odds with each other.

It is the Daeseong & Gusan Coalition that has chosen Jeju Island as its base, but President Kim Ki-jung said that Seoul must be unconditionally taken over by calling them out of Jeju Island.

In any case, as growth is blocked and various problems are occurring both inside and outside, my father did not refuse them, who asked for a conversation, wondering if there would be a new breakthrough.

Probably because the relationship of a few years, if not even 20-30 years, was not small enough to just cut off without talking.

So, three days later, the meeting of Mirae, Daesung, and Gusan was decided at Myeongjin Shelter, except for Daeyou, who had already joined hands with the outside world.

The cleanup around Myeongjin Shelter this time is an extension of that.

First of all, he organized his thoughts and opened his mouth wide, looking at the 700 guards and 200 special forces standing in an orderly manner.

“Today, I will expand the scope of reconnaissance more than last time! So, make sure you are thoroughly prepared for any dangers that may arise!”

"Yes!"

"all right!"

After their roaring answers, they moved out of Myongjin Shelter in pre-prepared military trucks and modified vehicles as before.

Of course, in the meantime, I also encountered refugees living on the outskirts of the Myeongjin shelter.

But he didn't look at them like he did back then.

If you give them your gaze, you may give them vain hope that they will be accepted as Myungjin's arms for nothing.

I didn't want to give that hope to those who didn't want to reap.

At least for now.

After a while.

“No more than Area C-7!”

“No more than Area C-8!”

After the decision was made to periodically clean up the outside of the Myeongjin Shelter, a certain range was designated for systematic management and each name was given.

And 3 hours had passed since I went out, but nothing really happened except for a few wandering monsters.

"good. Then we move to the last D area.”

"Yes!"

So I turned again and found a group of people while scouring the north direction of Myeongjin Shelter.

Judging from the direction it is moving, the target is probably Myungjin Shelter.

It also looked like an evacuation procession.

And in the meantime, I could see that there was a user playing ‘Revival Legend’ in that group.

Of course, that wasn't really a big deal.

Now, the creation of new users is blocked, but there are not one or two people who have played ‘Revival Legend’ before.

However, it was certainly surprising that there were users of level 1200 or higher who had raised the realization rate of reality in the crowd.

In this day and age, anyone who has achieved a level of 1200 or higher in reality will be warmly welcomed wherever he goes.

So much so that I don't have to live as a refugee like that.

But he didn't do anything about it.

Obviously, they were coveted in other places, but at least Myungjin wasn't.

Even at this moment, 1200 level users were constantly being born inside Myeongjin.

But then they stopped.

And some people came towards me as if we had something to do.

Naturally, a few people from our side came forward and stopped them.

Then, as if they had no intention of rebelling, they stopped on the spot and opened their mouths.

“ Hong Jooyoung! please! Help us!”

Who knows who I am for the first time?

It wasn't strange.

Because these days, a lot of faces have been sold.

Also asking for help there.

therefore.

“Keep moving.”

It was obvious anyway.

to be saved or to be taken away.

Of course, there will be some who will say, 'That's right' to the author who achieved level 1200, but at least it wasn't like that for me.

Instead, he came up with something else, although it could be called advice.

“If it’s like you, there are probably people who will welcome you with open arms. go to them Then I will grant your request.”

That was the best I could say to him.

But I guess I was wrong.

“I am not asking for help. I'm not asking you to take it. Just to give me the least freedom to die... Please help me! Only Hong Jooyoung can do that!”

Of course, I've heard countless times that I'll do whatever it takes to save my life and take it back.

So they decided they would too.

Their appearance was the same as those who said just that.

But at least I had to turn my head away from their words that they wanted the freedom to die for themselves.

Because no one has ever made such a request.

3 days later.

Myeongjin Shelter Main Base No.3.

No matter how many times you've met in the past and you're sure of your identity, it's clear that you're an outsider. So, like those who attended your brother's wedding or your most recent visit to Holdledge, use Main Site 3 instead of Main Site 1 as a place for dinner. took

"nice to meet you. Chairman Hong Sang-man.”

“Thank you for accepting our request in this way. Chairman Hong Sang-man.”

A father who became the chairman of Myung-jin at a young age because his grandfather passed away early.

Maybe that's why, so far, the other presidents haven't spoken rudely to their father, but they haven't even given such high-profile titles.

But now, Daesung Chairman Kim Jeong-han and Gusan Chairman Jeong Seok-young, who are much older than his father, were using the most honorific titles.

Of course, he didn't frown at the sight.

Because in the current situation, that was natural.

And as soon as the greeting was over, they approached me.

In the old days, people who couldn't even look at them properly.

However.

"haha. Born as a swan, how hard must it have been to live in a flock of ducks?”

“I was wearing clothes that didn’t fit my body, so it made a lot of noise.”

Unlike my father, they treat me like a servant.

He didn't say anything about it.

My father has now become a representative of a place called Myeongjin, whose reputation has risen to the point that Daesung and Gusan cannot even rub it against each other.

So he opened his mouth with a small smile on his lips.

"You're welcome. At that time, I was not a swan, I was a sick chicken, so I couldn’t keep up with the ducks.”

First of all, we talked more with those words, and dinner started with the future guild that arrived soon.

After a while.

Now, I have become an indispensable person in Myeongjin.

No, it was me who sometimes had a prestige higher than Myongjin, beyond simply becoming an indispensable existence.

So, not only my seat assigned to the dinner, but also my right to speak, compared to the past, has changed significantly.

But it was rejected in advance.

Because I have no intention of taking my brother's place.In other words, the position was his brother's.

In fact, the older brother has been silently watching everything behind his father.

Moreover, he had no desire to be there.

Because it would have been rather annoying.

So he originally sat down with my peers.

However.

“……”

“……”

“……”

Daesung, Gusan, and the president of the Future Guild cannot do anything about me.

That's why, unlike before, he didn't even look down on me, let alone make eye contact.

Except for one person, Yeon Bora.

“Are you very busy these days? There is little contact.”

“Well… yes.”

“You still have time to see your face. It's not far, but come visit the Future Shelter at least once. If you come, Grandpa will like it very much.”

“I’ll make time for it.”

“Really? I promised!”

It was said without much meaning, but it didn't seem like it to Yeon-Bora.

But there was no objection to that.

There's really no reason not to go.

And the dinner continued like that, and after that, some important people, including the presidents of each guild, began to move to other places.

Apparently, the banquet hall was too large for a full-fledged conversation.

Of course, now that I have the capacity to participate, some people's eyes turned to me.

However.

Shaking my head.

I shook my head slightly.

Because I didn't mean to get stuck there and talk about a headache.

Anyway, after some people, including the president of each guild, left their seats, the Lodo dinner continued.

However, as some important figures, including the presidency, were left out, more attention was focused on me.

There were a lot of people watching me with a sneak peek.

Especially those who didn't openly insult me, but those who implicitly ignored me.

So, I could give the other person embarrassment by mentioning the incident, but I didn't have to.

The gap between him and me is already known by the world as well as those here, so there is no need for that now.

Instead, I quietly enjoyed the wine.

But now, I didn't even think of pretending to be friends.

But then there was a conversation coming from a corner.

“If it were me, I would just die.”

"So. Now you can't even connect to 'Revival Legend' because you can't create an account. Then it's over. I don't know why you're trying to live like that."

"but. It is not.”

It looks like you are struggling to survive.

I've seen it a lot.

However, I did not intend to disparage the behavior like they did.

Literally, it was a very natural look.

Maybe that's why, three days ago, they didn't want to live, but at least longed for the freedom to die on their own.

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