Damn System

Episode 87

Chapter 18 The Beginning of Change (3)

“First of all, increasing the budget… … .”

“It’s not as simple as that.”

“How obstinate are the reporters? I’m widening my eyes to see if there’s anything to eat, but the defense budget seems to be increasing. They will come running like bees.”

“If I went through each one like that, I wouldn’t even be able to start.”

“But this is reality. It has to be admitted that there are many limitations.”

“Unless the actual situation has occurred, it is impossible to recruit troops… … .”

“How about strengthening the training of the reserve forces?”

“It’s a handshake. It just gives the anti-government forces an excuse.”

“If you do it wrong, you will create a mob dressed as a protester. People are scared these days.”

“The reserve army issue is a sensitive issue for young people. I can’t get my hands on it easily.”

“But if that hall is true, we can’t just stay still like this, can we?”

“If it were true, it would be.”

“It’s just one person’s claim.”

“Does it make sense to prepare for war for such an absurd reason that those monsters came from another world?”

“To prepare for a non-existent threat in a situation where there is no proper evidence… … This is a demand that makes fun of the government.”

“you’re right. Reality is not a movie. Tsk, everyone is so naive.”

“Can you say that even after watching that video? Does that look like movie graphics to you?”

“you? Did you say you now?”

“Let’s put our hands down. How old are you? From finger pointing… … .”

The atmosphere of the meeting gradually became overheated, and voices gradually rose.

It’s already been repeated for the third time today.

It’s not surprising that sometimes there are physical fights that don’t stop at arguments.

In this situation, Yang Jo-cheol, who had a lot of experience, swallowed a sigh and kept his seat.

‘There must be a proper conclusion.’

It doesn’t seem like it would be smooth.

Director Yang Jo-cheol pressed down his frustration and looked back at the chairman so as not to be seen.

Unlike the ministers and vice-ministers who had a quarrel, there were quite a few whisperers with hard complexions.

It’s not that there aren’t people who pay attention to this issue with fear of the unknown.

It is a part that can be known just by looking at the unrealistic scenario that the earth could be invaded in earnest.

It is thanks to the proof of the game several times with the help of some players, including Yang Hye-won.

In addition, he actually saw the monster Kay brought him.

For that reason, the Ministry of National Defense personnel approached the meeting with serious faces.

However, practical preparations were not progressed at all due to realistic constraints.

“If you are so confident, go and hold a press conference?! If I can come to understand this ridiculous situation, what kind of support can I not do!”

At that time, Yang Jo-cheol, who was watching the meeting with no progress, sighed again.

There was someone who opened the conference room door and came in.

‘Surely the secretary’s office… … .’

He belonged to the president’s secretariat.

As he approached the table of honor and whispered something in the president’s ear, the voices of those fighting died down.

They only raised their voices to fight.

There was no need to waste time until it was clear that news had arrived.

“It seems that the stage of doubting the information about the hall has passed.”

“yes?”

Eventually, the words that came out of the president’s mouth were worth it.

“I got a call from the Kremlin.”

Director Yang Jo-cheol glanced at Yang Hye-won, who was sitting next to him, and confirmed.

She said that Kay would be working on sending an evolutionary species to Russia today.

The NIS only reported the fact to the president, but it seems that it has just been confirmed.

“They were told that they were evolutionary species, and they asked if they knew anything about this fact.”

Silence flowed from the Ministry of Defense.

The fact that monsters can come and go through the hall has been repeatedly confirmed through the mouth of others, so if it is natural, it is a natural reaction.

If there really is an invasion later, they will have to deal with the monsters themselves.

After seeing that the rifle didn’t work, it would be complicated in your head.

Director Yang Jo-cheol sighed again after looking at the serious faces of the Ministry of National Defense personnel.

‘I’m not in a position to worry about others.’

Originally, the future that I will go through is heavier than the future that others will go through.

‘It’s getting more and more.’

As Kei’s nationality began to be known, the practical problems that would come along made director Yang Jo-cheol complicated.

While connecting to the server, Kei’s nationality became known to several players and countries.

The fortunate thing is that Kay led it.

On the contrary, the unfortunate thing is that there is a high possibility that foreign agents or special forces secretly entered Korea to find Kei.

These days, Yang Jo-cheol’s head only thought how to stop them.

It might have been easier if we knew Kay’s identity on this side.

However, the same is true of the NIS because there is no information.

I have no choice but to protect someone who doesn’t know who it is.

At the time when Yang Jo-cheol held back his sigh, he spoke at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has been busy recently due to the concentration related to Kei.

“Are there any other messages?”

“We revealed that we knew about Kay’s nationality and asked for his cooperation. He wants to know how to neutralize evolutionary species… … .”

The president asked, looking in the direction where the NIS personnel were gathered.

“Doesn’t he seem to be involved in the transfer of evolutionary species to Russia?”

“I’ll check.”

Even though you already know, you pretend not to know, conscious of others’ eyes.

This is because information about Kei is handled more carefully than anything else.

“It was on my mind even before the meeting started… … .”

In such a situation, the topics that were mentioned one after another were not very pleasant.

“Preparing for an invasion is a problem, but wouldn’t it be important to prevent Keira’s identity from being leaked to other countries?”

Yang Jo-cheol quickly exchanged glances with his superior, the Director of the National Intelligence Service.

‘I’ll just stop digging behind him.’

As soon as the director nodded, Manager Yang Jo-cheol opened his mouth.

“It will backfire.”

Even though he hesitated to kill Han Chang-sik, he remembers Kei who managed to do it.

‘It’s the nature of doing it.’

That person warned. don’t follow me

Kay will not compromise if she finds someone approaching her without permission.

‘He’s a person who will keep his word that he will become a bigger headache than Han Chang-shik.’

That wasn’t the only reason Yang Jo-cheol wanted to protect Kay.

The words that he said he would stop the monster from coming over here.

‘It was sincere.’

Yang Jo-cheol, who wanted national security, and his interests were perfectly aligned.

Although the move of contacting Yang Hye-won as if to form a player’s own force should be put on the borderline.

Basically, from Yang Jo-cheol’s point of view, Kay was more of an ally to support than an obstacle to be removed.

You shouldn’t stimulate it.

More than anything else, if you get caught trying to follow Kay, you lose more than you gain.

‘If the relationship goes haywire once, I’ll have to give up on improving it.’

It’s safe to say that now, when I haven’t made any mistakes, is my only chance.

You can’t take a risk in such a situation, can you?

Director Yang Jo-cheol actively opposed Kay’s plan to secure his identity.

However, the Ministry of National Defense’s impression was strange.

It takes a long time for NIS personnel to glance in the direction where they are sitting and whisper.

From then on, the direction of the meeting changed.

Rather than discussing the actual issue, the time spent talking about whether or not to secure Kei’s safety was longer.

Only then did I realize It was talked about beforehand to turn the story like this.

It is clear that the president was involved in this situation.

‘If permission hadn’t been given from above, there’s no way they’d stick around like this.’

They must be trying to blur the point in order to avoid a problem that is difficult to make a decision right away.

You can buy time if you pay attention to Kei, who is becoming more and more a hot potato.

It would be great if we could really secure Kei’s identity in the process.

Yang Jo-cheol, who grasped the situation, urgently tried to change the flow.

However, it was not easy to put out the already blooming fire.

Anxiety started to creep in.

* * *

I heard from Yang Hye-won about the outcome of the meeting the president attended.

Nothing has been decided exactly, and it is over after wasting time by talking about me.

The idea of staying in Bihar was once again solidified.

For ten days, I focused on hunting and training and perfectly adapted to life in Bihar.

The best thing about the changed living environment is that you can train regardless of location.

Because I have my personal training ground.

‘It must have been what Rashar said.’

At the back of the magnificent mansion, there are facilities where you can see the potential of the Bennet family, including stables and weapon warehouses.

One of them is a group training ground large enough for hundreds of people to gather.

The one I used was a small private training ground on the outskirts of the group training ground.

There is sincerity from the person who prepared it, but can’t we ignore it?

Ten days after I finished the evolutionary species raid, I spent most of my time at the training ground.

Coincidentally, it was a headache because of the mana management, so he devoted himself to training by reducing the hunting time.

However, it did not yield significant results.

‘It doesn’t come… … .’

Thanks to the condensation, the mastery of mana management reached 99.99%.

It was a good thing that my mastery level increased quickly, but if I’ve seen this number for the fifth day today, I’m guessing there’s a problem.

‘Among my characteristics, there are two that increase the rate of increase in proficiency.’

Thanks to that, I learned skills faster than anyone else, implemented magic, and raised my level by filling my proficiency.

However, even with two related characteristics, there is no movement in the proficiency.

I’ve tried everything I’ve done in the past five days to solve this problem.

Repeating circulation, materialization, and cohesion sequentially hundreds of times is aegyo.

He didn’t hesitate to try all three at the same time.

Divided into several areas: upper body, lower body, hands, feet, etc.

It really required a high level of concentration, so mental fatigue was high.

I even shed a nosebleed as if it was putting too much strain on my body.

Still 99.99%.

“Whoa.”

It was a really frustrating situation.

I couldn’t find an answer on my own, so I sought advice from others.

As you can see from the current situation, the results were not so good.

The first target was the knights of the Bennet family, who had come and gone to and from the training ground.

They didn’t understand the problem I was facing.

– Proficiency… … Are you talking?

– What is it… … .

For them, proficiency was not displayed as a number.

So, with the feeling of grabbing straw, I asked other players.

It’s a post to the community.

– War Hero: … … Are you a person?

– Solomon: What do you eat that fills up your proficiency so quickly?

⌎ Robin Hood: Let’s eat together.

– Orange: You’re bragging. Integrity is really disgusting.

⌎ Cappuccino: Is it that hard to honestly admit that you’re envious?

– Miranda: There are too many people plagiarizing the damn system these days.

⌎ Chocolate Chip: Totally ㅠ If Kei throws it away, we won’t rent it. Keep uploading it ㅠㅠ

⌎ Ice Cream: Gather Keikyo, I captured their code names. Let’s open the PK right away.

Of course, I couldn’t upload it, so I quickly deleted it.

Looking at the unchanging numbers today, I sighed.

“Kay.”

At that time, Zentler, who came across the training ground with a busy pace, delivered the unpleasant news.

“The priests of the Church of Agnotia are requesting a meeting.”

“Again?”

Hearing the question, the voice was filled with annoyance.