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“The uninhabited island of Samalga in Alaska evaporated with a tactical nuclear-class explosion.”

President Wilson's face was horribly contorted at the defense secretary's report.

“Is this the work of Choi Hyunseong?”

Currently, only Choi Hyunseong could launch a tactical nuclear-class attack on US territory.

"That's right."

The defense minister replied with a bitter expression.

“Are you testing us?”

Samalga Island is a small uninhabited island.

But it was definitely American territory.

The United States has been subjected to a tactical nuclear-class attack on its territory.

Under normal circumstances, it would be safe to declare war and engage in an all-out war and inflict massive retaliation with force.

If it weren't for Choi Hyunseong's opponent, he would definitely have done that.

“Retaliation is unreasonable… … Is it possible to protest?”

“If you protest, Choi Hyunseong will claim that it was an accident while hunting marine legend-class monsters in US territorial waters.”

Then there is nothing to say about the US.

What if Hyunseong stops hunting marine legend-rated monsters in US territorial waters and disappears?

In the end, only the United States loses.

“There is nothing I can do.”

President Wilson bowed his head.

No casualties were reported, but one of the US territories was evacuated by a tactical nuclear-class attack.

But the United States could not even protest against the perpetrators.

The United States thought that this was done by Hyunseong to show off his status.

wasn't one

This was just a minor accident that occurred while catching a marine legend class monster.

However, ironically, the fact that the US thinks this way is proof that Hyunseong's status has changed.

How long ago?

In the first place, he would not have thought that Hyunseong would do this on purpose.

And without much thought, he would have ordered Hyunseong to proceed with the marine legend level monster raid more carefully.

why?

This is because he considers himself a strong player and judges Hyunseong as an important partner for which he must embrace.

But now the position has changed.

The United States implicitly considered Hyunseong to be a powerful force that ruled over them.

Therefore, I had no choice but to give and interpret all kinds of meanings to what Hyunseong did without much thought.

It is because the weak had to always look out for the strong for their own survival.

* * *

Hyunseong and Lucia worked diligently, saving time to eat and sleep.

As a result, we were able to quickly finish clearing out marine legend-grade monsters that exist in the seas of the world.

But I still wasn't completely relieved.

Although the clearing of marine legend-grade monsters was completed, not a single dungeon was able to dungeon the numerous dimensional gates that exist throughout the sea.

That meant that at any time in the world's oceans, a new Marine Legendary class monster might appear.

‘You have to do business properly.’

As soon as Hyunseong returned to Korea, he opened an auction and sold Leviathan's protection and legendary-grade magic stones obtained by hunting marine legend-grade monsters.

Countries around the world paid a large sum of money to secure a sea route, and purchased Leviathan's protection and manastones for legendary monsters.

The protection of the Leviathan protects the ships.

The manastones of legend-grade monsters were used as a material to make the Eye of Horus downgrade version.

A downgrade version of the Eye of Horus, originally intended for use on land, was first used at sea.‘It’s a downgrade, but it can detect about 100 kilometers in diameter.’

It is a distance enough to notice the existence of a legendary monster and escape.

What if I use the downgrade version of Leviathan's Blessing and Eye of Horus?

Humanity was able to navigate the sea as safely as before the Third Cataclysm.

In addition, players challenged underwater raids against marine hero class monsters.

still immature.

However, if time goes by, even the Marine Legend level monster raid will be able to succeed.

‘I want to rest for a while.’

Been too busy lately.

Since Hyunseong is a human being, he desperately needed a break.

‘But I can’t stand still.’

He earned a lot of points through hunting numerous marine monsters, trading using system shops, and cultural businesses such as movies, dramas, cartoons, and games.

The Broken Red has also been restored, and the Mythic Undead Leviathan has also been completed.

However, Hyunseong was not satisfied with that level.

‘Not enough.’

There were not enough points.

‘In case of emergency, you should always have enough points to maintain acceptance for more than one day.’

The problem wasn't just that.

The transcendent level undead Leviathan has not yet been completed.

‘Let’s rest for a few days and move on to Partisha’s dimension.’

Partisha's dimension was infested with all kinds of monsters, regardless of land, sea, and air.

There, he would have been able to fill up the points faster than on Earth and complete the transcendental grade Undead Leviathan.

* * *

Hyunseong enjoyed a comfortable leisure time.

She slept well and ate a lot of delicious food with her parents.

I didn't even look at the dungeon.

‘I think we need to upgrade gradually.’

Hyunseong looked at Heo Soon-ja, who was playing the role of a housekeeper at home, and was immersed in thought.

Soon-ja Heo and Myeong-ja Heo are intermediate golems with level 400.

Hyunseong entrusted Heo Soon-ja and Heo Myeong-ja to escort his mother and sister.

He thought it was enough so far.

But these days, there have been a lot of shortcomings.

'If it's a ranker, it's possible to face it with ease.'

The overall level of Earth players has risen.

On the other hand, Heo Soon-ja and Heo Myung-ja, who had a fixed level, had a fixed combat power.

‘I think it would be better to buy a top-notch golem.’

The highest level golem is a whopping level 600.

But the price was quite high.

That's 30 trillion points.

‘Not enough points.’

The point was the problem with just what I was going to do.

‘Now I have to end my vacation soon.’

In my heart, I wanted to rest longer.

People want to sit when they are standing and lie down when they are sitting.

Hyunseong's body and mind were also slightly relaxed after a few days of rest.

‘At times like this, we have to move more diligently.’

As you stretch, there is no limit.Now is the time to get your mind together and move your body.

'I've had a lot of rest. Tomorrow, we will move on to Partisha’s dimension.’

Hyunseong hardened his heart.

That was then.

-Employer Gespit has applied for the employment of mercenary Choi Hyunseong. Accept?

-[Yes No]

A message to hire a mercenary came from Guest.

‘Is it finally finished?’

Hyunseong's eyes flashed.

Hyunseong got up from his seat and said yes.

Wrath!

At that moment, Hyunseong's figure disappeared from the earth with a bright halo.

“Are you here?”

As soon as Hyunseong arrived, the tired voice of the guest rang in his ears.

“Yes, are you done?”

Hyunseong looked at the guest and asked.

The guest looked very tired.

His clothes were also twisted, and dark dark circles appeared under his eyes.

"Yes. The number of points consumed has been significantly reduced compared to the previous one. Well, even then, it will consume three times as many points as compared to the early-type exchange jewels.”

“Can’t we reduce it further?”

At Hyunseong's question, Guest's face was distorted.

“The speed has increased ninefold, but the cost has only tripled. What more do you want to improve here? It is no longer possible.”

Hyunseong silently nodded his head at Geth Pitt's words.

Actually, I didn't know if it would be Hyunseong or not.

but it was possible

‘But I can’t be satisfied with this.’

The first goal was achieved.

So what should I do?

Naturally, we had to set a secondary goal and proceed with development.

“You are wonderful. You worked really hard.”

Hyunseong threw carrots at me.

“Can you service that 3D game now?”

"of course."

“I am looking forward to it.”

Gespit, a serious gamer, gleamed in the eyes.

“Now we can increase our lost sales again.”

Hyunseong and Guest earned a lot of points through game services.

It was thanks to the collaboration between the monthly payment system and the gacha system.

However, as time passed, the teeth were gradually falling off.

The number of simultaneous users of several games, including Rexji, was slowly falling.

Of course, sales also fell.

In fact, the monthly payment system and the gacha system are double-edged swords.

It can suck the blood of customers properly, but... … .

That is why many people turn their backs on them.

‘You can’t just trust your loyal customers.’

Even though the number of concurrent users and sales declined, the true gamers remained.

Of course, sales were also maintained to some extent.But if you only believe in it, one day you will inevitably perish.

‘The number of users and sales are inevitably decreasing.’

Hyunseong is still continuing the gacha event.

After the order book random box, all kinds of order book and item events were held.

Of course, if you do an event, your sales will increase instantly.

However, there are people who quit the game in the aftermath.

‘Even if you don’t suck up points from a gacha event anyway, those who want to fold will fold.’

No matter how much a new update is made, it is impossible to catch those who are tired of the repetitive labor and simple patterns and who fold the game itself.

‘Now we have to come up with a new alternative for them.’

Totally different graphics and hitting feel.

A completely different pattern of growth, including gathering and crafting.

Of course, the basics of the game are the same.

After all, leveling games are inevitably repeated over and over again.

‘It’s okay if you feel that only you are different.’

Even if the basics are the same, depending on how you package it, you can make it feel like a whole new game for those who accept it.

Hyunseong doesn't need to create a whole new innovative game.

He just needs to show gamers a game that feels that way.

“We will start selling right away and service a new game.”

A bright smile formed on Guest's lips at Hyunseong's words.

“Finally, we can all have fun together.”

Guest has played the game Hyunseong will be serving in advance.

It was a kind of beta tester role.

In fact, the driving force behind Gespit's efforts to create an improved alternating current gem distribution board was also the game.

“Yes, but Guest-sama.”

“Why?”

“It’s okay to say something like this when the development of Gem of Exchange 2 has just been completed… … .”

“Are you sure you don’t want to ask them to make a better exchange jewel 3?”

Guest stared at Hyunseong and asked.

“I don’t think of you as such a conscientious, ignorant XXX and XXX XXX.”

Even with Guest's words, Hyunseong was calm.

“Guest, do you still enjoy watching movies and dramas these days?”

Guest nodded at Hyunseong's words.

“Aren’t you a little uncomfortable?”

“What do you mean?”

“Don't you need a DVD player and TV to enjoy movies and TV shows? It must be quite inconvenient to see from the outside.”

“It is not.”

We needed not only a DVD player and a TV, but also a large capacity battery for camping or a diesel generator.

“If the transfer speed is faster, you can watch movies or dramas directly on your laptop or smartphone.”

Hyunseong also sold laptops.

However, they intentionally sold only laptops without a CD-ROM.

This was to keep the sales volume of DVD players and TVs steady.

“Didn’t you say that it is possible to watch a movie through a laptop or smartphone using the improved exchange jewelery distribution?”

Guest opened his axe's eyes and asked.

“Of course it is possible. But it will break often.”

Streaming at the speed of the current improved exchange of gems was unreasonable.

“Of course it is possible to download movies. But you have to wait quite a long time. But as long as the performance improves, you can start streaming right away. You can watch the video you want anytime, anywhere.”

As Hyunseong's words continued, Guest's face contorted into a mess.

“Oh, and even if you play the game with the graphics up, the stuttering in the middle will disappear. Isn't it quite annoying when you get a lag in the middle of a game?”

Gespit's eyes lit up with anger.

“So, I would like you to start developing Gem of Exchange 3 for the smooth leisure life of Gespit.”

“This cheater XX!”

Finally, swear words erupted from the guest's mouth.

'In the end, you'll accept it, but hold on... … .'

Hyunseong, who returned to Earth, grumbled inwardly.

Gespit eventually promised to start developing the Jewel of Exchange 3.

I didn't just accept Hyunseong's proposal just because Guest is a game buff and a movie buff.

Hyunseong and Guest are joint partners.

Naturally, when the Jewel 3 of AC comes out, the income of not only Hyunseong but also Guest will increase.

The reason why Gespit spurred the development of Gem of Exchange 2 was actually because of the declining sales.

The only way to increase the declining sales was to service new games through technological innovation.

‘The day when the smartphone game market will open is not far away.’

Now, only a handful of level 1 players enjoy the game.

The lack of points was a problem, but the lack of time was also a problem.

But what if the smartphone game market is activated?

You can enjoy the game while hunting while eating while moving.

‘The gacha system works well for smartphone games too.’

Gradually increase the types of games to be solved.

After that, it dominates the smartphone game market as well as PC games and console games.

‘Now, I have to take over the global cultural industry in earnest.’

Hyunseong has made sequels to many movies, dramas, novels, cartoons, animations, etc. through crowdfunding.

However, in the end, it was a form of entrusting a commission to others or hiring writers and directors individually.

D.X., D.X.N., NetXX, etc.

There are numerous large companies that produce and sell video media all over the world.

Where is that?

If you expand the scope to novels, manga, games, and animations, the number grows exponentially.

‘I will buy them all.’

Hyunseong's points are hitting bottom, but cash is overflowing.

'We buy all the big producers.'

This time, we planned to create a systematic production environment rather than a fist-fighting production.

Oh, of course, Hyunseong will only give instructions.

There were too many companies to give instructions individually.

There was absolutely no time.

‘Because Lucia wanted to do it.’

It seemed like it would be good to hand over the entire power to Lucia.

* * *

Hyunseong left the instructions and went to Partisha's dimension to hunt.

After that, a large-scale purchase of a large production company led by Lucia was implemented.

The simplest method was a hostile takeover.

In a joint stock company, the person who owns a large number of shares owns the company.

But unconditionally hostile mergers and acquisitions were too inefficient.

Lucia has been keeping an eye on the cultural industry for a long time.

And he made the right choice to stab his opponent's weakness.

WarX Media's headquarters.

Lucia met with the CEO of WarX Media as a major shareholder.“It doesn’t seem like any more quarrels are meaningful.”

At Lucia's words, WarX Media CEO opened his mouth with a firm expression.

“The fight is not over yet. We will fight to the end.”

As the CEO of WarX Media, Lucia was an aggressor.

Although he is engaged in a fierce battle, he has not yet been completely defeated.

“At this point, we hold hands. If we keep fighting, we will only harm each other.”

The stock price has gone up too much.

“We will transfer our voting rights without any interference in company management.”

At Lucia's words, WarX Media CEO hardened his expression.

“Are you saying that you will be our white knight now?”

WarX Media CEO asked with a surprised expression.

"That's right."

Lucia answered with a calm expression.

“Wasn’t hostile mergers and acquisitions the goal?”

“If my request doesn’t come true, I will.”

“What do you want?”

WarX Media CEO asked, swallowing dry saliva.

‘If it can be accepted, it will be accepted unconditionally.’

If you transfer your voting rights without interfering with the company's management, your position will become stronger.

In fact, he didn't think he could win a fight with the money player Choi Hyunseong, who has a lot of capital.

He became inevitably the enemy.

But he had the opportunity to be friends, not enemies.

What if Choi Hyunseong player becomes an ally of War X Media?

There is nothing more reassuring than that.

“Please make a series that you originally planned, starting with De XXRa 2.”

"Yes?"

The expression of the CEO of WarX Media was colored with absurdity.

I never knew I would make such an absurd request.

“Aside from that, you have to keep making the movies I asked for.”

“But it’s a business that can run in the red.”

Filmmakers are not stupid.

What if you think it will be profitable?

Let's start making the series.

The reason I gave up on the production of the series was because it was obvious that there would be losses.

“Once that is known, other shareholders will not stand still.”

“We will fully support the production cost.”

At Lucia's words, WarX Media CEO kept his mouth shut.

Under those conditions, there was nothing to lose at all.

“Instead, you should hand over the full control over the production to the person I appoint.”

“Ugh.”

The CEO of WarX Media pretended to think about it for a moment.

But the answer was fixed.

“I will.”

After all, it was the DeXXra series that was treated like an abandoned child.

They said they would hand over the entire production process, but if they gave full support for the production cost, they could afford it.

‘It’s good if you succeed, and there’s nothing to lose if you fail.’

Crucially, he can accept Choi Hyunseong, who has huge capital, as an ally rather than an enemy.“We can be good partners in the future.”

Lucia held out her hand.

The CEO of WarX Media held such Lucia's hand.

“I think so too.”

The agreement with WarX Media is over.

‘Now it’s time to go to Wall X Disney Studios.’

The plan was to reach an amicable agreement whenever possible.

But what if that's impossible?

As directed by Hyunseong, he planned to secure management rights by pouring a huge amount of money.

* * *

- Kyaaaan!

- Kiyying!

Tens of thousands of monsters gathered around the corner and were trembling in fear.

Hyunseong watched the scene calmly.

The King of the Sea skill demonstrated its full power even on land.

As a result, Hyunseong's hunting had to be made easier.

Hyunseong could be a hunter himself and drive the monsters, and he could directly participate in the battle and beat the monsters who had lost their will.

‘Good.’

The Lord of the Sea skill was quite useful.

Hyunseong quickly continued the hunt.

However, the completion of the transcendental level Leviathan was not easy.

He felt it when making Red, a myth grade undead monster, but the magical power of a lower-grade monster that was too low-level was not very effective in making a higher-grade undead monster.

In the case of the transcendent level undead Leviathan, the magical power of the hero level monster was of little help.

The magic of the legendary monster was a little helpful, but he also lost a lot of magic in the middle.

'Let's not make up our minds in haste.'

Slowly complete the Transcendence Level Undead Leviathan.

Anyway, now hunting was also for the purpose of obtaining achievements and points.

‘It’s better than I thought.’

Water Breath, which was initially thought to be undesirable, boasted tremendous power and efficiency as if to prove that it was a transcendental grade skill.

as in the present case.

Hyunseong used Water Breath and Black Lightning's Breath skill against tens of thousands of monsters.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

A huge column of water with jet-black thunder flew towards the monsters.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Water Breath erased the monsters from this world as cleanly as they erased graffiti on the floor.

Water Breath consumed a tremendous amount of magical power.

But he didn't have to worry too much.

This is because whenever the Water Breath erased the monster, the breath of the Black Lightning God spreads everywhere, supplying Hyunseong with stamina and magical power.

In addition, water breath was also a skill possessed by Hyunseong, so the blood-sucking skills, including the Vampire Ball, and the accessory set of the Blood God naturally absorbed stamina and magical power.

Hyunseong actively used the water breath and wiped out the monsters.

There were cases where the monsters resisted with the help of the terrain.

But it was of no use in front of Water Breath.

If they hid in the volcanic zone, the whole volcano was blown away.

If it hid in the ground, the ground itself collapsed.

Water Breath was a penetrating skill, but if used like a sword, it could cut through anything.

‘Sales should increase quickly.’

Hyunseong immediately sold AC's Jewel 2 as a commodity.But it didn't sell very well.

AC Jewel 2 performs better than AC Jewel 1.

However, the response rate was lower than expected because even with the Jewel of Exchange 1, you could enjoy the game currently being serviced to some extent.

Point consumption was also an issue.

The price of AC Jewel 2 can be arbitrarily lowered by Hyunseong and Guest.

However, I couldn't help the fact that Exchange Jewel 2 consumes three times more points at the cost of 9 times faster than Exchange Jewel 1.

In the modern world, the Internet usage fee has tripled.

‘First, lay the ground rice.’

Just like when he sold AC Jewel 1, Hyunseong released AC Jewel 2 at almost a bargain price.

‘It will be slow right now, but it will spread slowly.’

Human beings cannot easily return to the uncomfortable life of the past once they encounter comfortable things.

People who do not own a car can walk a short distance or use public transportation such as a bus or subway.

I don't realize it's uncomfortable at all.

But what if you own a car once?

After that, I feel uncomfortable walking or using public transportation without using a vehicle.

The same goes for the internet.

Those who experience the speed of 4G or 5G cannot easily return to the past 2G or 3G.

‘When I go back, I have to solve the game first.’

Once the exchange jewel 2 is sold to a certain extent, I plan to release games that can only be enjoyed using the exchange jewel 2.

‘I have to make it go by word of mouth.’

Hyunseong could earn more points only when AC Jewel 2 was popularized.

* * *

Six months have passed.

Hyunseong finished all preparations.

Exchange Jewel 2 was sold out to some extent.

The companies they wanted were also secured.

Hyunseong opened the door to 3D games with a big advertisement.

At the same time, a huge number of users poured in.

Customers who purchased the Gem of Exchange 2 were not the only ones who logged in.

Customers who purchased the Jewel of Exchange 1 also connected to the 3D game out of curiosity.

However, Gem of Interaction 1 users found it difficult to properly enjoy the game due to low graphics and stuttering.

‘We need to attract more users.’

Hyunseong had a big event.

It wasn't a gacha event to rip off points.

It was a good event that gave beginner items and buffs for free.

In addition, non-game rewards were also unlocked.

When you reach a certain level, you will open an event that gives a small amount of points as a gift.

Although it is a small amount of points, it was enough to purchase Exchange Gem 2 with those points and enjoy the game until reaching a certain level.

Simply put, in modern terms, it was like giving a free modem to enjoy the Internet and exempting Internet costs.

When the situation became like this, the sales of Exchange Jewel 2 exploded.

Naturally, the number of concurrent users of the game has dramatically increased.

But for this, Hyunseong and Guest had to spend a lot of points.

'This is not a loss. It is definitely an investment for the future.’

Those who have tasted the speed of Gem of Interaction 2 can never be satisfied with the speed of Gem of Interaction 1.

What if those who are accustomed to the speed of Interchange Jewel 2 fall in love with the game?

At that time, it is enough to extract points by mobilizing the monthly flat rate and the gacha system.

‘Enjoy yourself.’

In the original world, nothing is free.

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