Chapter 43 (1/2)

Chapter 43 –  Day 12, Cooperation

Yang Su-jin and Yoon Ji-hee weren't here. After conquering the forest according to Isaiah's rules, the two people disappeared with the same effect as though the floor had been cleared.

I was still affected by the poison. My HP was still slowly reducing. Since my time limit wasn't infinite, it was impossible to relax until the poison had worn off. But there was still work to do.

I ordered some Tellans to carry a corpse out of the forest. They immediately followed my instructions and carried the body of Gla.s.ses to the factory city. The golems were waiting there. The 'Falen Guards' were stone statues that were much smaller than the Talia Knights.

Their rank was C+ and they were mostly dormant. Their language speaking ability wasn't very smooth. ”Now. Workshop is in downtime. Remaining power source and raw materials are completely exhausted.”

I wanted to lie down on a bed but I gave orders to the guards. I called the Talia golems. There were batteries that received energy from sunlight not just inside the golem, but throughout Talia's facilities as well. ”Can you turn this factory on?”

”In the case of the guards, the power source can be replaced immediately. It will take some time to improve the workshop facilities.”

I handed over Gla.s.ses' body. ”The armor this brat is wearing, can you take it off and recycle it?”

”It is possible once the workshop is running. In the case of additional goods production, the raw materials are insufficient.”

”Keep it.” If I wanted to make something here, then I needed to obtain an iron mine or something similar. This was enough for now. My body was shaking more and more. My eyelids kept on wanting to close. I was too sick to do any more… Despite my enhanced body, this was the limit.

I used the golems to head to the stairs in the centre of Talia. Just as I was about to step on the stairs, ”That, King…” An elderly person approached me and started talking. He was an elder of one of the villages in the forest. ”Thank you again for the blessing you have given us. If you command us…”

”I know.” Once again, I didn't want to play as a king. Even small villages had experienced leaders, so it would be good if I didn't need to touch it. ”Just familiarize yourself with this city and how to use the facilities. Well, that is the end. Goodbye.”

”We will keep that in mind. If King wants…”

”Huh?” The old man stepped aside to reveal some girls. They were women in their mid teens and early 20's. In the meantime, they had washed up and decorated themselves, revealing a gorgeous appearance.

”Once you get enough rest. These attendants…”

”Ah. No need. I don't need them.” I raised my arm with the severed hand. Aside from whether I liked them or not, I couldn't do anything with a body like this. … In addition, the Tellans were similar to humans, but I didn't know what would actually happen.  I wasn't going to risk myself in the dungeon by indulging in carnal l.u.s.t. I wouldn't accept any of them.

I stepped on the stairs without hesitation.

My eyes were currently at the limit. Blood gushed from my neck as I stepped on the stairs.

[Return.]

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It was 3:00 p.m. I received a fifth call.

[Well done. Let's go eat with the other study group members.]

”Yes.” The results for the exams of the major subjects came out a little faster than usual. Even if the name didn't appear, the ident.i.ty could be roughly grasped using the student number. The people who saw my score immediately sent me a message or called me.

My rank for Systems Programming and Operating Systems was respectively a '3' then '4'. For the Electrical Circuits Test, I received the first rank.

Of course, I was glad. I had accomplished something I had never done before. It wasn't just the exams for this semester, but everything I could do in the future. It was also scary.

Chwaack.

I washed my face with cold water and looked in the mirror. The face still felt a little unfamiliar to me. I had changed. Starting with my appearance to the amount of time it took to understand something.

I was born again in just 11 days. No matter who thought  about it, the tremendous growth was bound to be strange for those who knew about the dungeon.

Now I needed to be prepared. There was the possibility of a second or third Lee Sang-yoon appearing. At this point, it was meaningless to hide the abilities I had gained from the dungeon. There would be few survivors around here.

But what about the few who had survived? I might meet them someday. So far, I was a predator, but that was because the sea was wide and there were many prey to fill the area. Whenever a floor was cleared, dozens of prey would disappear. Only predators were left.

Furthermore, it was a bit different from nature. Predators in the natural world weren't willing to fight bigger opponents. A shark didn't choose the prey. But in the dungeon, the size of the prey and the taste of meat were proportional. Every shark was looking for a ma.s.s of food similar to themselves.

Yiing.

The phone on my desk vibrated. It was Yoon Ji-hee. She had already contacted me once in the morning. Yoon Ji-hee wouldn't call me for nothing. I took a deep breath before pressing the accept call b.u.t.ton.

Then I picked up the call.