Vol 20 Chapter 5 (1/2)
ACT 5 Eency Situation
“Hah, that was a really eventful adventure”
Hyun-woothe secret dungeon was really no joke After a fortnight of repeated fierce battles, he had defeated Magura and finally cleared the secret dungeon Then he had to cliround floor Fortunately there weren’t that many monsters in the Abyss after the destruction of the temple so it was easier to climb back up Luckily there weren’t any serious situation in the upper levels of the secret dungeonFour days after clearing the dungeon, he finally ed to return to the castleAnd all the people who participated in the dungeon capture instantly disconnected They had no intention of connecting to New World for the next two days……
It was reasonable They had played the ga rice Hyun-woo hadNew World Nevertheless, he also felt extreeon The original goal had been training and raised his troops’ levels, but then it became a fierce battle for survival He also felt like disconnecting like the coalition members
“But……”
He had to endure it for a bit This tieon was even difficult for Ark But he had obtained soorth it As the leader of hundreds of troops, he had received 20~30 ained an average of 2 levels a day When he arrived at the 60th floor, he had gained 34 levels After defeating Magura, that increased by a further 7 levels That ht In addition, he had gained twoto the castle When he finally arrived at the castle, he was level 426! But was that all? He also obtained a Legendary Hearthstone and unique shoulder blades That orth not sleeping for 18 days And there was an additional unexpected benefit froeon
There had been one doubtful part while Hyun-woo had beenSilvana Silvana was an ideal territory with a lake, river and fertile lands It was the most suitable place to develop commerce and industry If he just invested a little bit then it would develop faster than other territories But coood The crops harvested from Silvana were only 60 of what other territories produced After clearing the secret dungeon, he confirmed that the harvest rate had quickly increased
“In fact, Silvana’s soil quality isn’t that good In the words of an expert, the anisms in the earth affect the soil and Silvana has quite a few anisrees If this continues then we can expect a lot of profit from the next harvest”
Bera Berami’s words, Hyun-woo understood the situation The fareon underneath Silvana…no, to be accurate it was because of Magura Magura was a strong devil who coed the Abyss thanks to his influence The farmlands were also affected by that influence so the crops couldn’t grow properly
‘But after I defeated Magura, the hell door was sealed and his influence disappeared Thanks to that, Silvana’s impoverished farmlands had their power restored!’
If the present state was riculture income would improve by 30 That meant that Silvana’s finances would ie didn’t just affect the income
‘New World is a gas to survive If the land becomes more fertile……’
It would also have a huge impact on the value and fame of the estate
‘If the value keeps on steadily increasing like this then the territory will be promoted to B rank in no time! When the present state is maintained, it is possible to reduce the time for promotion by half!’
Moreover, the secret dungeon was now just a secret dungeon The elite radually resurrect over time In other words, he could have Dark Eden continuously invade the dungeon in other to train and obtain steady loot
‘Now I don’t have to hunt in the dungeon so seriously They can hunt coround labyrinth to raise their levels If I send 100~200 users together than the NPCs can also safely raise their level
After the weary coalition members returned, Hyun-woo intended to send the centre The only reason he had the NPCs retreat was thanks to the distortion of the Abyss thanks to the Asmodian influence There was no worry about that anys to do
‘Now, ura=””> quest so now I need to finish the <witness the=”” legend=””> quest There’s 12 days left until the next siege That’s plenty of tio to the Sinius Principality’
<witness the=”” legend=””> was a compensation quest There was no reason for him to wait to complete it He was also really interested in what the compensation would be Hyun-ould fly towards the Sinius Principality as soon as he connected to the game today But he had a phone call moments before he was about to enter the unit
“There is an important matter so please visit the headquarters”
He heard Ho Myung-hwan’s desperate voice as soon as he picked up the receiver
“Why is Global Exos calling ?”
He had just been about to start the gaood to be interrupted But it couldn’t be helped since Hyun-woo received a salary froo to headquarters then what could he do? While thinking this, Hyun-woo’s bus arrived at his destination It had been 2 years since he first visited Global Exos for the interview Back then he put on clothes which didn’t e chicken but it was different now He had bet the candidates with a good acaderound and becaet’ However, Hyun-woo hesitated at the entrance
‘If I see her face then what should I say?’
Hyun-as hesitant because of Lariette, or Kang Mi-su Kang Mi-su worked at the reception desk in Global Exos If he entered the building then he would inevitably have to encounter her The proble Mi-su
‘It’s been a fortnight since we’ve had any contact’
In fact, Hyun-woo tried to keep in contact with Kang Mi-su once or twice a week But during the past fortnight, he hadn’t made any contact or received any phone calls Not just because he had been too busy capturing the secret dungeon but also because Lariette and Roco had a conversation during the siege that he didn’t know the contents of
‘I don’t knohat they talked about but Kang Mi-su’s expression was strange So it is a little difficult trying to contact her……’
Hyun-woo had recently been thinking that he needed toMi-su He also had to think about Jung Hye-sun Hyun-woo had known Jung Hye-sun’s heart for a long time But he didn’t have a clear answer so he had been cowardly avoiding answering her feelings And he couldn’t give Jung Hye-sun a definite answer before he talked with Kang Mi-su Thus it was necessary to talk to both of them
‘But to see her face so suddenly……’
Hyun-woo sighed and just stood there On the other hand, he thought that he was being slightly dramatic
‘Yes, what’s the problem? I’m friends with Mi-su ssi now I can just say hi if I see her so there’s no need to think about it seriously’
Hyun-woo let out a large breath and opened the door Then he sed as the reception desk caught his eye However, he orried for nothing because Kang Mi-su wasn’t at the desk Then Hyun-woo re Mi-su only worked afternoons
“What? Didn’t I just worry for nothing?”
Hyun-woo sighed and e look because of his strange behaviour as Hyun-woo approached the desk
“How can I help you?”
“Huh? Oh, so-hwan asked me to come”
“Can I have your name?”
“I am Kim Hyun-woo”
The staffand said
“Take the elevator to the 5th floor and sit in the resting room”
“Thank you”
Hyun-woo bowed and headed to the 5th floor The ate There were continuous ringing fro around with papers
‘Is the office of a big business always so crazy?’
Well, Hyun-woo hadn’t worked in any big business so he didn’t know if it was nor around, he sat down by hi room and started to feel uncomfortable
‘What the? If they’re so busy then why did that person call me here?’
Hyun-woo looked around uncomfortably
“Ark-ni?”
Ho Myung-hwan called out as he walked down the hallway Hyun-woo felt uncomfortable so he spoke in a curt voice
“Yes, I’ve waited for a long time”
“Huh? Ah, yes…I’m sorry We’ve been a little busy”
“Shouldn’t you have considered that beforeme take two buses?”
“Hahaha, that is…”
Ho Myung-hwan laughed aardly
“Forget it Why did you call me here?”
“Yes, I’ll tell you the details in theroom”
Ho Myung-hwan guided Hyun-woo to aDepart room
“Everyone seems very busy Is it always like this?”
“That……”
Ho Myung-hwan scratched his head and sighed Ho Myung-hwan also had dark circles under his eyes like so-hwan loosened his tie and said
“Over the past few days, the Planning Departency situation”
“Eency? Why?”
Ho Myung-hwan looked astonished at Hyun-woo’s question
“Why? Ark-nim doesn’t use the internet?”
“Internet? What does that have to do with it?”
“Ha, where have you been for the past few days?”
It had been ht since he entered seclusion He had been killing monsters inside the secluded area It had been 18 days since he entered the secret dungeon and he had only crept out of seclusion at dawn today The whole tieon, he had barely eaten or slept and just stayed inside the dark caveSo he hadn’t even checked the internet or even the TV Ho Myung-hwan sent him a pale look at that explanation
“But didn’t you see the whole systeo?”
“Whole systee? Was it about the episode update?”
Hyun-woo reo He didn’t have any concept of tieon, but it had occurred when Ark was capturing the 57th floor He had been in thepisode v:=”” hidden=”” legend=””> appeared in front of hiestating pisode vii:=”” the=”” coes doubtfully Hyun-woo reence=”” of=”” a=”” new=”” continent=””> appeared when Seutandal roseYet two end=””> and pisode vii:=”” the=”” complete=”” continent=””> had appeared within 10 e was because of a systenored it
“Now you know That is the reason why the Planning Department and PR Department has been so busy There have been questions and protests on the hoe, various forums and even over the phone”
“Then it wasn’t a system problem?”
“It would’ve been great if that was the case”
Ho Myung-hwan sighed and shook his head
“That problem is e called Ark-nim here”
“Huh? I don’t understand at all What does this have to do with me?”
Why would they consult with Hyun-woo about a systera? Hyun-woo arette and said
“I’ll tell you this first Everything that we discuss from now on has to be a secret You can’t talk about it anywhere else Do you understand what I’?”
“Yes, that is……”
“Based on our conclusions, I believe the e isn’t a system error”
“It’s not an error? But……”
“Wait ato say Of course it isn’t normal for two episodes to update at the saht The current system of New World isn’t normal”
“It’s not an error but the system isn’t normal?”
What did they call hiry tantru with hi-hwan’s expression
“I know it is difficult to understand But my words are correct This isn’t a normal error If it a little difficult but I’ll try to explain Two continents actually appeared at the same time the episodes were activated It had been a while since a new episode occurred”
“Huh? Then the episodes randoht The episodes occur when certain conditions are met It is common for these conditions to be difficult, for example no one can enter the area, so there is a problem with the restrictions?”
“That’s right It’s why I said it’s not an error but it also isn’t normal”
Ho Myung-hwan replied
“But that’s just the start of the eency situation”
“The start?”
“I can’t explain in detail but things have started running out of control ever since the new episodes started If things progress like this then there is no guarantee a new episode won’t be triggered again And all the date related to the episodes is focused on the Sinius Principality in the northeast of the continent”
Ho Myung-hwan entered recall mode as he said this
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Global Exos had been flipped upside down four days ago The co hacked was just a precursor to pisode v:=”” hidden=”” legend=””> and pisode vii:=”” the=”” complete=”” continent=””> While New World’s system could handle one episode update, the activation of 2 had caused the system to overload and the other coinning of an incident which got bigger
It wasn’t possible for an episode update to run out of control like that But since the worst situation the progra back into the gah of relief However, confusion spread over Kiain within minutes
“W-wait aof the computers in headquarters has stopped but the syste The calculations are still in progress even when an A ranked seal has been loosened”
“What are you saying? There are ?”
“I don’t know Just……”
“Just?”
“The data is concentrated on the Sinius Principality”
Ki on the computer for 10 minutes and that was the only information he found out But Ki Department was able to identify that in real tiered, the y centred on the Sinius Principality and identified es While it wasn’t as serious as the Sinius Principality, there were also sodom It was these monsters and not the episodes update that caused users to coh the telephone
“What on earth? What is happening?”
Ha Myung-woo exclai Depart-woo’s question They also couldn’t understand or guess as happening
“Presently everything is unclear Just…”
Ki
“This situationfor”
“What we’re looking for? Perhaps…?”
“Yes, the master code”
Ha Myung-woo flinched at Kim Gwon-tae’s words
“Did soet their hands on thethe system?”
“No, that isn’t the case”