Chapter 37 (1/2)

1st preliminary Lifer selection, half a year has passed since the reality version of Life Mission was started. It seems as though 3 months had passed with the 2nd round standards.

How had the world changed? It had changed a lot. Since the number of people going in was increasing, they began to understand on their own without anyone telling them.

The people who are selected become Lifers and go into the game.

They kill mutants and complete missions to earn points. Then they can purchase items that can be of help or that have value, from the store.

People see those that are worth money as the most important.

The sweet reward received in exchange for the unidentified reason for creating Life Mission or the problems that arise from this, is trivial.

It is the harm of a capitalist society’s only thought that I need to succeed as an individual. It did not matter whether others died, and these kinds of situations grew worse with time.

The world is changing with the benefits provided by an unknown market.

Because the Lifers who started early, have an advantage with points, they could sell their items for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

An unusual path had opened for even the underdogs of society with nothing to live in prosperity if they were just good at killing mutants.

The people who had not been chosen as Lifers in the 1st and 2nd rounds envied those who had been and wished and wished for an opportunity in the 3rd round.

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Vroom!

An impressive BMW I8 rides the road. Its red body is sensual and tough at the same time. It is a sports car launched this year for $200,000.

Youths gazed at the car as though examining it. All had their respective thoughts.

They thought it was no big deal, envied him, or were jealous. There were a lot of other thoughts on the car, but these were the leading ones.

The car was parked next to the Han River. The weather had become chilly because it is December, but there were a lot of people regardless of gender and age.

People’s faces were flushed. Not because it is cold, but because it is warm. To feel warmth in this weather? There is a reason for that.

Wiing.

The car doors went up like wings and the owner of the car came out. It is Cha Jun Sung, a handsome man with looks fitting for a sports car.

“Insulating long johns are good. People are moving so actively.”

Insulating long johns that holds inner body temperature while blocking out cold air are sold for 10 points in the store.

For some time, the bulk distribution of store products through Lifers working with major companies have had an impact on the public.

Harmless items like medicine that stops bleeding and makes the wound scab as soon as it is applied, and odorless spray that gets rid of all smells were among them.

They were expensive, but very useful once purchased. They do their money’s worth. With the large population, they sold quickly.

The products in a class E store is at this standard. The items in class D have not yet been revealed, but they could have an effect on electronics later.

A cyborg that can only be seen in movies might roam the streets.

The government and major companies are taking these items that surpass modern science, deconstructing them and trying to grasp the principles of them.

“Look here. It’s another shooting accident.”

“Even if laws have been strengthened, there are so many crazy people. It’s an apocalypse.”

A young couple passed Cha Jun Sung’s car. They were looking at the news on their smartphone and discussing it.

As much as Life Mission and the store have had a positive impact on the world, they have had negative effects as well. Effects like the shooting accident being reported on the smartphone.

There is no way to determine the state of firearm possession without searching through millions of people. They can buy whatever they want from the store as long as they have the points.

Crime rates had surged 150% from last year. A professional burglar needs a gun but if that is hard, there is the automatic crossbow. They are going crazy.

The shocking part is that Lifers themselves are quiet, but it is the general public that is going around doing these things. They were expressing their frustration with not being chosen in crime.

One month ago, a law targeting Lifers was enacted. It ordered them to enroll as Lifers while paying taxes as citizens.