The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 172
Episode 172
“Huh, really me. How did this happen? “Didn’t you say that permission would be granted just yesterday?”
A player wearing leather armor raised his voice in front of the counter as if it was unfair.
However, the employee sitting at the counter simply responded calmly.
“I’m sorry, but new guidelines came down from above yesterday. “Why don’t you hurry up?”
“No matter what, what if the procedure is changed like this in just one day? Moreover, the location suddenly changes and the deposit amount increases. “Isn’t it too much to do?”
“If you don’t like it, just quit. Even if you’re not in that position, there are many people who want that position.”
Neither the employees nor the city hall officials showed any signs of regret.
Until yesterday evening, I thought that the permit was issued immediately and the land would finally be sold today, but what kind of surprise is this?
Jo Hyeon-je, the deputy guild leader of the Daesung Guild, barely suppressed his anger and boiled inside and asked again.
“So how long will it take if we go through the new process?”
“Wouldn’t it take some time since the regulations suddenly change? “You will have to wait at least 15 days.”
Coo.
Jo Hyun-je clenched his fists.
‘damn. ‘What is this?’
I have already spent more than 15 days trying to acquire land to build a guild house. But now you’re telling me to wait another 15 days?
If it were a real district, it would have been overturned or a complaint would have been filed with a higher authority.
But this place is connected.
An underdeveloped city that is not equipped with an electronic system and everything is handled by manpower. (Of course, in large cities and territories, some places have magic systems.) I
had already experienced several times that even if I complained, it had no effect.
“Whew. Please reapply first. But please make it clear that we are a priority.”
“yes. We have to deal with that. Now, please fill out these documents and pay the deposit at the downstairs counter.”
Jo Hyun-je felt her head pounding again as she looked at more than ten pages of documents.
‘Haha, what kind of nonsense is this?’
He grumbled in his mind as he filled out the documents mechanically.
The culprit behind all of this was the Guild Master who fell from the sky.
Han Gil-ju, the second son of Daesung Group.
Of course, I had expected something like this to happen from the first time I was put into Connect, but when it actually happened, I realized that the reality was beyond imagination.
The feeling of desolation that the guild he had worked so hard to build in this desolate starting city was suddenly taken over by someone else.
It was his job to lead the guild members and handle their work anyway, but it was not easy to take care of a superior who was like a thunderbolt above his head.
Even more so if the boss is a complete idiot with very little common sense.
The first thing he did when he joined Connect was to gather all the guild members together and hold a review ceremony.
Even though it is an organized society, they even gathered guild members who were not related to the game or the company and did something like that.
Han Gil-ju probably has no idea how hard he worked to console his guild members.
‘Maybe something would have happened if I hadn’t given them each envelope.’
And this is what I say as soon as I enter the guild house that I managed to secure.
“What is so small and tacky? Are you telling me to stay in a place like this? Get a new one right now! “To a big, spacious and gorgeous place!”
Even after learning that this was the largest mansion allowed to players in the free city of Mariachne, his attitude did not change.
“Did you study before I came here? When I looked at it, the guild house in a place called First Guild looked okay. Shouldn’t we have facilities like that to be worthy of the name Daesung Group? “It will also help attract guild members in the future.”
When he thought about it, it was nonsense.
Even though this is an underdeveloped city compared to the free city of Mira, buying a guild house with that much facilities and that much space would cost more than building a building in reality.
In the first place, there was no way to raise that much money at the moment.
Still, I was wondering if I was completely deaf, so I tried to compromise within a reasonable range, but it was still frustrating.
‘The priority should be to use the money to build the guild house to equip guild members with equipment and invest in training.’
But what can I do if I listen to Zhen Zhu?
In the end, the only way left was to rent land and build a new guild house, but we didn’t know how much cost and time it would take.
‘Well, the time and money already invested is quite a lot. But if you say you have to get permission again….’
I was already sighing at the thought of what the hell the Gachaban master was going to do.
And sure enough.
After returning to the guild house after resubmitting documents, Jo Hyun-je had to face Han Gil-ju, who was running wild.
“What a stupid bastard! Why do you handle things like that? Everyone, follow me!”
Gil-ju Han huffed and immediately led Jo Hyeon-je and several guild members to the city hall.
‘No way, ‘Who is in charge? You’re not going to cast “Come out!”, are you?’
If it were reality, it would be difficult to deal with it if something like that were done here.
Contrary to Jo Hyun-je’s worries, Han Gil-joo showed common sense that was unexpected.
I obediently waited my turn and met the person in charge.
As the turn approached, Han Gil-ju spoke to Jo Hyeon-je as if he was pathetic.
“Look Carefully. “This is how you do things.”
And Gil-joo Han, who was in front of the person in charge, spoke to the person in charge who explained it again as if he was annoyed.
“Thanks for your hard work. It seems that our person in charge is not good at handling things. “Here.”
Gilju Han handed a small pouch over the window.
“What is this?”
When the person in charge asked, Han Gil-ju smiled slyly.
“You know everything… It’s a small thing, but it’s a sincere expression of gratitude.”
“yes? “I did something.”
When he tried to return the bag, Han Gil-ju blocked his hand and spoke softly.
“It’s a gift. It’s a gift. We will check and if it is not enough, we will prepare more.”
“This is true. “What’s going on…”
The person in charge scratched his head, pushed his pocket aside, and started explaining again.
Of course, it was natural that his voice became kinder than before.
‘Did you see it?’
Han Gil-joo swaggered at Jo Hyeon-jae with a grumpy look on his lips.
And I spoke to the person in charge who explained it with sincerity.
“You can stop explaining the content. So how long will it take to process?”
“Oh, like I told you, it will take about 15 days.”
“…?”
When I mentioned 15 days as if it was so obvious, Han Gil-ju was momentarily dumbfounded.
He asked again if he thought he had heard wrong.
“How long does it take?”
“It’s a full moon. Do you have any problem?”
Han Gil-joo’s expression suddenly changed.
And his tone and attitude completely changed.
“problem? “What about the problem…?”
Jo Hyeon-je, who noticed something strange, hurriedly tried to stop Han Gil-ju, but it was already too late.
match!
“Is this guy crazy? “Where are you going to take my money?”
Han Gil-joo, who got up, slapped the person in charge beyond the window.
‘Fuck it, it’s done. … This must be a dream!’
Jo Hyeon-je belatedly grabbed Han Gil-ju and pulled him out of the window, but honestly, he felt like screaming.
“Hey you bastard. Do you have no such thing as commercial ethics? If you accepted it, you should show sincerity! Don’t you know give and take? “How dare you, a civil servant, insult me?”
However, Han Gil-joo didn’t know what was wrong and screamed and made a fuss while being held by Jo Hyeon-je.
Of course, the result is….
“Don’t move! If you move, I’ll shoot!”
The city hall guards swarmed in and surrounded Han Gil-ju and Jo Hyeon-je.
He pointed his sword and bow at them and showed a bloody look, but Han Gil-ju was not discouraged.
“What are these? “If you think it’s me, point your weapon at me!”
And he shouted to the dozen guild members he had brought with him.
“Hey, take these away!”
“….”
But the response he was waiting for did not come.
“What are you doing! “I told you to clean it up…?”
As the siege finally narrowed, Han Gil-ju quickly turned his head and saw only empty waiting seats.
“…? “Where has everyone gone!”
The guard team leader shouted in front of Han Gil-joo with a distorted expression.
“Drop your weapons and kneel! “If you resist, we will suppress you by force!”
Clink.
Jo Hyeon-je hurriedly threw away his weapon and knelt down.
Part of me wanted to run away with the guild members I sent out as soon as the incident occurred, but it would have been difficult to keep up with it.
“Chief Cho, what are you doing? “Do something!”
“Whew. Master, for now, it would be best for you to quietly follow their instructions.”
“what? You can barely kneel to an NPC! “Fuck you!”
In the end, Han Gil-ju went on a rampage, even drawing a weapon, and was killed by the guards.
And there was someone watching from a corner of City Hall.
“As you can see, there are many radical and self-centered people among the Gentiles. So, if there is a guild that wants to establish itself in the city, there is a need to set strict standards.”
“oh my god. I can’t believe that a guild headed by a lunatic like that was trying to establish itself in my city! If I hadn’t taken Viscount Raoul’s advice, those guys would have run wild. thank you so much.”
Raoul, who was coming down the stairs after a meeting at the mayor’s office, and Egendor, the mayor of Mariachne, were standing there.
Raoul said with a smile as if it was nothing special.
“Thank you. Of course I have to let you know. “Aren’t we partners now?”
“haha! That’s right. fellow trader! I feel really reassured. “I should have accepted the Viscount’s offer a long time ago…”
A look of regret appeared on Mayor Egendor’s face.
If he had accepted Raoul’s proposal before the Gate incident broke out a year ago, he would have become the owner of a much more developed city than Mira now.
‘Stupid Leslie Kingdom bastards.’
Even though the Gate Incident broke out and the Royal Palace was invaded, why does he show no interest in the players and the Free Cities?
Since even nameless nobles from other countries showed willingness to invest, it was a failure to assume that big money would come soon.
And despite his pride, he continued to politely refuse the First Guild’s investment invitations, but he was now at his limit.
In just one year, the gap between Mira, a free city in the Kingdom of Ruben, and Mariacne, a free city in the Kingdom of Leslie, became as wide as the capital of a country and a provincial castle.
‘Fools who are only blinded by immediate gains!’
Mayor Egendor cursed in his heart the magic towers and nobles of the Leslie Kingdom who had turned their attention to the factional fight.
‘Anyway, now that we’ve attracted investment…’
What do we do when the number of strangers visiting the city increases?
Due to the severe lack of facilities for them to eat, rest, and use, tax revenue is not increasing as much as expected.
Fortunately, Viscount Raoul said he would invest in large-scale commercial and residential development projects, so things will change in the future.
Raoul’s business plan, which had already revived the Free City of the Kingdom of Leuven, was flawless.
‘okay. Rather than handing the land over to greedy magic tower bastards or untrustworthy strangers, we should leave it to the First Guild!’
Just looking at what happened a little while ago, it was like that.
Didn’t a guild of barbaric strangers almost settle in the center of the city?
“Please continue to give me more advice. “Viscount Raoul.”
“Of course. Let’s work together for the revival of Mariachne!”
The faces of the two people holding hands were full of smiles.
“Oh. “What do you plan to do with that stranger?”
When Raoul asked as if he was curious, Mayor Eggendor said as if it was obvious.
“As soon as they come back to life, they must be arrested and deported. “You can’t have a guy like that in the city.”
“hmm.”
But Raoul had a disapproving look on his face.
Then the mayor asked as if he were puzzled.
“Is there some problem? Oh, no death penalty. Not only are executions impossible here, but God has placed restrictions on our mayors that they cannot touch the lives of strangers.”
Raoul nodded.
“Of course I know. Even in Mira and other free cities, the mayors are already troubled by the crime problem of foreigners.”
“Then is there any good way?”
Then Raoul spoke, his eyes shining as if he had been waiting.
“When punishing foreigners, we must not think from our perspective. “They are different from us.”
“Of course it is.”
“So it’s important to give them the punishment they would hate the most. Would you like to do as I say?”
“Hoo! What is that?”
“That’s…”
The next day.
Han Gil-ju’s sin and his punishment were loudly announced in the central square of the free city of Mariachne.
He was charged with injuring a public official, bribery, vandalism, obstruction of official duties, and attempted murder.
As a result, he was imprisoned in a dungeon for five years and banned from entering all of Connect’s free cities.
Eventually, Han Gil-ju deleted her account.
All the valuable things, such as the quick growth package, beginner package, guild support package, etc., that I had purchased to grow quickly for a month were lost.
And above all, we had to pay over 100 million won to initialize the capsule.
This is because capsules are only for one person, so if you do not reset them, you have no choice but to get a new capsule.
Of course, it was not a burden for him, a second-generation chaebol.
The problem is rather those who are left behind.
The Daeseong Guild, which had managed to settle down in Mariachne, was criticized by the mayor and had no choice but to leave the city.
Fortunately, the curfew in the city had recently been lifted, so it was not like they had nowhere to go, but it was clear that their road ahead would not be smooth.
‘See you again soon.’
And Raoul just watched them as defeated soldiers leaving the castle gate with a calm smile.
(Continued in the next part)