The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 182

Episode 182

“…This is the data on the players’ movements while the master is away.”

When Kane finished the report and returned to his seat, Raoul was lost in thought for a moment.

‘It seems like the slowdown is starting to pay off.’

In the past, it was about 9 months after the launch of the Connect service that players cleared the Graduation Tower and entered the continent.

In other words, in the past life, it was finally time for the walls of the Free City to be torn down, but Raoul brought it about two months earlier.

The reason was that I wanted players to exert influence on the continent more quickly.

‘Actually, it’s to keep the players in my hands and move them around.’

Raoul smiled meaningfully.

“What is the community reaction?”

“Same. The majority opinion is that it is not worth taking the lead even if you leave the free city now and explore the surrounding area. “It would be better to level up a little more and head straight to the center.”

In response to Raul’s question, Label checked the community’s reaction and informed him.

It was said that everyone was being cautious because they could not see any advantage to be gained by leaving the Free City right away.

“hmm. “How are they moving?”

“You mean special selection personnel? As you know, half of them have joined the Purple Guild, and four of the remaining eight members are active in the guild. The remaining four seem to have settled in the capital, Turiam…”

The special selection refers to those who advanced to the round of 16.

Unlike others, they were given the right to go directly to the kingdom’s capital, Turiam.

But for other reasons they were wandering in the capital.

‘Even if you have skill, it only works among players.’

The level of rankers who have completed their second job change is now Expert Beginner.

However, it was difficult to think that he was at the same level as the Connect knights who reached expert level after training for over ten years.

In the case of players, it meant that they could use skills at an expert beginner level rather than a pure level.

Thanks to this, those who went to the capital with confidence were barely treated as C-level mercenaries.

“Still, it seems like they are slowly establishing themselves as selected people, but it doesn’t seem like they are getting much recognition yet.”

“I guess so. “It will be difficult to stand out right away.”

But it wasn’t a wrong choice.

For those who chose to play solo rather than in a guild anyway, building up their reputation in the capital was very important.

The reputation gained in a local fiefdom is only known in that region, but the reputation and performance gained in the kingdom capital can be recognized wherever you go.

‘Because I was like that in my past life.’

Bae Do-hyeon set his goal to reach the capital in the shortest possible time after leaving the Free City.

Thanks to this, their ranking was temporarily pushed back, but as they began to play in the capital, their ranking began to solidify in earnest.

‘But it’s different now.’

There may be an advantage to moving alone, but if you can get a solid supporter like Raoul and the First Guild on your back, it was a foolish choice to start in the capital.

“ruler. “Then let’s move on to step 2.”

“Is it finally starting?”

“okay. “Now we are accepting players into our ‘First Territory’ in earnest.”

“All right. “We will begin preparing to receive migrants.”

Until now, except for Purple Guild members, external players had been blocked from moving through the portal.

The reason is that after the Territory War, six baronies were consolidated and population reallocation was carried out.

Small villages that were difficult to defend and had low productivity were closed down, and residents were relocated according to their specialties or characteristics.

In addition, refugees from difficult situations surrounding the six newly incorporated baronies, poor people in the capital, and those who wanted to emigrate were also accepted.

As a result, the unified Viscounty of Raoul had 70,000 people in its capital, Calypse Castle.

50,000 each to Bates Frannois Lucin.

30,000 each for newly incorporated territories such as Brocks.

It has become a huge territory with a total population of 400,000.

Of course, it was impossible to complete the relocation and relocation of residents in three months.

However, the first place to accept players is the capital, Calypse Castle.

After Raoul became an adult and received land from the Count, the castle was renovated and expanded to prepare for the present.

As a result, two inner walls and one outer wall were completed at Calypse Castle.

And currently, the second outer wall (fourth wall) is being built.

Raoul planned to welcome players into this second outer city area.

The framework of the castle wall had already been completed, and residential and convenience facilities were being built step by step according to each section.

‘For the time being, it would be sufficient to allow them to temporarily stay in the first outer fortress area and distribute the second outer fortress area.’

The first outer city was already large enough to accommodate a population of about 200,000.

Once the expansion of the second outer wall was completed, a huge city capable of housing at least 500,000 people would be completed.

I wondered if there was a need to build a castle this big when the population of the Viscounty Territory is at most 400,000.

‘The number of players will steadily increase in the future. The number of accounts is approaching 100 million, and the number of active players (those who are constantly active) is at 10 million. ‘You have to prepare in advance.’

And it wasn’t just Calypse Castle that was being expanded.

Other castles in the Viscounty territory were also expanding their outer walls by one to two walls to increase the residential area.

As the peak farming season had already passed, refugees and immigrants needed jobs, and there was no better economic stimulus plan than construction.

The plan was to utilize idle manpower as much as possible to complete the necessary building expansions before players arrived and territory development began in earnest.

* * *

“hey! “Did you see the notice?”

“huh? What notice? “Has there been a quest?”

“you idiot. “Please check the vacancy notices more often!”

Two players who appeared to be friends were arguing.

They started out in the ‘Free City of Xena’ of the Marcus Kingdom, which was called a mercenary nation.

Because they were particularly adventurous, they chose the Kingdom of Marcus rather than the Kingdom of Ruben, where everyone else went, but that choice almost ruined their 20-year friendship.

Shoot!

Now there is a neat square with a fountain like this, but just a few months ago it was no different from a wasteland.

Thanks to Raoul’s additional investment, other free cities were gradually becoming equipped with infrastructure.

“So what resonance is it? “Aren’t you saying they just released some new product package anyway?”

“You idiot, stop talking nonsense and look at this!”

When my friend gestured in the air, a virtual screen link came over and unfolded before the other person’s eyes.

“omg! what is this sound!”

The player’s eyes widened after seeing the notice.

[Cafe Notice – Recruitment of First Viscounty Settlers]

We would like to thank all the players who play Connect and deliver some good news.

Although the Free City restrictions have been lifted, I heard that many people are disappointed by the underdeveloped surrounding territory and uncomfortable play environment.

But now you have a new option.

Connect’s famous guild that everyone is familiar with [First Guild].

It is the home of the First Guild and the location of the Territory Battles where you played an active part!

It is said that [Calypse Castle], the capital of the First Viscounty, is accepting immigrants.

It is said that there is a limit to the number of people recruited, so if you want to move, it would be better to apply quickly, right?

Please refer to the link below for recruitment guidelines.

Link: ****-**-***

“Hey, let’s pack! “I’m finally getting out of this shitty town!”

The person who saw the notice jumped up and down in joy.

“Oh, calm down and look at the recruitment guidelines!”

Finally, a true player clicked the link and looked at the recruitment guidelines.

The first round of recruitment is 10,000 people.

Those who participated in the territorial war that took place a few months ago were guaranteed priority migration rights.

The same applies to those from the First Guild Academy.

Since not all of those people would move, it was safe to assume that at least 5,000 more vacancies remained.

“Those who have passed the top graduation are also given priority. Group migration of guilds with 30 or more members also has priority, but guilds can only migrate after special screening?”

“It has nothing to do with us, but there are rumors that guilds that are sponsored by companies or organizations are excluded.”

“Kkekeuk, that’s good. I already hated seeing those bastards putting pressure on their necks. “I tell the wealthy people to stay in this neighborhood and take care of themselves.”

In places where there are no tigers, foxes are king, and in Free City, where the First Guild was weak, various guilds were establishing themselves and growing in power.

Now, as the size slowly grows and catches up with the growth, guilds that begin to act territorially appear.

Those who played freely and did not belong to a faction, like the two friends, were becoming increasingly fed up with their behavior, when an opportunity to emigrate presented itself.

“Among regular players, we select them based on their level and free city public values. “It’s not bad, is it?”

“yes? If it’s just us, we’ll be more than enough to be selected. haha.”

The two were early members of Connect.

Although they suffered from wrong choices, they were talented people who passed the 9th floor of the graduation tower and now only have the 10th floor left.

Although they were not high rankers, their names were at least in the top 5,000, and they were rankers, so they could easily be selected.

“But now that I think about it, is it okay there? What should I do if I actually go there and find the place as desolate as it was in the beginning? Even though he is a viscount, isn’t he a viscount just above a baron? There might not be much of a difference…”

Unfortunately, these two friends were unable to participate in the territory battle not long ago due to timing constraints.

So, I didn’t really know what Raoul’s territory was like.

“You don’t need to worry about that. Go to the Connect Broadcasting Platform. A promotional video appeared on the First Guild’s official channel, and it’s completely over?”

Label, the official channel manager of the First Guild, uploaded several videos to recruit new immigrants.

Facilities and infrastructure of Calypse Castle.

Hunting grounds and dungeons nearby.

Benefits given to immigrants and even the construction site of the second outer castle that players can purchase in the future.

Anyone who watched the video was shown a condition that they couldn’t help but covet.

“oh my god! There are hunting grounds for all levels from level 30 to level 80? “I can’t not go like this, right?”

Although they were free cities with facilities for players, it was impossible to stay here forever.

The reason is a hunting ground.

The highest level of monsters near Freedom City is 50 LV.

Players who completed their second job change had no choice but to seek out new high-level hunting grounds to level up.

However, even when leaving the Free City, the distribution of monsters was not constant.

In one case, there were no set rules, with high-level mobs in the 80s to 90s appearing and beginner mobs in the 20s or lower level appearing out of nowhere.

It was not an easy choice to go out and find a hunting ground suitable for one’s level without any infrastructure… The

two friends made eye contact and without hesitation began filling out the immigration application form.

* * *

Several days passed.

Raoul appeared in the conference room again and was conducting a meeting with executives while looking at the magic screen.

“…So the total number of applicants is about 55,000.”

Bernard made a slight gesture and the screen changed.

“Of these, approximately 40,000, excluding those below level 30. Please refer to the chart for distribution by level.”

Players from the highest level of 52 to the lowest level of 30 were displayed in a pyramid shape.

“First, let’s reduce the number of people based on the selection criteria.”

“I understand, Master.”

The selection criteria were similar to those used during the struggle.

We check the level and access time values for each account created to select more active players.

Anyway, talented people can be recruited in other ways.

“What about guild-level migration?”

“A total of 500 companies have applied.”

“Wow, there are so many.”

Jake shook his head as if he was tired.

“There won’t be many good guys anyway.”

There will be many guilds that were hastily created to gain guild priority.

It was surprising that there were people who thought such a shallow tactic would work.

“What about label research?”

“huh. I completed the basic investigation based on the information Raul gave me. Check it.”

The magic screen changed and dozens of guild names were listed on the screen.

“…There are a lot.”

These were guilds that were sponsored by companies or organizations.

‘It hasn’t even been a year yet, but I never thought I’d already be using my hands like this.’

Among them were several prominent guild names that would later become the central axis of a large guild alliance.

“These are excluded for now. There is no need to welcome rats into the territory from the beginning. “Guilds should prioritize cooperative guilds with graduates from the academy.”

“Yes Master.”

After the rough policy was decided and the meeting was called off, Raoul spoke separately with Ravel.

“how is it? “Did you find anything?”

“till now. “It’s difficult to confirm yet because they are people 10 years from now.”

“I guess so. “I’m sorry, but please keep asking.”

“Of course. We can’t leave such mean people alone!”

What Raoul and Ravel are secretly investigating.

That was exactly who was behind Bae Do-hyeon’s death in his previous life.

(Continued in the next part)