The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 183

Episode 183

‘Ha, that’s difficult.’

Raoul thought about the situation at the time of his death as Bae Do-hyeon.

An opportunity obtained by collecting information and digging into the guild alliance for over 6 months.

At a temple in the Holy Empire, he defeated a guild and succeeded in obtaining three mythical items.

However, as if they had been waiting for him, the suit thugs stormed into his house.

And the ‘Chairman’ mentioned in the phone call just before his death.

Given the circumstances, the general inference would be that the chairman of a company related to a large guild alliance had a hand in it.

‘It’s difficult to make a conclusion. ‘Because the chairman does not necessarily mean the chairman of the company.’

At that time, there were several factions within the guild union.

A guild that receives corporate sponsorship.

A guild that receives support from a political organization.

State-led guild.

And a consortium guild created by various types of people.

Regardless of the faction, the person in charge of the meeting was often called the chairman.

And another variable.

‘You can’t necessarily say that Koreans are the culprits.’

Connect is a global game that people from all over the world can access.

The nationalities of the guilds that formed the large guild alliance were also diverse.

Moreover, since Connect’s headquarters was located in Korea, there were many global companies in Korea at the time.

In the end, we had no choice but to narrow down the scope based on a few clear clues.

First of all, the most certain thing is that it was the suit men who directly dealt with Bae Do-hyun that day.

Perhaps because it was such a strong memory, each of their faces remained clearly in my memory.

‘The problem is that they were in their late twenties to early thirties at the time. The person in charge appears to be in his late thirties.’

That meant they were only in their early or mid-teens right now.

There was no point in finding him right away since he would still be working under the shadows 14 years from now.

At least now, the label is searching the Internet hard to find the person responsible for 20-1, but there has been no significant results.

I assumed that if he was capable of killing people so calmly, he would have been in and out of juvenile detention centers or been involved in crime since he was young.

“At least there doesn’t seem to be anyone with a similar impression in the police or prosecution database.”

Considering that it was not detected even in advanced browser photo searches, it was highly likely that this was a case of someone who entered the organization from a white-collar job, rather than a problem child.

‘Anyway, you’ll get caught sooner or later.’

This is because a label that is much better than the netizen investigation team is chasing after them.

And if we moved on to potential organizations, we could further narrow the scope.

‘It wouldn’t have been easy to pinpoint my location at the time.’

Since playing Connect, Bae Do-hyun has moved around frequently.

At first, he moved to protect his privacy due to his popularity as a streamer.

However, things changed after the middle of the game and when we started to engage with the guilds in earnest.

As people began to think that Connect was not just a joke, but another reality, incidents of committing acts of terrorism (terrorism in real life) often occurred.

Bae Do-hyeon also could not be free from the blade.

The guild that could not stand Bae Do-hyun in the game threatened or pressured him in real life, so he had to move his residence when his personal information was exposed.

And finally, when those in power, such as the state (public power) and large corporations, began to take action, the situation became more serious.

Since he was a public figure (a famous streamer and ranker), he did not carry out an overt terrorist attack, but systematic harassment began.

In the end, Bae Do-hyun had to pour in much of the money he earned through Connect for his own safety and protection.

‘In the end, I made a living by making a safe house to the point where I told the spies to go away…’ I

took the dark route and went into hiding through experts, but it didn’t work.

So, it was clear that those who attacked Bae Do-hyun had at least gone beyond the level of an ordinary company.

‘Besides, those last words.’

An order to bring only the head.

I thought that if he wasn’t just a pervert who collected heads as trophies, the rumors going around at the time might be true.

– There is technology that can connect to a dead person using their brain waves.

Whether true or not, the fact that such a rumor was circulating meant that there may actually have been writers trying to implement such a concept.

To summarize, a company or organization that has the technology to analyze the Connect connection capsule.

And a place with enough information to find Bae Do-hyeon, who is hiding there.

Lastly, a place related to the suit men that Bae Do-hyeon remembers.

You will need to find those who satisfy these conditions.

Of course, there is no certainty that they will be able to find it, and the person who finds it may not be the real culprit.

And I don’t know about his past life, but he hasn’t done any harm to Raoul yet in this life.

‘But honestly, it’s none of my business, right?’

If the culprit was not identified by the time Raoul expected, he planned to make everyone on the list of candidates pay for their crimes.

Some may say that this is too excessive.

There was no grudge or justification for the guild union’s bullying of Bae Do-hyeon in his past life.

They just trampled them because they were in the way.

It was said that in moving for one’s own gain, one ended up trampling on someone else or stealing something from someone else.

The key point is that they have the power to act that way.

So, Raoul was planning to do the same.

It may be unfair to those who suffered, but didn’t they themselves teach them that this is how life is?

‘Anyway, just try to get caught. ‘I’m going to throw away the harpoon.’

We will make you pay for your sins not only within Connect, but also in real life.

Raoul clenched his fists and strengthened his resolve again.

* * *

The player migration went smoothly.

Even though the shackles were lifted as Raoul expected, the players who had been stranded in the Free City for two months welcomed the move to the First Territory.

The top rankers were so hungry for new hunting grounds and adventures that they had no choice.

In the case of latecomers, they wanted to compete in a new place rather than a free city where many users were already gathered.

Of the more than 50,000 players who applied, only 10,000 were able to enter Calypse Castle.

Shuuuung.

There was a blue flash, a large magic circle was activated, and about 30 people appeared where the light disappeared.

“Now, those who just arrived, please go to Exit 3-B and complete the procedures!”

The place where the players who had just arrived were standing was a small square surrounded on all sides by walls.

There was no one other than them in the plaza, which was about half the size of the school playground, and guidance was being given through a magic screen and a magic loudspeaker installed on the front wall.

In place of the unlit magic circle, small magic lights on the floor lit up, illuminating the path toward 3-B.

“Wow, it’s completely up-to-date?”

“It feels completely different from a free city!”

“What kind of moving magic circle is like a fortress?”

The players shared what they felt with their acquaintances and walked according to instructions.

Soldiers were stationed on the castle walls to monitor their actions.

In addition, weapons such as crossbows and crossbows and even large weapons were installed throughout the walls, aiming at the square.

‘Are they preparing for an enemy invasion?’

Hwarang Guild Master Choi In-hyuk stuck out his tongue as he looked around the castle walls.

In addition to the weapons you can see, there are probably various traps and pitfalls spread around here.

Even though the teleportation magic circle could be neutralized by activating a simple coordinate disruption spell anyway, I was curious as to why they had prepared so thoroughly.

At the end of the walk following the magic light, there was a translucent curtain waving beneath a large castle tower with the sign 3-B written on it.

“Welcome players to Calypse Castle. “One by one, please present your ID card issued by the Free City to the scanner on the right.”

As he held his ID card against the magic circle engraved on the smooth stone pillar, hologram-like waves scanned the player’s entire body.

“Player Max Meyer has been confirmed. Please move to the next location.”

The black player shrugged and walked out beyond the translucent curtain.

After going through several steps for about an hour, including checking information and filling out documents, I was finally able to set foot in the real Calypse Castle.

Buzz.

The place where the players arrived was the 3rd square in the 1st outer castle.

In the large plaza neatly finished with stone, numerous residents and players were already bustling about.

“Those who have applied for migrant support accommodation, please come here!”

“Those who have not chosen accommodation can visit the [First Players Association] building sometime tomorrow morning.”

People who appeared to be government officials kindly guided the players who had gone through the registration process.

Gilma Choi In-hyuk and his party, who arrived as the advance team of the Hwarang Guild, were guided and moved to a different sector from the regular players.

“This is the guild house assigned to the Hwarang Guild. “Nothing other than the basic furniture is set up yet, so please purchase what you need yourself.”

“wow.”

“Is this really our guild house?”

“oh my god!”

Before their eyes stood a large mansion comparable to most noble houses.

The distance from the wall to the main building seemed to be almost 50 meters, and there was a well-manicured garden in between.

The garden, which even had a fountain installed and various flowers in full bloom, looked old-fashioned just by looking at it.

A small forest was created along the wall on either side of the garden, and a small pond was hidden in between.

In addition to the three-story main building, there were two separate annex buildings, and the back garden was equipped with a training hall and swimming pool.

Hwarang Guild Master Choi In-hyuk, who rarely shows his emotions, could not hide his expression of surprise.

“Is this really the guild house provided to our gallery guild?”

“yes. The lord gave an order not to spare any support to cooperative guilds. And isn’t Inhyuk Choi the top graduate of the second class of First Guild Academy? Of course I paid more attention.”

At the same time, the official pointed out that this was the best guild house except for the Purple Guild.

“Of course, you know it’s not completely free, right? “If rent is overdue or the guild’s contribution ranking falls below a certain level, we may have to give it up to another guild.”

“That will never happen!”

“Nonsense! It will never be taken away.”

Before Master Choi In-hyuk could respond, the guild members went into an uproar.

There seemed to be no intention of handing over this guild house to others.

As for the rent, it was much cheaper than if each guild member had a private room in a luxury inn.

And although it is said to be far inferior to the First Guild branch, it was difficult to find a mansion of this level even in the Free City.

Even though it was rented, just occupying a mansion like this was something that other guilds and players would envy.

“Gilma, can we go in first and take a look?”

“Can I film a video and upload it?”

“When will the rooms be allocated?”

Choi In-hyuk couldn’t help but smile bitterly as he watched the guild members running around.

‘Is this why I feel completely trapped?’

He had a goal of making Hwarang Guild the best guild in Connect.

So, I refused the offer to join the Purple Guild and gathered my classmates to create my own guild… It

seemed like it would take a considerable amount of time to escape the influence of the First Guild.

“Oh, indeed, Master Inhyuk Choi. The lord asked me to tell him that he would like to talk separately after the cooperative guild general meeting in a few days. “If you have any suggestions, you can organize them in advance.”

“My lord?”

Choi In-hyuk’s eyes lit up.

Unlike the first academy class, Raoul was unable to attend the second graduation ceremony.

This is because they were in the process of taking over the Magic Tower from the Kingdom of Leslie.

‘It’s a good opportunity. Viscount Raoul, the master of the First Guild and the First Territory. I must see with my own eyes what kind of person he is.’

Whether we like it or not, it is Raoul who has the greatest influence on current Connect players.

There was no doubt that with his support, we could be one step ahead of other guilds.

Moreover, his identity, as guessed by the player community, is ‘Connect’s main scenario NPC’.

It meant that he was the person standing at the center of the scenario that would be updated in the future.

‘In other words, if you stay by his side, you can access the scenario quests faster than anyone else.’

Choi In-hyuk’s head was busy with the thought of somehow keeping Raoul in line.

And that wasn’t just Choi In-hyuk’s opinion.

A serious situation was unfolding as the masters of all the cooperative guilds that passed the screening and moved to Calypse Castle were racking their brains to win Raoul’s favor.

(Continued in the next part)