The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 266

Episode 266

‘Is this a forbidden area? It doesn’t look great enough to make a fuss about.’

Sasak Sasak.

A group of players were carefully passing through the bushes, step by step.

The one at the forefront is Jo Min-chan, a ranker from the New Star Guild, wearing thick armor like a knight.

The Saebyeol Guild, which was the head of the Anti-First Guild Alliance and the center of the Ripple Association, to which he originally belonged, was disbanded.

This was because proper play was impossible as a wanted order was issued in every kingdom and a bounty was placed among the players.

But did you say that even if a rich person goes bankrupt, he will live on for three generations?

The newly formed New Star Guild took the place of the officially disbanded Saebyeol Guild.

I had to raise my guild’s rank by raising my guild’s merit points from the beginning, but there was nothing that money couldn’t do.

As a result of bringing back existing guild members based on the powerful financial support of Saebyeol Group, they were able to regain a similar position in half a year.

‘But it’s a bit hot. When will I be able to take off this stuffy mask?…’

Jo Min-chan grumbled, wiping away the cold sweat under the mask.

The guild was disbanded and the official national wanted list disappeared, but there were still many players who were hostile to them.

Of course, there were not many other players who could pose a threat to him as a ranker, but the Purple Guild was different.

It would be difficult if my whereabouts were exposed and they came to visit me.

Thanks to this, the famous players of Saebyeol Group had to wear different masks each time and carry out their activities carefully.

‘But that doesn’t last long.’

Jo Min-chan clenched his fists and opened the system window.

[Scenario: Geumyeok opening-exploration]

Commentary: The invasion of Geumyeok monsters has been stopped. However, once the barrier is weakened, it will not regain its original strength. If we leave the ban as is, we don’t know what threat will threaten humanity next.

But a crisis can also be an opportunity. The weakened barrier opened the way for players to enter Geumyeok.

Head to Geumyeok. And pioneer there. The land you occupy is yours.

Reclaim the once lost lands of humanity and establish fiefdoms for players, not residents.

-To enter the forbidden zone, a certain amount of ‘contribution’ is required. To enter the depths of the realm of gold, continue to secure ‘contributions’.

– Pioneering forbidden territory is a right given only to players. NPCs cannot enter Geumyeok without permission.

-In order to pioneer, you must discover a ‘pioneer’ that can be pioneered.

– Pioneering areas exist from ranks F to S, and the higher the rank, the more difficult it is to pioneer.

-Receive the quest at the center of the discovered colony. The first person to restore the colony’s guardian statue will be granted the authority of ‘temporary manager’.

-If you become a temporary manager and complete the ‘Frontier Reconstruction Quest’, you will become a real manager (lord).

-Temporary managers can receive help from other players as well as Connect residents. Utilize your residents appropriately to quickly rebuild your colony.

-If you have become a frontier (territory) manager, you must now develop the territory in earnest. Protect and develop your own territory not only from monsters but also from others.

-The siege warfare (territory warfare) system in the frontier is activated. Please check the attached materials for the rules.

The player’s own territory.

This was a huge opportunity.

Although a huge number of players entered the Connect world, Connect was still dominated by residents (NPCs).

The kingdom’s powerful armor users and masters are monsters that are impossible for players to handle.

Thanks to this, there were many cases where he was unnecessarily judged by the nobles and treated unreasonably.

But what if you become a lord?

What if you could really have your own fiefdom?

There is no need to deal with the arrogant nobles of the continent who think of players as mercenaries or something.

‘And that thorn in the side of the First Guild.’

According to the notice, within the pioneer territory, the manager was no different from the king.

Just like the mayor of a free city, unwanted people could be expelled from the territory and were safe from external invasions for a certain period of time.

Isn’t this really a scenario for Cho Min-chan and the New Star Guild?

‘If we secure the frontier and grow our territory, it is only a matter of time before we defeat the First Guild.’

It was a scenario and land just for the players.

No matter how strong and long the First Guild is, they will not be able to use their power in Geumyeok unless they are players.

‘Once you grow your power in Geumyeok, defeat the Purple Guild, and then take over the kingdom…!’

The growth rate of players was incomparable to NPC and others.

If the number of players, currently 2 million, exceeds 10 million and catches up with the level of NPCs called superhumans, Connect will eventually become the players’.

‘It’s not like Gilma kept throwing money away because she was crazy.’

In any case, politics will be handled by the guild master, Kim Isang.

One day, if you just increase your equipment and level based on generous support, you can do it.

‘You will be able to stand at the peak of this connection!’

It is said that the Purple Guild, which is sponsored by the First Count, is doing well now, but in the end, the real winner was the one who won in the end.

And as long as Saebyeol Group’s endless investments were made, the winners would be Newstar Guild and himself.

“Bugilma! “There’s a strange tree ahead!”

At that time, a guild member who was out scouting reported.

“Where are you?”

There was literally a huge tree standing in front of Jo Min-chan’s eyes as he hurriedly ran.

‘There was something like this? ‘I couldn’t even see it until a little while ago?’

A huge tree that is easily over 100 meters tall.

But no matter how dense the jungle I had walked, there was no way I wouldn’t have found a tree like this from far away.

That ultimately meant that this tree was something special.

Jo Min-chan, curling up the corners of his mouth, quickly headed towards the center of the tree.

When I entered the gap between the tree roots, I saw that the inside of the tree was empty like a large cave, and the branches tangled with vines formed stairs.

“found!”

As he climbed the wooden stairs, a statue made of leaves stood before his eyes.

As I reached out and infused mana into the empty space, a quest window appeared.

“Aww!”

Jo Min-chan cheered without realizing it.

The word S rank was clearly engraved on the quest window that appeared before my eyes.

‘oh my god! A top-class frontier from the very beginning! If only I could take this!’

Since it was a high-grade settlement, there could not have been many of them.

It was clear that this was the core frontier of the ‘elemental jungle’ of the eastern Geumyeok region.

“Assemble all guild members! “The life and death of the guild is at stake on this quest!”

Regarding the pioneering scenario, Jo Min-chan took over the guild command authority from the master.

Hundreds of New Star Guild players gathered at his command.

And a day later.

The frontier he discovered was bathed in light.

* * *

“We arrived safely with the Master Pioneer Corps.”

Philip bowed his head.

“Good job, Sir Philip. “Please take good care of Cupiditas these days.”

“I will do my best.”

Raoul had already entered a fairly deep part of the monster forest.

If you look at the map, it’s about 1/4 of the way.

In fact, it has reached the deepest part of the world that humanity occupied in its past life.

And the frontier where he currently stands.

S-class large fortress [Kupiditas].

This place, which means ‘hope’ in ancient language, was to be the center of the upcoming scenario.

‘The rebuilding quest is not easy as it is an S rank….’

I didn’t think I wouldn’t be able to protect it.

Expedition, the first pioneer city, had already been colonized, and pioneering quests for three other A-class cities were in progress at the same time.

However, since it was enough to place only one master there, the remaining forces of the Knights were all concentrated here.

As a result of receiving support from Marquess Ashton just in case, the number of masters gathered at the fortress Cupiditas was over fifteen.

Even though it is a place of extreme severity, it will not be difficult to defend it for a month.

‘Just in case, you can come back.’

As long as the portal was installed, there was no need for him to remain here.

“Raul. Where do you plan on going next?”

“well. “Which would be better?”

Raoul, who was momentarily troubled by the label’s question, opened a Connect community.

– Sluggish pioneering quest. Except for ‘Monster Forest’ in the western Geumdo area, there are no noticeable results in the rest of the Geumdo area…

– Did the game company fail to control the difficulty level? Players who were killed in the S-rank pioneering quest that appeared at the beginning of Geumyeok. Submit a complaint against the game company.

-Experts agree. “Rather than targeting high-level colonies from the beginning, it is advantageous to expand your territory starting from low-grade colonies.”

– As expected, Purple Guild? Foolish players who are swayed by the First Guild even in pioneering scenarios.

-“Connect’s pioneering scenario must be achieved entirely through the player’s own efforts…” In response to Japanese Prime Minister Azuki Kitashiro’s remarks, heads of state from around the world issued statements of support. However, players are reluctant to allow politicians to intervene in the game.

It has already been a month and a half since the scenario [Open-Cion Development] began.

However, except for the western Geumyeok Monster Forest, there were no significant results.

Newly created national guilds and large guilds attempted to attack the other three major regions, but failed miserably.

‘of course. They were greedy without even knowing their own level… Tsk tsk.’

Raoul clicked his tongue inwardly, but he was not in a very confident position either.

Bae Do-hyeon in his previous life also had painful memories of receiving a game over while doing an S-class frontier quest at the beginning of the Elemental Jungle.

To be honest, the only thing that can be conquered at the current player level is the monster forest in the west.

The Eastern Elemental Jungle seemed to not want humans to enter, so many high-level settlements were placed from the beginning of Geumyeok.

The Northern Ice Mountains had the inherent difficulty of finding underground settlements buried in the snow in extreme cold.

The southern devil’s sea area was a picture of cake as it was impossible to secure a ship to navigate the rough sea.

It will probably take at least 6 months to come up with a proper strategy and see results.

‘There aren’t many people who are that patient. Especially those who have it.’

If they concluded that the attack was difficult, their actions were very obvious.

‘They will gather in the western monster forest, which is already showing results.’

Although they would not dare to touch the common frontier between the Purple Guild and the First Count, it was obvious that the low-grade frontiers secured by the cooperative guilds would be coveted.

Of course, there was a way to issue a statement and warn the players, but although it might be effective in the short term, it was likely to cause animosity in the end.

‘The monster forest should not become a battlefield yet. ‘We need to make it public after the colonies are firmly established so we can prepare for future scenarios.’

To do that, it was necessary to divert their attention a little.

“Get the labels ready. “I’m going to the eastern elemental jungle.”

“Hehe. I am always ready. “For some reason, I have a strong feeling that I should be active.”

Raoul gave a thumbs up at Ravel’s confident appearance.

“Please take care of me. “I really need your help this time.”

“Leave it to me. “Because I’m an expert there.”

Even if Raoul hadn’t asked, Ravel’s tension was already high.

That’s because the Elemental Jungle was where Ravel’s hometown [Dassos Forest] was located.

After being sealed in a magic book a long time ago, she heard news of her hometown only through writing.

Even though everything was burned down, there was no way he wouldn’t want to go back to his hometown.

‘According to the information, it is located quite deep in the elemental jungle. It may be difficult to go right away, but….’

As I had received a lot of help, I definitely wanted to take Ravel there.

Ravel seemed to have read Raoul’s thoughts and said with a smile.

“You don’t have to overdo it. Thousands of years have passed anyway, so it doesn’t matter if it’s a little late. No, maybe it’s better not to go.”

You’ll be disappointed if you can’t find any clues.

“No, you can’t do that. I promise you on my honor. I will do my best to help you find your people. Because that is my duty as a ‘partner’.”

The moment I first accepted her into the skill book.

It may have been a bit calculated, but he made no promises to Ravel.

Just by allowing him to stay in the skill encyclopedia, it was the same as saving Ravel’s life.

But in my mind, I was always thinking about it.

Since he accepted her as his partner, he said he would do his best to make her wish come true.

And that moment was approaching.

“If La Raul says so. “Thank you. I have something to prepare, so I’ll stop now.”

There was a small popping sound and she flew into the air along with the skill encyclopedia.

It may not have been an illusion that her face was slightly red.

Raoul, feeling a little embarrassed, gently scratched the back of his head and stretched.

“Then shall I try to move too?”

Before he knew it, his eyes were looking towards the east.

(Continued in the next part)