The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 278

Episode 278

“How on earth are you handling things!”

“I’m sorry. “We are currently looking at alternatives from a variety of perspectives…”

“How long do you plan to keep looking for alternatives? Didn’t you see it? The industrial complex’s operating rate has fallen below 50%! The hospital’s beds are full of patients who have collapsed due to abnormal weather conditions! What I’m saying is, come up with a way right now. “Isn’t that why you are there?”

People on the left fell silent in response to President Ahn Jin-won’s shouting.

Although ministerial-level meetings were being held almost every day, no practical measures were taken to deal with the current events.

In fact, it was clear that solving supernatural phenomena with human power was not an easy task.

But isn’t this something we can’t just ignore?

The president just shouted out of frustration and didn’t really think he would find any groundbreaking answer.

He clicked his tongue inwardly, calmed his anger and spoke again.

“Yesterday, an email came to my direct email address. The sender was Connect Chairman Alex Song. “It was sent not only to me but also to the heads of countries, and I am making it public because I think you all should know.”

A screen in one corner of the office turned on and the contents of the email sent by Chairman Alex Song were broadcast.

The minister and attendees who checked the contents of the email raised their eyes in surprise.

“Is that really true? No, then why until now….”

“What on earth does Chairman Alex Song know? And what on earth are you thinking?”

“If you’re going to tell me, tell me properly. “I wonder why they only omitted important information.”

The President, who was watching the murmurs of the crowd, sighed.

“Whew. I also don’t know how much to trust what he says. However, it is too easy to ignore because the warnings he has made so far have turned out to be true…. Ministers of each ministry should plan a response based on this email.”

To summarize the contents of the email on the screen, it was as follows.

-The connection changes (scenario progression speed) are faster than expected, so it seems difficult to meet the supply of capsules.

-So starting this month, we plan to mass produce entry-level capsules with reduced performance and minus a few features.

-The distribution of entry-level capsules will be left to each country and Connect Co., Ltd. will not be involved in any way.

-The speed of change on Earth is exceeding expectations. In the near future, a change will come that will transform heaven and earth.

-It would be a good idea to start preparing now to protect humanity against [Apocalypse].

-And finally. As I keep saying, the answer lies in connection.

-PS: We strongly recommend that you do not antagonize the residents (NPCs) of Connect.

In the president’s eyes, the last sentence was more offensive than anything else.

Because that was no different from what he said in defense of the first guild.

‘First Guild and Purple Society. Honestly, I don’t like it.’

Everyone is hissing, but First Company Co., Ltd. is said to have been created by the First Guild.

Isn’t it a subsidiary of Connect Co., Ltd., just with a different name?

And in fact, they are said to be residents of Connect, but they are a by-product of artificial intelligence operated by Connect Co., Ltd.

The fact that humans were swayed by mere pieces of data was itself a laughable story.

But no matter what the intention was, it was a society and rules and laws created by humans.

The situation was not good to criticize a corporation that was acting accordingly.

After thinking about it, the president asked again.

“Have you had any contact with the Chairman of First Company? If not, at least CEO Bae Do-hyun.”

Then the chief secretary answered with a dark expression.

“We have already expressed our intention to invite you to the Blue House for a long time, but they continue to refuse. And if it’s about the inside of Connect, there’s really nothing to talk about with the government…”

“Haa, how do they really work! If not the chairman and CEO, shouldn’t anyone on the executive team have been contacted? “I heard there is someone who says he is Kim Il-woo?”

“…We will schedule a schedule as quickly as possible!”

The chief of staff lowered his head and spoke, but his face was full of resentment.

‘What should I do with those who are in capsules all day?’

I went to the headquarters in person, but I couldn’t meet a single executive or employee.

And it wasn’t just him who wanted to meet them….

In the lobby of First Company Co., Ltd., people of different races and hair colors were lined up all day long.

Employees from various countries, including U.S. Embassy staff, were almost always present, and secretaries from large corporations who frequently visited the Blue House could also be found frequently.

There is already a rumor going around in this industry that meeting executives and employees of First Company is harder than finding a star in the sky.

Then someone clicked their tongue and said.

“This is it. How can one company ignore you? How about putting some pressure on it now? Wouldn’t there be a reaction if a tax investigation or funding line was touched? After all, if you do business in this land, you can’t be without flaws…”

But he couldn’t finish his sentence.

“Ha who is it?”

“yes?”

This is because the President stopped him from speaking with a sigh.

“Who on earth did you come here under orders from? USA? china? Or Japan?”

“Your Excellency. That’s not it…”

“Shut up. Who do you think is a fool? “Do you really think I don’t know what it means to mess with them now?”

“….”

“Get out now! Right Now!”

“Oh, you’re mistaken! “I really am for you, Mr. President!”

“what are you doing? “Bring it out now!”

Secretaries rushed over and dragged him out of the office.

The President, with a dark complexion, rubbed his temple once and spoke firmly.

“I speak clearly here. Any pressure or manipulation against Connect First Company is prohibited! What if you accidentally provoke them into relocating the company to another country or instilling bad feelings in them? “I will not leave alone the bastard who did such a thing in my name.”

There were more than one benefit to them just by settling in Korea.

What to do in a situation where there are more than one person trying to take them to their country at all costs?

Tax investigation?

Financial pressure?

Honestly, I’m thankful that they even have their headquarters in Korea, but you’re going to mess with them?

‘How dare you manipulate me in front of me?’

When the President looked around at the audience with his eyes wide open, they slowly averted their eyes.

“Go and do your work!”

So the meeting ended without much result.

* * *

“This is a list of guilds that have been reviewed.”

Kane placed a thick stack of documents on Raoul’s desk.

The document contained information about medium to large guilds that had requested reconciliation by saying they would cooperate with the Purple Association and the First Guild.

“In addition to these, we are still in contact with quite a few guilds. “We are working on weeding out those who do not meet the standards set forth by the Master.”

Charalak.

Raoul looked at the documents for a moment and said with a grin.

“Now, more and more people are admitting that they have lost their footing. But what? “There aren’t that many seats.”

In fact, ever since the ban scenario began, I have been deliberately ostracizing guilds a bit.

There was a fixed amount of pie, but if there were too many people to share it with, complaints were bound to arise.

However, now the development has progressed to some extent and the cooperative guilds are all satisfied with their share.

Now was the time to let go of the reins.

‘Because we need more players to carry out Operation Tsunami.’

After making a decision, Raoul opened his mouth.

“Give seats to the guilds that have completed the review in order. However, make sure to clearly notify the conditions.”

“I will handle it that way.”

We could not offer the same conditions as the existing guilds to those who had now bowed their heads.

Isn’t it impossible to treat those who remain loyal during difficult times and those who follow the trend?

Of course, even if that were the case, the conditions would not be harsh.

Whether I liked it or not, I was in a position to be in the same boat from now on.

‘Okay then, let’s leave the work to this point…’

Raoul left the office and walked towards the private training hall.

There, Master Cardenas was already waiting for Raoul with his sword drawn.

“Come!”

“going!”

Quagwagwang! visor! Chat!

Raul and Cárdenas did not fight swords directly.

They both just stand on one side of the training ground and look at each other.

What actually involved fighting were the weapons each person controlled.

Cardenas has two swords.

And Raoul was moving twenty swords.

The target is a small dot marked on the hilt of each sword.

The rule was that whoever touches that spot first wins.

The battle between swords carrying auras and clashing against each other was bloody.

In fact, the power contained in each sword was so great that a scene of 22 masters fighting was depicted.

And the winner of the fight that lasted nearly ten minutes was Cardenas’ two swords.

“…Whew. “I learned it well.”

“Good job. “It’s improved a lot since yesterday.”

It was Cardenas who proposed this long-distance confrontation.

Sparring with a sword in person no longer had much meaning.

This is because Raul’s skills have improved day by day and exceeded the level that Cardenas, not the main body, can handle.

So when he received that offer, honestly, Raoul thought it was easy.

‘How much experience have I had with telekinesis? No matter how much Master Cardenas is, I will have an advantage in this field.’

But when I opened the lid, the results were shocking.

An army of thousands of weapons could not break just two swords.

“It’s just as I thought. “Raul, you still have big shortcomings.”

There are several ways to strengthen telekinesis.

Increasing the amount of power to move.

Increasing the range of telekinesis by increasing the senses.

Focus on control and move multiple objects at once.

In his previous life, Bae Do-hyeon tried to grow evenly if possible, but in the end, he ended up leaning towards moving multiple objects.

Because he was chased by a large guild and worked alone, he had no choice but to adapt his fighting style to fighting against many people.

Moreover, it was also the most efficient choice for increasing the combat power of telekinetic powers.

But those fighting habits were now holding Raoul back.

As his level rose and he took responsibility for the lives of many people, the people Raoul had to deal with were bound to change.

“If you want to utilize your special ability called telekinesis, you must now get used to dealing with one enemy instead of many.”

Now, the enemies that Raoul must face are not many, but only one absolute powerhouse.

The empire’s demons and demons who may appear at any time.

And even those who may not be enemies, but must be overcome, like the swordsman father Cardenas.

Increasing the number of weapons against them could not be of much help.

In that respect, Cárdenas’ new teachings were of great help.

“The swordsmanship performed by directly holding a sword must be different from the swordsmanship performed with a mind sword. Is there a need for the trajectory of a sword moving alone to be the same as that of a normal sword technique that requires a human arm?”

“Pay attention to the distribution of power. There is no need to give all weapons the same power. “Practice so that you can concentrate as much power as possible on one sword.”

“Use your strengths! If the weapon breaks, can’t we just use another weapon? Continue to link up to attack again and again. Didn’t you say that the advantage of telekinesis is control of space? “This means using the entire space efficiently.”

Was it because of Cardenas’ teachings?

The sparring that started with a hundred sacks has now been reduced to twenty sacks.

The goal is one sack.

If I could break Master Cardenas’ two swords with just one sword…!

And from then on, if we can increase the number of weapons again.

I felt that I could get closer to being a superhuman beyond what Raoul had hoped for.

Also, I continued to practice fighting methods other than swordsmanship using telekinesis on my own.

As time passed, Raoul’s skills did not stop growing.

A month to accept a new guild, secure the number of players, and improve your skills.

The start of ‘Operation Tsunami’ was just around the corner.

(Continued in the next part)