The Divine Genius’s Game Broadcasting Chapter 381

Episode 381 – The Tip of the Iceberg (3)

The elevator stopped.

A heavy door opened, revealing the entrance to the power plant.

"Hmm, it's quieter than I thought. I thought there might be some larger machines guarding it."

“It must be because it has already been confirmed above.”

Lee Kyung-bok and Park Joo-ho briefly shared their first impressions and then approached the entrance.

"Oh? Looks like they did some kind of tour here. There's a guide template or something."

"It'll be difficult to decipher everything. Still, since there's a holographic map, I'd better keep it."

It was a tablet-shaped guide map placed next to the entrance. Even though I couldn't read the text, the map was intuitive.

-You should bring a minimap lol

-What does Atlantis' high-tech boast about?

-Guide Template Special) Nothing but self-boasting

-No lol then you should come see it lol

-The difference in technology level between the real world and the real world is huge lol

-You can tell just by looking at the underwater power plant that was built, right?

The two men entered the building. Soon, Park Joo-ho let out a sigh.

"Hmm, this is also a restricted area. There's not a single open space."

“It looks like it’s a straight line?”

The route was limited, without even needing to check the map. The viewers also burst into laughter.

-What is it? If this is how it's going to be, why did you give me the map!?

-The original tour was a straight line lol

-Maybe there is a separate employee passage?

-I said it was just for show!

I briefly went forward, checking the passage that was not opening from time to time.

The two reached the end of the passage.

“If you look at the map, this is the center of the building.”

“Just by looking at its appearance, it appears to be some kind of control or management office.”

“You’ll know once you go in.”

Lee Kyung-bok inserted the crystal and opened the door. As soon as he stepped inside, a cutscene began.

The protagonist naturally came inside and looked around.

“This place is…”

The spacious space was filled with complex machines and buttons. It seemed to have been used by quite a few people, as evidenced by the number of chairs.

And there were more glass panels attached to the wall than what I saw in the second missing link.

-And the analysis of the spread was right?

-It was a bit ambiguous just looking at the picture, but you matched it up lol

-Is there anyone there?

-Is it running automatically?

There was no sign of life.

The viewers, as well as Lee Kyung-bok, intuitively sensed that this place was empty.

However, the protagonist and Park Joo-ho's character still looked tense. The two entered cautiously, aiming their high-pressure water rifles.

“Captain…!”

“Really.”

As they entered, a blue light enveloped the two. A scanning device was attached above the entrance.

<%#@[email protected]!>

As the scan finished, a strange voice was heard. Startled, the two immediately stood back to back and looked around cautiously.

“Hey, Captain! Who’s there?”

“Maybe they’re Atlanteans. They have a communication device.”

It was thought that the voice might be transmitted remotely. However, Lee Kyung-bok and the viewers had different thoughts.

“It doesn’t sound like a human voice, does it?”

-These days, TTS is more natural than this lol

-This is obviously a machine lol

-Is it a management system or AI?

-But shouldn't you at least tell me what it means?

Because I knew it wasn't a human voice, but a mechanically synthesized voice.

As they stood there for a moment, light came into the glass and letters appeared.

[CA? YO? R?A??]

It was not difficult to infer the content given the situation and context.

-Does this mean you can't read?

-Oh lol it was 'can you read?'

-I thought you couldn't hear me because you couldn't answer lol

Meanwhile, the protagonist whispered softly to Park Joo-ho's character.

“First of all, don’t let your guard down.”

"ancient!"

He immediately pulled out the decoding table and tried to compare the characters. But then the scanner flashed blue again.

This time, it wasn't a person, but the detox table that was the target.

“This is…?”

Soon, surprisingly, the alphabet was replaced with Korean. Even the undecipherable symbol '?' was automatically filled in.

<Temporary language, conversion complete.>

Soon, the machine's voice began to speak in Korean. The protagonist and Park Joo-ho's eyes widened.

<Visitor. Understand?>

The viewers laughed at the following question.

-What the hell is informal speech?

-I think it's because the translation isn't perfect lol

-I filled in the blank parts by inferring them myself, but I'm so grateful for this much lol

-Atlantis' technology is the best in the world!

Meanwhile, the protagonist's expression remained grave. He considered it for a moment, then put his gun away.

“It seems like we can have a conversation, so put the gun away.”

“Yes? That… I understand.”

“We have no intention of fighting. Who are you?”

At the protagonist's question, a burst of light flooded the entire wall. Within the glass, like a single, gigantic screen, two large crystals shone like eyes.

<Everyone helps. Integrated management system, Neptune.>

“Management system? Neptune… sounds like a name.”

“Since you say you’re an administrator, you might be a powerful figure in Atlantis.”

The protagonist nodded. Then he cautiously asked a question.

“Neptune, what is this place?”

<See instructions.>

A guidance template appeared on the screen, along with a short answer. The only difference was that the content had also been translated into Korean.

Crystal. A highly efficient energy source.

As expected, it was a power plant powered by crystals. But what surprised everyone was what happened next.

Experiment successful. User migration decision.

“Is this a star? A ship sailing through the starry sky?”

The screen showed a star-filled universe with spaceships flying towards the planet.

“No, this is an unexpected setting.”

-?????????

-Was the Atlantis alien theory true?

-ㅁㅊ So you migrated here from Earth

-So are you an alien or an Earthling?

-Huh? The owner is a native of this place?

Lee Kyung-bok and the viewers immediately understood the inside story, but the main character did not.

“Captain, what the heck is this…?”

“I don’t quite understand either. Neptune, where are the other Atlanteans?”

As the question changed, the screen changed as well. Lee Kyung-bok and the viewers' eyes widened.

“Ah, these are the videos I found at the lab.”

These were videos I'd first discovered on the upper floor, but couldn't make out what they were saying. However, these videos, too, were translated.

<This is the director of the research center.>

The screen approached, accompanied by the voice of the person in the video. Suddenly, while wondering what was happening, Lee Kyung-bok regained control.

“Oh, this… I’ve become a different person.”

However, it wasn't the protagonist who was moving, but the man in the video. He then looked around.

The location had changed to a research lab. Park Joo-ho was nowhere to be seen, but there were many other people there instead.

And if there's one thing that's peculiar.

“It seems like a way of experiencing the past.”

The world was colorless, as if I had entered a black and white movie.

* * *

Lee Kyung-bok briefly looked around and came to a conclusion.

"Hmm, unfortunately, it seems like they can't interact. They're people, but they feel like they're just used as background."

I tried touching or speaking to the colorless characters, but there was no response. They silently repeated the same actions in their seats.

-Ah haha the directing was good but it's a shame

-Parka Cola says what he wants to say lol

-It's a shame, but it's not a problem lol

-If you look closely, you can see that people are blocking the road again. LOL

-Is this also a one-way street?

Seeing the viewers' sympathy, Lee Kyung-bok walked along the road.

<Crystal was a revolutionary raw material that could replace all other fuels.>

The director's voice sounded like narration. As Lee Kyung-bok walked a little further, a researcher in a lab coat approached him and spoke.

“Sir, this time it’s a failure again…”

<But there was one problem.>

“Our technology cannot control that level.”

Moderation was impossible. The power generation could not be controlled. If this continues, rising temperatures are inevitable. This planet may face the same fate as Earth.

Everyone guessed the situation from that narration.

-ㅁㅊ Is the sea level rise due to the development of Atlantis?

-It looks like the Earth is already ruined?

-So you immigrated to an alien planet?

-But this place is going to be a disaster too lol

-Human… Human never change…

As Lee Kyung-bok walked a little further, a dark space appeared. Beyond it, as if at the end of a film, was another colorless space.

“This is the management office where Neptune was.”

The researchers were staring at the wall, murmuring. Then someone appeared on the screen and began explaining something, and the murmuring grew louder.

The council made a decision. Even if crystal development were abandoned, the outcome would be the same. Even so, the chances of finding another Goldilocks planet were slim.

As the figure on the screen gestured, a holographic projection appeared in the center. Everyone's eyes turned to it.

It was in the form of a huge city.

The land will eventually be submerged. The council explained that it would be better to settle on the seabed from the beginning.

-Oh, you can't stop it anyway?

-Well, if you build infrastructure on the ground and it gets submerged in water, it's over.

-So that's why you built Atlantis?

-Hey, lol, they were just thinking about themselves lol

-You didn't have a choice if you wanted to live, did you?

-No lol You're the one who fucked up all the creatures on earth

-They must have taken it to preserve the species lol

Viewers expressed mixed opinions about the decision, as did the game's characters.

“Another protest broke out at the temporary residence.”

“I heard there are some escapees who sneaked out to the surface.”

“They said that if they held out on the ground, they would stop.”

The narration continued with the researchers' whispers.

Not everyone agreed with the council's decision. The protests were endless, and we were divided. The council seemed eager to resolve the issue quickly. This ultimately led to clashes with the security forces.

At those words, both Lee Kyung-bok and the viewers were reminded of an image.

“Oh, you saw those people holding those picket signs protesting? When we went to get the wetsuits.”

-Yeah, is this the video?

-You knocked people out with guns?

-It wasn't a protest to go up, it meant there was someone above.

-What kind of dictatorship is this? LOL!

It was a video discovered in the second ruin. Alfonso and the protagonist thought it was homesickness, but the truth was different.

Meanwhile, the control room screen changed again. A scene of the spaceship being dismantled was being broadcast.

The council made a special decision. They expedited the construction of Atlantis using the spaceship as material and put all protesting opponents into cryogenic sleep.

While the viewers were surprised by the content, another content followed.

<And the same goes for us. After the Atlantean migration, all citizens will be put into cryogenic sleep in 100-year cycles.>

-????

-It wasn't just the opposition that was purged?

-What? What does it imply?

-How did it happen, how did it happen!?

While the viewers were confused, a complex diagram appeared on the screen.

The Council determined that survival would be difficult without surface support. They would eventually return to Atlantis. Until then, they plan to reduce the number of operational power plants through cryogenic sleep.

Only then did everyone understand the situation.

“Oh, so it’s not like they completely abandoned people.”

-The parliament was really tough.

– Seriously lol I'll just dismantle the spaceship and make it into a complete piece lol

-No;;; If you don't keep the rotation, it's over!

-So you put the opposition party in first?

-Rather, the escape rate will probably go up when the members of the National Assembly are frozen. LOL

-But people in high positions don't do things that are disadvantageous to themselves.

-omg

-What the heck lol don't be so stubborn

-Right? Is that common to all countries?

The story of the management office ended there, with no further narration.

Lee Kyung-bok pushed past the researchers and opened the door on the other side. After passing through the darkness, he arrived at a platform.

“Ah, this is the underwater train I saw.”

There were many researchers packing their bags. They were exchanging greetings with their colleagues.

The earth will disappear. When the land is submerged in sea water, everything will return to Atlantis.

Lee Kyung-bok felt himself losing control. The director of the research institute picked up his luggage and stood in line.

When the land disappears and all humans return to the seabed.

Then, as he slowly raised his head, a phrase appeared on the glass display attached to the platform.

Age of Oceans

The director of the research institute then boarded the train and gave his final narration.

The Age of the Sea Begins

The screen went black with him.

It was the end of past experiences.

* * *

The screen soon returned to the present where the main character was.

"Cryosleep? You sleep frozen? And for 100 years?"

“Captain, this is nonsense. This is clearly a lie!”

“…Neptune, so are you saying that people are sleeping in Atlantis right now?”

As the two looked confused, Neptune answered.

<This video. Recorded 10 sleep cycles ago. Filmed 1,000 years ago.>

But the answer brought even greater shock.

-to?????

-ㅁㅊ It's already been a thousand years?

-Wow, so it seems like these are not the indigenous people, but the escapees who are the ancestors of the Junkong?

-That's right lol I thought you wouldn't be able to hold out but you held out like a dog?

-Oh lol so this is why the legend of Atlantis remains

-Really lol I don't think they'd believe me even if I told them to my kids

-???: No, there's an awesome city under the sea?

-???: Here you go again, eat something

Unlike the lighthearted atmosphere of the chat window, the protagonist was serious.

“…Okay. Neptune, let's say everything you're saying is true. Then doesn't that mean the sea level is rising because of that 'development' thing?”

<Affirmative.>

“Then, can you stop it?”

As the protagonist, such old tales were a welcome relief. For him, resolving the current threat to humanity was a priority.

<Impossible. Neptune, user survival is the top priority.>

“Are you saying it can’t be done somehow?”

<Visitors have no authority to change priorities.>

The protagonist took a deep breath at Neptune's rejection.

“Captain…?”

“We have to stop this by force.”

“…I know what you mean.”

The two men's expressions changed. They exchanged glances and immediately pulled the trigger of their high-pressure water rifles.

-Wow haha, as expected from an industrial product, the performance is reliable?

-They say they want to survive on their own, so what can they do?

-Isn't it like you've been sucking honey for a thousand years? LOL

-Haha! I'll use the technique well!

Glass and mechanical devices began to shatter on the walls. The crystal within the shattered screen rippled as Neptune spoke.

<Recommendation to cease hostilities.>

The blue crystal flashed red. But the two didn't stop.

Security system activated. Security system activated.

As the glass shards shattered, the screen shifted to the outside. The spider machines that had been mining crystals turned in unison and began moving toward the power plant.

-What the heck lol They're coming in like a pack of dogs

-Are you telling me to deal with all of this?

-No;; Even if there are a lot, it's too much!

-But if you get hit in the hallway, there might be a chance of becoming a king?

-It's not like I'm blocking the entrance or anything lol

While the viewers were surprised, the screen returned to the interior. Meanwhile, the protagonist returned to the elevator.

“Oh no! Is something broken?”

But the elevator didn't work. The way back was blocked.

“Hey, Captain…!”

To make matters worse, the footsteps of spider machines could be heard from all directions.

-omg?

-Then how do you get back?

-5252, was this really a bad ending route?

-No lol there are no options so what route is this?

-Isn't this where everything gets messed up?

-That's something only God can do!

While viewers also expressed their concerns, Lee Kyung-bok estimated the number of threats he felt through the new spirit.

'There are quite a few, even if they're not as many as cutscenes.'

The ventilation shafts, as well as the dedicated passageways used by the spider machines, were filled with hostility.

“In the last video, the vehicle in it had a propulsion system.”

The protagonist rolled his eyes with a stern expression and then unfolded the guide map.

“We are going to Atlantis.”

With those words, the cutscene ended.

But there was no time to express my thoughts on the story right away.

“Oh, the passage door is closing too.”

In the middle of the passageway, doors could be seen slowly closing, with red emergency lights flashing.

“We’re getting on the train and getting out before we’re completely isolated.”

The goal was clear.

Viewers and Park Joo-ho showed their impatience as they watched Lee Kyung-bok smiling calmly.

"You never know where a spider machine might come from. Let's get going quickly."

-Wow lol they made it so you can't fight while camping

-Let's move quickly and think!

-Pop and talk quickly!

-???: There is no time to hesitate!

-Even if I catch all the spiders, I still have to ride the underwater train lol

Lee Kyung-bok agreed and handed the map to Park Joo-ho.

"Let's divide up the roles. I'll intercept them, so you can be my guide."

"Well, that's definitely better. It'll be more efficient if we each focus on what we're good at."

Park Joo-ho hesitated for a moment, then quickly took the lead, examining the map. Viewers were playfully drawn to his actions.

-Purpago Navigation ON!

-???: Turn right 100 meters ahead

-Ah lol this guy piled up during the pirate union test

-Really lol You don't trust the shooting skills of the person who spread the word?

-Imari is good at close combat, but not good at shooting.

-Persuade them with the efficiency that Purpago likes lol

Lee Kyung-bok laughed it off, aimed the gun at Park Joo-ho, and pulled the trigger.

A blast of high-pressure water shot through the spider machine that had burst open and protruded from the ceiling above his head.

When Park Joo-ho flinched at the sight of the spider machine that had fallen a beat late, Lee Kyung-bok spoke.

“Hey, just look straight ahead and run.”

“Okay.”

The two immediately ran down the aisle. The viewers were satisfied with the sight.

-Put it on, please

-Ugh lol Why are you scared of Perpago, Imari?

-Can you explain it in one word?

-Godple is watching your back? He's so dependable, isn't he?

-A combination of Guide Pupago and Shooter Godple? This is over, lol

-Really lol Another shortest record has been set here lol

The basis of successful division of labor was the law of specialization in specialized fields.