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Episode 128. Banquet
Two days after the declaration of war.
The city was in an uproar.
People's faces were bright with smiles and full of energy.
Now that the city's population had surpassed 40,000, the central streets were teeming with people.
The luxury goods bestowed by the King of Man-gyeong began to appear one by one in the streets of Man-gyeong Market.
From snacks, ramen, water-based liquor and canned food.
All kinds of banquet food began to fill the center of the street.
-Goooooooooooooo!
thud!
A small, dwarf ogre, who was used as a slave, began to flip over a passenger car down the main street.
It was a huge table.
On top of that, feast foods began to be placed on the car's tables.
People gathered in groups of three or four around the car table and drank alcohol.
It was a festival.
Ha Yoon-ha, who returned to Man-gyeong, turned into an alley and walked along the market street.
I heard people's voices.
“Bring me some alcohol first!”
“There I was. When I turned left. That little warrior bastard was crouching like this.”
"so?"
“I stabbed him straight in the head! His skull was stronger than I thought.”
Ha Yoon-ha passed through the busy crowd of people.
Women carrying food everywhere.
Soldiers telling each other stories of their bravery.
“Get out of the way. The food is coming out!”
“Is there anyone who doesn’t have a glass? A glass! A glass!”
“Oh, you don’t know what your first street is. Our Bisan-dong… … . It was a real hell. Hell. See?! Shit. Did I get burned?”
“Shit- this is hilarious. You should’ve seen those little sh*ts messing around with the bus while you were young. I told you no matter how much you swear, it won’t go away, right? You get it?”
“What the hell are you?! Are you ignoring the suicide squad right now?! If there’s Gyebaek in Baekje. In Mangyeong, it’s our Bisan suicide squad! Without us, you wouldn’t have been able to win.”
There were also people who fought over trivial things, trying to build up each other's pride.
My emotions were heightened by the effects of alcohol after a long time.
After the war ended, the surviving soldiers were celebrating with true joy at the news of victory.
People also ran out into the streets and enjoyed the atmosphere.
The streets were filled with luxury goods bestowed by the newly crowned King of Man-gyeong.
There were so many luxuries in Man-gyeong that they could all get drunk.
The drunken people soon began to enjoy trivial games.
In the past, modern people could obtain great pleasure from even the smallest stimulation.
But now we have entered an era where we cannot obtain pleasure even with many stimuli.
So people started enjoying cruelty.
From executions, slave viewing, to the training grounds.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Crunch!
Two leashed prisoners swung their fists at each other.
The cheers of the crowd surrounding the prisoner echoed.
With each swing of the fist, flesh was torn and blood spurted out.
Citizens enjoy the game by placing the warriors captured during the war in the stadium.
“Push harder!”
“Kill them! I mean kill them! You damn bugs!”
“These kids fought so well during the war, so why are they so weak?”
The match ended when one person was killed.
In addition to blood feuds, there are also musical instruments and games.
Card games were also a great source of entertainment.
Trump or Hwatu.
He also enjoyed playing cards with his now useless credit cards.
The only way for the warriors of the time to survive was to become the playthings of the citizens of Man-gyeong.
Street magician.
Tea show.
Stand-up comedian.
Monster chef, etc.
Citizens who have lived their lives receiving love and attention from people in their own way have also found their place in Man-gyeong.
The remaining warriors were all in prison or workshops.
“… … .”
Meanwhile, Ha Yoon-ha walked down the street barefoot and looked up at the sky.
It was a clear, cloudless day.
If during the bitter cold of Round 2 it felt like my lungs were freezing just from breathing, now it was full-blown spring.
An unidentified bird, perhaps needing a place to rest, landed on a fallen telephone pole.
Yoon-ha stared blankly at it.
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Then a voice was heard.
“Ah- what is this world~~~~.”
That wasn't what Yoon-ha said.
Yoon-ha blinked and looked back.
There, Choi Hyun-ji was holding a can of cola and smiling brightly.
She playfully approached Ha Yoon-ha and placed her elbow on her shoulder.
“Birds are birds, and the sky is the sky~. What is this world~~~ Ephemeral? Yes. Yes. The world is ephemeral, and the only thing of value under the sky is this cola… …!”
Knock knock, knock knock!
“Kyaha-! I’m falling for it. Seriously. Ah, I’m going crazy because of this.”
Ha Yoon-ha glared at Choi Hyun-ji, who was sipping cola like the main character in a beer commercial.
“… … What? I didn’t think of that.”
“Hehehe. No, no. Your back looks like that of a poet. So this older sister recited a poem on your behalf.”
“It’s totally bad.”
“Yeah, yeah… … This girl originally dreamed of being a poet. Huh? Hey. I’m majoring in Korean literature.”
Yoon-ha ignored her and moved forward.
With people coming and going, this place was no longer a sea of people.
Choi Hyun-ji quickly followed next to Yoon-ha.
“Where are you wandering around like that? Are you going to get lost again?”
“Wherever I go, what does it have to do with you?”
“Me? Are you Boooooniiin? … … You’re too stiff. Call me Unnie. Unnie.”
“I hate it even if I bite my tongue and die.”
"wow."
Yoon-ha went into the alley.
Her home was a player-assigned villa near the Man-gyeong Market Street.
It was a specially designated autonomous district by Kang Shi-on, and was the area where all players of the Man-gyeong faction lived.
Of course, Choi Hyun-ji lived above Ha Yoon-ha.
“Yoon Ha-chan. Wait, wait.”
“… … The best?”
Yoon-ha looked back at her as she was about to enter the villa.
She still had the cola in one hand and the other on her waist.
“The King wishes to see him in person. Let us go to the palace.”
“… … .”
Yoon-ha looked at Choi Hyun-ji, then lowered her head.
* * *
Kang Shi-on was sitting in the bathroom, staring at the ceiling.
There were drops of water on the bathroom ceiling.
The water drop hung there, barely hanging on, as if it would fall, and soon fell into the bathroom.
Yeah-.
A small drop of water created a huge wave that spread throughout the bathroom.
At that moment, the subordinate's voice was heard from outside the bathroom.
“I have prepared a change of clothes and a towel for you.”
“… … .”
“If you need anything else, please ring the bell. Then.”
The subordinate spoke about the blue bell that was on the bathroom shelf.
When Zion did not answer, the subordinate moved to another place.
He was still looking at the ceiling.
Once again, knock-.
A small drop of water spread out, creating a huge wave.
Zion dipped his face into the water and took it out again.
His brown hair spread across the surface of the water, then clung to his face when he raised his head.
He swept his matted hair up over his head and pressed his nose to both sides to drain the water inside his nostrils.
He was enjoying his leisurely bath time.
Unlike other executives, Kang Si-on did not relieve his s*xual desires by smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol.
He hated hedonistic activities.
Because it could ruin your mind and body with just one exposure.
It was a habit he had had since childhood.
Because survival was his top priority since he was young.
For him, the best relaxation was simply lying in the bath and feeling comfortable.
If I had one more wish it would be a novel, but for now this was enough.
Zion was happiest at this moment.
“… … .”
The time when I was alone in a public bathhouse with no one around, soaking in hot water and just staring at the ceiling without thinking about anything.
Not thinking was a rest and a relief to him.
Zion brought up the status window while lying down.
[King of Mankyung: Kang Shi-on]
[Capital: Man-gyeong]
[
●Cities owned: 35
●Number of citizens: 40,851 (8,356 injured / 2,103 lightly injured, 6,253 seriously injured)
●Ranking within the region: –
●Resources:
835 days of food (+105), 431 days of water (+150), 2,805,190 luxury items.
●Drinking water: 431 days (+150)
●Support rating: 98, 12
●Power:
5,851 troops / 15,109 weapons]
War causes many losses, but at the same time it also gives many things.
As the territory and population increase, the power also improves.
Above all, the monarchs' exclusive currency increases significantly.
The amount of gold that Kang Shion currently holds is approximately ten million gold.
It was enough to purchase most of the items listed on the trade market.
Until now, there were no proper allies or trading groups in Man-gyeong, so Zion only purchased items through auctions.
In order to obtain gold and develop your power, you need items from inventors spread throughout the league.
Representative examples include watermills using water power, street paving, medical technology, and information on monsters.
Each time you purchase one of these, your force can grow as a force.
This war recovery will also cost quite a bit of gold.
“… … .”
And there were new resources gained through this war.
Zion picked up the red stone that was resting on the bathtub ledge.
He knew of the existence of this gemstone through Jin Jae-hee.
red gemstone,
The inside of the stone was transparent and sparkling.
This was a new resource of this era.
To be exact, it would have been correct to view it as an extraterrestrial substance.
Human history is divided into before and after the development of gunpowder.
Humanity developed scientific civilization through gunpowder.
Gunpowder has been a resource that has accompanied mankind throughout history, from the Middle Ages to modern times and the present.
This red ore was also a resource like gunpowder.
The more gemstones you obtain, the more powerful force you can create.
At first, Park Ji-soo tried to use this resource to gain an advantage in the coming rounds.
Of course, now that Kang Shion has won the war, he has monopolized all the resources.
Now, the question of how to use this red stone remained for the powers.
It's been a week since the declaration of war.
The leaders of Man-Gyeong were running around the area to hurry up and recover from the damage.
Those who had been soldiers and then became workers again, after only two days of rest, immediately jumped into the recovery work.
At the forefront of the recovery effort were mobilized over 30,000 warriors captured during the war.
This was an unprecedented compensation for the existing citizens of Mankyung.
The war required compensation.
The greatest reward for workers is time off from work.
Until now, Man-Gyeong's workers have been working 10 hours a day, 6 days a week.
But now that they had secured a sufficient labor force by enslaving the warriors of the time, the citizens of Man-gyeong were satisfied with just six hours a day, five days a week.
This was the result of the Chief of the Order's thorough calculations.
The workers of Man-gyeong were thrilled by the king's generous compensation.
Even after the war, his approval rating remained at 98%.
The overwhelming support that Kang Shi-on has built up over the past rounds will surely come back to give Shi-on great strength.
At that moment, a man came into the bathroom.
He was the commander of the 2nd Army.
Zion was still in the bathhouse, and the 2nd Corps commander spoke to him.
“On the day the ceasefire was declared, there were gunshots on the Anyang Station platform. When the investigation team was dispatched, they found soldiers lying naked with gunshot wounds.”
“… … .”
Reports came in of gunshots and soldiers being killed.
This was something I couldn't just pass over.
They have sent out two reconnaissance parties in the past two days.
They claimed to be a rescue team dispatched by the government and entered Man-gyeong without permission.
In fact, it wasn't the first or second time that external forces had caused trouble, but this time it was different.
Because they had guns.
Zion thought as he washed his neck with water.
'Administrator's benefit? Or is it a modification?'
Things got complicated.
“I’ve never heard or seen anything like that, and they’re people dispatched by the South Korean government. I can’t believe it, and I can’t just leave them alone. I’ll take care of it. Just give me the troops.”
The 2nd Army commander spoke with a determined voice.
But Zion thought differently.
He now had only one thought in mind: to leave the power, and to do so he had to stabilize the internal situation. Zion's current concern was to elect the next leadership as soon as possible.
To resolve this issue as quickly as possible, I thought I should first talk to their leader.
If they refuse to talk, we'll have to resort to force.
“We can’t mobilize troops yet. Let’s watch the situation.”
Zion woke up in the bathhouse.
Slurp-.
The water streams that flowed from his body fell into the bathroom.
The information I heard from Jin Jae-hee was about key players and forces that shook the foundations of the league.
The future of small details is unknown.
Because Jin Jae-hee was a player who started the league in the Gyeongnam area.
But there shouldn't be any problem.
No matter how much they struggle, Man-Gyeong's growth will not be stopped in the future.
Even if they are the forces that inherited the foundation of the Republic of Korea.
(Continued in the next episode)