Chapter 2610 – 2610. Eternal Eden

Quite some time had passed. I had been busy with the presidential election. Of course, most of it was handled automatically.

‘Most of it is about treating patients using recovery. Simple tasks like that are best left to automation.’

It had been quite a while since I had subjugated the Korean corporations.

I checked my body. I used machines to measure as precisely as possible.

‘Thanks to the new trait, Infinity, I’m growing faster.’

Infinity isn’t a trait that assists growth. Even so, the reason my growth has accelerated is because the limits have disappeared. Originally, Awakened beings needed certain conditions to break through their limits. Then, if they encountered a limit they couldn’t overcome, they would stop.

‘The limits of growth for ordinary humans and Awakened beings are different. But I’ve gained the Infinity trait, and the limits of Awakened beings have also disappeared.’

It wasn’t just about the limits of the body or abilities.

I pulled out a pistol from my waist and took a shooting stance. Directly in front of the muzzle was a shooting target 10 meters away. I pulled the trigger.

Bang!

I failed to hit the bullseye again.

‘8 points. Not bad.’

Before, I mostly scored below 5. Even considering the short distance of 10 meters, my shooting skills were so terrible it was despairing.

‘Even when I didn’t have the shooting trait, I wasn’t this bad. Maybe the Dullard trait had an effect too.’

My shooting skills improved after gaining the Infinity trait.

‘Should I see it as the Infinity trait overcoming even the limits of talent? It’s slow, but I’m definitely growing. That’s enough for now.’

I continued practicing shooting until I felt my smartphone vibrate and stopped.

The caller was Na Chaeyoung.

“Hey, Dr. Na. What’s up?”

It was a video call, so I could see Na Chaeyoung.

-I received the technology from the Korean companies. There’s quite a bit of useful tech. Especially the AI tech from Guryong, it’s exactly what we needed. Thanks to that, our combat AI tech has greatly advanced.

“That’s good.”

-Even though we received a lot of tech, not all of it can be commercialized. We don’t have enough manpower. For the time being, we’ll only focus on military research, as you planned. …But is this really right? It’s good that our military power is increasing, but… if we neglect the infrastructure, it’ll be difficult later.

I could sense anxiety in Na Chaeyoung’s voice. Her eyes showed signs of agitation.

Na Chaeyoung is cautious. In other words, she worries a lot. She overthinks. She tends to look too far into the future, a future that hasn’t arrived yet.

Her original game playstyle was also to hold back and aim for the late game.

“The future isn’t the problem. We need to live today to see the future. More than anything, war with Japan is inevitable. This is right. We’ll build the infrastructure for other fields of development when we have more leeway.”

-…Okay. Your judgment is probably right in this area. But don’t forget that there are still a mountain of problems. The amount of food Korea is producing is decreasing, trade is barely hanging on, and trade will collapse by early next year.

“I know. Don’t worry about the public riots. Lee Yeonhee is handling that well. And there’s the Seongjin Church too.”

The world was a mess. Before going to sleep, ordinary people seriously considered suicide. In such a world, people easily fell into religion. Especially the Seongjin Church, which was growing explosively.

Now, the proportion of Seongjin Church followers in South Korea is close to 40%. Considering that the proportion of Christians in Korea was 20% during peaceful times, it’s an unbelievably high rate.

The Seongjin Church is still growing. It won’t be long before the Seongjin Church becomes the state religion.

After that, I listened to Na Chaeyoung’s report. It was about technological advancements. There wasn’t anything particularly noteworthy.

-You’re in Ulleungdo right now, right? When are you coming back to Seoul?

Was I in Ulleungdo? I vaguely nodded. Due to the effects of automation, I didn’t even know where I was.

“I’ll go when I’m done with work. Ulleungdo is also part of Korea, so I need to win over the public.”

-You’ve become quite the politician.

“What’s wrong? Are you sexually frustrated?”

I asked with a sly smile. Na Chaeyoung frowned for a moment. She moved her lips slightly, then sighed.

-Haa.

It wasn’t as passionate as her moans when she was under me, but it was a sexy sigh.

-I’ve been so stressed lately because of work. Even when I try to relieve stress in other ways, it doesn’t work out.

We’ve been too busy lately to find time, but before that, we had sex almost every night.

And of course, Na Chaeyoung had been trained by me. It would be strange if she wasn’t trained after being penetrated by my dick every night.

Her constitution had already changed.

“Hehe. Have you tried masturbating?”

-…You know our contract is still ongoing, right? When you come back, I’m going to use you 24/7. You’ve used my time as you pleased, so you don’t have any complaints, right? No, even if you have complaints, bear with it. You’re the one who made me like this.

Na Chaeyoung said irritably. Seeing her being hysterical, she was definitely under a lot of stress. I understood. Her workload was enormous, even to me. Moreover, her importance in Korea was undeniable. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that if she wasn’t there, Korea would collapse.

“Hehe. I’ll definitely take responsibility. In that sense, how’s your pussy right now?”

-…….

Click.

The call ended.

“Oh dear. I’ll have to teach her a lesson with my dick when I get back.”

* * *

I worked in Ulleungdo without using automation. Ulleungdo was isolated from the mainland. Since I couldn’t come often, I had to make sure everything was done properly this time.

When it comes to Ulleungdo, you can’t leave out Dokdo, which is right next to it. Since I was known as an anti-Japanese politician, I couldn’t miss this event.

‘I should go straight to Dokdo and take a picture.’

I trusted the reporters from the Seongjin Church who were following me around to take good pictures.

I was heading to Dokdo by boat when one of the knights guarding me approached and whispered quietly.

“Your Highness. It’s just been reported that President Michael M. of the United States has been assassinated.”

It wasn’t particularly surprising news. Everyone knew that the political situation in the United States was unstable.

“So he finally went. He was a decent guy. It’s a shame.”

The United States was over. A warring states period had begun on the American continent. State governments, corporations, gangs, and other forces would run rampant.

‘More than 30% of the players… roughly over 100 people started in the US. This civil war was probably caused by the players acting up.’

The United States was the strongest country in the world. Even in the original game, it was the country with the most to gain. If you established yourself in the US and grew smoothly, you would win the game.

‘That’s why it’s the country that most players prefer. The problem is that too many players gather there, so it’s a chaotic battle from the beginning.’

Players who aimed for a hold-back meta like Na Chaeyoung would choose other countries.

‘The guys who chase dopamine almost always choose the US.’

The players didn’t choose their starting points knowing they would enter the game. They chose their starting points and then entered the game. Whether they liked it or not, a large number of players gathered in the US.

‘The US will be chaos itself for the time being. I can ignore it.’

I arrived at Dokdo.

I didn’t feel anything special. I was just going to take some pictures and go back. Na Chaeyoung was probably waiting for me, getting impatient.

I was about to strike a pose in front of the reporters when the ground shook.

‘An earthquake?’

I checked the sea. The waves were a bit rough, but not enough to cause a tsunami. In other words, it was calm for an earthquake.

‘It’s not an earthquake coming from the seabed. That means….’

Thunder Heaven Style Electromagnetic Wave.

I confirmed the existence of a giant squid attached to Dokdo under the sea.

‘Ulleungdo is famous for squid. But damn. How did it approach silently? The knight order is basically equipped with the latest equipment. That includes radar. The radar that detects variants didn’t react?’

Beep beep beep beep!

A loud noise rang out from the boat I had come on. The radar had detected a variant and was alerting us.

“Your Highness! We’ve confirmed the presence of a variant in the sea near Dokdo!”

It was too late.

The Thunderbolt Knight Order immediately finished preparing for battle. A giant tentacle emerged from the sea and attacked the knights and reporters.

A transparent tentacle pressed down on a human. Even the knights couldn’t avoid it. I couldn’t even react.

‘Even though I was using electromagnetic waves, I couldn’t detect the transparent tentacle. This giant squid variant’s ability is… stealth.’

The corners of my mouth twitched.

“Lucky me. This is totally a lucky break.”

An incredible stealth ability that even fooled my electromagnetic waves. If I studied it, I could acquire significant technology.

“It’s lucky that I met it here before it grew any more. Be the bait. If it suddenly escapes into the sea, there’s no way to catch it. So, you guys be the bait so it doesn’t escape.”

I ordered the Thunderbolt Knight Order. The knights replied without any resistance.

“Understood.”

The variant squid repeatedly turned transparent. In its transparent state, it wasn’t detected by electromagnetic waves, and when it became opaque, the variant radar belatedly detected its presence.

The knights were unilaterally attacked, retreating and luring the variant squid. Despite its outstanding abilities, its brain was that of a moron, and the squid was easily lured to the center of Dokdo.

‘The knights lured it even while dying, so it had no choice but to be fooled. There’s no way it would think they were luring it while sacrificing their lives.’

The knights willingly sacrificed their lives to lure the variant squid.

“Alright, let’s kill that stupid squid.”

I grabbed my ultra-vibrating blade and charged towards the variant squid.

Giant tentacles flew at high speed. Just because it was big didn’t mean it was slow. With the added momentum, it was moving at a speed that ordinary people couldn’t even react to. But the knights had neural accelerators.

Thunder Heaven Style Gale Lightning.

I dodged the falling tentacles and slashed them with my ultra-vibrating blade. It looked easy, but it was impossible without a neural accelerator.

The giant squid, with all its tentacles cut off, spewed ink as if making a last-ditch effort. It was too fast and wide-ranging to avoid, and two knights nearby were hit.

“We’re fine.”

“The equipment is also fine. We’ll have to examine the components in detail, but… it seems to be ordinary ink.”

I personally cut the variant squid’s body in half to finish it off. The knights took care of the corpse.

‘It’s not easy to kill a variant that lives in the sea. I’m incredibly lucky.’

The six dead knights could be resurrected later.

I returned to Seoul with a big smile.

There were six months left until the presidential election.