Chapter 1668 – [End Content Is Too Difficult]

For now, I decided to leave that problem to Thiem to some extent. Of course, if you don’t like it, I’ll step in, so you’ll have to deal with it well.

After a commotion, Eve, with a strangely sullen expression, sullenly locked herself in the corner of the utility room of the dormitory used for meetings. I was wondering something, but I think it was because of a previous incident.

“If I try to be cute, will you give up killing people?”

“If it’s something serious. No, but is that why?”

“In the end, you never say you won’t do it, right?”

“It would have been the same for Shion. It’s natural to try to kill someone who threatens my family. If I had asked them not to do anything, I wouldn’t have listened even if Shion or Eden tried to stop me.”

They had to be punished in some way. In my previous life, I compromised with Baek-ri because there was a condition that the instigators, regardless of high-ranking positions, would be punished. No matter how much my family tried to stop me, I would not let anything that messed with my family go unnoticed.

Even now, Shion and Eden are trying to stop him, but they are not saying to just let it go, but to punish him in a way other than killing everyone, so he is letting go. I’m not an idiot or a bigot, but I don’t know about my family, but should I even look after people who messed with my family?

“Hmm, then what would you have done if I had asked you to do the same?”

“I might have thought about it… Well, if I had asked alone, I wouldn’t have listened.”

“Do you mean that if the two of you had asked, you would have listened? That’s fine.”

I stroked Eve’s head. At least as a family, Eve is also our family.

Anyway, I will leave the rest to Thiem. In response, Thiem takes a separate step and definitively announces the news not only to Babel Island but also to climbers around the world.

[Notice to humanity and climbers around the world.]

An incident occurred in which the masters of each class who were leaving the tower due to personal reasons were attacked by climbers from the People’s Republic of China.

Since it was confirmed that he attacked with a clear and criminal purpose through orders from the government of the People’s Republic of China, rather than a simple individual’s deviation, it was decided to impose a penalty on the entire country.

Afterward, climbers whose country belongs to the People’s Republic of China will be prohibited from entering that class. Also, even if your country of affiliation changes, if you are judged to belong to that country according to the standards, you will be prohibited from entering.

Floors prohibited from entering: 40th, 45th, 50th, 70th, 85th, 95th, 100th floor.

Climbers from the People’s Republic of China are prohibited from entering this class.

PS: The masters of trials in that class are still out. Humanity and climbers, please be careful.

Just dropping a bomb. It’s a nuclear bomb similar to the one that was blown up previously due to a climbing problem.

In this world, climbing the Tower of Babel was important. Even now, how many people are continuing their miserable lives by extending their lifespan by one day with items found on the 21st floor?

Climbing the tower is proof that you can obtain the goods that T.M. Distributes. But if you just can’t move up the hierarchy… Of course, you have no choice but to change your country.

At least the upper floors are off-limits, but the lowest is the 40th floor created by Eden. Perhaps the 45th floor was created by Lulu? I think I heard at first glance that since it is a test related to resistance, it is good to have it in the beginning and that it is placed in the lower tier.

“I know that Eden and Lulu are on the 40th and 45th floors, but who are the others?”

“Oh, mine is on the 50th floor. I said it would be placed in the middle floor, but it’s just in the middle.”

“Mine is the 70th floor. I think the difficulty level is high because it is a wizard’s dungeon attack.”

“My trial is on the 85th floor, so the remaining 95th floor is Keter? Well, considering the difficulty level, Keter will be more difficult than mine.”

[But if you look at the 95th floor, it’s not much different from the 100th floor. But if there is a difference of 5 floors, what kind of trials are the trials that went in between?]

“If you look at the fact that it is divisible by 0 or 5, it seems that the trials are important or arranged that way.”

[Is that so?]

The notice posted by TM is perfect. Climbers from China are no longer allowed to climb beyond a certain level, so in the end, they will only be able to climb up to the 40th floor, or rather, the 39th floor since entry is prohibited.

Ultimately, growth is limited. In this world where climbing towers and the resources that come from them are important, that is a huge disadvantage.

Existing Chinese climbers will also protest. The tower won’t change its policy, so eventually they will have to make a choice.

Are you going to be tied down to China, where the floors you can climb are limited? Or should I just immigrate?

Of course, China might try a trick of just changing the country’s name and moving on, but Thiem, the manager, manages it, and that trick works. Even if the country’s name is changed, or even if China is divided, entry into China will still be prohibited, taking into account existing Chinese ideas, ideologies, and other factors.

If you want to lift the access restrictions, the fastest way would be to replace the entire current Chinese Communist Party and start a revolution to change it to a democratic system.

Of course I can’t. The most likely thing is that it will just be destroyed by civil war.

However, what is important is a different issue. The postscript part at the end.

“But T.M. Said something…”

“Well, doesn’t that mean you shouldn’t do the same stupid thing again? It’ll probably cause a fuss.”

If you look at the postscript attached at the end of the notice, that’s exactly it. We’re going out, so don’t mess with us and end up like China. Please refrain from doing so.

Thanks to this, it was difficult to have a quiet vacation, but it was something that was roughly expected when the Chinese tried to get their hands on us. But even so, we are worried about Ruri.

“I don’t know now, but I think something will happen to Ruri after we leave.”

“I have my own strength, and my younger brother is also a ranker, so I’ll be relatively fine.”

“I wish so.”

After the announcement, the number of guards around the accommodation where we were staying increased. They say he’s hiding and watching, as if he has a separate stealth skill or something like that, but apart from that, my senses are that I can see through those skills, so it’s obvious.

Of course, they are not doing anything other than monitoring, so they are left there. If someone secretly broke into the dorm, they would tear it up, but TM’s notice seemed to have some effect.

“I’m going to meet Rulina for a moment. I’ll try to figure out the atmosphere as well.”

“Well, we stand out. Have a nice trip.”

She tells Ruri separately that she is going there. She went without any news before, but now that this division has broken out, she will definitely contact us this time.

-I’ll tell you separately, so don’t meet anyone in the middle, just come up.

“Okay.”

As I put on the perception-impairing robe and step out of the dorm, I still feel all eyes on me. No matter how much it hindered awareness, it seemed useless in a situation where there was a watcher.

Still, since she is not visible to the public, I go to Ruri’s company as is and meet her. Ruri is still busy, or even busier than she was before. When I entered her office, she greeted me with a tired wave of her hand.

“Oh, are you here? Thanks to you, I’m in trouble again.”

“You must have been through a lot. You lost a lot of weight in that short period of time. Did you sleep well?”

“I slept for 4 hours yesterday!!!!!”

“Wow.”

“No, it’s nothing else. Other countries are not pros, and they were aware of what China was doing, either through espionage or double espionage. China was active and tried to use illegal methods. Other countries also went to recruit me and Yohan. This incident occurred while I was watching.”

“With two incidents happening in a row, it must be busy. But what’s the reaction like?”

“I probably saw it on the way. Were there any guards?”

“There were. There were a lot of them. There were probably more than ten, two or three, and they all seemed to come from different places.”

“I see you already have everything figured out. Are you feeling better?”

“I don’t cross the line.”

“Well, if you weren’t an idiot, you would have restrained yourself in the current situation. What has China done?”

By messing with us for no reason, China went down the path of destruction. If you touch us again in a situation like that, we will be banned from your class, so of course we will keep our distance.

The proof is that even if they are monitored like they are now, they don’t approach directly. Just as the word ‘on the other hand’ is used in this case, they were taking China as a lesson and acting cautiously.

Well, they will eventually approach you. If you look at Ruri, you can roughly understand it.

“Your family’s appearance is not normal… China tried to capture them and take them hostage, but the executing unit disappeared and a notice like that suddenly appeared? If you don’t find a connection here, you’re a fool. Moreover, even in the notice, they are out. Since you informed me, I am confirming that you are the master of the ordeal.”

“I’m not stupid because it’s something the government is doing. But why is China like that?”

“For your information, someone from the U.S. Secretly told me that Russia was planning the same thing. However, they weren’t warned, so they waited and watched for a while and ended up surviving.”

“Russia here is also an asshole.”

“What are you doing in Russia?”

“After attacking Ukraine, Keter counterattacked and Cheonma attacked and fell.”

“Kkkk.”

But these Russian bastards… Well, since China did it first, they didn’t put it into practice, so we’ll wait and see, but I still feel bad.

I may have planned it, but I didn’t do it, so we’ll just wait and see. However, just in case, I decided to tell Ruri separately.

“If Russia attacks Ukraine and commits a war crime, tell me. I will kill you with my power.”

“As expected, he’s hot.”

“But when they see the story about America coming up, do you think there are people coming in contact with them?”

“It’s hard to meet those people. As of now, there are no people trying to approach the uncle’s without permission, and Yohan is in the midst of conquering the 22nd floor, so he doesn’t know the current situation, and it’s best to ask me, who seems to be close to him, to ask.”

“You’re going through a lot of trouble because of us.”

“In return, I’m getting that much benefit. They provide support, and I can get hard-to-find materials and such. I guess I’ll have to give them some strategy information instead.”

“Anyway, we won’t be here by the time that information is written.”

“So, I’m going to hold it in and take it out little by little. The closest floor is Eden’s 40th floor, but I also heard some good information.”

“No, Eden said he didn’t like spoilers, but when did you tell him that?”

“When I was having a drinking party before. I heard something… I got an item called a rock in the canyon area and used it to keep it from being blown away by the wind of the Storm Plateau. Then I got an item called a breath bubble to solve my breathing problem, and then I went to the giant lake. They say that if you go into the largest crater of the volcanic area with the water crystal at the bottom, you can fight the boss.”

“It’s like a hit-and-run quest, but the items you get along the way are good.”

“The boss is a huge red chicken.”

“I guess it was inspired by Yerosto…”

“They say that if you eat it, your fire resistance and highest status will increase by 10%. Moreover, since that is the same effect as if you eat it alone, there will be a bonus if you eat it with others. At that time, I plan to go in with Yohan and the employees of our company and catch it.”

While I was talking to Ruri, the office phone was ringing busily, as if word had spread about my visit to Ruri and people were flocking to visit.

There may be whispers, but since we’re talking, I think I’ve set up a separate blocking setting, and they’re calling… Ruri picks up the phone and speaks separately.

“Yes, it’s me. Oh, a visitor? I have a customer right now, so I told him to make an appointment next time. What? I don’t treat such a real person, so just kick him out.”

It’s an obvious story at a glance. With people like that flocking in, Ruri has no choice but to suffer.

“What should we do? We’re going to go back sooner or later anyway, so why don’t we work separately and get rid of it?”

“No, just stay for a while. If interest is drawn, I can benefit more if the information does not spread.”

To be honest, it’s annoying to do external activities while on vacation. So, I think I can just relax and go back.

Well, Ruri will have a hard time, but it doesn’t matter because other countries will take advantage of this and that. You can think of her as suffering as she is benefiting from.

“I’ll go back soon. If there’s a problem, I’ll take care of it here, so you can mind your own business.”

“Okay. Oh, and if you’re going to a party, please contact me again. I’ll have to make time to go.”

“I’ll bring you something good to relieve fatigue from Horizon.”

Eventually, after saying goodbye to Ruri, I went down to the first floor and returned to the dorm… Just as I was about to leave. There were people running hurriedly, escorted by several climbers.

The middle-aged man, who may not be known to others, but to me appears to be full of greed, gave me a greeting and a business card with a friendly smile on the outside.

“Haha, nice to meet you. My name is Kang Kwon-tae, member of the National Assembly.”

“Member of the National Assembly?”

“Yes, if you don’t mind, I would like you to give us a little time. We want to say good things to each other…”

Wow, other people are afraid and can’t approach me, but it’s incredible courage that you approach me first, even though you clearly know that I am the owner of the class.

Well, in this case, it’s not courage, it’s just arrogance? No, something is ambiguous… Anyway, I guess we’ll find out later.