Chapter 2010 – [I Was Just Trying to Raise the Birth Rate]

With people’s attention focused and reporters flocking to the construction site to report, it became difficult to hide it any longer.

Of course, the reporters were not bothersome to the extent of interfering with the construction, but there was a report from the Shence construction team that they were very concerned about the reporters lurking nearby and observing closely in hopes of finding something.

I’ll be able to start the building in a few weeks, but… Well, I’ll have to remove the weed before that. And if you leave it alone and strange rumors spread, it becomes more difficult to deal with it.

“Well, if you look at it now, some people are saying that the building in Yeouido is the second Dream Land store.”

“Then what do you think is being built in Sangju?”

“They said they were building an elixir processing factory to distribute elixirs.”

“It hasn’t been long, so we should make an official announcement before such talk comes out and something more strange comes out.”

So I gathered reporters. Even if the trust score was introduced, perhaps because it was thought to be a big deal, there were many reporters who wanted to attend, so selecting people was a task.

Still, I chose an honest person among them. Even if it’s 0.1 points, it’s better because you just have to choose someone with a high trust score.

Afterward, I gathered reporters together and explained the portal facility that could be created now. As important as I think it is, reporters’ interest is different from usual, so I try to capture my every move on camera.

“Thank you to everyone who gathered here today. If nothing else, I would like to explain the facilities that are being built under contract through the Shenreth civilization.”

And I got straight to the point.

“Many people may think that it is the second branch of [Dream Land] Or an elixir production factory, but it is neither. There is no need to build two facilities at the same time in the first place. What we are building now is practically one facility.”

“What does it mean to be the same?”

“There is one facility in Yeouido and Gyeongsangbuk-do? I don’t understand!!!”

“What I mean by one is what if the facilities are very closely related?”

“Yes? You mean…”

“It’s easy to think of the moon and the Earth. The facility in Yeouido and the facility in Sangju are the same space movement facility. For convenience, they are called portals.”

I slowly talked about the plan I had in mind and the birth rate and housing price issues that would arise from it. Since it is a pretty big issue, reporters listen to the story slowly without interrupting by asking questions.

“Imagine if it takes 30 minutes to get to work, then is there really a need to buy a house in Seoul? A decent apartment in Sangju costs only a fraction of a reasonable apartment in Seoul. If you can afford it, people will buy it. It’s easy to buy your own home, save money, and later think about having children.”

That is the fundamental reason why I started this portal business. So, have more children.

We will talk about this and that, explain the situation, and then we will have time to take questions separately. As the issue is an issue, there are many people asking questions.

“Then I will take questions. Let’s start from the front row.”

“President, is there a reason you built a portal facility in a place like Sangju?”

“To be exact, the portal hub is located in Sangju City. Even if other portals are created in the future, we will not create a direct portal to Seoul, but a portal connected to Sangju City.”

“Is there a reason you made it that way? Seoul is the capital of South Korea, wouldn’t it be better to build a hub there?”

“Seoul itself is overcrowded with people right now. Just as people say they eat well and keep feeding them, their stomachs will burst, and they die, if we build a portal hub in Seoul, there will definitely be various problems such as traffic congestion and overcrowding. And for the sake of regional development, I After thinking about it, we decided to build a portal hub in Sangju.”

“Is there a reason why it is Sangju City?”

“Sangju City was the only general city among areas with a high risk of regional disappearance. Of course, there is room for development to attract people, and land prices are cheap. If you find a house there, you can enjoy Seoul’s infrastructure, but house prices are still high. I chose it because it was very cheap.”

“This policy may cause housing prices in Seoul to fall. What do you think about that?”

“There won’t be any problems with properties for sale near Seoul. However, the value of the buildings themselves in Seoul hasn’t decreased. It’s just that other options have increased… At least house prices in Seoul haven’t gone up. I won’t.”

According to the principle of supply and demand, if demand is high, but supply is low, the price will naturally rise. That’s why housing prices in Seoul also went up.

However, I suggested another possibility through the portal facility.

Is land in Seoul expensive? Is your commute a problem? No infrastructure? Then, all you have to do is find a nice house in a quiet place. Rather, since Sangju City had tourist attractions, it was an easy place to visit on days off.

“Everyone who is struggling with housing prices? Come to Sangju City. Not only Sangju City. In the future, you will be able to come from the provinces to Seoul in just 30 minutes!!!!”

My press conference caused various reactions.

Of course, this does not mean there is no backlash. For people who own real estate in Seoul, their house prices have not fallen, but at least they have not risen as much as before.

However… No matter how overcrowded the capital city is, there are 10 million people in Seoul and 25 million people in the metropolitan area, but the remaining 50 million people, including North Korea, took my side.

-Fuck, house prices are falling!!!!

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I was wondering if I should get a loan to buy a house, but if I do this, I can just find a house in a local area.

– ㄹㅇ, housing prices are several times cheaper than in Seoul. I looked for apartments for sale in Sangju, and even though they have gone up now, they are much cheaper than Seoul house prices.

-No, you idiots!!! The price of my house!!!!

-You are the president you chose!!! Hold on to evil!!!!

-I worked in Yeongdeungpo and now live in Gwangmyeong… Portal If you’re in Yeouido, wouldn’t it be better to buy a house in Sangju and go to work? I need to look into some properties for sale.

-Ugh, it’s a bad thing after all. Even if you always say you want to hit the president, you’re good at one thing.

-You want to beat the president while actively handling and resolving Korea’s deep-rooted evils and social and economic problems?

-Inconsistency between politicians’ good words and actions haha.

Although a replacement system was created, there were no immediate defects in properties for sale in the metropolitan area, so there were few instances of housing prices falling or anything like that. Even if he was going to fall in the first place, he would do it to defend himself.

But it doesn’t go up separately from that. If there is no demand in the first place, who will buy it? Now, people’s interest was not in expensive houses in the metropolitan area, but in well-located and cheap houses in local areas.

In addition to the public’s interest, there was also a lot of interest from overseas. The Heavenly Demon’s Sun and Moon God Kingdom, which was previously mentioned, was natural, and the United States, where the land mass was large, was a problem, so more attention was paid.

The places where space movement technology is currently applied are, at most, used when visiting the Moon Base and Moon Lake Hotel. However, the space movement technology has been applied so that the public can use it, and it has also been applied to reduce the gap between the capital and the provinces. All they have to do is look at it and see if it is worth applying to them as well.

“China is now divided, so there may be some places that are not sad about the division, but the United States will receive a lot of love calls once its utility is recognized.”

“It is necessary because the land there is so large. No, but in the past I was reluctant to do it because of security issues, but now that it is being put to practical use, why is there interest?”

“People have different feelings when they go into the bathroom and when they come out. At least we will promise and receive a sufficient compensation later, so for now, all we have to worry about is us.”

I think I’ve said it before, but space mobility devices consume a lot of electricity, but other countries can also use them. We were willing to install it as long as we received a fair price.

However, the fact that one can travel across space is a double-edged sword. It is especially difficult to put into practical use a space mobility device that can be seriously exploited for terrorism in a country like the United States, which so abhors terrorism that it once waged a war against it.

Why did you just install a portal in the White House, but imagine a terrorist hacking into the space travel device and breaking in? It’s okay because Eve and Shion are covering it. Furthermore, it’s going to be hard to pay attention to that.

Anyway, the construction of the portal facility was slowly completed. Since there is a part of the shopping mall, there was a need for stores to open, but those were already full. Even worse, when Sangju City was designated as a portal hub, all kinds of large corporations in Korea flocked to the city, trying to launch their brands.

“Woman, Ms. Mary, an authority in the field of space movement. Let’s attend the opening ceremony together.”

“This is not a completely empty statement since the field of space and dimensional movement is closely related to the summoning field, but these days, it seems like he is just a space-specialized wizard rather than a summoner.”

“Honestly, isn’t it because I don’t usually show summoning magic?”

“I am a summoner!!!!”

Eden, who was next to me, appeared as if reacting to the word summoner.

“Welcome to Summoner’s Rift!!!! So your tier!!!!”

“Ah, really!!! What are you kidding me!!! Show me you’re a real summoner?!”

“Are you going to summon Bertathus to Australia and show him?”

“No, it’s the same dragon, but I’ll summon the Dragon Lord.”

“Are you trying to summon the Lord as a joke?!”

“Yong!!! Je!!! Cow!!! Hwan!!!”

“Aaaaah!!! Mary, are you really doing this!!!!!”

As the extraordinary mana moved, a magic circle was drawn in the air. It was not a very large magic circle, but a circular magic circle with a diameter of 2 to 3 meters, which was just enough for a person to pass through, but it contained magic that allowed instantaneous movement between dimensions.

A magic circle that can immediately summon beings from another dimension… And the Dragon Lord appears.

For a member of the Ryu family, the facial lines are thick and masculine rather than feminine, and he is a handsome, sturdy white-haired man worthy of being called a charter book. On the other hand, he is a blacksmith and martial artist, so his sturdy fists stand out.

No!!! How can you call me Lord as a joke!!! That guy is also at the top of the road!!!!

“Hmm? Did you call me?”

“I did call him, but don’t you feel sorry for him if you call him like this?!”

“Well, I guess they came because they weren’t busy over there.”

I don’t know much, but from the stories I’ve picked up, it’s said that the summoning series is mainly divided into two types.

One is to make a contract with the target and borrow part of its power to use it. Etheria Wildbringer, whom Mary has as a teacher, is said to be able to use mana more efficiently by making it similar to the target’s characteristics.

And the other is the current method of directly summoning the person or object by creating a passage that moves through space or dimensions. Thanks to this, what we have now is the Dragon Lord and Dragon Emperor himself, the owner of the Dragonic Castle, which is comparable to dimensional civilizations such as Delta Castle and Dark Lord Castle.

However, with that kind of summoning method, even if you have a contract, not everyone will come when you call… So they may refuse if they are busy or annoying. So, there is a summoning magic that just borrows power, but this time, it seems like I have something to do.

“Ah, it’s Uncle Yongje!!! Hello!!!!”

“Ah, it’s Eden. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, but it’s grown quite a bit… It looks like it’s matured to some degree as a transcendental person.”

“I’m studying how to use ether these days!!!”

“Even the Hanon-esque part? I wonder how strong he will become when he becomes his father’s successor. Work hard, because effort will not betray you.”

After appropriately greeting Eden, the Dragon Emperor eventually turned his attention to me and Mary. It’s like an adult coming to the kids’ fight for no reason, but it looks like they have their own business to attend to, so I think we should talk.

Oh, now that I think about it, I remember sending blood to the Dragon Emperor last time. Did that result come out?

“I had something to talk about, so I called you and came. The timing was good.”

“Did you get the results for sending blood before?”

“I failed a couple more times and finally completed it. Your blood is too difficult to handle. It’s blatantly half-hearted, and if you want to make it, you destroy yourself… I barely completed it using Shion’s blood.”

“It looks like it was made somehow?”

“They say failure is the mother of success, but if you don’t learn anything from it, it’s meaningless. I brought it to show you.”

Eventually, the dragon split the air and pulled out the finished product from something that resembled subspace. Since I used the blood of me and Sion, I would have made two swords and a shield, one each, but surprisingly, there was only one sword.

The hilt is red like blood. And the sword body boasted a beautiful appearance, shining beautifully in silver. It’s a pretty color that reminds me of Zion’s hair.

First, it was made by a dragon emperor, a master of dimensional civilization, so it was natural that it was a famous sword, but other than that, there was nothing else distinctive about it. However, perhaps because it was made using my own blood, I have a strange sense of déjà vu… But the feeling comes only from the handle.

“At first, I tried making it as a pair of swords like Ganjang and Makya. In this case, it did not destroy itself as soon as it was made, but it did.”

“What do you mean by that? Isn’t it similar to self-destruction and self-destruction?”

“It means that he used excessive strength to protect the other couple’s swords, regardless of whether he was destroyed. If the first failure was a self-destruction due to aimless self-loathing, the second failure was a self-sacrificial self-destruction to protect a precious person.”

“Wow…”

“Dad is a troublesome person to begin with.”

“So wouldn’t that be a good thing?”

Oh my, take your husband’s side and be cute, my wife.

Anyway, I next heard about the product description of the solvent. If you just make it, it will destroy itself. If you make it separately, it will self-destruct and become disposable, so in the end, we had no choice but to make it as one.

So did you feel my presence in the sack? The sword body was made with the blood of Zion?

“Then wouldn’t it be better to make the blade with my blood?”

“Because we had to consider the case where the body of the sword itself would be shattered. In fact, there are some parts that are better made by making it from the hilt.”

The Dragon Emperor held the sword as a test and infused it with strength. Then, with a strange presence, the sword body began to be covered with something invisible.

“… Stationmaster?”

“It was actually more convenient since you and I both have the ‘interference’ ability. Since we incorporated a bit of the concept of interference, we put a force field on ourselves to protect the sword body.”

“It’s like taking Zion hostage. ‘If you don’t protect it, it will be destroyed!!!’ With the same feeling.”

Although it was a famous sword from the beginning, the sword covered in a force field was sharp enough to cut even the air. Because it is something of will, even physical titanium will be sliced ​​like tofu, and to deal with it, you will need something like a colored resonator or an unmanned transcendental swordsman.

I thought there would be a good weapon, but it turned out to be better than I expected. There is a reward in donating my blood and that of Zion.

“It’s a good weapon that you might want to include in a masterpiece, but the problem is that you have such a strong ego that you can’t tell who the owner is. They say I can use it because I made it, but that doesn’t mean I can leave it rotting away in the warehouse, so I brought it because I thought I could use the owner of the raw materials. “

“No, I don’t use a sword or anything like that. In Sion, combat is out of the question.”

“If you give it to me, I think I will eject it at the speed of light and use it as a bullet.”

“Then there is only one thing left?”

Then our eyes turned to Eden. Because Eden is the only one who can use a weapon that uses the blood of both of us without using me or Sion.

“Oh!!!! I got an epic item!!!!!”

“Our Eden’s weapons are only increasing. Kether’s horn and Usamg’s iron shackles… Can you use them all?”

“First of all, it feels like a sword, and you can use it with the Keter horn.”

“But there are two swords in a pair. Which hand should you hold this sword with?”

“I don’t know about Samdo-ryu, Samdo-ryu?”

“If you think about your position, Eden, you’d rather be Sanji than Zoro?!”

“Oh, blue? Honestly, I like that better than the strongest swordsman.”

[Make it for me?]

“Oh.”

Now that I think about it, there is an incarnation of nature next to me that can create something like Ool Blue where all kinds of fish gather.

… If we keep going like this, I don’t know when we’ll create something like a seaside Garden of Eden.