Chapter 2173 – [Welcome to Dimensional Civilization]

As previously discussed with Phantom, exchange of dimensional technology with countries in the same planetary sphere prior to registration of dimensional civilization is permitted. In response, many countries, even if they were latecomers, tried to enter the dimensional civilization.

Of all the countries, the one I was most passionate about was the United States. At one time, there was a space development race with the Soviet Union, and they thought that they could maintain their hegemony on Earth only if they entered at least second place into a dimensional civilization.

Still, the difference in national power based on population or territory… Oh, I knew that if we go to war with Gate China, we will lose. Besides, territory has become meaningless now with the development of Mars, right?

Of course, Korea cannot eat Hwaseong alone, so the stake must be divided, but Korea’s stake is still large. If we do something wrong, global hegemony will pass to Korea…

In any case, not to be left behind, the United States invested heavily in registering dimensional civilizations and showed results. We already have a precedent and have shared all relevant information, so all we have to do is develop and create the infrastructure.

And the results came out. The United States has completed preparations to become the second dimensional civilization on Earth.

“Thank you very much for visiting us today, President Choi.”

“Isn’t it possible to emerge from Earth into another dimension of civilization? So congratulations in advance.”

“Haha, we haven’t even had a launching ceremony for the dimensional navigation ship yet, but thank you anyway.”

Even with Zion’s help, the power of Show Me the Money, the United States, could not be ignored. Hermes 1, a dimensional navigation ship built in the United States, was much larger and had more functions than our new dimensional navigation ship 1. The size of the ship alone is 1.5 times that of New Dimension 1.

The crew can accommodate about 300 people at a time… Oh, by the way, the US also assigned a certain number of foreign crew members. In return, we received that much investment.

However, Korea did not participate. Since we have already entered the dimensional civilization and the line is open, there are some things that are not urgent, but on the other hand, I am afraid of being called expedient or something like that.

“But do you really not need a flight attendant position?”

“It doesn’t matter before because we were also registered as a dimensional civilization, but now Korea is clearly a dimensional civilization. To avoid making unnecessary comments or questioning its purity later, it would be better for us to stay out.”

“For us, it would be nice to have more experienced people just in case…”

“Aren’t there some American crew members who previously boarded New Dimension 1? They also have enough experience, so there shouldn’t be any problem.”

I was on board New Dimension No. 1 at the time, so the American crew members who gained experience at that time were no different from what they learned from me, who had experience and knowledge in dimensional civilizations and interdimensional gaps. In addition, the dimensional chart had already been roughly completed through exploration of the dimensional repeater and New Dimension 1, so there was no major problem.

… But why does it feel so ominous? Could it be that Hermes 1 explodes during exploration? No, I don’t think so.

I was prepared to deal with anything that happened later, but decided to wait and see. And watch the departure of Hermes 1.

Hermes 1, which entered the dimensional gate amid the blessings and cheers of countless Americans, entered the dimensional gap safely. We will contact you through the dimensional relay provided by the Stral civilization, so we can contact you in almost real time and call you if there is a problem.

Oh, I wonder if I can use the dimensional repeater, but there is a fee for using it. If it’s not direct help, but indirect help, and you’re getting paid for it, you can make excuses even if it comes up later.

“Will that work?”

“No, it feels ominous…”

“I don’t feel that way. Doesn’t this only apply to dads?”

Eden also has the same ‘sensing’ ability as me. At the very least, if the target of this incident were my family, Eden would have noticed something, otherwise I would have to suffer alone.

Maybe that’s why I feel more anxious. What on earth is going on that makes me feel like this?

First, we decided to keep an eye on the movements of Hermes 1. The exploration period was set at about 3 weeks, but luckily, around the 10th day, Hermes 1 encountered a dimensional civilization.

-This is Hermes No. 1!!! We have finally made contact with the Eos civilization, a dimensional civilization!!!!

“”””Waaaaa!!!!!!!””””

Although it is said to be second, it is still ranked first. For Americans, it can’t help but be a soup-filled moment.

Now, all you have to do is go through the dimensional civilization registration process over there, so it’s a simple matter. If the United States becomes a dimensional civilization, we will throw away half of the jobs from the dimensional civilization that is currently contacting us…

“I received a call from the President of the United States. I think it may be a bit urgent.”

“Huh? What is it? Ah, is there a lot you want to ask about dimensional civilization registration?”

It’s a jockey’s difference that needs to be done well, but we are the seniors. So, it’s not particularly strange if you contact me to ask for know-how or other things.

If the United States develops well, I will also feel comfortable, so if you have any questions or don’t know anything, I will tell you everything, but this was not that, it was something else.

-I’m sorry for contacting you so suddenly. I’m contacting you because I’d like to ask you something, not anything else.

“Now the United States has entered a dimensional civilization, so feel free to say that. I have no intention of making a campaign by entering a dimensional civilization only a year or two earlier.”

-Well… If I register a dimensional civilization, do I need some kind of gift or tribute from the dimensional civilization I contacted?

“Yes?”

No, it’s my first time hearing that too.

What did the Stral civilization do when they met me? I think they were anxious because they couldn’t give it to me.

But in the end, that was because I was the Great Demon King. So you shouldn’t think of it as general. The nuance of a gift or tribute feels suspicious, but like the tribute paid to the Ming Dynasty during the Joseon Dynasty, it is not just taken away, but is also generously given, so you never know.

I briefly inquired about the Shenless civilization. When I asked the two princesses, they nodded and said that such a culture exists.

“There are cases where relationships are established through gifts or tributes out of goodwill. In particular, in the case of registering a dimensional civilization, the other dimensional civilization that registers with a small gift may provide better technology or resources.”

“You can think of it as similar to an adult giving pocket money to a child for a gift he or she made with great care. Usually, a place that has just entered a dimensional civilization will not have as much technology as an existing dimensional civilization.”

“Oh, there is something like that. Me too.”

“No, but… I don’t usually ask for things like this outright.”

“… Can you help me research what the Eos civilization is like?”

“Please wait a moment.”

And I was able to obtain information about the Eos civilization. First, the most notable thing about the Eos civilization is that it was a Newbie civilization that had just entered the dimensional civilization.

It was a place that entered dimensional civilization 10 years earlier at most, and even if you think about the interdimensional time axis, it was a place that became a dimensional civilization around the time I was serving as president, so unlike us, who were at most an order of magnitude different from us, they were truly an order of magnitude different from us.

Although it is an advanced place to the extent of developing dimensional jumping technology, the Eos civilization is not particularly special because it has no special abilities or transcendents, and is a human-based civilization. Moreover, much food production plants have been damaged due to natural disasters these days, causing disruptions in food supply.

“Are you trying to colonize America? Huh? Exploitation? Economic invasion? The Great Demon King’s agenda?”

“Choi, worst!!!! Please wait a moment, just a moment!!!!”

“They know the existence of the Great Demon King, so they won’t do it openly!!!! They probably tried to do it in a vague legal way!!!!!”

“You guys should investigate separately and tell me if you think it’s not the case. Don’t just think of it as a civilization in the same dimension.”

“Yes!!! I understand!!!!”

Dimensional invasions are not only brute force, but also economic. Even if you do not attack with outright force, if you exploit the other civilization economically and exploit it, it falls into the category of dimensional invasion.

Since ancient times, dimensional invasions apply not only to dimensional and non-dimensional civilizations, but also to civilizations of the same dimension. If you just cross the dimension, it will be treated as a dimensional invasion, and if you just go within the dimension, it will be treated as a civil war.

As a representative example, when I first took on the role of arbitrator when the Shenless civilization was fighting, it was not as the Great Demon King that I took charge of the agenda. Since both are dimensional civilizations and are on the verge of war, it seems like a dimensional invasion or war, but regardless of the cause, they are civilizations based on the same planet in the same dimension, so it is treated as a civil war.

Anyway, if the Eos civilization really messed up, I plan to punish them as the Great Demon King. Since it is a dimensional civilization, at least Phantom and Sienne will come.

Afterward, I received the results of the Shence children’s investigation. The verdict I made on him is…

“Well, not guilty.”

“Thank you, Mr. Worst.”

“Anyway, I’m not judging your Shenless civilization. Rather, wouldn’t you be able to act with me as your backseat? Of course, if you abuse it, I’ll criticize you…”

“We appreciate your words, but it is a very great burden for us to bear even a portion of the Great Demon King’s karma.”

“We are just grateful that you think favorably of us.”

Before Korea began to exert influence in the dimensional civilization in earnest, I tried to use Shenless and Strahl as separate sources of information, but I can’t say that it would be a burden. Is it a huge burden because their actions caused the destruction of a civilization?

Anyway, what is important now is the Eos civilization. In this case, due to the current large earthquake, several facilities were destroyed, and their functions were halted, the most important of which was the food production plant.

Since it is a dimensional civilization, restoration and such would be easy, but that does not mean it is that easy. The news spread that all the food plant facilities were destroyed, so how would the people of Eos civilization act? Normally it would be hoarding.

As social chaos broke out apart from the food reserves, food had to be brought in from a dimensional civilization in order to put out the fire in a hurry.

“Oh, if you import from a dimensional civilization, you end up spending money and breaking your budget, but if you trade with the United States, which has just become a dimensional civilization, you can trade in exchange for technology, so it’s because it’s cheap.”

“It wasn’t exploitation, they asked for it first, but at least there was a clear intention to provide the technology. This is not the same as the Great Demon King’s agenda.”

But something suddenly occurred to me, no matter how little I act, if I knew that I was on this side of the Earth and that the United States was a country on our side of the Earth, I wouldn’t have acted like that. In a place where there are a lot of people trying to make it look good that they are me.

If it’s not completely wrong, it’s a bit shameless, but is there a reason for doing this? Of course, I know that the Eos civilization is in a hurry…

“Uh, looking at the related records, I didn’t say you were there when the Eos civilization and Hermes 1 made contact.”

“Huh?”

“I guess it’s a matter of pride. Korea surpassed the United States and became the first on Earth to register as a dimensional civilization, and thanks to us, Korea has been in the spotlight in many ways and many people think that it has greater influence than the United States… This time, it seems like they didn’t say anything because they wanted to keep quiet for themselves, not for the benefit of your name.”

In short, the crew of Hermes 1 were scratched by all the various things they had done so far, so they deliberately did not mention me. It appears that this was done because they wanted to achieve it through America’s own power, rather than relying on the name of the Emperor.

It’s not that I don’t understand it, but rather it’s something that should be praised. It’s great that you don’t rely on others and do it yourself.

First, I separately shared the information I had researched with the President of the United States. He was quite shocked and doubted the authenticity of the investigation results.

-Yes? Is this true?

“The information was researched through the Shenless civilization, so it is probably true.”

-If you had been honest and wanted to make a deal, we would have been happy to do so…

“There must have been a face issue. They had to import food from the United States for budget reasons, and if they said something disappointing about the United States, which had just become a dimensional civilization, public opinion would also suffer, so they may have tried to induce it into a good-willed gift or something like that.”

-We are from the United States.

“Even so, it is only one of the nations on Earth that has just entered dimensional civilization. Moreover, there are no transcendental people in the United States yet, so the power to speak out will be weak.”

-Is that so?

“I’m not trying to cultivate a transcendental person through the labyrinth trial for no reason. When you go to the wider world, start by recognizing that you are small.”

-…

There is a big difference in dimensional civilization with and without the transcendent. Perhaps, if Eden was the only place in Korea other than my family, I would have been treated to some degree by the dimensional civilization.

Even if he is not a Lord, he cannot ignore a Lord-level transcendent with two abilities, but the difference between one with even one transcendent and one without is huge. Even if you are a low-level transcendental person, you need to pick up the dimensional navigation ship at least a few times to deal with it.

How much of a difference will it make if you have to select a number of end content level units for each unit selected through Lucky Vicky?

The U.S. President seemed to be in quite a bit of culture shock. They thought they were a powerful country on Earth, but when they entered dimensional civilization, they were no different from ordinary people.

“Oh, but if you tell me that, won’t your work increase?”

“… Huh?”

“I think this is just a way to earn your own money.”

And somehow, information leaked out and the importance of the Transcendent was conveyed to the nations of Earth.

Currently, the only countries with transcendental beings are Korea and the Kingdom of the Sun and Moon. The closest place is Italy, where Ana is located, but since Ana is not a transcendental person, even that is ambiguous.

The atmosphere started to get quite strange. The thought came to mind, ‘Even the United States, which is no different from the most powerful country, is treated as an ordinary person in dimensional civilization, so what about us?’

If the results of raising transcendents came out immediately, the world would be overflowing with transcendents. Since it would take at least hundreds of years, there was only one thing for the Earth nations to do.

In Korea, where there are currently so many transcendentalists, they are asking me, the greatest of them all, to do a favor.

“Apart from the United Nations, numerous countries are in discussions to ask for your help.”

“Fucked!!!!!”

This was the reason for the ominous feeling!!!!!!

I got to take on the chairmanship of a dimensional union beyond the United Nations, damn it!!!!!