CH 137

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Presidential Situation Room.

"The two fleets of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force have crossed the maritime boundary of the Korea Strait."

"Isn't that the usual armed protest?"

"Look. Minister Kim. A Japanese fleet has entered our waters. The sea off Busan is right in front of you."

"What do you mean?"

"If you get a little closer, Busan is within hitting range. Do you not realize how serious the situation is right now?"

"If that's the problem, wouldn't it be okay to listen to their requests?"

"Huh, really."

asked the president, who was still.

"How will our military respond?"

The Minister of Defense, who had had a hard expression on his face, bowed his head.

Sorry. All channels have been cut off centering on the Southern Command."

"Ugh."

The biggest problem right now is this.

Busan will be the first place to suffer damage in case of war with Japan.

Busan, which was aiming for an opportunity for independence and independence regardless of the possibility of war, seemed to have many movements to use this opportunity as an excuse to work.

"President. Now, there is a statement from Busan Mayor Son Jong-moo."

"Look."

Busan Broadcasting appeared on a large screen hung on one side of the conference room.

; The city of Busan can no longer ignore the diplomatic mistakes and security threats of the Republic of Korea, so it is planning to hold a citizen vote on segregation and independence as a complete city-state outside the local self-governing body.

" ."

Those in the conference room were silent.

There were people who disassembled it, and there were those who said it was a natural procedure because it had already shown countless signs.

; The Southern Command will be with you, and 32 members of the National Party of Korea will be with you. The crisis of Korea and Busan can no longer be together. Busan is not shaken by the unstable diplomatic situation with complete independence of the legislative, judicial and administrative divisions. I hope that Busan will become a city without concessions in terms of security.

"It's done. Stop looking."

"Yes, President."

The screen went off and there was silence in the conference room. Meanwhile, someone looked at Minister Kim and scoffed at him.

"Isn't Minister Kim supposed to be there now?"

Minister of Environment Kim An-mok laughed.

"I'm from the National Party of Korea, but now I'm strictly affiliated with the administration."

The Prime Minister stepped in and intervened.

"It's a place to look at the state affairs. Everyone is respectful."

President Ryu Dam opened his mouth after a long time.

"What about public opinion in Busan?"

"The Japanese provocation is not something that happened yesterday. However, public opinion has focused on the mistakes of the Korean government rather than the faults of Japan ."

"I am not trying to go back to the process. What do you think the outcome will be?"

"I predict 80 percent in favor of the separation of the Dominions."

"Ugh. Is it that serious?"

"Actually, it's a global trend, so we can't stop it."

It is impossible to prevent the establishment of a new government centering on large cities.

The lack of support from the central government and the insecurity of marginalized city dwellers wish for the birth of a strong new leadership.

dimensional industrial age.

In this era of extremely inconvenient and dangerous movement between cities as human life base has been reduced to the size of cities, separation and independence of city-states has become a rare occurrence.

The division of China, which had been building a strong governing system, was only the beginning, and Russia was effectively divided into Vladivostok as an autonomous territory.

In the United States, its vast territory has become a weakness, and 50 states are effectively operating as independent states.

It is foolish to stand still, trusting only the central government in a dangerous time when the city may collapse.

Busan has a self-sufficient facility and has been preparing for the separation of the autonomous territory for a long time, and the current Japanese situation is only an excuse.

If you follow the public opinion, it is easy to receive a referendum, and public opinion can be created sufficiently.

"Can you stop it?"

" There is not.

The most powerful force the government has is the military.

A group of armed forces capable of keeping the city safe and clearing up nearby fields.

But the army was divided.

When the Southern Command sided with Busan, the country was effectively divided.

"Maybe there was a prior agreement between the Japanese government and Busan."

"Uh-huh, why are we stumbling over Japan again?"

An unproductive workshop ensued, and the chief of staff reminded him of the pending issues again.

"There are two important issues. It is a response to Japan's unreasonable demands and whether or not to intervene in the Busan independence election."

"Honestly, it is ridiculous that the state is being swayed by the crimes of individual Awoken."

"Minister Kim. It is difficult to treat Park Soo-ho as a mere awakener. Currently, he is almost the only Awakener who can respond to 7-star dungeons."

"No, does that mean that we are putting the people at risk to protect that one? Look at the situation now. The country is divided into two sides. This is the public opinion. People are worried."

"Uh-huh, is the Japanese threat bigger now? Imagine a 7-star dungeon in Seoul right now. Who will stop it? Are you going to evacuate Seoul?"

Yes. The field is already at a level where it is impossible to clear monsters. How can we prevent their independence while each city reincarnates on its own?"

Even if the military strength is large, firepower weapons are not supplied indefinitely.

The munitions factories are located in the city and are protected, but their resources are limited, so production is gradually decreasing.

Each city stockpiled war supplies as much as possible and began to prioritize city safety, and the dominance of the field virtually disappeared.

Because of the field occupied by monsters, the city has already become an island.

It is difficult to move from field to field without an escort of a certain size, so the logistics cost between each city has risen tremendously.

Traffic between Seoul and Busan is almost non-existent.

After discussion for a while, the South Korean government finally came to a conclusion.

It is more important to protect Seoul right away than Japan, which has become relatively farther away due to the reduction of the human life radius.

Not responding to Japanese demands.

Busan's independence will be left to their citizens' referendum.

For that to happen, there is one condition that must be preceded.

"As the director of the management, take responsibility and lead the defense guild's defense agreement across Seoul."

"Yes, I will do my best."

Director of the Awakened Administration.

In the beginning, it was my job to supervise the awakened people in Korea, but my head hurt because it was already negotiating with the Guardian Guild, which was more than just an individual.

Kim Mi-so doesn't have a serpent, and above all, there's no way to know Park Soo-ho's intentions... .

*The YouTube channel, which started as Dongsu TV, became the official channel of the Suho Guild and was widely publicizing the guild's secrets.

How to deal with each monster, how to hunt.

There were quite a few educational broadcasting materials on how to attack each dungeon type, how to deal with it, and how to survive, but few people really watched it for education.

Suho's attack scene is a level video that doesn't show ordinary mercenaries to follow suit.

In fact, the videos of the hunting methods of Park Jun-ho, Myeong-jin, and Jang Jae-sik were not very different.

'It's a goblin. Your head is your weakness.'

'It's Orc. Once you blow your head off, you die.'

'The Lizardman does not move when it hits the neck.'

As it has become a daily routine to hit the neck with the simplest possible motion, there were more viewers for their hunting methods that seemed to have forgotten other hunting methods, rather than just for educational purposes.

Most of the comments are from ordinary people who are far from hunting monsters rather than mercenaries.

'Real, it's good to hunt monsters quickly here.'

'Seeing this makes me want to become a mercenary too.'

'You must not be mistaken. Url***** Come see this.'

'Wow, is it true that it takes 10 minutes for five people to besiege the same Orc?'

'Hey, that's normal. This is a C-level 5 player raid.'

'That's normal. Who hunts orc heads like sprouts?'

'It's easy to become an A.'

'No, not all grades are like that.'

'Real Guardian Guild is like farmers, not hunters.'

'If you see raiding with President Park, it's real farming ㅋㅋ It's just like collecting bloodstones.'

'Wow, if I go over there, I think I'll be an A-class soon.

'Are you not recruiting new mercenaries for the Guardian Guild?'

Dongsoo laughed while watching the channel after a long time.

"Hey, that's huge. I already have 10 million subscribers."

Isn't that a number you couldn't even dream of when it was a personal channel?

Right now, he was just taking a video with his awakening skill and giving it to him. From channel management to editing, everything was done by experts, so the video was more fun than before.

"Director Dongsoo Han. Ready."

Oh yeah?

Dongsoo was still embarrassed by his awkward title and went to the set broadcasting room. It's been a while since I took a video with my camera instead of my own eyes.

"Are you connected?"

Yeah. You will be here soon."

As soon as the real-time video was connected, chats began to come up little by little.

Good morning. Everyone. It's dong. It's been a long time since I've seen a face like this with only a voice, right?

Subscribers from all over the world logged in and the chat window quickly became dizzy, but the visual acuity of the Class A Awakened was not at an average level.

"Oh, why is it all of a sudden live? It came with an important announcement."

Dong-soo wanted to enjoy the explosion of interest after a long time, but he didn't have much time.

"I'm going to come over to a dinner party right now, and I'll answer a few quick questions and announce it right away."

Dong-soo skillfully told the most of the fast-paced chats.

"Yes, Suho hyung is here now. It's a return party."

"Uh, migrants will be accepted, but the infrastructure is still lacking. According to the vice president, there are a lot of technicians in need, so we will be moving in soon."

"We will be recruiting new mercenaries soon. Yes, of course."

After answering some questions, most of the questions were unified.

"Yes, a lot of people are curious about it. In fact, it coincides with this major announcement."

Dongsu looked at the screen and made a serious expression.

"For the safe return of Suho and his party from the planet Gucheon, the guild requested Japan to stop shooting and received a confirmation."

The same fellow showed the documents.

"You see here? You arrived 33 minutes later than the scheduled time. However, Japan made a preemptive attack contrary to its promise."

Dong-soo continued with a sad face.

"Have you all seen the video? Kya, there was no other editing of the devil. If I had gone, I would have captured all the video evidence. That's sad.

Since Dong-soo has the 'image memory' skill that can save what he sees as an image, it was almost like a walking black box.

"Anyway, there is one fact."

Dong-soo smiled wittyly and put his face into the camera.

"The video has been manipulated. Japan attacked first, and it is only a response to that."

Dongsoo nodded to himself.

"It doesn't matter if this doesn't make sense. The Guardian Guild does not avoid the oncoming battle."

Dong-soo tried to solve the story a little more with the explosive increase in chatting.

"In the future, whenever such an issue arises, we will announce the guild position through the official channel. So don't forget to subscribe. The live ends here."

After the live broadcast, Kim Mi-so smiled and praised her.

"It's different because I'm an expert."

"Uh-huh, but can I really scream like this? What do you do after war?"

Kim Mi-so laughed.

"There is no war."

"Well, what do I know? I trust only you and the vice president."

"You may go now."

"Yes, my tuna."

Dong-soo opened the window and ran straight down to the square, and Kim Mi-so laughed at the ringing of her cell phone.

"Because it's urgent. Oh yeah.

Truly Lulu, Chuck.

"Yes, Chief."

Kim Mi-so smiled and continued the call.

"It is not an agreement. It is a mutual alliance."

I caught a positive signal from the director who could not hang up the phone even though he sighed continuously.

'It was good that you moved. Whoops.'

The diplomatic version revolves around the Guardian Guild. It's her job to tune the board.

Although city-states have become a swarm on this small Korean peninsula, it is an unstoppable trend.

Although it is small enough to be called a three-quarter system, it does not matter. The global influence is more than that.

"Yes, let's meet and talk."

After hanging up the phone, Miso Kim looked out the window at the open-air restaurant. He smiled softly as he watched the crowd drinking alcohol at the tuna.

"The most difficult gate remains."

Ironically, the most difficult negotiator for Kim Mi-so is none other than her boss.