A Player Who Eats Metal - Chapter 96



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Steel eating player chapter 96
〈Horror of war, preparation for war-1〉

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“They are, originally, the kids who just declared war?”

Hope Guild Office, Sehee Kim asked while watching the breaking news.

“Uh, um…….”

Park Chul-soo, who made eye contact with her, scratched his head to see if he was not sure about this issue, and Lee Hyun-wook, who was sitting on the sofa, replied instead.

“At least in the last war, it’s never been like that.”

“If it was the last war…… Oh, the Shanghai restoration war, is that?”

Lee Hyun-wook nodded.

“Yes, China mobilized all its power to wage war with the Black Orc Kingdom. The period was divided into four major wars, both sides did not declare war, and none of them were notified by surprise.”

That was natural in the first place. Humans also do not declare war when attacking monsters. In other words, it is natural that they do not recognize each other as states, and they do not regard them as objects to be treated as “humane”.

“Well… But, why did he declare war this time?”

… … Well, Lee Hyun-wook was also struggling with that point.

Meanwhile, in TV news, an anchor and an expert were having a conversation.

-… … Now, should I say the military power of the Black Orc Kingdom? No, should I say the difficulty level? Anyway, it is said to be quite high. If it invades our country, can we stop it?

-Well, maybe the entire AMT troops, as well as all civilian guild troops, must be mobilized to a level that can only be prevented.

-Does that mean that it cannot be seen as a fight against the monsters we know, and it can really be the level of an all-out war between nations?

-Yes, hasn’t China already failed in the last Shanghai restoration “war”? In fact, there are many views that view it as defeat, not failure. And from then on, it was already predicted that a major war would happen again. The target is bitter, and oddly enough, it’s the situation where we became.

-By the way, the reason for the declaration of war is’Laputa’, right?

– That’s right. On the Orc side, Laputa contains a Black Orc “ancestral” object, but it is not known what it is. Until now, the government has been talking about Laputa at all… … .

‘Well, it’s a weapon of the Black Orc ancestors… … .’

At that point, Hyun-wook Lee thought that he should ask Talos.

Such a story wouldn’t come out for nothing, there would be something.

-By the way, before the second wave, China was much stronger than it is now, right? It is said that it was about five times the military power of the present country… … .

-Yes, there were a lot of players due to the large population, but during the 2nd Wave and the Shanghai Restoration War, we lost a lot of that power.

-If so, it is unlikely that our country will win. Hmm… … Is there any room for diplomatic resolution with the Black Orc Kingdom? For example, the item called the relic of that ancestor that they want… … .

Like this, a very hopeful story was bound to come out and, of course, the entire Republic of Korea fell into shock and fear. The Korean stock market plunged one morning and foreigners escaped.

‘… … Yes, their primary goal is to promote fear.’

One of my intentions contained in this outrageous declaration of war was that.

This situation occurred several times in the previous life, and the villain forces used the Black Orc Kingdom to cause war in East Asia.

‘It’s as if North Korea fired a missile.’

Such fear inevitably led to an economic downturn, and further confusion and infighting occurred, making it easy for villains and them to penetrate the gap and achieve their intended purpose.

If so, now what was the “desired purpose” was important.

‘Obviously, you’re trying to do something… … .”

But that evening, Woo Sung-moon called.

And the content… … I expected it, but it was absurd.

-Someone claimed to have Laputa’s administrative rights on the Chinese side. That too… … It’s a pretty famous ranker.

The “Chinese Laputa Key Ownership” that had been wandering in China for a while ago was true, and a force in China argued that it was true.

-The Chinese guild is called 〈Hongdo〉, and 40 minutes ago, we contacted our side and told us to give over access to Laputa because they are Laputa’s administrators. haha… … Then, when the Black Orc invaded the Korean peninsula, it would be very easy to stop it.

He was a voice that seemed ridiculous.

“Okay, but if that story spreads, it will be in many ways. Since we haven’t disclosed any information about Laputa, our people will have to worry about whether the Chinese side really has such authority, so the anxiety will increase.”

That was obvious. In China, if there is a voice that the true owner of Laputa is China and it should be requested and brought to Korea, in response, Korean public opinion will urge the government to disclose the truth—

-Yes, it will flow like that. But something weird… … On the Chinese side, if there is another Laputa manager on the Korean side, they also added a somewhat absurd request to meet and discuss.

‘……Huh? What are you talking about?’

At that point, Lee Hyun-wook could notice their purpose.

‘Isn’t they really aiming for 〈Laputa administrator authority〉 robbery?’

In this way, the reason Laputa’s managers were forced to reveal their appearance and pressured them was to identify the targets to be assassinated.

Of course, Lee Hyun-wook had no intention of responding to the scenario.

“They can’t be real, so they’ll have a different purpose.”

– right. You won’t be swayed by what seems obvious inside.

Yes, there is a saying that idiots are prohibited from feeding. The answer was not to respond to such an absurd political maneuver that caused noise.

‘If you bite that bait for no reason and get the world’s attention, it gets complicated.’

Subsequently, Woo Sung-moon said, “We are monitoring the Shanghai area with military satellites, but there is still no movement of the main Black Orc forces.

‘After all, the declaration of war was only an obvious stimulus of fear.’

Thus, while preparing for any possible infiltration, the government focused on the’show’ that this case has a different purpose.

However… … .

‘… … That doesn’t mean that the Black Orc’s invasion is false.’

In fact, a few years later, the Black Orc corps invaded the Korean Peninsula.

A rag fleet embroidered in the sky and sea simultaneously hit the west coast and occupied it, and then installed a “totem” that caused erosion, and eventually, Jeju Island became a colony of Black Orcs.

‘But this time, that time will be accelerated.’

As Lee Hyun-wook defeated all of the villains’ schemes, they were likely to take out a card called Black Orc a little earlier.

‘The way to deal with them is… … It is a powerful firepower.’

It needed a destructive force that would prevent anything from invading this land, and a destructive force that would make him feel so ambitious again.

For example, a giant gun that will blow up a fleet before landing… … .

At that time, a call came from Yeo Sang-min, who was waiting at Laputa.

– there… … It is said that this Dwarf Uncle successfully communicated with people from his hometown. I think I will have to prepare for the move.

Engineers who will make the mighty cannon arrive soon.

***

[Hidden Quest]

-Encounter with the Dimensional Traveler-3

You have nominated the gray mountain dwarves’ settlement.

They are scheduled to appear through’Crack’ in 8 days.

In that moment, be prepared for an unexpected “accident”.

* Quest Reward: Differential payments are made according to performance.

And today was the 8th day.

Soon, a portal opens up in the sky, and a dwarf race appears.

‘And in that… … Wyvern will also fall together.’

That’s why Laputa’s preparations for the “Siege War” were in full swing.

“Okay, team 3, move to the railing outside B43!”

“Here, the freezing wizards gather around the center!”

Not long ago, a new department called the “New Town Planning Department” was established in the Special Secret Police Bureau, and the secret team 〈Bee Hyung-rang〉, which was with them when they stopped summoning Abaddon, provided support.

There were a total of 100 players so mobilized.

“Hey, put a magic turret on tower 8 too!”

They were installing anti-aircraft weapons-type items all over Laputa to deal with a powerful flying monster called Wyvern.

Among them, there was 〈Brain-Line Mace〉, a whooping “craftsman”-class weapon that swept away the sturgeon of the Cheongryongsan Mountain during the wave.

‘But the blitz attack isn’t very effective against the Wyvern.’

Lee Hyun-wook looked at the scene and thought so.

In the first place, the Wyvern was a high-flying race and had a high probability of being hit by lightning, so the body structure was made in the form of a thunderbolt, and the resistance to electricity was inevitable.

So what’s the best way to defeat Wyvern?

Lee Hyun-wook knew the answer very well.

“Sangmin Yeo, bring all the boxes from the Republic of Chad.”

“Oh, you want to install it here?”

Lee Hyun-wook nodded.

Then, in the distance, another female Sangmin jumped out of the Order Tower, boarded the Friedwen in the Unfair Port, and drove it over here.

Ooh ooh ooh——

“Well, how do I get it to land over here?”

“No, don’t land, just move to the left a little.”

Then Friedwen moved straight, as if he had voice recognition.

‘Of course, if you use Sangmin Yeo, there is no delay in business processing.’

As such, the presence of Sangmin Yeo greatly increases work efficiency.

‘By the way, soon I will have to tell you how to grow his abilities.’

Yeo Sang-min also had an out-of-level growth mechanism in which the number of’Alternatives’ increases by one each time he eats a specific item. The item was rare in its original form, but it would be available on the black market.

Screaming

Lee Hyun-wook pulled down four iron boxes from Friedwen.

And inside, there was something like a vine, and a brilliant light came out as if proving that it wasn’t an ordinary thing.

“Wow…….”

How… … Again… … It was also the vine of the world tree.

‘Anyway, the world tree is a real scam.’

The Republic of Chad wasn’t living on one world tree for nothing.

‘In that respect, if you grow Laputa well, it will be as good as that, right?’

As this aerial city, Laputa, is also a “super-paid object,” the more it develops, the more enormous benefits will be poured out—the Greymountain Dwarf tribe who will reside here today would be the first button.

“Hey, but how did you get these precious things? It seems like these things aren’t circulating well even on the black market…….”

This, of course, was airlifted by Emilia Müller, and after that, it was processed for a special purpose in the Gangjeong-du workshop.

The manufacturing item that was born like that… … .

[Item information]

-Name: Hook of the World Tree (Skilled)

-Effect: If you hang the’hook’ at the end of the vine somewhere and give it mana, you can pull it very easily with mystical power.

This would be the “weapon” of conversion to deal with Wyvern.

And after a while… … .

“Good! You are all ready to open the dimensional door!”

Soiler shouted at the central plaza of Laputa’s “Upper City Center”.

Behind him was an antique crypt, which he had been riding on, with some pointed mechanical device attached to its bumper.

According to Soiler’s words, that was the device that opened the door to the dimension.

“How, can I start right now?”

Lee Hyun-wook nodded at Soiler’s question.

“Yes, I’m ready, so I invite my family.”

Then, team leader Lee Gyo-jun, who was standing next to him, ordered the troops scattered around Laputa to prepare for battle through Mana Messenger.

“Hahaha! I think such a happy day will come!”

Soiler cheered and pressed a button on the remote control.

Then, some rays emanated from the pointed part of the device, reached about 100m in the air, and began to clump together like a ball. After a while… the space at that point crumbles like a thin plastic film.

Go-oh-oh-oh-!

Thus, a purple gate opened in the air above Laputa.

Grunt—

On the back, someone swallowed dry saliva. The members of the Bihyeongrang team are all seasoned elites, but this time it was tense.

Well… … The appearance of “Wyvern” was predicted. I couldn’t be nervous if I knew a little bit about what kind of life it was.

Each entity is level 85 or higher, and very demanding predators in groups… … Once they appeared, it would take more than a month to subjugate, and a ban on flying would be issued in the area.

“Woo…… Please, end without much work…….”

If you can’t properly subdue here… … . They knew that it could mean spreading disaster down there, in Seoul.

That’s where they’re afraid.

At that time, the purple gate began to wriggle.

“—Comes out!”

Hung!

The first thing that appeared was a grayish-brown antique, but it was a tremendous size that looked 30 times bigger than Soiler’s.

Rumble

“Hahaha! Came out! That’s our mothership 〈Gray Slug〉!”

After that, various kinds of secrets popped out and raised the altitude toward the sky. But aren’t they good at driving, or aren’t they bumping into each other in the air like a bumper car?

“Ah haha! Anyway, I’m so excited about it!”

But Soiler was still smiling brightly.

perhaps… … It seemed to be happening quite often.

‘I’d like to be an engineer I can trust and entrust these things… … .’

Soon, a total of 12 non-fairs lined up in the sky, and the lid of the late one of them was opened and someone raised their head.

“Soiler- It’s all out, so close the door right now!”

“Oh, right- get my mind…”

However-

To—E—E—E——!

‘Yes, I thought I’d be one step late like last time.’

This was also an event, and the battle was inevitable.

Eventually, 5 Wyverns came out in a blink of an eye.

“Oops! It’s too late this time, my god!”

Likewise, beasts with gray bodies and wingspans of more than 30m spread their wings in the sky of Laputa. As they passed through the gate, they looked around, as if they were unfamiliar with the landscape that changed out of nowhere.

-Gray Wyvern (LV. 89)

Then he screamed, screaming out, revealing his pointed teeth.

At that time, Lee Hyun-wook raised his left hand.

Then, the “hooks of the world tree”, which had been curled in a circle behind his back, began to rise toward the sky. Lee Hyun-wook could control it because the hook part at the end was ‘metal’.

Shhh! Sss-! Sss-! Sss-!

And in an instant, the Wyverns started to wrap their wings.

The power of the world tree—it was in an instant that their wings were folded.

껙!

And when mana was given and pulled, it seemed to hold on for a while, like a giant fish caught in a fishing line, but soon began to come.

‘Wyvern is a powerful monster. But if it falls to the floor—’

thud–!

Those giant monsters fell to the ground in vain.

“—It’s now! All attacks are poured out!”

Their greatest strength, mobility, is lost.

In other words, it becomes a very easy prey.

“Kim team leader, hit it quickly! These are all experience points!”

“… … uh, ah! I see!”

At the end of Lee Hyun-wook, Kim Se-hee summoned dozens of wind blades.

As he said, in this situation, it was an opportunity to level up that will never come again.

***

Shortly thereafter, stubborn non-engineers landed all over Laputa.

“Wow! Soiler Is this really our new home?”

“Yeah! Didn’t I find it well?”

“Oh my God, I didn’t find it well. Wouldn’t this be Laputa, the best masterpiece produced by gnomes!”

“Hahaha! Yes, that’s right! We are blessed!”

Hundreds of Gray Mountain Dwarf tribes couldn’t stop admiring. Like Soiler, who had been here for the first time, he was so excited that he jumped.

About an hour later, the dwarves began to organize their luggage. They possessed all sorts of strange items, like a race of excellent technicians.

But Lee Hyun-wook was looking for something in it.

‘… … I finally found it.’

In the dwarven’s equipment, which was scattered like antique rust, there was only one metal equipment that kept a very bright light alone.

It was, at first glance, an object made with gnome’s technology.

‘… … Finally, is there something to come?’

As Lee Hyun-wook approached him, Soiler smiled as he approached.

“Huh- Are you curious what this is?”

“Yes, it looks like a slot machine.”

Really, it was a slot machine with a coin slot and a lever.

“This is something our people love more than anything else, and it’s a great thing for us! It’s an asset! It’s an entertainment! It’s a great thing to eat!”

Lee Hyun-wook stood in front of him, listening to his explanation.

Then he put some plastic bags chin down on the floor.

There was a lot of metal in it.

Jjalang- jjalang-

And the moment the contents are revealed—

“Ugh-!”

The eyes of the dwarves around him turned all at once.

“Ah, ah, no……that’s-!”

It was none other than’ancient coin of the underground kingdom’.

“Don’t make sense! There are so many ancient coins!”

Lee Hyun-wook asked Go Jun-cheol and asked him to collect this. Now, the time has come to reveal its value, but it was easy to purchase because it was considered only as a’japtem’ whose usage is still unclear.

A total of 141 were gathered like that.

“Is this, the conditions under which this machine can be operated, aren’t it?”

Soiler nodded with a blank face.

“Yes… It’s a coin that can run 〈Gnomish’s Subspace Material Vending Machine〉, but you, how did you get so many of those precious things?”

This slot machine-type item was a fraudulent item that must be possessed by the Blacksmith Guild, which is said to be the future of the world.

Because, if you rotate this, material items will come out randomly.

‘And with the probability of atrocities, there are also nonsense things.’

Adamant or Orihalcon,

Legendary metals that are so expensive can’t even show business cards… … .

Shit

He put the first coin.

Then 〈Gnomish’s Subspace Material Vending Machine〉 shined.

“Who-yeah, you’ll be lucky!”

Absolutely!

When Lee Hyun-wook turned the lever, the slot machine turned back.

And, the moment it stops,

Bam- Bara- Bam- Bam-!

A little childish, but a cheerful fanfare rang.

“-crazy!”

With the radical curse of the dwarves watching from the side… … .

And Lee Hyun-wook swallowed his mouth without even knowing.