World Domination through Planet Development - Chapter 44



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Episode 44. The rapidly changing situation

Early morning. Saudi Arabian palace.

Crown Prince Mohammed was sleeping soundly.

Muhammad was mulling over the briefing he had received during the day. It was CCTV footage of the attempt to capture Khadim.

“This is the reincarnation of the legendary messenger.”

The crown prince muttered softly.

It was truly a feat that could only come from legend or myth. Is it really possible for a person to move like that?

I never understood why someone like that would help Khadim.

He couldn’t sleep at all, so he got up from his bed for a moment.

The moonlight outside the window is bright. And the quiet palace.

A strangely eerie atmosphere surrounds him.

Push. Thud.

Shudder.

A strange sound, like air escaping, was heard from outside.

Startled by the sound, Muhammad instinctively turned to look at the door.

As if it wasn’t a mistake, the door soon opened and someone came in.

It was Kadim.

“Yes… how are you?”

And then someone else came in behind Kadim. It was the same person we saw in the video.

“Is that really so…?”

Muhammad’s lament.

“Brother Muhammad… .”

Kadim glared at his cousin, Muhammad. They had played together when they were young. But their old relationship had finally come to an end.

But Muhammad did not even glance at Khadim.

“What were you promised? Money? Fame? Power?”

“… … .”

Muhammad never took his eyes off the unidentified man.

“Whatever Khadim promised you, I will give you double it. No, I will give you ten times it.”

Hearing that, Kadim was surprised and turned his head slightly to check the man’s reaction.

“I’m sorry, but you can never give me more than what I was promised.”

“…Why?”

“Because you have nothing to gain from me.”

“… … .”

Crown Prince Mohammed remained silent.

Because I roughly understood what he meant. It meant that I would choose the more regrettable option.

“You managed to save that guy, Kadim.”

Khadim, feeling relieved inside, looked at Muhammad again.

“It’s the path you chose.”

Muhammad’s expression hardened.

“…Would it make any difference if you killed me? The Royal Loyalty Committee wouldn’t stay still.”

Huh.

I could hear Kadim’s laughter.

“Do I sound like a child? You’re the one who made them into puppets. I know that you don’t support me out of loyalty.”

“… … .”

Muhammad could not answer.

“I didn’t get to this point because of my greed. It was my brother’s greed that got me to this point.”

Damn it.

Kadim took a step closer. Then Muhammad was startled and took a step back.

“Kadim! Uh… Do you remember when we were kids?”

“… … ?”

Muhammad asked with an anxious look on his face.

“Those were really fun times. The hyungs would tease us and bully us, haha.”

“… … .”

“King? Power? I’ve been far from such things. You and I. But look at me. I won power on my own. I got here on my own! While my cousins ​​chased money, games, women, and vanity, I held my breath and grew strong. For this country! Don’t you know how much I’ve accomplished and changed?! This country can’t do without me!”

“… … .”

When Khadim did not respond, Muhammad began to roll his eyes.

“I’m sorry. From now on, I will never pay any attention to you. Go wherever you want. Money? If you need it, just tell me. I can give you as much as you want.”

“…brother.”

“… … ?”

“No matter who you wait for, they won’t come. There’s no one here anymore. We didn’t sneak in.”

“Hey… Don’t lie!!”

Muhammad rushed forward in panic.

Khadim stepped aside without stopping him. Then Muhammad ran out at a rapid pace.

Crunch.

Sigh!

As I opened the door and went out, I saw the body of a bodyguard in the hallway. However, that was within the expected range. I passed through the hallway again without hesitation.

After passing through here, you will come across a garden with a pavilion. This is where the guards reside.

Crunch.

This time I opened the door and went out.

But what Muhammad saw were cold corpses and several assassins dressed in the same clothes as unidentified men.

“This… This can’t be happening!”

As Muhammad was screaming, Khadim came up behind him. Muhammad turned around in surprise.

The gun is aimed at his forehead.

“Okay… Wait a minute!”

Push.

A short gust of wind followed.

* * *

Representatives from South Korea’s three major telecommunications companies, LSU+, KST, and ROKT, gathered together.

“Hehe, it’s been a while.”

It is rare for the heads of the three major telecommunications companies in South Korea to meet each other.

When a new government came into power and the chairman of the Korea Communications Commission occasionally called me in to appease the public and give me a sharp rebuke, that was almost the only time we met.

There’s already a lot of talk about collusion, so even if we meet, there’s nothing good to come out of it, right?

But this time, it was a little different. Speaking of this time, there was a similar case before. It was the launch of a telecommunications business by a large corporation.

There was already a possibility that the company would be secretly sold, so the heads of the three telecommunications companies at the time were at odds over who would carry out the merger and acquisition.

However, this PDC’s telecommunications company is a completely new company.

Even though it is currently on a rapid rise since its launch, it is a similar case, but the results are completely different.

“Congratulations on your inauguration.”

“thank you.”

The person who greeted me was the CEO of ROKT. He was recently appointed as CEO, but he also has experience at LS, so they are not unfamiliar with each other.

“I got scolded so badly at headquarters for not taking action.”

The LSU+ representative hinted at a win.

“Me too.”

The representative of KST intervened. The only person who did not participate was the representative of ROKT. This is because ROKT does not have a specific entity that can be called the owner of the company.

However, the pressure to perform well was the same.

“Well, as you all might have guessed, the atmosphere at Zeronet is unusual.”

Nod nod.

It was noticeable that the number of internet subscribers to these telecommunications companies was rapidly decreasing due to their absurd pricing policies.

“This is an unfair sale. An unfair sale! $9.99, how can that be? And you’re not even charging for the antenna router?!”

“That’s what they said.”

Nod nod.

As the LSU+ representative spoke passionately, others joined in.

“This needs to be resolved legally.”

“How do you say that?”

“How can you say that? Anyone can see that this is making money. It’s clearly an act of unfair competition. We need to investigate!”

“So what?”

The two representatives’ faces are filled with pitiful expressions as they look at each other, thinking, ‘Why do you keep asking me how to do this? Why don’t you just investigate?’

“ah!”

Only then did the LSU+ representative come to mind.

Come to think of it, PDC has become a North Korean corporation. Even its CEO is now a North Korean. He knew about it because it was so widely known, but he just couldn’t remember it.

It is not that you cannot investigate a foreign company, but it is impossible to investigate the headquarters. It is possible to investigate domestic businesses, but there is no place that can be called a domestic business of Zeronet.

And in order to prove the unfairness of the salt-selling act, an economic feasibility judgment is needed, which is not easy to prove without investigating the head office. After all, lowering the price itself is not illegal.

In addition, the problem was the law of the union. It was so new that we didn’t really know much about it, but the rumors that were being circulated cautiously were that it was too sloppy.

The current administration’s desire to push ahead as quickly as possible and to ease economic barriers has led to the economic law being disadvantageous to the South Korean economy.

In fact, it is natural that they would suffer losses since they are in a position where they have to feed North Korea, but they would never have dreamed that the PDC would go to North Korea.

“Even so, doesn’t it make sense to provide communication equipment for free?”

“That’s true. That part was a bit too much. It crossed the line, the line.”

“This part must be increased and asked unconditionally. Isn’t the evidence certain?”

The ROKT representative brought up a slightly concerning aspect in response to the momentum of the LSU+ representative.

“Hmm… It’s unfortunate, but it’s not easy to expect a response from the ruling party. In this era of unification and all, if we pretend to suppress PDC, which has already become a North Korean company, we don’t know what will happen.”

The ROKT representative spoke with a sigh. From the beginning, the ROKT representative felt extremely burdened by this position. This is because the current ROKT representative was appointed with the support of the ruling party.

But I couldn’t ruin the performance again. It was obvious that the logic of “this is that, this is this” would apply. That’s why I had no choice but to attend this event.

“But can we just wait for death? Our LS has strong connections in the opposition party, don’t we?”

Recently, there was even a case where a person from LS was appointed as the head of the opposition party’s public relations committee.

“We will also try to mobilize our political connections as much as possible.”

The KST representative intervened. Isn’t it true that the KS Group has been spreading slush funds to the political world for times like this?

The plan to mobilize the political world has been roughly finalized, and a new plan has emerged.

“How about intentionally slowing down your Internet request traffic?”

Now, illegal methods are emerging. The authors who had been talking about fair trade and unfair trade just a moment ago were not hesitant about committing illegal acts. It was not for nothing that they were called the telecommunications cartel.

“Isn’t it a bit problematic to do it so blatantly?”

“So we have to do it in reverse, in reverse. Filtering the telecom companies seems too intentional, so how about limiting satellite relay traffic?”

Since PDC’s Zeronet is a satellite communication method, if traffic restrictions are placed, the communication speed will inevitably slow down.

Even if it is caught, it is an excusable situation because satellite communication itself is not only in PDC. In addition, other satellite communication does not generate as much traffic as traffic between communication companies.

Although no one answered, other telecommunications company representatives seemed to agree.

“It won’t last long anyway. No matter how much they save on labor costs, it’s hard to sustain with such crazy prices. If you look down on the telecommunications company, you’re looking down on it.”

The number of subscribers may increase exponentially right now, but maintaining that level of quality and price requires a huge amount of money.

They were hoping that they would be able to show an example soon.