frightfiction Chapter 339
Chapter 339
"Dragon Lord... Why did the Yangban who said they would see me once they become the Holy See suddenly send a message?"
Dragon Lord, who had shown interest in Sung JiHan and had supported him as the Grand Cardinal.
However, he only occupied the position of the Holy See and had not given any news after giving Alt Kaiser's Dragon Heart.
So he was just a Yangban who occupied the position of the Holy See.
"Hmm. Did he even watch the arena match?"
Sung JiHan checked the entire message first.
[Dragon Lord is conveying his will.]
As soon as the message appeared, the screen changed, and in the system window, the letters disappeared and a giant eye was revealed.
A red eye emitting light at the center of the yellow background.
And then a voice spread out.
[I have seen you obtain a piece of the Solar Core. If you give it to me, I will bestow Dragon Lord's blessing upon you.]
As Sung JiHan predicted, Dragon Lord was asking him to hand over the red Solar Core piece, indicating that he had watched the arena match.
"I already don't have it."
[You don't have it... Have you already given it to someone? Who? The Solar King? Or... the enemy tribe.]
"What is the enemy tribe?"
[This is what they look like.]
Sung JiHan.
The screen changed again from the eye shape.
And within it, the figure of a giant was replayed.
Although their appearances were not uniform, they were all different.
A group of giants with only their red eyes matching.
As Sung JiHan looked at them, he felt like he had seen them somewhere before.
"Ah, these giants... They look similar to the ones in the video that appeared during the destruction of Longinus."
Giants hanging on the cross, pierced by the spear of the Crucifixion.
- Traitor. The administrator will judge you!
One of the giants had shouted this to the shadow of Gilgamesh before dying.
"After hearing that, Gilgamesh laughed and said that the administrator had told them that they were on their side..."
The birth of "humans" in the Battle.net without growth limits.
Until now, it was only known that the World Tree Elves were the most involved in this.
The World Tree Elves' experiment took place on Earth.
It was already revealed in their data that the director of the laboratory had fused with the World Tree and lost contact.
"But with the story of the administrator and Dragon Lord mentioning them as the enemy tribe, it seems that the World Tree Elves were not the only ones who betrayed and settled on Earth..."
With fragmented information like this, it was still impossible to derive a complete result.
Sung JiHan thought about asking Dragon Lord for more details about the enemy tribe, but...
"No... It's better to pretend that I don't know about the enemy tribe."
Sung JiHan remembered the incident when the Solar King went crazy last time.
He had sensed the presence of the enemy in Sung JiHan and had sent a message to the Solar King alone.
Fortunately, time was reversed and that incident was prevented.
If not, in order to learn about the enemy, the Solar King, as the Grand Cardinal, might have descended to Earth himself.
"I heard that this Dragon Lord is also aiming for the red administrator. It's better not to pretend to know for no reason."
Sung JiHan was satisfied with just getting the hint that the giant was the "enemy tribe" and replied to Dragon Lord.
"I didn't give it to anyone, I absorbed it."
[You absorbed it...]
"Oh, it greatly increased the power of fire."
[Can you swear on your name? That you absorbed it.]
"I swear."
Without hesitation, Sung JiHan replied, and the giant eyes on the screen slowly closed.
[It's not a lie. It's a shame...]
"What is the blessing of the Lord?"
"It is a blessing that allows you to become a dragon. You were able to transcend the lowest form of physicality, but it seems regrettable."
So, through the blessing, you can become a dragon?
Although it briefly seemed intriguing to fight the gods and goddesses with a dragon's body instead of a human body.
"How long will it take?"
"If it's your talent, it will take less than 500 years."
"It takes a really long time."
"That is only the standard for your kind. If you become a part of the dragon, you will realize that it is instantaneous. Yes... if you happen to obtain it next time, don't absorb it, bring it to me. I will give you a reward beyond your imagination."
Beep!
The Dragon Lord turned off the communication, expressing disappointment with the fragment of the red sun's core.
"In the end, I didn't receive anything from the Lord."
He only brought up his own matter and left.
Even though he became the Great Seat, he doesn't know how to give.
"But at least I know that the giant is a member of the enemy tribe..."
In the Battle.net, the red administrator known for hiding his traces.
Strangely, his traces were visible on Earth.
Even the enemy tribe that died in the execution ground.
And also Gilgamesh's mention.
"Maybe the giant is a member of the enemy tribe."
The giants called him a traitor, but he was more like a shadow of the giant than Gilgamesh.
And even before that.
-How dare you... mock us?!
-An incomplete inferior being dares to!
-Will you persist to the end...?!
The enemy tribe referred to him as an "inferior being."
"When I used the Flashing Phoenix, was it related to the red administrator that my stats were consumed?"
The Flashing Phoenix that turned back time in the universe by one minute.
No matter how many stats were consumed, it was an ability of such a huge scale that it was said to be possessed by the servant of the gods.
Yes.
It would be impossible without being at the peak of the Battle.net, like the red administrator.
"Then... the third being with the ability of the Flashing Phoenix must be the red administrator or someone closely related to him."
If we assume that it is of the same level as the red administrator.
Why does such an existence try not to be discovered by the Sun King, who is lower in rank than himself?
"Do you know anything about the red administrator?"
Sung JiHan asked the Shadow Queen.
[The red administrator?]
"Uh."
[He is a hidden administrator who disappeared just before his term ended. He was in charge of the direct guards, along with the enemy tribe.]
"Term? Administrators have terms?"
Sung JiHan widened his eyes in surprise.
If administrators in the Battle.net have terms, they must be higher than gods.
Is there a term for such existence?
Yes. Only the administrators of red and green exist.
What about the green one?
Yes. Of course, the green administrator is trying to extend their term by using all sorts of tricks... but the red administrator, who has an unjust fate, couldn't do that. Fire will eventually go out, won't it?
Hmm...
Is this "term" also included in the reason why the green administrator is causing havoc in the universe by manipulating the World Tree Elves?
Sung JiHan nodded, and the Shadow Queen spoke.
I'm not entirely sure since it's just a rumor... but the Dragon Lord and the Sun King, who were considered strong candidates for the next red administrator, didn't show much interest. After all, once the term is over, the administrator's authority is automatically revoked and transferred to the elected Grand Seat from the next group of candidates.
Is that so?
Oh. But strangely enough, it was said that the red administrator's power was not returned to the Battle.net system.
It wasn't returned?
Yes. So the two Grand Seats who were strong candidates were furious. The missing red administrator is clearly using some means to maintain their power. That's why the Sun King is personally looking for the red administrator, and the Dragon Lord is leading the dragons to find traces of the administrator.
It was a good thing I didn't mention seeing the enemy tribe in front of the Dragon Lord earlier.
If I had said something, the Dragon Lord would have brought all the dragons and flown to Earth.
So why were they in such a frenzy? But what is the power of the red administrator?
I don't know that far. It's probably related to fire, right? If it's an administrator level, it might be something like creating a sun.
Creating a sun...
Indeed, the scale is different when it comes to administrators.
Sung JiHan smirked and touched the center of his chest.
"I absolutely can't let this be revealed. But the Battle.net system itself doesn't seem to have a problem even if I register a lower stat."
Even if the red administrator disappeared with their power.
Even if they obtained the 'enemy' stat, it might not be a problem at the system level.
"Anyway, let's be especially careful with those two."
Sung JiHan decided not to reveal anything when facing the Dragon Lord or the Sun King.
If they were caught, they might come rushing to Earth in search of the red administrator.
While he was organizing his thoughts like that.
Buzz...
His phone vibrated.
* * *
-Owner. I received responses from those who were contacted for the sponsorship of the Grand Seat.
A call from Guild Master Lee Ha-yeon.
Sung JiHan responded.
"Ah, you called? What was the reaction?"
-The top priority players we contacted all agreed to sponsor.
"Three players? Then one of them is..."
Then Lee Ha-yeon paused for a moment and cautiously opened her mouth.
-Um... me. If it's not too much trouble, can I join if there's a slot available?
"Ha-yeon?"
In response to Sung JiHan's question, Lee Ha-yeon explained at length.
-Yes, um... I am a player with a supporting gift. The additional effects of the Grand Seat sponsorship may be useless, but you never know, right? If I receive the sponsorship, my nurturing ability might develop further... and it would be a great help to the development of the standby guild...
"Let's do that."
-Huh...?
"I'll sponsor you."
Even though Lee Ha-yeon does so much on his behalf, he could easily give up one slot.
-Really...?
"Of course."
Saying that, Sung JiHan immediately added Lee Ha-yeon to the list of sponsors.
And then...
[Due to the sponsor, the reputation of the Holy See increases by 1.]
"Huh?"
Unlike when he sponsored Yoon Se-jin.
In the system window, the reputation of the Holy See began to accumulate little by little.
"Oh. I didn't expect you to do it right away... Thank you so much, Owner-nim!"
"It's only natural for me to show my gratitude when I see Ha-yeon's virtue."
"Hehe... Then I will contact the three players to sponsor right away!"
"Ah. Wait a moment. Can we postpone that for an hour? That thing."
"For an hour? Okay, I understand."
"Yes. Then I will contact you shortly."
Beep.
After ending the call, Sung JiHan carefully looked at the system message window.
[Due to the sponsor, the reputation of the Holy See increases by 2.]
After an hour, the reputation of the Holy See increased by 2 this time.
"My brother earned about 10 to 100 reputation points every time he performed well in the game..."
Sung JiHan thought about the reputation points Yoon Se-jin had earned.
Usually, he couldn't earn reputation points in the Holy See when playing games, but only when he showed remarkable achievements.
According to Sung JiHan, when he achieved results worthy of earning achievement points, reputation points were accumulated for him in the Holy See.
But this was something that happened only once by chance, so he didn't consider it very meaningful.
Does someone like Lee Ha-yeon with a supporting gift have a different effect?
"Queen. Does sponsoring someone with a supporting gift have a different effect on the Holy See?"
"Why sponsor players with supporting gifts? It's a waste of space."
"They were earning 1 or 2 reputation points per hour."
"1 or 2 per hour... So you can expect about 1000 per month. That's good. But I tried it once, and I couldn't earn enough reputation points, so I canceled the sponsorship..."
"Lee Ha-yeon's nurturing gift is of a high grade. It's SSS grade."
"SSS? That's high. But we also had that kind of grade."
The Shadow Queen wasn't particularly surprised by Lee Ha-yeon's grade.
The gifts given to Shadow Elves, even in terms of combat, were not of a very high grade.
But supporting gifts were given at least a B grade.
She also had experience sponsoring players with high-grade supporting gifts.
"In my memory... the most I earned in a day was about 1 or 2. So I gave up sponsoring them because I couldn't earn enough reputation compared to players who fought."
"Is that so?"
"Yes. Is it applied differently to you humans?"
It seems like a test is needed.
Sung JiHan thought of the Holy See's reputation store.
The store now had quite a few points accumulated.
To go even higher, a smoother supply of reputation points was needed.
"It's difficult for me to earn it alone."
Even though he won in the arena, he only accumulated 5,000 reputation points.
It was impossible to supply all the required points alone, so he had to somehow obtain reputation points from sponsored players.
"Should I try a test?"
Sung JiHan looked at the items in the Holy See store and his eyes sparkled.