Chapter 179
“Who in the world are you?”
“I’m a normal person as you can see . However, I won’t deny that I have a little special ability . ”
“Hm…… I’m a person with quite a bit of strength even if I look like this . It seems you’re not afraid . ”
“How about you go about it properly if you’re going to threaten someone? Not even a 9 year old would be frightened . ”
I felt better now that he was pressuring me straightforwardly like this . One would have their guard up against someone who hides their true feelings after all .
That’s why An Gyu-bum was the closest enemy to me right now .
He didn’t properly show his inner thoughts while continuously showing me goodwill after all .
I was using him since he was loaded and all but I felt like this guy might request something great at some point .
I was thinking about trying not to owe him as much as possible for that time .
President Wholshore took a deep breath and opened his mouth .
“I have no intention of threatening you . I was thinking about telling you the specifics either way and I was hoping to hear a bit more before that . It’s a bit of a shame though . ”
He took the coffee on the table to his mouth .
“The Alpha system was created in Korea . ”
“…… Is that so . ”
“You’re not surprised?”
“I thought that it was a possibility . ”
The place that saw the greatest profit from the Alpha system is Korea no doubt . A small country became a top level country instantly and obtained economical power on the same level as China who had dozens more land and population .
Nowadays, Korea was slowly giving out shares to China but Korea had monopoly on the Hunter Market for the past 50 years .
However, there was only one reason no one could doubt them .
It was because monster waves themselves were too large of an event for a single country to cause .
There was no one that believed such a thing could happen in the first place that made others unable to doubt someone .
However, a specific name called Korea came out . This means that a considerable amount of information had already leaked out .
“Do you know who made it by any chance?”
“We are not certain about that yet . However, we are guessing that Mr . Lee is related to it . ”
“Mr . Lee being…… . ”
“Lee Hui-seung . ”
Sir Lee Hui-seung was connected to the Alpha system .
This was pretty stunning . Was the person that was called the Teacher of Mankind, Hope, and Savior actually the one that caused this disaster?
No, this wasn’t a decided matter .
“Can that information be trusted?”
“It’s only a speculation for now . More data is needed to find out more details . You are aware that exploration of ruins are ongoing yes?”
“Yes . ”
“We are figuring things out one by one through information from those ruins . All ruins exposed have all been mined and the only thing left are the newly sprouted lands . Also, I have heard that Mr . Jun has explored the ruin in New Alaska . ”
“Somehow yes . ”
It seems the submarine wasn’t wandering there for no reason .
It would have been lost to Baek Gyeong if it wasn’t for me so there was nothing for America to feel left out on . I asked just in case .
“Do you need that data by any chance?”
“We have already negotiated with Mr . An . It’s been decided that we would receive the data at a later date . ”
This Mr . An was probably An Gyu-bum .
I didn’t know how he negotiated but he probably didn’t hand it over cheaply . It might be money or rights the GE Group would receive once trade resumes .
Either way, that guy profited greatly because of chasing after me .
I was thinking that I should drain him further .
I was trying my best to get used to the sudden situations .
The fact that the Alpha system started to put its guard against me didn’t really matter much . I knew that it was a matter of time when I figured out Delta’s will .
I had no qualms about continuing to use Delta while risking the danger .
The problem is that there’s too many things I don’t know . I couldn’t be compared to the American government and it was the same for An Gyu-bum . I was just a normal hunter that got minor profits from acting like a parasite of the Delta system .
And it was true that I had been satisfied with that .
However, that wasn’t the case anymore .
Something was happening .
We conversed about many things while flying in Air Force 1 . He tried to obtain information from me in any way possible and I told him many things except the Delta .
Of course, it wasn’t satisfying but I felt like it was appropriate for the good information that I obtained . Moreover, information on Baek Gyeong probably had quite a bit of worth since even America didn’t know much .
The place we arrived at after flying for several hours was an underground laboratory in Texas .
The elevator was going down endlessly .
I quietly opened my mouth in the dark .
“What are you trying to show me?”
President Wholshore opened his mouth at my question .
“It will be pretty fun . ”
“What’s that supposed to…… . ”
“I understand that you have many things you are curious about . However, there’s no method more certain than seeing it for yourself so please wait a bit . ”
Once his words ended, my sight suddenly expanded .
A blinding city was spread in front of my eyes after the dark vertical tunnel ended .
There were dozens of skyscrapers and there was a large dome shaped botanical garden in the middle of them .
I called it a botanical garden but it was more exact to say that it felt like a world on its own . In a space as wide as dozens of soccer fields put together a jungle, ravine, and dry desert were in the same place .
It was an unbelievable sight even after seeing it personally .
I opened my mouth with a trembling voice .
“What is this?”
“What do you think it is?”
He asked me on the contrary .
I slowly opened my mouth . There was something I thought of the moment I saw this .
“…… Is it a dungeon?”
“That’s correct . ”
“However this is…… It doesn’t make sense . ”
I shook my head . The spaces, each with their own vegetation, were inside the dome . The thing that it reminded me of was a dungeon .
However, dungeons couldn’t exist in that form .
“You should definitely have some doubts yes?”
“Certainly . ”
“It can’t be helped . You would never have thought about creating dungeons in that way after all . However, that is a dungeon without a doubt . ”
The elevator continued to go down .
A short while later, I stood in front of the dome shaped dungeon made of glass .
People who were waiting for us ahead of time guided us . I slowly entered the dungeon .
The dome was structured such that there were smaller domes within it . Also, each dome was made with transparent glass so that the inside could be seen .
The entrance was also made of glass and inside, a different vegetation of cave, desert, and jungle was spread out .
Wholshore stood in front of a dungeon .
There was a 5 meter long Red Tongued Iguana on the other side of the glass . It felt like it couldn’t see outside of the glass .
“Everything is the same as original dungeons besides the fact that it was manmade . ”
“Do the monsters get reset as well once it’s cleared?”
“Since everything is the same, of course . ”
“What is this…… . ”
To create a dungeon .
Is this the power of money and time .
I had seen many things until now but this was more shocking than the time the Yellow Sea appeared .
If that had been something I couldn’t understand, then this was the same thing as creating a human the same as me .
“But why did you show this to me?”
A dungeon was a strategic resource in and of itself .
Items from it are sold at a high price and ores are used in various businesses . High level ores could be used in power plants . A majority of businesses were working with rare earth metals .
America probably created man made dungeons to make up for the deficiency and it passed experimental stages to enter realization .
But there was no reason to show such important information to an outsider .
“I have a question . ”
“The question being……?”
“This dungeon is currently working independently from the Alpha system . In other words, it’s true that it’s working in the same way as the Alpha system but it’s missing the most important thing . ”
“It’s a reward . ”
“Indeed . ”
President Wholshore nodded his head .
To piece everything together, the Alpha system not only created the monster wave but it also manages the reward system .
Being independent from the system means that the reward from the Alpha system isn’t being given properly .
This means that although they were able to copy the dungeon which was part of the Alpha system but they weren’t able to bring the reward system .
“Then what is it that I have to do?”
“We are thinking about creating a thinking about connecting the dungeon system we created to the Alpha system through a detour . However, the firewall of the Alpha system was much tougher than we imagined . To be honest, we have not succeeded even once . ”
“Are you saying that it would be possible if it’s me?”
“Mr . Jun is a main target of the Alpha system . I don’t know the reason but if you can connect the dungeon to the Alpha system then we will pour all of the annual capacity of production on you . In that time, we would plant a Trajan Horse in the Alpha system . We will use that to steal away the Alpha system reward system while avoiding the system’s watch . ”
“Is that possible?”
“I’m not sure to be honest . Everything was told by our researchers after all . ”
President Wholshore made an awkward smile .
Certainly, there was no way someone could know all those technological details even if it was the president .
I had a certain question during the conversation .
I had a feeling that thing were progressing too matter of factly .
“Excuse me . There was the thing about hacking as well, and you said something about pouring the annual capacity of production . Is that a metaphor?”
“The Alpha system being with a high integration ability possessing computer is the conclusion of our researchers . ”
“A computer?”
“Yes . I’m not certain about the details but we are thinking that it has changed this world with mind blowingly high level computing skills . Our researchers are doing their best to follow but it’s at this level for now . ”
I looked around the dungeon as he spoke .
I pondered whether I should believe that the monster wave that put the world on the brink of destruction was caused by a computer program .
However, it was the same for the USB given by Delta’s master and the downloaded data from the ruin, as well as the use of the manual .
In the end, I had to admit that everything had a close relationship to an actual computer .
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