Meat tastes better when you go to a meat restaurant and eat it.
It’s okay to grill outside sometimes, but that’s mostly due to the atmosphere.
Fortunately, the meat restaurant was nearby.
A specialty Korean beef rib restaurant.
I saw a billboard outside.
100,000 won for 200g of raw ribs.
‘…Hmm,’
It’s a high-class restaurant.
Of course, there are places that charge 150,000 won or 170,000 won, but this place is no less expensive.
Gobang will eat more than 10kg,
How about starting with the basic 5 million won?
‘Did I choose a place that was too expensive?’
But if you turn back here, you will lose face.
Even now, the summoned people are muttering about beef, beef in excited voices.
‘No way!’
What are you worrying about?
How much money do they make?
I went into the restaurant.
No one looked at them strangely.
In a quiet sitting room.
“Gobang-ah, you sit down slowly, slowly, the floor will break.”
Dingdong! After ringing the bell to call the staff,
“…Excuse me, can I have 20 servings of raw ribs?”
“For 20 people?”
“And 10 bottles of soda, and um, 4 plates of raw beef…,”
“Yes, yes, I understand.”
Phew,
Order completed successfully.
The first hurdle was overcome successfully.
I’ve ordered food at restaurants before, but this is the first time I’ve ordered this much.
‘For 20 people, 4 plates of raw beef, that’s enough to get you started, right?’
I was even holding my card in my hand, for fear that someone might ask if I was ordering too much and if I had money with me.
“Wow, you’re amazing. Summoner Bong, do you come to places like this often?”
“Hahaha, it’s not here, but I used to go to a similar place every day.”
“Hehehe, I respect you. I get to eat that precious beef every single day!”
Even Gobang looks envious, and even Gyeondal-rae nods her head and says, “As expected!”
Did you really go there to eat this expensive meat?
He went to serve and clean the grill.
I used to work part-time at a meat restaurant.
I quit while I was still active as a player.
“Ha! Eat a lot. I’ll grill the meat.”
Then, Gyeondal-rae is startled.
“No, that won’t do. Why would Your Majesty take upon himself such trouble? It’s so lowly… No, leave it to us.”
“I pride myself on being able to cook meat better than anyone else. So just eat without saying anything.”
“Still…”
“Is this an order?”
“Your solemn command, I will obey.”
What do you think of my previous part-time job at a meat restaurant?
While we were talking about Dorandoran.
Swish,
The door opened.
The side dishes were served, and the charcoal fire was lit.
Meat follows.
However,
‘Huh?’
What’s this?
‘It’s not raw ribs.’
The marinated ribs have arrived.
I ordered 20 servings, but the portion was much smaller.
‘Hmm…’
A difficult situation.
From the beginning, the seasoning was against the rules.
Isn’t it the national rule to eat raw ribs and seasoned food?
“Summoner Bong, why are you like that? Your complexion looks gloomy.”
“I ordered meat, but it came wrong…”
“Oh my god! This is impossible. Then what should I do?”
“I’m thinking about it.”
“But this looks delicious too. Flow!”
Okay?
Should I just eat it?
‘No.’
If the food is delivered incorrectly, it is the customer’s right to complain.
This isn’t even the real thing.
“I need to call an employee.”
“That’s right. If you’ve come to the wrong place, you need to correct it. This is a sword that clearly shows who the Bong Summoner is!”
“Please give me a sharp rebuke.”
Ding dong!
When I rang the bell,
“Is there anything you need, sir? Would you like a drink?”
“…That’s not it. I think the meat came wrong. Please check…”
“Huh? Just a moment. Oh my? Why did this come here? I’m sorry. I’ll change it quickly.”
Phew,
I also successfully passed the second hurdle.
The meat is new.
Meat grilled over sizzling charcoal.
As soon as I uploaded it, it became popular.
The savage Gobang picked up five pieces of meat at once.
“Hey you…, hmm, how can you eat 5 pieces of meat each time, your greed is unpleasant to see, and there’s even a servant here…, yikes!”
Joohyuk put the pre-wrapped ssam into Gyeondalrae’s mouth.
“Isn’t it delicious?”
Nodding and mumbling.
Cossacks too,
“That’s right, Princess. That thing, called the Meat Shield, looks like it fills its entire body with meat.”
Well, how is it?
If you don’t spend money on things like this, where can you spend it?
In addition to the 2 billion won annual salary, the sale of magic stones, and even the 1 billion won that is regularly deposited from the management office as a holy sword rental fee, what if you also receive holy sword rental fees from other countries?
I could buy a Korean beef farm.
“Come on, if you talk here, you lose. You should eat meat while you talk. Look at Mr. Gobang. You don’t say a word and just put meat in your mouth.”
It was almost mechanical.
Pick up the uncooked meat and gulp it down.
“It’s okay if the meat is undercooked. I can digest it all.”
It’s okay, but what’s okay?
That’s because he’s a savage warrior.
I kept ordering.
As the name suggests, it is a meat shield that is eaten a lot, Gobang.
Super speed.
I feel bad about ringing the order bell.
Before we knew it, there were more than 70 people.
Then the owner of the meat restaurant came with an anxious expression.
“I ordered too much meat…”
I was wondering when you would come.
I was just waiting for this moment.
He held out his card and said,
“I’ll calculate it in the middle. You can scrape more in advance.”
“Oh! Thank you.”
Flex!
This is the fun of spending money.
Meat that starts to get chewy as you keep eating it.
The menu also kept changing.
Sirloin, tenderloin, ribs, skirt steak, marinated ribs…
What’s more, they also bring in meat from other stores or wholesalers.
Still not enough?
No, why do you eat so much?
The expected expenditure has already been exceeded.
“Hey, are you ordering that again?”
“…Did I eat too much?”
The Cossacks, Gobangdo, and Gyeondalrae looked disappointed.
How do I stop here?
I also said what I had told you to do before I came.
Oh, I don’t know.
“…What the heck, what the heck, shit, just leave the restaurant alone! Order more!!!”
I rang the bell with trembling hands.
“Wow! That’s cool.”
“He is truly a generous prince.”
Even in the midst of all this, Gobang is still nauseous.
The amount of meat eaten by four people that day is about 150 servings.
The total amount was 12.68 million won, perhaps because the price was different for each menu.
No matter how much fun it was to spend money, 12.68 million won was too much.
The owner of the restaurant even gave me his business card and asked me to come back again when I filmed another mukbang with YouTuber.
What is the mukbang on YouTube?
I wonder if there will be another chance.
Next time I’ll have to go somewhere cheaper than this.
After eating all the meat, I went out for a walk, had some dessert, and went to a coin karaoke to sing.
Later, Joohyuk became more excited.
Have you had any recent experience hanging out with people like this?
It never happened in the past.
Now it’s time to go back.
Although there was a time difference between each summoned person, they were all unsummoned in a dark, deserted place.
Joohyuk returned to the officetel alone.
I put on the hat I had prepared in advance and held my card key up to the officetel main entrance recognition machine.
Tiddik! I’m in.
It would be unthinkable for an elite player to wander in and out alone without any bodyguards, but none of the security guards noticed.
Just consider me as one of the residents.
Some of them might be police officers or government officials.
CCTV?
That’s something to look into after the incident has occurred.
‘Oh, this is so scary.’
I feel like I’m a spy.
I feel like the main character in a spy movie.
‘Home is the best, after all.’
Since I ate and drank a lot, I’m going to conquer the 33rd floor as soon as I wake up tomorrow.
And the next day.
“Now that we’ve eaten meat, let’s get moving.”
“Chung! I have so much strength left!”
“I will repay your kindness with all my heart.”
“The meat warrior has arrived.”
Oh my,
Look at that face.
The oil just keeps flowing, flowing.
※ ※ ※
The Awakening Management Office had been busy since morning.
Manager Lee Min-ah and Team Leader Jeon Gwang-il were anxiously waiting for player Nam Ga-eun to leave the 65th floor.
This time, I think Nam Ga-eun will be able to do it without any problems, right?
In three days, the long-awaited 66th-floor raid will take place.
That’s right.
Soon, the 66th floor.
The attack period has been brought forward.
There are currently about two months left.
There was no need to rush since I had the Holy Sword.
However, I decided to conquer the 66th floor as quickly as possible.
Why?
The repeated failures to conquer the 57th floor of the Japanese Black Tower had a major impact.
I was secretly thrilled that the main character was Yoo Cheol-min, but how could I remain indifferent when I saw and heard the despair of the country right next door?
In Korea, too, public anxiety is rising.
The political world also wants to deal with it quickly.
Additionally, Director Park Kyung-soo’s boast that he would handle the matter within a month played a role.
So, after a long discussion, we decided:
Let’s attack early and buy six months.
By then, Bong Joo-hyuk will have enough time to enter the 60th floor.
Just then, an inquiry came from the United States about renting the Holy Sword.
After quickly clearing the 66th floor and buying six months, I plan to start a full-fledged Holy Sword rental business.
The rental fee goes entirely to Bong Flare’s account, but any sweet benefits obtained through negotiation go to the state.
Maybe it’s even more valuable than money.
For various reasons, it was decided to quickly conquer the 66th floor.
Now, Nam Ga-eun just needs to finish clearing the 65th floor.
“If Bong Joo-hyuk enters the 60th floor, will he be able to do it without the Holy Sword?”
“Look at Yoo Cheol-min. Even that sloppy guy cleared the 65th floor without the Holy Sword. American player Gerald Watson cleared the 66th floor.”
“Ah!”
“Do you think Bong Player will be less talented than Gerald Watson?”
“No way. Absolutely not.”
“That guy is out of the norm. He could have gotten to the 70th floor in no time by just wearing a few light-attribute items. A player who cleared the Black Tower with an S++ rank 32 times in a row…”
Moment!
Lee Min-ah had a blank expression.
“Just a moment.”
“Why?”
“You’re wrong.”
“Where?”
“It’s not 32 in a row.”
“What are you talking about? The whole nation knows that guy has been on a 32-game winning streak… Ah!”
Right.
Manager Lee Min-ah is a player.
Then?
“…It’s up again?”
“Yes, he just got a record of 33 consecutive S++ rank conquests.”
“Hmm, yeah, that’s right. I was wrong.”
“Anyway, the fact that he is out of the norm is correct.”
Moment!
Whoa, whoa!
A halo of light gathered.
Spot!
Nam Ga-eun appeared.
It had only been six hours.
“Tch!”
Player Nam Ga-eun was smiling brightly, holding a Holy Sword in one hand and making a V with the other.
But she looked a bit tired.
She took out a healing potion from her inventory and drank it.
“Whew, I think I’ll survive. Kkuk!”
After clearing her throat coolly,
“Today was a little tough.”
“…Then shall we postpone the 66th floor?”
“Just a little bit, just a little bit!”
Still, I feel sorry that you say it’s difficult.
It would have been nice if they had given me one more chance to strengthen my traits.
“Let’s try a little harder.”
“Yes!”
Anyway, it was a success.
“The public relations team is preparing a press release and starting to edit the body cam footage.”
The next strategy is the 66th floor of the Korean Black Tower.
If we just conquer this, we’ll save six months.
※ ※ ※
Most countries, including South Korea, do not force contracts with players.
It is left entirely to the individual’s will.
Whether it’s an elite team contract or a general contract.
Because it is prohibited by law, and coercive methods can be counterproductive.
However, there was a country that forced players to conquer the top ranks through conscription.
That was India, the country where the first tower collapsed.
The Indian government, blinded by the magic stones coming from the tower, lured the players and detained them in one place, sending them on an attack.
If they resisted, they were beaten with clubs or sticks.
If this happens, they won’t be able to move.
Even if they entered the tower and exited, it was still the same place.
It worked at first.
Because the production of magic stones had surpassed China.
But it’s unlikely that players were properly compensated.
They’d be lucky if they were given three meals a day.
What’s the result?
Indian players were killed by monsters inside the tower or committed suicide.
Because that was the only way out.
The newly awakened Indians hid the fact that they were players.
At the same time, they escaped to another country.
Numerous naturalizations took place.
To Pakistan, Malaysia, Europe, China, Japan, and even South Korea.
The number of players decreased.
Would the unconquered upper floors be conquered?
Eventually, the Mumbai Tower collapsed.
The Indian government then said, “Oops!” and withdrew the conscription, giving the players freedom and fair pay, but it was already too late.
However, there are still countries that maintain forced conscription.
One such country is North Korea.
How is that possible?
North Korea has no towers.
Because North Korean players belong to the South Korean Black Tower.
This is a huge blow to the pride of North Korea, which claims to be a sovereign state.
But North Korea took advantage of it.
South Korea is the one defending against the collapse of the tower, and they just have to go along with it.
Why is there a need to climb the unconquered upper floors?
The South will take care of everything.
South Korea also had no other choice.
Because it is impossible to prevent North Korean players from entering the Black Tower of South Korea.
The magic stones that North Korean players obtain as rewards are naturally property of the state.
Those who listened well were promoted and given communist party cadre positions and medals, while those who rebelled were thrown into concentration camps and had their magic stones extracted.
So, what are the actions of the newly awakened players in North Korea?
Of course, defection.
A small number of them went to Korea, and the majority went to China.
So, what about China?
It was run almost similarly to other countries.
Players who operated freely in the private sector and players who were supported and nurtured by the state.
But there is another type of player.
Forced naturalization players.
The Chinese government would never acknowledge its true nature.
A room decorated in gorgeous gold.
A man was sitting in a chair reviewing some papers.
A skinny body and an expression that didn’t even give off a hint of humanity.
So, anyone who dealt with him had no choice but to be extremely careful.
“Vice President, I have been summoned.”
A man called the Vice President threw a bundle of documents at his subordinate.
“What is this?”
“A list of players belonging to the Korean Elite Team.”
“Huh? Oh, where did you get this?”
“What would you do if you knew that?”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
The Vice President took a cigarette out of a red pack, lit it, and said,
Phew, he blew out a puff of white smoke.
“Choose a suitable person and bring him with you. Players who can clear the 59th floor, or those who have recently signed a contract, and exclude those with known names.”
“Yes!”
“As always, leave no evidence behind. Your country will reject you.”
“Insect!”
The subordinate saluted and left.
Xiao Jun, Deputy Director of the Chinese special intelligence agency, didn’t even glance at him.
China’s Tower Climbing Progress completed the 58th floor and challenged the 59th floor.
There were only 48 days left until the deadline for conquering the upper floors of the Black Tower, built near the metropolis of Shanghai.
If they failed to conquer the Shanghai Tower, the worst would happen.
The remaining two towers would collapse one after another.
Three more towers would appear elsewhere.
However, among the Chinese players managed by the state, there was no one who could conquer the 59th floor.
It had been that way since the 56th-floor Wyvern section.
What would China choose in a life-or-death crisis?
Of course, it was a naturalization policy.
However, there were several types of naturalization.
Voluntary naturalization, provisional naturalization, and forced naturalization.
Approach talented foreign players and offer terms, and if negotiations failed, send an elite team of intelligence officers to bring them in.
Mongolia, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Bhutan, African countries… The target was mainly players from countries weaker than China.
Forced naturalization—no, kidnapping.
It worked.
Starting from the 56th floor, they went up, and before they knew it, they had reached the 59th floor.
But from the 59th floor onward, progress became sluggish.
Even the players who were brought in because they were talented were unable to overcome that wall.
So, recently, Korea had also been included in the list of countries targeted for kidnapping.
Honestly, they should have been on the list a long time ago.
They also watched Japan’s mistakes.
It was absurd.
Vice President Xiao Jun’s monologue came out as mockery.
“We don’t do stupid things like Japan. We openly naturalize people? Then we’ll just embarrass ourselves.”
Players are just ordinary people.
All you have to do is kidnap them, torture them a few times, gently coax them, stamp their citizenship documents, and send them into battle.
In Xiao Jun’s opinion, it was the most effective method.
What if they got caught?
Who dared to touch China?
I don’t know about Russia or the US.
LUNA-CAVE
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