Humans could take over villages and castles, and it was even possible to accumulate skills and knowledge.
With his authority, Yoo Byung Jun could watch any happening on Royal Road as he wanted to.
“Mr. Oh Joo Wan. At this speed, how much further could the Embinyu Church expand to?”
“As you know, because of the Embinyu Church the Central Continent is in turmoil. There is still no statement from Unicorn Corps. about this issue. ”
Employees of Unicorn Corps. were deeply worried. They worried that the complete destruction of cities and devastation of Kingdoms were too excessive. Still, while the Kingdoms and cities held vestiges of their original form, it was upto the players to continue forging the future history. They could clear forests and create dwellings along the riverside to create cities. But it went both ways, if their defenses were ill prepared, it could easily be ravaged by monsters.
Yoo Byung Jun murmured to himself as he continued to watch.
“With this, the chance of the Embinyu Church bringing ruin to the continent became higher. ”
At it’s current course, this was a distinct possibility. Nothing was set in stone in the Versailles Continent, there were still countless monsters and dark forces that could plunge the continent into ruin. Machiavellian plots were hatched and were progressing everywhere.
If the players growth became slow or they started to feud among themselves, then the Versailles Continent would be forever swept up by the dark forces. It was possible for the players to connect to Royal Road after this. But they would either live in servitude or create new cities and fight there for a brighter future.
If Royal Road was a simple game, Unicorn Corps. would have put a stop to the Embinyu Church to retain players interest. But in this world where Unicorn Corps. existed, they were cleaning out the money from all corners of the globe.
The fate of the Versailles Continent was decided by the players self determination.
“With Bardray being groomed as the next emperor, it’s most likely that he would contend with the Embinyu Church as his territory and influence gew. But more so....”
For some time now, one name rubbed Yoo Byung Jun in the wrong way.
Weed!
Weed’s title of God of War was largely decorative, and through his observations he concluded that many of Weed’s portrayals were greatly exaggerated. But as he rewinded the scene of the first time Weed started Royal Road, he was continuously baffled and surprised.
“Isn’t the usual response for humans in face of their adversity to be disillusioned from reality by their lack of ability? Do they not start to procrastinate or to despair?”
But Weed made a theatrical display out of his suffering while overcoming his difficulties. Discovering the Secret Sculpting techniques one by one and then somehow, Weed met Zahab. In the expansive Versailles Continent, Weed prodigiously searched out and set foot in one of the most difficult of places.
“And Morata...”
Weed even possessed a city. It was not something that fell out of the sky as a divine gift. It was a place he obtained and developed personally. Weed did not command troops under a guild like Bardray. But somehow he was popular throughout the continent.
Yoo Byung Jun’s was now quite wary of Weed.
“He’s quite clever. I am sure it will become another special event when he rescues all the players and NPC’s in Serabourg Citadel.”
The Embinyu forces encircling Serabourg Citadel weren’t normal. It was close to impossible to even fathom evacuating the beginners and the refugees from the Citadel. But even if Weed failed, this righteous act would earn him the hearts and minds of the people.
“The Embinyu Church should already be blocking that way… If he escaped by himself, I wonder how far he could go.”
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Chairman Jeong Deuk Soo was using the weekend to read a book at his house.
“They said it will rain the whole day.”
Rain was beating outside the window since the morning.
“I think with the weather like this, it will be a good opportunity to log into Royal Road.”
His talk with Park Jin Suk rekindled his interest in Royal Road. It was a useful tool to him as he used it to relax to his heart's content during his leaves.
“I should log in before I change my mind.”
Chairman Jeong Deuk Soo went into the room with the capsule. The character Chairman Jeong Deuk Soo logged in as was Bart. He only had starting equipment. And as his hobby was mountain climbing, the last point he disconnected at was a valley where rangers were residing.
“Wow, the water is really clear.”
“Try drinking it. It’s refreshing.”
The valley was a couples heaven! As this was a famous valley in the Versailles Continent, there were even more couples.
“I should go somewhere else.”
Bart walked manly down the mountain.
“It’s so nice that connecting to Royal Road makes me feel several years younger.”
But after several steps, he had an unfortunate encounter with a cute, red eyed rabbit.
“Eek, a rabbit”
Bart cowered, making sure not to utter a sound as he waited for the rabbit to pass by. As he was only a level 3 beginner, even a rabbit was frightening to him. Bart had no battle experience and the three levels he raised were through simple quests that could be ended with conversations.
“I should head back to the village first.”
Bart was not at a level where he could travel anywhere confidently. The valley within the mountain was safe for him as there were many people here. Also it was right behind a major city so no dangerous monsters appeared.
The city in La Salle Kingdom was overcrowded with players, haggling and looking for people to travel with.
“Looking for people to harvest blue medicinal herbs! Anyone over level 25 is fine! You can make a tidy amount of money for just 1 hour of hard work.”
“Looking for party members to hunt in the newly created goblin fort in this area.”
These were the yells coming from beginners, but for Bart the levels were impossibly high.
“Everyone seems to really enjoy Royal Road.”