Steel eating player chapter 195

 
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The next morning, Lee Hyun-wook headed for Ganghwa Island.
It was for a preliminary inspection of the so-called ‘sacred tree transplantation plan’.
The present-day Ganghwa Island has been designated as a ‘special management area’ where all residents have migrated inland and directly controlled by the Korean government.
As a result, watchtowers were lined up along the entire coastline, and four military satellites were circling the sky to look down on the area, while hundreds of magical drones were filming the entire area in real time.
The reason why such sharp security was applied is that the divine tree ‘Shindansu’ here is the most important strategic asset and industrial asset in Korea at this time.
Lee Hyun-wook boarded the Freedwen and got off the ‘Ganghwa Temporary Runway’ in the center and met with Team Leader Lee Kyo-jun.
“Captain Lee, it’s been a while. How have you been?”
“haha… … From here in Ganghwado Arboretum to Gangwon-do civil works, there was no time to be bored as they gave so many great jobs. Come on, let’s go this way.”
He was in charge of domestic affairs especially related to Lee Hyun-wook, as the assistant of Director Woo Seong-moon, but his face became emaciated as if he had been busy without opening his eyes.
“A straight road from here to Sindansu has been laid. I’ll take you that way. As you may already know, the area around Shindansu is full of automatic turrets that detect and shoot down all non-divine flying objects, so they cannot be accessed by helicopters or aircraft.”
Lee Hyun-wook boarded a bullet-proof vehicle with a magic shield and set off with dozens of escort vehicles.
“… … The so-called codename Dangun 1, that is, the Shindansu, is twice as large as when it first appeared, reaching 11m, and its divine power has been strengthened by 4-5 times.”
As team leader Lee Kyo-jun said, even though he was quite far away, he could feel the concentrated divine power emanating from the Shindansu.
‘And the ecosystem has changed completely.’
Lee Hyun-wook looked out the window.
In the first place, there should have been paddy fields, which can be seen anywhere in the countryside of the Korean Peninsula, and the low mountains beyond them… … Mysterious plants that do not currently exist on Earth, which could only be found in a fantasy world, were growing, and butterflies and birds with strange colors often flew around.
Among the so-called ‘mana ecosystems’, plants and animals that live on the basis of divine power and vitality were born.
A pair of white deer with horns were running down the hillside of an unknown mountain. Hyun-wook Lee looked at it and thought that the horn was also a pretty good material.
These incredibly precious material items were growing up and down.
‘Okay, it will be a big help in the future.’
From a long time ago, Yggdrasil in the Republic of Chad was also bringing in a large amount of special products every day, but it was impossible to supply quickly due to the nature of shipping across the sea.
In that respect, it would be a significant long-term advantage to have a divine beast grown so close.
After a while, Hyun-wook Lee raised his head and looked at the giant white tree that was emitting a brilliant light.
It is said that the current height is about 11m and the circumference is 782cm.
– The new tree ‘Shindansu’ is growing. (Step 2)
* The currently available ‘master authority’ is as follows.
1) Deploy Holy Shield (radius 3km)
2) Strengthen the Blessing of Life (80 minutes)
3) Create Fruit of Life (1 min)
‘Well… … I think a few things have changed from what I’ve seen before, but I can’t remember exactly.’
Hyun-wook Lee first chose No. 2 ‘Strengthen the Blessing of Life’.
– You have used ‘Enhance the Blessing of Life’, the master authority of Shindansu.
* This effect lasts for 80 minutes. (Standby for reuse: 240 hours)
Then, the leaves of the Shindan tree glowed and the light spread out in all directions, didn’t it?
woo woo woo–
And it seeped into the body of all animals and plants in the area.
The birds in the sky chirped pleasantly, spread their wings, and crossed the sky faster and faster.
And the flowers that were blooming around me grew so fast that I could see them.
“Oh, what is this?”
Team leader Lee Kyo-jun exclaimed from behind.
“It’s the power I can use.”
He then plucked a single white fruit from the Shindansu.
[Item information]
– Name: The Fruit of Life of Shindansu (Special)
– Effect: When consumed, all physical abilities are increased by 50% for 30 minutes and recovery is sharply increased.
Dozens of these fruits were open throughout the Shindansu.
Of course, there was nothing compared to Yggdrasil yet.
“Um, is this what you said…”
At that moment, a dark elf man approached Lee Hyun-wook.
He was Clipeus Griseo, the second prince of the Dark Elf Kingdom, and had already arrived several hours earlier.
“I am very busy rebuilding the kingdom, but thank you for responding.”
“You are our savior. This is nothing. We will do our best to help us in the upcoming war,” said Abamama.
And at Lee Hyun-wook’s request, he brought the most outstanding ‘Forest Spirit Magicians’ in the Dark Elf Kingdom.
As far as Lee Hyun-wook knew, he was the most knowledgeable race on how to control plants. They would be in charge of transplanting the new tree.
The second prince looked at the divine tree and opened his mouth.
“As you said, our forest animists reviewed it once… To move this, we can’t do it alone.”
Lee Hyun-wook looked at the second prince with a confused expression.
“… … Can’t you?”
Soon the second prince continued to speak.
“That divine tree is not a single entity, but as the subject responsible for this ecosystem, and if this island is a single body… it can be said that it is nothing less than a brain.”
If that is the case, it means that it requires precision and careful work enough to implant a brain.
“In other words, if the roots are revealed prematurely, the tree will die and this ecosystem will be necrotic. So, to prevent that from happening, I think we will need a lot of Priests to hold on to the divine power that disappears during transplantation… … Was it that saint? I wonder if it’s possible with that person… … .”
“So, you mean you need something like a blood transfusion during surgery?”
“… … There is no such simple comparison.”
Hyunwook Lee nodded.
“Anyway, is it worth trying?”
“… … It’s risky, but if I have to, I’ll do my best.”
Lee Hyun-wook didn’t think about it. Although the benefits that this new single water ecosystem will bring in the future were enormous… … That was the story after stopping the Demon King’s invasion.
‘Holy Mothership… … We have to create it, but we can respond to the flower of death.’
The Flower of Death, which was completed in a previous life, about two months before Lee Hyun-wook’s death, was a truly terrible existence.
As long as it floats in the sky, any place is forcibly transformed into the realm of death, the best environment for a necromancer.
Thus, after it appeared, even Inferno, who had stopped the Legion of Death several times, was defeated, and the fortified Busan was captured.
‘As far as I know, there is no way to prevent it with conventional methods. Then you have to create a whole new one… … Holy Mothership, this is the most appropriate way.’
Lee Hyun-wook believed that all of that would be possible.
If this is a game, there must be a way to attack.
At that time, Team Leader Lee Kyo-jun, who was standing a little far away, approached.
“… … I’m sorry to say, but I have bad news.”
“Are you talking about the Demon King again?”
However, Team Leader Lee Kyo-jun shook his head as if he did not understand.
“Since the dawn of yesterday, two ships carrying supplies from Yggdrasil have disappeared one after another. There were no rescue calls. So I hurriedly dispatched additional escorts to ships at sea… … This has been caught.”
Team leader Lee Kyo-jun held out his smartphone and played a video.
“Come on, look at this.”
An unknown expanse, I saw a ship floating on the horizon in the distance. It was quite far away, so it was difficult to accurately discern it, and Lee Hyun-wook activated ‘clairvoyance’ to see a little more detail… … .
Kwa-Ian——!
At that moment, a beam of light suddenly soaring from below the surface of the water lifted the ship into the air, and then tore it in half.
And the sea level rose and swallowed everything.
One of the warships escorting the ship also sank one after another in an attack that soared from below the surface.
With just two attacks, the two ships disappeared from the screen.
“… … This is the third sinking, and it seems like someone is deliberately trying to interfere with our supply of military supplies.”
“Well… … I see.”
Team Leader Lee Kyo-jun continued.
“Chief Woo ordered the dispatch of security forces… I don’t know what that is, but if it’s enough to blow that big ship in one blow… Damn it, this will have a huge impact on the supply and demand of supplies.”
Yes, at first glance, the Godzilla must have been in that sea.
“It’s still crazy, but if I want to catch something like that… the schedule will be a bit messed up. As long as there is such a threat, the ship won’t be able to float.”
As the world has changed like a game, it is filled with all kinds of strange magic and items, but the core of logistics and transportation is still shipping, and if the sea is blocked, it has no choice but to dry up.
‘By the way, the person who will do this is a villain or a demon king. And one more thing, just that beam attack is probably… … .’
Hyunwook Lee knew what it was.
‘… … This is Leviathan.’
That unidentified being was ‘Leviathan’ or ‘Leviathan’, a sea monster that originated in Ugarit mythology and appeared in Christian Bibles.
‘Body, as a field boss monster, it is an existence that is not well known at this time.’
Just like the sea myth that spread among sailors in the Age of Discovery, only some sightings would have been circulating now.
And the ‘hidden quest’ was activated for those who pursued it, and they were able to find a sea city and obtain a legendary item.
Lee Hyun-wook knew that too, and he tried to target it depending on the situation, but so far there has been no need.
However, even the ‘Field Boss Monster’ for such a hidden event seemed to have been subordinated to the Demon King.
‘Are you moving very diligently?’
As they came from the future 8 years from now, they were taking all the hidden benefits based on the information they knew.
This was similar to what Hyunwook Lee had followed, but it was encroaching on the world at a much faster rate in that it had overwhelming power from the moment it appeared.
In other words, a being with both information and power, that was the Demon King.
‘But I don’t even know that I am a regressor.’
So, they have no idea that the clever tricks they are using their future knowledge are actually in Lee Hyun-wook’s plan.
‘That alone gives me a long advantage.’
Hyun-wook Lee took out a mana messenger and called someone.
“I am Hyun-wook Lee. I have a favor to ask you.”
– Yes, you say.
This voice was none other than the gravity wizard Lee Seong-yoon.
He and the Guardian members believed Lee Hyun-wook’s words and were working on monitoring and tracking Gordon Price.
“This is a question that might be a little rude, but… by any chance, how far can you expand the anti-gravity field?”
Seongyun Lee, as a controller of gravity, he was able to reverse gravity in a significant area.
However, there was no great utility and the mana consumption was large, so it was not used well.
– … … If I use all my mana, I can reverse the gravity of up to 1km3 of space from the center of gravity I designated… … Why do you need this?
In response to that question, Lee Hyun-wook made a rather strange sound.
“Well… … Do you like sea fishing?”
– Yes?
The field boss monster, Leiatan, the ruler of the deep sea, was that extra-large monster that was as powerful as a dragon.
In other words, the moment you catch it, it means that you can get as much profit as if you hunted one more dragon.
It also meant that one more material for Kang Hee-seol’s plug was added.
‘And there is one thing that is different from dragons. As a victim of any hidden quest, that monster has one clear weakness. If you just fight it, it will be as difficult to catch as a dragon, but… … If you attack that weakness, you can easily catch a large fish.’
Lee Hyun-wook had a clear understanding of what the Demon King was going to put out.
‘…I’m one step ahead.’
***
At that time, several cargo planes landed at Incheon International Airport.
Almost all cargo is carried by cargo ships, but some important items are being transported by aircraft.
And from one of the cargo planes, Alain Giam disembarked. He was browsing articles on the Internet with his cell phone in his hand.
– Alain Giam “I will support Stilane in all the means I have”
– Showing the influence of a hero with the great European ‘Alain Giam’ Steelein… … Yesterday’s rivals as a team
“Yeah, okay. It’s going my way.”
With a satisfied smile, he looked at the items coming off the cargo plane. They were all items that Hyun-wook Lee had asked to save.
And among them was something like a metal flagpole.
[Item information]
– Name: Flag of Valhalla (Legend)
– Effect: Unknown (Special conditions are required to handle this item.)
“He especially wanted this, he wouldn’t have thought he’d really save him. Uh-huh-”
While he was satisfied with his influence to save this, he smiled darkly, estimating how much more Lee Hyun-wook would trust him when he brought it.
‘You would never have dreamed that this would become a knife that pierces your neck.’
The feeling of approaching the nape of the target very slowly… … It was pretty exciting.
It was as if I was the main character who slowly approached Qin Shi-huang by telling him a story to assassinate Qin Shi-hwang in the movie   starring Lee Yeon-geol that I saw as a child.
He got into a black SUV with the items to deliver to Lee Hyun-wook, and his car entered the truck procession headed for  .
At that moment, a telepathy flowed into his mind.
– Mshu Jiam, you’re here. I’m nearby too.
This voice was the purple-masked man who led him down the path of a villain. Although the identity was unknown, he described himself as ‘the mouth of a villain leader’.
– However… … The bait to throw at Stilane this time, the items. There’s a lot more and better stuff out there than I know.
There was a mixture of dissatisfaction and concern in that voice. At this, Alain Giam opened his mouth with the feeling that he taught him a few tricks while kicking his tongue.
“Hey, basically, when you want to buy someone’s heart, you get one more than what he asked for. This is your sense of dealing with people, do you think I’m here for nothing?”
In order to completely win Lee Hyun-wook’s heart, he prepared a gift that was more than the list Lee Hyun-wook had requested.
– Well, I know you’re playing that role well.
“By the way, what happened to you telepathically in the middle of the enemy camp?”
– Yes, I’m going to deliver the Chairman’s orders.
“Well, tell me.”
– Yesterday, the Chairman made contact with the Demon King. And I confirmed that he was a villain from another dimension.
“… … Another dimension, that kind of thing really exists.”
– Yes, in any case, the Chairman and the Demon King decided that the Stilane assassination operation was effective, and the male and female were selected.
In other words, it was decided who the assassin would be.
– There are still strong forces on the Chinese side.
Also known as Amseong (暗星), a private organization of the Ministry of Public Security, they were entirely a villain organization.
Among the villains who have lost a significant number of talents and resources due to the clash with Lee Hyun-wook, it can be seen that the place is still intact.
“Right…….”
I looked out the window, fiddling with Alain Giam’s chin.
In his head, various plans were created on how to perfectly handle the operation of assassination of Steelein.
‘I’ve failed so far, so no matter how much I win his heart, I shouldn’t try it hastily.’
For that, a few more paving stones were needed.
“… … First of all, tell those Chinese kids to prepare some items.”
– Yes? If the item…
“You know what I’ve done to win Stilane’s heart, right? What’s the outcome? That bastard called me this morning to say thank you? Does the world know?”
He was sure that Lee Hyun-wook believed in him.
Because, when I came to Korea this time, they asked me to have dinner together at Laputa.
‘Where can you find more convincing evidence than this?’
It was the heart of the Stilane forces, known so far that no outsider could enter.
“So there… Yeah, I know there are a few legend-grade items that haven’t been released to the public yet, such as Yeoui-bong, so tell them to prepare them.”
– ……..
“Hey, don’t worry too much. I’ve seen it up close. The child is also human after all. And he’s raking in all his resources for the battle with the Demon King, so if it’s a legendary item, he’ll have no choice but to exchange it, and we’ll be able to lure him to the place we’ve prepared.”
He smiled generously and continued talking.
“Haha: You have to trust me, because Stilane trusts me a lot right now. So, let’s give it all away, isn’t it something we can bring back anyway?”
Steel eating player chapter 195

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