Level 1 Player

Chapter 50 expansion of power

‘They say it’s election season.

The presidential election is not far away.

In order to protect the regime, the current ruling party inflates the achievements achieved through the sacrifices of the players in the past, and hastened to hide their mistakes.

The opposition party criticized the government by emphasizing the damage of the Sinchon Station disaster, but it was far behind the current government, which had achievements such as overcoming the second cataclysm early, securing territory in North Korea, and success in raiding the Imoogi and Orc Warchief and Orc Shaman raids.

Hyunseong hoped that politicians who were excited about the election season would not do anything crazy.

Crazy things like supporting Japan, for example.

Fortunately, the government didn’t do anything crazy.

Both the ruling and opposition parties were well aware that helping Japan was crazy.

Although some pro-Japanese lawmakers argued that Japan should resolve the Kyushu crisis and further emphasize Korea’s image as a raid power, they could not go against the trend.

The Korean government decided to fortify the Sinchon Station dungeon where the orc warchief and orc shaman popped out, just like the Pyongyang dungeon where the Imoogi came out.

As soon as the decision was made, work began.

A large barrier was created to surround the entrance to the dungeon in a circle, and artillery regiments were constantly deployed.

It was to intensively bombard the legendary-grade monsters as they exit the dungeon.

In addition, he decided to organize a party of rankers and high-level players to stand guard on a rotation basis.

Of course, Hyunseong was also included in the border service.

He decided to not only eliminate the duty of security personnel for the same amount of time as he did on guard duty, but also pay a separate remuneration.

From the perspective of rankers and high-level players, the remuneration paid by the government was only a penny, but it was better than not giving it.

* * *

“We decided to name the team that Hyunseong will be in charge of.”

Hyunseong tilted her head at the words of the Association President Kang Seon-young.

“Are you going to keep the kill squad all the time?”

The Destroyer was not a formal organization of the Players’ Association.

When a monster wave occurs or an out-of-standard monster appears that does not fit the dungeon level, it is close to a temporary organization that is formed instantly.

The Imoogi Killer, Orc Warchief Killer, and Orc Shaman Exterminator were only temporary organizations created by gathering players directly under the association and players belonging to the guild.

“I think so. First, we plan to create and operate a kill squad with Mr. Hyunseong as the center, and when a legendary monster appears, we plan to convene rankers and increase the scale.”

“It feels like a mobilization division that summons reserve forces and fights.”

Hyunseong’s analogy was appropriate.

In fact, the reorganization of the extermination squad into a formal organization was close to a trick to satisfy Hyunseong’s request.

The Players’ Association is an organization with a history of several decades.

The organization was so complete that there was no need to create new teams such as the inspection team, the operations team, the intelligence team, the combat team, and the search team.

Crucially, in order to create a new team, no matter how blindfolded, a suitable justification was needed.

That way, a new team can be operated with a budget from the government.

The cause that the association president Kang Seon-young came up with was a team dedicated to legendary monsters.

No one can object to the justification of always operating an extermination squad in preparation for the appearance of legendary monsters.

What if a legendary level monster actually appears?

At that time, you can gather the rankers you have selected in advance and enter the Legendary Level Monster Raid.

“For now, Hyunseong is the only member of the Cheoksal Unit. If there are necessary personnel within the association, you can scout in consultation with the team leader of each team.”

“Can I scout people who are not directly under the association?”

“of course.”The cause of the exterminator is the legendary level monster raid.

But that was just the excuse to form the new team Hyunseong requested.

Within the association, there were not many talented people who could be put into the legendary monster raid.

Even the most talented people were team leaders or managers.

It was impossible to move such people as a member of the extermination squad.

As a result, when a legendary monster appears, a deformed team was created, in which rankers are gathered and operated as an extermination squad, and only Hyunseong exists in peacetime.

In fact, it was the player association’s consideration for Hyunseong.

“If the goal is to raid legendary monsters, the criteria for receiving team members will be quite strict.”

“I will leave that to Hyunseong’s own judgment. The Killer is not designed for short-term results, but for long-term results. If not right now, you can hire people who will be helpful in raiding legendary monsters in the future.”

‘Are you so good at this?’

Hyunseong was a little puzzled by the words of Kang Seon-young, president of the association.

Isn’t this a level that spreads too much?

But no matter how much I thought about it, Hyunseong had nothing to lose.

Actually, Kang Seon-young’s plan was to make Hyunseong become one with the Players’ Association.

President Kang Seon-young was greatly shocked by Hyunseong’s ability and spirit of sacrifice that he showed in this Orc Warchief Raid.

He could never miss Hyunseong, who is decisively a unique skill holder and has three legendary skills.

‘Those who have a lot do not easily leave.’

The president of the Association, Kang Seon-young, was thinking of giving Hyunseong many things.

He’d hate to leave that gift, so he wouldn’t leave the Players Association.

Hyunseong’s official title was changed from Inspector General to Deputy Chief of Staff.

But nothing has changed from before.

‘We need to gather the crew.’

But he had no intention of rushing it.

And there was no plan to bring Lucia, his father, and Wooshin Baek into the Players’ Association.

He was thinking of forming a slaughter squad with entirely new characters.

In fact, Hyunseong requested the position of team leader in order to develop his own power and to utilize the now sealed job-only skill monarch’s flag.

To utilize the monarch’s banner, you must have 10 or more players under your command.

As the number of players acquired under his command increases, the utility of the monarch’s banner increases.

If we only accept players in special circumstances, such as Baekwooshin or Inukuso, we cannot guarantee when we will fill 10 people.

Moreover, it is impossible to feed the elixir to everyone under his command.

It was also a problem that it cost a lot of points, but it was because I couldn’t trust all of them just because they came under my control. However, he could not purchase and use the contract of the soul worth 10 billion points.

‘Things that are open should be open.’

Levels and unique skills cannot be revealed. However, it was possible to disclose the job.

Reveal the Legendary Class Class Lord.

After that, he uses the funds and private funds allocated by the Players Association to attract players with skill books and items.

The main target was to recruit low-level players who did not even complete the first job change, not high-level players or middle-level players.

High-level players are treated well wherever they go.

Even mid-level players have established themselves to some extent.

The probability that such high-level players and intermediate-level players would receive a job offer with restrictions was not very high.

In addition, the rate of growth was so slow that even if he betrayed himself and resigned from his subordinate, the penalty he received was too small.

The decisive consumption of leadership was too great.Low-level players who did not make the first job change are in the most desperate situation.

There, the consumption of leadership is the least.

As the level is low, the growth rate is inevitably fast.

It was almost impossible to give up on the level, stats, and skills that increased after coming under Hyunseong.

‘Dualize the forces into two.’

With Lucia as the center, those who know Hyunseong’s secret are raised in the dark.

With the player association on his back, he publicly secures a large number of players and grows them in the sun.

Hyunseong’s true power will come from the shadows, but as the number of players under his control increases, the forces in the shadows receive the same buff effect.

In addition, players who grew up in Yangji cannot betray Hyunseong because they are afraid of penalties when the level rises.

After that, it devours the entire player association centering on the power of Yangji that has grown so much.

That was the big picture Hyunseong was drawing right now.

Perhaps if Kang Seon-young, president of the Players’ Association, finds out about this, she will run right away and withdraw her promise.

Unfortunately, however, there was no way for Kang Seon-young, president of the Players’ Association, to know Hyunseong’s heart.

* * *

Sujin Lee could not enter the dungeon today.

Sujin Lee was the head of a family and he needed a lot of money.

She is Sujin Lee and she was the eldest of 7 siblings.

After her father died in a car accident, the livelihood of her family rested entirely on Lee Soo-jin.

Fortunately for her, Sujin Lee, who awakened as her player, was quite good at her skills.

She was thanks to her rare-grade passive skill, Harmony of Karate.

As soon as Sujin Lee graduated from her player academy, she received scouting offers from numerous guilds, including the Players Association.

She and she signed with the Players Association, which promised the highest salaries.

She said Lee Soo-jin was hunting like she was stubborn.

But her money did not come easily.

For her growth as a player, she had to invest quite a bit of money in herself, and she was also responsible for the tuition and living expenses of her younger brothers.

Her down payment and salaries she received from her Players Association disappeared in an instant.

When she first awakened as a player, she thought she would become a high-level player and she would become a billionaire at any moment.

But in order for her to do so, she needed quite a bit of investment.

As Sujin Lee, who spends a lot of money on her younger siblings, she was forced to lag behind other players with similar incomes.

In fact, she said that she was a direct member of the Players Association, and she was promised a considerable down payment and salary, so she would follow the growth rate of the players who awakened around the same time.

She probably would have owed her if she hadn’t become direct to the Players’ Association because she didn’t have rare tier skills.

The Players Association treated her Lee Su-jin with a treatment worthy of her skill.

However, she said that Lee Soo-jin was not satisfied with her income.

She had to improve her skills to earn more.

The problem is, you need money to do that.

Sujin Lee’s weakness with her karate coordination skill was that she was vulnerable to her skill attacks due to her low mental power.

To compensate for his low mental strength, he needed a skill book or item that could increase his skill resistance.

The problem was that both were prohibitively expensive.

There was another problem.

It is Lee Soo-jin’s ambiguous position.Lee Soo-jin is a diltan.

It can be a dildo or a tang.

It sounds pretty good so far.

But in other words, the dildo is ambiguous and the tanking is also ambiguous.

‘What would you do if it was a waiting-only skill?

Players looking for party members wanted the perfect tanker or the perfect dealer, but they didn’t welcome Sujin Lee, who was also ambiguous as a tank.

Because of that, Lee Soo-jin, who has an ambiguous position of diltang, could not find a fixed party even though he had rare-grade skills.

‘Money is the enemy, the enemy.’

If I had the money, I would buy a bunch of skillbooks and sharply increase the skill resistance and attack power that I lack, so I could walk the path of a true dilemma… … .

“Whew!”

After letting out a long sigh, Sujin Lee took out a lottery ticket from his wallet and tried to guess the number.

Of course it was crap.

‘How can there be only one matching number?’

Lee Soo-jin ripped the lottery into shreds and threw it in the trash.

“Mr. Sujin Lee?”

Then someone spoke.

Lee Soo-jin looked at the opponent with a puzzled expression.

“who are you?”

No matter how much I looked in my head, it was a face I couldn’t remember.

He’s someone he doesn’t know at all.

“My name is Choi Hyunseong, the leader of the Players Association.”

“Ah! uh? So… … .”

Buffering caught in Lee Soo-jin’s head when he said that he was a high-ranking person in the association.

“Ah, hello!”

Lee Soo-jin, who had been a little dazed for a while, broke his waist 90 degrees with a powerful cry.

* * *

“So, if you just accept it, your salary goes up and your support goes up, right?”

Lee Soo-jin asked with a look of disbelief.

“Yes, it is. And I will personally support you with a skill book where you can increase your skill resistance.”

“I will!”

Lee Soo-jin answered Hyunseong’s words without even thinking for a second.

“I will definitely do it!”

“I… … You know the penalty was mentioned in advance, right?”

The status window is opened to Hyunseong.

Not only that, the moment you step out of Hyunseong’s control, your level, stats, and skills you’ve raised so far will evaporate.

“It’s a status window, so I opened it up to the association earlier anyway. Besides, I’m in a rush right now, so I don’t have time to worry until the next day.”

“Then I will.”

Hyunseong used the recruiting skill for Lee Soo-jin.

– Player Sujin Lee has been offered the appointment.

“Can I accept this?”

Hyunseong nodded at Lee Soo-jin’s words.

-Player Sujin Lee accepted the job offer.

– 10 Leadership is consumed.

– He had 5 servants under his command.

-Professional-only skill – The lord’s cry has been created.

‘what?’

I was just here to scout, but I have an additional skill.

Hyunseong immediately confirmed the monarch’s cry.

Lord’s Shout – Class-only skill

-You can give instructions to your subordinates regardless of distance.

‘I can give directions regardless of distance.’

Seeing that the word “direction” is attached to it, not a dialogue, it seems that it is a one-way street rather than a two-way street.

“Wow, I have a sense of belonging.”

Hyunseong tried the skill as a test.

The subject was Lee Soo-jin in front of him.

– Originally, yes.

“uh?”

As soon as he used the skill, Sujin Lee was startled.

“How did you do it? Why do I hear Hyunseong’s voice in my head?”

– This is a job-only skill.

“I see. It’s really exciting.”

Lee Soo-jin looked at Hyunseong with bright eyes.

‘It consumes almost no magic power.’

There is, but it was very small.

Hyunseong handed Lee Soo-jin the skill books he promised in advance to increase his mental resistance.

“thank you!”

Sujin Lee shouted while bending her waist 90 degrees.

Hyunseong was a little embarrassed.

He is neither heroic nor rare.

It’s just a general level skill book.

I didn’t expect to receive it and love it so much.

However, even for a general grade skill book, it is an expensive item worth tens of millions of won.

received several of them.

It was a huge gift for Sujin Lee, a low-level player struggling with financial difficulties.

In addition to that, the salary goes up, and they say that they will also support the association.

“Big, big, then I’ll just go with it. The increased salary will take effect from tomorrow.”

“Yes, thank you very much!”

Hyunseong received Lee Soo-jin’s 90-degree greeting and returned to her shy expression.

From the next day, Hyunseong diligently perused the information recorded in the Players Association.

The number of players directly under the Players Association was quite large.

Among them, Hyunseong selected candidates based on low level, talent, and desperation.

As the saying goes, if it is possible, it is better to choose a player with high potential and excellent skill if you are going to choose it anyway.

The personnel evaluations of colleagues were also an important reference material.

Having selected some candidates, Hyunseong moved to meet them.

‘It’s never easy to live as a player.’

I thought 1-2 people in the middle would say no.

However, all candidates accepted Hyunseong’s proposal without leaving out a single one.

Not all players are prosperous.

In particular, low-level players had to invest more rather than earning money.

In fact, considering that they risked their lives to hunt monsters, the compensation that low-level players received was the level of a low-bong salary.

‘Are you going to listen to the president of the Association by now, Seon-Young Kang?’

Hyunseong moved in public.

To that extent, Kang Seon-young, president of the Association, must have noticed Hyunseong’s actions.

And it would be quite surprising.

This is because all of the people I embraced were men who didn’t even have a relationship with Hyunseong.

There are chicks who haven’t even made the first job change.

‘How long will the secret of my job be kept?’

I was told not to speak outside, but eventually someone will come out.

No, in fact, if someone turned down Hyunseong’s offer in the middle, it had to be revealed automatically.

To be honest, it didn’t matter if it was revealed.

It’s just because I’m reluctant to reveal my job, so it’s okay to say that.

‘This is the last time.’

If you recruit just one more person, the effect of the monarch’s flag skill will be revealed.

Hyunseong took his step towards the final goal of the day.

“thank you!”

The man in his mid-30s, who was older than Hyunseong, nodded his head.

“no. Thank you so much. Then I’ll just go.”

“Yes, go take a look!”

‘It’s finally over.’

Hyunseong, who broke up with a man in his mid-30s, opened the status window and checked the information of the occupation skill monarch’s flag.

Lord’s Flag – Class-only skill

-The stats of the monarch and his servants increase according to the number of servants under his command.

– Number of subordinates – 10 people.

-All stats are increased by 1%.

‘It’s 1%… … .’

It was also smashed as expected.

But it was important that all stats increased by 1%.

Hyunseong’s total stats are over 4,000.

1% of 4,000 is 40.

He got the stats that he had to level up eight times for free.

‘How many people do you need to recruit for the next upgrade?’

It’s only 1% now.But over time, as the number of players under his command increases, the increase will only increase.

The 1% is not to be taken lightly.

The stats of mid-level players who have just completed the second awakening are about 550.

1% here is 5.

The stats will increase as much as one level is raised.

From a player’s point of view, stat 5 was not something to be taken lightly.

* * *

‘It has grown.’

Hyunseong made a proud expression as he looked at the power status board that recorded 20 people.

The stat increase of the system usually showed a tendency to increase in multiples.

If the initial achievement is normal, all stats are 5, if rare, all stats are 10, if heroic, all stats are 20, and if legendary, all stats are 40.

Hyunseong thought that the amplification of the monarch’s flag would also be similar.

That prediction was exactly right.

As soon as the number of players under its control reaches 20, the increase increases to 2%.

‘If the increase is doubled, that’s great.’

Hyunseong moved busier.

I had to quickly increase the number of players under my command.

‘It’s not draining.’

Hyunseong frowned as he looked at the force status board, which had a record of 40.

The monarch’s flag gave a 3% buff.

‘I thought it would increase by multiples.’

Unfortunately, the number of people required increases by multiples, but the increase seems to be 1%.

‘Actually, if the increase is multiplied by a factor, it’s a huge scam.’

Hyunseong’s remaining leadership was a little over 3,500.

Targeting players who did not awaken in the first place, about 350 more people could be brought under their control.

‘It will increase by about 6%.’

Since the number of people required increased by multiples, it was impossible to amplify the effect of the monarch’s flag by 7%, even if all the remaining leadership was exhausted.

Realistically, 280 people are needed to amplify 6%.

The required leadership was 2,800.

‘It’s okay to leave about 700 in case of an emergency.’

There might be special cases like Inukuso, so it was okay to save that much.

‘But why is it not known?’

So far, not one person has rejected Hyunseong’s offer.

However, no matter how much it was, the number of players recruited except for Lucia was 36.

Common sense was that one of them broke the promise.

Because he could anonymously hand over Hyunseong’s job information and make deals with player associations or huge guilds.

Isn’t this the first legendary class job to appear?

However, not a single one broke the promise.

‘Well, the later it is known, the better it is.’

Hyunseong thought so and passed it on.However, it was no coincidence that Hyunseong’s job information was not passed on to the player association or the giant guild.

Hyunseong’s relationship with low-level players was quite shallow.

Of course, loyalty was low.

It was a natural result that they held hands for the benefit of each other.

To be honest, if it wasn’t for a special case like Baek Woo-shin, there’s no way I could swear absolute loyalty just because I was hired.

However, this does not mean that the monarch’s orders are not enforceable.

When the monarch gives an order, the subject unconsciously tries to follow it.

The problem is that the strength and weakness is determined by the difference in ability between the monarch and the subject.

Simply put, the weaker the monarch and the stronger his subjects, the less likely he is to follow instructions.

If there is a huge difference in ability, the command of the monarch may be treated as the barking of a dog next door and ignored.

Conversely, if the monarch is strong and the subjects are weak, the probability of following the instructions increases.

What if the difference in ability is absolute?

Unconsciously, it is imprinted in the mind of the subject as an absolute proposition that the command of the monarch should never be violated.

Hyunseong is the best in the world in terms of ability alone.

On the other hand, low-level players who have not even been awakened in the first place are the weakest in their abilities.

Naturally, Hyunseong’s instructions had to be deeply engraved in the minds of low-level players.

Low-level players moved and acted according to Hyunseong’s instructions without realizing it.

It was the hidden efficacy of the legendary class occupation lord that Hyunseong and Lucia did not even know about.

Hyunseong continued to increase his number of players.

Surprisingly, not one person turned down Hyunseong’s proposal until 320 people were recruited.

In fact, it was a natural result.

The down payment and annual salary go up, and Hyunseong also supports items with his own money.

If you refused, you would be stupid.

Of course, some of them were ready to give Hyunseong a blow in the back of the head after accepting Hyunseong’s offer.

However, I accepted the job offer with the thought of accepting what I have to give.

If you accept the appointment, the skill book will roll in.

If you sell it without learning it, it is an unconditional profit.

However, none of those who had prepared to strike Hyunseong in the back of the head in that way came to fruition of their original plan.

It wasn’t something that anyone ordered or forced, but I just didn’t feel like it.

The thought that it would be better to grow up with Hyunseong’s support just like this has been ingrained in my head.

They thought they had abandoned the old plan of their own will.

However, they were influenced by Hyunseong’s instructions, not their own will.

If Hyunseong had recruited high-level players or mid-level players, the hidden efficacy of the legendary class lord would not have been shown so strongly.

However, all of them were low-level players who did not even finish their first job change, so Hyunseong’s instructions were followed very well.

‘Well, there’s nothing wrong with keeping a secret.’

Hyunseong himself was puzzled, but there was nothing wrong with that.

It’s true that I was determined to reveal the Legendary class, but it’s better to hide it if possible.

‘I wonder what the president of the Association, Seon-Young Kang, will think after seeing this.’

Hyunseong made a journey of gathering over 300 low-level players who could not even change their first job to a team created with the pretext of killing legendary-grade monsters as team members.

What was Seon-Young Kang, the president of the Players’ Association, thinking about this?

I suddenly wondered about it.