60. Zone integration
“Have you prepared anything?”
[This is district integration.]
People only looked puzzled at the angel’s words.
I wasn’t quite sure what it meant.
A courageous man raised his hand.
“Angel! Please explain in detail what district integration is….”
[Once you say it, you have to pretend to understand, it’s annoying.]
“S-sorry…”
[The idea is literally to integrate the districts. I don’t know if you know, but there are hundreds of districts in your country, right? To be exact, there are 875.]
“Wow! 875?”
“There were that many districts in our country alone?”
[Kihehe, I’m surprised by something that’s not that big of a deal. It is small compared to other countries. I know that there are over 26,000 districts in the country called China.]
“omg…….”
Even with their mouths wide open, the players quickly became convinced.
It was worth it for China, the world’s most populous country.
“If 10,000 people are assigned to each district, a country with a large population will certainly have many districts.”
“I see. Huh? Wait, so if there are angels assigned to each area….”
“You mean there are at least tens of thousands of people…?”
How many angels are there?
People were surprised by something they had never thought about before.
The angel who heard the murmur smiled as if acknowledging it.
[It’s as you guessed. Our angels are assigned one to each district. Did you really notice it now? That’s stupid.]
Despite the angel’s sarcasm, people had no choice but to listen.
There’s nothing wrong with saying that, but I couldn’t go against an angel who was the best of all angels.
Instead, I had one question.
“Well, angel. So you weren’t the one who created this survival game?”
[…] … .]
For the first time, a troubled expression appeared on the angel’s face.
But even for a moment.
The angel, who regained his poker face, asked while maintaining a blank expression.
[Why do you think so?]
“It’s not like tens of thousands of angels worked together to create a survival game.”
[What if we made it collaboratively? Could you at least praise me?]
“…….”
[Please don’t ask unnecessary questions. If you act recklessly, your head may explode, human.]
“S-sorry….”
People had no choice but to bow their heads to the cruel words.
Except for Ryumin.
‘Looking at the way he turned his horse, it looks like he hit the nail on the head. Well, there must be a policy to keep information about the designer secret.’
There is no way an angel who dies for the player would have created such a huge survival game.
In the first place, there is no way angels, who are prone to individualism and egoism, would cooperate.
[From now on, I will not be taking questions from bugs. Bugs are bugs, just worry about surviving.]
purple.
Getting angry like that is proof that you are acknowledging that you are not a designer.
[It’s so annoying that I wasted my time. Anyway, we will begin the district integration as announced. Just know that this is a measure taken due to the small number of people. Don’t make any other useless speculations.]
The angel flapped his wings and signaled, and suddenly the ground began to shake.
Dedddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd!
“W-what!”
“Is it an earthquake?”
Although the people were embarrassed, Ryu Min maintained his composure.
Because I knew that this was a natural phenomenon that occurred whenever districts were integrated.
‘Strictly speaking, it’s not the ground, but the space itself is shaking.’
The space cracked with an ear-piercing sound.
Blah blah blah blah-!
Solid black lines appeared not only on the ground but also in the sky.
The space divided into ten pieces was turned over like a cube.
Cough keug keung-
When the space turned over, approximately 500 people appeared.
They were players from different districts.
thud-! thud-! thud-!
Then, along with the sound of spaces merging, the solid lines disappeared.
The meadow, which had been somewhat empty, was suddenly filled with people.
“Okay… is it over?”
“Those people…?”
They just stood there looking at each other and no one moved from their spot.
[Now, district integration is complete. huh? What’s wrong? We even say hello to other people. How long are you going to stay like that?]
An angel with a face I had never seen before flew up with a fresh smile.
It wasn’t just one person.
A total of ten angels gathered in one place.
[Olive, hello?]
[Priscilla, hello?]
[Ellen, hello?]
The angels took turns greeting each other.
He was smiling with his mouth, but his voice was extremely blunt.
[Olive, how many people are in your district?]
[442 people.]
[Similar to us?]
[I guess they’re all similar?]
[Anyway, who should speak on behalf of me? Do you think the humans here need an explanation? The same goes for games.]
[I’ll tell you.]
Olive, who was in the same district as Ryumin, raised her hand and declared herself.
[for a moment. Are you doing this to score points with the archangel?]
[score? I?]
[It’s suspicious that you’re willing to step forward obediently.]
[Then you did it. Why are you fighting?]
[Yes, Priscilla, you did it.]
[what? Why should I do it? It’s really annoying.]
[Guys, don’t fight, just do anything.]
[that’s right. Do you think the archangel would care about this?]
[Okay. Now that I think about it, that’s true.]
[Just do it, Olive. Your voice is the prettiest among us.]
[Whoa, I’m annoyed. okay.]
These were angels who didn’t like it because they thought it was a hassle, even though all they did was come forward and explain things.
Olive flapped her wings and flew to the center of the meadow.
[Hello, humans? You know what each of you heard from the angels in charge, right? The areas were integrated due to the small number of people.]
The players nodded silently.
[Currently, ten districts have been merged into one, and the total number of people here is 4,844.]
“Ten districts combined?”
“Almost 5,000 people?”
“It seemed like a lot.”
The players muttered and looked at each other.
My heart pounded at the thought of having to play a round with unfamiliar faces I had never seen before.
[Other districts also proceeded with district integration to fill the number of people. Of course, as areas are integrated, the district names will also change. For reference, the name of the area is C-ESKS007. It consists only of players from the country of Korea.]
“Ah… were they all from our country?”
“I’m glad the words got through.”
“Hmm, maybe we’ll mix with other countries later….”
Regional integration does not stop at this one time.
Whenever the number falls below 500, it continues to merge with other areas.
Then, eventually, like someone muttering, you meet a player from another country.
‘When the number of players in Korea decreases to less than 500.’
Ryumin knows when that moment is.
‘By the 11th round, the fourth district will be unified and we will be competing with players from other countries.’
This is not the only thing Ryumin knows.
I also know that in a little while, the angel will be playing an extra game.
just as expected.
[Before announcing the main quest, we will play a simple extra game to celebrate the integration of the areas.]
“Extra game?”
The angel opened his mouth as expected.
[Everyone had one representative from each district, right? But now that we are integrated, what should we do? Of course, we have to elect a new district representative, right?]
“New… district representative?”
It was a game played because there could only be one district representative.
[The game method is simple. Ten existing district representatives come out and fight each other to the death. Among them, only one surviving winner will be promoted to the representative of this integrated region.]
In other words, it was a death match, fighting until one person survived.
“Do we have to kill each other to become representative of the integrated district?”
“Wow… that’s cruel.”
The players whispered, but there was no sign of concern.
Rather, they just enjoy it because it’s someone else’s business.
“Sounds fun? Tsk tsk.”
“Is it worth seeing who will be the representative?”
“At times like this, I need popcorn.”
I was able to feel at ease because it was a duel between district representatives that had nothing to do with me.
Except for the district representatives who are the parties involved.
‘f*ck you, we have to kill each other just to pick one person?’
‘ha… … I became a district representative for no reason… … .’
‘If I die this time, won’t I come back to life?’
‘There’s no need for it all, so why not just give up the right to represent?’
All nine district representatives looked like they had stepped on shit, but the remaining one, Ryu Min, kept an expressionless expression.
On the contrary, I was happy on the inside.
Because I knew what a great position it was to be the representative of the integrated district.
[District representatives? Hehehe, there’s no need to look so worried. Even though it’s a death match, it doesn’t mean you actually die. When the game is over, all dead representatives will be resurrected.]
“Ah! There is resurrection this time too.”
“Uhm….”
Even when they said there was a resurrection, the faces of the representatives did not straighten.
Anyway, it was a game with no benefits.
But the angel’s words were not finished yet.
[Looking at their expressions, it looks like they think there is no benefit to becoming the integrated representative. Is there really no benefit?]
“Are there any benefits unique to the integrated representative?”
[Sure. The integrated representative can use ruling authority instead of leadership authority.]
“control?”
[This is the right to dominate players of a lower level than you. It is an upgraded version of the right to command, allowing you to freely control players in the area regardless of their previous job status.]
“If the level is low….”
“Anyone can be controlled at will…?”
“Regardless of previous job…?”
The eyes of the representatives from each district widened.
Since most of them had completed their previous jobs, the right to command had become useless, but its limitations had disappeared.
In fact, it was a powerful authority with no drawbacks.
[Of course, the 10-use limit and the rule that if you kill the integrated representative, the authority will be transferred. Still, isn’t it attractive? Being able to dominate the same people.]
It certainly was.
Since it was an upwardly compatible skill that eliminated the restrictions on leadership, he might truly be able to reign like a king if he were the representative.
[how is it? Is this enough motivation?]
done.
That too for sure.
There was no answer, but the murderous looks in the representatives’ eyes were telling.
I will fight to the death and win the unified representative position.
Ryumin’s thoughts were no different.
‘Until now, there was no advantage to being a district representative, but this round is different. ‘You must win the death match and become the unified representative.’
This is why he killed Hwang Yong-min in the last round and took over as district representative.
Because I knew that the representative’s authority would become stronger starting from the 5th round.
‘There are some people who killed me because of side quests.’
Anyway, I am confident.
He has enough level and experience to win even if he fights 9 to 1.
‘More than anything, I never missed the integrated representative position.’
However, there was something that Ryu Min, who had lived through multiple episodes, did not know.
It means that the angels made a bet on the unified representative position.
