Return of the Frozen Player 600
screening test (5)
-Then I will wait while servicing the spaceship.
“It might take quite a while, is that okay?”
-No problem. When the work here is over, you can disconnect for a while and focus more on the midfield.
“AI is the best.”
Seo Jun-ho lightly patted Yeon on the shoulder.
“Then I will ask you.”
-Don’t worry and be careful. friends too.
When I got off the spacecraft, a busy station caught my eye.
Spaceships of all shapes were parked, and mechanics were busy servicing them.
“It’s noisy. Junho, where should we go now?”
I was speechless for a moment at Gilberto’s question.
I thought I had to come here to meet the manager, but I didn’t know where to go.
“hmm… … Let’s get out of the station first.”
When I left the station, a bright city spread out in my field of vision.
A clean and tidy street without a speck of dust.
People with a bright expression without a single worry.
It was like a scene in a story that made the viewer laugh naturally.
Such a view extends all the way to the horizon.
“The vibe of the city is really nice.”
“It’s the best planet in the universe. Of course you will be happy.”
“Neo City called the Aeon Empire Utopia, and that was true.”
Seo Jun-ho, who was watching the scene smiling with his friends, suddenly frowned.
“huh? What’s wrong with Junhotsu? Are you sick?”
“Um, I don’t know. My eyes suddenly hurt.”
Seo Jun-ho, who closed his eyes, rubbed his eyelids.
Maybe it was because of the first space travel, it hurt as if someone had stabbed both eyes.
After resting for a while, he asked his friends.
“Are you all right?”
“Am ok. How is Mio?”
“I’m fine too.”
“Hmm, aren’t you too nervous?”
“Don’t be too pressured. Because we are there.”
Concerned by his friends, Seo Jun-ho shrugged.
“thank you. Maybe he hasn’t adjusted to his new body yet.”
After all, it’s only been about 15 days since I went through my second metamorphosis and woke up.
Seo Jun-ho opened his mouth.
“Then what about everyone? i go to the palace
I want to see you.”
If it was an empire, there would be an imperial palace, and if it was there, he thought that the whereabouts of the administrators might be known.
At that, Junshik was the first to raise his hand.
“Body, then can I look around the street? That’s why it’s really so amazing.”
“Rather good. The more information we have about this place, the better.”
After checking the time for a while, Seo Jun-ho opened his mouth.
“Then move freely for about three hours.
would it be? Everyone wants to see different places, so I want to gather information.”
“Agreed, highly agree.”
When Mio joined in, the friends nodded.
“Then let’s meet at the fountain in front of you in three hours. I go first.”
Ramadat left, followed by Gilberto.
Finally, when Jun-shik and Mio disappeared in full stride, Seo Jun-ho turned his head.
“Skaya, what about you? Is there anything you want to see?”
“Well, to put it bluntly, I’m more interested in the imperial palace. Come on.”
“but.”
It must be the most important facility in the city, so of course there are plenty of magic to explore.
Seo Jun-ho asked Seo-ri, who was fascinated by the stretching distance.
“Seori, is this your first time here too?”
“Yes… … ? Okay.”
she tilted her head.
“My memory is hazy. It looks like she’s been there… … somehow unfamiliar
It seems you did.”
“When will he get his memories back?”
“Kuh, kuh hmm.”
Seo Jun-ho, who eventually accompanied the two, moved on.
There was no particular need to ask anyone where the imperial palace was.
‘Of course it’s over there.’
The neat and sophisticated castle that occupied the center of the city would be the imperial palace.
As we got closer, the gatekeepers were like knives.
this stopped him
“stop.”
Then, the eyes of those who looked up and down at him made the chickens grow fat for a moment.
‘Haetal level… …
One gatekeeper appears equal to or stronger than the next Skaya.
If the two people in front of you come to Earth, you will immediately become one of the strongest in your five fingers.
Seo Jun-ho opened his mouth with a bitter smile.
“Seojun, a player from the former Earth.
Ho. Do I need to fill out a separate application for a visit?”
“……earth?”
The gatekeepers looked at each other’s faces.
Then, soon, a grim expression appeared and each drew his weapon.
“gibberish.”
“You bastard, what is your true identity?”
Around the time Seo Jun-ho was thinking about how to deal with the sudden hostility.
“Stop. They are not enemies.”
With a single voice, the two gatekeepers quickly took a straight posture.
A man in gray walked out from behind them and smiled softly.
“I see you all here. Player Seo Jun-ho.”
“… … Mr. Gray’?”
Seo Jun-ho made a face as he had been hit in the back of the head.
It’s true that I came to find the manager, but I didn’t expect to meet you so quickly.
“You have worked hard to come this far.”
“There are many things I want to ask. why the heck
Everyone is in touch… …
“The place is a bit like that. More details inside. Please follow me.”
Gray stopped talking and turned around.
The inside of the castle that followed him was a place that was difficult to describe in words.
‘It’s similar to the imperial palace of the Ruben Empire, but completely different.’
A sophisticated space that seems to have added a modern touch to the style of the Middle Ages.
To put it bluntly, it felt more like entering a building in the future than the imperial palace.
– We will inform you.
“Oh, this voice.”
I am confused because it is the voice of the system message.
An announcement was played from the speakers installed throughout the imperial palace.
-After a while, the 7,542th Magic Demonstration will be held at Baengnyeon Palace, so please attend.
“A magic debate?”
Skaya’s steps, which were curiously looking at the inside of the elongated palace, stopped abruptly.
she asked, looking at Gray.
“Where is Baengnyeon Palace?”
“If you walk straight down that road, it’s the first white palace you’ll see.”
“Hey Junhotsu, see you later at the fountain!”
Excited, Skye waved her hand roughly and quickly ran down the hallway.
Surrey muttered as he watched the scene.
“You look excited like a child.”
“It’s kind of funny when you say that.”
“Bonnyeo is now an adult. no kid Therefore, as for the kids safe… …
A new broadcast interrupted her speech.
-After a while, the Cosmos Cake Contest will be held at the Cosmos Palace, so please attend.
“Eh.”
Frost’s eyes widened.
She asked, waving the sleeves of Gray, who was walking ahead.
“Hey, where is Cosmos Palace?”
“You can walk all the way to the east over there.”
“contractor! Bonnyeo… …
“Go.”
When permission was granted, Frost, smiling brightly, ran through the hallway with a hurried gait.
“Don’t run in the hallways!”
It calms down in an instant, but when you turn a corner, you can see the back running again.
“Wow, it’s been a few seconds since you said that you were like a child to Skaya.”
Seo Jun-ho shook his head and looked at Ray.
He smiled.
“Go away. the room right in front of me
no see.”
“yes.… ” hmm!”
Seo Jun-ho frowned again.
More painful than before.
It was as if both eyes were on fire.
“Where are you sick?”
“My eyes hurt from time to time today.”
“Oh, just in case, I’ll set the atmospheric pressure in the room to be the same as on Earth.”
“thank you… …
The interior of the room was full of gray furniture, to suit Gray’s taste.
Following the recommendation, Seo Jun-ho, who sat down, opened his mouth.
“So, why do you want to talk to me alone?”
“… … Haha, did you find out?”
“I’m not the person involved, and I’m watching from the side, so there’s no way I wouldn’t know.”
The magic idiot and the cake idiot, who were involved, didn’t doubt it, but looking at it from the side, it looked sloppy.
“A magic demonstration is being held in the imperial palace.
Even so, what is the space cake contest?”
“hmm… … I will be careful next time.”
Gray smiled awkwardly and put his bowler hat down on the desk.
“As you said, it is true that I tried my hand because I wanted a conversation between the two of us. I have a favor to ask of you.”
Seo Jun-ho stared at him with eyes asking him to speak.
“First, let me explain why all managers have lost contact.”
“Good for you. That was exactly what I was most curious about.”
“To put it bluntly, that part was predestined, I can say.”
was it scheduled?
After pondering the words for a while, Seo Jun-ho asked again.
“Is it related to the raid on the 7th floor by any chance?”
“you’re right. It’s a rule that didn’t exist before, but we made it new.”
Need to create a new rule that didn’t exist
you.
In other words, it means that there is a ‘circumstance’ in which a new rule needs to be created.
“It must have something to do with the Grand Duke again.”
“Hoo.”
Gray admired a little.
“You are very quick to understand. How can you infer that far with just a few words?”
“Thank you for the compliment, but I wonder exactly what the situation is.”
“Bondi Frontier 23 was not the 7th floor we had prepared.”
“Adonia… … Was it?”
Apparently, the system message had announced that the 7th floor, ‘Adonia’ had been opened.
However, for some reason, access to the 7th floor was blocked, and the location was soon changed.
“you’re right. However, the Grand Duke destroyed it.”
“extinction……
It means that the prepared board has been turned over.
Seo Jun-ho’s expression became serious.
“To the extent that even the 7th floor is involved
If so, isn’t it more serious upstairs?”
“I want to deny it, but… … Unfortunately, that is true.”
Knock knock.
he knocked on the desk.
“That’s why we had no choice but to make new rules. Right now, even on the 7th floor, it was in a state that far exceeded the level we had assumed.”
“surely.”
Kineos Mullibach, of course.
The general and Hwang, who were placed under it
Now, the level of the princess was also formidable.
“Compared to the 6th floor, there was no sense that the level of the enemies had risen too drastically.”
“yes. So we decided that players couldn’t attack the upper floors at their current level.”
“..in other words. the new rules
must have something to do with strengthening them.”
“You saw it correctly.”
Gray chuckled.
“Just like player Seo Jun-ho did, coming to see us is a kind of
It is a test of
“… … Isn’t that the level of the test too low?”
The current emperor of Neo City is himself.
He said that he could make all players pass the test if he put his mind to it.
Gray shook his head.
“Oh, of course, visiting this place is only a qualification for participation. This exam is different.”
“indeed.”
That is, which players to test
It means you can choose what to do.
“I believe that player Seo Jun-ho will select players with an objective perspective.”
“Let’s try our best. So, exactly what kind of test are you going to take?”
“It’s simple.”
Gray tapped the hologram in the air and continued.
“Currently, managers are on standby on every front in space. Players who pass the screening test
You’ll be able to gain experience and skills relatively quickly and safely underneath. If you pass all the prepared steps, players will be able to work on the 9th floor right away. Roughly speaking, it will be about the grade dropout.”
“… … In other words, the transcendental person will protect you, so grow safely. That’s what you’re saying.”
“you’re right.”
Seo Jun-ho, who had been quietly listening to him, asked.
“Why do you have to do that now?”
Gray’s fingers, which had been busy tapping the air, stopped abruptly.
“If we had done it sooner, we could have saved more players.”
“Junho.”
“I thought a lot while watching the peaceful scenery of the empire.”
to keep their peace.
How many lives have died on a planet in a distant universe that has nothing to do with this place.
I want those happy-faced people to know.
“There seems to be a misunderstanding. There are some words I left out.”
Gray calmed him down calmly.
“First of all, players must be over level 300 to be eligible to participate in the frontlines.”
“And believe it or not, our situation is not very good either.”
“Are you asking me to believe that?”
There are things I have seen while coming to believe it straight away.
peace.
This country is amazingly peaceful.
It is extremely peaceful, as if the death struggle of the players is the story of a distant country, like those who are not even interested.
“Look out the window right now. The streets are crowded… … Keugh!”
“Junho!”
Seo Jun-ho covered his eyes with both hands.
sick.
An intense pain pierced through my body, as if someone had stabbed my eyes with an awl.
“Heo-eok, hee-eok.”
After the pain had gone for a moment, Seo Jun-ho let out a rough breath and slowly raised his head.
He looked out the window to continue what he was saying.
“Citizens crowded in that street… …
speech is blurred
At the same time, the accident stopped for an instant.
Because the information received through the eyes kept creaking in the process of being transmitted to the brain.
peel.
“Citizens… … ?”
There is also a clean and tidy street without a speck of dust.
There were no people with bright faces without a single worry.
Only the lonely and desolate ruins illuminated by the red sky reminiscent of destruction are visible.
[The hero’s mental power (EX) resists the ‘ideal world (EX)’.]
Seo Jun-ho took off the blindfold that someone had forcibly placed on him and faced the devastating reality.
“Whoa… …
Gray’s self-deprecating sighs were heard from behind.
Seo Jun-ho turned his creaking body and looked at him.
“That, that’s all… … What is it?”
“It is as you see it.”
Gray put a bitter smile on his lips.
“That is the strongest in the universe,
This is the reality of the Aeon Empire, which is called utopia.”
