We've conquered about 90% of the enemy world. We aren't at the final city yet, but with this much, my score at the end of the game will be higher than before the conflict.
And now that my victory is already certain, the right question needs to be asked.
"Angel. I have a question. Can I purchase 『Creation of Heaven and Earth』 right after I win the game? Is it possible to reserve it?"
"If you have that many points, you can buy it right away. And given the current situation, that seems possible."
"So, let's say a player previously reserved 『Creation of Heaven and Earth』. Then how will our priority be decided? First-come, first-served? Or do I have priority because I defeated him?"
"Neither. In that case, it's decided by 'score'. If any situation occurs 'simultaneously', the player with the higher score has priority."
"Hmm."
"However, even if a player with a higher score has made a reservation, if that player is still in the conflict stage, then of course, the priority is given to you, Vein, who finished first. In any case, you can rest assured. Currently, there are no players who have made reservations for『Creation of Heaven and Earth』. If you just tell me, you can purchase it immediately after the conflict."
"Then please do so."
The other world realized that this year's harvest had been completely ruined, and it wasn't just the players, but the creations also came out, knelt, and begged for mercy. Daioto was no exception.
Of course, I had no intention of lenient treatment. My creations needed to be promoted. After waiting a few months, they all withered and died, fulfilling Nyaltartep's promotion requirements. I promoted them without delay.
「[Nialtartep] passes the test of the [Strategist] and is promoted」
「From now on, [Nyaltartep] can grow to level 15, and will act as a schemer behind the scenes of the world, deceiving and destroying his enemies」
Then, Shuk-Rimuras fulfilled the promotion condition again by covering the world with Cream Land.
「[Shuk-Rimuras] passes the test of abundance and is promoted」
「From now on, [Shuk-Rimuras] can grow to level 15, and will benefit the world as an embodiment of the virtue of abundance」
And in the world where Yogur-Thoth had descended, he won by calling the Yogurt Army, the Sugar Lumps, and the Dessert Army, pouring out magic like crazy, and completely extinguishing the flames that Daioto was spewing out.
[Our God. I'm sorry…]
「[Yogur-Thoth] passes the ruler's test and is promoted.」
「From now on, [Yogur-Thoth] will be able to grow to level 15, and will also spread its power widely as a leader who rules over all people.」
A message was heard at the same time.
「You have won the world collision with player [Ogolaot] and 46 other players.」
「The player's world expands」
"I am purchasing 『Creation of Heaven and Earth』 using 2,802,314 points."
The angel threw the trait card right at me, and the trait card hit my body.
It was stuck and absorbed on its own.
Unlike 『Divine Unity』, this trait doesn't alter physical sensations, so there wasn't a dramatic change. However, I noticed that the scope of my powers had expanded significantly.
Through my clones, I immediately doubled the size of the original dessert desert and edited the terrain around the world to my liking.
Also, as the self-conscious alter ego, I first examined the other members of the cartel. It seemed I was the last one that finished, as the other members had already finished fighting.
[Vein: A real victory! But did everyone succeed in purchasing the mythical traits? ^^ After finishing this fight, my score actually increased compared to before the conflict, so I bought it without any problems. LOL]
When I copied and pasted this message and sent it to three people as a show-off and notice, I got different responses from each person.
[Seisaisa: Sigh! You finally made it. Can you come and look after my meat right now? Ah. I purchased the mythical trait.]
[Mihun: I won fairly quickly. I acquired the trait I wanted, and I'm currently working with Wahwando on mutual consulting.]
[Wahwando: Actually, I couldn't buy it right away. But there was still a lot of time left on the protection period so I was able to quickly trade and fill up the remaining points. I have now successfully made a purchase.]
I see. In that case, I'll send clones to Seisaisa for now, and then send clones to the other two. There's a lot to see in my ecosystem right now, but I can manipulate it from the clones' perspective.
And when I turned my head, the angel was looking at me with a very moved expression.
"Congratulations on your victory. You achieved a landslide victory against a formidable opponent."
And the angel looked at me with a rather pleased expression. It seemed a bit unexpected, but also something to be expected.
"Are you happy too?"
"Of course I'm delighted! My player has achieved another remarkable victory. Even with brilliant allies, brilliant strategy and tactics, and sheer world power."
hmm.
"It's just so sad that civilization had no part in the process, but a victory is a victory."
I knew you'd say something like that.
And around the eighth win, there's something I want to ask. Now that the game is over a quarter of the way through, and there's only one more disembarkment point left,
"Is it a secret the organizers are keeping until the game is over?"
The angel answered immediately.
"There are no secrets, but what are you curious about?"
"The purpose of hosting this game."
"They want to see which of the civilizations' strategies is the best."
"Then why was the game structured in this unreasonable tournament format?"
"This is the most reasonable structure."
"Why?"
"I can't tell you that."
"Then there is a secret, right?"
"It's not a secret, it's a rule. The moment I say this, the very foundation of the game would be distorted. But I'll just say that it is true that players are currently having doubts about the organizers intention."
"Then, my next question is, even though the organizers have such omnipotent powers, can't they conduct their own simulations? Well, come to think of it, I heard they did conduct a simulation, but didn't that conclude the verification?"
Then the angel made a meaningful expression.
"Aren't you doing that verification right now?"
"Ah."
"We'll first try it out virtually and then try it ourselves to see if our judgment was correct."
It pisses me off when you say something as if it were obvious.
"So how many times has the organizer played this game?"
"This is the first time."
"Is this the first of several rounds of this game? Or is this the first and last?"
"I'm not sure about that. However, that question is included among the questions that cannot be answered even if you ask the organizer directly."
There is something strange about this.
There is a truth the organizers are desperately trying to hide. It's clear, given the knowledge that angels can't and shouldn't answer.
It seems like they're trying to hide something, but I can't tell what they are trying to hide.
Even as I'm thinking this, angels must be reading it my thoughts. So I won't say it out loud.
But I don't know if I can't grasp the truth because I really can't think of it, or if the organizers are blocking my thoughts.
Of course, if the organizers were blocking it, they would have blocked the suspicions earlier…
Ah. wait for a sec.
"Do you happen to know how Elkaider lives after getting off?"
"Yes?"
"I'm talking about the player who left after saying thank you to me. How is he doing now?"
The angel thought for a moment and then said something I hadn't heard in a long time.
"I'll contact my superiors shortly."
And the angel disappeared before my eyes.
Where are they going? That's even questionable now. Can't we just talk here? Is there a reason they need to keep communications with their superiors hidden?
A moment later, the angel returned to my world and answered.
"Elkaider used his points to pay off his gambling addiction. After paying off all his debts, in his world, he was left with approximately 120 million won in your country's terms."
"I'm just asking how he's living after that."
"I can't answer that. But that doesn't mean that permission wasn't granted. That means we don't know either. The flow of time here is isolated from the outside world. Immediately after disembarking, not even the smallest unit of time has passed in the outside world."
"…? If that was all there was to it, why did you have to talk to your superiors?"
"Well, I didn't know how to answer something I didn't know. I asked my superiors, and they told me this answer."
It doesn't make sense.
It really doesn't make sense.
Of course, there is no contradiction in what they say. I think it actually is.
I just sent a message to Mihun to check, and he replied, "It is true that no matter how much time is spent here, time doesn't pass outside. I swear by the sage's will."
So, unless the sage's will is worthless, it's probably true.
But why does it feel so uncomfortable?
It's not that the organizers are lying, they are just hiding something completely.
But I don't know why they are hiding it, and I don't know what secret the almost omnipotent organizers have that they need to hide from the players…
The angel just smiled broadly. It was the kind of smile you'd expect from an angel, as if to say, "Think as you like".
The following question suddenly occurred to me.
"What were you before you became an angel?"
"Yes?"
"No, you said you had a personality… What did you do before you became an angel?"
"I was an angel from the very beginning."
"Are you saying that you were created that way from the beginning?"
"Yes. That's right."
"Every player has an angel attached to them, but what happens to the angel when a player is eliminated or diembarks?"
"We return to headquarters. By the way, even if the player we are in charge of becomes a lower god, the angel will return to headquarters."
"What happens after they return to headquarters?"
"Um… they will just wait for the game to end. If they disembarked, they will follow them and make sure their wish comes true."
The next question immediately arises here:
"So what do you do after the game is over?"
The angel blinked at those words.
"Mr. Vein."
The angel spoke calmly with a smile that represented the bright smile of the host.
"I don't really want to know what happens to me after that.
This is probably the answer you really want to hear, Mr. Vein. I don't want to know what happens to me after the game ends. Not because I'm afraid of it or anything, but because I'm not really curious.
And to give you the official response from the organizers, the angel will then be assigned to other tasks for the organizers. In any case, it doesn't seem like I will die or anything."
I'm at a loss for words. The person involved said so, so I can't just meddle. What the heck.
If that;s what they are saying, then that's what I respect.
With that in mind, I turned on the community.
The Mythical Alliance was urgently announcing their existence alongside ours, and they were flooding the community with announcements, lowering their previously strict requirement and urging anyone with legendary or higher traits to join them, saying they would accept them.
Looks like they're in a hurry.
Heh.
Finally, we can move on to the next step of forming the Meteor Cartel.
Now, our Meteor Cartel's consulting is not a mutual agreement.
Any player who doesn't want to receive consulting will be our next target. If you don't want to lose, give up your points. In return, if you accept consulting and sign a non-aggression pact.
Let's see if there are any people who wouldn't spit out points in front of those lunatics who acquired two mythical traits without leaving a single player alive.
But, there's something I'm starting to wonder about now.
I wonder how the other guys fought.
They did fight against an opponent with a mythical trait.
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