BXBX NOVEL Chapter 133
Chapter 133
Chapter 133: Diary of a Wanderer (6)
Reversal of Roles.
Yeongwoo held the Underdog and the Armor Cutter in his arms, busy following the Golden Goblin.
The only one who could carry the sphere without activating it was him.
‘Is it because he’s not human that the sphere doesn’t react? Come to think of it, I’ve never imagined entrusting the sphere to a goblin.’
The more you know, the more astonishing the world becomes.
– Kiki! Ki!
It seemed like the little one realized he had become a very important existence, as he happily dragged Yeongwoo around while holding the golden sphere.
Of course, that didn’t mean he was slacking off on his duties.
Clack, clatter!
He was diligently collecting the crimson coins left by the Wyverns of Gwangjin-gu.
– Ki! Ki!
While the little one kept babbling about something, Yeongwoo couldn’t understand.
“Um, could you possibly carry two? One to take to Gangnam for use, and the other to keep for later?”
When Yeongwoo asked this, the golden goblin, who had just picked up the last coin, turned to him.
– Kitch!
“……”
Was that a yes, or was it a bit awkward?
‘Well, anyway, if I can’t carry them all at once, I can always come back again.’
In any case, Yeongwoo followed the goblin, who had finished his task, back south.
Not long after, he saw another golden sphere floating near the entrance of Cheongdam Bridge on the other side.
And standing next to it, as if she had been there all along, was Songpa Strongest Sword, Oh Yeonhee.
“Oh, Yeongwoo.”
Yeonhee looked at Yeongwoo and the golden goblin with a strange expression.
She must have realized that Jeong Yeongwoo had already taken care of the mutants in both areas.
“I came just in case you needed help, but it seems I’m not needed after all.”
The phrase “I’m not needed” sounded ambiguous.
Yeongwoo faintly smiled and pointed to the golden goblin, saying, “Let’s take this too.”
Then, in front of the astonished eyes of Oh Yeonhee, the golden goblin approached the second sphere.
And then.
– Kiki……
After a moment of hesitation, it put the first golden sphere, which it had already been holding, into the pocket of the spatial vacuum.
Swoosh.
“Huh?”
Once again, Yeongwoo was shocked.
He hadn’t even considered that the golden sphere could be stored in the spatial vacuum pocket.
‘So… does that mean I can stack up a bunch of spheres and use them when needed?’
This was nothing short of a loophole.
From now on, it meant that he could summon the Golden Ratio to any desired area at any time, and even…
‘With this, can’t I summon the Night Dungeon as well…? Even if there are no mutants left in that area.’
That was just the beginning.
There were countless other potential uses he hadn’t even thought of yet.
“W-what just happened?”
On the other hand, Oh Yeonhee was still gaping, unable to recover from the shock.
To her, the golden sphere was just a kind of system.
So, the idea of actually carrying it around like a ball or storing it in a pouch had never crossed her mind.
“I just learned that too. So, I don’t know anything beyond what I’ve seen.”
Of course, to do something like this, you needed to have a slave from outer space, so it wasn’t something you could just do because you understood it.
Click, clack.
As Yeongwoo started to cross the Cheongdam Bridge with the golden goblin back on his shoulder, Oh Yeonhee hurriedly stopped him.
“Where are you going this time?”
To which Yeongwoo pointed across the bridge as if it were obvious.
“To Gangnam. Since it’s still my jurisdiction, I have to sprinkle some rain.”
* * *
Golden Rain.
A kind of public service activity that provides 30,000 karma in commemorative coin form to all residents of the corresponding district.
Because of this, the more people staying in the area, the higher the value of the golden rain.
It meant that more karma was released into the area.
‘No matter how much Seoul rotates, it can never keep up with the karma released by the golden rain.’
After confirming that the regional status had changed to Gangnam, Yeongwoo touched the second sphere held by the goblin.
Thump.
And once again, he was presented with the choice between two options.
《Choice Reward》
[3 million karma]
or
[Grant 30,000 karma to all residents in the area]
Again, only beings not from Earth could carry and move this sphere.
‘Grant 30,000 karma.’
As Yeongwoo chose the 30,000 distribution, the sphere slowly spun and then floated away into the void, leaving the hands of the goblin and Yeongwoo.
And then.
Fizzle!
With a sharp sound, it shot up into the sky, drawing a golden arc in the sky.
Shooaah!
In an instant, the golden sphere soared up to the distant sky.
Puffff!
As usual, it exploded in a golden burst, but for the residents of Gangnam, it was a shockingly unprecedented performance.
“Huh?”
“What, what is it?”
“Fireworks…?”
“No, it’s something much more…”
Not only the monster hunters who were fighting the skeleton swordsmen, but also the residents who were out on the streets to complete the scout quest, all saw the sky turn golden.
And then.
Suaaaaah……!
The golden threads that had filled the sky began to fall to the ground.
Finally, golden rain began to fall on Gangnam’s streets as well.
《The Gyeongbuk Strongest Sword ‘Jeong Yeongwoo07’ has relinquished exclusive access to 3 million karma and gifted 30,000 karma to all residents of Gangnam.》
《Prepare yourself as 30,000 karma will soon be distributed in commemorative coin form.》
Following this, a message explaining the identity of the golden rain appeared, and three golden coins appeared at the bedside of every resident of Gangnam.
Pop, pop!
And the same happened for Yeongwoo and Oh Yeonhee.
“……”
Having already seen the golden rain three times thanks to Yeongwoo, Oh Yeonhee now looked at the face of Gangnam Strongest Sword engraved on the coins with a somewhat familiar gaze.
“Now, Yeongwoo will become more famous in Gangnam than Taewon.”
Her words were probably true.
Despite the amount, there was no promotion method that could beat the effects of the commemorative coin engraving.
But Yeongwoo’s gaze was focused not on Gangnam but on the north.
‘Wow, so you can really move the spheres and detonate them in other areas. This means…’
It meant that it was possible to take the collected spheres from within the country to foreign countries for use.
Yeongwoo threw himself onto Negwig as if he were crazy about spreading the golden rain.
Then…
“I’m heading to Paju now!”
After briefly informing Oh Yeonhee of his destination, he disappeared like the wind.
* * *
[Golden Journey]
|Summon the golden rain in the next area.
|Domestic (3/3) |Foreign (0/2)
Golden rain completed three times domestically.
Now, all that remained was to bring the rain down twice in foreign areas.
‘In theory, I can complete the achievement today. Since I already have one sphere, if I’m lucky, I might encounter another mutant in Paju or Kaesong.’
Quaqua, Quaqua!
Yeongwoo, riding on Negwig, had already passed through Gwangjin-gu and was crossing Dongdaemun-gu.
Unlike before, there were no mutant marks visible in Dongdaemun-gu.
It meant that Jang Jeongho of Dongdaemun had finally dealt with the mutant assigned to him.
‘It seems like he had quite a hard time, judging by how long it took.’
Although he had been contentious since the first meeting, Yeongwoo still didn’t wish for his death.
After all, he was one of the important figures supporting Seoul, and above all, he was a fellow countryman.
‘It’s better for fellow citizens to do well.’
So, Yeongwoo pulled out his bow towards the north side and increased the magnification of his sight.
Thunk thunk!
It was because he saw the remaining monster marks this time.
It seemed that the monster hunters in that area were somewhat inferior compared to other places.
Pewwww!
As Yeongwoo shot a covert arrow, the monsters in battle with the Dongdaemun residents began to explode one by one.
“Huh?”
“What was that just now?”
“What happened?”
Since the arrows flew from a far distance and the attacks were covert, to the people of Dongdaemun, it simply looked like the monsters suddenly died.
Vroom, vroom!
Meanwhile, the owner of the arrows, Yeongwoo…
|The current area of residence is ‘Seongbuk’.
|The Strongest Sword of this area is ‘Lee Yoobin16’. Rank 1, 8 defenses.
He was now passing through the entrance of Seongbuk, which was under Lee Yoobin’s jurisdiction.
‘Oh, this place is clean.’
Yeongwoo, who unintentionally ended up wandering around Seoul, admired the clean sky of Seongbuk.
It meant that there wasn’t a single monster or mutant left in Seongbuk.
‘Ah, I see why Lee Yoobin was subtly eager in the meeting to get rid of Jang Jeongho.’
In the society of Strongest Swords, strength was everything.
If the two of them were to fight and things turned sour, the one most likely to lose their life would be Jang Jeongho.
So, even though Jang Jeongho occasionally provoked Lee Yoobin, it seemed like she was letting it go quietly.
Whee!
As they finished passing through the downtown area of Seongbuk-gu and Bukhansan loomed ahead, Negwig let out a long howl and pulled up the output.
“Huh? Jeong Yeongwoo?”
Just as Lee Yoobin, who happened to be resting nearby, heard Negwig’s howl and rushed out.
Kwaaaah!
But Negwig had already taken off, carrying Yeongwoo up to Bukhansan.
* * *
Having crisscrossed Seoul, leaving traces of himself everywhere, Yeongwoo was now passing through Goyang City.
‘This place feels a bit risky.’
Gyeonggi-do’s Goyang City.
One of the major cities where the population is twice that of most areas in Seoul.
Since Yeongwoo only briefly passed by on his way to Paju last night, he knew nothing about this area.
It was also outside the influence of the Seoul Federation, and above all…
|The current area of residence is ‘Goyang’.”
|The Strongest Sword of this area is ‘Park Jeongjin02’. Rank 1, 42 defenses.”
The Strongest Sword here was in very good shape.
And just like Seongbuk, there were no signs of monsters or mutants here either.
‘It seems they have their own system and the Strongest Sword is strong.’
Considering the possibility of a full-scale conflict with the North, Yeongwoo had no intention of provoking the major cities in Gyeonggi-do.
‘Let’s get through here quickly.’
As Yeongwoo gently touched Negwig’s hindquarters, the horse picked up speed once again.
Whee!
Suddenly, the surroundings blurred, and the scenery rapidly moved aside as Yeongwoo’s body jumped northward.
Vroom, vroom!
In the blink of an eye, they skipped over a couple of districts in Goyang City, and shortly after…
“……!”
In the distance, red light pillars began to appear.
“There it is! Paju…!”
It meant that there were still mutants in Paju.
But the problem was…
“Huh?”
The erratic movement of the mutation marks caught his attention.
In response, Yeongwoo increased the magnification of his telescope.
“Hmm…?”
An unexpected scene came into view.
People were tangled up around the mutations, wielding all sorts of weapons, but the issue was what was attached above their heads.
『Pyongyang’s Strongest Sword』
『Wonsan’s Strongest Sword』
『Anak’s Strongest Sword』
Each one had a strange name.
‘Oh… Wonsan, isn’t that in North Korea? So, right now…’
As Yeongwoo surveyed the scene with a fivefold magnification, a very familiar name suddenly appeared before his eyes.
That was none other than…
『Goyang’s Strongest Sword』
‘Oh, my goodness.’
Yeongwoo immediately realized.
Right in front of him, the first battle of the North-South confrontation was unfolding.