Golden Experience

Episode 498: Towards a Universal World

It looks like Bran's application went through.

At that scale, I can see that the operation will support it.

Unlike the Continental War, the anticipated size of the battle and the number of participants narrowed down to "medium".

If it were an event that would wind up all players or a similar number of players, it would have been labeled "massive" at that time.

In that sense, it may be the first local event supported by the operation.

With that in mind, Rare moved to the Demon Empire Septentrion.

I'm interested in the event, but Bran and Geraldine are watching it closely this time, even though it's not that big.

Then you don't have to go to Rare. There is also a risk that it will become large-scale if you go. It would then be called a title scam, which could end up pulling Bran's leg.

If Bran is doing what he has to do, Rare should do the same.

Rare decided to spend some time on the western continent because she would really care if she stayed on the central continent.

It was the Demon Empire Septentrion that came.

The Dorothea clan is already "in action".

Naturally, we will move Dorothea to the target, so if Rare comes here, it will be where Dorothea is.

For a moment, the distortion in the vision of the "Summon Monster" cleared up. I checked the surroundings again and it was an example square.

Around them, the people of the Demon Empire lay flat.

"... what is this? Dorothea, please explain."

"Yes, His Majesty the Demon King has arrived, so I have informed others that this is how it will look."

While saying so, Dorothea looked at Rare with regret.

Because you understand that Rare doesn't like such an audacious welcome. But I can't stop the people in the city, that apology.

There is nothing wrong with Dorothea. Of course, the people of the city are not at fault.

"─ ─ Thank you for welcoming me. Well, you don't have to exaggerate."

"Your Majesty the Devil is in a good mood! I beg your pardon!

"What? Ah, yeah, go ahead."

"Even though there is a Majesty who has been struck by a monstrous empire in this land, I can't do it as usual! I thought it would be rude to greet him with a low head! Therefore, we mobilized the whole city ─ ─"

At first, I wondered if I was being fooled, but the residents who spoke enthusiastically were serious. Seriously, it seems to be floating in the heat.

I've seen it in real life several times. This is the eyes of fanatics.

Why is it that less loyal citizens have a higher calorie of loyalty than Dorothea, who systematically and completely follow?

This resident's story has been long, but to sum it up, here's the thing.

The arrival of the beloved Demon King cannot be easily accomplished in the square of the city, even though it is a holy place.

Even if you think objectively, you don't understand.

Leaving aside love and greatness, it would be a spiritual burden for them to suddenly see great people in a square with no shelter.

This city is also their living space, and I don't know if I think there will be company executives there suddenly. Rare has never worked outside, but you can find out by replacing this executive with her own private room, either as a grandmother or as a mentor. What the hell is that? A nightmare.

The residents of the city say that the descent of the Demon King still requires a suitable stage. Because there is no such thing now, it is temporarily covered by the holy land and the inhabitants lying flat.

If you translate this administratively, it means you at least want a wall. It's like a guest room that doesn't have to be seen in person.

Given that, we still need a castle in this area.

As it stands, it's called the Demon Empire Septentrion, but it's just a big city.

The kingdoms of the countries of the Central Continent are smaller than that. The building is not as splendid as it is upstairs.

The Demon King Castle is a demonic empire, and we build the Demon Emperor Castle and use it as a symbol to grow the city into an empire.

That's what strengthening a septentrion should be like.

Of course, some people try to improve their combat power by "serving" and becoming Imperial Knights.

At first, I thought I'd use Geraldine or Zenobia to help me with this castle.

According to Blanc, the Count built the unnamed cemetery in the middle of the Central Continent with some skill, and he said the same thing about the Abon Merkert Heights.

Seiguan Castle was very beautiful and majestic, but it was also built with such skills.

The underground kingdom of Zenobia was also at an unprecedented level of architectural technology. It's not something you can normally think about, such as having so much space in the basement and creating a city that won't collapse for centuries.

But would you be proud if you built the castle with the help of the Geraldins?

I got excited and said to the players, "I can win over the world," but if I really think about it, I still need the ability to do it.

It may be true that forming an alliance with them is one of the rare powers, but we want to do something about it ourselves that is symbolic of ourselves.

It is rare to have more power than they already have in combat or faction, but it does not put much effort into that kind of thing.

I don't know what the skills are, but it may be because of their long life and powerful power that they take such flavorful skills.

From a meta point of view, it is the event NPC that can do that.

Without the help of the Geraldins, we will build a castle in this land that cannot be defeated by Shigen Castle with the power of Rare and his men alone.

That way, citizens will be able to live their daily lives with peace of mind, and they won't have to pick up too much.

The first thing Rare acquired was an architectural production skill. I hadn't seen it before because I didn't need it at all, but there was something interesting about it.

It grants a special effect to buildings built with skills.

Equipment and disposable items are a major technique in the craftsmanship, but I didn't know there was a similar technology in the building.

Maybe that's what Rare has destroyed so far.

"... installation-type artifacts, I wonder if it's something that deals with buildings. You're gonna need my skills."

But no matter how hard I looked, I couldn't find a single skill to create a tower, a castle, or even a high altitude.

I wonder if it really is an event NPC specific skill. I don't think so.... "

There is such a line drawn between the player and the NPC, which doesn't suit the image at all.

Whatever happens, it's the same on the system. That should be the relationship between the player and the NPC.

In that case, it is likely that the character is still determined by whether it is game-important or not. Which means that the Geraldins have an important role to play in the game, but Rare doesn't have it yet.

In that case, it may mean that players will be treated the same way as they would if they were entrusted with important posts.

However, it is common sense that it is risky to leave an important part of the game to the player who is the customer.

Players are customers no matter how much they say they are willing to pay for their services and participate in the game.

Because the content of the service can be said to be "real world", sometimes it makes it difficult for customers not to think of them as customers, but players have the freedom to stop whenever they don't like it.

If you are in that position, it is certainly dangerous to trust and entrust something.

In the first place, what exactly are important roles and posts?

However, if you have a castle and you only need to gaze at the surrounding area, you do rare things, and you also run a ranch that is similar to it. I have no intention of speaking ill of Geraldine or Zenobia.

"... trust. Even if I wasn't mistaken, even if I was told that I needed something like that, it would be so overnight ─ ─"

It cannot be built overnight. It's going to take time.

"─ ─ Time or age. Living age in this world is a flag for unlocking skill acquisition."

Given the age of Geraldine and Zenobia, we know that this is not a story of months or decades.

If so, it is a skill that is virtually impossible for players to acquire.

"In that case, it does not conflict with the fairness of the operating PC and NPC... Well, I can't help it."

You might be able to capture skills by having a long-lived NPC acquire those skills and then use them as a fusion material.

However, these skills are the kind of skills that someone in your faction should have, and even if you don't take the trouble to capture them, you can still leave the architecture-related skills to the character.

Whatever the reason, if you can't get it with the current rarity, you have to give up.

It naturally takes a lot of time to know if age is a trigger, but you can verify it right away if you are using someone who is originally alive for a long time.

"─ ─ Dorothea, can you get Arnus? Your grandfather."

Arnus was originally the face of this city.

When Rare first came to the city, he was also the one who identified himself as the Demon King.

A man of Dorothea's age, and a man of his great-grandfather's age. They must have lived long enough to reach those catastrophic levels.

I still wonder if it's time or age. I didn't expect to come out without doing anything..... "

It's not that I didn't do anything.

Because I didn't know what skills were supposed to be, all the magical skills grew to the maximum tree, and I put a lot of experience into other skills that could be used, such as "Alchemy" and "Pharmacy".

Then appeared "topographic manipulation" and "temple construction".

Temple Buildings only have the effect of instantly building buildings. Naturally, materials are required, but with Topographic Control, stone, sand, moisture, and other materials can be procured from within the effect range. Naturally, a huge amount of information will need to be processed, but the Count and others may be supplementing it with high INTs.

In any case, it is difficult for players to do the same thing.

"Wow, I can't believe you gave me so much power..."

Arnus seemed to have acquired some magical skills from the beginning, and his basic talents were also high. It was easier than building from an Ichi, but I'm sure you've consumed quite a bit of experience.

If I succeeded, the total amount of experience I consumed may have been higher than Dorothea.

"It's a necessary expense. I don't care.

Now, what should we do with that power? You know that. "

"─ ─ Of course, Your Grace. Let us build the Imperial Castle here and make it a beacon to celebrate His Majesty's glory."