Chapter 178 Accident Handling
Lee Mi-yeon, general manager of Arcadia Co., Ltd.
Having become the head of this huge corporation in her early 30s, she was preoccupied with watching the TV set on one side of her office.
“Hmm… Looks like the aftermath is worse than I thought.”
It is an event that receives tremendous attention from people, even occupying the front page of newspapers, including the 9 o’clock news every day. It was about the tragedy that occurred in Bailan, a commercial city located on the Japanese continent.
– The sudden appearance of dragons. what is that entity?
-Baylan completely turned into ruins. Japanese users suffered astronomical damage.
-Capturing the situation that a famous gamer deliberately planned this incident. Precision analysis!
– Horny Japanese users. Notice before class action.
Beilan, where a huge number of users settled and were active. Since it was an economic hub and one of the core cities of the entire continent, when it was completely ruined, the damage naturally flowed to the users.
-Chick Show! my quest! Where did the NPC with friendship go?
-Shit! What is the market price of items sold in stores these days? They all skyrocketed!
– It seems that all the merchants have died and the logistics have been completely paralyzed.
-That’s not the problem. Right now, it seems that all of the trade items and gold that the large merchants have accumulated in Beilan have been blown away.
-??? What do you mean?
-I don’t know. Anyway, for now, it seems certain that it has become X.
Although the general public did not know, Arcadia’s system was not as easy as expected. Politics, diplomacy, culture, society, agriculture, economy, military, technology, administration…. And the NPCs who have been doing those complicated and boring things and who are originally residents of this world.
When all of these NPCs were killed in an instant, this delicate system faced a huge crack in an instant.
“Analyze the damage situation on the third continent of Ellis.”
An order from President Lee Mi-yeon of Level 1 management authority.
At her question, the black screen monitor immediately turned on, and Alice began to report the analyzed data in detail.
[68% of Arcadia’s third continent logistics system is paralyzed. 3 Large Caravans and 52 Medium Caravans lost all of their goods and gold stored in Beylan. Also…..]
The data on the current state of damage that is so dense that there is no end in sight. President Lee Mi-yeon, who was looking at it quickly and estimating the extent of the damage, shook her head with a tired expression and said.
“Oh… it’s definitely worse than I thought …..”
The merchants who made the economy and logistics of the Japanese continent run smoothly.
The genocide of nobles and envoys who represented each country and acted as diplomats.
In addition, the disappearance of Beilan, a peaceful neutral zone created by the agreement of all the kingdoms of the continent.
The economy and logistics were paralyzed, and even the talented people who would be responsible for smooth communication between countries were all killed in droves. That’s why Alice was able to predict the theme of the next main scenario that would happen so easily.
[Possible Main Scenario Continental War.]
It is not a general local battle, but a scenario that is too harsh for Japanese users who have just opened less than a year ago that the kingdoms and empires of the entire continent go to war. As a result of this, she confirmed that not only users on the Japanese continent but also various kingdoms and empires were in great confusion, and she put her hand on her head as if it was a headache and frowned.
“Haa….. At that time, I should have retrieved that bastard’s bamboo spear somehow…”
The strongest and worst bamboo spear ever created by the Korean branch. Even though President Lee Mi-yeon personally stepped forward and made it a one-time consumable item, the fact that such a huge disaster was eventually created made me feel regret.
“No….. If I had rejected even that offer then, what would I really have been doing? It’s terrifying to think about.”
I can’t help what has already happened, but now, with a sense of relief that something like this will never happen again, President Lee Mi-yeon said with a bright expression.
“Can you hook me up with Alice Jack?”
[Please wait a moment.]
Jack, Arcadia’s creator and de facto chief operator.
After President Lee Mi-yeon asked to connect with him. Soon after, a blonde foreigner appeared on the monitor.
[uh? It’s been a while, Mr. Lee Mi-yeon? What’s wrong?]
Jack greets her with a bright smile as if asking what happened to her. Seeing his smile, President Lee Mi-yeon let out a deep sigh and cried out in pain.
“…What is it? Of course, because of what happened on the Third Continent.”
Jack knows very well why he contacted him, but pretends not to know. He smirked at President Lee Mi-yeon’s words and replied with a smirk.
[Ah, that’s what I mean. how is it? Aren’t things really fun?]
Jack, Arcadia is the whole world. As the creator of everything himself, to him, the world, which is chaotic with huge unpredictable events every day, was an interesting sight not to be missed. And as if seeing through his thoughts, President Lee Mi-yeon muttered with a bitter smile.
“It’s Jack, because you don’t have to go out in front of the press and deal with horny customers. But do you know how hard the staff, including me, are sweating to fix this?”
A farce from afar. A tragedy if you look closely.
The images of the employees trying to protect the company’s interests while struggling among the angry customers and the reporters and media who even stalked to get even a piece of related information were pitiful, but they saw this mess from afar. It’s a fun situation to the point where those who watch it go to the popcorn by themselves. And Jack was obviously enjoying it from the third person’s point of view, eating popcorn and watching the situation.
[Wha… isn’t that part already expected? So, I know that the branch managers of each branch were also notified of related matters in advance?]
“…That was about continental integration, not dragon hunting or destroying Beilan. I don’t know about the other branches, but the Japanese branch is going crazy beyond control.”
CEO Lee Mi-yeon shook her head and muttered as if thinking about it gave her a headache. And as if she immediately remembered, she went through the stack of papers and continued talking.
“And… I checked the rewards from this dragon raid that went back to that user named Dex… Is this right now in my mind? Are you giving away ownership of the rare?”
Kerbenian, an ancient dragon-class dragon who has lived for thousands of years.
After confirming that the user had monopolized all the astronomical goods that had been collected over the years, President Lee Mi-yeon looked at the list in amazement and said,
“Even the amount of gold you possess is at the level of exceeding a trillion units….. In addition to the legendary and unique items that have not yet been properly solved, as well as the 9th circle magic book… Do you know what will happen?”
A huge amount that may cause hyperinflation beyond suppressing the gold price, which is soaring in madness at once. In addition, it is clear that various balance problems will be triggered, such as a sharp increase in the power gap between users through various rare items.
[Well… I think it’s too much, but it was originally a reward you would receive from hunting a dragon. Of course, I never thought I would catch such a ruthless bastard by myself, so I didn’t expect to take it all by myself….. But you can’t reduce the reward, right?
] can’t you? Did you know that player is only 20 years old now? If there is any attempt to turn this into cash, it is certain that the Korean government will start with the tax issue again and start regulating it.
The Korean government still sticks to a negative attitude regarding virtual reality. President Lee Mi-yeon did not want to make a noise by giving him room to be bitten, but Jack’s position was firm.
[It can’t be. It’s not that I didn’t use an illegal method, but I got a legitimate reward, so I’m going to reduce it at will? You can’t do that even with super administrator privileges. Isn’t that right, Alice?]
[The user already has an assurance that he is completely exempt from any direct and intentional unfavorable patches and adjustments made by President Lee Mi-yeon. Also, although the top manager’s ex officio authority can adjust the related compensation contents, I believe that he will not exercise that authority.] [
As expected, Alice understands my feelings the best. Thank you.]
[Not much to say.]
Jack and Alice get along so well. Looking at the two, Lee Mi-yeon let out a deep sigh.
“I expected that he wouldn’t help, but… If that’s the case, there’s nothing I can do about it.”
[What are you going to do?]
Systemically, it’s a very legitimate situation with nothing to do. However, it was an issue that could turn into another nuclear bomb if left alone, so CEO Lee Mi-yeon stood up and said as if she had made up her mind on something.
“I’m going to meet that friend named Dex and talk to him.”
[Where? in real life? There must be a lot of eyes to see, but is it possible?]
Arcadia Co., Ltd., a global super-giant company.
As the general manager of the company, President Lee Mi-yeon’s influence and position were so powerful that no one could ignore them, so it was very conspicuous for her to personally visit each user. That’s why Jack held her back with a slightly concerned expression.
[Even inside the company, no one should know about the user’s personal information….. Can you move without anyone noticing the assistant or staff?
] Employees had a few targets to slash the mace of the permanent van, sharpening their vengeful knives and grinding their teeth far in their hatred. Among them, Dex is always on the list of targets to be eradicated. Jack was negative at the thought that his presence would be exposed to the employees, but CEO Lee Mi-yeon said with a strange smile.
“Oh, don’t worry about that. There are many ways to naturally meet that friend.”
[Yes…?]
Unlike other ordinary people, he unexpectedly has a close cooperative relationship with Arcadia Co., Ltd. President Lee Mi-yeon, who never showed it to anyone, but personally watched the related reports with interest, said to Jack, who asked with an expression as if what he was talking about.
“That friend has a lot more potential than I thought, right? He has an incredibly high synchro rate, and his game skills are outstanding… Turns out, he’s also attending a university that has an industry-academia partnership with our company.”
[Hehe… was it?]
Yoon Jae-young is just a 20-year-old outside of Arcadia.
Since he didn’t know much about him, Jack muttered that he was interested in President Lee Mi-yeon’s words. And she was thinking of making him an offer.
“First… I plan to meet him outside the game and have a sincere conversation. If we are cooperative, we can at least prevent further chaos from spreading.”
President Lee Mi-yeon, who makes every effort to reduce the damage somehow. But at her words, Jack licked his lips and muttered something regretful.
[Shit….. It’s fun to buy and play more…..]
“Hmm? What did you just say?”
President Lee Mi-yeon, who is smiling but full of cold energy. Seeing her like that, Jack smiled awkwardly and shook his head.
[Nothing.]
