Closed Beta I Played Alone

Chapter 16

Episode 16. A full-fledged step (3).

Shanghai, China.

And the small meeting room in the 117-story building of Yanghwa Group’s headquarters, which fits within five fingers in China.

There, the group leaders were holding a meeting, led by Chairman Jiang Jianglin.

bang!

“Shit! I didn’t feed you that money to just sit around like the old man in the back room!”

Jiang Rin, who leads Yanghwa Group, couldn’t contain his anger at the report from the group’s strategy room and slammed his fist on the table.

Because that’s why problems kept popping up inside and outside the Yanghwa group.

Of course, the biggest one is the suppression of Xi Weiping, the leader of the Crown Prince Party.

President Xi Weiping’s attack on the cause of correcting anti-corruption from the position of Jiangxianglin, the leader of the Yanghwa Group, was to die for.

And toward such a device, Qing Guo, the head of the strategy room, opened his mouth with a dying voice.

“That’s why President Xi puts such strong pressure on the entire Shanghai room…”

“Fuck! So you just want to die? If you’ve hit the money, hang up your head and press it to make it move! Or they put more money in their throats!”

The three main powers of the Chinese Communist Party are the Prince’s Party, the Gongqing Party, and the Shanghai Bang.

Among them, Zhang Jianglin, a member of the Shanghai Bang, has been able to rapidly grow the group with the protection of a huge force called the Shanghai Bang.

As a group that can fit within five fingers in China.

But the spring days were not long.

The Shanghai room, which was the background, was properly captured by the Crown Prince and President Xi, who built absolute power.

Moreover, since Jiang Zemin, the head of the Shanghai room, has lost even his core position to President Xi, the last shield to protect Yanghwa Group has disappeared, and Jiang Jianglin has been constantly on his nerves to the point that he has been unable to sleep lately.

Because it can be hooked and disappear in an instant.

He is everything he has accomplished.

And then Shu Lan, the only woman attending the meeting and in charge of foreign affairs in Yanghwa Group, spoke up.

“Isn’t that what President Xi wants?”

“……”

“……”

Silence settled in the conference room at Shu Lan’s words.

And a voice filled with anger that broke the silence burst out of his mouth.

“Xi Weiping! This greedy piggy bastard! Why are you arguing with us and supplying us for losing our talents to American bastards stupidly in the living room? Why do you leave the other chaebols alone after being nominated?”

A suspicious move by the US government and companies representing the US.

There, the suspicious trend of CIA agents and scouts of giant corporations operating in a foreign country, China.

I didn’t understand it at first.

Because their movements are not directed toward military secrets or outstanding scientists or engineers specially managed by the state and corporations.

So I found out later.

About ‘Revival Legend’.“Isn’t it because we have the largest number of talents in China? I keep it a secret from President Xi.”

“Fuck! So, was it the right answer to give the information that you found out during that hardship as it is to him?”

At Shu Lan’s words, the device Ann Lin opened her eyes and asked.

And Shu Lan opened her mouth, staring straight at the device, not avoiding her eyes full of anger in Henlin’s wrath.

As always, politely.

“no. It’s not the fault of not bringing it, it’s the fault of being caught. To President Xi who knows he is the real emperor of China.”

“……”

Jiang Jianglin, who had been furious for a moment, could not say anything in response to Shu Lan’s direct response.

Then she softly opened her mouth.

“Chip. Fuck you.”

And so there was silence in the conference room.

10 minutes later.

“How many users have reached the maximum level with the characteristics we have secured so far?”

The leadership made the decision, led by Yanghwa Group’s Chairman Jiang Rin.

It’s a losing battle in the first place.

“The number of people who reached the max level of the 1st closed beta was 855, and the number of people who reached the max level of the 2nd closed beta was 46. We have concluded that there is no one who reached the max level of the 3rd Closed Beta.”

“Chip. American bastards! It will be disgusting on my own land!”

In response to Suha’s report, Zhang Jianglin poured out abusive language towards the United States.

Because he was the first to obtain information in China, he started securing talent in his country faster than anyone else.

So I knew.

That a significant number of the 1st and 2nd closed betas have already reached the max level of the United States.

American conciliation.

That is why he was so angry that he had no choice but to spit out swear words.

Then he thought for a moment, then frowned and opened his mouth.

“50%. Send 50% to Xi. No more is possible.”

“Yes. all right.”

Already exhausted from the attack that went beyond Xi’s omnidirectional pressure, the senior leadership was unable to refute Chairman Chang Jianglin’s words.

Even when they saw it, they would have to put out that many people to get out of this hardship.

“And listen!”

An atmosphere of gloom.

Perhaps in order to break the atmosphere, Chairman Chang Jiang-rin opened his mouth with a dignified voice rather than a voice full of anger as before.

“Even though we are giving away half of the energy we have accumulated so far, it is not over yet. The characteristics obtained by reaching the max level of the 1st and 2nd Closed Beta are not universal. It’s just a chance to get a few steps ahead of everyone else! If quality is not enough, you have to compete with quantity! How many people are you managing right now?”

Shu Lan, who received the eyes of Chairman Jiang Jianglin, opened his mouth immediately.

“A little less than 400,000 people.”

“It’s 400,000 people… We will increase it to 500,000 by the end of this year. And next year to 600,000! It doesn’t matter how much money you have. Even if you don’t have any traits, if you have some talent, even if you apply, you can raise it!”

Now, the Prince’s Party has been pushed back by the ruling party’s leader, President Xi, but there was a time when Shanghai Bang defeated the Prince’s Party and the Communist Party of China and dominated the Chinese Communist Party.

And, of course, there is also the enormous wealth that was collected at that time.

Moreover, Zhang Jianglin, a powerful person in the Shanghai Bang, had the authority to touch it.

“Yes! all right!”

“I will do that.”

Immediate reporting of the consignees.

But then, Shu Lan carefully raised his hand.

“Let me speak.”

Since Shu Ran’s ability has already been verified, Zhang Jianglin immediately pointed to Shu Ran and said.

“Is there a law that prevents us from doing what America did?”

Shuran’s words.

At those words, many people, including Chairman Chang Jiang-lin, opened their eyes wide.

And Shu Ran, who saw that expression, immediately opened his mouth.

“Isn’t there a good place for us to secure talented people? It’s right next door.”

A good place that Shuran said.

It’s also nearby.

Those who were ignorant enough to not know it were not here.

“great. to implement it immediately.”

“Yes. all right!”

When Jiang Jiang Lin’s words fell out, all of the subordinates answered in a loud voice.

“And finally, strengthen the monopoly on the workshop we currently manage and the boss monsters we have secured. Don’t miss out on a single one. No matter how much President Xi is that bastard!”

“Yes! I will instruct you that way.”

Thus, the meeting of the leaders of Yanghwa Group, led by Chairman Chang Jiang-lin, ended.

“Ice Ball! Ice Vault!”

puck! puck!

Two stone golems with their knees smashed and their knees pierced by my ice balls and ice bolts.

thud! thud!

Naturally, one knee supporting the body was smashed, so the Stone Golems fell to their seats.

Of course not dead.

In other words, another attack was needed to bring an end.

So it was used.

“Ice Ball! Ice Vault!”

But, towards the other guys, not the fallen ones.

puck! puck!

And while my skills were being pierced by other stone golems, my body moved forward.

Directly towards the two stone golems that fell first.

And jumped.

Using an ice weapon with a long sword obtained while hunting a stone golem.

Sooooo.

A long sword that cuts right through the stone golem’s back.

But I didn’t watch the scene until the end.

Because the cooldown of Ice Ball and Ice Bolt has already returned.

So I immediately used it on the other guy.

And as soon as I used it, I pulled out a long sword with an ice weapon and shot the stone golem down again.

Whoops! Whoops!

It’s like digging into mud rather than stone.

At first, when the ice weapon was not used, the long sword penetrated the stone golem’s body slightly, but it did not penetrate this far.

However, the ice weapon’s ability was superior to what I expected.

By piercing through the stone golem’s body, of course.

Naturally, the effect of the character ‘Ice Man’.

“Kukk.”

Of course, at first, I had no intention of hunting in this way of moving my body.

I’ve never done it.

However, as a test, I allowed the stone golem’s attack a few times and was able to tell.

That they won’t be able to get hit by a few, not even dozens.

So I changed the hunting method slightly.

As soon as the cooldown returns, the Stone Golem dies while using Ice Balls and Ice Bolts, and using the dropped long sword and Ice Weapon to attack including melee.

At the time of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd closed betas, it was a hunting method that could not even be dared.

No, it was definitely an unexpected way to choose a wizard class in the three closed betas of ‘Forgotten Legend’ as well as in other games.

Of course, in this case, it might be better to set the shared growth setting as intelligence, strength, and agility, but there is only one reason for fighting in this way.

Confidence that even if you get hit right away, it’s okay to allow multiple attacks.

With that self-confidence, I did not regret that I still set it as a shared growth to attack in this way.

“Ice Ball! Ice Vault!”

puck! puck!

Still, my main focus was magic.

And I was so absorbed in hunting that I did not realize that time was passing.

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