#252
Closed Dimension (1)
A shabby fishing village near Dongjeong Lake.
Murmuring –
It was too early to give up work, but no one in the village was following their usual routine.
The fishermen, who had gone out on their boats exhausted to meet their quotas, hurriedly returned to the port, and as their families and all the villagers headed to the water, the ferry dock was crowded with people.
However, even in such a chaotic situation, the reactions of the villagers who were close to the corpse were the same, as if they had made a promise.
They are all looking at the other side of the lake with mesmerized faces and talking.
“What in the world is that?”
“Huh, what kind of harmony is this….”
“Oh my! that…!”
An unusual phenomenon was occurring in the direction where the watercolor of Eoryongchae, the ruler of this area, was located.
Unlike the sunny side here, the swirling clouds that seemed to have sucked in all the clouds in the area were thick in the sky.
A fierce storm, which could be felt even from a considerable distance away, was raging fiercely as if surrounding the border.
Flash—
rumble—!
Moreover, the thunderstorm that erupted from the center was so daunting that it stimulated the natural fear of humans.
The villagers, who were looking at the phenomenon with fearful eyes, swallowed dryly as awe welled up deep in their hearts.
“It’s heavenly punishment. It’s heavenly punishment. “The Dragon King of Dongdong Lake is angry because of those murderous people.”
In the midst of all this confusion, an old man with wrinkles and a hunched back coldly blurted out these words.
The territorial struggle between powers that began with the collapse of the country, and the subsequent exploitation and tyranny of the enemy, have now reached their peak.
The anger that I had to endure for the sake of my remaining family after losing my son, wife, and grandson to those bastards burst out involuntarily upon seeing that overwhelming sight.
“Oh, old man, what are you talking about!”
“Ugh, old man, the sun hasn’t even set and you’ve already been drinking? “Hurry up and get some sleep!”
The villagers around him were frightened and stopped him, taking a quick look around.
I understand the old man’s feelings, but this village is actually ruled by Eoryongchae.
It was only natural that if I said something meaningless and the truth reached their ears, I would never be safe.
The old man who had shouted as if he knew what these people were thinking did not open his mouth any more, but just stared in the direction of the watercolor with his hollow eyes.
In this land where they live, in a situation where the once one empire is virtually divided into dozens of city-states, those enemies are the kings.
‘I hope and hope. Dragon King, please bring down the bloody mace on those demons wearing the iron sword!’
I just wanted it in my heart.
May heaven’s judgment be upon those bastards.
***
‘There are no particularly great people.’
Harris, surrounded by storms and lightning, looked around the messed up watercolor and nodded.
There was no need to take out the bow or other spirits.
The two spirits connected to him were enough to defeat these enemies.
And it was the same when dealing with the owner of this fish dragon salad.
He certainly had overwhelming skills compared to other guys, but he was just a brat who couldn’t even step on the threshold of extreme justice.
“Kuhhh—that’s ridiculous. This is impossible even with magic…! “Could it really be a legendary monster?”
The guy who was struck by Watt’s electric shock could not hold out for long and was crawling on the floor like a bug, muttering to himself as if he had gone out of his mind.
In order to extract information, I deliberately did not kill him but only subdued him, but he seemed to be in a bad state, probably because he was in great shock.
‘It can’t go on like this, right? ‘We need to make it possible for us to have a conversation.’
Adults have always said that old electronic products and humans can be repaired if we beat them up.
This may not apply to the latest products, but doesn’t that guy look just like an old person?
‘If you don’t want to die, you’ll come to your senses… hmm? for a moment.’
Then, Harris suddenly felt something strange and frowned.
Then he quietly looked down at his palm and reflected on his actions and thoughts.
‘…No matter how much I think about it, I think it’s become a bit extreme.’
Even taking that into account, no matter how far it was from the World Tree’s sphere of influence, it was a more violent move than expected.
It’s so hard to imagine the laid-back and carefree Harris that he was at Outerica.
‘Hmm, I think I need to look into this in detail. Before that, now…’
Although he was worried about his change, his immediate priority was to interrogate the captured leader.
You will be able to get much better quality information from a person who occupied an area than from bandits who are just sitting on a single mountain.
“Then, shall we have a conversation among ourselves? Peacefully?”
With that in mind, Harris approached Ichiryongchaeju, looked down at him still writhing on the floor, and spoke gently.
Smiling as softly as he could.
“Ugh… save me…”
I didn’t know why the other person’s face became even paler as they faced that.
***
While operating the avatar in three dimensions simultaneously, I realized something.
The point is that Kang Hwan-gye’s time flow is slightly faster than that of Outerica.
After a rough comparison, 10 days in Outerica seemed to be 10 days and 8 hours in Kang Hwan-gye.
‘If you’re not going to be there for a long time, it’s not that big of a difference. Still, it’s not a bad thing to have a little more time.’
And one more thing.
There was one important fact I learned while interrogating Eoyong Chaeju.
Slurp – Drunk –
I moved the mouse wheel and looked again at the information about Kang Hwan-gye that appeared on the monitor.
But no matter how much I looked, I couldn’t find anything about what I learned this time anywhere.
I checked about other ‘closed dimensions’ just in case, but it was still the same.
I soon gave up looking for additional information and sat there quietly contemplating with my arms crossed.
‘The reason Kang Hwan-gye has become a closed dimension.’
And the cause of the war that lasted for over 10 years.
Also, the secret story that forced the previously powerful empire to collapse.
Even a secret that penetrates all of them.
‘…No, it’s too early to draw conclusions. I need more concrete information. After all, the more high-ranking people are, the more they know.’
Chong Chae-ju, who is the head of Dongdong 18 Chai, one of the three great powers of Hunan Province, and an expert in Flower Sutra, would be able to give himself greater confidence.
I got up and looked out the window to collect my thoughts.
‘Hehe, I guessed there was something there.’
I sighed out of frustration.
This was such an important issue.
In the Kang Hwan world, a martial arts-type different world where force is valued.
The fact that the energy, which can be said to be the basis, is drying up.
***
Immediately after organizing the ichthyosae.
Harris completely robbed the warehouse at the guys’ base, collected goods and military supplies using the “Avatar Cloud”, and immediately flew back into the sky.
Of course, in the process, they did not forget to distribute supplies such as food to nearby villages as a small service.
In any case, all the enemies are either dead or no longer able to use martial arts, so there is no one left to say anything about it.
Of course, if other quarters found out about what happened here, they might do some harm, but he was confident that he would finish the job before that happened.
‘The only way to transmit information here is to go there in person or use Jeonseo-gu.’
And conveying such information was meaningless in front of high elves who easily became friendly with animals they had never seen before.
Due to his overwhelming friendliness that surpassed even his trained instincts, even the birds that were busy flying would often change direction and approach him, making cute gestures towards him.
‘More than that… I finally feel it for real. The actual condition of this land.’
As it is near a lake where many people live together, I was able to clearly feel what kind of situation the world is in through the view of the ground as I flew.
Why was the risk level of Kang Hwan-gye so high?
‘Never-ending war and great famine that has continued for several years. Moreover, exchanges between regions have been cut off, plagues are rampant here and there, and bands of thieves are running rampant…’ This
may not be a problem for the strong, but for those who have just come to this world, it could be said to be an extremely difficult level of difficulty.
Instead of training to become stronger, I was caught up in this world and had to worry about survival right away.
Seeing such a scene on the ground, Harris proudly flew across the sky and shook his head.
and.
Just one day after that—.
It was the time it took for Harris, who moved diligently, to destroy all the water depositors on his route and face Jin Deok-man, Gyoryongpaedo, the main lender of Dongdongsip8chae.
“What on earth! “This absurd monster!”
“Cho’s head bondholder! “The arrows don’t work because of that wind!”
“I can’t even approach you, general creditor! If it goes on like this… ugh!”
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of of of course!
Grumble—!
The fight with him that followed ended without much difficulty.
Although he is said to be the best player in this area, it would be impossible for him to match Harris with his skills that would put him at the level of one of the greatest masters in the world.
Still, in order to organize the surroundings more smoothly, Kali, the spirit of fire, was brought out, so it can be said that he and the other elites of the Eighteenth Order were at least able to save their face.
“…Who on earth is the deceased? “For what reason do you come here so suddenly and cause such a ruckus!”
“Ah, my name is Harry Su. “I have something I’d like to ask you for a moment.”
“her! If that’s the case, just…!”
“And I clean as well. What should I do? “Think of it as karma accumulated over time.”
“…!”
With the full statement completed, a peaceful interrogation period continued.
Perhaps out of pride, head debtor Jin Deok-man was a little uncooperative at first.
Harris, who remembered the words of his elders, worked hard to ‘fix’ him using the lightning spirit Watt, and he eventually changed his mind and responded enthusiastically.
This is probably why the old adage says there is nothing to lose by listening to the advice of adults.
‘Wow, that’s a pain in the ass.’
And Harris, who checked Kang Hwan-gye’s condition again through him, sighed deeply.
After all, the current situation was no different from the trend of the times, something that could not be done with only meager military power.
“Our survival is at stake in this fight! “It’s obvious that if we don’t secure the dragon vein, we will eventually be eliminated and eaten, so how can we back down!”
The energy of a world that had always been abundant was slowly drying up.
The major powers of this world had already figured out what was going on and immediately came up with ways to survive.
That was to secure the center of energy flowing in the world and the outlet dragon vein through which ‘chi’ was constantly spewed out.
Even if there is a risk of waging war with other forces in the process.
“It is indispensable for everything, such as raising the level of existing warriors, training new warriors, making elixirs, and managing internal affairs. “We’re not going to war because we like it!”
Because that energy was not infinite, neither compromise nor compromise was possible.
To put it simply, it was like each tribe competing for survival over the few oases in the desert.
That’s why war doesn’t stop in this world.
It was a chain of tragedies that became even more tragic because everyone was desperate.
“…ah! is it. Are you from another world? “I thought they were all gone after the Thousand Death Demon Emperor.”
Jindeokman, who had been venting his anger for a while, suddenly nodded as if he realized something.
Considering that Oyongchaeju had no idea about his identity, it doesn’t seem to be information that was generally spread, but he seemed to know quite well about people from another world.
‘Indeed, until the dimension was closed, the Ganghwan Realm was a dimension where awakened people had been active for quite a long time.’
However, the reason I couldn’t immediately associate it with him was because Harris’s power was so foreign even by the standards of people from other worlds.
Ordinary awakened people would have distinguished themselves by quickly learning martial arts based on their growth power with only a not-so-strong special ability, so it would be unheard of to use only otherworldly powers to this extent… “Hmm, now that I think about it, I’ve seen
similar cases. I think I’ve heard of it. “I thought it was nonsense, but was it actually true?”
…But an interesting topic emerged from his self-talk.
Then my highly sensitive intuition rang an alarm.
That story should never be passed over easily.
And when I corrected Jindeokman more carefully, who was slowly starting to stretch again as if he had lost his strength, he trembled and hurriedly resumed what he had paused for a moment.
“Tsk! I don’t know the details either! “I just heard about it by chance…!”
But unfortunately, he didn’t know much.
It was more than 20 years since I first encountered that information, and I was not interested in it, so I just passed it on.
But somehow, I’m not sure.
“It was roughly that it was all his fault that this country collapsed and split up… hmm, now that I think about it, the time when the spirit of the world began to decline was roughly similar.”
Somehow I felt like I knew who he was.