The Anti-Intellectualism Demon King’s World Invasion

Chapter 24. My Life Score: 29,131 points

Barely the fourth world collision. The player Autentl, who barely won a precarious victory there, let out a deep sigh.

He was a player participating in this game in the form of [The Fantasy World Creator], not from Earth.

He never imagined that playing a lot of games would give him a chance to become a god, but as a skilled and quite intelligent player, he thought he could at least endure until the fifth exit point in this game.

“Of all people, I had to meet a madman, damn it.”

He managed to get through the first and second collisions through negotiation and cooperation. They also communicated, and their military power was somewhat established, growing into a large alliance of four races.

The problem was the third collision. They were an alliance of two with quite high military power, and the military race enslaved the defeated race. They probably won the battle and received a ‘surrender’.

The player count was 4:2. The total score was higher in the world of Autentl. The problem was that they were significantly outmatched in military power.

Fortunately, there were some [heroic entities] in the world of Autentl, which helped them endure. If there were no heroes, they wouldn’t have been able to hold out. It was fortunate that the administration distributed the authority to create 〈unique creations〉 for some reason at the beginning of the game.

At the time of the fourth collision, they succeeded in promoting everyone to heroes, resulting in four heroic entities.

And they accepted the enemy’s surrender, or rather, a humiliating alliance, using them for military purposes. The six-member alliance clashed with a strong one and two weak ones, roughly checking each other and taking the lead, resulting in a fierce battle.

The military experts used as allies did their part, and the heroic entities fought well, thankfully…

Thanks to that, one even rose to an epic entity. At this point, seeing an epic entity emerge was a situation that almost brought tears to their eyes.

However, both worlds were devastated. An area of about 160 square kilometers. A good land with a proper harmony of forests, valleys, mountains, and grasslands, but the cities were destroyed by fire and beasts, and the fields were ruined, so the 〈life〉 score was only about level 3, around 600…

It was dangerous. Population was an absolute indicator. The total score had dropped to around 13,000 due to the war, so they had to raise it quickly.

‘I need to increase the population quickly. But at this point, what would the 〈life〉 scores of others be?’

Usually, the 〈life〉 score is considered the population score. Although 〈life〉 scores are also attached to ‘livestock’, ‘military beasts’, ‘forests’, ‘fields’, etc., it is generally determined by the number of the main race’s population.

‘The 〈life〉 score is usually taken as high as the number of collisions. Since this is the fourth collision, it would be at least between 926 and 1,944. In other words, the minimum is about 1,400 points. The higher ones would probably be around level 5 or 6, over 2,000, or slightly over 4,000…’

Unfortunately, their six gods did not have an expert in population growth. In fact, they didn’t even know how to increase food production further.

‘Since this is the shop section, there would be those who want to buy points and those who want to sell points. And if asked what’s better between good traits and points… Of course, in the short term, it’s points. Good traits are stronger when a strong one has them. Rather, in a weak state, it’s better to buy general traits and significantly raise the points.’

He looked around the community. Maybe the top expert in 〈life〉 was selling their abilities.

So he asked an angel to search, and at that moment.

「Title: ★Life Score Ranking No.1★ A whopping 29,131 points 〉〈 The strongest life nurturing player’s full-scale ecosystem consulting service♥♥♥ Please consult a lot!!!@@@」

Such an absurd post was the most popular post in the community.

‘Huh…?’

He had a moment of brain freeze.

He immediately checked the post.

〈Life〉 score 29,131 points. LV.8 certification was blatantly displayed. And it seemed to have been updated, now over 30,000 points.

‘Uh, uh… 30,000 points for a life score? Our world’s total score is 13,000, and one 〈life〉 score is 30,000?’

The first feeling was sheer terror.

‘Crazy. 〈Life〉 is the most fundamental indicator in the world, right? You need a large population to do anything. But if 〈life〉 is 30,000 points, what are the other scores? Even if we conservatively estimate it at 1/10, 3,000 points, the total score is now over 50,000 points? At this stage?’

And logically, someone with 30,000 in life wouldn’t have all other scores at 3,000, so the extremely logical conclusion is that their other abilities would average at least 10,000 points each. The total score is estimated to be around 100,000 points.

In fact, the player ‘Bine’ had only 30,000 points in life, and the rest were either at the bottom or just moderately high, so the total score barely reached 60,000 points.

But whether it was 60,000 or 100,000, the actual world score of Outentl was 13,000, so the impression itself would not have been different.

Of course, there were posts in the community certifying 15,000 military points or 20,000 points, but military power really comes from harshly driving the people, and defense is more advantageous than offense, so it doesn’t mean much.

However, if the life score is 30,000 points, the story is completely different. What kind of madman is this?

“Wait a minute, angel. Is it true that this person is ranked number one in life score?”

The angel could only answer public information and could not answer specific information.

“Yes. That ‘Bine’ player is ranked number one in life score among all players. To elaborate, the second place is… 11,356.”

“There’s a threefold difference with the second place?!”

“Yes.”

“Is that person ranked number one?”

“I cannot answer that.”

“Then what is the current score of the number one rank?”

“Um… The current number one rank is 90,108 points. To elaborate, the scores from rank one to one hundred are roughly between 80,000 and 90,000 points.”

So that ‘Bine’ is probably someone within the top 100 ranks. There was a madman. Although I didn’t think I was in the top ranks, there was a truly unprecedented madman.

When I hurriedly went inside, the first comment was the best comment, and it was brief.

“Comment 1: Is he crazy?”

It was an expression I wanted to agree with, even though it was absurd. The comments below were similar.

“Comment 2: What? I was so proud of my 5,000 life points.

Comment 3: No, 5,000 points is crazy. That means level 6. But 30,000, which is six times that…

Comment 4: Excuse me, organizers? Didn’t that person cheat?

(Organizer): No. They reached it through normal gameplay allowed in the game.

Comment 5: What kind of land gives you 30,000 life points? Is there nectar in the lakes, trees made of meat, and candy and pudding growing instead of grass and bugs?

(Author) Bine: I started in the desert, haha (verified truth)

Comment 6: Is he really insane?!?!?!?!?”

Hearing the word desert starting, Outentl felt like losing his mind. Since the organizers attached (verified truth), it wasn’t a lie.

‘Desert starting…? Not a forest, not a beach, not a jungle, but the desert, the hardest terrain to raise life points, where you have to rely on mystery and faith… 30,000 points in that desert?’

Crazy. That was the only thought that came to mind. Outentl looked into the internal situation.

“The best ecosystem expert in this game will raise your life score. Payment in divine power is possible. Minimum payment required. 4 points per contribution. Only points accepted (important!!!)

User review: Praise! With Bine’s advice, my life score increased by 2,000 points after the third collision, and my total score increased by over 10,000 points. The consumed divine power is as follows (chart attached). It was definitely worth using (verified truth).”

It had to be done. This had to be done. Thinking that his world, which was hopelessly ruined, could be saved just by consulting this player, Outentl urgently requested consulting advice after discussing with other colleagues. Everyone hesitated a bit, but they applied, thinking it was worth it.

“Waiting list: 38,968 people. The higher the consumption of divine power, the higher the rank you can achieve.”

“Ahhh!”

It was too late. Far too late. Instead of admiring it, I should have applied as soon as I saw it.

Aoutentl felt like he was going to go crazy with frustration, but no matter what, he couldn’t recklessly lift the limit on divine power. If he did that and the other side raised their contribution like crazy, the points would turn into debt and it would be the end.

But. Apart from missing the opportunity, he couldn’t help but think this.

‘What kind of world could produce a “Life” score of 30,000…?’

He had heard it was a desert. But since the starting point was a desert, it could actually be some kind of narrative trick.

The map received later could be a land flowing with milk and honey. Or maybe nectar. The desert is one of the few terrains where nectar can be found.

But it’s too much. The score was 600 now, but it was once 2,000. He had meticulously filled 80 square kilometers of land with people, livestock, plants, and fields to reach 2,000.

Even if it was double that, his world might at best reach 5,000? And that would be if he packed it full of people, fields, forests, and livestock.

‘How could you possibly make six times that in the same area…? It would literally be bursting with life… The population density would be too high to live.

Unless it’s some incredibly tall forest or dense jungle, covered with trees from floor to ceiling, and if they could survive…

No. Even then, to build a civilization, you’d have to cut down trees and expand space. Unless you live as savages, how could you reach six times that? Even living as savages, you couldn’t reach 30,000 points in this area, even if you died and came back to life…’

It doesn’t make sense. No matter how much he thought about it, it didn’t make sense.

Aoutentl had no choice but to look around other parts of the community for resources. He wondered if he could bring in new slaves or livestock.

∞

Meanwhile, there was someone more surprised than any other player.

“The Life score… is over 30,000? Did I hear that wrong?”

Currently ranked number one. And the Life score is ranked second. Player ‘Terrasion’ with 11,356 points couldn’t believe it as he compared the post on the community and the angel’s words.

A handsome human, specifically an angel in the form of Homo sapiens, answered.

“Yes. The score of player ‘Veen’, who is ranked number one in ‘Life’, is over 30,000.”

“…How?”

If there was a land flowing with milk and honey, it would be this land. A world where civilization and environment are perfectly harmonized, where all living things eat their fill and multiply infinitely, a paradise in every sense.

In the second collision, he had 2,800 points, and since receiving the world and the first collision, he had never lost the top spot in the overall score ranking.

The number one rank, who could buy the expensive mythical traits with points accumulated through active trade and victories, could only mutter in vain.

“How do you get three times that here??? It seems impossible to make it even 10% better than this???”

∞

After roughly finishing a consultation and looking for the next player, an angel spoke to me.

“Excuse me. Veen. I understand not telling other players by saying ‘it’s a trade secret, hehe’, but I don’t understand it myself. Why is the ‘Life’ score in your world so high?”

“Huh? Oh, that. It’s because my world is incredibly hard to live in.”

“Yes?”

“The evolution of life and the balance of the ecosystem are not achieved in a paradise where no one competes, but in a world where everyone has to struggle desperately to survive, barely clinging to life. Every creature in my ecosystem could become prey within an hour, living in a terrifying world where they have no idea if they’ll see the sun tomorrow when they go to sleep. In this way, they gradually develop vicious strategies and become stronger.”

“Are you creating some kind of Gu poison?”

Think of it that way if you want. If I’m the Demon King, I should at least create something like Gu poison.

Some people describe civilized society as a savage jungle. That’s nonsense. Even a country in the midst of a civil war is better to live in than the real wilderness.

The ‘real wilderness’ is the most wretched place of all. It’s only natural that the strength and stability of my creatures and the dynamism of my ecosystem, perfected in such a wretched place, are higher than anyone else’s.

So then. Will the points needed to purchase the mythic trait be completed with the next player consulting? Let’s catch one quickly.