The Crazy Demigod Returns

National talent department

The main building of the National Competence Department in Yongsan.

Ha Yeon-woo arrived here with the guidance of the management office, and after entrusting the identification of the whereabouts of his family along with the registration of personal information, he headed straight to the audio-visual room.

Right now, I was listening directly to the Commissioner about what happened on Earth in the past 10 years.

“The first returnee returned here after a day and a half of ‘death’ there.”

It is said that everyone was dubious until the data was accumulated.

It was natural. A person who has not even been properly reported missing appears at the police station within a few hours and says, ‘I went through a dimension shift, died, and then came back to Earth.’ But who will believe it?

A small gate that swallowed the missing people as they went missing. returning returnees. Similar statements about returning from the dead.

Na said that the existence of a returnee was finally revealed to the world when thousands of data were accumulated in a few days.

The world community named those who returned after experiencing the dimension shift as ‘returners’, and collected information about the Pan continent through them.

“Of a total of just over 200,000 known returnees, about 98% returned to Earth within a year.”

“Is it 10 years in Pancontinental time?”

“Yes, that’s right. The cause was the same, all deaths.”

It was safe to say that only about 2% of the world’s dimension movers led a proper life on the continent.

Well, regardless of gender and age, it’s even more strange to live properly while moving to another world with a different language and culture.

Even the moving places were different, so it was impossible to predict what kind of threat would arise.

Ha Yeon-woo was one of those cases. Because he first experienced dimension shifting and was summoned to the southernmost jungle area of the continent.

Literally, I survived by ‘luck’.

A monster that was over 5 meters long chewed and ate the corpse of the monster shed while chewing to satisfy his hunger, and when he luckily found a tunnel to rest, he slept standing up so that he could respond to even the slightest sound.

Having experienced it all myself, I could easily understand the absurd survival rate.

“About a year passed like that, and by the time most of the returnees returned to Earth, the information had naturally accumulated to the point where it could be used.”

The status window literally showed a state of helplessness. However, it was a problem because it was unkind.

“Hierarchy and fighting spirit. That’s all that’s displayed in the status window. It will be the same for Ha Yeon-woo, a returnee.”

Wrong. I had never heard of or seen the system, the status window, or fighting power. Ha Yeon-woo had no clue.

“I need an explanation.”

Ha Yeon-woo had roughly grasped the situation through Na Sang-gi’s reaction as he moved to this place.

In reality, it’s been 1,000 years, but they’ve come back after 100 years, and they know their value and what expectations they have.

Perhaps because of that, Na Sang-gi gave an answer right away without showing any discomfort despite the harsh reaction.

“The hierarchy is the same as the hierarchy that is the measure of the realm of the pan continent.”

As the hierarchy rises, the knowledge and power that become the basis are given as if the system injects them.

However, what is helped by the system is the knowledge and power that are the basis of the hierarchy.

For example, the circle that is created and the way to utilize mana corresponded to this.

“The combat power is a quantification of the combat power of the parties based on the hierarchy. The difference between the two is that hierarchy is absolute and struggle is relative.”

According to what has been revealed so far, the rise in the hierarchy is affected by the Awakener’s overall combat life.

In the same situation, even if you hunt the same number of the same monsters, some grow up and some don’t.

“A moment-by-moment judgment. combat sense. Use of infused knowledge. Ability to overcome crisis situations. The current consensus is that experience is accumulated considering all the situations that occur during battle, and when it reaches the limit, the hierarchy naturally rises and the next path opens.”

Unlike the convenient media of system and status windows, it was an overly realistic growth method.

Being automatically injected with knowledge itself was a blessing that Ha Yeon-woo could not have imagined.

“If you clumsily get help from someone or continue a meaningless battle, you will stagnate.”

“you’re right. Any act of driving up the hierarchy is impossible. So there are quite a few people who just wake up and live as normal people.”

“Do you have to work hard to become stronger?”

“Yes, even if you eventually awaken, you are just an ordinary person who is displayed as a 0 tier until you reach the 1st tier and inject your knowledge into the system for the first time.”

It is said that national organizations such as the Ministry of Special Ability in Korea help these 0-level Awakeners in their growth activities.

On average, it was natural awakening with a probability of about 1 in 70, so each one was regrettable.

However, that only ended with encouragement and help, and if the person concerned was afraid or had a hard time hunting monsters, there was nothing they could do.

“It would be better to look at fighting power as just capacity.”

In a life-and-death fight, it is impossible to play with numbers like a mathematical formula.

It is a battle where one breath decides whether one lives or dies. How can I divide the high school by a fixed number?

“That’s right. It is correct to view it as the capacity of the party judged by the system.”

Na Sang-gi added with a laugh that just because he punches hard doesn’t mean he’s good at boxing.

The briefing continued even after the brief explanation on the Awakeners’ status window was over.

“The information of the Pancontinent brought by the returnees, the level of hierarchy written on the status window of the Awakeners, the power they exert, and finally the monsters that popped out of the gates created by the cube. everything… .”

“It is connected to the Pan continent.”

“Exactly. I came to the conclusion that it is dimensional connection in a good way, or cosmic terraforming in a bad way.”

In the short time of 10 years, the earth was also in a state where a lot of things had happened that were close to transformation.

“It was literally the biggest transition period since the founding of the country, where everything was first. Hundreds of millions of people died and the land was devastated.”

“Like here.”

“Yes, that’s right. Well, in the case of this place, it was concluded that it could not be redeveloped at all because it was a cube generating area. Other places aren’t like this. hahahaha!”

Somehow, I thought there was only one building, but development was blocked for safety reasons.

“And although we started out with heavy and global losses, we also found tremendous value.”

The monster’s corpse was exactly that.

Even on the Pan continent, monster corpses sometimes boasted very high prices.

Not only is it used as a sample for research and development, reagents, and alchemy, but in the case of high-ranking monster bones, they have strength and high mana sensitivity that exceed that of smelted metal, making them valuable materials for weapons and armor.

Ha Yeon-woo also had a precedent of selling the corpse of a high-ranking monster while hiding his identity when he needed money.

“Of course, it is true that dead bodies are of great value, but there are more important things.”

“What is more important?”

“Unlike Pan continental monsters, there is a ‘Magic Stone’ inside those that protrude from the gate. It would be better to describe it as a kind of energy storage power source.”

He had hunted countless monsters, but this was the first time he had heard of it. As Nagi said, it means that it is a characteristic unique to monsters that appear on Earth.

“It was obviously of the same nature as a mineral, but it contained energy. Don’t you have something that just comes to mind?”

“Energy resources?”

As Ha Yeon-woo said whatever came to his mind, Na Sang-gi nodded.

“Population rises steeply in a J-curve, and natural resources are obviously depleted. Whether it is the increase in mining due to technological progress, it is a scientific fact that there is no doubt that oil and other natural resources will eventually run out.”

“You mean that magic stone can be a substitute?”

“Yes, although it is still in its infancy. Four years ago, an American company developed a technology to convert magic stones into batteries. From then on, the price of magic stones went crazy and started to rampage.”

Na said that even though it is just in its infancy, solar power generation, which is said to be the most efficient renewable energy, is treated as a declining industry.

“Of course, there are tradeoffs. In the case of renewable energy, it is possible to stably and indefinitely produce energy as long as follow-up management is done, but batteries have a lifespan and are affected by the demand and supply of magic stones.”

However, it was certain that it was a discovery worthy of being called a revolution.

It has a better production cost without the need for land for power generation, huge equipment, or environmental factors, so in conclusion, it was the most outstanding energy source that currently exists on earth.

“Normal households are still, but factories of large corporations are already covering their own power consumption with magic stone batteries. It is cheaper and safer.”

It has been a long time since the Maseok energy conversion business has become a future food business beyond the IT industry.

And since its use is being devised not only in the simple energy business, but in various ways, it is safe to say that it is a gift beyond the damage suffered as Na Sang-gi said.

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near the end of the presentation. An employee knocked lightly on the door and came in.

“Chief, personal information verification is complete.”

“okay?”

“I, but… .”

“why? What’s going on?”

Ha Yeon-woo’s head turned at the staff’s reaction.

10 years. Even if it was a peaceful Earth, it was a time to worry about security. However, the situation has already become so harsh that it is difficult to guarantee personal safety here.

Instinctively, I suppressed the bad thoughts that were filling my head.

The management agency employee who met our eyes took a couple of steps back, as if facing a monster.

‘What kind of eyes… .’

“Me, it’s not a bad thing! Because of the timing of Ha Yeon-woo’s return, I’ll report it… .”

The employee who was waving his hand and trying to continue the report was cut off. A group of people pushed him from behind and entered.

“Chief of Management! Where are the returnees!”

“Come on, Minister.”

The minister, ignoring the embarrassed Na Sang-gi, saw Ha Yeon-woo sitting cross-legged and approached with a big smile.

“Here you are. Nice to meet you! I am Jung Geun-woo, Minister of Ability and Competence.”

Ha Yeon-woo, whose head was already full of anxiety and irritation, let out a low sigh.

The minister was embarrassed by the act of openly ignoring himself. He put his hand down and started talking nonsense.

“Maybe it’s because you’ve lived there for 100 years, you seem to have forgotten all about this culture. hahahaha!”

“I, Minister… . I was going to report it after the schedule, but for some reason… .”

That’s what I meant, but it was obvious that it was the reason the minister came.

Since he is the Minister of the Department of Ability, who shines his face, greets him, and oversees the Awakened and Returned, give him a hug.

They will be filled with pink imaginations on how to package this situation well, present it to the media, and use it as their own credit.

“The national talent and the returnee we will manage has appeared after 50 years. Of course, shouldn’t I see it first?”

‘f*ck… . f*cked up.’

Na Sang-gi was a person who had a reputation as a person who was outstanding in grasping the situation even in his own thoughts and within the Special Ability Department.

From the first meeting with Ha Yeon-woo until now, three or four hours later, what I felt was that he was filthy strong and self-righteous.

Even when he talked about Shaolin of the 7th rank, I saw the composure of a strong man in his uninspiring appearance, and his self-righteousness flowed down from his behavior.

I can assure you that the man who was sitting tall was not a minister, but a person who was so ruthless that even if the president came and he didn’t like it, he would attack him. I had the strength to back it up.

It’s a family, but it’s a super strong man with a 7th tier or higher.

The Pan continent is also a place where people live. Furthermore, the royal society of strong self-esteem.

It could have been the king of a huge country, the supreme leader of power, or a high-ranking aristocrat.

But when he came back, how funny would it be if he was messing around in front of a minister or an official?

‘That stupid minister… .’