## Chapter 187 – 187. God’S Atlantis
187. God’s Atlantis
Only two days remained before we had to leave the First District, the Church of Beginnings.
All the practical training was over.
The priests of the White Scale Council had taught the new exiles the basic knowledge of Atlantis and basic combat methods.
It was insufficient to survive in this world with only two weeks of training, but it couldn’t be helped. This world was not kind.
‘It’s noisy.’
Currently, the Church of Beginnings was bustling not only with new exiles but also with veteran exiles belonging to legions active in Atlantis.
Their purpose was simple: to take away talented exiles.
‘I doubt even 100 new exiles will join a decent legion from the start.’
Not all legions were good places. Some of them were trying to deceive new exiles who knew nothing.
I plopped down on a bench in the garden of the Church of Beginnings. Thanks to not hiding my strength like Kang Myungjin, I was known as one of the top geniuses. I had just been harassed by exiles offering me to join their legions.
I had refused them all, making excuses that I already had a legion I was going to join. I was planning to join Kang Myungjin’s legion.
As I sat on the bench, avoiding the hassle, someone approached me.
「The Lord of the Sky watches over you.」
It was a man with curly golden hair and fair skin. He was over 190cm tall and had a slim, muscular build. He was a handsome man with a beauty mark under his left eye.
I tensed up as I looked at him. I knew who he was.
‘Alterio Kepalas… Did he come to the Church of Beginnings to see me?’
Alterio was a high-ranking member of Tetrix, one of the top legions in Atlantis. The Tetrix Legion controlled over 30 districts.
“Is it okay if I sit here for a moment?”
“…Yes, it’s fine.”
Alterio sat down right next to me.
“I am Alterio of the Tetrix Legion.”
“…I’m Sung Yoojin. Is there something you need from me?”
“Are you thinking of joining the Tetrix Legion?”
“I’m sorry, but I already have a legion I’ve decided to join.”
Alterio nodded. Unlike other legions, he didn’t try to cling to me or spout empty words that sounded good on the surface.
It could be seen as the arrogance of a large legion. After all, the best legions in Atlantis were already decided.
“Is that all you came for?”
“No. I came to see you. As a contractor of the same Lord of the Sky, I was curious about what kind of person you are.”
That must be the real reason. Alterio was too great of a figure to come just for the purpose of scouting.
Alterio, the Golden Lightning.
He had over 10 years of experience and was a strongman that no one in Atlantis could ignore.
And like me, he was a contractor with the Lord of the Sky.
“What are your impressions of me? I’d like to know how the Golden Lightning evaluates me.”
“…I don’t know.”
“Pardon?”
It was an unexpected answer. I thought he would be disappointed in me or impressed by me. From his perspective, I was just a weakling, but compared to other new exiles, I was exceptionally talented.
“You haven’t even left the Church of Beginnings yet. My insight isn’t good enough to judge you just by looking at you.”
“…Ah. Yes. I see.”
My face became strange.
What the hell did this guy come here for?
“I thought you would pick a fight with me when you came close.”
“There’s no reason for that. This is our first meeting. There’s no reason to be hostile. Also, exiles basically share the same goal.”
“The goal of conquering all districts of Atlantis and returning to Earth… is that what you mean?”
“That’s right. We can’t stay in Atlantis forever. This world is…”
Alterio stopped talking. It seemed he thought it was too early to tell me.
I could guess what he was going to say.
Living in this world forever without conquering Atlantis. It was something anyone would have thought about at least once. No one wanted to go through the trouble and danger.
But the system was not lenient. If the system determined that it was impossible for the exiles to conquer Atlantis, it would mercilessly destroy Atlantis.
‘Destruction means annihilation.’
All living things in Atlantis would die. Exiles were no exception.
And the next round of Atlantis would begin.
Only a few people knew this fact.
‘If this gets out, there will be problems in many ways.’
There would definitely be some rotten bastards who would commit crimes, pessimistic that the conquest would fail anyway.
Alterio got up from his seat.
“Are you leaving already?”
“I just came to see the face of an exile who contracted with the Lord of the Sky.”
“Goodbye.”
“…As a senior in Atlantis, let me give you some advice. The Lord of the Sky is a cold god. If the contractor doesn’t please him, he’ll throw them away immediately.”
The gods couldn’t easily break contracts. But with the Lord of the Sky, things were different. Also, even if he didn’t break the contract, he could just stop caring about the contractor altogether.
“I’ve met seven contractors of the Lord of the Sky so far, including you.”
“…Including you, there are eight contractors.”
That was a bit surprising.
It wasn’t surprising that a god with a high status had multiple contractors… but eight was a lot. Usually, it was only two or three.
“Five of them were abandoned by the Lord of the Sky. Keep that in mind. The Lord of the Sky hates the weak.”
Alterio walked further away.
“Alterio. Do you know? The Lord of the Sky likes blondes.”
“…What?”
Alterio turned to me and frowned. He looked like he was wondering what I was talking about out of the blue.
For the record, Alterio was blonde.
“Just saying.”
“…Was that a joke? That’s silly.”
Alterio disappeared.
I sat blankly on the bench and asked the Lord of the Sky.
“Lord of the Sky. Are you going to abandon me?”
I waited for a few minutes, but the Lord of the Sky didn’t answer. He was either not watching me, or he thought it was a question not worth answering.
It was more likely the latter. There was no way he wouldn’t be interested when two contractors met.
‘I wish he would abandon me. Then I could use that as an excuse to bang Hera. And even without the Lord of the Sky, I can still use my powers because I have lightning.’
Even without the Lord of the Sky, I had the King of the Demonic Heavens. The King of the Demonic Heavens was definitely a higher-ranking god, even if he wasn’t on par with the Lord of the Sky.
「The King of the Demonic Heavens sponsors 10,000 AP.
“Both I and the Lord of the Sky like you. It’s the first time since Atlantis began that we’ve seen a human as interesting as you.”」
“Is that so?”
「The King of the Demonic Heavens sponsors 10,000 AP.
“Especially the Lord of the Sky, he’s watching you almost all the time.”」
I nodded. It was a relatable statement. Every time I had sex with a woman, I felt like the Lord of the Sky was almost always watching me.
‘More than the Lord of the Sky, I need to be more careful of that bastard, the King of the Demonic Heavens.’
The King of the Demonic Heavens was definitely someone who would stab me in the back someday.
•••
The night before leaving the Church of Beginnings.
I concealed myself with Deception (SS) and walked through the dark corridor. I stood in front of a mirror.
A mirror that could transport you to a mirror in District 406 if you poured hot water on it.
‘It’s a waste to just leave this behind.’
I looked around and took the mirror off the wall and put it in my inventory. Tomorrow morning, they would find out that the mirror was stolen, but they couldn’t stop the departing exiles.
‘Kang Myungjin would notice that I stole it.’
Only Kang Myungjin and I knew the specialness of this mirror.
And Kang Myungjin wouldn’t say anything. Kang Myungjin and I belonged to the same legion. Besides, Kang Myungjin also stole this mirror in the original story. This mirror was useful in many ways, depending on how you used it.
‘I should visit District 406 from time to time and bang the village chief’s daughter-in-law.’
I smirked and disappeared from the corridor.
•••
A-Plan.
That was the name of the legion Kang Myungjin created.
There was nothing special about the origin of the name. It was because creating a legion and being active was Kang Myungjin’s Plan A.
I had decided to join Kang Myungjin.
A-Plan had a total of seven members.
Kang Myungjin, Lee Minjung, Kim Mangi, me, Yoo Seohee, Yoo Inha, and Joo Seohyun.
Lee Minjung was Kang Myungjin’s clingy girlfriend, and Kim Mangi was a man in his 30s that Kang Myungjin had brought. Kim Mangi was an ordinary office worker on Earth. I didn’t ignore him.
‘There’s no way he’s ordinary if Kang Myungjin brought him.’
Kim Mangi wasn’t very good at combat. But he was born for administrative work.
A legion could be seen as similar to a company, so a person in charge of administration and supplies was essential. Kim Mangi would be a good administrative officer.
‘Kang Myungjin tried to give me the sub-master position, but I refused.’
The higher the position, the more work you had to do.
Sub-master.
It sounded good, but it was nothing in reality. Kang Myungjin pursued a small elite group, so there weren’t many legion members to command.
As a condition for joining Kang Myungjin’s legion, I demanded that I join with Yoo Seohee, Yoo Inha, and Joo Seohyun.
Kang Myungjin immediately accepted my condition. Putting Yoo Seohee aside, Yoo Inha had quite outstanding talent as a mage. Kang Myungjin also knew that Joo Seohyun would later be called the Sword Saint, a genius of the sword.
‘From Kang Myungjin’s point of view, he’s welcoming me with open arms since he can get me and Joo Seohyun.’
After leaving the Church of Beginnings, we rented a cheap house on the outskirts of the starting city and stayed there.
Kang Myungjin told everyone that we would stay here for about a month, gathering necessary items and doing combat training.
After listening to Kang Myungjin’s words, I went back to my room and muttered in my heart.
‘Game over.’
•••
Back in reality, I reflexively reached for my smartphone. After stopping the game, I slumped onto the sofa.
Because there was a difference in strength between me in ‘God’s Atlantis’ and me in reality, I felt my body become heavy as soon as I returned to reality.
‘It’ll take a few hours to get used to it.’
It felt like the power I had was disappearing. It was an unpleasant sensation.
[Sung Yoojin
Level: 46
Strength: 30 Stamina: 30 Agility: 28 Intelligence: 25 Vitality: 35 Mana: 30]
[Available Points: 57]
‘Since there’s a problem with the Heavenly Demon Divine Art… let’s raise the mental resistance trait first as originally planned.’
[Mental Resistance Lv.4
You gain resistance to mental abnormalities. You have resistance to mental interference.]
I used 50 points. Was it just my imagination? I felt like my head was a bit clearer.
I had 7 points left.
It was a small number of points. I could raise my agility or intelligence stats, but it felt like raising it by 1 wouldn’t make much of a difference.
‘Right now, I’m drawn to the random draw.’
I had a good feeling for some reason. Without hesitation, I chose the random draw.
Five of them were ordinary items, but two of them were what you could call a jackpot. It was more than worth it.
‘As expected, my luck doesn’t betray me.’
[Auto Camera
The auto camera with excellent artificial intelligence flies freely in the air and takes high-quality videos. The auto camera moves by reading the owner’s brainwaves. Owner registration is required.
Price: 900 points
※Caution
Charging is required. It can be charged with electricity. It operates for a maximum of 36 hours.]
It was a round camera the size of a child’s fist.
I fiddled with the auto camera. There was a USB port on the back.
Owner registration was done automatically when I held it tightly in my hand.
The camera floated into the air.
‘Try taking a picture of that.’
As I thought strongly, the camera flew through the air and began to take pictures of various parts of our house.
‘Hehehe. I can take better sex videos with this.’
[Random Mix Ticket
Mixes various creations into one base creation. The random mix ticket is completely random.
Price: 7,000 points
※Caution
You must have an available game slot.
You cannot know how many creations will be mixed.
There is a high possibility that creations of similar genres will be mixed. When creations are mixed, the original content and some settings of the creations may change.]
The random mix ticket looked like a movie ticket.
I tore the random mix ticket without much thought.
‘It’s random anyway, so it’s the same whether I tear it now or later.’
If I didn’t like the creation, I could just watch the ending with auto-play.
[Using the random mix ticket.]
[The base creation has been selected.]
[Base Creation: Gwangmyeong Seungcheondo (光明昇天圖)]
