Chapter 2277 – 2277. God’S Atlantis
“Purchasing ironworking technology for 30 civilization points.”
“The participant’s civilization is the first to enter the Iron Age!”
“Gaining 10 civilization points!”
Just because we’ve entered the Iron Age doesn’t mean we can freely manipulate iron right away. To handle iron, we first need to obtain it.
‘I need to find iron ore. If I’m really unlucky, there might not be an iron mine nearby.’
Even if there is an iron mine, it will take time to mine and smelt it. Still, since we have “Ironworking,” we should receive some assistance from the system, and we’ll probably be able to arm ourselves with steel by the next turn.
I went outside to check on the Super-American civilization.
Perhaps it’s thanks to the “Military Strategy” technology we obtained after destroying the Roman civilization, but a hierarchy has formed among the tribe members. In other words, a class system has emerged.
It’s broadly divided into three types:
Women. Men. Goblins.
Women were the ruling class. They train in martial arts from a young age and become soldiers when they come of age. Their main tasks are hunting and training. Of course, not all women are like this. Some work as artisans. Others are engaged in farming.
Men were the subjugated class. From birth, they are castrated, and all that is permitted to them is labor. Men handle the dirty and hard work. Among them, men who are deemed useless live as breeding machines. In times of war, they are the first to charge forward as shock troops and die in the greatest numbers.
Goblins were livestock. The lifespan of a goblin is 30 years, but they grow quickly, reaching adulthood three years after birth. Adult goblins have human wombs implanted and repeat pregnancy and childbirth until they die, producing humans.
In a way, goblins were the most important resource in the Super-American civilization.
There are also goblin breeding farms. These were facilities for producing goblins. Since there is a high demand for goblins, they are naturally necessary.
At the goblin breeding farms, seeds were managed. They selected seeds to ensure that goblins most suitable for pregnancy and childbirth were born. It was a form of eugenics. Thanks to this, the average lifespan of goblins seems to be increasing slightly.
‘A hierarchy has also formed among the women. I should give them a military-style ranking while I’m at it.’
I taught the women the military ranks of modern South Korea. It was a bit annoying to subdivide the units and teach them, but it wasn’t difficult. It seemed to be thanks to the “Military Strategy” technology.
‘I tried teaching them other modern technologies and knowledge… but it failed. In the case of knowledge, they couldn’t even understand knowledge from the far future. Though, that’s to be expected.’
Once, I gave them iron pickaxes to use. The pickaxes disappeared before their eyes, and I received a warning from the system.
“This is not an allowed method.”
It meant they had to follow the rules. Still, it was possible to teach them martial arts or writing slowly and step by step, as I did directly.
I approached the tribe’s bulletin board. The board, made of wood and clay tablets, was inscribed with Korean characters. The content was a hymn of praise for me.
-The Lord of the Heavens, Zeus, is the only god, and the Guardian of the Vagina is his proxy and our leader.
“The Lord of the Heavens nods in satisfaction but is concerned that faith is not gathering as much as expected.”
So what?
Super-America was a country with freedom of religion. Although there was a state religion, I had no intention of forcing it. It would be more helpful to train a little more during the time they would spend praying to Zeus. We need to look at the big picture. I am the supreme leader of Super-America.
“The King of the Demonic Sky sponsors 10,000 AP.
“Change your religion now. You can become stronger faster if you learn demonic arts.””
Can I change religions? It doesn’t seem impossible. I am the supreme leader of this civilization. If I order them to change, they have to change. That’s right.
‘In the early stages, I’ll believe in the King of the Demonic Sky, and then switch when electrical technology comes out. That will be more efficient.’
There were also polytheistic religions. However, the more gods there are, the fewer benefits you can receive.
“The Lord of the Heavens scoffs. How dare a demon do this.”
“The Lord of the Heavens sponsors 10,000 AP.
“Thunder Qi.””
‘Thunder Qi? What’s with that out of the blue… Ah. Could it be that electrical energy also includes Thunder Qi?’
“Lord of the Heavens (Lv.1): Electrical energy efficiency increased by 20%”
The efficiency of Thunder Qi increases by 20%. In other words, if they learn Thunder Sky Style, its efficiency will increase by 20%, right? Since Thunder Qi is the most important thing in Thunder Sky Style.
‘This world has scarce mana, so they can’t learn it properly… but that’s the same for demonic arts.’
I spread my arms towards the sky.
“Zeus! You and I are one! Everything I do is the same as what you do!”
“The Lord of the Heavens looks serious. That’s not true.”
“I’m right!!”
You said it first in the sponsorship message last time.
“The Lord of the Heavens sponsors 100,000 AP.
“No. You are you, and I am I.””
“Father Zeus! You are right!”
I can feel the gazes around me. Before I knew it, muscular women had gathered, their eyes shining brightly as they watched me.
(Is the chieftain communicating with Lord Zeus!)
(It’s a sacred sight!)
(This scene must be recorded on a clay tablet!)
I could feel a strange sense of anticipation in their eyes. I can’t end it here. Disappointment leads to a decrease in loyalty.
I grabbed the Hwaryeon Flying Blade and stretched it out towards the sky.
‘Thunder.’
Pzzzzzzzzzzzzzt!
Red lightning soared into the sky and then disappeared. All of my mana was discharged. But that was enough.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
“Zeus is the only god, and the Guardian of the Vagina is his proxy!!!”
“Long live Super-America!”
As expected, the tribe members cheered. They saw me summon red lightning. It’s amazing even from a modern person’s perspective, so it must be even more so for them. Especially since lightning is the exclusive domain of the sky.
“Gaining 1 faith point.”
‘I can also get faith points? What are these used for?’
There was no response from the system.
‘Could it be that I can’t use faith points directly?’
“The Lord of the Heavens sponsors 1,000 AP.
“Gather as many faith points as possible.””
‘Only 1,000 AP? Alright.’
I decided to play the role of a cult leader later. I only have one day to act directly. If I want to do something within that time, I need to move quickly.
I gathered the influential and high-ranking tribe members.
“Double the number of scouts. We need to expand the reach of our eyes. Clay is too inconvenient. Make paper. The method for making paper is…”
I briefly went back to reality and searched the internet. I found out how to make paper and wrote it down on a clay tablet.
“Have the men make it.”
Honestly, I didn’t have high expectations. It didn’t matter if it failed. The important thing was to try. It would be good if it succeeded.
‘I can’t buy all technologies with civilization points.’
Even without pottery technology, the tribe members were already using soil to build houses and make pottery. Civilization points are not the only perfect answer.
‘Technologies purchased with civilization points have additional effects. Important technologies should be purchased with civilization points.’
Perhaps other participants have also realized this.
‘In the end, the important thing is civilization points. I need to gather a shit ton of civilization points.’
After giving various instructions, I gathered tribe members with martial arts talent and taught them the Thunder Sky Style.
‘The amount of mana is greater than when I felt it last time. Of course, it’s still scarce… Could it be that the amount of mana is gradually increasing over time?’
I realized something I had forgotten for a while.
This world was a fantasy. A world where monsters like goblins actually exist. Mages might appear later. This means that science and technology are not the only answer.
However, I can’t research magic. I don’t know anything about magic myself. It would be a different story if I were the me from [Dark Moon].
And 20 years passed.
“Year 120 of the Era.”
“Gaining 1 civilization point!”
“Gaining 3 civilization points as interest!”
“Current civilization points: 42”
“Current population: 77,282”
The territory continued to expand. We discovered the sea at the western end. In the east, we discovered a large river. However, we can’t eat seafood to our heart’s content. It takes a long time to bring seafood to the capital.
‘We’re already raising horses. We’re domesticating and handling goblins, so there’s no reason we can’t do the same with other animals.’
There were also wagons. Making wheels out of wood wasn’t that difficult. The problem was that there weren’t enough roads for the wagons to travel on. I decided to have the men repair the roads.
‘The population is already 70,000. It will definitely exceed 100,000 next turn. There will be food shortages.’
There was a famine in the middle, so the food storage was not plentiful. We needed a way to reduce the population. We had already conquered all the nearby barbarian tribes. Perhaps because of our notoriety, the barbarian tribes surrendered without even fighting.
I had a good idea. I gathered the tribe members and gave them an order.
“Use criminals and useless men to develop medicine.”
No, that’s not it.
There was no reason to focus only on medicine.
“Research ways to kill humans efficiently. Collect poison using poisonous mushrooms, poisonous insects, etc., and experiment with them.”
We can’t use goblins here. They’re not human. But it would be a waste to just leave them be.
“The same goes for monsters. Capture goblins, orcs, ogres… Capture as many as possible and research ways to deal with them effectively. Record and leave behind everything you research.”
“As the chieftain commands!”
“10 years have been skipped.”
“Year 130 of the Era.”
“Gaining 1 civilization point!”
“Gaining 4 civilization points as interest!”
“Current civilization points: 47”
“Current population: 125,633”
A population of 120,000. My heart swells with pride. No other civilization will have as large a population as mine.
‘Food is starting to run low. If we had something like fertilizer, we could greatly increase production. …Wait. Can’t we make fertilizer? I should search the internet and try it.’
The overwhelmingly advantageous point compared to the participants of other civilizations. That is that I can use the internet. It’s a bit annoying because I have to go back to reality.
Over the past time, Super-America hasn’t just been idling. Two iron mines, one gold mine, and one salt mine. These are the mines currently in my territory. Although we discovered the gold mine, we haven’t mined it. There was no particular use for gold even if we had it.
The importance of iron mines goes without saying, and the tribe members cheered for the salt mine. The difference between sprinkling salt on food and not is significant. Salt also played a role as a currency to some extent. Everyone wants salt.
“Great Luck (EX) is activated.”
“The entire universe is helping you!”
“Great Luck (EX) is temporarily deactivated.”
