Chapter 891 – Post-Processing
“This is a very positive situation.”
Lee Ah-hyun, who has now become a high-ranking priest, immediately stands up in response to Seong-il’s question and begins to brief Seong-il on the missionary situation.
“On the first day, the Earth Mother herself came down and showed a miracle. People in North America have a strong sense of reverence for the Earth Mother Church. That is why it is easy to spread the word.”
Currently, the Earth Mother has ‘descended’ several times over Eden, where North Americans settled, and has given powerful miracles, such as disease-free health for converted believers, long-term youth retention, limited youth recovery from aging, etc. It is said that Ah-Hyeon Lee’s religious affiliation in North America is growing rapidly, as she is giving generous blessings.
“For your information… If the Earth Mother Church is successfully propagated, the Earth Mother is showing ‘precognitive dreams’ to believers. Naturally, there is a high possibility that church members who have seen precognitive dreams will become active in aspiring to become hunters.”
The Earth Mother gives people a sense of duty to help Seongil and fight against aliens. He sometimes vividly showed all the believers who had converted to him in their dreams the sight of mankind being destroyed, so that they would not become complacent and be alert.
‘That dream was definitely bloody…’
If aliens succeed in taking over human bodies. The Earth Mother gives them a dream that warns them that they will eventually invade Eden and mercilessly slaughter the humans living in this utopia in order to erase their ugly past. They were sending out a strong warning to people.
In addition, the Earth Mother was able to see into the souls of her followers to a certain extent, so she would show even stronger warning and precognitive dreams to those who had not yet distinguished themselves or were hiding their supernatural powers. 〉
‘Actually, that’s not even a lie. I don’t know what will happen to this place if I overdo it and die…’
Through conversations with Withgrasil and the Earth Mother, they confirmed that even if they died, if faith and dimensional power were supplied as they are now, they would probably be able to support Eden to a certain level.
‘I permanently fixed my split soul in the dimension through the Soul Lighthouse, so in theory there is no problem…’
But, strictly speaking, it is Eden. No, the inner plane is an image world created based on one’s own soul. Therefore, if Seong-il died, no one could easily guarantee that this dimension would be maintained.
The Earth Mother and Withgrasil, who even guarantee that problem, are beings brought from the game world that Seongil implemented through the game master.
‘If I die in reality, there is no guarantee that the Earth Mother will not disappear… I can’t experiment with my life…’
Therefore, Eden, where uncertainty still existed, needed support from its residents to actively resist aliens. If they just turned their eyes away from the horrors of reality, and Seong-il, who was overextended due to lack of support, died, they could have been unlucky enough to face destruction.
For that reason, Seong-il did not view the Earth Mother’s precognitive dream, which could possibly be seen as a deception, particularly negatively.
‘If you have rights, you also have obligations. I did everything I could for people. So, there is nothing wrong with seeking help from qualified and responsible people. Even if it’s just a hint of deception.’
Therefore, Seong-il reassures himself that he is not telling lies to satisfy his own self-interest. After consoling himself, Seong-il takes a moment to watch the hunters quickly becoming stronger in the accelerated dungeon world, and observes Eden’s executive committee comforting the refugees in Canada and the United States.
‘This level of social anxiety can be easily resolved if we just invest a little more time.’
Additionally, after about a month had passed, Seong-il was confident that society would run without any problems even without his intervention.
‘It’s a waste to just rest here, so should we go back to the ark?’
Holy days include Illax from the Ark, etc. She feels that the time has come to return to negotiations with the other leaders.
‘I could rest more, but… I have to negotiate with the Guardian of Reason to use the ark to move to Europe, so it would be right to resolve that part first.
Then move to Europe. Seong-il wanted to quickly attempt to create a World Tree base by rotating the teleport cooldown. Therefore, he decides not to delay work any longer and moves back to reality.
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‘Phew… I guess I’ll have to go see Eunwol once I finish this job.’
Seong-il naturally thinks of Eun-wol after coming to reality for the first time in a long time. Since she has a child of her own and is already past the time of giving birth, Seong-il decides to go to the martial arts world to see Eun-wol once this urgent matter is completed.
‘I sent Edward there just in case, so what’s going to happen?’
Of course, several G.E.C. Rs, including Edward, were sent for Eunwol. Seong-il gave Eun-wol a large gift, including a scroll-shaped pineapple house and many other artifacts. Therefore, he wasn’t worried at all that there was something wrong with Eunwol’s condition.
‘He even received nanomachine and telekinesis treatment… Of course, he couldn’t have been defeated by an external threat… He probably didn’t contact me for fear of interfering with my work.’
Although Eunwol has a noble status, she has lived a difficult and ups and downs life since she was young, so despite her childish appearance, Eunwol has a lot of depth on the inside. Therefore, Seong-il secretly knew that she was being careful and considerate so as not to burden him.
Knock!
“… Come in.”
At that time, Seong-il was thinking about his Eun-wol for a moment. She begins to hear a knock on his door. When Seong-il obediently allows entry, the door opens and Min Ye-jin appears, looking very nervous.
“… Illax said that preparations were complete, but…”
“Then let’s go.”
“…”
Although she has become an S-class hunter and is confident in her skills, Min Ye-jin, who was beaten by Seong-il a little while ago, is afraid of the unknown monster in front of her, but at the same time appears very curious. Br〉
‘Are you really human? How are humans so strong?’
Seong-il was able to fully feel her emotions through her response. When she thinks that she has become so strong that the S-class hunter who was once stronger than her no longer dares to look into her eyes, Seong-il feels her emotions renewing.
‘… Still, I can get along with Min Ye-jin, and she’s been good to me, but she acted a little too much a little while ago.’
Although it was an unavoidable action to suppress her, Seong-il felt slightly sorry for her.
In the meantime, when she senses through her emotions that she never dared to imagine that her true identity is Han Seong-il, her Seong-il decides to give her a little hint about her own strength and truth.
“I guess you wonder if I’m really human and why I’m so strong?”
“…!!”
When the monster in front of her acts as if he has read her mind, Min Ye-jin feels her stomach drop.
“Let me be clear. I am human.”
“… How on earth can you be so strong?”
Fortunately, when the monster in front of her starts talking to her in a moderate tone instead of trying to suppress her by acting violently like before, Min Ye-jin musters up her courage to ask him her questions.
“That’s because I received the blessings of the Earth Mother.”
“… Earth Mother?”
Suddenly, when the man in front of her blurts out some fake nonsense, Min Ye-jin, who was secretly waiting for his answer, thinks that he is playing with her, and her face begins to distort with shame and anger.
“It’s not a joke, so don’t be cocky and listen straight. If you insult the Earth Mother, I’ll twist your bitch’s neck.”
Seong-il presents himself as a prophet full of faith and begins to lash out at Min Ye-jin, who does not believe her words. With that overwhelming force, Min Ye-jin loses her anger for a moment and begins to harden her expression.
“My disciples are indebted to you, so I will overlook today’s rudeness. Please accept it.”
“…?”
When the monster suddenly mentions her student and the monster tells her that they are related to her, Min Ye-jin is embarrassed as she does not understand what he meant by bringing up the topic. Anyway, before Seong-il enters the conference room where Illax is waiting, she gives Min Ye-jin the psionic memory transmission device made in Eden.
“… This?”
Suddenly, a masked monster hands her a small piece of metal the size of a little fingernail, and Min Ye-jin does not understand his intentions, making her even more confused.
“If you want to know the truth, try squeezing the capsule firmly in your fist after I enter. Then you will be able to roughly understand why I am strong.”
