Maxed Out Leveling Novel

Chapter 104

37. China and USA (1)

Medium Danger Dungeon.

It refers to dungeons with a risk level of 6 to 10, and is a dungeon for mid-level hunters from level 25 to level 50.

“Of course, it could be a temporary increase.”

Lee Ji-hye crossed her arms and spoke to her.

“There is already precedent in low-risk dungeons, so we can’t just assume that carefree.”

“I will. In reality, I can only think of following the path of a low-risk dungeon.”

A series of processes in which the number of monsters increases and at some point a crack appears, a new monster appears, and eventually comes out of the dungeon.

“From a medium-risk dungeon, the monsters won’t be formidable. If we miss even one of those who came out, damage is sure to happen.”

“What’s even worse is that this phenomenon continues to expand now. If it spreads from low-risk to medium-risk, there is no guarantee that it will not spread to high-risk.”

“That’s right. And if it goes that far, the hunter industry will be completely destroyed.”

“Yes.”

There are two types of people who work as hunters. Those who want social status, such as wealth or fame, or are interested in becoming stronger.

The proportion of the latter among dogs is not high. It’s not that they don’t exist, but it’s just that they’re satisfied because they’re getting stronger and their social status will rise at the same time. There are very few people who like to live in poverty like a hideout in the mountains and just become strong.

If there is no benefit to catching monsters in this yard, who wants to be a hunter?

No, before that, the unemployed from hunters who will suddenly appear in large numbers? They are not ordinary unemployed people, but people with power. What if they have any complaints?

“The only way I can think of is to have them belong to the state like civil servants… Control or anything like that is second to none, but money is an issue. Just like when you belong to a guild, if you give too much, the national finances will falter, and if you give too little, your dissatisfaction will explode.”

“Leave that part alone for now.”

Cha Shin Hyeon said succinctly.

“It is true that the current situation requires cooperation with the government, but moving under the government is a different story. Once a decision is made, it cannot be easily changed.”

“Yes. So, the guild leader is now in contact with the political world and only sharing opinions, not moving things in a specific direction.”

“great job. Let’s start with what we can do. The occurrence or expansion of dungeon break is not something we can prevent, right? Even that handsome goddess can’t stop her because she runs so strong.”

“Yes.”

“So, let’s move on to responding to what has already happened. I think now is the time to be reborn as the only guild in Korea.”

“Yes?”

When Lee Ji-hye, who could not understand for a moment, asked a question, Cha Shin Hyeon added.

“Weren’t the small and medium-sized guilds that grew wild in the realm of Dawn and Twilight actually half-subordinate? Because I couldn’t do anything against it.”

“Well, that’s not wrong.”

“It’s not like those guilds are dying because of the Monstone depletion. Let’s take this opportunity to integrate everything. It seems that Tamado is planning to withdraw from the independence route soon, but it worked out.”“Ugh… … .”

“Of course, if you can’t stop the monsters, you will have to bear all the responsibility, but in a situation like now, if there is no systematic management, damage will be bigger. Even when we need a single guild for cooperation with the government.”

“I knew what you were talking about.”

Lee Ji-hye quietly shook her head.

“But did you know that in the current situation, there is no benefit to consolidation, but only increased risk? Difficulties are expected as it cannot be decided by myself or the guild leader alone.”

Even if you swallow the struggling small and medium guilds, monsters do not appear in the dungeons they have.

In other words, the income does not increase, but the expenses only increase because the salary must be paid to those who have changed to the Yeomyeong affiliation.

The combined number of Dawn and Twilight guild members reached nearly 20,000. It is also directly related to the problem of satisfying their mouths, so I couldn’t accept Cha Shin Hyeon’s recommendation at all. Knowing that, Cha Shin Hyeon had no intention of forcing it either.

“I’m sorry, but that’s something you have to work on. For the time being, put on a state of emergency and hold on to even tighter finances. Who knows if there will be a reversal in the gloomy prospect?”

Cha Shin Hyeon isn’t just giving his mouth consolation.

Watching the movements of countries around the world that have not yet shown any noticeable movement may open up a way.

Two countries in particular.

The immovable world’s strongest, the United States.

China, the number one in the number of Hunters.

* * *

Another full month has passed.

In the meantime, there were several large-scale meetings in which even the manager level hunters participated, and after many discussions, the guild unification was decided.

It is thanks to the argument that we should go to thoroughly managing the dungeon from the beginning rather than going to the direction where the perception of the hunter as a whole deteriorated due to the development of a situation such as ‘the hunter mismanaged the dungeon and the monster inflicted damage to the civilians’.

However, it was agreed that the government must help in the process, both for and against. Negotiating details with the government was not something that could be finished in a day or two.

In Tamra, Kim Ha-geun’s side finally won, withdrawing the closed route and contacting Ryeom for cooperation. Since then, only the top managers have been so busy that they didn’t even open their eyes.

In mid-July, visitors came to Cha Shin Hyeon, who was relatively leisurely catching monsters and doing personal training.

It was the second month of the dungeon break.

“It’s been a while, Cha Shin Hyeon.”

Kang Chang-sik, the de facto ruler of North Korea, made a surprise visit. To be precise, it’s not a ‘surprise’ since I contacted you a few days ago.

“Ah, hello… … .”

Next to him was Linmei, the head of the current Chen Dynasty.

She couldn’t get her eyes right and her voice crawled like she was a shy girl, but not out of shame, but out of fear. The remnants of the fear that could not be washed away were still binding her mind four months later. Maybe she’ll be traumatized for the rest of her life, but that’s not what Cha Shin Hyeon knows.

The two briefly exchanged greetings – Linmei was crumpled up to say hello and kept her mouth shut – and talked about the current situation.

“How is North Korea these days?”

“Actually, not bad yet.”

Changsik Kang gave an unexpected answer to Cha Shin Hyeon’s question.

“okay?”

“Didn’t you originally try to drive out the Chinese hunters step by step? However, the monster didn’t appear in the dungeon, so he left on his own.”

“I was worried about that. It means that the manpower to stop the monster has left.”

“We are just using the military to block it.”

“Ah.”

Cha Shin Hyeon, who had the stereotype that monsters must be dealt with by hunters, nodded.

The monsters in the low-risk dungeon were not hard enough to withstand bullets, they were quick enough to hit hard, or they had no flying type, so they could be dealt with with modern firearms. If you don’t want to earn experience by hunting, you can deal with it like North Korea.

“The story will be different from the medium-risk dungeon, but the hunters who occupied it are still there… It is said that Cheonjo will support you if you do. It is to prevent churn by paying profits instead of trillions of dollars.”

“Hey, I didn’t even ask you to, but you had a wonderful heart.”

Cha Shin Hyeon glanced at Lin Mei. Linmei shrugged her shoulders and muttered in a low voice.

“I think you will want that. However, our guild funds are not infinite, so it won’t last long. It’s just a temporary measure.”

“I know that. So, we need to make a plan quickly. I was instructed to find out.”

In Jeju Island, when I found out that monsters no longer appear in dungeons where new monsters have appeared.

Cha Shin Hyeon immediately contacted Lin Mei and instructed her to find out about the Chinese response.

China is the world’s most populous country and the fourth largest country in the world. The number of dungeons in the territory was too large, and the number of hunters was too many to get tired of.

There were no accurate statistics, but regardless of the quantity and quality of hunters possessed by the country, China was by far the first.

As such, the most difficult country was China if monsters were not produced. They lose huge profits all at once, and a huge number of hunters become unemployed.

Naturally, the Chinese government must have come up with a countermeasure, too, and Cha Shin Hyeon devoured Linmei to refer to it. He was a useful talent who could pamper himself without any hesitation.

“But there has been no satisfactory answer yet. I don’t need an answer that he’s working hard.”

“Well, it’s not my fault, it’s because the government didn’t come up with a proper solution. Nothing came out, how can I tell you?”

When Cha Shin Hyeon rebuked him with a cold glance, Lin May hurriedly explained. Before she could say anything more, she quickly added her back.

“And that’s why I’m here today.”

“that? What do you mean by countermeasures?”

“Yes. No, it’s a bit of a countermeasure, but… Should I call it a request? But it’s something you should know… … .”

“Tell me straight.”

Cha Shin Hyeon mercilessly cut off Linmei’s babbling words. She bit her mouth like her clam and spoke her words in a barely clear tone.

“The U.S. government has been contacting our government informally.”

“informality?””Yes. It means that we have no intention of formally collaborating on a country-to-country basis yet. To be honest, we don’t know the cause itself, so it’s not a problem that the government can solve just because the government steps in, right?”

“But isn’t that a problem that the government can’t take at all? Are you going to leave this situation to the private sector until the end? It’s not something that can be kept secret, so I don’t know why we contacted him informally.”

“So… If you ask me, that’s it. Seeing the liver.”

Linmai summed it up briefly.

“We want to exchange and share each other’s skills and know-how. It is only when results are achieved in the process that it becomes official.”

“Even at times like this, you are dealing with things that are very complicated.”

“Actually, we have had many exchanges with the United States in this way since a long time ago. There was a technical confrontation, mainly related to the development of magical items. There were times when we did joint research.”

“But what does that mean? Is it that the US side is coming up with a breakthrough invention that will solve this situation?”

“If that was the case, it would have already been made and sold. Maybe it’s not a technical exchange. What is clear is that it may be in the idea stage, but we never came into contact with anything trivial.”

After a brief pause, Linmei emphasized certain words.

“It is that person who is coming. Alex Winchester.”

“… It’s a name I’ve heard somewhere.”

“Is there anything? A famous American hunter.”

Next to him, Changsik Kang added Chuimsae. Only then Cha Shin Hyeon remembered it.

“Ah, the so-called ‘world’s strongest’?”

“Yes. He’s a level 70’s hunter who has only two of them in the world.”

three would be I’m level 70 too. Cha Shin Hyeon muttered to herself.

I don’t know if there are more people who didn’t reveal it like in my case, but among the hunters who revealed the level, the first to enter level 70 and still called the world’s best hunter was Alex Winchester.

“There are quite a few celebrities visiting.”

“Not quite, but the strongest… No, a famous and influential hunter is coming. It is also informal.”

He habitually tried to say he was the strongest hunter, but Linmei changed his words. For her who saw Cha Shin Hyeon’s powerlessness, it was Alex Go Nabal, and her strongest was Cha Shin Hyeon.

“That would mean that the United States is preparing for something great in the negotiations, and it will implicitly pressure us with Alex. If that is the solution to the current situation, a negotiation with the slightest advantage could yield astronomical profits.”

“Yeah, that’s a reasonable guess.”

Cha Shin Hyeon tilted her head.

“But why are you telling me that?”

“Boo, I want to ask you a favor.”

Linmei said cautiously, stammering nervously.

“As a representative of the Chinese side… Could you please go to the negotiating table?”

“hate.”

Cha Shin Hyeon refused without any hesitation.