Maxed Out Leveling Novel

Chapter 108

38. Alex Winchester (3)

Once they left the dungeon, Cha Shin Hyeon and Alex returned to the hotel.

With the exception of his lieutenant Barbra for a moment, only the three of them sat back at the negotiating table. Somehow, it became like a tripartite negotiation between the United States, China, and South Korea.

Linmei, not knowing what was going on between the two of them, looked a little anxious.

In fact, Alex was not at ease. I didn’t know what Cha Shin Hyeon was going to make because I never talked about the details of the negotiation.

In the end, it is Cha Shin Hyeon who holds the key.

“First of all, let me tell you the conclusion.”

Looking at Linmei first, he opened his mouth.

“I have decided to work with the United States personally on this matter.”

“Ah… … .”

Linmei put on a puzzled expression. He didn’t know how to react as he was really intercepting the negotiation itself with Cha Shin Hyeon.

“It does not mean that we are ignoring China. The only thing America needed was a fighter, and that’s the difference between you and me.”

“… Yes. very severe.”

“That means there is nothing you can do to help. It ends with me.”

I don’t know if he needed money, facilities, or other human resources, but all Alex wanted was unskilled knowledge to make up for his imperfect ideas. Since Cha Shin Hyeon, the final boss in the field, has appeared, what does China need?

“Well, then we… … .”

Linmei, who suddenly became a duck egg on the Nakdong River, cried.

“Don’t worry, I have no intention of throwing it away as if I was throwing away my dedication. Although the direction of the negotiations was different, anyway, I came out as a representative of the Chinese side, and it is true that you introduced me to this position.”

Of course, caring means ‘not ignoring’, but it doesn’t necessarily mean trying to do something good.

Cha Shin Hyeon, who expounded Lin May with the words on his lips, looked at Alex this time.

“Priest, how is the research going?”

“I wish the death penalty would come to America. Perhaps that’s why it’s a little bit difficult to take things out of development.”

“Hmm.”

“Of course I will promise you the best treatment during your stay.”

“Of course it should be.”

Should I still go to America? I didn’t even expect that I would study comfortably while commuting from my Pyeongchang-dong house.

“great. Even if you go We should discuss what happens after the research is successful… … .”

Cha Shin Hyeon purposely blurs the end of her speech.

“The contribution of the United States for initiating the idea and moving it up to this stage is great, but I think the importance of the part you asked for is just as important. Do you agree?”

“To agree.”

“Then, if you solve that part, isn’t it enough to be called a co-developer?”

“… I guess that’s what the death penalty wants?”

Alex understood what he meant and asked. Cha Shin Hyeon nodded his head and said.

“If we develop jointly, we should share the profits. is not it? Just because it developed a new technology, wouldn’t the US government distribute it for free around the world? If that is the case, then I am willing to serve.”

“… Well, I don’t think so.”

“It’s good to be honest. So in the process of making and selling products, let’s see if Korea and the US work together. I wouldn’t even say that it’s 50/50, but I’ll have to come up with something like this.”

“Ummm.”

Alex constantly shook his head.

If Cha Shin Hyeon’s proposal is accepted, Korea will have to give that share away, which greatly reduces the benefit the US can gain compared to developing it alone.However, if you do independent development, you never know when it will be developed. Maybe it won’t be for a long time. Wasn’t it because he was concerned about that that he looked for a helper in China?

During that time, the United States and the whole world suffer damage day by day. As much as the value of the monsters produced per day.

If Cha Shin Hyeon helps, the development period will be shortened significantly, so the profits will be that much. Considering the social cost that can be saved as a result… … .

“Okay, do as the death penalty says.”

Beyond simple economic loss, if hunters who became unemployed overnight became dissatisfied with society, it could lead to the worst situation.

When I thought about it that far, I decided that it would be better to develop it sooner, even if the profits were shared.

After Alex accepted, Cha Shin Hyeon spoke right away.

“And the second.”

“Are you there again?”

“We have monopoly rights on developments in China and Japan.”

“Yes?!”

Linmei’s eyes widened. Alex also opened his mouth.

“No, how big is the Chinese market… Are you going to eat it all by yourself?”

“He said he had the right to sell, but he didn’t say he had all the profits. America can make a profit just like selling in any other country.”

Cha Shin Hyeon raised the corners of her lips slightly.

“It’s just that we decide how much to sell.”

“That word… … .”

Linmei’s voice trembled slightly.

“Doesn’t that mean that Korea can cut off the supply of products to China at any time if it wants?”

“right. Of course, if we sell products, we also make money, so if we don’t do anything special, we have to sell everything. It’s just that the story changes when there are special events.”

“Tongue, that’s a threat, that’s it!”

“It’s a threat if you hold a knife and point it to the nape of your neck. I don’t think so. It just means you know you have a knife.”

Cha Shin Hyeon’s eyes softened slightly.

“And say it straight. If you don’t like it for a little while, who’s been arguing? Has the South Korean government ever boycotted by encouraging anti-Chinese sentiment? Have Korean fishing boats ever been illegally fishing in Chinese territorial waters?”

“that… … .”

“Even though it is clear to anyone who sees it, the wrongdoer is screaming loudly. i hate that fair, fair, common sense. Aren’t these good words?”

“I don’t know what kind of power it has.”

Between Cha Shin Hyeon and Lin May’s conversation, Alex muttered softly.

“This is a question that cannot be easily answered.”

In this state of emergency due to the dungeon break, if the monopoly rights of new technology products are given to Korea, the power structure in Northeast Asia will change.

Either develop your own extractors or steal technology to produce them. Until either of them do something, China and Japan will have to keep an eye on Korea.

“I don’t think too deeply about it.”

Cha Shin Hyeon said calmly.

“It’s not that I’m coming here to meddle in politics. It’s not about making Korea the best country in the world. I don’t hate our country, but that doesn’t mean I’m a patriot.”

“If you look at what you’ve done so far, I think it’s quite right… … ?”

“It’s just a matter of my mood. It’s not a big deal, so I skip it, but it’s the kind of news that bothers me when I see it on TV while eating breakfast. But you can’t blow up Beijing just because a Chinese fishing boat is annoying, right?”

It’s not because I don’t have the ability, it’s because it’s difficult to post-processing.

Linmei, who understood the meaning, trembled. In the Geumgangsan dungeon, the end of the Cheonjo, which was erased with a single gesture, comes to mind. The fear of Cha Shin Hyeon, who had weakened a bit, squirmed again.

“If you were planning to use your monopoly power to get involved in international affairs, it would have been simpler and more convenient to use force in advance. It’s like you have nuclear weapons. I’m going to use it as a deterrent, so give it to me, priest. Don’t talk.”

“Ok.”

Alex let out a heavy moan.

Lin Mei wanted to say absolutely no, but at some point the negotiating party changed to the United States and Cha Shin Hyeon, and China was marginalized, so she had no right to speak.

And in fact, from China’s point of view, even if the negotiations went the way they were supposed to, it’s a dogged game. The only difference is whether the subject holding the nape is the US or Korea.

As a result, Alex’s worries about having to make decisions on his own deepened.

But hasn’t he already decided to cooperate? It was a pity that we had to hand over a hand that could contain China to Korea, but Alex’s essence is not a politician, but a warrior and a hunter. Resolving the dungeon break situation in front of me was more important.

“I get it. I promise to fulfill my requirements to the best of my ability in my name.”

In the end, he accepted Cha Shin Hyeon’s hand.

“So, I hope that the death penalty will only focus on development. What I’ve said so far has been a negotiation based on the success of the death penalty.”

“OK.”

“ha… … .”

Feeling helpless, Linmei sighed. Cha Shin Hyeon gave me a pin cup.

“Reacting as if the world was over. There will be no disadvantages as long as you follow proper manners.”

“Yes. I beg you… … .”

With her helpless words, the negotiations that flowed in an unexpected direction came to an end.

Even though I wasn’t here, I only felt sorry for Japan, which went to wholesale prices.

* * *

Since it was an unofficial event from the beginning, there was nothing to take in.

Cha Shin Hyeon also boarded a flight to the United States following Alex’s party returning home.

They flew direct from Beijing to San Francisco and then drove across the city again.

The lab led by Alex was located on the outskirts of the city center. It was a cool lab with a look that you could only see in a movie.

“It’s not the usual size.”

“It is the largest laboratory in the western United States.”

Walking down the hallway, Alex calmly explained.

“Because it is not a place that studies only Hunter-related things. To be precise, should it be called a fusion study? As a result, everything is connected with the hunter industry.”

“Certainly, America is doing well. If you make an investment like this, you will enjoy research.”

“Actually the main magic tool was developed here. For example, inventory. A prototype was developed here.”

“Huh, okay?”

It goes through several layers of stringent security while having a subtly helpful conversation.

He is so thorough that it would be difficult for him to infiltrate this place even if he was himself. It could just come crashing down.

The other day, when Lee Ji-hye showed the dungeon rabbit’s corpse, it looked like she was concerned about security, but such a civic (?) facility and the specialized research institute’s facilities were different.

“Come on, here.”

Alex guided me to a room that felt like a closed studio.

In the middle of the room was a box that someone had brought in advance.

“It’s very dull.”

“It’s difficult if the energy runs out in the process of making the inner podium. I made it as sturdy as possible.”

“I think so. So what is that thing?”

“right. It was temporarily named the Monster Extractor.”

Alex carefully pulled something out of the box.Cha Shin Hyeon looked at her appearance and made a strange expression.

“… You look so ordinary.”

It’s about the size of a bag that students put on their back. The shape is a cuboid with rounded corners. What are you talking about, it just looks like a travel suitcase.

“The structure is complicated, but everything is inside the case. It’s a precision machine, so wouldn’t it be nice if it was exposed outside?”

Alex, who spoke like an excuse, manipulated the top of the cube. Then the lid opened and something like a robot hand came out from inside.

“Once you grab the corpse of the monster with this hand, or make it close, you absorb the energy inside the monster. Just like in order to use the absorption technique, you must first catch the enemy. Then, the energy is condensed within it and artificial monsters are created.”

“It’s a very crude explanation… … .”

Cha Shin Hyeon looked at the extractor with suspicion.

“Ah, you said you were successful even though it was incomplete?”

“Yes it was.”

“Show me some. Let’s see how it works. Have you prepared anything like a monster corpse?”

“none.”

“Then tell someone to catch one or something. Your subordinates must have been there.”

“… Well, that’s it.”

Alex said hesitating.

“Actually, what I said was a success… Because it wasn’t aimed at monsters… … .”

“what? What do you mean?”

“So.”

Alex took his robotic hand and his own as if to shake it. With the other hand, grab something like a handle on a cuboid.

“If I put power like this… … .”

The machine was operated by pulling the handle, and at the same time, aerodynamic power was blown into the robot hand as if it were pouring power into a weapon.

Whoa!

A sound as if something is running is heard inside the case.

After a while.

Tuk!

Something round fell from the bottom of the case.

“… … .”

Cha Shin Hyeon, with a shaky expression on her face, carefully pulls it out with a savage attack.

It was a spherical object with a slightly hard feel. Does it feel like shit? It’s not swearing, it’s fucking eating.

“What kind of material is this… … ? It has a small amount of energy inside, but… … .”

“It’s like an artificial inner pedestal that I made with my own work. I’ve been successful so far. Then, if I can make an inner altar with my energy, wouldn’t it be possible to make a monster stone with the energy of a monster?”

“No, no, wait.”

Cha Shin Hyeon twisted his head.

“A dead monster can’t breathe energy into a robot hand like you, right? Even if I was alive, I wouldn’t do that.”

“That’s the problem.”

Alex scratched his head.

“So, I beg you, the death penalty.”

“This kid.”

Cha Shin Hyeon hugged her face.