Chapter 40_ God Hand

Lim Cheolho was the core of the team of 33 scientists who built the virtual reality system and was the person who led the development of Satisfy by establishing the S.A Group.

He had many titles: the one with the knowledge of a god, the creator of the virtual reality system, the person who changed the world, the father of Satisfy, the wealthiest person in the nation, one of the most influential figures in the world, a person who received requests for naturalization dozens of times a year from all over the world, the pride of South Korea, etc.

His countless titles meant that he received the spotlight every time he attended international events, and his influence transcended the American president, making him the world's envy.

In fact, his life wasn't as flashy as discussed in the media. He was the head of Satisfy's development team, as well as head of the S.A Group, so he slept less than four hours a day on average. But was he unhappy? No, it was something he wanted for himself. Lim Cheolho was proud and enthusiastic about Satisfy, which had captured the hearts of two billion people.

"What happened?"

Satisfy's Operations Office.

A game developer stared at the monitor blankly. Choi Nahee, the head of the operations team, bowed to Lim Cheolho and adjusted her orange horn-rimmed glasses. The expression on her face was incomprehensible as her eyes widened. Then, after a while, various emotions flooded within her at once.

'Hooh!'

She sighed deeply, trying to forcibly calm down her rampant emotions. It took her a while to calm down. She then turned her attention towards her superior.

"Chairman!"

"Hmm, did something bad happened?."

"What do you mean?"

Lim Cheolho was left confused and asked once more to clarify.

"Apparently, an anomaly called as codename J-031213 had appeared."

Lim Cheolho slightly raised his brows and was very surprised at her words. He stood and looked at the monitor with widened eyes, as if he had seen a very ridiculous thing.

He then sat back and sighed. While he was still in deep thought, Choi Nahee asked him.

""To think that Morpheus allowed such abnormal results... Did it get a virus?"? "

Lim Cheolho then glanced at the monitor again and replied weakly. He turned his gaze to the huge monitor on the wall and the stopped video started playing. The main character of the video was an NPC of the game but the strange thing was that, the NPC was not someone they had designed so his existence was foreign to him.

"Hrmm..." Chairman Lim Cheolho was somber. Satisfy was a world that players created. No matter what direction the players led Satisfy in, the S.A Group would just watch and not intervene. Their intervention would dampen the immersion and motivation, and it would be a vicious cycle.

The staff handed two documents to Lim Cheolho as he watched the video. Lim Cheolho read it and rubbed his chin.

According to the analysis from the development team's 'Morpheus' supercomputer, Lexus is just one of the mass-produced NPCs by Morpheus. He should only be a semi named NPC who will not last long. It was because of the succession for the throne that he will be intentionally eliminated.

Despite not showing any interest for the throne, a prince of Eternal Kingdom will saw him as a variable that could be a threat to get in his way of becoming the king so he set an assassination for him. From here, an episode that would show that Eternal Kingdom only had two princes and nobody would be aware of Lexus' existence.

Yet, his fate had changed when he returned from his journey to Lubana Kingdom to cause many changes.

In other words...

"I-Isn't this a big deal?"

Watching Lexus' every action from the very start to the end, their emotions were unexplainable. Sometimes they would feel excitement of how awesome and cool he is, then sometimes their expression would turn grim on how knowledgeable he is to easily discover many things that were known to them as they designed it all as hidden pieces.

Chairman Lim Cheolho raised his hand and called for Morpheus. "Morpheus, what is the percentage that entity Lexus will pose a danger to the world view?"

The answer of the supercomputer Morpheus, the presence that presided over Satisfy, was immediately heard, [Zero.]

"...!"

"This might turn out to be interesting."

After witnessing Lexus' movements, Lim Cheolho felt expectant on what he would do next. For him, he now treated Lexus as someone who's like a regressor who knew Satisfy's designed storylines or someone from the future or something like that and uses this as his advantage.

However he didn't feel any urgency. The management team shouldn't intervene in Satisfy. The reason for this rule was to avoid losing the 'another reality' setting of Satisfy. If the management team intervened in the flow of Satisfy and its users, could it really be called another reality?

In Satisfy, users must be guaranteed the same degree of freedom as reality. The moment that the company intervened, the users might become aware of the fact that Satisfy was a game and lose their immersion. It would violate the reason why Chairman Lim Cheolho created Satisfy.

"We can't intervene to restore the situation and the changed fate."

It was a basic policy that management couldn't intervene in Satisfy and he had to follow this. In addition, there was no real impact on Satisfy's development if an episode designed by Morpheus didn't proceed normally.

Morpheus' role was to encourage players to have fun in a pleasant environment. Morpheus provided new fun by inducing players to create more diverse forces, not just the current kingdom forces and the players would eventually pioneer the way themselves.

'Rejecting even the fate of God (Morpheus)...'

Lim Cheolho's eyes were very fond every time he looked at the miraculous beings who defied Morpheus' predictions. Chairman Lim Cheolho thought they were similar to himself and the employees who broke all expectations and built a virtual reality world.

•~~~•

"Haa...haa...haa."

In Nevartan's lair, Lexus couldn't muster the strength to breathe properly since he has just undergo a heart transplant that he wasn't prepared for. After Lexus adjusted and adapted with his new heart that gave him a boost in power, the violently circulating Dragon Heart slowly came to a stop.

When he somewhat regained his energy, he managed to lift his head and look around. Calming himself, he approached the center. There was a large oval egg that was much bigger than him.

[Black Dragon Egg]

The oval egg safely lying on the center of the lair. Lexus simply looked at it with interest. Based on Satisfy's story and setting, it wasn't something that could be handled by a human. The possibility that a dragon would follow a human was almost zero.

"Your child?"

『 Yes. This egg is something important to me. 』

Nevartan slowly raised his arm after Lexus asked. His finger, was carefully placed and softly caressed the top of the egg. The little dragon inside the egg was his own flesh and blood.

『 Now that I'm cured from my madness and insanity, there's no longer the threat of me and the need to send it away from me. 』

Lexus smiled, seeing the genuine affection he had for his child was real. Naturally, he was well-aware of the identity of the soon-to-be hatched child. Her name is Nefelina, the only child of Nevartan. It is said she will cause great destruction to Hell in the future. Since Nefelina is a black dragon like Nevartan, she can dominate any element.

"So, what do you plan to do from now on?"

Lexus spoke, curious of what Nevartan wanted to do. His knowledge about the future events was quite convenient for him as it could help his growth. To be able to maintain this advantage, Lexus asked Nevartan since intentionally curing the black dragon's madness never happened in the novel. In other words, what he has done could cause a great deviation or change in the future that will take place.

『 Revenge. I'll have my revenge to those who were responsible of my curse. 』

There's no change in his expression but Nevartan calmly spoke that he wanted to have his revenge. Hearing it, Lexus intervened.

"I apologize if this might be rude but I'm afraid I can't allow you to immediately do that."

Nevartan's gaze turned towards Lexus, but he knew why he said that. It was because if he made a move, the entire West Continent would be destroyed. That's just how powerful the Black Dragon Nevartan is. Understanding Lexus' position as a human, his contractor might be reluctant due to the countless lives that will be lost in the process of his revenge.

『 So what are you gonna do about it? 』

Nevartan gave his question back. He want to know what Lexus will do to stop him despite knowing that he can't do anything considering that even he just gained a dragon heart, there's still a vast difference between them.

"Of course I can't do anything. It's just my honest feeling."

Lexus replied without averting his eyes from Nevartan's stare. Seeing no sign of fear in his gaze, Nevartan made his decision.

『 Fine. I'll delay my revenge for a couple of years but I'm not stopping it. 』

As if a catastrophe had been avoided in the near future, Lexus felt relief that he managed to prevent the West Continent from being destroyed by avoiding Nevartan's wrath from falling upon it.

『 However, you must show me something entertaining. Otherwise, I'll be occupied with my desire of revenge. 』

"No problem."

Hearing Nevertan, Lexus replied without hesitation. Nevartan was slightly surprised at his bold claim.

"I'm not sure of this would catch your interest but I'm planning to create the strongest mineral."

『A mineral? Not an equipment?』

Nevartan raised his hand and held his chin. Lexus' choice of words was provocative which caught his interest.

"You might have seen through my identity already but let me say that I happened to be a legendary blacksmith. This might be trivial to you but allow me to entertain you of what I was about to do."

As soon as Lexus said those words, several items from his inventory appeared one by one.

[Portable Furnace]

Rating: Unique

It is a furnace that can be used anytime and anywhere, as long as there is enough firewood and adequate space.

However, it is impossible to smelt large quantities of minerals at the same time because of its small size.

* Item creation speed is 60% lower than when using a normal furnace.

Weight: 7,390

First was the appearance of a portable furnace that Lexus made before he started his journey just in case he needed it to smelt minerals and modify or even create items anytime and anywhere.

Then, followed by Pavranium and the minerals he had prepared along with the minerals that Braham had stolen from the treasures from Trauka's lair out of vengeance.

[You have obtained information on a new mineral!]

['Divine Stone' will be added to the mineral information list.]

[Divine Stone]

Rating: Myth

[A divine mineral created by the Blacksmith God. It is a better material than Adamantium. It combines the advantages of all materials in Asgard.]

[Blood Stone]

Rating: Legendary

[A special mineral of Hell. The Bloodstone's bright ruby color is unmistakable on the battlefield, as the wielder seems to have infinite vitality and mana.]

[You have obtained information on a new mineral!]

['Moon Night Iron' will be added to the mineral information list.]

[Moon Night Iron]

Rating: Legendary

[A native material that existed in the kingdom of ancient giants. Temporarily blocks a person's status.]

With a smile, Lexus spoke towards Nevartan.

"Watch me create the best mineral that nothing can surpass."

The temperature of the furnace quickly reached the level that Lexus wanted. The furnace in front of him was an orange color and was on the verge of melting.