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Late at night, a night market in an area a little far from Beijing.

Tap, tap.

Rainwater that had accumulated on the ceiling falls down the eaves.

Instead of clear rainwater, stagnant, rotten water falls down.

Tuk.

It’s not the floor.

That rotten water falls into a dented bucket, not on an asphalt road or a dirt road, and fills the inside.

“Mom, it’s full.”

“So…?”

A boy wearing a tattered shirt and shorts that look like they were picked up somewhere is carrying a bucket with his bony hands.

The skeletal woman next to him silently hands the child another bucket, exchanges the money, and goes inside the house.

“I never thought I would see a scene like this as soon as I came out.”

“No matter where you go, living in a slum is the same, but it still seems that way. first bell. Should this be considered average?”

“Although it is much lower than average, it is also true that the lower layer of the pyramid has a larger area, right?”

“I see. If you include these people and those in local areas, the number will be almost 300 million.”

Me, I-sun Yoon, and Ye-ryeong Lee looked through the night market in a city slightly outside of Beijing, a slum that could be said to be inside the city.

“I can’t look at the richest and the poorest and average them out, but I definitely see what’s wrong with this country.”

It’s not like you can carelessly comment on life in other countries, but you can definitely see the difference compared to Korea, which is currently under the control of the organization.

“The benefits of this ability are not spread to everyone.”

“I feel like I can’t control the areas that can be fully covered with this ability right now.”

“Okay. The most basic things.”

All the facilities were old, as if they were from before the cataclysm, before the 00’s.

Before talking about the country’s culture or anything like that, the facilities that can be sufficiently handled by mobilizing people with special abilities are not in control.

For example, the same applies to water supply and sewage.

“It would seem that people would be able to use purified water if people with water skills just touch the water and sewage circulation, but that is not happening at all.”

“It would be possible for a pyromancer to burn things like trash with fire, but that doesn’t seem to work either.”

This applies not only to water and sewerage issues, but also to waste issues.

Either use an earthman to bury it in the ground, dig an underground waterway, or even use an ironman to remove the rust and replace the old pipe itself.

“It has a large population, but its living infrastructure seems to be worse than that of a small country.”

Places that can be called ‘big cities’, such as Beijing or Shanghai, are touched by this ability.

Even in Monggyeong, the capital of this ability, it can be seen through the subtle sense of mana flowing inside the building that people with this ability were mobilized to create a city, such as plowing the land or building a platinum castle.

However, cities other than those places do not have the benefit of such abilities at all.

This does not mean that infrastructure construction is delayed because it is a rural area, or that environmental improvement work is currently underway and we are seeing the area as it was before redevelopment.

This is a fundamental problem.

Based on the history and culture of this country, there is a very serious problem related to ability ability, which is why there is a lack of ability infrastructure.

” Pursuing only force, all superpowers were looked down on as ‘hexes’, so the infrastructure of people’s living environments was bound to be like this.”

China has placed importance on ‘martial arts’ since ancient times.

Unlike those in the American or Western world who developed their abilities focusing on so-called psychic powers.

-It is our ability to bring back to this land the military commanders from the history of China!

In the name of preserving its traditions, this country began cultivating ‘body-enhancing people with special abilities’ as its core a long time ago.

in other words.

“Yeryeong. Among those with special abilities officially registered with the Chinese Hero Association, what percentage are those with ‘martial arts’ abilities like you?”

“97%.”

Like Lee Ye-ryeong, there are a lot of people with body-enhanced abilities in this country.

“Then what percentage of people with ‘sorcerer’ type abilities like Yoon Yi-seon, Kim Yun-ji, and Baek Seol-hee are there?”

“It won’t even be 3%. The remaining 3% are probably people with special abilities in the medical field.”

“Then where have all the magicians who were born and awakened in this country gone?”

“At least not in this country.”

There is one reason why it is so full.

“They were all treated with contempt and went into exile, or they became villains and were imprisoned. Among the heroes in this country, not a single one is a magician.”

This is because among those who awakened this ability, none of them tried to hone their abilities as a magician or wizard.

Even those who truly had S-class talent would have had to hone their martial arts skills.

“I definitely understand. The twist of this country.”

In this country.

“And the fastest solution.”

A revolution is needed.

(Ability) Revolution.

* * *

A day later.

“Haha, I can’t believe you called me this morning. For some reason…?”

Before I even had breakfast, I called Pengdosin, and within 20 minutes, he appeared in front of me in a suit.

Judging by the slight smell of alcohol, it seemed like he had a drink with the Eight House members last night.

“Is it possible to gather all the talented people in Beijing in one place?”

“Perhaps something happened…?”

“Finding gemstones.”

“Ah, ah…?!”

Peng Daoshin’s eyes shook greatly.

“Ah, are you saying you want to find a beautiful woman…?”

“No. The goal is to find a gemstone with special abilities.”

“…….”

It must be embarrassing.

If the word Won-seok means ‘a person with special abilities’ rather than ‘beauty’ that goblins are so crazy about, you may wonder why I want to find someone with special abilities.

“Why are you so embarrassed? I like discovering talented people. Lee Seon, who is here right now, is a talent that I personally discovered at Sejong Academy.”

“That’s true, but…”

“On Sejong Island, I was only able to raise three people, but now there is no need to be as busy as I used to be.”

“Oh, maybe…?”

“I will choose. A gemstone. Maybe we can discover an S-class.”

“……!!”

Peng Do-shin clenched his fists for a moment.

His eyes briefly fluttered, and he clearly seemed to be quickly weighing profits and losses in his mind.

“Don’t think too complicatedly.”

I tapped Pengdosin’s shoulder and lightly activated my magic power.

“You guys have such poor insight into finding people with special abilities, so I will find them myself.”

“!!”

“Do you really think I would ask people to gather together with this kind of thinking?”

“…Well, you can’t do that. Haha.”

Although he only lightly placed his hand on his shoulder, Peng Do-shin felt it intuitively.

That the hand on your shoulder is not just a hand.

He has the power to ‘do something’ to himself at any time, but he has absolutely no understanding of how that power works or how it can threaten him in terms of his abilities.

“Okay. We will make an announcement right away, starting at noon. Can I just do Beijing?”

“Near Beijing is also good. I will continue to look after people for at least three days, so throughout China… no.”

I turned my eyes to Yun Iseon.

“Lee Seon. Where did you say you wanted to go?”

“The Independence Movement Memorial Hall in Shanghai. The place where the provisional government is said to have been located.”

“Let’s go to Shanghai in three days. It’s been a long time coming to China, so wouldn’t it be nice to have some personal sightseeing time?”

“No, of course! Oh, as expected of a goblin!”

Peng Daoshin smiled brightly and put his hands together in greeting.

“Patriotism toward the country is the source of this ability! Wow, you are a goblin after all!”

“…Okay. Patriotism is not the foundation for improving one’s abilities.”

The fact that Yun I-seon is able to maintain this level of growth is all thanks to patriotism.

“Then please take care of me.”

After a while.

While we were eating, breaking news broke out all over China.

A kind of scout festival hosted by goblins.

Talented people from all over China, including Beijing, began to flock to Mongjing.

* * *

Two hours after finishing breakfast.

“This is a bit troublesome. No matter how good it is, time flies.”

No matter how much Korea has established itself as the center of the world, there are some things that cannot be forced on the world through soup.

Time is like that.

The time difference is like that.

“I can’t tell you to move according to my own time when there is a one-hour difference, so I have no choice but to be considerate of this. Thanks to you, I survived.”

“Well, I’m used to it.”

Thanks to Cheonma, I was able to set the time to noon in Beijing time instead of noon in Korean time.

We wondered if we could take our time a little more, but since people had already gathered at Monggyeong like Pangdosin, we decided to move right away.

stealthily.

“Yeryeong. There is one thing I need to ask for your understanding.”

“What is it?”

“You now have the same status as the guardian of Neo Dongtan.”

“So?”

“The northern part of Hamgyeong Province is connected to Manchuria, and we plan to ‘pioneer’ around that area.”

With Lee Ye-ryeong in disguise, I looked at the people walking around outside in a quiet cafe in Monggyeong, and drew seven patterns using water droplets in front of Lee Ye-ryeong.

“We are not starting from Beijing, but we are slowly exploring it starting from Manchuria.”

“Are you planning to wage a war of conquest against China?”

“No. It’s not war. They’re just trying to explode a ‘culture bomb’.”

I drew a map of East Asia with my finger on the table and moved the locations where Neo Dongtan was located towards Manchuria one by one.

“Dongtan will be located throughout China. As a Korean-style new city is established, Chinese people will also live as if they were living in Neo Dongtan.”

“You mean cultural invasion?”

“It’s not an invasion.”

As you live, you will realize.

“Some people may call it a chicken-style apartment, but it feels different when you live in a bad town called Neo Dongtan.”

“That’s right. Ice crystals control the climate in the sky, the air is clean, and if an accident occurs while children are playing, people with special abilities step in immediately.”

If you live in a new Korean city environment that is good for raising children, you will eventually blend into the culture.

and.

“Among the children raised there, ‘elementalists’ are intensively trained.”

In order for Neo Dongtan to expand throughout China, we are focusing on finding people with elemental abilities, including earth magicians.

“First, we look for those who will become the gods of the elements, the ‘demon gods’.”