Translator: HunterW Editor: RED ==[You have arrived at the Judges Continent . ]== Open Stats Menu! I cared more about my reward than the fact that I had arrived at the Continent or the ramparts, which were marked Section 35 . ==[Name: Lee Jiwon Level: 973 Death Count: 0 Title: Earths First Deva HP: 16,090,700/16,090,700 MP: 602,800/602,800 Strength: 41,133 + 6,591 Agility: 25,101 Vitality: 28,001 Willpower: 5,968 Intelligence: 5,228 Unassigned Stat Points: 6,000 + 3 Fatigue: 0 Special Effects: Luck Boost (X+1), immune to all Status effects, Dungeon Seeker 14 points Physical Attack: 164,297 Physical Defense: 62,597 Magical Attack: 15,954 Magical Defense: 41,534]== I smiled when I saw that I still had the Luck Boost . I was definitely going to need it in the coming battles, whether it was to get more SK points or when it came to opening my new Random Item Chest . I also noticed the 6,000 stat points I received just from coming to the Continent . My base STR was also exactly 28,982 points; I just needed a little more than 1,000 points to get it to 30k . I took out my Comm Link for now . I had to make sure my grandfather, my mother, and my other comrades registered in Call were okay . But as soon as I took it out, it rang . It was probably my mother or someone from the Empire . Jiwon! It was my mother . Hi, mom . It took you long enough! Why didnt you pick up all this time? What do you mean? I just arrived . What? We couldnt call you for a month! A month? Yes, a month! I looked back at my Stats Menu . I only had 3 SK points, meaning that only a day had passed for me, but my mother wouldnt lie about that . I then remembered how long I had to wait at the giant Don Gate . That must have had something to do with it . Okay, well figure out why later . Are you somewhere safe? What about grandpa and the clan? Yes, were fine . Dont worry . Were with the Sunbin, Myth, Ravi Guilds and some others from the Empire . Weve secured a base for now . Whew… thats a relief . Where are you right now? I am… I looked around me and noticed the ramparts labeled Section 35 off to the distance . I see a sign that says Section 35, and a lot of Earth devas are around too . Section 35? Yeah . Thats the section where we all are! Come to Center D! Thats where we set up our base! Great . Ill be right there . Okay . Hurry . I hung up, but the second I did, my Comm Link rang again . It was the Sunbin Guild this time, and our conversation was pretty similar to the one I had with my mother . I arrived a month later than everyone else and was also directed to get to Center D as quickly as possible . Well, at least its not the worst thing to happen . It was good enough that we werent completely separated . But that was good news for others as well . I turned my head to the sky to look at the leaderboard that showed the numbers of each side . We were outnumbered by 700 million . The enemy would like that we were all gathered in one spot . Well, well find out whos truly disadvantaged once we fight for real . Relieved that my family and comrades were at least safe for now and I knew where they were, I turned back to my Stats Menu and started to increase my STR . ==[Your base STR has surpassed 30,000 points . Your total STR points: 42,151 Your base STR points: 30,000 STR points increased by items: 11,850 STR points increased by skills: 300 (King-Emperors Grand Dignity), 1 (Kirans Stat point . )]== ==[You will be awarded a bonus for surpassing 30,000 points in STR before anyone else . STR will be increased by 2,000 points . This bonus is awarded to the first person to accomplish this achievement . ]== I was always happy to see those messages, but I had honestly expected a bit more . What, I only get 2,000 bonus points now? I had expected it to go with the pattern and get 3,000 extra STR points! Well, it was probably for balance reasons . I guess it doesnt really matter . I got a bonus either way . Now the question is, what do I do with the remaining 4,982 points? I had planned on going straight for STR after getting my base AGI and VIT to 20k, but I had way too many points to spare now . Should I get STR to 40k first and go from there? My base STR was now at 32k . I needed 8,000 more points to get to 40k, but I had almost 5000 points remaining . I just needed 3,000 points now and I was confident that it wouldnt take long to achieve . Alright! Lets do that then! I invested my remaining points into STR . Once I was done, I jumped fifty meters down to the bottom of the ramparts . It wasnt difficult for me to figure out which way was Center D, thanks to all the signs all over the place . There were also a lot of people around, talking to one another . --- Are you sure you want to stay in Section 35? Of course . This is where the Empire is set up . Yeah, shouldnt staying with the Empire be safe enough? Another deva sighed . You idiots . Think for a second . What? The Empire already announced that theyll be doing everything they can to ensure Earths survival . Do you really think Section 35 is going to stay peaceful for long? Oh… you think so? Of course I do . Why do you think Russias number 1 guild, D . Nerv, left this place? Black Moon left the West Gate yesterday, too . See? They dont want to get caught up in the Empires war . But were just normal devas… do you think the Empire will force us to do anything? That I dont know . But all I know that its going to get real uncomfortable for us if we stay . . --- They definitely werent wrong and I completely understood why they would think that way . But what I also realized was that not pulling your weight on the Continent meant incurring huge penalties . When the Otadolon stage first started, there was nothing about a requirement to become a deva and doing your best . But now, mortals were being punished and were now called Tardy Devas . Something similar could happen to you if you didnt fight, especially now that you were on the Continent . There was definitely going to be a reward for those who did their best that would further increase the distance between them and the lazy ones . I then heard someone who had the same idea as me . --- I dont know about the Black Moon, but from what I heard, D . Nerv left Section 35 because they didnt want to be pushed around by the Empire before we even catch a glimpse of the enemy . Yeah, thats what I heard too . Besides, you all saw what happened to the mortals before we came here . Theres also the whole point system we encountered at the giant Don Gate . Whatever we do here on the Continent has to be more important than anything else . Im positive only those who at least try hard will be rewarded . Yeah . Well get screwed if we get lazy here . Do you really think so? I think so . I mean, we only have one life now, so we do have to be careful . But that doesnt mean we can crawl into a hole and hide until this all blows over . Hmm… it sure is a tough choice . --- As I overheard the conversations, I finally made it to Center D . Oh! Mr . Lee! Mr . Lee is here! I was greeted by members of Abu Dhabi first and managed to finally meet with my mother, grandfather, and the officers of the Empire . Once I made sure most of us were all right, we got together to figure out our next step . According to this map, Earth controls Sections 1 to 75 and the enemy controls 76 to 150 . A large map was spread out over a large table, illustrating a land mass divided into 150 sections . Where did you get this map? I had noticed a few weapon, skill, and item shops on the way here, but I was met with the same message each time . ==[You cannot use this shop at this time . ]== I doubted that they were able to obtain a map of this size by fulfilling whatever requirements in a months time . We got it through a quest . A quest? Yes . Everyone in Sections 1 to 75 received the same quest, and we managed to obtain three copies . Ah… That explained enough . The officers continued their explanation about the Continent . Earth controlled the West side of the Continent, while the enemy controlled the East side . Currently, the center border was impassable . We havent been able to cross the center border at all . Weve tried digging beneath it and tried to climb over it, but an invisible force stops us from going and seeing over . Blink obviously doesnt work, either . So, no one had seen anyone from World 1512 . In my opinion, its been blocked off because you had yet to arrive, Taniya said . The system was probably waiting for all participants to join . That does sound plausible . Thats the best theory so far . If Im right, then its going to begin very soon, as long as they dont have late arrivals like Mr . Lee . I hope thats the case, Song Daechul added . I and the other officers nodded in agreement . We were all sure I was late because of my points . There was no other explanation otherwise . If they had someone arrive later than me, then it could only mean one thing; that person was stronger than me . Either way, we decided to deal with that when the time came, and discussed our next move . We also tried to get more people involved to raise our chances for survival . The next day, the voice spoke again . -Ah . Ah . Ahem . In my 3700 years as Judge, this is the longest time Ive ever waited . Just how many points did you have to make me wait this long?-
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