Chapter 323
Chapter 323: The Fake Disappears (2)
South Korea, Ilsung Group Intelligence Team.
"Did you see this? It's number 1 in real-time."
A community post had popped up on the monitor.
[I prayed once and got a 30% equipment discount, what is this;;]
└ For real? That's a total cheat
└ I'm joining the Kim Minwoo religion starting today too
└ A game where money gets copied if you believe exists in reality lol
└ At this point, isn't he a financial therapist rather than a god?
[I went to the Caesar Continent and the atmosphere is fucking terrifying;; They asked if I believed in the Death Cult, and when I said no, they looked at me like I was a bastard meant to be killed, fuck lol]
└ The glares are so stinging there you can't even walk around, for real
└ Over there, if you don't believe in Kim Minwoo, they won't even let you join a party lol
└ You start by tapping the orb at the village entrance, yeah
└ If you're F rank, the shop owner's eyes roll back; they go "Please come back after praying a bit more"
[What the fuck is this orb anyway?]
└ Wow, it's a system where you don't get benefits if the color is light
└ It's a faith meter lol. It filters out whether you truly believe or not
└ For real, if you believe falsely, you just get caught lol
└ But how do you raise this? Do you just have to pray a lot?
└ Seems like a structure where you have to sincerely believe?
[I just proved my prayer and got a 30% discount coupon for the Ilsung equipment shop]
└ Even an F gets daily necessity vouchers + 5% equipment discount, fucking sweet; anyone who doesn't believe is an idiot
└ If your rank goes up, it's a system where you can just sit back and eat lol. If you resell the discounted items, that's literally copying money
└ If this is real, the cult is the nation, not the country lol
└ Agreed lol. The bastards who were bashing Kim Minwoo until yesterday all registered as believers today
└ There are no fools who doubted Kim Minwoo left, right? Kek lol
[Honestly, isn't it fucked up?]
―This bastard is blatantly mass-producing fanatics, so why does everyone like it?
└ It's not like he put a criminal record on us, so what does it matter, r*tard lol. As long as he gives good benefits, that's it
└ Fuck, I prayed once and an electricity bill discount popped up, are you going to tell me not to believe
└ Can't you see it's not Kim Minwoo being fucked up, but the world being fucked up? I'm telling you he's a reformer
└ An era where money is copied if you believe lol
"What about the Chinese side?"
"The hacker team is currently spreading memes. The North Korean cyber team has also joined."
"It's crazy, seriously."
Comments exploded.
The Intelligence Team Leader leaned back in his chair.
"Public opinion has completely tilted."
They were not forcing people to believe, so it was not illegal either.
They were simply making it so that if one didn't believe, they would be alienated from capitalism.
The world inside the monitor was rapidly being reorganized.
Centered around Kim Minwoo.
＊ ＊ ＊
Han Siah looked down at the monitor.
A blue light spread across her pale face.
"……Excellent."
Her fingers brushed over the keyboard.
[High-ranking Believer 'OOO' Proves 30 Million Won Monthly Profit from Reselling Equipment]
[Rank A Believer, "I Can Make a Living Without Working" Interview]
[Surge in Death Cult Registrants! Surpasses 30 Million in Just One Week!]
Profit if you believe.
Loss if you don't believe.
A simple logic was swallowing the world.
The corners of Han Siah's mouth went up.
"Everything is, as you will."
At that moment.
[From the Heavenly City, the item sent by 'Kim Minwoo' has arrived!]
A single note came out.
[Your power is needed. Come up to the Heavenly City. It's about time.]
Her heart stopped.
No, it felt like it would burst.
The Heavenly City.
The place where he was.
Her two hands gathered together on their own.
Han Siah slowly stood up.
Outside the window, the city lights twinkled.
Soon.
She could go beyond that sky.
"Please wait."
A whisper flowed out.
"I am going, very soon."
She took out the Diamond rank sponsorship ticket.
Flash―!
Soon after, Han Siah's figure blurred.
＊ ＊ ＊
[A certain level or more of divinity has gathered!]
[Your divinity grows from a Lowest-tier God to a Low-tier God!]
A window popped up before his eyes.
[Cult Composition Information]
[Name: Death Cult.]
[Worshipped God: Kim Minwoo (Low-tier God).]
[Form: Death.]
[Divinity: 5231.]
[Saintess: Han Siah.]
[Saint: None.]
[Number of Fanatics: 123]
[Number of Believers]
[1. Caesar Continent: 11,124,236.]
[2. Earth: 89,321,531.]
[3. Eastern Witch Coven: 1062.]
[4. Demon Realm: 103,234.]
[5. Heavenly City: 2,325,234.]
"Oh."
The number of believers.
He remembered it being roughly less than 500,000 when he first saw it in the past.
Perhaps it was thanks to the active propagation.
That number had jumped to 100 million.
The number of fanatics increasing from 1 to 123 was a bonus.
Thanks to that, the divinity that hadn't risen even after receiving prayers all day was also rapidly rising.
The activity on the Earth side was especially great.
It was just, practically copying believers every time he opened his eyes.
'It seems Ms. Siah is doing well.'
He had sent a note containing his own secret method and a pile of orbs via parcel delivery.
As expected of the number 1 fanatic, one might say.
She was moving while doing her absolute best.
'I guess I can use Descent a bit more freely from now on.'
Since he needed to increase the believers in the Heavenly City a bit, and it was a good structure if Han Siah came up as well.
He had sent a summoning parcel delivery to her too.
She would probably come up soon once she saw the message.
'As expected. A person needs to have a lot of money.'
The exchange rate of the Achievement Shop.
There was one fact he had recently come to know.
Exchanging currency was also possible in reverse.
He found this out through Witch Coins.
Because Witch Coins had a structure where they could be exchanged for Earth money.
'If I pay a certain amount of Achievement Points as an exchange fee, that is.'
"It would have been a jackpot if Earth money could be exchanged with Achievement Points……."
1 point to get hundreds of billions?
In the current situation where points were being copied, it was actually more profitable to change points into Earth money.
Why?
Because then he could copy money and recklessly sprinkle benefits on Earth to increase believers.
With 5 years left until the Outer God's descent, inflation or whatever was none of Kim Minwoo's business.
Wasn't it a structure where living with the value of money becoming dog shit was much better than dying?
But unfortunately, exchanging Earth money with Achievement Points was impossible.
Fortunately, exchanging Earth money with Witch Coins was possible.
The ratio?
'About 15 billion won for 1 Witch Coin.'
Every time he traded with the Witch Coven, Witch Coins would pour in.
There were times he earned 20,000 or 30,000 Witch Coins.
Expressed differently?
It meant he was just earning 3 trillion or 4.5 trillion won.
Because the exchange ratio was like that.
How to copy money.
Exchange this into other countries' currencies.
Hoard goods from other countries.
Release the goods in East Asia.
'This is copying money.'
Even if he bought materials to produce goods, it would cost hundreds of billions at most and that was it, but through this, it was a structure where securing goods in the trillions was possible.
There was no great burden on the Witch Coven either.
Even if it was 20,000 Witch Coins, by the witches' market value, it was only about 50 billion won. It is a large sum for an ordinary witch.
But would 50 billion won be large for a national-level organization like the Witch Coven?
Absolutely not.
The reason the Death Cult was able to sprinkle money like crazy on Earth right now?
It wasn't simply Ilsung's power alone.
It was a structure where even Kim Minwoo's invisible hand was pushing with all its might.
This crazy virtuous cycle was the core of the structure that could copy believers.
'I should slowly head to District 7.'
The reason he stubbornly remained in District 8.
Raising his dominance played a part, but the most decisive thing was precisely because of the divine artifact.
There was a divine artifact in District 9 too.
Would there not be one just because it was District 8?
That was why he stayed.
But, the divine artifact did not actually exist.
He recalled the message he had seen a while ago.
[The dominance of District 8 has surpassed a certain level! However, the divine artifact is already in someone's hands!]
[Target: District 2 Amatos.]
It was a structure where someone had already swallowed the divine artifact whole and gone up.
Amatos or whatever.
He wasn't one of the Seven Lords, though.
Such a guy was holding far too precious a treasure.
'I'll have to go up, take care of him, and steal it.'
Fortunately, going up was a possible structure.
Because the clear message of the Trainee Test popped up along with the dominance message.
[You have completed the Trainee Test!]
[‘Scales of the City’ ― Cleared]
[You did not belong to either side.]
[As a third faction, you have established an independent route!]
[Would you like to receive the reward now?]
[Or, would you like to proceed with the next test consecutively, and gain the opportunity to acquire an enhanced reward?]
He had been continuously paused in exactly this state.
He unfolded the report held in his hand.
It was what Shadow had sent.
[Detailed Report on District 7]
[1. Demonic Cult Trends]
—District 7 is not under the direct control of the Demonic Cult, but is located within its sphere of influence.
—Confirmed recent patrol of two Demonic Cult executives in District 7.
—Estimated purpose: Searching for a new base or monitoring breakaway factions.
[2. Red Flag Trends]
—Currently operating 1 Red Flag branch within District 7.
—Troops estimated at approximately 200, combat power mid-to-low.
—Recent increase in the frequency of supply movements → Signs of expansion.
[3. Movements of the Seven Lords]
—No circumstances of direct intervention by the Seven Lords regarding District 7.
—However, obtained intelligence that the powerhouse of District 2, ‘Ifrin’, has come down to the lower districts.
—Ifrin: The sniper ranked 3rd in District 2. Currently acting as a mercenary and is estimated to have taken on a certain mission. Has a record of burning down a single district alone. Personality is capricious and cruel. Purpose unknown.
—Caution is required.
[4. Hidden Piece Location]
—Detected 1 unidentified hidden piece within District 7.
—Location: Ruin zone in the east of District 7. (Coordinates attached)
—Multiple competitors approaching, early securing recommended.
[5. List of Major Powerhouses]
—‘Iron Armor’ Morgan: The practical ruler of District 7, in a cooperative relationship with the Demonic Cult.
—‘Poison Fang’ Serin: Specialized in assassination, affiliated with Red Flag.
—4 other named individuals. (Details attached)
[6. Recommended Conquest Order]
1st Priority: Eliminate Iron Armor Morgan → Collapse the dominance structure of District 7.
2nd Priority: Preempt the hidden piece.
3rd Priority: Absorb or annihilate remaining factions.
Caution advised regarding the sniper Ifrin.
Kim Minwoo folded the report.
‘It's useful.’
If there was information, it became a sword.
If there was a sword, he could cut.
If he cut, he could devour.
“A sniper, huh…….”
It was an annoying job class just hearing about it.
Because if he was unlucky, it was easy to get sent to the afterlife in a single shot.
“Our Hayang.”
—Kku?
“Shall we possess? It's been a while.”
—Kkukku!
[Hayang shares the ‘Diamond Earth’ attribute!]
[Physical defense increases by 200%!]
[Armor of the Earth is automatically generated upon being attacked!]
Through the pile of items he bought based on his wealth, the earth attribute hit 100% and evolved into Diamond Earth.
Literally the earth of indestructible diamond.
If he wore this, most attacks wouldn't even leave a scratch on his body.
Was that all?
To Kim Minwoo, potions worth hundreds of millions were items similar to cheap coffee pulled from a vending machine.
[Consuming Defense Enhancement Potion (Highest-tier)!]
[Consuming Health Enhancement Potion (Highest-tier)!]
“Proceed. To the next test.”
[Proceeding to the next stage.]
[The Expert — Murderous test begins!]
[Moving to District 7.]