‘I didn’t expect to meet these people here.’

Standby guild master Lee Ha-yeon.

She, who has the gift of “nurturing”, has taken care of the business instead of Seong Ji-han.

It was known to the outside world that she was his lover.

Of course, it was actually a means to avoid trying to get married in a heterosexual group.

‘Come to think of it, how was the share of the standby guild handled after the record eradication? Did you go to your sister?’

Even when Seong Ji-han joined, the standby guild was no different from the world’s best guild.

The value of this stake was even greater than the Sword Palace Building.

Of course, the value of the standby guild was highly evaluated because Seong Ji-han belonged to it.

It will be cheaper now than then.

Seong Ji-han was lost in thought like that.

“Please delete the photo.”

Lim Ga-young, who got off the elevator, demanded to delete the photo again.

“I didn’t take it.”

“Can you show me?”

“sleep.”

Seong Ji-han calmly held out his phone.

Lee Ha-yeon, who was on her back, slapped Lim Ga-young on the back with the palm of her hand.

“Hey! stop! sorry… … Excuse me for being sensitive to the paparazzi these days.”

“… … .”

“Apologize to this person immediately.”

“sorry.”

When Lim Ga-yeong bowed her head, Seong Ji-han pointed to the elevator with her finger.

“Can I ride now?”

“yes yes. really sorry.”

Let’s go into this elevator that is so sacred.

“I should have rented the whole floor like before.”

“I only come here for guild authentication, but it’s a shame.”

“People with a lot of money add more. He collapses like this every time he gets certified, so use it when you need to.”

“The guild is hard these days… … I can’t afford to waste money.”

The voices of Lee Ha-yeon and Lim Ga-young came through the elevator.

‘What else is guild certification?’

Guild certification that never existed before.

If you do that, will it become so difficult that the guild master will faint?

‘If there was an old standby guild, there wouldn’t have been any difficulties with money.’

Now somehow, the financial situation didn’t seem to be easy.

‘I have something else to look into.’

It’s not just one or two things to search for in three days.

Seong Ji-han thought so and entered the convenience store.

The inside of the convenience store doesn’t seem to have changed much compared to before.

but.

‘The commercial models are all half elves.’

drink or sweets.

Anything worthy of being advertised as a model had half-elves’ faces on it.

In particular, the recent trend is male half-elves.

The main advertisement spot was occupied by those vaguely resembling Seong Ji-han.

‘I’m starting to get annoyed seeing that face… … .’

Seong Ji-han’s body went to the liquor corner on its own.

And there, too, he frowned when he saw the face of a male half-elf clinging to alcohol labels.

It’s really everywhere.

‘I’ll have to pick and buy only the ones I don’t have.’

shook. shook.

Seong Ji-han finished the shopping by choosing only the ones that didn’t have a face like that.

As soon as I got home, I turned on the TV.

OK.

A male half-elf who jumps right out of the screen.

“Oh really.”

Stop me, you crazy people.

Beep. Beep.

Seong Ji-han quickly changed the channel.

Then, a rising news channel.

The announcer, accompanied by an expert at the desk, had a serious expression.

[The Government General of the Union recently warned that Korea’s racial conversion rate did not meet the standard, and that if the figure did not improve within the first half of the year, ‘special measures’ would be taken.]

What is the racial conversion rate?

Like the percentage of half elves?

[We will invite the head of the Battle.net Administration Bureau to talk about it. Poor conversion rate… … Doctor, is the situation in Korea that bad?]

[yes. Recently, one male half-elf appeared every three months, but compared to other countries, the number is far less than that. The number of female half elves was originally lacking.]

And the head of the research institute showing statistics.

Certainly, compared to other countries, Korea had a particularly low conversion rate to elves.

[okay… … Have you heard anything about the ‘special countermeasures’ warned by the Government General?]

[…] … I heard that the Government General Office is considering disabling the dungeon portal suppressor.]

[That word… … .]

[yes. If the conversion rate does not improve, dungeon portals may occur much more frequently than now.]

What does conversion rate have to do with dungeon portals?

Sung Ji-han tilted his head and picked up his phone.

Then, among the reactions coming up about the current news in real time.

-No, why can’t elves be like this, Koreans ㅡㅡ

-But what does the conversion rate have to do with dungeon portals?

-Statistically, the conversion rate is high in countries where many portals appear, but the reason is not clear… … .

-So you turn off the suppressor;

-Ah, house prices are falling, so… … .

– They said that Seoul is the safest because it has the headquarters of the Japanese Government General, but isn’t that the case now?

I was able to get information that there is a connection between the dungeon portal and the half-elf conversion rate.

‘But the headquarters of the Japanese Government-General is in Seoul.’

It didn’t happen in the United States, which was ranked #1 in Battle.net’s national rankings, and headquartered in Korea.

Is it because of me?

Seong Ji-han thought so and searched for the location of the Government General Headquarters.

Then, the picture that appeared was a large tree stretching from the top of Namsan Mountain to the sky.

‘Is this a type of world tree… … It was built instead in the place of Namsan Tower.’

A giant tree that is said to be inhabited by many elves, including the colonial governor of the World Tree Alliance.

This place has now become a must-visit spot for foreigners visiting Korea.

Colonists taking commemorative photos at the colonial government office.

‘I don’t see any hostility towards being a colony.’

Now that I’ve been to the convenience store, I wondered what human society was like under colonial rule.

I’ll have to do some serious research.

‘Look for the standby guild gun.’

Seong Ji-han turned on the computer and started collecting information in earnest.

* * *

3 days later.

“indeed… … You deserve to like the colonial state.”

Seong Ji-han collected as much information as possible about the changed human society and twisted the corners of his mouth.

‘Everything I’ve earned has been attributed to Yggdrasil.’

It is also what raised the present mankind from the lowest level to the lower middle class.

It also ran the path of super-fast growth from the Bronze League to the Silver League.

As a side effect of rapid growth, when he was in danger of being demoted from the league, he was accepted into the colony and saved.

All of them were the result of Yggdrasil taking care of mankind.

‘After being colonized there, the number of dungeon portals decreased and the world became more stable.’

Before becoming a colony, when I was at the bottom of the Silver League.

Due to dungeon portals appearing simultaneously in various regions, humanity was in considerable danger.

In particular, places with lower national rankings are more dangerous.

Some of the lowest-ranked countries were already unable to function as countries.

However, after becoming a colony of World Tree elves, the frequency of dungeon portal creation decreased by more than half.

‘There are no dungeon portals in Seoul and the metropolitan area where the Government General is located.’

World tree elves who evolve the race and ensure safety.

I received a lot of things like this, but after becoming a colony, there was almost nothing to be exploited.

In a way, it was natural for mankind to be satisfied with the colonial rule.

‘The world tree elves aren’t such a peaceful race.’

World Tree Elf.

This race following the green manager Yggdrasil was the most notorious group in the Battle.net world.

If you guessed that the bad thing was related to the World Tree Elf, most would say the answer was correct.

These were the furthest away from the means of peace.

Even so, there must be a reason for this.

‘I think half-elves are their main focus… … .’

half elf.

Also, the World Tree Association was showing great interest in the recently released male form.

Depending on how many male half-elves they produced, each country was treated differently.

The Government General is showing interest in this.

Naturally, even in human society, the popularity of male half-elves exploded.

Regardless of whether it is Korean or foreign, the advertising market these days was dominated by half-elves who vaguely resembled Seong Ji-han.

‘I guess I’ll know why the Government General is treating me like that.’

Because there was a limit to the information available to the general public.

Sung Ji-han decided to become a male half-elf himself and find out their purpose.

‘then. Now that there is still time… … Let’s search the guild situation.’

He remembered meeting Lee Ha-yeon a few days ago and searched for a waiting guild.

OK.

[Standby guild, guild ranking 7th level down. drop out of TOP5]

[A standby guild that has fallen behind the trend of the times. What is the problem?]

[Sword King Yoon Se-jin transfer rumors]

[Lee Seong Group reveals its intention to take over the standby guild again]

At first glance, only articles that looked bad began to appear.

And in the comments below the article, I was able to figure out the circumstances to some extent.

-No, why did the waiting guild perish like this? I invested 100,000 GP here… … .

-Isn’t it because you invested?

-They always lose in the half-elf recruiting battle.

-Sometimes it’s a training guild ㅡㅡ The most important thing in guild evaluation these days is a half-elf.

-But I wonder why the guild evaluation was so high in the first place;

– Yes, Gilma skill is a scam, but it wasn’t just about being ranked 1st or 2nd in the world.

– Just rejoin the opposite sex group. Gilma is also from Yiseong.

‘Half-elves have become the standard for guild evaluation.’

In the past, players wanted to join the standby guild because of Lee Ha-yeon’s ‘training’ skill, which was on a different level.

However, in a world where the number of half elves is more important than growth, their strengths will probably diminish.

The reason why I posted the guild evaluation of the standby guild there was the existence of the owner Seong Ji-han.

After him, Yoon Se-ah, who became the number one in the rankings, was also sentenced to death.

The guild’s rating was likely to plummet.

‘Still, I must have earned a lot in the meantime. I don’t know why the half-elves weren’t recruited.’

The rich go through three generations even if they fail.

The amount of money the standby guild earned in its heyday was staggering.

If times have changed, you can use that money to recruit half-elves. What did you do?

Seong Ji-han had a question and looked into it.

-Are you still investing in the nurturing effect of the waiting guild?

-That’s the only thing left here is the nurturing effect.

– To maintain the buff effect, you have to guild certification every month, but the GP used here is no joke.

-ㅇㅇ During the investment briefing session, the best number of people got out of this category hahaha

-Oh, my money… … Let’s just sell it to the opposite sex ㅠㅠ

In order to maintain the training buff, ‘Guild Certification’ is a necessary procedure.

Because of that, the standby guild had forgotten all the GP they had earned.

‘Guild certification… … It wasn’t there when I was.’

Could the owner Seong Ji-han’s absence have something to do with it?

The guild should be on the lower floor anyway.

Sung Ji-han thought about taking a look at this.

[Tutorial for Battle.net League is coming soon.]

[This is under the jurisdiction of Green’s manager. Tutorial is replaced with ‘aptitude test’.]

I wonder if the time has come.

In front of his eyes, a green message window appeared.

‘For now, I’ll have to start with a half-elf.’

[When all preparations are complete, respond to the summons.]

[It will be forcibly summoned after 5 minutes.]

Seong Ji-han responds to the summons.

Flash!

His body was immersed in a green light, and then he disappeared.