Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 475

"Th-This is... what the...?"

Charlie’s gaping mouth wouldn’t close no matter what.

It couldn’t.

The footage spread out before his eyes was so unreal it felt like CGI made to fool him.

But Su-ho didn’t have any editing skills like that.

All of this was real.

Su-ho spoke.

"When you clear multiple Gates, you end up encountering all kinds of quests, and in the process of clearing them, you obtain rewards you never expected. You can think of this as one of the rewards I obtained during that process."

"Huh... then, Director, are you saying you have all of these monsters under your command?"

"Yes. Not only the lizardmen you see on the screen, but the monsters that exist on Madagascar Island as well are being absorbed one by one by the lizardmen. As time passes, the army will keep growing, and eventually they’ll be able to conquer all of Madagascar."

"But this is a place called the Island of Death, and the monsters are in a corrupted state, aren’t they?"

"Yes, that’s correct. That’s why I personally found the cause of the monsters’ corruption and wiped it out completely. So you don’t need to worry about additional corruption coming from any monsters we recruit from here on out."

"Wow..."

What more explanation was even necessary?

And since the proof regarding corruption was coming from none other than Su-ho, it would be more certain and transparent than anything anyone else could provide.

Charlie asked.

"Then are you thinking of Madagascar Island as the site for the Hyper Camp?"

"Initially, yes."

"By initially, you mean... there are other candidates too?"

"That’s right."

Su-ho manipulated the map displayed on the screen and showed the surrounding geography.

First, Africa.

Then he showed Reunion Island and Mauritius near Madagascar Island, and even Rodrigues Island farther off to the side.

Naturally, places that had been destroyed long ago, just like Madagascar.

But because their land area was far smaller than Madagascar, they might be even better for preventing detainees from escaping.

Pointing to those places, Su-ho said,

"If necessary, I’ll clear all of the small islands here as well. And then I’ll properly land in Africa. If we enter Africa, that could become an Africa Landing Operation."

"An Africa Landing Operation... then will only your monster legion be deployed there?"

"Yes. I don’t intend to deploy people if I can help it. Even if someone is deployed, it will only be me, and after I clear out the field monsters and pick out the Gates with lower difficulty, only then will I deploy the Sabers. In the end, Gates have to be cleared by people."

"That something like that is even possible... I can’t believe it even though I’m hearing it with my own two ears. In fact, Africa isn’t just a monster problem—transportation and lodging are huge issues, so we were basically in a situation where we’d almost given up on clearing it."

"I know. That’s why even though its resource reserves are overflowing and it became an ownerless no-man’s-land after being wiped out, nobody even tried to occupy it."

But now, it could be done.

Because instead of people, they could deploy monsters.

At that moment, Charlie’s eyes sparkled.

"Uh, then... is it possible to use monsters not only for combat, but in other places too?"

"For example?"

"Like construction sites?"

"You want to have the Hyper Camp built by monsters?"

"If that’s possible?"

"It’s not impossible, but construction itself is something that requires all kinds of techniques—aren’t you asking too much of monsters that only know how to bite, tear, slash, and stab?"

"Ah..."

"It happens. When you’re happy, you start imagining all kinds of things. But if possible, you should do construction with human hands. Still, the situation is better than before, isn’t it? Before, if you wanted to build anything, you had to worry about monsters first, but now, as long as you can procure materials, it’ll be no more than simple construction on an uninhabited island. Ah, of course, I can help with things like heavy equipment. That’s exactly the kind of problem you can solve by using monsters."

The lizardmen were smart.

And the ents were gigantic, so they could be deployed in many ways for problems that required heavy equipment.

Su-ho said,

"In that sense, I plan to announce all of this to the entire world. It’s not something that needs to be kept secret anyway, and because of this, people will gain hope that they might be able to reclaim the lands that were taken from them."

"That’s right. This is something enormous. It will probably decorate several lines in human history... Director, you truly are a hero."

"Thank you. Save the World was organized to do things like this in the first place. So, about that... Africa is almost completely wiped out right now. What happens to territorial rights there? Surely it doesn’t go back to the descendants of each country that existed in Africa?"

"No. Since this is an unprecedented situation caused by the Great Catastrophe, it’s highly likely it’ll be designated as a jointly managed region, like Antarctica."

Charlie was right.

Under the Antarctic Treaty signed in the past, Antarctica had become a heritage shared by all of humanity, and the opinions of countries that had asserted territorial claims had all been put on hold.

Africa as well—an entire continent turned into a no-man’s-land—had a strong chance of ending up the same way.

'That’s for the best.'

At this point, trying to calculate corporate or national profits and losses would only make things too complicated.

"Good. The Secretary-General will take care of that, right?"

"Of course. In the first place, claiming territorial rights over Africa now would be a shameless, brazen act, wouldn’t it? It would be like putting only a spoon down on a table where someone else has already prepared the entire meal."

"I’m glad you understand."

"Then is there anything else you plan to announce?"

"As for other things... if the Madagascar Conquest Operation and the Africa Landing Operation succeed, I’d like to attempt to reclaim the no-man’s-lands that exist in other countries the same way. Until the second Big Gate breaks out, I plan to keep pushing this as the main focus."

"Wonderful. Truly, if it weren’t for you, Director, how would we humanity be living by now..."

"No. Then let’s go report together to the Secretary-General. I’d like to ask you to report for me, but given what the matter is, wouldn’t it be better for me to speak directly?"

"Ah, of course! Naturally! I’ll escort you right away!"

With a blooming grin, Charlie hurriedly guided Su-ho.

*

The delivery of opinions ended successfully.

Secretary-General Anderson, like Charlie, doubted his own eyes and ears at first, then welcomed it with both hands raised.

"Director! You truly are a treasure born of humanity!"

"Thank you."

Now all that remained was an official declaration through a broadcast.

Naturally, an embargo had been placed.

There was always someone who handled things like this.

After contacting Jo Jin-hwi, Su-ho headed straight to Korea.

He deliberately didn’t go to his home or the Association, and instead went straight to PBS.

Arriving at the broadcasting station, Su-ho naturally found Jo Jin-hwi’s office and opened the door.

Bam!

"Who opens the door without knocking— Huh, Director!"

"Yes, it’s me."

"Wow, how do you show up without even a hint of presence? Every time I see it, it’s just unbelievable."

Jo Jin-hwi immediately got up, set up tea, and pulled down the blinds.

He didn’t ask amateur questions like how Su-ho got in here without an entry pass.

Because it was Su-ho.

Rubbing his hands, Jo Jin-hwi said,

"I watched the video materials ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) you sent. The location was Madagascar Island, right?"

"Yes, that’s right."

"You said you’d explain the details in person, so I only watched the footage, but what exactly is that material? The lizardmen were fighting monsters like crazy."

"Ah, so, the truth is..."

In a low voice, Su-ho carefully explained the affiliation of the lizardman legion, what they were currently doing in Madagascar, what was going to be built there, and so on.

Jo Jin-hwi blurted out exclamations like "Gah!" "No way!" "Hh!" here and there, but somehow he didn’t cut Su-ho off and listened to the end.

Because everything was too spectacular to interrupt in the middle.

"...that’s what I’m planning to announce."

"..."

Su-ho finished speaking.

But Jo Jin-hwi didn’t ask anything.

It wasn’t just that he was shocked—more than that, he had no clue where to start or how to even frame a question.

"If you have any questions, feel free to ask."

Su-ho said kindly. But.

"..."

I want to speak freely, but I have no idea what to say first.

That was the exact look on his face.

However, Jo Jin-hwi was a pro.

He quickly pulled himself together, and like a dam bursting, he started pouring out questions.

And before long, an official broadcast slot could be prepared right away.

*

"Heh, seriously..."

The Korean Hunter Association.

Jung Cheol-min sat in his office, staring at the monitor.

Su-ho’s special announcement was about to begin.

The broadcast was, of course, being simulcast on cable and online, and as always, the chat window was left open.

Of course, Jung Cheol-min already knew everything that would be announced today.

Because the place Su-ho went to report right after Jo Jin-hwi was the Association.

But even though he already knew, Su-ho’s actions were still astonishing all over again.

Soon, the broadcast began.

"Hello, everyone. I’m Hunter An Su-ho of Save the World."

A light greeting.

At the same time, the chat started surging upward.

Su-ho continued speaking without caring.

"First, the reason I’m broadcasting so suddenly is because, as I wrote in advance in the notice, there are a few things I need to tell you. First, among the player detention facilities that exist all over the world, I intend to consolidate the UltraMax-level facilities into a single location and manage them more efficiently. The name will be HyperMax Camp. For short, we’ll call it Hyper Camp."

?!

Huh?

All of a sudden?

Oh

But I’m in favor.

Wow lolololololol

The first announcement was, of course, about Hyper Camp.

Su-ho began with the main point first, then explained why it was being consolidated.

And of course, it was the same old reasons.

That villain players were difficult to handle, that incidents happened far too often—things like that.

Naturally, he didn’t mention the Suicide Squad Project.

'Like hell I’d reveal that.'

The moment that came out, the public trust in the countries running the Suicide Squad Project would plummet.

Su-ho didn’t want to become enemies with those countries for no reason.

Isn’t it better when things stay smooth?

Soon, when the explanation for Hyper Camp ended, the people who had already supported it grew even more heated in their enthusiasm.

An Su-ho! An Su-ho! An Su-ho! An Su-ho!

Sword God! Sword God! Sword God! Sword God!

Director! Director! Director! Director!

Honestly if the U.N. manages it and consolidates it, it sounds damn good lol

Since they don’t even carry out executions, if you move them far away from their own country, it’s just something to be grateful for.

As expected, it’s Director!

"Thank you. Then next..."

The atmosphere was good.

Riding that momentum, Su-ho revealed the Madagascar conquest footage he had shown to Charlie, Jo Jin-hwi, and the others.

A mob fight of thousands, tens of thousands of monsters.

And the moment the footage began to play, people’s expressions started to stiffen hard.