The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor: Dad is a Legend - Chapter 11



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Moonlight Sculptor: Dad is a Legend (11)

Square, square.

Weed was absorbed in the sculpture.

‘It’s really hard to carve Seo-yoon.’

Even after a long time has passed, I still remember her appearance clearly.

At first glance, she seemed like a really difficult subject to sculpt.

Even the slightest mistake in moving the carving knife, or the grain of the wood standing out, makes it difficult to express her beauty.

‘She was so pretty and mysterious that I didn’t think she was a human being, but she was hard to approach and had a lonely vibe.’

It’s a subject that is difficult to fully express even with the best sculpting skills.

Sarasvati, the goddess of art, music and wisdom, is watching you.

Fame increases by 200.

Art stat increases by 3.

Sarasvati, the goddess of art, music and wisdom, is awed by the beauty of the sculpture.

Art stat increases by 3.

(It is rare for a goddess to take direct interest.)

‘okay?’

(Only users with very high levels and great reputations can receive the attention of the gods.)

‘It doesn’t matter. I won’t get caught.’

Even if God likes it, I won’t become a sculptor this time.

Weed moved the carving knife following the memories in his head.

I haven’t had a chance to sculpt in reality since Royal Road.

Even though much time had passed, my body still remembered the carving technique that I had repeated countless times.

Quick, precise and careful hand movements.

As with craftsmen in their field, there was no sign of hesitation, but the finished product was astonishing.

Ss …

After working for a while, without realizing it, the hand moving the carving knife slowed down a little.

A brief loss of concentration due to fatigue.

(Master, it has been 32 hours since I logged into Roanoke. Why don’t you get some sleep?)

‘You won’t die if you don’t sleep enough.’

Hunting on Hell difficulty, staying up all night, it was inevitable that I would feel tired.

When you sleep, you don’t grow during that time.

Because we started late, we had to work harder and become stronger quickly to prevent destruction.

‘I’ve gotten weaker. I used to play games for 200 hours.’

(I was young back then and all I knew was moving the mouse repetitively.)

‘When I was a teenager, I didn’t know how much time passed while playing games. But even when I was playing Royal Road, there were many times when I didn’t sleep for a whole day.’

(A tense body tires much faster.)

(The master did his best at every moment to achieve 100% completion rate on Hell difficulty.)

(And the master hasn’t had a proper rest since the Roanoke incident.)

The most pressing issue after the Roanoke incident was the capsule nutritional supply system.

The technical part wasn’t difficult, but we had to secure the necessary materials, produce them in a factory, and distribute them quickly.

100 million people.

Although families and governments can deal with this directly, blind spots still arise.

There will be many problems, from securing a budget to organizing the organization.

The Unicorn Group invested a huge amount of money.

‘… … We have to save as many users as possible.’

It wasn’t just the noble desire to save people.

As Roanoke heads towards destruction, you need to keep as many players alive as possible.

He spared no resources of the Unicorn Group to prevent destruction by saving at least one more person and to help save his daughter.

‘You just have to overcome sleep.’

Weed concentrated again and created a sculpture of Seoyoon.

(Master, from a medical standpoint, I recommend that you take a short nap to maintain your health.)

‘You won’t die if you don’t get enough sleep. I can’t sleep without leaving my daughter behind.’

Weed endured the fatigue as he thought about his daughter who would remain in Roanoke.

I can still hold out for a while.

It didn’t matter if I stayed up for a few nights. Then suddenly an idea occurred to me.

‘Is there a way to stay awake forever?’

I could overcome it with mental strength, but fundamentally I wanted to solve the problem of sleep.

The basic rule of growth in games is to invest more time than others.

(You can administer stimulants with excellent performance, but there will be side effects. Your body can recover sufficiently with just 2 hours of sleep a day.)

‘If 2 hours is 1 year, that’s 700 hours. If you hunt during that time, how much more can you grow?’

(It is not good for your health.)

‘People tend to make unhealthy choices. Give them stimulants.’

(If it’s an order, I will follow it.)

After a few minutes, Weed could feel his fatigue washing away.

Although I was doing something harmful to my own body, I had no hesitation or regret.

If it was something I did just to make a living, I wouldn’t have gone to this extent.

With his daughter’s life at stake, the father would do anything.

* * *

Lee Hye-yeon is Lee Hyeon’s younger sister and was involved in management by serving on the board of directors of Unicorn Group.

“Many countries are in economic crisis due to this Roanoke incident. The Unicorn Group should actively help them… … .”

Instead of Lee Hyeon, who was reluctant to stand in front of people, he parachuted in and led the direction of the Unicorn Group.

‘It’s already been three days since I’ve heard from you.’

It was the first time this had happened since Lee Hye-yeon became an adult.

Her brother was the head of the household and always did his best for his family.

It was the same when Lee Hye-yeon hung out with delinquent youths during her teenage years.

At first, I said a few nice things to him.

“Hye-yeon, when you grow up, you’ll end up pouring drinks at a bar. It’s not too late. You should meet good friends and study hard.”

Of course, Lee Hye-yeon pretended not to hear her brother’s comments.

“What did you say? Mind your own business!”

I hated being nagged, so I left home in rebellion and hung out with some bad kids.

And as a result, Lee Hyeon broke his leg.

‘Wow… … My brother is really ignorant.’

Lee Hye-yeon regains consciousness after breaking her leg.

‘I have to become a good person quickly. I have to do well in school and live a proper life. Before I get beaten up more because I’m not good enough… ‘

Although it’s late, I’ve come back as a good little sister.

She was one of the few people who knew that Lee Hyun had unified Royal Road and inherited all of Dr. Yoo Byung-jun’s assets.

‘It’s strange that my brother hasn’t contacted me for three days.’

Lee Hyun contacted her frequently.

For the past 10 years since my daughter was born, there hasn’t been a single day that I didn’t send her a picture, and I never missed telling her about the little things that happened as she went to kindergarten and elementary school.

He was a braggart who would tell stories about winning awards at kindergarten talent shows, and at the same time, he was a nag to her.

‘He’s the secret leader of a unicorn group that encompasses the entire world’s economy, but he just nags all the time.’

Still, to Hye-yeon Lee, her brother is the greatest person in the world.

I called after not hearing from him for three days, but he was turned off.

“I’m going to leave work early today.”

Lee Hye-yeon went to the house herself.

It was an ordinary house on the outskirts of the city, but to get inside, you had to pass through several layers of security.

And what awaits her is a letter left by Lee Hyeon.

I’m going to go to Roanoke to rescue my daughter.

I’ll leave the management of the Unicorn Group to you until I return, so do your best.

A letter with such bad handwriting that only family members can read it.

“Daye… was in Roanoke?”

Lee Hye-yeon didn’t know how dangerous a place Roanoke was.

Where tens of thousands of people are actually losing their lives every day.

A mass grave where perhaps 100 million people will eventually die.

“It’s such a dangerous place.”

I have a beautiful niece in Roanoke.

Even though there was tremendous risk involved, I could trust my brother.

She had no parents during her childhood, but instead grew up being carried on Lee Hyeon’s back.

When I walked to school holding Lee Hyeon’s hand, I was not afraid of anyone.

“Brother, you must rescue Daye and come back. Kill all those who get in my way.”

* * *

Abyss Corporation, which caused the Roanoke incident.

The staff was preparing the live streaming service.

Roanoke is the ultimate stage where humans can show their true lives.

“Awesome quests, hard-to-get-back-to battles, achievements. How regrettable it would be to miss these scenes and pass them by unseen.”

“That’s right. We’re not just trying to show people dying in Roanoke.”

“Keep in mind. The fiery lives of those facing death! We have a mission to inform the public about their lives until the very end.”

The service operations team has made it possible to upload videos of users engaging in special battles or adventures to the Hall of Fame.

Most users will see life and death as worthless, but special users will be different.

Occurrence of those who passed the second stage of Hell

A system notification window appeared on the service operations team’s computer.

“Huh?”

Yoo Da-hye reported it straight to her superior.

“There are users who are currently challenging the hellish difficulty of character creation.”

Team leader Bae Joo-hwan had an expression on his face as if to say, “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“Did I misspeak? Hellfire difficulty?”

A difficulty level that no one has ever passed.

It was a level of difficulty that made it questionable whether humans could even accomplish. It might have been possible in the past, but now they’re jumping in.

“Really. I checked and I passed steps 1 and 2 and I’m working on step 3.”

“okay?”

Bae Joo-hwan hasn’t left work since the Roanoke incident.

Even if the governments of each country do not intervene because of the hostage, they could be beaten to death by protesters who gather near the company.

“Fine. I don’t know why you’re doing such a thing, but you’ll die on your own.”

It ends when you die.

Team Leader Bae Joo-hwan thought it was something he could just pass over.

“I think you should see this too, Team Leader. This user’s abilities are truly extraordinary.”

“huh?”

“I cleared stages 1 and 2 of Hell with 100% success.”

It was a remark that brought Team Leader Bae Joo-hwan to his senses.

In the second stage of Hell, 100% is difficult even in theory.

Even if we had only achieved 20%, we considered it a high figure internally.

“Is that possible in hell?”

Bae Joo-hwan was shocked when he watched the video.

The fight was so good that it was said to be a work of art beyond perfection.

Sword, bow, dagger.

When you pick up any weapon, you can skillfully use it according to its characteristics and utilize terrain features.

“That’s incredible. You’re so good.”

Bae Ju-hwan was amazed as he watched the long-range shooting with a bow.

I’ve seen a lot of Roanoke rankers play, but this was the first time I’ve seen scenes like this.

“You probably don’t have any basic skills.”

“I see. Isn’t it really great?”

Bae Joo-hwan agreed that the user had amazing skills.

“You did really well. The third stage challenge is probably too difficult though.”

Bae Joo-hwan still thought that the third level of hellish difficulty would be impossible to conquer.

Character creation difficulty is directly generated by Roanoke’s artificial intelligence.

Starting from Nightmare difficulty, the difficulty level is set to a terrifying level, just as the name suggests.

It’s a level of difficulty that could really come back to haunt you like a nightmare later on.

“That’s too bad. To be honest, the evil and the inferno weren’t made for the users to break.”

“sure?”

“This is a real hellish difficulty level implemented by artificial intelligence.”

No player who has ever knocked on Roanoke’s door has been able to beat Inferno difficulty.

Because humans can’t get through the hellish difficulty level.

Bae Joo-hwan was about to lose interest there when he suddenly became curious.

“But what is that user’s name?”

“It’s called Weed.”