Those Koreans Are on Top Again?!

"Cosmic" Settlement.

Goryeo Central City.

In a luxurious office on the rooftop of the Lotte Building.

Park Seong-man rubbed his temples as usual, looking exhausted as he smoked a cigar.

My hair has turned quite a bit whiter in the last few days.

Unfortunately, with Winter Is Coming, the Settlement descended into chaos, and it took him a long time to manage and retain his position as leader.

For any Settlement, the leader has absolute control over resources, and once removed from his position, he will lose all privileges.

Points will also decrease significantly, plummeting, and may even result in being demoted.

Park Seong-man would never give up this position, even if it meant his death.

As for the fact that they stayed in their Settlement, that can only be described as a coincidence.

If it were just a conflict between the South Korean Settlement and the Great Xia Settlement, he might actually reconsider and at least continue to negotiate with Lin Ye for a while longer.

However, the simultaneous condemnation of Lin Ye by several major Settlements gave Park Seong-man and the Koreans a golden opportunity!

Hmph! Damn the Great Xia people! Damn Lin Ye!

He had already knelt down, yet Lin Ye still refused to listen to reason and was clearly trying to exterminate him and his clan.

Then don't blame me for turning my back on you.

Now that the Great Xia settlement is besieged on all sides, he can reap the benefits! He might even be able to take back what he lost from the Great Xia.

The outcome remains to be seen!

Lin Ye!

Just wait and see!!

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Xiao Li, bring them both in."

Then, Lee Tae-yong led Choi Tae-won and Park Jung-young in.

The era of the four great families of Goryeo has passed. Now, only two families remain in Goryeo: the Park family and the Choi family.

In the past few days, the Park and Choi families have been trying their best to integrate the resources of Goryeo, bringing in all the designers from the Lee and Kim families.

Even if it's a forced approach, we must first improve the fighting strength of the Settlements.

As for Lee Tae-yong, he had already dropped to LV1, which can be described as a dramatic fall from grace.

Although he managed to force his way back to LV3 by absorbing the last of the family's blood, he was still severely weakened.

The Li family also lost a large number of high-level warriors, so it was naturally impossible for them to continue as family heads.

However, considering that he had taken the blame for her, Park Seong-man still showed him some leniency and made him her assistant.

You've all seen the news about the dome, right?

"Lin Ye actually launched a dungeon with two million players; that's insane..."

"What do you two think, patriarchs?"

After hearing Park Seong-man's words, Choi Tae-won and Park Jung-young both let out a long sigh.

To be honest, they've been working themselves to the bone these past few days, and they're exhausted both physically and mentally; their brains are simply not up to the task.

With the nightmare of Winter Is Coming still lingering, these two had long lost the will to fight against Lin Ye.

Now, when people mention the name Lin Ye, Earth Online, or the Five Permanent Members, they only think of one word.

Run!

"Commander, there's probably a bigger mystery and trap hidden within Lin Ye's copy."

"We'd better be careful."

"Unless Lin Ye actively pulls us in, we will absolutely not touch it lightly."

After the two finished speaking, Lee Tae-yong, who was standing to the side, snorted coldly and shook his head slightly.

Park Seong-man glanced at him, his expression cold and stern.

"Lee Tae-yong, stop shaking your head like that! This is a conversation between me and the two family heads. Logically speaking, you have no right to be here!"

This is the rule of the Koreans: it doesn't matter what your status, rank, or contributions were in the past.

If you've run out of points and fallen from grace, then you're nothing.

This is a race that values points above all else!

"However, this is a special time for our Settlement. If you have any insights, feel free to share them."

Compared to Choi Tae-won and Park Jung-young, Lee Tae-yong still looked refreshed and energetic.

He cleared his throat and said loudly:

"Commander Park, I think this instance of Lin Ye presents a good opportunity to eliminate him!"

"Hmm? Lee Tae-yong, you've always been so confident. You were just as confident in the Winter Is Coming's dungeon, and what happened?!"

"Then tell me what you think." Park Seong-man still didn't have a friendly expression.

"Commander, I think Lin Ye was forced into releasing this new instance entirely."

In other words, Lin Ye is getting anxious.

As he spoke, a cold smile crept onto Lee Tae-yong's lips.

"Look at the name of this instance, Lin Ye. It even has a 'test version' explanation at the end. It's completely unnecessary."

"First of all, a test version is an incomplete version, even a version with vulnerabilities. Lin Ye releasing such a test version directly must be because the pressure on Great Xia is currently too great."

"The Great Xia Settlements have a large population, but their combat strength is generally weak. Faced with the encirclement and suppression by the eight major Settlements, only Long Yuan and Lin Ye are truly capable!"

Although Lee Tae-yong was always very self-important, none of the three, Park Seong-man, interrupted him when he finished speaking.

Putting aside some of the boastful claims, Lee Tae-yong did make one point correctly.

That means Lin Ye must be really panicked right now.

"Commander, think about it. Even if this instance is a test version, I shouldn't have directly labeled it in the name."

"Isn't it obvious that Lin Ye made a mistake when submitting the Firmament for review because he was in a rush?"

"And the two million challengers they have is even more laughable." Lee Tae-yong said this with a look of disdain, as if he had seen through everything.

"The initial opening of a dungeon is actually the most unstable time. Usually, the number of players is set to be small at first, and then adjustments are made gradually."

"After all, the fewer people there are, the lower the chance of it being breached."

"As a result, Lin Ye directly made two million, hahaha, how is that any different from those greenhorns who are eager for quick success and instant benefits?!"

Choi Tae-won frowned and interrupted Lee Tae-yong.

"Xiao Li, in the end, this is just speculation on your part."

"What if Lin Ye intends to use this instance against us? What if it's all a trap, something Lin Ye deliberately wants us to see?!"

Lee Tae-yong was furious when Choi Tae-won called him "Little Lee," but he ultimately held back and shook his head with a smile.

"I never said I would initiate an attack on this instance."

"What I mean is, even if Lin Ye uses this instance against us, we shouldn't be afraid! At most, he'll just send 200,000 Koreans into the instance, so what?"

Lee Tae-yong waved his hand, looking confident of victory.

"Just surrender once you're inside, that's all!"

"But things aren't going well for the Great Xia Settlement. Now there are eight Settlements watching them. Our instance doesn't have a surrender option like Lin Ye did."

After Lee Tae-yong finished speaking, Park Seong-man sighed and then slowly said...

"Never mind, I hope you're right."

"Regardless, first issue my order: all Koreans are to launch a unified attack on the Level 1 Designer's instance in the Great Xia Settlement."

"No one is allowed to enter Lin Ye's instance without authorization!"

Inside the cliffside villa.

Lin Ye ate a little something.

The review of the Firmament would take a little time, so he simply entered the Creation Space again.

Upon entering the design backend, an exciting message popped up.

Ding ding!

[Design Hint: Your design for the "Luan Bird" aerospace platform is now complete! Model generation rate is 100%!]

[Please check the Imperial Capital Space Station on the Earth Online Dragon Country map!]