Hearing Choi Sang-hwan spout such nonsense, someone finally could not hold back and refuted him.
"Bullshit!"
The person who stepped forward to confront him was named Kim Soo-chan, with the stage name Crystal.
Among the trainees from Choi Sang-hwan's cohort, he had the greatest chance of becoming famous.
It was not because Kim Soo-chan was particularly handsome, had an outstanding temperament, or possessed exceptional facial-expression skills. It was simply because...
He had signed a seventy-year slave contract with DSP Company, and the penalty for breach was an astronomical sum that even a currently popular celebrity could not afford after going bankrupt.
Under equal conditions, DSP Company would naturally devote greater publicity and training resources to Kim Soo-chan.
He was also the only trainee in their cohort capable of going head-to-head with Choi Sang-hwan.
The moment he spoke, everyone present focused their eyes on him. Kim Soo-chan gave a light snort, transformed into a History Inventor, and said smugly, "By your logic, our great Korea should be the protagonist of Earth!"
"Great Korea has a long history. To this day, it has already existed for more than 936 million years!"
"Among China's most outstanding generals and strategists during the Three Kingdoms period..."
"Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Guan Yu, Dian Wei, and Sima Yi all had partial Korean bloodlines."
"Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Yagyu Sekishusai, Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, Miyamoto Musashi, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Maeda Keiji, and Taira no Kiyomori from Japan's Warring States period were simply pure-blooded Korean descendants."
"If those useless predecessors had not been too softhearted and unwilling to harm the people of other countries, we in the twenty-first century would have unified the entire world long ago!"
"So, the fortune of our great Korea is the strongest in the universe!"
"Then why did such a great Korea not have a single Golden-Eyed One after the Crimson Moon Incident?"
The trainees nearby had already developed a sharp dislike for Choi Sang-hwan, who groveled before China. Upon hearing this, they all nodded in agreement.
"Brother Soo-chan is amazing! He understands the history of other countries so thoroughly!"
"Crystal has a point..."
"Exactly. We're a developed country, after all. Isn't it too ridiculous that we don't have even one Golden-Eyed One?"
"If you ask me, it's just a coincidence. It has nothing to do with national fortune."
Hearing his companions' blindly arrogant discussions, Choi Sang-hwan's face curled into a cold smile.
He loudly interrupted everyone, putting on the air of being the sole clear-minded man in a muddied world. "You pitiful fools who have been brainwashed! From ancient times until now, China has always been the darling of this planet!"
"If China is Earth's eldest son and its public face, then we are merely the younger son who received a little extra favor."
"A brief period of affection proves nothing."
"When the youngest child is naughty, rebellious, and overly proud, it will provoke the parents' dissatisfaction and cold treatment."
Choi Sang-hwan had spent years arguing with people online, so his skill level was quite high.
The moment China was mentioned, he immediately became eloquent and spoke in an endless stream. "Someone must have been to Hyunje-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, right?"
When debating, Choi Sang-hwan was extremely imposing. With that question, people soon gave affirmative answers.
"I went there with my parents the year before last."
"I went when I was little. There was only a bare gate. It seemed to be called... Eun-eun Gate?"
"It looks like it has quite a long history, but I don't know what it actually represents."
Hearing this, Kim Soo-chan beside him sensed that something was wrong and quickly interrupted with a stubborn argument. "Doesn't the existence of Eun-eun Gate prove even more that our great Korea enjoys flourishing national fortune? There are countless ancient relics like it in Korea, with no written records of their history!"
Choi Sang-hwan was usually quite kind, but whenever China was mentioned, it was as if he had become another person. His words turned sharp, showing no consideration for anyone's dignity. "Crystal, I think you've been brainwashed into an idiot."
"Eun-eun Gate? No, its real name is Yeong-eun Gate!"
"There may be no relevant written records in Korea, but other countries have them!"
"It means 'respectfully welcoming the imperial grace.' Heh heh..."
"In ancient times, Korea's highest ruler would personally welcome envoys dispatched by China's Ming Dynasty there."
"I think you should have figured out by now why this country left behind no written records of the incident, right?"
Kim Soo-chan's face alternated between green and red as he stubbornly argued, "Who knows whether what you said is true? Records from other countries can't be trusted! You didn't get that from China, did you?"
"China loves distorting facts. They even claim Confucius and the Dragon Boat Festival belong to them!"
A caustic sneer curled across Choi Sang-hwan's lips. "Childish. I can't even be bothered to argue with you. Still, I'll reluctantly clear up your confusion."
"I learned this information from Japanese netizens."
"At first, whenever I saw Japanese users on the 2CH forum mention China, they always called it the 'suzerain state.'"
"Back when I was young and hot-blooded, I mocked them for having a slavish mentality and no backbone. Then they educated me about the existence of Yeong-eun Gate."
"Only after verifying it many times and confirming its authenticity did I bring it up to tell all of you."
As a top-tier keyboard warrior who had fought Fierce Battle after Fierce Battle in the online world for years, Choi Sang-hwan's verbal firepower vastly surpassed Kim Soo-chan's. With only a few attacks, he swiftly killed the topic.
Kim Soo-chan opened his mouth, but his tongue felt as stiff as an unconscious mole, and he could not make a single sound.
Speechless, he took a long time to recover before stubbornly arguing again, "What's the point of talking about the past? A hero does not boast of past glories! Our great Korea has never flaunted its long history!"
"Let's talk only about the present! Korea's international influence is the strongest right now!"
"China producing so many Golden-Eyed Ones at once is clearly its 'fortune' being dispersed. It is courting death!"
"Our great Korean cosmic empire will surely concentrate its national fortune and nurture a supreme, one-of-a-kind Golden-Eyed One—the true child of the world, the darling of fate!"
"When that time comes, that being alone will be equivalent to a hundred Golden-Eyed Ones!"
"Numbers aren't important. Qual... quality..."
Halfway through speaking, Kim Soo-chan suddenly bit his tongue and let out a whimper like an injured wild dog.
What had he seen?
Choi Sang-hwan across from him was mutating at a visible speed...
Choi Sang-hwan's eyes slowly turned a dazzling, brilliant gold!
His height also suddenly shot up from the falsely reported 180 centimeters to around 190 centimeters...
Thinking of everything he had just said, Kim Soo-chan now wanted to die.
Unsurprisingly, the brainless China fan before him, that mentally Korean traitor, was Korea's sole remaining Golden-Eyed One.
"The test is over. We should see results within thirty-five days."
Yan Anqing tucked the notebook close against his body.
After the Crimson Moon Incident, although he had modified many Koreans, he had not created a single Golden-Eyed One, all to lay the groundwork for obtaining an achievement.
Just now, he had deliberately selected a Korean keyboard warrior and staunch pro-China supporter, transforming him into a Golden-Eyed One and Copy Pasting a considerable number of Limitless Cells into him.
Yan Anqing's transformation of the world proceeded silently, like spring rain nourishing all things.
"Now, let's study the new functions."
After completing the second phase of the Main Quest, the image-editing software in Yan Anqing's field of vision had gained functions called "Copy" and "Paste."
Directly implanting superpowered cells into the living beings he wished to magically modify was merely the most basic application...
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