Somebody Stop the Pope – 146



Episode 146

5.

To conclude there was no one who was dissatisfied.

So things worked out just as we wanted. And that wasn’t all.

After our sect and the Goblin Guild monopolized the nutritious colonies the representatives of each guild fought over the remaining colonies.

The momentum was so fierce that Minister Yoo Seon-ho personally intervened.

Is it true that discussions will be held excluding the Limen Church and the Goblin Guild who have decided on the colony they will attack?

So CEO Choi Seo-jin and I left the conference room and headed to the reception room on the top floor of the talent management department.

“It’s really unfortunate that I should have recorded the faces of those representatives on video earlier.”

“But even though we were once family we fought so viciously?”

“That’s the kind of organization that the Jeon Gak-ryeon was from the beginning. They were all just a group of people with vested interests and they had no sense of belonging or loyalty.”

The Western Front was undoubtedly an area dominated by plains compared to the Eastern Front.

But the terrain is low and each terrain has its own level.

The total number of colonies that our church and President Choi’s Goblin Guild took is five.

Except for one place all of the colonies were created in plain areas.

This is truly the land of yolk.

Considering that other colonies were located along mountains or rivers the difficulty of conquering colonies located in plains was relatively easy.

Of course those colonies weren’t chosen simply because of their difficulty.

“There will be many useful items buried around the colony such as mithril veins and high-grade magic stones.”

“Are you taking it all from the Limen Church?”

“That’s not possible. The Goblin Guild also has a stake.”

“I bet the chairman would like it. I guess that’s why they say you should make good friends. If you make good friends you’ll even get magic stones while you sleep. Haha!”

We will have to do some proper exploration to find out what resources are buried there but this is information I have received from a reliable source.

There was no need to worry about its reliability as the information was obtained while providing four bags of beef jerky to our generous black cow Beth.

A spirit is a spirit.

I thought it would be useful when exploring resources in the future.

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I think I paid my fair share of the meal.

I said to CEO Choi with a secret smile.

“And considering the relationship between our Limen Church and the Yooseon Group shouldn’t we take care of this much?”

“Our chairman always gives back as much as he receives. I think he will be very happy to hear this story.”

The Yuseon Group which can be considered the home of CEO Choi Seo-jin is currently responsible for a significant portion of our church’s income.

Most of the goods produced at the religious order’s sanctuary were quickly distributed through the distribution network of the Yuseon Group.

I heard that the Divine Stone Bracelet is currently out of stock and cannot be sold and that there are many discussions going on about the intermediate-level Holy Water.

“It is said that pharmaceutical companies are showing interest in Sungsu. They are receiving a lot of requests to have serious talks with Pope Kim. Not only Korean pharmaceutical companies but also foreign pharmaceutical companies are rushing in.”

It’s a pharmaceutical company.

It seems like the idea is to analyze the holy water and create something but in fact the word ‘miracle’ is more appropriate than ‘scientific’.

This means that no matter how scientifically you try to analyze it it is something that you cannot dare to imitate.

But that doesn’t mean we don’t need to talk to pharmaceutical companies.

While it would be impossible for them to artificially replicate the Holy Water combining modern Earth pharmaceutical technology with divine powers would be a feasible attempt.

“Please tell him I’m thinking positively.”

“Oh are you interested in pharmaceuticals?”

“If we can create synergy.”

There’s no harm in researching it.

In particular our church is a very open church in that regard.

Negotiations with pharmaceutical companies will be necessary though.

CEO Choi who understood what I meant nodded slowly.

“I will convey it like that. Do you have anything else to say?”

“If you only pursue profit we will not work together. I just want you to make that point clear.”

“All right.”

The idea was fine.

If you add cinnamon to cold medicine sold on the market the effect of the medicine will be greatly enhanced.

Eliminate side effects and make the drug more effective.

It was possible if you used divine power.

In that sense I don’t think there’s any need to distance ourselves from pharmaceutical companies. If we just keep the line straight it’s something that can definitely maximize the public interest.

While CEO Choi and I were spending time talking about this and that

Knock knock.

Someone knocked on the door to the reception room and soon Minister Yoo Seon-ho came in with a gentle smile on his face.

“I’m sorry for keeping you waiting so long. The other guild leaders are so passionate.”

“Is the meeting over?”

“It seems like the conversation will be long so we decided to meet again in the evening. As you know the war of nerves between the guilds is currently at its peak so it seems like no one is willing to give in easily.”

Minister Yoo Seon-ho slowly sat down with a soft voice.

He could have mediated at any time but Minister Yoo Seon-ho deliberately stood by and watched.

“Wouldn’t it be easier to control them than if they were all gathered together and raised their voices? I think we’ll keep this structure for the time being.”

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“We need to offer them some carrots to keep them from coming together easily.”

“It will be a problem if you take away the capital of the business Pope Kim Si-woo.”

If you throw them a delicious carrot they’ll fight each other over who’ll eat it.

Currently large guilds are desperate to secure even a little more vested interests.

Minister Yoo Seon-ho would try to make full use of this situation.

President Seo and this old man too.

Just use the cards you have in your hand sparingly.

Minister Yoo Seon-ho took a sip of the tea his secretary had brought him. Then he looked at me and continued speaking.

“I heard from Director Kim that Pope Kim Si-woo has business with the government.”

“Oh right.”

The reason I stayed here even after the meeting was over.

I spoke to Minister Yoo Seon-ho while fiddling with the teacup in front of me.

“We are thinking of conducting an experiment at the religious level but I think we will need the government’s cooperation.”

“If the Limen Church requests anything I will do it. What kind of cooperation would you like?”

Minister Yoo Seon-ho had a kind expression on his face.

I threw the bomb at him with a sly grin.

“We would like to try an experiment to see if we can consecrate a missile.”

Minister Yoo Seon-ho was unable to continue speaking for about three minutes after hearing what I said.

6.

-Most modern weapons including missiles are not effective against monsters.

This is said to be a fact that has been sufficiently proven over the past five years.

I’ve heard that most weapons except for weapons with terrible destructive power like nuclear missiles are extremely ineffective against monsters.

But what if modern weapons could be imbued with divine powers?

In fact this idea itself came from Aiden.

In fact I heard that advanced countries including the United States are developing technology to improve existing weapons using magic stones and the like.

A kind of magical engineering.

My idea of ​​building a fortress on a missile was a benchmarking idea from theirs.

A scene where missiles filled with divine power rain down from the sky. Isn’t that truly justice raining down from the sky?

Just imagining it makes my heart swell.

I don’t know how the system would constrain things but I felt it was worth a try.

If we can apply divine power in that way it will lead to the rediscovery of modern weapons.

How long can I not fly around in a helicopter and act as a mobile strike force?

Moreover the Lost Lands had facilities built by the Purifiers so there were plenty of test subjects.

“So what does Minister Yoo Seon-ho say?”

“He said he wanted to talk to the president. He said it wasn’t something the Ability Management Department could decide. He also had to talk to the Ministry of National Defense… Anyway he said it was complicated.”

“But bro.”

“why?”

“No matter how much I think about it missiles and religion… don’t seem to go together.”

“Don’t be trapped by stereotypes.”

“It’s not a matter of stereotypes it’s… no what am I going to say?”

I was coming home from a hard day’s work dressed casually and picking up an apple to eat.

Inwook also finished his dental work today and was sitting next to me watching TV with me.

– President Seo officially declared that he would recover the lost land and the United States and Japan promised active cooperation through their embassies. In addition China issued an official statement today through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs saying “We hope for the successful recovery operation of the Republic of Korea.”

“These days all I hear is stories about lost lands.”

“The internet is full of that story. That shows how interested people are. Even YouTubers are all obsessed with that issue.”

For Koreans that lost land must have been like a sore thumb.

The land we must reclaim.

Of course the people were not enthusiastic about such symbolic elements alone.

All the economic effects that will occur when we recover that land.

With such enormous symbolism and enormous economic impact it was only natural that public interest would explode.

And of course that was also the plan of the government including President Seo.

“But are there really that many resources?”

Inwook asked quietly and I nodded while patting the back of Beth who was sitting quietly next to me.

“The other world’s magic has gathered in abundance and has remained untouched by human hands for five years. Naturally there must be a lot of resources.”

If we can secure those resources South Korea’s national power will also be greatly strengthened.

Eliminate the risk of losing land and secure resources.

If it succeeded it was a big deal.

The Awakened will also be able to gain tremendous experience and that is also one of the great gains from this operation.

“Is it possible to film on YouTube?”

“It should be possible as long as there is no serious interference from magic power. It might be difficult in some areas but we will try to film in places where filming is possible. Don’t worry about that. Min-soo’s filming team and the Seolhwa Guild filming team will also be going.”

“I’ve been so busy lately hyung. I’m really having a hard time.”

“Then hire another editor. Don’t you have any editor friends?”

“…Is that okay?”

“What’s wrong with that?”

As the size of the church grew the scale of MeTube also grew significantly. It was clear that it was a level that Inwook could not handle alone.

I thought he was okay because he didn’t make much noise but it seems that wasn’t the case.

Inwook picked up an apple ate it and then sighed deeply as he spoke.

“When have I ever worked with someone under me….”

“Have a good talk with Minsu. Don’t skimp on labor costs. And don’t skimp on money.”

“brother.”

“huh?”

“You seem very unfamiliar today. You seemed like a leader just now.”

While I was talking about work with Inwook like that

“Little brother.”

Siyeon ran out of the room with Snow White around her neck.

Siyeon sat down next to Inwook who was lying on the sofa and soon spoke with shining eyes.

“By 10 o’clock tomorrow! Got it?”

“Of course I know.”

“lol.”

Tomorrow is Wednesday.

It’s Siyeon’s day off from school is something going on?

“What are you doing tomorrow?”

“Oh I heard that tomorrow’s demonstration is a parent-subject observation class. Right Siyeon?”

“Yeah! My older brother is busy with work so my younger brother decided to come.”

As soon as I heard that I frowned slightly. Then I spoke to Siyeon in a quiet voice.

“Why didn’t you ask me? I’m upset.”

“My older brother is always busy. My younger brother is always at home.”

“Siyeon it’s not that I don’t do anything at home I work at home…”

“The Pope always said that we should help others. Observing classes is not a big deal. So you don’t have to come my older brother.”

Suddenly I remember the time when we went to school together before moving.

Siyeon shrugged her shoulders as if she was proud of going to school with me.

I was just amazed that Siyeon who wanted to brag about me so much said that.

I had such a demonstration sit down in front of me and said with a big smile.

“Honey are you free tomorrow?”

“really?”

“Of course. As Siyeon said my brother is the Pope. Have you ever seen the Pope lie?”

I absolutely cannot stand to see our Siyeon being discouraged.

“Then is your older brother coming tomorrow?”

“Okay then.”

“good!”

But what on earth is it?

That subtle sense of accomplishment visible on Siyeon’s face.

It’s as if he expected me to come out like this….

Hey right?

Our Pope please stop this