Arena Chapter 166:
Chapter 166 – Growth of the Eagles (Part 1)
-Name: Kim Hyun-ho
-Class: 43
-Karma: +1,300
-Mission: rest until the next mission .
-Time limit: 62 days 10 hours
We still had over two months until the next exam .
I spent the time by going on dates and sparring with Cha Ji-hye . Now and then we met up with Yoo Ji-soo’s group for drinks .
Yoo Ji-soo and Cha Jin-hyuk said they were recently training to get accustomed to using the synthetic muscle suits they got from the Nordic exam Group .
But in order to use the synthetic muscle suits in Arena, you needed my virtual space skill so they were going to come find me in the next exam .
Anyway, other than the English TUK attack or the Maglun Research Agency and the deal with the Nordic exam group, it was a free and easy time without anything else special happening .
I even felt anxiety, like it is okay to live so peacefully after becoming an examinee? I’ve become very OCD about how my free time was spent .
Did she realize this was how I was feeling?
Cha Ji-hye suggested something .
“What do you think about letting the rake eagles out somewhere there aren’t any people so they can grow for the rest of the break?”
A suggestion to grow the adolescent eagles for the remaining two months .
“That’s a good idea . But it’s hard to avoid people . If those big guys fly around, they’ll be sighted by someone……”
“It’ll be okay on an uninhabited island . ”
I sat up when I heard her say that .
Then again, the Korean Arena Research Agency was built on an uninhabited island in order to keep it a secret .
I have a lot of money, so much that maybe I should consider buying an uninhabited island far off somewhere in the middle of nowhere?
“Should I buy an island? Build a house there and set up a generator, I think it’ll be fun . ”
“It is possible . What do you say of asking Chief Lim Chul-ho? The Korean Arena Research Agency was also set up by receiving a development permit on a government owned uninhabited island . ”
“I’ll do that . ”
Now that we’re discussing it, I went ahead and called Chief Lim Chul-ho .
Chief Lim Chul-ho listened to what I had to say and spoke with a tone of agreement .
-We were actually thinking of that . We were planning on getting a few uninhabited islands in the Chung Nam area to create a new ranch to raise the dairy cows that you bring back .
“In Chung Nam?”
-Yes, there is an archipelago of four islands, we are planning on buying them all . Jinseong group will be developing it, if you would pay for the additional cost of the development, we will prepare private land for you .
I thought about it and it sounded like a good idea .
It’s not like I could not be involved in the raising of the livestock I brought back from Arena anyway .
Rather, if I set up my own private land there and can enter the ranch easily, it would just make life easier in the long run .
“Okay . So I just need to tell the chairman?”
-It is fine for you to just tell Secretary Lee Jung-shik . I will let him know first .
“Please do . ”
That day in the afternoon I made a call to Secretary Lee Jung-shik and I was able to hear a good answer .
-We will do that for you .
“Then how much do I need to pay…… . . ”
-There is no need for you to do that . This is just a small favor so there was an order from the chairman to give it to you for free .
“Really? Please tell him thank you . ”
-Understood .
“But how is the development situation going for those uninhabited islands?”
-It hasn’t been long since we got rid of the Big Rats and made plans to build a new ranch so we are currently in the preparation stage . We’ve only just set up temporary housing made of containers and installed saltwater purification equipment .
“Would it be okay if I spent about 2 months there?”
-Of course .
After the conversation, Secretary Lee Jung-shik sent me a file of a screenshot of a map app . It was a file with the location of the uninhabited islands .
Actually, I thought I might spend some money for the first time in a while but it got sorted out without a buck being spent . It somehow made me feel dejected .
Since we were already on the topic, we decided to start preparations to leave tomorrow .
A tent and assorted cookware and tableware, and most importantly tons of food . I shoved all it into the virtual space .
It was like I dumped everything from the vegetable and meat corners at the discount store . We each come out with a cart full of food and the employees looked aghast as they started at us .
We went to other stores and took food all the food we could find .
I, of course, filled my virtual space until I couldn’t shove anymore in and we also filled up Cha Ji-hye’s item backpack too .
The sea probably won’t have anything for the rake eagles to eat so I’ll have to go back and forth from the island to the city to provide food .
Anyhow, the preparations were done so we left that evening .
The reason we left at night was simple . We couldn’t be seen flying through the sky .
We flew up into the sky with Sylph’s power, and from high in the sky I took out number one from the virtual space and we rode it together .
It had grown to be rather large, so number one was plenty big enough for both of us to ride .
Cha Ji-hye was up front maneuvered number one while checking the map and compass .
I rode in back and just hung tight onto her hips .
Cha Ji-hye was keeping track of the map and compass and even checked the smartphone GPS and was busy finding the way, but in the back I had nothing to do .
“Are we well on our way?”
“Yes, we’re on the right path . ”
“Is there anything I can help with?”
“There is not . ”
“……”
“Are you bored?”
“Yes……”
“Hold on a little bit . We’ll be there soon . ”
No mercy .
This woman . I felt like she didn’t have any thoughts of hanging out or messing around with me at all .
Probably, because she had been alone for so long, she had a strong tolerance towards boredom .
My thoughts to tease Cha Ji-hye grew and grew .
“I’m bored, can I stroke your hair?”
“You may not . ”
Cha Ji-hye refused firmly .
I must’ve gotten to her because I sensed a little agitation .
“Why can’t I? I’m going to . ”
“I said no . ”
“Nope . I’m going to . ”
“I won’t tell you twice . ”
Her shyness was legendary .
“That’s unfair . ”
“What is unfair?”
“Why can’t I pet what’s mine whenever I want?”
“Why do you think that you have ownership of my head?”
“Well isn’t it mine?”
“No . ”
“Miss Ji-hye, you don’t like me do you?”
“I never said that . ”
“You’re saying you don’t want me to touch you . You’ve grown tired of me and the affection you used to feel has gone cold . ”
A bit later, I was stroking Cha Ji-hye’s hair and feeling proud of victory .
“I think we’re nearly there . ”
“Already?”
With some enjoyable banter, the time flew by .
“Kasa!”
-Bark!
Kasa appeared and barked happily .
“Find the archipelago that has four islands . ”
-Bark!
Kasa excitedly went down .
It was the middle of the night so I summoned Kasa instead of Sylph . Kasa’s entire body was lit in flames and his body was shining light around the area .
Kasa quickly found the archipelago . The image of the islands Kasa discovered was delivered to my head .
Four islands named the Sa Geum Islands .
An image of the four islands named East Sa Geum, West Sa Geum, South Sa Geum, North Sa Geum was delivered to me
When I gave the order, Kasa lit up even more and it let us view the entirety of the Sa Geum Islands .
Of the four islands, the South Sa Geum Island was a small rocky island like Dokdo Island, the other three islands were rather large in size and already had established forests .
Number one descended and followed the light that Kasa was making in the distance .
We landed in a field on South Sa Geum .
The scene laid out in front of us was the ocean spread out black in the darkness below the cliff .
First, I released all the rake eagles and they looked flustered at the sudden change in their environment .
But they soon calmed down and flew around Sa Geum and began to scout the area .
I took out the tent and set it up, had Sylph chop up a tree into firewood, and then made a fire .
Cha Ji-hye took out water and a pot from her item backpack and put two bags of ramen in it .
We sat side by side by the fire and watched the sea and ate ramen . Even this simple action felt special .
“Wow, seeing the sea stretch out endlessly, it feels refreshing . ”
“It does . ”
“Being like this with me, you like it right?”
My playfulness started up again and I threw out a question .
“Yes, I like it . ”
“You don’t look like you like it . ”
“I said I like it . ”
“Your tone doesn’t sound good . Are you just forced to say you like it for my sake?”
“You’re being like this again?”
“Show that you like being with me . ”
“I’m happy I’m with you . ”
“With more aegyo in your tone . ”
“You’re being like this again . I think you enjoy embarrassing me . ”
“Humph, it’s because you never express any affection towards me . You sure you don’t actually dislike me?”
“No, it’s not that . ”
Cha Ji-hye was getting more and more flustered at my incessant pressing .
It was when I was about to keep talking when .
Cha Ji-hye suddenly grabbed my neck and pulled and kissed me . Because of the dynamic visual acuity skill I had predicted her movement but I “innocently” gave in to the kiss .
She laid me down on the ground and then got atop and continued kissing .
Our warmth passed sweetly between our lips .
A long while after, Cha Ji-hye took leaned back and said .
“It’s actually just that I don’t show my affection towards people . Was that enough?”
“Hm, not quite . ”
I hugged her and locked my lips to hers again . We kept kissing and naturally we moved into the tent .
The 10 rake eagles that were scouting nearby had already returned . Their screeching was loud but we didn’t hear it .
And like that, the first day on the uninhabited island passed .
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The next day, I went back to the mainland and bought all the meat I came across for the rake eagles .
Because I had more space freed up from taking out the 10 rake eagles, I could shove a ton of pork and beef in there .
They ate the meat I provided vigorously and the rake eagles grew and grew .
The larger they got the more they ate and now I’m going back ashore nearly every day .
But soon there wouldn’t be such need to do so .
One day, a very large ship appeared on the Sa Geum Islands .
It surprised me and I called and hid the 10 rake eagles in the virtual space .
And then I called Sylph and sent her out to scout .
One group got off the ship .
The people started to unload an assortment of building materials from the ship .
‘Who are they? People from Jinseong Group?’
I was holding my breath and watching when .
“What is it?”
A disheveled Cha Ji-hye, who had just woken up, came out from the tent . Not even properly dressed, still just in her underwear .
“People have appeared, I’m wondering if they’re Jinseong’s people . ”
“That ship is from the research agency . So those are research agency people . ”
As a former research employee at the Korean Arena Research Agency, Cha Ji-hye recognized the ship at first glance .
She put on a comfortable tracksuit and haphazardly **** her disheveled hair . She was pretty even like this, she really is a born beauty .
“It would be good to talk to them . At the very least, we can ask them to deliver the eagles’ meal provisions .
“Ah, that would be good . It’s been a hassle going back and forth every day . ”
We approached the people who arrived to the island and struck up a conversation .
As Cha Ji-hye expected, they were employees dispatched from the research agency .
They would be in charge of Sa Geum Island’s security .
They had the job of blocking civilians from approaching the Sa Geum islands .
When I asked them if they could provide food for the eagles they contacted the headquarters and said yes . Research Agency Chief Lim Chul-ho was very cooperative with me so it was a given that he would help me with this .