After returning to the restaurant, we spent the remaining ti chatting.
Unfortunately, Grandfather had a prior engagent and left early.
The main topic of conversation was the RK-99. After coming to terms with the shocking news that a room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor had been developed, everyone started brainstorming various ideas while envisioning the group's rosy future.
Once that wrapped up, the praise for began.
“It’s a trendous achievent that will completely change the future and history of humanity. Soon, Muyeol should have an award nad after him.”
“Definitely, what Muyeol did by creating the RK-99 will probably be regarded as humanity’s most important invention for at least a thousand years after the war. And at the sa ti, the bizarre incident where he tried to make bread out of brass, copper, and lead will be rembered as an equally fitting story. That might even make his na last longer.”
“...Please don’t shorten it like that to ‘brass-copper-lead bread.’ I wasn’t in my right mind back then.”
“Seona, you say so strange things sotis. Why would you even bring that up? When announcing externally, only the good stuff should be highlighted.”
“Every story needs balance. Without so counterweight, it becos one-sided and dull. In that regard, the brass-copper-lead bread is actually great material for the story.”
“What on earth are you talking about...?”
All sorts of topics ca up.
They said we should prepare a biography for when the RK-99 is announced later, build a university nad after , and a whole range of other ideas that made the table quite lively.
The surprising thing was that every idea they proposed was feasible.
At Koryo Group, which holds hegemony over Asia, nothing is impossible. If they want to, they can do anything.
An award requiring trendous honor and prestige would surely co into existence, too. Considering the invention of a room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor alone is enough, and combining that with Koryo Group’s wealth and power would create an unrivaled prize—at least within Asia.
‘They might really make an award nad after .’
Like the Nobel Prize in Europe, they’d set up a foundation and hold a grand ceremony once a year to award it worldwide.
Of course, the inaugural recipient would be , the creator of RK-99.
‘Should I also create a literary award? It’d be fun if Minji-ah wrote erotic novels and won the Muyeol Literary Prize.’
Of course, I have no real intention of doing that...
But it does sound pretty entertaining.
‘...Wait, that’s actually not bad?’
Public awards obviously can’t be explicit, but internally, it probably wouldn’t matter.
After all, they already use nas like “Jotjiphoe” and “Jotjip Association,” so awarding an erotic novel prize internally is definitely possible.
‘Good. Wait and see, Minji-ah. I’ll make you the world’s best erotic novelist.’
I haven’t been in touch much lately, and it’s been a while since I asked for erotic novels, so it’s about ti to start training her.
“Since the award will bear Muyeol’s na, shouldn’t the prize money be at least in the trillion won range?”
“Unnie, don’t you have any sense of money? A trillion as prize money is way too much~.”
“But it’s Muyeol’s na.”
“I get that a hundred tis over, but still, a trillion is too extre. About ten billion would be enough.”
“Ten billion is too little. It should be at least a hundred billion.”
Go Hayoung and Go Min-young had already begun planning the award and were discussing concrete prize amounts.
‘A trillion is a bit much.’
Even if my na is on it, a trillion in prize money...
My family basically throws around trillions like pocket change because Koryo Group rules Asia, but ordinary people still laugh and cry over amounts in the tens of millions of won.
Prize money in the trillions? Sure, it °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° could create massive attention and significance, but is it really an appropriate amount?
“A hundred billion is also a lot. Wouldn’t about fifty billion be more reasonable? Even that amount is unprecedented in human history. It’s an annual award, and that’s a lot of money.”
“Since it’s an award commorating the developnt of the room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor, and considering the prestige of the Go family and Muyeol’s na, a hundred billion seems fine to . I agree on a hundred billion.”
“Even Seona agrees? Hmm~, well, a hundred billion is...”
The prize money for the tentative “Muyeol Award” was decided.
The inaugural recipient () would receive a staggering one hundred billion won, with an annual increase reflecting inflation.
Assuming about 7% inflation, the next year’s prize would be 107 billion won.
Funding would co from contributions by each Koryo Group subsidiary, and Prestige would handle operations.
‘They’re planning this damn fast.’
In barely over ten minutes at the table, they went from the award’s structure to prize money, recipient criteria, funding, and operation—all executed at lightning speed.
‘Is this the power of the three vice presidents...?’
Even without Grandfather, the chairman, they have this much drive. Impressive.
“How about the biography? Should we include drugs?”
“That’s a bit much.”
“That’s not a bad story. Let’s make it a museum. For Muyeol, drugs aren’t necessarily a bad factor. Overcoming addiction to highly addictive drugs creates a redemption narrative. For a while, he was lost in drugs, but then discovered himself trying to make bread out of brass, copper, and lead, had an awakening, entered university, diligently balanced studies and work, and finally developed the RK-99.”
Go Hayoung and Go Min-young listened with puzzled looks.
“...Isn’t that story a bit off? RK-99 actually ca out when he was trying to make brass-copper-lead bread.”
Seriously.
It’s not bread, I’m telling you...
“The plausibility is too low. What kind of person thinks about grinding brass, copper, and lead, mixing it, and baking it to eat?”
“That’s true.”
“And the story isn’t clean either. That’s why it’s just the trigger for awakening. It’s the catalyst that led Muyeol to overco drugs.”
Go Seona started laying out the story like a screenwriter.
Listening to her made feel like I had beco an unprecedented great figure in human history.
Well, I did bring RK-99 into the world, so it’s not entirely wrong.
‘By the way... she talks way too much.’
Go Seona was pouring out words endlessly.
Even now, she’s narrating my heavily dramatized life story, almost composing an epic saga. If I keep listening, my ears might start bleeding.
‘I think what I’ve heard in this one minute is more than all the conversations we had in the past year combined.’
I always thought she was stoic, gave short answers, and was calm, but once she opens her mouth, she talks like a waterfall.
She truly is the embodint of Go Seonyul’s mother...!
“Let’s make a city nad after Muyeol.”
“Hmm. We could build the museum there.”
“Umm... it’s getting a bit embarrassing, can we stop now? The museum is a bit much...”
“Why? This is such an incredible achievent! We should at least make a city.”
Well, I’m grateful, but if they hype up like this, I won’t be able to face anyone...
Besides, it’s still a long way before RK-99 is revealed to the public. Won’t it take at least a year?
“Thank you for your suggestions, aunts, but cities and such should co after the award is properly established. Isn’t it still far off before RK-99 is announced?”
“That’s right. From Militaris’ perspective, we want at least five years. That way, all weapon systems can be rebuilt based on RK-99.”
“Five years? That’s way too long. Muyeol will die waiting.”
“He won’t die from that.”
“We’re prioritizing developnt of exclusive aircraft for the Knights of One, so within one to two years, the core forces will be reorganized.”
The Knights of One are the Go family’s personal knights.
Girls like Baek Seol are among them. Sotis called the Knights of One, it literally ans the Go family’s knight order.
I personally have fifteen personal knights, and with the fifteen I got from Go Minji, I’m commanding thirty. So for the vice presidents, there are probably hundreds.
“I’ll talk to Dad when he cos.”
We continued discussing related topics.
Since the RK-99 was truly shocking, everyone was genuinely serious about creating things nad after , and countless ideas poured out.
Later, soone even suggested creating a region nad after near Northern Manchuria.
Not a city, but a region—like Gyeonggi-do or Gangwon-do.
“Vice President Go Min-young, Vice President Go Hayoung, Vice President Go Seona,”
While the conversation was in full swing, Director Jung approached.
“The three Arican families have arrived at the palace.”
“...!”
The three Arican... families?
‘Gasp, they’ve finally co...?!’
My white horses!
“...So those Amco bitches are here.”
“Ah, those thieving bitches~?”
“...”
No,
we haven’t even done anything yet...?
Why are they already being treated like thieves...?
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