(3rd Person POV)
With one universal language spoken across the world, the Moonlight Kingdom's new puter users found it effortless to engage with posts from Horn Kingdom's netizens on Hellbook.
This accelerated their integration into the online world.
And with that, curiosity turned into demand.
The sales of puters in Moonlight steadily climbed.
On the second day, there was a small but noticeable increase.
By the third day, it rose again.
And by the fourth day, the numbers skyrocketed.
One of the key reasons?
Hellbook.
Now, the number of active puter users in Moonlight had reached 113,000.
And every single one of them had access to the "free internet connection" promo.
As a result, thousands were actively browsing, exploring sites like Hellbook, Hellfire News, and Forbes.hell.
What happened next was inevitable.
Users from Moonlight Kingdom started engaging with Horn Kingdom's netizens.
They introduced themselves, joined discussions, and formed online munities.
And it wasn't just Moonlight.
The same thing was happening in Choson, Leaf, Kanata, and other regions that had recently allowed puter sales.
Before anyone fully realized it, a week had passed since the international release of puters.
And the number of internet users had skyrocketed to a staggering 1 million.
This kind of growth would have taken years if limited to Horn Kingdom alone—but thanks to the expansion into multiple regions, it happened in record time.
At the same time, Hellbook's servers were working overtime.
Tens of thousands of new users flooded the platform daily, making it one of the most visited sites in the world.
With this sudden boom, the demand for puters and internet access surged drastically.
The impact?
The print media industry in Moonlight and several other kingdoms began feeling the pressure.
But it didn't stop there.
Even major monopolizing panies, who had controlled industries for decades, started experiencing rapid decline.
Their stocks plummeted.
Their sales dropped.
Across multiple boardrooms, in the heart of powerful corporations, panic had set in.
Emergency meetings were being held one after another, each filled with frustrated chairmen, their voices echoing through lavish conference halls.
A chairman in Evros slammed his fist on the mahogany table, veins bulging on his forehead.
"Have the media outlets we paid off started releasing the smear campaigns yet?!"
Another chairman in Kanata, gripping his head in frustration, barked at his advisors.
"Tell them to make the accusations more believable! The public isn't buying it anymore!"
Elsewhere, in a high-rise corporate building in Choson, a third chairman shook his head, grinding his teeth.
"We need celebrities to publicly boycott these machines! Pay them whatever it takes!"
Meanwhile, in a secret meeting room in the Wales Kingdom, a fourth chairman leaned forward, his tone sharp and venomous.
"Has the president responded to our request to ban this demon device?!"
And in the South-East Anatolia Kingdoms, another chairman, red-faced with rage, stood up abruptly.
"If all else fails... make trouble for the stores selling these damned things!"
Desperation hung thick in the air.
For decades, these powerful conglomerates had controlled the economy with an iron grip—but now?
They were losing their grip.
They launched smear campaigns across print and television media, fabricating accusations against the puters.
But unlike before, their influence wasn't as powerful as it used to be.
Why?
Because now, people had the internet.
And for every false accusation, there was a puter user ready to counter it.
"puters are cursed with demonic energy! If you use them, you'll be tainted!"
A response would immediately pop up:
"Not true. If anything, this machine is a gift from the gods themselves!"
What followed?
A long thread of users praising the puters—praising how efficient they were, how much information they provided, and how they were already changing lives.
The result?
More people got curious.
And curiosity led to more sales.
Even the rich and elite took notice.
They saw businesses thriving, new entertainment industries booming, and entire economic structures shifting.
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Meanwhile, in Morningstar Kingdom, the government finally began easing restrictions on puters.
With so many other kingdoms embracing the technology, they could no longer justify suppressing it.
Soon enough, puters hit retail stores across Morningstar.
And it didn't take long for people to start buying them.
Not only that—the government itself recognized the potential of puters.
They saw how Horn Kingdom was using them to print currency efficiently.
And just like that, Morningstar's money production sector began implementing puters into their operations.
Hellfire offered to assist with the transition.
But Morningstar's officials declined.
Just like many other kingdoms, they didn't want Arthur's influence anywhere near their financial system.
Even as they adopted his technology, they still wanted to keep him at arm's length.
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In the lavish confines of her office, Lucy sat before her puter, fingers idly scrolling through Hellbook.
As much as she hated to admit it, the device was impressive—far beyond anything she had imagined.
She found herself hooked, reading strangers' posts, losing track of time as she scanned through endless discussions, opinions, and updates.
But beneath her amusement, there was bitterness.
Her jealousy burned as her greedy eyes fixated on the screen.
"If I were the one holding this technology," she muttered, gripping the armrest of her chair, "I would have the world at my fingertips!"
The thought sent a shiver of excitement down her spine.
But then, reality struck her like a dagger.
The one holding this power wasn't her.
It was Arthur.
Her fool of a brother.
Her jaw tightened, resentment bubbling beneath the surface. "Why? Why him?"
She could never understand it—how someone so insignificant, so weak in their youth, had bee a technological and mechanical genius.
It defied logic.
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Meanwhile, in his private study, Azazel sat before his own newly purchased puter, experiencing its power firsthand.
With the free internet promo, he quickly realized how fast munication could be.
He scrolled through Hellbook, observing the chatter between people from Horn, Moonlight, Choson, and other kingdoms.
And then, a chilling thought hit him.
His fingers stilled on the keyboard as his mind raced.
"What if such a device—capable of exchanging real-time information at incredible speeds—was used in war?"
The implications sent a cold shiver down his spine.
No matter how strong he was as an individual, warfare was not just about brute strength—it was about information.
And the puters...
They could change the very nature of war itself.
A device that could instantly relay orders, track enemy movements, coordinate entire armies across continents—
The kingdom that mastered this technology first... would control the battlefield.
It suddenly made perfect sense.
Why their father, King Luke, had allowed Apollonia to invite Arthur.
It was never about family reconciliation.
It was about puters.
It was about power.
With the crown prince of Thorne Kingdom visiting soon, Azazel was certain—King Luke planned to invite Arthur himself.
The only question was...
Would Arthur accept whatever offer their father was about to make?
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