Chapter 95. < Episode 30. Don't stop me now (2). >
4.
It’s when you open your eyes the next day and have lunch with a sports newspaper on the front page that you cheer yourself up that you’ve definitely accomplished something monumental like a complete shutout.
This is what Jung Hyun-woo heard from the ace pitcher on the team that won shutouts when he was a professional baseball player.
When I heard that, Jung Hyun-woo thought.
I’m sick and tired of it
‘I now have a keen sense of why he said that.’
However, at this moment, Jung Hyeon-woo reflected on himself for having such thoughts at that time.
‘You were right.’
He was right.
The moment he wakes up the next day and sees the public’s reaction to BJ Grand Mage, Jung Hyun-woo was able to more clearly realize what he had achieved. And the realization reached its climax after I sent my nephew, who had a chubby chicken stomach, to kindergarten and went to work in a capsule room.
“Wow real guys should have seen that live.”
Jung Hyeon-woo smiled at Lee Hyuk-ju, who enthusiastically explained what he saw yesterday in the break room from the time he entered.
“After BJ Grand Mage smashes Abat with an axe, next! As I shouted that, the atmosphere around me suddenly became tense… … Wow, really, if you haven’t seen it live, you shouldn’t talk about it.”
“Was that enough?”
“That’s because it was a movie, a movie. That’s 10 million reservations unconditionally when the video comes out.”
“Ah shit, I shouldn’t play games then, I should watch live. The kids I saw were very dry in their mouths, right?”
“You are missing one important fun in life.”
Jung Hyeon-woo moved his steps toward such Lee Hyuk-ju and called him.
“Hey Hyeok-ju, a part-timer came to visit, but he didn’t even say hello and just brushed off his snout? huh?”
“Ah Hyunwoo hyung!”
It was only then that Lee Hyuk-ju, who found himself, handed over what Jeong Hyeon-woo was holding in his hand.
“Speak while straining your neck. Then your vocal chords will be torn.”
“uh?”
The identity of what was handed over was none other than a can of cola.
Lee Hyuk-ju accepted it and said with a surprised look.
“Brother, this….
In response, while Jung Hyeon-woo smiled lightly, Lee Hyuk-ju continued to speak.
“Isn’t that something strange?”
In response, Jung Hyeon-woo’s expression immediately crumpled.
“what?”
“No, that…. Isn’t that right?”
“Isn’t it? what?”
“Your hyung is the most salty idol among our capsule room guests, right?”
At that, the surrounding guests also helped one by one.
“yes.”
“Hyeonu is the saltiest.”
“Hey, isn’t that a bomb?”
“Hyeonu won’t use the bomb because it’s a waste, so don’t worry about that.”
Jung Hyeon-woo could not refute the words that followed.
Because it was all an obvious fact.
Oh really!”
Because of this, Hyeonu Jung was vaguely confused.
I have enough money to buy my brother a can of Coke.”
Jung Hyun-woo finished his speech by revealing such an annoyance.
However, a faint smile remained on Jung Hyeon-woo’s lips.
‘Yeah, now I’ve saved up some money. Because I didn’t spend money on moving casting.’
There was a lot of work and a lot of income.
Among them, the immediate tangible income for Jung Hyeon-woo was that the money he had saved to purchase the moving casting skill card remained intact.
‘If I sell the unique items I got from Avatar, I can get at least 10,000 dollars.’
In addition to the loot obtained through PK, there was an extra fund of over 50 million won at once.
‘There’s no need to spend money in the future.’
In addition, Jung Hyun-woo was not in an urgent need for additional spending.
‘Because there’s no problem with the current item setting against small golems.’
From now on, all I had to do was level up while steadily defeating small golems in the stone tree forest, and the current character specs of Jung Hyeon-woo were more than sufficient for that.
There’s no reason to rush.
‘If I get paid this time, shall I get a charter for a bigger house in addition to the money I have now? If I get a loan, I might be able to get a two-bedroom unit. A villa is quite possible.’
Naturally, more attention has now been paid to improving the quality of life.
‘Okay, if you’ve succeeded this much, you’ll have to make it a reality. Let’s take a Benz, too.’
“Hyuk-ju, you have to pay for the cola. Please set the capsule.”
As he recalled those rosy days, Jung Hyun-woo, who was trying to access the game, let out a short sound from his back pocket.
A notification that an email has arrived The moment Jung Hyun-woo checked the email, his expression hardened slightly.
‘Live meeting?’
5.
[Live broadcasting begins through the channel ‘Rising Star’.]
With that notification, a chat window appeared in front of Midas’ eyes.
And the chat was immediately visible.
– Wharton: Sorry for the sudden request for a meeting. It is an important story to talk about by email, so I requested a meeting like this because I needed detailed coordination.
At the polite conversation, Midas swallowed once.
‘What the hell is going on?’
Until now, most of our work with the Rising Star Channel has been done via email.
But suddenly you ask for a chat like this?
If you’re not nervous, that’s weird.
“Ah yes.”
This was the reason why Midas showed a stiff reaction that seemed to lack emotion, rather than a normal reaction.
– Wharton: It’s none other than a matter of advertising and sponsorship contracts.
And at those words that followed, Midas’ hardened heart began to run wild.
‘omg? advertisement?’
advertisement.
As soon as the symbol of a star player literally appeared, Midas couldn’t come to his senses.
‘Oh my God really? real?’
I was so shocked that I couldn’t speak properly when I had to answer.
– Wharton: If you don’t like it, you can decline it.
When Midas didn’t answer, a question immediately came up via chat, and Midas barely opened his mouth to that question.
“No, I was just thinking about it. I like it.”
As soon as the words were spit out, Midas was thrilled.
‘It’s nice to receive advertisements… … ‘
In common sense, isn’t Midas in a position to accept advertisements from his employer, Rising Star Channel, even if he doesn’t like it?
‘Is the boss an angel for you to care so much?’
But while talking about the advertisement, he accepts Midas’ opinion until the end?
“So what should I do?”
From Midas’ point of view, it was only natural that he would do everything in his power to help this project succeed.
– Wharton: We need a video to show to the advertiser. Is it possible to show advertisers live by any chance?
With those words, Midas was able to roughly draw a picture.
‘It’s not confirmed yet. That’s why I need a showcase.’
The image of the boss who works hard to win advertisements by visiting advertisers and explaining the value of BJ Grand Mage.
Seeing the president like that, an advertising team official said, “Let’s see your skills.”
Midas, recalling the scene, said.
“So, is it okay if I properly show my skills to advertisers? Live and vivid?”
– Wharton: Yes.
“Has the date been set?”
– Wharton: I will set it on the date you want.
The moment he heard the conversation, Midas said.
“Yes, then I will notify you after properly preparing.”
With that, the live broadcast ended and the chat window that filled Midas’ eyes disappeared.
“Whoa.
Only then did Midas let out the breath he had been holding.
As the sound of breathing came out like that, a shiver gradually began to fill the empty space.
king!
Lucky approached the owner and rubbed his head, and Midas continued talking while stroking Lucky’s head.
“Lucky, if you do well, you might get an advertisement.”
king!
“Yes, it’s all thanks to you when Lucky ads are posted. All right.”
king!
Lucky’s barking continued, and Midas turned his head.
Midas’ eyes saw a gray forest.
stone forest.
A stage full of trees made of stone and featuring a monster called Small Golem.
I saw a red pillar soaring above the stage, moving slowly and at a slow pace.
Midas, who confirmed that, finished his words with his eyes narrowed.
“So you have to get it.”
It was the moment when oil was poured into Midas’ calm flames.
6.
– We will notify you after properly preparing.
The moment the words came out over the speaker, Park Young-joon took his hands off the keyboard and said.
“Okay, finished. Were there any problems?”
“Yes, no problem.”
“Okay, if there is no problem, let’s move on to the next one. I have to show advertisers live, so I put more effort into directing than usual.”
Then one of the subordinates asked a question.
“By the way, it’s a hunting live, right? Then what about prey?”
Park Yeong-joon rather asked back at such an obvious question.
“What do you think?”
“Yeah…. Looking at it a little while ago, it seemed to be headed for the Stone Tree Forest. It must have been a small golem, right?”
“I’m asking the obvious.”
It was literally.
Looking at the current situation, the prey BJ Grand Mage will catch is the Small Golem.
“It will make a very nice picture.”
And that was enough.
“A picture in which BJ Archmage single-handedly smashes small golems that a party of 5 usually jumps in and catches, while the other party thugs only BJ Archmage in a hunting ground where the other party hunts for life.”
Even if it’s that much, advertisers won’t save money to borrow the name of BJ Grand Mage.
Park Young-jun, who recalled the picture, said.
“Gather some video comparison data.”
“Comparative data?”
“So, isn’t it better if you compare yourself with the other kids?”
“Then the comparison target….
“A video of the 10th guild’s first team members catching small golems in the Stone Tree Forest.”
The subordinate was surprised by the words that followed.
“Are you comparing it to the 10th guild?”
“Where is it not? BJ Grand Mage is currently writing the best history in its class. Oh, while you’re bringing it, look for Merlin’s video.”
Merlin!
The moment the name, which exists at the pinnacle of the wizards of the God Wars world, was mentioned, a subordinate spoke cautiously.
“Wouldn’t it be a bit dangerous to compare it with the Abyss Guild? And Merlin… …
“It’s not a boss monster, it’s about catching normal monsters, so you have to do that to have an impact. right? From the point of view of the Abyss Guild, it’s only about catching normal monsters, so you probably don’t even think it’s a fight? No, it’s a comparison video that is only shown to advertisers in the first place, how would the Abyss Guild know?”
“I guess so.”
The subordinate nodded at Park Young-jun’s explanation, and Park Young-jun, who saw it, also nodded.
“Now then, the picture is roughly drawn, so we need to serve the guests properly.”
With those words, Park Young-joon took out a smartphone for large items from his pocket again.
Seeing that, a subordinate asked a question.
“Where is the big place this time?”
Instead of answering that question, Park Young-joon tapped the brand on the left chest of the T-shirt he was wearing with his finger.
A subordinate who confirmed it said in surprise.
“The Wharton School?”
huh?
Surprised by that question, Park Young-joon said after checking my T-shirt.
“Ah, these aren’t clothes. oh it took Everyone do their jobs.”
7.
Stone Forest.
Because it is literally full of trees made of stone, instead of the refreshingness of the forest, only stuffiness and desolateness exist.
“oh my god.”
On that stage, Midas and NPC Zuga, whom he met after a long time, made a surprised expression.
“How did you find me?”
Midas did not answer the question that followed.
“It is urgent. There is something we must do for the well-being of the Tunga Kingdom.”
Instead, after explaining the situation in a flash, he took out the traces of the unknown person from his inventory along with the necklace he was wearing.
slap!
Immediately after that, the necklace clung to the traces of the unknown person.
Seeing that, the NPC Zuga nodded.
“It looks like you need a compass just like back then.”
“yes.
At that moment, a notification sounded.
[The quest has been completed.]
[The level has risen.]
While those notifications were ringing in Midas’ ears, the NPCs looked around and slowly opened their mouths.
“There is no Soul Metal here, so we cannot make new necklaces. So I have no choice but to recycle your necklace.”
“How can I do it?”
“After taking out the crystal from the pendant, I will combine it with the one you brought. After that you have to install it again. If you do that, it will more definitely turn towards the owner of that magical power.”
“Then what can I ask for?”
To the ensuing question, NPC Zuga cautiously spoke.
“I need 10 Golem Crystals.”
[A new quest has been created in the main scenario quest list.]
Then, a new quest window appeared.
[Golem’s Crystal]
– Quest Level: Main scenario
– Quest Level: 99 or lower
– Quest Content: Get 10 Golem Crystals from NPC Zuga. Golem Crystals can be obtained with a very low chance from Small Golems.
– Quest Reward: Blue Stone Golem Summoning Stone
! When the quest is completed, you can proceed with the ‘Blue Stone Golem’
! If the quest is completed within 111 hours, additional rewards and the title ‘Surprise Zuga’ will be given
! Reward for the title that surprised Zuga: Rune ( Strength +15)
!Quest Additional Reward: Zuga’s Hammer
Seeing it, Midas’ eyes narrowed.
‘As expected.’
Midas was able to predict the direction of the quest the moment he saw that the next quest for Cursed Necklace (2) was the Golem’s Crystal.
After catching the small golem, I will catch the boss monster.
It wasn’t even a difficult prediction.
I had a break because
Don’t overdo it, let’s match the pace while leveling up according to the quest level.
But things have changed.
The situation has come when you have to show something to advertisers.
So what should I show them?
There was nothing to worry about.
‘Only catching normal monsters is rather deducted if shown.’
Most viewers of God Wars wanted to hunt boss monsters, not PK or normal monsters.
Of course, he would have to give up his leisure time for that, but that was not the subject of Midas’ agonizing and self-reflection.
‘I will repay the boss’s efforts in any way.’
NPC Zuga spoke to such Midas.
“Golem crystals can be obtained with an extremely low probability by catching small golems. It won’t be easy to collect 10 of them.”
A warning that completing the quest in 111 hours will take you long enough to give you an extra reward.
Midas answered the warning.
“Wait 10 hours and I’ll bring it right away.”
