episode_0065

Unlike dungeons, hunting grounds are usually maintained as a single channel.

As the crowd grew, the number of channels increased automatically.

Because the hunting grounds were usually quite large in size.

It was very rare for additional channels to be created.

At least that was the case until recently···.

The second gate, the doppelganger pattern, that even broke the large company party filled with the top 0.1% of talent.

Most of the advance party has already split up in the forest keeper pattern of Gate 1.

Because of the fundamental problem that the big corporate party discovered in all this.

The hunting ground with the highest level at the moment, ‘Nature’s Land’, was being overrun.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the entire advance party gathered just to obtain level 80 equipment.

In the end, two additional channels were created in the natural habitat.

Even this was not enough, and there was a dispute over the respawn points where monsters respawn.

“It’s crowded.”

The situation in the natural habitat seen through spectator mode was very chaotic.

The sight of countless players rushing to catch the newly spawned monsters was reminiscent of a zombie movie.

The reason so many people are flocking here is probably to get level 80 equipment.

There were definitely people who took advantage of this gap to get level 80 equipment and make a killing.

Huh? Only top users gathered here, so there’s rice food?

You may wonder, though.

The top ranking was one in which the rice consumption ratio was secretly high.

Even if we just look at the currently most widely released ‘shapes of nature’,

Because it is currently being traded at 500,000 won.

Assuming you purchase all four full parts, you will earn 3 million won.

I just sold items I got from hunting and I got 3 million won?

This was an amount that would make even an ordinary user who didn’t eat rice suffer.

“The best way is to increase the supply sources···.”

In fact, there already existed a dungeon that dropped level 80 equipment.

The problem is that unlike natural habitats where all users know the location.

The dungeon where the level 75 boss monster appears, ‘Passage to the Other World’, has not been discovered.

The passage to the other world was the spirit realm, the dimension where the next boss raid, the fallen spirit king, resided.

Clearing this dungeon allowed you to gain ownership of the passage and travel to the spirit world.

Of course, you have to complete all of Elderheim’s story as a prerequisite quest.

However, movement was only possible after reporting this series of events to the Emperor of the Empire.

Anyway, aside from the Twisted World Tree raid, the only place where a level 75 boss monster appears is the passage to the other world.

It was just a shame that this dungeon, which was like a honey pot, had not been discovered yet.

“Include drop rates in the relief list···.”

Since it was now end content, the drop rate was never relaxed.

The end content will change around the time other content is released.

From then on, we planned to gradually reorganize and alleviate the existing content.

This is the only way to maintain the gap between the influx of new users or light users and the advance team.

Of course, we must also guarantee the benefits enjoyed by the advance party.

‘It’s a bit inconvenient to leave it like this.’

History repeats itself. There is a reason why this saying exists.

It’s a similar situation to the old Obsidian Staff incident.

A significant number of the advance party, already lured by the high prices, were engaging in real transactions.

If it had been just a matter of earning pocket money, it would have been something that could have been ignored.

If I left it like this, my healthy game could be ruined.

Intervene? I didn’t know what would happen if I did.

Neglecting it? It was clear that doing so would have a negative impact on the game.

A frustrating situation where you can’t do anything.

The best thing would be for someone to discover a passage to the other world.

I hope you find it as soon as possible.

I left my seat and returned to my office.

***

Lee Hyun-woo. The first bard.

Bard could choose one of several instruments as his weapon.

Violin, harp, guitar, etc…

There was even a piano.

You might say, “What kind of weapon is a piano?”

Bard had a skill that allowed him to summon instruments.

Feels like a half wizard and half priest mix?

Of course, Lee Hyun-woo, who had a dream of becoming a singer-songwriter, naturally chose the guitar.

Bard. A profession whose performance is determined by the player’s skill.

This was true for all professions.

Bard was more severe than other professions.

Due to the nature of bards, who provide buffs and healing through performances and songs.

If you play a piece that you don’t like hearing, the effect is significantly reduced.

The lowest point of supporting ability is lower than that of a pseudo-person.

Highest point is extreme supporter, higher than priest.

That was Bard.

Of course, Lee Hyeon-woo, who was quite capable, was a high-level employee.

There were countless people trying to recruit such high-level personnel.

In the end, the place that Lee Hyun-woo chose was a party made up of streamers.

Of course, Lee Hyun-woo knew almost nothing about Internet broadcasting.

Broadcasting and singing. The two professions are closely related.

I chose this party with the thought that we might have synergy.

So, Lee Hyun-woo was active as a member of the streamer party for a while.

As a result, it grew at a very fast rate, if not to the vanguard…

He has become so strong that he can be called the vanguard’s appealer.

Well, in a way, it was natural.

Lee Hyun-woo liked Akare better than the cold reality where he couldn’t hear anything.

Even streamers have nothing to do now other than broadcasting Akare, which would be stupid if they didn’t do it.

Eat, do your work, do your homework, do your homework. Wake up, sleep, and do your homework.

In this way, I ended up spending more time in Akare than in reality.

The explosive growth rate was completely natural.

Anyway, the streamer party that Lee Hyun-woo is currently a part of was adventuring in Elderheim.

A natural landscape virtually untouched by human hands.

Just taking in that scenery makes me feel like my heart is being purified.

Even if it’s not necessarily the purpose of RPG, growth.

There were endless ways to enjoy Akare.

“Hey, there’s a squirrel there?”

The two female streamers turned their heads at Lee Hyun-woo’s words.

“Oh my, oh my, oh my.”

“How can you be so cute and adorable?”

Isn’t it excessive? The reaction is so overflowing that it makes you wonder.

Lee Hyun-woo’s streamer party was a party consisting of two women and two men.

A male streamer who was watching the two female streamers’ antics immediately followed Lee Hyun-woo.

“Wow. There’s a blue whale over there too.”

“Uh··· Yes.”

“Oh really.”

The male streamer quickly became embarrassed by the conflicting reactions.

It was a streamer party that moved forward as if nothing had happened.

“Wait a minute.”

I stopped walking immediately at Lee Hyun-woo’s words.

“Didn’t you hear anything?

“Sound?”

But the streamers had their eyes closed and their ears perked up.

They didn’t hear anything.

“Something··· It sounds like the wind is leading the way.”

“Oh my. This is so romantic.”

If a male streamer had said something like that, he would have immediately heard something like, “He only started to feel the effects of being a second-year middle schooler after becoming an adult.”

Well, what can I do?

The opponent is an alpha male.

Lee Hyun-woo passes by two female streamers who are chatting next to him.

I walked towards the direction where the sound was coming from.

“···Let’s follow along.”

The streamers who were exchanging glances followed Lee Hyun-woo.

Swaaaah-!

The place where Lee Hyun-woo stopped walking was a lake.

A lake with a huge waterfall.

“Was there such a terrain?”

“Wow. I wish I could camp here.”

“It would be perfect if there was only alcohol in Akare.”

Even while streamers each gave their own reviews.

The gaze of Lee Hyun-woo, the person who led them here, remained fixed on one place.

“Where are you looking so intently···”

“That waterfall is fake.”

“Huh?”

How do you know that?

Before the question could be asked, Lee Hyun-woo moved.

Lee Hyun-woo approached the waterfall and slowly extended his hand.

After dipping my hand in the waterfall for a while, I slowly pulled it out.

There wasn’t even a single drop of water on Lee Hyun-woo’s hands.

“No, what is it?”

The male streamer acted exactly like Lee Hyun-woo, as if he couldn’t believe it.

The results were, of course, the same, and the same was true for the other two female streamers.

“How on earth did you know this waterfall was fake?”

One of the female streamers, unable to contain her curiosity, asked Lee Hyun-woo a question.

Hyunwoo Lee, who had been organizing his thoughts in his head for a moment, answered quietly.

“The sound of the waterfall can only be heard from above.”

So now.

That the sound of the waterfall is not constant.

Are you saying that you found out from some distance?

“Did you hear that from a distance?”

The streamers all looked at Lee Hyun-woo with those eyes.

Hyunwoo Lee, who had everyone’s attention, scratched the back of his head.

“All I heard was the sound of the wind···.”

“Oh, right. That’s not the sound of a waterfall, is it?”

“···The sound of the wind continues beyond the waterfall.”

“No, it’s even more incredible.”

The streamer party exchanged glances and nodded simultaneously.

As I threw myself over the fake waterfall, a huge cave was revealed.

And the remains of a collapsed gang and a torch with faint embers still burning, showing traces of human presence.

In the deep darkness that spreads beyond that soft brightness.

Tiring-!

A system message appeared.

[ Would you like to enter the dungeon ‘Passage to the Other World’? ]

It was the moment when the passage to another world that had been shrouded in mystery was revealed to the world.

***

This incident also quickly returned to normal before the fire could spread further.

Luckily, a party of streamers discovered the passage to another world during their broadcast.

When news broke that the boss monster ‘Dimensional Guardian’ that appears in the passage to the other world was level 75,

A significant number of people who had been gathered in the natural environment headed towards the passage to the other world.

Because it wasn’t a raid boss like the Ancient Necromancer or the Twisted World Tree.

Users were able to quickly conquer the Dimensional Guardians.

Thanks to this, the supply of level 80 equipment was smooth.

Also, global services have started in earnest.

Overall, it succeeded in eliciting a good response.

The daily peak number of concurrent users exceeded 30 million.

The number of viewers of the Akare stream conducted by a major American streamer exceeded 500,000.

Even if it’s a box office hit.

The structure is bound to be a hit.

But everyone was in a festive mood.

Of course, there was nothing that ‘everyone’ liked.

There were some who did not like the akaré that everyone seemed to like.

PC Caution.

If it’s a game that has started global service.

It was a cancer that could never be avoided.

“Ugh···.”

Why is Raven a pretty white girl or guy?

The game that is the epitome of racism.

Materialism that does not guarantee gender freedom.

This was roughly the prevailing opinion.

There was one person in particular who became the target of their concentrated attacks.

“I’m tired.”

That was me.

Information about my real appearance has not yet been widely spread overseas.

As a result, my appearance in virtual reality was enough to become their target.

Should I put up with this?

But wouldn’t it be better to endure it?

I raised the corners of my mouth as I pondered inside.

If you endure anything, it will eventually lead to illness.

I made my position clear to the most prominent guy on Record Eye’s official account.

@Records_eye

– You seem to have a lot of complaints.

@Records_eye

– If you don’t like the temple, you should leave.

@Records_eye

– If it bothers you, then don’t do it and get out.