by Park Saenal
“Isn’t this a violation of the building codes?”
The moment that Director Lee Gookrae spoke. A door opened in the innermost part of the hallway and a grey-haired foreign person appeared. His body had large muscles and he looked like a mixed martial arts fighter. He was like a leopard. The impression was fierce and dirty.
“Who are you? Why was there no contact from the guardhouse?”
He chewed gum while asking the question. He looked somewhat familiar? PD Park Jongsoo recognized him first.
“Toon!”
“Toon? Ah! The Beast Master of Overgeared!”
In reality, he had been part of the Italian mafia. Why was he here?
“What do you want?”
Toon glanced at them sharply.
“Gulp.”
Director Lee Gookrae and PD Park Jongsoo gulped at the same time. They were overwhelmed by the look in Toon’s eyes. Their knees weakened.
Shake.
Director Lee Gookrae took out a business card with trembling hands and introduced himself.
“I am a director of OGC Station, Lee Gookrae. We came to meet Shin Youngwoo to discuss broadcast related matters. Can we meet Shin Youngwoo?”
Director Lee Gookrae vaguely became aware of something. Toon was actually in charge of protecting Grid. He rented out the entire 5th floor to stay near Grid.
‘This seems much safer…’
The security was on a different scale. Toon paused for a moment before opening one of the six doors in the hallway. Then he unlocked another door that appeared. Now the emergency staircase leading upstairs could be seen.
“Go up. Bunny Bunny is already there.”
“Bunny Bunny!”
The world’s leading BJ, which had more influence than a decent TV station, had come to South Korea?
‘He got to meet Grid?’
The player might be stolen. Director Lee Gookrae and PD Park Jongsoo hastily ran up the stairs.
Chapter 496
Chapter 496
“It isn’t the 6th floor.”
The 6th floor was the residence of Grid’s family. This was what Grid had said in a magazine interview. He lived independently in the penthouse.
“Yes, I’m aware of that. I have paid attention to Grid’s interviews. Since I’m also a Grid fan…”
“Haha, right now, most people are his fans.”
Thus, they needed to get Grid. Director Lee Gookrae and PD Park Jongsoo passed the 6th floor and headed straight to the 7th. The 7th floor was a rooftop. It was a rooftop with a lawn. There was a small pond with carp, a table made of high quality wood and impressive flowers swaying in the breeze. This garden scenery calmed the minds of anyone who saw it. It was beautiful.
At the end of the garden, there was a small house with an outer wall made of glass. This was Grid’s rumored penthouse.
“Wow… This is killing me.”
“I would like to live in a place like this someday. I think it will be possible in my next life.”
The experts commentated that Grid was an emerging ‘chaebol.’ (TL: A large family-owned business conglomerate.)
Indeed, such a great person would live in a special place like this. Director Lee Gookrae and PD Park Jongsoo couldn’t close their mouths. They were looking around the rooftop when they heard a woman’s voice.
“Welcome.”
“Y-You?”
Her ebony hair, snow-white skin, and mysterious atmosphere enhanced her beauty. Her big eyes were as deep as a lake. The person who came out to meet Lee Gookrae and Park Jongsoo was none other than Yura. The most beautiful woman in the world. She finished off the intelligent yet sexy look with a white shirt and black skirt. She was so beautiful that they felt their minds go blank. The rooftop garden was nothing in front of her.
Lee Gookrae and Park Jongsoo were baffled by Yura’s beauty, but Lee Gookrae recovered first. This was the power of a married man with a loving wife.
“Why is Yura here?”
In the past, Yura had visited OGC Station in relation to Grid’s broadcast. She had raised Grid’s price, so Lee Gookrae couldn’t help feeling nervous. He gulped as Yura smiled at him.
“Is it strange that I’m here? Can’t you vaguely guess the relationship between Youngwoo and I?”
“Ah!”
They were lovers!
‘I’m envious…’
Grid had wealth, fame, and a beauty. The director might be a married man, but he couldn’t help envying Grid’s life. PD Park Jongsoo was a solo and his jealousy soared into the sky.
‘In my next life, I must be born as Grid.’
As the two men were confused by the misunderstanding, Yura sighed quietly. She thought it would be nice if Youngwoo was her lover as they thought.
‘In reality, I’m just his property manager…’
Yura shook her head and turned away from reality. She smiled again and led Director Lee Gookrae and PD Park Jongsoo to the table on one side of the garden.
Tak. Tak.
The sound of the small spinning wheel placed in the pond next to the table was heard.
“Do you want to broadcast Youngwoo-ssi’s hunting process?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
There was no need for long words. Lee Gookrae promptly responded to Yura’s question. In response to this, Yura immediately presented the conditions.
“The amount you have to pay is 20 billion won. In addition, you can’t monopolize the broadcasting rights. You will have to share it with Bunny Bunny, who runs a private station.”
“What…?”
Park Jongsoo was upset. They had to pay 20 billion won just for footage of hunting? It wasn’t even an exclusive! This was a complete mockery of the industry.
‘Of course we will refuse.’
PD Park Jongsoo was disappointed.
“…I understand. I will write up the contract right away.”
But Lee Gookrae showed an unexpected response.
“D-Director?”
Was he senile? PD Park Jongsoon somehow swallowed down his words as Lee Gookrae sighed.
“There is no discount.”
In fact, OGC Station had prepared a blank check in exchange for Grid’s ‘exclusive’ hunting broadcast rights. They judged that it was worth it. If they could exclusively disclose the secret behind Grid’s levelling that the world was curious about, they could raise the awareness of OGC while also earning an astronomical amount of advertising revenue.
Honestly, 20 billion was a small amount. This was even considering the fact that they had to share the broadcast rights with Bunny Bunny. But there was one thing he wanted to emphasize.
“We paid 5 billion won last year for the broadcast of Youngwoo fighting the Red Knight in the Vatican. What did Yura say at that time? You will give OGC ample rewards. Didn’t you say that you and Youngwoo-ssi would actively appear on OGC? Then what about after that? You refused several love calls from OGC. It’s very sad.”
The thing that Lee Gookrae wanted to say was very simple.
“I hope we can further develop our relationship with this deal. From now on, please respond to OGC’s love call.”
Yura’s answer was simple. “If you create a program worth appearing in, I will review it positively at any time.”
Worth appearing in! It meant she had no intention of appearing in a trivial program.
‘The programs that we devised are insignificant…!’
OGC was called the best gaming broadcasting station in the world, so this stimulated Director Lee Gookrae and PD Park Jongsoo.
“Okay… I will surely make a valuable program. A wonderful program that you will emerge in!”
“I’m looking forward to it.”
It was a year later the legendary programs that would be popular in South Korea and worldwide were produced.
***
“Is it really like this? You’re able to send away a person who flew from the United States so easily? Huh?”
The world’s top gami
ng BJ, Bunny Bunny. He wanted to obtain Grid’s broadcasting rights, coming to a faraway foreign land to sign the contract he wanted. It was a contract to cover and broadcast Grid’s hunting process. Of course he was happy. On the other hand, he was also agitated. Grid never left the capsule!
“Really too much! Not showing your face to someone who came all this way!”
Yura responded to his agitation.
“Do you think you can think like a ranker? They are people who play the game while reducing meal time and sleeping time. I can’t interrupt Youngwoo-ssi’s time, even if the president of the United States comes.”
In fact, Yura’s situation was no better than Bunny Bunny’s. She was generously donating her time to help him, but Grid didn’t even have time to drink a cup of tea with her.
‘It makes me sad when I think about it.’
Had she ever been treated so poorly in her life? Now her pride was stimulated.
“…?”
Bunny Bunny was surprised when he saw Yura’s sudden sulky expression.
“It’s amazing that you can make an expression like this.”
“I am amazed myself.”
Her feelings for Grid were unfamiliar. It was fun and complicated. Yura’s smile was more beautiful than ever as she thought this.
***
Overgeared Two. The name of the secondary Overgeared Guild. It was clearly a sloppy name. Many people laughed and made fun of it. However, the members who belonged to Overgeared Two had no major dissatisfaction with their name. Originally, it was supposed to be called ‘Overgeared Workforce.’
“The average level of Overgeared Two, which was launched after merging with the Silver Knights Guild, has finally exceeded 200.”
Most of the production classes belonged to Overgeared Two. The levelling speed couldn’t help being delayed. It was very encouraging that the average level now exceeded 200. It proved that the party hunting of the Overgeared Guild was more active than expected. In addition, the Overgeared Guild could produce a wide variety of items in the future.
Lauel planned to amplify the guild’s morale with a magnificent celebration.
“How will we celebrate?”
“A simple way to celebrate the collective effort is to fight and win. Let’s fight. We will win and share the joy of victory.”
It was a guild that started with a small number of elite members. It took a considerable amount of time to settle the guild and it looked like a social group on the surface. However, this was just a big misunderstanding. Originally, it was a group intended to take advantage of Grid as a king, gain power, and gain benefits.
War was natural.
“Grid is currently stuck in the vampire cities. Is it the right time for a war? What crazy words are you saying?”
“Now is the perfect time for a war.”
Currently, the world was concentrated on Grid. It was a perfect time to move the troops. Lauel unfolded a map of the Eternal Kingdom and pointed to one place. Patrian. A fortified city situated on the border of the north and west of the Eternal Kingdom.
“Everybody knows that it has been difficult to make contact with the north after Aslan took the throne.”
Aslan’s containment against Grid wasn’t blatant and proceeded slowly. On the surface, he acted like he wanted to maintain a good relationship with Grid. But this was just a two-sided strategy. Every time Aslan sent gifts to Reidan, the taxes in the north rose slightly. Every time Aslan sent a letter to Grid, the roads connecting the north and west were closed one by one. It wasn’t easy to raise a fuss because the reason was always plausible.
Lauel could no longer stand it.
“It’s very likely that our territory in the north, Bairan, will be isolated. From then on, King Aslan will reveal his true colors.”
Before that, they had to capture Patrian to connect the north and the west.
“Will it be as easy as it sounds? When we invade Patrian, King Aslan will send troops to Bairan. Then won’t we completely lose the north and be isolated in the west?”
“Hah, foolish Vantner.”
Lauel patted Vantner’s bald head. Then he explained, “Have you forgotten that the ruler of the north is Grid’s father? Marquis Steim will keep King Aslan in check. The ones we should be cautious about are other players, not King Aslan.”
Once the Overgeared members invaded Patrian, the players would receive a quest to defend Patrian. From this point on, the Overgeared Guild would be categorized as a hostile force to the Eternal Kingdom. Then all the players belonging to the Eternal Kingdom would receive a quest against the Overgeared members.
“The key is to slow down the timing of the quest. In that sense, the best time to invade is when the players are focused on Grid.”
They would align the time of the invasion for when Grid’s hunt would be broadcasted. The audience rating of the broadcast was likely to be equivalent to that of the National Competition. There were countless people who wanted to solve the question behind Grid’s levelling speed. It was obvious that the number of people connected to Satisfy would be reduced as soon as Grid’s hunting broadcast started.
“Our march will be relatively secret and we can take control of the empty Patrian in an instant. Do you understand now, ignorant Vantner? Kukukuk!”
Lauel covered half his face with his hand and was playing out the chuuni role alone. Thanks to this, he could be faithfully immersed in his role.
Chapter 497
Chapter 497
[An intermediate vampire was destroyed.]
[A senior vampire was destroyed.]
[A senior vampire was destroyed…]
[The title ‘Vampire Slaughter King’ has been obtained!]
[1,000 fixed damage will be dealt every time you attack a vampire!]
“Wow… Heok! Wah! Woohoo!”
Grid let out different cries of excitement. The strength of the God Hands, the items, and the Saintess combined together was constantly surprising him.
Step.
Every time Grid moved.
Peeeeok!
Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
The God Hands that were granted Holy Weapon and Holy Impact struck four vampires with the Mjolnirs, causing dozens of vampires to be simultaneously damaged. Simply put, Grid only had to lightly move for dozens of vampires to collapse.
‘Crazy! This is really crazy! A scam!’
It was so easy to hunt! The excited Grid suddenly became uneasy.
‘…Will I get my account suspended?’
It was the crime of making an illegal macro called the God Hands…
“Hah, I am a man.”
The God Hands were so outstanding that he felt guilty. Items that could wear all items, move by themselves, and kill monsters. They didn’t even have the concept of stamina. He wondered if there were any better items in the world!
“How did Oppa think about creating such items? Completely amazing! So cool!” Yerim cheered.
Grid didn’t have to lift a finger as Noe, Randy, and the God Hands slaughtered the vampires. It was similar to an absolute player portrayed in movies. Watching him was really exciting. On the other hand, Sehee’s appreciation was different.
“It feels more like a Chinese workshop that I saw in the news…”
Chinese workshop! It was a place where Chinese people gathered in large numbers for infinite hunting. Their goal was to hunt quickly with pets and dispose of the the items gathered for money.
“…Well, I should take a break.”
Grid ignored Sehee’s words and sat down. It was to restore his fallen stamina. Noe, Randy, and the God Hands continued to hunt while he was taking a break.
[An intermediate vampire was destroyed.]
[Experience has been acquired.]
[An intermediate vampire was destroyed.]
[Experience has been acquir…]
Grid was filled with joy as he watched his experience keep rising during his break.
“It feels like I’ve achieved a dream from a l
ong time ago…”
“What dream was it?”
Sehee replied instead of Grid to Yerim’s question.
“President of vice.”
He kept making money while pushing his employees to work, then he spent that money freely. Grid had dreamt of being such a person.
“I’m ashamed when thinking about it now…” Grid scratched his cheeks. “Of course, my dream is different from then.”
As his life became richer, his mindset expanded, and his perception changed little by little. He didn’t want to exploit the weak now. Sometimes, he felt like wanting to help. Recently, he even gave 3,300 won to a sponsorship program at Uni X.
‘I don’t know if I will go to Heaven after death.’
He really was a good person. Then Sehee asked him.
“Is the last boss in that building?”
There were only seven buildings in the 8th city. The number of vampires sleeping in each building was small, making it much smaller than the other cities. However, the total amount of experience was similar. This meant that the average level of the vampires was higher than the other cities and Grid was only to conjecture that the 8th city’s boss was a high noble.
“That’s right. Now only the boss is left.” Grid confirmed that his stamina was recovered and stood up. Then he said to Sehee and Yerim. “From here on, I will go alone.”
If the city’s boss was a baron~viscount level, he would be able to raid it one-on-one. He was now strong. But he wasn’t certain about earls or higher. In particular, it was dangerous if a direct descendant showed up. Sehee and Yerim couldn’t die. Sehee and Yerim expressed doubts about Grid going to the battlefield alone.
“Won’t we die anyway if Oppa fails the raid?”
“This is a dungeon that we can only escape if the boss dies or we do. In order to increase our chances of escape, isn’t it better to fight with you?”
“Yes…”
It made sense. In the end, Grid opened the door of the last building with Sehee and Yerim. Randy, Noe and the God Hands returned to his side after clearing the vampire remnants.
‘I will succeed in the raid.’
He was stronger than ever. He was confident about facing Kraugel during his prime. The moment Grid was burning with confidence.