The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 46

46.

The Next Day.

As usual, Do-hyun woke up early and diligently. He finished his morning jog and a light meal, and immediately looked for the capsule.

This was how his day truly began.

He was excited to play God of Creation as he had been yesterday, but today his expression was somewhat peculiar.

Slightly dazed, one might say. Understandably so, as it was quite shocking.

‘God of Creation makes so much money…….’

He knew it would be profitable, being an unprecedentedly popular game.

But 1 billion won? [Approximately $750,000 USD]

A monthly income of 1 billion won meant an annual salary approaching 12 billion won. [Approximately $9 million USD]

Even after taxes and other deductions, it would still be close to 10 billion won. [Approximately $7.5 million USD]

He had heard that some of the top 10 guild masters earned more than Extinction, so how much were they making?

‘I heard a large portion of their income comes from NewTube and broadcasts, right?’

They film commercials and appear on broadcasts.

In God of Creation, a guild is almost like a business, so a top 10 guild-sized business would be at the level of a major corporation.

Considering all the various sources of income, 1 billion won might even be an understatement.

‘It really has become an era where you can become rich through games.’

It’s another world; it has swallowed the world.

He had heard grandiloquent modifiers countless times, but hearing the actual amount made it truly tangible.

The world he had always dreamed of had arrived, and he was spending this golden opportunity in the military…….

It was the military that everyone goes to, and it was for protecting the country, but he couldn’t help but feel envious.

But it’s okay.

‘It’s late, but it’s not like I can’t do it.’

Mountaineering is the same.

A person who never reaches the summit will never see the view from the top.

He had already reached the top once, so there was no reason he couldn’t do it again.

And Do-hyun had six traits, and he had chosen the one and only God.

He even had a unique trait among them.

‘Let’s aim for the top again.’

1 billion won a month?

No, since he was setting a goal, he was thinking of dreaming of 10 billion won a month. [Approximately $7.5 million USD]

It was just a dream now, but it was always better to set ambitious goals.

In that sense, he had done some research on NewTube, which would be the first step towards earning 10 billion won a month.

-Broadcast? You just record it. Accessibility is easy. If you want to increase the quality, you have to edit it and spend money…… but that’s really for kids who want to do it professionally.

-I’m just saying this in case, but you’re not getting your hopes up too high, are you? No matter how much money you can make, not just anyone can become popular, so don’t expect too much?

……He had learned more from Hyun-ah than from his own research.

To make excuses, there wasn’t much more to find out.

He didn’t have the money to hire an editor, and even if he watched how to do it, it wasn’t something he could do overnight.

Still, he had roughly grasped the direction.

-Content? Um…… well. Everyone is different. Something you can do without connections? Just raid videos? If your skills are good, there are people who watch even if it’s a low-level zone.

Skill-based videos.

This was the field Do-hyun was most confident in. In fact, the bigger reason was that this was all he had.

He needed connections to create interesting content, but Do-hyun didn’t have any connections, and he wasn’t confident in creating such content.

‘Let’s at least record something.’

If he recorded it, there would be a time to use it someday.

He was thinking of recording whenever he had the chance.

After all, once he raised his ranking in the future, even ordinary hunting videos would be worth more.

‘I should have recorded some videos before going into the secret dungeon…….’

That was a bit of a shame, but thinking about it, it might have been better not to record.

It would have been difficult to bring Jihad along.

He was going to think about it slowly for now.

More than that, right now…….

[Loyalty decreases by -2.]

[Loyalty increases by +2.]

[Loyalty increases by +1.]

“……What the heck happened to this guy?”

Do-hyun couldn’t hide his bewilderment at the message log that greeted him as soon as he logged into God of Creation.

He had simply logged out of the game and logged back in, but what were these changes of heart?

Judging from the situation, it seems like 2 went down as soon as he logged out, and then 4 went up in the Guardian Room…… He could understand the 2 going down, given his personality.

What Do-hyun found strange was that it went up again.

‘Why did it go up so much?’

Come to think of it, he had heard that the Guardian Room was designed to be a space where the Guardian could feel comfortable.

A system that at least allowed users who had difficulty managing loyalty to breathe.

It seemed to be the same for Jihad.

Well, considering he had been hiding underground for hundreds of years according to the setting, anything would be good.

‘But why was he hiding?’

His innate lineage and everything else made him a mysterious guy.

Well, whatever the reason, he was relieved.

[Loyalty: 20 / 100]

Thanks to this, he reached his target of 20, and the words of caution or betrayal had disappeared.

-Oh, you’re here? Master.

Jihad Black spoke cautiously, as if testing the waters.

He seemed to have been summoned from the Guardian Room as soon as Do-hyun logged in.

His drowsy, hazy appearance was just like a bum who had just woken up from a nap.

He must have had a good sleep.

Do-hyun stared at him for a moment before blurting out.

“You’re speaking informally?”

-No, Master.

“Well, whatever. Just call me whatever you’re comfortable with.”

-……Is that okay?

Do-hyun nodded roughly instead of answering.

-……Then, Master.

“Yeah.”

Jihad Black’s face brightened for a moment, as if he was happy that he didn’t have to say Master.

Then, Do-hyun chuckled at the sight of him belatedly trying to manage his expression.

‘This much should be okay.’

Anything was fine as long as it wasn’t “Hey,” “You,” or “Human.”

He couldn’t just keep giving him a hard time.

And it was more uncomfortable to hear that awkward honorific, and as long as he wasn’t too arrogant, informal speech was more comfortable.

After all, his loyalty had exceeded 20, and he could just educate him periodically so that he wouldn’t become arrogant.

Of course, his thoughts would change if his loyalty decreased.

-Where are you planning to go now…… Hey?

Do-hyun grinned at the sight of him cautiously asking.

It was obvious.

“I have to go get my reward.”

The reward for the linked quest ‘Dungeon Break.’

It was time to bring the low-grade skill 뽑기권 [ppopgikkweon – gacha ticket] that was eagerly waiting for him.

* * *

[You have cleared the linked quest ‘Dungeon Break.’]

[As a reward, you acquire 10 gold, a certain amount of experience, and a low-grade skill 뽑기권 [ppopgikkweon – gacha ticket].]

‘I finally got it.’

Do-hyun clenched his fist at the long-awaited skill 뽑기권 [ppopgikkweon – gacha ticket].

It might just be a low-grade skill 뽑기권 [ppopgikkweon – gacha ticket], but now was a time when even one skill was precious.

Even Charge Cut…… no, even the basic skill, Strike, was being used effectively.

‘My level didn’t go up.’

It would have been nice if his level had gone up just right since there were no more quests, but that was a bit disappointing.

Seeing this, he could definitely feel that the experience required to level up increased as he leveled up.

Even up to level 20, he would level up just by clearing one quest.

“You’ve worked hard. With this, the monsters will not look down on our Raven. Heh heh.”

“Yes, thank you.”

“It’s also a pleasure to get to know such an excellent hunter. Why don’t you have a cup of tea?”

“No, I have a lot of work to do, so I’ll just take your kind offer.”

“As expected, my eye for talent is not wrong! Even after completing the job, he immediately goes to work!”

Ting-.

[The effect of the title ‘Maximum Favorability from the Start?’ is activated. Favorability increases even more.]

[Zrinna has very high favorability.]

Do-hyun prepared to leave, responding appropriately to Zrinna, who was still talking a lot.

The moment he sat down on the chair, he would be caught up in chatter for an hour.

‘I can’t do that.’

As mentioned earlier, Do-hyun was a true gamer who didn’t have enough even with 10 hours.

He had no intention of wasting precious time like that when he had to figure out how to use it effectively.

With that, he was about to leave the house in a hurry.

“But who is next to you? It seems like you were alone yesterday…… Is it a new party member?”

“……Yes, well.”

Do-hyun glanced to the side and nodded.

Then, Zrinna, stroking his white beard as if he was interested, let out a small exclamation.

“He looks young, but he must be a very talented magician. Heh heh.”

“Kireuk!”

“Huh? Kireuk?”

“Ah, my party member has rhinitis. His nose must be blocked. I have work to do, so I’ll be leaving now. Good luck.”

“Huh? Okay.”

Do-hyun, cutting off his words, opened the door and sighed.

Then, he glanced to the side.

“You wanna die?”

-Sorry, Master. I don’t know why, but I thought you knew something about humans…….

“Be careful.”

-……I’m sorry.

Do-hyun sighed as he looked at Jihad, who was avoiding his eyes and acting like a wimp, and looked around.

Even though goblins were walking around the village, people didn’t seem to pay much attention.

They occasionally looked and left, but they didn’t seem to care much.

‘The effect seems to be working well.’

This was all thanks to the robe that Jihad Black was wearing now.

The robe of the Black Goblin Shaman, a sub-equipment he obtained after catching him, and the face recognition interference magic attached to it was being activated.

The options were options, but the effect of the robe itself was also great.

Since it was covering his whole body, even if he was small, people would think he was a person, not a goblin.

‘I dropped it, but he’s wearing it.’

Thinking about it, it was funny.

He had originally been wearing it, but he caught him, obtained it, and then gave it back to him.

It wasn’t like he was giving it and taking it away, so what was this?

Kireuk, kireuk!

Thanks to this, only Jihad, who had received his clothes back, was excited.

Do-hyun frowned because he didn’t want to see it.

“Be quiet.”

Kireuk…….

Then, Jihad Black became sullen and covered his mouth with both hands.

There was something annoying about it, but this wasn’t just a tantrum.

Even if the recognition interference magic was activated, he couldn’t do anything about the goblin’s unique sound.

If a small guy like him walked around making goblin noises, wouldn’t people be suspicious?

‘I’ll have to keep him wearing this for the time being.’

It was a shame, but it didn’t matter since he couldn’t wear the clothes anyway due to the level restriction.

He didn’t have any magic skills yet…….

‘I don’t have to bother getting him equipment, so it’s a win-win.’

In fact, Jihad shouldn’t have been able to wear that robe for the same reason, but he tried putting it on before going to the village, just in case, and it worked.

[Identified as a member of the Black Clan.]

[The power of the creator is imbued, 解除 [jiěchú – removes] the wearing restriction only for the original owner.]

He was even able to wear not only the robe but also the Orb of Grudge.

He couldn’t help but wonder what kind of clan they were, but it wasn’t bad to think that he had saved on equipment costs for the remaining items.

-But where are we going, Master?

“It’s a secret.”

-Didn’t you say we had to do that card 뽑기권 [ppopgikkweon – gacha ticket] thing soon?

Jihad Black tilted his head as if he was wondering.

When did he ever sing about card 뽑기권 [ppopgikkweon – gacha ticket], and why was he just walking around the village without opening it right away after getting it?

“There are circumstances that only users know.”

-……?

He still seemed curious, but Jihad Black shut his mouth because he thought he would get hit if he asked.

Whether he did or not, Do-hyun didn’t have time to care.

‘It was somewhere around here…….’

The place he had definitely seen in the community was near here.

He turned on the post again to check the information and walked for a few minutes. Soon, Do-hyun, who had arrived at his destination, grinned.

Bustling-.

This was an alleyway.

It was just an ordinary back alley with no shops, but for some reason, it was crowded with people.

And all of those people were looking at the sky, alternately rejoicing and despairing.

“Damn it! It didn’t come out!”