Chapter 209: True Warrior 4
TL/Editor: Raei
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It seemed that the 40th floor's underground clearing had not two, but three types.
The first was a trap clearing, using a few black Nagas as bait, where the ceiling collapses the moment you descend to the second underground level, attempting to bury you alive.
The second type was a production clearing, creating black Naga warriors and giant Naga forms.
And the third was an underground clearing where we had yet to find a boss.
"Another dead end?"
"This time, only giant Nagas were there."
Thanks to this, the party was becoming adept at hunting giant monsters, but the fact that we still hadn't encountered a boss remained unchanged.
On the 10th, 20th, and 30th floors, the bosses themselves would jump out if we got near certain places, but maybe because this time's concept was a secret production base, they were well hidden.
Even Han Se-ah's quest window didn't help...
She murmured about needing to find it, but there were no hints.
-The forest altar search was awful, but this seems heavenly in comparison.
-The orc altar at least stood out high. LOL
-Watching Han Se-ah is like watching oil drilling, always on the hunt for a water vein.
-Isn't Manaashi kind of clumsy? He finds things really well, but why are they always duds?
-Manaashi, who rose from the Black Naga Army to this position...
Despite the slow progress, viewer reactions were not bad, probably because of the rich visuals.
Ordinary players rarely encounter giant monsters, and watching beautiful women fight and exchange blows with them was quite a treat.
Manaashi had also become a mascot of the stream, having befriended not just the temple knights but also the priests and nuns.
Initially, he wooed a temple knight with muscle training stories, then talked with priests and nuns about faith.
Perhaps because the Naga from another world, including Manaashi, were a religious tribe believing in the cycle of rebirth and the sanctity of life, he felt less like a mere warrior and more like a folkloric holy knight?
The Naga in the southern part of the kingdom were heinous monsters that hunted adventurers.
"But at least the mana stones are selling for a pretty penny, so our wallets are getting thicker."
"It's also helping us improve our skills. The higher levels seems reachable now..."
"Come here, Katie? I'll help relax your muscles with divine energy."
Grace, who disliked asking me for party funds, scooped up the chunky mana stones, and Katie, having wiped her sword with a dry cloth, swung it a few times in the air, closing her eyes as if measuring something.
Then there was Manaashi, Katie, and Irene checking if I, who received attacks with my shield, was hurt anywhere.
With such a variety of personable beautiful women and characters, Han Se'ah's lips can't help but twitch despite the slow progress.
The vibrant Grace, the benevolent Irene, and Katie, who looks stern but acts cute.
The half-jokingly created Grace Squad and Irene Squad kept clipping and steadily leaking to internet communities, so the viewership continued to grow.
In the midst of all this, the fact that there are male viewers who started watching because of my face is a bit creepy.
There's a growing number of hardcore fans, like those calling themselves 'Roland's Warhammer', 'Roland's Iron Bat', a kind of weird fanbase.
"Huh? Why am I smiling? Oh, should I be crying after my comrades and I crushed the forces of evil without a single injury? It's definitely not because I'm looking at this month's donations."
-Indeed, a streamer who makes millions a month, impressive.
-Going global with a virtual reality game and rising like a star
-She was pretty popular before, but it's a bit scary how she's heading towards ten million channel subscriptions
-What did she do to get ten million subscribers?
-Even a streamer who does instant noodle mukbang has ten million subscribers, and you're questioning the world's number one in virtual reality games?
And those increasing viewers translate into numbers in Han Se-ah's bank account, providing her with no reason to quit gaming and streaming.
Could they be considered my lifeline?
It feels strange to think that nasty viewers are helping my life...
"This time too, the giant Naga was the last one. No way to go down from here."
"It's hiding really well, maybe because it's the source of contamination."
-Really, a cowardly creature.
As Han Se-ah walked around the clearing along the wall, chatting with the viewers and concluding again that there was no boss monster, the party members each expressed their disappointment.
With the minimap and quest window open, and using mana-charged hands to scrape the walls as we walked, as we did on the 30th floor, it's certain there's nothing there.
There's no way there's a secret passage that doesn't react to mana, doesn't appear on the minimap, and doesn't update the quest window.
If the game worked that way, we would still be wandering around the 30th floor.
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Raei Translations
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As we were stuck figuring out the 40th floor, we spent more time on the 35th floor.
While some viewers complained of boredom, most were enjoying the changing landscape of the 35th floor.
Most of Han Se-ah's viewers were young men interested in virtual reality games, and all of them had experienced Heroes Chronicle in various ways.
People confident in their gaming skills or those with good teammate luck mostly made it up to the 20th floor, dealing with orcs and moving into the caves.
Even those playing the game slowly and casually had faced the Full Moon Wolf on the 10th floor.
So, they knew from experience that the game's progress was excruciatingly slow since the real-world to game-time ratio is 1:1.
[Heroes Chronicle Forum]
Today's Adventurer Meal, Day 42 [49] +186
I caught the Full Moon Wolf, but the gate won't open [21] +98
Survived a duel with a Orc Warrior as a newbie mercenary [143] +227
- Manwha about a beginner starting a virtual reality game [163] +496
Sorry, I just wanted to show this [82] +352
Even a glance at the Heroes Chronicle Forum, filled with raw opinions that could get someone sued, or worse, made this clear.
I caught the Full Moon Wolf, but the gate won't open.
[Full Moon Wolf loot.JPG]
[Happy Mages of the Magic Tower.JPG]
[Moon in the Sky.JPG]
I defeated the boss monster, but the gate on the 10th floor won't open. Why is that?
It depends on the situation at the Magic Tower; it's inconsistent.
Yeah, you might have to wait a few more days depending on what the mages are doing.
The longest record is one week; someone got trolled.
I got played by the Magic Tower too.
The Full Moon Wolf is a gentleman compared to the others, lol.
Starting with complaints that the gate doesn't immediately appear after handing over the Full Moon Wolf's loot, there are numerous posts lamenting situations like spending two months just on the move with a mercenary group, or starting as a trader but spending half a year just climbing mountains.
Even traveling within the kingdom in this medieval era takes at least a month as standard.
There are magic tools, and modern conveniences are somewhat implemented, but there's nothing like a high-speed train.
The world of medieval fantasy is the polar opposite of the fast-paced Korean culture.
It's a world where you literally run over mountains and rivers, so there's a bit of leniency in the perception of time.
Unless it's a merchant contract with a clear deadline, the average is to travel at a reasonably slow pace.
Remember when I was looking for Lily Depp's companion?
Even when the traders who were supposed to visit small villages were significantly late, it was just taken in stride.
If they're late, they're late, and if they're later, well, they're probably dead.
"Sir Roland! Would you like to join us?"
"No, I'm fine."
-Too bad, Roland
Thinking this, I was suddenly approached by a temple knight while walking the streets of the 35th floor.
Beside the temple knight, who had taken off his shining white armor to reveal his bulky bare body, was Manaashi, wriggling his muscles covered in black scales.
...This guy might really be a member of the Capybara species.
I thought he would be stuck on the 40th floor, but like tendrils of white tentacles crossing the gate, the black Naga warrior naturally joined us on the 35th floor.
Thanks to his friendly relations with the temple, people's wariness had lessened.
"Haha, Sir Roland must be busy. But I am curious about how you maintain that splendid physique, so next time, I would love to exercise together."
"Yes, if the opportunity arises."
-See you tomorrow, Roland
Even if it's a menacing black Naga warrior, there's no reason to tremble in fear when he's occupied in a conversation about physical training with a bear-like muscular temple knight.
To the ordinary citizens who came up for construction, the temple's endorsement made them more trustworthy than unknown adventurer groups.
Some adventurers even curiously listened to the temple knights and the advanced warrior discuss physical training methods.
Of course, there's no reason for me to interfere.
The effort I put into building this body was nothing but channeling my frustration with male characters into macros.
"Roland, you're here?"
"We'll have skewers from the market street for dinner tonight. ...I guess it's okay to have one in advance?"
And instead of sweating with a dark-scaled snake man and a muscle pig, wouldn't anyone prefer to spend their time with beautiful women who show interest in me?
Having turned down the invitation to a muscle discussion with the temple knight and Manaashi, I returned to the tent village.
There, Grace and Katie, dressed lightly, were waiting for me with hot skewers and cold beer.
With Han Se-ah turning off the stream and heading to the Magic Tower for a while, and Irene having to attend to some business at the temple and thus unable to join us for dinner, one thing was certain.
The floating camera above their heads suggests that Han Se-ah might not be at the Magic Tower, but rather renting a one-person tent in the tent village to hide.
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