159 < (3). Isolation, and Crisis -2 >

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“Now, gather around in an orderly fashion. There will be a battle soon. ”

At the front base of the Middle Continent, users of the Ruspel Empire gathered to participate in the battle were in the phosphorus Sea.

The frontline combat was chaotically dangerous enough to escape death, but there was definitely a reason many users sought the battlefield.

The reason for this was that there were two main reasons: first, it was a huge reputation that was hard to get when doing regular quests, and second, the easiest way to get the 'Imperial Contribution Points’ needed to get good artifacts or quests was through the front lines of combat.

Of course, users belonging to the Giant Guild did not come because they had more advantage in fighting in the Guild, but it was no exaggeration to say that most users who are more than 100 levels from small and medium-sized guilds who do not have a guild or are difficult to enter the Central Continent gathered at this front-line base.

And it was obvious that there was a lot of crowds.

“Hey, but what if he dies as soon as the battle starts? So it's a reputation, it's a contribution, it's not much, it's just a level, right? ”

“That's not going to happen... but if you start dying soon, it won't be a big loss. Basically, attending raises 10,000 Contribution Points for fame. Yesterday, a ranker warrior I know killed dozens of enemy soldiers by himself, and he earned over 50,000 reputation. Almost 10,000 Contribution Points? ”

“Aigoo, how many times have you hit a knight besides a soldier? You've only caught a soldier and made 50,000 reputations? ”

“No, he's about 130, but he won't touch the knights. The Kaimon Knights are nearly level 140 or higher. ”

“Khh... How much fame can I give you then? You're going to give me a lot of experience, aren't you? ”

Ian was also standing in line among the Imperial users, each waiting to register for mercenaries, talking about things like that.

‘Well, the process is very complicated. Shouldn't you have gone straight to Helheim? ’

The front barracks were so spacious and there was no way of knowing where Helim was.

Ian pulled out his neck and looked at the front of the long stretched line once, grumbling into his heart.

"Oh, how much longer do we have to wait? I'm running out of time... ’

But then, a strange voice came to Ian.

“Hey... aren't you Prince Ian?" ”

Ian turns in reflection to the voice calling out his name, where a knight from the Ruspel Empire stands, riding a horse and staring at Ian.

Ian was embarrassed for a moment.

‘Who? How do you know me...?' ’

I thought I saw it somewhere, but I couldn't remember it well.

Ian clears his embarrassment and asks for him.

“Yes, that's right... Who are you...? ”

And Ian's question was quickly solved.

“Ah, you're the bird, aren't you?! I'm a little disappointed that you don't remember. Haha. I'm Deputy Commander Valter with the Helheim Guard Commander. Didn't you join the Holden Hunt just a few days ago? ”

After hearing the explanation, Ian begins to remember his opponent's face.

No, I had to pretend to remember, even if I didn't.

‘Aza, thank you! ’

Ian brightens his face and extends his hand toward him.

“Aha, Lord Balter! I made a big mistake, how could I not remember? Sir Balter made it easy to hunt down underground battles. Haha!”

Balter immediately stepped off his horse and took an example, holding Ian's hand, and their surroundings began to murmur at the shovel.

“What, do you have a friendship with that imperial crisis? ”

“Who the hell is that? All rankers and celebrities belong to the Giant Guild, so there's no way they're here. Isn't that a big deal for an orderly to pretend to be that close? ”

“And the Imperial Knight spoke first! ”

When jealousy and conjecture surrounds Ian's identity, someone shouts aloud.

“I know that guy! ”

“Who is it?”

“Well, you know, The Summoner from this massive update trailer video! It's him!”

“Yes! Ian! It's Ian!”

Ian flinches at the unexpected situation.

But this was a natural order.

Ian's awareness was somewhat comparable to that of the dizzy rankers.

However, because the share of the awareness was almost crowded with summoner users or new job users, it was only a little late for recognition from this battlefield that was gathered at a level above a certain level.

Because the number of new job users who could enter the Central Continent itself was very few.

In particular, for those who were struggling with level-up summoners, users with the ability to enter the Central Continent could be counted on almost ten fingers.

No matter how people reacted, Ian put a metal plate on his face and continued his conversation with Balter.

“Lord Valter, may I ask a favor of you? ”

“Just tell me, if I can do it, of course I can. ”

Ian was a little surprised by a more favorable reaction than he thought, but soon he hesitated.

‘I've had a few quests with the Royal Knights in the past... It's natural that I have a lot of friendliness. ’

Ian has done thick imperial quests such as the Captive Rescue Operation, starting with the Griffin Hatching Quest.

Ian was an excellent commander of knights, especially in the dungeons of the tombs of the ancient ruins, and Balter's intimacy at the time was close to the best.

“I want to help the Knights at the front, but I want to fight as many enemies as possible at the front. Sir Balter, could you show me to Captain Helheim, please? ”

Ian craftily said he didn't want to wait, so he wanted to cut in.

Of course, Valter nodded, shivering.

“Oh! I heard the Lotus Guild has to have a Node too... How loyal you are to the Emperor by rushing into the forward assault force for the imperial court. ”

Ian's face is as thick as a sheet of iron.) I smiled.

“Hot-hot, after the Empire's front-line defense line collapses, what's the point of our Guild Node?" We'll take the lead in stopping the Kaimon on the first line. ”

Balter nods, expressing his satisfaction.

“Khh, there was a reason His Majesty was so fond of you. Come with me, Birch. I'll take you to him. The Master will be pleased. ”

Ian bows slightly to Valter and shows his gratitude.

“Thank you, Lord Balter. ”

Ian disappeared into the barracks following the Imperial Knight Balter after a brief conversation.

The remaining users grumbled and complained about his disappearance.

“Wow... how important a network is to us in the game... Are you sure you want to live with this...?" ”

“But no matter how Named User is, how long can the Summoner carry him around in a front-line battle? ”

“You know what? I know how hard it is to level up a Summoner... He's not on the ranking list, but he's got 110, right? ”

“Oh, they don't know anything. Have you seen any footage of Ian's battle? ”

“No. I've never seen anything like it, but it's obvious. I haven't seen a summoner once or twice. ”

However, by the time the controversy over Ian became deeper, a woman who had been quiet until now opened her mouth with a quiet voice.

And the power of the words was substantial.

“I don't know you… but I would expect Ian to be at least level 130. ”

A reflex that erupts immediately from everywhere.

“No, what nonsense is that? I understand that the ranking 1 summoner user is now a level 122. ”

“I said.... Even the Black Wizard has fewer than 130 users.... ”

But the next thing she said, everyone had to keep their mouths shut.

“I'm the 122th level summoner currently ranked # 1 in the Summoner ranking. And after seeing Ian's battle footage... he was much stronger than me. ”

Users who look embarrassed.

“But how can I not rank...? ”

And her words continued.

“You've probably set all this information to be 100 percent private. There are some unofficial rankers like that, aren't there? ”

“Well, that's... ”

It was hard to believe, but because her character information floating over her head added weight to her words, people stared at Ian's disappearance with a jealous look on their faces.

[Lauren/Lv122/Summoner]

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[So... you're going to be at the forefront of a war between empires in an hour?]

Jinsung is hanging from a chair in front of his desk and talking to someone on his smartphone.

“Yes, that's right. The entire combat course will be recorded with a capsule embedded camera. I just got out of my capsule, so I'm going to kill the image quality. ”

I continued to hear the voice of a clear woman over Jinsung's smartphone.

[Excellent. Somehow the last Hold Dream Grave dungeon video was really good... The capsule was the latest.]

“That's right. Anyway, I'd like you to take another look at video editing, Ms. Sojin. ”

[Of course, don't worry. I love the video itself, but you know what I'm capable of.]

“Of course. I'll shoot you as soon as I get all the footage. ”

Jinsung tries to hang up the phone after finishing the business, but voices of exhaustion flow again.

[Oh, Jinsung.]

“Yes?”

When can I upload the Hold Dream Dungeon Clear footage?]

The question caused me to think for a moment.

‘Well, that video could still be dangerous if it spreads. I'll get more attention in the Giant Guild.... ’

The biggest problem was that after the video spread, it was also likely that the Holy Grail of Holdream would spread in the hands of Jinsung.

Of course, the scene of obtaining the Holy Grail will be edited and uploaded, but it was a fact that you can guess as much as you want.

The truth followed.

“Wait a little longer. It still contains information that should not be known.... I think I'll be fine in about a full day. I'll get back to you then. ”

That said, exhaustion tasted good.

(* sigh *) I can't wait to get it up... Anyway, I understand. Then please contact me again soon, Jinsung!]

“Yep!"

Jinsung hung up on the phone, turned on the internet and searched the video list of Eucast with his combat scenes.

Starting with fewer than a few hundred thousand trillion videos, there were almost as many as 10 billion videos.

Jinsung muttered with a proud expression.

“Okay, this many hits will cost a lot more than last month, right? ”

The sincerity of checking the videos one by one with a single expression.

In the meantime, since you've handed a lot of battle footage over to Sojin, if you search by the name of Ian, nearly twenty videos have been searched.

“What should I buy when the money comes into the account...? Of course, money tastes like money! ”

Jinsung is so happy to spend the money to roll into the bank account!

However, Jinsung's next words were wrong.

“Should I change everything from armor to the best? Or is it time to change the cane? Hmm... The sphere of magic is still usable, so it's a shame to change it... ”

I would have thought about buying a car or moving to a better house with the money that other people have earned, but I was really thinking about realizing the game items with the money that I made.

Perhaps if my parents had seen this, they would have had a hard time collecting bones, but Jinsung moved back to the capsule in a daze.

“But don't spend it all. I'm going to go eat some beef with Harin. ”

But now, fortunately (?) Harin's share in Jinsung's head was formed a little bit.

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