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Chapter 194
Chapter 194
1.
There are impulses that come out of nowhere.
Should I have shrimp tempura for lunch?
Udon sounds good, but...
Tonkatsu is delicious too.
But today, I really want shrimp tempura.
A simple yet strong impulse, like choosing a lunch menu, ordered her to do something.
- Don’t you want to play the game?
After half a year of honing the internal energy she absorbed, Ha Eung Eung was now ready.
Having completely assimilated 20 years of power, there were no more problems, even if she returned to half-beast mode.
The mole creatures were cute, weren’t they?
The image of baby animals suddenly came to her mind, and for some reason, she found herself wanting to see them again.
Maybe it’s time to play a game.
In the end, she gave in to the impulse and started streaming.
After six months of waiting, for such a trivial reason, the Silent Swordsman returned to half-beast mode.
No matter the reason, the viewers were thrilled to see that the wait had finally paid off.
[Silent Swordsman ES (Ending Space)]
[Field Type - Space]
The miners, who miraculously escaped the clutches of the humanoid plantation gangs, had succeeded.
Some of them built their own mercenary fleets and pushed forward with the mining industry, while others decided to switch careers and pursue stable industries.
- Can you send me some investment money?
- What would you even do with it?
- Seriously? We’ve got plenty we want to do too.
But here, there was one particularly ambitious mining fleet owner. His name was <I Want to Grow and Eat Elves>.
- Don’t you want to eat elves?
- Hmm... suddenly that sounds intriguing.
- Please, tell us more.
- We’re very interested in your perverse tastes, teacher.
The investors bit the bait.
- Let’s terraform a planet and grow primitive creatures into elves.
Wealthy gentlemen with suspiciously large amounts of money began investing in the Elf Growing project, and operations to create elves started in a corner of space.
- We did it! Finally, their ears are pointed!
- Heh, they’ve grown quite deliciously, haven’t they?
- Indeed, elves must have pointy ears to be historically accurate.
If they were going to grow creatures, they might as well be beautiful and handsome elves.
For the most superficial reasons, the viewers, who had been raising primitive protein lumps and slime monsters with 10,000x time scale on a distant planet, celebrated the birth of the long-awaited primitive elves.
They even built an observatory, and by looking through a telescope, they could observe the actions of the elves on the planet!
(The elf performed an Uga Uga magic!)
(The prey hit by the Uga Uga stone-throwing spell fell from the tree!)
...Though it felt like they were still far from reaching the end goal, with the elves’ appearance now solidified, developing their civilization seemed like something that could be improved quickly with time.
- When will the first dividends start?
- Once the civilization level reaches stage 5, we’ll begin.
As civilization level increased, the time scale on the planet would decrease, but that meant more detailed interactions would become possible.
The investors, including I Want to Grow and Eat Elves, smiled happily at the thought of being revered by the elves.
[Alert. Alert.]
[A massive flying vessel has been detected heading toward the planet.]
Suddenly, a storm of trials, even worse than a thunderstrike, struck their happy dream.
- Godamax Silent Swordsman statue is here!!!
- Why the hell is that here?!
- Get away, you bastard!
The owner of the Godamax Silent Swordsman statue responded.
- I don’t intend to threaten you.
- The statue is just drifting through space.
A gigantic Silent Swordsman statue, aimlessly floating in space, happened to be on a collision course with the planet where the elves were being raised.
- We’ll reduce the fuel costs, change its course!
- That doesn’t fit the concept.
- What do you mean by concept when you’ve shoved 10,000 aircraft into your hangar, you bastard!!
Once the flying vessel’s trajectory intersected with the planet, there was no avoiding a confrontation.
Though they wanted to launch nuclear missiles to protect the planet, they didn’t have confidence in penetrating the automatic interception system.
The investors, who had made huge profits by reversing their investments, were no match for <Godamax Silent Swordsman>, possibly the richest points billionaire in space.
Facing him in a firepower battle was a crazy idea that only those with trillions of points could consider.
- Damn... we haven’t even harvested anything yet!!
- At this rate, we won’t even touch the elves, let alone harvest them! Let’s at least taste them quickly!!
They still couldn’t speak the language of the primitive elves, but their panic-stricken reactions were loud and clear.
- What’s the connection between elves and tree spirits?!
- Enough already... I’m so scared...!! At this rate, we’re all going to die...!!
The Elf New Society investor-only chatroom turned into chaos.
They recalled the Silent Swordsman’s broadcast from six months ago when he had saved them from the clutches of the humanoid plantation gangs.
They could only hope once more.
If the Silent Swordsman starts streaming again, perhaps with another reverse jackpot, they might gain the strength to protect the planet from that terrifying Godamax Silent Swordsman statue.
[The Silent Swordsman has started streaming.]
[The space will be frozen until the broadcast ends.]
- Kittaaaaa!!!
- The Silent Swordsman is a god! The Silent Swordsman is a god! The Silent Swordsman is a god!
- I didn’t believe it!!
- Seriously, how could we believe it, but the broadcast starts at the perfect timing
- Now, it’s truly a reverse jackpot!
The chatroom filled with nostalgia for six months ago, and the Elf New Society, led by I Want to Grow and Eat Elves, began the high-stakes competition against the Godamax Silent Swordsman, who was possibly the richest in space.
This was the beginning of their own private betting war, completely unrelated to the broadcast.
She returned.
The essence stone scattered into dust in her hands.
Everyone’s gaze, filled with fear.
Ah. It was that kind of timing.
The Giant Champion, defeated in three seconds, absorbed and refined the essence, releasing the impurities, and even squeezed out the essence of the essence stone.
She realized why her subordinates were so frightened when they saw her.
Her terrifying power was evident.
- Didn’t you stop broadcasting?!
- I was about to show my grandchild the Silent Swordsman’s Mad Movie...
- You have a grandson?
- No girlfriend, though.
- Accepted.
- Accepted, LOL.
Three months had passed since the Whip Simulator broadcast.
Even viewers from half-beast mode, who hadn’t seen a broadcast in half a year, were now trembling with fear.
It seemed like it was time to relieve some of the tension.
Thud.
“Mmm, no, please stop! Don’t bully the cheeks of Dutta, it’s troublesome!”
The genius mole, Dutta, was being squished in Ha Eung Eung’s hands, his cheeks squished like rice cakes, indulging in her desires.
The tension around them greatly eased.
“Even this monstrous human still has a bit of humanity left...”
“He’s the perfect toy for our master, this half-beast.”
“Is this some trivial amusement you’ve found?”
The murmurs of the baggage carriers, enemy knights, and boogeymen echoed.
Ignoring them, the Silent Swordsman enjoyed the squishy cheeks of Dutta as she thought about the progress of the game.
[You’ve obtained the Treasure Map of the Underground Gold.]
The dwelling of the Giant Champion.
A critical item for progressing in the field that others hadn’t obtained, but was now in her possession.
- Without the ability to decrypt the treasure map or access the Bloodline Blessing or True Name Release, it’s impossible to understand.
- It's just a pipe dream, huh?
- Even Silent Swordsman can’t do everything.
- The Treasure Map of the Underground Gold is for future generations to feast on.
- The strategy for future generations = Giant Champion 3-second cut.
- Nobody can follow this strategy?
- We know how to get the map, but no one can execute it.
The treasure map points to the underground area.
Without the decryption of the map, no one could even begin to navigate the complicated terrain, and even viewers watching the broadcast were shaking their heads in disbelief.
Dutta and the mole creatures proudly announced:
“It’s too far to walk, but we’re smart! We can use an elevator to get down!”
- Wait... there's an elevator in half-beast mode?!
- Dutta’s interpretation is so natural!
- Wow... there’s no map count stacking for this!
- Does an event count even stack when you get a treasure?
- Yeah.
- But this time, since the map and its decryption are all cleared, there’s no event count stacking, it seems.
By using the mole creatures as bait for the giants, but rescuing them and taking them in as soldiers, Ha Eung Eung gained a huge advantage in the event progression.
“It’s a mine elevator! We found an old mine while searching for metals to pierce through the giant’s skin!”
With Dutta’s proclamation, the notification window popped up:
[The event <Legend of Underground Gold> has been updated.]
[Decrypting the map obtained from the Giant Champion.]
[Dutta the genius mole has perfectly decoded the map.]
[As Dutta now commands the mole creatures, the event will progress without any event count.]
Over the past six months, viewers had been trying to clear half-beast mode on their own.
They had experienced firsthand why it was such a renowned physical challenge game.
Thus, they were utterly envious.
Despite their struggles and failure, Silent Swordsman effortlessly cleared hidden events that the viewers could not.
- Ta-da~ Dutta the mole creatures have acquired a million acorns!
- Wow! That’s enough to eat acorn jelly all year!
- Lmao, even squirrels can’t eat that much!
- Squirrels won’t survive long enough to eat a million acorns...
- Please, a million acorns, please!
Of course, none of that actually happened.
[You have discovered the hidden treasures and arrangements hidden by the ancient human tribes.]
[Underground gold can be used as funds for the next war or to develop military strongholds.]
[You have obtained the <True Blood Serum>, prepared by the human tribes.]
A massive pile of gold bars, silver bars, and iron ingots!
Everyone was unable to hide their fascination with the metallic bars, but only the boogeyman eyed the ampoule containing the True Blood Serum and moved to grab it.
“Human... I want that blood.”
“?”
“The demon who drinks that blood can become stronger…”
The True Blood Serum, an arrangement prepared by the ancient human tribes, could provide immense strength to demons.
For players who had played as demons, this item would enhance their power.
But for Ha Eung Eung, who had never accepted demon blood, it was simply a useless burden.
The one who could take the blood was not the player but their companions.
“Ridiculous! My master, the knight who stands by you with true loyalty, is the one worthy of that blood! Please, grant me the True Blood!”
As the event for companion enhancement drew near, the boogeyman and the knight both requested the serum for themselves.
There were three candidates.
“If Dutta claims rightful inheritance of the ancients’ arrangements, I too want to claim it!”
...Including the adorable Dutta, there were now three contenders.
Only one would be chosen to become stronger.