The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 67
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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero
Episode 67
Constellation’s Game [Lyka]
It didn’t take me very long to fully understand the brazier system.
Partly because I found the first brazier quickly thanks to the PDA terminal…
But when I tried throwing in a few beads as a test, I quickly got the full picture.
“It would be good to fill the party up to three people.”
“I agree.”
“Should we wait here until other participants show up?”
“That’s not it.”
From what I could tell, there were quite a few Small Braziers placed throughout the Underground City.
But I came to the conclusion that not all ‘Small Braziers’ held the same value…
This wasn’t a difference in value based on the braziers’ performance, but rather a difference based on where the braziers were located.
It was because of the monsters that would swarm when you lit the brazier.
“Party members are important, but… it’s more important to secure the brazier in the best location first.”
“Are there braziers with better performance?”
“I don’t know about that.”
“…?”
“I’m simply talking about location.”
What do I mean by that?
If you secure a brazier in a location rich with quality monsters, you’ll be able to farm more ‘Heat Beads’ during this ice age.
Ultimately, the monsters that swarm when you light the brazier are the ones that spawn in that vicinity, so you’d need to take a brazier in a slightly more dangerous area to increase your bead farming yield.
I still had no way of knowing what items would come out of the ‘Supply Boxes’ that were the brazier maintenance rewards…
But even excluding that part, our party had enough combat power to spare, so this was a viable line of thinking.
In fact, our combat power with just me and Chloe Kang was more than sufficient—it was overflowing.
‘My body temperature has probably dropped to around 28°C by now?’
I was still enduring without using a single Heat Bead.
Thanks to that, I could definitely feel my body freezing…
But conversely, my stats were inflated by at least double.
And Chloe was in a similar state.
I didn’t know for sure, but unless an elite monster appeared, there probably wasn’t a single monster in the field that could withstand Chloe’s area-of-effect poison for more than 5 seconds.
“So we just need to ‘recruit’ any random person as a party member.”
“Because of body temperature efficiency?”
“That’s probably it.”
I didn’t elaborate further, but honestly, having an overly ambitious and excellent party member join wouldn’t be great either.
Because… I need to take first place.
To be a bit more honest, I also wanted to pick up some dying wretch.
You might ask why the party member needs to be that terrible?
No.
There’s definitely a need for that.
Only if we’re in a completely dominant position rescuing a dying participant can we receive tribute from that participant’s ‘share.’
Like ‘Supply Boxes,’ for instance.
Hmm.
‘They definitely wouldn’t have made the Supply Box rewards shabby.’
In that sense, when we arrived at the northern part of the Underground City.
Meeting a participant named ‘Kangmin-woo’ was quite lucky(?) timing.
Especially since this guy even attempted to PK first, giving me justification.
“Kangmin-woo… sir.”
“…?”
“There’s exactly one way for you to survive here.”
“What?”
“Are you interested in hearing it?”
Thanks to his foolish reckless behavior, this person’s life and death(?) fell into my hands.
So at perfect timing, an excellent slave(?) had rolled right into my lap.
“Of course, Sohee here would have to agree…”
I glanced at Chloe, and her expression said to handle it myself.
“I’ll temporarily employ you as a party member.”
Still, I need to be clear about this.
Our bus driver Chloe was properly ‘recruited’ as a party member, while this idiot is just temporarily ’employed.’
“I’ll maintain your body temperature until the possible time limit.”
“Is that really…”
“Of course, there are conditions.”
“…?”
“During that period, you must absolutely obey my commands, and we’ll take all the rewards you obtain.”
He’s pretending to roll his eyes around thinking, but this fool is probably thinking the conditions are too good right now.
From the looks of it, he didn’t even know about the braziers yet, and he couldn’t even guess what I was about to make him do.
No, no matter what dirty work I make him do, the conditions are still good.
After all, if he gets abandoned here, he’ll be eliminated immediately.
But then.
“Absolute obedience… that’s a bit…”
Apparently, this bastard’s metacognitive abilities were completely shot.
“Then go ahead and die.”
“…!”
Did he really think he had even a little bit of choice right now?
“No, no! That’s not it!”
First of all, his way of speaking was quite irritating…
“Friend, your words are short?”
“…!”
This young punk, where does he get off speaking informally to someone he just met?
* * *
It had been roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes since monitoring began.
And during that time…
“Heoeoook…”
Kim Yerim was practically sucked into the monitor.
[So how about we partner up just for this first mission?]
‘Wow…’
[Well, try working with me a bit, and if you think partying with me is a loss, feel free to escape.]
‘Wow, crazy…!’
She had practically abandoned(?) all the other participants except for the monitor focused on participant Geon-ryul Lee!
“Writer-nim. You are monitoring properly, right?”
“…”
“Writer… nim?”
But Kim Yerim was thinking ‘honestly, it was understandable.’
At first, she thought it was just a ‘niche pick’ that suited her personal taste…
But once the combat began in earnest, participant Geon-ryul Lee’s performance was far exceeding her expectations.
‘What? Wasn’t he level 35…? Why is he so good at combat?’
Of course, probably due to his insufficient level, his performance wasn’t as overwhelmingly dominant as Chloe’s magic power.
But the dazzling physicality he showed intermittently was jaw-dropping…
And crucially, these kinds of moments that you couldn’t see from ordinarily excellent(?) participants were what made Kim Yerim swoon.
[Ugh… I’m at my limit now. The backflow is…]
[What are you talking about. You must be right on the verge of overload.]
[Huh?]
[Put on a patch and rest for a bit. We’ll move as soon as you recover.]
‘Crazy… Look at how he’s making that conclusion with such a dry expression…’
‘What he’s saying is, Chloe Kang’s mana state is already being synchronized in real-time inside Geon-ryul’s head.’
‘While pretending not to care, he’s constantly paying attention to her!!’
Moreover, since she seemed to be a summoner class, the small black summon she carried around was also an incredible charm point.
– Bani wants to rest too…
[You can’t.]
– Bani wants to go home. Right now.
[What did you even do.]
“So, so cute…”
In Ye-rim’s mind, she could already picture like a panorama the reactions of viewers who would be chattering while watching this scene.
[Chat] : LMAOOOOOOO look at that doll. Did you pick it up from a dumpster?
[Chat] : Nah, that’s the concept. It’s like a cursed item that a dark mage treasures.
[Chat] : Rabbit Shack talking in third person is so fucking annoying lol “Bunny wants to sleep here” what bullshit lmao
[Chat]: But don’t they kind of look similar to their owner? They both have that slightly drowsy expression.
[Chat]: [Buying] Please release that rabbit doll as merchandise… Please. I want to put it on my bed.
So amazingly, Geon-ryul’s footage was at a level where there wasn’t a single moment that could be discarded.
Therefore, Kim Ye-rim putting all her focus here…
Could be said to be a very rational and reasonable choice as a variety show writer.
‘Can I… decide on my first pick right now…?’
Even Chloe Kang, who was his party member, felt incredibly attractive to Ye-rim.
Even just considering her mainstream appeal, she wasn’t significantly inferior to Park So-mi…
The more you looked at her, the more you could feel both irreplaceable individuality and charm in her face.
‘She’s not just a pretty doll, but like a broken piece of glass…’
Not just white, but skin so drained of blood that it looked pale to the point of transparency.
Plus those sharply upturned cat… no, wildcat-like eyes.
[Obviously… you were prepared for elimination with that action, right?]
‘Look, look at that. Her tone is incredibly cold… but if you look carefully, she’s trying to speak gently only to Geon-ryul.’
Kim Ye-rim, who was watching Chloe while even swallowing her saliva, felt like she was finally understanding something her cousin had said before.
-Someone you want to protect but also kind of want to be stepped on by… that type really exists, you know?
Attractive characters… and an even more attractive relationship!
Wouldn’t restraining herself from fangirling over participants like these be too cruel a torture for Ye-rim?
Of course, if Park Dongsu, who was slurping his americano beside her, had heard all of Ye-rim’s inner thoughts and fantasies…
He would have immediately called a mental hospital to report her…
Or he would have become terrified, trembling his beard, and gone to find PD Jang Seyeon asking to change partners.
‘I really can’t stand it! When I get off work today, I’m definitely calling Minjeong first thing.’
Her cousin Minjeong Im, who was closer to the righteous path(?) than herself, but whose fangirling skills definitely didn’t fall short.
If she stopped by the marketing team on her way home and brought a life-size poster of Seong-hwan Lee…
Her sister would gladly have a very in-depth conversation about what happened today.
Just thinking about chatting with Minjeong about today’s monitoring content… Ye-rim was already starting to get excited.
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