The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 8

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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero

Episode 8

The Game of Constellations [Lyka]

My combat debut seems to have made quite an impression on the Constellations.

└ Our Room Owner’s concept is solid as hell lol

└ For real lol I think this is the first time I’ve seen someone fight with a shovel since I was born?

└ But damn, he’s good at it which makes it even funnier lol

Well, where would they have seen iron shovel martial arts anyway.

It’s not like the Architect class is common either.

If it weren’t for that crazy fairy, I probably wouldn’t have even known the Architect class existed.

└ By the way, at this rate, isn’t he really going to take down the Moonlight Wolf?

└ Still, comparing mobs to the Moonlight Wolf is a bit much…

Anyway, seeing them chatting so excitedly makes me feel more motivated to play.

If there had been Constellations watching during the beta server… would the infinite loop have been a little less painful?

I think the loneliness, which was the biggest suffering, would have been much more bearable.

Speaking of which…

└ Honestly it ended so fast that it’s hard to judge lol

└ That shovel damage looks serious, so if he perfectly executes the mechanics, he should have enough DPS?

└ Damn lol why is Moonlight Wolf hunting so freaking exciting lol

These guys still seem to doubt whether I’ll succeed in hunting the Moonlight Wolf.

Even after showing them this much, they still lack faith in me.

This is a bit disappointing, isn’t it?

While I was thinking that…

Ding-!

A sudden donation notification startled me.

[‘Wandering Goblin’ has donated 10LP.]

Ahh…!

Pure light!

I was the disappointing one.

Phew…

Teachers, it seems my thoughts were far too shallow.

To harbor irreverent thoughts toward the Constellations, even briefly…

My faith was lacking.

└ Anyway, Room Owner fighting lol If you take down the Moonlight Wolf, I’ll do some promotion for you.

-By promotion, do you mean you’ll promote my channel to other Constellations…?!

└ Yeah

I think I need to pledge loyalty to Goblin Constellation.

Channel promotion.

For a novice Hunter like me, wouldn’t that be a level of grace worthy of being called a Constellation’s blessing?

‘Damn, what would have happened if I hadn’t started streaming?’

In that spirit, with gratitude toward the Constellations… I decided to move diligently so they wouldn’t have a moment to be bored.

Ding-!

[‘Twilight Cave’ has been discovered.]

[The aura of night feels slightly stronger.]

But somehow, the more I go, the more I feel like these Constellations’ true nature is being revealed.

└ Oh what. There was a field like this here?

└ Doesn’t seem like a dungeon though.

└ This is a shortcut to the Moonlight Garden zone.

└ Crazy lol Room Owner how did you know to come here?

What, they don’t even know about Twilight Cave?

Goblin Constellation seems to know though…

These guys, are they really Constellations?

-Hey, aren’t you looking down on me too much, bros? Even a newbie knows this much.

└ lol what’s with Room Owner’s swagger lol

└ That bluff is so fake lol

Well, it doesn’t really matter.

Actually, Constellations just need to donate well.

So I decided to focus on what I needed to do first.

I didn’t enter Twilight Cave just to save time.

“Oh! Obsidian!”

This is, you know, buildup for moving to the next step.

Whatever the Constellations think, the Moonlight Wolf hunting mission is already successful in my head.

Hehe.

So I need to prepare in advance for the dungeon raids I’ll be doing after that.

Ding-!

[‘Abandoned Obsidian Mine’ has been discovered.]

By the way… there seems to be more quantity than I expected?

I quickly wiped away the drool that had formed at the corner of my mouth…

Ding-!

[‘Obsidian Powder’ item has been obtained.]

[‘Obsidian Powder’ item has been obtained.]

While I’m collecting side income, our Constellations seem to have gotten curious about something again.

└ What’s that you’re suddenly picking up?

Ha, these Constellation bastards.

They really don’t know how to play the game.

Ah, no.

What irreverent thoughts am I having again…

-The General Store uncle said he’d exchange these for an obsidian ring if you collect them?

So I answered gently.

The precious sponsors’ mood must never become uncomfortable.

└ Oh, really?

└ First time I knew that

└ Obsidian ring, was that a tier 2 ring?

└ Probably an accessory that sells for around 30LP?

By the way, is there not a single one among the three who knows the real value of this obsidian ring?

This shouldn’t be such high-level information…

“Hmm.”

Actually, this obsidian ring isn’t just a simple tier 2 accessory.

There’s a reason it’s called buildup equipment.

While its performance itself is ordinary, among equipment obtainable early on, this is the only one that has darkness resistance as an option.

So it’s also an essential item for my final goal today, ‘Moonlight Garden raid’.

In other words, it’s worth more than just 30LP.

[‘Obsidian Powder’ item has been obtained.]

[‘Obsidian Powder’ item has been…]

…and so on…

Anyway, after diligently collecting, I was able to gather all the obsidian powder scattered throughout Twilight Cave.

The total amount of powder collected was about 120 pieces.

I was pretty lucky.

Seeing this much quantity, it seems no one has cleared out the obsidian powder recently.

While I was thinking that, Goblin bro asked another question.

└ But why are you picking up so many? How many of those do you need to make a ring?

-Uh… 200 pieces.

└ What. Not 20 but 200?

Yes. But you know.

└ So that’s about 0.15LP each?

That’s right.

So each piece is… practically worth about fifteen hundred won.

└ Holy shit lol You were picking up 0.1LP pieces so diligently?

No, it’s not 0.1, it’s 0.15!

└ This is crazy lol What’s with this catastrophic frugality lol

What? Why’s the mood like this again?

Wouldn’t you pick up a thousand won bill if it was lying on the street?

I was thinking about that for a moment…

└ Our room leader is so pitiful ㅠㅠ

The Wandering Goblin has sent another donation.

[‘Wandering Goblin’ has donated 20LP.]

Holy shit.

I acknowledge it.

You’re someone who doesn’t need to pick up a mere thousand won from the street.

-Thank you, hyung-nim!

Sob.

I’ll live more diligently from now on.

└ But I’m not hyung-nim…

Hyung-nim’s opinion doesn’t matter.

To me, you’re absolutely hyung-nim.

You’ve already donated three times, so how could you not be hyung-nim?

-Anyway, thank you!

Goblin-jwa’s donations now total 40LP in terms of amount.

Excluding mission money, it’s now surpassed even the 2nd constellation’s donation amount.

I can’t help but feel respect.

That aside…

Ding-!

[‘Laurel Tree Forest’ has been discovered.]

[You discovered a hidden location, Fame increases by +1.]

[Under the influence of the ‘Laurel Tree’, the energy of the ‘Moon’ becomes abundant.]

[Some monsters receive ‘Moonlight’ and gain powerful strength.]

Thanks to moving diligently, I finally arrived at my destination, the ‘Laurel Tree Forest’.

└ Wow, you really made it!

└ Room leader, no matter how I look at it ㅜㅜ it seems way too dangerous ㅠㅠ

└ Leave him alone~ He says he’s confident lol

└ Ahh ㅠㅠ It’s almost time for Yuzurain’s stream, but I’m too curious about this to go anywhere else lol

The Laurel Tree Forest, a special field where the moon hangs in the sky 24 hours a day, where day never comes.

Dreamy purple-blue clusters of light created by the settled moonlight sparkled throughout the forest.

And from deep within that beautiful scenery…

Awoooo-!!

A chillingly cold wolf’s howl echoed through the air.

‘Dalgeumsya Wolf!’

When I reflexively looked toward where the sound echoed from, I could see the silhouette of a large wolf with a silver mane in the distance.

I thought there would definitely be at least one, but to discover it right after arriving at the field…

“Hehe.”

It seemed today was a lucky day.

* * *

Baek Haram, now in his 7th year as a Hunter, was a level 20 player who hadn’t even changed classes yet.

However, the reason he had remained at level 20 for 7 years wasn’t due to lack of talent.

It was simply that due to the nature of his assigned duties, he couldn’t exceed level 20.

“Now, everyone. This way. Once we pass here, it’s the ‘Laurel Tree Forest’, so you must pay special attention!”

Baek Haram belonged to the Human Resources Department of Silver Knights, one of Korea’s top 3 guilds.

Within that, Haram’s job was basic education for aspiring Hunters, and since this education took place on the ‘Island of Beginnings’, he couldn’t exceed level 20.

Players who changed classes and exceeded level 20 could never return to The Starting Forest.

“Is there a particular reason why the Laurel Tree Forest is dangerous?”

“Of course. This is a field where moonlight always falls.”

“It’s dangerous because of the ‘Dalgeumsya Wolf’s’ unique ability?”

“Exactly right. The Dalgeumsya Wolves you can encounter here are… much more ferocious than those in regular fields.”

But despite such constraints, Baek Haram had no particular complaints.

He was someone who felt great pride just from being affiliated with Silver Knights.

While it was somewhat regrettable that he couldn’t level up further as a Hunter, he simply thought his talent was more suited to this area.

So the work Haram was currently assigned to was surely what he could do better than anyone else.

-The eye to discover pearl-like talent hidden among pebbles.

-That’s your greatest talent.

The Hunter he respected most.

It was the evaluation of Lee Hyeonmu, Silver Knights’ guild master and Korea’s only top 10 ranker, so it surely wasn’t wrong.

“But as they’re more ferocious, there are spoils that can only be obtained from Dalgeumsya Wolves living here.”

“Moonlight’s Mark!”

“Exactly right.”

Toward the aspiring Hunters whose eyes sparkled brightly, Haram smiled and continued speaking.

“The reason possessing this item is the minimum condition for participating in the ‘Knights Selection’ is right here.”

The Knights Selection referred to Silver Knights’ entrance test.

And the minimum qualification for this entrance test was possessing the ‘Moonlight’s Mark’.

Since Moonlight’s Mark was an account-bound item, it was impossible to receive it from others.

Therefore, having this Moonlight’s Mark meant proof of successfully conquering a ‘Dalgeumsya Wolf’ in The Starting Forest before level 20.

“Moonlight’s Mark always drops, but it’s a hidden piece that can only be obtained in solo play raids.”

“…!”

“So it’s also impossible to possess this mark through tricks like getting carried.”

And the Dalgeumsya Wolf, being an epic monster, was fundamentally an elite monster meant for party conquest.

So even though the Dalgeumsya Wolf’s level was 15, solo play before level 20 was quite a difficult task.

Baek Haram paused briefly, then looked around the audience and spoke again.

“Therefore, if you’ve set your goal on joining our Silver Knights, you’ll need to hone your talents for quite a long time within The Starting Forest. Of course, you must reach level 20 first… You’ll have to challenge again and again until you succeed in solo raids, taking many risks.”

Haram smiled playfully and held up the silver-gleaming Moonlight’s Mark.

“For reference… it took me about a month to first obtain this mark.”

The audience looked surprised at Haram’s story.

Actually, a month was too short a period to even achieve level 20…

To succeed in farming Moonlight’s Mark within that period.

The aspiring candidates who had secretly looked down on Haram for being a player who remained on the Island of Beginnings for a long time couldn’t help but be shocked.

‘That person was also an amazing talent too?’

‘Wow, as expected of Silver Knights?’

‘Definitely… it won’t be easy?’

But while the audience was surprised, someone with curiosity raised their hand high toward Haram.

“Are there any rankers in Silver Knights who succeeded in this task within two weeks?”

At one man’s question, everyone’s gaze focused on Haram’s mouth again.

Those gathered here were all talented and passionate aspiring candidates who dreamed of joining Silver Knights.

It was naturally a question they would be curious about.

“That’s an interesting question.”

And soon, Haram smiled slightly and shook his head.

“Well. If the guild leaders had performed this task in the past, it might have been possible… but there’s no official record. I haven’t seen it either in the 7 years I’ve been doing this job.”

Then Haram closed his eyes briefly.

Swallowing the words he was about to add.

‘Such a record is practically impossible anyway. In two weeks, even someone with ranker-level talent would only reach around level 15… there’s no way anyone could solo a Dalgeumsya Wolf at that timing.’

But just as Haram was having those thoughts.

Awoooo-!!

The howling of a Dalgeumsya Wolf echoed from the distance.

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