ACT 5 Save Nagarans Restoration Funds

It had taken 10 days to prevent Alans plan.He had invested a tremendous amount of time, money and effort into Silvana.

Hyun-woo disappeared into his room and barely slept as he tried to save Silvana. Therefore Hyun-woo only slept an average of two hours for 10 days. All his tension was released after the Hell River was sealed and he slept like the dead.But his sleep wasnt comfortable.

Waaaaahhhhh!

Fight. Do whatever it takes to save Nagaran!

Kwa kwa kwa kwang, kwa kwa kwa kwang!

The intense battle situations which caused him a lot of stress replayed over and over in Hyun-woos head while he was sleeping. Screams and the sound of metal clashing had been ringing in his ears nonstop for the last 10 days.How long did he sleep?

Diririri, diririri.

He finally stirred as the shouts changed to a familiar ringing sound. Hyun-woo who was wandering the land of dreams heard the sound of the phone ringing.

Ohhhh, what bastard..? I dont know, I dont know. I dont care even if the world is going to be destroyed today!

Hyun-woo who had fallen asleep within the unit angrily snapped. The phone disconnected after a short time. But the moment Hyun-woo tried to sleep again, the phone once again began to noisily ring.

Dammit!

Eventually Hyun-woo cursed and got up.And he picked up the phone.

Oh, Hyun-woo?

Jjak-tung hyung?

Yes, its me.

Why do you keep on calling in the morning?

What are you saying?This is the first time Were you sleeping?

I was sleeping. Hyung-nim woke me up before. Im going to hang up and go back to sleep.

Hyun-woo declared with a 120% petulant voice.Then Jjak-tung said.

You can sleep later. The internet has been overturned!

Why should I care that the internet has been overturned?

Of course you should care! You are the culprit.

What are you saying out of nowhere? What did I do?

Theres no need to worry. Just connect to the internet immediately and search for the name Ark. Then youll know.

Hyun-woo frowned and scratched his head after hearing Jjak-tungs words. Hyun-woo had just woken up and he was still tired so he couldnt understand what Jjak-tung was saying.But something mustve happened judging from Jjak-tungs excitement.Hyun-woo turned on his computer and accessed the internet.And he typed in Ark in the search engine. Hyun-woo looked at his monitor with an astonished expression before stuttering.

W-what is this?

Are you wondering what is going on? Everybody is talking about you!

Oh my god..

Hyun-woo moaned as he finally realized the situation. Hyun-woo was shocked by the contents of his computer screen.There were 14,680 results when he searched for Ark.The hero who saved Nagaran from 100,000 demons!Shortly after the battle of Nagaran finished, Hyun-woo quickly became famous.Previously Hyun-woo had used a different name when doing anything on a large scale.Yet the number of Nagarans allied forces who participated in the battle was 60,000.In other words, 60,000 users had entered the battle with Hyun-woo and the 60,000 started talking about their experiences.And the story became a little..no, a huge exaggeration.

-.Ark directly commanded the troops and stopped the demons attacks. In fact, more than half the rumours about Ark had been inflated. It was to the extent that it made him feel lacking. Ark-nim treated the demons lightly and always fearlessly plunged behind enemy lines

(Fact: It was to pick up the loot that Radun couldnt.)

- Ark-nim grasped my hand and said. If we give up here then were just soldiers. If we dont give up then were heroes. After listening to his words, an incredible power rose in my body

(Fact: dont be mistaken. The power was just the effect from Nursing.)

-We advanced all the way to Silvana but I almost gave up after hearing that they had already invaded deep into the secret dungeon. But Ark-nim carried out a complex operation using his summons and managed to transport us to the 60th floor of the secret dungeon. I had goose bumps after listening to the explanation of the operation. And managing to stop 10,000 troops with just 2,000

(This was true but the description of the battle made it seem like a hero movie.)

..Anyway, Hyun-woo was a hero on the internet.In fact, if it was just this level then it wouldve been good. Hyun-woos face turned red as there were a few sentences he couldnt bear to read at all.There were thousands of different types of posts flying around the internet. Arks fighting is so intense that one slap on the cheek from him would be enough to slap the life back in someone, his strategy is so good that it would pull the moustache of Zhuge Liang, he is willing to risk his life for his colleagues, etc..

What on earth? This Ark?

Hyun-woo asked as he read the posts.

Hehehe, I dont understand either. Anyway, youre a star! A star!

Jjak-tung giggled and said.He fell asleep completely normally and when he woke up, he was a star.It was only 11 a.m. when he checked the clock.Hyun-woo had sealed the Hell River at 3 a.m. so it was 7 hours since he passed out. 14,680 posts had been published during that 7 hours. He couldnt imagine how many more posts would appear.When it was to this extent, there were no users in New World who wouldnt know Arks name. Just like in the past, people also knew the name of famous pro Starcraft gamers.

Fuck!

That was the first word that surfaced in Hyun-woos mind.Once again, Hyun-woo didnt like drawing the attention of so many people.There were a number of reasons but the biggest one was that he would keep on being interrupted in the game.If he was famous then a lot of eyes and ears would concentrate on him. Then a lot of people would approach him in the game and waste his time.It would be a huge inconvenience for Hyun-woo. If that happened then it would be difficult to engage in business comfortable like he was now. If Hyun-woo slipped even just a little bit then it would become gossip on the internet.But was that all? He would soon become the target of jealousy and envy.While the impact of the Nagaran battle was huge right now and Hyun-woo was treated as a hero, there was no guarantee how long that would last.And people would start criticizing the hero for various actions taken.Didnt Alan also walk that that dismal road?

It is best to be inconspicuous.

That was Hyun-woos ideal game style. It was why Hyun-woo always broadcasted videos as Dark Wolf.But this time Dark Wolf wasnt the one who saved Silvana. He had revealed to the 60,000 allied forces that Silvanas Lord and Dark Wolf was the same person so Arks existence was revealed to the world.

Damn, I was too worried about Silvana that I didnt pay any attention to this part.

However, there was no way to stop it from happening.If he didnt want to be slandered on the internet then he would have to act as a good guy from now on.If he made even the smallest mistake then he might be labelled as a public enemy.And become a public enemy would make it difficult to play the game normally.He had to avoid that situation at all costs!Once again, Hyun-woo earned a considerable amount of his livelihood from New World.

I shouldve thought about this part before I gathered the Nagaran allied forces!

Hyun-woo belatedly regretted his actions.

Diririri, diririri.

The phone rang again as soon as Jjak-tung hung up. The voice of a middle aged man was heard when he picked up the phone.

Ark-nim, youve finally picked up.

Who..?

I am the PD of the game exclusive news, Lee Yun-gyu!

Hyun-woo looked doubtful as he heard the words.If it was the PD of the game exclusive news then of course he knew him.

After defending Lancel village against Jewels group, he had signed an exclusive contract with him for Hyun-woos videos. Hyun-woo was confused because the contract had already ended a while ago after sending 8 videos.

I called you because I wanted to renegotiate the contract.

Renegotiate?

Yes, the edited videos that Ark-nim sent to the game exclusive news has been received quite well. Thanks to a lot of requests, the broadcasting station has decided to organize a Dark Wolfs Adventures season 2.

Dark Wolf Adventures season 2?

Hyun-woos eyes shone at Lee Yun-gyus words.He meant there was another chance for Hyun-woo to sell his videos to the broadcasting station?Hyun-woos previous contract gave him a copyright fee of 2.5 million won. In the past two months, he had secured a fixed income of 25 million won for 10 videos.With the name Ark now well known, he had been worrying about how to earn money in the future.But now the station called asking to renew the contract?His mind was still dull and sleepy.Yet Hyun-woo had to organize his thoughts as soon as he woke up.

The reaction to the previous videos was quite good so I will give a copyright fee of 3 million won per video this time. The video of Nagarans defense will also have a special broadcast. The copyright fee for that video will be a separate 10 million won. Global Exos has already assented so we just need Ark-nims agreement for the contract.

Lee Yun-gyu hurriedly said. Hyun-woos mouth dropped open.3 million won for 10 videos would be 30 million won!

And the video of Nagarans defense was 10 million won!If he simply sent in videos then he could earn 40 million won in two months.

What kind of luck is this?

Hyun-woo was about to give the OK sign without thinking.Then Hyun-woo realized that something was strange.

Were the ratings of Dark Wolfs Adventures really that good?

Hyun-woo never heard those words during the two months it was broadcasted.To be exact, Dark Wolfs Adventure was like a bungle for the game exclusive news.The game exclusive news had spent 2 weeks collected and putting together the videos Hyun-woo sent. But by the time it was broadcasted, the Demonic War had begun.So the interest of the audience was concentrated on the demonic war.Of course, Hyun-woo also entered the Demonic War but there were thousands of videos about it so Hyun-woos videos werent that interesting. There was only a surge in ratings when Hyun-woo released the video related to information about the Hell River from Shangri-La.

Yet theyre planning season 2 and will even give an extra 500,000 won as a copyright fee?

After thinking about it, questions would naturally rise.The broadcasting station wouldnt do that without a good reason.

Something is fishy?

Hyun-woo was immersed in his thoughts until the image of the computer screen floated in his head.He had gained 14,680 posts in just 7 hours!

Yes, thats what it is.

Hyun-woo was beginning to wake up and started to understand the circumstances.Thats right. He didnt know what would happen later but Arks fame in New World was currently at its peak!Thanks to 60,000 people spreading the words on the internet, there wouldnt be anyone in New World who didnt know Arks name. And the place that would be most responsive to that interest is the broadcasting station!Hyun-woo started to understand why the broadcasting station was offering a higher copyright fee. Ofcourse, there were 60,000 people who entered the battle to defend Nagaran.There would also be a lot of related videos. But Hyun-woo was the commander of the battlefield so his videos would naturally be different. The audience rating would explode even if there was only one advertisement stating that Ark took the video directly.Thats why the station wanted to produce Dark Wolfs Adventures season 2.

Thats right. Then the phone that rang before Jjak-tung hyung

The broadcasting station mustve been the one calling.They were calling without any breaks to prevent other broadcasting stations from reaching him first.Hyun-woo completely woke up and thoughts began to turn over in his head.

Then that changes things.

Thats right. If the broadcasting station were desperate to buy the video from Hyun-woo then the situation would change by 180 degrees. There was no reason for Hyun-woo to contract with the game exclusive news.

But wont I make a lot of profit if I contract with the game exclusive news?

There was a reason Hyun-woo should contract with the game exclusive news. The game exclusive news was known as the broadcasting program that supported Dark Wolf completely.If Hyun-woo became a hero and then suddenly went to another broadcasting station then the audience would treat him coldly.That was why the game exclusive news impatiently tried to call him. It was in order to defend the image of the station and prevent other stations from getting their hands on the videos.Hyun-woo was the valuable thing.Then it would be easy to maximize his profits.This chance might never come again. If the users admiration changed to jealousy then they might not watch Hyun-woos videos that were being broadcasted.Then it was better to raise it as much as possible while he could!

Lets see? The offer is appreciated but Im quite busy these days so it is hard to give a definite answer.

Hyun-woo tried a little fishing (?).

Have you already been contacted by another broadcasting station?

Huh? No, t-thats not

Hyun-woo deliberately stuttered. Lee Yun-gyu immediately grabbed the bait.

I understand. Can you wait a moment without hanging up?

Lee Yun-gyu put the phone on standby and disappeared somewhere. After being on hold for 3~4 minutes, he once again heard Lee Yun-gyus voice.

I just consulted with the broadcasting station chief.We will pay 15 million won for the Nagaran defense video. And Dark Wolfs Adventures season 2 will be a 10 part video, each 10 minutes long. We will pay 4 million won for each video. No other broadcasting station will offer a higher price. How about it?

Hyun-woo felt his heart jump after hearing Lee Yun-gyus words.

1 video for 15 million won and 10 x 4 million is 40 million won. That is a total of 55 million won!

The first amount that the game exclusive news offered was 40 million won.If he hadnt received Jjak-tungs call first then he wouldnt have realized the situation and wouldve lost 15 million won.

What? I mightve settled for 40 million won?

He felt furious just thinking about it.And this was a long-awaited change to raise the price a bit more.But Hyun-woo soon shook his head.It was clear that Lee Yun-gyu already had a grasp on how much the other broadcasting stations would offer.Then 55 million won was the highest amount the game exclusive news would give. When taken into account the other broadcasting stations, the game exclusive news offered the highest copyright fees of all the stations.If he became even greedier and refused the price for the video then he might have to accept a lesser price from other broadcasting stations. When engaging in business, he had to know when to push and when to back off.

I understand. Ill accept that price. Do I have to go to the broadcasting station?

The recorded contents of this call will be the contract agreement for now. You can come to the broadcasting station whenever it is convenient to sign the written contract.

Yes.

Hyun-woo calmly hung up the call while inwardly he was jumping with excitement.

Having my fame soar isnt that bad. No, in the meantime I have only been thinking that it wasnt good. If Im the focus of the players then it wouldnt be as easy to trade as before. But there is also a way to trade using my fame.

Hyun-woo looked at this situation in a new light after talking to the game exclusive news.Therefore he woke up and connected to New World with an excited feeling.

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Hah

A sigh naturally emerged from Arks mouth.Ark was the hero who organized an unprecedented scale of allied forces and defeated 100,000 demons!

Thanks to his accomplishments in New World, Ark managed to get fame and wealth at the same time in reality. However, when he entered New World a gloomy reality awaited him.

Currently Owned Territory Information Window<Lancel (Silvana)>TerritorySilvanaCurrent LordArkRatingCClassificationLarge Estate (15 villages present)Number of Residents in Territory7,040 ( Falling)Residents Bond350 ( Falling)Residents Loyalty210 ( Falling)Territorys Gross IncomeEvery 10 days ??? gold (Impossible to calculate)Territorys Current Assets3,700 goldValue of the Current Territory447,150 ( Falling)Territorys Fame380,400 ( Falling)Development32,460 ( Falling)Development Speed30,470 ( Falling)Commerce52,290 ( Falling)Civilization46,560 ( Falling)Armament5,500* Current effects applied to the territoryShrine of War Armament +30%, Maintenance of Peace effect

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Cathedrals Support Residents loyalty +10%, Residents Bond +10%

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Mercenarys OfficeThe number of mercenaries that can be hired by the estate increases. In addition, if the estate hires mercenaries from the Mercenarys Office then the costs will be reduced based on the rating.

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