BJ Grand Mage-Episode 9
9fury. Episode 3. ? (2)
5.
God Wars players have a few things in common.
One of them is that I like games..
It's not just games, I often like RPG games and monster-hunting games..
So, what are the interests of those who like games of that genre and have just started playing games??
“I want to try hunting soon..”
“I said the first one I caught was a goblin.?”
Most people want to hunt monsters.
“I want to try magic. I used 5 character cards to get the wizard class.!”
“I also bought 4 character cards to get the swordsman class.!”
“I'm going to suck at this game somehow.”
It's not so much that they want to, but to the point where they think about the money they spent and turn on their eyes to get a return on their investment right away..
Kiing······.
It was frankly ridiculous to expect such players to show interest and sympathy towards a miserable dog making a dying sound in a corner of the village..
![Diseased, nameless wolf]
!'Medicine made from trees struck by lightning' is needed to cure the disease.
!‘‘Medicine made from trees struck by lightning’ can be manufactured when intimacy with NPC Haydn is over 30.
!If you cure a disease, the quest ‘Wolf Who Lost His Name (Rank: Legendary)’ will occur.
‘There is no choice but for the quest to remain unfinished. Moreover, it is a tailspin quest where even clues are difficult to find..’
Midas, it was thanks to you that he can see the quest now..
Thanks to no one showing any interest or sympathy towards that poor beast..
‘But no matter how much, I never thought there would still be legendary level quests.······.’
Nevertheless, the fact that the quest level was Legendary level surprised Midas..
It had to be that way..
Legendary Grade Quest.
It was literally the highest level of quests in existence..
Of course, the rewards were on a different level from ordinary quests..
It was one of the biggest reasons why lucky guys got a spot in God Wars..
‘5I never thought I would encounter a legendary level quest from the very beginning of the game that I have never seen before in over a year of gaming..’
In God Wars, just by being lucky, I was able to easily surpass the efforts that others had put in for months..
‘This damn lucky game.’
Meanwhile, for Midas, it was a word no different from what happened on a distant planet..
5In over a year of gaming, Midas has never held or experienced anything of Legendary quality..
Even at the unique level, I only used the item three times and did the quest once..
It wasn't just Midas, most players were like that..
Legendary level items, skills, quests, etc. were all exclusive to those who already had enough..
Therefore, most players expressed anger beyond dissatisfaction with these gambling elements..
‘i love it.’
Of course, the Midas of today was different..
‘Ah, I really like this lucky game..’
Now is your chance to own the legend that others cannot see..
‘Let's move calmly for now.’
In order to seize such an opportunity more clearly, Midas began to move even more thoroughly..
‘For now, the priority is to secure the minimum level and skill..’
The first thing that Midas thought of was one of the truths of God Wars..
‘If you get greedy right now, everything will be ruined..’
Greed that goes beyond the subject causes anger..
Those words, which seem like common sense in reality, were like absolute truth in God Wars..
God Wars never tolerated the greed of those who have nothing..
‘Asking me to complete the legendary level quest is stupid..’
The most important thing among them all was strength..
‘In the end, you have to complete the quest on your own..’
Even if there was a very valuable monster, strength was needed to catch it, and even if there was a good item, if you did not have the strength to protect it, it would be taken away overnight..
‘Graduating from the Village of Beginnings starts at level 13..’
Midas knew that fact better than anyone else..
‘In order to solo quests in the village of beginning, you must reach at least level 10..’
Therefore, he did not think long about what steps he needed to take to truly get what he wanted..
‘First, let’s purchase the quest from the Explorer’s Guild..’
Midas, he started to move.
7.
explorer guild.
One of the top 10 guilds in God Wars, their main business item is exclusive quests..
The key here was the word business item..
For them, quest monopoly was not just for the purpose of capturing the quest themselves..
Business item, as the word suggests, was aimed at generating profits through monopoly..
It was like that from the very beginning of the explorer guild..
The reason why Dven, the founder of the Explorers Guild, founded the guild was simple..
“Will people who spend a million won just to access a game spend that money to make the game more comfortable and comfortable or not??”
God Wars players have sufficient and powerful purchasing power..
“Even worse, if they offer to buy limited items instead and give them to you in exchange for money, will you really turn it down??”
In addition, everything that exists in God Wars is limited..
So you can make money just by waiting in line..
A similar example would be an amusement park company selling free passes that allow you to ride right away without waiting in line at a higher price..
“Moreover, strength is the law here?”
Moreover, God Wars did not need to use complicated methods due to laws, systems, and moral regulations like in reality..
The Explorer's Guild early on began monopolizing and selling quests by force through partnerships with rankers and powerful guilds..
‘They're really great guys.’
From the perspective of Midas, who watched the process from the side, he naturally stuck out his tongue..
“There are three main types of products:.”
The explorer guild members, who had no way of knowing how Midas felt, showed Midas a pamphlet and began explaining the products they had..
“The cheapest course only provides quests, while the middle course provides item rentals. The most expensive course has a helper guaranteed by the Explorer's Guild, who will take care of it perfectly from start to finish..”
Midas laughed inwardly at that fact..
‘It's amazing, it's amazing.’
As mentioned earlier, the Explorer's Guild considered quests as business items from the beginning, and as soon as they obtained the business items, they began processing them to sell them better and more expensively..
The staff made the course just like they said..
There were a variety of courses created that way, and depending on the price, surprising convenience was provided..
“Purchases can be made with in-game gold as well as items. Foreign currency payments cannot be made with virtual currency, but only in dollars, yen, and euros..”
Even the payment method was clear..
“Installment payments are also possible, but are not recommended. If you cannot repay the installment, you will be forced to repay it..”
Of course, the most obvious thing was the method of collection..
The Explorer's Guild had ways to get money even when customers swindled them..
A representative example was a miner..
If I were to do such mind-numbing work, I could get paid for it in some way..
“It would be a good idea to at least pay it back before you give up on the character..”
The only way to get out of it was to abandon the character..
‘I feel it every time I see it, but I really spend money, put it in.’
In a world where violence is the absolute law, this was the secret to the Explorers' Guild being able to steadfastly protect their business items while sitting as one of the top 10 guilds for over 5 years..
‘They say that if you use the VVIP service, they will raise you to level 100, right? Even if you become a VVIP, all kinds of event and raid information is provided for free..’
In addition, these explorer guilds also provided separate services for the powerful and wealthy in the real world..
‘I heard it's harder than getting an American Express black card..’
There are rumors that the Central and South American mafia and the rich people of the Middle East are all customers of the Explorer's Guild..
Through him, he gained power in the real world..
‘What a fucking game..’
There is no way that an individual or a clumsy organization could touch such an explorer guild..
“So which product would you like to buy??”
Of course, so did Midas..
“I will purchase a one-time ticket for the lowest course, quests below level 10..”
He didn't rebel against the Explorers' Guild here..
‘Let’s start by leveling up first..’
It was still like that..
8.
An NPC with blue eyes, hair neatly pulled back, and wearing a white gown..
However, Midas' gaze was not directed at the NPC, but at the player next to him..
Conversations also took place with players, not NPCs..
“You have received Haydn's Errand quest..”
Midas smiled bitterly at the sight..
‘Could the person who created this game have imagined something like this??’
From the NPC's perspective, the player makes money by selling the quests they give..
It will be the same feeling as the Taedong River facing Kim Seon-dal..
Of course, Midas did not reveal his inner feelings like that..
“I'll check the quest in a moment..”
“yes.”
Hiding my inner thoughts behind a smile, I made a quick calculation in my head..
‘Digging into Haydn.’
According to what Midas currently understands, in order to cure the nameless wolf, he needs to receive medicine from Haydn..
And in order to do that, it was necessary to build up goodwill with Haydn by completing quests repeatedly..
‘Every time I do it, I'm going to spend money.’
In other words, you have to donate money to the Explorer's Guild until you reach the desired level of favorability..
[Haydn's Errand]
- Quest Rank: Normal
- Quest level: level 5 or lower
- Quest content: It is an errand for Haydn. Let's collect 10 goblin furs..
- Quest reward: 10 gold, experience points
Content that is not at all unexpected.
‘Ohh.’
But it was visible in Midas' eyes.
!When collecting 30 goblin furs, the 'Haydn's Request (Grade: Rare)' event occurs.
Hidden rewards in quests that only you can see.
Midas confirmed this and smiled..
‘money was solid!’
An explorer guild member said to Midas:.
“If you purchase another ticket, we can provide you with a quest related to the goblin hunting party. Would you like to do it??”
tried to do business.
Amazingly organized service, Midas said with a smile at that service..
“It must be difficult because I don't have money..”
After spitting out his sincere words without any pretense, Midas turned his back..
There was confidence in his eyes..
‘I can kill a goblin by myself right now..’
Confidence in the fact that there is no need to go on a party hunt to hunt goblins..
‘Ability score effects obtained from tutorial master reward runes.’
It wasn't vague confidence..
‘I can see a pattern here, so there's no reason I can't catch it on my own..’
It was a calculation that came about after a cool-headed analysis of one’s current situation and one’s abilities, and the confidence that comes from that calculation..
With that confidence, Midas headed to the hunting ground..
And in the hunting field, Midas was able to realize.
Reality is always different from expectations.
9.
Through the tutorial, players experience two things:.
One experiences game over.
At the same time, he also experiences battles with orcs..
When players who started the game in these two experiences encountered goblins, their reaction was usually the same..
“I think I can catch this.”
I think I can do it!
Thanks to such confidence, most players surprisingly attempted to battle goblins without hesitation..
kkii!
Of course, just because the start was easy didn't mean the battle was easy..
“Why is it so damn wrong?!”
Not only were there not many players who were familiar with hunting something, unless they restarted the game, but the goblin's escape skill was activated when its HP fell below a certain level..
“uh? uh! splatter!”
“Fuck really!”
“Damn, why is that bastard so quick?!”
Catching up with a goblin using the escape skill was harder than expected..
“Oh, I'm so upset!”
After killing three or four goblins, not only does time pass by, but it also becomes tiring and difficult..
Concentration is also consumed..
Of course, not everyone was like that..
There were also players who followed that pattern..
For example, when assessing the goblin's physical strength, reading the timing when the goblin's escape skill is activated, and blocking the goblin's path from running away..
“Wow, look at that guy..”
“It only attacks the legs.!”
Or, when fighting a goblin, there were cases where the leg was broken early, preventing the escape skill from being activated..
“That player's legs are tied!”
“Wow, I used a rope..”
Or, there were cases where items such as rope were used to tie the legs, making it useless to try to run away..
Of course, those players were not beginners who started playing the game for the first time..
“These are explorer guild helpers.?”
“As expected, the level is different..”
This was possible because most of them were helpers who received money from the Explorer's Guild to help them hunt monsters and complete quests..
“If I had known this would happen, I would have hired a helper from the Explorers Guild.!”
By that time, you will realize why the Explorers' Guild thrives even though they do bad things, and why they got rich by selling game services for money..
‘The helpers definitely know how to do it..’
Midas, who saw the scene, smiled..
‘It's a sad sight.’
The Explorer's Guild had many helpers for each level section..
The problem is that not all of those helpers receive the same treatment when their level increases..
If your skill level was too low, you could not proceed with the quest, and if you exceeded a certain level, you would have to create a new character..
Create a character repeatedly, stay below level 20, and act as a helper in the village of beginning..
Considering the time spent playing the game when creating a new character, the cost-effectiveness was not bad..
‘It's just a machine.’
But can we really describe them as players??
‘It's not easy either.’
Of course, it was better than being exploited like a miner without being able to do anything like that..
‘Okay, who sympathizes with whom?.’
This means that Midas, who started the game to become a miner, has no right to sympathize with those helpers..
That's why Midas erased his smile.
‘Let's capture the goal.’
He was looking for prey to hunt..
Finding prey wasn't difficult..
In Midas' eyes, he saw a traffic light showing the status of the monsters..
No matter how much the goblin disappeared, the signal clearly showed Midas the goblin's location..
‘huh?’
At that time, Midas' eyes stopped on a goblin..
‘Why is he alone in yellow??’
A single goblin with a yellow aura in its chest gathered together..
Midas focused his gaze on the goblin..
‘ah.’
Only then did Midas understand the reason..
[Possessed items: Goblin leather, Goblin's grudge (Grade: Rare)]
Why are only those goblins glowing yellow?.
‘Thank you for making this game a lucky game..’
Midas, he thanked God once again.
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