6:30 PM.
The time has come when most people were waiting. No, even more than that, and finally, the first door of the regular broadcast opens.
The regular broadcast ‘Twitch Korea Channel’ jointly hosted by the host Black and the cooperating company.
Despite only having about a 30-minute wait, the number of viewers for this regular broadcast has surpassed a staggering 180,000 and is racing towards 190,000.
This is even the number excluding the viewers from famous streamers participating. The total boasts the largest viewer count in history for a privately operated competition, not a regular event.
[Crazy, 190,000 haha!!!]
[Isn’t this the highest viewership ever? hahahahaha]
[It’s insane]
[For real lol]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[I love Black!!!!!!!!!!!!]
[Oh come on? lol Leo will win everything haha]
[Wow]
[This round is a dinosaur]
[At this point, it’s almost official level]
Despite having chat and verification chat set to once every three minutes, the chat messages are pouring in like crazy.
The countdown begins with a short video showing the three castles seemingly engaging in psychological warfare across a river.
[5]
[432]
[4]
[3]
[Start? Start? Start? Start? Start? Start? Start? Start?]
[1]
[If I don’t get Lily the Grand General, I’m throwing a fit]
[Oh]
[Let’s goooooo]
The screen briefly goes dark.
From the center, a small spark emerges.
Like a phoenix, the flame’s light shoots up rapidly into the sky and then flies gracefully for a moment.
The beautiful light dancing in the sky soon branches out into three paths heading somewhere.
The light falls onto three different castles.
Its destination is the core of the castle. The light wraps around the core, showcasing each castle and varied terrains as the screen transitions to the Rune Plaza.
Like a drone, the camera soaring high in the sky captures the numerous people gathered in the plaza.
The plaza is filled with people, and from the central model castle, effects burst forth.
The effects rise high into the air, accompanied by flashy sound effects, announcing the official start of ‘Simulated Siege War Season 3!’
[Wow]
[It’s insane]
[They must have dumped a ton of money into this]
[Hahahahahahahaha]
[It’s epic]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[This is absolutely legendary, haha]
[At this point, isn’t it just regular?]
[How much effort has Black put into this?]
[Whoa]
As the screen transitions once more, the voices from the scene are shown along with the commentary team.
It was illuminated.
“Hello everyone, Trich viewers and BHC viewers alike. I am Kim Yong-woo, the caster for the 3rd mock Siege War of Trich.”
“I’m Lacl, your analyst.”
“And I’m Freytion, the special analyzer.”
“Hey, hello everyone!!! Nice to see you!!!”
Waaaaaaa─!
[Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh]
[Clap, clap, clap, clap]
[Wow Kim Yong-woo]
[Is that Kim Yong-woo?]
[Crazy loooool]
[What’s with this lineup lol]
[The level is just absurd]
[Kim Yong-woo?]
[Wow]
[Is this real?]
[Lolololol]
“Who is Mr. Kim Yong-woo?”
I asked while looking at the screen placed in the room, and Yena tilted her head with a question mark.
“…Lady Lily. You can’t be serious.”
“Is he a famous person?”
[?]
[Lily doesn’t know]
[Wait, she doesn’t know Kim Yong-woo?]
[Lily is a newbie, right?]
[But still, you’d think she’d know Kim Yong-woo; he’s been casting for over 10 years, not just Deoen]
[He’s probably been on TV several times]
[Lily doesn’t know?]
[Can a newbie really not know this?]
“He’s one of the main casters for DCK. He did the last official Siege War on TV.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes… um… if it was your first time and you weren’t paying any attention, you might not know…”
If she had completely cut ties with Deoen, it would make sense.
If she didn’t watch Deoen matches, it could be that way.
But Deoen is already so well-known that most of the people in the country would recognize Kim Yong-woo’s fame, even if they didn’t watch the matches.
There’s even a decent fanbase for him overseas.
[But not knowing Kim Yong-woo is a bit…]
[For real, this is kinda off lol]
[It’s like she’s not a newbie, but seeing this makes her look like one]
[For real lol]
[She’s not a newbie, she’s just not from Korea, right? lol]
[Lily is probably just someone who came over from another world lol]
[Lily is an alien theory lol]
─Wow, this is my first time participating in a mock Siege War, but it seems that so many people have come to watch the mock Siege War.
─And since this mock Siege War is composed of legendary proportions, it seems even more so. Especially! The prize money is particularly impressive, right?
─That’s right! Wow, Freytion, you must be looking forward to it! The prize money is reportedly a whopping 500 million won, is that correct?
500 million.
500 million?
The shocking statement made from beyond the screen was enough to drop everybody’s jaws.
“500 million?”
“Whoa.”
“Is that real?”
“Seriously?”
A statement so impactful it even made the quiet Chuka Chip speak.
[?]
[For real, 500 million?]
[???????????????????]
[Wasn’t it about 100 million last year?]
[What’s with the 5 times increase, that’s insane, lol!]
[? Wasn’t it 100 million?]
[It was 50 million for 2500 gold coins, right?]
[Is this real?]
[What the hell, lol!]
[Honestly, 100 million seemed a bit low since they’re all rankers, right?]
[For real, lol! You’d barely get 2000 if you split that!]
The white-haired Freytion nodded and grabbed the microphone.
─That is correct. Since we are receiving sponsorship from various sponsors for this event, we aimed to provide substantial rewards and have significantly increased the prize money for everyone participating.
─So, are you saying you’re giving all of it, the 500 million?
─First, because it’s a festival, we will provide about 5 million won as a participation fee for everyone involved, and for the much-anticipated first-place team, there will be 300 million won plus 5000 gold coins. And most importantly…
As he paused, Freytion flicked his hand.
The space slightly distorted, and a ring appeared in Freytion’s hand.
A beautifully blue gemstone interwoven with thick white lines crafted into a ring.
─This is the seventh masterpiece ‘Blue Guardian’ made by the continent’s great blacksmith ‘Drak,’ awarded as a prize.
[?]
[Whoa]
[Masterpiece…?]
[?????????]
[Really?]
[A legendary named item, holy crap!]
[Are you really giving a mythical item?]
[Is it just one?]
[Mythical-level item, what the hell, lol!]
[Is this real?]
[That’s worth at least 1 billion, isn’t it?]
A wave of “Ooh” sounds echoed not just in the chat but also on-site.
It was obviously expensive equipment.
Though it could only be observed through the screen, it held power rivaling the very items they had painstakingly acquired in the past.
“That looks ridiculously expensive.”
“It certainly does. But the price isn’t the issue.”
It wasn’t Yena who answered.
Chuka Chip tossed his golden hair and looked at me.
“Getting mythical equipment is extremely difficult, and to obtain one, you’d need to be at least in the top 0.1% of rankers.”
“Hmmm…”
“The issue is that rankers already earn good money. Plus, if someone could obtain something like that, it means they’re serious about Deoen, so there’s no reason they would sell it for just 100 million or 200 million.”
[1~2 hundred million is cheap…?]
[If it’s Choco, I’ll accept it lol]
[Choco probably already has a couple of mythical items]
She grabbed a strawberry snack and fixed her gaze on the ring on the screen.
“So, rankers generally don’t sell mythical items. I’m the same. Black oppa put that up as a prize more for the meaning of the mock siege war than for its monetary value.”
Usually, they wouldn’t sell it even for 1 billion, right?
“I want that…”
Chuka Chip mumbled and refocused on the screen.
‘A great masterpiece, huh…’
It wouldn’t be bad to have.
Moreover, its grade is ‘mythical.’
And gods often refer to either the ‘celestial race’ or ‘demon race’ like that.
[That’s Lily’s]
[For real lol]
[But if you give one, what do the others eat?]
[Aren’t we just talking about money and distribution?]
[Usually, it seems like they’d give it to the grand general?]
─Mythical masterpiece! I’ve seen pros especially cherish this several times, but to give it away! Wow, everyone’s really going all out in this mock siege.
─Honestly, I thought giving this to Black wasn’t quite right… but this friend is genuinely serious about the mock siege.
─Freytion is also looking forward to it! What do you think will happen if the ring goes to Freytion?
─Well, it would be great for me, but since I’m friendly with Black, I guess a lot of people wouldn’t be happy if I got it…
Freytion chuckled and licked his lips.
[If Black or Freytion gets it, it’s a bit sus]
[For real, he puts it up and then takes it back]
[So who is it for?]
─So, who will take the ring among the winning team? Will they distribute it among the teams?
When Lacl, who was opposite Kim Yong-woo, asked, Freytion looked at the camera.
─Money is distributed at the team’s discretion, but the ring goes to the ‘grand general.’ I’ll make that clear without a doubt. By the way, even if Black’s team wins, Black won’t take it. Hahaha!
“Grand General…?”
“Grand General.”
Two voices echoed in the room.
One was mine, but my eyes were only on the ring.
‘So, the grand general takes it, right?’
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