Newbie Park.
The term itself isn’t something you can casually talk about, but roughly speaking, it means the act of helping a newbie without any expectation of return.
It’s similar to what we often call “sleeve inserting.”
The veterans find joy in watching sprouts like newbies and spare no effort in supporting their growth.
Even if the amount may not mean much to a veteran, it feels absurdly large to a newbie just starting out.
That’s right. Just look at the money I’m holding.
‘…A bundle of gold coins.’
It’s a pocket full of gold coins enough to fill a good portion of my arms.
I haven’t counted them in detail, but it looks like there are a few hundred.
The first job quest costs 3 gold coins, and one gold coin for every 100 silver coins…
“500 of them.”
The woman nodded her head.
Then she added one more thing.
“If you cash it in, it’s about 10 million won.”
“…Are you really giving me 10 million won all of a sudden?”
Out of nowhere.
And quite unexpectedly.
Is she really that rich to just throw 10 million won at a complete stranger, no matter how much money streamers make?
I asked in doubt, and the woman proudly replied.
“Of course! Would it be okay if I feature you on my broadcast for a bit?”
“…Aren’t you already filming it?”
“Yeah. That’s true!”
How bold.
But I actually liked it.
I don’t like those who hide their true intentions.
Even if they do hide it, most of the time, because of racial traits, I can sense it anyway, and it’s easier to deal with those who lay it all out.
I nodded my head.
Since I was given it, I’ll have to pay some value back.
Cheating isn’t really my style.
Of course, if she asks me to do something weird, I’m ready to leave right away.
‘Money is obviously kept.’
The woman seemed happy, bouncing around, and after waiting a moment, she reached into the air and pulled something out.
Was that a giant tent following her?
“Ta-da!”
Boom! A tent the height of a two-story building was set up right on top of the remains of fried shrimp.
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“So, is this your first time then?”
“Yeah. It’s my first time. I got the device on discount as well.”
“Oh! The third generation! I wanted to get one too, but I already have two, so I hesitated.”
“…But didn’t you just give me even more money than that?”
“Oh come on~ That money and the content money are totally different~”
The atmosphere was surprisingly relaxed.
The streamer named Yena smoothly continued the conversation, and I also answered questions without any burden.
He answered the questions without any burden, as expected.
It was more like a newbie interview than a noodle park level.
Looking around, the rooms were nicely decorated, and koi were swimming in the garden pond.
I also spotted a few elegant statues.
“Isn’t it pretty? It’s decorated with limited edition furniture.”
“Yeah… it is. Do you carry these around?”
“I don’t carry them around; they stay in my inventory. You probably won’t be able to carry them unless you expand your inventory to almost full capacity.”
According to him, you can’t carry these around unless your inventory expansion is nearly maxed out.
“They must be super expensive, right?”
“Right now, yes, but in the early days, there were so many dungeons, and you could get a lot from there. I did too.”
“Have all the dungeons disappeared now?”
“They haven’t vanished, but most of them have already been conquered, so there’s nothing else to get aside from regular experience or rewards. The ‘first conquest’ rewards are incredibly good.”
[Yena’s legendary feast was indeed legendary.]
[For real, the dead orc sorcerer. Still holding top 100 because of that feast.]
[Thinking back, it gives me chills. We almost lost by a minute, lol.]
[So scary, lol. Jeokwol Guild came in right at that moment, haha.]
[I need to see the Jeokwol Guild Master’s rage from that time again; it’s hilarious, it’s been going around as a gif.]
[Hahahahahahahaha!]
[Forget about Yena’s land, let’s hear more about the newbie.]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[Lily’s so cute…]
Yena glanced at the chat window.
Good, the broadcast is going quite well.
The newbie in front of her, a person named Lily, has some gaming knowledge, but Deoen is a complete rookie, and his personality seems nice too.
His voice is good, and you can hardly find any of the discomfort from before.
It seems he’s started to relax, so it’s about time to get down to the content.
“Do you have any thoughts about a class change? Nowadays, production jobs come out well, and there’s a support system for combat jobs, making it easy to play.”
This newbie isn’t just going to end up as a noodle park level.
If he plays well, he could be involved in content often and could even join a small elite guild.
The others might get a little annoyed, but looking at Lily’s face, they wouldn’t dare to refuse.
In fact, they’d probably go crazy for her.
Just as she was thinking that, Lily tilted her head.
“Combat support, huh?”
“Yes! You must have experienced it already; it appears when you do the tutorial.”
It’s a system for modern people, who have rarely fought in their lives.
A system for rare modern people.
When you activate this combat support system, it makes handling weapon motions, dodges, and directions of power much easier.
If you start as a newbie, you must turn it on, and over 40% of current rankers are using this technique.
Of course, once you become a decent old-timer, you might find it more of a hindrance and turn it off; but it’s safe to say that almost everyone uses combat support.
[Yena doesn’t use it, right?]
[Yena-chan really doesn’t have the time for that.]
[The assassin’s combat support though…]
[Honestly, if you use combat support, what’s the point of Deoen? Just play a computer game, lol.]
[Hahaha!!!]
[100% of the chat above is about hunting with combat support on.]
[Honestly, how can you fight each other with swords flying around without combat support, lol? At that point, you might as well be special forces.]
[Even special forces can’t do that.]
[Agreed.]
The chat window also acknowledged the necessity of combat support.
That’s how important support is.
Lily shook her head.
“I’ve never done that before.”
“…Huh? Did you clear the tutorial?”
“Boar? Yeah, I caught it.”
“Yeah?”
“Yep.”
“…Yeah?”
[?]
[Are you not aware you’ve been using combat support?]
[But that tilted head is so cute.]
[Agreed, adorableness.]
[You caught it without combat support? Did you just barely survive?]
[It shouldn’t even be possible, right? If you die and come back, you regain health.]
[By the way, why do you have no equipment aside from that spear?]
[? Good point.]
Yena suddenly jumped up.
Lily was still looking at her suspiciously.
“…No way, how did you catch the boar?”
“With the old knife they give you at the start. And then the tutorial ended.”
“You didn’t die even once?”
“No.”
“How?! You can’t just do that!”
“It just happened, you know?”
[?]
[????]
[Is this a lie?]
[How did you clear it without dying? It doesn’t make sense.]
[Turns out she’s a mega veteran? Everything was a lie.]
[Newbie (not a newbie)]
[Lily doesn’t lie. No defamation, please.]
[Lily’s already overflowing with cuteness, lol.]
[Let’s test it out.]
Yena contemplated.
Honestly, she couldn’t believe it. Clearing the tutorial without dying even once?
That’s something her current self couldn’t do.
If she took just one hit, her health was so low she’d die instantly, and even if she dodged with something like ‘super speed,’ she wouldn’t be able to deal any actual damage.
No, the very idea of a newbie managing super speed doesn’t make sense.
“I’ve banged my head against a wall a few times while using swift stats.”
“I’ve knocked my head against the wall a few times just using rapid stats.”
She looked troubled yet glanced at the viewer count.
22,350 viewers.
Her broadcast had grown to the point of being in the top 5 of the Twitch real-time rankings.
Should she really venture out to uncover the truth that looks like a lie?
Wouldn’t it be better to just say ‘yes, yes’ and follow the usual noodle park routine?
‘…But what if it’s real?’
If it’s true, the impact could be double, no, five times greater than now.
After a moment of contemplation, she made her choice.
“Wait, I’ll be right back!”
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PVP Battleground.
The flower of the Devil of Angel and a place where countless people grind their ranks dozens of times a day.
There are two types of matches in the battleground.
One is a regular match without points, and the other is a ranked match with a balanced score system.
I followed Yena into the battleground.
The tall stairs leading up to the massive building, with a statue standing proudly in between.
The giant statue held a sword upside down with both hands, exuding a majestic aura.
Looking at the statue, something seemed to come to mind.
‘…I feel like I’ve seen that face somewhere.’
“It’s simple, so you don’t have to worry too much. It won’t hurt at all.”
Following Yena’s guidance into a room in the battleground, I noticed she had changed out of most of her gear and into casual clothes, holding a regular dagger.
“Are we going to duel with Miss Yena?”
“Yes. I’ll match the level to that of Lady Lily. The stats will all be adjusted, too.”
Yena manipulated something in the air, and a voice similar to the tutorial echoed.
[Launching custom duel mode.]
[Match type – single round, stat adjustment, equipment adjustment, combat assistance OFF.]
The rectangular space made of white marble began to be enveloped by a blue curtain.
Before long, only Yena and I were standing inside the blue square curtain.
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