Chapter 161
Chapter 161.
When Lee Ganghan first entered the 'Simple Fortress'.
[Heavenly Demon, Mike Support Declaration.]
[SSS-grade item 'Owl of Twilight', finally shows its usefulness.]
[SSS, S items, plus ten million dollars. World Ranking 1st place's generous(?) support!]
[Mike, receives the title of 'King God Emperor' from Korean viewers.]
In the news section.
All breaking news covered Lee Ganghan's declaration of support for Mike.
-Mike loyalty loyalty^^7
-Now Mike is an honorary 'Korean'
-He deserves the title of King God Great Emperor ㅇㅈ
-But didn't Mike just pass over an unusable SSS-grade item and Heavenly Demon Lord unsealed it well?
-Ehehei! Are you slandering Mike now? Look how much he's given us!
-This is why serious fans are ㅉㅉ
-President Alfred immediately posted on SNS that the ring wasn't given by Mike but by him ㅋㅋㅋ
-Ah, that should definitely be clarified ㅋㅋㅋ
The 'Owl of Twilight' that Mike had tried to use somehow but failed and classified as a trash item.
When Lee Ganghan immediately unsealed it and put it to use.
The atmosphere was very harmonious.
And this item was a hot topic not only in Korea but also in America.
-OMG did you see the item Strong Lee unsealed? It's a perfect item
-But I think it would suit a mage like Mike better
-Why did Mike give it away?
-Why else? He couldn't get Athena's recognition :(
-But why is Athena helping the Heavenly Demon?
-She's the goddess of wisdom. She knows how to judge people
-Perfect answer :)
-But after becoming a Transcendent, wouldn't Athena have recognized Mike too? Why just keep it...
-That's why Athena didn't recognize him, because he lacks such wisdom
Why wait until becoming a Transcendent, why give away such an item?
Reactions came out that his intelligence was below Athena's standards.
Still.
-Anyway, it's good if Heavenly Demon becomes stronger. He'll become a Transcendent
-Right. Two Transcendents are better than one
-Humanity with only Mike as leader... honestly anxious :(
-You too? Me too lololol
-Heavenly Demon doesn't enjoy life meeting five women like Mike. He devotes himself only to towers like a monk. It's natural that he's more trustworthy than Mike
-Originally it was Heavenly Demon who opened the Transcendent vote. It was also Heavenly Demon who withdrew from candidacy for humanity's sake. Think of it as giving him appropriate compensation
Lee Ganghan had declared full support for Mike.
And because Mike's track record as ranking 1st wasn't that trustworthy.
American public opinion was also favorable toward Heavenly Demon.
However, this good atmosphere didn't last long.
After Lee Ganghan cleared the Simple Fortress, a notice appeared.
[Notice: 'Humanity' can now 'Occupation Reserve' towers of the race 'Kobold'.]
When content came out that humanity could reversely 'Occupation Reserve'.
The world turned upside down.
[Now it's counterattack? Humanity gains ability to Occupation Reserve opponents.]
[Kobold invasion, realistic possibility?]
[FIPA, emergency meeting convened.]
Breaking news poured out frantically.
And for good reason.
Humanity, which had only been invaded, first gained the option of 'attack'.
All attention had to be focused on this.
-Is it time for humanity's counterattack now?
-Can't just keep getting beaten yep
-If we attack 9th place and win, don't the rankings switch?
-Is this a system where you go up step by step ㅋㅋ
-Let's go!!!
There were considerable reactions to immediately try the attack option that appeared.
-But Kobolds seem suspicious;
-Doesn't it seem like they're deliberately asking us to attack?
-The royalty on the 10th floor was trembling then unfolded paradise and died... felt like they sent a sacrifice
-And who's going to face the Kobolds? ㅋㅋ
-Is there anyone besides Heavenly Demon who cleared the 1st floor?
-No, using guns is cheating ㅡㅡ
Opinions that this might be Kobolds luring them.
And realistically, would they be a match even if they went, were not insignificant.
-So how exactly do you do the important Occupation Reservation?
-Nothing's been clearly revealed yet
-FIPA is meeting, maybe something will come from there
-FIPA is still trustworthy yep
-Is this heavily related to Transcendents? Transcendents appeared on the 11th floor
-Then the vote becomes extremely important;
-Mike is really worrying...
-Still, he's better than the other two candidates ㅋㅋㅋ
Since the important 'Occupation Reservation' method hadn't been revealed yet.
People could only make various speculations.
Meanwhile,
'Not much has come out about invasion.'
After exiting the tower.
Lee Ganghan was searching and reading news articles.
Brrrr...
When his phone vibrated, he checked it.
The name on the screen was Shin Yuri.
"Hello?"
[Heavenly Demon Lord! I watched the broadcast just now. But there's chaos because of the notice!]
"Yes. I was also surprised. But it seems the actual invasion method hasn't been revealed."
[Yes. After the notice appeared, FIPA is urgently conducting a video conference. Father is also attending the meeting, so probably the outline of invasion-related matters will be revealed there.]
"Ah. I see."
Would the invasion method be clearly revealed once the FIPA meeting ends.
[Yes. Then I'll let you know as soon as information comes in after the meeting ends.]
"Then thank you."
[Ah. And I'm also finding out information through various routes... it seems this is also connected to guilds. From top-tier guilds, they say a new item appeared in the guild system after the notice came up.]
"Guild system?"
[Yes. They say only slots appeared without text showing up yet... since it's a slot that appeared right after the notice ended, they're speculating it's connected to 'Occupation Reservation'.]
Related to guilds.
'Did something appear for me too.'
Lee Ganghan opened the system and entered the guild section.
But there was nothing particularly new that appeared.
"They said it only appeared for top-tier guilds... there's nothing new in our guild, Heavenly Demon Divine Sect."
[Heavenly Demon Divine Sect was created recently. But it'll become a top-tier guild soon!]
Then.
[I hope Heavenly Demon Divine Sect upgrades quickly. You have to accept me too!]
Shin Yuri once again expressed her desire to join Heavenly Demon Divine Sect.
'Last time it wasn't possible because of Yuri's SSS-grade trait.'
A trait whose characters weren't fully revealed so its usefulness was unknown.
However, maybe because the grade was high.
Shin Yuri's admission was postponed because high positions in Heavenly Demon Divine Sect weren't prepared.
'Would it improve if the Sacred Fire upgrades?'
Come to think of it, the Sacred Fire upgrade seems like it'll be done soon.
When Lee Ganghan thought he should check the Sacred Fire upgrade time.
[Ah. And... regarding the advertisement I mentioned last time.]
Shin Yuri brought up a new topic.
***
"Ah, advertisement. You mean what we talked about using summons as advertising models last time?"
After Kim Juyeong became an Outer Disciple and could enter Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
An idea that came up at that level.
Of course, after that, Lee Ganghan was caught in the Heavenly Demon Sacred Blood Formation for a week.
And humanity was officially incorporated into the Universe, so the 'Occupation Reservation' situation erupted.
He was busy dealing with this and had no time to pay attention to advertisements.
[Yes. That's right. I contacted companies, and they all had good reactions. However...]
"However?"
[The companies proposed that if possible, they'd like to use Heavenly Demon Lord as their advertising model first and foremost.]
"Me?"
[Yes. Not only large corporations but also global luxury brands are showing interest. The advertising rates they're proposing are astronomical amounts too.]
Then Shin Yuri.
Saying it was offered even higher than Mike's, told him the tremendous total contract amount for advertisements.
Hearing this.
'There was a reason Mike shot ten million dollars on the spot. He had a lot of money.'
When meeting with the CIA, when Shin Yuri protested.
He quickly sent ten million dollars.
It was because he was filming advertisements at these rates.
'But well... I'm not particularly short on money?'
The homework of spending big money while rebuilding Heavenly Demon Divine Sect was finished.
Money copying was also happening at the Goblin Black Market.
He wondered if there was a need to troublesomely film advertisements.
'Of course, if I'm going to summon Divine Maiden Cheon Seran from Heavenly Mandate Tower, that's a different story.'
The summoning cost of Cheon Seran, which was 999 million TP, a huge sum much more expensive than Heavenly Demon Divine Sect reconstruction costs.
In Korean currency, it was 1.3 trillion.
This was an amount set as if telling him not to summon at all.
Still, with the current Lee Ganghan.
If he filmed advertisements and saved money to the maximum, he might be able to collect that amount someday.
'But I'm still not confident whether I should summon the Divine Maiden.'
The Divine Maiden Cheon Seran who supported Lee Ganghan in the First Tower.
And the Divine Maiden Cheon Seran written in the Divine Sect Secret Record had definitely different images.
Lee Ganghan decided to postpone Cheon Seran's summoning until he clearly grasped the history between the last Heavenly Demon and the Divine Maiden.
"I have enough money from selling Human Race Exclusive equipment, so I'd like to focus on towers..."
[Ah. Right. Then you won't do advertisements...?]
"Hmm. Yes. My advertisements are fine, but Karana owes me something, so let's proceed with elf advertisements instead."
The orc race exclusive earring that had 7 million TP worth of value.
Karana thought of this equipment as a symbol of being recognized as an 'Orc'.
So when she received this from Lee Ganghan.
She always wore it even though it didn't fit her ear size.
'7 million TP... I should make her work to pay it back.'
Although he wasn't short on money.
Still, 7 million TP was quite a large amount.
It would be strange to just give this as a gift.
Besides.
'People are severely enchanted by elves, so I'm curious about the reaction if she appears in advertisements.'
In the paradise that the Kobold royalty unfolded earlier.
Most viewers said they saw elves there.
Of course, there were a few with unique preferences.
But the absolute majority saw elves as their ideal type in the fantasy.
Elves were certainly beautiful.
'But I wondered if there's that big a difference from beautiful actresses on TV.'
Famous actresses known for beauty and elves.
Even if elves had a slight advantage in beauty difference between the two.
Ultimately, at that level, it seemed like personal preference differences.
Why are people overreacting to elves like this.
'Do they have racial traits that enchant humans?'
Lee Ganghan planned to observe this phenomenon this time.
[Ah. Then shall we proceed with elf advertisements?]
"Yes."
[Then... when would be convenient for you? I'd like to ask Kim Juyeong to film Karana's casting video. I think it would be good to show to advertisers.]
"Ah. This afternoon is also fine."
[Yes. Then I'll contact Kim Juyeong.]
After Shin Yuri made contact like that.
After making an appointment at 2 PM.
The appointment time approached.
"Wow. This house amazes me every time I see it."
Kim Juyeong, who came to the house right on time.
"Thanks to you, I lived."
Expressed gratitude as soon as he saw Lee Ganghan.
"What?"
"I milked that video of me going to Ten Thousand Demon Battle last time like crazy. Now there's nothing left to milk, so I uploaded regular videos and the view count bombed and subscribers are leaving."
"Really? When did you upload that?"
"You only watch TowerTube now so you wouldn't know."
Kim Juyeong then showed his YouTube channel.
While Ten Thousand Demon Battle related videos had view counts of at least hundreds of thousands, many exceeding a million.
"Look at the view counts of what I uploaded. Nothing exceeds 2 thousand."
Other regular videos Kim Juyeong uploaded had miserable view counts.
"This won't work. Film a lot today."
"Really? You're allowing it?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I'm mostly thinking of uploading behind-the-scenes of Karana's casting video."
"When did you start calling Lady Karana'?"
"She's a view count cheat key, so of course I have to add 'Miss'. Everything that exceeded a million was done by Lady Karana."
The power of elves indeed.
Does it appear here too?
When Lee Ganghan was amazed seeing that only videos with Karana had mega-hit view counts.
Ding.
[Sacred Fire has evolved from 'Dim Flame' to 'Clear Blaze'.]
A message that the Sacred Fire upgrade was complete.
Appeared before his eyes.