Chapter 14
Chapter 14
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 14
Chapter Title: Shinwa Distribution Appoints New President
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The article on Shinwa Distribution was brief.
A new president had been appointed.
Though called a major corporation, Shinwa Distribution had never been particularly well-known, so people didn't pay it much mind.
Choi In-gyun, who had naturally become the president of Shinwa Distribution this way, couldn't hide his bewilderment.
"Who would've thought I'd become the president of an affiliate company so easily... I guess I'm really cashing in on my son's success this time."
"This is just the beginning. Shinwa Distribution doesn't live up to the Shinwa name at all—it's lacking in fame, revenue, everything."
"Right. Even if you bring in good stuff, Shinhyuk, if the distributor isn't up to par, people hesitate. I'll build a solid foundation here before you grow."
"Yes, I'll count on you, Dad."
But he didn't take the opportunity his son had created for granted.
On the contrary, determined to turn this company—which had nothing but the Shinwa name—into something proper to help Shinhyuk, he clenched his fist, burning with resolve.
Shinhyuk flashed a grin at his father and stood up.
"Where are you off to?"
"Time to dive into Dimension Arena for real. Sejin hyung's business is wrapped up, so back to the main gig."
"Now that you mention it, I haven't seen you log in since the Placement Exam."
"Yeah, real life matters, but Dimension Arena's the real deal."
He was preparing to enter Dimension Arena.
Meeting Sejin and handling that had kept him swamped with real-world stuff, so Shinhyuk hadn't even logged in.
But now the big things were done—it was time to get back to work.
Patting his son's shoulder in encouragement, Choi In-gyun put on his glasses and started on Shinwa Distribution's business.
'Suits him perfectly. Like it's always been his.'
Swallowing a smile at his father's old-school executive vibe, Shinhyuk returned to his room and checked his status.
"Status window."
Traits: 1. Versatile 2. Predation
Skills: Necromancy [C], Fist Fighting [E], Shield, Comprehensive Weapon Mastery [D], Tracking [E], Metallurgy [D]
"This should hold up even in Gold."
For a player, the essentials were stats, traits, and skills.
But how well you used them decided if it was pearls before swine or a twig in a swordmaster's hands.
Shinhyuk was the latter.
With all his past life's experience, he could punch above his weight.
Nearly 100 stats from equipped gear made him grin.
"Armor and sword are solid too."
Finishing his gear check, Shinhyuk drifted off thinking about Dimension Arena tomorrow.
The next morning.
Shinhyuk rose early, enjoyed his mother's breakfast, showered quickly, and geared up.
Common-grade but growing: Armor of Absorption.
Unique-grade: Bang Se-jin's Well-Crafted Holy Sword.
Feeling his base stats nearly doubled, he logged into Dimension Arena.
Entering Dimension Arena via the familiar translucent window, Shinhyuk waited for matchmaking while planning ahead.
'Broadcast first.'
The top priority: broadcasting.
Specifically, Dimension Broadcasting linked to Dimension Arena—D.B.C. for short.
Stream your Dimension Arena play to viewers, etc.
It clashed with players' need to hide their identities, but most streamed anyway for good reason.
"Achievement Shop."
"Placement Exam achievements are paying off nicely."
They'd been unexpected windfalls, all the sweeter since normal ones topped out at 10-100 points.
Shinhyuk could buy from:
[{Jobs}, {Traits}, {Equipment}, {Gacha}, {Misc}]
"Jobs are key."
He focused on 'Jobs'.
"Commons are cheap."
The 'Jobs' section let you enhance or grow your job.
The base common ones were bargains.
"Unique... yeah, no way."
But for his Unique All Master, the points were insane.
Bitter smile, tongue click—he closed the shop.
'Jobs' and 'Traits' prices were similar, 'Equipment' was perfect already, no need.
'Gacha' was too gamble-y for his points.
'Misc' had stuff, but nothing he needed now.
"Finally."
Match made, game underway.
Shinhyuk vanished from the waiting room.
"Defense theme, Demi-human type. Solid."
Vanishing from the waiting room, Shinhyuk appeared in a crumbling castle.
He nodded at the message.
Defense with Demi-humans: fend off invading demi-humans to hold the castle.
Better than monsters or undead floods.
His opinion, anyway.
"Damn, why demi-humans?!"
"Too human-like to kill comfortably!"
His teammates hated the Demi-human pick.
Demi-humans looked human enough to give many pause.
Not Shinhyuk.
'Most of New Humanity Empire are demi-humans. Good practice for later.'
The empire that caused his regression—full of them.
Practice killing them: he drew Bang Se-jin's Well-Crafted Holy Sword. Holy Sword for short.
Whoosh!
"Whoa, check that gear."
"Armor looks crude, but that sword... art."
Silver players weren't pros, but his sword stood out.
Then recognition hit.
"Choi Shin-hyeok?"
"Got proper backing now, huh."
"No news for days—gearing up?"
He was Korea's hottest topic.
First to Silver 1 post-Placement.
Diamond-bound, backed by top corp Shinwa Group.
Player count = national power now.
The buzz died quick.
"Broadcast start."
Ignoring them, he fired up the stream.
Confirmed the translucent overlay, dismissed it.
Kept chat open.
His name drew a crowd for the debut stream.
Enough viewers—time to roll.
"Hey everyone, Choi Shin-hyeok here."
Viewers cheered his face.
Everyone loves a handsome face.
Smiling at the scrolling chat, he explained.
"First game since Placement. Lucky Defense theme. Oh, type's Demi-human."
Viewers freaked.
Defense: infamous newbie shredder.
But he grinned like it was great—natural reaction.
Doubly so with pesky Demi-human type.
Undeterred, he added for newbies.
"Defense: hold off waves. Five total. In Bronze-Silver, blocking two is good."
Simple: block five waves of the type.
Even top tiers struggled with five; Silvers maxed at two.
As chat buzzed, he dropped a bomb.
"Question: how many waves can I hold? Guess right, raffle three new Shinwa S5s to three winners."
New S5s—Shinwa Auto's latest, three of them.
Chat exploded.
Viewers surged.
Shinhyuk's real money bonanza was just kicking off—but they didn't know.