The Returnee's Hidden Strategy Stream

[Translator - Jjescus ]

[Proofreader - Starfall ]

Chapter: 130

“This is how you should prepare.”

Returning to the basement of the cabin, Hanbit gave the rest of the instructions to the dwarves.

It would be better for them to hear the story he shared with Gorik directly.

“Yes, we will do it perfectly!”

The blessing bestowed upon the dwarves as they reclaimed their heirloom.

They were rapidly recovering their long-dormant skills.

Kurdran, in particular, was enjoying his work, feeling his skills improve even more than before as he had been training consistently.

“His Majesty will also be coming during the wall repairs. He seems to be pondering something, so Kurdran, please take the lead and create a forum for discussion.”

“Understood! Even if His Majesty chases me away, I'll keep sticking to him!”

Hanbit, who had made a small request, went down to the third floor room with Aysis.

It was a space he had borrowed from the dwarves in advance.

“Is this a bedroom or a workshop? It's a peculiar place.”

“Don't move from there. As promised, I'll show you my power.”

“Oh, you're finally doing it! I was about to steal your sword for real!”

Aysis cheered with a happy voice.

Hanbit, a little distance from her, walked to the center.

He was going to set up the armor stand he had borrowed.

Swoosh-

Drawing his sword, he took a step back.

“Phew.”

He exhaled, focusing his mind.

Aiming his sword, Hanbit carefully used his Attribute Manifestation.

Hiss-

The pure white frost that bloomed along the blade became clear at once.

Small ice particles, clinging to the air, gradually spread.

The little strength he had recovered naturally drained away.

At that moment.

Crack-

The armor stand that the blade touched was instantly turned into pure white ice.

“Ah!”

Aysis, who was watching from a precarious position, had a starstruck expression on her face.

If she had moved even a little more, her body would have frozen.

Rustle-

Hanbit, who had quickly finished freezing, stopped the skill.

He felt the strength draining from his body.

Today, he had truly reached his limit.

“I’ll come back tomorrow, so take care of yourself.”

“This is truly different from the original crystal structure! I wish I had a book about glaciers!”

-LOL

-Black Dragon is already out of sight.

-Was he kidnapped?

-Happiness level 200 percent.

Aysis had already forgotten about Hanbit, as she was about to bury her nose in the ice.

There was a bed in the corner, but she probably wouldn't sleep.

Creak-

Hanbit quietly closed the door and went outside.

At that moment, a message popped up along with an alarm.

Beep-

[Main Quest #10 completed.]

[Received 100,000 gold.]

[2 stat points awarded.]

[Experience increased by 50,000.]

[Progress increases.]

[Main Quest #11: Stormy Weather]

Based on the information obtained from the interrogation, preparations for the final wave have begun.

Brace yourself for the upcoming turmoil.

Objective: Be ready by the time the third wave arrives.

Reward: None

Current progress: 80 percent

This quest can be proceeded with after 12 hours.

He understood the time limit this time as well.

There were too many things being prepared within the city.

After checking the quest contents, Hanbit went back up to the second floor.

Avantgarde was waiting there.

“As you said, I've delivered all the Ice Spider's legs. But how exactly are you going to use that bomb?”

He had been monitoring the stream and was curious.

However, it was a little too early to spoil it now.

“You’ll have more fun watching it yourself. I’m about to wrap up, but when are you leaving?”

“I’d like to capture the dwarves a little more. I might end up staying up all night to keep my appointment tomorrow.”

They had made an appointment to meet at the date when Yeonwoo’s office preparation was finished. Except for Kim Jaeha who wanted to focus on his skills, the two of them decided to drop by.

“Alright. Then that’s it for today…”

“Black Dragon, are you okay with the challenge mission?”

“Huh?”

“The mission that came up before we went to the research institute hasn’t been accepted yet.”

“…Oh.”

Avantgarde’s words reminded him of something he had forgotten.

Hanbit moved his hand and checked the challenge mission hanging on the sponsorship list.

[Challenge Mission]

[Complete the remaining part of the private area exploration to succeed.]

[Reward: 58,400,300 won]

“…Why is it this much?”

-?

-Don’t you know yet?

-Please pay more attention to the community than your real life.

-Info) No one from the advanced teams has come out yet.

-A lot of companies sponsored it while you were distracted earlier.

The viewers explained as Hanbit casually asked.

When he actually looked at the list, he could see the names of many companies that had advanced players and teams.

‘It’s about time to end.’

The advanced players were much stronger than he was now.

Considering the time he had spent, he could see the end.

Making a decision, Hanbit pressed the success button for the challenge mission.

[You have succeeded in the challenge mission.]

[You have received 58,400,300 won.]

“Thank you for the challenge mission. I’ll upload the full gameplay video as soon as I finish the game.”

-Whew.

-Clap for the advanced players.

-It’s okay even if you're not an advanced player.

-Please stop trying.

-It’s not like you’ve been stuck for a week, stop complaining. lol;

-Seriously, you need to try for over 2 weeks to wake up.

-Shut up, all of you.

-Thank you…

The chat window quickly filled up as he said he would release the gameplay.

Among them, there were tears in some of the chats.

They must have been struggling, entering and exiting the game repeatedly.

“Well then, I’ll be going. I’ll see you tomorrow, Avantgarde.”

Thud-

After ending the game, Hanbit sent a message to Yeonwoo and took a shower.

He was so tired that he passed out as soon as he threw himself onto the bed.

* * *

The next morning.

Hanbit left his house and headed to Seoul Yeongdeungpo Station.

The location of the office that Yeonwoo had told him was near the station.

“Here it is.”

It was a seven-story building that looked newly built.

The clean exterior gave a better impression than he had expected.

Entering the entrance, Hanbit headed to the 3rd floor office.

“Hyung, you’re here?”

“You’re here!”

Yeonwoo and Avantgarde were already there.

Hanbit went inside and looked around the rather spacious interior.

“Isn’t this too big?”

Yeonwoo and Kim Jaeha were the ones who would be working in the office.

It was quite spacious for the two of them.

“More people might join us. And one person is already confirmed.”

“One person? Who is it?”

“I got an email. They said they wanted to edit your videos, so I looked at their portfolio. After all, I’m not a professional editor.”

Yeonwoo had suddenly received an email.

In fact, he had received many emails saying they wanted to edit Black Dragon’s videos.

However, since they were all at a similar level, he had gradually become indifferent.

But the skills shown in the video attached to the email were beyond his expectations.

“Don’t editors usually work from home?”

“Usually, yes. But they said they’re a big fan of yours and really want to come here. They said they might have a chance to meet you if they’re here.”

“……?”

A sense of caution suddenly arose at that statement.

Yeonwoo smiled at his expression.

“Don’t be so scared. They’re a fan, but they might think a little differently from you.”

“What are you talking about?”

“You’ll see. And whether they’re a fan or not, we can’t let go of that person. Look at this.”

Yeonwoo moved to his desk and turned the monitor around.

Black Dragon’s recorder channel was up on the screen.

“This is the end of my edited version, and everything after this is the editor’s video. Do you see the views?”

“...It’s this high?”

The video list already had dozens of entries.

And the point at which the number of views started to skyrocket was the duel with Balder.

It exceeded 10 million.

And the scene where he learned the Wind Swordsmanship even reached 20 million.

It was truly a hidden skill.

It was an abnormally high number compared to the 300,000 subscribers.

“Compared to your achievements, the views are still low, but the trend is unprecedented. I think the number of views will increase as you go to the later content. After all, there are more players in the middle of their progress than beginners.”

Avantgarde, the expert, analyzed the data coldly.

Yeonwoo nodded as well.

“Yes, that’s why the editor will become important. The edits they did directly started from the private area, and the reaction is clear, isn’t it?”

As he said, from a certain video, there was a lot of praise for the editing.

Even Hanbit thought the video was good.

“They did a really good job. It was so chaotic.”

“Right? They have a great sense for it. Among the videos uploaded to the channel, there are some that I simply asked the editor to try out.”

Due to the fast pace of Hanbit’s gameplay, there was a tendency for the viewer’s concentration to drop.

But this edited video created a very attractive composition with a refreshing visual and clear development.

Could this result be possible with a normal recorded video?

No matter how much of a fan they were, they were welcome if they could do the job this well.

“How much revenue do we get with this many views?”@@novelbin@@

“To put it simply, it’s about 5 won per view. The structure is that this amount increases as the number of subscribers and views increases.”

“...So, does that mean one video is worth 50 million won?”

He was surprised by the larger amount than he had expected.

As he looked through the list, the total number of views for all the uploaded videos was 200 million.

By simple calculation, it was about 1 billion won.

“Didn’t I tell you? The company won’t go bankrupt. I’ll climb up while supporting you. And of course, I’m also looking forward to Avantgarde.”

Avantgarde, another streamer belonging to DD Studio.

Although the number of views of his adventure content averaged around 200,000, it had changed direction while working with Black Dragon.

Avantgarde's concerns started from the wall he had hit in the process.

Even though his level was 80, which was higher than Black Dragon's, his abilities had been reversed for a long time.

Although he was helping with episodes by taking on possible roles, he wasn't the kind of person who would cling to it just because it was fun.

If he thought he was a hindrance, he would immediately leave the party.

"You don't have to worry about that. I have a way."

Hanbit, who knew his feelings well, already had a solution.

It was a plan that considered not only Avantgarde's growth but also his own.

“If you say there’s a way…”

Avantgarde showed interest in the confident voice.

It might sound random, but it was a different story when it came to Black Dragon.

“After the episode ends, we’ll go to a place called the Tower of Vortex. We’ll go there and level up significantly.”

[Translator - Jjescus ]

[Proofreader - Starfall ]