A terrible, terrifying monarch recorded in the history of the Versailles Continent! It was a figure deeply related to a quest Weed had resolved before.
'I'll bring this to start the battle.'
The next was a monster which had become famous after annihilating a prestigious guild who had devoted themselves to attacking it!
The last was taboo to even be spoken of. A symbol of power and authority!
It was a destructive existence that could sweep away an entire Kingdom overnight.
“I've got to pick something of this level, at least.”
Weed showed great satisfaction as he used the Power of the Deliverer.
Magnificent casting!
It was all or nothing for an S-class difficulty quest anyway. It was not a quest that could be completed through normal, non-committal means.
“The worse possible outcome is for me to die twice. Let's try it with all we've got!”
Weed felt his mind was at peace. He was only at conflict before the decision, but once he set himself to it, he didn't have any regrets.
“Well, with the little time that I have left, should I try making a sculpture?”
He was going to try and sculpt using the rocky mountain before the monsters were summoned. He couldn't hope for a Masterpiece since he was tight on time, but if there was another useful sculpture, it would help in its own way.
Weed pulled out his sculpting knife and headed towards the rocky mountain.
The station received and looked at Lee Hyun's video in real time.
There were parts that naturally lagged a little due to the time differential in the processing speed within the capsule.
Since there was so much they had to work with, staying up all night was a given!
However, the unnecessary parts, like when he was cooking or moving, were fast-forwarded, so they were seeing Lee Hyun's adventure in real-time.
Director Kang grabbed the back of his neck.
“Ugh!”
He was so dumbfounded that he was dizzy. It was all because he had seen the monsters Lee Hyun had summoned using the Power of the Deliverer.
Panic!
Not only Director Kang, but also over 50 of the staff were fascinated.
“Is he crazy?”
“He's completely insane!”
“UWAAAHH! What are those monsters…?! Even the one coming out first is ridiculous!”
Director Kang and the station staff thought he would summon a moderately strong and manageable NPC or monster.
The Royal Knights of Rosenheim Kingdom, if he asked them, were good, since Knights mounted on drakes would be considerably helpful on the battlefield.
Summoning a Royal Magician wasn't bad either. Weed could exchange the contribution he had with Rosenheim Kingdom to ask for help Or, since he had contributed to strong nations in the Central Continent, he could summon from there too.
Kallamore Kingdom's Knight Kolderim! For the station people who knew about the quest of the Vampire Kingdom Todeum, summoning the somewhat attractive- and currently on a winning streak; Kolderim, was a fairly good choice.
The Lu Church's Paladins and Priests would also have been an effective choice! The Embinyu Church were their enemies, so if they were summoned, they devote their strength without another word. Using the priest's divine power as a backup to raise the overall power of the alliance tribes and going out in an all-out war would have been the choice of a normal person. Of course, it would still be very unfavorable for the alliance tribes. Completely changing the war situation was difficult with a few Drake Knights or Priests.
Having to attack the Embinyu Church's fortress without even a proper siege weapon would leave an expectation of an atrocious amount of damage.
It was a situation where he could never raise the chance of victory, but you could still be a little hopeful.
But all of these were somewhat ordinary monsters and NPCs that people would normally summon. However, Weed only summoned the grotesque monsters that made you tremble.
“No, bringing just one of those monsters would be enough to cause an uproar…”
“Won't it be no problem to get 15 % viewer ratings even if only one of those appeared?”
“One? Forget the ratings, they're enough to cause an uproar on the Versailles Continent.”
The staff members chattered wildly.
However, inside the broadcasting station, a faint light of hope was beginning to bloom.
For those who had quested before in the Versailles Continent, they knew how hard a C-class quest was. If you had a high level and your team-mates helped, you could do a B-class difficulty quest. A truly outstanding user or guild could even try challenging an A-class.
Still, the only person who could progress through an A-class quest alone was Weed. Despite a favorable view, many considered the quest this time to be way too much and were in despair.
However, the station's atmosphere was changing now.
Anyone could feel that the indication of some kind of change was ripening.
Director Kang raised his receiver. It was so that he could report to the Director-in-Chief, but the phone connected and the Director-in-Chief spoke first.
— Director Kang? I'm looking at that video too.
“Is that so, Director-in-Chief.”
— It's really amazing. Indeed… he's Weed. I envy his reliable image. Is it because he's young? There's something special about him.
“Yes. I think so as well.”
Director Kang spoke while bowing as he held the phone.
“Yes yes, we will do that. Yes, of course. We will do as you say, Director-in-chief.”
Ka-chak!
Director Kang put down the receiver and blew out a long sigh. “Pheew.”
Tension was always high for a salary-man. But he then he vigorously rose up from his chair.
“Bring Supervisor Yoon from the Programming Department.”
“Yes, Director.”
At Director Kang's words, the station staff members focused their attention on him for a while. Then, Supervisor Yoon, who'd been in the adjacent office, opened the door and came in.
“Director Kang, what's going on?”
“Cancel all the regular programs from this moment onwards!”
“What? Then there would be massive grievances from the viewers.”
“What program is broadcasting right now?”
“Tree and Monsters. It's a broadcast that introduces the peaceful monsters of the Versailles Continent and is popular among women and children.”
“The average ratings?”
“It's 3.3 %.”
The popularity of Royal Road was growing to no end. As viewers who had never looked at game broadcasts before were drawn in, the general ratings had also risen considerably.
A rating of 3.3 % was not bad for KMC Media.
“Stop it! I received full authority from the Director-in-Chief. An official document will arrive electronically in the Programming Department soon as well!” Director Kang urgently explained.
His sense of duty to cancel all the broadcasts before the quest's end!
Considering the monsters Lee Hyun had summoned, it was the jackpot. It secured the audience rating for sure.
The fight against the Embinyu Church would be interesting after all.
If the result was leaked after the battle finished, the excitement would be spoiled.
Even if the station completely maintained their security, with a quest of this size, you may never know what might happen.
Since it would impact the Versailles Continent based on the result, you could guess the quest's conclusion from the words of the residents, or a change in the situation.
From the station's viewpoint, it was a chance laid out with a feast— side dishes, richly roasted meat, and even the delicacy of soy sauce crab legs. A situation where you could starve to death while agonizing on what to eat! Though the meal was laid out, the dishes clamoring to be eaten would be your ruin.