Chapter 117
World Class? (2)
3.
A world-famous streamer with 15 million subscribers: Archmage.
A man known as the pinnacle of magic-type players.
If you were to do a collaboration stream with such a monstrous figure, what kind of content would be good?
An in-depth discussion about magic?
Sharing knowledge about the Abyss?
Revealing secret tips for clearing the Abyss?
All wrong.
The historic first collaboration content with a top-tier streamer was…
KRAAANG—!
“Wh–what the f*ck? Hey, bro. This is rigged, right? You’re manipulating the rates!”
“It’s just that you’re unlucky, isn’t it?”
“Damn it! I’m a guy who survived Las Vegas! Does this make any sense?!”
LMAOOOOOOOO
Was Archmage always like this? lol
He’s hilariousㅋㅋ
Look at his eyes, totally goneㅋㅋㅋㅋ
(Arch-official) The Primordial Forge is more evil than Las Vegas ㄷㄷ
But why do items keep pouring out of his inventory endlessly?
Info: Archmage’s assets are in the top 1% among US players
How many fails in a row now?
Five consecutive fails lol
He’s burned hundreds of billions by now
This was the Primordial Forge.
Euriel, the angel who managed the forge, had introduced all sorts of systems in the meantime.
The representative one was the VIP Room.
Private rooms prepared for VIPs attempting upgrades of +10 or higher.
Was she an angel, or had she worked in a casino?
She had made ten VIP rooms, and amazingly, every single one of them was in use.
We had barely managed to secure just one of these rooms.
“Hey! Bro! If you’ve got a mouth, say something! Reveal the rates right now!”
“Our establishment… no, our forge would never tamper with probabilities. Right, Euriel?”
“Of course. This is a sacred place created by Lady Nike’s authority. We would never engage in such low-grade trickery.”
“Euriel, there’s something I’ve been wanting to ask you.”
“Please speak.”
“You’ve gotten really hip since last time. How many gold chains are you wearing?”
Euriel, the angel who managed the forge and the proxy of the god called Nike, had several gold necklaces hanging around her neck.
The tunic she wore when we first met was long gone.
A stylish white suit, strangely matching gold chains, and an expensive watch.
She looked more like the owner of a casino than an angel.
She adjusted her monocle slightly and nodded with a smile.
“It is thanks to the boss taking good care of me. I used my share of magic stones to imitate the fashion of wanderers.”
“Oh, so that’s why you were embezzling magic stones?”
“You could call it my only hobby.”
I’d been busy lately and hadn’t paid much attention, but in that short time, the Primordial Forge had become a mega-popular facility used by most Korean players.
How popular?
The Ability Management Bureau had even voluntarily dispatched security guards.
Because some players who went bankrupt from upgrading had gone on violent rampages.
“Meteooooooor! Aaaaargh!”
A sudden scream came from outside the door.
The chat erupted.
?????
What was that sound? lol
These days, players who get burned at the forge always curse “Meteor”ㅋㅋ
LMAO
Bosses;; gambling is only for fun;;
Fact: even if your gear explodes, upgrading is still the most efficient way to grow stronger
This place is basically a casino for players
Still, it was nice to see everyone so passionate.
I nodded in satisfaction, then turned back to today’s main character and gave him some advice.
“Hey, Tyrone. Do you know what a pity system is?”
“A pity system? What’s that?”
“The more times you try, the closer the probability gets to 100%. Don’t be fooled by mere numbers. If you keep pulling until it succeeds, it’s 100%. You know what I’m saying?”
This guy’s insaneㅋㅋㅋㅋ
But he’s not wrong, is he? If you keep trying until it works, it’s 100% success
Classic KRPG logic
Damn, what a quote
‘If it doesn’t work, keep going until it does (with your money)’
At this point he’s not Archmage, he’s Sucker-mage
He’s called the greatest intellect in America, you think he’d fall for that?
“BROOO!”
Tyrone suddenly shouted.
He looked angry… guess you can’t fool logical mages with nonsense.
Oh well.
I was about to calm him down and move on to the next stop, Ruby’s Witch Café…
“You’re a genius! Why didn’t I think of that? You f*cking genius! Yeah! If I keep pulling until it works, then it really is 100%!”
…That worked?
It actually worked?
?
That worked?
?????
Is he really a genius?
?????
LMAOOOO
A sucker has arrived
Archmage (a sucker)
[‘MirageGuildNo1’ has donated 100,000 won!]
Dom hwang cha dom hwang cha… Archmage sir;; please S…T…A…Y…
Mirage Guild’s CEO Cheonria, a regular of the forge, even tried to stop him with a donation, but—
“STAY? You mean I should stay here? Thanks for the advice. Fine. If that’s how it is, I’ll win it back.”
Tyrone, now in the “even God can’t stop me” phase, pulled something out of his inventory.
I’d heard all his previous equipment was expensive, but this one was on another level.
A piece of equipment radiating powerful magic.
A staff made of black wood, with a huge magic stone embedded in the center.
There it is
That’s the staff Archmage always uses
The third root of Yggdrasil
Damn
He’s not actually going to upgrade that, is he????
How much is that worth?
That’s his symbol
It looked expensive, but apparently it was really expensive.
Tyrone grabbed the staff with his huge hand and grinned at me.
“It’s like my own child. Every upgrade failed so far, so this time it’ll succeed. Right, bro?”
“…Shouldn’t you think about it a bit more?”
“Oh, the more I think, the more confident I get. Thanks for giving me confidence.”
This is what they call a foregone conclusion.
Before I could stop him, the already-addicted Tyrone placed the staff on the anvil.
How much could that thing be worth?
Chat was talking about hundreds of billions…
Nah, no way.
It’s just a staff.
“LEEEET’S GOOOO!”
The language genius Tyrone even added a Korean cheer as he swung the hammer.
KRAANG!
KRAANG!
KRAANG!
So satisfyingㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Look at him inserting enhancement stones with magic while upgrading
Is this the American style?
Damn
Look at that speedㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Flash—!
Tyrone swung the hammer rapidly.
The muscles he’d trained at the gym bulged, and the staff quickly began to glow.
In the blink of an eye: +10.
Most low-tier gear capped at +10, but this staff was clearly high-grade.
It could go higher.
Most people would stop here…
KRAAANG!
Look at that courageㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Dopamine addict
This place is seriously dangerous
Huh?
Huh?
Wait
??????
KRAAANG!
…In the end, Tyrone brought the hammer down four more times, succeeding all four.
The staff reached +14.
“What’s the max enhancement level?”
“15! Just one step left! Bro! Following your advice, I totally crushed it!”
Maybe he was completely ruled by dopamine now.
Tyrone, trembling with excitement, handed me the hammer.
“Hey, please. It’s like my child. I trust you, bro.”
You lunatic.
Why are you suddenly giving this to me?
“Haha! I’ve watched your streams a lot too. You showed it during your promotion quest, right? Show me one more miracle!”
He meant that “miracle” I’d shown when freeing the forge.
But things were different now.
Back then, I had Big Brother Gimma the Miracle Matryoshka.
Now he was on vacation.
“It’s fine. Don’t feel pressured. With your luck, you can do it. I believe in you.”
“Wouldn’t it be better if you did it yourself?”
“Nope. You’re the luckiest person I know.”
Those sparkling eyes…
I couldn’t refuse.
I looked down at the equipment while holding the hammer.
A system window appeared.
[This equipment is under the effect of <Blessing of the World Tree>.]
[Success rate: 30%]
[Destruction rate: 1%]
So that’s why it went straight to +14.
It really was blessed.
Seeing the rates, I relaxed.
I nodded confidently.
“This is easy.”
Even without Gimma, I shouldn’t chicken out.
No way I’d hit 1%, right?
Depending on him all the time was a bad habit anyway.
Let’s finish this and move on.
“You trust me?”
“Of course. Let’s go.”
“Here I go.”
KRAAANG—!
…There was something I had overlooked.
The man called Yoo Sung-woo—
wasn’t actually lucky.
If anything, he was extremely unlucky.
He’d been a guy streaming at home, then suddenly got dragged into another world for no reason and lived through hell.
Isn’t that the definition of bad luck?
So what I’m saying is—
KRAAACK—!
[The equipment has been destroyed.]
Without Gimma, I was just an unlucky bastard.
The staff crumbled into dust.
Tyrone, who had been smiling brightly just moments ago, stared blankly at the anvil.
“…What?”
Did it break?
???????
It was 1%!
It broke at 1%?
????????
Where did the guy who succeeded at 0.00xx% go?
Is it really gone?
What the hell
The chat exploded.
Tyrone lost focus.
I glanced around, then immediately activated my instincts as a professional streamer.
“This has been a hidden-camera prank on the 15-million-subscriber YouTuber Archmage! Please like, subscribe, and turn on notifications!”
It’s sad that the item broke…
but we got the video, right?
I was told to do it.
Not my fault.
Totally not my fault.
“My… my child-like staff… my angel… this is a dream… right?”
There are five stages of grief:
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.
Tyrone was clearly in the denial stage.
…Should I run?
This doesn’t feel like it’ll end easily—
[The administrator of <Abyss – Republic of Korea> wishes to speak with you.]
[If you accept, Branch Manager Oh Dain will be summoned before you. Accept?]
A sudden message window appeared.
I didn’t know why the administrator wanted to talk to me at this timing, but the moment I saw it, a brilliant idea struck me.
Screw it.
“I accept.”
[Administrator summoning procedure in progress.]
Flash—!
A pillar of light appeared, and a familiar face emerged.
Oh Dain, branch manager of Abyss Korea.
He must’ve been monitoring me and knew I was streaming.
But whatever his reason was…
I had to survive first.
I immediately pointed at him and shouted:
“Tyrone! The administrator rigged the rates! I’m telling you, 1% doesn’t break like that! Right?!”
“What are you talking about, Player Yoo Sung-woo? I just came because I had something to tell you and the people of Korea—”
Yoo Sung-woo Origin Skill:
Blame Others.
“The administrator rigged the rates! It’s a conspiracy! Tyrone! I’ll fight them with you to the end!”
“…Is that true, bro?”
“Of course! Otherwise how could it break at 1%?”
“You bastards! Pay for my angel! Bring my baby back!”
“What the hell are you idiots saying?! I just came to announce a big event!”
A big event?
I didn’t care.
The equipment breaking was not my fault.
Definitely not my fault.
Anyway.
