Chapter : 26
The Capitalist Streaming Hero Who Lives Off Rice
The Game of the Constellations [Lyca]
When it comes to information about the world called “Lyca,” I probably know more than most constellations.
But that only applies to the world provided in the beta server.
So whenever it comes to things related to streaming… situations pop up that still manage to surprise me from time to time.
Just like this.
[The Constellation, “Master of Gold,” makes a slightly surprised expression.]
[The Constellation, “Master of Gold,” thinks there was no need to go that far.]
[The Constellation, “Master of Gold,” says, “But I think it’s better this way.”]
While streaming so far, I’d never seen a system message formatted like this before, and it genuinely caught me off guard.
Up until now, the constellations’ chats had always followed the usual livestream chat format…
This was the first time I’d ever seen one post messages describing their own state like that.
But apparently, I wasn’t the only one surprised.
└ Huh???
└ That’s insane.
It seemed like ordinary constellations couldn’t even post messages like that.
└ Wait, a ■■■ constellation already entered the host’s stream?
Ugh, the noise censoring in chat is seriously frustrating.
Honestly, I hadn’t cared much when things got censored before…
but this? Now I was curious.
So I asked:
— “Other people can’t do that? Is that kind of chat something special…?”
The replies I got were almost mocking in tone.
└ lol… host doesn’t even know what a ■■■ constellation is?
└ Wasn’t this guy supposed to be a veteran?
└ Guys, this is ■■■, you know;
└ I thought he was just a weird veteran who found a hidden piece;;
└ Is this dude acting or what?
No, seriously—stop the nonsense and just answer my question.
…Sigh.
This is so frustrating.
I just wanted a little more information…
Right then, an early viewer—Second Throne—seemed to understand how I felt.
[“Second Throne, the Ruffian” donated 10 LP.]
But… the chat that followed was pretty interesting.
└ Only graduated constellations can do that.
…What?
Graduated?
└ That’s all I can tell you. Even if I say more, it’ll get censored and you won’t see it anyway.
Ah… I shouldn’t have asked.
Now I’m just more curious than before.
Still, the word “graduated” felt like meaningful information.
Judging by how it sounded, they seemed like beings on an entirely different level from ordinary constellations.
Hmm…
As I was thinking that over, another constellation casually added:
└ Graduated constellations can’t communicate directly with players. That’s why their messages come like that.
Ahh…?
Come to think of it, the “Master of Gold” had never typed a normal chat message even once.
Now this was getting interesting.
And… I could smell something.
“What kind of smell?” you ask?
The smell of massive capital, of course.
└ Anyway, host’s insane; already getting donations from a ■■■ constellation;
└ Even in top-ranker streams you rarely see a ■■■ constellation. Host’s potential is crazy.
Thanks for saying that, brothers!
I’ll keep working hard…!
I need to make a lot of money, you know.
[“Master of Gold” donated 300 LP.]
[The Constellation, “Master of Gold,” says, “I’ll look forward to a bit more.”]
Wow—so this is the level of a graduated constellation?
While others casually toss in 10 LP at a time, this guy just coolly drops 300 LP like it’s nothing.
It’s so sweet my teeth might rot.
No way I could let that pass without a reaction.
“Thank you, sir!”
Thud—!
For the first time in a while, I gave a full voice reaction and bowed deeply, and the constellations burst out laughing.
└ lol host’s hyped
└ hahaha honestly he has every reason to be
└ Don’t know what’s happening but if the host looks happy making money, that’s an upvote from me.
Upvote acknowledged.
└ After watching those try-hard serious ranker streams, coming here is hilarious lol
Exactly, Constellation.
So please promote the stream a lot… and if possible, settle down here permanently. Yes.
“Heh heh.”
A silly laugh slipped out, but I didn’t bother hiding it.
The constellations actually liked it more when I acted a little unhinged.
└ Anyway, host lol stop celebrating and hurry to Phase 3, yeah?
You’re absolutely right.
Can’t drag things out and risk the Master of Gold getting bored—definitely not.
Ding—!
[You have entered the Hall of Truth.]
[You have not selected any path.]
[Conditions have been met.]
[You are guided to the “Path of Chaos.”]
Seeing the message I’d been waiting for, I took a deep breath and stepped deeper into the Hall of Truth.
Step— step—
This was the final gate.
If I cleared this safely… I’d finally succeed in my first job advancement—not as a beta player, but as an official one.
BOOM—!
As the space twisted violently with a thunderous roar, I sharpened my senses to the limit.
This place… was genuinely difficult.
“Whew.”
You might think I was almost done—but honestly, this was the main dish of the Seeker’s Altar quest.
And the path before me was the hardest of them all: the Path of Chaos.
Even back in beta, I rarely cleared this on the first try… so this was undoubtedly the toughest challenge I’d faced since starting as Dave.
[“Ghost of the Forgotten Tutorial” donated 15 LP.]
└ Didn’t expect you to know even this… The Master of Gold probably isn’t expecting a one-try clear either, so don’t feel too pressured, host.
But the moment I decided to take this path… quitting was never an option.
Why?
Click—!
[You have equipped the “Pilgrim’s Staff.”]
[You can use the unique magic “Light’s Binding.”]
Because I’m not beta tester hero Lee Geon-yul anymore.
Dave—the official hero—seems to have a bit more talent than my beta self.
└ Wait host;; you can use a staff too?
└ Huh;; if you’ve never used one before you really shouldn’t mess with it;;
└ If it’s your first time casting, even the casting itself will give you a headache?
What?
The fairy said my most decent talent was… in magic, though?
The Master of Gold had set the mission clear condition like this:
— Clear the first job advancement quest without selecting any default options.
But depending on interpretation, that condition had room for variation.
Once the advancement quest changed from “Voyager of the Sky” to “Seeker’s Altar,” the default voyager equipment options became unavailable anyway.
So technically, just clearing the quest would satisfy the condition.
But there was one ambiguous point:
How far did the Master of Gold consider the scope of “default options”?
If he included the Hall of Truth choices that only appear in Phase 3…
then picking any of the three options would mean mission failure.
So I eliminated choices entirely.
Abandoning all options and entering the Path of Chaos also happened to be a great way to raise the ceiling of my class gacha.
Well… looking at the result…
[The Constellation, “Master of Gold,” thinks there was no need to go that far.]
It seemed he would have accepted simply reaching the Seeker’s Altar as mission success.
But even if I’d known that beforehand, I would’ve made the same decision.
Since I’d ended up choosing a luck-based random class from the start… I had to maximize the high roll.
Even if it meant twisting my entire body like this.
Wooooong—!!
[Casting complete.]
[“Light’s Binding” activates.]
[“Seeker’s Remnant” monster is temporarily immobilized.]
[Equipment switched.]
[You have equipped the “Pilgrim’s Longbow.”]
Fweee—!
[You struck the Seeker’s Remnant’s weak point precisely!]
[Critical damage inflicted!]
[Conditions met: “Head Shot” effect activates.]
[Damage increased by 300%.]
[Target is stunned briefly.]
Ping— piping—!
[Critical damage inflicted!]
[Critical damage inflicted!]
Man, this thing’s HP is ridiculously huge.
When is it going to die?
└ This is dizzying lol
└ Wait, is staff–longbow swap play even a thing? lol
└ Host lol we told you to clear the quest, why are you performing a circus?
Because I can’t clear it unless I go this far.
└ He’s doing combo attacks meant for party play… alone lol
└ Using binding magic to guarantee headshots?
└ Yeah seems like it.
└ Damn… this host really moves differently.
How else is a level-20 non-class player supposed to beat a level-37 epic monster normally?
└ I’ve seen shield knights swap sword and shield… but this kind of combat…
└ Might only be possible before job advancement? I don’t think any class fights like this.
Nope.
There’s a weird class called Magic Archer.
It’s available at second advancement—and it’s not even hidden.
Click—
[Equipment switched.]
[You have equipped the “Pilgrim’s Staff.”]
How do I know that so well?
Honestly, I didn’t really want to…
[Magic power consumed.]
[Casting “Lightning Chain.”]
└ The craziest part is he’s casting basic elemental magic without even learning skills;;
└ Isn’t it possible if you draw the formula correctly?
└ Theoretically yes;; but most mages can’t cast without skills easily
└ Maybe up to second-circle magic?
└ Nope—and it’s super inefficient so nobody does it.
The constellations kept chatting, but I didn’t have the luxury to read everything.
My mana potions were running out… so this combo had to finish it.
Crackle—!!
I unleashed every possible means into a final attack on that HP-tank monster.
[“Lightning Chain” activated.]
[Seeker’s Remnant takes critical damage.]
[Target is electrocuted.]
[Equipment switched.]
[Pilgrim’s Longbow equipped.]
[Weak point struck precisely!]
[Critical damage inflicted!]
[“Head Shot” effect activates.]
…(omitted)…
After pouring out all my attacks, I leapt backward to create distance.
That last combo should have finished it…
but if my damage had fallen short, I’d need to kite and recover mana.
Fortunately, my final arrow succeeded in ending it.
Ding—!
[You have defeated the “Seeker’s Remnant”!]
“…!”
At last, the job advancement quest that had taken half a day was complete.
[Conditions met.]
[“Path of Chaos” cleared successfully.]
[The Hall of Truth recognizes you as a true seeker.]
[You are guided to the “Seeker’s Altar.”]
With the system message I’d been waiting for, the central wall of the Hall of Truth—sealed until now—collapsed with a roar.
Rumble—!
The courtyard opened wide, and pure white light poured brilliantly into the center of the space.
└ Oooooh!
└ He actually cleared it;;
└ Nice! Time for job advancement now?
They were right.
The space revealed beyond the fallen wall was the Seeker’s Altar, the very title of the quest.
All I had to do now was climb up… and finally perform my first job advancement.
[Climb the Seeker’s Altar and receive the oracle.]
[The Light of Lumentia will illuminate the path that truly suits you.]
For something that’s basically a luck-based random gacha, they sure dressed it up grandly.
Step— step—
Thinking that, I climbed onto the altar.
And in that moment… maybe it was just my imagination, but it felt like all the light shining on the altar poured directly down onto me.
