Subscriber of the Gods

Solomon, the god of wisdom, once called a wise king.

He, who was quite renowned and fluctuated in the upper-middle ranks in [New World], was currently frowning deeply.

“What is this?”

Before his eyes was a list of trending videos.

Usually, only similar gods appeared here.

They were all major gods.

But for the past few days, this ranking started to fluctuate.

Hood the Archer.

It was extremely rare for a semi-major god to enter the trending video list.

“Hood the Archer. I heard he’s the god of archery who runs a channel with Jumong.”

Their uploaded videos had never been an issue before. It was natural since they weren’t particularly special videos.

Then why was it suddenly on the trending video list?

Solomon pondered for a moment.

To watch that video, he needed to subscribe to Hood the Archer.

“I guess I have no choice but to check it out.”

Solomon immediately subscribed to Hood’s channel and watched the video.

“It’s this short?”

The video was extremely short. It was a very short video compared to the typically long videos of gods.

Solomon slightly frowned and continued watching.

His expression froze at the video that ended in an instant.

It was a big shock.

“This, this doesn’t make sense.”

Why are gods’ videos long?

It’s because they can’t be compressed shortly.

Gods pass on their abilities through New World.

Therefore, they inevitably have to explain their respective abilities at length.

“If it’s this short, there shouldn’t be enough time to pass on abilities!”

However, it wasn’t the case at all.

Solomon, who watched the video to the end, could understand all the abilities of Hood the Archer and Jumong.

“Impossible. How on earth?”

The astonished Solomon frowned and was about to replay the video. And then.

[Video editing and production: Only subscribed to the right gods]

“What, what?”

Only subscribed to the right gods.

It was the name of a subscriber famous for subscription reviews.

“Why is this subscriber appearing here?”

The confused Solomon checked the video information.

The brief information clearly stated that this video was edited by the subscriber [Only subscribed to the right gods].

“Entrusted with video editing along with reasonable compensation… So this short video was edited by this subscriber [Only subscribed to the right gods].”

Solomon’s hands trembled.

When [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber first became an issue, he had scoffed.

A single subscriber turning the tables?

That’s something you’d say if you don’t know New World.

Only lower-ranked gods could be influenced by subscription reviews.

One could go back and forth between lower and middle ranks as much as they wanted.

The real deal was the upper ranks.

These upper-ranked gods were so influential that their rankings had never changed, which was amazing.

In fact, some gods said that the fortress built by these upper-ranked gods was so solid that there was no room to break through.

They said the battle in New World was essentially over.

“My head is throbbing.”

Solomon was the god of wisdom.

That’s why he could understand even better.

“A single subscriber…”

Out of numerous subscribers, just one.

“Could turn the tables.”

Other gods might say he’s making a fuss if they heard this.

But this isn’t a fuss.

Thump thump.

“The upper ranks could change.”

It meant that something unprecedented could happen.

Solomon took a deep breath and fell into thought.

Suddenly, he remembered the time long ago when two women brought a child and each claimed it was their own.

It was time to make the right choice, just like back then.

“The god who moves quickly can grasp victory!”

Solomon immediately wrote a letter.

Meanwhile, in another place, another god was watching this situation with shining eyes.

“I knew it would be like this. Oh, [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber!”

Ares, the god of war.

Ares was polishing his channel in various ways to be chosen by [Only subscribed to the right gods].

He was doing everything he could as the god of war, such as creating and uploading new videos or making goods.

During this time, many people started to imitate the subscription reviews of [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber.

But Ares snorted.

He thought that if it was that subscriber he knew, they would surely take a step further from here.

And that thought hit the mark.

“Kuhuhuh, it’s skyrocketing, skyrocketing!”

Athena frowned as she watched Ares laughing like a mad god.

“This certainly seems to be on a different level from the subscription reviews so far. It’s a perfect upgrade. But Ares, you still haven’t received a subscription, have you?”

“I’m thinking of setting out water from today. Praying to the gods of heaven and earth.”

“The gods of heaven and earth? You’re going to wish to fellow gods?”

“They might grant it because they’re fellow gods.”

Athena wore a surprised expression.

“But… I smell incense from you.”

“What…?”

“Athena, you didn’t…”

“No, I didn’t pray to the gods of heaven and earth first or anything.”

“…”

Ares narrowed his eyes and looked at Athena.

“I’ll be going now. Anyway, [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber has now caught the eye of upper-ranked gods too. Since they’ve even made a trending video like that. A paradigm shift will occur…”

“You’re changing the subject, Athena.”

“I’m going. Goodbye.”

Athena ran away hurriedly.

At the same time, she snapped her fingers to erase the incense smell.

***

Whiskers Territory.

“Ohhh…”

Schudlen, who returned to Whiskers territory after a long time, exclaimed in admiration.

“Is this really the Whiskers territory I knew? It seems like I’ve come to the wrong place.”

“It must be the result of Father’s hard work. You can’t develop a territory this quickly just by earning a lot of money.”

Ethan grinned.

The territory had developed far more than he had thought.

It was completely different from before he left for the academy.

‘At this rate, we might be able to increase the size of the territory itself.’

It seemed that all the underdeveloped areas inside the castle were under development.

If so, now they should turn their attention to external farmland or roads.

Or expand the castle further.

‘It will cost a huge amount of money, but.’

If this work is successfully completed, Whiskers territory will become so powerful that there will be no comparable territory in this area.

“I didn’t know you were from such a large noble family.”

Scarlet admired the Whiskers territory. It had been a long time since she had seen such a vibrant territory.

“The floating population is really on par with a big city.”

“It’s thanks to the Lightweight Workshop. And that Lightweight Workshop was designed from start to finish by our master, Young Master Ethan Whiskers.”

Schudlen explained quickly.

Meanwhile, the group arrived at the Lightweight Workshop.

“…Will my dyeing magic work?”

Scarlet, who arrived in front of the Lightweight Workshop, was overwhelmed by its enormous scale.

Even Ethan was a bit surprised by the workshop that had grown larger than he had expected.

‘I guess all it needed was an opportunity.’

It seemed that his father, Count Whiskers, didn’t have any grand abilities, but he did have the ability to reliably expand what was in his hands.

“If dyeing magic is added here, Whiskers territory will grow even bigger than it is now. And your dyeing magic will spread across the entire continent.”

“The, the entire continent? That’s too grand…”

Scarlet wore a very tense expression, as if lacking confidence.

But Ethan knew.

That this dyeing magic was already a guaranteed winning lottery ticket.

“If this fails, I’ll give you all my wealth. Plus, I’ll give you the two swords at my waist. But if it succeeds.”

“If it succeeds…”

“Please make a 100-year contract with me. You’ll do business only with me.”

Realizing that both options were extremely favorable to her given Ethan’s tremendous confidence, Scarlet said,

“Alright. I’ll only do business with you, Sir Ethan, be it for 100 years or 1,000 years.”

She closed her eyes and waved her hand as if praying.

“You’ve promised.”

Ethan smiled.

“Let’s meet the lord first, Scarlet.”

Since he had returned for the vacation, he intended to greet his father and the Steward as well.

***

“You’ll see when you look at it. This is different from ordinary golems.”

“Even so, golems are all the same. Wouldn’t it be better to invite promising teachers instead of golems? Teachers can teach, but golems can’t.”

“That could be the case. I guess money isn’t the issue.”

Etting was negotiating with a count about the sale of special golems.

The count before him was famous among the nobles in this area. He was quite influential, so when this count praised something, it would spread to the surrounding nobles.

‘If I sell this special golem to the count…’

The story of the special golem will naturally spread to other nobles in the area.

‘Then it will definitely spread by word of mouth. No other advertising is needed. The functions of the special golem will continue to spread.’

But the problem was that the count was showing a very lukewarm reaction to the special golem.

It was understandable, as noble families were basically rich.

Education with golems? They preferred to spend more money to hire people instead.

That’s why she had to properly appeal how great this special golem was.

‘The preparation is already done.’

Etting smiled. And once again, she realized how great Ethan was.

‘To anticipate and deal with all of this.’

Perhaps because Ethan himself was a noble, he accurately understood the psychology of nobles. For them, price wasn’t such an important issue.

“You don’t like the idea of entrusting education to a mere golem, right?”

From now on, it was Ethan’s scenario.

As Etting gestured, a special golem and an ordinary golem immediately entered.

“This is an ordinary golem.”

“Hmm.”

The count shook his head as expected. The movements an ordinary golem could make were limited.

“And this is the special golem I explained to you.”

Ethan had told Etting to emphasize the characteristics of this special golem.

“Certainly, nothing is as important in education as a teacher. But to build skills, you eventually need to practice. If you hire a teacher, Count, your child will practice based on the swordsmanship that teacher possesses. At least one, at most no more than ten styles.”

Etting said.

“But this special golem is different. Various swordsmanship styles? That’s nothing. It far surpasses the number of swordsmanship styles a single teacher can possess. This special golem has 50 styles of swordsmanship built in.”

“Wh-what did you say?”

For a moment, the count wore a dumbfounded expression.

Etting emphasized the number 50 once more. This was the characteristic of the special golem that Ethan had told her to emphasize.

“50 styles of swordsmanship. If you purchase this special golem, your son will be able to gain experience against a golem with 50 styles of swordsmanship. That’s no different from the effect of inviting ten teachers.”

“Is that true?”

The count was flustered. Talk about how great the special golem was didn’t really resonate with him.

But the statement that it had 50 styles of swordsmanship built in couldn’t help but strike the count.

Fifty styles were comparable to ten teachers.

This was the power of numbers.

‘Nobles value numbers as much as merchants do.’

Ethan had seen right through that psychology.

“If it’s not 50 styles, our David Merchant Guild will take 100% responsibility and compensate. 100 times the selling price of the special golem.”

With Etting’s confident words, the count could no longer disbelieve.

“I’ll take a look and think about it.”

Etting immediately moved the special golem. The special golem quickly took a stance and began to demonstrate swordsmanship.

“Oh… Ohh!”

The count exclaimed in admiration.

It was really moving like a person, as she said. It even perfectly reproduced both smooth and powerful movements.

“Is this really a golem!?”

“Yes, it’s a special golem.”

Etting nodded with a smile.

The count’s eyes sparkled as he shouted,

“I’ll buy it. Give me ten of them for now!”

“Thank you for your purchase, Count.”

‘This is just the beginning.’

It was the start of the scenario Ethan had created.

Now Etting had to move as the perfect lead actor in that scenario.

“Are there any other nobles who might need this golem?”

“Hmm! There are. I’ll introduce you.”

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