Subscriber of the Gods Chapter 319 - Strengthening the Territory (1)

“Are you doing this on purpose?”

New World.

The long-established landscape of New World had been continuously fluctuating recently.

“Interesting. Truly interesting. At this rate, we might actually be able to break down the massive wall laid by the Four Gods.”

However, there were quite a few strange points.

“It seems to be progressing step by step, but there’s something slightly different.”

Given this level of fame, the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber could become a partner to the gods rather than just another subscriber.

Numerous gods who could offer benefits and numerous gods who had accumulated likes would have approached that subscriber and tempted him with various words.

“If we’re talking efficiency, it makes sense to catch them. But he’s not doing that. He’s rejecting all the temptations.”

The Gumiho who rose up this time wasn’t a top-tier god.

Rather, it was one of the lower-ranked gods, not one that would be particularly helpful for the current step of the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber.

“I thought he was steadily taking steps up to Cheok Jun-gyeong. But he’s using an entirely different criterion. Hahaha, his goal isn’t to lead New World to victory and become a kingmaker.”

Cheok Jun-gyeong raised his ranking one step higher through collaboration with the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber.

The aftermath was quite significant.

It was because one of the Four Gods closest to victory moved, not to mention the top tier that hadn’t budged at all.

“Even Odin moved.”

The supreme god Odin.

Odin, regarded as the god of gods along with Zeus, had recently uploaded several new videos.

Moreover, the videos contained the abilities that Cheok Jun-gyeong was showcasing, as if recognizing [Only subscribed to the right gods], causing quite a controversy on the bulletin board.

-As expected, the top 4 gods are different.

-I knew Odin was versatile, but… if it’s like this, subscribing to Odin would be much more beneficial to gain more abilities than Cheok Jun-gyeong.

-It’s not that much more. It looks like the same ability, but there are differences in the details.

-Plus, isn’t there a big difference in the number of likes needed for subscription?

The reason why the top 4 gods received attention and swept up subscriptions and likes was this versatility.

The gods of New World create videos based on their powerful authorities.

However, since there are so many gods in New World, there are many cases where abilities overlap.

In fact, there aren’t that many gods in New World with truly unique abilities.

Usually, capable gods have various abilities and tend to cover a wide range.

If we consider cost-effectiveness as gaining multiple abilities at once with a single subscription, no god is as cost-effective as the top 4 gods.

Moreover, being major gods, they were easy to approach.

Already verified by numerous subscribers and likes, it was only natural that they were chosen by subscribers.

Basically, if there’s a choice between something with 10 post-subscription reviews and something with 1,000, most subscribers will choose the one with 1,000.

Because of this, the top 4 gods could overwhelm any god that challenged them if they put their minds to it.

The higher the number of reviews, the more likely subscribers were to choose that option.

-It seems like Cheok Jun-gyeong prepared deliberately.

-I didn’t expect Odin to prepare merchandise too.

-He’s giving out Gungnir? Of course, it’s a replica, but it still has some effects of the original.

-He’s also giving out golden bracelets as merchandise. Of course, this is also a replica so the effect is reduced, but I didn’t expect him to give this out as merchandise too.

Cheok Jun-gyeong had almost no merchandise, but Odin had an abundance of it.

As a result, Cheok Jun-gyeong’s momentum to rise one more step was broken.

-What’s the reason one of the top 4 gods, who had been quiet until now, suddenly moved?

-Isn’t it obviously because of the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber? Looks like they didn’t subscribe to any of the top 4 gods at all.

-Wow, isn’t subscribing to those 4 gods basically the default? When I first started New World, I subscribed to those major 4 gods first.

Everyone was quite surprised by the fact that the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber hadn’t subscribed to the top 4 gods.

On the bulletin board, there were quite a few subscribers analyzing his moves and looking back at his footsteps.

-How the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber became famous.

-The meaning behind the gods subscribed to by the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber.

……

Among them, there was an analysis post with the highest number of views.

-The path taken by the Only subscribed to the right gods subscriber. And a careful prediction of what he’s going to do next.

A bold title.

The content was even bolder.

-Hello. I’m the subscriber [Omniscient Subscriber’s Point of View] who subscribes to Apollo, the god of Olympia and the god of prophecy and archery. I also subscribe to various gods related to predicting and analyzing the future, such as Nostradamus and Cassandra, as I enjoy predicting and analyzing the future.

The author revealed that he was a subscriber mainly subscribing to gods related to prophecy, and wrote that he had done the analysis based on the content of the prophecies.

-Wow, this person seems interesting?

-Didn’t the prophecy-related gods drastically reduce their abilities to prevent too much influence on the present world? Did you still subscribe?

-I didn’t subscribe much because it wasn’t cost-effective.

-I did subscribe to Apollo, but I skipped the video about receiving oracles. This person is unique.

Subscribers were leaving comments in real-time and thoroughly reading the post written by the [Omniscient Subscriber’s Point of View] subscriber.

-After receiving Apollo’s oracle, he says that person doesn’t have any grand goals! He’s just showing off his talents, and in the process, these things happened. Of course, it’s not that he has no goals at all, but it seems he doesn’t have much will to create the victor of New World with his own hands!

-Is it true?

-So he didn’t do it to become famous, but became famous anyway?

-Hmmmm……

While everyone was unsure, the last sentence was also interesting.

-According to the end of the oracle, the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber will do something surprising once again. It says that because of this, New World will explode to an unprecedented level.

Prophecies and predictions of this kind usually have a low hit rate.

But for some reason, the New World subscribers felt like those words would come true exactly as stated.

-The important thing is how it will be achieved.

-At this rate, even the top 4 gods must be nervous, right?

-By the way, does anyone know? They say New World has been going on for a very long time. When will the victor of this New World emerge?

-Surely, it won’t be this time?

-If that happens, what will become of New World?

Starting from the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber to the future of New World. Comments exploded and various stories began to pour out.

-First, I used everything I could to see the final oracle, but I was blocked at the most important part. However, what blocked it was Odin’s authority, so I think the real fight will begin soon.

***

“I want to connect fortress to fortress. Of course, there will be difficulties, but I’m thinking of increasing stability by connecting fortress to fortress like this.”

The magicians of the Tschernkastel family, dispatched to Count Whiskers’ territory, were working day and night for the territory.

During this short period, they had worked so much that all their faces were quite worn out.

Nevertheless, everyone’s expressions were quite good, because Count Whiskers’ territory was very friendly to magicians.

Especially, they received considerable energy from the magicians from the magic tower they met in the workshop.

With the magician-friendly atmosphere of the territory and the inspiration gained from exchanges with young magicians, the Tschernkastel magicians could smile brightly without showing signs of fatigue.

“Hmm, this seems quite difficult.”

“Theoretically it’s possible, but I’m not sure if the fortresses will be properly intertwined because the distance between territories is too far.”

“We’ve been thinking about this too, but we haven’t realized this theory yet.”

“To think you’ve already thought this far, it’s amazing.”

Connecting fortress to fortress was a topic that had been continuously discussed within Tschernkastel.

But to think of and try to implement it at a point not long after installing the magic fortress.

The Tschernkastel magicians looked at Ethan with shining eyes.

“Is it impossible?”

Ethan didn’t beat around the bush.

“It’s possible.”

Said Martelis, the head of the Tschernkastel magicians.

“First, we should combine our theory with Count Ethan’s theory. Count, how were you planning to intertwine the magic fortresses?”

Ethan had his own method.

Among the various magics he possessed, there was a magic that created a kind of domain.

“I was thinking of connecting fortress to fortress through a space called a mana domain and complementing the vulnerable parts in between.”

The Tschernkastel magicians showed surprised expressions and then immediately brought parchment and started writing something.

“This, then if we expand the mana domain like this.”

“That way it becomes possible. Originally, we would have had to mix several artifacts or other magics.”

“The instability would be greatly improved.”

“Then.”

Martelis and the Tschernkastel magicians soon nodded.

“This… I think it will really work!”

Everyone had excited expressions.

“The theory is excellent, but it’s not something I can do alone.”

Of course, it was possible to do it alone, but it would take quite a lot of time.

That’s why he needed the help of these skilled magicians.

“Until now, it was a theory whose possibility we couldn’t be sure of. But now that we’ve confirmed the possibility, we must help unconditionally.”

“Let’s start right away, Count Ethan!”

***

After entrusting the expansion and connection of the magic fortress to the Tschernkastel magicians.

Ethan stood with Geralt in front of a quite large building located in one corner of the market.

“You can use this place, Geralt.”

“Can I use such a large building alone?”

“You’re the representative blacksmith of our Whiskers, you should use at least this much of a building.”

“For you to trust me like this.”

Geralt looked at Ethan with a touched expression.

Even though Geralt’s skills had improved considerably, he was still to be considered an unknown blacksmith.

To appoint someone like him as the professional blacksmith of a Twelve Families house.

It was a very heavy responsibility, but rather, Geralt felt Ethan’s great trust in him.

In the past, when someone trusted him, he felt burdened by the sense of responsibility, but not anymore.

That trust gave him strong motivation.

“Please make equipment for our Whiskers’ knightly order. If you need any materials, you can request them through our Garnet Merchant Guild! We can get you any materials you want!”

“!”

The Garnet Merchant Guild was one of the top merchant guilds on the continent. As Ethan said, they could get anything except what was impossible to obtain.

To think he could procure materials from such a Garnet Merchant Guild.

“I will arrange a meeting with the Whiskers knightly order. I would appreciate it if you could talk with them and make equipment suitable for them.”

“Teacher Ethan. No, I think it would be more comfortable to call you Count now. Count, please speak comfortably. I’m now a blacksmith belonging to the Whiskers family.”

“If that’s more comfortable. Alright, Geralt. I’m counting on you.”

“Yes, Count!”

With Geralt joining, the equipment of the knightly order protecting Whiskers would be upgraded even further.

‘With this, I’ve taken one step.’

He can strengthen the overall defense of the Whiskers territory by intertwining territory to territory with magic fortresses, and he can further enhance the combat power of the territory’s knightly order through Geralt.

But the real challenge starts now.

“You’ve all come early.”

Ethan greeted the many people gathered in one place.

“Welcome to our territory.”

A group wearing armor engraved with the crest of the Ramsdale family, led by the Sword Saint.

Knights and magicians of Duke Felix’s family. Along with them, nobles working in the duke’s family.

And even the magicians of Prochet.

In front of Ethan stood members of two Twelve Families houses and the high noble house of Prochet.

‘These people will become the shield of our territory.’