Subscriber of the Gods Chapter 450 - Life Goes On

The Whiskers territory continued to develop rapidly.

With Ethan’s return from the Demon Empire and his full focus on the territory, the pace of progress accelerated even further. As numerous people settled in the Whiskers territory, it finally established itself completely.

“All the famous people from the continent are gathering in Whiskers.”

“It’s crowded, but we have no choice but to come here, you know?”

“They have everything except what they don’t have.”

“And above all, it’s safe.”

“Who could possibly try to scam anyone here? I heard even the Imperial Princess visits frequently.”

“I often see the heirs of the Twelve Families too.”

All roads lead to Whiskers.

As this saying began to circulate, celebrities gathered, and people followed those celebrities.

When this positive cycle began, Ethan put all his effort into maintaining public safety.

Treasures always attract flies.

Knowing this fact very well, Ethan focused most on security, and as a result, the floating population exploded once again.

“If we become part of your subordinate territory, will we be able to enjoy the same benefits that the current Whiskers territory is enjoying?”

“That’s right.”

“Hahaha- Thank you so much. It’s truly an honor!”

As the population grew, the land expanded accordingly.

Ethan continued the process of expanding and integrating territories, making full use of his reputation and fame.

However, after reaching the standard he had set, he abandoned the idea of further expanding the territory.

‘Just up to here.’

If he expanded any further, it would inevitably lead to negative reactions in one way or another.

A challenge to the Empire.

‘I don’t have that much ambition.’

Ethan had already achieved his goal.

How many days had he been running non-stop?

‘There’s no time to enjoy it.’

He was keenly aware of how important it was to be able to live comfortably without worrying about his life.

“Congratulations!”

“Congratulations, my son!”

“Congratulations, Lord Ethan. Finally, finally, you’ve achieved it!”

It seemed like just yesterday that they had held the Master celebration party.

A large crowd gathered at the entrance of the territory greeted Ethan as he returned from his duties.

Everyone was waiting for Ethan with excited faces.

“Congratulations on curing Extinction! Lord Ethan Whiskers!”

“Congratulations!”

While the previous celebration was for obtaining the Master title, this time it was a festival celebrating the cure for Extinction.

There were far more people gathered than before, as the Whiskers territory had grown in size and population in that short time.

‘Is this déjà vu?’

It felt similar to the Master title celebration party, but as always, being congratulated was a pleasant thing.

No, it was even more joyful than back then.

Ethan couldn’t hold back his smile.

“Hahahaha-.”

While achieving Master was merely a means to cross over to the Demon Empire, curing Extinction had been Ethan’s long-cherished wish.

How many things had happened because of Extinction?

The reason Ethan could become much stronger than during MePan’s heyday was that Extinction had been constantly chasing him from behind.

When he tried to stabilize, it chased him and lowered his survival probability, and when he raised his survival probability, it blocked him, saying there was a limit.

‘Looking at it differently, Extinction was whipping me.’

People tend to stop once they become strong enough, but if you settle down and stop, your life slips away.

‘For me, Extinction was a teacher, I guess.’

As Ethan smiled brightly, everyone applauded even louder.

But Ethan quickly hardened his expression.

“How could you do this?”

Ethan approached Count Whiskers with a serious expression.

The clearly smiling Ethan suddenly hardened his expression and approached, causing Count Whiskers to wear a troubled look.

“Ethan, did I make a mistake?”

“Yes, you made a big mistake.”

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and Count Whiskers cleared his throat.

It seemed that Ethan didn’t like the festival.

The Count quickly gave a signal to the chief administrator next to him and was about to dismiss the gathered crowd.

But Ethan’s words came first.

“My Extinction has been cured, but this scale is too small, Father. Let’s make it bigger. We should invite all of my acquaintances.”

The connections he made while traveling through various regions of the continent and the Twelve Families.

It seemed good to appeal to them firmly.

‘While we’re having a festival, it’s good to make it grand, but announcing it is the most important.’

Ethan Whiskers no longer had any illness.

Just announcing that fact would create various deterrents.

It was similar to the principle of Ethan receiving the protection of the Imperial Princess.

‘There’s always a reason to attach. In fact, I mostly want to make the festival bigger since we’re doing it anyway.’

The other reasons were just moderately attached, and in fact, curing this Extinction was quite a meaningful event, so he wanted to announce it to everyone.

“I’ll send letters to everyone who helped with my treatment. Once the letters are sent and those people arrive, let’s start the festival in earnest!”

One month.

It was a very generous festival period.

Only after hearing those words did the expressions of Count Whiskers and everyone else relax.

After saying that, Ethan bowed his head to Count Whiskers.

“You should be at the center of it all, Father. It’s thanks to you that I’m alive here.”

If Count Whiskers hadn’t thrown everything away to treat Ethan, he wouldn’t have even been able to start in the first place.

He would have died quickly, unable to endure for long.

Even though Ethan’s body was said to have been chosen by the heavens, it would have been impossible to endure Extinction with that tiny body.

“Yes, let’s have a grand celebration.”

There was no need to cry anymore.

Only days of laughter remained.

***

Ethan succeeded in surviving as Ethan Whiskers.

Having cleared the main scenario while dealing with the remnants of the Dawn Council, he could be considered to have reached the ending of MePan.

“Life goes on.”

And he realized. This is a game, but it’s not a game.

Just because he cleared the quests and blocked all threats to the continent, it didn’t mean everything was over.

“I didn’t expect it to turn out like this.”

Return to where you originally lived after clearing the main quest?

In fact, that wasn’t what Ethan wanted.

“I’ve only just survived.”

What Ethan wished for wasn’t to clear the main scenario, survive, and return to his original world.

“I’ve been hoping to live healthily without the threat of death.”

Ethan had accumulated numerous things to avoid death.

Strength, connections, territory.

He had eliminated enemies and increased allies.

What remained for Ethan now was a healthy body, a family that had become one of the continent’s Twelve Families, and a great territory.

“This might be better.”

Now, only enjoyable things remained.

At that moment, a notification rang for Ethan.

-The New World system is calling you.

***

New World.

The numerous gods and subscribers using New World were surprised by the sudden notification.

-The New World competition is concluding!

-The New World competition is concluding!

“The New World competition is concluding?”

“Does that mean it’s ending?”

New World was a kind of competition.

It was about selecting the god who secured the most subscriptions and likes among the gods.

The purpose of this New World was to select the god of gods.

Of course, this was just what the subscribers and gods were expecting. No one knew exactly about this New World.

“The rankings are already determined.”

“Then Lord Zeus wins. Lord Zeus has the most likes and subscribers.”

Zeus, the main god of lightning.

He was currently the god with the most likes and subscribers in New World.

The videos he uploaded recently were receiving considerable praise from subscribers, and the quality of his merchandise was so good that all subscribers who subscribed would want to buy it.

He must have accumulated a considerable number of likes.

-We will now proceed with the New World vote!

However, the method of selecting the winner was different from what the subscribers had expected.

The method of selecting the winner of New World was through voting.

“Then what about these rankings?”

-The voting numbers are according to the current New World rankings.

Gods who recorded high rankings would receive good numbers preferentially.

They could get the numbers that are best exposed according to their ranking, so it could be seen as a benefit that greatly helps in the final vote.

“Oh, this could get interesting!”

“The benefits are good, but this might deflate the gods who have worked hard until now.”

It might be a bit concerning for gods who have worked hard only looking at the rankings, but it was also a method that they might not entirely dislike.

Above all, they are gods. They might prefer voting over results solidified by rankings.

“But the top 4 gods probably won’t care about that. No, they might even prefer voting?”

Considering the efforts made so far, the benefits might seem quite small, but most gods showed considerable confidence in the voting method.

It was a good method for lower-ranked gods to expect a reversal in their own way.

-We will now start voting.

-You can have a total of 10 votes. You can vote all for one god or one vote each for different gods.

-The winner will be determined by the results of the voting!

-Voting rights can be transferred.

It was quite a unique vote.

“Voting rights can be transferred?”

“What does this mean? Can we give our voting rights to other subscribers?”

New World subscribers could communicate with each other through communities.

Therefore, there were subscribers who became close during the process of using New World.

Also, in the community, there were several so-called named subscribers who became famous for posting articles recommending gods and analyzing their abilities, or for their subscriptions or unusual behaviors.

Therefore, the fact that voting rights could be transferred became a significant issue.

“To be honest, I don’t know who to vote for. I want to vote for the top gods, but since we’re voting anyway, I’d like the god I voted for to win.”

“There’s nothing more satisfying than picking the winner with my own hands.”

“Who are you going to vote for?”

In the community, debates started over who to vote for and who was likely to win.

“Of course, it’s Lord Zeus! He’s been consistently in first place, and his abilities are incredible! Once you subscribe, you never regret the likes!”

“Wouldn’t it be Lord Shakyamuni? There must be a lot of people alive thanks to him.”

“Of course, it’s Lord Odin. Lord Odin gave much more diverse abilities than Lord Zeus.”

Contrary to many people’s expectations, although the method of selecting the winner was decided by voting, the top 4 gods were still close to winning.

There were also a lot of subscribers who had received help from them, and they had been exposed to many people for a long time as they had stayed in the top ranks.

Being exposed in the top ranks for a long time also means being familiar, so there weren’t many subscribers who showed resistance to their victory.

Amidst such debates, the official voting began.

-You have voted!

-You have voted!

Many subscribers voted all 10 of their voting rights to the top 4 gods.

Several posts predicting the winner were uploaded to the community.

-Who do you think will win?

-In my opinion.

-I don’t think so!

-It’s definitely Lord Zeus!

-I’m going for the long shot. It might be Lord Cheok Jun-gyeong.

-I don’t have a good eye for this, so I’m curious what others think.

In the midst of the voting taking place in earnest, a named subscriber with a particularly good eye was mentioned in the community.

This subscriber had a track record of bringing numerous gods to the top ranks.

“I wonder who the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber will vote for?”