Chapter 265
Chapter 265
Yeongchan stopped harassing Hyeonu . It was because the press conference started broadcasting on television . Dressed in a suit, a man with impressively sharp eyes stood in front of the microphone while holding several sheets of white A4 paper .
-I am Kim Junsik, prosecutor of the First Advanced Criminal Investigation Department in the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office . Before making an announcement about the investigation, I will share the data first .
Kim Junsik, the man with sharp eyes, turned his head and gestured to the woman standing behind him . The woman and a few men next to her held sheets of A4-sized paper in their hands and started distributing them to the reporters .
Then Kim Junsik read out his prepared lines word for word: -You might know it already, but I’ll explain again . As described in the distributed materials, an investigation was initiated after receiving reports that match manipulation has been taking place in the Arena Pro League . We have already obtained the testimonies of several key officials and are in the midst of collecting evidence .
At Kim Junsik’s words, the conference room seemed to come alive; it was a scene reminiscent of a market . Kim Junsik raised his hand with a subtle smile and said, -The first thing I can tell you is that the ‘brokers’, aka the forces manipulating the matches, are situated deeper and more widespread in the league than we thought .
Yeongchan turned his head and looked at the eating Hyeonu . “Aren’t you surprised that something like this happened?”
“What is surprising, specifically?” Hyeonu asked Yeongchan, feeling totally unsurprised .
Hyeonu had been a bit startled when he first got the tip but only temporarily . The world was merciless; people were nothing in front of money . It was this world that overflowed with such people .
“Think of it as a feast for the idiots who can’t recognize the goose laying the golden eggs . Or you can think of them as crazy for money,” Hyeonu told Yeongchan who looked at him without saying anything .
- . . . It has also been confirmed that they used huge sums of money to dazzle young players and intimidated them using physical force and the difference in status .
Hyeonu looked away from Yeongchan and focused on the television again . He hoped people like that would be swept out .
-Finally, I will say something . This is what I want to say to them personally . Please don’t surrender voluntarily . I will make sure that trash like you will never be able to set foot in Arena again .
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The prosecution didn’t release any further information . They just launched the investigation and announced that the results were coming . Yet, in the Arena communities, there was already a line of names belonging to the people involved in the match-fixing .
[My analysis of Korean League matches in the past year has finished . ]
[-The announcement is clear . I think I’ve watched hundreds of videos . There is a pattern that occurs with the defeats . The pattern is ridiculous . Go to illegal gambling sites and look at the Arena betting stakes . Pay attention to it . For example, there are bets for if a game is lost within seconds or who will be the first to be eliminated in a siege . It is really obvious after knowing about it . I’m afraid some clubs have been discovered . I think you will be curious, so I’ll reveal one game . Watch the Summer League Big Stars VS UK Heights 1st PVP game . ]
It was posted by a netizen on the Arena Gallery . There was no exact date, but there was no problem for others to find the video . All teams met once in the Arena Pro League . Therefore, there was only one case where two specific teams met up . People who came to see the video started commenting on the post one by one . Everyone sympathized with the content of the article and admired the writer’s ability .
-From the Stars: I’ve been watching the video, and it really can’t be denied . Seriously . I thought it was strange that UK Heights lost to Big Stars once .
-Foreigner Doctor: I watched the video, and it met some of the conditions of the illegal gambling site . It can’t be denied .
UK Heights was ranked after JT Telecom in the Korean League . The championship was always decided in a match between these two teams . The winning side would win, while the defeated side was the runner-up . It made no sense that such a team would lose one game of PVP to Big Stars, the weakest team .
“It is a bit too much . ”
Hyeonu also took a look at a video about the problem . Now that the issue had become so big, there were videos that compared and analyzed games between professional players .
‘Why didn’t they know about this?’
Hyeonu shook his head . His eyes clearly saw the intentions in the players’ movements—their squirming shoulders and eyes that were unable to fix their gaze on one spot . The players pretended otherwise, but their feet which had lost their direction appeared too unnatural .
‘I’m sure there will be results soon . ’
It was such a poor level of manipulation that those who participated in it would soon be revealed . People united by money sometimes showed great solidarity, but most of the time, they were like grains of sand, easy to crumble .
‘It isn’t just one or two large guilds that have collapsed because of this . ’
“It looks like things will be done well . ”
Lee Hoon’s recruitment had passed, and the professional stage would be cleaned . He just needed to appear once it became like clean and pure water .
‘I just need to handle the Buncheonru matter well . . . ’
Now Hyeonu’s homework was in Arena .
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Hyeonu still hadn’t left Buncheonru . Two days in Arena time had passed since his last stream . He kept walking around Buncheonru, but the quest didn’t respond . The only thing that happened was that he pulled the slot machine handle 10 times a day .
‘Do I need to make contact with a particular NPC to be updated?’
At this point, it should be assumed that Hyeonu’s conjecture was wrong . It seemed that instead of going around Buncheonru to move onto the next part of the quest, he needed to trigger a specific event .
‘I was thinking too lightly of it . ’
He had disregarded the S+ rated quest . The two days he wasted was the price for forgetting that S+ rated quests weren’t easy . Hyeonu thought about it while pulling the handle of the slot machine .
Tick . . . tick . . . tick . . . tick!
[Slot machine results: SAG]
[You haven’t won . ]
[Current number of times remaining: 0/10]
The 10 attempts today were all failures, but Hyeonu wasn’t disappointed at all . Rather, Hyeonu stepped away from the slot machine in a relaxed manner .
‘300 golds are nothing because the prize I got was so big . ’
The skill he got from streaming on the first day was so good that the almost 30 failures in the next few days could be regarded as nothing .
[Attributes Enhancement]
[Fire will become hotter, and wind will become stronger .
Type: Continuous
Rating: Rare
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Skill Proficiency: F
The power of attribute attacks will increase by 10% . ]
‘It is the same as a unique-rated one for me . ’
It was an unbelievable skill for one with a rare rating . Of course, 10% wasn’t a very high number . He needed to raise the proficiency of the skill, but the increase might remain small . However, it was better to have it than to have nothing . Furthermore, 10% for Hyeonu could actually be 30% or 40% to others, so it was worth it .
Hyeonu quickly moved through Buncheonru . Due to his two days of experience, he understood the geography of Buncheonru very clearly . He knew where to find what and what was being sold, as well as even which local guide could be trusted .
‘Where is the quest NPC?’
It wasn’t just his legs that moved quickly; both of his eyes and his neck also moved quickly . He looked around everywhere as he examined the NPCs and stores that were related to the quest . The time of one or two days he’d spent walking around Buncheoru hadn’t been a total waste . Yet, even while searching with wide eyes, he still couldn’t find any suspicious people or stores .
‘Should I give up and go to the imperial palace first? I think it is time to collect the imperial contributions . . . ’
Kim Seokjung and Gang Junggu said they would use their imperial contributions to get a territory, but it was better if they weren’t needed .
‘It is burdensome . It doesn’t matter how close we are and that we have a brotherly relationship . . . ’
This was a territory worth hundreds of millions or even tens of billions of won . Of course, its value might decline in the future . Nevertheless, the value would definitely increase beyond imagination before that .
‘Right now, the method to get imperial contributions is too limited . ’
It was simply too hard to get imperial contributions . Among the players, Hyeonu was the closest player to the Yusma imperial family, yet his imperial contributions didn’t even reach 50,000 . It was obvious that other players and guilds would have much fewer points than Hyeonu .
‘They can never get a territory if it continues like now . ’
If players accumulated imperial contributions at a similar rate to before, they would never be able to get a territory no matter what happened . In fact, they would barely be able to gain a noble title . Nonetheless, the story would be different if more imperial contributions could be obtained through the East Continent . If the exchange quests with the East Continent could result in receiving a lot of imperial contributions, all professional clubs would do anything to cross Cruise Mountain .
‘It means that my value might soon increase . ’
At present, only one person could kill the drake on Cruise Mountain . Of course, other named players could come out as raid helpers, but they still came with some risk . Unlike Hyeonu, they couldn’t guarantee a perfect success . After all, they were just helpers, not bus drivers .
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At this moment, Hyeonu’s eyes widened . A message window had appeared in front of him and caught his attention .
[Dignity of the Sect Leader is activated . ]
[You can limit the movements of those who have learned the Mysterious Sky Demonic Art . ]
Hyeonu immediately turned his head and looked around . However, he couldn’t tell who had learned the Mysterious Sky Demonic Art . He might’ve learned the Mysterious Sky Demonic Art, but he couldn’t tell anything was different on the surface .
‘How can I restrict their movements?’
Hyeonu was troubled for a moment . It wasn’t something he had tried before, so he couldn’t figure out how to do it . Despite that, he realized it instinctively .
‘Willpower . ’
Everything was through willpower . It was how he manifested magic power and used fighting energy . He believed it was possible this time as well .
‘Stop it, stop it . Stand there and don’t move . ’
Hyeonu eagerly prayed that the man who had mastered the Mysterious Sky Demonic Art would stop moving . Just then, some people stopped and stumbled in the crowd . Hyeonu stood at the crossroads of choice . There was more than just one or two people who stopped moving, so he had to decide who to pursue .
‘Follow the youngest person . ’
The reason for that was simple and natural: those who were younger were more likely to be disciples of the Mysterious Sky Sect . The people who staggered quickly recovered their balance and disappeared from Hyeonu’s field of view . However, Hyeonu had only one target, and it was the youngest amongst them—a long-haired girl .
The girl walked diligently . It was walking, but it was as fast as running . Nonetheless, she couldn’t escape Hyeonu’s vision . Hyeonu’s movement speed hadn’t fallen, so he was able to follow the girl without difficulty . Additionally, he even used the Mysterious Sky Steps in the middle and cleverly squeezed through the gaps between people to narrow the distance between him and the girl .
‘At this distance, I can find her wherever she goes . ’
Then it happened when Hyeonu was less than five meters away . . .
The girl suddenly disappeared .
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