However, inside the broadcasting station, a faint light of hope was beginning to bloom.
For those who had quested before in the Versailles Continent, they knew how hard a C-class quest was. If you had a high level and your team-mates helped, you could do a B-class difficulty quest. A truly outstanding user or guild could even try challenging an A-class.
Still, the only person who could progress through an A-class quest alone was Weed. Despite a favorable view, many considered the quest this time to be way too much and were in despair.
However, the station’s atmosphere was changing now.
Anyone could feel that the indication of some kind of change was ripening.
Director Kang raised his receiver. It was so that he could report to the Director-in-Chief, but the phone connected and the Director-in-Chief spoke first.
— Director Kang? I’m looking at that video too.
“Is that so, Director-in-Chief.”
— It’s really amazing. Indeed… he’s Weed. I envy his reliable image. Is it because he’s young? There’s something special about him.
“Yes. I think so as well.”
Director Kang spoke while bowing as he held the phone.
“Yes yes, we will do that. Yes, of course. We will do as you say, Director-in-chief.”
Ka-chak!
Director Kang put down the receiver and blew out a long sigh. “Pheew.”
Tension was always high for a salary-man. But he then he vigorously rose up from his chair.
“Bring Supervisor Yoon from the Programming Department.”
“Yes, Director.”
At Director Kang’s words, the station staff members focused their attention on him for a while. Then, Supervisor Yoon, who’d been in the adjacent office, opened the door and came in.
“Director Kang, what’s going on?”
“Cancel all the regular programs from this moment onwards!”
“What? Then there would be massive grievances from the viewers.”
“What program is broadcasting right now?”
“Tree and Monsters. It’s a broadcast that introduces the peaceful monsters of the Versailles Continent and is popular among women and children.”
“The average ratings?”
“It’s 3.3%.”
The popularity of Royal Road was growing to no end. As viewers who had never looked at game broadcasts before were drawn in, the general ratings had also risen considerably.
A rating of 3.3% was not bad for KMC Media.
“Stop it! I received full authority from the Director-in-Chief. An official document will arrive electronically in the Programming Department soon as well!” Director Kang urgently explained.
His sense of duty to cancel all the broadcasts before the quest’s end!
Considering the monsters Lee Hyun had summoned, it was the jackpot. It secured the audience rating for sure.
The fight against the Embinyu Church would be interesting after all.
If the result was leaked after the battle finished, the excitement would be spoiled.
Even if the station completely maintained their security, with a quest of this size, you may never know what might happen.
Since it would impact the Versailles Continent based on the result, you could guess the quest’s conclusion from the words of the residents, or a change in the situation.
From the station’s viewpoint, it was a chance laid out with a feast— side dishes, richly roasted meat, and even the delicacy of soy sauce crab legs. A situation where you could starve to death while agonizing on what to eat! Though the meal was laid out, the dishes clamoring to be eaten would be your ruin.
Before such a disaster occurred, there was an order from the Director-in-Chief to immediately cancel all broadcasts.
“Production Supervisor Shin! Where is the starting point of Weed’s linked quest?”
“It was the confrontation with Death Hand in the Dwarven Kingdom Kuruso.”
“Broadcast that quest quickly. For the editing, just hide the truth that it’s the God of War Weed… but can we hide it?”
“It will be possible until the battle starts for real. It could be difficult depending on how the battle goes.”
“Broadcast anyway. Hand over the footage to Programming now, start broadcasting as soon as it’s ready.”
The main screen on the homepage of KMC Media changed.
A sign announcing a war!
The Undead were pressing in, and the Orc Karichwi, who looked like he flossed with iron bars, let loose a scream. Part of the extremely popular Undead Legion video appeared on the main screen.
There was also a change in the broadcast schedule.
— 12:30 Tree and Monsters
— 14:00 Exploration Team for Sabain’s Treasure
— 15:00 Eastern Great Adventure
— 15:50 Adventurer Milestones
— 17:00 Versailles Continent Story
— 19:00 Challenge! Monster Hunting, You Can Do It Too
— 20:20 A Road to Money, the Life of the Merchant
— 21:30 People For Whom the Stage of Their Dreams has Changed
— 22:00 The Searoute of Captain Urgan
— 23:30 Continent’s Home
The schedule occupied by the regular broadcasts disappeared, and a new schedule was registered.
— 12:45 ~ 24:00 Weed
An incomparably simple schedule.
It was the incredibly flashy revival of the program, Weed.
On television, a caption alerting the cancellation of Tree and Monsters popped up.
— A few words of information for the viewers.
Soon, Weed’s adventure will be broadcasted.
As it is an emergency change, we apologize for not being able to inform you beforehand.
The linked quest of the Great Sculptor Weed and his war against the Embinyu Church will be broadcasted continuously.
This quest, which is currently progressing on the Versailles Continent, has a quest difficulty of S-class, and there are more linked quests left.
The broadcast end time is undetermined, our entire current production staff are doing their best, but as it is an emergency broadcast, there may be insufficient points.
We ask the viewers for a lot of understanding.