The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 111

Episode 111

The first day of exams is over.

A practical test for non-combat positions was held, but it did not attract much attention, and as expected, everyone’s attention was focused on combat.

After the matches in Group A and Group B of the preliminary round, the community’s reaction was very enthusiastic.

-Are the photo-realistic graphics real? Is this really a game?

└There is still a black man who controls graphics….

└It is natural for ordinary people, not gamers, to believe it only after watching the broadcast.

└I was flipping through TV channels and wondered what this was, so I found out about it later. Where can I buy this game?

└Ordinary person cosplay ㄴㄴ. Ordinary people write on Connect’s dedicated bulletin board? I was caught.

└You turned out to be a really great detective. New subscribers are pouring in after watching today’s broadcast. The bulletin boards are really exploding!

-I didn’t expect much because I heard that the preliminaries would be held as a survival game, but it was more fun than expected. Looks like the test designer put some thought into it.

└Admitted. To be honest, I thought it would be an obvious scene where everyone would come together and push against each other, but I was defeated. I was surprised watching it, but how absurd were the kids playing it?

└Justice has not been implemented. Trickster bugs must be exterminated. Let’s play the game fairly! OUT with the hackers and ill-mannered bastards!

└No, honestly, isn’t the bigger problem the organizers who don’t properly inform you of the rules and impose penalties? And why is it bad manners to play as a team? It’s a strategy. Honestly, this is clearly a plot to screw over certain forces.

└Zhongguo, go back to your country’s bulletin board!

└It is clearly stated that it is a survival game and not a team game, but of course there should be rules like this. To be honest, it was a lot of fun being forced into portals for Chinese kids. Haha

└Let’s be honest. Not only are you criticizing China, but Korean kids also used portals a lot, right? There was also a guy who was involved in politics from the beginning and ended up getting justice.

└There was one that looked like Jintta. To be honest, I had high expectations because he was really good at talking, but I didn’t expect him to act like an asshole and turn around.

-Guys. Wouldn’t now be the time to talk comfortably like this? Only two Korean kids passed. Honestly, isn’t it a bit below your expectations?

└Okay. I expected at least 3 people. There were many top rankers, so what was the problem?

└It’s obvious. Didn’t it break up while doing useless political things like this?

└Well. Wasn’t this just the original level? It’s not a game where you click in front of a computer, but a real virtual reality game. Honestly, how do you beat Western kids in terms of physical strength?

└Go away, defeatists. If you’re Korean, shouldn’t you support Korea even if you can’t?

└Gukppong for no reason is also annoying.

└You don’t have to be too impatient. Everyone who wants to go up will likely go up. In fact, if you look at the rankings of those who passed, most of them are in the top ranks, and just looking at the play scenes, they fight well. There are many ranked Korean kids, so just trust and wait.

The impact of the real-time broadcast was greater than expected. Not only did the bulletin board heat up, but interest began to pour in to the point where numerous articles were pouring in and it was featured on the main TV news.

[The number of concurrent users of the ‘Japanese Battle’ online live broadcast exceeds tens of millions.]

[The highlight video of the ‘Japanese Battle’ preliminaries exceeds 100 million views in less than a day!]

[Two Korean players confirmed to advance to the finals on the first day of the Saengtu preliminary round.]

[Number of users connected to the Connect integrated bulletin board The overdose caused paralysis at one point.]

[Advertisers’ attention is focused on Connect. According to industry sources, advertisements in all time slots are sold out until the finals of ‘Contest’!]

[Some civic groups. Application for temporary injunction to ban broadcast of ‘Controversy’ received. The reason is excessive violence and cruelty.]

While the outside world was making noise, the players inside Connect were also busy.

Some people devoted themselves to hunting to raise their level even a little more before their turn came, while others made plans by contacting people in the same group in advance.

In particular, the Chinese, who had the most active players, were analyzing the test with a focus on Li Jincheng, who passed as the last person in Group B.

“What happened to the video analysis?”

“Yes I just finished. As Lee Jin-cheong said, there was regularity in the rules.”

They were analyzing the most problematic ‘forced portal’. This is because it was the biggest obstacle for China, which has the largest number of people.

In order to increase the passing rate, it was necessary to know the scope of penalty application, and the answer has finally been found.

“It is not certain because the analysis sample is small, but if the number of people is more than 5. And after three minutes, a forced portal will open.”

“Okay then, let’s create a strategy for the brothers based on that. Tomorrow is a golden opportunity to spread the spirit of China to the world.”

It wasn’t information that could be used for a long time anyway. Chinese players prepared thoroughly for the match to achieve maximum results.

And the first test on the second day.

The results of Group C, which took place in the morning, ended with an overwhelming victory for the Chinese, as expected.

Five of the eight successful applicants were Chinese, and Korea suffered the humiliation of not being able to produce even a single successful applicant.

Chinese players attended the match by dividing each of the 10 districts into two pairs and deciding on the approximate joining area in advance.

For example, in Zone 1 and 2, people gather in front of the tallest building or artificial structure in Zone 1.

And the teams that successfully joined worked strictly in groups of four, and by maintaining a constant distance between teams, they even showed organic movement, with nearby teams joining in the event of a battle.

In the end, their choice was right, and other than losing the kill ranking to three high-rankers from other countries, they finished the preliminaries with an overwhelming performance.

“Wow, those Chinese guys are really mean.”

“It’s shameful, but you can clearly see that they prepared a lot. “How did they accurately figure out the hidden rules in just one day?”

“If this continues, won’t the Chinese take all the remaining passing positions?”

Players who watched the game could not help but express surprise and concern.

However, fortunately, the morning preliminaries ended with only Group C, and there was a lunch break until the next game, so players from other countries were also able to take action.

‘We could just form a team and move like the Chinese guys.’

‘Since we don’t have enough pages, I think we should join forces with kids from other countries.’

The desire to pass allowed players from other countries to unite in a short period of time.

In the afternoon preliminaries that followed, most players moved in groups of four, and in the end, the purpose of survival was lost and it degenerated into a four-person squad match rather than an individual match.

But Raoul did not particularly intervene and had no intention of doing so.

‘I expected it to be like this. Although China moved faster than expected.’

In the first place, the forced portal rule was set at 5 or more people in order to encourage 4-person squads.

What Raul aims for through this ‘struggle’ is to turn players into stars.

To do that, talented players needed to stand out.

One-on-one confrontations lacked impact, but if too many people gathered in one place, individuals would be buried in the group battle.

So, the optimal number Raoul chose was four people.

It was judged that a four-man squad would be able to perform well enough to stand out against the opponent.

And fortunately, the preliminaries went as Raul predicted.

Except for the Group C preliminaries, where China dominated, there were no incidents in the remaining games where one country showed an overwhelming advantage or where truly talented players lost due to their numbers.

While Chinese players showed strength overall, rankers from each country successfully passed the exam by somehow appealing their skills.

And finally, the last group that Bae Do-hyun belongs to. The Group H preliminaries were approaching.

[Status of successful applicants by country up to Group G]

14 from China, 8 from the US, 5 from Korea, 4 from Japan, 4 from Russia, 2 from the UK…

– I expected this, but the result was more disappointing than I expected. Of the 1,600 contestants, almost 200 are Korean players. Even if there are only 5 people left in the last group, isn’t it too much?

└This is all because of the Chinese. They cause trouble, so whenever Western kids see black hair, they get together and beat it up. It’s only our kids who don’t have enough people who use the money.

└Honestly, I have nothing to say. Those 200 people would be higher than the United States just based on their combined levels, right? The average ranking was that high. In short, I couldn’t even pay for food.

└I thought it would end up like this from the beginning when I didn’t play properly as a team even though my level was high? They just have a lot of pride.

-Honestly, the game seems to have become less fun since the Group C match. Am I the only one who feels this way?

└Agree. I wanted a more intense fight, but after the division of sides, it seems like it just stayed there.

└But in the meantime, there were kids who stood out. Anyway, if you have great skills, you will stand out even if you don’t like it.

└I absolutely hate those guys. I enjoy playing X-man games that are pushed by numbers.

└Honestly, I wish there was someone more flashy and noticeable.

└It’s not fun to root for because there are only so-and-so people.

└Isn’t the last group worth looking forward to? It’s ranked number 1 there. Plus, he’s a Korean player.

└Well. I wonder if it’s different because it’s number 1 in the rankings, but we’ll see. Because I’m Korean.

Eat.

Raoul, or Bae Do-hyeon, smiled slightly as he closed the system window.

The bulletin board atmosphere was going as he wanted.

Of course, he didn’t expect Korean players to use this kind of death, but there were some positive aspects.

‘The hero always appears last.’

The reason he chose the last group.

That was just to make an impact.

Raoul was planning to rise to the top of the players once again in the form of Bae Do-hyeon.

And I planned to take a slightly different path from my previous life.

The path of an ‘influencer’ rather than a lone solo player.

To do that, you had to impress it on other players. The fact that Bae Do-hyun is of a different class.

‘So it seems like the perfect plan has been laid.’

The preliminary round turned into a team competition.

And Korean players performed unexpectedly.

In this case, if Bae Do-hyun appears and can properly show Lu Bu mode, people will have no choice but to focus their attention on Bae Do-hyun until the moment the fight ends.

Of course, if that were to happen, various problems would inevitably arise.

In any case, ‘Bae Do-hyun’ is a fictional character in virtual reality that does not exist in the real world.

Knowing that, pushing ahead with the plan is because you are already fully prepared.

‘I never thought things would work out that way. ‘Accepting the label was really the best move.’

Ravel was truly a genius. In just one month, we had an almost complete understanding of the Earth.

In particular, when it came to the Internet, it seemed like he had already reached a certain level beyond being an expert.

‘If I had to explain it, the world of the Internet looks like a structure of magic circles and barriers made of mana. Should we say that the flow of information through the Internet is similar to the flow of mana through a magic circle, and the security system is similar to the formation of a barrier?’

To be honest, it was difficult to understand what was being said, but what the label said was not a lie.

The moment Raoul calmly hacked the office computer and displayed it in the system window, he had a hunch.

‘I was raising a fearsome hacker.’

And Ravel asked Raoul for Bae Do-hyun’s personal details.

He boasted that he would create Bae Do-hyeon’s real-life identity.

‘If it doesn’t work out, I’ll give up.’

Raoul didn’t expect much. Because what he wanted wasn’t something he could handle at the level of just knowing how to hack.

And a few days later.

He had no choice but to reflect on the fact that he had judged the fairy based on the shallow knowledge of a mere human.

(Continued in the next part)