CHAPTER 267: JACKPOT

“Thank you for conceding.”

The villain of this incident, the 5 Apostles, not only took the lives of the Watopia merfolk hostage but also turned Watopia, which was underwater, into an island above the surface.

Moreover, Tartaros almost lost their leader, Great Hammer, due to the villain’s schemes.

If things had gone wrong, Watopia and Tartaros might have even gone to war.

Given the situation, both races wanted to take charge of punishing the 5 Apostles.

However, since Ethan, who resolved this crisis, strongly desired it, they handed over custody of the 5th Apostle to him.

“No, I’m the one who’s truly grateful. You really saved our Tartaros from being used by that damn human- sorry, that piece of trash. It’s only right that you, Ethan Whiskers, should deal with that fellow.”

The real Sigma Roadhammer, Great Hammer, who had received treatment, said with a hearty laugh.

“Also, I heard from the Tartaros side. I hear you’re in the beer business?”

Ethan silently handed Sigma a beer. It was leftover from what he had just made.

Gulp, gulp-

“Ahh- It’s not just because of the beer. We Tartaros will consider Ethan Whiskers an eternal friend. Come visit us anytime. I’ll properly repay the debt for this incident.”

Sigma drank the beer with gusto. Thanks to receiving treatment directly from the Pope, he was able to recover quickly without any aftereffects.

Of course, the dwarves’ incredible healing ability also played a part.

“The same goes for us. Don’t forget to visit our Watopia again.”

The King of Watopia said. Although he had repaid with the Teardrop Jewel, his face seemed unsatisfied with just that.

However, Watopia was left with the big task of returning the city to its original location.

It’s uncertain when and how that task will be resolved, but that’s entirely up to Watopia.

“I’ll make sure to visit. If possible, you can make today a holiday named after me.”

It was a troubling situation in many ways. But the King of Watopia laughed heartily at Ethan’s joke.

“I’ll be sure to do that.”

And lastly, there was the Pope.

The Pope said he would stay in Watopia for a while to help with reconstruction.

He stepped up to help Watopia as much as Ethan had resolved an issue that the Pope should have solved originally.

As Ethan was about to leave, the Pope said:

“Thank you, Ethan. Wherever you are, I will pray every day. That all your plans come to fruition. That the goddess will help the child who wanders in search of his own salvation.”

***

‘I’ve definitely pinpointed the Saintess’s location.’

He even received unexpected treatment from the Pope.

‘I’ve also established a good relationship with the Pope, so I’ll be able to get solid help from the Holylight Order.’

“I should establish a branch of the Holylight Order in Whiskers territory.”

Of course, Ethan doesn’t believe in Holylight, but that wasn’t a very important issue.

“That way, even if someone wants to mess with Whiskers, they won’t be able to.”

It’s Ethan, who now has the protection of both the Imperial Family and the Pope. Who could find fault with the Whiskers family, backed by the two pillars of the Holy Empire?

“It’s better to set it up for now.”

The goddess Moonforce would probably understand too.

“Well, before returning to the Imperial Palace.”

Ethan held the Teardrop Jewel in his hand.

“It’s quite large.”

If handled well, it seemed he could make two or three pieces of equipment from it.

After dealing with the 5th Apostle, the rifts connecting Tartaros and Watopia were closing one by one.

But not all rifts were closed immediately.

“Since I’m here anyway, it would be good to finish the request before the rifts close.”

It would be nice to bring gifts for Yerica and Schudlen, who must be working hard at the Imperial Palace.

‘Since I’ve leveled up, it would be good to have equipment to match.’

He already had a list of necessary equipment for the two in his head.

***

“I didn’t expect to meet again so soon.”

“Seeing you come back so quickly, it seems you’ve obtained some good materials?”

“I can smell it on you.”

When Ethan took out the Teardrop Jewel, the three elders exclaimed in admiration.

Perhaps because they were Tartaros elders, their eyes were sharp in recognizing good materials.

“Where did you get that?”

“It’s not an ordinary jewel, is it? The size, the smell, and the aura it gives off.”

“You didn’t steal it, did you?”

“The King of Watopia gave it to me as a gift.”

“Oh!”

The three elders said they had heard all about the incident through Great Hammer Sigma Roadhammer.

Because of this, their view of Ethan had improved even more, even without the beer.

“He called it a Teardrop Jewel.”

“Teardrop Jewel? Ah! That, that’s it!”

“I can’t believe that king would give this to you as a gift.”

“Do you know what this is?”

“Satratite. It’s a treasure of the sea called the Millennium Stone. It’s a jewel that absorbs the power of the sea, and judging by its color, it seems to have absorbed sea power for a time befitting its name.”

The three dwarves swallowed. Good material is right before their eyes. They couldn’t help but drool.

“You’re going to entrust it to us, right?”

“What do you want?”

“We’ll make anything!”

Seeing the three elders get excited, it was clear that this satratite was indeed an extraordinary jewel.

‘He really gave me something precious.’

“With this much, could you make about three pieces of equipment?”

“We can make that and have some left over. What do you want?”

“One as a sword, and one as a staff. And for the remaining one.”

Ethan took out a piece of armor and showed it to the dwarves.

“This is…”

The three elders looked surprised.

“Where on earth did you get such an item?”

“It’s armor imbued with the power of the god I believe in.”

Shaaaaa-

The three elders seemed overwhelmed by the cold air flowing from the Moonforce’s Armor that Ethan showed them.

But soon their expressions changed to ones of wild excitement typical of dwarves.

“Please embed it in this.”

“…You bring interesting materials and your request is quite interesting too. Or should I say challenging?”

“It’s difficult.”

The elders examined the armor with interested eyes and exchanged words.

“That’s why it’s more interesting. You said it’s armor imbued with the power of the god you believe in, right? If we put the sea power of this satratite in here, it will definitely strengthen this unique cold air. In terms of defense, it can be considered much stronger than it is now.”

“But this armor already has amazing defensive power, is more defense really needed?”

Ethan nodded at the dwarf elder’s question.

“Can there be too much defense?”

“That’s right. Hahaha-. Yes, wait and see. A sword, a staff, and armor. We’ve definitely received your request.”

Ethan handed over the satratite and Moonforce’s Armor to the dwarf elders.

“I’m counting on you.”

***

New World.

A collaboration video of Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin and Poseidon was uploaded.

Of course, it wasn’t immediately public.

Using the first release system, the video was scheduled to be released 30 minutes later.

-Who is it? Chungmugong?

-I’ve never heard of him.

-The video title content is quite aggressive. Seeing that Lord Poseidon has written this much, it doesn’t seem to be just for attention.

The subscribers of New World began to talk through the community.

Poseidon was originally quite an excellent god, so he was often mentioned among subscribers who needed sea-related abilities.

-This makes it a must-watch.

-But it’s a bit expensive, which is a shame. There’s no way Lord Poseidon would collaborate with an ordinary god though.

At that moment, another video was uploaded.

-Oh?

-This is a short, who made it?

-It’s the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber!

Subscribers began to get excited at the news that a short made by Ethan himself had been uploaded.

-Hey, this is impossible not to watch.

-I’ll watch the short first.

Since Poseidon and Yi Sun-sin’s collaboration video wasn’t public yet, everyone seemed to plan on watching the short first and then deciding.

Those who checked Ethan’s short video quickly posted comments.

-This is legendary.

-What is this? Was it possible to do naval battles this easily?

-He just rams the side. Even with such a size difference.

-Wow…

The New World subscribers who watched the short were amazed.

Ethan made this short video using the results of the naval battle he had with the 5th Apostle’s fleet, and the subscribers were greatly surprised by the overwhelming results Ethan showed through the turtle ship.

-Can we use that turtle-shaped ship?

-Wow… This is crazy.

-But this alone isn’t enough. Isn’t a god of that level available anywhere?

-This is just a short. It’s probably just a taste. The gods recommended by the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber have all been good, so I’m going to fall for it this time too.

-I’ve been surprised more than once by subscribing with the thought of falling for it like that. Far from falling for it, they were all good.

Amidst many discussions, Poseidon and Chungmugong’s collaboration video was finally released.

-It’s quite expensive.

The number of likes required to watch the collaboration video was incredibly high. As many as twenty-five. It was an extremely high number for watching just one video.

-Ah…

While people were hesitating, the view count of the collaboration video started to rise.

One, two, soon the views started to increase by dozens, and subscribers began to watch the video without hesitation.

The view count rising at a terrifying rate.

Poseidon was anxiously waiting to see how high the view count would go, while pretending to chat casually with Chungmugong.

“Ahem.”

“You seem very nervous.”

“No, what nervousness?”

Poseidon continued, pretending to be relaxed.

“Chungmugong, it’s a video collaborating with a great god like you. Of course, the view count is guaranteed.”

He said that, but in reality, he couldn’t be sure. Poseidon had collaborated with other gods before, but hadn’t achieved very good results.

There were even cases where existing subscribers left.

“Huh?”

But this time was different, very different.

“W-why is the view count like this?”

“Not many people know me, so it can’t be helped if it’s low.”

Chungmugong naturally expected the view count to be low.

Those who knew him would know him well, but those who didn’t know him wouldn’t know who he was at all.

“N-no!”

However, Poseidon’s expression was full of shock and bewilderment.

“The view count has skyrocketed!”

There was already an incredible view count. Moreover, the view count was rising insanely in real-time.

It was something he had never experienced in all the collaboration videos he had uploaded before.

Collaboration videos basically depended heavily on the god you collaborated with. The view count varied drastically depending on that god’s fame and recognition.

Poseidon too had anticipated some results before uploading the collaboration video. It was an estimate based on the results he had obtained from collaborating with various gods so far.

Chungmugong was certainly a great god, but as he said, he was only known to those who knew him, so Poseidon was secretly very worried.

“It wasn’t different from other collaborations. Except for one thing.”

The only difference from previous collaborations was that the [Only subscribed to the right gods] subscriber had helped with this video.

“Chungmugong!”

Poseidon smiled broadly. Just one difference was creating an incredible result.

“This is a jackpot!”

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