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Chapter 38: Subscribe to a new god
Chapter 38: Subscribe to a new god
Ethans first priority was to subscribe to a new god.
Originally, portal magic existed in MePan.
The ability to instantly travel between regions was a magic that had to be learned no matter what.
However, there was a problem. This portal magic was a magic that only the highest-ranking mages could use among the mages.
There were artifacts and superpowers with similar effects, but they were extremely difficult to obtain.
As a result, most people used portal scrolls, but these scrolls were sold by the top-ranking mages through contracts with the highest-ranking mages, so they were incredibly expensive.
Furthermore, they were limited in distance and could only be used to travel to specific cities, so there were many restrictions.
If there is a god with a similar power, I should subscribe to it.
Ethan opened [New World].
Hmm?
As Ethan accessed the New World, there was a message waiting for him.
The mailbox was glittering brightly, and he was so concerned that he couldnt resist clicking on it.
Is it from that Ares from before?
But Ethan didnt read the message.
ETHAN opened the New World to find a new god to subscribe to. It was not the time to waste reading letters.
Currently, he was subscribed to two gods.
The first one he subscribed to was Heo Jun, whose power had been the foundation of Ethans survival so far. The power of Hercules had also been a great help in subsequent achievements.
That was how much influence the subscribed gods had.
I have five likes at the moment. Theres no need to hoard them. Its better to subscribe to a new god or unlock different videos to increase my power.
With just likes, he could subscribe to multiple gods.
He wasnt sure if there were limitations on the gods he could subscribe to, but it was clear that he could subscribe to as many as the number of likes he had used.
I need to choose wisely.
Just like before, the algorithm of the New World recommended various videos to Ethan. However, none of them were what he wanted.
Ethan quickly skipped through the videos.
As he did, he came across the numerous major deities that he had seen when he first opened [New World].
[Zeus] [God of Thunder]
The most famous one was undoubtedly Zeus, the supreme god of Greek mythology, known for his immense popularity and ability to gain subscribers.
He has ten million subscribers?
Zeus had a staggering ten million subscribers, making him the god with the highest number of subscribers in the New World.
Furthermore, his like count was also quite high.
Even in the brief preview videos, Ethan could see flashes of blue lightning.
There seem to be more users in the New World than I thought. With ten million, its almost like all of them subscribing to him.
Currently, Zeus was the god closest to being the victor of [New World].
However, Ethan hadnt subscribed to Zeus.
Zeus would probably offer the power of lightning, but I dont necessarily have to obtain it through subscription.
Currently, Ethan had obtained a second job as a reward for obtaining his first job perfectly.
Therefore, he planned to choose the job he had favored the most during his previous playthrough to obtain a second job.
I cant waste likes recklessly.
He passed over Zeus and looked at other gods.
He needed a god that could immediately empower him.
While exploring different options, Ethan discovered one particular feature.
Oh, I can search using keywords?
-You can subscribe to suitable gods through keywords.
-We assist you in subscribing to the gods you currently need.
If I enter a keyword, will it show a list of gods related to that keyword?
First, Ethan searched for [Ability to Move].
Instantly, a list of gods appeared before him.
[Hermes] [God of Travelers, Messenger, and Thief]
The one that caught his eye was Hermes.
Hermes possessed winged shoes that allowed him to easily travel to any desired location.
Below that, he found gods related to portals and teleportation-related movement abilities.
Ethan immediately checked the reviews of subscribing to Hermes.
-This is a review of subscribing to Hermes. Thanks to the ability of the winged shoes, I was able to travel around easily, but the conditions were strict, and it wasnt an immediate teleportation, so it was inconvenient.
-I subscribed because the other abilities were decent. However, since movement abilities werent the main focus, it felt a bit strenuous.
-How to Ride the Winds. Let me share that with my subscribers.
Ding!
-You have learned how to travel swiftly from east to west.
-New Skill Added: Wind Riding, East to West (A)
-The true name is called Wind Riding! The essence of this power is the ability to travel swiftly from east to west. It allows you to reach any desired destination. However, in order to use it, you need to physically visit the place you want to travel to.
The power Ethan gained from subscribing to Hong Gil-dong was exactly what he needed the most at the moment.
To use portals, he would have had to purchase expensive portal scrolls every time. But now, he could save that money.
Ethan smiled with satisfaction.
This solves everything.
It was worth using those hard-to-obtain likes.
Ethan immediately closed the New World.
Although his mailbox sparkled, he decided to leave it for now.
It wasnt the time to read letters.
First things first.
Ethan used Wind Riding.
-The Count Whiskers Territory has been registered with Wind Riding.
-With Wind Riding, you can return to Count Territory anytime.
Alright.
Now, wherever he had been at least once, he could instantly teleport there as if using a portal.
After gathering likes, this is all I have left.
After subscribing to Hong Gil-dong, Ethan now only had two likes remaining.
If the more gods he subscribed to, the more likes he needed, then having only two likes seemed insufficient.
Besides, I still need to unlock the videos.
To unlock the existing gods videos and subscribe to new ones, he needed to continue acquiring likes.
I need to gather likes quickly while upgrading my specs.
It seemed beneficial to achieve various achievements while upgrading his specs to earn likes. He realized that simply doing good deeds wouldnt guarantee likes.
The number of likes I can obtain depends on how well I achieve those achievements in difficult situations.
Simply hunting named monsters wouldnt earn him likes either.
First and foremost, I should focus on achieving good deeds achievements while hunting monsters.
By doing good deeds and defeating named monsters, he could scratch together the likes.
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Before leaving the Counts territory, Ethan took out an essence from his pocket.
It was an expensive panacea that Count Whiskers had purchased for Ethan, believing it would effectively alleviate his condition.
I can finally eat it.
At that time, the potency was too strong for him to consume.
But now, his stamina had increased significantly, and he had become proficient in the skill of Decoction brewing.
He could easily turn this essence into a Decoction and consume it.
But its still a high-level challenge.
The difficulty varied depending on the potential of the ingredients. This essence was not something to be taken lightly.
Ethan opened the Donguibogam containing the essence of oriental medicine that Heo Jun had learned throughout his life.
The mindset is crucial.
-Continuously polish, attempt, and achieve.
The most important aspect emphasized in the Donguibogam was the act of trying and repeating.
Attempt, repeat, and repeat again. Through these attempts and repetitions, enlightenment would come.
In that process, the skill Heo Jun had honed before Ethan knew it would become his own, as Heo Jun called Mastery.
-Failure is natural.
Ethan had experienced numerous failures while playing MePan. But someone once said that as long as you didnt give up, it was not a failure but a process.
Ding!
-You have created a 200-year-old matured Lecard Decoction!
-Grade evaluation in progress
-200-year-old matured Lecard Decoction [Grade S]
Lecard Decoction?
He had successfully brewed an S-grade Decoction, aged for 200 years.
This is incredible.
1. TLN: For those of you who dont know who Hong Gil-dong is, he was a Robin Hood-like civil servant/military officer. But theres also a novel that tells the story of Hong Gil-dong. If you are interested to read a little bit of it, you can read it here2. TLN: Hwalbindang is an outlaw group that Hong Gil-dong created in the novel that I talked about earlier. Hwalbindang means league of those who help the impoverished