"It's sponsorship. "As the Holy See, are you going to provide support to me?"
"It is not sponsorship of the Holy See. instead."
Sigh.
The owner of the arena pulled something out of thin air.
sparkle!
When he opened his hand, a rainbow-colored card appeared.
An object that appears unusual at first glance.
[Um, that… … VIP membership?]
The Shadow Queen in Seong Ji-han's arms shouted in surprise when she saw this.
'VIP membership?'
[okay… … It is a higher compatible item with the Space League premium membership. I've only seen it in the Battle.net community, but this is my first time seeing it in real life.]
It is a higher compatibility with the premium membership.
Seong Ji-han thought about the effects of his excellent membership.
Basically, it increases experience and GP gains by 100% during the membership period.
It included a 'hide out' function that hid one's information, and a function that had a 30% chance of being excluded from the opposing team's ban list.
'But I didn't really notice anything other than the 30% ban, so in reality, I only used two functions.'
Among these functions, Hideout was useful for hiding one's identity.
However, after it became number one on Earth, its utilization was not as good as it used to be.
Even if a membership that has greatly diminished in usefulness is upgraded, how effective would it be?
Seong Ji-han spoke to the Shadow Queen in a harsh tone.
'Well, it's just a membership, so aren't you really surprised?'
[under. Yes, at least! That is an item that is difficult for even high-ranking constellations to obtain. Everyone is desperate to get it, but they don't even know how to get it. But the owner of the arena brought this out... … .]
'okay? Premium memberships have become less useful these days.'
[VIP membership is not comparable to excellent.]
When the Shadow Queen says so.
The owner of the arena held the card tightly in his hand.
OK.
Shoooooo… … .
The energy of emptiness rose from the rainbow-colored card.
Purple smoke swirled around the card.
"I will give you a VIP membership stamped with the 'Certification of Void'."
"Certification of Void?"
"Let's take it."
When Seong Ji-han received the card, an item description came to mind.
[Space League VIP Membership (Void Certification)]
-Grade: EX
-This is a VIP membership guaranteed by the 'Arena Owner'.
-When you have a membership, your experience and GP gains increase by 500%.
-The 'Spotlight' and 'Hideout' functions will be enhanced and applied to the player, and you can choose one of them.
-If you have a VIP membership, there is a 50% chance that you will be excluded from the opposing team's ban list.
[spotlight]
-Notifies the entire Battle.net that the player is a premium member. You can gain the attention of many constellations and receive support from all over the universe.
-The effect is enhanced by VIP membership.
-Advertisements for players appear randomly on channel 0 of an alien race. As the number of subscribers to an alien race on BattleTube increases, the constellation's reputation level increases as it gains cosmic fame.
-With Battle Tube turned on, a 'star' buff will appear when the total number of viewers exceeds a certain standard. The effect of the star buff becomes stronger as the total number of viewers increases.
'… … 'Ability is strengthened according to total viewership?'
When I had an excellent membership, I passed the spotlight.
However, the spotlight function of VIP membership was not comparable to that of premium membership.
There was a downside to having to sell your face to the entire universe.
The acquisition of constellation reputation points based on fame and the 'star' buff based on viewership numbers were clearly effects that only VIP members had.
Although there were no detailed figures, it was still understandable why the Shadow Queen was so surprised when she saw the VIP membership.
'Then the next function is... … .'
Spotlight is like this, but what about Hideout?
Seong Ji-han looked at the Hideout function shown in the bottom line.
[Hideout]
-As an excellent member, your information is hidden. You will not receive the attention of the Constellation, and it will be difficult for opposing teams to obtain member information. It will take a long time to build a reputation on Battle.net.
-The effect is enhanced by VIP membership.
-You are excluded from the ranking within your race and have a 100% chance to avoid being banned. As long as you have VIP membership, any mention of you in the Battle.net community will automatically result in your content being deleted. Only your administrator can observe you.
'It's a bit behind the spotlight.'
Hideout is probably because it has the effect of hiding oneself.
Even though it was strengthened by the VIP effect, the Hideout function left a lot to be desired.
Of course, the features that were unconditionally excluded from the van were showing overwhelming effectiveness.
There was no particular effect to strengthen Seong Ji-han's power.
'If you choose Hideout, humanity's first place ranking is guaranteed... … .'
Currently, Seong Ji-han has also crushed the World Tree Elf players.
Once freed from the ban, it was possible to win the remaining games.
However, Seong Ji-han's enemies were not only the Space League races.
'Now that Longinus is dead, we don't know what other constellations will attack from Tuseong. In order to free my sister from the owner of the Abyss, I must increase my strength.'
If I had to choose between the two, it would be spotlight this time.
After Seong Ji-han made up his mind, he looked at the letters added in purple at the bottom of the item description window.
[Void Authentication]
-I received Void certification from the owner of the arena.
-The Void acceptance limit is greatly increased, and you can refuse to be bound by the Will of the Void once.
-You can use Space Arena for free.
-The certification effect lasts for 6 months, and re-certification by the Great Constellation is required to renew the VIP membership effect.
The owner of the arena is the Great Constellation.
Seong Ji-han thought so after seeing the last line, and asked him.
"Does the 6-month certification effect apply to the entire VIP membership effect?"
"That's right. If you do not receive re-verification, your VIP membership will disappear."
"Right… … ."
"I'm just sponsoring this VIP card. "I will receive a small fee upon re-certification."
While doing so, the owner of the arena spreads his fingers and taps half of his face.
Seong Ji-han immediately figured out what he wanted.
"Are you asking for a void processing plant?"
"yes. Extension of VIP membership and void disposal site... … It's definitely worth changing. Then, during the extension, we receive a code carrier."
Are you planning to take back the items that were not recovered this time through VIP membership?
Seong Ji-han grinned and put the VIP membership into his inventory.
"I'll think about it then."
"I look forward to your wise choice. then."
widely!
The owner of the arena snapped his fingers and closed the portal leading to the Abyss.
And, his body gradually becomes transparent.
"You've been a nuisance for a long time. "Let's go now."
"This kind of trouble is always welcome."
"Oh, before I go, let me give you some advice. To the master of the Abyss, be fully prepared for the challenge. "The owner of the Abyss who bound the Void Witch possesses the power of a high-level constellation."
"It's a senior level… … ."
"Please make full use of your VIP membership."
With those words, the owner of the arena left the training ground.
'What I gained this time is significant.'
The Spear of Blood that I got from defeating Longinus, and the third Destruction Blade that I remembered again.
Plus a VIP membership given to you by the owner of the arena.
The reward for defeating the constellation was very sweet.
but.
'Lord of the Abyss… … Why are you so obsessed with your sister? 'It's also not surprising that they singled me out.'
The existence of the Abyss, who refused the promotion offered by the owner of the arena and insisted on arresting his older sister Seong Ji-ah.
I had no idea what his intentions were.
"How strong would a high-level constellation be?"
[I was at Reign Lv. 7, and it was an advanced pull-up.]
"The upper level is from constellation level 7."
[okay. However, I am not prepared to rebel even after being torn apart 999 times in front of the owner of the arena. He must be stronger than me or have special means.]
At that level, he would be much stronger than the Longinus he faced this time.
Seong Ji-han frowned.
"Is the original owner of the Abyss that powerful?"
[There are often cases where constellations take charge of the Abyss, but no reward comes. This opponent is just unique.]
"hmm… … ."
[As the owner of the arena said, it won't be easy even if you are fully prepared.]
Seong Ji-han nodded at the Shadow Queen's words.
Longinus was actually subdued thanks to Enkidu's decisive role.
The upper constellations will be more difficult to deal with with our current power.
I had to gain more strength and challenge him.
To do that.
"Now I need to be in the spotlight."
Seong Ji-han chose to spotlight the features of VIP membership.
[Spotlight is activated.]
[Hideout is disabled.]
and.
"… … ."
Despite the change in settings, there was no significant change in Seong Ji-han.
* * *
A few days after I got my membership.
Seong Ji-han opened the Battle Tube channel.
Now, the BattleTube channel has separate subscriber figures for alien races.
The number of Seong Ji-han's extraterrestrial subscribers was around 100.
"Are you sure there's an ad on channel 0? "The number of subscribers doesn't really matter."
[The number of subscribers among your compatriots is enormous.]
"People of the same race do not receive much evaluation in 'general viewership' figures."
[It's a shame. If Shadow Elf were alive, I would have forced him to subscribe to your channel.]
"You should do it too."
[hmm… … .]
Soon after, the number of subscribers belonging to the alien race was added to the sacred channel.
'This guy hasn't been doing it until now.'
You have no sense when it comes to things you owe.
Seong Ji-han was staring at his arm.
The Shadow Queen spoke as if making excuses.
[Your BattleTube doesn't have too much content. So I thought you had no intention of running it.]
"It's content… … "There are a lot of videos?"
[What could be attractive about a video of the lowest species showing off their power? According to you guys... … okay. In a fight between ants, there is only a video of one ant slaughtering several people by itself.]
"That looks fun."
[I'm sorry, but that kind of thing spread across the entire universe.]
Seong Ji-han frowned.
This is why there is no point in activating Spotlight.
There.
['Space Beast Yggdrasil' proposes to sponsor player Seong Ji-han.]
As soon as Seong Ji-han released Hideout, how did he obtain his information?
Yggdrasil, the space tree of the World Tree Alliance, continued to send messages to him.
['Cosmic Beast Yggdrasil' offers player Seong Ji-han a large reward if he becomes a candidate for the Constellation.]
['Space Beast Yggdrasil' proposes to player Seong Ji-han if he would like to join Yggdrasil's clan.]
['Space Yggdrasil'... … .]
The messages being plastered all over the place are reminiscent of spam emails.
"Oh, this guy is really disgusting."
[Player Seong Ji-han blocks the space tree Yggdrasil.]
Seong Ji-han used the blocking function, which can only be used on the person who posted the message, to block the space beast Yggdrasil.
[why. who?]
"Yggdrasil."
[…] … You are amazing too. You are thinking of blocking Yggdrasil.]
"I don't know why only this guy shows interest."
[Tell the World Tree Elf to subscribe to your channel.]
"They said they would do it if I received sponsorship."
[…] … .]
Yggdrasil has a strong obsession with Holy Land.
Trying to get sponsorship in any way seemed like something I should never receive.
at that time.
"Owner, I brought you data on players without constellations. uh… … Are you watching the owner's channel?"
Guild Master Lee Ha-yeon brought the documents to him and blinked.
"yes. "The number of subscribers is not increasing at all."
"… … yes? The number of subscribers is not increasing. "Hasn't it been a while since we exceeded 1 billion?"
"Not humanity. Subscriber to an alien race."
"aha."
Lee Ha-yeon nodded as if she understood what he said.
"There are now 104 people… … Even at this level, you are number one in the human race."
"That level is not spiritual. "I need to save more, but there's no way."
"hmm… … Recruiting subscribers for aliens. How do other aliens gather aliens? "It would be good to be patient."
As Lee Ha-yeon said that, she turned on her Battle Tube.
"Because alien videos don't show up on my BattleTube."
"is it so? "It appears on mine."
"ah… … Does it appear in yours? "Then shall we take a look at it?"
Seong Ji-han nodded to Lee Ha-yeon's suggestion and went to the main Battle Tube screen.
There, there were a lot of hot videos posted by alien races.
"aha… … ."
Swish. Swish.
"Oh, I can't touch. Owner. "Can you please pass the next one?"
"Of course."
Lee Ha-yeon flicked through the videos, looking at the topics of popular videos with an eagle eye.
Then.
"aha… … this. "Aliens are similar."
Lee Ha-yeon grinned and suggested an alternative.
"Owner. "I thought of a good way."