The faces of the Head Director and the other directors turned serious. It was a quest overwhelming to manage even if Weed gave everything he had. He couldn't hide the skills he possessed on top of that.
“Though it was a chance to broadcast an S-rank difficulty quest, it's a pity.”
In conjunction with the Head Director's words, the meeting was coming to the decision of forgoing the broadcast.
Ring!
Just then, the phone on Director Kang's table rang.
After hesitating for a moment, Director Kang pushed the button on the phone.
“I'm in a meeting right now… what's going on?”
He heard the staff secretary's voice on the speakerphone.
— I'm sorry. There's an important call for you, Director Kang.
“Who's calling?”
— A person named Lee Hyun.
“Lee Hyun? If it's Lee Hyun…”
Surprise swept over Director Kang's face. Then he explained to the Head Director and other Directors.
“I'm certain Lee Hyun is the person with the character Weed.”
“Is that so? Then please speak with him.”
“I'll accept it on speakerphone then.”
After a while, Lee Hyun's call connected from the Secretary's room to the meeting room.
— Hello Mr. Kang.
“Oh no, I'm sorry, I should have called first.”
— Not at all. More importantly, I received the money you deposited, thank you.
The salary from the Palrangka Battle had been deposited into his bank account. Since he was given incentives based on the ratings and even gained a profit each time the broadcast was downloaded, it was actually a considerable sum!
“Naturally, we have to pay you for your work.”
— Huhuhu.
Lee Hyun laughed in a very satisfied manner!
— Actually, I have a question to ask. I contacted you because of the broadcasting of the quest I'm currently doing. How is it?
“It's… very difficult to decide.”
Director Kang explained step by step. Since it was an S-rank quest and was the focus of attention, as broadcasters, of course they wanted to broadcast it. While earnestly expressing his very anxious feelings, he conveyed the difficulty of the situation.
“Therefore, we are currently in a meeting about whether we should do the broadcast or not.”
Whether he understood Director Kang's mournful feelings or not, Lee Hyun's response was incomparably relaxed.
— You can broadcast if you want.
“What?”
— Don't you need to broadcast to raise the ratings? The rating needs to rise to get commercials.
“That may be so, but the issues are…”
— If there's a program you need, then all you need to do is broadcast it. If it's for the station and the viewers, won't your company's public relations be able to do a lot of marketing?
Lee Hyun was explaining the necessity of the broadcast to Director Kang, who was a veteran in the field!
— Please think about the viewers. What do the viewers want? Fun and the answers to their curiosity! And don't they want to enjoy it together?
“…”
— How can a station ignore the demands of the viewers? Is that okay? If you respect your viewers, don't you need to put swift coverage and delivery of information first?
It was a lecture only to happen in a broadcasting association's get-together!
— On the message boards, there are a lot of viewer's comments asking to broadcast what kind of quest it is.
Naturally, there were many comments asking to broadcast the quest on the station's viewer forum. Not only KMC Media, but the unanimous opinions of viewers in CTS Media and other stations were also being flooded.
Director Kang explained with concern. “As a station, of course we want to organize the program, but we're worried about what kind of disadvantages there will be for you, Lee Hyun-nim.”
— Is there anything that comes without a price in the world?
“…”
There is no such thing as free money. Lee Hyun had known this from an early age.
“But the difficulty of the quest is too high.”
— I'll have to do my best.
“We'll try our best in the editing process, but it may be difficult to completely hide the fact you're the God of War Weed. Despite that, is it still okay to broadcast?”
Director Kang and KMC Media did not want to inconvenience Lee Hyun with the fame from being the God of War Weed and the fact he was the main character of the adventure! For Lee Hyun's sake, the station had been on the verge of suspending or cancelling the broadcast.
— Yes.
Lee Hyun's answer was firm. However, immediately afterward he asked with a trembling, choked voice.
— Hey, by the way… Ummm.
“Please speak.”
— The broadcast will have an incentive this time too, right? There was an incentive on the contract conditions.
“…”
That was the only thing he was worried about!
He didn't trust promissory notes, coupons, or anything like shares, whose values could rise or fall unpredictably. Only KMC Media held Lee Hyun's confidence, as they made sure to deposit the money on the agreed date.
'This station is truly reliable. They're a good station who succeeds on the trust of the people.'
After Lee Hyun's call ended, the mood within the meeting room changed immediately.
“Shall we try it?”
“Let's do it. He wants it, and… isn't this what the viewers' desire as well?”
“Director Hyun, the expected rating is?”
“Yes, Head Director. If we do the broadcast, we estimate the ratings will be considerable. Since it can also attract ordinary people who almost never watch game broadcasts, I'm confident of 17 % at minimum.”
“The commercials will be booked?”
“Of course.”
The positive mindset was spreading!
This time, the Head Director asked Director Kang. “The quest difficulty is immense, but do you think he can pull it off?”
“I'm not sure either. However, is he not the Weed with the nickname 'God of War?' He will push forward somehow. Whether he succeeds or fails, he will make something out of it.”
He was the God of War Weed who had always achieved surprising results, even results no one could have imagined. He had never been in an easy fight.
At other times, he didn't show the absolute authority or charisma from his time in the Continent of Magic. He went freely as a stingy person, grinding machine, Chef, Sculptor, Blacksmith, Tailor, and borderline scammer.
But when the battle broke out, with the appearance of the Orc Karichwi and the Origin of the Skeleton, he made the truth of who he was plenty clear to the viewers.
The station had absolute confidence.
They had just been indecisive about the broadcast because his enormous fame might be harmed. There was no one involved in the station who would hesitate to broadcast about God of War Weed.
The Head Director finally gave his decision.
“Prepare the program. Gather our best staff and get to work right away.”
The Embinyu Church's Priests were able to detect the deaths of their colleagues.
The church formed a group to chase them again.
“Eliminate the man who interfered in our ritual!”
The pursuers composed of 20 Dark Knights, 5 Priests, and 300 Soldiers!
The Dark Knights were riding swift coursers, and the Soldiers and Priests rode carriages.
After improving their mobility, they pursued Weed again.
Chapter 2: Alliance of the Deliverers
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Weed checked the information of the Matallost Church's relics.