At Ha Eung Eung's bold proposal, the Cloud Dragon found himself deep in thought, his scales gleaming with a faint shine.
[The Cloud Dragon Azisahab finds the rootless hunk of metal that seduced the wind spirit unsatisfactory.] [The Cloud Dragon Azisahab finds the Silent Swordsman, who possesses fundamental training and achievement, satisfying.] [The Cloud Dragon Azisahab takes a liking to the Silent Swordsman's martial art, the Unyielding Dragon’s Eight Forms.]
A gauge appeared above his head. The gauge, which was supposed to be at five out of ten, leaned three clicks to the right.
‘Is this really showing success?!’
Despite seeing it with his own eyes, Eom Gil-dong still couldn’t believe the scene in front of him. Disciple play. Such attempts weren’t unheard of. Players want to focus on their lives as masters, but not all players are skilled enough or wealthy enough to take on disciples. What’s missing must be earned. Thus, to make up for a lack of initial funds, becoming an NPC’s disciple, learning their techniques, and receiving equipment to build strength in the lower leagues is the standard in the early game!
Disciple play is a classic for beginners. Ha Eung Eung herself could be considered a beginner in some ways. She was following the standard process of a novice.
‘Ha Eung Eung is a beginner? Does that even make sense?’
A million light years away from being a beginner, yet if she were to become the Cloud Dragon Azisahab’s disciple, the rewards would spill over to her as well. First, she wouldn’t have to endure humiliation from Lee Cheol-han, she’d gain a million views on V-Tube, and she could even get Ha Eung Eung to forgive her debt. Eom Gil-dong made up his mind. He had to help.
“Azisahab!” “Do not speak the name of your master so presumptuously...” “......”
Why does that guy hate me so much?!
“I apologize, Cloud Dragon. There’s something I absolutely must say to you. The reason you should accept the Silent Swordsman as your disciple!” “Silent Swordsman... does this worthless chatter from a haphazard servant have any value to hear...?”
[Streamer chat: Stop it, you assholes! Don’t use the confusion to say whatever you want!]
While Eom Gil-dong and the viewers argued in the chat window, Ha Eung Eung observed him.
His credit. Although he had carelessly commercialized her by trying to catch up with the Silent Swordsman and took advantage of the situation without permission for the licensing contract, causing problems by unleashing his malicious fanbase, the Gil-dong Unit everywhere, upon the community, upon reflection, there were no real advantages. Seeing Ha Eung Eung’s expression sour as she looked at him, Eom Gil-dong snapped and yelled.
“Master, I’ve got a debt to you, right?! I stepped in to help you! It’s not like this is convenient for you!”
There was some truth to it. It wasn’t like gold, jewels, or gem-laden carriages, but the sincerity shown by gathering such an effort was extraordinary. He had indeed signed the random gacha royalty contract in the end, hadn’t he? The delay in the contract was due to the association’s unhelpful silence when they said they’d contact him, and blocking the spam messages by mistake wasn’t entirely Eom Gil-dong’s fault.
[Even though clumsy, unreliable, and unsatisfactory in some parts, the person is not bad.] “Is that so... I thought so too... I will hear you out once, based on the Silent Swordsman’s face... speak, son of the vile earth...” “Are you doing this on purpose?”
Isn’t this just because you didn’t want to sign the credit guarantee, and now you’re badmouthing me? The words that were about to follow were swallowed up. Was she really going to listen?
‘Why is this not working?’
[On purpose? What do you mean?]
“I’m so touched by your praise! Thank you so much!”
[Stop the nonsense and get to the point. The Cloud Dragon is waiting!]
“......”
You started it! Just as Eom Gil-dong was about to lose his temper, he snapped out of it upon feeling the cold, blade-like gaze of the Cloud Dragon.
He managed to calm himself and explained why the Silent Swordsman should be accepted as a disciple.
“I believe Cloud Dragon doesn’t like the armored mechs and their pilots!”
“I saw it right away... even that insignificant eye can be recycled like repotted dirt...”
“...if the Silent Swordsman were to defeat the armored Daechong, the mech meta would be utterly destroyed, and a new meta could sweep across the continent!”
Eom Gil-dong’s words had merit.
“The wind that blows from the highest point is precisely the one that purifies the sullied ground... If my disciple could do such a thing, I would be pleased...”
[Cloud Dragon’s persuasion gauge has reached 4 blocks.]
[One block left until persuasion succeeds!]
“I would be pleased, but it’s still not enough... The reason I must endure this annoyance is still lacking...”
“I-I will offer tribute!”
“Oh? You wish to erect my temple in every corner of the country, casting clouds over the world, and offering the sunlight to the Cloud Palace for half the day?”
“...What?”
“Or are you deceiving me?”
With only his own words left, Cloud Dragon’s persuasion gauge started blinking.
[Warning! Cloud Dragon is displeased.]
[The persuasion gauge is in danger of losing 3 blocks. If not dealt with urgently, 3 blocks will disappear!]
‘This damn lizard thief!’
Eom Gil-dong, now helpless, grudgingly accepted Cloud Dragon’s not-so-subtle threat.
“I will build the temple! If the country is taken, shortening the daytime a bit is no big deal! I’ll offer the tribute too, no problem!”
“Good... based on the oldest dirt, the red clay, and the highest cloud, the contract debtor, Eom Gil-dong, is bound to erect the Cloud Dragon’s temple...”
“Eh??”
“Cloud Dragon, residing in the highest palace, agrees to lend strength and in return, half of the continent's light shall belong to him...”
Did I just sign a contract with some demon god?
Why does it sound so ominous?
“If the contract is not fulfilled, the deep underground void, where even the red clay of the geologic age is non-existent, will devour you...”
I really did sign a deal with a demon god, didn’t I?
Eom Gil-dong realized he had gotten properly tricked by the malicious swordsman and now the malicious dragon.
- After the Silent Swordsman became the Cloud Dragon’s disciple,
Eom Gil-dong’s gameplay took a turn for the worse.
[Gil-dong, please fan me.]
“Servant... are you telling me to use a gentle breeze to ease my disciple’s fatigue?”
Both the master and disciple, who seemed to resemble each other, were bickering away, making a scene.
- LMAO
- The servant simulator is on point
- Gil-dong looks cool! Like a minister fanning the Pharaoh in ancient Egypt!
- Why such a detailed impression LMAO
- If Cloud Dragon is the Pharaoh, what about Silent Swordsman?
- A divine cat
- A divine cat, damn it
- No wonder they’re so malicious-looking
- Maybe it’s because they’re on the hamster wheel
- Hellsezsal, day 23... once Hellsezsal starts, I’ll get a girlfriend...
- Declared to stay single forever, wow
- Why don’t you just admit you can’t get a girlfriend without the Hellsezsal, huh? It’s not a lack of will but a lack of ability, isn’t it?
- What’s this shit
- Suicide explosion disease, where did that come from?
- Don’t use wide-area attacks!!
- Bombermen were quiet for a while, and now they’re back again, damn it
Viewers along with Eom Gil-dong found themselves struggling in the middle of it all.
Despite everyone’s suffering, Ha Eung Eung was having a pleasant time.
‘I never imagined becoming Cloud Dragon’s disciple would be this convenient.’
Though Cloud Dragon had made his ominous appearance with a contract like that of a demon god, once he became the disciple of the Silent Swordsman, he showed boundless kindness.
“There’s some unused trash in the warehouse... dispose of it however you want...”
“You’ve cooked too much... eat it if you want, or don’t, do as you wish...”
“I picked it up... take it or not, do as you wish...”
- Sweet dragon LMAO
- He’s giving everything away
- It’s so sweet!!
- Argh!!
- Call the dentist, I think my teeth are rotting
The treasures that had once seemed like wishes—glowing with heavenly light and the highest glory—weren’t as grand, but still valuable as treasures, rolled in one after another.
But the most precious gift wasn’t the treasures—it was the spirit stone.
[Sun Spirit Stone]
[Grade - Legendary]
[Category - Spirit Stone]
[Description - This spirit stone was completed after absorbing the sun’s yang energy for a long time at the highest altar in the Cloud Palace. It contains the combined power of the scorching sun and the cold wind. If consumed by an unworthy person, their body may burn and tear apart.]
“!”
“To defeat the conqueror of the world, you need an appropriate power... If you train diligently and steadily, someday you will be able to consume this spirit stone without dying...”
Cloud Dragon showed the spirit stone, thinking that if the Silent Swordsman kept training, she’d be able to handle its power without harm in the future. It was a naive thought.
Ahh
A wide-open mouth, showing white teeth, a bright red tongue, and even a little uvula swaying.
He never imagined that she would just swallow the spirit stone as soon as she got it.
- What is this spirit stone mukbang LMAO
- Whoa, she just swallows it after reading that warning?
- No hesitation, just swallows it LMAO
- Did you see the uvula? Crazy...
- Wow... I want to be a spirit stone too... I could be eaten so deliciously...
- ?
- Now even Stone Golems are chatting?
- No? It’s Adamantium?
- So what, is it Ada or what?
As soon as she swallowed the spirit stone, the fierce winds and the burning heat of the sun’s energy surrounding Ha Eung Eung startled Eom Gil-dong. The heat and the fiery power of the chatroom were as intense as expected.
“No! You can’t just eat that! Potions need to be carefully prepared, and even then, you can’t guarantee life or death...”
“Huh?”
Just as Eom Gil-dong was about to turn on the gore filter, thinking the Silent Swordsman might burst into flames, he realized something.
“What’s this? Why are there no mana backflows or magic waves?”
He realized that the power wasn’t as overwhelming as expected.
Looking closely, it wasn’t that uncontrollable force spilling outside; it was simply a small leak of residual energy left after absorbing it.
[The Silent Swordsman absorbs the Sun’s energy.]
[The Blessing of Sun and Cloud has been gained.]
Thanks to this, Ha Eung Eung’s greatest weakness—her total amount of inner energy, which had stagnated for so long—grew considerably with just one spirit stone.
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[Inner Energy increased by 20.]
[Inner Energy: 42]
Inner energy reached 42 years!
She gained a whopping 30+ years’ worth of inner energy in just the second year since returning to the modern world.
“This wasn’t supposed to be something I was supposed to show...”
Cloud Dragon gazed at his disciple’s belly with eyes full of sadness, regret, and resentment, like a tea-loving noble watching the Silent Swordsman being devoured.