Subscriber of the Gods Episode 46
Episode 46. Subscriber-only video
Ethan left the room.
The count and the governor remained silent for a long time.
The General-in-Chief and the Count were both lost in thought.
The silence was broken after a long while by the Count.
“How long has it been?”
“It has been quite a while, Count. I was young and you were young too.”
Ethan’s father, James Wickes, tried in many ways to inherit the title.
At that time, there was still hope for the countship.
Although its prestige has diminished from its former glory, there is still a chance that it can regain its former glory.
After a fierce competition with his brothers, James Wickes succeeded in inheriting the title.
His goal was one.
To restore the Countess of Wickes to her former glory.
James then met with the current governor.
The general was also full of ambition at that time. The two talked about their dreams and dreamed of a bright tomorrow.
But it only took five years for me to realize how vain a goal that was.
The Counties of Wickers had so many shortcomings.
James himself was not enough to change the earldom, which was lacking in everything.
Even though I had cut down on sleep, bowed my head, and bent my back, all I was left with was poor health and wounded pride.
Since then, I lived without a dream. No, a new dream was born.
The two oldest children, Ethan and Nathan, were the earl’s new dreams.
It was a dream that the Count was even more obsessed with, having lost his wife shortly after Nathan was born.
-My dream is to make the name Wickus the best again. To make the name Wickus the first among the Western Territories.
That’s what Ethan said.
It was a grand dream. It was a dream that Count Wickers and the Governor had once seriously challenged.
At some point, I wonder how long it’s been since I’ve heard something that neither of us had said before.
The best territory in the West.
To exalt the name of Wickus.
At some point I gave up.
So I hadn’t even mentioned it, but when I heard it from Ethan, my heart started pounding again.
Through Ethan, I felt like I could challenge that dream again.
“Confucius spoke of goals as if they were not the ultimate goal.”
“This must be a natural thing for that kid. It’s just a mid-term goal.”
The count smiled.
“Then we can’t just hold him back. We have to be the best backdrop for Ethan!”
* * *
Count Wickers moved quickly.
At Ethan’s request, the market was restored to its original size. There were already people living on the market’s border, but they were given greater compensation than before.
Then, all the empty houses were incorporated into the market and sold to the market merchants and newly entrant merchants.
As the market size grew, the number of people able to enter the market also increased.
In addition to the existing merchants, new merchants also entered the market, and these merchants started new businesses.
A virtuous cycle of positivity has begun to occur again.
“Is this report real? I can’t believe it.”
“Yes, that’s right. I was surprised and checked it several times, but it’s true. Didn’t the Count invest? Prince Ethan has achieved great success. The number of visitors to the Whikers County continues to increase every day.”
“Huh! I was investing for the long term. It hasn’t even been that long since I visited the Whikers County.”
News about Ethan and the Wickers County reached the Counts of Hunta.
Count Junta had previously provided Ethan with money.
Of course, I didn’t invest with the intention of getting my money back in the near future. I supported it with an eye on the distant future.
Clearly, Ethan had potential, so he thought that investing in that potential would definitely be beneficial.
The potential that Count Hunta saw was swordsmanship.
Ethan, who was once called a swordsmanship genius, had overcome the weakness that had been eating away at him and had become much stronger, so it was only natural that he would succeed in swordsmanship.
I thought that to succeed with that swordsmanship, I would eventually have to go to the center, and that it would take quite some time from the time I got to the center to the time I succeeded.
“I invested in Ethan’s swordsmanship. But he also had a talent for business. If this report is correct, isn’t this a huge deal, General?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Call the owner. I need to hear it myself.”
“Well, the top share has already left. I was going to tell you about that.”
“You left?”
“He said that we absolutely must make a contract with Prince Ethan. Even if we can’t make a contract, we must maintain a good relationship.”
“her.”
The head of the Hunta Upper House, the upper house of the Hunta County, was a person personally selected by the count. He was a person who was good at dealing with money and had a good sense of smell, and he had led the upper house from the ground up to its current position.
The count trusted him so much that he would talk to the lord about most things related to money.
“Then it’s certain. Is Ethan trying to rewrite the history of the Earldom of Wickers?”
I invested, but I couldn’t really enjoy it.
That means that the Earldom of Wickers will grow to its former size.
At the same time, the story of the Wickers County was being heard in the Yurahan County. The Yurahan County was the land ruled by the Yurahan Count, who had amassed the greatest wealth among the territories in this area.
“What is this all of a sudden? There is nothing in the Whikers County. It is already a dead land.”
Count Yurahan, with his gray hair, spoke with a frown.
“That dead land was raised by Ethan Wickers, the eldest son of the Wickers Earldom. Now, everyone in the area is gathering in Wickers Earldom. And word of mouth is still spreading.”
Originally, the most central place in this region was the Marquisate of Drenne, one of the Twelve Stars.
The Marquisate of Drenne was a territory so large that it was said to have everything except what was not there.
It was a place so large that it could be compared to the center, because all the people and goods gathered there.
However, the population of the County of Wickers began to gather in numbers as large as the floating population of the Marquis of Drenne.
Although the exact number was not available, there were noticeably fewer people visiting the Marquisate of Dner than usual, so it was safe to assume that they had all been absorbed by the County of Wickers.
“What happened? What did that Ethan Wickers do to get people to come together?”
The governor answered Count Yurahan’s words.
“The business he started was a great success.”
“Business? You mean, that Ethan Wickers I just mentioned was successful in business? That sickly prince? That can’t be. That can’t be. I’ve definitely seen that kid. He couldn’t even hold a sword properly. He coughed every time he walked, and his cough was mixed with blood. He was going to die soon.”
Ethan Wickers was so sickly that it was a miracle he was alive. And even as a child, he was a swordsmanship genius, but I never heard anyone say he was smart.
I couldn’t believe that Ethan had made a success of his business.
“What on earth is going on?”
Count Yurahan muttered in disbelief.
“Could it be that Count Wickers cured that incurable disease?”
“It doesn’t seem like he’s completely cured. He said his physical condition didn’t look all that different from when he was sick.”
“So you just treated him to the point where he could move. And you succeeded in business in that condition… … What kind of business did you run?”
“It’s called a lightweight workshop project.”
“It’s called a lightweight workshop, but I don’t really understand it just by hearing the name.”
“Read this.”
Count Yurahan, who received the parchment handed over by the governor, read out the details of the business.
After reading to the end, he couldn’t help but drool.
“This… has to make money.”
The count’s heart pounded.
This wasn’t just any good business, it was a big business.
“Go to the Whikers County immediately. Bring the head of the household! I have to go with you!”
The Count left for the Earldom of Wickers together with the Lord of Yurahan, who was in charge of the funds of the Yurahan Merchant Company.
* * *
Since going to the temple, Ethan has accumulated 14 likes.
“I need to unlock new videos and see if there are any new ones worth subscribing to.”
I was planning to write a review of Hong Gil-dong’s subscription this time.
‘This god is better than I thought. It’s worth subscribing just for the unconditional use of portal powers.’
Upon entering [New World], what greeted Ethan was a shiny mailbox just like before.
“Let’s try to organize things a bit this time.”
Since I had taken care of the urgent matters, I thought it would be a good idea to get things sorted out first.
“I’ll subscribe first, and then check my mailbox last.”
In [New World], where he had accessed, Ethan discovered something interesting.
“Huh? Subscriber-only video?”
There was a new video uploaded among Heo Jun’s videos, and it said that it was a subscriber-only video.
“Is this only visible to subscribers?”
Currently, Heo Jun’s number of subscribers has increased significantly.
“But why isn’t the like button there?”
This subscriber-only video didn’t have any likes at all.
“Am I the first?”
Ethan was quite excited and checked how many likes there were.
“Don’t you need a like?”
When he clicked on the video, a notification window popped up for Ethan.
-[Subscriber Only] Acupuncture Enhancement Edition.
-This video is for subscribers only.
-Only [Premium subscribers] can view the video.
-[Premium Subscriber] You can watch the video.
“I’m a premium subscriber?”
Ethan couldn’t help but be bewildered.
Because I’ve never done anything like this before.
As soon as I clicked confirm, the video started playing. In the video, Heo Jun smiled at Ethan.
-How have you been? I think you’ve recovered some of your health. Thanks to your subscription review, my number of subscribers and likes has increased a lot. Thank you so much for the great subscription review video.
Heo Jun bowed his head with a kind face.
‘You say my subscribers increased because of the subscription review I wrote?’
Ethan was completely unaware of this.
Meanwhile, Heo Jun continued speaking.
– So I’ve decided to make you a premium subscriber. This video will be dedicated just to you. Of all my subscribers, only you will be able to gain this ability.
“A video only I can see.”
That meant that Heo Jun thought of Ethan as special.
“Did my subscription review really help you that much?”
-I dedicate this video to you. I really appreciate it. When you open the video, you will receive not only my skills, but also other gifts I gave you. And… … .
Heo Jun laughed.
-Now you… … .
fantasy,
