20demayo Chapter 190: To Dragon's Hill
Chapter 190: To Dragon's Hill
[Hades, King of the Underworld]
“Hades?”
Ethan frowned for a moment.
The keyword was clearly dragon taming.
Yet the god that came up was Hades.
“Is this right?”
Surely the enhanced algorithm would recommend a god suitable for Ethan’s searched keyword.
But he couldn’t help feeling uncertain.
“He was the god of the underworld, I think.”
Ethan pondered for a moment.
-The number of likes required for subscription is ’30’.
Previously, it took 20 likes to subscribe to Qing Nang No, Hua Tuo.
‘It’s 10 more than before.’
Of course, he had achieved quite a few accomplishments since then, so he could easily use 30 likes. However, he hesitated to subscribe because he couldn’t see the connection between Hades and dragon taming.
After a brief deliberation, he decided.
“Don’t hesitate. It’s an algorithm that’s been enhanced.”
Then it should be trustworthy.
Ethan immediately subscribed to Hades, King of the Underworld.
“Huh?”
He promptly checked the channel. Being the king of the underworld, he thought there would be videos about death-related abilities.
“Why is the subscriber count like this?”
But when Ethan checked the channel, he felt puzzled.
Not just the subscriber count, but the number of likes was also strange.
Hades should be quite well-known within the New World.
“There are quite a few subscribers, but the like count is extremely low.”
In other words, subscribers had subscribed but hardly watched any videos.
Ethan frowned deeply.
Then, suppressing the uneasy feeling, he checked the uploaded videos.
“Good grief.”
There were three videos posted on the channel.
[How to Tame Disobedient Pets]
[How I Trained Cerberus]
[What Monsters with Great Power Like]
“Cerberus?”
Cerberus, the three-headed hound, was famous as the guardian of the underworld. Though the expression was a bit odd, it wouldn’t be strange to call it Hades’ pet, strictly speaking. ṜAΝɵ฿ĘS̩
“Is the method of handling Cerberus similar to handling dragons?”
Certainly, in terms of reputation, Cerberus was also a famous beast of the underworld, comparable to dragons.
“No wonder the like count is so low.”
Hades was known as the god of the underworld and was said to have power comparable to Zeus, the chief god of Olympus.
But the channel was focused on teaching how to handle beasts.
“The tastes of gods are this different.”
Come to think of it, Hades in mythology was known to be quite quiet.
Being in an unrivaled position where no one dared to approach him in his domain, the underworld, he seemed to have no other desires.
“Completely different from Zeus.”
But this is actually good. Though he was uncertain at first, upon closer inspection, isn’t this exactly the god Ethan needs right now?
“The effort to enhance the algorithm was worth it after all. I posted so many answers to collect 200 points.”
Since not all answers were accepted, he had to post hundreds of answers to collect the targeted contribution points.
Fortunately, as he got used to answering during the process, from about halfway through, he was able to give perfectly tailored answers that fit the questions.
“Should I use algorithm enhancement again next time?”
Ethan pondered for a moment.
“There’s no way I’d need to keep buying Algorithm Enhancement Tickets every time I need them. There must be a permanent Algorithm Enhancement Ticket.”
The contribution points store surely had different items available for purchase depending on the rank.
Currently, Ethan was a hero-rank expert.
Then, if he achieved a higher rank, he might be able to get a permanent algorithm enhancement ticket from the contribution points store.
‘Anyway, regularly posting answers to raise my rank would be best.’
Ethan immediately clicked on the first video.
-Greetings. First, let me tell you something. I have no particular desire to win in this New World. To be honest, I decided to participate in the New World because I wanted to show our cute Cerberus to others.
As Hades finished speaking, he turned slightly, revealing the majestic three-headed hound Cerberus behind him.
It naturally got this name because the terrain itself resembles the back of a dragon.
‘Moreover, they say it got this name because it’s close to dragon habitats.’
This Dragon’s Hill was a very unique place, with a vast forest spread around a hill shaped like a dragon’s back.
The forest itself was famous as a dragon habitat, but it was also full of very dangerous beasts, so the Holy Empire directly managed it.
Of course, they didn’t manage it by dispatching knights. They made capable hunters from the vicinity into sentinels to manage the forest, and charged expensive entrance fees to those who wanted to enter the forest.
“Two teams went in, and both teams have lost contact. They’re likely all dead. They sought to make a fortune but ended up losing their lives. Are you still going to enter?”
“Yes.”
The sentinel managing Dragon’s Hill stopped trying to dissuade Ethan after that answer.
Ethan paid the entrance fee to the sentinel without hesitation.
“Sigh... Alright. Then come back with the party you’re entering with.”
The sentinel said while pocketing the money.
“They’re all here.”
“Pardon?”
“I said, my party is all here.”
“Don’t tell me...”
“I’m alone.”
“Huh...”
The sentinel’s eyes widened. Then he shook his head as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have.
Occasionally, there are people like this.
“If you want to die... die prettily.”
The sentinel grumbled as he took the lead.
“I’ll guide you only up to Dragon’s Hill. From there on, you’re on your own.”
***
The sentinels of Dragon’s Hill are all hunters with excellent skills.
Their role was to manage this forest and control and guide those trying to enter.
No matter how much it’s prohibited, people still try desperately to enter, so they decided to charge a hefty entrance fee and let them in.
From the perspective of managing the forest and receiving an entrance fee, the sentinels had to definitely take visitors to Dragon’s Hill.
“Please step back a bit. There are many dangerous monsters in this forest. If you run into the wrong one, you’ll be exhausted before reaching the hill.”
The sentinel said this while looking at Ethan with pity.
“Of course... well, you’ll be fine.”
The sentinel thought Ethan was a person who came to end his own life.
“I’ll take the lead.”
“It’s dangerous! The monsters here...!”
No sooner had he warned again than a giant rat appeared with a rustling sound.
Giant forest rat.
It was the most annoying monster inhabiting this forest.
“Step back! They’re weak individually, but they craftily move in packs of dozens. As you fight them, their numbers keep increasing until it becomes unmanageable!”
However, Ethan didn’t step back.
“I know you came here to die! But shouldn’t you at least die to a dragon! To die to mere forest rats...”
Ethan stepped forward despite those words.
The sentinel clicked his tongue. His role ended here.
But for some reason, he couldn’t leave Ethan alone, so the sentinel drew the sword at his waist and was about to charge forward.
But then.
“Come here.”
Ethan’s voice was heard. Ethan was gesturing towards the giant forest rat.
“Huh...?”
Then the giant forest rat, which had been baring its teeth threateningly as if about to pierce through Ethan at any moment, looked puzzled.
Then it immediately let out a scream-like cry, “Keeeeek!”
“Come here.”
When Ethan spoke once more, the giant forest rat slowly lowered its body and approached Ethan.
“Good job.”
Ethan praised the forest rat that had come close and threw it a carrot.
The forest rat then started gnawing on the carrot with its front teeth.
“What is this...?”
In 25 years of living as a hunter.
Something he had never seen before was happening.
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