Chapter 28: Dorong Server

As usual, while I was streaming.

Along with a huge 100,000 won donation, a message that caught my interest flew in.

[Thank you for your 100,000 won donation, ‘AlsoALoser-kun1stGen’-nim!]
[Naru-nim, are you not participating in the Dorong server?]

“Thank you for the 100,000 won… but the Dorong server? What was that?”

[Twitch streamer exclusive Raincraft server]
[The Raincraft server]
[Raincraft streamer server ㅇㅇ]

Ah, so that’s opening again?

A Raincraft server exclusively for streamers had opened before.

Well, there had been no news since it opened a year ago.

But from what I’m hearing now, it seems like it’s opening again soon.

Then I can’t miss an opportunity like this.

The Raincraft streamer server has always been called a view-count cheat key.

“If I can participate, I will.”

Hehe, I’m looking forward to when the server opens.

As time passed, the day the Dorong server opened was approaching.

It was a time that was short for some and long for others.

But it was certain that everyone was greatly looking forward to it.

[00:00:10]

“Oh, there are 10 seconds left until the server opens.”

[Alright, let’s go~]
[Gogohyeot]
[Openthedoor!Openthedoor!Openthedoor!]

<Welcome to Dorong Server Season 2!>

As the day changed from Wednesday to Thursday, the server opened.

[“#@%☆#@”]

Ugh, perhaps because there are so many people, it’s a complete madhouse.

I should move to one side.

I manipulated my character and quickly got out of the spawn area.

“It’s finally a bit quiet… then shall we begin?”

As I press the I key, the inventory window smoothly appears.

Inside the inventory were the default stone set and 64 server-exclusive food items.

“Starting the speedrun…!”

[?]
[No, the server just opened, what kind of speedrun is this?]
[Speed?run]

Of course, our Loser-kuns’ reactions have a point.

Because saying you’re going to do a speedrun when the server just opened is a crazy thing to say.

However, I had a plan.

A plan derived from analyzing the data from Dorong Server Season 1 and the pre-release data for Dorong Server Season 2.

“Everyone, calm down and listen to me first…”

First, I have to obtain a ‘hidden job’.

Unlike the normal jobs like Farmer, Fisherman, Cook, Hunter, which have no limit on the number of people.

It was a judgment that came from the fact that hidden jobs like ‘Dragon Knight’ or ‘Inquisitor of Dawn’ could only be obtained by one person per server.

However, I had no intention of getting just any hidden job.

The hidden job I was aiming for was the ‘Golden Alchemist’.

A job that, if obtained, allows one to acquire more wealth than anyone else.

Of course, that also requires knowledge of Raincraft’s architecture and circuits.

Fortunately, through my ability, I can recall such knowledge.

I’m glad I tried it before my body became a dummy.

“Anyway, did you all understand what I explained?”

[Is that possible…?]
[I asked ChatGPT, and it said it’s impossible.]
[Let’s just work diligently.]

Honestly… I wonder why they all don’t believe me.

No matter how impossible it seems, shouldn’t you praise the streamer?

This, this, I’ll have to show them with my actions.

The places I’ve pinpointed as potential locations to get the hidden job are a total of 7.

I think I might be able to get the hidden job if I use a whole day.

The first place I’ll go is the ‘Steam City’ area.

The place where the ‘Golden Alchemist’ job was discovered in the last season.

Actually, I don’t really think I’ll be able to get the ‘Golden Alchemist’ here.

But there’s always the possibility that it’s darkest under the lamp, right?

So I plan to search there first.

“First up, we’re going to Steam City.”

[That’s a high-level zone]
[You’ll die if you go there ㅠㅠ]
[Is there a streamer whose first content is suicide?]

“Why are you worried about dying? I just won’t get hit.”

I snorted and started moving towards the Steam City area.

The distance from here to Steam City is 20KM in-game.

In real-world terms, it’s a distance that can be reached in about 10 minutes.

It might take longer if I do this and that on the way.

But anyway, that’s all I have to go.

To put it a little differently, it means there’s not much to see until I arrive.

It means I have to fill that time purely with my own words.

I thought about what to talk about now.

[Thank you for your 1,000 won donation, ‘TrueNataDog’-nim!]
[It’s boring, let’s open up video donations while we go.]

Oh, a decent content idea has come up.

I had thought about doing it once before.

But I gave up because I was a little self-conscious.

Wouldn’t about 10 minutes be okay?

I immediately make a call to the CEO on Discord.

Ding ding… ding-ding

[“Oh Naru, why did you call?”]

“CEO-nim… can I turn on video donations?”

[“Huh? Video donations…?”]

The CEO thought for a moment and then gave an answer.

[“Just don’t do anything that will get you banned.”]

“Okay.”

Alright, I’ve got the CEO’s permission…

I can just turn it on for a bit now, right?

“I’ll open up video donations, so try sending some. Don’t send anything that could get me banned, I’m not kidding, Wonderland will really sue you.”

[Just you wait]
[I’ve been waiting for this day!!!]
[I’m.scared.]

I don’t know what kind of videos will come.

…I’ll know when I see them.

I display the rectangular box for video donation transmission in the upper left corner.

With this, the preparation for the 10-minute video donation party is complete.

“I’ll start.”

The video plays along with the start declaration.

The star of the first video seemed to be Choa.

[Then I’ll be with our Wonderland members… wait a minute, where is Naru-unni going?!]

Just by looking, it was a hot-off-the-press video.

That being said… I heard a really loud voice from far away before I sprinted to Steam City, so that was Choa’s voice?

Looking at that video, I wonder if I was too reckless.

They’ll understand if I show them the legal money duplication bug later.

“Choa will let it slide if she understands my grand plan.”

[Usually, suicide plans are not called grand plans, sir…]
[Isn’t the server going to close before you find the hidden job? I shouldn’t say that, right?]
[It feels like you’ll never meet again lol]

Ugh… these contemptible viewers.

To not believe the streamer even after I explained it.

Let’s see what their reaction will be when I find the hidden job later…!

I trembled slightly and played the next video.

This time, the video starts with a bright light somewhere.

[Happy! Happy! Happy Naru♩ I’m happy…]

Ugh, crap…

No, wait a minute?

Even if I opened up video donations, if you send this kind of video…

[Please kick out the b*stard who sent that;;]
[I’m getting dizzy, for real lol]
[Upvote if you’re Naru, already regretting opening video donations lol]

The video that I couldn’t help but skip instinctively.

The identity of that video was a scene from an animation that was hard for even a born-nerd like me to digest.

To be more precise.

It was a scene from the animation ‘Prism Jewelry’ where a character named ‘Naru’ sings a cringeworthy song.

I’ll make it clear so you don’t misunderstand, that’s not me.

It’s just another Naru from another world with the same name.

Look, our appearances are 180 degrees different.

If you talk nonsense from now on, I’ll ban you, so be careful.

[Next, go go]
[Surely it’s not just things like that, right?]
[I’m a little scared]

As the viewers said, I also started to get scared.

Could it be that there are only videos of that kind?

Before playing the video, I clicked on a few of the links for the video donations that had piled up.

…Wow, these insane people.

There was a pile of videos that were so nauseating that the video I just saw was nothing in comparison.

Of course, they were videos that narrowly avoided being sued.

In other words, they could be described as videos with a level of disgust that was just enough to avoid being sued.

“Everyone… I’ll just watch the video donations up to h-here…”

[?]
[Na]
[Rak]
[She’s ripping us off]

“Then are you going to watch when all that’s piled up is fatso, little angel Ai-tan, and this is too easy?”
(TL Note: These are likely references to cringey or meme-worthy anime/idol songs that are popular for trolling streamers.)

[sry]
[Crazy b*stards lol]
[We were wrong, please forgive us just this once, for real]

And so, my video donation viewing content ended after just the second video.

As a result of moving while chatting for a few minutes, I was able to arrive at the Steam City area.

The first thing we encountered there was.

[“You crazy b*stards!!!!”]

A VTuber I had been watching since before my body changed.

The VTuber who had even come to visit my broadcast before.

It was Dr. Smarty-pants, Telly-nim.

“Um… Telly-nim? Is something wrong?”

[“Huh…? Naru-nim?”]

She, who had transformed into a berserker and was expressing all sorts of anger.

Returns to normal as soon as she sees me.

But setting me aside, I don’t know why that person is here.

[“Naru-nim, were you also forcibly teleported?”]

“What is that…?”

[“Huh? That’s not it? You know, the thing where you get forcibly teleported if you receive a 500,000 won donation.”]

So they’ve added that now?

From what I hear, it seems a new feature has been added that allows viewers to influence the game by linking the server and donations.

From donations in the 1,000 won range that simply add food to the streamer.

To donations in the 100,000 to 1,000,000 won range that have a big impact, like instant death or imprisonment in Impel Down.

There were truly many types of functions.

Among them, what Telly-nim suffered was the 500,000 won forced teleportation.

A situation where she was unlucky enough to be sent to Steam City.

[“Naru-nim…! What should I do? I’m trapped now and can’t do anything.”]

“Don’t you respawn in the plaza if you die?”

[“Ah… I was lucky enough to get this…”]

Telly-nim said that and took something out.

Is that… a book?

Looking at the color and appearance, it seemed to be an enchantment book.

[“This is a Mending book, you see? But I haven’t bought an inventory save ticket yet, so it’ll disappear if I die.”]

Hmm, so that’s the story.

The Mending book is an item with MAX difficulty to obtain in-game.

It’s an item that, if you just find it, you can get rich quick.

[“Y-you’re not thinking of stealing it or anything, are you…?”]

“Ahem, what do you take me for?”

I’ve been found out.

Actually, I was thinking just that.

…Still, my conscience won’t let me just steal it, right?

“I’ll take responsibility and send you to the plaza, so are you willing to go halfsies?”

Right, this is conscientious enough.

I smiled slyly and looked at Telly-nim.