NOVEL NEXT Chapter 352
An ocean view overlooking Han Kang, an ultra-expensive penthouse, and sports cars that make you want to shout “Oh my gosh!” just by looking at them.
I might not own them in reality, but in the virtual world, I can own pretty much anything like them.
From a casino overlooking the biggest river on the Taker server, to a maid café where cute girls dressed as maids flirt with customers, to a racetrack where I can roll around debtors at will.
On the Taker server, I ruled as I pleased. I had half the power of a king by grasping the server’s financial might.
Even the Taker, the server master, couldn’t stop me. In fact, if you think about it, there was no reason or means for him to do so.
While there is a certain level of gambling involved, it was all legal, and even if the odds of winning in the games at the casino were low, the players all knew that as they played.
I didn’t manipulate the odds, nor did I pocket more than a certain amount. Is there really anyone who conducts business this honestly?
“I really summoned a devil to this server….”
“But everyone says this is the most successful server that you, Taker, have ever opened, right? You know I have a big share in this, right, Taker?”
“Ugh….”
Taker was horrified by the various buildings I built, especially the racetrack, but he couldn’t deny my significant contributions to the server.
I mean, I got people to spend their money and made the server lively while circulating cash. Is this how you treat someone like me? Should I just topple the server outright?
[Let’s eat the server ㅇㅇ]
[Let’s turn Taker into a senile old man and lock him away]
[Whoa]
[Currently inheriting the server….]
[The spring of Kadukwang ㄷㄷ]
[Isn’t inheriting the server a loss? Lol]
[Fr, lol, Taker looks super busy ㅋㅋ]
[Since the server master is busy, he might as well just run a casino like this]
[The king of the underworld is the best]
Of course, I had no intention of doing that. I was way too satisfied with my current life.
Even I was confident that my business wouldn’t fail, but I never imagined it would go this well.
Maybe I actually have a talent for business?
I mean, sending folks who are in debt to the maid café or racetrack to earn money again, and releasing them back to freedom once they’ve worked off their debt?
Even I think that’s devilishly brilliant but at the same time, so rational. I must not be bad at business.
It was the way of things. I don’t think my business acumen is that bad.
“Fufufu….”
It was at that moment, lost in pleasant thoughts at the top of the casino.
“Boss.”
“Oh, our general manager. What’s up?”
An-sae came to find me. Now she was my right-hand person, sitting in a position overseeing the entire casino.
Perhaps due to her neatly dressed appearance, she seemed a bit stiff at first, but she had become quite accustomed to this life, exuding a veteran-like aura. After all, she already had five employees beneath her.
Her coming to see me meant she needed my help with something.
“Mr. Kim Jun, who came in an hour ago, has declared bankruptcy.”
“Oh dear…. Did he borrow money?”
“Yes, he borrowed 50,000 gold and lost it all.”
He’s deep in debt for 50,000 gold. Whoever he is, he’s unfortunate.
“If he’s a man, we can send him to the block factory or the racetrack.”
“But… both places are currently at full capacity.”
“Really?”
“Yes, so I’m not sure what to do….”
That seemed to be the reason An-sae had come to see me. No openings at the factory or the racetrack, hmm….
“Is there space at the maid café?”
“Yes, that place still has plenty of room.”
“Then let’s send him to the maid café.”
“…What?”
“Even if he’s a man, there’s bound to be some demand, right?”
Customers at the maid café aren’t just pure men.
I thought if we placed Kim Jun there, someone would request his service.
“Seeing him being pointed out and humiliated by acquaintances might serve as a use for him, right? Since there’s no space at the factory or racetrack, we have no choice. Just put him in the maid café.”
[Poor Jun….]
[Is Kim Jun going to become a pretty boy now?]
[At least dress him in butler clothing.]
[No way! He has to wear a maid outfit and call people ‘Master,’ ‘Nyaa,’ and ‘Moe Moe Kyu!’]
[What about his dignity as a human….]
[Haha, who told him to go bankrupt? Haha.]
[This will definitely be a spectacle so business should go well.]
Hearing my response, An-sae nodded in satisfaction.
“Truly the Boss! Such a diabolical and inhumane idea I could never have imagined…!”
“Hehe, An-sae, you’re also a talented asset to our casino. One day, you’ll be able to think and act like me.”
“Hohoho…! Thank you, Boss!”
An-sae let out a villainous laugh. I shook my head and said,
“Try to laugh a bit more sinister and scheming.”
“Ah, yes…! I’m practicing, but it’s not going well. Huhahaha! Khahhahahat! Is that okay?”
“Definitely better than before. Truly the greedy general manager of our casino.”
[An-sae has fallen into corruption]
[The casino shadow duo concept is tough…]
[An-sae definitely wasn’t like this during our first meeting]
[As long as he looks happy, it’s fine ㅇㅇ]
[Teaching even the sound of laughter, what a troll, lol]
[Kayak was definitely fine during Thunder Town]
[Thunder Town was a healing server, right?]
[Isn’t this Taker server a sort of healing server too?]
[How can an RPG server be a healing server?]
[At first, there was a healing vibe, but as the Broadcast Host created the casino, that disappeared, lol]
[A ruthless RPG server where the weak are trampled can never be a healing server]
[At least for Kayak, it’s a healing server, lol]
“Khihihihit!”
“Wuhahahaha!”
And so, we continued to cackle wickedly atop the casino for a while.
*
The Taker server updates every day.
Regular patches happen every three days, but because they listen to user feedback and fix bugs daily, missing even a single day of updates is not an option.
This is why the server management team under Taker can’t sleep, as well as the reason why the Taker is aging by the day.
Every day from 5 AM to 6 AM, they forcefully block access to users who want to play 24/7 and conduct regular maintenance checks. If there are a lot of repairs needed within the server, maintenance can last into the morning or afternoon.
As a result, the Taker server’s version jumped from 1.1 to 1.37 in just three weeks. This was an unexpected outcome even for the Taker.
“Why are there so many bugs….”
“The casino is especially troublesome.”
“Ugh, just kill me already.”
With the server thriving and the number of logins increasing, naturally, there were more tasks to handle. Bugs that hadn’t appeared during simulations started popping up.
This is why the server management team under Taker was crying out.
But despite the screams of the employees, and the dark circles under Taker’s eyes deepening from concentrated fatigue, the server must go on.
Because there were streamers and viewers waiting for the Taker server.
“Alright, everyone, grab an energy drink and let’s power through! Once this server is done, we get to take a break for a while. Let’s meet in 10 minutes for a meeting.”
“Meeeh…”
“Yup…”
The Taker comforted the groaning employees as if it was second nature. After all, leading was a heavy burden.
“What new stuff is coming in this regular patch?”
“Two hidden classes and… the most important, a Dragon.”
The content that the Taker and the employees had invested the most effort into from the start.
There was nothing in the fantasy world that highlighted fantasy and stirred romance quite like a dragon.
The dragon was planned to be one of the few powerful raid bosses in the Taker server, and defeating it would grant the title “Dragon Slayer.”
Given how much effort had gone into creating this content, the Taker and development team were just waiting for the day the dragon would be unleashed on the server.
They wanted to show it off even more since it was a product of hard work. They were inevitably excited and curious about the reactions of countless streamers and their viewers.
However, the Taker, feeling an inexplicable sense of unease, rested his chin in his hand and muttered, “Dragon…”
A certain person flashed through his mind. A woman so deeply tied to him now.
Currently referred to as the Queen of the Shadows in the Taker server, running all sorts of entertainment businesses. A beautiful streamer with silver hair and blue eyes—Kayak.
She had saved the server from going under due to controversy, but she was also a headache that caused all kinds of troubles within the server.
The bugs that the developers were currently stressing over often stemmed from issues related to Kayak.
At this point, the Taker’s anxiety began to bubble up.
‘Could it be that even the dragon will get caught up in her shady grasp…?’
He worried if the content created with so much care would somehow go awry because of Kayak.
But even though he was anxious, postponing the scheduled content was not an option.
“Proceed with the Dragon patch as planned. Please check again for any bugs…”
“Yes.”
All he could do was sincerely hope that Kayak wouldn’t cause any major incidents.