The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player Chapter 105

Episode 105:

A stylish conference room that looks spacious enough to seat 20 people.

Employees of various ages were sitting together, with stern expressions on their faces, carefully conversing with the people next to them.

“Chief Kim, have you heard anything?”

“I don’t know either. “A meeting was suddenly called.”

“What the hell is going on? “The head of the operations department personally convened a meeting…”

“Maybe it’s because of that? First Guild Academy.”

Then, the surrounding employees also reacted as if it was plausible and frowned.

“It’s been a few days since that was stolen, and they’re causing this mess again.”

“Shh, you have to be careful what you say. There is also a line for the general manager here…”

“No, it’s because I’m so frustrated. “There’s nothing we can do, so what can we do?”

The operating team of Connect Co., Ltd. was gathered here.

It was the largest department in Connect, with more than 20 people, even though it was only at the manager level or higher.

At that time, the door burst open and a man in his late 40s walked briskly into the conference room.

The person with a slightly sharp look, perhaps due to wearing angled glasses, was none other than Chae Il-hwan, the planning director and head of operations at Connect Co., Ltd.

“There is an urgent agenda, so we have called an urgent meeting.”

The title of the plan was projected in large letters on the front screen of the conference room.

[Negotiation of real-time broadcast programming and advertising related to First Guild Academy entrance exam special course ‘Controversy’]

The content is that ‘Controversy’, one of the entrance exams of First Guild to be held this time, will be broadcast directly from Connect Co., Ltd. through real-time broadcasting.

In relation to this, the plan was to negotiate with broadcasting companies that wanted broadcasting rights and recruit an advertising company.

However, there was an item that caught the employees’ attention more than the content of the plan…

-Proposer: First Guild Master Raoul de Ashton and agent Bae Do-hyeon

-Approver: Connect Co., Ltd. CEO Nam Mok-woo (in)

‘Oh my god, this is a plan directly connected to the boss?’

‘The proposer is… First Guild? No, why is the First Guild here?’

For one reason or another, the conference room was filled with silence.

The team leaders and employees all looked bad, as if they were sitting on thorn cushions.

bang.

Director Chae Il-hwan slammed the podium and shouted.

“Does this make sense?”

The crowd was silent.

“He didn’t say it directly, but it was clear that the boss was disappointed.”

Chae Il-hwan looked at the faces of the employees and calmed his rough breathing for a moment.

“Why was this plan proposed not by our employees but by mere game characters and outsiders?”

“….”

The employees avoided Chae Il-hwan’s eyes as if they were embarrassed.

“I will continue to watch from now on. It would be good for your reputation if something like this never happens again. And prepare thoroughly so that the plan proceeds without a hitch.”

“Oh, I understand.”

Manager Choi, head of the operations department, bowed his head as representative, sweating coldly.

bang.

As Director Chae Il-hwan left the room, sighs erupted from all over the conference room.

But even for a moment.

Employees jumped up from their seats and ran out, taking out their smartphones as if their feet were on fire.

“Assistant Manager Kim, did you just send the plan? Let’s start reviewing and call a meeting with the team members!”

“Manager Choi, gather the streaming team immediately and inspect the equipment!”

“Director Kim, contact the public relations team immediately…”

The operations team at Connect headquarters began to move quickly.

* * *

“There is one spot left in the wild dog extermination pot. Warriors level 15 and above are welcome!”

“Looking for a party to enter the eastern forest. A level 17 archer is looking for a party to enter the eastern forest!”

“I’m selling a warrior steel two-handed ax and leather greaves. Durability is over 70% and there is no level limit. “Please come first!”

The ‘Meeting Square’, which was newly established as the center of Mira, was crowded with players looking for parties and people trying to make personal transactions.

This is located in the next sector of the square where players were first summoned. It was called ‘Meeting Square’ because there was a unique statue of two bears shaking hands in the middle of the square.

There were various restaurants, coffee shops, and pubs around the square, making it a hot place that players frequently visited.

‘For some reason, I feel at ease.’

Raoul was sitting on a bench in front of a fountain with water trickling down, watching the players passing by.

Being among the players in the form of Bae Do-hyun gave me a strange feeling, as if I had returned to the days when I played games before my reincarnation.

How long has it been since I watched the players with the sound of the fountain as music with the idea of recharging?

Ravel’s bright voice came into Raoul’s head.

「A promotional video and announcement were posted on the official website!」

「What do you think?」

「Wait a minute. Wow, I guess you’re planning on growing your game properly? It was spread across the main screens and communities of various portal sites!”

“That’s great. Tell Bernard and the heads of each branch to prepare without a hitch.”

“Okay.”

Unlike Ravel, who was excited, Raoul looked carefree. Because I assumed it would happen like this anyway.

‘You can divert players’ complaints elsewhere and promote the company. ‘You can also earn advertising revenue, so there’s no way you can prepare poorly.’

Although it has the title of the first full-dive virtual reality game, the actual number of players is not large due to capsule production limitations.

It will be beneficial for the company to continue stoking the fire when the issue has not cooled down yet, so this opportunity cannot be missed.

In fact, this case was close to a kind of gambling.

First, there was the question of whether Connect headquarters would recognize in-game guilds as negotiation targets.

To put it bluntly, if the headquarters insists that all rights within Connect belong to the headquarters, Raoul’s movements as an NPC will be greatly restricted.

However, in conclusion, Connect Co., Ltd. not only recognized First Guild as a negotiation target, but also kindly established the corporation and completed the registration of the representative and account opening.

There was a very complex economic and political background behind the fact that things worked out so smoothly.

However, to put it simply, Connect Co., Ltd. originally had plans to activate corporate registration and cash transactions for player guilds and territories in the game.

Raoul made the suggestion because he already knew that fact.

One sticking point was whether guilds whose representatives were NPCs rather than players would be recognized.

So, as a bit of a trick, I proposed Bae Do-hyun as my agent, and I was glad that the results were good.

Another problem was through which channel to send the proposal to Connect Co., Ltd.

Although he was cosplaying as a player, Bae Do-hyun had no body in the real world.

If you sent a proposal in Bae Do-hyun’s name, there was a high possibility that they would ask you to come to the headquarters or, if not, ask to talk face-to-face.

So I was wondering what to do, but the label found the answer.

“Raul told me about it last time. The connect system is managed not by people but by artificial intelligence made of supercomputers. “Then why not suggest it directly to the manager?”

“well? I’ve never heard of anyone directly contacting the manager… The GM (game manager) who calls when there’s a problem is not the manager, but an employee of the operations team.”

“what? So what is this? “Can’t you see this button?”

Ravel brought up the system menu and pointed to it, but Raoul couldn’t see anything.

“That’s strange. It’s not visible to me. “What does it say?”

“It says ‘Call system administrator.’”

“what?”

Raoul’s heartbeat accelerated.

‘No way?’

My face heated up as various thoughts came into my head.

‘Is it really possible to call the administrator of the Connect system? Then wouldn’t it be possible to know how I came to be reincarnated here?’

Ravel, who did not notice Raoul’s complicated feelings, spoke naturally.

“Then I’ll press it.”

Ravel’s finger pressed a button on the screen. Then, a small window appeared in front of Raoul.

‘…?’

A cursor appeared in the white window where there was no movement for a moment, and letters began to be engraved.

-This is a messenger from Connect System Manager D.

-Scanning the user.

-Raoul de Ashton. Level 4 access has been confirmed.

-Please fill in the information. A usage fee of 100 coins is charged per transaction.

“oh my god! Are you really connected?”

Raoul was startled and wrote a message on the messenger.

-Who are you?

-This is Connect System Manager D. 100 coins have been deducted.

-What is your identity?

-This is Connect System Manager D. 100 coins have been deducted.

-Where are you?

– Insufficient permissions. 100 coins have been deducted.

…

– Insufficient permissions. 100 coins have been deducted.

“what is this!”

They said it was artificial intelligence, but it was no different from a macro bot. It’s also a vicious macro that eats up expensive coins.

The only answer to Raoul’s question was that he lacked authority.

-Then how do I increase my authority?

-Proceed with the scenario.

A very simple and unkind answer. Although it was unfortunate, Raoul decided that there was nothing more to look forward to.

“I need to ask Raoul what his real business is.”

“Yes, I did.”

I was so excited that I almost forgot my original purpose. Raoul gave up his expectations and wrote the content again.

-I have something I would like to suggest to Connect headquarters. Can I apply here?

-Please submit your proposal. 200 coins have been deducted.

‘Two sentences cost 200 coins!’

Raoul pursed his lips and placed a copy of the proposal he had written on the window.

-Received. The complaint processing fee of 1000 coins has been deducted. We will notify you of the processing results by email within 24 hours.

And the messenger window closed by itself, as if there were usage restrictions.

“Raoul Button is gone!”

Raoul frowned at Ravel’s confused voice.

‘Is this really a scam? ‘Did it happen to me?’

But fortunately it wasn’t a scam.

The email that arrived early the next day stated that the proposal would be approved and a meeting time was scheduled.

And the label confirmed that the call button reappeared as soon as the complaint was processed.

The meeting with Connect headquarters was held via video conference, and surprisingly, CEO Nam Mok-woo personally participated.

At the First Guild, Raoul and Bernard Bae Do-hyeon attended, and Raoul was disguised as Kane, his double.

Negotiations proceeded smoothly, and as mentioned earlier, the First Guild was recognized as an official corporation, and the distribution of broadcasting income related to the Academy was satisfactorily completed.

However, he could not hide his uneasy feeling even after the negotiations were over because of CEO Mok-woo Mok-woo, who had been looking at Bae Do-hyeon with meaningful eyes the entire time.

The last words of President Mokwoo Mo, who even gave me his personal contact information, lingered in my ears.

“I have a feeling that I will see Bae Do-hyun often in the future.”

I still couldn’t guess what the meaning of his smile was.

(Continued in the next part)