Chapter 14

Travel has a channel point system.

Channel points are automatically accumulated based on certain conditions while watching Travel, and viewers who start watching Travel for the first time usually receive 100 points.

Long-time Travel viewers, though rare, sometimes accumulate points in the millions.

However, what rewards can be obtained with those accumulated points varies from streamer to streamer.

This is because it’s the streamers who set those rewards.

In broadcasts where streamers don’t place importance on points and don’t pay attention to them, there aren’t many places to use points no matter how many you accumulate.

However, in the rooms of streamers who actively utilize this system, if you have enough points, you can do everything from changing chat text colors to obtaining or modifying emoticons, and even making song requests or horror game demands to the streamer.

But there was a real reason why viewers loved these points.

“Alright! I gave you plenty of time to submit, so take your time placing your bets, everyone.”

It was because of the channel point prediction system—a system for betting points on broadcast content.

[Prediction]

[During today’s broadcast~]

[He’ll find one or two weak points by luck.]

vs

[No, he’ll find up to three or four.]

vs

[What nonsense are you talking about? Nameless will strike out like everyone else. (0 find)]

vs

[No. Nameless possesses a third eye for seeing weak points—he’s an alien! (Finds 4 or more)]

Various predicted scenarios that Alpaca had prepared in advance were displayed.

Now viewers could check the real-time odds, number of participants, total betting points, and other information while betting their points on one of these options.

-Ah lol obviously he won’t find any lol

-Surely there aren’t any suckers betting on alien?

-I think he’ll find one or two, let’s go!

-Idiots, this hyung of yours will share some premium info. A few days ago this briefly became a topic in the community and hundreds challenged it, but nobody found anything so it got buried. Get the hint?

Of course, since points have no monetary value whatsoever, are generated solely by watching Travel, and cannot be exchanged or traded as digital content, this prediction system is not gambling.

It doesn’t matter if you lose.

No matter how many you accumulate, in most cases all you can do is make your chat messages a bit more flashy before they get buried in a second anyway.

But.

That’s human psychology.

Even a comic book you haven’t read in 10 years—if your cousin says they want to borrow it, you somehow feel like you’re losing out.

So what if you directly bet points and lose them?

Even if they’re meaningless, wanting to win predictions and accumulate points is almost instinctual.

-Definitely betting on the favorite.

-There are actually kids who believe and bet on that one lol

-Crazy longshot betters lol betting on 1%? lol

“What’s a favorite and what’s a longshot?”

Seo-jun asked while quietly watching the chat window.

Alpaca kindly provided an answer.

“Ah. A favorite is betting on the team expected to win—higher chance of winning but if you win, you earn less money.”

“Ah. Then a longshot would be the opposite.”

“That’s right. It’s usually what people say about those aiming for a big score.”

“Hmm. Then it’s strange. Why did ‘I can find them’ become the longshot?”

Seo-jun knew how absurd the idea of seeing weak points would sound if they didn’t know about his past life.

He also understood why the real-time betting ratios showed 55% for “finds nothing,” 39% for “finds one or two,” 5% for “finds three or four,” and 1% for “he’s an alien.”

But for entertainment, Seo-jun wore a truly shameless expression and continued.

“Everyone. If you bet on ‘finds four or more,’ that’s easy 100x win. Trust me.”

-You’re joking lol

-Why would I trust you with my precious memories?

“Memories? What memories?”

“Ah! Since these points are accumulated while watching broadcasts, some people call them memories.”

“You’re betting those precious memories on something like gambling? Wow.”

-Real lmao

-That hit hard lol

-Yeah but still not betting lol

“Alright, alright. Now let’s move to the game…”

[‘Assassin of Joseon’ made a big 10,000 won donation!]

[I trusted Seo-jun and bet all the points I’ve collected for 3 years on 4 or more—am I sane?]

-No

-Whoa! Foreign currency came in

-What a sucker lol

-For real lol

When viewers from other channels place bets, it’s usually expressed as “foreign currency came in.”

“Ah. Congratulations. You’ll win 100x. Probably.”

Seo-jun grinned.

That is, if the weak point system worked according to the rules he was thinking of.

But if not?

Can’t be helped.

Honestly, it seemed likely.

Intuition built up through his past life.

He just knew.

“Alright! Now let’s go check. We don’t know the results either. Seo-jun just said he thought there might be some. We can’t take responsibility.”

-‘Might be’ lmao

-Soon, 3 years of memories will fly away

-Really has the heart of a beast

The prediction time ended and Seo-jun launched Assassin’s Dawn.

“Ah wait!”

Alpaca’s inexplicable scream was drowned out as the screen transitioned.

* * *

Darkness instantly fell over the highland background and Seo-jun appeared in the heart of Alteon.

A pipe was held in his right hand, and the half-destroyed theater came into view ahead.

Seo-jun moved away and turned on the cooperative assassination feature, wandered around slightly lost, then invited Alpaca from his friends list.

After waiting briefly, a figure slowly emerged from the shadows.

It was Alpaca.

“Phew. Fortunately you invited me properly. The viewers and I went ‘oh no’ right after seeing you off.”

-LOL

-There’s never been a master like this.

So that’s why he screamed?

They first went to the tavern and opened the skill window.

“Now. The place we’re going is one of the four districts—the residential area where the upper class lives. In the game, it’s called the northeastern edge.”

Alpaca began naturally conveying information to viewers while pretending to explain to Seo-jun.

The place they were going was the northeastern edge.

A place where commercial and cultural facilities like luxury shops and entertainment venues for the upper class were developed, where townhouses lined up.

And toward the outskirts, where the grand mansions of nobles stood—the true center of Alteon in name and reality.

“Simply put, it’s Alteon’s wealthy district.”

The place where Etor had resided was also this northeastern edge.

This place had many plazas and parks, and there was even a straight road called the Noble Path that connected from the great nobles’ residences to the royal castle.

The assassination difficulty for VIPs was just below the royal castle.

Unlike the chaotic District 4, the northeastern edge was easy to be discovered thanks to its wide, open spaces, and there were guard patrols that regularly made rounds.

The reason they came here was…

“We’re here.”

As they walked down the road, screams could be heard from beyond a grand mansion.

Alpaca climbed over the wall and Seo-jun followed.

Thanks to movement assistance, they could easily climb over walls exceeding 3 meters.

After climbing over the wall like assassins, they saw a scene in the garden where a young man who looked like a noble’s son was tormenting a child in tattered clothes by stabbing him with a rapier.

“That’s Louis Neville, son of Richard Neville, ruler of the northeastern edge.”

He was also the protagonist of the weapon destruction video.

“First we should check your skills, right?”

“Right.”

Seo-jun nodded and moved forward.

Then he drew the sword Alpaca had given him from his inventory.

It was difficult to aim at precise areas with a pipe. Though Seo-jun didn’t really mind.

Alpaca began commentary from behind.

“Now, everyone, even if you know where to strike for destruction, actually following through precisely is difficult. I think just recreating the video is one level harder than parrying. Of course, with Seo-jun’s skills he’ll succeed quickly, but still a few failures should… Huh?”

It was over in an instant.

When Seo-jun approached, Louis Neville grinned and suddenly stabbed with his sword, and Seo-jun lightly dodged to the side as if he’d expected it, then slashed diagonally across the thrust rapier’s blade exactly as shown in the video.

At the precise location and with the same speed as the video.

Though he’d just picked up the sword, he controlled the distance as if it were part of his body.

Seo-jun’s indifferent expression showed as if it were nothing special, and Louis’s rapier split cleanly like wood grain struck by an axe and was destroyed.

-Huh? Difficult?

-What few failures lol

-Wow, as expected, a master is a master.

-Are the ones who bet on favorites getting nervous?

[Weakness Detection]

[Unlock Condition: Destroy 10 weapons through weak points (1/10)]

Seo-jun’s skill window was updated.

“Whoa. You nailed it in one try. We really are different from you somehow.”

Alpaca continuously expressed admiration.

He had watched the video countless times and only succeeded after dozens of attempts.

Even if the enemy’s sword was still, striking the precise location was harder than it seemed.

But hitting it during combat, and succeeding on the first try, was definitely impressive.

However.

Alpaca approached Seo-jun.

“Still, it’s not proven yet, you know?”

-Longshot betters getting cocky after he succeeded once lol

-Please come to your senses

-Right right

-If he could find them that easily, other people would have found them long ago, right longshot betters?

“Well, that’s true.”

Seo-jun nodded and dealt with Louis Neville.

Then he recalled the sensation from moments before.

“But. I’m certain now.”

“Huh? About what?”

“That the rules I thought of are correct.”

It was quite an arrogant statement for someone who had only destroyed one weapon through weak points.

-Lol sure you are

-Kids who fall for this, watch out for pyramid schemes for real

-The game’s been out for days and there’s only been one case so far

“Well, seeing is believing, so I’ll show you right away.”

Just then, soldiers could be seen running this way after hearing Louis’s screams.

The shields and swords they were carrying.

He needed to find weak points that could destroy those.

Like wood grain—cracks in objects, or acquired weak points created by minute distortions in structural form.

‘The developers implemented that.’

Vital points.

‘I think a past abbot of Shaolin who gained insight said he could see something similar.’

Whether it was objects or martial arts, it didn’t matter.

A similar concept?

He hadn’t gained the insight of a Shaolin abbot. Though his martial arts enlightenment in his past life was certainly high, his insight and understanding of objects was lower than the Shaolin masters.

So he actually couldn’t see these so-called weak points. No, he didn’t even know about them.

Not in the past, and not now either.

But.

‘In the end, the weak points in this game were planted by the developers.’

Meaning he didn’t need to recite Buddhist texts and achieve enlightenment to understand objects.

He just needed to grasp the enemy’s intent—that is, the developers’ intent.

And that kind of battle was Seo-jun’s specialty, with his accumulated combat experience.

Seo-jun raised his sword upward and closed his eyes.

The guard’s movements were predictable anyway.

-lol

-Did he give up?

-Why are you closing your eyes, mister lol

In Seo-jun’s mind, countless lines were drawn across the shield and sword held by the guard.

From various angles.

He knew of two cases of weak points. Of those, he’d only experienced one directly.

But this was enough.

Among the countless lines drawn in his imagination, those that didn’t match the developer’s thinking were erased.

And.

Seo-jun’s arm began to slowly descend.