Return of the Frozen Player

to me on his own.’ 

All Players needed to raise their levels, but most cities with good security didn’t have any monsters over level 100.
Eventually, they would have to go to remote areas to hunt high-level monsters, and to places where the Empire’s eyes and hands couldn’t reach. 

Once Seo Jun-Ho came to the Outlands, Nazad Hallow would be able to meet him. 

‘If this fails… I’ll have to wait for a long time.’ 

Nazad Hallow closed his eyes. 

***

They returned to the inn in Gilleon.
Seo Jun-Ho had already paid for his stay so no one would take over his room. 

“It’s time…”

Seo Jun-Ho finished washing up and opened the community forums with a determined look on his face.
He was planning to unlock the news and information boards with the PP he had gathered. 

 

[Unlock news board?]

[Unlock information board?]

 

It cost 20PP to unlock the two forums.
Seo Jun-Ho quickly looked over the news board first. 

 

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[Hallem Guild fights in the Haboro territory war, bringing overwhelming victory.]

[Breaking News! Labyrinth Guild clears the Dungeon in Wailing Cave, once again proving their skill.]

[Where are they? The Nine Heavens in the Outlands.]

[“Black Knight” Seo Jun-Ho makes a successful debut with his first video, ‘Test,’ reaching number 3 in the rankings.]

[Starting City Gilleon to hold ‘Kobold Hunting Competition,’ recruiting participants.]

…..

 

Tons of different articles poured out from the forum.
However, whenever he clicked on one, it asked for 1PP. 

“1PP per article… It’s not as expensive as I thought,” Seo Jun-Ho commented. 

“Contractor, what does this ‘subscribe’ button mean?” the Frost Queen asked.

“Subscribe button? Let me see.”

As he looked to where she was pointing, he saw that there was an option to subscribe to major news channels.
Seo Jun-Ho nodded slowly.
“Ooh, this isn’t bad.”

There was a system where he could subscribe to news channels for 30 PP a month and read as many articles as he wanted. 

‘There are only about five major new channels, though…’ 

Obviously, they were all highly influential back on Earth.
Seo Jun-Ho casually paid 150PP and subscribed to them all.
He had more than enough PP thanks to his video. 

Seo Jun-Ho immediately started to read.
“There’s a lot of fun stuff too.”

There were articles about the love lives of High Rankers, and about how certain cities were raising taxes, and even tabloids about a Player that had married a noble in Frontier.
All the interesting stories he never knew about were condensed into these articles.

Of course, there were a lot of stories about Seo Jun-Ho himself as well. 

‘It all makes sense now.
I thought that I was just imagining all the stares that I was getting while I was walking around the city…’ 

Apparently, people had been writing about him since the day he came up to Frontier. 

‘The article’s even named “Will the Super Rookie of the 1st floor also rule on the 2nd?”’ 

“The quality of the news is very good.
Wouldn’t you say?” he asked. 

The Frost Queen didn’t answer.
She must have gotten bored of reading articles because she had wrapped herself in tissues and had fallen asleep. 

‘Should I buy her a proper blanket sometime soon?’ 

Maybe she had started to grow on him a bit.
Right now, she looked a bit pitiful, sleeping like a homeless person. 

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Seo Jun-Ho turned back and checked the information board. 

‘This… It really is just an information board.’ 

It was filled with miscellaneous information about hunting monsters, Quests, and random tips, but the contents weren’t that high in quality. 

‘It’s less useful than the news board.
Though, anyone who gives out good information for free would be an idiot.’ 

The real useful information was being sold for large amounts of PP in private transactions.
The System acted as a notary, so it protected against most scams. 

After scrolling through the forums for a bit more, Seo Jun-Ho headed to the city hall.
The square was already bustling with Players and Adventurers alike. 

“Dammit, the line’s not shrinking at all.
Why are there so many people?”

“An article blew up on the news board.
There’s a rumor that the prize for the Kobold Hunting Competition is really good.”

“Not only that but there aren’t many events that’ll give you an opportunity to come face-to-face with a noble.”

“Tsk… If there are this many people, how will I raise my contribution levels?”

“There are Adventurers here too, not just Players…Maybe it would be better to just do a Quest instead?”

They had all gathered to participate in the competition.
Seo Jun-Ho awkwardly stood in line. 

‘The line is really long.
I bet it’ll take at least 5-6 hours to get in.’ 

Because of the large number of people, more guards were walking around to protect the peace.

“Don’t cut the line!”

“You two! You’ll both be arrested if you fight.”

Suddenly, Seo Jun-Ho saw a familiar face approaching him. 

“Hm? Aren’t you Player Seo Jun-ho?”

“Captain Max?”

It was the head of Gilleon’s city guards, Max, who also happened to like Seo Jun-Ho a lot.
He smiled brightly.
“Are you planning to participate in the competition?”

“Yes.
We can’t just let the kobolds run around forever.
They’re a danger to the city.”

“Mmhm. With your skill, I have no doubt that you’ll be of great help in their extermination.” He turned around and gestured for Seo Jun-Ho to follow.
“Follow me.
I’ll recommend you to the person in charge.”

The Players around him looked at Seo Jun-Ho with envy, but no one protested against the special treatment.
After all, having connections in Frontier was considered a skill in itself. 

1. The Korean phrase used was 템빨, which refers to someone who relies solely on items ☜