<h4>Chapter 516. Great Change (2)</h4>


    Trantor: Boko


    The atmosphere of Palmar City, which was filled with fruit trees, was quite peculiar.


    Tall trees had pierced through the four to five story buildings. Fruits dangled off their branches, not to mention the... monkeys.


    Kii-kii-kii!


    The city''s evolution into a fruit tree forest had also brought along monkeys. And it wasn''t just one type of monkey either; there were all sorts of them here.


    Some had long tails, while others hadrge noses or were extremely furry. They also varied in size.


    Plus, they were extremely mischievous. They threw fruit at anyone that passed by.


    However, the yers enjoyed them, so they didn''t take any action against them. After all, they were ying a game, so they wouldn''t be hurt much no matter how hard the fruit was.


    A white monkey approached the pair and suddenly climbed up to Asu''s shoulder.


    Kii! Kii!


    Although it was covered in white fur, its hands were ck. It began pulling on Asu''s golden hair with its cute, small hands.


    "Oh, how cute." Asu looked at the baby monkey and smiled.


    Then...


    Chirp!


    Rudy popped out of her buxom. mes zed from its cute, beady eyes.


    Swish.


    It immediately tackled the monkey. ''Don''t bother my mom!'', it seemed to say.


    Kii-kii!


    The unexpected attack made the monkey go mad. But at the end of the day, it was still a monkey. On the other hand, Rudy was a Phoenix, regardless of how young it was.


    Chirp!


    It spewed mes from its tiny mouth, surprising the monkey and causing it to run away.


    "It''s ok." Asu calmed Rudy down.


    Chirp!


    Rudy sat on top of Asu''s head. Then, it watched out for any monkeys that might bother her.


    Kang Oh and Asu enjoyed the city, which had be a monkey''s paradise, for a little while longer, and then went on to their next destination.


    * * *


    The God of Creation had created several species during the Great Change. The Burumon were one such species.


    The Burumon were about half as tall as an adult human. They possessed small, round bodies, pudgy bellies, and short arms and legs. Their hair was so long that it touched the ground.


    Plus, they were extremely friendly towards other species, which mademunicating with them really easy.


    Their vige was built on the basin that resided in between the central and western regions. Several yers visited this area.


    Why, you ask?


    The Burumon sang beautiful songs. Beautiful melodies and chords could always be heard throughout the vige.


    Plus, pping their pudgy bellies imitated the sound of a drum. Seeing them p their bellies while singing made people feel happy.


    Thus, it always felt like there was a festival going on.


    Minstrels, musicians, dancers, etc. visited the vige in order to sing songs and dance with them.


    Skilled merchants had already begun to sell alcohol, snacks, and other goods here.


    Kang Oh and Asu passed the time by listening to their beautiful songs with a ss of beer in their hands.


    "This ce is so nice." Asu''s cheeks were slightly red.


    In Arth, drinking alcohol would get you buzzed, but it wouldn''t make you drunk. You would have to face a monster that cast a status ailment on you in order to get ''drunk''.


    In any case, it seemed like she really loved the atmosphere in the vige.


    Then...


    Two of the Burumon waddled over, grabbed Asu''s hands, and dragged her away.


    Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.


    They tapped their stomachs, imitating the sound of a drum. At the same time, they began to sing songs.


    Asu was part of the girl group, Triple Lower, and was both its leader and the main vocalist. When it came to singing, she wouldn''t lose to anyone.


    She began singing along with the beat. It felt like her voice itself was shining.


    At least that''s what Kang Oh thought.


    He sat on a nearby empty stump and watched her.


    In no time at all, people began to gather in the festivities. It wasn''t surprising. After all, that was how the vige worked. When the Burumon began to sing, people gathered around them.


    The Burumon began to sing their traditional songs. Asu couldn''t really follow along.


    Thus, she began to shake her body around.


    The Burumons'' voices were already quite quirky, but the ones with Asu had especially striking voices.


    The yers began to follow the beat, bobbing their heads, their hands or their feet.


    But all of a sudden, five Burumon appeared, who began to sing and pound on their bellies. Their voices joined together in harmony. After all, they were originally part of one team.


    Asu pulled away, returned to Kang Oh''s side, and sat beside him on the stump.


    "Hoo, that was fun."


    Kang Oh gave her a thumbs up. ''You''re the best.''


    She snatched his ss and drank down the rest of his beer.


    "Phew." Asu shook the empty ss and beamed. Then, she locked arms with him and leaned on his shoulder.


    "Oppa, let''s stay here a little longer."


    Kang Oh had originally nned to go somece else. There were plenty of ces worth seeing, after all.


    However, those ns were pointless now.


    "Sure."


    Kang Oh and Asu stayed in the Burumon Vige until night came, watching the sun go down.


    Kiss.


    A sweet sound could be heard in the night.


    * * *


    TGN, VG, and GBS were feeling really antsy.


    The whole world was focused on the Great Change right now. So what if they were to add Kang Oh''s footage to this?


    They would easily pass 10% viewership. In fact, they may pass 20%.


    Moreover, people overseas were excited about it too.


    If Kang Oh sold them exclusive rights to his footage and it were properly edited, then they could sell it to the U.S., Japan, China, etc. with ease.


    Arth had maintained global interest for quite some time. However, Arth had begun in Korea for half a year before anyone else had ess. Only after that did servers for the other countries open.


    Koreans, which were said to have gaming in their DNA, had gotten ess to Arth for half a year longer than anyone else. Thus, all of the Numbers were Korean.


    Plus, the 4 great guilds were all Korean, and most of therge guilds were operated by Koreans as well.


    In any case, this is why Korea''s gamingworks prioritized Arth over all else.


    Ultimately, the other countries were forced to buy footage from Korea''s broadcastworks.


    Of course, they didn''t buy everything. The overseasworks made their own footage, after all.


    However, they would have no choice but to buy Kang Oh''s footage this time!


    In the end, TGN, VG, and GBS were confident that they''d be able to make a killing, regardless of how much they paid Kang Oh.


    That''s why they wanted to have exclusive rights to Kang Oh''s footage.


    Thus began theirpetition.


    TGN made an offer first. They offered him 1.5 billion won ($1.5 million USD).


    However, this quickly became 2 billion won.


    This is when TGN, which had the least mary resources, began to add other incentives to their offer. They offered him a percentage of their advertising revenue, as well as a percentage of their sales to other countries, etc.


    However, GBS and VG weren''t willing to back down. They added incentives of their own. Not only that, but they raised their offer to 2.5 billion won.


    In the end, TGN was forced to resign. Thus, GBS and VG fought in earnest.


    As a result, GBS came out on top, as they were backed by a huge parentpany.


    Their final offer was 3.3 billion 800 million won. This also included incentives such as a percentage of their ad revenue, as well as a percentage of their profit from overseas sales.


    "Hurray!" Jae Woo raised his hands into the air.


    He had made a killing.


    GBS put all of their resources into Jae Woo''s footage. They edited it, readied the program, created promotional material, and pre-sold it to overseasworks.


    "Let''s shoot for more than 20%, and hit rank 1!" GBS''s director gathered all of his employees and yelled.


    * * *


    Change was apanied by both joy and pain.


    Although Maya''s changes made several people happy, it also caused huge chaos.


    Various incidents urred all across the continent. There were plenty of people attempting to make use of this change in order to make a profit.


    There were battles everywhere.


    Kang Oh was busy too.


    "The Forney are being oppressed. Save them. If they go extinct, then the continent will face the God of Creation''s wrath," the Whispers of the Earth said.


    [Guardian of the Continent Quest: Aid the Forney]


    The Forney Tribe, which suddenly appeared in the Phamas Mountains, has been caught and oppressed by the ck Bandana Brigade. Save them, and help them settle in a safe location.


    Difficulty: Hard.


    Minimum Requirements: Guardian of the Continent.


    Reward: None.


    Failure: God of Creation''s Wrath.


    Since Vn was still healing from his wounds, Kang Oh was the only avable Guardian of the Continent at the moment.


    Following the Great Change, however, Kang Oh was constantly given quest after quest.


    "Haa, it''s the Phamas Mountains this time." Kang Oh sighed. He''d juste back from the north, thend of ice and illusions.


    His recent quest was to protect the Forney, one of the God of Creation''s newly created species, and/or stop the ck Bandana Brigade from doing any more harm.


    The Guardian of the Continent''s role was to prevent any incidents that may cause chaos across the continent.


    But if he failed to protect this new species, then the God of Creation''s wrath would sweep through the continent.


    ''Yeah, I know I told him I''d punish his children when they were being bad, but... Why''s he asking me to punish an entire species? And what''s with his anger?''


    However, there was nothing as dangerous as the God of Creation''s wrath. For example, what if he were to create and set off a volcano in arge city like Altein?


    ''I can''t let that happen.''


    Kang Oh immediately headed for the Phamas Mountains.


    Eder and Sephiro weren''t with him.


    Eder was treating Gainus''s wounds in the dragon''s nest, so he couldn''t leave at the moment. On the other hand, Sephiro said he was busy while Waryong''s wing was healing.


    At least he had Tasha and Sara with him.


    "It changed," Sara looked around and said.


    There were definitely a few mountaintops she''d never seen before.


    ording to themunity sites, it wasn''t just mountaintops. There were new caves, cliffs, valleys, waterfalls, other dangerous locations, etc.


    Moreover, there were apparently some new dungeons here too.


    ''I want to explore the dungeons!''


    How could he pass up an opportunity like that?


    Kang Oh nned on finishing the Guardian of the Continent Quest, which had no reward by the way, and then go through all of the dungeons here.


    Sometimeter...


    Kang Oh found the ck Bandana Brigade''s hideout.


    There were several holes throughout the vertical cliff, which made the interior asplex as an ant tunnel.


    ''Where are the Forney being imprisoned...?''


    The ck Bandana Brigade was a gang of bandits that operated on the Phamas Mountains.


    They, like their namesake, wore ck bandanas around their heads. They were made up of humans, intelligent monsters, and non-humans that went around robbing others.


    In the past, the Arabas, Des, and Baiyan Kingdoms had led an expedition against them. However, they had, like cockroaches, survived, and amassed forces once more after time had passed.


    With the Empire Guild taking control of the three eastern kingdoms, there was no longer anyone to stop them. Thus, their numbers had swelled significantly.


    "Intruders," the gatekeeper yelled, seeing the three approach.


    He was a man with a robust body, a wicked face, and a ck bandana around his head.


    There was also an orc with tusks that protruded out of his mouth. He too wore a ck bandana around his head.


    Aside from them, there were twenty bandits sitting around a bonfire.


    "Take them down," Kang Oh said.


    "It''s hunting time." Tasha smiled wickedly, and gathered blood red energy in her hands.


    Sara furrowed her brow as if she were disgusted by their appearance, transformed her hands into ice drills, and rushed into the fray.


    "Die!"


    "Get out of my way!"


    They were up against the Great Forest''s Demon, as well as the Ice Queen, who threatened to freeze half of the continent in solid ice.


    The bandits were no match for them.


    "Uhahk!"


    "Ugh."


    "You witch!"


    They screamed, cursed, and yelled in agony. One or two of them began to fall at a time.


    Whistle!


    One of the bandits forcefully blew on a whistle.


    Swish!


    Kang Oh cut his head with Demon Sword Ubist.


    A short whileter...


    When they were finished with the bandits, several more popped out of the entrance like a swarm of bats.


    "Who are you!?" the ringleader scowled and yelled.


    However...


    Swoosh!


    A fiercely spinning jet-ck greatsword flew at him!


    Boom!


    The greatsword ripped right through the ringleader.


    "Uheok!"


    "B-Boss?"


    Having lost their boss, the bandits momentarily panicked.


    "I won''t let a single one of you go!"


    Kang Oh''s brutal voice resounded throughout the cliff, causing his enemies to tremble in fear.


    They had gotten the drop on them.