Genius’s Godlike Game Broadcast-Chapter 80 : Ten Quadrillion, hundred Trillion, hundred Billion, hundred Million, thousand, ten Thousand, ten Thousand Seas

Ten Quadrillion, hundred Trillion, hundred Billion, hundred Million, thousand, ten Thousand, ten Thousand Seas
Fake Saint.
The newly given keyword acted perfectly as a spark to ignite the chat window.
― The church nuna is a fake?"
― C'mon;;; She was never that important a character anyway."
― Honestly, wasn't she just a holy orb shuttle?"
― Shuttle lol you're so bad lolol"
― Is the real Sophia an old lady? Is this right?"
― If only the church nuna was the real one, sigh"
― 〈Message deleted by moderation bot. (2 warnings)〉"
― Ah crap, this is a spoiler too."
― Now all the foreshadowings are fitting together."
― Haha, elden fans, stop with the spoilers already."
― You know you'll get banned for that, right?"
The viewers' reactions were intense. But there wasn't just one point of curiosity.
― But how does the witch know all that?"
― That's what I'm saying, lol What even is she?"
― Was she never just a cute nuna........."
― The only source of energy for worn out Elden fans?"
― That's true too, lol"
― Can't say, it's the ultimate spoiler."
― For real lol, no one talks about the witch's identity."
― No spoilers from the Elden fans~"
― You'll find out just by watching!"
The witch who knew all these facts. EldenSoul veterans and non-veterans showed completely opposite reactions.
The protagonist in the cutscene was the latter.
"How do you know about the real saint?"
At that question, the witch flinched.
"That is...... something I cannot tell you."
"So it's a secret."
"No, if only I could, I'd want to tell you. But this... it's the seal of the 'Exile' brand carved into me."
"Seal?"
"Yes...... But I have not the slightest intention of deceiving you. Broken one, please trust me."
The witch pulled a pitiful face and looked up at the protagonist.
― Ah lol with this, you have to trust her, there's no other option!"
― You see this and still have doubts? Not human, lol"
― I'm definitely on mini nuna's side!"
― As expected, cuteness is the strongest weapon."
― She's always been way too cute to be a villain, I'm telling you."
Lee Gyeongbok let out a faint laugh as he watched the chat immediately display utter trust.
"Indeed, it looks like the witch has no reason to lie. What would she gain by lying to me that the saint is a fake?"
― I thought so too! (Not really)"
― Lightple officially confirms the witch is a god-tier character!"
― Anyway, that's a perfect choice!"
― For real lol, let's trust witch nuna!"
With Lee Gyeongbok's support, the chat became even more lively.
Meanwhile, in the cutscene, the protagonist stared at the witch for a while before nodding.
"It's true the current saint seems suspicious."
"Thank you...... for trusting me."
"No, I'm not completely buying everything you and the Drake Knight say. Like I said, I only believe what I see."
The protagonist held out a hand to the witch. After a moment's hesitation, the witch carefully stepped onto his palm.
"What's certain is that the saint I met tried to give me a fake holy orb. That alone is reason enough to be wary."
"Then...... what will you do now?"
"I took care of the drake as you asked. But just going back like this doesn't sit right with me."
"Then how about telling Blondo about this?"
At her suggestion, the protagonist shifted his gaze.
"The knight order commander?"
"Yes. No matter what that fake saint's aim is, the residents of the sanctuary could be in danger. If it's Blondo, he can help them."
"Not a bad idea. The enemy of my enemy can be my ally."
The protagonist agreed with that thought and left the lair. The cutscene ended along with him.
― Knight order alliance route, for sure, lol."
― Dragging along the knight order would feel secure, lolol."
― King honest, he could probably just solo everyone though."
― Only if it's Godple!"
― Ask the knight order for help (don't need to though)"
― Haha, this is just a story bit you have to go along with, right?"
― Is this what they call 'literary license'?"
― Perfect timing; gotta make a weapon anyway."
― For real lol, let's get fully prepared and go."
― Dragon Scale weapon is being crafted!"
Lee Gyeongbok nodded along with the viewers' words.
"Surely the weapon could break next. Getting a new one would be a pain, so I'll make one now and keep going."
So saying, he left the lair. But the direction he headed was not toward the mountain path.
― Bruh?"
― Where you going?"
― That's not the path down, though?"
― Ah lol you're not, right?"
Lee Gyeongbok shrugged at the chat window's question marks.
"I'm heading to the knight order, right? This is the fastest route."
But there was no path in the direction he was looking. Instead, only a steep mountainside loomed.
― C'mon, that's not even a road!"
― I get climbing up, but going down that way?"
― It's like jumping out the window for speed when stairs are right there?"
― Crazy lol, what an analogy."
― But if it's Godple who's doing it?"
― Oh, then it's the real shortcut lol."
― Godple? (nod nod)"
― If you're Elden's Top Sword, lightness skill is easy."
― For real lol, don't you know about stepping on mid-air?"
― Trying to do Heavenly Demon Lord's Step, eh!"
Lee Gyeongbok lightly stretched his body.
"All right, let's go back!"
He confidently declared and threw himself down the mountainside.
* * *
Knight order headquarters.
Lee Gyeongbok was facing Blondo again in the commander's office.
"Sophia... deceived the knights, you say?"
"She left this with those corpses."
The protagonist placed the fake holy orb on the table. Blondo's expression immediately stiffened.
"The Drake Knight Order has been a thorn in the Order Church's side from the start. The priests insisted that humans and monsters could never join hands. But our knight order, I thought we could at least minimize the damage."
Blondo's fist trembled with anger.
"When the drake attacked the knights, I deeply felt responsible for their deaths. And now you're telling me the Order Church—the saint—was pulling the strings behind the scenes?"
"The saint you know—what kind of person is she? Wasn't she a young woman?"
"Young woman? No, I have never seen her face. The saint always hid her appearance behind her veil. But her voice... it was that of an old woman."
"I see. So it was as I thought..."
The view faded to black for a moment, then returned. Blondo wore a shocked expression, massaging his forehead.
"Ah, so the explanation is over now."
Just as Lee Gyeongbok said.
Blondo let out a deep sigh.
"The Order Church in the hands of some unknown entity? We cannot let this stand. For our duty, I promise cooperation."
"What'll you do then? Launch a war?"
"If necessary."
Blondo answered without hesitation.
But then, he shook his head.
"But if it came to that, innocent residents would be harmed. There's a risk they'll see us as invaders and side with the church instead."
"That's true."
"So I'll station troops by the sanctuary. We'll intervene if any problem arises. Since you can come and go as you please, I'll leave the timing up to you."
"Understood. I'll head to the sanctuary as soon as preparations are finished."
With that agreement, the protagonist left the room. Control returned to Lee Gyeongbok.
― That's classic foreshadowing for trouble lol."
― For real lol, if there's no problem, that'd be a crazy story."
― But judging by strength, wouldn't the knight order steamroll them?"
― Nah, if the Order Church uses residents as shields, who knows."
― Ooh... there's a chance. If they hit the wrong resident, would chaos erupt immediately?"
― If Godple isn't stopping it, maybe it's not."
― You could get banned for playing Conan the detective too much!"
― Guys, just watch already lol."
The chat window overflowed with predictions of what would happen next. Lee Gyeongbok felt like he was watching excited children.
But just like with spoilers, these kinds of predictions could spoil the fun of a broadcast.
"All right, let's hop over to the forge now."
He immediately shifted to a new topic.
― Ah lol, right! Dragon Scale equipment!"
― What will you make?"
― He's Elden's Top Sword, obviously a sword, right?"
― For real lol, focus, people!"
― Purple viewers, get in focus mode!"
― Dragon Scale sword will look insane lol."
― Dragon Scales being black gives it a real vibe."
Viewers turned their attention as intended. The forge was not far from the headquarters building.
"Oh! Isn't this Dragon Scale!? And in such perfect condition?"
The blacksmith gasped as soon as he saw the materials taken out.
― Of course, because the drake went down in one stroke lol."
― This is the first scale with no wounds, right?"
― Pristine Dragon Scale, really rare."
― Wow, specific dialogue for this lol."
― He yelled at me for bringing ones almost broken after so much struggle lol."
― Because you just beat it up, lol."
― For real lol, didn't you give him a scale that was nearly shattered?"
As Lee Gyeongbok chuckled at the chat, a message box popped up.
[Craft equipment yourself.]
[Entrust to the blacksmith.]
"So, will you make it yourself? Or will you leave it to me?"
A beat later, the blacksmith's voice followed.
"What's the difference?"
Since this was Lee Gyeongbok's first time crafting, he asked. The viewers fired off answers.
― Crafted equipment has 'quality'!"
― You need proficiency and luck stats."
― Just craft it already!"
― The blacksmith is basically random."
A rare chance for Lee Gyeongbok to act like he knew what he was doing. So much advice poured in, the chat nearly lagged.
'So to sum up...'
Lee Gyeongbok quickly pieced together the information from chat.
If you craft it yourself, 'proficiency' and the character's 'luck' stats determine the equipment quality.
― If you've got zero proficiency and bad luck, it's the worst combo, lol."
― Grinding proficiency now would be a pain!"
― Grinding proficiency sounds disgusting, lol."
― For real lol, just leave it to the blacksmith."
Proficiency rose with the number of crafts. So players farmed items, dismantled them, then used the materials for crafting.
This process was called 'grinding proficiency.'
'Wasting time on raising proficiency now seems pointless.'
This was Lee Gyeongbok's first craft, and he didn't want to grind proficiency. On top of that, the sorcerer background started with the lowest possible luck stat.
So the odds of producing a high-quality piece were slim to none. No wonder viewers favored blacksmith crafting.
― But Godple's luck is insane, though."
― For real lol, remember when he pulled the golden shotgun instantly as Bark?"
― That was legendary, lol."
― Isn't the anatomy comment still pinned on the Purple channel?"
― I died laughing at that, lol."
Some viewers insisted that with Lee Gyeongbok's luck, it was worth a try.
Not that it was just pure luck, but viewers didn't know that.
― No, no, crafting yourself is just gacha."
― For real lol, at least blacksmithing is closer to a pull."
― You want to use Godple's luck? Leave it to the blacksmith!"
― Seriously, lol, blacksmithing is closer to gacha."
But Lee Gyeongbok didn't want to entrust the crafting to the blacksmith.
'I don't feel anything at all. Is it just because it's entirely system based?'
His spiritual energy wasn't reacting at all. So he decided to ask one more thing.
"Is there any chance of failure when you craft it yourself?"
― No, there's no failure with special materials."
― FROM's last bit of conscience, lol."
― For real lol, after those tough bosses, if you could fail crafting? I'd quit."
― Either way, you get equipment."
― Ah, but you just get the lowest grade, that's all!"
Luckily, equipment wouldn't disappear. Lee Gyeongbok grinned and made his choice.
"Then I'll give it a try."
Before the chat could react, the blacksmith opened his eyes wide and replied.
"You, yourself? Heh... It'll be tricky for a novice. Well, whatever, go ahead."
― The blacksmith's feelings = my feelings."
― Bruh; he's really doing it."
― Haha, I don't know anymore."
― Well, even the lowest grade is enough for Godple."
― For real lol, it's not about the gear, it's about the player."
― He sliced magic waves with a broken sword—who are you worried about?"
― Is Godple's luck about to be perfect again?"
― Nah lol, not guaranteed."
The chat lamented but quickly accepted the situation.
The view blinked, and the background changed.
A heavy anvil and a red-hot sword blank appeared. Somehow, there was now a hammer in Lee Gyeongbok's hand.
"Just five strikes will do. Whenever you're ready, start."
The blacksmith's voice came from behind.
― That's why it's not just gacha!"
― The color of the equipment changes with each hammer! Lol."
― This is blue grade for sure."
― What's blue?"
― That's the lowest, lol."
― Still, you might get a low grade if lucky."
― Info: The lowest is all failures, low grade needs one success."
Lee Gyeongbok stared at the sword blank.
"What's the best possible outcome?"
The chat, as ever, replied dutifully.
― Five consecutive critical successes—it's unique grade!"
― But that never comes out, lol."
― Didn't Anatomy dump all his stats into luck for that?"
― Yeah, but he only did it with common materials."
― For real lol, you can't get unique with special materials."
― I remember Anatomy gave up after like 90 tries, lol."
― Wow, that's insane, lol."
Special materials like Dragon Scale could only be obtained from bosses. In other words, each character could only get one.
'Makes sense—the boss is a one-time thing.'
If you wanted to craft again with special materials, you'd have to raise a new character and defeat the boss once more.
Raising all those stats took a massive time investment. Trying to get 'unique' grade by grinding proficiency and luck would multiply that even more.
Even after all that effort, anatomy failed, so succeeded at first try with Lee Gyeongbok's base stats? Impossible.
― I found a probability chart! With proficiency 0 and sorcerer's starting luck, success is 0.1%, critical is 0.01%!"
― 0.1%? Isn't that decent?"
― A low grade is possible lol."
― What is this, a gacha game?"
― Crazy lol, at those odds, unique grade is impossible."
― What's 1 in ten thousand to the 5th power?"
― Ten quadrillion, hundred trillion, hundred billion, hundred million, thousand, ten thousand, ten thousand seas, lol."
― One in a quintillion? FROM, is this for real?"
― Wow lol, it's been ages since I saw 'sea' used like that."
The odds of five consecutive criticals was one in a quintillion. The viewers promptly gave up on unique as a result.
"Ah, thanks for the info. I'll give it a try."
Despite the mood, Lee Gyeongbok was calm. He looked down at the sword blank.
'Definitely not like a simple pull.'
It felt completely different from spinning gacha in Bio Crisis or roulette in MasterDissection.
Back then, his sixth sense could distinguish good and bad omens. Now felt a bit different.
'Still, I can sense it.'
The chance for a critical per hammer swing was "0.01%"—literally one in ten thousand.
To Lee Gyeongbok's eyes, the sword blank looked like it was split into ten thousand fragments. Each fragment seemed to resonate in tune with him.
He focused on the fragment with the strongest resonance.
'All I have to do is strike true.'
It wasn't easy.
Of those ten thousand fragments, only one was right—and its position kept changing.
It required not only his spiritual energy and sixth sense, but also the physical coordination to strike it exactly.
Thankfully, he satisfied all those criteria.
'Now!'
He brought down the hammer with force.
Jjong! came the clear, ringing sound, and the sword blank shone brighter.
― ?????"
― Huh?"
― Isn't that the reaction for a critical success?"
― Crazy, lololol."
― It just leveled up to intermediate?"
― Wow, godple's luck is real, lol."
― Even 0.01% is generous!?"
― Not even gacha compares!"
The chat was amazed. But not to a ridiculous extent.
Most viewers were used to the vicious RNG and upgrade rates of mobile and Korean online games.
Meanwhile, Lee Gyeongbok caught his breath, searching for the next strike spot.
― Why aren't you swinging?"
― You have to do it while you have momentum!"
― For real, beginner's luck runs out quick!"
― Is he aiming for something?"
― What are you saying, lol."
― Didn't he also stall like this as Bark?"
― It's because he's a broadcasting genius, isn't it?"
― Ah lol, that's definitely it."
― You think he'll actually hit a billion to 1 chance?"
Without warning, Lee Gyeongbok swung his hammer.
The second clear ring—this time, the sword blank turned yellow.
"Amazing! Are you sure this is your first time!?"
Even the blacksmith was shocked, and chat exploded.
― Crazy, lololololol."
― WA! WA! WA! WA! WA! WA!"
― Two consecutive criticals!?"
― He's (click)God! He's (click)God! He's (click)God!"
― Is this even possible, lol."
― (Kemalcon)(Kemalcon)(Kemalcon)(Kemalcon)"
― Damn, I gotta subscribe now."
― [PerMan][Purplelelujah]"
― Insane, another legend moment."
― Yuhah! Yuhah! Yuhah! Yuhah! Yuhah! Yuhah!"
A faint smile appeared on Lee Gyeongbok's lips; this time he struck twice in a row.
The viewers were breathless with the audacity.
But as a result—
The sword blank was now brilliant yellow.
― Ah! Godple's hand skills are insane! Ah! Godple's hand skills are insane!"
― One in a hundred trillion! One in a hundred trillion! One in a hundred trillion!"
― A hundred trillion, lol."
― What is this, a national budget?"
― Godple! Please make me win the lottery! [PerMan] [Purplelelujah]"
― Is this a holy site? Is this a holy site? Is this a holy site?"
― Lol, from now on, I'll pray after watching Purple channel on New Year's."
With one-in-ten-thousand odds hit four times in a row, the frenzy only grew. For Lee Gyeongbok, however, it was simply an amused smile.
'Not so bad.'
It was a miracle for viewers, but to Lee Gyeongbok, it just felt like playing a version of whac-a-mole with ten thousand targets.
A little unusual, yes, but still.
― Is he going for five in a row?"
― Haha, no way, right?"
― A quintillion to one odds, seriously?"
― Why does 'quintillion' sound so strange, lol."
― Does he actually see something?"
― Bro! This segment's already a video highlight!"
― Let's wrap it up, wrap it up!"
While Lee Gyeongbok stayed still, the chat calmed down. But he did not take his eyes off the screen.
He was focusing all his energy on the final strike.
Whum, whum-whum, whum-whum, whum—the resonance from the sword blank filled his head.
'The last one.'
Lee Gyeongbok realized that there was faulty info among the viewers' explanations.
Specifically, when you get four criticals in a row, the final chance is applied differently.
Now, instead of ten thousand, he saw at least a hundred thousand fragments in the sword blank. The target area was even more minuscule, requiring him to strike with the hammer's very tip.
'The opportunity will come.'
Even the speed of the ideal spot's movement had changed. The target point now lingered less than 0.1 seconds.
Perhaps because of such extreme conditions, Lee Gyeongbok's focus only heightened.
It felt as if time itself had stopped.
No, it was more like he was running ahead of time itself. He didn't just wait—he KNEW where that point would flash next.
'Found it.'
Jjong! In an instant, the sound rang out, focus shattering the stillness. Time, which had paused, slammed back to normal.
― He swung! The final move!"
― Will this be a true masterpiece?!"
― He did it! Just did it so nonchalantly!"
― Did he get unique!?"
The viewers were beside themselves. But the sword blank's color did not change.
― Ah... so it didn't work."
― Wow, it still didn't come out."
― C'mon, of course it wouldn't lol."
― Y'all are too greedy, lol."
― Already at legendary, that's enough!"
― For real lol, legendary grade is awesome."
― The weapon's legendary and this broadcast is legendary, too, haha."
Just as viewers were expressing regret—
Cracks began to appear on the yellow surface of the sword blank, as if an eggshell was breaking.
From those cracks, an even brighter golden light seeped out.
― What the heck??????"
― Wait? Is this...?"
― Am I really seeing this?"
― Haha, did he actually get unique?"
The chat was again swept up in a whirlwind of pandemonium. As the cracks of light burst forth, dazzling golden radiance washed over everything.
― Wow... I got to see unique grade crafted from a special material in my lifetime."
― Godple! Thank you for the broadcast! Godple! Thank you for the broadcast!"
― You're the best! You're the best! You're the best! You're the best!"
― Breaking news: Crisis! Olympus burglary! 'Someone stole my hammer.' Hermes denies involvement."
― Haha, it was Hephaestus's hammer all along, lol."
― Seriously, the hammer of the gods, lol."
― Even the detail about Hermes the thief was hilarious, lol."
― Godple, you yourself are unique grade! Godple, you yourself are unique grade!"
― Why? Isn't it just perfect? Why? Isn't it just perfect?"
Lee Gyeongbok laughed brightly.
Unique grade — Confirmed.
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