The woman with a staff placed beside her raised her hand.

Philip gave her a nod.

"What happens if one person conquers the dungeon without the participation of others? If everyone participates in conquering the dungeon except that person, does that person also receive a Hunter License merely through participation as well? How will the license be issued?" She asked.

Philip replied, "If you conquer the dungeon, everyone who participated gets a license. If not, you all fail. Teamwork is vital; the Hunter Association won’t force it - you’ll learn that on your own."

"Your exam video will be streamed and recommended citywide. This could get you followers, catch a guild’s eye, or attract a Patron - all up to your effort," Philip added.

The woman nodded in understanding.

Understanding the importance of participation if they wanted to gain a boost in the early stages of their journey as Golden Age Streamers, they took Philip’s words to heart and decided to put in their best efforts. With the conversation about Hunter Licenses concluding, Philip redirected their attention to another crucial matter.

"Has everyone created their channel yet? As a personal channel, it’s recommended that you use your nickname. You may also use your name if you want to, as it will probably be what people remember and address you as," Philip asked.

"You only get to change your name twice for free. So make each one count. Trust me when I say that you don’t want to end up with abbreviated names that make little to no sense because you named your channel after a title. But if you’ve already done all of this, what’s your channel name so I can invite you to the Hunter Association Channels’ forum?"

"Firestar," the woman dressed in a robe replied.

"Poison Rose," the woman with a bow and arrow added. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Executioner Five," the man with two longswords added.

Philip nodded upon hearing the two women’s channel names.

He turned to Abel, who hadn’t yet given his channel’s name.

"I haven’t created mine yet," Abel shook his head. "But I’ll do so immediately."

He summoned his Multiversal Streaming Network status.

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[Would you like to create your own channel?]

[Yes] [No]

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He selected ’Yes.’

[Input channel name: TYRANT]

After pondering for a moment, Abel selected the name for his channel. He got the idea from the previous dungeon’s Final Boss Persona and considered it fitting since it had helped him attain his classification as a Beastmaster.

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[CHANNEL PROFILE]

Name: Abel Gregory

Race: Human

Channel Name: TYRANT

Rank: Bronze Streamer

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[SPONSORS]

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[LIVE METRIC]

Followers: -

Live Viewers: -

Total Views: -

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[EARNINGS]

Coins: -

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[EDIT]

[MORE]

[SETTINGS]

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His channel profile interface opened up. He read through everything. At the bottom was a profile edit function, along with an instruction manual, settings, controls and others.

"I’m done," said Abel, looking at Philip.

"Name?"

"TYRANT, in caps," Abel responded.

Philip gave a short nod.

Moments later, another system interface opened before Abel.

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[Silver Sword has sent you an invitation]

[You’ve been invited into Ciro City’s Hunter Association Forum.]

[Yes] [No]

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Abel clicked ’Yes.’

Another system interface unravelled before Abel.

It was a forum.

Countless threads of discussion flickered before his gaze.

"With this forum, you will be able to get relevant information from the Hunter Association, such as newly uncovered dungeons, free dungeon access, dungeon breaks, and so much more. This is where your videos will also be recommended. You can use the remaining time to get familiar with the functions. We’ll commence once the air carrier lands," Philip explained.

They acknowledge him with an excited nod. They turned to the forum.

Abel glanced through the window, taking a look at the city below.

It was an immense fortress, divided into layers.

Even with the immense power of the Hunters, it was impossible to take care of everyone. Manpower was still needed to empower a civilisation in which countless Hunters were risking their lives to conquer dungeons and battle powerful beasts.

Dungeon Breaks could occur at any time within the city, forcing the authorities to centralise Hunters across several key areas to handle them easily. The deeper within the city, the higher the concentration of Hunters. Due to this, the standard of living and infrastructure were better across these areas.

Whereas humans living outside of these areas had to live in fear and hope that the Hunters would arrive just in time to save them. And with the inclusion of humanity’s greed and other vile vices, the destruction that emerged from Dungeon Breaks in those areas would go weeks or even months without being fixed.

Their standard of living was poor.

As the air carrier soared deeper, the quality of the infrastructure began declining.

Abel had heard of human settlements built by Hunters that catered to the needs of everyone within them. Although he had never seen one because he never had the opportunity to leave the city, he pondered how many other settlements lay outside this one.

As the air carrier crossed over the last wall, an endless forest surrounding the fortress came into view. He could see desolate lands, craters that seemed as though immense battles had unfolded there, including mountains, hills, and even valleys.

He spotted small and incredibly large, unknown magical beasts wandering across the lands.

"It’s beautiful, isn’t it?"

A familiar voice sounded from beside Abel.

Abel snapped his head to the side and realised that Philip had stood up from his seat and was now looking outside the window below with him.

Abel gave him a nod.

"It’s just as deadly as it is beautiful. Four years ago, a Dungeon Break happened three districts from where my daughter lived. An inexperienced Hunter was unable to penetrate through these districts to save her. A regular human would die before they even stepped into it. Hundreds were killed before proper reinforcements arrived," Philip said, sighing.

"That’s why, as Hunters, we need to strive to grow stronger, so we can not only have the power to stop these monsters from breaking through the fortress, but also prevent the city from collapsing from within."

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Thank you for reading this far. As this story goes premium, I hope you’ll continue to follow me through the rest of this journey.