Chapter 562: An Invitation from Happy TV Network
The following day, a special invitation arrived for Silvanus, delivered via express courier from Happy TV Network.
"Please sign here."
Nine’s voice rang clearly in Silvanus’s ears once again. Throughout the previous dungeon, he had been so silent that it was as if he had died.
Silvanus glanced around. The darkness was still as dense as ever, refusing to fade in the slightest. Before him, Matt had returned to the form of a tiny black swan, almost blending perfectly into the surrounding shadows. Deliberately, it kept rolling onto its back and exposing its belly toward Silvanus.
As Silvanus absentmindedly rubbed Matt’s soft belly, he remarked, "Long time no see. I thought you’d gone off to serve someone else."
Nine remained as quiet as ever, faithfully adhering to his principle of conserving energy.
After a long pause, just as Silvanus assumed he had no intention of speaking again, Nine finally repeated,
"Please sign here."
Only then did a glowing package materialize before Silvanus.
"What is this?" he asked as he reached out to touch it.
The package burst like a soap bubble. At the same moment, a line of radiant text appeared before his eyes.
[Happy TV Network sincerely invites you to join us for an exclusive interview about Erebus! Dear friend, as Erebus’s number one priest, you wouldn’t miss the chance to spread your god’s name to our beloved artists and viewers... would you?!]
Silvanus stared at the notification in mild surprise.
At the same time, Nine spoke again.
"Happy TV Network’s system never malfunctions. Only one person can use a registered broadcast room, Silvanus."
It was the first time Nine had spoken such a long sentence without stopping.
Silvanus lowered his gaze, revealing nothing in response.
"But you really are impressive, Silvanus. I’m the only one who noticed something was wrong. That foolish Main Brain has no idea what is insulting it."
Silvanus raised an eyebrow. Was this bait... or something else?
Nine continued,
"Don’t worry. Think carefully, because I’m watching you as well."
"I need you... to kill God."
Kill God?
Silvanus pondered the words, but by then, Nine had already disappeared completely.
Curling his lips into a faint smile, Silvanus muttered, "I hate people who insist on acting so mysterious, don’t you, Matt?"
Matt narrowed his eyes and let out two soft cries in agreement.
Silvanus sighed again. "Unfortunately, my job requires me to pretend I’m just as mysterious."
As he spoke, he accepted the invitation from Happy TV Network.
Almost immediately, the time and location of the interview appeared clearly before him.
That very night, a prominently pinned announcement appeared simultaneously on both the Artist Forum and the Viewer Forum.
[Hot! Hot! Hot! Guess who’s coming to Happy Audio today! Here’s a hint—the theme of today’s episode is... a new God!]
[Who’s the hottest new deity among the rookie community these past few days? I’m sure you’ve already guessed! Don’t miss your chance to grab the random Credits dropping throughout the comment section during the broadcast!]
That’s right—Happy Audio, Happy TV Network’s flagship entertainment program, hosted a different interview every month. Sometimes the guest was a viewer, sometimes an artist. Every episode centered around the hottest topics currently attracting attention.
But the real highlight of the show wasn’t the interview itself.
It was the challenge segment reserved for the guest.
After all, viewers were always the favored ones. Artists, on the other hand... quite a few had fallen during interviews like these.
There were still more than ten hours before the live broadcast, yet both the viewer community and the artist community had already become incredibly lively.
[A new God? Has a brand-new deity really appeared? I’ve only heard rumors. Has anyone joined their guild yet?]
[I heard the guild was only established today and has just a handful of members. Who knows what kind of abilities they have?]
[We’ll find out tonight. If that God is truly powerful, they won’t let their believer die on that show.]
[Hahaha, you’re talking as if believers have never died there before. Do you really think a God cares about every single believer?]
[Fair point. But the one who received the invitation has to be that priest. I heard he’s the God’s most favored believer.]
[Come to think of it, I don’t even know this God’s name yet.]
Moments later, a comment was quickly pushed to the top of the trending list.
[Good news for everyone! May Erebus’s darkness once again illuminate the entire universe! Let’s all look forward to Silvanus’s live broadcast tonight!]
The account’s profile picture was a tiny sun. Its rank clearly indicated that the user had only cleared two dungeons—a complete newcomer.
However, the real reason everyone noticed the comment was...
Ember had liked it.
[What? What is this?]
[Who is this guy?]
[Someone actually became friends with Ember?]
[You seriously don’t know? In Ember’s previous dungeon—his fourth one—there was another survivor besides him. And that person, not Ember, was actually the protagonist of that dungeon!]
[The newcomers these days are seriously terrifying...]
[Haha, let’s see if they can still say that after a few more dungeons.]
[Am I the only one thinking this? Maybe Ember has already become a believer of the new God.]
[But if all of Erebus’s believers are rookies like this... maybe Erebus isn’t actually that powerful.]
[Aaaaah! Some jerk is cyberbullying me!]
Meanwhile, Nick was frantically scrolling through the comments. His expression remained strangely calm, but the moment he spotted a single post unfavorable to Silvanus or Erebus, all ten of his fingers flew across the keyboard so furiously they practically sparked with fire.
In any case, the anticipation had already reached its peak.
Now, everyone was simply waiting for Happy Audio’s performance tonight.
At the same time, among the viewers, the moment the announcement was released, their forum exploded as well.
[Aaaaaa! At last! I finally get to see my OTP together again!]
[Sis, they’ve always been together—we just couldn’t see them.]
[cackles mischievously He he he he he.]
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