[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-102":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Black Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1462645,1913,"Chapter 102: Holographic Communication Device","black-online-chapter-102",102,"\u003Cp>Time flew by, and a short while later, every member of the Fourth Line finished their quick interview.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they didn’t stay behind to idle around and instead headed to their rooms to settle in for a night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Did you know that some players prefer to sleep inside the game?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary asked Fang Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? And why would they do that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s say that if someone attacks this place—Rose Records—and if nobody is online, we will only find out next morning that this place has been burned to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why, there are always a few players staying awake for a night as guards, and some other players sleep inside the game so they can easily be woken up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One of the players will also be on standby to log off and call others in the real world if need be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Makes sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he wasn’t in a situation that allowed him to keep staying in the game for several days in a row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the door opened, and Miranda stepped outside and looked at the two of them—the only ones remaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Both of you, please come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stepped through the open door, stopped by the desk, and four intense gazes locked on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve questioned every member of the Fourth Line, and now it is time for the two of you to make your case about why you should be the team leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock! Knock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at that moment, someone knocked on the door, and without anyone even opening the door, the person knocking peeked his head inside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I too late?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock asked with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Grandfather, what are you doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della asked with a twitching eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t want him to take part in the evaluation process because she knew that he had a clear bias towards Fang Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted the evaluation to be completely impartial and fair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am here only to listen, nothing else~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said with a smirk, sat down on the couch, and propped his feet up on the coffee table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della pinched her forehead and believed that her grandfather wasn’t here just to \"listen,\" but for now, she let him stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then turned to the two young men and, with a smile, said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who wants to start?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two young men looked at each other, and Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I started the raid first, so I think you should go first now, Machary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It already made Rock chuckle as he thought, \"Sneaky little shit,\" as he could see through Fang Raon’s plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see what Machary was going to say and base his response off of that, and he could also see what Della and others didn’t like to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary didn’t care, and he was fine to start first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead then, Machary. Why do you think we should choose you to be the next team leader of the Fourth Line?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I might not be the perfect choice, but I am the best choice as of now. I have my flaws, like everyone has, but my strengths far outweigh any flaws, and there is nothing you all have to worry about if I am the leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary said with a serious tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody responded to his words, and instead, they just wrote down his response in their notebooks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know whether they liked his response or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I wonder if he practiced that in a mirror.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon wondered to himself with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What about you, Fang Raon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First of all, I have a question for Machary. What strengths are you exactly talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Ah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary’s eyebrow jumped, and he turned to him in surprise, and so did everyone else in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock covered his mouth before he burst into laughter, and he was also quite curious about where this was heading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re supposed to make your own case as to why you should be a team leader and not ask questions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am just curious. Can you please enlighten me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a troubled look, Machary turned to Della and the rest so that they would force Fang Raon to stop asking questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, on the contrary, they also looked quite curious and were looking at Machary with a look of, \"So, what are your strengths?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am strong, confident, and resourceful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...How does any of that translate to leading a party? Party leadership requires more than just personal strengths.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary clicked his tongue and angrily looked at Fang Raon, finally understanding what he was trying to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intentionally didn’t want to speak first because this was exactly what he wanted to do and make his case look pathetic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, that’s enough of that. Fang Raon, please, tell us why you should be the team leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, please tell us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary crossed his arms and said with a cold look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was planning to use Fang Raon’s strategy against him, and if he found anything to nitpick, he would do so without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I will let my friends speak on my behalf.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said with a smile and pulled out a strange-looking item from his inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a flat metal plate with a button in the middle of it, but when he pressed the button, a hologram appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a hologram of three people—Ragnar, Abigail, and Poppy—they were sitting on a couch and looked as if they were staring at a camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Holographic Communication Device.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waylen said in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t exactly that rare of a device, and Rose Records had a couple of them, but they were surprised that Fang Raon was in control of one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I got this as a reward on the 12th floor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary turned completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered Fang Raon choosing this as his first item during the 12th floor, and he wondered why, as he thought it wasn’t as good as other items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, everyone...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Ragnar spoke in the hologram, and it sounded very clearly as if he was in the same room as them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am here to tell you about my experience at the party with Machary and Fang Raon... And about why I think Fang Raon should be the team leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragnar said with a serious look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary’s eyes widened in shock, and he turned to Fang Raon, as he couldn’t believe that he got them to do this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why are they helping Fang Raon and not me? What does he have that I don’t?’\u003C\u002Fp>",1135,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.437Z",1,"novelbin.me","b8b983f6d61a05c0874e1ac306c5564ac6b7f70329b298c304af158944450a3d","black-online-chapter-103","black-online-chapter-101",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]