Episode 97
As I listened to the story, a question came to mind.
“How do you know that?”
“If you look over there, do you see what looks like a tower? If you go over there, you can check your rankings and achievements.”
“It’s my first time on the 5th floor, so I don’t know much.”
“Would you like me to guide you?”
It’s a nice sound to hear.
I nodded right away.
‘Everyone is looking for me.’
A remarkable rookie who broke the ranking of the 0th floor and passed all the trials of the 2nd floor.
At least dozens of people are wandering around the vacant lot, waiting for their target.
I would like to refrain from getting caught up in the commotion.
“There is a good teahouse nearby.
Let’s go there.”
yes
This is an answer I absolutely like.
In this way, the location could be changed naturally.
I held back the urge to laugh.
“Okay. Let’s go.”
We moved to the teahouse under the guidance of Jeong Seong-hee.
［Leaves of the Wind］
A big old tree.
When I went up using the spirit, I saw a small building perched on a thick tree branch.
This is a teahouse run by an elf.
“welcome.”
The owner of the tea shop was an elf with impressive green hair and long ears.
The menu was full of tea brewed from the leaves of various trees that only grow in the elf homeland.
[Erisa Cha – 2pt]
[Himmel Tea – 3pt]
What caught my eye was the currency denomination stamped on the car.
I immediately asked Seonghee Jeong a question.
“Is there no money here?”
“In the tower, points are currency.”
Hoo.
I learned a new use for points.
Up to this point, you have been able to purchase things that will help you during the ordeal, such as buying air packs or installing turrets.
I could only write
In the Hanging Garden, the points themselves were currency.
‘I’ll have to find out the value of the points later.’
I have about 1.8 million points.
If you know the value of currency, you can use it appropriately where necessary.
We finished ordering and took a seat by the window.
Beyond the window, I could see part of the [Floating Garden].
“There are a lot of interesting-looking buildings, right?”
“That’s right. It feels like I’m in another dimension.”
Altar of the Vulcan race.
Elf’s old tree.
Temple of Elysium.
In addition, there were many buildings built in various architectural styles.
I took a sip of tea while gazing at the scenery.
As the refreshing taste lingered on my tongue, my mind became clearer.
These are the benefits of elf tea.
Seonghee Jeong suddenly opened her mouth.
“How did you pass the trial on floor 0?”
Push!
I sprayed out the tea that was in my mouth like a fool.
The desk was soaked in the tea that noisily spewed out.
“Cough. Cough. What are you talking about?”
“What’s so surprising is… It’s a test that everyone can pass.”
Jeong Seong-hee responded with a sly tone.
This guy.
Did you intentionally set me off?
‘It was a good thing.’
A bitter smile appeared on his lips.
There was one big hole in the suddenly asked question.
Passing the exam.
The trial on floor 0 automatically ends the moment you are defeated by the monster.
The fact that I reacted sensitively there proved that I was a ‘terrible newcomer.’
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‘I was so nervous.’
Lack of information on the 5th floor.
And the attention of many people.
As the two elements overlapped, it went over well with Jeong Seong-hee’s intention.
‘It was an uncharacteristic mistake for me.’
haha.
I burst out laughing out of frustration.
I relaxed my body and leaned back.
The rustic feel of a wooden chair.
My heart sank, somewhat surprised by the hard feeling on my back.
“Since when did you notice?”
“I don’t think Jeon Min-cheol, who ranks first in the 0th floor, has the same name.”
“I knew it from the beginning.”
“I guess. Judging by your reaction, it looks like you really broke the record for floor 0.”
It seemed like he was convinced of his hypersensitivity to spitting out the tea he was drinking.
Sheesh.
Even if I hadn’t been surprised, I wouldn’t have been shocked.
It passed happily.
‘It’s wrong to deny it now.’
I felt at ease.
but.
You have to pay for making fun of me.
“If you don’t guide me properly, I won’t leave you alone.”
“Of course. Then, let me explain about the Hanging Gardens.”
Jeong Seong-hee took out the crystal ball from her bosom.
The crystal ball was about the size of a baseball, and its surface was shiny as if it had been oiled.
“What is this?”
“It’s a map. Let’s press the button there.”
I did as I was told and placed my finger on the button carved into one side of the crystal ball.
Ugh!
The bead trembled once, and then a hologram appeared, emitting a soft light.
Structures inside the city are displayed in a hologram.
A red dot appears in the center of the hologram.
“The city seems quite large.”
“Yes. The Hanging Garden is a place with a permanent population of over 100,000.”
100,000.
It was not a small number.
Suddenly a curiosity arose.
‘Aren’t those people climbing the tower more?’
Why are 100,000 people staying on the 5th floor instead of climbing further up the tower?
In the second floor trial, there was a city called [Deep Sea].
Going through trials and rising to the top
Those who have given up and settled into a small world under the sea.
“That’s quite a large number. Have they all given up on climbing the tower?”
“Hehe. There’s a lot to explain. The bottom line is, no.”
This time, I took out a rough-looking stone.
“It’s a return stone. If you’re undergoing trials in the tower and you feel like you can’t conquer it, you can return here.”
“Hoo.”
“The price is 10,000 points. It’s very expensive.
But, if you think of it as the price of your life, it’s cheap.”
Even if it is not a Hearthstone, an optional map to return to the 5th floor is said to be added when passing the tower’s trials.
“There are probably quite a few people who don’t return to the original world and stay in the tower.”
“So, the resident population is 100,000.”
As I entered the Hanging Garden, all the tower trials I had experienced before felt like a tutorial.
“The Hanging Gardens are divided into four sections.”
The city was spread out in a diamond shape with the tower at the center.
To the east is a residential area.
This is the area where challengers who stay at the tower reside.
To the west is a blacksmith shop.
This is an area where rewards or by-products obtained from the tower are processed.
The south is above.
You can use points to purchase tower strategy-related items or equipment.
North is the community.
Numerous communities are forming
It’s a region.
“What… is this community?”
“This is an organization created by challengers.”
“If you compare it to Earth, it’s like a guild.”
“It’s similar in many ways.”
The Seven Emperors of the Tower.
Among the challengers, the seven major communities founded by the seven emperors, known as the most powerful, had the strongest power.
In addition, large and small communities are proliferating.
“The person who was near the clearing at the beginning earlier
“Do you remember?”
“The clearing of the beginning?”
“This is where Mincheol Hunter just came up to the 5th floor.”
ah.
It seems like they call that place the clearing of the beginning.s
“Are all challengers who ascend to the 5th floor summoned there?”
“Yes. That’s why it’s called the Clearing of Beginnings.”
“Then it looks like they all belong to the community.”
“That’s right. These are friends who are on standby to recruit new members to the community.”
I touched my chin.
The empty space of beginning.
The guild officials who were stationed at the hunter exam or hunter registration center came to mind.
for a moment.
‘The fact that this guy was there…
I looked directly into Jeong Seong-hee’s eyes.
“Then you also joined the community.
That’s right.”
“I am part of a community founded by challengers from the Association.”
“Aren’t you also waiting for the purpose of recruiting me?”
“No. When colleagues from the association come, the youngest’s role is to bring them to the community, so I was waiting.”
“What an ironic coincidence.”
I laughed bitterly.
I never thought so many people would be paying attention to me.
‘I didn’t pay much attention to rankings back then.
‘It was.’
The moment when Legion is defeated.
Passed the level 0 trial and achieved first place in the rankings.
I completely forgot about that fact after that.
‘I didn’t know it was possible to check.’
It was annoying to get the attention of challengers.
I am not afraid of other challengers keeping me in check while climbing the tower.
But I didn’t want to get caught up in troublesome things.
“Don’t worry. I’m a quiet person.”
this person.
Did you read my inner thoughts?
but.
I couldn’t believe what he said at face value.
“Is there any such suggestion as joining the community in exchange for secrecy?”
“I wouldn’t do such a cowardly thing.”
“Then why are you being so kind to me?”
What made me decide to climb to the top
Because it gave me an opportunity.”
reel.
What does this mean?
I looked at Jeong Seong-hee with puzzled eyes.
Jeong Seong-hee only smiled faintly but did not respond.
米 #: 米
I heard a lot of information from Seonghee Jeong.
‘The Hanging Garden is not simply a set of stairs.’
One small society.
Challengers stay in the Hanging Garden and take on higher trials.
To pass the ordeal, various equipment and items were needed.
There are many people who want items that are highly rare.
Such items were naturally concentrated in communities with strong power.
‘The Seven Emperors and the community they lead,
Did you say that?’
The Seven Emperors of the Tower.
These are those who have achieved high ranks on each level and are the strongest among the current challengers.
There is one thing that the seven emperors have in common.
It’s about getting to the top of the tower yourself.
‘I said that targeting the upper tiers is sluggish now because they are competing with each other.’
The ordeal of the tower.
And keeping the opposing community in check.
Top communities had to worry about both sides.
This conflict has been repeated for eons, from immediately after the tower was created until now.
‘It has nothing to do with me.’
I had no intention of joining the community.
It was much easier to tackle the tower trials alone.
“Anyway, Mincheol Hunter is amazing.”
“Why is it Geumchil all of a sudden?”
“Challengers up to the 5th floor have average abilities
is A.”
“Well, that’s Daesoon.”
“When I looked at Mincheol Hunter as a scout, all his abilities were B or B.”
Ohh.
When I hid the chaos power, it seems that the chaos power value was not captured by the scouter.
but. The rest of the abilities are not that high.
‘If it weren’t for the Holy Flame and the Holy Heavenly Concubine, we would have had quite a hard time.’
Overlapping buff effect of chaos and power.
More than double your physical abilities
Even though I searched the entire universe, I couldn’t find a buff that could be done.
‘If you use both in duplicate, the pure stats will approach S class.’
Strength 500 units.
Agility is close to 400.
If you activate both buffs at the same time, you can instantly suppress the A-class hunter in front of you, Seong-hee Jeong.
I had quite a hard time during the hunter certification exam.
We achieved tremendous growth in just a few months.
It’s been quite a while since I heard information from Jeong Seong-hee.
“Oops. I guess I have to go back to the community too.”
“I heard the story well.”
“What? The reason I got to the top was because of Mincheol Hunter, but this is nothing.”
huh?
I don’t know what this guy is talking about again.
‘Wasn’t it just that we met twice?’
When the gate breaks.
And during the hunter certification exam.
It’s a very thin relationship.
‘okay. If a short meeting is meant to be, it must be meant to be.’
I didn’t think further.
“We met before, so I’ll give it to you.”
Before leaving, the guy also gave me a bead with a map function.
Jeong Seong-hee’s favor for an unknown reason.
Isn’t it rude to say you’ll give something but not take it?
I was worried that the words might change, so I took the map beads.
I immediately put it in my subspace pocket.
After sending Jeong Seong-hee off, I immediately got up from my seat.
‘Didn’t you say there are blacksmiths here too?’
West.
This is an area where blacksmiths are gathered.
The tower is a place where talented people from various levels gather.
then.
There might be someone skilled enough to engrave the [Jormungand Cloak] obtained on the second floor in the past.
I walked toward the west side of the city with anticipation.
