I'm a full level newbie - Chapter 288
288fury. senior manager
"A bet? Are you talking about charging a fee??"
"It's no fun just paying a fee, so why not add a little more? If I lose, I will pay double the fee. Also, let me answer one of your questions, Rick.."
"Whoa. That's pretty interesting.."
The corners of Rick's mouth turned up..
For a worn-out middle manager, irregularities are always fun..
It's even better entertainment if it's about the player you're most interested in watching..
Even apart from the fees.
I'm curious. There are a lot of them..
For example, why did the set item obtained by killing Yasha, one of the strongest boss monsters in the middle layer, be changed to an unfamiliar weapon?.
How can the player who first climbs the tower actually know more information than the residents?.
And the most curious question lingered in my head: how to overcome this crisis..
The worries didn't last long.
"what's the bet?"
Rick accepted the offer..
"I'm going to open a gate now, and you just have to guess where it leads. On the condition that if Rick loses, he will be exempt from trading fees for the rest of his life.."
"ha ha ha. This is too much of a joke. Are you really thinking that there's a gate that I don't know about??"
"So let's make a bet.."
Jinhyuk smiled brightly..
It is a bonus to arouse curiosity with appropriate provocation..
"…… great. They say they are intentionally donating their assets to this Rick Hennessy, and I will gratefully receive double the commission.."
Rick nodded..
Then at that very moment.
partz!
A green, almost blue gate opened in front of the two..
"This, this……?"
An earthquake occurred in Rick's pupils..
Of course you have no choice but to not know..
I didn't know that something like this existed even when I saw the top of the tower in the past..
Moreover, no matter how resourceful and knowledgeable Rick is as a mid-level manager, there is no way he would recognize him..
Purple runes appeared along the black border..
Gate to senior managers' rooms.
It is the ‘Shadow Gate’.
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
It wasn't until the gate's surface was fully open that Rick realized where it led..
"Thank you so much for waiving the transaction fee."
"Jinhyuk… … what are you……."
Rick stuttered..
Then he let out a self-deprecating laugh..
"I guess it was me who was still being overlooked. It was a bet against Jinhyuk, not anyone else.."
As expected, he’s a fun player..
Probably, this man wouldn't be intimidated by them either..
No, it might actually be the upper-level managers who are flocking to it..
"I hope you have a good conversation. He who climbs the tower."
Rick took off his fedora and bowed deeply..
"I'll be back."
Jinhyuk took a step forward..
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Jeopuk…….
When I passed the shimmering surface.
Everything I could see had completely changed..
Bare tree branches, piled snow, and a small cabin in the middle of the forest.
A place reminiscent of Northern Europe has appeared..
[You have entered the territory of Senior Manager 'Vendivia'..]
'I thought it was a place with dragons flying around, but surprisingly it looks ordinary..'
Jinhyuk slowly looked around..
It's my first time coming here..
To be honest, I never dreamed that one day I would be in the residence of one of the senior managers..
Exciting! Exciting! Exciting!
My heart was beating fast..
As I got closer to the door, my entire body became extremely numb and my body contracted so that I could jump out at any time..
'You say you're a senior manager, but you don't even feel the magic?.'
Of course, it's not like there's no magic power..
Just as humans cannot hear ultrasonic waves, we cannot even feel the unfathomably enormous magical power..
right then.
"come in. Because the door is open."
A thin voice echoed from inside the hut..
First off, not a bad start..
At least they didn't attack someone just because they came into the house..
rattle!
Jinhyuk opened the door and went inside..
Whoosh.
I felt the heat.
Inside the hut with a bonfire sitting a female elf with impressive black skin..
Dark elf. To be exact, it is a being that can be said to be the beginning of the dark elves..
"Hey. I lost my way and was wandering around for a while, but thanks to you, I was able to get some warmth from the fire. I almost froze to death."
"under… … Nucksal is also good. Why don't you ask for some very hot soup and a blanket??"
"hmm? I didn't even want that, but if you really want to. I think a blanket made of deer fur with sausages cut into thumb-thick pieces, cream soup with peas, and more would be fine. Since the baby has sensitive skin, please use fur made from a female deer rather than a stag.."
"……."
At Jinhyuk’s words, the manager’s face distorted grimly..
But it was only for a moment.
"The middle managers said that a goal-scoring player had arrived. I guess it was you. shit. A very amazing guy came in.."
Bendivia clicked his tongue..
And I poured the wine on the table into the glass..
"Cut the nonsense here and tell me why you chose me out of all the senior managers. Because I just hate taking time to go.."
Shadow Gate is a line naming ceremony.
In other words, you decide which senior manager you want and then go there..
The moment the gate was activated, seven managers appeared before Jinhyuk’s eyes..
And the one chosen among them was the dark elf ‘Vendivia’..
You have to get past the first question here..
Because upper-level managers are very fickle people..
"There is no particular reason. Anyway, the only information given about senior managers is their names and races. In that case, I decided it would be best to talk to the most reasonable race, the dark elves. If you were Bendivia, you wouldn’t pretend to be on the same side.."
"They don't cover the same side. what does that mean?"
"Don't you know? One of your people crossed the line. And that too hard.."
"……."
The hand movements that were sipping wine stopped..
It's a face I didn't expect to know such things..
"The administrators I know are the guardians of the tower's discipline. However, if you collude with a specific force, you can no longer be called an administrator, right??"
"what do you want? Don't spin around, just talk."
"We will make it possible for managers to fulfill their role as managers. So please help me."
It makes managers perform their role as managers.…….
The pinching words hurt..
This means that if you don't help, Bendivia is also not qualified to be a manager..
"Cheeky. How can you carelessly discuss our role while talking about players?."
Sharp fangs were visible from Bendivia's mouth..
For a moment, it felt like the warmth in the entire cabin had disappeared..
Now that a senior manager has revealed that he lives in his home base, away from the stairs, it is inevitable that it will chill my bones..
But the pressure didn't last long.
"But, I like how bold it is.."
Bendivia stood up..
"No matter what happens in the original tower, we don't intervene. But that's only when it's a natural progression.."
"Are you saying you will help me??"
"Help... … You overestimate me. The entity that is trying to come out of the crack now is not something even senior managers can do anything about. The only thing we can do is tie ourselves to one staircase. Therefore, if that guy comes out, I have no choice but to leave him alone until the set time has passed.."
I guess so.
So the system simply gave the quest to ‘survive’..
however.
"It's not that there is no way. If a few conditions are met, you may be able to gain the ‘time’ that Bendivia mentioned.."
I've already experienced something like this.
Even back then, I went through a lot of hardships, to the point where people said it was terrible.…….
survived.
I was able to survive and continue on..
"Since I haven't experienced it before, I can do it with confidence. No, more than that, how can you be so calm? Normally, it wasn't human nature to be indignant or despair when something ridiculous happened.?"
"It is true that the Tower of Trials is arbitrary and unfriendly. But I'm not asking you to do the impossible.."
"He really is a unique person. Among the residents who have climbed the tower in the past, not a single one thought that way... … . Well, can we hear why he thinks so??"
the last question.
Jinhyuk slowly opened his mouth..
"The tower hopes that someone can reach the top. Because I hope more than anyone else that I can reach the end of this world.."
I don't know if this is the right answer.
I also don't know if Bendivia liked it or not..
That's why I spoke my true feelings calmly..
really… … Because I thought so.
"16Clear the floor one day."
"……!"
"Why are you looking surprised? If you are as confident as you said, try defeating the boss on the 16th floor in one day. If you do that, I'll give you this whatever you want.."
A jewel emitting a mysterious light protruded from Bendivia's arms..
'Soulstone of Longing'.
Special items that can damage the soul.
In terms of size, it is roughly mid-sized..
That means it's enough to fight like crazy for at least a few hours..
"Is this what you need? I'm not doing it to use that weapon in my arms.?"
[Certification exam for senior manager 'Vendivia']
Content: Defeat the boss monster on the 16th floor alone and free the path to the 17th floor..
Conditions: Solo play (limited to defeating bosses) / 23h:59m:59s
Reward: Soulstone of Longing (4h)
Status window appears in front of you.
The first gateway to survival at the Sea of Destruction has begun..
"day. All right."
Jinhyuk accepted the quest..
Before leaving the cabin. Bendivia added a word.
"I have seen many climbers so far. The Empire, the Murim, and the gods belonging to each myth. I was confident that the spirit world, demons, and elyos would all see the top of the tower. So I was quite excited. Some people believe that some force will be able to climb to the top of the tower.."
A bitter voice continued..
"As you can see now, all those factions and rankers failed to reach the top. Now, everyone is obsessed with protecting and expanding their own territory.."
so that.
Managers also compromise between ideals and reality..
Now I just let go of expectations and repeat the same life every day according to the contract with the system..
"But, maybe… … I think you might be different."
The conversation ended with that..
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The entire 16th floor of the Tower of Trials is made up of a huge tropical rainforest..
The size of the stairs themselves was one of the smallest among the 50 floors, but there were various man-eating plants and insect-type beasts, as well as a hot and humid environment..
Everything threatened the survival of the players..
Therefore, the reality was that it was difficult to reach the boss monster on the 16th floor even if you wandered for days and days..
but.
'I never thought there would be a challenger.'
Jinhyuk looked at the entrance to the ruins..
There were traces of a large number of people entering the ruins where the boss was located..
'About twenty people.'
Outside the ruins, a flag with a huge rock giant symbol symbolizing the Titan Guild was planted..
This is an indication that since they entered this place first, other guilds are prohibited from entering until the raid fails..
15After clearing the floor, I was so focused on the empire and martial arts in the middle layer that I didn't notice it..
'Still, I guess I wasn't completely playing around..'
If you make it this far, it means you have a fairly solid attack force..
Of course, being ‘solid’ is not enough to reach the end of the ruins..
I don't know about the named monsters in the middle, but it's probably too much for the boss..
'They said I have to defeat the boss by myself, so I'll have to hurry up a bit..'
But right then.
"kirick!"
"Shh! Shh!"
With a metallic sound, a huge snake and a spider appeared..
'Are they the ones wandering around the ruins?.'
It didn't look like he had any intention of letting me go as he approached me with his mouth dripping..
It worked out just in time..
Even if it wasn't, I needed some space to relax my hands, so now that it's like this, I should think of it as a practice game..
Jinhyuk activated the ‘subspace inventory’.
"Since it's been a while since I've used it, I think it'll be difficult to finish it neatly. I feel like I can't control it well."
Beyond the shimmering space, a quite exotic weapon appeared instead of the weapon used previously..
Clap!
Clap!
Two unique-looking pistols were loaded..
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