Episode 82
82. Episode 82
Chorrrrrr-
A long system window opened up in front of Seun.
Inside, there was a list of rewards that were incomparably more diverse than the twenty items that were previously floating around.
‘Damn, that player. What the hell is his identity?’
Looking at the list, Tuning bit his lip as he looked at Se-woon, whose eyes were sparkling, unlike a moment ago when he had been completely indifferent.
Even if they achieved the top ranking, they are still just players in the tutorial. They don’t even know the basics about the system or the top.
But what about Seun?
As if he had read Tuning’s mind, he said he would turn down those excellent rewards and choose the reward himself.
If a stranger saw him, they would mistake him for a high ranker who had already climbed the tower.
‘And I, the manager, showed up in person, so wouldn’t it be normal to be a little surprised?’
When I first stood at the entrance of the tower to complete the tutorial, the tutorial management office was in chaos.
Total public service points: 1.5 million.
This is the highest public achievement that has never been achieved in the long history of the tower.
That’s why the system was in chaos and called the administrator.
Naturally, his subordinates turned their heads away from this embarrassing incident, and Tuning had no choice but to step in himself.
No, honestly, I wouldn’t have been able to send it even if my subordinate had stepped up to do it. If my subordinate had made a mistake, I don’t know what would happen.
That kind of thing was happening right before Tuning’s eyes.
‘Even so, it would be difficult to choose a reward greater than what I have shown you.’
The list of rewards Seun is looking at now had a bit of a trick in it.
‘All rewards’.
Literally, I put in all the rewards you can get as a reward for completing the tutorial.
It was virtually impossible to identify all of them just by looking at the names of the items.
furthermore…….
‘I’ve changed the names of all the dangerous items.’
We also made sure to prepare countermeasures for any emergency situation.
Even if you do well, you’ll probably end up choosing something a little better than the reward that tuning showed you earlier.
But why is that?
‘Why am I so anxious?’
Feeling a strange sense of anxiety, Tuning found himself biting his lips without realizing it.
* * *
‘As expected, the reward from earlier was just a normal 1st place reward.’
The list of rewards in front of me contained dozens, if not hundreds, of rewards.
Although there were some low-level rewards mixed in, perhaps because he didn’t like the idea of choosing the rewards himself, it didn’t really matter to Se-Woon.
Because before returning, Seun had rolled and rolled again on the tower.
[ Dagger of Swiftness ]
‘It was a B-grade dagger. It’s a useful item, but it’s not enough for a first-place reward.’
[Giant Flame Tower]
‘It was famous for having a fancy name but being difficult to use.’
This is because, for most items, you can roughly guess the grade or value just by looking at the name.
Thanks to this, Seun was able to select items at a fast pace.
Not long after starting to read down the list, Seun had picked out three useful rewards.
[ Hardened divine blood ]
[Taejo Muwangje’s proclamation]
[ Black thorn ]
All three had much greater value and potential than the manager had initially shown.
When Seun actually pulled these out as a selection list, the manager’s mouth dropped open wide.
As well as.
– The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’, looks at the reward you have chosen and its eyes sparkle.
-The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’, praises your excellent insight.
Mamon, the god of greed, also acknowledged the reward Seun had chosen.
Mamon, who had been indifferent to any item except for the Durandal, became even more confident in his choice.
Although he was quite pleased with it as it was, the list of rewards was so long that Se-Woon leisurely looked over the rest of the list.
There is no time limit anyway.
“P, Player? Would you like to make your selection and enter the tower now?”
“I didn’t hear any time limit.”
“There is no time limit, but players are quickly climbing the tower even during this time!”
“I’ll take care of that.”
“ha…….”
Seeing the manager sigh deeply and fidget, I became even more certain that there would be items of greater value than the ones I had selected.
As I was going down the list so carefully.
There was one item that stood out to Se-un.
[ small key ]
‘key?’
Unlike the previous rewards that had flashy names regardless of the item’s performance, this is a very ordinary name.
I tried to expand the description, but there was no proper explanation or usage.
However, the moment he saw the image of the item, Seun’s eyes changed.
‘This is no ordinary key.’
Before returning, Seun had seen various keys and locks as expected from an adventurer and explorer.
However, the key seen now had a unique appearance among all the keys.
There was no share line that a key should have, and it was the strongest metal that was more than enough for a key.
It was made of ‘Orichalcum’, a metal created by the gods.
If someone who didn’t know saw it, they would have just thought it was a slightly unusual ‘rainbow key’ and passed it over, but Se-Woon’s instincts were telling him to ignore the previous items and choose the key in front of him.
-The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’, opens its eyes wide as it recognizes the identity of the key.
-The constellation ‘The Crow with the Head Down’ is very puzzled by the fact that the key is a reward for the tutorial.
Mammon’s reaction made me feel confident.
Se-Woon finished his worries and chose the key in front of him.
“I’ll do this.”
“I, really? No, how about something else? Doesn’t that seem too low-level to be the reward for being ranked number one?”
“is that so?”
“Yes! Even if you get a key whose purpose you don’t even know, you won’t get anything out of the tower! Instead, the blood of the gods or the sword you chose earlier would be much better!”
“I see. That’s a key of a much lower standard.”
“Yes, yes! The manager’s eyes are very accurate! You can trust him!”
The manager continued speaking, trying hard to control his expression.
However, Se-un was already confident.
But why am I accepting his words? It was to catch ‘slips of the tongue’ like the one just now.
“Then, you can give me some additional compensation.”
“……yes?”
“You said the reward was low-level. So, why don’t you give additional rewards that match the level?”
“… … Haha! You’re good at joking. The ranking rewards for the tutorial are only one.”
“So, is the so-called tutorial manager trying to pass the buck by giving the #1 ranked player a ‘low-level reward’?”
“What is that!”
“It’s disappointing. I’m a weak player so I have no choice but to let it go, but I wonder what the constellations who are looking at me will think… … .”
-The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’ smiles bitterly at your greed.
-The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Bowed’, nods in agreement with your words.
-The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Bowed’, steps forward to formally protest this matter to the tower management office.
“Oh, that can’t be!”
The tower management office had no consideration for the players.
However, it is different if the opponent is a constellation.
Seundo didn’t know the details yet, but he knew that the breath of the constellation had a great influence on the management office. Especially when the opponent was not a mediocre constellation but a ‘demon’.
“Haha! I guess I was wrong! In fact, that key is of immense value… … .”
“Surely you weren’t trying to trick me into choosing by saying it was a worthless reward, right? You’re the head of the Tutorial Management Center.”
“How can I be the CEO!”
“If someone can talk about compensation without even reporting it, they’re either a manager or a bad employee. There are two options.”
“Ahem… … .”
-The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’, stares at the manager, trying hard to suppress the corners of its lips that are twisting upward.
-The constellation, the ‘hungry prince’, complains about how there can be nothing to eat in return for the reward.
-The constellation, ‘The Serpent Surrounding Time’, crumples up its impressions at the sight of the tower’s true form after a long time.
Se-woon looked at the manager with eyes that asked what he was going to do now.
It’s like trying to fool a player who doesn’t know anything and having to give them a reward for it.
It was difficult to change the subject because three constellations of the same level were watching Seun.
Of course, among these, Leviathan would not have much influence since she was outside the tower, but even excluding her, the influence of the two demons was enormous.
The manager, who had been imagining the endless downward grinding starting from the very top of the tower, soon lowered his head and muttered quietly.
“one more…….”
“Then, please give me this.”
“That won’t do! It’s the second reward, so at least it’s of a lower grade!”
“Ah. So, at first, you were intentionally trying to give me a ‘low-grade’ reward?”
“……All right.”
A big sigh escaped the manager’s mouth as he watched Se-woon choose one more reward as if he had been waiting for it.
* * *
[Taejo Muwangje’s proclamation]
Category: Cloak
Rating: S-
Description: A sword used by Cao Cao, the last prime minister of the Han Dynasty and the founder of the Wei Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms Period.
Ability: 1. All-round hero – All abilities and skill efficiency increase by 10%.
2. Focus on Expeditions – When leading the army on a conquest, the army’s combat power increases by 10%.
3. Family Value – Increases the combat power of trustworthy soldiers by 10%. (Up to 10 people can be designated, and can be stacked with Family Value)
The proclamation of Emperor Taizu Wu. In other words, the proclamation of Cao Cao.
It was an S-grade item that surpassed the A+ grade items that the manager had first introduced.
Hardened blood and black thorns also possessed desirable abilities, and the previous Seun would have naturally chosen them.
‘If you want to lead a clan, this would be better.’
Se-Woon was no longer alone. He had decided to lead the clan members, including Yoo Seo-Ah and Kang Han-Cheol, so he needed at least one of these command items.
furthermore…….
‘These abilities all apply to me as well.’
The first ability is to increase all abilities and skill efficiency by 10%.
Both the patriarchal and kinship-oriented values behind it could be applied in an overlapping manner.
That means that when going into battle, Seun’s combat power will increase by over 30%. Just by wearing a cloak, not a sword or armor.
This alone was enough to qualify the ‘Taejo Muwangje’s Propaganda’ as an S-class performance.
Swish.
‘The fit is also comfortable.’
The coat of arms was mostly red with a golden dragon symbolizing the emperor, and it suited him well as if it had been Seun’s from the beginning.
It was a bit of a shame to give up the fear ability of the ‘Gray Wolf Cloak’ that I was originally using, but this weapon had excellent performance that was worth giving it up for.
Next is the ‘small key’, which can be considered the main reward for the tutorial.
[ small key ]
classification : ??
Rating : ??
explanation : ??
ability : ??
Unfortunately, even though I received it in person and checked the information, I could not find any proper explanation.
However, Se-Woon had a vague idea about this key.
‘The universal key.’
In other words, Master key.
A key that can open anything that is locked or sealed. A legendary key that has only been seen in literature.
Of course, I couldn’t be sure because the information wasn’t confirmed, but I could just go into the tower and check.
Even if it wasn’t a master key, the material called Orichalcum was a mineral worthy of first place reward.
“Shall we go in slowly?”
I turned my head and took a wide look at the road I had come from.
This tutorial felt longer than I expected, but it was just a taste of what lies ahead for the tower climb.
With that thought in mind, Seun took his first step into the entrance of the tower.
fantasy,
