Episode 2
1. The early bird gets the worm.
About 20 years ago.
‘Towers’ have appeared all over the world.
The towers, which were stuck in each capital city like lightning rods, had an indefinite height and were impossible to approach or measure with any modern technology.
What is that? It’s scary……
When people’s fear and confusion became uncontrollable.
From the tower that had been silent until now, sounds finally begin to be heard.
To be exact,
As a message before people’s eyes.
Babel Network
[Babel Network opens a world server.]
[Planet Earth. World Channel Open.]
[Nice to meet you, Earth.]
[The issuance of the first entrance ticket to the Tower of Babel has been completed.]
A semi-transparent message window.
At first glance, it looked very similar to the notification window in an online game.
The difference is that it is a very one-sided transmission, and that this is reality, not inside a monitor.
The unidentified tower introduced itself as ‘Babal.’
He then warned them of the disaster that would follow if they did not follow his instructions.
There was no time to hesitate.
The disaster struck without giving humanity time to think.
Gate Outbreak
Gate Outbreak.
Dozens of blue holes appeared as the sky tore apart and the ground split apart.
The cracks that appeared simultaneously literally poured out otherworldly monsters.
Helpless against modern firearms.
I thought it would be ruined by global warming, but it was ruined by the Monster Festival. Everyone was in despair.
Those who received the first ‘ticket’ and entered the tower make a dramatic return.
In his hands he held a bunch of old-fashioned weapons like swords, spears, and bows.
Some of them summon fire and lightning out of thin air.
The first generation was the emergence of the Awakened.
The era of the Great Hunter has now begun.
* * *
“What is the Wi-Fi password here?”
“You can see it at the bottom of your receipt, sir.”
“……Ah-ah-me, please. The smallest one.”
Dystopia indeed. Cafes are getting stronger by the day.
Kyeonji-oh sat down in a seat, amazed by the amazing salesmanship.
It’s already been a month since the college entrance exam results came out.
This time too, the mother was so angry because of the clean-cut that she even turned off the phone.
So what I have in my hand is a perfect air machine that only receives one-way signals.
Without Wi-Fi, we would be like primitive people on a remote island.
‘But why don’t you send him to a boarding school again…?’
To be exact, it was a notice telling me to study on my own because the return on investment was terrible.
Anyway, it’s a modern-day hell there.
Geo shuddered as he recalled the terrible past year.
“Wow, when did this model change?
“Yeo Kang-hee got a commercial.”
“The country also changes. The last model was a one-time owner. Those who work in the tower are a hundred times better than those who work in the dungeon.”
“The dungeon is for them to make money, and the tower is a sacrifice for the future of humanity. Isn’t that obvious? The game isn’t working. I feel bad for the escapees.”
“That’s easy to say. Is it easy to risk your life and enter the Tower of Babel? Anyway, once the gate opens, we’ll all be assigned and drafted the same way. You’re talking nonsense.”
“Why is this kid so angry? Are you an aspiring hunter or something?”
“What toilet did you flush down? Your brother is a hunter, you know.”
What do you eat to make that much noise?
Anyway, high school boys need to know about decibels.
Geo looked at the poster on the wall with his chin resting on his hand. Yeo Kang-hee’s brightly smiling face was dazzling.
Are you a newbie? Did you take the tutorial in the second half of last year?’
Then, even if it’s still unfamiliar, you’ll get used to it soon.
If you’re a ranker who has completed the top route as they say, there’s no way the advertisement will end with just that.
The era of the Awakened, or Hunters.
The first floor of the Tower of Babel that creates them is called the ‘Tutorial’.
The winners of the ‘entrance tickets’ that are randomly awarded every year have gone through this process and been reborn as true Awakened Beings.
And there are two routes to how they grow.
1. A path to climb the ‘Tower’ with high difficulty while risking your life.
2. A stable way to gain experience in a ‘dungeon’ with low difficulty.
People divided the former into the ‘pure group’ and the latter into the ‘breakaway group’.
Although the two sides were equally called upon by the state when the rift occurred, their popularity was completely different.
Since the current situation originated from the appearance of the tower, everyone believed that the answer would ultimately be in the tower.
These days, the prejudice that those who are only devoted to dungeons only care about their own safety is growing stronger.
Besides, the difficulty level is seriously different, and the stars will mainly focus on the top.
It would be great if you could make a contract with the Saint during the tutorial, but the chance of making a contract at the final gateway of the tutorial, ‘Cheonmun (天門)’, is only 20%.
In the end, the rest of the Awakened ones have to roll around the tower and dungeons and survive…
In that respect, the odds of winning were incomparably higher for the top spot.
As a result, the ratio of so-called ‘rankers’ is overwhelmingly pure.
It was perhaps natural that public popularity was biased towards one side.
Of course, the escapees are also chosen by the stars. It’s just that the chances are low.
But whether it’s the pure love route or the prison escape route, all of this is ultimately the ‘normal’ route.
It’s a story from another world, neither of the two.
Very, very rare though.
There was a ‘special case’ where the top was suddenly attacked before even giving out a ‘ticket’…
“Ah, I really don’t want to go to school. Where did you get the star spoon?”
“Crazy, I’m going to win the lottery soon.”
[Your Covenant, ‘Reader of Fate’, presses you, saying, “Did you just hear that?”]
[He laments his miserable fate, saying that there is no other saint as unlucky as him.]
‘Please be quiet.’
《The Covenant of the Lord Gyeonjio, ‘The Reader of Fate’ issues a ticket to enter the Tower of Babel with the authority of the Holy Order. The ‘Exclusive Ticket’ issued arbitrarily cannot be transferred to another person.》
‘Your position refuses to be silenced.’
[Have you seen such a cute incarnation?’ asks the ‘Fate Reader’ as he touches his waist.]
[He points to the neighbors and says, “Look at my child who is yapping like this.”]
“Oh my, this can’t even be muted……”
Geo typed on the Bluetooth keyboard with a fierce attitude.
If you talk to yourself, you’ll be met with comments like, ‘Oh my, that person must have a weak constitution.’ You had to pretend to do something.
I was just browsing through the Hunter intranet at the time.
[trot]
Kim xx │ 20xx. xx. xx.
American Tower of Babel, 42nd floor conquered successfully. (+452)
Comments
– I heard from a friend that this is Timothy’s guild. There will be more detailed follow-up reports soon.
– The celestial rankers don’t go to Babel often, but the celestial nation is fucking abandoned by its number one person;
– When will the peninsula reach the 40th floor… I wonder if it’s hellish Joseon, the difficulty is hellish
– Where is our country’s number one Daeje and what is he doing? Has he left the secular world? Has he entered a temple?
– Nobody knows. They can’t see it.
– The mysticism is deepㅡㅡ 1st place is dime?
– I’m not sure…
– Seriously, how great of a person is this;;;
‘I’m a third-time repeater, X sprout……’
Skip the Tower of Babel entrance ticket too.
Skip the tutorial process too.
But more than anyone else, the golden road is the one that is more difficult and rare than winning the lottery or the Super Bowl.
Also known as ‘star spoon’.
Although there is some variation depending on the color of the spoon, star spoons usually receive tremendous favoritism from the constellations.
The most famous person in this case is the French saint Giselle, currently ranked 12th in the world.
Giselle, who was an ordinary person, was immediately evaluated as an S-class upon awakening and entered the top ranks of the world rankings.
Although mostly anonymous and unidentified, it was no secret that her surname was that of a legendary heroine of France.
[The saint, ‘the reader of fate’, laughs.]
[He waves his hand, saying it’s so ridiculous that he doesn’t even want to compare.]
‘I didn’t ask……’
[trot]
Kim xx │ 20xx. xx. xx.
American Tower of Babel, 42nd floor conquered successfully. (+452)
Comments
– Seriously, how great of a person is this;;;
↳ – It’s amazing. He’s the first S-rank awakened player in Korea. Now, there are quite a few S-ranks, but back then, it wasn’t like that. When our number one player appeared, the whole world rankings changed, and the ranker channel numbers all changed. Everyone was pushed down one spot.
↳ – Wow Latte is casting a spell on Horsesㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
↳ – I don’t care if it’s just a memory of an old person, but I hope someone can tell me the best eyewitness account. Or at least a Channel 1 experience.
↳ – No, it’s not like he’s an old person there, he’s not even going to bounce off, he’s just going to be friendly
Jiiing.
KakaoTalk was vibrating like crazy. As I was chewing, my phone started ringing too.
Geo downed his iced Americano, drinking it all the way to the bottom of the glass.
The vibration didn’t stop, so people at the table next to me started to look at it. But soon, the phone suddenly stopped ringing.
‘Did you get hurt?’
[The Covenant clicks its tongue, saying that the remark was reckless.]
Jiying. Geo turned his phone over again with an ominous feeling.
Mom’s Son│010-7351-xxxx
━ xx month xx day ━
Hey, I’m out of breath
Go home now before your identity is revealed on the world channel.
“This is a useless kid in this life……”
I hurriedly packed my bags and left. It was two stops away from my house, but it didn’t matter.
As soon as he left the cafe building, Geo went into a back alley. He pulled the doorknob of a deserted back door. Then,
“Where have you been?”
“You were in your room? Maybe you were too engrossed in your studies to hear it.”
Geo responded calmly, closing the door.
I frowned as much as I could without missing a beat. I find what you’re saying so absurd and ridiculous.
Gyeonjirok, who had been standing guard in front of the door the whole time, snickered. The iron plate is amazing.
“I was about to break down the door, but this time I was afraid that my mom would really shave my head.”
“……That’s what our Logi was like. Why were you looking for it? What do you need?”
“Are you kidding me? You really don’t check the channel. I’m on my way from Babel right now after hearing the news. Mr. Kyeonji-oh, what do you think I need?”
“Well, let’s see. A warm hug between siblings?”
Geo muttered that it had been a while since he had seen her.
The leader of the domestic pure love faction. The top ranker, Gyeon Ji-rok, finally cannot stand the shocking sight and explodes in anger.
“Hey! Stop playing hide and seek and let’s do some strategy, you little house idiot!”
[Your Covenant, ‘Reader of Fate’, cheers with joy at the bursting cider.]
Babel said.
Among spoons, the spoon is the star spoon.
And among the star spoons, the star spoon just gave me an S-class.
It’s been almost 10 years since I debuted as the first S-class student in South Korea in elementary school.
I’ve never been to the Tower of Babel or a dungeon, but I’m still the undisputed leader.
Currently ranked 3rd in the world.
Ranked 1st in Korea.
The Magic King ‘Joe.’
In reality, third-year student Kyeon Ji-oh (20 years old/female) avoided her hot younger brother’s gaze. Ah, hot.
A guide to proper living for rankers.
