A Wimp’s Strategy Guide to Conquer the Tower (Novel) - Chapter 134
Chapter 134
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Translated by Jinmu
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The South Korea tower climbing progress made known through world notices.
The NO.1 tower up to the 76th floor, the NO.2 tower up to the 74th floor.
Even in the South Korean Awakening Management Agency, there are 2 collapse deadline electronic display boards.
The NO.1 tower has a collapse deadline of about 3 years, the NO.2 tower has a collapse deadline of about 2 years.
It is plenty.
The days of fretting and feeling anxious watching the shrinking tower collapse deadlines have passed.
Is it only the tower collapse deadlines?
What about the pouring High-Grade Mana Stones too.
And South Korea’s biggest risk.
Namely, the escalation of tension due to the division of North and South.
However, the atmosphere changed abruptly due to the tower forceful occupation.
Unification was right before their eyes.
A situation where the saying “a blessing in disguise fits perfectly.
Then what about other nations?
They were climbing to the upper floors one after another.
The United States climbed up to the 73rd floor.
By only clearing the basic missions, of course.
Russia, France, Norway, Saudi Arabia, etc., the nations entering the ranks of tower climbing advanced countries all climbed up to the 70s floors and were climbing by clearing basic missions.
Basic missions are easy.
They are even easier than the undead section where the clear difficulty had supposedly dropped.
In addition, good quality equipment, a diversity of potions and elixirs, and the desire for High-Grade Mana Stones.
If it were the past, because the collapse deadlines did not overlap, they would climb after fully filling the 6 months, but now they accumulated deadlines unconditionally through upper floor climbing.
Soon, other nations might catch up to South Korea’s clear progress.
No, they might entirely overtake it.
Does it matter?
It’s not like there’s any special benefit just because you get 1st place in tower climbing.
However,
“Even so, please pass on to the governments of each country to judge climbing the 80th floor carefully. Because I also plan to rest from upper floor climbing for the time being…,”
Joo-hyuk conversing with Jeon Kwang-il in the Awakening Management Agency material storage.
“Climbing the 80th floor, you say? Is it difficult to clear?”
“I don’t know well, but… You experienced it on the 70th floor, right. Something like the curse of Kavalan.”
“Ah!”
It is a hypothesis that can sufficiently come out.
Meaning the speculation that something similar to the curse of Kavalan might occur on the 80th floor as well.
“Yes, I will convey that as such.”
Well, it’s a floor he has to climb someday, but there’s nothing wrong with being overly cautious.
Thinking about it, it’s a little funny.
In the past, he worried because he couldn’t climb the upper floors, but now he worries because they might climb too fast.
Who would be exactly at the center of that change?
Jeon Kwang-il spoke with a pleased expression.
“This is all thanks to Player Bong, sir. By allowing us to sell items in the shop. The difficulty plunges when you fully equip yourself with reward items.”
Even though it’s true, always be humble.
“Ei, what are you saying. The items I sell are all for money too. I am always thankful that you act as a sales agent in the Player Shop.”
He handed over items this time as well.
He called Rajix and piled up the items secured from the 72nd floor and 73rd floor of the North Korea tower on one side.
It wasn’t just items.
He also handed over the elixirs of mental power enhancement manufactured by the corner Alchemist-nim for proxy sales.
He says they sell the best these days.
Because there is nothing as important as mentality for a player.
Also because they are effective not only for players but for ordinary people as well.
They are 3 million won per bottle, but they are in a state where they can’t sell them because they don’t have any.
“Japan also succeeded in clearing the 60th floor a while ago.”
“Already?”
The 60th floor is the floor where the Wyvern Lord and Highly Venomous Wyverns appear together.
“It is because of the poison resistance items sold at our Player Shop.”
Then again, as long as there is a countermeasure for the Highly Venomous Wyverns, the Wyvern Lord isn’t too difficult.
Of course, limited to talented players.
“And a negotiation team sent by the Japanese Prime Minister visited our Management Agency.”
I think I get it.
Since they cleared the 60th floor, they have to break through the undead section.
“It seems they judged that Holy Water alone is insufficient. They also requested the rental of the Holy Sword for a certain clear, so…”
Joo-hyuk and the Awakening Management Agency had originally set a policy not to rent the Holy Sword to Japan.
However, that was because the previous Japanese cabinet government secretly naturalized South Korea’s top player like thieves.
The Japan then and the Japan now are different.
Prime Minister Maeda, a former player, personally announced a statement and apologized to South Korea.
Having been burned badly once, it seems they came to their senses.
Territorial disputes like Dokdo, economic conflicts, historical issues, etc., Japan came out surrendering on all matters.
“Would it be alright if we rent it out?”
“Well, please do.”
The collaboration of Holy Water and the Holy Sword, a greatly weakened dark aura.
Japan will also climb at super-high speed soon, right.
Like other nations.
Anyway, renting out the Holy Sword is greatly welcomed.
Since it’s work that brings in money.
‘I should earn when I can earn.’
Actually, he had already recovered the money that went out while purchasing the 61-story building.
It has decreased a lot compared to before, but the Holy Sword rental is still ongoing.
And the item payments sold at the Player Shop.
Besides that, there’s more.
Basilisk and Wyvern leather products.
As production volume increased significantly, the money coming in to Joo-hyuk has also increased a lot.
In that sense,
“I’d like to purchase more buildings…,”
“Is that so? Towards where should I look into for you? Gangnam? Seocho?”
“No. Location is not important. I just intend to buy small and pretty buildings or country houses. It doesn’t matter if it is in the provinces.”
“Understood. I will tell the dedicated department.”
The reason for trying to buy buildings is nothing else.
To copy and paste them onto the White Tower 17th floor.
Is it okay to just copy other people’s buildings?
I’ll copy and paste mine.
He roughly finished his business, and.
“Ah, right! This is an item I picked up in the tower. Use it if you need it.”
“Yes? This is…,”
When he explained the item information while handing the Rune of Player Awakening to Jeon Kwang-il.
“It, it awakens an ordinary person into a player, you say?”
“That’s right. Although you must have one Platinum Badge.”
“…A b-badge you say, are you perhaps talking about this one I have pinned on?”
“Yes. You just have to ingest the Rune, but I’m saying you must have a badge.”
“…”
“Since you conveniently have a badge, it would be good for you to use it personally as well.”
Jeon Kwang-il with trembling eyes.
Player awakening, you say?
Me?
“If you hate awakening, you may give it to another person. Although you’d have to hand over the badge together as well.”
“…Ah, what about the item price?”
“Ei, between us! It’s free. Because it’s useless even if I possess it.”
What would I do keeping it?
There’s no one to give it to.
As for Jeon Kwang-il, he already knew of the existence of the Platinum Badge, and he even has one pinned on.
Family?
The suitable candidate is only my younger brother Min-hyuk, but…,
‘Would that kid do it?’
A timid real man even more cowardly than himself.
I also hate recommending it.
If I’m doing it anyway, it is right for Jeon Kwang-il to awaken.
He’s nominally the Deputy Commissioner of the Awakening Management Agency, no, soon he will be the Commissioner.
Player Awakening Management Commissioner.
Where else is there a clearer justification than this.
Joo-hyuk finished his business and came to the Namyangju vacation home.
From now on, it’s healing time.
He summoned all the summoned entities at once.
[Trait] : Summon (Simultaneous Summon : 9)
Even down to the Blood Wolf.
He feels proud.
A whopping 9 friends whom he doesn’t have to pay a friend fee.
How great is that.
Just seeing each other’s faces is enjoyable.
He also did the badge awarding ceremony.
First, 1 badge to Gwangma for the merit of helping Gyeon Dal-rae’s master Hae-ryeong ascend to heaven.
“Keo-heom! My chest is heavy. I cannot straighten my back.”
“You are being like this again, again, again, sir. If Sir Gwangma cannot straighten his back, our worker Rajix would be crawling around every day, sir.”
“Shall I really make you crawl around?”
“A, no, sir.”
Next, 1 badge to our Republic Minister of the People’s Armed Forces Comrade too.
“Thank you, sir. I shall resolutely defend Summoner Bong with the Juche revolutionary spirit in the future as well, sir. Hurrah for Joo-hyuk!”
Clap clap clap clap.
“Ugh, Sir Gwangma’s words are right, sir. My back is just bending, sir.”
“…”
We can’t leave out Rajix either.
1 badge for the merit of discovering the High-Grade Mana Stone vein.
“Ho-eng!”
Clap clap clap clap.
Rajix suddenly rolling around here and there frantically, de-gul-de-gul.
“Worker Rajix.”
“Ho-e?”
“Since it is heavy, can you not stand, sir?”
“Ho-e!”
“Please endure it, sir. You must handle the weight of the badge to be the cosmic top servant, sir.”
“Hoo-e-e-ek!”
It’s a shame, but Gobang, Veronica, and Bardin are not subjects for the badge awarding.
The Blood Wolf is the same.
Gyeon Dal-rae, I can just give her 21 all at once during her farewell ceremony.
Since she already has 4 badges pinned on her chest, the total is 25.
Finally, what is the highlight of the badge awarding ceremony?
Naturally, it was the corner Alchemist Aliya Mari.
2 Platinum Badges.
Her qualifications are sufficient.
“Summoned Entity Aliya Mari-ssi.”
Tti-ring!
: Yes™ª
“Because you completely annihilated the twin Nine-Tailed Foxes and the subordinate foxes on the 76th floor with the explosive Homunculi of mighty firepower, I award you 2 Platinum Badges.”
Tti-ring!
: Thank you. I really like it.
And then, as he opened the door of the camping car where Mari was alone and covertly placed the 2 badges,
Seu-euk,
A white hand came out and swiftly collected the 2 badges.
Clap clap clap clap!
The badge awarding ceremony ended.
Full-fledged party starts.
Lighting a fire, grilling meat, setting up a portable screen to watch movies together, playing games…
Time flowed quickly.
Now it’s time to send Gyeon Dal-rae off.
Joo-hyuk tightly placed the Rune of Summoned Entity Grade Breakthrough and 21 Platinum Badges in her hands and said.
“It doesn’t matter even if the breakthrough fails. Just return safely in good health.”
Gyeon Dal-rae shedding tears.
“This girl, will absolutely succeed in the breakthrough and become the foundation for the magnificent journey Young Master undertakes.”
The other summoned entities too.
“The warrior has tried it, so I know. A breakthrough is not an easy task, but the Princess will accomplish it.”
“Certain victory! Congratulations on your promotion in advance.”
“Blessings to the pagan shaman priestess! Light!”
“Go and return with your body intact.”
“Ho-e,”
“Looking forward to it, sir. Waiting while holding my breath, sir.”
And cancel Gyeon Dal-rae summon.
Spot!
Farewell party ends.
It’s a shame.
To think he won’t be able to see the strict, serious, and dignified Gyeon Dal-rae for 2 weeks.
“Starting today, we can get into noodle slurping, sir.”
“The warrior will boil ramen.”
“…Sergeant Bae, w-would you like to eat ramen before you go, sir?”
“Wanna die?”
One spot emptied.
Welcome party starts.
Is there a need to wait?
Let’s fill it with a new person.
“I will call immediately.”
Will a proper person come out this time?
Does it matter if just anyone comes out.
Already used to it.
Isn’t it the 10th already.
“Randomized Summon!”
Hwa-a-a-a-at!
A ring of light gathering.
Hwa-a-a-at!
As the rings of light merged into one.
Pa-pa-pa-pat!
A form was revealed.
Who is it?
The gender was male.
The outward appearance was so.
Hair combed shortly into a slicked-back style.
Pale facial skin without a speck of blood color.
Bright red lips and pupils that seemed to contrast with it.
Wearing a large black mantle on his back.
His overall appearance was just like…,
– Name : Geppetto
– Grade : SSR (Special Super Rare)
– Type : Vampire (True Blood)
– Manifestation Limit : 5 hours
– Satisfaction Evaluation : None.
– Re-summon Cooldown : 3 hours (applied after summon cancellation)
‘…He’s a vampire.’
No, even vampires were summonable?
It’s baffling.
Even granting beastmen and elves.
– The gourmet vampire noble Geppetto does not drink just any blood. The blood of a pure and noble human whose soul has not been tainted with dirt, the taste of blood Geppetto likes the most.
– Even so, he did not kill humans, nor did he excessively suck blood to make them his servants. Since pure humans are extremely rare, he sought understanding first and carefully licked, hal-jjak-hal-jjak, paying a sufficient price as well. Because he has to enjoy that taste for a long, long time.
– During that time, an incident occurred. The Vampire Lord kidnapped the human he had been taking care of, sucked their blood, and corrupted them into a low-grade blood-sucking fiend. Geppetto was enraged. Because it was a human he cherished very, very much, so he sparked a rebellion. Naturally he failed, and in return his heart was extracted by the Vampire Lord and he died.
“Master?”
“…Y-yes.”
No matter if he’s a summoned entity, a vampire suddenly speaking to me gives me goosebumps, huh?
“Thank you for summoning me. In that sense, I have a request, but…,”
“Please speak.”
“Could you please bestow upon me the Master’s blood?”
“Yep?”
My blood?
“Master is a more noble person than any human soul I have ever met. If I could taste Master’s blood, it would be the honor and joy of a lifetime, and simultaneously the experience as the greatest epicure…,”
“…”
I feel weird.
The vampire Geppetto who says he only craves the blood of pure human souls.
He means I am like that too.
Is this also a compliment?
Right at that moment!
“Hey, you crazy vampire bastard!”
Cheu-pit!
“Eh?”
Peo-eo-eok!
“Ke-ek!”
Cossack bursting a dropkick right into Geppetto’s face.
“What? You’ll do what to our Summoner Bong’s blood, sir?”
U-dang-tang-tang!
Geppetto was kicked away and tumbled across the floor.
Simultaneously, Bardin ran up, grabbed him by his hair, lifted him up, and manifested his radiance.
“Die! You devil bastard! Light!”
“Kkeu-a-a-ak!”
Chi-ji-ji-jik!
Geppetto’s body burning down by the radiance.
Veronica didn’t hold back either.
“The most bullshit thing during my military life was mosquito bastards like you!”
Peo-eok! Peo-eok! Peo-eok!
She struck his face repeatedly with the butt of her magic gun.
“Here, let me bite you for once.”
Gobang also thrust his forearm into Geppetto’s mouth.
“Seeing if the skin breaks, or your cornstalk-like fangs break,”
Gwangma opened his mouth with dreary eyes.
“Do not kill him. Then it is too comfortable. We have plenty of time so let us beat him persistently.”
[Mari] : That #$&@ bastard, I’m gonna shove Homun-ies into his asshole and burst him!
“Kill him!”
“Pull out his fangs!”
“Blood Wolf, bite!”
“Keong-keong!”
“Ho-e-e-e!”
“Uh-uh-uh, Worker Rajix, strike your pickaxe gently, sir. You’ll make a hole in his head, sir.”
“Ms. Mari’s Homun-ies are here. Spread this bastard’s anus open.”
Peok-peok-peok-peok!
The vampire Geppetto suffering a severe hazing.
However?
Tti-ring!
[You have used Randomized Summon 10 times.]
Oh!
[The catalog list is completely filled with 10 people.]
‘Is it an achievement?’
[A Catalog Expansion Ticket is required to register the 11th summoned entity roster.]
‘…Mmm?’
[If the 11th randomized summon is executed without catalog expansion, the oldest items from the list will be deleted sequentially in order.]
‘What in the world is this?’
So you’re saying the catalog roster is up to 10 people?
If I call one more person, the existing roster gets deleted.
If it’s the oldest roster, who would it be?
Our Minister of the People’s Armed Forces.
‘Haa, fuck.’
I thought it was an achievement, but a restriction was placed.
Curses just pop out automatically.
Of course, there will absolutely be no 11 summons without expansion.
However, just imagining that Cossack might be deleted from the list, anger merely surges up at that alone.
‘Is this also the tower’s trickery?’
[Catalog] : John Cossack / Barbarian Meat Shield / Gyeon Dal-rae / Rajix / Gwangma / Veronica Caliber / Lucius Bardin / Blood Wolf / Aliya Mari / Geppetto – Roster addition unavailable.
‘…There are a lot.’
Well, it is a balance collapse to keep calling without restrictions.
Since even if I just chilled for 1 year, the roster would increase by 12 people.
There’s no way the tower would just stand by and watch that.
‘Anyway, where do I get the Catalog Expansion Ticket?’
Looking at the item type, it’s certain it’ll come out from privileges.
‘Well, is there a problem?’
I just won’t do randomized summons until the expansion ticket comes out, right.