The Novel's Extra Chapter 164

[Player 'Nayunjajangman' has sent you a friend request . ]

I was taken aback .
How did he send me a friend request? Didn't I block people from sending me friend requests through the public forum?
A sudden suspicion sank into my heart .

“Erm… . ”

I hesitated for a moment, but soon I accepted the request .
Ding—
As soon as I accepted the friend request, Nayunjajangman messaged me .

「Hyung-nim! What happened? I heard you made 20000TP!」

Looking at his message, I checked my system setting once again .

[Allow friend requests through the public forum (OFF)]

It was still the same . Knowing that things could get annoying after having my name spread in the third tutorial, I had the friend request option blocked . As a result, Players couldn't send friend requests to me unless they were within a 20-meter range of me at some point .

「Hey, how did you add me as a friend?」

I messaged Nayunjajangman as a strange feeling began to rise up within me .

「ㅋㅋ I think we passed by each other in the third tutorial . I saw Hyung-nim's name in my List of Encountered Players . 」

「You're also in the highest difficulty?」

「Yes ㅋㅋ」

“…Eh?”

I took my eyes off the chat window for a moment . My neck suddenly began to hurt .
I needed time to think .
Only 50 people had cleared the third tutorial, and of those 50, Nayunjajangman was one of them .
Nayunjajangman .
Even though he always said 'hyung-nim' and talked like a man, the first two characters of his name had always bugged me .
Was it just a coincidence?
Or was it part of the fate that I changed?

「Hyung-nim, how did you make so much TP? I have mad respect for you . 」

I closed the chat window and typed 'ImGosu' in the public forum .

[There is no comment or post under that Player name . ]

There was nothing .
Next, I typed 'Nayunjajangman' .

—Anyone clear the highest difficulty tutorial?
—The highest difficulty tutorial is filled with scammers . Be careful, everyone . Pickpockets here can also steal money from your inventory .
—Yep, I got 150TP stolen from my inventory while walking in broad daylight .
—Also, there are thugs all over the dark alleyways . They're clearly gunning to steal your money .
—I don't know if the hardest difficulty tutorial has any benefit .
—ㅋㅋ I really am in the highest difficulty tutorial .
—Screw off if you don't want to believe me .
—Fuck you too~

Reading through his comments and posts, cold sweat began to form on my forehead .
I pushed my hair back .
A chill went down my spine, and my head became hot .
With trembling hands, I tapped on the holographic keyboard .

「It just happened . 」

「You just happened to make 20000TP…? Hyung-nim, are you really Vast Expanse? I'm a big fan of him . 」

After a bit of back and forth, I asked a seemingly random question .

「By the way, are you really a guy?」

「?? Why? That was kinda sudden . 」

「Just asking . You know, your name is jajangman . Are you supposed to be a Chinese restaurant? How did a Chinese restaurant clear the highest difficulty tutorial? 」 [1]

「ㅋㅋㅋ I'll tell you when we meet . Like I said before, I think we're going to meet one day . 」

Nayunjajangman avoided the question .
I didn't dig into it too much . I was afraid that the suspicion I had was real .
He sent me a few more messages after that, but I told him I was busy and exited the conversation .
At that moment, Boss messaged me .

Boss: 「Newbie . 」
「Yes? What's up?」
Boss: 「Do you have anything to eat?」
「ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Didn't you say you had food? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ」

I was laughing in the chat, but in reality, my expression was stiff . I subconsciously touched my mouth . It was hard and cold .

Boss: 「W-Well, the Player Shop has bento boxes for sale . 」
Boss: 「I just thought I shouldn't waste TP on bento boxes . 」
「Oh, okay, hold on a second . I'll invite Boss to my place . We can eat together . 」
Boss: 「Ok . 」

I sent Boss an invitation . Then, I sat on the edge of my bed and sighed . It was nice that Boss was coming over since I didn't want to be alone .
…But even after a long time, Boss didn't come to my waiting room .
15 minutes later, a message arrived .

Boss: 「How do I use the invitation letter?」

「Just take it out of your inventory and rip it in half . If there's anything else you don't know, you can just ask the system . 」
Boss: 「Ah ㅋ okay!」

Soon, a light flashed inside my waiting room and Boss appeared . She stood imposingly with her eyes closed, then slowly opened her eyes .

Her eyes widened .

“W-Where is this?”

“It's my waiting room . ”

“…What?”

Marble tiles, a comfy couch and bed, a storage closet made using the wooden flooring I pulled out, a wooden table, tableware, etc…
It was probably very different from Boss' empty waiting room .

“You know how it is, I like decorating things . Wait just a moment . I'll cook something for you . ”

[The final bid has been completed . ]

“Yes!”

Rachel clenched her fists .
After three hours of fierce battle, she managed to obtain the [Lv . 3 Gargoyle Leather Armor (J – White Order)] . Happiness rose up from the depths of her heart .
She considered this a strategic victory . She had raised the bid by 500TP 30 seconds before the end of the auction, causing other Players to be too shocked to bid any higher .

“Huu, huu . ”

Rachel collected her thoughts and calmed herself down . The coldness that made her shiver had disappeared a long time ago .

['Lv . 3 Gargoyle Leather Armor (J – White Order)' will be transferred to Player CaptainBritain's personal waiting room . ]

Shoong—

Soon, a cluster of light descended from the ceiling of her waiting room and changed into the Gargoyle Leather Armor .
Rachel quickly ran up to it and held it up .
The black leather armor was incredibly light and elegant . She especially liked the white symbols engraved on the leather .

“Hehe…”

'Good purchase, good purchase . '
Rachel stared at the armor joyfully, then carefully put it on .

[To facilitate the trading of equipment, the size of equipment will be adjusted to fit your body . ]

The slightly big armor shrunk to fit Rachel tightly . It was so light that it felt like she wasn't wearing anything .
Plus, she didn't need to tie the strings together in the front of the leather armor .
As though they were polarized, they came together like magnets and tied themselves together automatically .

“Oho~”

Rachel hummed happily as she looked at herself through the mirror in the waiting room . Then, she entered the Community, looking to brag .

[Whoa ㅋㅋ the Lv . 3 armor got sold for 3000TP]
—Isn't that too much?
—Much be someone who's rich . I'd pay that for a Lv . 4 armor, but not Lv . 3 .

“…You're just jealous . ”

Rachel pouted and commented .

—It's actually very cheap considering the tutorial just ended .
ㄴ Are you the one who bought it?
ㄴ No .
ㄴDon't you remember what you had to go through to earn 1000TP? 3000TP is a lot .

“Ehew . ”

Rachel shook her head . As far as she was concerned, she actually bought the armor cheap . Unwilling to comment any further, she moved on to the next post .

[What is everyone using their TP for?]
—I bought some furniture for my waiting room, a bed and a blanket . Oh, and some bento boxes .
ㄴIt's the same for me . It's too hard sleeping on a wooden board . I think it was money well spent .
—How's the Player Shop's bento box?
ㄴThe 5TP one is trash, but the 10TP is actually pretty good .

Seeing the comments, Rachel felt a bit proud . She was able to buy the Lv . 3 armor precisely because she gave up on having comfort in her waiting room .

[In 10 minutes, you will be moved to the Tower's 2nd floor . ]
[From the 2nd floor, the system's help will decrease . ]

“Sunshine . ”

A system window popped up .
Rachel called her wind elemental, Sunshine, who became a lot smaller after entering the Tower .

—Yeeeah?

“Get ready . ”

—Okay~

Sunshine entered Rachel's leather armor . As expected, the combination of wind and leather was good .
Feeling her body becoming lighter, Rachel prepared to enter the second floor .

[Lv . 3 Gargoyle's Leather Armor has been sold for 3000TP . ]
[You will receive 2700TP after a 10% deduction . ]
[You obtained 3 auction house trust points . Your trust level will increase to grade-9 with 7 more trust points . ]

“Oh? That much?”

I was shocked when I saw the amount . I even double checked to make sure I wasn't seeing things . My inventory really had an extra 2700TP .

“I guess people don't know the market price because it's still so early . ”

Of course, there were NPCs that bought Lv . 3 armor for 3000TP . But that was only because I was selling in the highest difficulty level Tutorial Town . Naturally, NPCs in Tutorial Towns possessed more TP with higher level difficulty .

However, Lv . 3 items were common outside the tutorial . It might not be the case now, but it would become common soon . In fact, they were easily acquirable starting from the 3rd floor . That said, the armor I made was most likely the best Lv . 3 armor around .

“Was it Jain?”

In the auction house, the buyer's name and the seller's name both remained anonymous .
I promptly messaged Jain to ask, and she immediately replied, 'I'm not interested in such a thing' .

“Then who was it?”

Was there someone else who could use 3000TP so easily?
While I was pondering, a system alert popped up .

[In 10 minutes, you will be moved to the Tower's 2nd floor . ]
[From the 2nd floor, the system's help will decrease . ]

“Ah, it's starting soon . Boss, wake up!”

I shook Boss who was sleeping on my bed . However, she grabbed the blanket tightly and refused to get up .

“It's time to leave, Boss . ”

“…Uaaauu . ”

“What?”

“Auuuii…”

“What?”

I yanked the blanket out .
Koong .
Boss fell on the ground with the blanket . Only after slamming her head on the ground did she open her eyes and scratch her head .

“Mm, mmm… your bed is very nice… . ”

“Get ready . ”

I began to do exactly that .
I wore the [Lv . 4 Black Messiah's Horrible Suit], put the [Lv . 3 Temperature Control Robe] over my body, equipped the [Lv . 2 Protection Mask] on my face, wore [Lv . 3 Utility Footwear] on each foot, and put a [Lv . 3 Ice-attribute Dagger] made with frozentium on the holster around my thigh .

“Now this is what you call overgeared . ”

Using materials from Random Dice, Stigma's magic power, and Dexterity, I was fully loaded with various equipment .

[Desert Eagle (firepower restriction: 60%)]
—A portion of the restriction (10%) will be lifted when you reach the 3rd floor .
—A portion of the restriction (20%) will be lifted when you reach the 5th floor .
—A portion of the restriction (30%) will be lifted when you reach the 7th floor .

Even with restricted firepower, I had great confidence in my Desert Eagle .

“Ooh…”

Feeling a gaze on me, I turned around and saw Boss staring at me with envious eyes .

“Oh right, there's something for you too, Boss . ”

“Oh?!”

Boss shot up in surprise .

“Really?!”

“Yes . ”

“Hahaha, I see that you treat your boss with respect . So, what is it?”

Boss walked up to me with a hearty laugh . I took out a black robe from my inventory . Thanks to Aether, it was quite beautifully designed .

“How is it?”

“Mm, I like it . It's very good . ”

Boss put it on with a satisfied smile . She even pulled the hood over her head .
A system message popped up at the perfect timing .

[You will now be moved to the 2nd floor . ]
[Please prepare yourself . ]

Whoosh—
With the feeling of being carried away by wind, my feet touched the 2nd floor's land .
It was the start of the Tower of Wish's real stages .
I opened my eyes . Boss was standing next to me . Us and 2000 others were gathered in a huge field . They stared at each other in surprise and soon began to look for their companions .

“Where are Jain and Gyeong?”

“Let me see… oh, they're there . ”

I pointed behind us . Jain and Cheok Jungyeong were together, and it wasn't hard to spot Cheok Jungyeong in a crowd .

“Let's go . ”

“Yes . ”

We walked up to them .

“Oh~ Boss and Newbie~ Hi~”

“Hey . ”

Just like how we gathered, hundreds of groups began to form .

“Hello—”

At that moment, a man appeared on the other side of the field . His wide hair, unique clothes, and ringing voice distinguished him from other Players .

“My name is Luke . I am the administrator of the 2nd floor . ”

He only gave a simple self-introduction . However, his voice echoed out across the entire field .

“Nice to meet you . ”

Luke bowed lightly . His respectful tone, formality, and mystical voice captured the attention of all Players .

“I'd love to talk to each and every one of you, but unfortunately, we don't have time . I will cut straight to the main topic . ”

Luke received the gazes of countless Players and pointed into the distance .

“As you can see… the 2nd floor of the Tower is chaotic . It is filled with all sorts of frightening aspects of nature . ”

As the administrator said, the 2nd floor's scenery was chaos itself . There was no way to tell if a region was supposed to be a jungle or a forest, a volcano or a glacier, or a swamp or a marshland .
I widened my eyes and peered into the distance .
In an instant, my Thousand-Mile Eyes pierced through dense leaves and traveled forward . However, this floor's strange mixture of land wasn't something a grade-7 Thousand-Mile Eyes could comprehend .

—Interesting .
—An impossible terrain…

Other Players didn't seem all too surprised . In fact, they might be thinking that it was average for a Tower of this magnitude .

“Your goal is simple . Pave through this chaotic nature filled with traps and monsters and find the elevator to the 3rd floor . ”

As Luke continued his speech, I looked around my surroundings .
I was looking for one person – Jin Sahyuk .
However, I couldn't find her and instead, I found someone else I was familiar with .
A girl with blonde hair that shines like gold and beautiful facial features .
But rather than her appearance, the armor that she had caught my attention .

“Vice-leader, where did you get that armor?”

“Oh… it's nothing . ”

“It's so pretty . ”

“Huhu, it's really nothing special . ”

Contrary to what Rachel was saying, she stood proudly and imposingly .
So Rachel was the pushover who bought my armor…
I wanted to go say hi to her, but I couldn't because members of the Chameleon Troupe were next to me .

“There are 10 elevators hidden in the 2nd floor . ”

Meanwhile, Luke's explanation continued .

“Each elevator can hold 50 people, which is quite a lot . Unfortunately, they are very slow . Each elevator takes 8 hours to travel back and forth . In other words, once the elevator departs, it will not come down for the next 8 hours . ”

In other words, many Players would be staying on this floor for a long time .
In reality, it didn't matter all that much . Entering the 3rd floor early didn't have any benefits . In fact, it was better to go there later .

“That is all . ”

The 3rd floor was the first 'residential area' Players had access to . However, it was in extremely poor conditions, so much so that staying in this floor's nature could be a better choice .

“Oh, I'm sure you all know this by now, but I will explain it once again . When your vitality falls below zero on the 2nd floor, you will have to start over from the tutorial . ”

After finishing his explanation with a small smile, Luke sat down under the shade of a tree and began to read a book .

—What are you going to do?
—We don't have much of a choice .
—Shouldn't we hold a meeting first?
—I don't see the need for it . Looks like we only have to find the elevators .

Players quickly left . They clearly didn't want to stay in this strange place for too long .

“How interesting . We should hurry up too . ”

Cheok Jungyeong spoke . However, I didn't follow them .

“You guys can go ahead . ”

“Eh?”

“What are you going to do?”

I gave a simple reply .

“I have something to do . ”

“…I see . ”

“Don't worry, I'll chase after you soon . ”

“Mm… if it's you, I'm sure it'll be fine . Alright, we'll go ahead . ”

Boss, Jain, and Cheok Jungyeong went on ahead . They'd chosen to go north .
After watching other Players leave one by one, I climbed a zelkova tree . It was to locate Jin Sahyuk from a higher vantage point .

“Hu, I should be able to see everyone from here . ”

By the time I arrived at the peak of the tree…

“Yeah, you should . ”

Someone replied to my murmuring .
A chill ran down my back immediately .
With shock and surprise, I turned to the right side where the voice came from .
Amidst the leaves, a man I had met once before was staring at me .

“Hello~”

A handsome man resembling Legolas .
Jin Sahyuk's acquaintance .
He appeared out of nowhere and placed his hand on my shoulder .

“Are you looking for someone?”

I quickly jumped down from the tree .
Legolas also followed suit .
Tak .
Both of us landed lightly .

“Good landing~”

The man applauded .
I took a deep breath . I was tense to the point my tongue was freezing, but I knew I didn't need to be scared . Inside the Tower of Wish, I shouldn't lose to anyone .
I walked forward silently .

“Oi, you should answer when someone asks you a question . I'll ask again . Are you looking for someone?”

He chased after me .
Huu .
After a brief sigh, I stopped walking . Then, I turned around .

“Yeah . ”

“Who?”

I didn't know if he was really expecting me to tell him, but I did so anyway .

“Your companion . ”

“My companion… oh, the girl who fought you before in Busan?”

The man asked with a voice full of interest .

“Yeah . ”

“Why?”

“…Do you really need to ask?”

I took down my hood . By the looks of it, he already knew who I was .

“I'm looking for her so I can kill her . ”

In an instant, the man's expression turned stiff .
I took out my gun from my holster . The Legolas look-like, a man who didn't exist in my setting, glared at me .
But soon, he regained his smile .

“Iya~ so cool . Unfortunately, you're going to have to put that off for a bit . ”

I furrowed my brows without replying .
The man grinned .

“You see, I stole her ticket . I used it instead of her . ”

“…What?”

“Her black ticket, I used it . I even got something called a bonus skill because of it . Want me to show you?”

I was completely taken aback . Considering that he mentioned getting a bonus skill, it didn't seem like he was lying .

“Oh… well, I see . ”

I quickly regained my composure .
It didn't matter all that much . Although it might have been delayed a bit, Jin Sahyuk would undoubtedly enter the Tower of Wish, and I could always kill her then .

“In that case—”

Right when I was about to say something…
Chweeek—
Puuk .
Something sharp or blunt struck me from the back . Was it a dagger? An arrow? Or a club?
I couldn't tell because I didn't feel anything, not even pain .
Was this the power of a Lv . 4 armor?

“…What's this?”

I found a dagger lying on the ground .

[Lv . 1 Well-sharpened Dagger]

A blade without a handle .
Seeing this dagger, I realized that I was attacked .

“Oh~ sorry, sorry . My companion must have gotten angry . She likes Sahyuk a lot, you see . ”

“…That's good to know . ”

“Sorry, I only told her to stand by and watch . ”

“You don't have to feel sorry . ”

I raised my gun . It was extremely easy for me to pinpoint the location of the attacker using the trajectory of the dagger .
Above a needleleaf tree in the north .
I fired my gun in that direction .

—Uk!

Soon, a short scream rang out along with the sound of something heavy falling on the ground .

“If you're going to feel sorry about something, you shouldn't do it in the first place, right?”

I muttered .
I even added a confident smile .
Inside the Tower of Wish, especially at the earlier stages, I simply had no confidence in losing no matter who I fought .

1 . Jajang noodle (i . e . black bean noodle) is a Korean-Chinese fusion dish that's very popular in Korea .

Player Nayunjajangman has sent you a friend request . I was taken aback . How did he send me a friend request Didn t I block people from sending me friend requests through the public forum A sudden suspicion sank into my heart . Erm . I hesitated for a moment, but soon I accepted the request . Ding As soon as I accepted the friend request, Nayunjajangman messaged me . Hyung nim What happened I heard you made 20000TP Looking at his message, I checked my system setting once again . Allow friend requests through the public forum OFF It was still the same . Knowing that things could get annoying after having my name spread in the third tutorial, I had the friend request option blocked . As a result, Players couldn t send friend requests to me unless they were within a 20 meter range of me at some point . Hey, how did you add me as a friend I messaged Nayunjajangman as a strange feeling began to rise up within me . I think we passed by each other in the third tutorial . I saw Hyung nim s name in my List of Encountered Players . You re also in the highest difficulty Yes Eh I took my eyes off the chat window for a moment . My neck suddenly began to hurt . I needed time to think . Only 50 people had cleared the third tutorial, and of those 50, Nayunjajangman was one of them . Nayunjajangman . Even though he always said hyung nim and talked like a man, the first two characters of his name had always bugged me . Was it just a coincidence Or was it part of the fate that I changed Hyung nim, how did you make so much TP I have mad respect for you . I closed the chat window and typed ImGosu in the public forum . There is no comment or post under that Player name . There was nothing . Next, I typed Nayunjajangman . Anyone clear the highest difficulty tutorial The highest difficulty tutorial is filled with scammers . Be careful, everyone . Pickpockets here can also steal money from your inventory . Yep, I got 150TP stolen from my inventory while walking in broad daylight . Also, there are thugs all over the dark alleyways . They re clearly gunning to steal your money . I don t know if the hardest difficulty tutorial has any benefit . I really am in the highest difficulty tutorial . Screw off if you don t want to believe me . Fuck you too Reading through his comments and posts, cold sweat began to form on my forehead . I pushed my hair back . A chill went down my spine, and my head became hot . With trembling hands, I tapped on the holographic keyboard . It just happened . You just happened to make 20000TP Hyung nim, are you really Vast Expanse I m a big fan of him . After a bit of back and forth, I asked a seemingly random question . By the way, are you really a guy Why That was kinda sudden . Just asking . You know, your name is jajangman . Are you supposed to be a Chinese restaurant How did a Chinese restaurant clear the highest difficulty tutorial 1 I ll tell you when we meet . Like I said before, I think we re going to meet one day . Nayunjajangman avoided the question . I didn t dig into it too much . I was afraid that the suspicion I had was real . He sent me a few more messages after that, but I told him I was busy and exited the conversation . At that moment, Boss messaged me . Boss Newbie . Yes What s up Boss Do you have anything to eat Didn t you say you had food I was laughing in the chat, but in reality, my expression was stiff . I subconsciously touched my mouth . It was hard and cold . Boss W Well, the Player Shop has bento boxes for sale . Boss I just thought I shouldn t waste TP on bento boxes . Oh, okay, hold on a second . I ll invite Boss to my place . We can eat together . Boss Ok . I sent Boss an invitation . Then, I sat on the edge of my bed and sighed . It was nice that Boss was coming over since I didn t want to be alone . But even after a long time, Boss didn t come to my waiting room . 15 minutes later, a message arrived . Boss How do I use the invitation letter . Just take it out of your inventory and rip it in half . If there s anything else you don t know, you can just ask the system . Boss Ah okay Soon, a light flashed inside my waiting room and Boss appeared . She stood imposingly with her eyes closed, then slowly opened her eyes . Her eyes widened . W Where is this It s my waiting room . What Marble tiles, a comfy couch and bed, a storage closet made using the wooden flooring I pulled out, a wooden table, tableware, etc It was probably very different from Boss empty waiting room . You know how it is, I like decorating things . Wait just a moment . I ll cook something for you . The final bid has been completed . Yes Rachel clenched her fists . After three hours of fierce battle, she managed to obtain the Lv . 3 Gargoyle Leather Armor J White Order . Happiness rose up from the depths of her heart . She considered this a strategic victory . She had raised the bid by 500TP 30 seconds before the end of the auction, causing other Players to be too shocked to bid any higher . Huu, huu . Rachel collected her thoughts and calmed herself down . The coldness that made her shiver had disappeared a long time ago . Lv . 3 Gargoyle Leather Armor J White Order will be transferred to Player CaptainBritain s personal waiting room . Shoong Soon, a cluster of light descended from the ceiling of her waiting room and changed into the Gargoyle Leather Armor . Rachel quickly ran up to it and held it up . The black leather armor was incredibly light and elegant . She especially liked the white symbols engraved on the leather . Hehe Good purchase, good purchase . Rachel stared at the armor joyfully, then carefully put it on . To facilitate the trading of equipment, the size of equipment will be adjusted to fit your body . The slightly big armor shrunk to fit Rachel tightly . It was so light that it felt like she wasn t wearing anything . Plus, she didn t need to tie the strings together in the front of the leather armor . As though they were polarized, they came together like magnets and tied themselves together automatically . Oho Rachel hummed happily as she looked at herself through the mirror in the waiting room . Then, she entered the Community, looking to brag . Whoa the Lv . 3 armor got sold for 3000TP Isn t that too much Much be someone who s rich . I d pay that for a Lv . 4 armor, but not Lv . 3 . You re just jealous . Rachel pouted and commented . It s actually very cheap considering the tutorial just ended . Are you the one who bought it No . Don t you remember what you had to go through to earn 1000TP 3000TP is a lot . Ehew . Rachel shook her head . As far as she was concerned, she actually bought the armor cheap . Unwilling to comment any further, she moved on to the next post . What is everyone using their TP for I bought some furniture for my waiting room, a bed and a blanket . Oh, and some bento boxes . It s the same for me . It s too hard sleeping on a wooden board . I think it was money well spent . How s the Player Shop s bento box The 5TP one is trash, but the 10TP is actually pretty good . Seeing the comments, Rachel felt a bit proud . She was able to buy the Lv . 3 armor precisely because she gave up on having comfort in her waiting room . In 10 minutes, you will be moved to the Tower s 2nd floor . From the 2nd floor, the system s help will decrease . Sunshine . A system window popped up . Rachel called her wind elemental, Sunshine, who became a lot smaller after entering the Tower . Yeeeah Get ready . Okay Sunshine entered Rachel s leather armor . As expected, the combination of wind and leather was good . Feeling her body becoming lighter, Rachel prepared to enter the second floor . Lv . 3 Gargoyle s Leather Armor has been sold for 3000TP . You will receive 2700TP after a 10 deduction . You obtained 3 auction house trust points . Your trust level will increase to grade 9 with 7 more trust points . Oh That much I was shocked when I saw the amount . I even double checked to make sure I wasn t seeing things . My inventory really had an extra 2700TP . I guess people don t know the market price because it s still so early . Of course, there were NPCs that bought Lv . 3 armor for 3000TP . But that was only because I was selling in the highest difficulty level Tutorial Town . Naturally, NPCs in Tutorial Towns possessed more TP with higher level difficulty . However, Lv . 3 items were common outside the tutorial . It might not be the case now, but it would become common soon . In fact, they were easily acquirable starting from the 3rd floor . That said, the armor I made was most likely the best Lv . 3 armor around . Was it Jain In the auction house, the buyer s name and the seller s name both remained anonymous . I promptly messaged Jain to ask, and she immediately replied, I m not interested in such a thing . Then who was it Was there someone else who could use 3000TP so easily While I was pondering, a system alert popped up . In 10 minutes, you will be moved to the Tower s 2nd floor . From the 2nd floor, the system s help will decrease . Ah, it s starting soon . Boss, wake up I shook Boss who was sleeping on my bed . However, she grabbed the blanket tightly and refused to get up . It s time to leave, Boss . Uaaauu . What Auuuii What I yanked the blanket out . Koong . Boss fell on the ground with the blanket . Only after slamming her head on the ground did she open her eyes and scratch her head . Mm, mmm your bed is very nice . Get ready . I began to do exactly that . I wore the Lv . 4 Black Messiah s Horrible Suit , put the Lv . 3 Temperature Control Robe over my body, equipped the Lv . 2 Protection Mask on my face, wore Lv . 3 Utility Footwear on each foot, and put a Lv . 3 Ice attribute Dagger made with frozentium on the holster around my thigh . Now this is what you call overgeared . Using materials from Random Dice, Stigma s magic power, and Dexterity, I was fully loaded with various equipment . Desert Eagle firepower restriction 60 A portion of the restriction 10 will be lifted when you reach the 3rd floor . A portion of the restriction 20 will be lifted when you reach the 5th floor . A portion of the restriction 30 will be lifted when you reach the 7th floor . Even with restricted firepower, I had great confidence in my Desert Eagle . Ooh Feeling a gaze on me, I turned around and saw Boss staring at me with envious eyes . Oh right, there s something for you too, Boss . Oh Boss shot up in surprise . Really Yes . Hahaha, I see that you treat your boss with respect . So, what is it Boss walked up to me with a hearty laugh . I took out a black robe from my inventory . Thanks to Aether, it was quite beautifully designed . How is it Mm, I like it . It s very good . Boss put it on with a satisfied smile . She even pulled the hood over her head . A system message popped up at the perfect timing . You will now be moved to the 2nd floor . Please prepare yourself . Whoosh With the feeling of being carried away by wind, my feet touched the 2nd floor s land . It was the start of the Tower of Wish s real stages . I opened my eyes . Boss was standing next to me . Us and 2000 others were gathered in a huge field . They stared at each other in surprise and soon began to look for their companions . Where are Jain and Gyeong Let me see oh, they re there . I pointed behind us . Jain and Cheok Jungyeong were together, and it wasn t hard to spot Cheok Jungyeong in a crowd . Let s go . Yes . We walked up to them . Oh Boss and Newbie Hi Hey . Just like how we gathered, hundreds of groups began to form . Hello At that moment, a man appeared on the other side of the field . His wide hair, unique clothes, and ringing voice distinguished him from other Players . My name is Luke . I am the administrator of the 2nd floor . He only gave a simple self introduction . However, his voice echoed out across the entire field . Nice to meet you . Luke bowed lightly . His respectful tone, formality, and mystical voice captured the attention of all Players . I d love to talk to each and every one of you, but unfortunately, we don t have time . I will cut straight to the main topic . Luke received the gazes of countless Players and pointed into the distance . As you can see the 2nd floor of the Tower is chaotic . It is filled with all sorts of frightening aspects of nature . As the administrator said, the 2nd floor s scenery was chaos itself . There was no way to tell if a region was supposed to be a jungle or a forest, a volcano or a glacier, or a swamp or a marshland . I widened my eyes and peered into the distance . In an instant, my Thousand Mile Eyes pierced through dense leaves and traveled forward . However, this floor s strange mixture of land wasn t something a grade 7 Thousand Mile Eyes could comprehend . Interesting . An impossible terrain Other Players didn t seem all too surprised . In fact, they might be thinking that it was average for a Tower of this magnitude . Your goal is simple . Pave through this chaotic nature filled with traps and monsters and find the elevator to the 3rd floor . As Luke continued his speech, I looked around my surroundings . I was looking for one person Jin Sahyuk . However, I couldn t find her and instead, I found someone else I was familiar with . A girl with blonde hair that shines like gold and beautiful facial features . But rather than her appearance, the armor that she had caught my attention . Vice leader, where did you get that armor Oh it s nothing . It s so pretty . Huhu, it s really nothing special . Contrary to what Rachel was saying, she stood proudly and imposingly . So Rachel was the pushover who bought my armor I wanted to go say hi to her, but I couldn t because members of the Chameleon Troupe were next to me . There are 10 elevators hidden in the 2nd floor . Meanwhile, Luke s explanation continued . Each elevator can hold 50 people, which is quite a lot . Unfortunately, they are very slow . Each elevator takes 8 hours to travel back and forth . In other words, once the elevator departs, it will not come down for the next 8 hours . In other words, many Players would be staying on this floor for a long time . In reality, it didn t matter all that much . Entering the 3rd floor early didn t have any benefits . In fact, it was better to go there later . That is all . The 3rd floor was the first residential area Players had access to . However, it was in extremely poor conditions, so much so that staying in this floor s nature could be a better choice . Oh, I m sure you all know this by now, but I will explain it once again . When your vitality falls below zero on the 2nd floor, you will have to start over from the tutorial . After finishing his explanation with a small smile, Luke sat down under the shade of a tree and began to read a book . What are you going to do We don t have much of a choice . Shouldn t we hold a meeting first I don t see the need for it . Looks like we only have to find the elevators . Players quickly left . They clearly didn t want to stay in this strange place for too long . How interesting . We should hurry up too . Cheok Jungyeong spoke . However, I didn t follow them . You guys can go ahead . Eh What are you going to do I gave a simple reply . I have something to do . I see . Don t worry, I ll chase after you soon . Mm if it s you, I m sure it ll be fine . Alright, we ll go ahead . Boss, Jain, and Cheok Jungyeong went on ahead . They d chosen to go north . After watching other Players leave one by one, I climbed a zelkova tree . It was to locate Jin Sahyuk from a higher vantage point . Hu, I should be able to see everyone from here . By the time I arrived at the peak of the tree Yeah, you should . Someone replied to my murmuring . A chill ran down my back immediately . With shock and surprise, I turned to the right side where the voice came from . Amidst the leaves, a man I had met once before was staring at me . Hello . A handsome man resembling Legolas . Jin Sahyuk s acquaintance . He appeared out of nowhere and placed his hand on my shoulder . Are you looking for someone I quickly jumped down from the tree . Legolas also followed suit . Tak . Both of us landed lightly . Good landing The man applauded . I took a deep breath . I was tense to the point my tongue was freezing, but I knew I didn t need to be scared . Inside the Tower of Wish, I shouldn t lose to anyone . I walked forward silently . Oi, you should answer when someone asks you a question . I ll ask again . Are you looking for someone He chased after me . Huu . After a brief sigh, I stopped walking . Then, I turned around . Yeah . Who I didn t know if he was really expecting me to tell him, but I did so anyway . Your companion . My companion oh, the girl who fought you before in Busan The man asked with a voice full of interest . Yeah . Why Do you really need to ask I took down my hood . By the looks of it, he already knew who I was . I m looking for her so I can kill her . In an instant, the man s expression turned stiff . I took out my gun from my holster . The Legolas look a like, a man who didn t exist in my setting, glared at me . But soon, he regained his smile . Iya so cool . Unfortunately, you re going to have to put that off for a bit . I furrowed my brows without replying . The man grinned . You see, I stole her ticket . I used it instead of her . What Her black ticket, I used it . I even got something called a bonus skill because of it . Want me to show you I was completely taken aback . Considering that he mentioned getting a bonus skill, it didn t seem like he was lying . Oh well, I see . I quickly regained my composure . It didn t matter all that much . Although it might have been delayed a bit, Jin Sahyuk would undoubtedly enter the Tower of Wish, and I could always kill her then . In that case Right when I was about to say something Chweeek Puuk . Something sharp or blunt struck me from the back . Was it a dagger An arrow Or a club I couldn t tell because I didn t feel anything, not even pain . Was this the power of a Lv . 4 armor What s this I found a dagger lying on the ground . Lv . 1 Well sharpened Dagger A blade without a handle . Seeing this dagger, I realized that I was attacked . Oh sorry, sorry . My companion must have gotten angry . She likes Sahyuk a lot, you see . That s good to know . Sorry, I only told her to stand by and watch . You don t have to feel sorry . I raised my gun . It was extremely easy for me to pinpoint the location of the attacker using the trajectory of the dagger . Above a needleleaf tree in the north . I fired my gun in that direction . Uk Soon, a short scream rang out along with the sound of something heavy falling on the ground . If you re going to feel sorry about something, you shouldn t do it in the first place, right I muttered . I even added a confident smile . Inside the Tower of Wish, especially at the earlier stages, I simply had no confidence in losing no matter who I fought . 1 . Jajang noodle i . e . black bean noodle is a Korean Chinese fusion dish that s very popular in Korea .

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