Everyones words of introduction were accompanied by the sound of ice being stirred in coffee.
MrBaldHumans real na was Lee Taemin.
He is currently a student in the Departnt of chanical Engineering at Korea University.
Hold on a minute. How? He played gas hardcore in high school and still ended up attending such a good university?
It was a university that even people who studied for 10 hours a day would find difficult to enter.
This guy was amazing.
In many ways.
Now then, shall I take a look at his abilities?
Jin-hyuk clicked his tongue and activated the Eye of Truth.
Na: Lee Taemin
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Level: 11
Strength 12 Agility 15 Stamina 16 Magic 21
Stats Points: 0
Coins Held: 2,500
Occupation: None
Unique Ability: Machine King
Skills: Lv2' Sandbox Mode' Lv2' Command', Lv2' Hacking'
As expected, he has this skill.
Jin-hyuk narrowed his eyes.
Machine King.
A unique ability that was specialized for using large-scale equipnt.
In the past, Lee Taemin had enjoyed using this skill to do wide-area hunting in the ga. He was a well-balanced type.
It was an ability that was useful but consud too much mana.
Then the next person
Jin-hyuk moved his gaze towards the woman.
Her real na was Yoo Yeon-hwa.
It was his first na hearing the na, but it felt familiar. Which family did she belong to?
Well, after her short introduction, that small mystery was resolved.
Yoo Cheon-young.
He is a living legend in the world of martial arts who shocked the world with his taekwondo skills.
Yoo Yeon-hwa was that mans granddaughter.
She should be the granddaughter who didnt hurt people at all.
But when they played [Tower of Trials] together, she used to go around beating up 7-ter tall giants with just her bare hands.
After seeing her now, it felt natural. She shared that mans blood, after all.
Jin-hyuk used the Eye of Truth once again.
Na: Yoo Yeon-hwa
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Level: 12
Strength 25 Agility 22 Stamina 17 Magic 5
Stats Points: 0
Coins Held: 4,775
Occupation: None
Unique Ability:Supre Shock Taekwondo
Skills: Lv3' Heavenly Flower Cultivation' Lv2 'Never back Down' Lv2 Magic Enhancent.
She was interesting as well, a combination of a super close range damage dealer and a tanker.
Her ability and skills were sothing that matched her well. Seeing their similar levels, the two of them must have been hunting together.
Well, the two of them did get along well in the past.
[Copy Condition: Both players are your long-ti colleagues. When all three players reach the 20th floor of the tower, the player would be able to copy Lee Taemin and Yoo Yeon-hwa's unique abilities.]
Jin-hyuk, who read the copy condition, nodded his head.
Was it because these abilities belonged to veterans? It seed like copying them wouldnt happen easily.
It will be quite difficult.
But it didnt matter.
He would be able to copy their skills once the three of them reach the 20th floor.
Hyung, what are you doing? Isnt it your turn?
Lee Taemin tilted his head from his seat in front of Jin-hyuk.
Jin-hyuk, who had been nodding into the air, must have looked strange as other people were unaware of the Eyes of Truth.
I am Kang Jin-hyuk. 27 years old, and I used to be a BJ on Paprika TV.
Oh hyung, you were a BJ? If its Paprika TV, I sotis watch it too! A ga? Or did you mukbang? Hyung is handso, so you must have decent viewer numbers.
Taemin asked him with a smile.
No matter how much they played together in the ga, this was their first eting in the real world. Yet, this guy didnt seem to care about being cautious with strangers.
Yes. But Ive quit now.
Ehh. Just relax, hyung. Its not like we just played together two or three tis for you to be ashad.
Right. Be comfortable.
That did help him a little. Both of them were good people.
I also thought our relationship wouldnt be damaged just because I was a BJ.
No, maybe because he had been around people who always backstabbed him, he ended up building more walls.
Weighing the profits.
A month of a relentless feeling of having a knife held against his neck. He got so used to that kind of feeling that kindness felt awkward.
Companions It had been a while since I thought of such a thing.
Jin-hyuk smiled and nodded.
Yes.
The awkwardness gradually subsided as the three spoke, letting Jin-hyuk be a bit more active.
The fragrance of the coffee wasnt bad either
What?
There were a lot more things that he wanted to eat, so he looked for famous restaurants that served pork belly.
When he felt the taste of the stew that was filled with thick, golden, shining at and tofu touch his lips, he almost cried.
Moss and mushrooms are completely different from this.
Often there were scenes in novels where people who returned after being transmigrated into another world for hundreds of years break down crying while eating Korean food.
But in reality, you didnt have to be gone for a hundred years.
It was just human nature to go so far as selling their soul for a single Choco Pie if they had been left on a mountain and fed nothing but grass.
His mind suddenly went back to the training camps of military service. mories of the church on Sundays.
Ah! Co to think of it
Another thing he wanted to eat ca to his mind.
There was a Ver below. How about buying ice cream for dessert?
Ice cream!
Since hyung and noona paid here. I will buy it. What flavor?
Lee Taemin got up from his seat first.
Mint Choco.
JIn-hyuk answered without hesitation, and the two frowned.
Ugh, that toothpaste flavor?
Hyung is quite different. It is like brushing teeth after a al.
These brats
Dont you know that mint and chocolate were the best combination?
Anything else can be left behind but not this!
Do not curse at mint chocolate again.
It was a flavor with a concrete supporting layer and base, making it harder to make compared to other flavors.
As they ate, Jin-hyuk heard what had happened during the past month.
Most of the interesting topics surrounded the birth of various guilds and the towers resources.
They also talked about the policies of different nations and the value of the system coins.
Not a single bit of important information was missed.
As you know, most of the guilds that played the ga regrouped..
Lee Taemin moved his finger.
And
Woong!
[Lee Taemin activates Lv2 Sandbox Mode]
Seven objects appeared in the air.
Aricas Titan, Europes Olympus, Chinas Peoples Republic, Japans Samurai, Indias Gandara and finally, Koreas Dagun and Father of Fighting.
The objects were the symbols of the guilds, which represented each nation.
Yoo Yeon-hwa nodded as she looked at them.
I guess everyone knows. It is advantageous to monopolize the information among only guild mbers.
Right. At least the players in the guilds werent stupidly giving that up.
They would not accept new mbers into the guild nor release any advanced information in their possession.
How about the BJs? There must be people who rake in coins while working as freelancers?
Lee Taemins face darkened at the question.
Yes. Celebrities who have been active in the past are trying to hoard viewers by putting themselves out there. Besides, this is just a rumor, but it seems like there are people who are trying to operate a Coin Factory like what happened in the past. They say this group is called Demon, and talk about them are raging in the news these days.
they must be insane.
Right. If they get caught, life in prison would feel nice by comparison.
Coin Factory.
In a word, it was a place that forced people to watch a specific persons video for the sake of the views.
In the past, it didnt matter because NPCs took over that role in the ga, but not anymore.
If people were locked in a factory or studio and made to do this for the sake of coins, the governnt wouldnt stand still either.
But Jin-hyuk was sure that Lee Taemins words werent just rumors.
The world has changed.
Common sense that everyone accepted had been shattered.
This ant that the future couldnt be judged by how the past worked.
A warning.
They both should know about that person.
If the two of you go together, the chances of being beaten are low, but I will tell you anyway.
Jin-hyuk slowly said.
A month back, I t the Knife-man.
Ugh!?
That leech?
They both yelled back. Yah! Softy!
Everyone was staring!
But the questions continued to co without care.
W-where?
Oppa. Does that person also pull out a knife in real life?
Completed Sword.
He was a ranker who used sword techniques combined with barriers in a terrifying combination.
They often t when playing Tower of Trials. There was no talking, and they just attacked each other.
Of course, every ti they fought, Jin-hyuk made sure that the Completed Sword lost. Did he kill that guy over 100 tis?
Ordinary people would have given up.
But the problem was that the guy had either a goal or a sense of rivalry
He fell into a strange delusion and kept coming.
Exactly right behind .
It was no joke. The guy would stalk him when sleeping, eating, and even when using the washroom, so he couldnt even shut his eyes in peace.
Not face to face. When I went, he had already vanished from the Museum with the Iron Sword of Qianlong.
That guy too aid for the replica no, wait. Then you went there too? Didnt they say it looked like hell?
Ive had a feeling for a while, but, oppa, you have a really strong heart. How did you even get the idea to go there?
I went because I had sothing to take. Well, be careful. We cant tell who he is from his appearance, but well be able to figure out who he is if we see their unique abilities or skills.
This was why bringing back abilities you used in the ga was a double-edged sword. While there was the advantage of familiarity, it gave up the players identity.
Yes. Thanks for letting know.
Phew. We need to be careful. I dont know about oppa, but I am a bit scared
Both of them sighed a little.
It seed like the terrible mories of the past were running in their heads. At this point, it appeared the information sharing was done too.
Should we end it for today?
Jin-hyuk leaned in his chair.
One minute and one second of pity
Eating and drinking were enough
Uh? Already?
It is 9 already.
Starting tomorrow, he needed to climb the Tower. Besides, he had returned after a month, so he wanted to take a hot bath and sleep in a proper bed.
The two reluctantly got up.
But hyung. You said you have been away for a month, right?
I did.
Then you werent tested?
Test?
What test?
At his reaction, they both looked like they expected this.
As the death toll increased from the 2nd floor onwards, only those who passed the test in the Awakened Association could go there.
A kind of verification
Yoo Yeon-hwa showed her wrist.
It was a barcode that looked like a tattoo.
Oh, look at this.
So, they wanted to stop idiots from dying inside. Well, could it only an that?
If a justification was given, it would undoubtedly reduce the publics reluctance to take the test.
Reduce the number of victims.
But what was the higher purpose here?
What was the true purpose?
It was to identify any hidden talents.
To be precise, they wanted to bring talented players to their side.
Suddenly, he thought of the first day the tower appeared.
Han Sang-jin was it? That man who called himself the head? President of the Awakened Association?
He couldnt forget his shallow tactics of trying to gather awakened players through a news broadcast.
The place to take the test. Where is it?
It was an excellent chance to see how much he had grown over the years
No.
The ocean I have been longing for.
Ba-dump!
Jin-hyuks heart began to beat a little faster.
This system was created by the Awakened Association.
There was a way to use it.
To my advantage.
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