I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents
Chapter 30
I checked the items I acquired as a reward for clearing the 3rd floor.
[Phaeton’s Jet-Black Armor]
Classification – Armor
Defense + 90
Effect: Focused Defense – When hit, concentrates defense power on the damage focal point to efficiently block damage.
Usable Level: 20 or higher
Description: An old creation by the master craftsman Phaeton, responds to the user’s internal mana. When operating mana, the focused defense function activates.
Grade: B+
I was desperately in need of new armor.
This was a very appropriate reward.
The effect also seemed quite useful.
Next, I checked the 3rd floor ranking 1st place reward.
[True Energy Pill]
Classification – Elixir
Effect: When consumed, drastically increases all stats including mana. The increase is permanent.
Usable Level: 20 or higher
Grade: B+
True Energy Pill is a weird name.
It was a small navy blue bead.
I found it fascinating that it was exactly the simple image of an elixir that I had imagined.
This time, the 1st place reward wasn’t just one item.
[Mirror of Transformation]
Classification – Shield
Defense + 120
Effect: You can change the size of the shield by injecting a small amount of mana.
Description: A shield created by master craftsman Viola. The defense power is properly effective only when blocking attacks with the shield.
Usable Level: 20 or higher
Grade: B+
Mirror of Transformation.
I held the shield with my right hand.
I immediately understood what it meant to inject mana right after releasing mana.
SWOOSH!
The shield literally grew larger.
From what was just a one-handed shield to one like a shield soldier’s shield who devotes all their strength to defense at the frontline.
If used appropriately in battle, it could be quite efficient.
I took a photo of the True Energy Pill with my terminal.
And posted on the Transcender Gallery.
Title: True Energy Pill, it says it’s an elixir. Do I just eat it?
Author: Anonymous*
– It looks like I could just swallow it down.
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ㄴ Yes, eat it and circulate your mana a bit.
ㄴ This guy is already eating what I ate on the 60th floor.
ㄴ Anonymous*) Is it better to eat this later?
ㄴ No, looking at how you got this, I think you’ll just keep getting appropriate elixirs when needed.
ㄴ Light’s Sword) That’s right, you should eat it now. As the comment above says, that’s likely the case.
Hmm, I should eat it right away.
As I was about to take out the True Energy Pill from my inventory,
I noticed someone’s post.
It was from the Ice Queen senior who as far as I remembered hadn’t written any posts before.
Title: Kkonkong! After thinking about the climber’s score…
Author: Ice Queen
– In my class, there were people who had very high scores in the very early stages of the tower. I think they might have been Pandemonium climbers.
I don’t remember any players who pulled off four digits twice in a row before the 4th floor like the climber. I do remember seeing it a few times after the 5th floor… kkonkong.
ㄴ Sewer Sword Sage) I think so too. But that was quite early in the very early stages.
ㄴ How early is “very early”?
ㄴ Sewer Sword Sage) After the 20th floor, the players dominating the ranking board were all ones I knew pretty well. That means before the 20th floor.
ㄴ Pioneer) I was hesitant to throw cold water on this, but I should say it now. The climber seems to have the talent to overcome it if they do well…
ㄴ Pioneer) I think it was when I was staying on Hard 16th floor. There was a player who helped me when I participated in an exchange meeting. I remember because their skill was considerably superior to mine at that time.
ㄴ Pioneer) After getting a bit close and at the end of that exchange meeting, that person revealed they were from Pandemonium. They said they were on the 13th floor. When I said I wanted to be summoned together for the next exchange meeting, they accepted my friend request and agreed.
ㄴ Pioneer) I just thought I’d meet them at the next exchange meeting, and I climbed the tower I was in. Since adding a friend doesn’t give any function like sending messages, I had no way of knowing that person’s situation.
ㄴ Pioneer) But the day before the next exchange meeting, that person’s name turned gray.
Gray?
ㄴ They died.
ㄴ Boss) Tsk.
ㄴ Spear King) Oh no.
ㄴ …Well, thinking broadly about what floor that dead Pandemonium player died on, there’s probably a danger zone somewhere between floors 14 to 18.
ㄴ Archmage) Realistically, it makes sense that the death risk zone starts from the 14th floor and continues. It’s Pandemonium after all.
ㄴ True. That’s right.
ㄴ As expected, the Archmage with the facts. Wow wow wow
ㄴ Anonymous*) But I almost died just now anyway.
I checked the sword aura explosion.
It was really a close call.
If I had been a little less lucky, I would have died.
ㄴ Closed Room Theorist) It’s no wonder there wasn’t a single person in the climber gallery. It means not a single player has reached the 30th floor. It wouldn’t be strange at all if they all died before the 20th floor. – This world consists of a giant closed room
ㄴ Anonymous*) Do you remember that person’s name?
ㄴ Pioneer) Since they don’t disappear from the friend window when they die, I remember. I saw the name even before I left the 100th floor.
ㄴ Pioneer) Van. That was that person’s name.
ㄴ Pioneer) Anyway, I’m sorry for telling you this late. I should have shared all the information I knew from the beginning.
Well.
Would anything have changed if I knew this sooner?
I already think there’s a high possibility of dying if I make one wrong move on the 4th floor.
Rather, I was able to engrave in my mind that the probability of dying increases after the 13th floor.
ㄴ Light’s Sword) Just become stronger than you are now by the 13th floor.
ㄴ Archmage) Ah, suddenly feeling down. Don’t die, Climber.
ㄴ LOLOLOLOL After acting completely indifferent until now, you’ve become a bit more human. Why?
ㄴ Archmage) I’d be bored without the Climber.
ㄴ Dragon King of Demons) Beltuiii~ That’s riiight. It would be boring without yooou.
ㄴ Anonymous*) For now, I have to keep climbing.
ㄴ Ice Queen) Kkonkong! Fighting!
ㄴ Priestess) Hawa, I will engrave luck on my charms too.
ㄴ Water King) Live!!!!! Climber!!!!! Friend of the Cat Tribe!!!!!
Something noisy has increased by one more.
ㄴ Absolute Monarch) Try taking a picture of your sword aura and uploading it. I’m curious what color it is.
ㄴ There’s a thesis that red auras have nasty personalities.
ㄴ Absolute Monarch) ? You’re saying there’s such a worthless thesis with no logic?
ㄴ Huh, you. Are you a red aura??
ㄴ Red aura user detected on the spot wow wow wow
ㄴ Water King) LOLOLOLOL A thief with sensitive feet LOLOL
ㄴ Thesis credibility skyrocketing wow wow wow wow
ㄴ Anonymous*) The 4th rank who attacked me also used red sword aura.
ㄴ LOLOLOLOL And now we have sufficient examples too.
ㄴ Light’s Sword) Hmm, my sword aura is navy with many rippling light clusters.
ㄴ Light’s Sword evasive maneuver LOLOLOLOLOL
ㄴ Sewer Sword Sage) Mine is golden yeah
ㄴ Heavenly Demon) This lord’s is purple.
ㄴ Spear King) Mine is green.
ㄴ Seeing these guys who can handle world affairs anywhere playing with rainbow colors is giving me a serious reality check.
ㄴ Even guys like that became that strong…
ㄴ Maybe they became that strong because they’re guys like that yeah
ㄴ Absolute Monarch) Everyone is so immersed in gallery trolling that they can’t be serious at all.
ㄴ Alone in being strict solemn serious wow wow wow wow
ㄴ The thesis data on red auras is accumulating.
ㄴ Stop bullying the old man. This is elder abuse.
The Absolute Monarch didn’t participate in gallery trolling for a long time after that.
I closed the Transcender Gallery for now.
“A danger zone, huh.”
It’s true that I had a lot to think about.
It was a matter of my life.
But it had been dangerous from the 1st floor. The 4th floor would likely be dangerous as well.
I just have to get as strong as possible.
I gulped down the elixir, the True Energy Pill.
[Digesting the True Energy Pill (眞氣丸) in your body.]
[‘Strength’ value is permanently increased by 15.]
[‘Agility’ value is permanently increased by 15.]
[‘Vitality’ value is permanently increased by 15.]
[‘Mana’ value is permanently increased by 15.]
Oh.
I would have been grateful if it increased just by 1 level’s worth.
It increased by a whopping 3 levels’ worth.
I had been a bit annoyed because growth on the 3rd floor stage was terrible compared to the 2nd floor stage.
That annoyance quickly evaporated.
It really is an elixir.
I opened my status window.
<Player Status>
Name: Han Yuseong
Race: Human
Lv.21
Strength: 137
Agility: 132
Vitality: 135
Mana: 101
Skills: Pain Suppression Lv.6, Composure Lv.6, Cover Lv.4, Risk Detection Lv.3
Field of View Expansion Lv.3, Focus Enhancement Lv.4, Fighter’s Movement Lv.5
Magic Body Enhancement Lv.5, Doombringer Lv.2, Mental Barrier Lv.3
Trajectory Analysis Lv.2
Curious about the color of my sword aura?
I picked up the Blood Dagger, which is relatively light.
TZTZTZTZ…!
And I raised the sword aura on the blade.
I captured the pure white aura on screen with my terminal.
Title: It’s white.
Author: Anonymous*
– It seems to stand out too much to the eye. But is all sword aura like that?
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ㄴ Kyaaah, so ethereal.
ㄴ Such pure white is really rare.
ㄴ Light’s Sword) Oho.
ㄴ Sewer Sword Sage) Pretty.
ㄴ Sewer bro… You didn’t respond at all when Water Queen kept posting selfies until she got blocked, but now you’re saying a snow-white sword aura is pretty. Are you seriously crazy?
ㄴ I’m telling you, he’s strong because he’s that kind of guy.
ㄴ Sewer bro!!! Get a grip!!!
ㄴ Dragon King of Demons) Beltoui- it’s so gorgeous.
ㄴ Spear King) It’s pretty.
ㄴ Ice Queen) FREEZE! SNOW WHITE COLOR! KINSHIP! FREEZE! FROZEN! HAHA
ㄴ Anonymous*) For now, I’ll do some training today and pack up tomorrow morning to enter the 4th floor stage.
ㄴ Light’s Sword) Training meaning?
ㄴ Anonymous*) Is there anything I can do with aura?
ㄴ Heavenly Demon) In martial arts terms, it’s protective energy (護身罡氣). In that world’s terminology, it’s Custos (Custos). It’s a technique that covers the body with aura for defense. It’s like creating an extra life.
ㄴ Anonymous*) That’s good.
Good.
First, protective energy.
I must do everything I can to survive.
