I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents
Chapter 6
2nd Floor (2)
Right before going to eat a hearty meal, I remembered that I need to ask about the <Tower Exchange Meeting>.
Title: What is the Tower Exchange Meeting about?
Author: Anonymous*
– It’s showing on something like an electronic display board that there are 21 days left.
ㄴ Judak) It happens every 25th. People from 5-10 towers are summoned to one space without distinguishing Top difficulty or Top floor number. But they gather from floor 1 to 10, then from floor 11 to 20, and so on. The last gathering is from floor 90 to 99. Floor 100 is the conclusion.
ㄴ Anonymous*) Is it something like this? Hard difficulty floor 3, Normal difficulty floor 10, and Easy difficulty floor 5. Meaning they can all mix together like this?
ㄴ Judak) That’s right. As an exception, if it’s the same tower floor, you can ‘add as a friend’ and be summoned together.
Hmm.
It sounds like you can form a team in advance.
I don’t know who else might be there besides me in the <Pandemonium> difficulty. I cannot form a team in advance.
ㄴ Anonymous*) Is it possible for players to physically attack… in other words, kill each other?
ㄴ Light’s Sword) It is possible. The Exchange Meeting has three themes: Martial Arts, Dungeon, and Mission. Coincidentally, only in ‘Martial Arts’, which explicitly sets the stage for fighting, killing is fundamentally blocked. In Dungeon and Mission themes, killing is possible.
So that means killing can occur in the Dungeon and Mission themes, which are created to collaborate with other tower personnel.
ㄴ Judak) Killing rarely happens. Especially in lower-floor exchanges. But it’s not to say the probability is absolutely zero.
ㄴ Anonymous*) That’s right. I’m already screwed in a probability game, so I can’t be careless just because the probability is low.
ㄴ HAHAHAHAHAHA self-deprecation, look at this HAHAHAHAHAHA
ㄴ Probability! Pandemonium! Survival probability 0%!!
ㄴ Judak) Should I block this person?
ㄴ Anonymous*) Yeah, for about two days.
ㄴ Judak) Okay.
ㄴ Oh shit, please spare me
Judak cherishes me.
Probably out of compassion, but still.
ㄴ Anonymous*) Is there any information that Exchange Meeting participants can know about me when they meet me? Can they see my origin tower?
ㄴ Judak) No, what’s visible is only the floor you’re currently on. Tower or level is unknown unless you say it yourself.
ㄴ Anonymous*) Even if I’m summoned to the Exchange Meeting from floor 3 after clearing floor 2, they’ll probably look down on me.
ㄴ Judak) Well… we’ll see who gets pulled when the time comes. What’s important now is your growth.
That was the right thing to say.
ㄴ Light’s Sword) Come back after eating a meal. I’ll help you set your training direction.
ㄴ Anonymous*) Got it.
ㄴ Anonymous*) But how much time should I dedicate to training to enter Pandemonium floor 2?
ㄴ Archmage) I don’t know what Light’s Sword is planning, but it’s better to set it at about 15 days. You should completely clear floor 2 first, so you can participate in the Exchange Meeting in a safe situation. You’re not planning to clear floor 2 after the Exchange Meeting, right?
Of course, I had no such plan.
Exchange Meeting.
I must clear floor 2 first.
Even if I go to the Exchange Meeting as a ‘3rd Floor Climber’, there’s a high probability I’ll be the lowest floor among the participants.
ㄴ Light’s Sword) If you properly understand what I’ve organized, that amount of time will be enough.
ㄴ Anonymous*) Understood. But what happens if the Exchange Meeting starts while I’m progressing through floor 2?
ㄴ Judak) You’ll be forcibly summoned during floor 2 progress. Without the <Exchange Meeting Veto> item, you’ll be summoned unconditionally.
What, it’s almost like a gangster. The Exchange Meeting.
ㄴ Anonymous*) So if I suddenly disappear and come back, and the enemy NPCs or monsters are surrounding the original spot, isn’t that an instant death situation?
ㄴ Heavenly Demon) Correct. That’s why the Exchange Meeting must be transferred in a safe space.
The conclusion is set.
Clear floor 2 within the remaining 21 days and reach the 3rd floor waiting room.
Then participate in the Exchange Meeting.
I closed the Transcender Gallery and opened the [Coin Shop].
Not like any kiosk. Product examples were filtered with food images.
Chao fan seemed to be Chinese fried rice according to my memory… and I eventually chose option 1.
Ramen and a small amount of kimchi.
I was thinking of eating pork soup, but unfortunately, I had eaten pork soup two days ago after my convenience store part-time job.
Anyway, I’ll have to eat everything once during this period..
PAF!
Suddenly, light flickered in the empty space, and a box dropped.
TUNG!
The purple-colored box looked extraordinary from the outside.
A sticker was attached to the top of the box.
Menu – 1. Ramen and small amount of kimchi
Delivery Coordinates: 666.666.66.532
Payment Amount: 10 Coins
What is this.
A delivery receipt?
The trivial piece of paper on the luxurious box.
I felt the gap and opened the box’s lid.
I carefully took out the item inside the box.
The touch of the transparent container was felt on my palm.
I took out that object.
When I opened it, a bowl of ramen and a very small bowl of kimchi came into view.
I lifted the noodles slightly with chopsticks…
I held the terminal and took a photo.
Hmm, it’s beautifully arranged.
I pressed write post and attached the photo.
Title: This is your ramen?
Author: Anonymous*
– Isn’t it radiant?
Attachment: 852903862.jpg
[Just received and photographed ramen with steam rising. And kimchi on the side.]
After posting, I took a bite of the ramen.
HOROLOROK-
Hmm. Ramen eaten after rough physical exertion is indeed delicious.
The same taste as eating with a friend, crouching at a campground.
Since I had the <Transcender Gallery> open, I could see comments being posted on the uploaded post in real-time.
ㄴ Oh, I’ve already seen this on the climbing gallery HAHAHAHAHAHA, by the way, nice photo
ㄴ Heavenly Demon) What is this…? Those bizarre noodles and seemingly rootless broth…!
ㄴ Mu-tleuk rage HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ㄴ But seriously, the noodles look really strange.
ㄴ But what is this for real?
ㄴ There are quite a few who haven’t seen ramen. Originally, when people from other dimensions are incorporated into the tower, their food gets stocked in the coin shop. It’s food that 21st-century Earth people eat.
ㄴ Priestess: Hawa, I’m curious about the taste. But it looks quite something.
ㄴ Archmage) Wow… eating something that looks like this…?
Ignorant beings.
ㄴ Anonymous*) Ramen is a great food created by numerous sciences. Tsk tsk.
ㄴ I’m really curious about the taste. Wanna do an interdimensional trade?
ㄴ HAHAHAHAHAHA What can you give to a climber?
ㄴ What else, the great family’s spear technique Dretpekan
ㄴ The name itself is terrible.
ㄴ You bastard, where are you from? Medieval Earth? I’m a knight from the Rompelt continent.
I had no intention of mocking that hyung’s spear technique.
If it’s a spear technique from a hyung who cleared 100 floors in either easy or normal difficulty, it must have some profound points.
But right now, I needed a perfectly reliable lifeline.
A strong lifeline to save me.
In that sense, I had to pass on that hyung.
After finishing my meal, I posted.
Title: Light’s Sword interdimensional trade let’s go
Author: Anonymous*
– I know nothing, so you lead.
ㄴ Light’s Sword) I’ll lead.
Right after Light’s Sword commented, another window popped up below the Transcender Gallery window.
[User ‘Light’s Sword’ has requested an ‘interdimensional trade’.]
[Do you accept?]
I pressed the circular button next to the text.
[Trade request accepted.]
The screen showed slots where items could be placed, like empty inventory spaces.
And there was a small chat window.
[Caution! ‘Dimension Gallery’ trade opportunities are provided twice per 30 days! After using both, it will be available after 30 days!]
[Caution! Item trade can only be successful if both parties register one item each!]
[Caution! Only one item can be traded per transaction.]
[Please hold the item to send and say ‘specify’!]
“Twice a month?”
[Light’s Sword: Sorry, but I’ll have to use both opportunities. Because there are two items.]
This damned tower.
No unlimited attempts or conveniences for me.
[Anonymous*: Yeah, as long as I can survive properly, right?]
[Light’s Sword: Don’t worry about that.]
[Anonymous*: What should I send?]
[Light’s Sword: One is that ramen you just posted. And send the cheapest one you have. Oh, for food, don’t open the container and send it in its current container state so I can receive it safely.]
Even when told to send what I have.
I was hesitant to send the existing sword because an unfortunate incident could occur where even a nameless knight’s straight sword might break.
The rest were all useful items too.
The contemplation wasn’t long.
The item to send along with the ramen was jerky, which was the cheapest besides water.
I placed both hands on the ramen and jerky in their containers.
“Specify.”
The two items disappeared seamlessly from view and appeared as reduced icons in the trade slot.
[Trade completed.]
JJEO-EUK
Two items popped out in the opened space.
One was a thick book, and the other was a square box.
“…What is this?”
***
Arkamer Empire.
-To Duke Brinierre.
The silver-haired woman narrowed her brows at the sound coming from outside the door.
“What is it.”
-His Majesty the Emperor wishes to see you. He wants to definitely invite you to this banquet…
“Tell him if he looks for me one more time, I’ll blow his head off. Deliver my words exactly.”
-…I will remember, Your Grace.
Duke.
Elena de Brinierre’s right eye was facing the semi-transparent window on the left.
It was written there.
【Climber Gallery】
She pressed the most noticeable post.
Title: Don’t act rashly. If you’re calm, you can clear floor 62. That’s why we have the《strategy union
》.
Author: Alliance Leader
-There’s no betrayal. We’ll reach the top without leaving anyone behind.
ㄴ Definitely possible.
ㄴ Has there ever been so little damage in Hard difficulty?
ㄴ Sword Lord) At this rate, aren’t we clearing floor 66 without any damage?
Elena was displeased.
As if looking at a broken mirror.
Like seeing herself from a time full of hope.
A picture about to collapse soon.
“You don’t know the essence of Hard difficulty.”
She didn’t know why none of them left records about floor 66.
Elena hoped their illusion would collapse, yet also hoped it wouldn’t.
“Quickly become stronger, climber.”
Anomaly.
She wanted to create ripples for them.
Starting from the very bottom.
《 Floor 2 – Score Ranking 》
1st – Alliance Leader: 784 points
2nd – Tracking: 412 points
3rd – Sinclair: 399 points
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The score ranking only announces the scores of active climbers currently climbing.
So Elena’s name couldn’t be there.
She was someone who had already completed the tower.
Elena gave a faint smile looking at the purple container that appeared before her.
“Is this ramen?”
She opened the container.
“…The smell isn’t bad.”
Imperial Sword Star.
Dragon Slayer.
Demon King Beheader.
All were descriptors pointing to just one person, Elena de Brinierre.
That’s why she could spit such blasphemy at the emperor without any problems.
HURULUK-
“Mm…!”
A satisfied smile formed.
Elena pushed the Climber Gallery to the right and opened another gallery.
【Transcender Gallery】
This was the only joy in life that recently provided her entertainment.
She posted.
Title: Edible, it seems.
Author: Light’s Sword
– Looks strange, but tasty.
