Solo Max-Level Newbie - Chapter 15

Episode 15 Dead people in the tower (2)

With the sound of the ice in the coffee rattling, each other’s introduction continued.

The human bald man’s real name is Lee Tae-min.

He was a student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Korea University.

‘No, then what? After playing games like that in high school, you went to Korea University?’

A place that is difficult for others to enter even if they study for 10 hours a day?

This guy is great too.

in many senses.

‘Where can I see what kind of ability this clever ball player got?’

Jinhyeok, who had been biting his tongue, activated the ‘Eye of Truth’.

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Name: Taemin Lee

Gender: Male

Age: 23 years old

Level: 11

Strength 13 Agility 15 Stamina 16 Horse Power 21

Stat Points: 0

Coins: 2500

Occupations : None

Unique Ability: Machine Lord (機械君主)

Skill: Lv2 ‘Sandbox Mode’ Lv2 ‘Leader’ Lv2 ‘Hacking’

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‘As expected, I got this. .’

Jinhyuk’s eyes narrowed.

machine lord.

It is a unique ability that specializes in anti-army rather than anti-human.

In the Tower of Trials in the past, the human bald man, or Lee Tae-min, used this to enjoy wide-area hunting.

Both offense and defense are well-balanced.

Except for the fact that it consumes a lot of mana, it is an ability that has nothing to criticize.

Then next…

Jinhyeok’s gaze moved to the side.

I saw the face of a woman who was active as a Bulgwangdong Nuclear Fist.

My real name is Yoo Yeon-hwa.

When I first heard the name, I didn’t know.

Which family did Yeonhwa belong to?

But after the introduction, I finally knew who she was.

Chunyoung Yoo.

A living legend in the martial arts world that surprised the world with Taekwondo, which was perfectly put into practice.

Yoo Yeon-hwa was the granddaughter of the Giin.

‘She’s the only granddaughter that doesn’t hurt even if you put it in her eyes.’

In the Tower of Trials, he used to beat giants taller than 7m with his bare hands.

Seeing this, it was natural.

Because the same blood as Yoo Chun-yeong was flowing in her veins.

Jinhyeok activated ‘Eye of Truth’ once again.

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Name: Flexible

Gender: Female

Age: 25

Level: 12

Strength 25 Agility 22 Stamina 17

Magic Power 5 Stat Points: 0

Coins: 4775

Occupation: None

Intrinsic Ability: Geukjin Taekwondo

Skill: Lv3 ‘Taecheong Hwarangsimbeop’ Lv2 ‘Never retreat in battle’ Lv2 ‘Enhance Magical Power’

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‘This is also quite interesting.’

Super melee tank and dealer.

The Bulgwangdong nuclear fist is a unique ability and skill composition that properly nick value.

Looking at the level raised similarly, the two must have been hunting together.

Well, it’s because the two of us got along well in the past.

[Copy Terms: The two have been together for a long time. When the three of them reach the 20th floor of the tower, they can copy the abilities of players Lee Tae-min and Yoo Yeon-hwa.]

After reading the copy conditions, Jin-hyeok nodded.

Is it that it is not easy to copy as it is the ability of the deceased among the deceased?

‘It must be difficult for a while.’

But it doesn’t matter.

The three of us here will reach the 20th floor anyway.

It was then.

“brother. what are you doing? It’s your turn.”

Lee Tae-min, who was in the front seat, tilted his head.

Because he did not know the existence of ‘Eyes of Truth’, Jinhyeok nodding his head while staring into the air looked strange.

“My name is Kang Jin-hyuk. I am 27 years old, and I was a BJ on Paprika TV.”

“oh! Was your brother BJ? If it’s paprika, I’ve seen it sometimes! game? mukbang? Ah hyung is handsome, so it could have been a male cam.”

Taemin Lee approached with a smile.

No matter how much we worked together in the game, today was the first time we actually met.

But I didn’t feel the slightest sense of vigilance.

“yes. I quit now.”

“no way. Take it easy bro. We haven’t even seen each other for a day or two in the game.”

“that’s right. We are more comfortable that way.”

Yoo Yeon-hwa also helped with a drink.

Both of them were not very friendly.

‘Although I thought that being a BJ, my affinity wouldn’t be pushed anywhere.’

Or maybe I built a wall because I only hung out with guys who were just trying to hit me in the back.

Weigh the benefits.

A month in which a knife was stabbed to the throat mercilessly as needed.

I took it for granted, so this intimacy felt awkward.

‘It’s a colleague… It’s been a while since I’ve heard it.’

Jinhyuk smiled and nodded.

“okay. I’ll make it easy for you.”

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As soon as the awkwardness subsided, the three of them moved.

This was the result of Jinhyeok’s active insistence.

Fragrant coffee isn’t bad either…

but what should I say?

There were a lot more things I wanted to eat than that.

The place I found was a restaurant famous for its pork belly and soybean paste stew.

I felt like crying when I saw the thick meat cooked to a golden brown and the stew filled with tofu.

‘It’s on a completely different level from moss and mushrooms.’

in the novel.

There are often scenes of returnees shedding tears while eating Korean food after being in the other world for hundreds or thousands of years.

But in reality it doesn’t take that long.

Because it was human instinct to sell one’s soul with a piece of Choco Pie as long as it was planted in a mountain valley for a month and fed with grass.

I suddenly remembered it during training camp.

The memories of Sunday when religion changed depending on whether it was Choco Pie or Moncher.

ah! Come to think of it…

I remembered something I want to eat again.

“There was Vera below, how about buying ice cream for dessert?”

“Ice Cream Call!”

“My brother and sister are here. I’ll buy it. But what flavor?”

Lee Tae-min stood up halfway from his seat.

“Mint chocolate.”

Jinhyuk answered without hesitation.

The two of them frowned.

“Ugh, that toothpaste-flavored ice cream?”

“Brother, I have a lot of likes and dislikes about that. It’s like brushing your teeth while eating.”

These kids…

don’t know the combination of fresh mint and sweet chocolate.

I don’t know anything else, but I can’t let this slip away.

“Don’t curse mint chocolate ever again.”

Because it was Mincho that had a stronger concrete support layer than any other flavor.

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While eating, Jinhyeok heard from the two about what had happened over the past month.

The birth of various guilds and the relationship of interest surrounding the tower’s resources.

Policies of each country and trends regarding coins, etc.

It was an important piece of information not to be missed.

“As you know, when I played [Tower of Trials], most of the guilds reunited.”

Lee Taemin moved his finger lightly.

OK.

Whoa!

[Lee Tae-min activates Lv2 ‘Sandbox Mode’.]

7 patterns appeared in the air.

It’s all things I’ve seen.

America’s ‘Titan’, Europe’s ‘Olympos’, China’s ‘Zhonghua’, Japan’s ‘Samurai’ and India’s ‘Gandhara’.

Lastly, Korea’s ‘Dangun’ and ‘Fighting Father’.

It was the symbol of the guilds that represented the world.

Yoo Yeon-hwa also nodded slightly while looking at the pattern.

“Everybody probably knows. It is advantageous for the existing members to monopolize information.”

I guess so. At least the players belonging to that guild weren’t stupid.

They will not recklessly receive additional members or release advanced information they know.

“How about the BJs? I bet there are people who collect coins while working as freebies, right?”

Lee Tae-min’s face darkened slightly at Jin-hyeok’s question.

“yes. Celebrities who were active in the past are mainly using names to extract views from viewers. Besides, this is just a rumor, but it seems that there are people who are trying to operate a coin factory that we did in our time. I heard that there is a group called ‘Mine’. It’s all the rage in the news these days. ”

“…you’re out of your mind.”

“Yes. If you get caught, it feels like life imprisonment.”

coin factory.

In a word, it is a studio that forces people to watch videos of certain people in order to get views.

In past games, NPCs took over that role, so it didn’t matter.

Not now.

If people are locked up in a factory and only coins are extracted every month, the government will not stand still.

However, Jinhyeok was sure that Lee Taemin’s words were not just rumors.

The world has changed.

The common sense that I knew before has collapsed.

This means that you should never judge the future by the standards of the past.

In that sense, I must give you a warning.

The two of you should know about him.

“If the two of us go together, the chances of getting hit are small, but I’ll talk about it for now.”

Jinhyuk slowly opened his mouth.

“I met the swordsman about a month ago.”

“omg!?”

“The leech?”

This time, both answered at the same time.

tell me a little bit

All the customers in the restaurant are staring at you.

However, a barrage of questions continued as if he didn’t care about that.

“Where are you?”

“brother. Even in that person’s real life, did he take out the knife first?”

Sword (劍成).

He is a ranker who even uses barriers in his swordsmanship, which can be said to be terrible.

We used to meet often when we were doing [Tower of Trials].

It was a ragtagpa who started by attacking and watching without any conversation.

Of course, I took a picture every time. To the point of never being able to fight again.

Have you killed over a hundred times?

Ordinary people would give up.

The question is whether this guy has a sense of purpose or a sense of rivalry

.

‘Exactly behind me.’

I’m not kidding, I was aiming for eating, sleeping, as well as going to the bathroom, so of course my teeth were shaking.

“It’s not face to face. When I went, I had disappeared from the National Museum of Korea with an ‘iron sword engraved with Qianlong’.”

“That guy was also aiming for a replica… No wait. So, did your brother go there too? I heard it was a complete hell there?”

“I’ve felt it for a long time, but you have a really strong heart. How did you come up with the idea of going there?”

“I went because I had something to take care of. Anyway, you guys be careful too. You won’t be able to tell if it’s you just by your appearance, but you’ll recognize it right away when you see your unique abilities and skills.”

This is why it is a double-edged sword to bring back the ability that was used in the past.

It has the advantage of being familiar, but at the same time, it was like a fingerprint that represents the player.

“yes. Thanks for letting me know.”

“Whoa. You have to be careful. I don’t know about you, but the two of us are honestly a bit scared…”

Lee Tae-min and Yoo Yeon-hwa let out a small sigh.

It seemed that the terrible memories of the past were coming back to me.

At this point, it seems that information exchange has been roughly completed, and

“Shall we get up soon enough for today?”

Jinhyeok pushed back his chair.

1 minute and 1 second is a pity.

Eating and drinking should be enough.

“uh? Already?”

“It’s not already, it’s 9:00 now.”

Starting tomorrow, I have to climb the tower again.

Besides, I wanted to take a hot bath in a month and sleep soundly in a proper bed.

The two reluctantly rose from their seats.

“Brother, but. Didn’t you say you were gone for a month or so?”

“It did.”

“Then you haven’t been tested?”

“test?”

what test?

Jinhyeok’s reaction made the two of them look like they knew that.

“Because the number of deaths soared from the second floor, and only those who passed the test from the Awakened Association can go upstairs.”

“It’s a way to give you a verification code… It’s like this.”

Yoo Yeon-hwa showed her wrist.

It has a very faint barcode-like tattoo.

Whoa. look at this

That’s why I’m going to stop even the middle-aged people from entering. What do you mean by this?

If you put that justification on the outside, you will definitely be able to reduce the reluctance to take the test.

to reduce the number of victims.

What could be a higher purpose than this?

However, that is not the real purpose of the above.

There is only one reason to take the test.

To identify the hidden talents.

‘Precisely, it’s to attract those talented people to their side.’

I suddenly remembered the day the Tower of Trials first appeared.

‘Was it Han Sang-jin? What is the name of the man who introduced himself as the president of the Awoken Society?’

I couldn’t forget the shallow tricks of trying to gather players who had awakened through TV.

“Where to see the test. Where are you?”

It was a good opportunity to see how much I had grown so far.

no.

‘The sea I wished for.’

Throb! Throb!

Jinhyuk’s heart started to beat little by little.

This system created by the Awoken Association.

There was a way to use it.

‘In my favor.’