I sat at the convenience store counter, secretly fiddling with my phone.
If the boss caught me, I'd get an earful of curses.
But there weren't any customers anyway, so whatever.
Ten years ago, when the Tower appeared in the world and the Awakened emerged, a place was created for the purpose of sharing information: [Tower Gallery].
Now, it is a place frequently used by many Hunters, and of course, a great place for ordinary people like me to lurk.
[Title: I just crafted a Longsword (Epic) f*ck!!!]
[Author: OpenForCommissions]
(Image of a frog holding a glass of wine)
Wow, first time making Epic gear, the dopamine is insane...
[Refined Steel Composite Sword (Epic)] Durability: 60/60 Attack Power: +78 *Imbued with 'Sharpness' *Defense Penetration +7% Increase *Sharpness: Increases the cutting power of the sword.
These are the options, how does it rate?
I don't know how many swords I crafted to make this one...
My fingers hurt...
How much do you think this will sell for?
Comments └ TowerGPTA: With these stats, surely over 1 billion won? └└ OpenForCommissions: That much? └└ TowerGPTA: Yup. Especially since Defense Penetration effects are hard to get. └└ OpenForCommissions: (Image of a frog covering its mouth with its hands) └└ TowerGPTA: For reference, with a weapon of this level, you know it's better to put it on the Auction House rather than the Exchange, right? └└ OpenForCommissions: Yep! I'm not that much of a newbie! └ oo(231.23): Save point... └ oo(123.121): Wow, two special options attached sh*t... └ RulerOfSwords: Gasp... How much are you selling this for...? I'll buy it for the highest price so please sell it to me! └└ oo(123.121): What, is that real? └└ oo(33.923): It's real? Hahahaha Hyung-nim (Big Brother) Yu-seong, what are you doing here? └└ OpenForCommissions: Hul... It's really Kim Yu-seong.
"...1 billion."
A sigh escaped my lips.
Ha... Some people live fiercely just to earn 10,000 won an hour.
Yet someone else earns 1 billion just by 'clicking'?
Give me an ability too!!! Give it to me!!!
Reading down the comments, a prominent name caught my eye.
'RulerOfSwords'
I knew just by looking at the ID.
Kim Yu-seong.
South Korea's No. 1 Awakened.
The owner of a 'Unique' grade class, of which there are said to be only three in the entire world.
Countless countries flooded him with love calls, but it is said he rejected them all.
What was the reason again?
Ah, was it that he couldn't eat a meal without kimchi?
Anyway, thanks to that, his public sentiment within the country was quite good.
"If it's Kim Yu-seong, he'd easily pay billions... I'm envious..."
I was about to read other posts.
The door opened.
A middle-aged man in his 50s wearing a hat and sunglasses walked in.
"Welcome~"
I greeted him with a bright smile out of habit.
Physiognomy is Science.
I really like this saying.
"Don't order a customer around. I'm going to take my time."
Because usually, the right words are the ones that deserve a beating.
...My f*cking life.
As soon as I got off work and came home, I turned on the computer.
I went straight into [Tower Gallery].
Unless you are a Hunter, there is no useful information.
But since I'm going to awaken someday, it would be good to know, right?
Ten years have already passed since I started browsing the gallery with that mindset.
Sigh...
I was scrolling down to see if there were any posts worth reading.
I saw a post written by a newbie who had just awakened.
[Title: If you have a class, can you not change to another class after awakening?]
[Nickname: oo(231.584)]
Title says it all.
No, I advanced as a 'Blacksmith (Rare)', but can't I change my job to a Mage?
Chat Log └ TowerGPTA: No no, you can change it. └└ Author: How do you change it?? └└ TowerGPTA: If you keep climbing the Tower, whether through rewards or farming, a Class Change Scroll drops with a very low probability. But the probability is seriously so low that fewer than 100 have been found so far. └└ Author: Ah T_T... └└ TowerGPTA: If it's a Rare grade Blacksmith, guilds will be lining up to recruit you, why do you want to change? └└ Author: Magic looks cool... T_T └└ TowerGPTA: Even if you luckily get a scroll, be careful. If you use it, your level resets. └└ Author: Hul... Thank you for letting me know! └ oo(69.74): It's a Bitik!! Stop the humblebragging!! └└ Author: No T_T It's real though... I just 'click' and it's boring... └└ oo(756.123): Guys like this need to climb the Tower a bit and get stabbed by a knife to regret it, saying 'Ah... Production classes were comfortable...' └└ Author: I guess I have no choice but to take the 'comfortable Production class' then^^ └└ oo(756.123): F*ck... └ LowFloorParking: Then make me some low-level weapons and armor. Can you make the durability sturdy? └└ oo(276.35): For real;; If you go to the Tower once, the equipment becomes a rag;; └└ oo(756.123): But isn't that Gacha (RNG)? Can you intentionally raise durability? └└ OpenForCommissions: You can't raise it. You have to use those materials to mass-produce while doing Gacha like crazy.
"If he's a Rare Blacksmith, he must earn a lot of money, right...?"
I moved on to the next post.
[Title: Why is repair also Gacha for these Shtsmiths?]
[Author: oo]
It's fcking annoying how these Shtsmith bstards take the recipes, materials, and money I worked hard to get, say 'Okay, starting now?', and if trash comes out they just say 'Haha sry' and wipe their mouths clean.
Fine... I'll concede a hundred times and say that's just how the skill originally works.
But why is repair also done probabilistically, fck!!!
I'd rather use dropped items than deal with these Shtsmiths who take all the money. Get lost 凸
└ oo(123.111): Oh my... The East-West-South-North theory is established orthodoxy when crafting items... └└ oo(932.32): Was that you? Were you the one who blew up the item I spent 7 nights staying up to get? └└ oo(123.111): (Image of a frog running away) └ oo(58.89): Even if you say this, the drop rate for items in the Tower is damn low, so you'll eventually look for a Blacksmith, right~? You'll beg them to repair it again, right~? That's damn pathetic, isn't it~? └└ oo(32.789): S... Soko made da (That's as far as you go)...! └ OpenForCommissions: The higher the grade, the higher the durability repair increase. └└ Author: Who doesn't know that? If it's an Epic grade Blacksmith, you have to wait a month just for repairs f*ck.
I scrolled down further.
[Title: Alchemists please, the taste of the potions...] [Title: Like if you find the Clicker b*stards disgusting]
Production classes and Combat classes fight all the time.
That's a fact even the dog next door knows.
But it's particularly heated today.
I can understand why both sides are fighting.
For the Combat classes, the materials they risked their lives to bring back turn into trash in an instant.
How would that feel?
How else would it feel? It would feel like sh*t.
Then can't you just not entrust materials to Production classes?
You could say that... but that's not possible.
Because.
[Title: Look here you b*stards cursing at Production classes]
[Author: ClickingIsGod]
In the end, if you guys want to make money, get stronger, and climb to the next floor, the help of Production classes is essential.
Climbing the Tower without equipment?
If you're going there to commit suicide, I won't stop you.
Hunting monsters without a weapon?
If you found the content boring and are looking for new content, then I admit it.
Without potions?
I don't really need to say it, right?
There aren't many Production classes anyway, so if we all go on strike at the same time, what can you guys do? lol
Stop strutting around and serve the Production classes, got it?
└ oo(44.121): Well... it is true, but your tone is f*cking rude. └└ Author: If you're annoyed, then become a Production class lol └└ oo(44.121): (Image of a frog giving the double middle finger) └ oo(923.54): That's right! How dare the combat-wrappers! Huh~?! Back in my day! Huh?!
Are they really going to go on strike at this rate?
Well, it has nothing to do with me.
I think every time about what class would be good if I awakened.
I thought a Production class would be best after all.
You could say, 'You're talking big for someone who hasn't even awakened.'
But fighting is scary...
"Haaam..."
Browsing the gallery, it was already well past my bedtime.
As I lay in bed, my phone notification rang.
—Ding!
[Web Sent]
[**Bank Customer's Credit Loan.... Total ...won is scheduled for withdrawal.]
[Web Sent]
[**Card January Usage Amount ...won is scheduled for withdrawal. Please check your payment account balance.]
"Ha... I really f*cking hate going to work..."
I have to go to work again in the morning.
The feeling of not wanting to sleep was strong too.
But my eyelids grew increasingly heavy.
In my sleep, I heard a notification sound.
Thinking it was just another loan repayment text, I just ignored it and fell asleep.
—Ding~!
[Candidate 'Kim Si-woo' confirmed]
[Searching for a suitable Class...]
—Ding~!
[Granting Class.]
When morning came, I wiped the drool and woke up.
A blue window was floating before my eyes.
Something like a game interface?
I rubbed my eyes and focused.
Did I see it wrong because of eye fatigue?
It wasn't that.
Name: Kim Si-woo
Level: 1
Class: [Primeval Maker (Legendary)]
Skills: [Primeval Craftsmanship Lv1], [Primeval Workshop Lv1]
Achievements: [Legendary Class]
"Ah... It's a dream. In the last dream, I advanced as an 'Epic' Swordsman, but this time what? Legendary Maker?"
A hollow laugh came out.
How desperately did I wish for awakening to see something like this even in my dreams?
Well, since I'm dreaming anyway.
I decided to enjoy it.
Skill: [Primeval Craftsmanship Lv1] * You can find the recipe for the desired item. * Receive perfect assistance when crafting items. * Item grade increases according to Craftsmanship proficiency. * Probability of additional special options attaching to items increases. * Gain stats according to the grade and type when crafting items. - Excluding duplicate items. * 'Creator' always active. * Creator: You do not receive damage from your own creations.
"Look at this guy Kim Si-woo, just how much did he want to awaken... This dream is quite fun?"
I scanned through the skill description and it seemed quite plausible.
Recipe for the desired item?
As far as I know, the clicking guys can only make basic items if they don't have recipes.
That's why they go crazy trying to secure high-grade recipes from each other.
For a dream, it's detailed.
Hmm... Desired equipment...
I thoughtlessly spoke of one piece of equipment.
"A sword that unconditionally kills in a single basic attack."
It's a dream anyway, so whatever.
[Searching for a recipe matching 'A sword that unconditionally kills in a single basic attack'...]
—Ding~!
[Judgment Sword of Mortality Recipe (???)]
[Materials]
[Ancient Dragon's Bone (???)] [Heart of the Undying (???)] [3 Strands of Red Thread Woven by the Goddess of Fate (???)] [Fragment of the Past (???)] [Flame of the Beginning (???)] [Moonlight of the Night when the 13th Moon Rises (???)]
"Oh, it's this kind of vibe?"
Even the names of the materials are ominous.
Looking at the materials, it seemed I couldn't make it even if it was a dream.
Come to think of it, why is there no 'Craft' button?
I looked all over the screen window.
I tried pressing here and there with my finger.
There was no button to 'click'.
"That's a shame. You left out the most important click button."
Shall I look at the rest of the skills?
Skill: [Primeval Workshop Lv1] * You can move to the workshop. - Only you can enter.
[Would you like to enter the 'Primeval Workshop'?]
[Yes] [No]
"You made this part well too, huh?"
I pressed the [Yes] button.
The air in front of me shimmered, and a door was created in the void.
"Oh..."
It's fascinating.
Maybe because it was a dream, I didn't feel dizzy or anything.
I grabbed the handle and pushed the door open.
—Creak
As I opened the door and went inside, hot air rushed into my mouth.
It felt like I had entered a sauna.
—Ding~!
[Entered 'Primeval Workshop'.]
—Ding~!
[First visit to 'Primeval Workshop'.]
[Receiving first visit reward.]
[Skill: Obtained 'Grace of the Primeval Maker'.]
The inside of the workshop was a little over 5 pyeong (approx. 16.5 sqm).
It was packed with equipment needed for 'Blacksmithing'.
Furnace, anvil, bellows, quenching tank.
It was a typical smithy.
Heat could still be felt from the furnace as if the fire hadn't gone out yet.
The anvil had vivid marks of countless hammer blows.
"Phew... It's hotter than I thought?"
Skill: [Grace of the Primeval Maker Lv1] * Fire Resistance +10% * Patience +10% * Persistence +10% * Concentration +10%
"Hmm... This is also a setting miss."
Looking at the skills, it looks like an ability given to pound away and make things manually here.
"Sigh... Who barbarically hammers these days. Just 'clicking' is enough."
I quickly scanned the workshop and came out.
I couldn't stay there long because it was hot.
Coming outside, it was much cooler.
"Shall I look at other things too?"
Achievement: [Legendary Class]
* Immune to status effects of [Legendary] grade or lower.
"Immune to status effects?? I know it's hard even to make items that resist them? Even if it's a dream, this is overhyping it too much."
['Exchange' has been activated.]
Name: Kim Si-woo
Level: 1
Class: [Primeval Maker (Legendary)]
Skills: [Primeval Craftsmanship Lv1], [Primeval Workshop Lv1], [Grace of the Primeval Maker Lv1]
Achievements: [Legendary Class]
HP: 500/500 MP: 50/50
Vitality: 1
Strength: 1
Agility: 1
Intelligence: 1
Dexterity: 1
Remaining Points: 0
I spent time checking this and that.
Even if it's a dream, this kind of thing is fun.
Pressing here and there with my finger.
Reading the skill descriptions again.
It felt like starting a new game.
"Right... It was good that it appeared like this, even if it's a dream..."
Now it is time to return to real life.
It's time for the alarm to ring.
.
.
.
Time passed, but the alarm didn't ring and the window in front of my eyes didn't disappear.
Rather, it seemed to become clearer.
"Why am I not waking up from this?"