Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 77

“Do you… know the location of the ‘Eternal Flower Garden’?”

“Would I have made such a proposal if I didn’t?”

“But how…? The existence of the ‘Eternal Flower Garden’ is a place passed down only to the guardians of the World Tree!”

“Believe it or not. I have no intention of forcing you to believe.”

From the start, there was no proof. She could believe it or not, and that would be the end of it.

Just throwing these words out there would make her come back to Se-un.

No matter how much she flies around in the Tower, she won’t be able to find information about the ‘Eternal Flower Garden.’

‘Even I could barely find it thanks to the Journey’s Compass.’

Before his regression [reincarnation or time travel], Se-un lacked combat abilities, but his exploration using the Journey’s Compass was the best among the players.

Thanks to that, he was able to find various hidden pieces and use them to boost his combat power, allowing him to survive until the very end.

“……I’ll believe you.”

“Huh?”

Riel nodded with a serious expression.

Honestly, he didn’t expect her to believe him.

“You defeated me, after all. And, I don’t think you would lie.”

-The constellation, ‘Fifth Day,’ smiles warmly, watching the two become closer.

“But……”

After nodding, Riel’s expression hardened again as she opened her mouth.

“For now, I’ll try to find the Eternal Flower Garden on my own. After trying everything I can, and when I think it’s impossible with my own strength, I’ll come to you.”

“Well, do as you please.”

“I won’t be a nuisance. When I come to you, I’ll be sure to bring a corresponding price.”

It seemed like it wasn’t just a matter of pride.

She probably didn’t want to add someone else’s debt on top of the heavy responsibility she already carried on her shoulders.

He was worried that she might disappear while searching for the Flower Garden, like the rumors from before his regression, but that would happen after she passed the mid-floors of the Tower anyway.

Unless the future changed drastically, it wasn’t a problem to worry about right now.

“Then, I’ll go in first.”

“See you later.”

“I definitely won’t lose next time.”

Se-un made an awkward expression at Riel’s determined farewell.

For some reason, he felt like he had unknowingly become her rival.

“Bye!”

“See you again!”

“Let’s play again!”

“Good person!”

“Goodbye.”

After saying goodbye to the four spirits following behind her, her body disappeared as she entered the Tower’s entrance.

Se-un was planning to enter the Tower anyway, but there was still something he had to receive.

‘The reward for ranking first.’

The reward Se-un received before his regression was truly pathetic.

It was a pair of shoes whose name he couldn’t even remember, but they had the power of wind, increasing his movement speed.

He used them well enough in the lower floors of the Tower, but they were the kind of equipment you could find anywhere if you looked for them.

Well, that was because Se-un had only collected a little over 100,000 points before his regression.

His ranking was so low that he couldn’t even remember what it was.

‘Even if I had heard about it, I wouldn’t know what I would have received anyway.’

The reward for first place isn’t the same every year. Different rewards are given each time depending on the player’s tendencies or the contribution points they’ve earned.

In other words, it’s a reward tailored to the player.

He didn’t know what reward would be given, but the certain fact was that the all-time tutorial ranking first-place winners had left great achievements in the Tower based on this reward.

After finishing his thoughts, Se-un moved his feet towards the Tower’s entrance.

A massive Tower that was overwhelming just by looking at it. Below it, there was a pitch-black entrance where nothing could be seen.

As he approached the entrance, the messages he expected appeared in front of Se-un.

-You have passed all the trials of the tutorial.

-By perfectly clearing all the trials of the tutorial, an additional 100,000 points are provided.

-Congratulations! You have acquired the qualification to challenge the trials of the Great Tower.

-You can enter the 1st floor of the Tower through the entrance.

Acquisition of additional points.

He thought that the contribution points were over since he had passed all the trials of the tutorial… Well, it didn’t matter to Se-un anyway.

Even if he was given additional contribution points now, it wouldn’t change Se-un’s ranking.

And finally, the message Se-un had been waiting for appeared.

-Aggregating personal contribution point rankings.

-Player ‘Jeong Se-un’: 1,520,080 points

-Congratulations! You have achieved 1st place in the tutorial’s personal contribution point ranking.

-We are devising the most suitable reward option for the player…….

-Personal contribution points exceed 1,000,000 points, further increasing the level of rewards.

-Personal contribution points exceed 1,500,000 points, further increasing the level of rewards.

-You have acquired the highest personal contribution points of all time. The level of rewards is further increased.

…

Messages that kept popping up.

‘There wasn’t even a planning time like this before.’

As the message that the level of rewards was continuously increasing and that it was being devised became longer, he felt strange.

That was because when he received a pair of shoes before his regression, the reward came out immediately in less than a second.

Se-un looked at the message with anticipation, but the planning time was longer than expected.

Just when he thought something might have gone wrong.

The loading of the message stopped abruptly, and a new message appeared.

-The level of rewards is so high that it does not exist in previous cases, and self-planning fails.

-Calling the tutorial administrator.

“……Tutorial administrator?”

Se-un was also aware of the administrator’s existence.

Most players might not even know administrators exist, but as they ascend past the mid-levels of the Tower, they gradually begin to recognize them.

Even then, actually seeing an administrator in person was rare.

Of course, Se-un had never encountered one directly either.

For an administrator to be summoned like this…

‘Well, I did accumulate a lot of contribution points.’

Currently, Se-un’s contribution points exceeded 1.5 million.

It was an absurd figure for a player in the tutorial. As an unprecedentedly high contribution score, it seemed even the system was flustered.

Not long after the system called the administrator, the message stretched out like a door, and a human figure began to emerge from within.

“Ugh… I ended up coming out after all. I know any old place is better than this, but what is this?”

Before the administrator’s appearance could be properly seen, a listless voice was heard.

It wasn’t like he said it for Se-un to hear; it just seemed like he was murmuring to himself powerlessly. But thanks to ‘Kobold’s Acute Hearing,’ which was being activated like a passive skill for Se-un, even the small murmurs were heard clearly.

“Ahem, ahem.”

Before stepping out of the door, he cleared his throat, and the administrator finally revealed himself.

He wore a shabby suit with a slightly loosened tie and disheveled hair. He looked like an office worker heading home at dawn after pulling an all-nighter.

He wore a bright smile on his face, which boasted drooping dark circles, but considering the murmurs heard a moment ago, it was clearly a forced smile.

A kind of business smile, one might say.

“Nice to meet you! Player Jeong Se-un.”

Although it was his first time seeing the administrator, he looked more ordinary than expected.

Se-un nodded lightly.

For a moment, his eyes seemed to twitch, but he soon continued speaking as if nothing had happened.

“You are truly amazing! To achieve 1.5 million contribution points in the tutorial! This is the first achievement in the long, long history of the Tower!”

“I see.”

“……Haha! It seems you haven’t realized it yet! Anyway, in celebration, I, Tuning, the administrator of the tutorial, have come to reward you personally!”

He continued to speak energetically, but Se-un didn’t react much.

Although he didn’t know much about the administrator in detail, he knew one thing well through the various events and rumors he had experienced before his regression.

‘Administrators are not trustworthy beings.’

At first glance, they may seem like people who are dedicated to players, but they are only people who manage the ‘Tower,’ not people who manage ‘players.’

If I had to say, they cared more about the Constellations [powerful beings who support players] than the players.

So, there was no need to focus on such sweet talk.

“For such a player, I have specially prepared the best reward!”

Swish!

The moment the administrator finished speaking and snapped his thumb and middle finger together.

With a snap, various items emerged from the door he had come out of.

They slowly rotated in a circle around Se-un, showing off their appearances as if they were in a fashion show.

Swords, shields, armor, as well as all kinds of accessories and jewels. About twenty items were showing off their unique characteristics.

They were outstanding items at first glance.

Items comparable to the staff held by Riel, or rather, items that seemed to be of even higher value.

Even though it was just a reward from the tutorial, they were all top-quality items that were not easily obtainable even in the Tower.

“First, I would like to recommend this! The ‘Black Tortoise Carapace’! It is an excellent shield comparable to the legendary shield Aegis [a shield from Greek mythology], capable of blocking any attack!”

The Black Tortoise Carapace, named after the guardian deity of the north.

At that level, it was definitely an excellent item close to a sacred object.

The surface of the shield was imbued with the energy of water and ice, so it seemed to be able to exert great power not only in defense but also in attack.

However, Se-un’s expression was not very good.

The administrator, sensing the atmosphere, hurriedly moved his hand towards the next item.

“Then how about this? ‘Dragon Scale Armor’! It is the strongest armor made purely from dragon materials! Not only does it have defensive power, but it also has the unique magical power of the dragon race permeated into it……”

The administrator’s recommendations continued.

The Dragon Heart, which allows one to acquire the power of mana that transcends humans just by consuming it.

A martial arts book written by a former Tower ranker who has now disappeared.

Even a sacred object used by an actual Constellation, although it was from a lower-level god.

Even players who don’t know the value of items would be tempted right away…….

‘After all, those things can be sufficiently covered with the Authority of Greed.’

They were not very desirable items for Se-un.

Although it was said to be non-existent, the level of treasures in Mammon’s treasure vault [Mammon is often associated with greed and wealth] was far superior to those.

Of course, choosing those would greatly increase his combat power right away.

However, he didn’t want to acquire things that could be dealt with by the Authority of Greed as a reward for the tutorial.

Besides…….

‘Those are probably the rewards for the general ranking 1st place.’

Not all of them, but Se-un knew roughly how much the reward for 1st place in the tutorial ranking was through his memories before regression.

The items in front of him were exactly at that level.

They were definitely great items, but they were not at the level of the ‘further increased’ reward that had appeared three times in the system message.

As evidence of that, the administrator was desperately explaining the items like a shopping host on a home shopping channel.

That wasn’t kindness to Se-un, but a trick to try to pass off the 1st place reward with those items.

“How is it? No matter which of these you choose, you will be able to grow to the level of a high ranker in the Tower in an instant!”

He praised Se-un incessantly as he finished explaining all the items floating around.

However, Se-un could see it.

The administrator’s lips twitching at Se-un’s expressionless reaction, and a stream of cold sweat flowing down his cheeks.

“If you don’t like anything, just tell me and I will choose the best reward for you!”

“No. I don’t need your recommendation.”

“……Yes?”

The result would be the same even if he received recommendations like this.

So.

“I will choose myself. Show me all the items that I can receive as a reward.”