Chapter 2180 – [What Happens When a Constellation Is the Great Demon King]
Kang Yun-ho began climbing the Constellation Tower in earnest. Since the Constellation Tower has already been in the world for over 10 years, much of the information on the cleared levels has been made public to the public, so he also vaguely knew the missions for each floor of the Constellation Tower.
Of course, there are currently dozens of floors to clear, and I don’t know them all, but at least I know everything about the early tutorial layer, so it didn’t seem like it would be too difficult to conquer.
Same goes for me. Constellations can tell you what the hierarchy is like and whether there are hidden elements. However, in order to inform the apostle or climber, faith points were needed depending on the importance.
It’s a meaningless story to me.
[[The Lord of Winter] Says that you must clear the first floor with no damage to receive the bonus.]
“Ah, the first floor is a famous place, so it is a well-known bonus. The original clear reward is 3 stat points, but it is said that 1 additional point is given for clearing without damage.”
Oh, it’s easy, and it’s already known as it’s the first level to start with.
The Constellation Tower and Labyrinth trials were quite similar, but had different levels of difficulty due to their different objectives. The first floor of the Labyrinth Trial is about whether you can harm others by killing small animals that have no fighting ability, but in the Constellation Tower, a goblin holding a dagger appears from the first floor.
Killing is killing, but if you are unlucky, you can die. However, since it is not a normal goblin but an old goblin, it is much weaker than a regular goblin with the physical ability of a child, so it is easier to kill than you think.
However, the constellation skill I gave to Kang Yun-ho is applied here.
[Check the constellation skill [Only those who overcome winter can see spring]. Would you like to adjust the level difficulty?]
“It won’t be that difficult since it’s your first time, so it would be better to adjust it to the maximum and get as much reward as possible, right?”
Of course it should be. Otherwise, there is no reward in giving the skill.
In response, Kang Yun-ho raises the level of difficulty and enters the first floor in earnest. Then, where there should have been an old goblin holding a dagger, there was a sturdy goblin holding an iron bar.
[Goblin Spear Warrior]
Looking at the name above his head, he is definitely not an old goblin. Moreover, even though he is a goblin and has a small stature, he supplements his reach with a weapon called a spear, so he doesn’t seem to be an opponent on the first level of difficulty.
Kang Yun-ho, slightly frightened by that, muttered.
“Uh, can I change the difficulty level again now?”
[Difficulty cannot be changed when entering a tier.]
“I guess so…”
In the end, we have no choice but to fight. So I left it to Kang Yunho and watched it slowly.
The goblin spear warrior quickly approached and aimed his spear at Kang Yun-ho’s abdomen, but he quickly dodged it, perhaps thanks to the constellation skill [Extra Sensation]. However, even though I was given a lot of things, there were a lot of things that were excessive since it was my first fight.
All you have to do is dodge to the side a little bit, but you roll to avoid it, or you swing your sword with all your might when you could just as easily dodge it.
On the one hand, that was to achieve the No Damage Clear mission, which is the first floor bonus condition, but it was still a bit excessive. Well, you can gradually get used to it and adapt to it later.
And after a 10-minute struggle, Kang Young-ho was able to cut off the goblin spear warrior’s head.
“Die!!!!!!!”
I had a timid side, so I wondered if I could kill him well, but he turned out to be more determined than I thought. It seems like there is some level of determination.
And when you clear the first tier of increased difficulty, you receive the expected reward.
[1st tier clear reward and no damage cleared. A total of 20 stat points are obtained due to [Only those who overcome winter can see spring].]
“Wow!!!!!!”
The reward for 10 minutes of hard work is more than enough. I looked it up and found that there was a level, but the level did not increase in the tutorial layer, so I had to get this type of reward. Considering that 5 stat points are given per level up, it is no different from receiving a whopping 4 levels worth of compensation for clearing the first floor.
It will be difficult to clear it in the future, but the reward will be worth it. You receive 5 times more compensation than others, but if it doesn’t even reach this level, there is no reason to receive the constellation skill.
[[The Lord of Winter] Then asks if you want to conquer the second floor.]
“Oh, I’m going to rest a bit and go up. No matter how hard it is, I can’t just climb one level in one day and finish.”
[The Lord of Winter] Advises you not to be impatient.]
“Don’t worry. I will go up with enough energy in mind.”
I have given you many things, but I do not have the power of revival. That would probably only be possible with Eve.
Although they were very considerate, when they die, they die. In order not to die, you had to give the blessing of trials as a Lord and receive the blessing of not dying and getting it unharmed.
But I don’t think the Constellation Tower will give you a skill that will make you not die at the causality level. It costs 4,000 points to give, so even if you allow it to a certain extent, you cannot expect it to have the same power as a blessing.
I think I should give the blessing separately later… I’ll think about it.
Afterward, Kang Yun-ho, who was reasonably rested, went up to the second floor. Since up to the 10th floor was a tutorial level, the 2nd floor was also a relatively easy mission and all you had to do was pass a certain section.
However, energy spheres fly around and disturb climbers. Even if you touch it, you won’t be eliminated, but it still has its own kind of pain, so it’s exhilarating when you touch the energy sphere, as if you’ve been electrocuted.
When I touch it, it feels kinder than the first floor, not even from the beginning. First, the condition for clearing the second floor is to reach the destination without touching any energy spheres, so I wonder what to do with this.
[[Lord of Winter] Asks if you are going to increase the difficulty again this time.]
“Yes, I’m going to at least clear all the tutorial layers at maximum difficulty.”
[I advise that [Lord of Winter] Will be difficult.]
“It’s something I was prepared to do.”
Well, I’m good at seeing people, it’s great.
And Kang Yun-ho similarly set the difficulty level to maximum and entered the second floor. Then, what I saw there were energy spheres flying around like a professional baseball player’s fastball.
The damn thing is, there’s a random pattern in the middle. There was no option at all to memorize the pattern and clear it with your eyes closed.
But… As they say a crisis is an opportunity, this could be quite helpful. If there is just a set pattern, you might not know it, but if there is a random pattern, it will be helpful in increasing the proficiency of the constellation skill [Extra-sensory].
[[The Lord of Winter] Says it is the perfect place to practice.]
“Huh? Ah… I’m sure it’ll be good for training your senses. Well, since I don’t have to worry about dying, shall I practice here for a bit?”
And Kang Yun-ho began training in the constellation skill [Extrasensory]. No matter how many bonuses you receive, the energy spheres flying from all directions are no joke, and trying to avoid them all one by one is not an easy choice. Even though the pain is greater when coming into contact with an energy sphere.
In fact, energy spheres can be blocked in other ways as well. First, swing your weapon to cut down the energy sphere or at least use a shield to block it.
In the case of climbers who caught the eye of the constellation early, there were cases where they used defense skills and simply passed by on foot. Oh, by the way, that is said to be the record for clearing in the shortest amount of time.
However, Kang Yun-ho deliberately tried to pass through the second layer without using a weapon. It would be much easier just to pick up a weapon, but I am very satisfied with the fact that he does it on purpose to gain experience.
I don’t know the general pattern itself, but the random pattern itself was so bad that the level of difficulty was increased, so Kang Yun-ho had quite a hard time. Thanks to this, the 1st tier took about 10 minutes, but the 2nd tier took 3 hours.
“Ah!!! Random pattern, really!!!!!”
[[The Lord of Winter] Is said to be a stage with random patterns like Sol de Roca from the Steel Snail series.]
“No, really, how do you know this story so well?!?! Do you know it well because you go out? Surely other Constellations do the same?!?!”
[[The Lord of Winter] Simply declares that I am unique.]
But seeing as he understands well when I talk about things like drips and such, I think we get along pretty well.
Huh? Now that I think about it, wasn’t he the first person I had a human-to-human relationship with when I came to this world? Even if I intervened first out of pity, this is the first time… No, the Easter egg of the Absolute Creator is here?
There wasn’t much news for a while, so I wasn’t paying attention, but it seems to have been activated. If you don’t pay attention, the first relationship you meet in that civilization is definitely a good relationship, which seems to be an Easter egg for the Absolute Creator of Creation.
I guess I should treat Kang Yunho kindly. No matter what the outcome of this inspection is, he will become a big person.
Anyway, it took him a few hours to finally get through the second floor. He purely focuses his senses to avoid the energy spheres, achieves the bonus conditions, and clears the path to receive a worthy reward for his troubles.
[2nd tier clear reward and no damage cleared. Due to [Only those who overcome winter can see spring], You will obtain 5 [Guaranteed skill acquisition tickets].]
“Fuck sex!!!!!!!”
[[The Monarch of Winter] Criticizes you for being a virgin.]
“No, it’s just spirit…”
Even if I don’t have the ability to sense, I can tell the difference between a kid who isn’t Ada, but anyway, I’m a virgin to Kang Yun-ho. Oh, you little bastard… When you get ahead in life, you’ll meet a good person and get some money out of it.
Anyway, the guaranteed skill acquisition ticket is a skill that allows you to definitely obtain one of the regular skills if you use it. In fact, when clearing normally, you are given a random skill ticket, and you have to get a bonus to receive it, but we got 5 tickets including the constellation skill.
“It’s usually a good item, but the Constellation takes care of all the skills for me. Still, it’s not meaningless, because skill confirmation tickets are expensive. If you sell them later, you’ll make a lot of money.”
Just getting one skill you want can’t be a light reward. Even if it’s random, the skill is valuable enough to be given as a 2nd floor reward, but if there are 5 guaranteed copies…
I tell him to sell it later to make some money and take a break for a while. You can rest in a separate rest area on the 3rd floor, but seeing them just lie down and breathe because there is no radio signal, makes me want to take care of them.
I asked if they could give me something to eat, and I confirmed that they could give me something like an item or artifact. So, I went straight to Horizon’s kitchen and made a savory meat oatmeal with mushrooms and meat.
When you are exhausted, it is difficult to digest fatty foods, and you need to replenish moisture, so oatmeal is not a good choice to eat. I make a full pot and send it to Kang Yunho.
[[The Lord of Winter] Sent a dish.]
“Huh? Wow… Thank you. No, thank you for even providing me with food like this.”
[[The Lord of Winter] Says that you can gain strength by eating anything, just like the beef he bought you yesterday.]
“Yes, I will thank you. I will clear at least the third floor by today!!!!!”
No, don’t overdo it.
And the third floor was the layer that tested patience. There are no separate bonus conditions, but it is a tier where you pick one attribute and endure it to acquire resistance skills. As the difficulty increases, you have to endure for a certain period of time in a crazy environment where water, fire, wind, earth, wood, and various other attributes come rushing in. It became a hellish place.
Fortunately, even though it was a tutorial level, the power of each attribute was not strong. Of course, if you had it, your HP would run out, and you would die in less than 10 minutes…
“Constellation. Have you thought about this and given me all the attribute resistance passive skills?”
[[The Lord of Winter] Says he just came and picked it up.]
“Wow, if I were a girl, I would fall in love with you…”
I already have faith points left, so I have acquired all the various resistance skills. Of course, the skill level was low, but it was at least enough to survive in the 3rd tier.
On the other hand, if you hold on and build up your proficiency, the effect will increase… Rather, it is also an opportunity to grow your skill proficiency in various attributes.
“Normally, you just have to endure until the time limit and go out, but among the strategy methods, there is a way to gain a resistance skill with a guaranteed skill ticket obtained on the 2nd floor and deliberately increase it by holding on to the attribute on the 3rd floor. However, in this case, you need a means to recover your stamina. I mainly use recovery skills or potions.”
In the 3rd tier, you only had to endure for a certain amount of time, so it didn’t matter if you stayed longer than that. It seems that it can be used to build resistance skill proficiency.
Since this is the beginning of the article, tips and the like are probably the most developed, so there are things like this. On the other hand, I think it would be better to extract as much as possible, so I decided to do that.
And Kang Yun-ho began to survive in the hellish environment of the third tier. At first, I had a seizure as if I was an astronaut in outer space, but it gradually got better, and after a few hours, other than a little discomfort, there was no significant effect.
It would have been unaffected as the proficiency of the resistance skill increased. And when my skill proficiency stopped increasing, I left the 3rd tier.
[Confirmation of clearing the 3rd layer. Acquire the resistance skill of the corresponding attribute… Check the duplicate resistance skills already possessed by the climber. After integrating all resistance skills, the [Absolute Resistance] Skill is acquired.]
“Wow!!!!!!!”
I thought I’d lost all my basic resistance skills and only gained one skill, but it was a good skill. It is a skill that is not included in the basic skills that can be granted by a constellation, but as it is difficult to obtain, it is very useful as it can be used in all kinds of categories.
You have to raise the proficiency again from 0, but it is better than other attribute resistance skills, and it is effective in addition to ordinary attribute resistance.
For example, physical resistance or magic resistance. Since that was a skill that could not be obtained without a lot of hard work, and it was not on the list of skills that the constellation could purchase, I was able to guess how much [Absolute Resistance], Which can replace the value of those two things, would be worth.
No, I already think Kang Yun-ho is a monster.
As a result of passing the 10th floor, which is the tutorial level, … Kang Yun-ho is a beginner climber, but he has monster-like specifications at the level of a mid-level climber.
“Now it will be the real start. The 11th floor will be Starion, the city of climbers.”
[[The Lord of Winter] Expresses his personal opinion that he would like the city to be named Primal Village rather than Starion.]
“Tamer type climbers are often called that.”
Anyway, this is the beginning. Starion, a city where I can meet other climbers, would be an easy place to achieve my goal.
Let’s take a look and see just how crazy it is.