I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 158

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Transcendent Genius Trainer 158

Yujun crossed his arms and gazed up at the Tower.
Snap.
Then he focused his eyes intently, examining the ashen Tower in detail.

‘That’s it.’

This towering structure was definitely the Tower of Infinity.

“It’s not just any tower.”

Simple design, ashen color, and overwhelming scale.
Every distinctive trait of the Tower of Infinity was there.
At this point, curiosity struck him.

‘Who created the Tower of Infinity game?’

He could understand how his Awakening ability had been inspired by it.
Awakening abilities were influenced by various factors, and unique skills in particular often possessed unusual properties.
But the Tower of Infinity was just a game element, wasn’t it?

‘The Tower of Infinity was never exactly a famous game.’

For that reason, very few people played the Tower of Infinity.

‘At least no one around me did.’

No dedicated community had formed, and thinking back now, even when information was being shared, only the people he’d seen seemed to appear.

‘There were quite a few strange things even back then, but I never imagined things would turn out like this.’

The abilities and skills of the Awakeners that appeared during gameplay felt oddly realistic.
Moreover, the training method was quite difficult, giving the impression it wasn’t made for entertainment.

Yujun decided to stop thinking too deeply for now.
Since the Tower had appeared, he needed to verify it directly.
The exterior was definitely the Tower of Infinity, but he couldn’t be certain about its interior.

“It’s strange to see it again after so long.”

Quite some time had passed since the Tower of Infinity’s service ended, and Yujun had been living intensely in reality.
So seeing the Tower was truly after a long time.

“I never thought I’d see it like this in reality.”

His heart raced.
The Tower of Infinity appearing in reality.

‘If the settings are identical to the game, things could get quite complicated…’

That Tower of Infinity carried tremendous penalties and problems.
It was very different from other towers, requiring certain conditions and floors to be conquered unconditionally.

“Let me go check it out.”

Yujun moved closer to the Tower.

“Please step back! Please step back!”
“Step back from—ah!”

The Management Bureau employee controlling the area saw Yujun and bowed, opening a path.
Ordinary citizens couldn’t enter, but Yujun, who held an S-rank License, could get close.
No one could currently enter the Tower’s interior.
Whoosh. Whoosh.

“I’ll enter quickly and verify the situation.”
“Please approve!”

Inside, Awakeners and guilds with proper qualifications like Yujun were trying to enter the Tower.
But the Management Bureau employees, who hadn’t received instructions yet, showed reluctance.

“It’s too dangerous.”
“What’s dangerous about it?”

The Awakeners and Management Bureau employees were bickering.

“Everyone will die if they go in now.”

At that moment, Yujun approached quietly and offered a gentle warning.

“…!”

They looked at Kang Yu-jun with startled expressions.

“Trainer Kang Yu-jun… is it really you!?”
“To think we’d meet here!”

Kang Yu-jun was currently a goldmine that countless guilds were seeking.
But since they couldn’t meet him no matter what, everyone kept their eyes peeled, desperately hoping to make contact.
Yet to see him here.

“But… everyone dies, you say?”

One of the guild executives, barely able to contain his excitement, asked in confusion.

“As I see it, this Tower hasn’t fully manifested yet.”
“…!”

‘It’s still rising.’

Yujun remembered the tutorial from when he’d first started the Tower of Infinity.
Everyone probably skipped it, but Yujun hadn’t skipped any of it.

‘It said: “The Tower of Infinity appears over the course of a week.”‘

Crack!
Moreover, through Divine Eye-Extreme, black aura continued flowing from the ground.

‘This means it’s still not fully emerged.’

If they entered in this state, they’d be torn apart by fractures in the Tower’s interior.

‘This is definitely the Tower of Infinity. Then…’

Yujun gathered his thoughts and looked around at the people before speaking.

“The situation appears quite dangerous. I’d recommend everyone pull back.”

Then he immediately left.
Though they called out and tried to follow, they couldn’t keep up with Yujun, whose stats had been greatly enhanced by the Incubation skill.

‘Now is the time to leave the Tower of Infinity alone.’

And he planned to head to the Geumgang Kim Family as he’d decided earlier.

‘But the timing is quite good.’

With the Tower of Infinity rising, the Geumgang Kim Family would have no choice but to desperately want Yujun.

‘Guilds wanting Artifacts will increase.’

The Geumgang Kim Family would try to increase Artifact production.

‘The master craftsmen of the Geumgang Kim Family will break under the greed of its head.’

This was the perfect timing to exploit that gap.

* * *

“From now on, all management of this ashen Tower falls under the Awakened Person Management Bureau.”
“The Director has arrived!”
“The Director is here!”

At the scene where the Tower of Infinity appeared.
Director Lee Ji-tae swiftly took control of the situation.

The government and Management Bureau handled the newly formed Tower calmly.
Tower generation had become routine, so managing it was straightforward.

“Beginning analysis.”

First came analysis.
What kind of Tower was it?
What were the clear conditions?
And what were its penalties?
This analysis was conducted by Awakeners who were either guilds selected by the Management Bureau or freelancer teams receiving commissions.

“A new Tower!”
“Isn’t it really been a long time?”

Everyone was thrilled.
A new Tower appearing meant new opportunities.
Meanwhile, Director Lee Ji-tae was receiving various reports at the scene.

“What about the situation in other countries?”
“It appears to have manifested in exactly the same form. The United States is already preparing to enter the Tower, it seems.”
“Hmm.”

A new Tower was both an opportunity and a massive risk itself.
There was no way to know what power or danger it held until entering it.

“We can’t afford to fall behind either.”

Numerous guilds had already submitted conditions for the first right of refusal.

“Even the Tushin Guild, which had been turning its attention only overseas, is properly participating in the bidding now.”

The Tushin Guild, ranked 6th, was also showing considerable interest in this Tower.

“The Master Guild is also participating.”

Ranked 3rd, Master Guild.
Do Kang-myeong, who currently operates a Trainer School, was an exclusive Trainer and external director at this guild.
The place where Do Kang-myeong oversees all training operations for the Master Guild.
Much of Master Guild’s rise to this position was thanks to Do Kang-myeong’s strength.

“It seems Master is participating to maintain its position.”

Currently, the Dream Guild had its eyes on Master Guild’s rank.

“Han Gyu-jin is performing quite well, after all.”

Director Lee Ji-tae smiled broadly.

“Because it’s a new Tower, everyone’s motivation is quite high. Dream’s bidding conditions are enormous, aren’t they?”

The Dream Guild’s aggressiveness was particularly unexpected.
After recruiting Han Gyu-jin, they’d tried to break into the upper echelon, but there were limits.
Top-tier guilds held exclusive rights to Towers, preventing further advancement.
In such a situation, a new Tower was an enormous opportunity for them.

“Yes, that’s right. At present, Dream’s conditions are the best.”

Ranked 5th, Dream Guild.
They had put forward conditions that overwhelmed other guilds.
With these conditions, Dream Guild was most likely to enter the Tower first at this point in time.
Of course, exclusive rights to a new Tower didn’t last long.
If they achieved results within that period, the rankings between Master Guild and Dream Guild could be reversed.

“Since their performance recently has been the best.”

Since recruiting Han Gyu-jin, Dream Guild had far exceeded other guilds in the number of S-rank Awakeners produced.
But Director Lee Ji-tae had somewhere else in mind.

“Personally, I think it might be worth having Trainer Kang Yu-jun take the first challenge of this new Tower.”

The Secretary immediately responded to the Director’s thought.

“That’s an excellent idea!”

Kang Yu-jun had already made considerable contributions to the Management Bureau and the Trainer Association.
So if the Bureau gave him priority, other guilds would have no grounds to object.
Director Lee Ji-tae made his decision immediately and contacted Yujun.

-I’m sorry. I’m grateful for the offer, but I have other things I need to do.

“I didn’t expect him to refuse…”

The authority to conquer a new Tower was tremendous.
Especially since this ashen Tower had risen simultaneously across the entire world.
Properly conquering it would be an incredible opportunity to appeal to the entire world.
Particularly, Yujun had once entered a Tower in the Cheongdam area with Awakeners to conduct training, so the Director thought he’d accept the proposal.

“Could it be that Trainer Kang Yu-jun was concerned about fairness?”
“Fairness?”
“Yes, that’s it. This Tower is receiving far more attention than previous towers. Moreover, there are still conspiracy theories about Trainer Kang Yu-jun, so perhaps he meant not to push it—”

The Secretary’s words made Director Lee Ji-tae fall into thought.
The Kang Yu-jun he knew was a very intelligent person.
There was no way he didn’t understand how great a benefit the Bureau was offering.
Then it was possible he’d expressed himself indirectly, as the Secretary suggested.

“He cares about the greater good! That’s it! He wants to handle it fairly!”

In the current situation, no one would openly object to giving Yujun special treatment.
Right now, Kang Yu-jun’s reputation was skyrocketing thanks to training a hero.
Everyone knew his name.
Even those unrelated to Awakeners learned his name through YouTube and news articles.
Not only that.
Various news outlets were pouring praise on Yujun for doing something unprecedented—training Japanese royalty.
But conspiracy theories about Yujun hadn’t completely disappeared.
They were merely dormant now because of his achievements, but could resurface at any time.

“Amazing. For such talent to appear in South Korea.”
“It seems we’re not finished yet.”

Then it seemed better to proceed with the first bidding rights for this ashen Tower fairly, as Yujun suggested.
Director Lee Ji-tae left a message for Yujun.

-I respect you, Trainer.

* * *

“He’s interpreting it kindly.”

After reading the text, Yujun immediately understood how Director Lee Ji-tae had misunderstood.

“It’s not that I dislike special treatment—if he interprets it that way, that’s fine with me.”

Yujun wasn’t the type to reject benefits like Tower conquest over fairness concerns.
He simply had a different reason.

“The offer is too kind, but now isn’t the time.”

But now was not the time.

The Tower of Infinity had appeared globally, and its difficulty was beyond imagination.
The higher one climbs, the higher the difficulty, and each floor is scored.
Yet only Yujun knew that the Tower of Infinity currently possessed such high difficulty.

‘If I take the lead in conquering it with my current knowledge?’

If Yujun became the vanguard of Tower of Infinity conquest based on his current knowledge, people would have no choice but to remain unaware of just how difficult the Tower was.

‘So me taking the lead now would be a long-term loss.’

“Everyone needs to learn about this Tower of Infinity. That’s when I should step forward.”

It would be when they had experienced repeated failures and hardship that Yujun should emerge.
That would benefit him personally and help South Korea in the long term.
He would simply wait, preparing faithfully until his value was properly recognized.

‘I can afford to be patient.’

The Tower of Infinity doesn’t easily permit conquest.

“Without me, they’ll hit a wall eventually anyway.”

Yujun’s mind was filled with optimal conquest methods.
But to properly employ those methods, he needed to train more Awakeners.

“Various professions of Awakeners suited to the combination, and Artifacts suited to each of those Awakeners.”

That’s why Yujun had decided to head to the Geumgang Kim Family as soon as he saw the Tower of Infinity.

Ding ding ding!

-Sir Kang, it’s Kim Sang-hun. I’ve arranged a private meeting with the family head.

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