The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 16

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Episode 16
A Player Agent?
Lee Ganghan called to mind what he knew about the subject.
‘An Agent… isn’t that the kind of place that brokers contracts between players and guilds, drums up advertisements and sponsorships, that sort of thing?’
Player Agents did work remarkably similar to sports agents.
Their core function was negotiating contract terms on behalf of players with guilds.
Ordinary players typically just signed directly with a guild without bothering to hire an agent.
But lately, Platinum and Diamond-tier players had been increasingly likely to contract with one.
‘But honestly, what use is that to me?’
Lee Ganghan couldn’t join a guild—only found the Celestial Demon Cult. And word had already spread that he had a Limited-time Trait, making it nearly impossible to land sponsorships.
What good would an agent be?
‘I never thought she’d get my number by approaching that uncle.’
An agent seemed pointless when he couldn’t even join a guild.
“Look, I can’t join a guild anyway, so I don’t need an agent.”
[Sir! Just a moment, please!!! Could you hear me out for just a bit?]
“Ah. I’m busy with something right now.”
[W-well then…… would it be possible to meet up and talk another time? I really do have something important to tell you!]
This persistence was something else.
“Hmm. That’s a bit difficult for me….”
[K-Ganghan! This person is really quite famous! Haven’t you watched TV?]
Now this was rich.
He was being asked if he watched television by a man old enough to be his father.
‘I don’t watch it much, admittedly.’
Lee Ganghan managed a wry smile, then decided it was time to wrap things up and bring the conversation to a close.
“I understand. I’m busy with some urgent matters right now, so please contact me again in a bit.”
[Yes! May I reach you at this number?]
“Go ahead. I need to hang up now—I’ve got pressing things to attend to.”
Click.
Lee Ganghan answered briskly and hung up at once.
Then.
Buzz-buzz-buzz….
A text came through immediately.
Shin Yuri: Please do call me once you’re free!!! I’ll be waiting here in Yongin!
Really? Yongin wasn’t exactly small.
Was she seriously going to wait here the whole time?
‘Persistent, this one.’
-Yes. I’ll call you when I’m done.
Send.
Lee Ganghan fired off the text, then splashed his face with cold water to clear his mind completely.
Now fully refreshed and sharp.
‘Good. Let’s see whether the Goblin’s Pawn Market is actually worth investing in.’
He opened Man-Ma Hall once more.
[Goblin’s Pawn Market Lv. 1]
Open a pawn market that facilitates trade with goblins across multiple dimensions through the Infinite Tower.
Most items traded here are of little value.
Yet hidden gems occasionally surface.
Only goblins may be stationed at the pawn market.
Stationed goblins generate modest Tower Points proportional to their level.
Additionally, stationed goblins grant you the opportunity to purchase “valuable items” at discounted prices.
When you upgrade the pawn market,
stationed goblins discover “valuable items” with increasing frequency.
When the pawn market reaches level 5,
stationed goblins may advance to the rank of “Goblin Merchant.”
The pawn market description was considerably longer than the training grounds had been.
Lee Ganghan read through it carefully.
Open the pawn market, station goblins there, and they’d labor to earn Tower Points—
not to mention valuable items obtained at reduced prices.
Beyond that remained the potential for advancement at level 5.
The scale of this facility was impressive when compared to the training grounds.
Lee Ganghan considered the returns.
He’d even been given the opportunity to purchase valuable items first.
‘If I upgrade the market level to 5, I could even evolve the goblins into something better.’
The goblins—those weakest of monsters that the Goblin Chieftain himself had dismissed as “useless.”
The reason the Goblin Tower had been so difficult
was precisely because they attacked in swarms from the darkness, making them troublesome.
Judging by individual specs alone, goblins were indeed weak monsters.
But if he kept developing this Pawn Market,
wouldn’t evolving the goblins into merchants give them utility down the line?
‘And goblins earning Tower Points from the market appeals to me.’
That way, he wouldn’t be throwing away sixty thousand points for nothing.
Depending on how much TP the goblins generated, it might even swing into positive territory eventually.
‘This is the move.’
He tapped the screen.
Lee Ganghan made his decision and touched the system message.
Clank. Clank…….
A massive red portal materialized over the goblins’ territory,
and market stalls began spawning around it in an instant.
Despite being newly constructed, the facilities looked dingy and weathered.
Yet even that shabby setup seemed to delight them.
[The Castrated Goblin Chieftain rejoices.]
[The Castrated Goblin Chieftain voluntarily bows to you.]
The chieftain, along with
all the goblins, came rushing over to the market and spontaneously bowed before Lee Ganghan.
A reaction 180 degrees different from when the training grounds had appeared.
Watching this, Lee Ganghan broke into a smile.
Zing…….
A selection prompt materialized above the Goblin’s Pawn Market.
[Set the work intensity for the Pawn Market.]
[1. Merciful Master]
Guarantees eight-hour shifts with time off afterward.
Goblins generate the least Tower Points, but work-life balance is appropriately maintained.
After their shift, goblins with remaining stamina can visit the training grounds to level up.
[2. Ordinary Master]
Sets work hours to sixteen hours daily.
Goblins generate a moderate amount of Tower Points,
and most goblins rest after their shifts.
Leveling progression stagnates.
[3. Harsh Master]
Demands twenty-two-hour shifts.
Goblins may collapse from overwork at the Pawn Market,
and levels decrease upon collapse.
Generates the most Tower Points,
and increases the probability of discovering “valuable items.”
The Castrated Goblin Chieftain recommends “Harsh Master.”
From Merciful Master to Harsh Master—
Lee Ganghan stared at the three options and grimaced.
More precisely,
he was reacting to the Goblin Chieftain’s pitch for the Harsh Master option.
‘This one’s worse than the other.’
Twenty-two hours of work out of twenty-four.
And even if they collapse from exhaustion, only their level drops.
Don’t they just revive and get sent back to the Pawn Market to labor again?
That’s absolute hell.
‘Since Tower Points earned increase with level, I should go with the Merciful Master mode for now.’
No need to work them twenty-two-hour shifts at this low level yet.
Lee Ganghan decided to maintain reasonable work-life balance and selected “Merciful Master.”
Then,
[‘Goblin #11’ feels gratitude toward you.]
[‘Goblin #11’ voluntarily bows to you.]
[‘Goblin #12’ feels gratitude toward you.]
[‘Goblin #12’ voluntarily bows to you.]
.
.
.
Starting with number 11.
All the goblins except the chieftain began to bow of their own accord.
The chieftain stood dejected for a moment.
Then he suddenly looked up at the sky.
And then.
[‘Castrated Goblin Chieftain’ urgently petitions you.]
[Will you accept the communication?]
A new message unlike any he’d seen before appeared before him.
‘Communication works too?’
Lee Ganghan tapped yes.
Zing…….
A screen materialized before his eyes.
[My Lord! I humbly beseech you to reconsider the work intensity settings!]
“Why?”
[Goblins are worthless no matter how much they grow! Even if they drop to level 1, it matters not — they should continue working so they can at least fulfill their purpose!]
“So you want them working twenty-two hours a day?”
[Yes!]
What does Work-Life Balance matter anyway?
Goblins taste best when you work them hard.
That was the Goblin Chieftain’s argument.
“But they have to level up to change jobs to merchants, don’t they?”
[Merchants…… you say?]
“Yeah. If we upgrade the Goblin’s Pawn Market, they can change jobs to merchants, right?”
[…….]
Upon hearing the possibility of changing jobs to ‘goblin merchant’.
He fell silent for a moment, his eyes darting about.
Then.
Thump! Thump!
[I shall follow your great will!]
The Goblin Chieftain reversed his stance entirely.
He said nothing more about the work intensity settings.
And when the screen vanished.
[‘Goblin #1’ discovers hope for the future.]
[‘Goblin #1’ completely settles in Man-Ma Hall.]
Starting from Goblin 1, who had fallen to his death in the tower.
The one whose form had turned gray.
[‘Goblin #2’ discovers hope for the future.]
[‘Goblin #2’ completely settles in Man-Ma Hall.]
All the remaining goblins as well.
Messages appeared indicating they had completely settled in Man-Ma Hall.
‘So they were only temporarily staying until now.’
Even though their bodies were in Man-Ma Hall, their hearts hadn’t truly settled.
But now that the possibility of changing jobs to ‘goblin merchant’ had emerged, their hearts had changed?
He hadn’t realized the merchant profession was so appealing.
As Lee Ganghan observed the now completely loyal goblins with a tilted head.
[Fifty or more individuals have settled in Man-Ma Hall.]
[Your Celestial Demon Body Trait strengthens.]
[The Skill ‘Celestial Demon Divine Art’ strengthens.]
[The Skill ‘Celestial Demon Divine Art’ upgrades to 2-star.]
‘Huh?’
Before his eyes.
A message appeared that the Celestial Demon Divine Art had been upgraded.
* * *
‘The Celestial Demon Divine Art strengthens when monsters settle in Man-Ma Hall?’
Celestial Demon Divine Art.
In truth, Lee Ganghan had only ever used it as a skill.
He had no detailed knowledge about it.
After obtaining the Celestial Demon Body, he’d even looked into the Celestial Demon Divine Art a little.
But it just said it was either an inner cultivation method used by the Celestial Demon in martial arts novels,
or a divine art that comprehensively gathered the Celestial Demon’s martial techniques.
‘I didn’t even know where to start with inner cultivation methods, so I had no idea how to strengthen the grade…’
Who would have thought Man-Ma Hall had such a close connection to it?
Lee Ganghan examined his upgraded Celestial Demon Divine Art skill.
[Celestial Demon Divine Art – 2-Star]
The divine art of the Celestial Demon.
Drawing forth all the power of the Celestial Demon to manifest the demonic force that pierces the heavens.
Can only be used by those who possess the Celestial Demon Body.
Compatibility with the Celestial Demon Body exceeds 90%.
Even when the Celestial Demon Divine Art is on cooldown, you can consistently use 15% of its power.
This is the 2-star stage.
Skill duration is extremely short.
Cooldown is 24 hours.
Skill Duration: 15 minutes
Auto-Cast: Off
Compared to the beginner stage, the Celestial Demon Divine Art showed changes in two aspects.
‘The duration only increased by 5 minutes… but the power usable even during cooldown went up by 5%.’
Lee Ganghan, who’d been bursting through goblins in the Beginner’s Tower with just 10% of the power.
The addition of another 5% was quite a substantial boost.
Moreover—
‘It seems to affect reality as well.’
Normally, abilities gained in the Tower could only be used within the Tower,
but this 15% power appeared to be applying even now.
‘I should definitely test this out.’
A quick run would make the difference immediately apparent.
Lee Ganghan broke into a grin.
He’d poured 90,000 Tower Points into Man-Ma Hall,
and his balance had shrunk from 123,000 TP to 33,000 TP in an instant.
But he didn’t regret it in the slightest.
He’d gained far more than he’d spent.
“Still, this has to be the most money I’ve ever spent in a single day.”
90,000 Tower Points converted to Korean won came to 117 million.
An astronomical sum by any standard.
But considering the Celestial Demon Divine Art had been strengthened because of it, it was worth every penny.
‘Might as well test it right now.’
As Lee Ganghan changed into workout clothes to go out and try a run,
Ding. Ding.
his phone vibrated as a messenger notification appeared.
Kim Jooyoung: hey sent you the edited video check it out
It was a message from Kim Jooyoung, who he’d commissioned to edit the video.
-ok i’ll take a look
Kim Jooyoung: oh and send me today’s footage too
-today’s?
Kim Jooyoung: yep playtime was short so there might not be much to edit but there should be some highlight moments worth salvaging
Today was Monday, wasn’t it.
When had he even watched the livestream footage?
-you working or something?
Kim Jooyoung: ? i am working on editing
-i mean your real job
Kim Jooyoung: lol
A “lol” pregnant with meaning.
Lee Ganghan chuckled and went to his computer to check his email.
Even calling them edited videos, the video files weren’t small in size.
‘The download will take a bit of time.’
As the video began downloading, Lee Ganghan suddenly recalled the phone call he’d received earlier.
‘She’s also someone in the industry—I wonder if she knows much about Player Agents?’
She’d definitely said she was Shin Yuri, the representative of GLASS.
The company name was identical to the CEO’s name, which made it memorable.
Hey, do you know GLASS?
Kim Jooyoung: A Player Agent? Why there?
Their CEO called me.
Kim Jooyoung: Seriously? Shin Yuri got a call?
Yeah. Is she famous or something?
Kim Jooyoung: She’s the Tower Management Bureau director’s daughter, man. Shin Yuri—wait, you didn’t know that?
From his reaction, it was clear she was indeed a notable figure.
Lee Ganghan pulled up Shin Yuri on a search engine.
And there it was.
Daughter of Tower Management Bureau Director Shin Gyeongchul.
Photos of Shin Yuri, CEO of GLASS, flooded the screen along with articles about her.
‘She’s really famous.’
Shin Yuri boasted a striking appearance.
In every photograph, she wore a confident expression and carried herself with unmistakable poise.
Lee Ganghan studied an image of her shaking hands with a renowned Diamond-tier Player, and
‘This is the person who contacted me just now? I can’t believe it.’
Could it be a fake?
That’s how his thoughts naturally drifted.
Even if the Celestial Demon Body was admittedly a powerful Trait that set world records,
ever since an E-grade one appeared, everyone had been treating it as a Limited-time Trait.
So the CEO—not even a staff member—of this thriving Player Agent company called him directly?
While Lee Ganghan tilted his head in confusion,
his phone buzzed.
Shin Yuri: Hi! This is Shin Yuri, who reached out earlier!
Shin Yuri: Once you’re free, please give me a call back at this number. Thank you!
At that very moment,
a text arrived on Lee Ganghan’s phone from an unfamiliar number.
‘…Wow. She’s really persistent.’
Surely this celebrity wasn’t going to this much trouble just to meet him?
Lee Ganghan scratched his head, but
‘I did promise to talk to her, so I should at least hear what she has to say.’
He’d made his word, after all.
And he’d decided to keep it.
I said, “Work’s done. Are you still in Yongin?”
Shin Yuri: Yes! I’m near City Hall!
Had she been waiting in Yongin the whole time?
Lee Ganghan marveled at her tenacity, then
‘I should just meet her today and wrap this up.’
He’d hear her out in person,
and if it was nothing serious, he’d end the conversation.
I replied: “Then how about a café near City Hall?”
Lee Ganghan mentioned a café he occasionally frequented,
and left his house.
‘Might as well test things out on the way to City Hall.’
The effect of the Celestial Demon Divine Art had risen to fifteen percent.
He needed to test it properly.
He stepped outside
and began to run.
‘Yeah. Definitely faster.’
Lee Ganghan had always been swift.
But since the Celestial Demon Divine Art had upgraded to two stars,
he could sprint in a lighter, more fluid state than before.
He sprinted all the way to the agreed-upon café,
‘Already here.’
He realized he’d arrived earlier than scheduled.
Deciding he could wait a bit, he stepped inside the café.
That was when—
“Hello, Lee Ganghan.”
At the café entrance,
A woman appeared as if she had been waiting.
“I’m Shin Yuri, the one who contacted you earlier.”
And the Shin Yuri he’d seen in that internet article just moments ago
was now bowing to him politely, a subtle smile playing across her face.
The Celestial Demon Shatters the Tower (Serial)
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