The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 53

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Episode 53
-Insane…
-An Accessory Slot increase…?
-Right now we can only equip 2 accessories, but this makes it 3???
-This is crazy?
-Doesn’t this mean every player just got stronger ㄷㄷ
-Are all accessory prices about to skyrocket?!?!
Accessories.
A collective term for equipment like rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and the like.
Humans have ten fingers, and theoretically could wear many rings.
But as ‘equipped’ items, only 2 accessories could take effect at once.
To make this work, you had to touch an accessory in your inventory and ‘equip’ it.
Only then would its effect actually apply to you.
If you wore an accessory without going through this equip process,
it would just hang on your body—you’d gain none of its bonuses as a player.
But that limit of 2
had just been increased by 1 today, thanks to Lee Kang-han.
“An additional Accessory Slot… I didn’t expect the Evolution Roulette to give out rewards like this. Quite surprising.”
Even if the reward was inflated across three tiers,
letting players equip one more accessory was still an enormous benefit.
Lee Kang-han marveled at the reward notice.
-Can you equip accessories right now?
-Let’s get proof that it really goes from 2 to 3 ㄱㄱ
Some viewers started asking Lee Kang-han whether he could really equip 3 accessories.
“I don’t actually have a single accessory.”
He wasn’t even wearing armor.
Lee Kang-han, who’d only recently started carrying a sword.
There was no way he owned accessories.
-Insane…
-Setting records like this without equipped accessories…
-A true craftsman doesn’t blame his tools ㅋㅋ
-Nah these days gear makes a huge difference, Cheonma’s just not normal
-For real, watching top players drop cash on equipment is nuts ㅋㅋ
Lee Kang-han couldn’t verify the Accessory Slot increase even if he’d wanted to.
But in the end,
-Other players are streaming on TowerTube right now verifying it and it actually works ㄷㄷㄷ
-Oh it really does work ㅋㅋㅋ
-It’s Cheonma’s achievement but we’re checking it elsewhere
After viewers pointed out that other players had already verified it,
he learned that the [Accessory Slot +1] effect was applying in real time.
-Wow is this what evolution is…?
-There were some solid accessory options, but they’re all gonna vanish from the market;
-Still, this means all players get the benefit of being stronger
-Blessed lineage ㅇㅇ
-Cheonma’s achievements today are insane ㅋㅋㅋ
The Infinite Tower—ten tiers from Iron to Bronze.
Just the rewards Lee Kang-han had received in a single day here
had destroyed 2 towers,
put the Tower of Light on standby and raised its charge limit,
and added 1 Accessory Slot—
each feat unprecedented by any other player in human history.
-Your Grace, how much longer will you keep giving us gifts…
-Long live Cheonma! Glory to the Demon Realm!
-Don’t just say it in chat—actually bow down ㅋㅋㅋ
-Real talk, anyone near the Tower of Light should actually prostrate ㅋㅋㅋ
-If you don’t have money to donate, at least bow
Faced with Lee Kang-han’s triple achievement,
[… has sponsored 10,000 TP.]
[An Accessory Slot increase… thank you so much! I think I can make it to Diamond now!]
[… has sponsored 1,141 TP.]
[If the Tower of Light would just stay frozen like this… I’ll send my entire fortune.]
Sponsorships began pouring in without end.
[… has worshipped the Cheonma.]
[… has worshipped the Cheonma.]
Worship messages cascaded down in a volume rivaling the sponsorship flood.
[Worshippers have exceeded 1,000.]
[The efficiency of remote worship increases to 0.2%.]
[Worshippers have exceeded 10,000.]
[The efficiency of remote worship increases to 0.3%.]
The worshippers, numbering only in the hundreds before, multiplied rapidly.
When they broke through the ten-thousand mark, Lee Kang-han blinked.
‘Ten thousand people bowing to me….’
Certainly, compared to achieving one milestone every day,
receiving three in succession like today clearly had more impact.
Still, Lee Kang-han had never imagined ten thousand people from across the world would prostrate themselves before him.
“Really, I should thank each and every one of you individually… but today isn’t quite the time for that. Thank you so much.”
He scratched his cheek
and replied to the torrent of sponsorships and worship messages.
‘I wish I could challenge the Infinite Tower every day.’
He was gathering so many rewards just by climbing the Infinite Tower.
Lee Kang-han smiled deeply as he watched the cascade of rewards.
As the sponsorships and worship messages continued without pause,
[Time limit has expired.]
The two hours granted
when he first entered the Infinite Tower had finally ended.
‘I was still receiving sponsorships and worship, so it’s a shame.’
If he had his way, he would have liked to stand there without clearing, just to keep receiving them.
The human viewers were in raptures over today’s triple-tier rewards.
But the Infinite Tower kept its time limit strictly.
“Time’s up. I’ll be heading out now.”
Lee Kang-han said his farewell while watching sponsorship and worship messages still popping up frantically.
And then,
a high-pitched whine resonated—
[Promotion eligibility granted.]
[You are promoted from Iron Rank to Bronze Rank.]
Messages began appearing before his eyes.
[Calculating Performance Evaluation for Iron Tower No. 2…]
[Floor 200 reached.]
[Defeated all competitors.]
[New record set within your Affiliated Universe.]
Like the other towers,
the Infinite Tower displayed the Performance Evaluation at the end as well.
As Lee Kang-han read through the messages,
‘Affiliated Universe?’
He focused intently on the phrase “Affiliated Universe.”
He’d never heard of such a term before.
His moment of wonder was brief, however.
[Clear Evaluation – EX]
[Opening Clear Rewards.]
[Level increased by 10.]
[Obtained 1,000,000 TP.]
With the first EX evaluation he’d ever seen came the rewards,
and his eyes widened.
‘Wow. A million at once?’
The most TP he’d received in a single clear before seemed to be fifty thousand.
The rewards from the Infinite Tower at the 10th stage were definitely in a different league.
‘If this keeps up, rebuilding the Cheonma Divine Church won’t take as long as I thought.’
The reconstruction cost for the Cheonma Divine Church, reduced to fifty million TP,
initially seemed like money he’d never be able to gather.
But now, having recovered all the incentives from the contract with the Tower Management Bureau,
Once I gathered a bit more money, the shape of things would start to come into focus.
‘Of course, now that I’ve climbed to Bronze rank, there will be plenty of buildings in Manma Hall to upgrade.’
When I get back, I should take a good look through all the Manma Hall facilities.
With that thought, Lee Kang-han headed home.
The three-tiered rewards he’d earned today—
he had no way of predicting what enormous ripples they would send through the world.
* * *
[“The End of the Infinite Tower is Floor 200? The Cheonma Sets a New Record!”]
[“Destroying 2 Towers was nothing. Humanity catches its breath, freed from the threat of the Tower of Light.”]
[“What changes will Accessory Slot +1 bring? Accessory item prices skyrocket.”]
The three greatest rewards Lee Kang-han earned in a single day at the Infinite Tower.
Among the destruction of 2 Towers, the weakening of the Tower of Light, and Accessory Slot +1—
the destruction of 2 Towers barely made headlines in the media.
Normally, the collapse of even 2 Towers would have dominated the headlines of every news outlet worldwide.
But the two rewards that followed were so overwhelming in their significance.
-Just based on today’s feats alone, the Cheonma is the GOAT among players
-Lol never thought in my life I’d see Tower destruction get buried like this ㅋㅋㅋ
-The Tower of Light pause and the extra Accessory Slot are just too insane…
-This is a permanent bonus effect, right? I’ve been terrified of filling up the Tower of Light gauge lately because of Score shortages, so this is a relief
The Infinite Tower, where Score demands had been skyrocketing from every nation in recent times.
Towers would spawn if Score demands weren’t met.
And when Towers multiplied, the Tower of Light would appear, warning of explosions—a cascade of crises was unfolding.
But the achievement Lee Kang-han had set today was precisely the brake applied to this nightmare scenario.
-Now I’ll never look down on the Cheonma again for being on borrowed time ㅋㅋㅋ
-But we did make the contract properly, right? The Cheonma’s value must have skyrocketed ㄷㄷ
-The news said they signed a special contract with the Management Bureau
-Good thing we locked in the contract before he climbed the 10-stage Tower ㅋㅋㅋ
Lee Kang-han had already earned a reputation as the most promising newcomer among players.
But now that he’d cleared the 10-stage Infinite Tower—
his standing had climbed several more tiers.
He’d reached an unprecedented 200th floor, that much went without saying.
And during the TowerTube live broadcast, he’d spun the Evolution Roulette—
revealing his new value to the world.
[“What if the Evolution Roulette had landed on Affiliated Universe? The Cheonma Lee Kang-han’s value under fresh scrutiny.”]
[“Until when does the Cheonma Lee Kang-han’s contract run? Focus intensifies on contract terms.”]
Until now, despite his abilities, his Trait Grade had been frustratingly low.
People said his Cheonma power would eventually disappear, and because of this, Lee Kang-han’s evaluation had remained low relative to his strength.
Even after his Trait Grade rose—
this remained a risk factor in his contract negotiations.
But when the roulette he spun today—
landed on the “Affiliated Universe” option, everything shifted 180 degrees.
-What would they have given if the Affiliated Universe slot hit?
-If it’s limited to one country, wouldn’t the reward have been even crazier? ㄷㄷ
-If it showed something like “Korea Players Only Accessory Slot +5,” would foreigners be emigrating?
-If that dropped, even without accepting immigrants, I don’t think Towers would spawn ㅋㅋ
The fundamental reason each nation scrambled to secure players was ultimately to suppress Tower generation.
But if they recruited Lee Kang-han—
and he were to “evolve” his Affiliated Universe—
wouldn’t that nation be able to breathe easier, freed from the threat of Towers?
The racial reward he’d received this time was Accessory Slot +1.
If it had been limited to one nation, they would have given a far more powerful reward.
-Is this it now that the contract’s signed…? I have a weird feeling about this
-The Management Bureau didn’t slip anything weird into the contract, right? ㅎㅎㅎ
-Even with a normal contract, I feel like they should raise his treatment on their own ;;;
Despite hearing the news of Lee Kang-han’s contract before he climbed the 10-stage Infinite Tower—
Korean citizens had begun to worry about the Cheonma’s future.
The fruits he’d borne today carried such immense value—
that the contract could be overturned at any moment, or so it seemed.
Meanwhile.
In National Assemblyman Ju Yong-wan’s office.
“……Does this even make sense?”
Ju Yong-wan, waking late and nursing a hangover cure while watching Lee Kang-han’s climbing footage,
“How is one person capable of this?”
saw the rewards Lee Kang-han had amassed in a single day.
His expression darkened.
If he were merely competent, that would be one thing.
But this—he was performing *too* well.
How many public announcements was he broadcasting to all of humanity in a single day?
“……Bring me the contract.”
“Yes, sir.”
Ju Yong-wan reviewed the contract copy his secretary had provided.
The base guaranteed amount was pittance.
Lee Kang-han’s contract was structured almost entirely around Incentives.
And those Incentives were deceptive—things like achieving a certain Score Ranking this month, or reaching Trait Grade C,
packed with impossible conditions.
But then.
Rub, rub.
As Ju Yong-wan stared at the contract, he rubbed his eyes.
“……What is this? If all the Incentives are met, the contract ends regardless of remaining time?”
“Yes. You included that clause while saying it was impossible for him to achieve all the Incentives.”
“I did?”
“Yes…….”
The contract contained a clause stating that if all Incentive conditions were met,
the contract would terminate.
Ju Yong-wan recalled yesterday’s drinking session.
He remembered Shin Yu-ri putting him in a good mood,
and such a clause must have slipped in during all that…….
“Hmm…….”
Ju Yong-wan stared at it with a serious expression,
then tap.
He set the contract copy down on his desk.
“What do you think would happen if the media got wind of this?”
“……That would be…….”
“That demon bastard has changed overnight. He’s no longer some player we can dangle on a short leash!”
Now that the Evolution Roulette had produced an “Affiliated Country” option,
the Demon was no longer bound by time.
He had become a “possibility”—someone who could strengthen his country’s players.
Facing such a player,
what nation wouldn’t lose its mind?
“Still……if our contract details don’t get leaked, wouldn’t we be fine?”
“If the CIA or Chinese intelligence decided to dig, do you think they wouldn’t find it?”
“Well…….”
The secretaries fell silent.
Ju Yong-wan let out a long sigh.
“Damn it…… Change the contract to a standard one.”
“A standard contract, sir……?”
“Yes, for God’s sake! Change that ridiculous contract before the media catches wind of it!”
Never mind that he’d pushed for that contract specifically to control Lee Kang-han;
now that circumstances had shifted, he was actually angry.
The secretaries muttered complaints under their breath even as
“Understood…….”
they prepared to follow his orders.
But then.
[A contract modification, you say?]
The agent’s side
[had no interest in changing the contract terms…….]
Unlike yesterday,
they refused to move according to Ju Yong-wan’s wishes.
The Demon Destroys the Tower (Serial)
Author | Yeom Bi
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