[ Enter the Tower if you have the determination to discard everything but your desires ]
That is the principle that anyone must have in order to survive in the Tower. People who don't have such determination will only die in vain.
Before entering the Tower's gates, Naeva must have thought about it well. The girl knew a lot of information despite the fact she was trapped in her territory for thousands of years. The basic information needed for survival was already imprinted in her head.
First of all, the energy used to attack and unleash the magic commonly called magic was called Nova. Nova has several other names in various regions such as mana from the west, Ki from the east, chakra from Sanskrit, etc. Every Conqueror has Nova within them, Nova itself symbolizes the Conqueror's power level.
There are 9 levels of Nova, where each level has its own 10 stages. It is easy to remember the 9 levels of Nova, as the colors of the levels are often heard.
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Purple
Gold
Platinum
Red is the lowest and the base of Nova, while Platinum is the highest, strongest and the pinnacle. Upgrading a Nova from one level to another is very difficult and requires a lot of helpful ingredients. Hence, even Ranker only exists at the Indigo-Purple level.
Newbies who just entered the Tower were usually only red level. Almost no one is orange level and above. Because the orange level is usually found above the 10th floor.
The Tower has 100 floors consisting of an array of 100 different worlds. The size of each floor depends on the theme of the world. The highest floor Ranker has been on so far is the 62nd floor.
Other than Nova's level, the most important piece of information was that there were tons of different races within the Tower. Most are descended from hundreds of different worlds.
But here, race didn't make a difference in climbing the Tower. Everyone inside had the same designation.
[ Conqueror ]
Conqueror means the person who tries to conquer the Tower. Meanwhile, people who live in the Tower but haven't joined the tutorial are called Passenger. When they reach adulthood or when they are ready, Passengers must leave the Tower to take the tutorial. The Passenger who passes is the one who deserves the title of Conqueror.
Even within the Tower, there is still a distinction between Conquerors, namely Regular and Irregular Conquerors.
Regular is a designation for Conquerors who were born and raised in the Tower. Because they were born and raised in the Tower, they have no choice but to climb the Tower because apart from the Tower, they have no place to go home. Irregulars are Conquerors who come from outside the Tower and enter the Tower through the gateway between their world and the tutorial.
In this case, Naeva leans more towards the Irregular side even though as the tutorial boss, she has been a part of the Tower for +30,000 years.
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Naeva's body felt so light, so carefree. It felt like she was flying in the sky among the clouds. And just like flying in the sky, her eyes were dazzled by the light that came from nowhere.
Once the light faded, Naeva slowly opened her eyes. The girl was frozen in place, stunned. Stunned by the sight she was seeing.
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It had been more than 30,000 years since Naeva had seen such a peaceful, bustling place filled with people other than herself. People were passing by, selling, training and doing their own thing.
Tower, 1st Floor (Safe Zone)
Like any other 1st floor, the 1st floor of the Tower is a safe zone where novice Conquerors can rest and breathe before climbing the Tower again. There is a ban on murder, harassment, abuse and various other criminal acts on this 1st floor that does not exist on subsequent floors. So many Conquerors choose to stay on the 1st floor rather than climb the Tower.
The world of the 1st floor Tower is medieval Europe. Distinctive buildings, unusual clothing, a few horse-drawn carriages passing by, people wandering around with various weapons, and the smell of freshly baked bread.
".... How long has it been... Since the last time I saw this kind of peace..." Her mind tore at her heart.
Without Naeva herself realizing it, a single tear rolled down her cheek. Her face, which had always been cold, now began to warm up and reveal a blush. Realizing that, Naeva gently wiped away her tears with her sleeve.
"Senior, this year's rookies are a lot of fun, right? It's not in vain that we came all the way down to the 1st floor to recruit."
"Yeah... There are even Irregulars and Grand Families members... There are also super rookies who were recruited when they were Passengers. There will definitely be a commotion later."
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The conversation between two people again made Naeva realize that she was in a public place.
Naeva glanced at the origin of the voice. Not far from her, stood a young man and a young woman she called senior. Adjacent to them, a group of people who seemed to have the same intentions were also watching her.
No, not just her.
After glancing around, Naeva found that she was not alone. She and several others were standing on a strange circular surface. Naeva instantly knew that the people standing there with her were beginner Conquerors who had just finished the tutorial. All thanks to her eyes, the girl's eyes were no ordinary eyes. She could gauge a person's strength just by looking at them.
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"Their nova are all still red. I see, they're beginners. Well then..."
Naeva returned her gaze to the group of people watching her and the others.
"They must be guild recruiters."
[ Guild ]
In a way, a guild is a union or group of Conquerors who share a common goal. Being a member of a guild will allow you to bond with and benefit from your fellow guild members, thus benefiting you in your Tower climb. Beginners can have protection, capital, etc. if they join a guild. More senior Conquerors from the same guild are also willing to help them climb the Tower more easily.
In exchange, your freedom would be taken away and you would be bound to the guild. Not in a bad way, it's just that you'll be giving your life for the welfare of the guild as well. There will be reward sharing, guild war obligations, guild defense, ability direction restrictions, etc. if you join a guild.
Although these restrictions are quite numerous and troublesome, it does not reduce the number of applicants to enter the guild because the benefits are greater. Especially if the guild is a large guild that is equivalent to a noble families.
5 Large Guilds and 7 Grand Families. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were the powerful people in the Tower because many of the rankers came from them. And unlike the Grand Families, Conquerors were free to choose and enter any guild they wanted. Of course, if the guild agrees to it. For this reason, most large guilds held a Guild Entrance Exam.
Apart from that way, there was another way to enter the guild without going through troublesome things. That way is guild recruitment. Recruiters from various guilds would offer entry contracts for promising Conquerors that did not need to be tested.
Since the higher the floor, the harder it was to get a promising Conqueror who was not yet bound to any guild, the recruiters always prepared on the 1st floor right after the Tutorial ended to recruit talented rookies, faster than anyone else. That was the reason people with high Nova gathered near them.
"Ah, damn... It must be because of Ophelia Calliope and Irian Vaver! The number of recruiters has increased almost five times as much as usual. And they must all be paying attention to just the two of them! At this rate, how will the big guilds know how good I am!?" complained a young man beside Naeva.