Episode 33
[Cheonma Lee Kang-han’s Trait Grade Rises to D.]
The short article released through Shin Yuri spread across the world in an instant.
It was already a hot topic that Lee Kang-han had cleared the first-ever Tower achievement, caused a tower to collapse, and increased global score acquisition by 20%. The news just added more fuel to the fire.
— Grade D?
— Everyone knows he’s Grade E. Is this clickbait?
— But they say this was announced by his agent company, GLASS.
— GLASS? Isn’t that run by Shin Yuri?
— When did Kang-han sign with GLASS? LOL
At first, people thought it was fake news. But once they realized it came from GLASS—one of Korea’s top agencies—they knew it was real. No way such a prestigious agency would release false info.
— Just spotted Kang-han and Shin Yuri leaving the Association building!
— Shin Dong-seok is there too lol
— Why’s that old dude always tagging along? Shouldn’t he be climbing the tower?
— Still, he’s a reliable guardian, haha
Photos of them leaving the Association building confirmed everything. Now it was a fact—Lee Kang-han had signed with GLASS.
— How did his grade even go up? Was it from clearing achievements?
— But still, it’s just D. Why’s everyone making a fuss?
— Of course, it’s a big deal. If his grade rose, he might not be terminal anymore.
— He destroyed an orc with one hit even as an E-grade. What happens now that he’s stronger?
— Is he going to immigrate?
— PR through his agent out of nowhere? Hmm…
Speculation ran wild. But the best way to get the truth?
Just ask the man himself.
So when Lee Kang-han logged into the game…
— So it’s true? Grade D?
— Reveal it! Show us your status!
— How does someone go from E to D??
— Let’s see the trait window first!
“So noisy.”
Messages were flooding in like never before.
“Good thing I didn’t use the 777 entry ticket.”
Now that he had reached the max level for Iron (Level 25), he could challenge the dungeon Heaven’s Vault again. But since the starting zone of that map was under attack as soon as the game began, he opted for a safer map to deal with the stream first.
[Infinity Tower: Stage 6]
[Entering Iron Tower No. 16]
“Today’s number is 16.”
He casually commented on the tower number.
— Who cares about that
— Show us the DDDDDDDDD
— LET US SEE THE GRADE
Most people didn’t care—they just wanted to see his new trait grade.
‘Well, I was going to show it anyway.’
Just as Kang-han was about to reveal it…
[‘CH111’ has donated 10,000TP.]
[Hello, Cheonma-nim. Could you please show your status like last time?]
He was about to reveal his trait before seeing that message.
‘Oh? Look who it is.’
CH111—The guy who promised to pay more after seeing the trait last time, then ran off the moment he confirmed it was Grade E. Now he was back, acting all polite?
“Wow, if it isn’t CH111. I even remember your ID~.”
— Who’s that guy?
— That’s the one who ghosted last time after seeing the E-grade trait
— Still gave 10,000TP, though. Wasn’t a complete loss
— But now Kang-han’s famous—bet he regrets it
Sure, the 10,000TP was helpful back then.
But now…
‘Why give it away for free?’
If he got 10,000TP for an E-grade, why give away a D-grade for nothing?
Kang-han grinned slyly.
“Back then, your reaction kind of hurt me. It felt like you were saying, ‘No one cares about some terminal E-grade loser.’ But now that I see your message… it all came rushing back.”
He brought up his status screen and hovered his hand over it, teasing the viewers.
— lol stop trolling
— Just show it already!
— CH111 reminded him of the betrayal lmao
— He was about to show it too!
As the viewers lost their minds, Kang-han smiled.
“To heal that emotional scar…”
He slowly opened all five fingers of his right hand.
“I think a proper amount of TP would help.”
He closed and opened his hand again.
— That 5-finger stretch… is he asking for 50,000TP?
— He never asked for donations before! Why now?
— Cheonma fell to capitalism, huh?
And to answer that question—
‘Time to show them why I need money.’
Click.
He summoned all his Myriad Demon Battlefield followers.
A massive red portal opened, and out came:
“Oh! Finally, you’ve summoned us!”
— the goblin chieftain, his 50 goblin troops, and…
“Ch-chik! Still no successful mutation… But soon, I swear!”
— a very exhausted-looking elf researcher.
Total: 52 summons.
— Goblins looking shinier every time they appear lol
— Still no ogre? Elf’s been failing all this time lmao
Kang-han pointed to them.
“Actually, feeding these guys costs quite a bit of TP.”
While the territory costs had been paid, maintaining everything long-term still required money.
“So please understand—even if I act like a slave to capitalism. I’ve got mouths to feed.”
— lol he admits it so proudly
— Is money Kang-han’s only weakness?
— Rich countries watching this like: “We got you.”
Because his weakness was money, countries with big wallets now saw a golden opportunity.
— Is he leaving Korea?? 😭
— Korea’s player support is weak…
— Don’t go Cheonma!! Stay and protect the motherland!
“I prefer staying here, but this is still a basic contract. If other countries offer 100 times more… well, I can’t ignore that.”
That was when donation alerts started going wild.
[‘Caffenam12’ donated 500TP]
[Thanks to you, sunlight finally reaches my café now that the tower’s gone. Business is booming again. You saved me. Truly, thank you.]
[‘JIHANS’ donated 222TP]
[For the elf’s meals.]
[‘abcfe132’ donated 100TP]
[Just your 20% score boost alone is worth 5 million. Here’s a small token.]
Donations flooded the chat.
‘Whoa. I wasn’t expecting this.’
Originally, he just wanted to attract attention from big nations.
But regular viewers were pouring in support like crazy—thanking him for removing towers and increasing their quality of life.
‘Easily past 50,000TP already.’
No need to count. He could feel it.
Just then, another alert popped up.
[Over 1,000 donations received.]
[You’ve unlocked 1 condition of the special skill from “Ten Thousand Years of Cheonma, Infinite Blessings.”]
[Reach 1 million concurrent viewers to fully unlock the skill: “Remote Worship.”]
‘Remote… worship?’
The name was weird, but…
‘Does this mean I can receive worship without being physically present?’
If that’s what the skill meant, it could be powerful. And if it was tied to TowerTube…
‘I cleared the first requirement. But can I really hit 1 million viewers?’
He glanced at the viewer count.
‘Wait, what?’
80 million viewers.
Considering the short stream time, that was huge.
— Why so many people here today?
— If anything, there should be MORE
— He literally sent a message to humanity. Give him at least a million
— People probably don’t know the stream is live
If more people joined in, a million wasn’t impossible.
‘We gotta make it happen today.’
Once this moment passed, who knows when he’d get this chance again?
“Thank you for the support, everyone. Truly.”
He bowed his head, then said—
“I’d love to show you all my status right now, but… a skill quest just appeared. It says I need 1 million concurrent viewers.”
— ARE YOU KIDDING ME
— WE WAITED SO LONG
— WHERE’S THE TRAIT WINDOW
— GIVE MY DONATION BACK 😡
Furious responses poured in, but Kang-han just revealed the quest window.
— OMG it’s real
— Kang-han playing a whole different game now lol
— From trait upgrades to fan-based power ups?
— We’re almost at 1 million tho… this might happen!
The skill was real.
Everyone was talking about the skill name though:
— Why’s it called Remote Worship? 😂
— Sounds OP though… worship without showing your face?
Kang-han smiled and declared:
“When the view count hits 1 million, I’ll reveal my trait immediately.”
“And until then, let’s clear a tower floor or two. Let’s go, everyone.”
“Yes!”
“Understood.”
Though revealing the trait was today’s main content, he set off to climb a tower as a side activity.
But as they approached the portal to Floor 1…
‘Weird. No one told me what No.16 is like.’
Viewers were usually quick to spill that info, but today they were all focused on his trait.
[“Serpent’s Pursuit” has begun.]
[A massive serpent is chasing you! Escape to survive!]
Finally, the system told him what he was in for.
