Suddenly Dropped 1,000 Potions
The aftermath of those 1,000 suddenly auctioned potions had a massive impact on the Tower Gallery.
...
"Heh heh heh heh heh."
The gallery was in utter chaos.
All because of the nuke I dropped.
"Time to step down from gallery lord."
An NPC taking gallery lord didn't make sense.
How much grief had that caused me these past few days?
Truth be told, ever since climbers entered the tower, my routine life had been nonstop bullshit. Finally, something went my way.
Messing with the gallery.
The reason it worked? One thing.
My newly leveled crafting skill.
Crafting Lv.2
Can craft items. Expanded craftable item range. Can use inventory materials for crafting.
I'd ignored it thinking it useless, but the convenience boost was huge.
Don't know the full craftable range yet, but the last line's key.
Can use inventory materials for crafting.
That's huge.
Lets me "launder" items.
Rohan taught me tons of NPC life hacks.
Like how to gallery, make potions.
Money duping too, but most important: Fooling the tower.
The tower ain't flawless—sometimes it's village idiot levels.
Example: Use inventory potion as material to craft potion?
"That's this."
◈ Slightly degraded effect from original potion, but not noticeably.
Potion from potion degrades a tad, but description changed. Called description overwrite.
"Took experiments to nail it..."
Straight craft says "Degraded by Reina" or whatever, but extra step made tower think I'm climber, changed desc.
What step? Dropped my doll on bed.
Can't have two Reinas. Tower saw me as mysterious climber.
"Should be fine?"
Not totally sure if okay.
Unlike Rohan, I'm still green NPC.
"Whatever. Gotta shift gallery opinion first."
Not fully dethroned yet.
Opinions split: Change lord now, or watch.
If I'd played nice? Already gallery lord as mysterious alchemist.
But went aggressive on purpose, so stuck in limbo.
Bend now, and she'd be new lord soon. Pointless after all that.
No bending. Double down hard.
Hands flew.
Post up.
Comments exploded at light speed.
Hello Association... Hello such-and-such guild... Mods here, thanks for potions today... Will manage opinion...
Tons.
Didn't stop.
Straight bluff.
Overseas offer?
Hundreds of guestbook comments piling up.
Too scared to check. What offer?
Pure troll move.
Comments went nuclear.
Selling overseas? No patriotism? From guilds/Association promising better than overseas.
Comment section inferno.
So what now?
Secure potion supplier spot without gallery lord crown, NPCs ignored forever.
Thus...
Massive upvote test.
A few noobs commented, deleted, got flamed, replied to flames, deleted—madhouse circus.
One minute later.
312 upvotes, 3 downvotes, 20 comments, 6 self-deletes.
No unity, no potions tsk. Posted exact count to auction. Tomorrow unity test again. Figure it out?
Posted, checked reactions.
Gallery wrecked.
Why comment? Who downed? Potions sold out. Etc.
Emotions raging.
"Kuh huh huh... I control the gallery's feelings!"
This way, lord spot goes elsewhere!
Exuded confidence.
But...
Too much hate built—didn't notice opinion shifting.
Realized next day during chores.