Chapter 11
Chapter 11
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 11
Chapter Title: Tower of Job Change
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The Second Trials' Arena.
Those who survived the First Trials' Arena had a fortnight to choose a job suited to them and undergo job change on the Babylonia continent.
But Hae-jin had already inherited everything from Joo-hyuk, meaning he was already a Lord of Chaos.
Proving as much, he had even completed the second trial and gained experience points.
That brought up one question.
'If I already have the Lord of Chaos job, what happens to my job if I go through Joo-hyuk's method and job change into Lord of Chaos again...?'
Hae-jin was curious about that.
Even if he completed the second Trials' Arena, he couldn't return to reality until the fortnight was up.
'If I'm stuck here anyway, it might not be a bad idea to try it.'
Since he had inherited everything from Joo-hyuk, he could now take a completely different path from before the regression.
"Whatever the case, shall we head to the 'Tower of Job Change' first?"
Tower of Job Change.
In the Second Trials' Arena, there were several ways to job change.
The most straightforward was the job agency, where you could get a basic job.
At the job agency, they would tell you about a mentor or location for a specific job.
You'd then go to that mentor or place and work to acquire the job.
But this wasn't usually recommended.
'The jobs they connect you to are all low-rank, ordinary ones anyway.'
Most jobs from the agency were Common grade.
Only those with some skill might get Advanced grade, and even then, Rare grade was a slim chance if you got lucky.
But even Rare was outranked by Divine, Legendary, and Unique grades.
Plus, as mentioned, it was only a 'slim chance.'
That meant it was hard to even get a 'Rare' job that way.
'Rare grade? No way.'
So, it was best to avoid the job agency unless necessary.
Or snag one of the last spots if you rushed there fast.
The second method was to seek out the job you wanted yourself, bypassing the agency.
The process was largely the same as being referred by the agency.
'The difference is that going on your own raises your odds of getting Rare grade over Common.'
Of course, the truly unlucky still ended up with Common even without the agency, but that was rare.
Anyway, those were the two basic ways to get a job.
But setting aside those obvious methods, there were two more ways to acquire jobs.
One was wandering the system-generated world for a fortnight and luckily stumbling upon a hidden class.
Hidden classes were at least Unique grade, so finding one guaranteed survival.
And the last one.
That was the 'Tower of Job Change' Hae-jin had mentioned.
The Tower of Job Change could be challenged only once by each player during the Second Trials' Arena, with job grade determined by the floors climbed.
The tower had 35 floors total. Clearing floors 1-6 granted a Common job, with extra rewards for higher floors.
Clear one set of six floors, and a waiting room appeared where you could job change—or challenge another six for more rewards and a job.
This structure built up to 35 floors, where you could job change to Divine grade.
However, according to Joo-hyuk.
'You have to take 1st place on every floor during the climb to 35 to face Chaos, the entity capable of standing against the bastards running this damn Survival Game.'
Chaos. Hae-jin had heard that his inherited Divine hidden class, Lord of Chaos, was granted by that entity. To encounter it, Joo-hyuk said you needed to top the clear time rankings on every floor of the Tower of Job Change. To that end, Joo-hyuk recommended maximizing the fortnight to grow stronger. Hunt monsters without job changing for ten days to level up, gather gear and items for each floor from hunt rewards, then enter the tower. Hae-jin had planned to do exactly that upon entering the Second Trials' Arena. That is, until he inherited everything from Joo-hyuk.
'In my current state, I could probably sweep through even the twentieth Trials' Arena.'
No prep needed—he could head straight to the Tower of Job Change.
"Shall we go right now?"
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The Tower of Job Change stood at the center of the Babylonia continent.
Normally, after preparing for the climb over some time, you'd take a carriage there with your earnings.
But that was for players who needed to job change.
Hae-jin, having inherited everything from Joo-hyuk, was faster on foot than any carriage.
Racing toward the tower, Hae-jin finally arrived and looked up.
"Whew, long time no see."
He had gone all the way to the final trial with Joo-hyuk and the team.
So the Tower of Job Change, last seen in the Second Trials' Arena, felt like ages ago.
With that, Hae-jin glanced around.
'As expected, no one's here.'
Normally, the tower teemed with players.
Early on, people researched how to job change, but once Babylonians shared info on the tower...
Every player who learned of it flocked here en masse.
Even those already jobbed could reclass inside, so players always swarmed the place.
'But... I told the team not to use the Tower of Job Change.'
Before the Second Trials' Arena began, Hae-jin had met his teammates.
The reason was simple.
Even without his advice, their talents and interests would lead them to hidden classes anyway.
But his actions after regressing might have changed things.
To avoid any twists, he simply told them exactly how to get the jobs they were meant to have.
Follow his instructions, get the hidden classes, and survive the second trial guaranteed.
And at this point, they would think:
'It's all gone as he said so far, so even if they're still suspicious, they'll follow orders to see.'
Anyway, he gave them the info—succeeding was on them.
From now on, he just had to do his part.
"Shall we go in?"
Hae-jin entered the Tower of Job Change.
A pitch-black space.
A system window appeared there.
[System! Will you enter the 'Tower of Job Change'? Y/N.]
Entry into the Tower of Job Change wasn't just walking into the structure—it was via the system.
Naturally, intent on climbing, Hae-jin proceeded.
Pressing the 'Y' button.
His pitch-black vision shifted.
A space with torches on the walls.
There, Hae-jin saw a goblin standing opposite him.
And between them, a floating system window.
[Tower of Job Change Round 1.]
[Defeat the enemy.]
[Enemy: One Goblin.]
[Success: Common job change or Round 2 challenge.]
[Failure: Ejected from Tower of Job Change.]
[Will you start Tower of Job Change Round 1? Y/N.]
People casually called them floors, but the tower used "rounds" for its trials.
Anyway, Hae-jin hit 'Y' the moment he saw it.
Starting Round 1 of the Tower of Job Change.
The instant he pressed Y, he vanished from the spot.
[Starting Tower of Job Change Round 1.]
[Tower of Job Change Round 1 complete.]
The system message lingered where Hae-jin had been, flashing completion almost instantly as he reappeared.
Hae-jin had blitzed Round 1 the moment it started.
In the blink of an eye, he cleaved the goblin in half, ending the round.
The system window showing completion now displayed a new message.
[Aggregating Tower of Job Change Round 1 results.]
The tower ranked each round.
Hence the aggregation.
But since Hae-jin was the only one in the tower now, it finished quickly.
The system soon showed the results.
[Announcing Tower of Job Change Round 1 results.]
[Tower of Job Change Round 1 Ranking]
1st: Park Hae-jin 00:00:01
2nd: None
3rd: None
......
Tower of Job Change Round 1 rankings, empty after Hae-jin.
Next to his name: 1 second.
Meaning he cleared Round 1 in one second.
Seeing this, Hae-jin smirked.
'Still counting sub-second clears as 1 second, huh?'
He had taken less than a second to kill the goblin.
But the system rounded all sub-second times to 1.
Whatever—he still held 1st, so no big deal.
He just eyed the window before him.
[Please select your Tower of Job Change Round 1 completion reward.]
1. Common job change.
2. Round 2 challenge.
The rewards from earlier.
No dilemma for Hae-jin.
'Climb, obviously.'
He selected 'Round 2 challenge' immediately.
Then.
[Moving to Tower of Job Change Round 2.]
This time, three goblins awaited him.
Hae-jin thought:
'Knock 'em out quick and climb.'
After that, Hae-jin focused solely on ascending to the top without pause.
Having inherited everything from Joo-hyuk, he left the same result on every floor.
[Tower of Job Change Round 2 Ranking]
1st: Park Hae-jin 00:00:01
2nd: None
3rd: None
[Tower of Job Change Round 3 Ranking]
1st: Park Hae-jin 00:00:01
2nd: None
3rd: None
......
[Tower of Job Change Round 34 Ranking]
1st: Park Hae-jin 00:00:01
2nd: None
3rd: None
......
He chose the 35th floor climb for the 34th reward too.
Then the system window appeared.
[Moving to the summit of the Tower of Job Change.]