Reader Mage-Stubbing August 10! Chapter 115: 115-Shelter, Food, And Water

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Merlin was the last of his team to be spat out by the swirling portal serving as the entrance to the Tower they were assigned. They were transported to a landscape anyone in their right senses would prefer to avoid. Spread out in all directions was pure desolation, nothing but quartz sand sparkling indistinctly in the golden rays that fell from a ball of energy above. Not the sun, Merlin supposed, due to how it was far closer than the sun should be, and produced barely any heat. In fact, the weather was rather lukewarm, and he wasn’t certain if he loved that or not. Whatever the case, it didn’t matter. They were stranded in the middle of nowhere and not a single one of them had an idea where they were. Merlin could read it on their faces. He, on the other hand, felt disappointed. Despite knowing that Towers had not existed in Singularity Mage, Merlin had still been hoping somewhere in his heart that the Tower he and his team would be assigned would be one that he was familiar with. How that would have happened, he had no idea, but he had hoped nonetheless. However, reality hit him like a truck. And, so, like the rest of them, he stood speechless. Truth be told, his reason differed somewhat. Words characterized by a blue hue were shimmering before his eyes after all. That was an expectation that had not disappointed him. [Alert!: You have walked into a Tower] [Tower Name: The Tower of Xéros] [Red Quest received: Clear the 1st Dungeon before the time limit runs out] [Clear Conditions: ???] [Time Limit: 336.59.45] [Reward: Loot Box] [Penalty for failure: ???] Hmmm… Merlin hummed internally as his eyes perused the words before him. There was no Tower category, and that surprised him for a moment, until he recalled that during his research on Towers, he had never for once come across any category specification for them. He had glazed over it, because he was more concerned on taking in as much knowledge as he could on them before the expedition, and, as a result, the question of why Towers had no specifications were left unanswered. Worse, he had not come across this Tower of Xéros. Also, the clear conditions, for the first time, were cryptic. Dungeons told him what he had to do to clear them, which was basically just defeating the boss monster, but it was more than obvious that Towers were more complicated than that. Merlin exhaled and pushed the words away. Staring at them only made him feel more pissed that both his research and his cheats would be providing him little help regarding the information about the Tower. “All right, guys,” said Senior Hyunwoo as he turned around to face the rest of the team. “Quick recap. As you all may know, this expedition, test, even, is used in grading we second years, and determining our graduation. As a result, it’s very important to me and Sun-Hee.” he gestured at the cold silver haired lady, and she responded by digging the tip of her boot into the sand beneath her feet before cocking her head. He cleared his throat, embarrassed that he had been ignored, and carried on, “Please, I ask that we try our best to be coordinated. Each Cohort was split into four teams because it makes it easier to pass across information and stay together. Let’s not allow the goodwill of our instructors to go to waste.” “May I ask a question?” Park Yuri began as soon as Senior Hyunwoo stopped to catch his breath. He nodded. “How exactly do we clear the Tower?” Merlin raised a brow. He was not against one being a good and diligent student—like Hakyun—but Park Yuri was the granddaughter of the Guildmaster of the Silver Dragon Guild. A simple call to her grandfather, or even her father, who was one of the S-Class Mages renowned for participating in clearing the Primordial’s Tower, would present to her every information she needed to know about clearing a Tower. Had she really not done that? Senior Hyunwoo smiled. “Well, if anyone knew that, clearing a Tower wouldn’t seem so scary, right?” he joked—at least, Merlin hoped