An old and wise woman was telling a story.
Old Woman:
The First Gods created the first human, Meda, and then Serra, who would become his partner.When they created them, they only granted them the ability to speak their own language and gave them the necessary knowledge to ensure the multiplication of humanity.Finally, after introducing themselves to these humans, they sent them down to the world.
Meda and Serra struggled to survive, fleeing and hiding from many wild beasts in this savage world.One day, while running away from a great lion, they saw a tall structure reaching up toward the sky.They began running toward the structure.Of course, lions are faster than ordinary humans, but Meda and Serra managed to slow the lion down by throwing Serra's handmade, throwable wooden needle traps at it.However, eventually, they ran out of traps.They were still far from the tall structure, and soon the lion would easily catch them — but then, suddenly, the lion stopped.Meda and Serra couldn't understand what was happening.The lion stared long and hard at the structure, then turned around and left.
Meda and Serra wanted to investigate the structure that had frightened even the lion.After all, if it could scare off a lion, it could be a safe refuge for them.To reach the structure, they had to pass through a large forest.As they traveled through the forest, they encountered no dangerous creatures, though birds, insects, and deer were still present.It seemed as if something was protecting the area.As they got closer to the structure, they noticed something strange: the land around the structure was barren.The closer they got, the fewer wild animals there were, and directly around the tower, within a small circle, there was no greenery, no trees — no living things at all.
Yes. This structure was one of the Towers later known as the System Towers.In other words, these towers existed even before humanity.Thus, Meda and Serra concluded that only the First Gods could have built them.
Despite their fear, Meda and Serra, driven by their curiosity, decided to enter the tower.At the entrance of the tower, there was a massive door.Meda and Serra pushed with all their strength, each from one side, and managed to open it.
When they looked inside, everything was pitch black at first.But the moment they stepped into the tower, countless torches mounted on the walls lit up.
Meda and Serra were both terrified and amazed.A fire that would have taken them a long time to ignite had sprung to life instantly, in countless places, and all on its own.But that wasn't the only thing that astonished them.Inside, the tower was visibly much larger than it appeared from the outside.They wondered how this could be possible but decided not to question it for now.
As they slowly walked further inside, they could see more clearly.In this large, circular room, there was nothing except a square prism standing at the center.Even though the tower stretched up into the sky, there seemed to be no way to ascend.Meda and Serra approached the prism cautiously.When they got closer, they saw that there was nothing on the prism except a handprint.Meda looked at Serra, and they nodded to each other.Meda placed his hand on the handprint on the prism.
Buzz.
With a strange sound, a blue, floating rectangle appeared in front of Meda.Startled by the noise and the unfamiliar object, Meda fell back onto the ground.Although Meda and Serra initially perceived the blue object as a threat and prepared to defend themselves, after waiting for a while, they realized it was harmless.They relaxed slightly and began examining the object, which moved together with Meda and remained directly in front of him no matter where he went.
On the surface of this blue object were white symbols.Normally, Meda should not have been able to understand these white symbols he was seeing for the first time.But he could.These symbols were actually the letters and writings that we still use today.Even though Meda had never seen written language before — and had never even needed it — he was somehow able to read them.
On the blue object, it said:
[Welcome to the Main System Tower, First Human Meda.][Connection to the Tower has been successfully established.][Climb the Tower.][Hunt the monsters within the Tower.][Grow stronger and earn rewards by hunting monsters.][Defeat the Sub-Bosses and Floor Bosses.][Destroy the highest floor of the Tower and PROCEED.]
The old woman closed the book and looked at the small six-year-old child sitting in front of her.
Old Woman: This is how humanity first encountered the System Tower.
The child looked at the old woman with excited eyes.
Child: Grandma, you said that if we destroy the highest floor, we can proceed. What is the "proceed"?
Old Woman: Who knows?Thousands of years have passed since the descent of the first human, Meda.And yet, humanity has only managed to reach the 33rd floor of the Main System Tower.
The child asked curiously:
Child: How many floors are there?
Old Woman: The 100th floor is the final floor.
The child gave a devilish smile.With his pitch-black eyes, he stared deeply at the old woman.
Child: I want it...
The child's black eyes began to turn blue and started to glow.
Child: I want to reach the very top, Grandma.
The old woman laughed.
Old Woman: No matter what happens… never lose it... Never lose your curiosity, child.