Wyatt's Side

I join the military recruitment so as too fully integrate and understand the situation without having too worry about basic needs, I make sure too only use the mana I have gained so as not too raise any questions. I have seen another person use mental energy instead of mana clearly a tower climber like me and was hauled off and accused of being a demon.

I have been assigned as a foot troop on the front line against the demon army, the demons are similar too us climbers were they only have either mental or physical energy.

Meaning the tower sent us in too a spot where we would be seen as hostile invaders and no information on the world, it has been known that the tower teaches and lets one experience the possible future of ones world and this is a clear imitation of us invading other worlds.

Although worlds not connected too the interstellar tower are protected by a time warp it is still possible too get to those worlds through alternative routes like dungeons.

For the world we are colonized on a treaty has yet too take place due to the scarcity of intelligent inhabitants where we originally arrived at, however once we do we will be able to start a mutualistic growth with them as is the only option available for worlds like that.

I learn basic use of mana as well as this planets writing style as although the tower is auto correcting speech it isn't doing the same for scripture.

Most commoners which I am pretending too be are not taught too read in this world and if they do only the most basic words needed for selling or trade, I spend only three months in the training camps before being sent too a cold mountainous range covered in monsters and with large walls all over too keep them on the other side.

I spend three months deployed there and only make a tower coin a day meaning I made only 90 tower coins, I do not need too buy anything as the government provides it's soldiers all there needs but in order too make 1000 I will need too work a little over 2 more years in my current position too make the amount needed too advance and that is with no expenses or complications.

Meaning if others want too make that amount they will need too put in a lot of effort as although a lot of money can be made hunting monsters here you also will need too pay for food, housing, medical services, and other basic necessities on your own and most likely will lose all they make if they are in a large group.

And most people are too weak too hunt those monsters add on the fact they do not have mana so if they hunt they are sending up red flags for anyone too know they aren't mana users and could get caught and tried as demons.

Meaning one either makes money through crooked means, joins the demon army, or somehow becomes a merchant they will have difficult time lasting in this world much less making a profit.

Even with everything on my side and being able too blend in it would take a bit too get that amount as selling the bodies in large amounts will drive down the price or will cause the government too interfere.

Essentially this is a long con where you either wait for opportune time or steal, with it being a war on the horizon and the ability of everything here being much stronger the choices for most are limited if they don't want too end up dead or cannon fodder in this war.

I spent my first year here learning all that I can on the uses and properties of mana, I now have 240 tower coins and have finally risen in ranking after nearly nine months of service.

It is clear I am a mediocre talent in there eyes as I use both fire and wind in front of them and the more elements you have the less talented you are. I am only mediocre so the higher ups see little potential in me and do not bother paying special attention to me, I have used this lack of attention too look for other tower climbers amongst the population.

Although good at hiding themselves they can't completely cover up there mental and physical energy from someone using the same energy, making it easy for me too tell them apart from the tower people.

As time passes I slowly build up my money and keep an eye on the other climbers while some where caught and killed for being demons others where able too make a spot for themselves.

I do not intend too leave immediately after completing the floor but instead use this time too report in too the higher ups and study mana as most worlds our level won't ever even see mana much less have a chance too use it but our world has odd balls like my clan and Aadi.

I am almost there with my amount a the middle of my third year comes near, I have not seen any increase in pay even as I go up in ranking but am instead given better amenities and increase in control over other soldiers.

As the 1000 profit finally comes I after nearly 3 years of constant fighting on the front line use some vacation too report in too the military in my world.

I leave the tower after going too the forest and making sure no one is around as if they see me suddenly disappear and reappear then I will be seen as a demon, I leave the tower and come out too my father standing there.

We had been in the tower for a while and most likely had caused panic from our disappearances, I salute and follow my father too the council room set aside here.

I report on all that I am able such as the option for region continuation the concept of mana and the ability too gain access too unique resources in the future through the region section, as talks took off on our future alliances and the worth of this discovery a new mission is given for me to find the other members and get them too report in.

Finding members in a large land with war happening while being a soldier and them not looking the same due too the towers protection, how they expect that is beyond me but I will try too get all members too come out and give a report if I find them.

I return too the tower with only a week having passed and a 3 weeks of vacation left too begin my mission.

I travel the surrounding area for the energy signals I know but nothing and too make it worse I am sent a letter with a week left saying emergency deployment before my break is over as the demons have begun too encroach on farming countries causing food shortages in many regions including ours.

I am sent east too the ocean area too deal with the demons there as most those demons will be water based and should be easier for a water and wind user too deal with then fighting fire with fire.

I only find two people over the next 3 years and neither are from my team but rather soldiers from different continents but I still send on the message.

I have been on this floor for five years and am nearing what I can gain from this floor as when my mana amount hit 50 I could no longer increase it even as I tried too absorb more energy and the above's say that it is private information for only the top brass too know.

I figure I have reached the limit of what I can achieve in my current position and will most likely not be able too go any further in my cultivation while like this.

I send in my letter of leaving as when I signed I only required four years of active service and now have reached the end of the required service, seeing as I am also a willing joiner before drafting fully took affect they can't force me too remain allowing me too leave with no repercussions.

I resign and begin traveling too different regions trying too find other people from my planet and with more time and area too search I find almost 50 over the following year and Kian is among them I found him when he was with a merchant group he was apparently using his false demon identity too make a profit by saying if they pay him others won't attack.

I give him a thousand coins and he is able too advance as well, fortunately the tower said we needed too make a thousand coin profit it never said we needed too keep the profit. 

This is probably a loop hole left on purpose too see who will work together and combine coins too achieve the floor but for most those I met they didn't need help as they were already close too finishing or finished as they stole and conned money too do it quickly.

Kian was almost done himself but I gave him the whole amount too guarantee all went correctly, I continue too check after Kian returns too look along with me and over the next two years we find Amara and Bree.

Over all a total of 7 years in here and as time passes the amount of those from our world decreases, soon we may not even find one a month.

I am alerted too the fact that Adrian, Pierce, Terrance, and Ruki all reported in over the following three years and all but one member is accounted for but worry spreads as another two years and no word from him.

Aadi is talented and capable there is no way he is struggling so much too make the amount needed too pass the floor after 12 years.

We begin too search areas once more and slowly try and find him but a the 15th year on this floor marches too a close and no sign of him with demons encroaching almost all areas and only some places left we begin too contemplate if he may be in the demon army.

But no matter what we do we can't seem too get information on or join them making it impossible too know until finally at the 18th year mark we head out once more too check in and are alerted that Aadi Null had finished the floor and was currently waiting in his rooms for us. I rush too his rooms and open the door not even bothering too knock.

I enter too him eating a sandwich looking no different then before but the energy and feeling he gave off was completely different then before, like staring down in the water and being unable too see the bottom.

Whatever Aadi has been doing on the third floor it is clear he has gained a lot, far more then anyone could have ever imagined.