Chapter 39: Tenth Floor, Waiting Room
During Ha Hee-Jeong’s previous life, the Community, on the thirty-first floor.
[Reflections on the Tower of Ordeal, Divine Thrones, and the God of Earth.]
- Author: Jimmy Hendrick (Thirty-first Floor)
… Climbers will remember the cryptic term “Green Belt” from the message we received before entering the Tower of Ordeal. This leads many to believe that the tower is an invasion by an alien civilization.
However, no matter how much science can potentially advance, what we’re experiencing can only be described as the work of a “god.”
… Thus, it's reasonable to assume that the Divine Thrones are the gods of various planets across the universe. The classes are likely divided based on how many planets they control or how powerful their divine abilities are.
In the early floors, climbers were tricked by the Divine Thrones regarding their classes, but if we think of it as a welfare policy among the gods, it makes sense. After all, isn’t there a draft system in sports too?
… But this raises another question—where is the God of Earth? Where do climbers who have chosen the priest class draw their divine power from? Why does the priest's status window not display their holy power? Why do they consume mana when casting healing spells, unlike the other races discovered in the Tower of Ordeal?
… From this, I suspect the Tower of Ordeal is a process meant to select a god for each planet. Yet, there’s one detail that still troubles me: the phrase in the climbers’ status window that reads, "Affiliation: Tower of Ordeal." What does this really mean?