I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 310

Gallery maintenance wasn’t a frequent occurrence, but it wasn’t unheard of either.

Because of that, even as the Orange Badge, Asella wasn’t overly concerned by the news of Gallery maintenance.

She figured it wouldn’t be a bad idea to put down her duties as Orange Badge for a moment and focus on real life.

’Still, I’m worried about Grylls-nim. Will he be okay?’

Regardless of her own routine, she couldn’t help worrying about Grylls.

She wondered if something dangerous might happen to him while the Gallery was down for maintenance.

As everyone knew, Grylls relied on the Gallery far more than anyone else.

After all, the biggest reason he had managed to survive until now was the Gallery.

’At least his combat prowess has grown enough for him to hold out... one day should be fine.’

Though worried, she trusted him. That was Asella’s conclusion.

While the Gallery was undergoing maintenance, she handled various administrative affairs.

From changing the Holy Kingdom’s official name from Eldorado to ’Avalon’, to organizing personnel assignments.

The personnel assignments themselves were made as fairly as possible. The Holy Kingdom of Avalon was currently desperate for talented individuals.

Even if someone had been close to the former Pope, Louis, as long as they faced no criminal charges, she put them to work as much as possible.

Although the citizens cast cold glances at them, they turned a blind eye because they knew the situation was urgent.

"Nnggh..."

Perhaps because she had worked hard all day, Asella groaned softly as she stretched.

She was willing to do anything for the Holy Kingdom, but in the end, she was still just one human being.

If she worked without rest, she might collapse from overwork. Proper rest was essential.

’When was the last time I sat at a desk like this?’

One did not become a Hero simply by having great strength.

Not only did one have to be chosen by the holy sword Revolution, but one’s overall capabilities in various fields had to be exceptional.

To put it simply, it meant being skilled in both literary and martial arts—an all-rounder.

Therefore, it went without saying that she was adept at paperwork.

’I should eat some bread.’

Break time was mealtime. Asella made her way to the dining hall.

As she walked toward the dining hall, several people greeted her. Asella smiled brightly and returned their greetings politely.

Soon, just as she put a piece of freshly baked, warm bread into her mouth—

[A new feature has been added.]

"Mmm?"

A random message suddenly appeared before Asella’s eyes.

An enigmatic message stating that a new feature had been added.

She chewed on the bread in her mouth before gulping it down.

"Cough! Cough!"

She swallowed incorrectly, and it caught in her throat. She urgently drank some milk.

After drinking the milk, she felt much better. Then, Asella raised her head.

’A new feature? What is this?’

Looking at the message, it was undoubtedly related to the Gallery. However, she had never seen a message like this before.

This remained true even considering that she hadn’t been active as the Orange Badge for very long.

She had seen the Gallery undergo maintenance several times, but this was the first time something like this had happened.

’Could it be... has a problem occurred with the Gallery?’

Faced with this sudden situation, Asella forgot about eating her bread and focused on the message.

One of the privileges and powers of the Orange Badge was the ability to access the Gallery in advance.

While other people still saw the maintenance screen, the Orange Badge could log in ahead of time to check if anything was amiss.

It was almost as if she were being asked to direct traffic.

’Let’s see... a new feature...’

However, the Gallery was extremely unfriendly.

It merely popped up a message saying a new feature had been added without telling her specifically what had been added.

In the end, Asella only managed to find it after rummaging through various settings.

’Emoticons? What are emoticons?’

The first was the emoticon feature. Users could now attach emoticons to comments.

However, emoticons had to be drawn separately and even registered.

Even if they were registered, they were practically useless unless reviewed and approved by the Orange Badge.

’...My workload just increased.’

Asella felt gloomy. Although Blue Badges also held authority, the only current Blue Badge was the Heavenly Demon.

She thought it would be wise to increase the number of workers as her workload expanded.

She was especially torn because her real life had been so busy recently.

’Let’s think about this slowly. As for the second...’

The new features didn’t stop at emoticons. Another one had been added.New chapters come out on novelping . com first.

And it was a major feature, significant enough to send massive ripples through the Gallery.

’Real-time video broadcasting? Does this mean a live relay feature?’

Real-time video broadcasting—in short, live streaming.

Originally, relay magic was something crafted through high-level technology.

But now, anyone could broadcast with just a single click in the Gallery.

Asella was astonished upon seeing this, then decided to test it out first.

"Ugh..."

She soon realized that it put an incredible strain on the eyes and mana.

Even for her, a Hero, 20 minutes was the absolute limit. For an ordinary person, even 10 minutes would be difficult.

In fact, even basic recording struggled to exceed 10 minutes in reality.

’Who on earth could possibly use this... Ah. There’s one person.’

If it were Grylls, she felt he might put this feature to very tasty use.

Not only did he possess an overwhelmingly greater amount of mana than others, but he had also consumed a Pumpkin Jack inner core.

It was practically a feature tailored specifically for Grylls.

’There’s nothing else particularly notable.’

Aside from those, no other striking features stood out. It seemed to have been a routine maintenance.

If emoticons were a feature for everyone, real-time broadcasting was a feature for specific individuals.

Asella tested the real-time broadcast a few times before quickly ending it.

’For now, I should make it so that only Fixed Nicks can use this.’

If she allowed Floating Nicks to use it as well, there was no telling what kind of chaos would erupt.

Attention-seekers were especially likely to cause bizarre accidents.

And others would egg them on to induce such incidents. It was as clear as day.

Just as Asella was about to close the Gallery, something caught her eye.

It was the real-time video broadcast she had just performed. That video had been recorded as it was.

At first, she played the video thinking the picture quality had improved, but...

’Huh? Editing? What is the editing feature?’

She realized that there was an editing feature attached to the recorded video.

Soon, Asella fiddled with the editing tools and let out exclamations of admiration.

Not only could she trim exactly the scenes she wanted, but she could even insert subtitles.

In truth, the real groundbreaking new feature was editing. With this, the language barrier could be broken down at least a little.

’This looks like fun.’

In this world, countless talented individuals were scattered far and wide.

Simple photos and videos were already entertaining, but now there was an editing feature too?

The Gallery would soon be filled with hilarious people. Of course, unpleasant content would not be tolerated.

Asella played with the editing tools like a new toy before finally closing the Gallery.

’From now on, Grylls-nim’s photos and videos will become even more entertaining.’

Since real-time video broadcasting was now possible, interest toward Grylls would increase dramatically.

In particular, viewers might spot things that Grylls himself had inadvertently overlooked.

’We’ll be able to learn much more about the Forest of the Four Seasons as well. What a wonderful feature.’

It was completely unknown who managed the Gallery—that was, who operated it internally.

However, seeing that features beneficial to Grylls were being added, there had to be a connection.

Thinking such thoughts, Asella returned to her real life.

She planned to finish her meal first and then thoroughly investigate everything.

’The Gallery maintenance isn’t completely finished yet, right?’

Seeing how not a single new post was refreshing, she was certain of it.

Still, considering that new features had been implemented, maintenance would likely be lifted soon.

Asella comfortably experimented with the editing feature.

It was at that moment.

[Unidentified data discovered. Extended maintenance will take place.]

"Huh?"

A message suddenly printed out. Asella’s eyes widened in surprise.

Tilted her head in confusion, wondering what on earth was happening. It was a phenomenon she had never seen before.

Was this a message visible only to the Orange Badge, or was it a message displayed to everyone?

Unable to grasp the situation at all, she urgently went to find Reyna.

"Eonni. Does it say Gallery maintenance for you too?"

"Yeah. It says under maintenance for me. Why?"

"Does it just say under maintenance and nothing else?"

"What popped up for you?"

Reyna answered her question with a question. But Asella wasn’t upset at all.

Rather, because that served as a clear confirmation, Asella simply replied that it was nothing.

Afterward, Asella returned to her room. She tilted her head in thought.Find the original chapter at n​ovelping.com.

’Unidentified data discovered? What could be going on?’

An uneasy feeling washed over her. She prayed that nothing bad had happened.

The later the Gallery maintenance finished, the more Grylls’s survival rate would plummet.

Even now, she had no way of knowing what kind of situation had unfolded over there.

’It’ll be... okay, right?’

Asella grew increasingly anxious.

The Forest of the Four Seasons was a place where countless natural environments coexisted.

Deserts, snowy mountains, forests, jungles, oceans, volcanic zones, and so on.

While such extreme environments existed, even more extreme realms laid hidden within its depths.

Like the verdant zone where Louis had met his gruesome death, or the fog zone where nothing could be seen.

Regions existed that one could hardly consider part of ’nature’, and naturally, almost no living creatures could inhabit them.

Yes. That was, if one was talking about ordinary ’life’.

Ruuumble—

A region entirely swallowed by total darkness.

As if an earthquake had struck the entirety of the Forest of the Four Seasons, a faint tremor rippled through that desolate domain as well.

However, since it was a pitch-black abyss where nothing could be seen, it seemed there wouldn’t be much of a problem.

[...Discovered. Extension...]

Until an eerie voice echoed across the entirety of the dark zone.

Was that voice the cause, or was it a trigger of some kind?

Pfft!

From the shadow-drenched earth, a single arm thrust upward.

Normally, it should have been impossible to see even an inch ahead, yet the outline of that arm was bizarrely distinct.

Furthermore, a cyan energy trickled out like fog, creating a deeply alien impression.

It bore a chilling atmosphere, as though possessed by a vengeful ghost.

Ruuumble...

The arm that had broken through the surface pressed against the ground, slowly pulling up the rest of its body.

As the torso emerged from beneath the earth, the entity’s form revealed itself entirely.

Pitch-black full plate armor. Cyan energy leaking from every crevice of its body.

It was a figure far removed from any ordinary ’living creature’.

Clank— Clank—

The heavy armor emerged onto the soil, making a distinct metallic sound.

Peculiarly, no helmet could be seen above the collar of the armor.

Only a cyan aura flickered like a spectral flame where a head should be.

It closely resembled the legendary ’Dullahan’.

However, a Dullahan typically carried its own severed head in its hands.

Therefore, this pitch-black suit of armor was similar to a Dullahan, yet clearly of a different nature.

Thwack!

The Dullahan plunged its hand into the earth.

Then, as if exerting immense strength, it yanked backward forcefully.

Rattle-rattle-rattle!

Chains. What the Dullahan pulled on was an iron chain.

The long, extending chain suddenly caught on something with a sharp snap!

Unbothered, the Dullahan yanked the chain with ferocious power.

Crash!

As the chain was pulled, a colossal coffin erupted from beneath the ground.

Heavy chains wrapped tightly around it, giving the appearance of sealing something away.

Clank— Clank—

The Dullahan hoisted the coffin onto its back and began walking slowly.

Before long, a massive greatsword was gripped tightly in its right hand.

[Snort—]

After the Dullahan took a few steps, a horse stood waiting silently.

Likewise, it was a horse whose entire body glowed with a dark, pitch-black sheen, looking as though it were clad in iron armor.

The Dullahan mounted the horse and softly murmured.

[——]

The words were completely unintelligible, but the horse moved forward as if understanding its rider’s command.

A domain of darkness where nothing could be seen. Yet the steed charged forward without hesitation.

Clank—

The sound of iron chains echoed from the coffin strapped to its back.

A clear, yet sinister sound.