I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 35

Usually, a Gallery’s "armband" refers to the Orange Badge and the Blue Badge.

Administrators granted the authority to manage the Gallery.

Hearing this makes it sound like one ought to diligently manage the Gallery, but that is not the case at all.

In fact, half-assing the management is perfectly fine. Everyone has their own circumstances, after all.

If that happens, one can appoint a sub-manager—a Blue Badge—to share the authority.

What’s even good about being a Blue Badge?

Legit asking.

ㄴ You can delete Gallery posts and ban users.

ㄴ And?

ㄴ Nothing lol

ㄴ Then why even become a Blue Badge?

ㄴ That’s why nobody does it.

ㄴ If you manage like shit, even a Blue Badge gets fired lmao

ㄴ Isn’t that the same for the Orange Badge?

ㄴㄴㄴ Orange Badge is fine as long as she logs in. Blue Badges don’t even get that lol

ㄴ That’s literally how serfdom was born lmao

The problem was that the return on authority was minuscule. They were essentially unpaid volunteers.

Therefore, users wanted to avoid being appointed as a Blue Badge as much as humanly possible.

Even if they were displeased with the Orange Badge, a single phrase—"Do you wanna turn blue?"—was enough to silence anyone.

But for some reason, the current Orange Badge isn’t handing out armbands.

Isn’t it tough managing all by herself?

ㄴ Yeah, that’s why everyone’s telling her to appoint Blue Badges. Except for themselves lol

ㄴ Infinite selfishness for real lmao

ㄴ Would you want to be a Blue Badge if you were them?

ㄴ I’d do it if they paid me lol

ㄴ Basically, Blue Badge = group project leader. You get it now?

ㄴ Ah fuck, talking about group projects reminds me of the Academy. As a commoner, it was so miserable.

ㄴ Nowadays nobles are forced into being project leaders. "Nobles must set an example," they say lol

ㄴ Now that’s a proper society.

Like this, Blue Badge was a position that was absolutely necessary, yet something one wished anyone else would do besides oneself.

The authority to delete Gallery posts and ban users?

Even that felt insufficient. There were no sweet perks dropping into one’s lap for doing a good job either.

Reminds me of the old days.

How the Orange Badge and Blue Badge got into a Real-Life PK and died together back then.

ㄴ Ah I remember lmao that was fucking hilarious ㅋㅋㅋ

ㄴ What’s crazy is that one of them was a noble lol

ㄴ Why did they fight?

ㄴ I think the Blue Badge demanded the armband from the Orange Badge? Like, "I do way more work, why aren’t you doing shit?"

ㄴ Valid reason.

ㄴ So the Orange Badge said he’d give it if they did a Real-Life PK and the Blue Badge won lol

ㄴ And both of them fucking died lol

What powers does the Orange Badge have?

Title says it all.

ㄴ Strict upgrade over the Blue Badge. Plus she can trade freely whenever she wants. I think 1-on-1 chats are possible too?

ㄴ Can’t she track user locations too?

ㄴ Yeah, someone posted a terror threat against the Emperor once, and the Orange Badge leaked their location, so the culprit got executed. Pretty sure the Orange Badge even got a bounty reward?

ㄴ That sounds super dangerous though?

ㄴ That’s why one Orange Badge got his eyes gouged out and landed in prison for stalking some noble lady lmao

ㄴ That really was dangerous lmaoThis chapter was taken from novelping dot com without permission.

On the other hand, the authority of the Orange Badge was formidable.

There was no rule restricting trades for 24 hours once made, and various system settings could be manipulated.

Consequently, the Gallery’s atmosphere and direction tended to be determined by whoever held the Orange Badge at the time.

The current Orange Badge, Don’t Abandon the Hero, had a few loose screws, but she was righteous and stuck strictly to rules and principles.

To put it negatively, she was rigid and boomerish. At least she possessed a slight degree of flexibility.

However, for whatever reason, her appearances were occasionally infrequent, often throwing the Gallery into chaos.

A Blue Badge was needed precisely to prepare for such situations, but the Orange Badge hadn’t appointed any.

Why isn’t the Orange Badge handing out armbands?

Title says it all.

ㄴ Don’t Abandon the Hero: I can handle the tough work all by myself! Blue Badges don’t get paid either!

ㄴ Isn’t it the same for the Orange Badge not getting paid?

ㄴ Don’t Abandon the Hero: I get transaction fees! I’m using them to work hard on improving the Gallery!

ㄴ What does "working hard on improving the Gallery" even mean?

ㄴ Don’t Abandon the Hero: Soon I’ll be able to add mini-games!

ㄴ Orange Badge sure has a lot of cool stuff. So are you not gonna appoint any Blue Badges?

ㄴ Don’t Abandon the Hero: As it happens, you’re right above me!

ㄴ I’m not even a fixed nick? lol

ㄴ Don’t Abandon the Hero: I can just buy the authority for forced appointment using transaction fees!

ㄴ ImSorryImSorryImSorryImSorry

ㄴ LMAOOOOOO

ㄴ Hahaha

ㄴ Lmao

How does one become an Orange Badge anyway?

Supposing the Orange Badge appoints Blue Badges, who appoints the Orange Badge?

ㄴ According to past Orange Badges, it just happens out of nowhere? Saying they suddenly became the admin of the Continental Integrated Gallery.

ㄴ So it’s purely random?

ㄴ Yup, pretty much.

ㄴ Then when does someone else become the Orange Badge?

ㄴ When they don’t log into the Gallery for a long time. Or if they die.

ㄴ Stripped of the armband if locked in prison, that’s for sure.

Interest in the armband was persistent, yet no one knew for certain.

That said it all, given that even the current Orange Badge admitted she didn’t know much about the Gallery’s systems.

As such, the Gallery was a place where almost all authority was concentrated in the Orange Badge, while a Blue Badge was close to a slave.

Who in their right mind would want to be both a group project leader and a serf?

A position where doing well merely breaks even, while doing poorly incurs every insult imaginable.

If someone actually wanted to do it, it would be for one of two reasons.

Either their mental resilience was rock-solid, or they had an ’absurd’ amount of free time and were utterly bored.

As luck would have it, someone fulfilled the conditions above.

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Are you really going to do it?! I can handle the tough work alone!]

"This seat has already decided. Provided that you grant my condition."

"Are you not busy as well anyway?"

"It seems you haven’t been able to enter the Gallery much lately."

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: I lost my pursuers, so I’m fine for now!]

"And if I grant that condition, the others will criticize me!"

"Worry not. This seat does not mind."

A conversation between the Orange Badge, Don’t Abandon the Hero, and the Heavenly Demon, Yoo So-wol.

Yoo So-wol patiently waited for the Orange Badge to speak next.

On the surface, it appeared to be a negotiation, and in reality, it was similar.Enjoying the story? Read on at novelping . com.

The only difference was that this was a 1-on-1 private chat rather than a standard trade window.

The Orange Badge possessed all restricted privileges.

Therefore, if the Orange Badge initiated the request first, a 1-on-1 private chat became possible.

To achieve this, the Heavenly Demon had repeatedly initiated trade requests with the Orange Badge.

Having been bombarded so frequently, even the Orange Badge had no choice but to pay attention.

"Rather than hiding, I intend to reveal it proudly."

"If I am to be criticized, it is better to get it over with quickly."

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: I see! I understand what you mean!]

"So, will you grant me the armband?"

Yoo So-wol waited in anticipation. Would the Orange Badge truly bestow the armband upon her?

Her goals were twofold. The first was a 1-on-1 private chat with Grylls.

Every time she left a comment, some fly-like nuisance (Wild Grylls) would linger, so she judged that a 1-on-1 private chat was better.

The second was to grasp the structure of the Gallery more clearly.

Although a Blue Badge’s authority was narrower compared to that of an Orange Badge, it existed nonetheless.

If she slowly poked through these privileges, a loophole would surely present itself.

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: All right! I will give you the armband!]

"However, if you abuse your power at will, I will revoke it immediately!"

"Do not worry. This seat shall manage with broad magnanimity."

"Besides, will not 1-on-1 private chats be exposed to you as well?"

Every private conversation in the Gallery was visible to the Orange Badge.

Usually, this referred to trades between fixed nicks, but the Heavenly Demon would soon be granted privileges.

This meant that the profound mnemonics of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art could be exposed to the Orange Badge.

However, she was not particularly worried about this aspect.

’It has already been exposed to the Orange Badge once before.’

The Orange Badge possessed the privilege to view even secret posts.

There was no secret that could be hidden from the Orange Badge.

In that case, it was better to speak openly via 1-on-1 private chat.

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: That’s right!]

"It can’t be helped, even if just for crime prevention!"

"Is it perhaps a problem?!"

"It matters not."

"In return, I shall grant you the honor of contemplating the profound meaning of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art."

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: I’m good!]

"I have the blessing received from the Goddess, after all!"

Furthermore, she wouldn’t believe it anyway.

Yoo So-wol knew very well how she was treated in the Gallery.

A famous fixed nick who did nothing but shitpost every single day.

The core point was that those shitposts actually contained the enlightenment of the ’Heavenly Demon.’

No one would believe it. The Orange Badge was no exception.

Yoo So-wol had calculated that far.

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: I’ll be relying on you from now on, Blue Badge-nim!]

"I look forward to working with you."

As the conversation ended, the Heavenly Demon gained a blue badge next to her nickname.

The moment she received the badge, she checked Grylls’s post first.

It seemed something had happened while she was persuading the Orange Badge.

The Heavenly Demon posted a comment with an expectant smile.

ㄴ Heavenly Demon) Ah. I forgot. From now on, address this seat as Blue Badge.