I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 785

There is a word: ’meme.’

Originally, it was a somewhat complex theory, but with the spread of the internet, it became much easier to understand.

To put it simply, it refers to various creative works that instantly burn themselves into your brain with a bam!

These creative works include videos, photos, words, and more—a mix of various mediums.

These memes didn’t just stop at giving people a quick laugh; they were also used for criticism or satire.

In other words, memes are creative works that go beyond simple laughter, carrying deep, layered humor.

Memes spread further and wider as the internet developed, allowing foreign memes to be imported at lightning speed.

However, just like anything else, not all memes survive. They also suffered from the internet’s highly volatile nature.

It was a structure where they inevitably cooled down just as quickly as they went viral.

Of course, there are always memes that achieve near-immortality, or occasionally resurrect from the dead.

Title) Hey. Look at this

(Video of a life-or-death duel with a crab holding a knife)

I’m fighting a crab right now, holy shit

ㄴ Lmaooo, what is this? lol

ㄴ What is that crab’s movement? lolol

ㄴ The crab is literally using Earth-Shrinking Art, lol

ㄴ What did you even do to make the crab that lively? Weren’t you trying to eat it?

ㄴ OP) My dad sent it to me, but the moment I opened the package, it started jumping around like crazy;;

ㄴ Did they use sawdust by any chance?

ㄴ Yeah, how’d you know?

ㄴ I also got a crab buried in sawdust once and ended up in the exact same situation.

ㄴ Then tell me how to beat it.

ㄴ (Rough photo of a scar on an arm) Figure it out yourself. Those motherfuckers are fucking strong.

ㄴ Holy shit, lolol

ㄴ Hahaha

ㄴ Lolol

Title) Wasn’t there a video of someone fighting a crab?

Why did it disappear?

ㄴ That guy died of old age;;

ㄴ Ah. It was so fun to watch over and over, what a shame. Human lifespans really are short.

ㄴ I heard he was already in his 50s when he filmed that.

ㄴ Didn’t he lose to the crab?

ㄴ Lmaooo

ㄴ Hahaha

ㄴ Lol

This wasn’t much different for the current Gallery either.

From people doing bizarre things for views to those experiencing all kinds of absurd situations.

Lately, no matter what anyone did, it was deemed less exciting than Grylls’s survival log, but old gold is still gold.

Past memes frequently resurfaced on the Gallery to make everyone laugh, and the same went for new ones.

Once a meme took root like this, it became practically immortal—unless the Gallery, or rather the community itself, disappeared.

And in the midst of all this, a bizarre incident suddenly erupted out of nowhere.

Title) What is up with this guy?

(Video: "Pigeons, let’s eat! Coo-coo-coo-coo!")

Why is he scattering thin noodles on the ground and slamming down a staff that looks like a pigeon?

ㄴ What’s up with the video quality? lol

ㄴ That’s actually so violent;; is he insane?

ㄴ Why is this so funny? lolol

ㄴ Lmao

ㄴ Haha

Title) Found something cute

(Video of a kitten making German-sounding noises)

It’s a video of a kitten making a bizarre noise!

ㄴ Lol, so cute

ㄴ It’s so pathetic that it’s even cuter

ㄴ Are there more videos like this? There must be tons of cat videos.

ㄴ I’m looking for more right now

Title) I don’t think this is live-action?

(Video of sailing on a boat, shouting "Captain! Look!" as a colossal ship looms closer)

This obviously isn’t filmed in real life, how did they make this?

ㄴ It looks like moving clay.

ㄴ But why is the situation so hilarious? lolol

ㄴ Look at how intense it is, lolol

ㄴ Lmaooo

ㄴ Haha

Title) Found a soccer video

(Video of a dwarf-like player completely tearing apart the opponent’s defense with a dribble)This chapter was copied from nоvelping.com without permission.

They keep shouting "Ankara Messi," the commentary is so weird, lol

ㄴ But even though they try to tackle him, he just glides past them. Are they automatic doors?

ㄴ He suddenly accelerates in bursts, leaving the defenders completely dazed.

ㄴ Princess Chaenggu) Wow. He’s a player I’d love to recruit for Chaeyu~

ㄴ King Reor) What are you talking about? He obviously needs to join Reor;;

ㄴ Princess Chaenggu) Reor’s performance has been so-so lately~ Look at Chaeyu. We’re in an overwhelming first place, hehe~

ㄴ Since no one else has this video, was it really from the Age of Gods?

ㄴ Looking at the other videos and photos, absolutely no one has ever seen them before.

Title) Grylls, what on earth did you do?

(Video 1 of gorgeous women seductively posing)

(Video 2 of the same kind)

(Video 3 of the same kind)

(Photo of a man in a suit bowing deeply in gratitude)

THANK! YOU!

ㄴ Saving this instantly;;

ㄴ Wow;; look at how gorgeous they are, lol

ㄴ Honestly, they look prettier than most elves.

ㄴ If those are the gods, I am worshipping them unconditionally.

ㄴ Damn;;;

ㄴ Don’t Abandon the Hero) Delete this immediately!!

Title) Even the gods are the same

(Video of a Black man joyfully dancing and singing in a police car, celebrating: "If I go to jail, I don’t have to see my wife!")

Looks like married life was rough for him.

ㄴ Look at the cop in front laughing too, lol

ㄴ Holy shit, lol. How badly did his wife torment him for him to sing like that? lol

ㄴ Seriously, all kinds of bizarre things are being dug up, lol

Past memes—various creative works of the old era—had begun to flood back into the Gallery.

Moreover, most of these creative works were based on Earth’s standards, not those of this world.

At first, people assumed Grylls had caused another disaster, but that thought quickly vanished.

Everyone was too busy digging through the archives to see what other ancient memes lay buried.

The method was incredibly simple: all they had to do was append a specific string to the end of the Gallery’s connection formula.

In essence, Grylls’s latest blunder(?) had ushered in the Great Age of Gallery Exhumation.

Naturally, the one suffering the most from this chaos was the Orange Badge, Asella.

Title) Official Announcement!

Don’t Abandon the Hero

Currently, various videos and photos from the Age of Gods are being spammed all over the forum!

It is fine as long as they do not violate the ’Rules’ I established, but any violations will result in a permanent ban!

ㄴ I’m an Anon, though? Can you even stop me?

ㄴ Don’t Abandon the Hero) In that case, I will invoke my right to forcibly appoint Blue Badges! From now on, your fixed nickname is Worker No. 1521!

ㄴ Please spare me please spare me please spare me please spare me please spare me

Having quickly grasped the situation, she tried her best to put out the fire, but unfortunately, her efforts fell short.

The reason was simple: even the Blue Badges she trusted and relied on(?) were too busy digging up old memes themselves.

Title) I found something absolutely insane

Sword Matstar

(Video: An animation of someone causing an earthquake with a single punch)

It looks like moving drawings, but the way space distorts is absolutely insane.

It genuinely looks like they’re causing an earthquake with their bare hands. Incredible.

ㄴ Can you do that, though?

ㄴ Sword Matstar) It’s not impossible. However, it requires physical strength immense enough to trigger an earthquake, and on top of that, a technique to manipulate space.

ㄴ Just how much physical strength do you need to cause an earthquake?

ㄴ Sword Matstar) Literally enough to slam your fist into the ground and trigger a tremor, right?

ㄴ Is that even possible? I don’t think even Grylls could pull that off.

ㄴ Sword Matstar) That is precisely why technique is required.

Title) I have unearthed something fascinating

[Heavenly Demon]

(Video: "Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine!")

It is a video of noisy birds shouting ’Mine!’ over and over.

ㄴ This is making me dizzy;;

ㄴ Where on earth do you even find these things?

ㄴ Heavenly Demon) I merely changed the numbers at the end of the formula.

ㄴ Why does this even exist? lol, look at this.

With even the Blue Badges so busy digging up old memes, there was no way the forum could run normally.

In the end, Asella decided to just wait until the craze died down.

"This is amusing."

Regardless of the chaos, the Heavenly Demon, Yoo So-wol, was completely absorbed in exploring the Gallery.

Though it was closer to grave-digging than simple exploration, it felt incredibly fresh to her.

Even though these things had existed a long time ago, they felt entirely new to her.

Above all, because it allowed her to catch an indirect glimpse of the era her beloved had lived in, she couldn’t help but fall deep into the rabbit hole.This story is hosted at novеlping.com.

(Video: A 5v5 game match)

"Hooh."

It was a scene of beings wielding various abilities, clashing fiercely with one another.

If Grylls had seen it, he would have told her it was just a ’game’ rather than reality, but unfortunately, he was currently unconscious.

Still, that didn’t mean Yoo So-wol actually believed the battle in the video was real.

It was far too different from reality, and the voices of people could be heard speaking over it from time to time.

’So humans are controlling them.’

With her innate insight, she quickly pierced through to the core of the matter.

Of course, she had no way of knowing exactly how they were controlling them.

’The era my beloved lived in was not so different in essence, after all.’

Even with an extremely advanced civilization, the pursuit of amusement remained unchanged.

If anything, it was an era that had developed the culture of entertainment to its absolute peak.

That was likely why such a vast array of memes had been created and preserved.

’How strange. Normally, when a user dies, all their records on the Gallery are deleted.’

No matter how miraculous the Gallery was, its capacity was not infinite.

If the number of active users grew too large, it would slow down to a noticeable degree.

Therefore, deleting the records of deceased users was only natural, making it incredibly difficult to find any trace of them.

To access a deceased person’s records, one had to have saved them beforehand or find them directly in the physical world.

’These characters appended to the Gallery connection formula must belong to the language called English.’

Yoo So-wol focused on the characters appended to the Gallery’s magic formula.

She knew it was English, but since she didn’t know how to pronounce it, she had enlisted the help of other Gallery users.

Thanks to their assistance, she was able to dig up various relics, finding genuine amusement for the first time in a while.

’Even though I sent a message to my beloved, there is no reply. Something must have happened to him.’

Fortunately, there was one more person she could ask.

[Heavenly Demon: Sir. Has something happened to our benefactor?]

[Wild Bbareumbo: (Photo of the unconscious Grylls resting his head on Elia’s lap) Tree fainted.]

Bbareumbo had now become an excellent trading partner(?).

Last time, she had been offered photos of Grylls’s body in exchange for Fasting Pills, but Yoo So-wol had managed to resist that temptation.

Of course, resisting the temptation was one thing; the photos she had already received were still safely and preciously stored away.

’Setting aside the fact that he fainted... why is that woman giving him a lap pillow?’

Yoo So-wol narrowed her eyes.

Though the angle was slightly obscured, those pale, soft thighs undoubtedly belonged to Elia.

Since Elia was the only female in Grylls’s shelter—which was otherwise packed with burly males—she recognized her instantly.

’How unpleasant.’

It went beyond mere discomfort; it was downright irritating.

Even though she knew Grylls was physically fine, she couldn’t shake the bitter taste in her mouth.

Yoo So-wol stared at the screen, contemplating what to do, before finally closing the chat window.

Just then, an official notice was pinned by the Orange Badge, Asella.

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Blue Badges! If you keep slacking off instead of moderating, I’ll have no choice but to issue a formal warning!]

[Sword Matstar: Can’t we have a little bit of fun too?]

[Princess Chaenggu: I know, right~ There’s never been anything this fun before~]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: That doesn’t mean you can forget your duties!]

She was strictly reprimanding them for the current state of affairs.

Indeed, they had been so busy enjoying themselves that they had completely neglected their duties as Blue Badges.

But honestly, how could anyone ignore something this entertaining?

Still, getting permanently banned by the Orange Badge would be a massive pain, so they had no choice but to comply.

Of course, there were exceptions.

[Princess Chaenggu: (Photo of Pepe the Frog crying while shooting a gun into the sky)]

[Sword Matstar: ...? What on earth is that?]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Where did you even find that!]

[Princess Chaenggu: Isn’t it cute~? There are actually way more of these~]

The Demon Princess was not one to back down so easily.

Instead, as if she had struck gold, she began spamming all kinds of variations.

[Princess Chaenggu: (Photo of Pepe threatening with a bamboo spear)

[Princess Chaenggu: (Photo of Pepe staring intensely)

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Get that fucking frog meme out of my face.]

[Princess Chaenggu: Gasp!]

"Pfft." Yoo So-wol couldn’t help but chuckle at their banter.

In this manner, administrators, fixed nicknames, semi-fixed nicknames, and Anons alike threw themselves into exploring the Gallery deeper than anyone else.

Title) We were born in an era far too late, yet far too early

Born too late to explore the oceans and the new continents.

Born too early to explore the cosmos beyond the skies.

The only thing left for us to explore is these silly, ancient Gallery memes.

It was the birth of an absolute masterpiece.