I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 837

As the Gallery rolled out a massive update, GalWiki was newly established.

More accurately, it was closer to being unlocked, but from the users’ perspective, it was no different from a brand-new creation.

For nearly thousands of years, only the Gallery had existed, and now a whole new cultural marvel had suddenly popped out of nowhere.

Because it was both a fresh toy and something capable of exerting major and minor ripples across the world, people showed immense interest.

Title) I pretty much get how it works, yep

Catch Me If You Can

(Image of already fabricated information about Don’t Abandon the Hero)

This is pretty much how you do it, right?

? First off, you’d better prepare to get banned by the Orange Badge;;

? Catch Me If You Can) Why? It’s true she’s an easy mark.

? This bastard’s got some nerve. Baiting the Orange Badge right off the bat, haha

? There’re tons of other people besides her, so why the Orange Badge of all people? Lol

? Catch Me If You Can) Just got bored, heh

Title) Another fascinating thing dropped

(Image of a frog rubbing its hands together in anticipation)

Wonder what kind of pretty older girls will be on here this time? Hehe

? Honestly, that’s what matters most, yeah

? It was such a shame not knowing the ladies’ names.

? And now they’re saying entries for contemporary people will be posted too!

? Looks like a photo of Ash is already up?

? Already? Who posted it?

? Looks like some random Fixed Nick posted it? Though it’s a picture of her in dress uniform.

? Wow. But even in a uniform, her face is gorgeous, hahaha

? Who wrote ’old maid’ on there? Lmao

? That bastard is getting beaten half to death the moment Ash catches him, haha

Title) Praise be to Grylls

If this guy explores just a little more, other stuff will probably unlock too, yeah

? Like what?

? Come on. You already know, heh

? You’re thinking the same thing, huh?

? Pretty sure everyone’s thinking the exact same thing.

? But won’t the Orange Badge ban it?

? Nah, no way. It’s not like the Orange Badge unlocked GalWiki either, lol

? The gods truly lived in a glorious era...!

Naturally, all sorts of reactions and jokes flew wild.

Since it was a cultural phenomenon with far-reaching ripple effects in so many ways, people flocked in regardless of age or gender.

Title) Ah, f—k, seriously, stop it already

(Image of the Dwarf race entry being fabricated to claim they give alcohol even to newborns)

F—k, no matter how crazy our race is, we don’t give booze to newborns, you crazy bastards;;

Even we have common sense;;

? Didn’t they say you used to back in the day?

? That’s what I heard too?

? I don’t know what crazy bastard said that bullshit, but absolutely not;;

? Honestly, since you’re Dwarves, it’s totally believable, haha

? Ah, haha. It’s called Newborn Wine, given to newborns, hahaha

? Newborn Wine, what kind of bullshit is that, lmao

? That name sounds f—king plausible, haha

Title) Places that are definitely f—ked right now

(Image of Chaemes United emblem)

(Image of Leor emblem)

(Images of countless other football club emblems)

You guys are dead now, haha

? Princess Chaenggu) Whyyy? What did our Chaeyu ever do!

? King Reor) Seriously, is there any club that’s lived as virtuously as ours?

? First, show us what you two are doing right now.

? Princess Chaenggu) (Image of fabricating Leor’s document) I’m doing legitimate editorial work!

? King Reor) (Image of fabricating Chaeyu’s document) I’m just doing legitimate editorial work, though?

? Holy shit, hahaha

? They really act exactly the same, lmao

Title) Current situation

(Image of ’Now kill each other’)

? Who’s in that picture?

? Idk, I just saved the meme too.

? That’s gonna get used a lot from now on, haha

With the emergence of GalWiki, the world was filled with confusion and chaos.

This held true whether in reality or on the Gallery, and the reason was exceedingly simple.

Because countless pieces of "information" were gathered on GalWiki.

It was less objective than books in a library, and it rarely imparted true technical skills.

Even so, the value of information was extraordinarily high, and crucially, its ability to point in a "direction" was a massive advantage.

Just as finding a needle in a sandbox offered far better odds than finding one in a desert.

Title) F—k, who deleted this?

(Image of the wiki where information was replaced with a mocking picture)

I was trying to check out the Heavenly Demon Divine Art Grylls supposedly learned, but this crap picture got posted instead

? Hahaha, that probably wasn’t the real Heavenly Demon Divine Art in the first place?

? OP) Seriously?

? Yep, from the looks of it, it’s just an Internal Cultivation Art from a novel?

? There weren’t even any specific verses explained in detail.

? OP) So the bastard who changed it did it without even knowing it was fake?

? HahahahahaYou are reading on nov⁠elping.com, the official source.

? What a d*mbass, lmao

? Ah. It just reverted back. Which Fixed Nick was it?

? Time for public humiliation, haha

Title) I found something amazing

(Image explaining how even Newton suffered a massive failure in stocks)

(Image of a stock chart painted entirely in blue)

Even the gods say don’t trade stocks!

? At this point, aren’t stocks just inherently evil?

? The people trading stocks are just stupid.

In the midst of a world plunged into such turmoil, there was someone equally filled with worry.

’What if Grylls-nim’s document gets plastered with all kinds of slander?’

Selena, the Ducal Lady of the Mercedes Duchy.

Her curiosity toward the newly unlocked wiki was brief; Grylls’s document had crossed her mind first.

Grylls’s document had already been snatched by the Orange Badge, but edits were still being made continuously.

Since it was still early days, some chaos was inevitable, but Selena could not help feeling uneasy.

’And here I was, recording all of Grylls-nim’s deeds...’

Selena recalled what Grylls had once said.

That living in the Forest of the Four Seasons meant he could die at any moment, and for that reason, he steadily kept a daily journal.

On the Gallery, once a person died, every post and record they had authored vanished.

For that reason, Selena had strived to preserve as many records as possible, in case something ever happened to him.

Not only the text posts, but even the videos uploaded to the Gallery were meticulously recorded.

Thanks to that, her writing skills had progressed by leaps and bounds, but she could not shake the anxiety in her heart.

Because if these records ever truly had to be used, it would mean something terrible had happened to Grylls.

Of course, having left massive footprints across the world one after another, the chances of him being forgotten were remarkably slim.

Selena simply could not bear to watch false records being written on GalWiki with her own eyes.

[Grylls Document]

[Controversies and Incidents]

"Ha."

Look at this.

Glaring fabrications had already been edited in.

Even the contents of the controversies and incidents were utterly pathetic.

[Perhaps growing lax lately, he has failed to post 1 Wonmo per day[5]]

[5]: This constitutes a severe violation and strictly requires moderation.

Look at this.

Far from a controversy, it was nothing more than a laughably petty grievance.

Actually, speaking morally, failing to post a daily Wonmo photo was a clear infraction.

Even Selena, a member of the Wonmo Lovers, heartily agreed with that.

But turning a trivial thing like that into a controversy was utterly absurd.

Selena immediately set to work editing it, but she was hopelessly outnumbered.

’How do they even know his height and weight? That makes no sense.’

Unless someone had measured his height and weight right beside him, recording such details was impossible.

The Elf Queen, Elia, flashed through her mind, stirring a pointless surge of jealousy before she quickly suppressed it.

More important than that was putting a stop to the slander aimed at Grylls.

Even when she transferred everything she had recorded to GalWiki, it was immediately edited over, leaving her thoroughly frustrated.

’And I can’t just wait around until things die down...’

Yet asking the Orange Badge to stop the slander and fabrication was awkward as well.

The people editing the documents were all Fixed Nicks, and sanctioning those Fixed Nicks would turn public sentiment sour.

’The Hero is an inflexible person, whether in reality or on the Gallery.’

That rigidity vanished whenever it involved Grylls, but this was a slightly different case.

Crucially, there was a reason even Asella could not speak out recklessly.

[Aris Document]

[Numerous Controversies and Incidents]

’...Just what on earth was Lady Aris doing in her youth?’

Because with GalWiki unlocked, Aris’s embarrassing past had been unleashed in full.

Using the Chief God’s biometric number to post slanderous rants on the Gallery was the mildest of them.

Stealing pigs from someone else’s yard, secretly drinking alcohol until she was dead drunk and worrying the Chief God sick, getting into a brawl with Aragon and collapsing the house.

Every single one of these records was an irreplaceable treasure to the theological world, and controversies weren’t all there was.

How she was taken in by the Chief God, how her childhood unfolded, and so forth.

It was recorded in astonishing detail, effectively exerting a massive influence over all of theology.

’Lord Aragon isn’t without his share of incidents either.’

Unlike Aris, who was a woman of action, Aragon’s cases mostly involved blowing things out of proportion by running his mouth.

Crushing someone with pure logic only to invite their fists; spouting outrageous remarks that made even the Chief God jump in shock—things like that.

These anecdotes showed that the gods were not perfect beings, but rather people who were simply a cut above.

’And getting caught trying to secretly edit these out...’

Even Aris herself hadn’t requested a takedown or editing block, yet her own devotee had gotten caught red-handed trying to edit them.

Because of this, she was getting publicly roasted across the Gallery, and Asella, seemingly mortified, offered no real excuses.

Instead, she simply used her authority as the Orange Badge to lock the twin sibling gods’ documents.

A document concerning the Chief God existed as well, but regrettably, it had been placed under a creation freeze.

Whether he had been reluctant to disclose his information or Aris had pulled some strings during the War of the Gods, it was impossible to tell.

’Probably closer to the latter.’

In any case, what mattered wasn’t that, but the permissions.

Locking a document was something even a "Chronicler," not just the Orange Badge, could do.

It was the very authority Selena needed most right now.

She had to take action before Grylls’s record was defiled.

’I wanted to ask Grylls-nim’s permission first and foremost, but...’

Regrettably, Grylls was currently unreachable.

Whether he was viewing his lost past upon making contact with the World Tree, or for some other reason, she had no idea.Follow the newest chapters on novel⁠ping.com.

’If Grylls-nim feels uncomfortable, he’ll probably request an editing block.’

With the World Tree right in his yard, he wouldn’t even need Alfheim’s permission.

Until then, recording everything as objectively as possible was the top priority.

Flawlessly, so that others would dare not touch it—and better yet, couldn’t even refute it.

[Starlight Lady: Orange Badge-nim? Could we speak for a moment?]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Yes! What is it!]

[Starlight Lady: I’ll be blunt. I want to become a Chronicler.]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Is it because of Grylls-nim’s document!]

She truly was remarkably quick on the uptake.

It was just that even when she caught on, she wouldn’t budge if it didn’t align with her convictions.

Selena clicked her tongue inwardly as she pondered.

’Now that it’s all laid bare, there’s no need to hide it.’

So she decided to answer honestly.

Selena weighed her words before sending a message.

[Starlight Lady: Yes. That’s right. I can’t bear to watch Grylls-nim’s document be defiled.]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: I can handle that just fine, so don’t worry! Besides, someone else is running a trial period as a Chronicler first!]

She didn’t need to be told who that person was.

It had to be Allfather, who regularly boasted such erudite knowledge.

Though he wasn’t actively on the job right this second, there was no other notable candidate besides Allfather.

[Starlight Lady: Could you give me a chance to do a trial run as well? When it comes to Grylls-nim’s records, I’m confident.]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: It sounds like you want to become a Chronicler in the truest sense!]

Bullseye.

From Selena’s standpoint, other documents held little significance; Grylls was what mattered most.

To become a true "Chronicler" who documented Grylls’s every single move.

She was already doing so, but she wanted to delve even deeper.

[Starlight Lady: I won’t deny it. If you’d like, I can show you the records I’ve compiled.]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Could you show me! Even if you write objectively, subjectivity might seep in!]

[Starlight Lady: (Image of massive volume of compiled records 1) (Image of massive volume of compiled records 2) ... (Image of compiled records XX)]

With that, Selena sent over all of her compiled records.

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: ...Are you perhaps a stalker?]

She had been suspected of being a stalker by a hardcore stalker.

At that, Selena scoffed as if it were utterly preposterous, replying with absolute confidence.

[Starlight Lady: A stalker? I am merely a Chronicler.]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Mmh...! All right! I’ll believe you! But if you become Grylls-nim’s exclusive Chronicler, others might push back, so I have one more favor to ask!]

[Starlight Lady: Are you telling me to become an Assistant Moderator?]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Exactly!]

[Starlight Lady: Suits me fine.]

An ordinary Assistant Moderator was nothing more than an unpaid laborer, but a Chronicler was a different story.

If she held the authority of an Assistant Moderator at the same time, she could keep far more definitive records.

’Taking on the role of an Assistant Moderator is a small price to pay.’

She had nothing else to do for the time being anyway, and Ash, whom she usually kept in touch with, had left for the Central Plains.

People were busy with the emergence of GalWiki and the Central Plains civil war, but she could easily handle this much.

After that, Selena spent joyful days neatly organizing Grylls’s document—until soon enough.

[Let’s Grow Trees-nim has requested a discussion!]

"Huh?"

She couldn’t help questioning the out-of-the-blue discussion request.

To a Chronicler, a discussion request was tantamount to filing a dispute.

Since it was her first discussion request after becoming an exclusive Chronicler, she felt half puzzled, half surprised.

’Wasn’t this Fixed Nick only interested in planting trees?’

Setting aside her swelling doubts, she accepted.

After all, it might just be an innocent question.

Since it was a private discussion rather than a public one, her mind was at ease.

[Let’s Grow Trees: Hello! Starlight Lady-nim!]

[????: Nice to meet you. What brings you here?]

[Let’s Grow Trees: There’s some information that would be great to add!]

[Starlight Lady: Information that would be great to add?]

What is this? Trying to bribe me?

For someone who remembered every detail of Grylls’s records, this couldn’t help but rub her the wrong way.

But the words that followed—

[Let’s Grow Trees: Like Grylls-nim’s sleeping habits, or how he usually gets along with his companions!]

[Starlight Lady: ...How do you know that?]

—were more than enough to thoroughly upset Selena’s temper.

Meanwhile, at that exact time, Grylls.

"So... your name is Wiki, right?"

"Yes. That is correct."

He thought he would reclaim his lost past, but instead, he faced an entirely different scenery and individual.

A library fashioned as if the interior of a tree trunk had been brightly illuminated.

Along with the entity who introduced herself as the master of that library.

With pointed ears, she looked like an elf at first glance, but she was tiny, roughly the size of a fist.

"To get my memories back, I have to enter an ID and password?"

"Yes. Precisely."

"Are you kidding me?"

It was driving him insane.

And to add to that:

"Upon one more failed attempt, temporary protection mode will be engaged."

"Urrgh..."

He had failed four out of five attempts.

’Did I include uppercase letters when I set it? Ah, shit. If I’d known this would happen, I should’ve just used the same password for everything.’

Cursing his past self was just the cherry on top.