The Golden Compass, said to point toward the Hero.
Its needle was currently pointing toward the human bound behind me by Chain Ghost.
Kael.
That man was the bait.
I explained this to some confused Gallery users on the 574th floor.
ㄴ ㅇㅇ(574F) : Silk Knight said he wanted to take the Hero's bloodline with him while he was alive, right? Finding the Hero's bloodline is important to humans now. You can tell just from the very existence of something called the Golden Compass.
ㄴ ㅇㅇ(323F) : Right, and…
After laying out the entire conversation I'd had with Silk Knight while he was alive, I commented that I was certain of it. Then I worked with the 574th-floor user to flesh out the idea.
Humans had to clearly understand that Newbie and the Demon King currently holding the Hero captive were different entities. They had to be made to think they needed to enter the Tower to rescue the Hero before he was completely taken over by the Demon King.
As soon as the whole strategy was laid out in text, heated reactions appeared...
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