Chapter 1: Astral Plane
People on Earth live well as of today, in the 21st Century, where technology has become well-known. Transportation has become convenient, communication is now borderless, and even education is now available on the internet. The Internet is a worldwide tool that stores information where everybody can access.
A young man walking on the road, his left hands in his pockets, his right hand carrying a small book, looked around at students coming in and out of the campus.
The Campus of Central University...
Tall Buildings can be seen; their shadow stretched across the street like huge trees. Kim Blake, a young man in his uniform, is walking in the street.
"How nostalgic, this day is the start of my journey!"
Kim Blake is a freshman at this school, and today is his first day. He is just a normal student like others, a novel reader, and an obsessed reader, especially for something like survival, apocalypse, and even supernatural stories. But for real life, it is just his fantasy, and today he needs to study well for his family.
His family is not really rich, only middle-class in society. He has a sister who is just in middle school. Their mother is the only one who does jobs for them.
That's why, in his heart, he must do his best until he graduates and finds a job.
While walking… the ground starts growling, the sky becomes dark, and everybody begins to panic.
"What's going on? Kim murmured in his heart."
The events continued until a light shone on him, like an explosion in the Big Bang Theory
Shiiii!!
Ding!
An alarm entered his ear like a notification on his phone.
Ding!
[WELCOME TO ASTRAL PLANE]
[Congratulation! Your civilization has been selected to enter the ASTRAL PLANE.]
[Everyone chosen by the "Supreme Will" will carry the fate of the Astral Plane as Lords]
[Astral Plane is the world full of opportunity and danger]
[Your civilization has been selected for the Trial of Will]
[This will confirm if your civilization is worthy to continue to develop]
[It might be full of danger, but this will also bring goods to your civilization to integrate and advance to a higher tier]
[People aged 15 to 40 will carry the trial to the Astral Plane]
[Wish you good luck]
[Survive!]
"Trial of Will? Kim suddenly burst out in shock"
Kim can't get over the announcement when suddenly his body lights up and blurs his vision
"This…" Kim nervously said.
Shoooo!
A wind blows, and cold air enters his skin. This makes him shiver a little, and beautiful scenery is shown on his face. A Plane where the grass as tall as his knees, trees were moist like it just rained, and blue sky like a deep ocean.
That was his thought, but…
"Whaaaaat is this? While stretching his mouth opened wide.
This should be beautiful scenery, right? If we are summoned? But what is this creepy atmosphere?
Kim muttered in his heart.
Kim's obsession with this kind of event starts to operate… But it fails him.
After the light earlier, what brings to him is a gloomy cave, yes, it should be a cave where the top has a hole that only shines in some areas.
The light in the front should be the entrance of the cave.
Kim felt like his body was light, while he was looking at his surroundings, a notification ring.
Ding!
[Welcome to Astral Plane]
[Dear Lord!]
[As a Novice Lord, you will have three days of novice protection!]
[During these three days, your territory will be covered with a Novice Lord Protection Barrier to protect your territory from the invasion of the Monsters from the outside]
[After three days, the trials will begin, and a dark fog will invade your territory]
[Please develop your territory during these days of protection]
[You can access your talent, and you can check it in your status window]
[Please be careful, death from here will lead to your demise]
"It seems my location is quite good, it is good to have this cave, but it is also dangerous if I am cornered here"
While thinking about his situation, He suddenly remembered his sister and mother. If he remembers correctly, his mother is 42, which means she's safe, but his sister is 15 years old.
He became panicked about what to do; if his sister was also summoned, then he needed to check her if she was safe.
But before that, he must check himself first. The surroundings are not spectacular, but he notices something inside. It was a pond and a tree in the center. A small wooden house on the side, this should be a novice's house.
[Building Name: Pond of Life] [Level: 1]
[Description: a pond that summons five natives of the astral plane every day to become subjects of the Lords. There is a chance you will be able to summon professionals.]
[Upgrade: 100 common crystals + 1 Core of Life]
[Building Name: Wooden House] [Level: 1]
[Description: The Lord's residence, where the lord sleeps]
[Upgrade: 100 common crystals + 1 Lord nucleus]
The status of the building was shown to him, and it was quite fair for the novice.
This makes his heart excited, from all of his fantasy events, this survival is satisfactory to him.
But for some reason, his nervous, not because of the danger but because of his sister.
"She's only 15, I need to find a solution to find her",his sister is quite gentle in nature and this might hard for her.
"First, let's open the status window."
"Status"
Ding!
[Status] [Chat] [Announcement]
[Name: Kim]
[Level: 1 (Lord)]
[Lord Talent: (not awakened)
[Building: 1 Pond of Life, 1 Wooden House]
[Summon: None]
[Materials: None]
Ding!
[Your Talent has not been generated]
[Do you want to awaken?] [Yes/No]
Yes!
Ding!
[Your Lord Talent has been Awakened]
[Congratulations! You Awakened "Cat Affinity" (Grade C)]
Huh?
HAAA!!!
"Are you kidding me?"
Kim's eyes almost bloat out, "What kind of talent is this?"