Chapter 1: Welcome to the System (1/2)

”Jin, I guess if you're reading this letter, then I'htly as its words hit him He continued to pack up the furniture and other odds and ends that were left behind in the al, who had passed on recently

The laas handling the inheritance of his only caretaker had given Jin a key to open his grandfather's safe Jin's iven birth to him when both she and her partner were in their late teens, but unfortunately, they were brutally ue, psychopathic cultivator

That's right In today's world, anyone could beco as they had the potential Those with sufficient cultivation could run at high speeds that rivalled modern-day transportation systems or even fly That said, public transport was still available for both commoners and cultivators anyway

However, that did not mean that commoners (those ithout cultivation, or who had not yet awakened their abilities) were at a disadvantage againstsafety and order, the top ten e of cultivation had convened and acted on their collective wisdo the laws of nature As a consequence, all babies that were born after that change had their Dantian chi point solidified, and all humans — cultivated or otherwise — could never truly be killed

This meant that if soly, or killed due to collateral daht, they could be resurrected However, the cost of resurrection was prohibitive, and not only because of theso

There were rituals that needed to be done, expensive but obtainable materials that were required for the resurrection process, and experts that had to be hired as well for the after-resurrection care The hospitals and rescue services would not resurrect someone unless the person killed was cleared by the court as innocent

Hence, the laas strict and the penalties against cultivators who had committed a felony were extre developed around this ne of nature, coether This subsequently brought upon the age of innovation and modified science, which made life easier for everyone

However, that did not ht; rather, they now fought at their own risk As long as duel pacts were initiated properly and the parties had settled the arrangeovernment would not accuse them of murder

Duels used to require a third party witness Thanks to the advent of y and the numerous security cameras in place, all that cultivators needed to do noere merely to apply online via a phone app

Unfortunately for Jin's parents, a psychopathic cultivator had, through an old defunct cult, found a way to circued to destroy their Dantian per all possibility of resurrection They were the first and last victi, was a two-star General, and on that score, the police and ue cultivator doith extrehly classified in order to keep the public unaware of the existence of a method that could destroy the Dantian

The paternal side of Jin's family did not approve of the actions of their son, and would neither acknowledge his existence nor partake in any responsibilities concerning hieneral that he was, could not care any less for pity or what Jin's paternal side thought of hirandson

In order to take care of Jin, Ming stepped down fro randson Jin's grandrandfather was the only relative who took care of hihter and his son in law-to-be were deeply in love and that they had been determined to make amends for that moment of recklessness

”Jin, you are now 23 years of age I want you to understand that no hly cultivated one can be, it is impossible to beat the Gri this terrace house to you Worry not about the near future, for the house has already been paid for and there is definitely enough money in the bank for you to live very comfortably for a few years”

”However, I know that you have alanted to be self-sufficient — and an entrepreneur, at that! I bla what you were surfing online, so I knehat you wanted to be even though you were trying to keep it hidden froirls is nearly the saly approve)” Jin did not knohether he should laugh or cry, but he read on