#1 - Chapter 1 Lord Trial
Linjiang City, First High School.
“The Heavenly Dao System is about to activate! Our Lord Trial is about to begin!”
“Damn it, so fast? I’m already so nervous that I’m shaking, what should I do?”
“Tch, what’s there to be nervous about? Look at me, I’m not panicking at all!”
“Really? Then why do your pants look wet?”
“Hahahaha!”
Amidst a burst of laughter, Wu Wei, who was sitting by the window, turned his head to look at the noisy classmates around him, and couldn't help but sigh.
This is a world where games are fully integrated into reality, and it is also a world where everyone is a lord.
Although some of the past history has been lost, Wu Wei's textbooks clearly state that.
The entire real world is now built around a game called [Lord Era], which was established by a special existence now known as the Heavenly Dao System.
Everyone can enter the Lord Era, become a lord, and have countless possibilities by developing their own territory.
You can choose to develop technologies and crafts, use the manufactured weapons and equipment or various special items to trade resources with other lords, and eventually become a wealthy merchant.
You can also choose to implement benevolent governance and treat your people kindly, gradually gathering believers and faith within your territory, starting from erecting your own idol, and eventually becoming a god through faith.
You can also choose to build your territory into a war machine, where everything serves the war, conquering everywhere and eventually establishing a great empire.
Or, to put it simply, you can even choose to purely 'farm,' constantly developing your own territory, trying to avoid various meaningless battles, and eventually accumulating strength and making a name for yourself.
.....
But all of this has a prerequisite, and that is that you must become a lord in the Lord Era and let your territory gain a firm foothold in the endless wars.
And in this endless war trial, the so-called Lord Trial is the first test that everyone must face!
Only those who pass the Lord Trial are qualified to become lords in the Lord Era.
“Are you worried about this trial, Wu Wei?”
Just as Wu Wei's mind was still in the Lord Era, a girl's voice sounded beside him.
Wu Wei turned his head and found that it was his childhood sweetheart, Su Yingxue.
Unlike Wu Wei, who was usually very low-key, Su Yingxue was the undisputed 'school beauty' of Linjiang City First High School.
Not only did she have extremely high personal charm, but her grades in all subjects were almost always the first, and most importantly, she was the only daughter of the chairman of the Linjiang City Su Family Guild.
“It’s okay, I have one last team slot left, do you want to join?” The girl's eyes were full of anticipation.
Compared to Su Yingxue's situation, Wu Wei's conditions were not so good....
Except for a subject called Military Chess Deduction, in which he was the first in the school, his grades in other subjects were almost always the last, and as an orphan, his family conditions were also unspeakable.
“No, thanks.” But facing the invitation from Su Yingxue, Wu Wei refused very firmly.
Although he was indeed raised by Su Yingxue's father, Wu Wei usually paid attention to keeping his distance from Su Yingxue.
Because those 'halos' on her often meant some unnecessary 'trouble'.
“I’m not worried about this assessment, and I don’t like teaming up, so leave your last team slot for someone else.”
Hearing Wu Wei say this, Su Yingxue was stunned.
After all, her so-called last team slot was originally prepared for Wu Wei, but she didn't expect Wu Wei to refuse so simply.
For a time, Su Yingxue was in a dilemma.
Seeing this scene, the other students around were also talking about it.
“What is it? He’s obviously the worst student in the whole school, and he’s still putting on airs! He’s obviously the last in all subjects except for a Military Chess Deduction first.”
“That’s right, that’s right, if it were me, I would definitely turn into the ultimate simp in the face of Su Yingxue’s invitation.”
“I guess he will definitely be the first to be eliminated.”
“I really don’t know what Su Yingxue sees in him? Damn it, I’m so jealous.”
...
Just as everyone was still talking about it, the classroom door opened.
Wu Wei and the others' class teacher walked in and said.
“Okay, students, the trial is about to begin, please hurry up and go downstairs.”
Hearing this, everyone quieted down and left the classroom one after another to prepare for the Lord Assessment.
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On the square in the campus, as the Heavenly Dao System was activated, rays of dazzling golden light streaked across the sky, shining on an old but still working 'relic'.
This relic used to be called a 'game pod' or 'sleep pod,' and it was the machine equipment for players to enter the [Lord Era].
But now, due to technological stagnation and some special reasons, this unrepeatable ancient device has been regarded as a 'relic' of the past glorious era.
Only when the annual Lord Trial is opened will the precious it be moved out and restarted.
And their numbers are very scarce, so scarce that only each high school will be allocated one.
Or, to put it another way, only areas that are allocated these relics can build large-scale Lord Schools.
At this time, a young man was lying in this relic, preparing to connect with the Heavenly Dao System and then start his Lord Trial.
“Please select your initial environment and race.”
“Random, Human.”
Swish!
With a flash of golden light, the young man disappeared into the machine.
“Next.”
“Please select your initial environment and race.”
“Forest type, Druid.”
Swish!
“Next.”
“Please select your initial environment and race.”
“Swamp type, Murloc.”
Finally, it was Wu Wei's turn to choose.
Wu Wei lay in this game pod, which looked like a coffin in his eyes, and closed his eyes.
In the blink of an eye, a somewhat broken but overall complete system interface appeared in front of him.
“Welcome to the Lord Era, Wu Wei.”
“Please select your initial environment and race.”
On the interface, countless civilizations and races were depicted, as well as the environmental options in which they could survive.
Each civilization and race has a different developmental path, and combining them with different environments will make these two choices ever-changing.
But Wu Wei did not look at these options in detail, but chose a special plan according to his own plan.
“Random, Random.”
Two random options.
In the Lord Assessment, each random option can increase the initial resources by 25%.
The 50% extra initial resources given by the two random options were what Wu Wei wanted.
Although doing so would increase some unpredictable risks, for Wu Wei, who had no racial preferences, a larger amount of initial resources was more important than anything else.
After the selection was completed, the transmission began.
Different sounds began to sound from the 'relic'.
“Player dataization begins.... Dataization completed!”
“Randomly assigning initial environment and race, assignment failed!”
“Warning, warning! System operation error!”
“Warning, warning! The Heavenly Dao System has been tampered with, player data is abnormal, player...”
“System crash, restarting!”
“Randomly assigning initial environment and race, assignment successful!”
“Welcome to the Lord Era, Wu Wei.”
“The initial environment assigned to you by the system is...”
“Endless Abyss!”
