Archaic World, Eastern Side of Pluton Continent
On the eastern side of the Pluton Continent, there is a young man who is living his life in hell after his parents chose to throw him because of him not having a special characteristic that the majority of the population of the Archaic World has, the energy core.
According to the data that the World Government collected over the years of its inception, in year 2901 there were more than 5.6 billion registered people who were born with an energy core, which is equivalent to 80% of the human total population, and the remaining percentage is considered livestock by the humans who have a natural energy core.
An energy core is a crystal-like shape that varies in different colours depending on the level and quality of an energy core. It is usually seen at the center of the forehead of a human being. It is the glabella.
Every energy core of an individual has an inherent skill or talent that he can use to be a successful Supreme Human. These talents are divided into three different types: natural type, elemental type, and unique type.
Most of people only has one talent. According to a research of the famous Scientist of the Researcher Guild, Apollo Agustine.
A normal human energy core cannot withhold the energy of two colliding power, but there are always an exemption.
The power of the two talent must be from the same type, and they must compliment each other to make the energy core stabilize.
But there are some cases where there are dual and even a rare triple talent holder does not need to follow the norms. In particular, most of them were direct descendents of famous families.
The logic behind this is because of their bloodline inheritance. The people who come from these families have a great advantage because they are knowledgeable and born with a strong body.
A strong vessel means strong resistance, and the knowledge they collected over a millennium helps them to stand on the top of the continent.
A direct descendant of an incredible bloodline has a 50% chance of having a dual talent and a 0.1 percent chance of having the rare triple talent.
The Pluton Continent's famous and powerful Amon Family and Satan Family are two prime examples.
They're family history can be traced back to the ancient era, which is more than 2,000 years ago. The family inception is said to be the same era when the World Government was established..
In the present era where energy cores are deemed important, Von was one unlucky fellow.
But thankfully, Von is in Penia City, where most of the people living there are said to be normal humans without an energy core. Only some higher officials of Penia City have the capability of an intermediate realm and even an advance realm.
The Supreme Human Tier has three large stages: the inferior being realm, intermediate being realm, and advance being realm. And this stages is divided in to ten small realm each stage.
Above this, there are a few geniuses who have achieved a higher level of power, the Supreme Being Realm.
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Von, who is orphaned by his parents at the age of five, lives a hellish life in Penia City, and as he grows older, he realizes that there is no such thing as free in this world.
Everyone has to pay an appropriate price to get what they want, be it wealth, fame, power, or strength. There is no exception in this cruel world, where the strong prey on weak individuals.
Von is a member of the Dark Organization that resides in the center of the City of Penia. He is living his life full of misery and every single day he only think how he can get out of this place.
To do that, he needs strength the most, but what can a normal human achieve without having an energy core? Even an inferior energy core would suffice to have the strength he wants.
But those are just his random thoughts. He knows himself the most. He does not have any energy core in his body, and that is the only reason he can remember why his parents chose to abandon him.
But he can not remember why his parents even chose Penia City to throw him. Did they want him to suffer even more? Is it his fault to be a failed human being?
That's the thought of Von while entering the ten-story tall building of the Penia Dark Organization. The look of the building is not grand but barely look descent and pleasing to the eye of people.
The Penia Dark Organization is a small force of power in the entire Eastern Continent of Pluton, but to the people who live their entire lives there, it is a large force, and many residents of this place decide to join the organization in order to obtain even a small amount of fortune to support their pitiful life.
It's been three years since Von joined the organization as a normal human member. He was but a mere fifteen-year-old juvenile at that time.
Being a normal human being member of the organization, he only has a limited amount of access to certain missions and quests, and most of them are just low-rank missions which can be done by most human beings who do not have an inherent skill or talent.
Mission such as assisting a Supreme human to collect a medicinal herb in the mountain side of Penia or butchering the carcass of an inferior rank monster which hunted by group of inferior being and intermediate being realm
outside of the city wall, which the residents call Wasteland.
Von can get a decent number of inferior energy stones with this kind of mission. Typically, he can obtain approximately 500 energy stones per mission.
Living in this poor and disorganized land for thirteen years made him realize that the most important aspect one can possess is pure strength, power that can overthrow any obstacle and put enemies on their knees.
But he do not has the necessary quality to get the power. Von envious the people who had an energy core, where they can do things that impossible for human like him to achieve.
Today is the day he turned Eighteen, because of his fluffy memory he consider the day of him being abandoned his birthday. Ironic right?
Even his name is self-made because he can't really remember many things. Von assumed that it was caused by the mental trauma he had received growing up.
Von does not consider himself pitiful because he understands that everything happens for a reason; he is optimistic about his current situation, but he is aware that there will be a place where he can shine the brightest. Only time will tell...
Von walks inside the building. His current attire is short and small for his body size, but this did not prevent his appeal from diminishing; it made him look sturdy.
He has a well-toned physique, a manly face with a perfectly tall nose, a strong jawline, and cold red eyes, which is unusual in the Archaic World.
Von maintained his stiff expression while walking to the reception side, where there was a lady in her twenties standing. She has long wavy hair and a fit physique that can be considered a beauty in this area.
"Hello, Von! It's been a while since I last saw you. Where did you go? Your younger brother is always waiting for you here, but he can't even see your shadow. Noah really has enough patience when it comes to you," she cheerfully said.
Miss Maggie is also a normal human without an energy core, but even though she doesn't have the strength that most people in Penia need to survive, She persisted and patiently waited for her opportunity to come.
She does have the looks and intelligence that are needed the most when dealing with other people, so after waiting for years, she was accepted as a regular employee of the Penia Dark Organization.
Her monthly income is approximately 10,000 inferior energy stones, which is sufficient to allow her to live comfortably, much higher than Von's monthly profits from doing missions and quests in the organization. His monthly income is approximately 5,000 inferior energy stones.
Sometimes Von wants to apply for this job, but only female applicants were accepted for the job. He did not know what the requirements were, but he seemed to think that the job was much more profitable and less risky.
"I go to Sir Liam's shop to help him organize his antiques," Von stiffly said.
Even do Miss Maggie and Von can be considered a long time acquaintance, Von did not consider that as any thing special.
Von did not have much emotion when it came to other people. He viewed humans equally. It is the same when dealing with a woman.
"Where is Noah?" Von asked. His voice seems to contain a sound of concern.
"He is not here yet. It looks like he's got some trouble." "He is always here on time every morning to greet you," Miss Maggie said while wearing a concerned look.
Von looks at Miss Maggie's expression.
"She seems to be genuine about his concern about Noah," Von inwardly thinks.
He dismissed his thoughts right away.
He sighed and roamed his eyes around him. He directed his eyes to the Room of Quest.
"I will first look at the available mission that I can take at the Room of Quest. If Noah is looking for me, tell him that he can wait for me at Sir Liam Antique Store," Von said to Miss Maggie in a cold way.
He seems to not care about what she might think of him while behaving in this way that may offend her.
"Alright, I will mention it to Noah." Miss Maggie seems to not mind his attitude, or should we say she is already accustomed to this way of talking?
Being a receptionist, she deals with a lot of different kinds of people. She thinks Von is already polite compared to the crude speaking of the other members of the organization.
Von head to the Room of Quest, which is located on the second floor of the building. The first to fifth floors are the areas designated for the normal members of the organization. Then there's the sixth and higher floors, where there's a spot for the number of Supreme Humans.
In the Penia Dark Organization, there were only a handful of people who had the power of Supreme Human. A hundred people were in the inferior being realm, twenty people were in the intermediate realm, and the only individual who had the power of an advanced being realm was the branch leader of the Dark Organization.
In the whole of Penia, which can be considered a small city with a population total of 100,000 residents, there were just a hundred or so Supreme Humans. This proves that there were still many individuals who had not undergone evolution.
The information came from Miss Maggie, who mentioned it to Von. It's not like he requested it. It's just that she's a chatterbox.
He did not know how Noah could be friends with a loud person. Von knows Noah as an introverted individual.
When he reached the second floor, there was a buzzing sound that encircled the whole floor. There, Von saw a cluster of people standing in front of the three 500-inch boards.
They posted the quest they can use right now on these three boards.Von headed to the middle of the three large boards.
He skimmed his eyes over the posted missions and quests, but what caught his eyes made him shocked.
He quickly grabbed the thin-sized paper on the upper right side of the quest board and started reading it. His hand gripped the paper tightly, and he started to become shaky.