The invigilator was about to enter one of the rooms but paused, pointing at Harry.
"You pass," he declared flatly before exiting the room.
The others couldn't comprehend how these two brats were different from.them,
"Those who passed may proceed through this gate," another examiner announced, indicating a gate on the opposite side.
Tyler, Harry, and the lady proceeded as instructed.
This was a long black alleyway.
"Hey, are you also awakened?" Tyler inquired, because this is only thing that explains the situation.
"Yes, I am," Harry responded nonchalantly.
Though Tyler remained silent thinking about time when he gave advice to Harry to quit.
the lady asked curiously, "At which level are you?"
Harry was surprised because he didn't expect her to know about levels since Tyler had only mentioned the term 'awakened'.
"Yesterday, I acquired this power, and I am at Foundation Building level 4," Harry replied calmly.
"What, really?" Her jaw dropped in disbelief.
Seeing such reaction Tyler can't hold back
"Why are you so surprised? Is it a significant deal? And can you elucidate this level system?" Tyler asked, wants to know reason behind her reaction.
Ignoring Tyler completely, the lady said, "Do you know why I am astonished? Because it's said that the higher the level at which a person awakens, the greater their potential, though there are exceptions."
"Typically, those who awaken outside the Domain without support only reach level 2. That's why people tries hard to enter and get awakened here."
Harry nodded, pondering why this lady was so well-informed.
On the other side, Tyler was irritated by being blatantly ignored. Although he got his answer but it was not meant for him.
Soon, they entered a spacious white room where 17 individuals were already standing. Harry discerned that some were already awakened, leaving 5 or 6 unawakened.
The room was a perfect square, devoid of furnishings, with a table in the middle bearing a round stone.
There was nothing to sit on, and it was a silent space. No one spoke until an announcement broke the silence, "Those who are not awakened, come forward and place your hands on the stone one by one."
Following this directive, everyone began placing their hands on the stone one by one. Each time someone did, numbers appeared.
(1),
(1),
(2),
(2),
(3),
(3),
(0),
Harry saw that they were getting awakened smoothly.
Two of them awakened at level 2, and two others at level 3. One of them was the lady who accompanied Harry, and the other was an unfamiliar man.
Those who did not awaken were instructed to leave the way they came.
As that person exited, purple gas filled the room. Harry saw everyone's bodies collapsing and received a notification.
[Sleeping gas is affecting you.]
'So this is how they conceal the Domain's location,' Harry thought.
Feeling drowsy but still standing, Harry noticed Tyler struggling to stay awake. Determined to be heroic, Tyler started slapping himself repeatedly.
"Stay awake, Tyler! You can do this!" he muttered to himself, his voice growing weaker with each slap.
Harry, fighting the urge to laugh despite his own dizziness, watched as Tyler continued his self-imposed punishment. With each slap, Tyler's face turned redder and redder until, with a final dramatic swing, he lost his balance and fell to the floor mid-slap, unconscious.
The room's door opened, and several people entered. The next voice Harry heard said, "Oh, we have a resilient one here," and then he felt pain around his neck and lost consciousness.
...
Harry awoke to see a black ceiling above him. He leaped off his bed and surveyed the room. He noticed four beds and study tables.
"Hey, you're awake. It seems you're strong enough to resist the sleeping gas," said a guy sitting on one of the beds. He appeared to be Harry's age and wore warrior-like attire.
Harry saw numerous notifications from the system but, hearing the sudden introduction, he ignored them to address the situation.
"Who are you, and where am I?" Harry asked, remaining vigilant.
He didn't want to lose consciousness a third time in three days.
"Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Liam. I am your guide in Megumi City. Calm down; I'll explain everything once they wake up," he said, noticing Harry's impatience.
Harry saw that the others on the beds were Tyler and the lady he met earlier.
"They decided to keep you together, perhaps because you came from the same room," Liam explained, looking at Harry.
"I prefer not to repeat myself, so I'll wait for the others to wake up in the next two hours."
Harry refrained from asking further questions as he had more pressing matters. He checked his system screen.
[Quest status: completed.]
[Rewards: system upgrade.]
[System upgrade: after upgrading, the system will provide information related to the Domain and will be enhanced according to your needs. New features will be added.
Yes. No. ]
Reading the description of the rewards, Harry was thrilled and instantly chose "yes" without hesitation.
[The system upgrade will start in the next three minutes. The host will be unconscious during this time.]
Seeing this, Harry glanced at Liam.
"At last, it's in my fate to get unconcious, I can't run from my fate" Harry muttered
He didn't want to be unconscious in front of a stranger, but having already been unconscious twice, he figured it should be safe. He pretended to sleep so Liam wouldn't suspect anything.
Harry eagerly anticipated the upgrades as the system was already incredible, but now it was about to get even better.
After the three-minute countdown:
[The system upgrade has started. The host will be unconscious for the next hour.]
Harry felt his mind growing heavy, his eyes forcing shut.
...
An hour later, Harry awoke to a notification panel.
[System has been upgraded.]
Now he could see a more detailed interface.
[Host name: Harry Smith
Age: 19
Qi cultivation: Foundation Building level 4
Pure Body cultivation: Foundation Building level 1
Stat points: 5]
[Rewards: Inspect skill unlocked.]
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