The atmosphere became tense when they heard Hanif say that. Alam who was on the other side of the small fire that lit up this place said strangely.
"Is something wrong?"
"Nif, Don't scare me."
"No. You misunderstood. It's nothing strange. It's just that, when the main characters in the novels I read arrive in another world, many of their fates are not good. Especially in the Xianxia genre where the main characters come from the modern world."
"Xianxia?" Both of them looked at Hanif with confused looks.
Seeing the two of them, Hanif immediately explained everything they needed to know about Xianxia. He explained it as simply as possible. Although he himself felt that the knowledge from the many novels he had read could not be relied on too much, but seeing the two of them nodding and seriously trying to understand each explanation, Hanif couldn't say words that would lower their spirits.
After finishing, Alam scratched his head while saying. "So, Xianxia is a popular genre in webnovels that is closely related to cultivation? Am I right?" Then the world of immortality cultivation is centered on old people sitting in a cave contemplating something called dao for tens to thousands of years."
Miftah added. "Then when the main character is considered to have no talent, something like a system or what you call a golden finger will appear and help the main character kill those who have underestimated him, take the girl called Jade Beauty? And keep repeating with the same plot?"
Hanif nodded. That was enough of an introduction. His two friends really didn't understand anything about the genre or about novels. Although Alam had watched anime, what he watched was only limited to harem anime that had nothing to do with isekai or transmigration. Even then, he stopped watching when he entered high school.
Besides that, Miftah barely knew the world of anime and fiction. Well, even though we had watched Full Metal Alchemist until the end when we were in high school, that was the only anime he had watched.
"If you guys at least understand, I will go into the main part." Hanif said while pointing to the screen above. "From the novels I read, especially those related to the system, you can think of it as a system in the game. It will help the main character's journey to achieve his goal. To be more precise, have you ever played an RPG game?"
Miftah and Alam shook their heads.
"I play Clash. Does that count?"
"Oh, me too. Not only Clash, I also play Clash Royal."
Both of them immediately looked at Hanif who shook his head. Hanif even sighed softly seeing the two of them.
Among the three people here, only Hanif himself had knowledge about novels, RPGs and a lot of literature. Although he didn't read science books, and the novels he read were limited to Chinese and Korean Webnovels with plots that always repeated.
"Wouldn't it be better if we saw together what system the screen said?" Hanif suggested.
Seeing the two of them nodding but not knowing what to do, Hanif started as the first. "System. Eeee… what should I say next? Open?"
Ting…
A transparent blue screen appeared in front of Hanif. Alam and Miftah looked surprised but both immediately approached to see what the system meant.
[The interface system received by the traveler from another world.]
[Name: Hanif
Age: 23
Previous job: High school biology teacher
Description: A graduate of a university in the field of education who is currently a teacher. The level of knowledge he has is not the best in the university but also not the worst. After graduating, he returned to his hometown and lived alone in a house inherited from his father.]
[The system has awakened in your body.]
Hanif did not feel any changes but he could see a screen that was different from the transparent screen in front of him. A screen of purple, red, blue, and various other colors. The colors seemed to live opposite each other and related to each other.
[System: Otherwordly teacher.
Description: A teacher who came from another world. The knowledge brought was so insignificant but from his life biography, he was a relaxed and friendly teacher to his students. This system was built and was the system that best suited what he wanted the most.]
"Otherwoldy teacher. What a strange name." Miftah looked at the system that Hanif had. "You were a teacher before, weren't you? Was the system selection based on the jobs we previously had?"
"I think so. But if it's based on jobs…" Alam muttered but didn't continue.
Both of them looked at Alam who frowned.
That's right, Alam worked in the travel and agency field. He was the most active person in socializing and always went out with his friends. Sometimes, he would stay up all night, smoking, and joking around with his other friends. In fact, both parents can only accept their child who is rarely at home.
"Will I get something like the Otherwoldy Travel agency?" Alam half joked. He looked up once and finally opened his mouth. "System... open."
[The interface system received by the traveler from another world.]
[Name: Alam
Age: 23
Previous job: Travel Agent
Description: A graduate of elementary school education who currently works as a travel agent. The knowledge he has is not as good as his two friends because of the habit he developed at a young age where he always made friends with many people. Sometimes he will argue with his father and mother about this habit, and always answer calls from his friends when they need help.]
[The system has awakened in your body.]
Alam read slowly as he looked at the gold and silver screen that was so shining. Even the writing on the screen was also written in gold ink which symbolized splendor and power. Most strikingly, a crown on the screen symbolized the arrival of a king.
"This…" Hanif was shocked when he read the screen.
"Kingdom Building. Seriously…" He muttered while looking at Alam who was equally in disbelief.
[System: Kingdom Building
Description: Someone who from a young age had the nature of a leader and was always followed by his friends. Even so, when he grew up, this nature disappeared and was replaced by a person who prioritized how friendship was and always helped his friends even when in difficult circumstances. He was indeed not the smartest, but his social experience exceeded his two friends.]
"Nif…" Alam looked at the only source of information he could get at the moment. "What does Kingdom Building mean?"
"You said you were playing Clash of Clans, right?"
"Right."
"Then this will be easy. The Kingdom Building system is the same as when you play Clash of Clans. It's like managing a village, but this time, the scope of the whole that you will control will be really wide. At least that's what I know."
"So it's like becoming a king? From the name, do I have to create a kingdom and become the king of that place?" Alam asked.
"More or less like that. Although it doesn't have to be in the form of a kingdom, but you already get the gist of it."
Now… all that's left is Miftah.
Hanif and Alam looked at Miftah who hadn't said anything from the start. He silently observed the screen in front of him and the transparent screen in the sky. Although the sky was currently very dark and there was only a campfire providing a little light, the screen in the sky seemed unaffected.
"You know, I still can't believe what's happening. System, Xianxia, novel, fantasy or whatever, I don't really care. Whether this is real or not, whether this is just a dream or we really moved to another world like Hanif said, but that doesn't change what I'm going to do." Miftah looked at his two friends.
"Hanif, if this is like the novels you read, can we really go back to our old lives?"
Hearing Miftah's question, Hanif could only nod slightly. Indeed, in the novels he read, the ending of the transmigrators or at least the arc they faced was to return to their old lives. Many were happy to return even though they lost all their powers or they would forget their old lives and live new lives in the world they lived in.
Miftah who saw Hanif's positive answer, smiled slightly. "Then, I've decided. No matter what's in this world, I will never forget my old world. I will find a way to return and return to where I belong."
"For that ..." Miftah looked up at the sky. "System... open."
[Interface system received by travelers from another world.]
[Name: Miftah
Age: 24
Previous occupation: -
Description: A son from a family that holds religious values. Someone who is kind and always keeps his words, someone who is handsome and knows the boundaries and rules in life. He knows what is right and what is wrong but chooses to remain silent even if someone he does not know makes a mistake.]
[The system has awakened in your body.]