10 p.m
In Terith city.
In a dark and smelly alley where no one passed by, a young man sat leaning against the wall, with a wound on his head that was bleeding profusely.
He sat still, his head bowed, breathing weakly as if it would stop at any moment.
He wanted to call for help, but he couldn't make a sound because his strength was exhausted. Even moving a finger was a herculean task at this moment.
The young man waited in despair for death to come; however, the more despair he felt, the greater the hatred in his heart.
Even though he was on the verge of death, his eyes were still filled with resentment, as if he wanted to chew the bones and drink the blood of his enemies.
However, the light of life in his eyes slowly dimmed, becoming dimmer, then completely turning grey.
His breath was gone; he was… dead.
The crowd outside was still moving; even if this young man died, it wouldn't stop the world.
Suddenly, his fingers moved, and the fatal wound on his head and the wounds all over his body began to heal at an incredibly fast speed.
A moment later, all the wounds healed, he slowly opened his eyes.
"Heh?! Where... where is this?"
The young man looked around, his eyes no longer filled with resentment and despair but instead with confusion and worry.
"What the hell? Where the hell am I? Wait! Blood?!"
"Fuck!"
The young man cursed when he realised there was a lot of blood on his head: "What the hell is going on? Ack!!"
The young man suddenly felt a pain in his head as if a hammer had hit it. He held his head with both hands, grimaced, and clenched his teeth.
The excruciating pain made him sweat so much that beads of sweat the size of peas covered his entire face.
Luckily… the pain didn't last too long; less than a minute later, it was gone.
At this moment, the young man sighed, leaned against the cold wall, and gasped.
He finally realised… where he was.
His name is Noan, a normal 25-year-old office worker who lived on Earth.
Noan remembered standing in the elevator and feeling his body fall into a state of weightlessness, then…
'Fuck!' Noan cursed in his heart: 'Who the hell installed the elevator?'
He remembered that the building where he worked had been inaugurated for less than 3 years, and yet there was a case of broken elevator cable.
Noan didn't know if he was lucky or unlucky because at that time he was alone in the elevator.
That aside, the terrible headache earlier helped him regain this body's memories.
The owner of this body is also named Noan; however, the Noan in this world is much younger than him, only 20 years old.
The reason why Noan died in this world is related to many things.
First of all, it must be said that this world is not Earth; this is a completely different world.
The science and technology of this world are far superior to Earth's, and the way this world operates is also very strange.
Every citizen in this world has to study for 12 years; after turning 18, they have to study for 2 years on how to become a lord.
Yes, they must learn how to be a real lord.
This world has countless portals leading to other lands. In those lands, people must become a lord, collect resources, build armies, and develop territories.
No one knows when those gates appeared and who created them; however, everyone knows that… if they have the ability to become a lord, then they will be among the 0.1% of the population that has the ability to change their own destiny.
What if you are poor? Just becoming the lowest-ranking lord is enough to let you live a comfortable life for the rest of your life.
So what if you're ugly? Just become a lord, and beauties will surround you and make you happy.
However, the prerequisite is that you must be within the 0.1% of the population that has the potential to become a lord.
But… this doesn't depend on your talent or social status; it depends on luck.
Noan is fortunate to have the potential to become a lord.
Even though he was a Rank F Lord, that was enough to satisfy him.
But life was not like he imagined. This had to do with his family.
His family consists of four people: his parents, him, and his younger brother.
Noan felt like he was adopted because his parents only favoured and took care of his younger brother, while he was abandoned and had to learn how to survive on his own since he was young.
When he grew up, because his younger brother got into gambling and had too much debt, his parents asked him to pay off his brother's debt.
Noan, of course, agreed.
'New Noan' was angry; he didn't understand why 'Old Noan' agreed to pay the debt for his gambling-addicted younger brother.
'Old Noan' went to school and worked part-time; however, no matter how much money he earned, it was not enough to pay off his younger brother's debt.
However, a week ago, after taking the test, Noan was fortunate enough to be one of the rare people who had the potential to become a lord.
Even though he was only a rank F lord, that was enough to make 'Old Noan' so happy that he even went to sleep with a satisfied smile.
He thought that after sharing this news with his parents, they would definitely shower him with love and care.
But… All he saw was anger. Yes, they were angry, saying, Why was he so lucky and not his younger brother?
'Old Noan' didn't understand; his parents should have been happy that their family had a 'Lord'.
Noan's younger brother should have been happy that Noan had become a 'Lord' and was able to repay his debt.
But his parents were angry, jealous, and kicked him out of the house.
His younger brother even put all the debt on him, causing the thugs to find him and beat him to death.
Yes, he was beaten to death by thugs.
Because Noan's parents only took care of his younger brother, his body was very weak.
He was beaten to death easily by thugs who beat him without mercy.
Luckily… Luckily the soul of the 'new Noan' came to this world and took over the body of the 'old Noan' so he had a chance to live a second time.
Noan sighed; he really wanted to replace the 'old Noan' and take revenge on those three bastards.
But he thought again… Even though he became a lord, he was only a rank F lord, the lowest rank in the rankings.
If he only made money, he would have a good life, but to get revenge was quite difficult.
'Fuck!' Noan cursed in his heart: 'If you want me to Isekai, then give me some good talent or give me a good family.'
'I transmigrated to this world with horrible talent and an ungrateful family.'
'Oh my god! You want me to play this game on hellish difficulty? Can you at least give me a little help?'
While Noan was lamenting, he felt something and immediately took out the lord card.
The lord card is a card that proves his status as a lord.
It looked like an ID card, with nothing but strange drawings and characters on it..
The Rank F lord card was grey; however, it was currently emitting a mysterious black aura.
A sci-fi-like information panel appeared in front of him, displaying all of his information.
…
Name: Van Noan
Lord Rank: F
Lord level: 01
Description: Rank F Lord, has the ability to summon Rank F troops—Skeleton. Can summon 10 skeletons per day.
Note: The higher the lord's level, the more soldiers he can summon.
…
His information was still the same; it was just that… Below the information panel, a line of text gradually appeared.
Just a few seconds later, Noan could clearly read what the words said.
…
Talent: Almighty Fusion
Rank: SSS
Description 1: You can fuse three soldiers of the same rank together to create a soldier of a higher rank.
Description 2: You can use multiple high-ranked soldiers to increase the rank of the hero you summoned.
Description 3: For soldiers or heroes who have undergone 'Fusion,' they will receive the 'Evolution' mark.
'Evolution' Mark: When a soldier or hero receives this mark, their overall strength will be increased by 10%.
The more soldiers or heroes possess the 'Evolution' mark, the more the lord's power will increase.
…
Seeing the new talent appear, Noan knew this was the gift that the gods compensated him with.
Last week, after 'Old Noan' completed the ritual and qualified to become a lord, he began performing the talent receiving ritual.
Each person, after completing the 'Lord's' ritual, can perform the ritual to receive the grace of the Gods to receive a random talent.
However, the randomly obtained talents in most cases have the same rank as the Lord's rank.
However, when Noan was performing the ritual to receive his talent, something went wrong; he… didn't receive any talent at all.
The academy didn't care much about that either; after all, his Lord Rank was only F, and perhaps his talent would be only rank F.
The rank levels in this world are arranged from low to high: F, E, D, C, B, A, S, and SS, a total of 8 rank levels.
Rank F is the lowest; therefore, the effect of Rank F talent is almost zero.
Now it's different; the talent that suddenly appeared in his Lord ID card is SSS.
You must know that in this world, there are only 6 people who possess SS rank talent.
Of course, no one has ever possessed an SSS Rank before, and according to 'Old Noan's' memories, no one has ever questioned whether an SSS Rank exists or not.
In the minds of everyone in this world, Rank SS is supreme and godlike.
But Noan is different; his talent is at SSS rank; perhaps he is the only existence that possesses this rank.