Linjiang Base City.
First Middle School, on the playground.
Third-year students gathered here, nervously awaiting the summoning of their initial dependents.
Teachers and Principal Li watched quietly from another high platform.
"Eighteen years, it's finally time for the awakening."
Chen Luo stood in the crowd, his hands clenched into fists from excitement.
He had been in this world, a world where everyone was a Lord, for eighteen years.
The first six years, he lived smoothly, with his parents alive and his family happy.
Until later, his parents unexpectedly went missing on the Extraterritorial Battlefield.
From then on, he could only live on meager subsidies.
If not for the help of kind neighbors, he might have starved to death long ago.
He had been looking forward to awakening a dependent for a long time.
Only by becoming a powerful Lord could he control his destiny.
Only then would he have a chance to find his parents, who went missing on the Extraterritorial Battlefield.
"This damned system, when will it finish loading?"
A light screen appeared before Chen Luo’s eyes.
A progress bar was displayed above.
【99.9%】
Since the change in his life at six years old, this light screen had appeared before him.
Six months ago, the progress reached 99.9%, and it hadn't moved since.
Every time he looked at it, he felt a toothache.
He had heard of cheat systems being late, but never of a cheat system getting stuck.
Now, not only had he transmigrated and been reborn, but he had also encountered a stuck cheat system.
Truly an eye-opener!
"Holy cow, a Bronze Fifth Order Cat Girl! I'm gonna be so thrilled!"
"No, I mean, the Lord Source Realm trial will definitely be no problem now!"
An excited shout came from the high platform.
The two sentences drew envy and jealousy from the crowd below.
Who could resist a cat-eared girl who could do backflips?
And one with Bronze Fifth Order aptitude at that.
After entering the Lord Source Realm, receiving the lord core, and becoming a Lord.
As long as they didn't encounter powerful monsters.
Dependents with this aptitude would surely complete the trial and become true Lords.
They wouldn't have to be reduced to ordinary people, living a life of toil.
"Third-year Class Two, Chen Luo."
The awakening teacher's shout startled Chen Luo.
He moved through the crowd and walked towards the high platform.
As his foot stepped onto the platform, a crisp sound suddenly echoed in his ears.
【Supreme Evolution System loaded for you!】
【Now issuing Newbie Gift Pack: Eye of Truth!】
【Eye of Truth: Can view dependent's panel information, including aptitude, strength, skills, evolution requirements, current status!】
Supreme Evolution System?
Chen Luo's steps paused, and a large amount of information flooded his mind.
A faint blue light flashed in his eyes.
Urged by the awakening teacher, he walked towards the awakening crystal while sorting through the information.
Even at this moment, he still felt a sense of unreality.
The cheat system that had been stuck for over a decade was finally online?
When his hand was placed on the crystal ball, and a dazzling Platinum light shone.
Only then did he come back to his senses.
A sacred and noble aura assailed him, and in the void, there seemed to be praises.
Falling into people's ears, it made them unconsciously calm down.
"Platinum Second Order, Holy Angel!"
The awakening teacher's excited voice spread throughout the venue, causing a commotion.
Principal Li and several teachers couldn't help but stand up, their eyes wide.
Platinum-level dependents hadn't appeared in Tianshui Base City for hundreds of years.
Dependent aptitude is linked to the Lord's growth limit.
A Lord with only Silver aptitude dependents could only be a Silver Lord their entire life.
Possessing Platinum aptitude dependents was equivalent to obtaining a ticket to become a Platinum Lord.
Looking across Dragon Country, Platinum Lords were among the top, highly ranked powerhouses.
"Holy Angel Ilena, descend!"
Within the Platinum light, a graceful figure slowly emerged.
Sacred wings, armor inscribed with golden patterns.
A fiery red longsword hung at her waist.
As her wings flapped, the Platinum light was dispersed.
"Frail human, was it you who summoned me?"
Ilena lowered her gaze, indifferently appraising Chen Luo.
As if looking at an ant that could be crushed.
Chen Luo also appraised her, a faint blue light flickering in his eyes.
【Dependent: Ilena!】
【Race: Holy Angel!】
【Aptitude: Platinum Second Order!】
【Strength: Bronze First Order!】
【Skills: Divine Judgment, Luminous Holy Sword, Slash, Sanctuary Anthem!】
【Evolution Requirements: Holy Light Stone, Blazing Light Source, can evolve into Monarch First Order Four-Winged Archangel!】
【Status: Uncontracted, summoned by someone with unknown power, feeling irritated!】
Chen Luo's heart was momentarily excited when he saw the evolution requirements.
This was when he felt a sense of reality.
Based on the knowledge he learned from his high school textbooks.
The quality of a dependent was determined from the moment it was summoned, and there was no way to change it.
Different dependent aptitudes also meant different numbers of skills.
Bronze dependents only had one skill, Silver had two, and so on, up to Mythical-level, which could have six skills.
This was also the most fundamental difference between different tiers of dependents.
At the same time, dependents of different aptitudes also had different combat strengths.
A dependent with Gold aptitude could defeat several dependents with Silver aptitude, despite a difference in strength.
But when he saw the 'status' section, Chen Luo's good mood plummeted.
Summoned by someone with unknown power?
Was it referring to him?
He had unknown power?
【Detecting that the Host's initial dependent disdains the Host, Newbie Quest now issued!】
【Newbie Quest: Crush the Holy Angel's arrogance!】
【Quest Reward: Random Initial Dependent!】
Now Chen Luo was certain, this bird person was looking down on him.
Even the system couldn't stand it and directly issued a quest!
Chen Luo's face darkened: "You don't want to form a contract with me, do you?"
Once a contract was formed, it could never be broken.
Whether it was the current Ilena, or any Holy Angel summoned later.
They would be bound to him, sharing life and death.
"Young man, don't be too impatient. A Holy Angel is a Platinum dependent, and you are too young to control her."
The Dean of Students leaned in, his face full of wrinkles from smiling.
If he could trick the Holy Angel into his hands.
Then reselling her would mean he wouldn't have to worry for the rest of his life.
He would be able to go to clubs every day...
He wouldn't be able to spend it all, absolutely not, Platinum dependents were too valuable.
They were basically priceless.
Neither Chen Luo nor Ilena paid him any mind, the latter staring at Chen Luo for a long time.
Strange colors flickered in her eyes, as if she was conflicted, yet curious.
After a while, she nodded: "I'm very sorry, frail human."
"I sense a unique power within your body, full of darkness, without any light."
Ilena's expression was sorrowful, as if she was grieving: "Although I very much want to contract with you, we Holy Angels only follow those with light in their hearts, not those shrouded in darkness."
"Three hundred years ago, a Holy Angel contracted with someone bearing dark energy, causing the entire Holy Angel race to be corrupted and become Fallen Angels."
"For the sake of my race, I cannot repeat that mistake!"
She could feel a very strong, very strange power within Chen Luo's body.
It didn't belong to light, so it could only be evil and darkness.
Although initial dependents summoned would always contract with their summoner.
The arrogance of the Holy Angel race would not tolerate any darkness!
Chen Luo almost burst out laughing when he heard Ilena's words.
What dark power?
He was just an ordinary person, how could he have dark power?
Why didn't he know he was so amazing?
That excuse was really far-fetched!
But he wasn't angry at all, instead, he was very happy.
If she didn't want to follow, then she didn't want to follow; it was better to make it clear beforehand to avoid being stabbed in the back later.
What was a Platinum Second Order Holy Angel?
With the Eye of Truth rewarded by the Supreme Evolution System, he could turn the most useless dependent into a mythical legend!
Remembering the system quest, Chen Luo chuckled softly and turned to walk to the edge of the platform.
Dependents not listening?
Mostly due to being spoiled!
No need to solve their disobedience, just get rid of all of them!
Just package them up and sell them, then it would be someone else's headache!
Holy Angels too arrogant to contract?
There were plenty of other dependents to contract!
Why keep disobedient dependents for the New Year?
Anyway, there was a new dependent rewarded by the system quest, even if it was the most useless.
He could still rely on his cheat system to evolve it into a mythical existence!