2 Legacy Trial

"Ding! You have one imperial bloodline within you. It is the Carolingian Dynasty's Imperial Family's bloodline. You are thus allowed to try to pass the Legacy Trial."

"Warning! The Legacy Trial can only be attempted once, and upon failure, all qualifications to inherit a legacy will be made void."

"Legacy Trial? I already knew that I possessed the Carolingian Dynasty's Imperial Family's bloodline, but this scene seems familiar, I don't remember where I've already heard this but I'm sure that I have already seen this scene somewhere..."

At this moment, Arthur was standing in a gray, foggy area. When he heard that announcement, he felt quite confused because he had no idea what was going on. He remembered that he had just come out of his bath and began to hold the mysterious crystal before he fainted, and was in this space when he had woken up.

From what he knew, the Magnus Family were the descendants of Charlemagne, so his Imperial Family's bloodline was definitely from his father. As such, Arthur didn't hesitate and choose to start the Legacy Trial.

"Selection complete! Legacy Trial is now starting."

A one hundred meters or so tall altar slowly appeared in front of Arthur. The altar was made of white stones, and each step was about half a meter wide. The altar seemed to extend up into the sky, giving off an ancient, majestic, and dignified feeling.

Arthur looked around for a while before he started to walk up the steps.

When Arthur stepped onto the first step, he felt his body become heavy as a pressure weighed down on him. In the beginning, the pressure was not very great, but as he advanced step after step, the pressure pressing down on him became more and more intense.

By the time Arthur had climbed up half of the altar, his body was covered with sweat, drenching him completely. He was barely able to stand firmly on the steps, and he swayed as if he was going to fall.

However, thanks to the original Arthur, he was able to grit his teeth and continued, walking step by step up the altar. Soon, illusions started to appear. Some were incredibly beautiful women doing their best to entice him, followed by other illusions of power and money.

These illusions may have caused normal people to have chased after them, making them unable to extract themselves from them, but the original Arthur was someone extremely composed and he wouldn't let something like that affect him, thus Arthur had inherited this trait when their soul fused, he remained completely unaffected.

Finally, after much effort and hardship, Arthur finally stood on the top of the altar. His mind felt empty and clear when countless images started to flash before his eyes, all of which were related to the Carolingian Dynasty's beginning, rise, and downfall.

The scenes started to play before his eyes like a movie, starting from the Magnus Family's ancestor 'Charlemagne.' He was a skilled warrior and ruler who gained the favor of his father and was made the heir of the kingdom.

Then, there were scenes of 'King Charlemagne' being sacred as the King of Lombard, then as the King of Franks in Reims's Cathedral and later Holy Emperor of the Roman Empire by Pope Leo III at the Vatican.

In the end, Charlemagne died after ruling as a King for more than forty-five years and as an Emperor for more than Thirteen years, his last surviving son Louis the Pious succeeded him, and the reign of the Carolingian's Dynasty continued for more than a century till the death of Charles the Fat, at that time the Imperial Family was exiled from the power and was deported in the countryside of the Frankish Empire, after their fall, the Frankish Empire fall and was divided into five states who stayed like that till Napoleon Bonaparte conquered France in the 19th Century.

Arthur stared at the scenes, feeling as if he was right there. The rise of the Carolingian Empire caused his blood to boil, while their fall caused him to feel desolation.

Suddenly, Arthur felt as if his blood was burning, and it was as if there was a fire that was causing his entire body to erupt in flames. This feeling came from within and spread outwards, but it was not painful. Rather, it felt quite warm and comfortable and was as if he was bathing in a hot bath during winter.

Following this, Arthur slowly opened his eyes.

A figure appeared before him. He was wearing a Majestic Armor and gave off a dignified and imposing aura. He stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes seeming to look down on everything under the heavens. He gave off an air of invincibility and seemed quite domineering. He was the First Emperor of the Carolingian Empire and also the First Holy Roman Emperor … Charlemagne!

Charlemagne examined Arthur before faintly smiling and saying, "We'll leave our Empire in your care!"

After saying this, Charlemagne's figure slowly disappeared, and a magic cube glowing with a violet light appeared at the center of the altar.

Even though Arthur had guessed something like this would happen, he still felt slightly shocked. His bloodline belonged to the Carolingian Empire Imperial Family that had ended the power struggle of Europe for more than a century, and now all these responsibilities fell on his shoulders.

After thinking for a moment, Arthur walked forwards and grabbed the violet cube. After a dizzying feeling, he appeared in a Plain surrounded by a forest.

The plain seemed to extend till the horizon while in the forest dense and tall trees stood toward the sky, the tallest ones were hundreds of meters tall and more than ten meters wide. The leaves growing on the trees were able to completely block out the sun.

Even though it was the evening, the sunlight where Arthur was was still shining brightly in the sky. The plain was giving off a Holy feeling like it was created by the god themselves.

Arthur had never expected that he would appear in such a place. After obtaining the legacy, he had obtained some information. Arthur looked at his attire: he was wearing clothes made of coarse hemp and had cloth shoes. That was all he had.

Arthur then opened his stats interface the way that the system announcement had told him.

Name: Arthur Magnus

Title: None

Profession: None

Achievement Points: Commoner (0/200)

Race: Human

Age: 18 (100)

Stats: Strength: 9, Intelligence: 10, Constitution: 10, Agility: 8

Cultivation: Stage 0

Cultivation Technique: None

Skills: None

Equipment: Coarse Cloth Clothes, Cloth Shoes, Coarse Cloth Pants

After looking at his stats, Arthur found that his Intelligence and Constitution were the highest, which means that he had a big potential toward cultivation. His current stats were based on his body and mind in the real world. In the real world, the more exercise he did, the better his body would be, resulting in better stats. Conversely, the weaker he was, the lower his stats would be.

The world he was currently in was called the Heaven Awaken World, and it was tens of times larger than earth. Only Arthur's soul had entered this world, while his real body was still in the real world, similar to the situations in virtual reality games.

The Heaven Awaken World's time was different from the time in the real world. A single day in the real world was equivalent to three days here, and he would not truly die after dying in this world. Rather, he would not be able to enter this world for ten days and would lose all of his levels, equipment, and skills.

What was important to note was that this world was not safe – other than the human race, there were countless other races and terrifying magic beasts.

Normally, he would have been sent to the system's main city after entering the Heaven Awaken World. However, because of the Legacy Trial, Arthur was not sent to one of the main cities.

Following this, Arthur quickly found a good location, he took out the violet cube and pressed it against the ground. A system announcement immediately sounded out, "Would you like to use the Legacy Stone?"

Arthur immediately replied, "Yes!"

Ripples of light started to come out from the violet cube before formless energy covered the surrounding 1 square kilometer area. In the next second, all of the trees, grass, and flowers disappeared, revealing flat and smooth ground.

Buildings started to slowly appear. There was a thatched cottage with two rooms and the name [Village Hall] above the cottage. There was another thatched cottage with a furnace and a flag hanging outside it with the name [Smithy] above the cottage. There was also a thatched cottage with many simple clothes inside it with the name [Tailor Shop] above the cottage, as well as a thatched cottage called the [Medicine Shop] with all sorts of bottles filled with medicine.

There was also a round stage made from bricks with the name [Origin], and another thatched cottage with five stone steles and the name [Profession Change].