Chapter 3: Begin

In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

During this time, Adam continued his usual life.

Hodge Royal Academy had a detailed arrangement of courses for its students, but the actual implementation was very relaxed.

Basically, no one would care if you wanted to skip class.

Everything was up to you.

As long as you could pay the high tuition fees and pass the regular assessments, the academy wouldn't interfere.

The atmosphere could be considered quite relaxed.

Aside from attending classes, Adam spent most of his time training.

He was a student at the Knight Academy, so most of his courses were related to being a knight.

For example, horse riding and archery were considered basic skills.

However, the most important part was the teaching of Knight Training Skill.

Knight Training Skill was a secret method of training for knights and was exclusive for their profession.

This world was very different from Adam's past life.

From his memories, it could be seen that the world of his past life was glorious and dazzling, where even ordinary people could enjoy peace and plenty of food.

Most people lived in abundance, without the pressure of life and death.

At the same time, there were no extraordinary phenomena or rules in that world.

In contrast, the world Adam was currently in was different.

In this world, various extraordinary rules existed.

Elemental Master, Knight, Priest...

All these extraordinary professions were real.

Adam was a member of the extraordinary profession of knights.

Of course, he could not be called a true knight, but only an apprentice.

Extraordinary professions in this world had many restrictions, and not everyone was qualified to become an extraordinary being.

For example, to become a knight, one must possess the bloodline of the aristocracy.

This was not a limitation of status, but of bloodline.

The nobles had more powerful bloodlines that made them inherently stronger, surpassing that of mortals.

Without this bloodline, even after going through the knight's training, one would not be able to awaken the life seed belonging to a knight, let alone the power of life unique to a knight.

That was the limitation of a knight.

As for other extraordinary professions, Adam didn't know much, but it seemed that there were also many restrictions, mostly related to bloodline.

This was another huge difference.

In the world of his past life, everyone was born equal. The so-called aristocracy was actually not much different from ordinary people, except for resources, education, and knowledge.

However, physiologically, there was little difference between them and ordinary people.

As long as they seized the opportunities brought by the changes of the times, ordinary people could also have a chance to rise, as there were no innate differences among kings, ministers, or generals.

But in this world, the nobles were truly nobles.

What a person's future would look like, was mostly determined at the moment they were born.

Although it wasn't absolute, it was generally like this.

The children of the nobles were still nobles, possessing extraordinary bloodlines, inherently powerful, while the children of the commoners would forever be commoners. Even if they tried every possible method, most of them could not become extraordinary beings.

This was the current situation in this world, and it was also the reason why the aristocracy was so high above the others.

Once, Adam was a part of all this.

He was used to everything and did not think there was anything wrong with it.

But now, having awakened the memories of his past life and witnessing the glory and brilliance of the world of his past life, he felt an inexplicable sense of discomfort when looking at the current world.

The world of his past life was so dazzling, with wealthy people, everyone born equal, and the brilliance of civilization illuminating everything. No matter where people could explore, be it the vast ocean or the vast universe, they could reach.

In the current world, although vast and boundless with extraordinary rules and powerful beings, under that radiance, countless people were displaced, starving, and corpses could often be seen by the roadside.

The appearance of this scene inevitably plunged Adam into confusion.

He was not sure which side was better.

However, he knew that he couldn't change anything at the moment.

The greater one's power and ability, the more significant one's responsibility and influence.

Adam knew that his current ability wasn't very significant, and he couldn't change much.

So, he wanted to work hard.

Strive to become stronger, make his abilities greater, and when he could explore that answer, try to make a change.

Bang!

A light sound echoed as a long arrow flew by but failed to hit its target and deviated far from it.

Adam didn't care and simply took out another arrow, preparing to continue his training.

He was training his archery skill.

After recovering from his coma, he began to reevaluate his current situation.

Among the students of the Knight Academy, he was not particularly outstanding and was just average.

Because he came from a knight family and had practiced horsemanship since childhood, his horsemanship was excellent, but other aspects were far from satisfactory.

Take archery, for example: it was quite terrible, and he mostly passed the examinations right on the borderline.

If the person in charge of the exams had actually been strict, he would have probably failed numerous times.

As for the crucial Knight Training Skill, his progress was even worse.

The training of the Knight Training Skill could activate the Bloodline Seed within a knight, thereby activating the life energy within their body, and making the knight continually grow stronger during the process.

However, Adam's progress in this aspect was mediocre. Although his strength was much greater than that of ordinary people due to the training he had undergone since childhood, it was only average compared to other knight apprentices.

It was laughable that the past Adam had always been indulging in his noble identity, completely blind to his terrible situation.

This was awful.

Thinking about this, Adam became even more serious in his training.

After these days of training, he found that he had some talent in archery. His poor archery skills were simply due to his lack of seriousness before.

After these days of effort, his archery skills had improved significantly.

At least when compared to before.

Adam was quite satisfied with his progress.

After finishing a day of training, ignoring the astonished gazes around him, Adam returned to his room and looked forward.

The golden hourglass materialized in front of him. The tiny golden grains were so clear and bright, emitting a faint sacred radiance.

By now, the sand grains in the golden hourglass were nearing the end, about to fall completely.

What would happen next?

Adam wasn't sure.

But he would be prepared for it.

During the following time, apart from taking a bath and cleaning himself, as well as changing his clothes, he did nothing else, just waited silently in his room.

Finally, as time passed, the last grain of sand fell in the hourglass before his eyes.

The hourglass stopped.

A golden radiance slowly bloomed, and it seemed as if a door was opening before him.

In an instant, the view before Adam began to change.

His body was enveloped by the golden radiance and gradually disappeared, leaving the room.

......

A hazy feeling emerged from his body, an extremely unique sensation accompanied by a sense of spatial detachment.

To Adam, it felt somewhat similar to motion sickness in his previous life, but it was also very different.

He couldn't accurately describe the feeling, so he just tried to experience it carefully.

Light gradually appeared before him, and his vision returned.

Adam looked forward somewhat blankly.

One moment, he was still in his room. The next, he found himself at the edge of a forest.

Not far away was a dense forest and a small stream beside it.

Everything around appeared so peaceful and tranquil.

However, Adam couldn't help but frown, feeling somewhat confused.

What was going on?

He wasn't quite sure.

Could it be that the hourglass could randomly transport him to the outside world?

Adam had seemingly heard about similar abilities before, which were the expertise of Elemental Masters.

They could use pre-prepared spells for spatial displacement.

Did his hourglass possess similar abilities?

Adam was puzzled.

But the events that followed soon diverted his attention.

A faint breeze blew from the distance, bringing the scent of the faraway.

Among the fragrance of soil and vegetation, there was also a pungent smell.

It was the scent of...blood.

Adam hesitated for a moment before heading towards the source of the smell without hesitation.

The place was not far from here, and in just a short while, Adam had arrived.

"Help!"

By the side of the stream, Luman Thomas looked terrified as he faced the creature in front of him.

It was a direwolf.

The direwolf was huge, with its body length likely nearing three meters, and its size alone was terrifying.

Its claws were sharp, its massive body imposing, and its fangs stained with blood, likely from biting into corpses.

Luman looked at the scene in horror, his face as white as a sheet, devoid of any color.

At this moment, he was filled with regret.

His team had just formed a squad recently, with the purpose of hunting some beasts together in order to level up faster.

Their plan seemed perfect, but they made the mistake of underestimating the strength of the beasts in the wild.

Upon reaching the edge of the forest, they encountered this fierce beast, and the result was all but two of them had been swiftly killed and only him and another teammate were left.

However, judging by the current situation, their turn would come soon.

Because now, the direwolf's gaze fell upon him, its eyes locked on his body.

"Am I going to die?"

Feeling the immense pressure in front of him, Luman's body trembled involuntarily, fearing the worst.

As if sensing his thoughts, the direwolf slowly approached, raising one of its huge claws.

"Am I going to die?"

With this thought flashing through his mind, Luman closed his eyes.

But strangely, the pain he was expecting never came.

Confused, he opened his eyes and saw an astonishing sight.