A New Journey

*The Moon Palace*

A shadowy figure was sitting on a throne in front of a large crowd of people. These people were divided into two rows, and in the center, there were three people kneeling before the person on the throne.

"You were entrusted with bringing Peter's children here, so can you explain why I don't see them here?" said the shadowy figure.

Swallowing hard and feeling a bit nervous, Peter said, "They escaped, my lord. Their mother held me back while they ran away."

Someone in the crowd protested and said, "You must have made them flee, or why else would they run away? It's a blessing for anyone to join our family. You must answer for your actions."

The girl in the group was uncomfortable with how this person spoke, but she couldn't do anything. It was true that Peter had incited enmity between them, but she still protested.

"Don't blame Peter without knowing what happened. The boy refused to join our family, and Peter put him in his place. Does a commoner have the right to refuse us? It would be an honor for them to join us."

The shadowy figure watched the discussion intensify as more people joined in.

"Enough!" When he spoke, all the noise in the room went away and returned to its previous state.

Red eyes appeared in the dark figure, and a blond man with reddish eyes, pale white skin, and long hair could be seen coming out of the darkness.

"I understand that you refuse and protest, but that's not enough for them to escape. What are you not telling me?" The group started to sweat, and there was no way they could tell their leader that Brandon's sister had a genetic awakening, and they couldn't bring her.

"Since you don't want to tell me, I'll find out for myself." He walked toward the girl and lifted her chin, looking her in the eyes while she paled a bit.

The leader's face changed. "How could that boy have such power only in the first dimension?" He had a serious look after seeing what was in the girl's memories.

Dropping her, a group of people approached the girl and took her to a place to rest. Mind reading puts a great burden on the bodies it was applied to.

"This is an order to all members of the Moon family in the first dimension. Bring those children here." He walked out of the castle and through a large gate.

"Even your grandchildren have great talent, brother, but you can't take them. They belong to the Moon family, and their talent can only be used by us. No one else has the right to have it, not even themselves unless it's to serve the family." He thought this as he disappeared into the mist.

**The Dwarves' Workshop**

Brandon was in the room wearing black from head to toe. He had a hooded coat, black jeans, and black boots. The only thing that changed was his mask, which was red.

"Remember not to cause any trouble for the old man and help him with everything you can in the store. Your brother will come back for you soon," he replied.

"Come back soon, brother. I'll be waiting for you. I promise I'll also become strong so I can always be by your side," Silvia sobbed. But it was understandable.

Brandon, more than anyone, knew what it was like to feel alone at such a young age. She was separated from her mother and now was being separated from her brother.

But he had to endure seeing her like this. He couldn't take her to where he was going. It was very dangerous, and he promised his mother that he would do his best to protect her.

He took a sword that Will gave him and placed it on his back. He had the crossbow and his twin swords in his storage space, the sword would serve as a distraction to show that he didn't have any storage space.

This was a very expensive item, although he couldn't remove it, others would do their best to get it.

Before leaving, he took a green liquid from a cup. This was an idea he came up with together with the AI; taking the cores one by one was too tedious, so he tried cooking them and this was the result.

He removed his mask and drank the liquid. He felt the sweet taste of the liquid passing through his throat and energy spreading through his body.

[You have consumed high-energy concentration liquid]

[Calculating point amount…]

[+156]

Brandon was surprised by the result. He had used 15 level 2 basic beast cores which should have given him around 20 points each, but he didn't get that much.

Although it was true that they should give him less than 20, he should at least get a little more than what he got.

The only explanations are that the cores were diluted in the cooking process or he needed energy from a more powerful beast to get more points.

[Current point amount: 160]

He decided to increase his resistance, control, and health by 30 while putting 50 into energy. The remaining attributes were placed in strength and agility.

The attributes could only go up to 120 each, until ascending. That's why many humans called the first dimension the formation stage, as the way to become stronger changed from the second dimension.

════════Data Panel════════

Name: Brandon Sanchez

Race: Human

Lower Class

Awakening: Digitized (29%) [...] Thunder (5%)

══════════Attributes══════════

Health: 40 (2,000)

Strength: 65

Agility: 65

Resistance: 50

Energy: 90 (1,800)

Control: 60

Attitude: 370

══════════Skills══════════

Cold Mind Level 2 (73%)

Lightning Manifestation Level 1 (60%)

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His strength had increased greatly but his path was only getting harder as he would have to hunt stronger beasts to keep getting stronger.

He would have to hunt level two and higher beasts.

He said goodbye to everyone and left through the door as his feelings felt complicated. He didn't know what it was like to have responsibilities, but he was already experiencing this and his feelings were chaotic about the events that had happened.

Going to the wasteland was a decision that not everyone would make, as there he would find the main races, which even with equal stats, could defeat him like a child.

Although humans arrived late in the dimensions, they were considered a pure race. Pure races were those that could evolve and become stronger.

Many races, despite continuing to rise in dimension, could not evolve, which left them behind in the pyramid of strength.

"Well, before I go, let's test my new strength." He said quietly with a smile inside his mask.

He already had his goal in mind. He knew that there were three high-level wasps in the deadly forest, and he would go there and test his new power. He also wanted to test more destructive powers with his thunder element.

He looked up at the sky and took a deep breath. He felt like he was the center among so many people. Even the environment felt strange today.

Today he started his journey without knowing that it would take him to a new world.