Armipotent

Chapter 1017Tang Shaoyang frowned, not because he did not have the coin but because he had to pay to return to Earth. The System did not mention anything about paying to return. However, the System was not wrong either because he indeed could return anytime. There was no restriction, such as he must finish a quest like the previous floor.        

”Make a subordination oath to me, then I will lend you a million coins for you to return. Tell your leader to come at me if you want your faction to be safe in the dimensional tower!” Arnor put his hands on his waist as he looked down at Tang Shaoyang. With their height gap, he had to look down at Tang Shaoyang.    

”Thank you for your offer, but I have enough coins to buy the permanent portal,” Tang Shaoyang smiled, ”I have to check the System Hall first. Goodbye,”    

He did not call Arnor lord, nor did he call the tall guy with the name. He turned toward the giant building, which he assumed was the System Hall. Even though Arnor only mentioned System Hall once and did not say anything about where the System Hall was, Tang Shaoyang easily guessed it.    

Since the city was split into four regions, four worlds. The System Hall must be located in a neutral area, not inside the region. The only eye-catching building outside the four regions was the giant building.    

”You!” Arnor was livid because Tang Shaoyang ignored him. He pointed his finger at Tang Shaoyangʼs back as his face turned red from anger.    

Of course, Tang Shaoyang had his eyes on Arnor. If the guy tried to attack him, then he had no choice but to fight.    

ʼI am waiting….ʼ He said to himself, watching Arnor rage as his chest heaved up and down, ʼAny second, I am ready….ʼ    

To Tang Shaoyangʼs surprise, Arnor did not attack him. He did not order the four people to attack either. That was a surprise as he expected the hot-headed Arnor would take action. Not that he tried to lure Arnor to attack him, but he would not bow his head to pretend to respect that haughty man such as Arnor. He kept reminding himself that he could not carelessly bow his head to anyone.    

Tang Shaoyang heard the stereotype during his day as a street thug, ”Just you wait! I will make you regret disrespecting Duke Ollsen Houseʼs descendant!”    

It was typical words he often heard from the thug he beat up. They would point their fingers at him, tell their groupʼs name and run away. It was the same exact situation as Arnor, and his four subordinates turned around in shame.    

”Itʼs interesting. That type of guy will pounce at me, but he holds back,” Tang Shaoyang rubbed his chin, ”Or maybe the players are not allowed to fight inside the city?”    

”That makes sense because the system does not allow us to fight in the city around the dimensional tower too. It might be the same for the starter city.”    

[Not even a day yet in this dimensional tower, yet you already make an enemy. You are quite talented in making enemies]    

Tang Shaoyang heard the voice he had not heard for a few days. Avyn spoke into his head as he headed toward the System Hall.    

”Donʼt you have the same talent too? You tried to make an enemy of all my women the other day,” that was right; Tang Shaoyang had not talked with Avyn since the meeting that day. The dragon girl completely ignored his call, and even when he tried to summon her, she could refuse the summon. That was a surprise to him as he discovered that the Archaic Spirit had more authority than the normal spirit.    

”Do you mind telling me the reason why you said so?”    

[We have arrived. You can check the System Hall. We will talk later.] Avyn dodged the question and ignored his call once more.    

Tang Shaoyang was not upset, but he wanted an explanation because he owed that explanation to the girls. He did not force Avyn to speak, but he would not stop asking her until he got the answer. He shook his head and looked up.    

Wide stairs ahead of him led toward the System Hall. He did not know if the System Hall was the official name of the building or if it was a specific room inside this building. ”I will find out soon, I guess.”    

The Spirit Eyes tried to see what was inside the building, but again, the Spirit Eyes were blocked. He could not see through things with his Spirit Eyes. The Spirit Eyes had most of its ability countered by the starter city.    

”It sucks, but itʼs relieving because I know that other people also canʼt spy on us.”    

Tang Shaoyang arrived in front of the giant building. Pillars after pillar supported the building on the outer side, and the enclosed building was behind the pillars. ”Maybe this is the feeling of an ant when they see a humanʼs house?” He was not exaggerating when he compared himself to an ant. The building was just too big, about the same height as the smart base in the capital.    

He approached the entrance, which was five meters stone double doors. He easily pushed the door and entered the building.    

[Welcome to the Starter City #4 Administrative Building]    

The systemʼs robotic voice rang in his head as soon as he stepped into the building. The double door also automatically closed on its own. Again, the system never stopped surprising him because the building was empty. The giant building was an empty hall, and he understood why Arnor called this place System Hall instead of Administrative Building.        

However, there was something more eye-catching than the empty hall. It was the glowing cube in the center of the hall. The cube glowed in blue, rotating in the air. Behind the cube was a stone plate, a tall stone plate that also glowed in green.    

Tang Shaoyang did not bother to do a second check on each inch of the building as he rushed toward the glowing cube. He soon arrived before the cube, unsure of what to do with the cube. He expected to hear the instruction from the system once he got close to the cube. However, that never happened; there was no notification from the system. However, he soon found the writing on the stone plate.    

[Starter City]    

1. Players are not allowed to fight inside the city. The player who initiated the fight will be expelled from the Starter City along with his/her faction.    

2. Faction canʼt transfer the region.    

3. Players from a different world are not allowed to visit the other worldʼs regions.    

Note: Touch the cube to use it!    

  Tang Shaoyang confirmed his guess after reading the first writing. It explained why Arnor did not attack him because if the man attacked him, the Giteron Dynasty would be expelled from the starter city. Arnor would take all the blame for that, and he was not that stupid enough to do so.    

”Tch, I should provoke him even more,” He clicked his tongue after knowing the rule. Then he read the second and the third point. He furrowed his brows, ”Is this rule? Or just a reminder?” He felt the writing was more like a reminder instead of a rule. It was too short to be a rule.    

Tang Shaoyang shook his head and moved his hand to the cube. As soon as his hand touched the cube, his surroundings changed in an instant. The stone floor and the empty hall disappeared. He felt like he was floating in space as he saw the glowing dots and blue aurora around him. He guessed that the blue aurora was a wave of mana, but that confused him. ”Where am I?”    

[Welcome to the System Hall]    

It was as if the System answered his question, or it was just a coincidence that he asked when the System was about to welcome him. He did not care as his eyes focused on the menu that appeared before him.    

[Introduction] [Shop - Level 1] [???]    

Tang Shaoyang was curious about the shop. He had expectations for the shop in the System Hall, something like a class, skill, or even bloodline. He expected the system would sell those kinds of things here. However, his rationality beat his curiosity as he chose to open the introduction, and yet, it was another surprise from the system, an unpleasant one.    

Information flooded into his head, explaining how the dimensional tower of the eleventh floor and above worked.    

He fell on his knees, clutching his head as he felt nausea. That was the most unpleasant thing he had ever experienced since the game started. Being overloaded with information was not something he liked, but he learned everything he needed to know.    

First of all, the only way for him and his faction to climb up the tower was to defeat the hidden boss on the eleventh floor. That was the test of whether the players were worthy to enter the twelfth floor.