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Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Coming of Age Ceremony
As the famous saying goes, don’t blame yourself, blame others.
Lin Sen felt that in the 17.99 years since he transmigrated, he had neither become a Buddha nor gained many wives and concubines. Life was even made so difficult for himself and his elder sister. It was all the system’s fault–
“The system is unsealing. Countdown: 0 days 0 hours 29 minutes...”
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“Hey, Lin Sen, what profession do you think we’ll awaken during the coming-of-age ceremony later?”
Gu Wan’er leaned her delicate face against the table and said helplessly,
“If I awaken a life profession, my life will be over. I can only be a vassal of the combat professions, like a slave.
“My parents have high hopes for me!
“That’s right.”
Lin Sen was also emotional.
“This day that will determine our future is both anticipatory and terrifying.”
“Mm, mm. I hope we can all awaken combat professions!”
Gu Wan’er mischievously put her palms together and performed a ritual on the spot.
As deskmates and friends, although Gu Wan’er and Lin Sen’s families were very different, they were the same in terms of being on the “bottom rung”.
Lin Sen’s family background was slightly worse off.
Gu Wan’er’s parents were still alive and well, while Lin Sen only had one elder sister to rely on.
If not for his sister taking care of him from a young age, Lin Sen might not have been able to grow up safely and enter a professionals’ academy to receive guidance and obtain the qualifications to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony to change his fate.
After all.
This world was different from that of his previous life. The resources that could be obtained at the bottom rung were extremely rare.
Since the Great Descent decades ago,
Two Dimensional Doors appeared everywhere. Countless ferocious beasts and evil demons from the other world stepped through them and watched humans greedily.
The humans’ position as the supreme race was in danger. If one was not careful, they might even become livestock raised by demons.
Fortunately, in calamity lies good fortune.
The human world entered the era of universal awakening. Every adult male and female who had reached the age of 18 could undergo a coming-of-age ceremony and awaken their own “profession”.
They barely managed to defend their own base among a pack of wolves.
This “awakening” was very similar to the college entrance examination in Lin Sen’s previous life.
It could determine a person’s future.
The difference was that one could repeat the college entrance examination several times, but the awakening of the “profession” during the coming-of-age ceremony could not be repeated.
The professions in this world were divided into combat professions and life professions.
As the name suggested, the combat professions focused on combat.
Individually, they were powerful and could fight against a thousand people alone. They were the main force of humans against all races, killing ferocious beasts, and protecting their home.
It was also the number one type of profession that everyone yearned to awaken.
After all, not only could a combat professional control strength, he could also step into the catacombs or step to the other side of the Two Dimensional Doors to plunder the enemy’s resources.
High risk, high benefits.
Other than combat professions, there were also life professions.
These professions have no combat strength, and their strength would not be much higher than that of ordinary people.
They can only rely on their skills to simplify some production processes or produce some low-value crops.
They account for 90% of the current professionals and were the backbone to maintain the operation of human society.
This so-called backbone force was neither good nor bad, and consisted of many people.
When necessary, they could be used as cannon fodders and consumables.
Lin Sen’s sister was a life professional.
She worked as a clerical worker for a plutocrat, relying on her life skills to sharply reduce their cost of hiring, but earns only enough to pay for Lin Sen’s school fees and their living expenses.
In order to improve their quality of life, she tried her best to allow to Lin Sen to de himself to his studies.
Lin Sen’s sister often stayed up late and worked overtime, taking on several times of the usual workload.
It could be said that it was very hard work.
Having lived two lives, Lin Sen had always felt that he owed his sister.
Because in reality,
Lin Sen’s sister could have left him alone.
They were a reorganized family.
Each of their parents brought a child from a previous marriage and formed a new family.
Lin Sen with their father, and his sister with their mother.
Lin Sen’s link with his sister was just his parents.
When his parents died under the claws of a ferocious beast that intruded into the safe zone, there was no longer any responsibility or obligation between them.
Lin Sen had even been prepared to face the hellish difficulty of this game of life alone.
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However, Lin Sen’s sister didn’t care about all of this. She ignored the cold words of others and held up the sky for the young Lin Sen.
Lin Sen watched and silently remembered everything in his heart.
Now, one of his greatest wishes was to awaken a combat profession and take on the responsibility of a man earning money to support his family.
And the critical moment to achieve this goal was today!
The coming-of-age ceremony!
This was the turning point that decided a person’s future. He had waited for countless days and nights, and it was finally about to arrive.
Lin Sen took a deep breath and suppressed the nervousness in his heart.
At the same time.
Lin Sen glanced at the countdown timer that was only ten minutes away from the system’s unsealing again. He was also looking forward to it.
This system had made him wait bitterly for 18 years.
On the day of the unsealing, if it wouldn’t allow him to fully display his capabilities with the opportunity, allowing him to stir up the world and reign supreme like countless other transmigrators before him,
...
it should at least let him awaken a combat profession and reduce the burden on his family, right?
His world was very small now. It only had his sister and himself.
Once his sister was happy, this world would be filled with light.
Ding ring ring–
As he conversed with Gu Wan’er from time to time, the bell signaling the end of class rang.
The teacher, who was resting with his eyes closed on podium, stood up when he heard this. He looked at everyone in the class with a serious expression and slowly said,
“The coming-of-age ceremony should be ready now. Everyone, form a line according to your student IDs in an orderly manner. Follow me to the field for the ceremony.”
The entire class fell silent.
Lin Sen took another deep breath and had the same feeling as when he preparing for the college entrance examination in his previous life.
Whether he would be a dragon or a worm depended on today.
“Let’s go, Lin Sen.”
Gu Wan’er was also scared. She and Lin Sen cheered for each other.
“Okay.”
Lin Sen stood up and lined up with Gu Wan’er according to their student IDs. They slowly left the classroom and walked towards the school field in an orderly manner.
The people in the line were either anxious, worried, excited, or praying with their eyes closed.
It made Lin Sen truly feel...
That the coming-of-age ceremony was no different from a second reincarnation in the hearts of the people in this world.
“Congratulations, host. The system’s 18-year unsealing is completed. Binding is in progress...”
“Binding successful!”
The expression on Lin Sen’s face suddenly became blank. Information about the system quickly surged into his mind.
After a while.
After familiarizing himself with the system, he was overjoyed.
God-level Support System!
It could strengthen and modify the profession awakened by the host accordingly, thus growing it into a God-level Transcendent Profession!
The system could turn the ordinary Warrior and Swordsman professions of the combat professions that were directly awakened
into a God of War or God of Swords!
Moreover, the system would also issue some missions to allow him to obtain supreme-quality divine artifacts and exclusive tools for the growth of his profession!
And now, the system had issued a mission:
“Awaken a profession during the coming-of-age ceremony. Reward: A profession-specific weapon (Growable), the system will transform into a type that is closer to the host’s profession.”