When Ivan woke up, it was already morning. He summoned his profile to check.

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NAME: Ivan Von Charles

Talent Group: Primal         Talent type: Wisher   Talent: Wish card

Talent lv: SS          AP: 43.81%      Rank: TRUE KING

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A frown settled on Ivan’s face when he saw his AP; the thing had only increased by 0.06% after an entire night; this was far less than what he usually got from refining Nexus energy in his room back at the tower.

“The speed of increasing AP is getting slower the stronger I get, looks like I would need to find another Nexus chamber or a Nexus crystal if I want to improve quickly.” Asserted Ivan before standing up.

He went to the bathroom, took a shower, and then proceeded to put on his uniform since they would be going back to the tower today.

Ivan checked himself in a mirror after putting on his black uniform and black boots, he looked just like a seasoned officer.

He was on his way to get something from the fridge when Ralph contacted him, inviting him over to have breakfast together.

Ivan stared at the message for a bit before turning around and heading for the door.

He reached Ralph’s place soon, Glen with his mother and sister were there as well.

Ivan noticed a slight change in Glen’s disposition, the boy was still chatty with everyone but would suddenly zoom out at times.

“You alright?” Ivan asked as he took the seat beside Glen.

“Ah, yes. I’m good.” Glen was stunned to hear Ivan taking the initiative to talk to him since the latter rarely did so; he gave a casual smile and answered.

“Good,” Ivan mouthed before facing his food.

They finished breakfast quickly before heading out and waving their families goodbye.

Miss Elora was already waiting for them outside the gate of Ralph’s Villa, she was in a similar black uniform as the three.

“You all ready to go?” She asked when she saw the three coming out and the trio nodded.

“Get in then,” added Miss Elora before entering her black sports car. The trio entered after her, and they drove off.

On their way to the tower, Ivan suddenly received a notification of a message.

Opening it, it was a text from an unknown sender.

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Hi! Good morning, did you sleep well?

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The content of the message was a single line with a simple sentence, but it made Ivan frown; he didn’t know who had sent it.

And he wasn’t able to guess either judging by the way the sentence seemed, very few people had his contact and only one of them would talk like this; that person was Glen, but Glen was currently not even holding his communicator and he doubted that the boy would bother saying such words through a message.

He would just say it to Ivan’s face!

Ivan tried to check the information of the sender, but it was anonymous,s, and he was unable to find anything useful.

‘A scammer?’ Ivan thought to himself and decided to ignore the message, he didn’t send a response.

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Less than two hours later, they arrived at the northern sector where the Owen Tower was located.

Miss Elora dropped them off in front of the tall massive structure of the tower that they were ever so familiar with.

“I’ll leave you all here, good luck on your first mission.” Miss Elora wished them before driving off.

The three of them turned to look at the building of the tower after Miss Elora drove off. They had been away for just a week,  yet it suddenly left like a very long time.

“Let’s go” Ivan muttered to the two as he took the lead.

They walked into the building and passed through twisting corridors before arriving at the ever-so-familiar lobby.

Young men and women in purple tracksuits could be seen walking around the place; they were the new batch of trainees.

The three could not help but feel…strange, they had really graduated and were now officials of the tower; they were no longer rookie trainees.

“It’s you?!”

A startled voice sounded from behind the three, they turned back and saw a group of trainees walking behind a youth with a mop of yellow hair. The youth was staring at the three of them with trembling eyes, the trainees behind the youth also stared at the three with looks of confusion.

They felt that the three were too young to be wearing black uniforms which was a sign that they were their seniors.

“Who are you?” Ivan asked with an expressionless face, the youth with yellow hair gulped and jumped back from hearing Ivan’s voice.

“Ah! I remember him; he’s one of the repeaters from our batch.” Glen’s eyes lit up, and he announced.

Ralph and Ivan revealed looks of realization while the trainees behind the youth showed enlightened expressions, they quickly connected the words of this person in black uniform.

So they were people from the previous batch of trainees before them!

Realizing that this person was only a repeater, Ivan paid no more attention and turned around to leave; they ignored the many eyes and whispers as they made their way to the elevator before going to James’ office.

They reached James’ office, and a voice announced for them to come in before they could knock.

Entering the room, they saw James and another person; it was the woman who addressed herself as the vice tower master of the tower during their graduation.

“You arrived just in time; we were just discussing you guys. This is the vice tower master, and I’m sure you already know her; you’ll all be under her care from now on; do a good job,” James said to them while gesturing at the woman sitting opposite him.

The trio turned to look at the woman who stood up from her seat and approached them.

“Are you done with your preparations?” She asked, her voice crisp as she stood in front of them.

“Yes,” Ralph answered for the trio.

The woman looked at them for a while, “Follow me.” She instructed before taking the lead toward the door.

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The trio exchanged brief glances in silence before falling in line behind her.

James watched with an expectant smile as they left the office.

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Following the lead of the vice tower master, they quickly came out of the tower building.

They found an armored jeep waiting for them outside, which they entered after the vice tower master climbed on, and they drove off.

During the ride, the three could feel a sort of pressure building up in them; it was as if they were about to step into a whole new different world.

After more than two hours of driving, they finally reached their destination.

A sleek towering structure that looked like a fort stood loomed ahead. Its black metallic walls gleamed under the sunlight, and a huge strange devil that kept spinning buzzed with energy on top of it; the structure looked like a fortress built to withstand anything!

“This is our northern defense base,” the voice of the vice tower master rang in their ears as the armored jeep drove past a checkpoint before entering the huge structure; her voice was calm but carried a hint of pride as she introduced the place to the three.

“You’ll be embarking on your first mission from here.” She added after the jeep stopped and they came down.

Ivan, Ralph, and Glen stared in awe, this place was nothing like the simple tower building where they trained.

Nexulytes in black uniforms and black protective body suits marched, each carrying advanced weaponry or controlling robot-like machinery, while air carriers of various sizes zipped in and out of the airspace of the base.

The sheer scale of this place made the trio realize just now how small the part of San Pluto they had seen was!

“This way,” the vice tower master continued and led them toward an air carrier that was resting on a landing pad nearby; this aircraft wasn’t too large and could mostly only fit twenty people.

“This is the KY17; it will be taking us to our destination, where you will undergo your first mission.” The vice tower master said to them as the ramp of the air carrier lowered with a low hissing noise revealing the inside had a stark, high-tech interior.

“The KY17 has an impressive speed, so we’ll arrive at our destination quickly; that will only leave me with enough time to brief you about your mission. Before we board, I want to let you know that this is no longer training.

You all are now officials, and your every action will have consequences; hesitating or disobedience to senior officials can result in the death of many, do you understand?” The vice tower master uttered with a serious look on her face.

Ivan, Ralph, and Glen nodded, determination etched on their faces.

“Understood!” They voiced out in unison.

“Good, then get on board!” She ordered.

Without hesitation, they climbed into the KY17, the ramp closing behind them with a sharp ‘clang’

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