CHAPTER 1

It was supposed to be a "normal" day.

He was walking down the street minding his own business. Thinking ways on how to survive after the government subsidy was cut off. He was crossing the road in the pedestrian lane when he suddenly fell unconscious.

The surrounding people suddenly fell into panic.

"Aaaaahhh!"

"Somebody, call the ambulance!!"

The crossing was suddenly congested with people who are curious and the medical personnel and the police that has arrived fast have a hard time getting to the scene. Luckily, he just passed out, nothing serious.

Then here he was on the hospital bed lazing around after an embarrassing incident. He was told by the doctor to stay for a couple more days for more observation and he can be discharged. Just a deficiency here and there and that's that. What can you expect for an orphan who relies on subsidies?

And were coming back to his problem before he thought it was a normal day. You know he had to think through about this. In this country, if you were orphaned in a minor age like 18 below, the government will support you until you're an adult and after that you will have to support yourself.

He was living in a government supported orphanage but he had to move out because he will be 18 in a few days. What a relief that he will be given a plot of land and a house after the cut off. He doesn't need to worry on where he was going to live from now on.

The door suddenly opened and a nurse came in with a meal trolley to deliver lunch. He heard that hospital meals are bland and he will figure it out this time.

The rumors were right the hospital meals are truly bland. Just porridge with little meat crumbs and a couple of vegetable side dishes. We can't fault them, after all, they're not restaurants.

Time passed by listening to people chatting with their families in the same ward. The sun is setting with the windows facing it, the white walls and beds are stained with color spectrum of red and yellow making the room feel warm and safe.

A series of ringing bells abruptly shatters the calm atmosphere of the room.

He looked everywhere and found that his phone is ringing. He picked it up and, on the screen, the dean was calling him. He had to answer it.

"Hello? Dean?"

[Hello? Alex, I received a message from the Provincial Hospital.]

[It said that you passed out in the middle of the street, are you okay now?]

"Yes Dean, you don't have to worry, it's not that serious. The doctor said that it's just some minor illnesses."

[Okay, as long as it's alright. I was busy preparing your papers and I did not notice the call from the hospital. It was just now that I had the time to check the phone.]

[When will you be discharged? I have some papers here that needs your signature.]

"Tomorrow, I was supposed to leave the hospital now but the doctor said that I should be observed until tomorrow. I will be discharged then."

[Okay, I will not visit you anymore. I have to finish preparing your discharged from the orphanage. Your birthday will be in the next few days, I have to get it done early.]

"Okay Dean, thanks for the hard work."

[Alright, I will not disturb you anymore. Goodnight.]

Call Ended.

Sigh.

He needs to think faster. In the next few days, He will enter adulthood and he will be all alone supporting himself. Maybe he should just quit school and find a job?

Or just juggling in between?

Graduation is just around the corner, maybe he should just wait till then. His tuition has been fully paid and he still have some savings from the monthly allowances all these years. He doesn't need to worry about the house, the government will assign him to a new home.

Sigh, He's on his own now.

It's 6:30 pm dinner should be served anytime now.

He was orphaned at the age of 10. Mostly, families who don't have their own children will adopt a child in the age bracket of 0-6 yrs. Old and as you grow older the harder it is for you to get adopted. Since he was 10 years old, basically he has a little chance of getting adopted.

He learned that "little chance" in a hard way.

He was not adopted.

At first, he has hope but as time passes by, he slowly recognized that he will not have another family again. He watched every one of his younger friends walking away from the orphanage with their new families. Because of this he doesn't bother getting friends anymore as they will still leave the orphanage and will never come back.

No one ever comes back in a house lacking of love.

His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of doors opening.

The nurse is here again to serve dinner.

After dinner, he just scrolled through his social media. He saw a shared post of people posting what happened to him on the street at that time.

Really, the power of media, one afternoon and all the locals in the vicinity already know about the happenings. Of all the places to faint why is it in the middle of a crossing, He is a private and simple person. He doesn't need fame and fortune; he just wants to muddle along. To be famous in such an incident is nothing to be proud of.

Luckily, he is an obscure person and very much alone. No one will recognize him.

[Ding!]

[Binding system to host…]

'Did I hear a voice just now?' he looked around and he saw other patients in the ward sleeping and doing their own thing.

[0%...9%...36%...]

[100%]

[Ding! Congratulations host! The Nature System is at your service. You will become the greatest plant enthusiast in all the realm. You will achieve greatness in the near future.]

The robotic voice was very loud in his head, just like a person was speaking next to him.

'I must be mentally ill' did he really hear things just now?

[First and foremost, I recommend the host to check his status first.]

[To check the host's status, the host just need to speak in his mind 'status' and an interface will appear in front of the host.]

'Really!' Maybe he should try it?

'STATUS'

A blue interface appeared in front of him, some kind of hologram. It's somewhat transparent but the words written can be read clearly.

NAME: ALEX DORTON

AGE: 17

RACE: HUMAN

CULTIVATION: (MORTAL)

CULTIVATION TECHNIQUE: N/A

SKILLS: N/A

PHYSIQUE: FLORAE'S BLESSING

'The basic information is really correct. But what does the other data mean?'

The interface suddenly changed; a new set of words appeared. It was responding to his doubt earlier.

NAME: (Omitted)

AGE: (Bone Age)

RACE: (Omitted)

CULTIVATION: (This refers to the magnitude and accumulation of the host's qi. Cultivation has many levels and the more you advance the stronger your body becomes. Your lifespan will increase in every major cultivation realm. It has many more benefits for the host to discover…

CUTIVATION TECHNIQUE: (Before you enter to the road of cultivation, a cultivation technique is necessary. It will help you guide the surrounding qi into your body and store it inside the soul sea. A proper cultivation technique in line with the cultivator's affinity will make cultivation easier. Same effort twice the result…)

SKILLS: (In the road of cultivation you will make enemies and need to protect the things you hold dear to. Skills are a way to utilize the qi in your body to attack and defend…)

PHYSIQUE: (A rare attribute that will only appear one in a hundred thousand people. Physique is something innate and can be considered as a cultivator's talent in cultivation. Having a physique is like having a head start in a race. It is also divided into levels…)

'So, it's like those protagonists in fantasy novels?' He only read a couple light novels to relieve boredom and it happens to cover this kind of plot settings. Only they don't have this system.

'Basically, I can cultivate and perform things beyond human comprehension with the help of the system.'

But where can he find these cultivation manuals and skills in this world where science and technology are the trend and people stopped believing in superstitions.

[Don't worry host, to help the host in his journey to become the strongest the system has a newbie package.]

[It will give you the necessary materials that you basically need now.]

[The host just need to speak 'inventory' and it will appear like the status you just did host.]

'Alright…INVENTORY'

The interface changed into inventory; it has several boxes like those inventories in games.

In the first box there is gift wrapped in green and a blue ribbon and words "Newbie Package" beneath the box.

'System, how can I open it?'

[Host you just need to say "Open, Newbie Package" and it will open.]

'OPEN, NEWBIE PACKAGE'