Tyler helplessly smiled and shook his head.
Although Alena had never slept in his mansion, it wasn't that abnormal. Except for nighttime, she had spent a lot of time in this place.
At this moment, Ace's voice rang in his ears. There was a small speaker connected to his ear, coming out of the chip.
"Sir, I sensed a huge disturbance in your mental health. Would you like to listen to my suggestions?"
Tyler returned to his chair as he answered.
"Yes, of course!"
"You are currently having an identity crisis. Sir, I have read your memories. Reality is what we perceive to be true. In this world, for you, this is a reality."
"So, do not live like a character but live as a person. This is the only way to fight your identity crisis."
Hearing that, Tyler raised his eyebrows.
He wasn't surprised by this comment because he also felt the same. But what he didn't expect was that Ace could read his memories.
"But, didn't you just say you can not hear my thoughts?"
"Sir, your perception of memories and thoughts is mingled. Thoughts are the active movements of neural signals throughout your brain for different purposes."
"Memories are patterns that have been encoded in your brain in a form similar to a habit. I was given the codes to understand those patterns."
"By recording and comparing those patterns with the ones encoded in mine, I can read your memories. But I can't do the same with thoughts unless you allow me."
Hearing that, Tyler remained surprised. But he didn't deny the words of Ace.
"I am not a character but a real person? I really need to get that sink in."
He chuckled, but it was quite self-deprecatory.
He was born in a world that was similar to the fictional novels of his world. When he came, he was reborn in the body of a young man.
Parents were sacrificed, and the system awakened.
For a moment, he almost thought he was in some kind of fan fiction. Then, he tried remembering anything familiar to this world.
Nothing came to his mind.
But due to constant threats from others, no emotional support, and a desire to return to his world, he almost assumed this world as a novel.
That helped.
He was able to build a city with the memories of those games. Although the process wasn't exactly as easy as clicking the screen.
'But Ace is right. I really need to stop thinking as if this world will end without my existence.'
He lay his neck on the chair and thought.
'No matter what, this world will continue with my existence, but I can't just let myself die without achieving something.'
'Even a dog passes on its genes to a new generation. That's right! I don't need to consider love, but until I do fall in love, I must survive and get stronger.'
'This will be my ordeal.'
He grinned as he stood up and clenched his right fist.
"I will strive to reach the pinnacle."
Well, it wasn't going to happen at once.
First of all, he had to finish all the files. During this time, Rose brought some food.
After eating some rice and pork meat, he continued with his work. After working until five, he returned to his room and sat cross-legged on the bed.
He had already told Rose about his promotion and asked her not to disturb him.
Unlike the times when he awakened new skills, this time, he was merging the skills to evolve them.
This was a process he wasn't familiar with. So, he went to practice early.
As he entered a state similar to meditation, his mental energy focused inside his body, forming a superior sense.
This sense was so good that he could literally create the image of his body in his mind and use mental energy to do anything.
Using the mental energy, he entered the space inside the ability crystal.
The ability crystal that was within the very dimension of a human body. It was a separate space, but it was connected to his body.
When he appeared in that dimension of the ability crystal, it felt like he was floating with his real body.
In front of him were eighteen cards.
Each of the cards represented his ability.
[First Skill- Dragon Roar] [Second Skill- Ant's Physiology] [Third Skill- Blessing of an Elf] [Fourth Skill- Flame Explosion]
[Fifth Skill- Enhanced Hearing] [Sixth Skill- Healer's Might] [Seventh Skill- Dragon Claw] [Eighth Skill- Exoskeleton] [Ninth Skill- Divine Blessing]
These were the skills he inherited from his Totem Creation.
Using this ability, he had created three different races.
Dragon, Ant, and Elf!
Dragons wield the power of fire and lightning. It had the scales tougher than diamond, strength higher than an elephant, and could fly.
Ants weren't that amazing, but their ability to lift fifty times the weight of their own weight, two stomachs, no lungs, and the capacity to survive under extreme conditions were too amazing.
Elf was the race he created through his imagination. He wasn't even sure if this world had any elves.
At, he didn't know anything about that.
Each totem awakened its skills. But these were just the skills from his Totem Creation.
His Shadow Manipulation had even better skills.
[First Skill- Shadow Merge] [Second Skill- Shadow Move] [Third Skill- Shadow Entangle] [Fourth Skill- Shadow Control] [Fifth Skill- Shadow Suppression]
[Sixth Skill- Shadow Swap] [Seventh Skill- Shadow Warriors] [Eighth Skill- Shadow Swords] [Ninth Skill- Shadow Cage]
At this moment, those eighteen cards went through several transformations. With an immense natural energy inside the ability crystal, the cards started merging.
Dragon Roar, Flame Explosion, and Dragon Claw started merging. The process of merging the card was rather simple.
It was different cards colliding with each other and slowly turning into particles before dissolving into each other.
Although this step looked easy, Tyler wasn't planning on missing a single step.
The power of this ability was full on display.
With the immense natural energy flowing into those particles, a new card slowly emerged from the bright yellow light.
As the light disappeared, there was only one card left among those particles.
At the same time, it also gave him the information he needed to know for future practice.
[First Skill- Fire Dragon Roar]
If Dragon Roar was a sonic attack, then Fire Dragon Roar was a combination of fire stream and sonic outburst.
But this was just the beginning. The other six cards were also going through a similar process.
After some time, a new card appeared in front of him.
[Second Skill- Enhanced Strength]
But without any stop, the new card emerged within his ability crystal.
[Third Skill- Rapid Regeneration]
'Fuck!'