Chapter 8: Awakened Online Community
After dinner, Daniel quietly walked up the stairs and returned to his room. Alice was still in the kitchen, cleaning up the dishes, and his mom was watching TV with the volume low. The house felt strangely silent after their lively conversations. Maybe even too silent.
He fell onto his bed and stared at the ceiling.
Images of the Tower spun in his mind.
The Tower that the media, the internet, and even his sister claimed was the only path to true power—hidden deep within its floors.
"Celestial Domain... Ascension... Breaking through human limits..."
His mind was a mess, but his body, still tired and sore, didn't want to rest.
Everything felt strange to him, but honestly, he was more excited than scared.
Ever since he came to this world, he had always wanted to become an Awakened.
He took a deep breath, got up, and pulled out his old, dusty laptop from the corner of the room. Its screen was cracked, and the fan was louder than it should be—but it still worked.
He logged into "ArcaneNet," the official website of the Awakened.
The homepage looked like a digital plaza full of movement and noise. The forum had tens of thousands of active members, and its sections were organized like a small world: discussion halls, video tutorials, dungeon news, floor clear reports, and even sub-forums for rare races and special classes.