"I'm so nervous. Today is the day we awaken our Ghost Spirits."
"Yeah, if the awakening fails, we'll be doomed, living our whole lives as breeding tools in the inner city."
"That's still better... If it goes out of control, you have less than a ten percent chance of surviving!"
In a large classroom, a group of fifteen- and sixteen-year-old boys and girls sat, whispering nervously.
Everyone's face was filled with anxiety and unease.
Among these young people, only Nathan Lin sat quietly, staring at the blackboard without a word.
"I've been here for so long..." Nathan Lin thought.
Yes, he was a traveler from another world.
Before the crossover, Nathan Lin had been an outstanding college student. Though an orphan, he had made a small fortune during the summer after the college entrance exam. After entering university, he started a business and even got many classmates to work as delivery drivers. By the end of his freshman year, he had become a millionaire. In his sophomore year, he entered the mobile game industry, and within a year, his wealth had multiplied several times, making him a well-known figure at school.
However...
After a busy three days and nights during his summer break in sophomore year, Nathan Lin fell asleep while driving back to school, and after that, he woke up... and had crossed over to this world.
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This world was similar to his original one, except that a hundred years ago, strange events began to happen.
Ghosts, which had only existed in horror novels and movies, began to appear.
At first, the appearance of these ghosts was small in scale and still under control.
But in just over a year, terror had fully revived.
The entire world descended into chaos, turning into a paradise for malevolent spirits.
Many places, entire cities, were lost, and countless people died unnatural deaths.
The world was plunged into fear.
Humanity's population was reduced by more than half in a short time!
The remaining people struggled to survive.
It wasn't until the rise of Ghost Tamers that humanity had a chance at survival.
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A hundred years later, humanity had finally stabilized and established several base cities.
However, the situation was still grim.
Because, even after a hundred years, humanity's population had dwindled to only one-tenth of what it had been a century ago!
This was still after humanity had established its foothold and continued to reproduce.
Meanwhile, the number of ghosts... According to some estimates by Ghost Tamers, the number of ghosts had far exceeded that of humans!
Outside the base cities, no one knew how many ghosts roamed.
The entire world had seemingly turned into the domain of ghosts, and humans could only cower in base cities, struggling to survive!
This world had entered the Age of Terror!
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Nathan Lin's current base city was called "Willow City," a medium-sized base city with a population of hundreds of thousands.
In this city, all newborn babies, after turning one hundred days old, must choose a Ghost Spirit.
These Ghost Spirits were weaker "Benevolent Spirits" obtained by powerful Ghost Tamers.
The types of these spirits varied greatly.
For example, a girl sitting next to Nathan Lin was constantly caressing an ancient ring on her right hand.
Inside that ring was her Ghost Spirit.
Another example: In front of Nathan Lin, a fat boy had a blood-stained severed finger in his pocket. That severed finger... was his Ghost Spirit!
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When babies turned one hundred days old, someone would bring a variety of similar objects and place them next to the baby for selection.
Whatever the baby picked, that would be their Ghost Spirit!
If the baby chose nothing... they would be forced to live their entire life as an ordinary person, confined to the inner city of the base city. At eighteen, they would have to choose a partner and marry, and by thirty, they must have at least five healthy children. The more children they had, the better their treatment!
If one of their children became a powerful Ghost Tamer, they would receive even better treatment, but in the eyes of others, they would only be seen as breeding tools!
In this world, only by becoming a Ghost Tamer could one be considered truly important!
For babies who chose a Ghost Spirit, they must stay close to it at all times. After turning ten, they would enter specialized schools to learn about ghosts and methods for dealing with them.
At the age of fifteen, schools would organize the official awakening of the Ghost Spirits.
This was a systematic method for cultivating Ghost Tamers to maximize their numbers.
Because the requirements to become a Ghost Tamer were extremely high, decades ago, only one in every ten thousand people could become one.
However, through this cultivation system, the number of Ghost Tamers had increased by over ten times!
It was precisely because of this system that humanity had only managed to stabilize in the last two or three decades, and some base cities were even trying to expand!
...
"Hopefully, I can awaken you successfully."
Nathan Lin quietly pulled out a red polka-dotted bow tie from his pocket and held it in his hands.
This bow tie... was Nathan Lin's Ghost Spirit!
However, Nathan Lin had never felt that this bow tie had any special qualities.
But this time, as soon as Nathan Lin held it... the bow tie suddenly felt cold.
"Hmm? It's reacting?"
Nathan Lin didn't expect the bow tie to actually respond!
"Ding, Ghost Spirit fluctuations detected. The cultivation system is being activated..."
At that moment, a mechanical voice suddenly echoed.
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