Noah was utterly confused. What was going on here?
Who was talking into his head? Had he gone crazy because of the shock?
He loved Mira, that was correct. But it should not make him crazy, right?
He thought he had not eaten anything for the entire day, so his brain was lacking glucose. That was why it was not functioning properly now.
Yes, this had to be it.
But who was he kidding? There was literally a timer in front of his eyes, and it showed less than 10 minutes remaining.
He was not familiar with fantasy novels or anime or manga. He never wasted his time on those useless hobbies. He used his time reading or doing something productive all the time.
But now, facing such a situation, his smart brain started to lose its function.
He had stood up before, but now he sat down on the bench again and tried to think calmly.
This situation was too real to be a hallucination. So to test out his doubt, he asked a question in his mind,
"Who are you?"
Instantly, a reply came,
[I am the will of the Realm of Infinity]
Okay, this was true. This was really happening to him now. He never imagined that someday he would face something like this.
Maybe it would be a dream for those otaku dudes, but Noah was not one of them.
Noah took a deep breath and asked his second question.
"What is this realm of infinity?"
[The Realm of Infinity is the endpoint of all existence. It is the highest point of all dimensions, all the timelines, all multiverses.
Everything is connected to the Realm of Infinity. It is the highest Dimensional Realm.]
Okay! This sounded grand. Noah had read books about astronomy and physics, so he had some ideas about dimensions and timelines.
Because he had read the theories of many scientists about parallel dimensions, the butterfly effect, time travel, and so on.
Noah thought for a moment and asked his final question.
"What do you mean by I am chosen as a player? Give me the full details."
The voice sounded inside his head again.
[When a universe reaches its saturation point, meaning its resources are equal to its living beings, any more living beings would cause the resources to become scarce. At that point, the universe applies to the Realm of Infinity for a purge.
But the purge happens based on merit. From all the life planets, a portion of their most intelligent life forms are chosen as players to represent their planet in the Realm of Infinity.
There, they are given powers according to their potential. They must survive there for 2 years. At least 10 percent must survive.
If this condition is fulfilled, that planet is saved. More importantly, they receive their own protectors to survive in the cosmos.
But if more than 90 percent die, their planet will be destroyed along with all its life forms.
From planet Earth, 10,000 people are chosen who are between 18 and 25 years old.
1,000 people must survive to protect Earth.
You will all be transmigrated to the Realm of Infinity as a civilization. There, you will be given talents according to your potential and luck.
Once you reach there, the other details will be given.
This concludes your three chances of questioning.
You will be transmigrated in 30 seconds.]
Noah took out his phone to call his parents, but the phone was dead.
He sighed. He did not want them to live in tension because of him. But there was not enough time to think of any way to contact them now.
Soon, the countdown was over, and a blinding light made Noah close his eyes.
He felt his body become light all of a sudden, and it was as if he was thrown from a high building.
After 20 seconds, he felt like he landed on the ground, but his head was spinning, and he felt like vomiting.
But he had not eaten for 24 hours already, so even vomit would not come out.
He slowly opened his eyes to look at his surroundings.
He only saw trees. Trees with different colored leaves.
There were trees everywhere. The ground had snow on it, and the trees also had snow covering them.
Noah tried to see if there were any other people, since the will, or whatever it was, had said they would become a civilization. So there should be other people.
But he could not find any, and he was too hungry to walk around to look for others.
At first, he thought of shouting, but the forest looked so creepy. What if a wild beast came and ate him alive?
Noah asked in his mind,
"Where are the other people? Where is this civilization?"
[Survive in this forest for 2 days. This is your punishment for cursing before. If you can survive, you will be given the opportunity to gain your talent as well as return to your people. Best of luck.]
Noah fell on his knees with a thud.
He had cursed earlier because he thought a prostitute might have come to seduce him.
But now he was receiving such a brutal punishment.
His luck was the worst. First, his girl cheated on him, and now he was being punished for a crime he was not guilty of.
How would he survive here? He was too hungry to even think properly. And there was snow on the ground. It was clear the temperature was very low and would fall even more at night.
Without warm clothes, fire, or food, how could he survive in a forest?
Moreover, there was a chance that wild and ferocious beasts lurked nearby.
What if they attacked him at night? Or even now? What would he do?
Noah was falling deeply into despair.
First of all, he needed food. So he stood up. He looked at his surroundings to find something he could use for hunting or for protection.
Besides, he was also checking the trees to see if there were any fruits on them.
But to his bad luck, they were not fruit trees.
After searching for a while, he found a branch of a tree lying on the ground.
Then he found two stones as well. One was flat and the other one was round.
Noah had read some survival books before, so he had some ideas about what to do now.
He needed to create a spear and find food first.
Then he would think about his next steps.
He sat down, took those two stones, and started hitting the flat one with the round one.
His goal was to give the flat one the shape of a spearhead.
After trying for some time, he managed to create a rough spearhead. Then he took the branch of the tree to make it the shaft.
He broke the branch according to need and fixed the spearhead at the top of it. Then he bound it with a vine he found nearby.
His low-budget spear was ready. It was time for hunting.