NOVPUB"Despair?" Noan suddenly recalled the moment he first arrived in this world, then being transported to the 'Singularity Point,' and after that…
So much… so many things had happened.
He let out a sigh and said, "Of course. There were many times I was so desperate I thought I had died. But in the end, I was still alive. Funny, isn't it?"
Hearing that, Isabell smiled gently. Her fingers softly touched his chin and lifted his face toward hers.
"Don't worry. From now on, I'll protect you. You won't have to die."
Noan: "…"
"All right, I know you're just trying to comfort me, aren't you?" Noan said with a shake of his head. "What about you?"
"Me? Hahaha… Of course, I've felt despair. Even now, I still do. But I believe that one day, I won't anymore," Isabell replied with a smile.
Noan tilted his head slightly, studying her expression. Something about her felt strange—but he said nothing and simply stood silently by her side.
Time passed. Eventually, Noan grew a little bored and said, "Alright, you go ahead and keep admiring the view. I've got things to do."
With that, he promptly left the room.
Isabell watched him until the door closed behind him. Then she sighed and shook her head.
"Ah, men… so hard to understand."
…
Noan didn't rush into any other rooms. Instead, he allowed himself to hover in the void.
In front of him now appeared an interface—an information panel for the Void Tower.
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Structure: Void Tower
Status: Fully Constructed Current Level: Level 1
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Requirements to Upgrade to Level 2:
Construction Materials:
○ 100,000,000 units of 🪵 Wood
○ 100,000,000 units of 🪨 Stone
○ 50,000,000 units of ⛓️ Iron
○ 20,000,000 units of 🪙 Gold
○ 1,000,000 ⚙️ Metal Crystals
○ 1 🔷 Energy Crystal (Rank S)
○ 1 🟣 Void Core
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Current Functions:
Void Empowerment
○ Grants the power of the Void to slaves or monsters under your command.
Void Crystal Production
○ Current rate: 100 Void Crystals (Rank F) / 24 hours
Summon Void Legion
○ Max per 24 hours: 10 Void Soldiers
○ Cost: 10 Void Crystals (Rank F) per Void Soldier
○ Soldier stats:
■ Level = Level of Void Tower
■ Rank = Current Rank of Lord Noan
Energy Conversion
○ Rate: 100 🔷 Energy Crystals → 1 🟣 Void Crystal (same rank)
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"Void Soldiers, Void Crystals…" Noan stared at the information panel, his gaze thoughtful.
With a wave of his hand, a door materialized in front of him.
He pushed it open and stepped inside. The room was quite spacious, and at its center was a swirling vortex of space. Around it were flickering lights, resembling a black hole surrounded by stars.
Noan gave the command: "Summon 10 Void Soldiers."
🔔 [Ding! Summoning initiated…]
Immediately, from within the dark vortex, ten Void Soldiers emerged before him.
They had no legs—only the upper halves of humanoid figures, floating weightlessly in the air.
Their bodies were not physical, merely clusters of violet smoke gathered into form. Each held a crescent-shaped violet blade in both hands, and their outer armor appeared to be pieced together from mismatched shards of metal.
🔔 [Ding! You have successfully summoned 10 Void Soldiers: Level 1 | Rank F.]
Noan examined the ten Void Soldiers, feeling that they were only slightly weaker than his current Skeletons.
While his Skeletons had already reached Level 3 and were at the Peak of Rank D, Noan trusted his instincts—and they were rarely wrong.
"So… the Void is truly powerful, but also deeply mysterious," Noan murmured.
His thoughts drifted back to the dimension he had visited—the enormous eye, the stone tablet—he felt as though he was slowly approaching entities far beyond comprehension.
He shook his head. He didn't want to dwell on it too much. Even if his suspicions were right, so what? He still needed to grow stronger.
With enough power, he would have nothing to fear—no matter what awaited him.
Noan decided not to use his talent '💠 Almighty Fusion' on these monsters just yet. He preferred to reserve that ability for more critical circumstances.
He didn't linger in the summoning room. Instead, he moved on to another chamber.
This new room housed a strange scale—shaped somewhat like a crucifix, but adorned with countless carved eyes staring in every direction.
This room was the Energy Conversion Chamber.
Here, he could convert regular energy crystals into Void Crystals.
Noan approached the strange scale. With a wave of his hand, 100,000 Rank F Energy Crystals from his Storage Space immediately appeared on one side of the scale.
🔔 [Ding! Do you wish to convert 100,000 Rank F Energy Crystals into 1,000 Void Crystals?]
"Confirm!"
🔔 [Ding! Beginning conversion.]
After looting—no, after harvesting vast amounts of resources from Caleb and the Third Elder of the Frankyro Family, Noan was now exceedingly wealthy.
He didn't have too many high-rank energy crystals, but in terms of low-rank ones, he had a mountain.
So many, in fact, that he could freely use them as materials to convert into Void Crystals without hesitation.
🔔 [Ding! Conversion successful. You have received 1,000 Void Crystals (Rank F).]
Noan watched as the 100,000 Rank F Energy Crystals instantly vanished.
On the other side of the scale, 1,000 violet-colored stones appeared, radiating a strange, otherworldly light.
He gave the next command: "Upgrade Void Rank."
🔔 [Ding! Upgrade successful. Your current Void Level is now Level 1 (0/1,000 Void Crystals Rank E).]
Feeling the Void energy in his body instantly double, Noan couldn't hold back.
He immediately used 100,000 Rank E Energy Crystals as conversion material to upgrade again.
🔔 [Ding! Upgrade successful. Your current Void Level is now Level 2 (0/1,000 Void Crystals Rank D).]
Upon reaching Level 2, Noan finally stopped.
Staring at the requirement for the next level—1,000 Void Crystals Rank D—a pang of pain twisted in his heart.
Those 1,000 Void Crystals were equivalent to 100,000 Rank D Energy Crystals.
The number was staggering—so overwhelming that it nearly pushed Noan to despair.
Even though he believed he would one day collect that many crystals, it was clear that day was still far off.
He sighed and stopped thinking about it, instead focusing on the surge of Void energy flowing through his body.
Now at Level 2, the Void energy had grown overwhelmingly vast and terrifying.
To the point where the ordinary energy within his body began to tremble and shrink away in fear, retreating into a corner like it dared not interfere.
Noan let out a chuckle—it was bizarre, almost absurd. The energy within his body acted as if it had its own consciousness, showing fear like a living creature.
He focused on the power flowing inside him. The Void energy was so overwhelming that it seemed to wrap his body in a faint layer of violet smoke.
With a wave of his hand, the mist dispersed instantly.
"Ah! I can control this smoke too," Noan murmured with amusement, intrigued as he began experimenting with the violet haze.
After a while, he grew bored and exited the chamber.
Drifting through the void space within the tower, his eyes returned to the information panel.
Upon seeing the upgrade requirements for the Void Tower, he glanced toward the remaining resources in his Storage Space.
"All right. I suppose next time I return to the City, I'll stock up on more construction materials."
At present, he still had plenty of materials left—but nowhere near enough to upgrade the Void Tower to the next level.
Worse yet, upgrading required both a Void Core and a Rank S Energy Crystal.
Both of which were so rare that even S-Rank Lords might not possess them.
He had only obtained those two items by sheer luck—from Billy and Vaelyth. There was no guarantee fate would be so kind a second time.
Noan shook his head and pushed those thoughts aside, continuing to explore the remaining rooms.
After gaining a complete understanding of the Void Tower's layout and functions, he went to find Vylyss.
"Master, are you really going to let me possess a new kind of energy?" Vylyss asked excitedly the moment Noan mentioned Void Energy.
"That's right," Noan nodded. "However, I don't know whether there will be side effects, so I'll let you choose. You can refuse."
"No!" Vylyss cried out instantly. "Master, I'm not afraid of danger. I only fear that I might not be strong enough to protect you."
Hearing that, Noan nodded lightly. Even though the system clearly stated he could grant Void Energy to his slaves or monsters under his command, it never said whether doing so might cause harm or have side effects.
That was why he felt the need to warn Vylyss in advance.
With a wave of his hand, a wisp of violet smoke appeared, then slowly slithered its way into Vylyss's body.
From the center of her chest, glowing purple markings suddenly bloomed outward, spreading across her entire body like flowing veins.
🔔 [Ding! Are you sure you want to grant Vylyss the ability to use Void Energy?]
Seeing that Vylyss showed no signs of discomfort, Noan silently breathed a sigh of relief and gave a nod. "Confirm!"
🔔 [Ding! Vylyss has acquired Void Energy. Her Class 'Fallen Believer' has evolved into 'Void Believer.']
