Chapter 3: Speechless
Alicia didn't waste time.
"Open Stats."
A blue panel appeared instantly.
[Stats]
Planet Name: None
Planet Core: Alicia
Level: 0
Requirement for Level 1:
50 Life Energy
Terrain Creation Skill
Space Energy: 0
Life Energy: 0
Core Stability: 100%
Lifeforms: 0
Alicia stared at the screen.
Once.
Twice.
Then—
"…I'm broke."
Complete silence followed.
No energy. No life. No terrain.
Nothing.
The "planet" she had become was basically an empty shell.
Alicia didn't speak again for a few seconds.
Not because she didn't want to—
but because she genuinely had nothing to say.
She was completely…
speechless.
"…This is worse than I thought."
She quickly checked her resources.
Two Low-Tier Life Energy Stones.
That was it.
No passive energy gain.
No life.
No terrain.
"…So if I do nothing, I stay like this forever?"
The system responded calmly.
[Correct.]
"…Great."
Alicia paused.
Then refocused.
"System Shop."
A new panel opened.
[System Shop]
Skill: Terrain Creation
Description: Shape the planet's surface—oceans, mountains, forests, caves
Cost:
1 Low-Tier Life Energy Stone
or
50 Life Energy
Alicia froze again.
"…You're kidding."
She had exactly two stones.
One would be used to buy the skill.
The other—
for energy.
Which meant—
"…I'm going all in on my first move."
No backup.
No safety.
Just one chance to start.
She stayed quiet for a moment.
Thinking.
Calculating.
Then—
"…Fine."
"No risk, no gain."
"Buy Terrain Creation."
Ding!
[Skill Acquired: Terrain Creation]
Alicia immediately used the second stone.
Ding!
[+50 Life Energy Obtained]
Her energy finally wasn't zero.
A small start.
But enough.
Alicia didn't hesitate.
"Level up."
For a brief moment—
everything went silent.
Then—
the entire darkness around her trembled.
"…Eh?"
Something shifted.
Something deep.
Something massive.
Alicia felt it clearly this time.
Her world—
was about to be born.
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