The Journey of the Strongest Ruler
CHAPTER 1

"Let's wake up soon we've got to get to the project!"

Call Andi while shaking the body of a young man who is none other than his partner to get up from his sleep immediately.

Opening his eyes and lifting his body to a sitting position, the young man spread his hands out. "When only a day so cool building, but my body feels crumpled all."

"That's because you're not used to working with muscles (physical energy), usually, you only use your brain while sitting behind a desk" Andi said to hear the young man's complaint. "Quick shower! We'll be late. Maybe our wages were cut by the goddamn foreman" Andi continued, responding to Andi's call.

The young man rushed to the bathroom to clean himself up.

Work activities in a self-service building project lasted until the afternoon. All workers immediately returned to their respective residences, not least Andi and a young man who became his partner.

On the way home, Andi and his friends stopped at a small stall that was only five hundred meters from where they lived.

As they sat in the stall, there was a line of soldiers walking neatly with backpacks complete with weapons. Andi watched her friend who was staring at the line with a sad look.

"That's Who ... Your parents are calm in heaven. We better work to stay alive and live better" said Andi while patting Whano who is a young man who became his friend.

Whano simply nodded in response. 'Dad, Mother... Pray for me, ' he murmured in his heart.

Whano's father was an army officer with the last rank of Captain. His father died when he was twelve years old. Three years later his mother also died in a traffic accident.

Since then Whano has lived with his uncle who is in the suburbs. Although Whano lives with his uncle, it is not uncommon for Whano to be treated improperly from his uncle's family because it is considered a burden on the family. In fact, his father's pension money is managed entirely by his uncle.

When he graduated High School, Whano left his uncle's house without saying goodbye. He worked as a cleaning service at a gaming company. Other than the intelligence he possessed, luck seemed to be on his side. Not even a month, Whano was transferred to the administration. In fact, he is often asked to help experts in perfecting game creation.

For five years Whano worked at the game company, Whano always set aside a portion of his salary for children at the Orphanage not far from his rented house. Even Whano was already considered to be their family, from the children in the Orphanage.

But unfortunately for Whano, he was accused of falsifying company data. Even if he defends, all the evidence points to him. He knew that this was the work of his co-workers who were always jealous of his work reputation. Unfortunately, Whano was unable to show it until he was fired from the game company.

Whano tried to apply for a job at another company, but was always rejected because his fired status had been spread by people slandering him to other companies. For the sake of connecting life, any job Whano lived as long as it did not harm - taking the property of others.

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"This is the mixed rice, son" said the middle-aged woman who is a seller in the small shop.

"Thank you, Ms. ..," Wahno said, taking a tray from the woman.

When about to put rice in his mouth, Andi and Whano were surprised by the arrival of five men with a stocky body and full of tattoos on his arm.

Braaakkk

"Safety money!" snapped at one of the men who seemed to be the leader of them. "I'm sorry, I haven't got enough money. Today the sale was very quiet." while trembling the woman answered the tattooed man asking for money.

"You're deserted cake, want a cake, not my business. Fast security money!" while sticking out his hand and moving his index finger the sign asked the middle-aged woman for money.

"But ..." the middle-aged woman had not finished speaking, the tattooed man asking for the money was already on the ground.

"Sat..!" shouted the other tattooed man who then attacked Whano with his punch.

But Whano was able to avoid it easily and beat up the four other tattooed men. On the other hand, Andi immediately called the police with his cell phone.

Just when Andi finished calling and put the phone in her pants pocket, "Whano...! Watch out!!" yelled Andi who saw the tattooed man who had previously hit Whano until his eyes rolled, was daggering down from behind Whano.

Whano who noticed Andi's cry immediately dodged but was too late.

Jem! Jem! Jem!

Three dagger punctures pierced through Whano's body. Whano immediately fell to the ground and drenched in blood.

Andi immediately ran over to Whano who was already helpless with the arrival of the police.

Police officers immediately arrested the tattooed men, four of whom had already been exposed as a result of being beaten by Whano.

Another person was shot in the leg for trying to escape. But unfortunately, Whano's life could not be saved.

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In the depths of the dense forest, there was a very deep gorge. The forest is known as the forest of death. The name of the death forest was because the forest was inhabited by various monsters that were very dangerous. No human dared to enter the forest. If anyone desperately entered it to take resources or hunt down ferocious beasts, it would never return.

"ah! where'sme? Am I dead?" Whano looked around, which looked only rocks cliffs and thickets of thickets. There is a small river nearby with very clear water.

"Uhhhh! Thirsty once," muttered Whano who was trying to stand towards the river.

"Aarghhc ... My feet ... Why are my legs getting smaller?" Whano grimaced while holding his broken left leg, and was confused by the size of his leg which was the size of a fifteen-year-old teenager's leg.

Whano dragged his body towards the river, but suddenly ...

\[Ding! Congratulations Sir. The unification of the System with the soul of the Master has been successful.\]

"Eh...???" Whano turned his head left and right, looking for the source of the voice that was in his head.

\[Ding! Congratulations Sir. Unification of the System with the soul of the Master successfully\]

"Who's there? Get out!" whoo shouted with a cautious attitude.

\[Ding! I am a System that merges with the soul of the Master and is ready to help to become the strongest.\]

"The system? A soul? To be the strongest? Whatchu mean? Show yourself!!" Whano is still confused and frightened by the sound of the system that appears suddenly.

There was no answer but a blue hologram screen appeared in front of him. Sontak Whano regressed his body in surprise.

He watched the hologram screen carefully and tried to touch it. "Eh! Translucent," muttered Whano. Then he flicked his hand at the hologram screen, but the result remained the same.