Alexander stared at the odd-looking floating interface. The words hovered before his eyes, [Country Creation System Activated], pulsing gently as if waiting for his response.
'What is that?' he thought. Is he seeing things? Is this what people see when they die? A message from the god? No, he believed that if a person died, they could either go to heaven or hell. But this was neither.
He was on a beach on an unknown island.
No, how the hell is he even here? He remembered clearly that he was dragged into the depths. Yet here he was, alive and breathing, with this strange interface floating before him.
He sat up slowly, his body aching from the ordeal. The sun was warm on his skin, and the sound of waves lapping against the shore was oddly soothing. Taking a deep breath, he focused on the interface.
"Let's see what you are," he murmured to himself, reaching out tentatively to touch the glowing words.
When his fingers were on the surface, it felt like dipping your finger onto the water. It didn't hurt at all. But the moment his finger touched the surface, a new screen was displayed.
[You have been blessed by the Goddess of Destruction a second chance in life and been granted powers in a form of system where you can create your country, summon citizens, infrastructure, and technology.]
When he read the message, he furrowed his brows and tilted his head to the side. He was given a second life by the Goddess of Destruction? Who is that? There is only one god in their religion. And what's with the power where he can create a country and summon citizens and others? Everything felt too inconceivable.
But then seconds later, the screen changed again.
[Name: Alexander Herald von Triesenberg.
Country Name: N/A
Population: N/A
Military Personnel: N/A
Treasury: N/A
Map:
Mission:
Instant Orb:
Shop:
Inventory:
Wheel of Fortune:
Help:]
[You have a new mission!]
[Mission#1: Come up with a name for your country.]
[Rewards: Full access to the system and one exclusive lottery ticket.]
"Mission?" Alexander repeated. So now he has to follow whatever it is the system is giving him.
He sighed. Seeing that he has no choice and there's nothing going to lose if he were to follow it, he started pondering the name of his new country.
First, it can't be Triesenberg as he doesn't want to be associated with the name that cursed him and brought misfortune in his life. After a few moments of deep contemplation, a name came to him. A name that felt right.
He faced the interface and spoke the name. "Valoria."
Climate: Tropical monsoon, with heavy rains during the monsoon season and dry periods in between. The climate is hot and humid year-round.
Natural Resources: Coral reefs teeming with marine life, potential for tourism, and fertile land for agriculture. The region is ideal for growing tropical fruits and spices.
Agriculture and Seasons:
Main Crops: Rice, sugarcane, tea, coffee, tropical fruits (bananas, mangoes, pineapples), and spices (pepper, cloves, vanilla).
Seasons:
Wet Season (November to April): Heavy rainfall, ideal for rice and sugarcane cultivation.
Dry Season (May to October): Suitable for harvesting crops and growing drought-resistant plants like coffee and certain fruits.
***
Alexander studied the map intently and as far as his geography knowledge goes, he hasn't seen this island on the world map. This island just emerged on the eastern part of the southern tip of the Black Continent. But one thing is certain that the island is diverse and huge, and its shape is like an oblong.
So this is to be his country huh? A place where people don't even know existed, unless they discovered it. He wanted to know more about the system so he tapped the help tab and there each description of the tab was displayed.
[Treasury: The main currency of the system. The only way to earn it is to complete a mission.]
[Mission: This is where all the new, pending, and completed missions are going to be displayed.]
[Map: Display the map of your country.]
[Instant Orb: A magical item that can be used to instantly build anything, specifically infrastructures.]
[Shop: This is where you can buy everything you need to build your country.]
[Inventory: Store all your items and needs without limits.]
[Wheel of Fortune: You can try your luck here by spinning the Wheel of Fortune and earn huge rewards.]
Reading those descriptions, Alexander nodded as he understood every function of the tab now.
[You have yet to use your exclusive lottery ticket!]
"Huh?" Alexander snapped back out of his reverie by the reminder of the system. Exclusive lottery ticket was an item he received by completing his first mission.
Curious on what it can do, he went to his inventory tab and there he saw the glowing icon of the exclusive lottery ticket.
When he tapped that, a new interface popped up. There were six chests with question mark icons and an instruction hovered about.
[Please select one among the boxes and receive your rewards!]
So he only needed to select one huh? That's fairly easy and he didn't give much of a thought about it. So he chose randomly and the one that he selected glowed in size and an animation of it being fried open played.
[Congratulations! You have received 15,000,000,000,000 treasury funds!]
Alexander's eyes opened. Based on the number of zeros, it must be in trillion. There's no mistaking it. It's a huge number, but how huge it is when there is nothing to base from? Well, he'd study that later as another message popped up.
[New Mission Alert!]
[Mission#3: Now that you have a name for your country, the funds to build one, now it's time for you to build a country, starting from the government. Your mission is to select an ideal form of government. Authoritarian, Democratic, Monarchy, Dictatorship, Oligarchy.]
[Rewards: Unlock the 'Government Structure' interface, 10,000 citizens, and essential infrastructure.]