Jaden Cross is a young man trying to survive in the shadows of Neo-Lagos, a futuristic city where the poor live in broken homes and forgotten slums. Orphaned at six and forced to grow up fast, Jaden spends his days fixing scraps and dreaming of a better world—a world he believes he’ll never see.

Until one night, everything changes.

A mysterious glowing orb appears in the sky and connects with Jaden’s mind, activating the Tech Architect System—a powerful, sci-fi interface that gives him access to futuristic blueprints, instant-building tools, and system quests that reward him for solving real-world problems.

His first quest? Restore power to his neighborhood using solar microgrids.

Soon, Jaden is building cooling shelters, clean energy systems, and AI-run apartments—one project at a time. But with each success, he draws more attention. The city’s leaders want to control him. A rival from the tech underworld wants to steal the system. And darker forces are watching from the skies, waiting for the Architect to grow.

Armed with only his mind, his hands, and the Tech Architect System, Jaden must rise from the ruins of poverty and become the builder of a new future.

But in a city full of secrets, will he remain its hero… or become its biggest threat?

Jaden's collapse was silent and swift, a stark contrast to the cacophony of the battle that had just been won. The humming of the Loom and the whirring of the tower's systems seemed to fade into a horrified silence. The Architect's Eye, now an inert piece of obsidian, fell from his limp hand, clattering onto the crystalline floor. His system interface, once a vibrant tapestry of data, was now a single, dead screen, a void of blackness that mirrored the team's growing dread. Zhenari Lu'Xen and Lyra moved instantly, their movements a flurry of purpose driven by a fear that was palpable in the now-silent room.


Chapter 78 - The Unspoken Command