The moment the notification echoed through the System chat, I felt something inside me tighten with anticipation.
"As a reward for getting the Foundation to its current level…"
Those words alone were enough to make my heart skip. After all these years—years of building, recruiting, securing SCP-006, establishing bases across the ancient world, and dragging an entire proto‑Foundation into existence—we finally unlocked the System Shop.
And honestly? I almost started crying.Finally… something that felt familiar. Something that reminded me of the worlds I used to read about, instead of endlessly improvising my way through history with an army and a handful of anomalous advantages.
System points.A shop.Upgrades.Abilities.
It felt like someone had just handed me the keys to accelerate our growth from promising to unstoppable.
Every few weeks, the points trickled in—more as we recruited, more as our bases expanded and our reach deepened, more as we secured small anomalous objects scattered throughout this unprepared era. The medieval world didn't stand a chance of noticing us, let alone stopping us.
And with those first points… I didn't hesitate.
1. Talent: Cursed by Knowledge
The moment I purchased it, my mind lurched.
It was like the universe itself suddenly widened—my thoughts became sharper, faster, more organized. Concepts I once needed to ponder for minutes became clear in seconds. Patterns, strategies, calculations… everything flowed effortlessly.
A curse? Maybe.But for me… it felt like ascending.
2. Advanced Knowledge of Science
This one hit even harder.
The download slammed into my brain in a rush—centuries of scientific understanding, engineering frameworks, chemical principles, biological structures, electromagnetic theory, material sciences, architecture, advanced mathematics.
Computers.Electricity.Medical advancements that won't exist for a thousand years.Blueprints for machines this era can't even imagine.
By the time the flood of information settled, I felt my lips curve into a slow, dangerous smile.
We just jumped ahead of the world by millennia.
3. The Supernatural Ability: No Sleep, No Hunger, No Exhaustion
It was subtle, but profound.
The constant weight of needing rest vanished.The faint background ache of hunger evaporated.My muscles felt like they could keep moving forever.My mind—now impossibly sharp—no longer dulled with fatigue.
I could work, build, plan, innovate… without ever stopping.
The medieval world sleeps.I no longer do.
Standing Within the Foundation's Core
When the glow of the system messages faded, I exhaled slowly and sent a message into the System chat:
"I've made my first purchases. Our growth will accelerate now."
And it was true.
With these talents… with this knowledge… with this new ageless, tireless body… I wasn't just Alexander reborn.I wasn't just the founder of a rising Foundation.
I was becoming something else.Something far more dangerous.Something inevitable.
"Let's plan our next move."
Because now, the real expansion could begin.