"...It's actually a green talent, 'Gynecological Master,' so learning medicine and treating gynecological diseases will definitely be easy in the future."
"...A red talent, 'Dao Jian Shuang Jue (Unrivaled in Swords and Sabers),' that's great! It's a talent related to the Martial Dao, which will be of great help in learning sword and saber talents."
"...It's a gray talent, 'Premature Ejaculation in Youth.' You...brother, my condolences!"
"..."
Jinghai City, First Middle School.
The new Awakening ceremony was currently being held.
"Next, it's our class's turn to Awaken talents. What should I do? I'm so nervous..."
"My demands aren't high; I'd be satisfied if I could Awaken a blue talent!"
"That's not a high demand! I just hope it's not a gray talent; gray talents usually have negative effects."
"I heard that if you Awaken a gold talent, the school will reward you with twenty qi and blood pills!"
"Each qi and blood pill is 10,000, so that's 200,000..."
"..."
On the sports field, each class was lined up in neat rows, but students still inevitably whispered and discussed.
After all, today's Awakening ceremony was as important as the college entrance exam, concerning the future of every student.
Su Yuan stood at the back of Class Two.
Watching the students in Class One almost finish their Awakening, his heart also stirred.
Since forty years ago,
Gods and demons invaded, Spiritual Qi revived, Vicious Beasts rampaged, and life was plunged into misery.
After the brutal war,
Humanity finally mastered a mysterious power belonging to the Human Race,
That was the talent Martial Dao!
Everyone could Awaken talents and also activate their Martial Dao panel.
Every time one made a Breakthrough in a minor Realm,
One could draw another talent!
The Martial Dao was divided into ten major Realms, and each Realm was further divided into ten minor Realms.
That meant for each major Realm, one could possess ten talents.
So, theoretically,
As long as one could Cultivate to the Peak of the Martial Dao,
Everyone could possess one hundred talents!
The effects of talents were diverse, for example, the white talent 'Chang Ming Bai Sui,' effect: A person who is not killed will not die; as long as no accidents occur, they can steadily live to one hundred years old.
Another example is the talent 'Nine Oxen Strength,' which can grant a person the strength of nine oxen.
There are a total of seven colors of talents:
Gray is the worst, usually carrying negative effects.
For example, someone in Class One just Awakened—
'Premature Ejaculation in Youth'
Is a relatively common gray talent. The effect, as the name suggests, is to suffer from an unspeakable hidden illness at a very young age... Similar ones include 'Premature Weakness in Youth,' 'Premature Obesity in Youth,' 'Premature Baldness in Youth,' '...'
Even 'Premature Death in Youth'!
After gray, there are white, green, blue, red, purple—
And the most Advanced gold talent!
A total of seven colors!
The effects of gold talents are generally extremely terrifying; those who obtain them are undoubtedly considered extraordinarily gifted and talented individuals,
Who might become powerful cultivators in the future.
Therefore, the school will also invest in rewards for this!
Su Yuan pursed his lips. Of course, he also wanted a gold talent. Not only would his future prospects be bright and promising, but he would also receive various resource rewards.
His family was not well-off to begin with, and after what happened to his sister,
It became even more difficult.
This reward was very important to him.
However... the chance of a gold talent appearing was too small.
He dared not imagine it!
"Everyone! Class Two! Line up, stand straight!"
The speaker was Zhao Feipeng, the head teacher of Class Two.
He straightened the line,
Then earnestly exhorted: "After Class One finishes Awakening, it will be our class's turn. Don't be nervous, just treat it as a regular test."
"It doesn't matter if the talent isn't good!"
"I always tell everyone one thing: There are no useless talents, only useless people!"
He said this with great seriousness,
But upon analysis, it was all nonsense. How could there be no useless talents!
Is 'Premature Ejaculation in Youth' not a useless talent!
"Tsk—"
Everyone sighed,
However, this also made those who were already nervous relax a little.
"Alright! Line up! It's our turn!"
"One by one!"
Seeing Class One finish their Awakening, students from Class Two began to step forward one by one to Awaken their talents.
There was nothing else on the Awakening platform,
Only a black stone. This was the Awakening Stone. As long as one cleared their mind and placed their hand on the Awakening Stone,
One could successfully activate the Martial Dao panel.
And obtain the first talent!
The guiding teacher stood to the left of the Awakening Stone, holding a registration book.
It contained student information.
The guiding teacher called out names in order and recorded the talent information.
"Everyone, don't be nervous when you go on stage later. Clear your mind, be free of distractions, and everyone will succeed!"
"In Class One, which was before you, out of forty-six people, one obtained a red talent, and three obtained blue talents..."
"Your class must also work hard!"
After the guiding teacher finished explaining the precautions, he encouraged everyone a few more times.
The students of Class Two immediately couldn't help but whisper again.
"There wasn't even a purple or gold one. This Class One is too trashy!"
"Don't speak too soon. Maybe our class isn't as good as theirs!"
"A gold talent might not even appear in one school. Last year's Awakening ceremony, among the six schools in our city, nearly ten thousand students, only four gold talents appeared."
"gold talents are too rare; our class probably won't have any either!"
"I heard Su Yuan's sister Awakened a gold talent three years ago. I wonder about him, her younger brother..."
"So what? She's crippled now, isn't she!"
The student who spoke glanced at Su Yuan. After meeting Su Yuan's gaze,
He fell silent, somewhat uncomfortable.
Su Yuan's sister did indeed Awaken a gold talent three years ago, but, it's a long story... "Alright! Quiet!"
The guiding teacher said loudly, and the scene immediately quieted down.
Only then did he begin to call names!
"First, Zhang Dekai!"
A male student nervously stepped forward and placed his hand on the black stone.
At first, he couldn't calm down, and the stone didn't react.
But a moment later,
The stone flashed with a faint light, and the male student's body suddenly trembled.
Then he showed a joyful expression!
"I successfully activated the Martial Dao panel. The talent... is white."
The guiding teacher instructed: "If you choose to display the talent information, others will be able to see the talent content."
"Oh, oh!"
Zhang Dekai held his breath, and then a light screen appeared in front of him.
"Let me see, let me see!"
"Don't push!"
Another commotion broke out among the students, and everyone looked at the light screen in front of Zhang Dekai.
It showed—
"Talent Name": Homosexual Attraction
"Talent Rank": White
"Talent Effect": You will more easily attract the attention of the same sex... "Ah, this..."
The students looked at each other, and Zhang Dekai was also a little embarrassed.
"Next, Bi Dejin,"
The guiding teacher called out the name, and another male student stepped forward.
Zhang Dekai, as if granted a great pardon, quickly moved aside.
After a similar operation,
The guiding teacher registered in the information form:
"It's a gray talent, 'Heterosexual Repulsion.' The opposite sex will be more repulsed by you and dislike you... Sigh, you... why don't you try the same sex?"
"Ah, this..."
The students were all speechless, their gazes moving away from Bi Dejin,
And then glancing at Zhang Dekai.
As if they had thought of something, everyone's gazes scanned back and forth between the two of them, looking strange.
"Next!"
The guiding teacher intervened.
"White talent 'Strong and Healthy'..."
"Gray talent 'Weak and Sick'..."
Several students in a row excitedly stepped forward, and then all left the stage with long faces.
Apparently, the talent effects were not satisfactory.
Some were even quite amusing.
But everyone was anxious at this time and felt empathy, so they did not speak up to discuss.
"This one is good, a green talent, 'Heavenly Strength,' possessing powerful strength..."
"This one is average, a white talent, 'Plain and Unremarkable,' able to avoid attracting attention in a crowd. Speaking of which, it's helpful for those engaged in professions like thieves or assassins..."
The pace of the line was fast.
Next, it was Su Yuan's turn.