Chapter 2 : Chapter 2
Chapter 2: S-Rank Talent
The Awakening Stone could grant humanity all kinds of talents.
From lowest to highest, they were ranked from F-Rank to SSS-Rank.
With a talent, even the lowest F-Rank talent, a person could still become one of the noble class-holders.
Without a talent, then sorry—you could only take on the filthiest and hardest work at the very bottom of society.
A powerful combat class-holder could destroy an entire city with ease, while an outstanding life class-holder could easily support hundreds of thousands of people.
After fifty years of development, class-holders had already become an indispensable part of human civilization.
Looking at the eager expressions on the students’ faces, Chen Qingshan cleared his throat.
“I believe your homeroom teachers have already told you more than enough, so I won’t repeat it.”
“I’ll only say one thing.”
“Those of you who awaken successfully will gain a chance to change your fate. But what awaits you next are the savage monsters inside the dungeons. I hope you are mentally prepared.”
“And for those who fail to awaken, do not lose heart. At the very least, your lives will be relatively safer. Besides, the school has already signed employment agreements with quite a few factories, so you will not need to worry about work.”
With that, Chen Qingshan activated the Awakening Stone.
“The awakening ceremony begins.”
“Chen Hu, awakening failed.”
When Chen Hu stepped down, his legs had already gone weak. He was clearly unable to accept the fate of heading straight to a factory line to tighten screws.
“Wang Ziran, awakening failed.”
At the edge of the field, Wang Ziran’s mother’s eyes reddened. Years of investment had gone down the drain.
Even awakening a life talent would have been enough...
“Jiang Kai, awakening failed.”
...
Several students went up in succession, and all of them failed. The faces of quite a few students waiting behind them began to turn tense.
“Luo Qingqing, awakening successful. S-Rank talent: Charge.”
【Charge】(S-Rank)
Talent Effect: Skills may be charged. After charging, the damage of the skill increases by 300%.
“An S-Rank damage-type talent?”
“That’s ridiculously strong.”
“It’s even a versatile talent. Whether she chooses a magic class or a physical class, it won’t affect her at all.”
“My heavens, if I’d awakened that talent, wouldn’t I be able to take my pick of class-holder universities?”
The sudden appearance of an S-Rank genius instantly set the entire field ablaze.
Even Chen Qingshan’s usually stern face showed a trace of a smile.
An S-Rank talent, and a universally compatible combat talent at that. She was unquestionably a first-rate seedling.
Chen Qingshan had just been about to offer a few suggestions for class selection when Luo Qingqing had already made her choice.
“I choose Swordsman.”
Luo Qingqing spoke without the slightest hesitation.
The moment her words fell, she became a combat class-holder, a Swordsman.
Hearing her choose Swordsman, Chen Qingshan swallowed the words that had risen to the tip of his tongue.
A woman of peerless grace suddenly surfaced in his memory.
That woman had also borne the surname Luo. Whether the two were related or not, he did not know.
The awakening continued.
Aside from Luo Qingqing, the best anyone else managed was merely a C-Rank talent.
The students who had awakened successfully began gathering in twos and threes, already planning to find suitable teammates for the beginner dungeon ahead.
As for those who had failed to awaken, every one of them looked dejected.
Because they had already lost the qualifications to rise above others.
Very soon, it was Sun Xu and Lin Yuan’s turn.
When Sun Xu’s hand touched the Awakening Stone, the stone once again burst forth with brilliant light.
“Another S-Rank talent!”
“Heavens, what is going on today? There are actually two S-Rank talents!”
Hearing the uproar all around him, the smile on Chen Qingshan’s face never once faded.
This year’s education funding was probably about to increase again.
Wonderful.
When the radiance faded, Sun Xu wore the expression of a man in utter torment. He was clearly struggling over what class to choose.
【Benevolence of Holy Light】(S-Rank)
Talent Effect 1: You may choose a teammate to possess. During that period, you cannot be attacked, and while possessing them, you may cast healing spells.
Talent Effect 2: Healing effects increase by 100%.
The moment Lin Yuan saw the talent effects, he let out a laugh.
“What are you standing there for? Pick Priest. Heaven itself wants you to be a healer, so what is there to struggle over?”
The situation was exactly that simple. Priest and Cleric were both optimal choices.
Both classes possessed formidable healing abilities, though Priest had even greater healing output.
Standing atop the awakening platform, Sun Xu’s face flushed red.
For a full thirty seconds, a fierce battle raged inside his heart. In the end, he forced two words out through clenched teeth.
“...Priest!!!”
The instant he chose Priest, Sun Xu seemed to hear yesterday’s solemn vow echoing once more by his ears.
“I’d rather smash my head against the Awakening Platform than become a healer!”
Farewell, my long-cherished dream of becoming a Warrior.
It was not that he did not want to be a true man. It was simply that this talent was far too irresistible.
Sun Xu silently deleted that oath about “smashing his head against the Awakening Platform” from his memory.
The moment he stepped down from the altar, a crowd immediately gathered around him.
Their purpose was astonishingly consistent: every one of them wanted to invite Sun Xu into their team.
There was no helping it. A healer with double healing output was simply too valuable.
Sun Xu rejected every invitation.
He had already made up his mind. He would be the man standing behind Lin Yuan.
With Lin Yuan’s combat talent and his own abundant healing power, the two of them together would be like the finishing touch that brought a dragon to life, like giving wings to a tiger.
While everyone’s attention was fixed on Sun Xu, Lin Yuan had already stepped onto the altar.
He reached out and touched the Awakening Stone, and once more, the stone blazed with dazzling light.
Yet another S-Rank talent.
The students on the field were numb with shock.
In such a small Class 1, there had actually appeared three students with S-Rank talents.
Class 1’s homeroom teacher, Chen Hongwei, was grinning so widely it seemed his mouth might split to the back of his ears. Principal Chen Qingshan was not much better.
【Summoning Coordination】(S-Rank)
Talent Effect 1: Your Summoned Beasts may remain outside the Summon Space freely.
Talent Effect 2: Your summoning skills may be cast instantly.
???
That was it?
Lin Yuan’s head filled with question marks.
And this qualified as an S-Rank talent?
That was not only Lin Yuan’s thought. Everyone present thought exactly the same thing.
After a long moment, someone finally spoke.
“With this talent, you could let your Summoned Beast go out and work on its own, then summon it back after work. You’d even save quite a bit on transportation.”
“You could even take your Summoned Beast into the factory with you. You work the day shift, your Summoned Beast works the night shift—twenty-four hours nonstop. One person earning two salaries.”
...
What kind of bizarre nonsense was that?
Who in the world would bring a Summoned Beast into a factory to work?
Lin Yuan let out a long breath and silently opened the God-Tier Class System.
His talent was basically ruined. The only thing he could do now was hope the system would give him a powerful class.
Since it called itself the God-Tier Class System, the class it offered should not be bad... right?
【Congratulations, Host. You have awakened a talent. This system will provide class options according to your talent.】
Seeing that prompt, Lin Yuan’s heart abruptly skipped a beat.
No way!
When he saw the lone class standing there before him, the last hope in his heart finally died.
【According to the Host’s talent, the system has calculated that the class with the highest compatibility with the Host is Summoner.】
【Please make your choice as soon as possible.】
Give me another batch!
Lin Yuan was deeply dissatisfied.
This damned system had only given him a single option. Who was it trying to fool?
【Detected compatibility between the Host’s talent and the Summoner class: 99.97%】
【All other classes have compatibility below 15%】
【Forcibly choosing an incompatible class will result in a permanent decline in talent effects】
【System recommendation: Accept your fate】
【Please make your choice as soon as possible. After confirming your class, the system will grant the Host a beginner gift pack】
【The beginner gift pack is guaranteed to yield a God-Tier Talent】
Forget it.
If it had to be Summoner, then Summoner it was.
Lin Yuan accepted reality very quickly.
As for what he had said yesterday—that not even a dog would choose Summoner—he completely cast it behind his mind.
That had been what yesterday’s Lin Yuan had said. What did it have to do with today’s Lin Yuan?
Choice confirmed!
Everyone said Summoner was a bottom-tier class. Let me see just what that really means.