Andrew looked at the text displayed in front of him and quickly swung his entire body.
He looked directly at Zachary as if he was a ghost.
"Wait, what the hell is this about system? I thought I was the protagonist!" He thought.
However he couldnt suppress the desire building inside of him.
[You wish, youre simply a wanderer in this world. If you didnt awaken the system and you never transmigrated, what do you reckon your fate would be?]
"…less than a fish within a vast sea…" Andrew exhaled.
he always suspected this, but gaining ahold of the system he kind of fell into the interpretation that he was the only one to reach the top of the world.
He knew this was still possible, but it seemed hed either have a comrade or a competitor now.
"If possible, i definitely need to get close to this protagonist, i wonder what fortune he came upon…"
"Status!"
Andrew quickly looked at the status of this kid, his lips curling into a grin.
"Target aquired," he thought to himself with a new determination.
[Status - Zachary Yueler
Stats - (unavailable)
Talent : Low Grade - Level 1 Space-Void Body (Growth Type) - (2X ALL Stats, Low Affinity to the Space-Void dimension)(Unawakened)
]
"I absolutely need to get my hands on this talent…" Andrew realized.
He had never seen base level stats like this from a low grade level one talent. 2X all stats meant even the ones he hadnt unlocked yet would be doubled.
…
As Andrew was stucknin fantasy, the awakening ceremony had begun.
Students went up one after the other, secretly praying to their ancestors.
But even with these prayers, most only awakened level one or level 2 talents, walking off the stage wirh a grimace and sorrow.
Dylan got called up after some time.
He placed his hand on the orb and a bright light flashed.
"Not too bad at all, 4th grade strength talent, youll be nurtured by the school well." Said the proctor, a smile spread across his face, quickly writing down his results.
After Dylan it was Andrews turn.
But as he had not copied a talent yet, the orb showed absolutely no reaction.
"Sigh… Andrew youve come a long way since last year, these results are really hard to stomache even for me…" the proctor shook his head with a disappointed expression, before reluctantly recording it.
Andrew was quite calm about this, as he walked off the stage and sat back down next to Dylan who began to comfort him.
Other students who had awakened lower grade talents suddenly felt subtle relief.
"Altelast I didnt end up like him…" They thought.
However, the other kids remaining got even more nervous.
There were usually only one or two students per year who wouldnt awaken anything, they now began to hope they wouldnt be next in line for the pity party.
It took quite a bit to see another mid grade talent, of course being from the 3 trust fund kids that stood at the peak of the status quota.
The reactions from the light orb were even greater than Dylan's, their special attributes causing a release of shocking effects.
Mayas released a cold aura and a bright cyan light, Michaels a sharp electric blue aura that made the surrounding students hair stand, and Ron a slightly hot, bright orange colored aura that made the students begin to sweat.
The proctor nodded in approval at each one of them, knowing they would become the key figures of the school.
The principal seeing this from a distance could already smell the promotion and guaranteed pay raise.
Every other student had successfully awakened a talent.
All of them were low grade, the highest being a level 3 'awareness' talent among the normies.
Then came Zacharys turn, however at this point nobody was paying attention to the stage.
Even the proctor himself was picking his nose, not paying attention to what he was doing, casually flipping through the pages to make sure he marked all 108 students down.
It was evident how they perceived him.
However , Andrew was watching with great interest.
"Lets see what scene Mr. Protagonist will show us…" He thought, as he tapped his foot in anticipation.
On Zachary's side, an old wise voice telepathically communicated with him.
"Hehe, kid this is the day your fate changes, dont hide anything… show all you got to receive the best resources."
"I understand, Master…" Zachary thought, placing both hands on the crystal.
At first there was no reaction.
Zachary began yo completely clear his mind and allowed his innate energy to be sucked into the orb.
Just then, the whole room went dark.
It was as if all the light had gotten erased in an instant.
"Oh my god, whats going on?! A power outage?"
"No, this is much different… I cant even see my hands infront of my face!"
"I think it came from that kid Zachary, i glanced and saw his hands touch the ball and seconds later this darkness eneveloped us…"
"No way! What level would that make his talent!?"
….
The principle was even more shocked.
He had never seen a reaction like this in all the years he had conducted this ceremony.
"This kids top priority for certain… darkness like a black hole, where light itself cant even escape…"
The words 'promotion' began ringing just a little bit louder in the back of his head.
Andrews reaction to the phenomenon was shock, just as the others.
However, it quickly turned to a smile, he couldnt see anything but he noticed the moment it all occured.
He saw the talent stone turn so dark it felt like ones soul would be sucked from their body if they looked at it for too long, then in an instant light itself seemed to collapse inwards towards it.
"Hehehe…. talent im coming for you~" he sung in his head.
It took about 30 seconds before everything suddenly went back to normal.
Some people had fallen over as they were standing up when everything went dark, tripping over themselves.
Everyones gaze suddenly went right towards the stage.
The crystal emitted a white light no less bright than any of the students who awakened a level 3 talent.
The proctor gulped with a bead of sweat moving down his face, quickly looking at what talent was shown.
However his face went stern, before falling back into a neutral expression.
He quickly wrote down, space-void constitution… level one low grade.
After this, he quickly disappeared from where he was standing arriving next to the principal in the room above the auditorium.
"What should we do principal? The stone said low grade level one talent…."
"Well place him in the same class as those 3 kids from the influential families… i have a feeling this isnt as simple as it looks."
…
Back on the stage, Zachary opened his eyes after a few seconds, immediately feeling the changes.
He could sense every cell, it felt like his entire perception of reality was supercharged.
"this is only level one of this talent… what will the effects be at mid grade, and high grade?!"
Zachary quickly walked off stage with his head held a bit higher than before.
Students looked at him with mouths agape as he headed towards the back.
He moved towards a specific direction, meanwhile a certain individual was eyeing him up like a piece of steak.
Andrews lips curled into a smile, as he glanced at the empty seat next to him.
"How do I copy a talent???" Andrew quickly asked the system
[Host just needs to make physical contact, and then the host can copy.]
A greedy smile formed on his face…
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