"What 's this?"
Ye Tian is confused. At first glance, he thought he was hallucinating. After calming down, he was certain that what's in front of him is real. The letters that appeared in front of him aren't some illusion.
"Golden finger*? No, this might be my hidden talent!"
Ye Tian pondered deeply.
Ye Yu is only thirteen years old. She is still too young to cultivate. However, cultivating talent is determined from the day you were born. That is why Ye Yu possessing cultivating talent is normal. The [Freezing Ice] talent, on the other hand, is extremely rare. There must be none among ten thousand people. If she awakens it in the future, she'll be able to easily crush opponents on her level. She may even be able to challenge people at a higher level than herself.
According to rumors, One's hidden talent will gradually awaken after becoming a martial artist and absorbing more Vigor. However, it is rare for people to possess a hidden talent.
"Speaking of hidden talent, is mine something that can see other people's hidden talent?"
Ye Tian reasoned that his hidden talent could not be so simple. He soon discovered something.
When he touched his sister, he discovered that the virtual interface displayed the word "Replicable" behind [Cultivating Talent]. This meant he could replicate his little sister's [Inferior] cultivating ability. However, the [Freezing Ice] talent has yet to awaken. He is unable to replicate that.
"Should I replicate it?"
Facing such a decision, Ye Tian chose not to. [Inferior] cultivating talent may be better than his [Weak] cultivating talent, but it's still trash. Even if he replicated it, it's not that great.
Ye Tian remained in his room after sending his sister away to investigate his newfound talent.
"If I can see my little sister's talent, shouldn't I be able to see my own?" Ye Tian muttered.
He focused his attention on his own body. His revealed soon revealed his talent level.
Human: Ye Tian
Cultivating Talent: Weak
A straightforward talent status. This meant that, aside from his [Weak] cultivating talent, he possessed no hidden talent. To summarize it, he's a bona fide trash. The only saving grace is that he's slightly better than an average human.
"I am now well aware of my current situation." My mysterious ability must have come from the mysterious talent which followed me during my reincarnation when I exploded in my previous life. This hidden talent should be called [Replication] talent because it can duplicate the talent of others. Since it directly overwrites or fuses with my current talent, I'll test it later. Replicating people's talent requires me to touch them. This is slightly problematic. But, it might change in the future!"
After organizing his thoughts, Ye Tian came up with a plan. That is, replicating a genius' cultivating talent. Otherwise, even on his deathbed, he will be unable to become a martial artist if he relies on his [Weak] cultivating talent.
Failing to become a martial artist means living a miserable life. Ye Tian's parents were killed by a vicious beast a year ago. The only family he has left is his younger sister. This may also be the current situation for many families as in this current era, humans are struggling to survive. People die at any given time. Who knows how many families were shattered.
Ye Tian is currently residing in a small survival base, known as Lin Hai base. The total population of the base is only 300,000 people. There are slightly more than 1,000 martial artists among those numbers. These martial artists have tons of privilege that your average people won't have.
Ye Tian's parents were both martial artists. Unfortunately, they were killed while on a mission. Even after dying, the base will compensate the deceased's family. For example, before the age of 15, you can receive financial assistance to support your daily lifestyle.
However, once you're over the age of 15, you are no longer eligible for this financial assistance. Ye Tian is now 15 years old and has lost his financial assistance. Only his little sister is eligible for this financial assistance and it can only feed one mouth.
The two of them are young and have no means of earning money. Both of them have dropped out of school in order to save money. Those who are 9 years old can attend school up until they are 15. However, elementary, junior high, and senior high schools do not exist in this current era.
Language, mathematics, and knowledge about vicious beasts are all things that can be learned in school. Ye Tian and his younger sister had learned almost everything in school. Dropping out wasn't a problem.
"Our parents had left some inheritance. Although it isn't much, it is enough for me to live for a few more years. After that, if I cannot reach the martial artist's realm, then I can only work for others to earn money."
Work for someone else? There isn't a chance. In my current life, I will never work for others! In this era, being a martial artist is the only way out.
"Let's go to the streets and look for something," Ye Tian decided. He told his younger sister to stay at home and then left.
On the sidewalks. There are many people. The majority of them are ordinary people. Some of them are martial disciples. Only a small percentage of them are martial artists.
These martial artists exude a strong aura. Breathing would be difficult if anyone got too close to them.
[Inferior], [Inferior], [Weak], [Inferior] ...…
Ye Tian walked for a while and discovered that the majority of people have [Weak] or [Inferior] cultivating talent. Even [Low] is extremely rare, appearing only on those that are martial artists.
"It appears that [Low] cultivating talent is already considered good in Lin Hai base!"
Ye Tian frowned.
That made sense, though. Lin Hai is only a small base. The limit of an [inferior] cultivating talent is early-stage martial artist. With [Low] cultivating talent, one can become at least a martial artist, with a slim chance of becoming an [Elite] martial artist. With [Medium] cultivating talent, one can become at least an [Elite] martial artist, with a slim chance of becoming a [Great] martial artist.
Lin Hai base's [Great] martial artist is quite old and only has [Medium] cultivating talent.
"I should find a [Medium] cultivating talent to replicate, but I can't get near them." They might kill me if I accidentally ran into them. Even if a martial artist broke the rules and killed a regular person, they would only be fined a small sum of money. Especially with someone that has no background like me. Nobody would stand up for me. Therefore, I can't be reckless."
"There are 300,000 people on this base." My replication talent can only check the talent status of people within 3 meters. This distance is too short. It would be too slow if I checked each person's talent one by one. The most efficient method is to determine who has the fastest cultivating speed and then go check on his cultivating talent. I'll replicate it as long as it's [Medium] or higher. I don't believe there isn't anyone with a [Medium] cultivating talent here."
Martial disciples are assembled into academies. Lin Hai base is home to five excellent academies. These academies are open to anyone over the age of 15. Other than the Lin Hai First Academy, which only admits students with [Low] cultivating talent or some background, the other academies do not. You can enroll into them as long as you have money.
"The previous me wished for a [Low] cultivating talent to enroll into the First Academy. But now, even if I had a [Low] cultivating talent, I wouldn't go near it. The First Academy evaluates their student's talent. If people found out that my cultivating talent has risen after the test, I'll definitely be dismembered for research purposes."
Ye Tian sighed.
For the time being, he can only enroll in the other academies. In fact, it is important that he enrolls into an academy. He wouldn't be able to learn Body Forging Techniques otherwise. Vigor cannot be absorbed by a martial disciple. They can only forge their own bodies and gain 500kg of strength. Only then can they pursue a career as a martial artist.