Shortly after Liam was bathed in the grayish-white pillar of light, he felt something visceral awakening within him, followed by profound enlightenment. Moments later, the pillar of light settled down, and the results of his awakening were displayed on the scroll-like projection.
Enlightened Talent: Weapon Adept
Talent Assessment: Able to wield any weapon of choice with extraordinary proficiency. Increases comprehension of all weapons to achieve the ultimate sublime state of cutting and piercing through all things regardless of their form or nature.
Talent Potential: 6 ~ 8
The whole crowd immediately erupted into an uproar of discussion when they saw the result displayed on the huge scroll-like projection.
"Oh my god! The famous Weapon Adept talent! This is a high-end talent every combatant risking their lives on the front lines dreams of having!"
"That guy doesn't look like he's from a prominent family, but he has such talent? How lucky he is! I wish I'd have his luck when it's my turn!"
"Who cares if he has no family background? With his extraordinary grade talent potential, there's no way he won't get recruited to join the South Stronghold's Chaotic Monsters Extermination Organization right after attending the South Main City's Exterminator Academy!"
"Yeah! Now that he has awakened to an extraordinary grade talent potential, there's no need for him to stay in our Edge City anymore!"
"I heard that only those with Grade 3 and above potential talents will get the chance to attend South Main City's Exterminator Academy for free! He's definitely qualified for that benefit! As for those with low-grade talents, they'd have to pay for the tuition to be trained!"
Meanwhile, with a gloating expression, Liam walked down the stairs leading to the platform as the other kids naturally made way for him. The smug look on his face only intensified as he walked down the aisle made by the group of people.
Liam could feel their piercing and envious gazes on him, but he didn't care about them. Instead, he confidently walked away, and moments later, he was only a few steps away from Silvia and Cyril.
At this time, Silvia immediately rushed forward, grabbed his hand, and excitedly asked: "Liam! How do you feel now that you've awakened your talent? Have you gotten stronger?"
Liam smiled and proudly answered: "Not much has changed, but I feel like my whole body is filled with energy, and my comprehension of weapons seems to have increased tremendously."
"Really? That sounded amazing! Let me see!"
With a smile on her face, Silvia curiously examined Liam from head to toe, searching for any visible changes in his body. However, she was left disappointed when she couldn't find anything different about him.
Moments later, Silvia recalled something she had overheard once and suddenly said: "I heard that there are countless expert combatants guarding the South Stronghold's Main City, making it more secure. Moreover, the buildings and living conditions over there are more luxurious than in our Edge City! I hope we can all awaken powerful talents so that we could go to the Main City together!"
"Don't worry, Silvia! With your innate strength, there's no doubt in my mind that you'll awaken an extraordinary grade talent!"
Liam reassured her with a smile, noticing the yearning look on her face.
After awakening his talent, Liam became more lively, as if a huge burden had been lifted off his shoulders or he had been given a new lease on life. His cold and edgy demeanor was nowhere to be seen at this moment.
Cyril calmly observed him briefly and could vaguely understand his feelings. The stronger Liam's enlightened talent and potential, the greater his potential strength would become in the future, and more importantly, he would eventually be able to protect Silvia with his own strength.
At least that was the impression Liam was giving off when Cyril observed him. Furthermore, with his extraordinary grade talent awakening, Liam was able to prove once again that he had what it took to protect Silvia.
As for Cyril's talent awakening, Liam probably didn't believe he would awaken anything useful, as he wasn't born with a strong and healthy physique like Liam and Silvia. Aside from being a bookworm, Cyril didn't have any discernible or noteworthy talent worth mentioning. As a result, he wasn't even worthy as a rival, nor was he much of an obstacle.
Even though Cyril had consistently told Liam that he never had feelings for Silvia, Liam didn't believe him and insisted on their meaningless rivalry, ruining and complicating their budding friendship in the process.
While Cyril was lost in thought, Liam had been talking to Silvia with a bright smile on his face, passionately describing the effect of his enlightened talent to her.
At the same time, the dignified and aloof old man supervising the awakening ceremony had called on another participant, who had already taken their test and was walking down the platform with his head down. It was a young boy who appeared to be 15 or 16 years old.
The young boy's result showed that he had an initial talent potential of Grade 2 and a final talent potential of Grade 3. The name of his talent was called Mental Boost, which allowed him to increase his brain activity and concentration for a certain amount of time.
Without a doubt, the effect of the young boy's talent was auxiliary-oriented. At most, the talent he awakened could aid in scientific research. In other words, it was not suitable for combat.
The young boy was dejected by his talent result. He had hoped for at least a combat-oriented talent, but not only did he not receive one, he instead awakened a trash auxiliary-oriented talent. He had trained his body under the tutelage of a great master all these years for nothing.
After the hapless young boy's awakening, it was time for the next participant. It was a young girl who eventually received an initial talent potential of Grade 1 and a final talent potential of Grade 4 after her awakening ceremony.
The name of the young girl's talent was Body Enchantment, a unique talent that allowed her to enchant her body or others' bodies to achieve any effect she desired. It could be used to deceive the senses of others, whether to fool the enemy or draw their attention to her.
Body Enchantment was considered a support-oriented talent rather than an auxiliary-oriented talent, as she could act as bait during battles. The difference between the two lies in versatility.
The auxiliary-oriented talent mainly assists the user of the talent and no one else, while the support-oriented talent is useful not only to the user but also to a team or comrades during battles. However, it was risky to rely on this talent without trustworthy comrades. After all, relying on her talent without trustworthy comrades was very risky.
Some of the audience easily discerned the pros and cons of her unique talent and commented that she would only die young if she solely relied on her unique talent or if she didn't have trustworthy allies.
A few other participants' names were called, and they all underwent their awakening ceremony and awakened their talents. So far, the highest-grade talent was still remained to be Liam's talent. Everyone else had Grade 1 to Grade 3 talents, with occasional Grade 4 talents.
At this point, several hours had passed since the commencement of the awakening ceremony, and the dignified and aloof old man called upon the next participant.
"Silvia!"