Pa!
A chubby guy with a round figure and a simple, honest smile on his face walked up to Lin Fan, familiarly patting him on the shoulder.
"This is tough. My Spiritual Energy attribute is D-level [Petrification], so I'm likely to awaken a skill-type career!"
"Lin Fan, if I remember correctly, your Spiritual Energy attribute seems to be E-level. Have you decided what career you're going to choose?"
The chubby guy's name is Zhao Dakai, with an honest and straightforward personality, sitting behind Lin Fan.
"I haven't decided yet. I'll see how it goes!"
Lin Fan kept his head down, saying nothing more.
"Uh..." Zhao Dakai was speechless, twitching his lips.
Could you even just see how it goes?
In the history of human career awakening, the level of an individual's Spiritual Energy attribute has long determined the category of the awakened career.
For instance, with D-level petrification energy, the best choice is to awaken a skill-type career.
Of course, if you don't believe in these, a lifestyle-type career is also quite possible.
In comparison, Lin Fan's awakened Spiritual Energy is even lower. Does this guy still dream of awakening a combat-type career?
How can that be? Unless you're the chosen one, it's absolutely impossible!
Seeing that Lin Fan wasn't keen on saying more, Zhao Dakai lost interest and happily ran off to chat with the girls nearby.
A moment later, the homeroom teacher led numerous students from Class Two onto the academy's sports field to conduct the awakening ceremony.
Boom!
A mage wearing a snow-white robe stood on the altar, exuding a terrifying pressure.
The next second, the mage, with a serious expression, chanted an incantation, slowly raising the magic wand in hand, accompanied by the eruption of immense magic power.
The engraved magic circle on the altar instantly lit up, with seven beams of different colors shooting skyward, emanating a formidable pressure.
Simultaneously, the mage took a step forward, speaking with authority.
"Next, the student whose name I call will step into the altar to conduct the career awakening ceremony!"
"The magic circle within the altar will detect the Spiritual Energy attribute within you, thereby deciding the first-stage career you will awaken!"
"First, Zhuge Hai!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuge Hai quickly stood out from the crowd, filled with a tense and anxious look on his face.
Then, under everyone's gaze, Zhuge Hai, with clenched fists and a face full of anticipation, stepped into the altar.
Boom!
As Zhuge Hai stepped into the altar, the magic circle within instantly lit up, and seven different colored beams covered Zhuge Hai, blooming with dazzling brilliance.
"It's starting, it's starting, what career do you think Zhuge Hai will awaken?"
"From what I understand, Zhuge Hai has decent talent in all aspects, and his awakened Spiritual Energy is also D-level. There's a sizable chance he might shift to a combat-type career!"
"I think so too, otherwise the academy wouldn't have chosen him to be the first student to awaken! He's definitely the face of the academy!"
As time passed, the magic circle atop the altar suddenly changed, and a red beam with a strong fiery aura spectacularly burst forth.
At the same time, a mysterious and radiant rune suddenly appeared above Zhuge Hai's head, enveloping him entirely, radiating a mystical glow.
"It's actually fire-element power. Could Zhuge Hai have awakened as a Fire Mage?"
"No... it's not a Fire Mage; the rune above his head is a Flame Rune, which... is the Artifact Refiner rune among the skill-type careers!"
As these words fell, everyone fell silent, with the tense expressions on their faces growing more intense.
In Class Four, Zhuge Hai was without a doubt a top student. Though unable to compete with the prodigies in the elite classes of the academy, he was an all-rounder, with D-level Spiritual Energy.
Even such a proficient student couldn't awaken a combat-type career, how could anyone hope to live?
While people around were lamenting, Zhuge Hai, fists clenched and eyes red, walked down from the altar silently, his face bereft of its usual confidence, shoulders drooping weakly.
The homeroom teacher of Class Four noticed this, hurried over to offer a few words of comfort.
Zhuge Hai was always the student he had seen as a promising seed, but he didn't expect him not to awaken a combat-type career either.
This twist of fate left him helpless, able to provide only verbal consolation.
As time slowly passed, most of the scholars at the academy completed their awakening ceremonies.
Some had bright smiles, others were downcast.
On the other side of the altar.
"Old Lin, how did the students from your class fare in awakening? How many are in combat careers?"
The homeroom teacher of Class One stood up, smiling at Class Two.
His surname was Chen, and the class he led was the academy's elite class.
"Only three!"
The homeroom teacher of Class Two spoke with a bit of frustration.
This guy was definitely here to brag!
"Just three? It seems your Class Two isn't doing so well this year. Our class has a total of six in combat careers! Old Lin, you need to step it up. The school leadership has high expectations for us!"
Mr. Chen squinted his eyes with some satisfaction.
The two had always found each other disagreeable in the academy, and with the chance to kick someone when they're down, he wasn't about to miss it.
Lin Fan also felt quite helpless; after all, the class that the other led was the academy's elite class, filled with top students. How could he possibly compete?
"Damn it!"
"If only my students could awaken hidden careers, I'd like to see how arrogant Chen Dahai can be then!"
Of course, this was just wishful thinking, as combat careers were extremely rare, let alone hidden careers within the combat category.
Thinking of this, Lin Fan couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.
"Next, Lin Fan from Class Two!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Zhao Dakai in the crowd perked up instantly, excitedly shouting.
"Teacher, look, Lin Fan is about to awaken!"
Lin Fan's Spiritual Energy was E-level, and Zhao Dakai's was D-level.
Comparatively, the latter's Spiritual Energy attribute was obviously stronger than Lin Fan's.
"Such a fuss!"
Seeing this, Lin Fan helplessly rubbed his forehead.
Due to Lin Fan and Zhao Dakai's low Spiritual Energy attributes, they were basically the invisible ones in the class, and he usually didn't bother paying too much attention to them.
At this moment, Lin Fan glanced at the altar, took a deep breath, and then stepped onto the altar.
As the seven beams of light enveloped him, a mechanical voice suddenly echoed in Lin Fan's mind.
"Ding! Detected career awakening energy, system activating..."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully binding with the Invincible Beast Control System, Beginner's Gift Pack automatically issued!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host on acquiring SSS-level Spiritual Energy attribute, Affinity with All Beasts!"