" OH MY GOD . Why ís there a black and white rubik's cube floating in my soul sea ? Wait a minute is this my origin ability ? This is even worse than Pang Pengyou's nine storied pagoda ! Even a kitchen knife or at least any other thing would have been better , but a rubik's cube ? "
"At least with a kitchen knife I can still attack but what am I going to do with a rubik's cube play finger speed with people ?
Did I step into dog poop recently or why has my luck been exceptionally poor these days ?"
Muttering to himself while going to the bathroom for a shower,Dongfan Yue failed to notice the black streaks of lightning oddly similar to the one that struck him in the face the previous night crawling across the rubik's cube in his sea of consciousness .
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Origin ability users association,
Songhai branch,
Standing at the entrance of the Shongai branch origin ability association both Dongfan Yue and Pang Pengyou could not help but feel a sense of pride well up in them. The majestic aura radiating from the heavy stone gates was a source of pride for any ability users.
The words ' ORIGIN ABILITY ASSOCIATION ' boldly engraved on a gaint wooden plaque suspended above the heavy stone doors gave of a feeling of timelessness. Directly underneath the plaque was a holographic projection of seven stars arranged in a heptagonal design in honour of the seven pioneers of origin abilities during humanity's toughest time.
Taking a deep breath both Dongfan Yue and Pang Pengyou stepped into the association's building. Immediately upon entry a robotic assistant came towards them .
" Beebeep ,a splendid day to you fine sirs ,welcome to the origin ability association I am Carrington , how may I help you today ? "
As one of the latest models of the type 95 service line robots the ND-3000 was a testament to how advanced humanity's artificial intelligence was . Boasting a robust database in conjunction with a modular design the ND-3000, was truly a Jack of all trades master of all . It could perform exceptionally well in a broad range from the dangerous mines of new planets to a bartender at a cafe it's versatility was undeniable ,even the association employed them which went to show a lot as they didn't really fancy robots .
" Hear that Dongfan , the bot just called us fine sir's . Haha I knew it my handsomeness could never be hidden ."
Disinclined to reply to Pang Pengyou's fantastical indulgence ,Dongfan Yue asked the robot about where the registration for new ability users was being held .
" Following the third entrance by your left to the very end will bring you to the hall where the registration is taking place ."
" Alright then, thanks a lot Carrington, Pengyou let's go ."
" You're welcome ,it's my utmost pleasure to be of service ."
Following the instructions given by the service robot they soon arrived at the hall .
" Oh my ! Look at the crowd in here ,this is definitely more than double the amount of awakened ability users last year , seems like the failure rate has drastically reduced this year .
With a mildly suprised expression Dongfan Yue exclaimed .
Well he couldn't be really blamed as not everybody who received the awakening fluid would successfully become an ability user . Though the percentage was very low in the range of one or two percent , in a city like Songhai with a population of about twelve million plus individuals that amounted to roughly two - hundred and fifty thousand people !
The number might be small but when you con sider Earth and human colonies in other galaxies the number would gradually snowball into something way bigger .
Joining a queue that seemed shorter it didn't take long for the duo to have their data taken down .
" Name ? "
"Pang Pengyou"
" Materialized ability ? "
" A nine storied pagoda ."
" Hmmm ,it's been a while since we had anyone materialize a pagoda as their ability and a nine storied one at that ,alright go over there so that your energy readings can be taken . "
" Two hundred and fifty ankhs of origin soul energy not bad you're really close to the journeyman realm .NEXT ."
" Name ?"
" Dongfan Yue "
" Materialized ability ?"
" A Rubik's cube ."
" Now that's interesting ,I have seen dies as a materialized ability but this is my first time seeing a Rubik's cube . Alright you know the routine.
Standing in front of the testing machine Dongfan Yue punched the indentation with all his might and nothing happened ,there was no visible difference from last time.
"What ! how is it possible that my origin soul energy readings still stands at fourty ankhs ."
" Kid don't take it to heart it might just be a machine error , try again ."
Trying the second time the readings were still the same.
"Well it seems your soul energy is really pitifully low you still have a long way to go before becoming a journeyman . May be before the college resumption you will have reached a higher origin soul energy level . Stay strong kid ."
" Yeah , thanks"
" Alright then , NEXT"
" Hey Dongfan don't let that weigh you down , you know life is like a dumpling :only when you bite the dough can you experience the euphoria of the fillings ."
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" Or you can just take it that I didn't say a word ,hehe"
" Fatty Pengyou I really have an urge to kick your bum ."
Holding his butt Pengyou exclaimed :
" Hey I was just giving you advice , furthermore there's been no one who has an ability that's exceptional or a soul energy reading more than three hundred. "
Right at that moment a series of gasps were heard five hundred and nine ankhs of soul energy !