[Would you like to keep the wheel turning?]
[Yes/No].
If he stopped, then everything he'd invested was lost.
So of course he continued!
[10 Yxa points subtracted].
[Remaining balance: 59 Yxa points].
[The talent wheel will turn again].
The arrow fell on the white zone, but gradually approached the green zone.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Unfortunately, it lacked a little impetus and remained in the white zone.
The system's merciless notification appeared again.
[White Talent received]
"NOOONNNNN!"
He, who had always been so calm until now, felt like banging his head against the wall!
He'd been waiting a month for this simulation, and now he was wasting all his hard-earned points from the last simulation he'd done!
[Contribution value is 4/10].
He breathed for a moment, and finally calmed down.
[Do you wish to continue spinning the wheel?]
[Yes/No.]
Adam looked at the floating text, expressionless.
"Of course I'll continue, I'm not a loser!"
[10 Yxa points subtracted]
[Remaining balance: 49 Yxa points]
[The wheel of talent will turn again].
But after a short while, the same notification sounded again.
[White talent received.]
[Rapid reading (white) - You can read a little faster than average, but your comprehension doesn't increase proportionally].
Adam burst out laughing nervously.
"What kind of shitty talent is this!?"
"Even the description says that by reading faster, comprehension doesn't increase!"
"So it's literally useless since you'll have to reread to understand a book, for example!"
[Contribution value is 5/10.]
His eyes were beginning to twinkle with frustration. He breathed harder, and a vein pulsed in his forehead.
[Do you wish to continue?]
Adam closed his eyes, and began to murmur a few words to himself.
"Okay, calm down Adam..."
"You've beaten the cancer, you're much stronger than that."
He began to breathe more gently.
Then he opened his eyes, and saw the usual floating text.
"No fuck I can't calm down!"
"I need at least one green talent!"
"Otherwise I'll go crazy!"
Adam was now inhabited by a growing madness.
"GO, Just one last time... ONE LAST TIME!"
[10 Yxa points subtracted]
[Remaining balance: 39 Yxa points]
[The wheel of talent spins again].
The wheel spun at incredible speed. Adam stared intently at the green, praying with all his might.
"Go... go... GO!!!"
The wheel slowed. White passed, then green...
"No!"
The arrow passed green and arrived at blue.
The problem was that after blue, it was still white!
Then the arrow continued to the end of the blue zone, seeming to hesitate and oscillate dangerously between blue and white.
Then it stopped.
Ding!
[Blue Talent received]
[Master of Jewels (blue) - Significantly increases the appearance of the Master of Jewels talent. If you have a noble family background, you will undoubtedly have the Jewel Master talent. The quality of your talent will be partly random and partly dependent on the quality of the talent of your progenitors and your bloodline].
A howl exploded from his throat.
"YES!!!" His red eyes blazed, and he raised his arms in triumph.
But just then, an authoritative voice rang out from the first floor.
"ADAM! What are you doing screaming like a lunatic?!"
He froze in place, his triumph instantly chilled by his mother's voice.
"Sorry, I had a nightmare!" he shouted in response, making up an excuse on the spot.
Despite this interruption, his smile persisted. He was euphoric. His blue talent was finally here, and worth every Yxa point spent.
[Contribution value is 6/10].
[Do you wish to continue?]
[Yes/No].
Adam was grinning broadly at this point.
"No, I don't want to continue playing."
As he said this, he felt a weight on his shoulders lighten.
"Damn it, this wheel has me completely matrixed."
[Detected that your highest-level talent is a blue-level talent and the corresponding slot is free.]
[Would you like to use the "Master of Jewels (blue)" talent as your first slot talent?]
[Namely, you can remove the talent and have it replaced by another whenever you like].
"Of course I do!" he immediately replied with glee!
According to the odds, he only had a 1-in-10 chance of getting a blue-level talent.
So, having spun the wheel 6 times, he was still profitable!
But the system didn't seem to perceive his host's joy, and continued with the simulation launch procedure.
[Opening the family context]
[Son of a Baron: 10 Yxa points].
[Son of a viscount: 100 points Yxa.]
[Son of a count: 1000 points Yxa.]
...
[Would you like to choose a family background?]
Adam nodded immediately.
Not to mention his brighter future and chances of unlocking successes, his talent depended greatly on his family background!
If he didn't choose one, he'd start out as a poor child and soon a slave.
And that wasn't the worst of it.
It was possible that, due to bad luck, he wouldn't have the talent of a jewel master!
If that really happened, he'd bite his fingers off in rage!
And even if he did, what would those slave masters do?
Maybe it was possible to directly subdue a slave by dominating his soul, who knows?
Since slave masters put slaves through talent tests, they must have some way of controlling them.
If that happened, then he really wouldn't have a future.
So, without hesitation, he chose the only family background he could afford.
"I choose [Son of a Baron]."
[Son of a Baron, selected.]
[10 Yxa points subtracted]
[Remaining balance: 29 Yxa points].
And finally, the last step before launching the simulation.
[Open simulation profile].
[Simulation profile N°1, Yxa world]
Strength: 17
Agility: 13
Endurance: 12
Comprehension : 1
Charisma: 1
Talent (first slot): Master of Jewels (blue)
"If I increase the strength to 18, I'll get 8 points, and if I want to increase it to 19 it'll be another 9 points, for a total of 17 Yxa points."
"And to increase it to 20 points would be another 10 Yxa points, for a total of 27 Yxa points."
Adam's eyes were bright as he continued to make mental calculations.
"With 20 points of strength, I'd definitely be superhuman, the only drawback is the fact that my weak points will also be visible from miles away..."
"But 13 and 12 points aren't bad, the average person is at 10 points."
"And on the assumption that it's better to be first in one area than second in many, let's continue on the original plan."
According to Adam, the runner-up was second because he wasn't as strong as the first.
But the first was first because there was no higher ranking. He was the strongest, so the difference between first and second could be huge.
"Add 3 points to the strength."
[27 Yxa points subtracted]
[3 points added to strength]
[Remaining balance: 2 Yxa points]
[Detected that the host is too poor to do anything else].
[Simulation started]