By 11 AM, Michael got home and took another shower, then he went to play some video game to relax. He played a FPS death match online. He was used to playing with his friends in the same server. Luke, one of his friend worriedly, told him an interesting piece of news through the game chat :
"Michael, Listen, don't go out to the gym from now on. The news is out that you are weak and got a weak talent. I don't know who, but someone recorded your tests in the gym this morning. They will challenge you, it's not worth it."
What he heard surprised him. But Michael still responded : "Thanks, Bro. I will take care of this. But don't worry, my talent is not as weak as they think. If they try something, it's not me who will end losing. I am good. Let's just play the game".
Michael smiled. He didn't have a lot of friend, but they were all sincere. Even thinking he had a bad talent, they didn't abandon him and were concerned about him. He had seen too many stories of people ending up alone and being forsaken because of their weak talents.
Luke, Thomas and Annabelle were his friends throughout the school years. Annabelle however one of his dearest friend had transferred school 3 years prior due to her parent's work schedule.
Despite what he told Luke, he wouldn't go take risks until he had enough strength. By tonight, he estimates that he would have enough TP (Talent Points) to increase his talent to S tier.
He just had to see what surprise his talent would bring him. Not to mention, he had the Lux Constitution bring him one free attribute today... 'Naaah, who am I kidding ? One free attribute won't make a difference.' He chuckled.
Anabelle angrily replied, "If they dare to even try something against you, I will take care of them. Don't worry, I awakened the C rank talent 'Dark Ranger Heart'. I will just have to go to the Argonaut Martial Gym with you and take care of anyone who tries something."
She was furious. Michael had been a childhood friend of hers. Even after leaving his school, they stayed in touch. She wouldn't let anything happen to him.
But what was a simple, innocent information exchange stunned them. 'C-rank talent' ? Luke and Thomas almost spat blood, their eyes growing teary. Truly, comparison brought suffering. A single sentence pierce their hearts into a thousand pieces. C rank represented 1% of the population. They only had F rank talent. 'Also, what do you mean you are angry? We would like you to get angry on our behalves too, okay?' they thought tearily. Annabelle was truly a school belle, managing to charm most of the class before leaving. They weren't immune to this charm.
Michael was delighted by the news of his friend however. C-rank talent meant that you were likely to be a strong C-rank individual in the future. The empire would strongly cultivate them.
Thinking of this, he sent her a private message. "Hope to see you in the Nirvana Program in the future. At least I will not be alone. Don't worry, my talent is not weak. It just appears weak at start and focus on development. I would be happy to see you at the gym. Let's meet there." He smiled.
Taking the time to discuss with her, they convened to meet each other the day after at morning.
Afterward he played till noon, ate with his family then went to learn his piloting lessons : some math, physiques, basic aerodynamics, weather principles, basic maneuvers and even regulations. He put himself close to a window where the sun could shine on him because of his Lux Constitution talent. It would give him maximum one stat point per day as long as he was illuminated by the sun.
At night, he went to watch one episode of one of his television series he liked, then when it was time for sleep went to connect himself to his capsule.
*Welcome to Stellarion*
A familiar welcoming message sounded and appeared. He reappeared in the beginner town Affron.
he focussed on the icon on the bottom right until the menu appeared on front of him. He selected status screen :
[Status Panel]
[Name : Michael]
[Name Tag : Restless]
[Age : 18]
[Race/Bloodline : Human]
[Physique : Normal]
[Coins : 12 bronze virtual coins]
[Class : Warrior apprentice]
[Subclass : (N/A)]
[Talents :
Talent blessing : B-rank Lux Constitution [+], EX-rank Infinite Talent Evolution
Professional talents : Beginner Swordsmanship lvl.3 ]
[Level : 2]
(Strength : 12.57) || (Constitution : 12.06)
(Speed : 8.46) || (Reaction : 8.67)
(Intelligence : 8.20) || (Wisdom : 8.12)]
[Skills : Dash(LVL 2), Power blow(LVL 2)]
He focussed on EX-rank Infinite Talent Evolution :
[EX-rank Infinite Talent Evolution]
[Effects :
(Give Talent Points (TP) to evolve Blessing talent)
(1 TP per seconds)
(Number of points to evolve a talent :
F-Rank to E: 1 TP
.....
A-Rank to S: 100,000 TP
S-Rank to SS: 1,000,000 TP
SS-Rank to SSS: 10,000,000 TP
SSS-Rank to [Unknown]: 100,000,000 TP)
(number of current TP : 99 512)
(You can use special resources to get more TPs).
Calculating the time. It would take him approximately 8 minutes to evolve his talent to S tier. From then on he would have to wait 10 days to evolve them to SS tier and approximately 110 days to SSS.
He also received 0.8 points from Lux Constitution, which he invested into strength, bringing it to 13.37. After looking at everything, he closed the status screen with satisfaction. He then proceeded outside to fight the mutated rabbits. The reason why he invested so heavily into strength was that it would allow him to kill the mutated rabbits faster, which would allow him to go into other hunting grounds. He would have to his invest his free attributes into other stats later, however. Everything in due time.
Going outside, he passed the two NPC guards guarding the entrance of the town and went outside. Michael once again started the grueling task of fighting the mutated rabbits. Compared to yesterday, it became noticeably easier to confront. From 6 minutes to fight one to 4 minutes. By the time he finished it, he had collected enough TP to evolve his talent. He once again chose a discreet place to upgrade. Opening his character panel, he focused on the [+] behind Lux Constitution.
*Are you sure you want to upgrade your B-grade talent Lux Constitution to S tier ?*
[YES] [NO]
He focused on [YES]
*Ding* *Congratulation, you have obtained the S rank talent Hex Nova Knight Constitution *
At the same time that the system notification appeared, he felt great pain throughout his whole body. Something inside him was trying to change. He had hit the ground as he couldn't support himself. The transformation he was undergoing was profound, down to his genes. His muscles were shaking and making him contort himself in all sort of positions. It took all he had to not scream, to relieve the pain. His eyes turned bloodshot and teary. Grinding his teeth, he almost passed out. What felt like an eternity took a full 5 minutes. At the end, he was breathing hard, trying to calm his raging heartbeat.
'A single transformation is harder than fighting a simple rabbit' Michael thought, smiling bitterly to himself.
Summoning his will, he opened the talent information.
[Hex Nova Knight Constitution (S-rank)] [+]
[+1 free attribute for every level up]
[Gain attribute points as long as you stay under the sun every day you will gain a maximum of 5 attributes per day for a maximum total of 5000]
[Gain Skills every stat threshold]
[Gained Nova Bloodline and Physique]
[+15% resistance to every element]
[+10% constitution while fighting under the sun]
Gaining some energy, he sat up. The information in the panel made him ecstatic. 5 free attributes point were equivalent to 1 level up. He would receive the equivalent of one level up every day if the conditions were optimal. Not to mention the bonus skills and the nova physique. He assumed the extra resistance to elements and the increase in constitution was due to the latter. Taking a deep breath, he tried his best to calm down. This was not the end of his evolution. In 10 days, he would have to see what his talent would evolve to. For now, he would take one day at a time.