"Please students, line up properly, no cutting in line!"
Ahead, a slightly plump female teacher shouted loudly,
"Don't rush, one by one!"
Lin Yu silently joined the queue, watching student after student in front of him place their hands on a white stone slab under the teacher's guidance.
Then, the white stone slab emitted a dazzling light. After the light faded, lines of text appeared on the slab.
These texts represented the students' talents and levels.
"Li Zong, talent: Body Enhancement, D-class."
"Wang Long, talent: Flame Manipulation, C-class."
"........"
The teacher's voice rang out, and each student's talent reached everyone's ears.
Some had high talents, some had low talents.
Those with high talents were ecstatic, while those with low talents looked ashen!
In the crowd, a young man with a clear face, who was usually solemn and absent-minded, seemed detached from this world.
His name was Lin Yu, and he had transmigrated to this world three days ago.
Then, he had absorbed the memories of his past self.
The past self's life was quite tragic. Abandoned by his biological parents when he was very young, he grew up in an orphanage.
He had always been alone, with almost no friends, which also contributed to his solitary and unsmiling personality.
Three days ago, the past self had accidentally died, and he had transmigrated, taking over this body.
From the memories of his past self, he learned that this was a world of extraordinary beings called Blue Star.
Hundreds of years ago, various realms invaded, and a storm that swept across the entire solar system caused the planet to grow a thousand times larger.
Creatures rapidly evolved, mastering countless unbelievable abilities.
As for humanity, after hundreds of years of development, every citizen could awaken their talent through the Awakening Altar at the age of eighteen.
Combat power was divided into nine tiers, and it was rumored that above the ninth tier lay the domain of gods.
Talents were also divided into nine tiers, from the lowest F-class to the highest SSS-class.
Humans could enhance their combat power through meditation. Combat power, from low to high, had nine tiers, called the Nine Transformations.
The first tier was the lowest, and the ninth tier was the highest.
Different talent levels also led to different cultivation speeds.
The cultivation speed of SSS-class and F-class was like the difference between heaven and earth, incomparable.
Therefore, the level of talent often determined a person's future combat power.
It was precisely because of these innate abilities that humans had survived and proliferated in the face of interdimensional invasions, guarding human territory.
"Lin Yu, it's your turn!"
Without realizing it, Lin Yu had reached the front. The female teacher said expressionlessly.
"Place your hand on the altar, clear your mind, don't overthink," the teacher instructed.
Lin Yu did as he was told, placing his hand on the altar. It felt cool, but his palm began to feel warm.
Before he could sense anything, an anomaly occurred.
Suddenly, he felt his consciousness blur, and a dazzling white light filled his vision.
Before he could examine it closely, he heard the female teacher's voice beside him.
"Alright, you can take your hand away now."
Lin Yu complied, removed his palm, and an line of text appeared on the altar, showing Lin Yu's talent.
"Lin Yu, talent: Clone, B-class."
Cloning was his talent, but seeing it as a B-class talent, he felt a pang of disappointment.
"Thank you, teacher!" Lin Yu bowed to the teacher as usual.
"Alright, you can go, don't hold up the students behind you." The teacher pointed behind him, "Next one, get ready!"
Lin Yu heard this and quickly retreated to the side.
Turning back, he saw the female teacher repeating the same words.
From time to time, he could still hear the teacher's emotionless announcements.
Suddenly, time seemed to stop for a moment, followed by her sharp intake of breath.
"Zhao Ke, talent: Thunder Emperor's Descent, SS-class!"
With this declaration, the entire venue erupted.
Countless people looked at the ice-faced girl with astonishment.
At this moment, she had become the center of the world, with countless eyes looking at her with admiration or fawning glances.
Even the teacher nodded with satisfaction, smiling for the first time.
"An SS-class talent, this must be the only one in our entire Third High School."
"As expected of the class beauty, beautiful and talented!"
"It's a shame I only awakened an A-class talent, otherwise, I'd at least try to become sworn siblings with the class beauty."
"Give it a rest, with your looks, what right do you have to become sworn siblings with the class beauty? The class beauty is the moon in the sky, you can only worship her, understand?"
"Pah! Sycophant~"
"........"
The female teacher's face lit up with joy, nodding with satisfaction.
This was the first student with an SS-class talent she had taught in her ten years of teaching.
Her bonus was secured, and her reputation would soar.
In her eyes, Zhao Ke was now a shining treasure!
"Alright, no need to make a fuss."
"Zhao Ke, you can go down for now, I'll call you later."
"Next one, get ready!"
Zhao Ke's performance had completely ignited the entire venue.
With her as a precedent, everyone held even greater expectations for the talents of the subsequent students.
However, the highest talent among the students after Zhao Ke was only B-class, which greatly disappointed everyone.
Lin Yu's small heart also felt a significant blow.
He returned to his seat and looked from afar at Zhao Ke, who was the center of everyone's attention, feeling immense envy.
If only that person were him, how wonderful would that be?
An SS-class talent meant a guaranteed admission to one of the top ten universities. As long as he didn't die, he would undoubtedly become a powerful figure.
As for his mere B-class talent, at best, he could only be a squad leader or a primary school teacher.
While his talent wasn't weak, it was far from comparable to hers.
With his current combat power, which was less than Tier 1, he could at most summon a clone.
Moreover, the clone could only inherit 10% of his combat power.
No wonder such a miraculous ability as cloning was only evaluated as a B-class talent.
It was neither satisfying nor worth discarding.
Just then, a devoid-of-emotion voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
"Ding, Infinite Upgrade System bound successfully."
"Detected talent skill: Clone. Locked onto talent: Clone."
Lin Yu froze, then was immediately overjoyed.
This was it - the essential cheat for a transmigrator had arrived!
Although the delivery was a bit slow, taking a full three days!
Ancient people didn't deceive me; the spirit of a transmigrator is indeed formidable.
With a cheat, what is there to fear from low talent?
"Ding, System initiated for the first time, presenting the host with a beginner's gift pack. Would you like to claim it?"
"Claim!" Lin Yu thought without hesitation.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining one talent upgrade opportunity. Would you like to upgrade the talent Clone?"
"System, how do I obtain upgrade opportunities?"
"The host can earn upgrade points by defeating enemies. When a '+' appears next to a talent on the panel, the talent can be upgraded."
"Upgrade talent Clone!"
"Ding, upgrade successful!"