"What is going on?"
Ye Tian was at a loss. At first glance, he thought it was an illusion, but he was sure it was real.
The data displayed in his retina was real, not a hallucination.
"Golden Finger? No, maybe this is my hidden Talent!"
Ye Tian thought deeply.
Ye Yu was only thirteen and not of training age, but Cultivation Talent existed from birth, so it was normal for Ye Yu to have it. As for Ice Talent, it was a Talent beyond Cultivation Talent, very rare—one in ten thousand. If awakened in the future, it could easily crush opponents of the same level and even fight beyond level.
"It is said that after becoming a Martial Artist and absorbing Yuan Qi, hidden Talents gradually awaken, but few have other Talents. I didn't expect my sister to have the rare Ice Talent."
"But is my Talent really just seeing others' Talents?"
Ye Tian felt his Talent was not so simple.
Soon, he tested something.
When he touched his sister, he saw a 'copyable' sign after her Lesser-grade Cultivation Talent in the virtual display.
That meant he could copy his sister's Lesser-grade Cultivation Talent.
But since Ice Talent was unawakened, Ye Tian could not copy it.
"Copy it?"
Faced with this choice, Ye Tian naturally said yes.
Lesser-grade Talent was better than his Weak-grade Talent but still trash, so copying it wouldn't help much.
After sending his sister away, Ye Tian stayed alone in the room to examine his Talent.
"If I can see my sister's Talent, I should be able to see my own, right?" Ye Tian thought.
So he focused on himself.
Soon, his retina showed his Talent.
Human: Ye Tian
Cultivation Talent: Weak-grade
A very simple Talent status. This showed that besides Weak-grade Cultivation Talent, Ye Tian had no other hidden Talents—in this era's terms, he was a standard failure, only slightly better than an ordinary person without any Talent.
"Now that I understand the basic situation, this mysterious ability must be the strange Talent that caused my body to explode and die, which traveled with me through time. This Talent should be called Copying Talent, capable of copying others' Talents. Whether it replaces my own Talent or fuses with it needs to be tested. Also, copying requires touching others, which is inconvenient, but maybe that will change in the future!"
After figuring this out, Ye Tian had a plan—to copy a genius's Cultivation Talent, because with his Weak-grade Talent, he could never become a Martial Artist in his lifetime.
Without becoming a Martial Artist, life would be very difficult.
Ye Tian's parents had died a year ago at the hands of Ferocious Beasts. Now only he and his sister remained in the family, a common situation for many families. Humanity was still struggling to survive, with deaths happening all the time, and many families broken.
Ye Tian currently lived in a small base called Seaside Base, with about 300,000 people, including around one thousand Martial Artists, who had privileges ordinary people didn't.
Ye Tian's deceased parents were Martial Artists, but died on a mission in the wild. Even so, the base gave some compensation to the family, such as subsidies until the child was fifteen to support their life.
But after fifteen, subsidies stopped.
Ye Tian had just turned fifteen and lost the subsidy; only his sister Ye Yu still received it, but barely enough to support one person.
Both were young and had no way to earn money, so to save expenses, they had quit school early.
In Seaside Base, children could attend school from nine to fifteen years old, but the traditional elementary, middle, and high schools no longer existed.
School focused on language, math, and knowledge about Ferocious Beasts. Ye Tian and Ye Yu had learned enough, so quitting school did not affect them much.
"Parents left some inheritance, not much but enough to live for a few years. But in the future, without becoming a Martial Artist, I'd have to work for others."
Work?
Impossible. He would never work in this life.
Becoming a Martial Artist was the only way out in this era!
"I'll go out for a walk!"
After deciding, Ye Tian told his sister to stay home and went out alone.
On the street, bustling with people—mostly ordinary people, some Martial Apprentices, and only a few Martial Artists.
These Martial Artists radiated powerful aura; approaching them made breathing tense.
Lesser-grade Talent!
Lesser-grade Talent!
Weak-grade Talent!
Lesser-grade Talent!
…
Ye Tian walked around and saw most people had Weak-grade or Lesser-grade Talent. He saw very few with Basic-grade Talent, mostly only on some Martial Artists.
"Looks like Basic-grade talent is considered quite good in Seaside Base."
Ye Tian frowned.
But it made sense—Seaside Base was a small base, and its strongest was said to be only a Great Martial Artist. Lesser-grade Talent reaching its limit meant early Martial Artist stage, Basic-grade Talent guaranteed Martial Artist status with some hope to become Elite Martial Artist, and Intermediate-grade Talent guaranteed Elite Martial Artist with some hope to become Great Martial Artist.
The Great Martial Artist in Seaside Base was quite old, probably with Intermediate-grade Talent.
"Intermediate-grade Talent… at least I want to find an Intermediate-grade Talent to copy. I can't get close to Martial Artists—if I accidentally touch them, they might kill me. Even if Martial Artists kill ordinary people, it only violates base rules and at worst gets fined, nothing serious. Especially someone like me with no background; no one would defend me. So I can't risk copying Martial Artists' Talent!"
"The base has 300,000 people, and my Copying Talent only works within three meters. That's too short a distance. Checking each person's Talent one by one is too slow. The best way is to find someone reliable, ask who is progressing fast among Martial Apprentices, and check their Talent. If it's Intermediate-grade or above, I'll copy it. I don't believe a big place like Seaside Base has no one with Intermediate-grade Talent."
Martial Apprentices were mostly concentrated in five academies. Anyone fifteen or older could attend these academies. Except the Seaside First Academy, which required Basic-grade Talent or connections, the others had no requirements—just pay and join.
"The previous owner wanted a Basic-grade Talent to enter the First Academy, but even with Basic-grade Talent, I wouldn't dare go there. The First Academy tests Talent. If others learn your talent and it gets stronger, you'd definitely be studied and dissected."
Ye Tian sighed.
Now, he had to settle for other academies.
Actually, he had to attend an academy, otherwise he couldn't learn Body Tempering Method. Martial Apprentices could not absorb Yuan Qi and could only train Body Tempering Method to temper their bodies, gaining thousand-pound strength to become Martial Artists.
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