Blue Star, Longxia Federation, Sea City Military Academy.
At the awakening ceremony site, bursts of brilliant light shone.
All new students at the Sea City Military Academy underwent career awakening today.
Fang Zhou stood in the queue, a calm gaze carrying a hint of anticipation.
Decades ago, the world changed, demons invaded, and humanity entered the .
Awaken to professions, master skills, advance in tiers, and enhance strength.
Fight various monsters on Blue Star and in the Mythical World to carve out a space for human survival.
Undoubtedly, the is the age of the Awakened Professionals.
However, professions vary in strength, and what profession one awakens to is unpredictable.
The students who awakened before Fang Zhou mostly became mainstream combat professionals like , , and .
Occasionally, some professions appeared, while supportive professions were even rarer.
"Fang Zhou, step forward, prepare to awaken!"
With an order from Instructor Lu Hu, Fang Zhou responded and stepped out.
The previously noisy queue quieted for a moment.
"I wonder what profession Fang Zhou will awaken to?"
"Judging by his temperament, I guess it will be !"
"I think so too! With looks like that, it would be a waste not to become a ."
A few youthful and lively female soldiers in the queue exchanged curious whispers.
Though they had just enrolled, Fang Zhou had already gained some fame in the company.
Orphaned son of a martyr, with excellent physical fitness and outstanding academic performance.
Most importantly, he had a face as handsome as a crowned jade and eyes as bright as stars.
Amid everyone's expectant gazes, the array activated, its light brilliant.
Suddenly, Fang Zhou felt a dizziness, and his perspective split in two.
One perspective stayed in the awakening array, while the other was on a desolate land filled with skeletons, under a Blood Moon's shroud.
What is going on?
Crunch.
Crunch.
A faint sound reached him, and Fang Zhou raised his hand.
In the second perspective, what appeared before him was clearly a yellowed and blackened skeleton.
Looking down the abrupt joints, Fang Zhou saw slender, firm arm bones, neatly arranged ribs, and a long shinbone.
He touched his head, smooth and round, pleasantly tactile.
An empty nasal bridge, neat white teeth, and hollow eye sockets burning with azure ghostfire.
This was a classic skeleton image.
"Awakening successful, attribute panel activated!"
Before Fang Zhou could be shocked, a transparent panel appeared in front of him.
[Name] Fang Zhou
[Profession] Undead Mage
[Tier] Apprentice·Lower
[Attributes] Strength 1, Constitution 1, Agility 1, Spirit 2
[State] Soul Split
[Equipment] None
[Skills] Summon Skeleton (Apprentice Level, Beginner)
[Clone] Skeleton
[Soul Power] 0
Undead Mage?
Skeleton Clone?
Attribute Panel?
After eighteen years of passing through, has the long-awaited golden finger finally arrived?
Fang Zhou maintained a calm exterior, but internally he was surging with emotion.
"Fang Zhou, spacing out? Come on out!"
Outside the array, Instructor Lu Hu's call interrupted his thoughts.
With everyone's eyes on him, Fang Zhou dared not think too much.
He slowly adapted to the split perspective, his steps somewhat unsteady as he walked out of the awakening array.
Seeing this, Lu Hu beside him seemed to misunderstand something.
He cleared his throat and said solemnly, "Fang Zhou, don't get discouraged!
The is temporarily the most, uh, most potential profession, but has great research value.
A man of ambition can achieve anything!
You might still carve out a path of your own!"
Fang Zhou was slightly taken aback, then understood the meaning behind the instructor's words.
In the short few decades' history of the Era of Myth, fewer than a hundred people have awakened to the Undead Mage profession among humans.
Thus, the Undead Mage is undoubtedly a rare profession.
According to the principle that the rarer something is, the greater its potential, this profession should have shone brightly, producing strong individuals.
But unfortunately, cultivating as an Undead Mage requires a sufficiently close connection to the Undead World.
Life and death are inherently opposed; as living humans, how can they understand the Undead World?
For decades, the most powerful Undead Mage has only reached Tier, with combat power far weaker than other same-tier professions.
The lack of a powerful predecessor to guide means no complete skill tree inheritance.
This is undoubtedly the greatest nightmare for beginners.
Hence, the Undead Mage consistently ranks as humanity's weakest profession.
However, Undead World?
Fang Zhou glanced at his Skeleton Clone and the death-laden Otherworld, suddenly having a bold guess.
Thinking this in his heart, he showed a look of loss on his face, saluted the instructor, and continued to walk shakily back to the queue.
The other students also looked at Fang Zhou regretfully.
Just a moment ago, Fang Zhou was full of vigor like a rising star.
And now, due to the profession he awakened to, he is doomed to be just a useless pretty face.
That feeling must not be pleasant.
They didn't disturb the "disheartened" Fang Zhou and continued to proceed with the awakening in an orderly manner.
Bouts of brilliant light shone, accompanied by cheers or sighs.
Soon, all one hundred students in the company successfully awakened.
Not a single failure!
Even Lu Hu, usually stern, couldn't help but look a bit pleased.
A 100% success rate in awakening is a remarkable achievement, even in the highly selective Sea City Military Academy.
Lu Hu glanced at the somewhat noisy queue and shouted, "All of you, attention!"
The students immediately stood in formation, and Lu Hu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Classmates, awakening is only the first step!
You are now just tender apprentices.
Upwards, Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Glory Champion, even the Legendary King's Crown are all beckoning to you.
I hope that today you are proud of your profession, and tomorrow the profession will be proud of you!
All for the Human Alliance!"
The students responded in unison: "All for the Human Alliance!"
"Good!" Lu Hu glanced at the "dispirited" Fang Zhou and continued: "Let me explain the upcoming arrangements.
First, everyone is awarded the rank, with F-level access, allowing you to receive two free Apprentice-level skill books from the Human Alliance Skill Library.
Second, later you will input the initial skills you awakened with into your personal terminal. If it's a new skill not recorded, you will receive generous contribution point rewards!
Third, a month later, the Sea City Military Academy will open the , to assess your practical combat level, and those who perform well will receive abundant rewards.
Understood?"
"Understood!"
"Good, now begin inputting skills."
Fang Zhou opened his personal terminal on his wrist and copied the skill into the Human Alliance Skill Library as prompted.