Year 327 of the Revival Era, Underground City No. 934.
"City Lord Chris, look at these young people."
Tax officer Lewis played with his pocket watch and stood on the high platform, looking down at the thousands of pre-awakeners below. "Look at their excited faces. I wonder how many will awaken as combat classes."
Chris's mouth curved a little, and he looked at the boy in the corner with his eyes closed. "I can bet you one hundred federal credits that Victor will become a great Federation fighter."
At this moment, Victor still didn't know he had already caught the eye of the two most powerful people in the underground city.
Right now he was leaning on a cold metal wall, quietly waiting to awaken his class.
Eighteen years ago, he came here with the memories of his past life on Blue Star.
A very magical world, a world full of danger.
Here, humans had a special ability: at eighteen, they awakened a class and got the matching skills!
But after luck came misfortune
Humans were no longer the rulers of this world, but were driven out and slaughtered by beasts, and in the end had to flee underground like a bunch of poor wretches.
Because of this, the tens of billions of humans in the Federation never stop hoping for the revival of the human race and a return to the surface.
Under this trend, combat classes naturally became the most wanted.
"Hi, Victor."
Victor, who was resting with his eyes closed, was softly called awake by a woman, and he opened his eyes and saw a woman in a white dress.
Behind her stood three men in black robes, and on the chest of their clothes was a flame emblem
"Bonfire Society?" Victor said who they were and asked lazily, "What do you want with me?"
The Bonfire Society was an independent group in the Federation, known as the most radical group in the Federation
"We want to invite you to join the Bonfire Society, and you will get special treatment like an A rank combat member."
As the woman spoke, she pulled out a piece of parchment like a magic trick. "As long as you sign, you'll be one of us in the Bonfire Society."
Victor gave a small laugh and waved his hand. "I haven't even awakened a class yet. Aren't you a bit in a rush?"
"For a genius like you, how can we not hurry?" The woman wasn't in a rush and kept smiling as she explained.
"Let's talk after I awaken a class." Victor stood up, stretched lazily, and smiled.
"Okay." The woman didn't push it and quietly watched Victor leave.
A man in black behind the woman complained, "saintess, he's too arrogant. Who does he think he is?"
"It's fine. A genius has the right to be proud." The woman looked at Victor heading to the awakening and smiled. "Let's see what class he can awaken."
Soon, the awakening ceremony officially started.
"Aisen, awakened class: Farmer, skill: Timely Wind and Rain."
"Louis, awakened class: Blacksmith, skill: Tempered a Thousand Times."
"Kray, awakened class: Swordsman, skill: Quick Slash."
The vice commander of the Holy Knights' Order, Kane, spoke in a rather cold voice that kept echoing through the venue, with a trace of disappointment mixed in.
The awakening ceremony had gone on for half a day, and they'd only gotten one combat-class Awakened-and it was just the most average Swordsman.
"Next, Odin!"
Kane took a deep breath and called the name with a fire in his chest.
Odin was at the bottom of this batch of students, the shame of their underground city.
The skinny Odin walked up. His eyes didn't show any fear-if anything, they were full of resolve.
"Hurry up, stop dawdling!" Kane urged impatiently.
Odin snorted, stepped forward, and put his hand on the magic stone.
Soon, the stone burst into golden light. Kane stared at the words on it, eyes going wide.
After a long moment, he finally announced the result, voice trembling, "Odin, awakened class: Necromancer. Awakened skill: Soul Hook!"
As Kane's words fell, the whole place exploded.
Even Victor looked a bit surprised at the smug Odin up on stage.
Odin had always been dead last before. No one expected him to awaken a rare class like Necromancer.
You have to know, a rare class like Necromancer is a real hot commodity in the Federation.
Necromancers can summon the dead to fight for them-top-tier in the summoner line.
"Good, good!" Up on the platform, City Lord Chris clapped excitedly and cheered.
He had only pinned his hopes on Victor before. He didn't expect this no-name Odin to give him such a surprise.
Thinking that, Chris felt great.
With Odin and Victor both showing up as talents in this awakening, reporting to the Federation would surely mean another big merit for him.
"Next, Victor!" Kane barely calmed his shock and called Victor's name.
In an instant, everyone's eyes locked onto Victor's face-full of expectation and excitement.
Odin had just given them a huge shock.
They had reason to believe Victor would awaken a class no weaker than that.
Victor's face stayed calm. He walked onto the stage and happened to meet Odin coming down.
Odin's lips curled. He whispered to Victor, "Victor, you probably never paid attention to a small fry like me before, huh?"
Victor glanced at him and didn't say anything.
For someone like Odin, an overnight success, it was better to keep a respectful distance.
Seeing that, Odin flushed with anger and shame. Throwing face aside, he gritted his teeth and said, "Just wait. You better pray you awaken a class not weaker than mine!"
Victor still ignored him. He walked onto the stage and, under Kane's expectant gaze, slowly placed his hand on the crystal ball.
With a faint blue glow, Kane rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
"Test it... test it again!" he gritted out in a low voice to Victor.
Victor was a bit puzzled but nodded and placed his hand on it again.
Another blue light flashed. Kane was bitterly disappointed. After a moment of silence, he sighed, "Victor, awakened class: Knight. Awakened skill: Dash."
In an instant, the whole venue fell silent.
After a while, amid Odin's unrestrained laughter, the crowd finally began to chatter.
Although Victor had awakened a combat class, Knight... was just too ordinary.
Not a Holy Light Knight or a Death Knight-just the most ordinary Knight.
"It's okay, kid. Train hard. I'll be waiting for you in the Knights' Order." Kane looked at the dazed Victor and spoke softly to comfort him.
But he didn't know that Victor wasn't dejected because his class was mediocre.
What shocked him was the voice he had just heard in his mind.
[Congratulations on awakening the supreme talent: The Chosen One!]
[Talent effect: You gain one skill point per second.]