Matthew Atkinson
London
After the President stepped down.
A group of people in uniform hurried onto the stage and set up some equipment.
Matthew watched intently, discovering that the core of the equipment was actually a mysterious purple crystal.
When the purple crystal was charged with energy, it immediately emitted a beam of light, which then formed something resembling a spacetime wormhole in the void. It was a truly magical sight.
However, everyone present seemed accustomed to such sights.
The memories in his body told Matthew that the purple crystal was called "Sacred Crystal" by humans and was said to have fallen from Outer Space a hundred years ago.
And that spacetime wormhole was the passage into the "Holy Land".
Not far to the left, reporters from local television stations were adjusting their filming equipment. On the right were the leadership seats, occupied by many staff members from the admission offices of Supernatural Divisions of Universities.
As soon as a student was found to have obtained a good Supernatural Opportunity, the admission offices of these major universities would rush forward to snatch them up!
Once all preparations were complete, the journey to the Holy Land officially began.
The Vice Principal came onto the stage, holding a list. She spoke into the microphone: "We are starting with Class 3-1... Simon Carr!"
A male student came onto the stage.
He looked very nervous, his legs trembling, and he wasn't walking steadily.
The Vice Principal did not comfort or encourage him, but instead pointed at the entrance and urged, "Don't dawdle, hurry in!"
The male student, Simon Carr, gritted his teeth and stepped into the spacetime wormhole.
His figure immediately disappeared into the wormhole, and after just two seconds, reappeared, standing at the edge of the wormhole exit.
The Vice Principal saw Simon's empty hands and knew that his journey to the Holy Land had failed, and he had not obtained any Supernatural Opportunity.
"Alright, you can go down now. Go back and study hard for the college entrance exam!"
Simon left the stage dejectedly with a mournful face.
"Next, Alyssia Perry!"
A female student came onto the stage.
Although this female student appeared much calmer than Simon, the result was the same: she gained nothing and ultimately left the stage in tears.
It seemed that entering the Holy Land to seek supernatural opportunities truly depended entirely on luck, not individual performance.
"Next, Paul Moss..."
The Vice Principal was like an indifferent machine, continuously reading the names on the list.
The students whose names were called all nervously went onto the stage.
However, the probability of obtaining a Supernatural Opportunity was indeed very low.
Seven students in a row went in, and they all returned empty-handed.
The homeroom teacher of Class 3-1 had a dark expression.
Finally, after the eighth student came onto the stage, a change occurred.
This student named "Marco Burke" stayed in the Holy Land for a full five seconds, and when he came out, he had an extra crystal box in his hand, which faintly glowed.
Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes immediately widened, and the camera lens of the nearby television station also focused on Marco.
Even the Vice Principal's tone and demeanor changed.
"Student Burke, what did you get?"
Hearing the Vice Principal's question, Marco replied with a mournful face, "It's a Mutant Extraordinary Bloodline card with hedgehog abilities..."
As soon as he said this, everyone was greatly disappointed.
After more than a hundred years of research and observation, it was already known that the supernatural opportunities in the Holy Land were not all excellent; on the contrary, useless abilities accounted for the majority.
Whether it was Extraordinary Bloodlines or Devil Fruits, there were many useless abilities.
The Vice Principal immediately said, "A Mutant Bloodline with hedgehog abilities isn't very useful, and integrating it might not necessarily be a good thing. You need to think carefully... Next."
The student named Marco walked off the stage, holding the crystal box, and returned to the queue with a conflicted expression.
...
The testing proceeded quickly.
After all, each person entered the Holy Land and came out after a maximum of five seconds.
At this speed, it was estimated that all the thousand-plus high school students present could be tested in just two hours.
Class 3-1 did not perform well.
Out of the entire class of over a hundred students, only thirteen obtained supernatural opportunities, and among these thirteen, there was no excellent one.
The homeroom teacher in charge of Class 3-1 had a grim expression.
"Next, Class 3-2!"
The Vice Principal said this while turning a page on the list.
Hearing this, the students around Matthew were all invigorated, and Matthew himself also showed a look of anticipation.
They were the Class 3-2.
"Benjamin Doyle!"
As the Vice Principal's words fell, a young man who looked very energetic immediately stepped forward and walked onto the high platform.
When Benjamin came out of the Holy Land space, he had an extra crystal box in his hand.
This was a successful acquisition of a Supernatural Opportunity.
"Student Doyle, what did you get?" the Vice Principal quickly asked.
Chen Hang opened the crystal box and, showing the Devil Fruit placed inside, said with a face full of excitement, "It's a Zoan-type Devil Fruit, the Dog-Dog Fruit, Wolf Form!"
As soon as he said this, many exclamations immediately came from below the stage.
The homeroom teacher of Class 3-2, as well as some school leaders, all showed joyful expressions.
A hundred years of research was enough for humans to know which Devil Fruits had potential.
Among Zoan-type Devil Fruits, generally speaking, Devil Fruits in the form of fierce beasts were considered abilities with relatively outstanding potential!
"Very good!"
The Vice Principal on the stage showed a smile, and her speech became much more polite: "Student Doyle, you can go down and rest first! Next..."
After Benjamin came down from the stage, before he even returned to the queue, several university admission office staff rushed over to stop him and extended an olive branch to him.
Seeing this, the surrounding students all showed envious expressions.
"That kid Benjamin is really lucky!"
"This guy was already a top student. How can he still get such a good Devil Fruit? Life is truly unfair!"
"I just saw that even the Cambridge University admissions office went over, that's one of the top-five famous schools, I'm so envious..."
...
Benjamin Doyle's example was a good start for Class 2, and it significantly boosted the morale of the entire class.
However, the next dozen or so people all returned empty-handed, and as if cold water had been poured over their heads, everyone's unrealistic fantasies were instantly extinguished.
Only then did everyone realize that Benjamin was just an exception!
"...Next, Amy Barker!"
A beautiful girl with fair skin and a lovely appearance walked onto the stage, attracting the attention of many male students.
Behind Matthew, a classmate's voice came: "Hey! Matthew, your crush is up. Do you think she can get a Supernatural Opportunity?"
Hearing this, Matthew couldn't be bothered to respond to him.
The previous occupant of this body had indeed grown fond of this girl named Amy Barker, viewing her as his crush, and even secretly wrote her love letters...
But that was before; the current Matthew, at most, just thought this girl was indeed pretty.
Soon. The result was out, and Amy Barker gained nothing!!
Looking at her empty hands, the girl's pretty face turned pale, her eyes were red, and she seemed to find this result a bit difficult to accept.
Her pitiable appearance immediately made many simps below the stage feel heartache.
"Next!"
The Vice Principal seemed heartless, completely unconcerned that Amy was already crying, and continued to read from the list: "Matthew Atkinson!"
Hearing his name, Matthew's spirits lifted.
It was finally his turn.
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