Chapter Eighteen: Innate Talents

  "...what needs to be reminded is that in the game, you absolutely cannot reveal your real-life identity. Every year, there are many newbies who can't keep their mouths shut, and after returning to the real world, they get found out by others, resulting in a pointless death, and sometimes even dragging down their family members."

  After being pointed out by Wen as a senior, Hu Shiming had a thorough understanding of the situation on the Internet. There was a lot of information that could be considered as the experience of seniors. If he didn't say it, he might need to explore for a long time to summarize it himself. For this, Hu Shiming was naturally grateful. But precisely because of this, he became even more puzzled.

  The matter of the war network, obviously only needs to use the assistant teacher's permission to issue a notice. These practical experiences are not worth actively delivering free of charge. The assistant teacher in front of him seems to be too good for himself.

  In the real world, there may indeed be such kind-hearted people. However, in the cruel Death Academy, it's unlikely to encounter such a kind senior.

  He always felt that the other party seemed to have another purpose and was absolutely not just because of his performance in the entrance examination.

  This didn't confuse him for too long.

  After finishing the matter of the war network, Ah Wen was originally going to get up and bid farewell. But he hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down again, looking into Hu Si Ming's eyes and asking: "There is one thing, I don't know whether I should ask or not..."

  This seemingly unexpected move, however, did not surprise Hu Si Ming, who had already vaguely sensed that something like this would happen. Facing the hesitant A Wen, he nodded and said straightforwardly: "Since senior is being so kind to me, just go ahead and say whatever you want."

  "Alright."

  He said so much about the War Web just for this sentence. He immediately asked, "Have you ever heard of the word 'talent'?"

  Talent!

  His words made Hu Siming's face change color. He subconsciously thought of the strange flame in his body that could not be assimilated by the three attribute laws during the physical examination.

  "I knew it!"

  Ah Wen had been secretly observing Hu Si Ming's expression, and seeing this, he couldn't help but confirm his own judgment: "Unexpectedly, among the twenty new students I brought, there really is one with a natural talent."

  His words quickly made Hu Siming understand the other party's true intention today, and it was likely that they were coming for his talent. Understanding this, Hu Siming couldn't help but ask: "During the physical examination, weren't all students isolated from each other by the Academy's Golden Light? How did Senior guess that I have a talent?"

  He didn't even deny it.

  Although that mysterious and unknown talent is definitely a person's greatest secret, since it has already been guessed by the senior, hiding it again would be meaningless and would only serve to alienate the relationship with the other party. Directly acknowledging it would definitely give Awen a good impression. After all, at this stage, Hu Siming needs to rely on others in many ways.

  "Two words for you: Time!"

  Seeing that Hu Si Ming didn't try to deceive himself, Ah Wen's face showed a satisfied expression as he explained: "Depending on the physical quality, the time it takes for new students to complete their physical examination also differs slightly. However, you were the last one in the whole class to finish your physical examination, taking almost a minute longer than others. If it was just three to five seconds, that would be a normal margin. But with such a big difference, there's only one possible explanation."

  "So it was."

  Hu Shiming nodded slightly, seeming to understand this small doubt.

  "I know you have a lot of questions to ask." Ah Wen looked at him and said calmly, "However, I'm not a gifted student myself, nor do I understand much about it. I can only answer some basic things for you."

  "I'm grateful for that too."

  Having obtained permission to ask questions, Hu Shiming thanked him and asked: "What is innate talent?"

  "A Wen thought for a moment and gave a somewhat vague definition: 'Innate, you can understand it as a special skill. Only this skill is unique and born with.'"

  "Are there many people with talent?"

  "As far as I know, it's the exact opposite. Out of a hundred students, maybe only one or two have talent. Because the abilities of those with talent vary greatly, they need to trigger and control them in battle themselves. Some more common talents are okay, but some rare ones, students may not even understand their true abilities after several years. And there are many talented students who don't grow up at all before dying or giving up. Those who can truly become powerful talents are absolutely one in ten thousand."

  "It sounds like it's going to be quite severe..."

  Hú Sī Míng suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of unease.

  Awen put away the envy on his face and said seriously, "It's not just what it sounds like, but it's actually very powerful. From what I know, some top-notch talents can even make the combat power of third-year and fourth-year seniors increase several times. Compared to ordinary students, they are born with an advantage."

  Hu Shiming nodded, but also felt a bit strange: "I was just an ordinary person before entering the academy, how did I suddenly have talent? It feels like it came out of nowhere."

  "Who said you're an ordinary person?"

  Awen shook his head, negating his words: "Those who can become students are all magically compatible physiques. Otherwise, the college wouldn't have pulled you in. However, the concentration of magic in the real world is too low, far inferior to this side of the college. So, although you are different from ordinary people, your daily life will not show any abnormal phenomena. Until being pulled into the college and undergoing physical attribute transformation, the talent hidden within you will truly emerge."

  "Thank you for your guidance, senior."

  After Ah Wen's popular science, Hu Si Ming had a great understanding of this mysterious thing called talent. However, what his own talent was, he still didn't quite understand. Before mastering it, there wasn't even an attribute panel on the school emblem. After hesitating for a few seconds, he asked: "What do I need to do to master my talent?"

  "It's very simple, just know what it is and then personally ignite it in battle once, and you'll naturally grasp it."

  It doesn't sound difficult indeed.

  But the question is, how can you know what it is!

  Should I tell him about the scene when I was granted my innate law? Maybe he can give me some reference. But, revealing such an important secret to a senior who has just known for one day, Hu Siming is a bit hesitant.

  It seems that he saw his hesitation, Awen deliberated for a moment and took the initiative to say: "When you discovered your talent in physical examination, you should have noticed some unusual phenomena. After many years of summary by senior students, it was found that these unusual phenomena generally had certain representative meanings. Knowing them often allows targeted triggering."

  "Can you give an example?"

  "For example, a black skull represents a curse-type talent; golden holy light is often related to healing; dark green smoke sometimes symbolizes poisonous fog; an iron sword represents attack, and a shield is related to defense and armor. There are also the most common elemental symbols such as ice, lightning, and fire. By combining these, you can basically understand the general category of talents. Of course, the specific talent abilities are actually vastly different, and you need to control them yourself."

  Flames, shield!

  Hu Sui Ming keenly picked up on the extraordinary symbol from Ah Wen's words, which represented his own innate gift. At first glance, it seemed to be related to flames and defensive abilities.

  Just knowing these is far from enough to determine the content of talent, and the rest has to be discovered by himself. However, even if you only know the connection and symbolism between the two, it's much stronger than Hu Si Ming's little bit of groping. Relying solely on him to discover it, who knows when it will happen?

  Thinking of this, Hu Siming felt even more grateful to Ah Wen. But soon, he also had doubts in his heart. In the entrance exam before, the teaching assistant's words proved that they were all first-year repeaters. Since they couldn't be promoted to the second year, it proved that Ah Wen was not very satisfactory among the seniors last year. How could someone like him understand so many things related to talent?

  If he was a talented student himself, it would be understandable, but he clearly isn't!

  Noticing this, Hu Shiming couldn't help but ask.

  "You can notice this point so quickly, great!"

  Awen quietly praised him, then changed the subject and revealed his true purpose for today: "The academy holds countless secrets and information. Relying solely on oneself to accumulate knowledge is limited. That's why the seniors formed a club. Not only can they help each other, but also share information to some extent. The things I know about talents were told by the seniors in the club."