webnovel Chapter 485: Three Trials & Artificial Intelligence
Chapter 485: Three Trials & Artificial Intelligence
The College Examination did not take place at a random location within the Information World.
Instead, every city had its own Assessment Hub, where the assessment would take place every year.
When Liora opened her eyes again, she found herself in a vast, dark void.
Only three points of light existed, each coming from a device similar to the Awakening Stone she had seen during the Awakening Ceremony.
The only difference was their color. One was green, one was red, while the last one was golden.
Just as Liora was inspecting them, the space above her cracked.
Symbols and patterns materialized, fusing into the figure of a blue-haired woman.
Her blue eyes were empty, devoid of human emotions and any emotional fluctuations.
"Welcome, Awakener Liora Augustus.", the woman stated, her voice cold and mechanical.
"I’m the person responsible for today’s assessment. Please follow me.", she soon followed up, gesturing for her and walking towards the three glowing devices.
Liora did not argue, but followed her guidance.
Soon, the two stopped in front of the first device, the green stone with squirming patterns and symbols.
Seeing Liora’s gaze at it, a hidden mechanism within the woman appeared to have been activated.
"This year’s College Examination is divided into three parts. Or rather, three of your characteristics will be assessed. First, your talent and its potential.", she said, pointing at the green stone before moving her finger towards the red one.
"Second, your compatibility with Cosmic Energy. As for the last..."
Finally, she pointed at the golden stone.
"The Information World will assess your Spirituality. More precisely, it will assess the activity and potential of evolution of your genes. Together, these three assessments will directly determine your future.", she said.
Having said that, the woman did not speak any further. She calmly gestured for Liora to move forward, urging her to touch the first device.
Liora did not try to ask any questions. Seeing her cold demeanor and the lack of emotions in her voice, she deduced this woman was not a real human but an artificial intelligence, similar to the AI Assistant sent by her aunt.
Thus, she chose to follow her orders. Stepping forward, she placed her hand on the first device, causing it to activate nearly instantaneously.
Its power surged, washing over her physical vessel. It dug into her essence and focused on her genes, intending to inspect her true talent.
Clearly, the Human Federation would not simply believe the words of the students but would instead take precautions in case of forgery.
Liora sensed the many talents she had unknowingly accumulated begin to riot. They seemed bent on activating and showcasing their abilities to the outside world.
The Predation talent, in particular, appeared extremely active. Countless mouths emerged from Liora’s body and looked ready to surface onto her skin.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly.
Instantly, her soul space shook, and her World of Heart descended, locking onto her body and suppressing the phenomena.
Most of the talents immediately quieted down, unable to offer any resistance.
Only Predation struggled for a few moments. Thankfully, due to the large gap between the two power systems, it could only retreat unwillingly.
In the end, only one talent remained active.
A four-colored light flashed in Liora’s body, falling into the testing and disappearing.
The next moment, words appeared above it.
...
[SS-Rank Talent: ???]
[The Awakener possesses an extraordinary affinity to the four elements and can manipulate them with ease.]
...
"Huh? An unknown SS-Rank talent?", Liora heard an exclamation coming from behind her, obviously said by the blue-haired woman.
She didn’t give her any time to respond. She quickly followed it up:
"Have you decided the talent’s name? Also, do you wish to include it in the Information World’s database? Doing so will provide you with a certain number of contribution points."
Liora didn’t know if it was her illusion, but she noticed a trace of emotional fluctuation in the woman’s voice.
After thinking for a brief moment, she nodded her head.
"I call it Elemental Affinity. Just like the description says, it provides me with extraordinary control over the elements of fire, water, wind, and earth."
The moment her words fell, countless numbers flashed in the woman’s blue eyes.
The next instant, the information seemed to spread through the network, leaving the city and traveling to the entire Information World.
As a result, the words above the device changed accordingly: [SS-Rank Talent: Elemental Affinity]
"The contribution points have been sent to your personal bank account. Please continue with the rest of the assessment.", the woman’s voice grew cold again, pointing at the red stone next.
Liora nodded her head and approached it.
Reaching out with her hand, she placed her palm onto the device, allowing its power to inspect her physical vessel.
The reaction this time was not nearly as intense. Soon, a new message appeared above it.
[Cosmic Energy Compatibility: 100%. Efficiency: 100%]
"Hmm... An ordinary SS-Rank talent should have at most a compatibility of 70 to 80%.", the woman muttered.
"Do you possess some type of unique physique? Such a Compatibility reaches the level of an SSS-Rank talent. The same is true for the efficiency."
Despite her evident surprise, the woman did not ask Liora any questions. Instead, she pointed to the final device.
Perhaps because the previous results had attracted some attention, the emotions on the woman’s face had grown somewhat prominent.
Seeing Liora step near the last stone, she even took the initiative to offer a piece of advice.
"Among the three assessments, this one is the most important. Talents can be made up for, Cosmic Energy Compatibility can also be adjusted."
"It’s only your Spirituality that is extremely difficult to enhance. In a certain sense, the higher your Spirituality is, the higher your future achievements will be."
"Of course, Spirituality will increase as an Awakener advances further. One’s innate potential can only be judged at Rank 1. A Spirituality of 1 to 3 is inadequate, and an Awakener will be stuck at the lower ranks forever."
"A Spirituality of 4 to 7 is acceptable, and one can become eventually a leader in most planets. As for beyond that—"
Before she could finish that thought, the woman’s words were cut off abruptly.
Not because she suddenly grew disdainful of Liora but because the latter had already activated the device.
Following the flickering of numerous lights, the result soon appeared.
[Spirituality: 189]