Chapter 198: Talent Level Up (1)
Chapter 198: Talent Level Up (1)
SS-rank talents did not level up the same way as other talents or skills. SS-rank talents were not able to level up through training, instead needing external help.
On Planet Norma, talents were regarded as blessings from God, but SS-rank talents did not exist in that world. Now that Xiao Lin understood more about SS-rank talents, he only gained more and more questions, but no one could answer him. Just as the dean said, the only thing the dean could help him with was to make things easier. In the end, Xiao Lin still needed to figure things out himself.
What exactly were the goods that could level up the mysterious SS-rank talents?
Xiao Lin had that question in mind the entire way. When the student union president handed a diamond the size of a fist to him, his expression was fairly puzzled.
Indeed, it was a very colorful and glowing diamond; it sparkled brightly and there were no flaws on the surface. There seemed to be a water-like substance flowing within the diamond, and it looked really beautiful.
The question was, how was he supposed to use it?
Staring at the diamond, Xiao Lin was quite confused. It was drastically different from what he had imagined. He had thought it would be a type of potion or pill, but it turned out to be a diamond. Was he supposed to swallow it?
“How am I supposed to use this?” Xiao Lin asked the baby-faced student union president.
The president smiled nonchalantly. “I want to know as well. Alas, the dean had left for the New World two days ago. There is a lot to do in the colonial territories, and most of them are far more important than what happens here. The diamond is something he got a few lecturers to make, but the truth is even they don’t know what it is meant for, let alone how to use it.
“Normally, diamonds and jewels in Planet Norma are not just decorative goods. It might be something you need to wear, or maybe it’s a magical stone that needs to be enchanted onto a weapon?”
The president was very earnest, as if he was investigating a very important matter. Even if he did not know the reason for it, it was something the dean had personally asked for, so the president did his utmost.
However, it was a pity. No one could help Xiao Lin with this. The secret of the SS-rank talent meant Xiao Lin had to figure it out himself. Since the dean did not leave any other messages, it likely meant that even the dean did not know how to use it. After all, Xiao Lin was only one of three people in history who had ever possessed an SS-rank talent.
After thanking the president, Xiao Lin put the diamond in a box and headed back to the dormitory. He cancelled his plans for training today, and he spent the rest of the day staring at the diamond.
Even though the examinations were very close and the remaining time he had was very valuable, Xiao Lin was very clear that levelling up his talent was the most pressing task.
How was he supposed to use it?
Xiao Lin used all his brainpower, thinking up all sorts of ways. He wondered if the diamond was some sort of energy boosting accessory, and all he needed to do was train next to it, or maybe he really needed to eat it? He could not think of a solution, and almost sank his teeth into it.
The afternoon passed by just like that. Not only did Xiao Lin fail to make any progress, he had wasted half a day of training. Meditation training was much harder than Phantom Steps for any sort of swordsmanship training. His goal was originally to master as many useful spells as he could in a week, so wasting time like that caused him quite a bit of grief.
He was quite out of it even when he was having lunch. He even ignored Cheng Ming’s greeting and headed back. He puzzled over whether to train in the evening or continue torturing himself over how to use the diamond.
Suddenly, an idea popped into his head. Xiao Lin facepalmed as he cursed himself for being stupid. Since he did not know how to use the diamond, he should just ask someone who did. He definitely did not need to be wasting his time.
The dean definitely did not know how, and it was likely that no one in Dawn Academy knew as well. However, Lilith from the Judge Academy might know. The Demon Queen, who had already levelled up her talent before, definitely knew how to level it up.
As for whether or not Lilith would help him, Xiao Lin felt it would not be a problem. The world might call her the Demon Queen, but ever since their interactions in The Final Land, Xiao Lin found her to be a very straightforward person. Furthermore, he helped Lilith after they got back, and he felt that Lilith would not hesitate to repay that debt.
Lilith was smart, so as long as she thought about what happened in The Final Land, she should have reached the same conclusion as Captain Harry of the dragon-eagle knights.
The next problem was how he could contact Lilith. Xiao Lin definitely could not do the same thing as last time: return to Earth and head to New Washington from America. That would waste too much time, and after the house arrest, Xiao Lin swore he would never willingly set foot on that place again.
According to school rules, when the dean was not around, the student union president would handle all internal matters. That baby-faced president was quite friendly, and Xiao Lin had his number. However, it was not his private number, but rather the number to his office.
Even though he had just met the president earlier that day, the one who answered the call was not the president. An unfamiliar man was on the other side of the screen who called himself the head of recruitment. Xiao Lin had actually seen him before during the opening ceremony, but he did not remember at all. When he saw Xiao Lin, he gaped for a moment, but he did remember the new student who got an S-grade during the entrance examination. He exclaimed in surprise, “How do you have the contact number for this place?”
Xiao Lin answered strangely, “This is the number the president gave me. Is something wrong?”
The head of recruitment was taken aback, not knowing what to say. Xiao Lin did not know that he was quite flabbergasted. Not everyone had the right to have the contact number of the president’s office, just like how regular people on Earth could not just directly contact the city mayor. Otherwise, the president would be swarmed with calls every day.
Normal students, even the ones in the higher years, were only able to contact their monitors or the year heads. That was the basic rules set by Dawn Academy management.
Even the monitors or year leaders were not able to easily contact the student union president. At the most, they only had the right to contact the various department heads who would escalate the issue if needed.