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"G rank talent, Omni-Focus."

No sooner had Orion's rank been announced than the kids surrounding the stage burst into uncontrollable laughter.

"What the hell! A G rank talent is the most trash talent ever. I haven't heard of anyone with this talent until now."

"Damn, this is the first time our Horizon Academy has had someone awaken a G rank talent. That's really shameful for the academy."

"I've heard G rank talents are so rare that we hardly ever see one. Even people with the worst talents have at least F rank talents, but this guy awakened a G rank talent."

"Damn, this guy is really hell-bent on dragging Orion's name through the gutter. Orion Darkwood of the Three Domains is the strongest genius, so powerful he became the Dark Star of the Montreux Universe and ended up as the most wanted man. But the Orion of this world has the weakest talent ever. Polarity at its extreme."

"You're right. Even though people from the Three Domains can't have the same name in this simulation world, I had hoped, however small the chance, that this Orion might be Orion Darkwood. But that turned out to be completely wrong. This guy definitely can't be Orion Darkwood."

Commotion erupted from all the kids surrounding the stage, talking about Orion's G rank talent. They couldn't believe someone could awaken a talent of such low rank in this world.

'It seems I've used up all my luck in the Three Domains.'

Orion thought wryly, withdrawing his hand and walking back towards Jake. The soul of this world had ambition—to become the strongest being and end the war with other races—but it seemed those ambitions would forever remain as dreams, never becoming reality.

"Orion, don't worry. I'll carry you in the dungeons," Jake said, wrapping an arm around Orion, not letting him drown in despair. "Even with a low rank talent, you can still make waves in this world. I believe in you."

Orion nodded with a smile, but he wasn't fooled. When he looked back at Jake, he caught, for a split second, a face of utter disappointment.

Though Jake seemed to cheer him up, awakening such a low-ranked talent had clearly disappointed him.

After Orion's turn, the awakening ceremony continued for another hour until all the Horizon Academy students had awakened their talents. While many were excited, some felt their lives would be a disaster after awakening E and F rank talents.

"You are all dismissed," the old man on the stage said. "Tomorrow, you'll be taken to a place for a test dive. Be sure to attend the academy."

Chapter Stay:

All the kids began leaving the awakening area. Some held their heads high with pride, while others lowered theirs in shame.

Orion and Jake also walked home.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"By the way, why do people from the Three Domains give so much importance to this simulation world?" Orion asked Jake.

"It's because of the talent one possesses in the simulation world," Jake explained. "There's a clear gap in strength between someone at gold rank and platinum rank, and those at gold take too long to upgrade to platinum. The reason is the talent one has in the simulation world."

Jake added, "To upgrade to platinum rank in the Three Domains, you need to level up your character to level 30 in this simulation world. Without reaching level 30 here, you simply can't upgrade to platinum rank in the Three Domains."

He smiled, revealing the best part. "And when you do that, the talent you gain in this world gets added to your original talent in the Three Domains."

Orion's eyes widened. "You mean to say you'll have an additional talent if you reach level 30 here and upgrade to platinum rank in the Three Domains?" he asked eagerly.

Jake nodded. "Exactly, but it's not that simple. There's another, more serious reason for this."

Orion frowned. "What do you mean?"

"Think about it this way," Jake said. "If at platinum rank, you possess the talent of the simulation world, why would people come back to the simulation world when there are no more benefits? No matter how fun and realistic this world is, people in the Three Domains know it's just a simulation. After getting what they need, they wouldn't waste time here."

Jake's expression grew serious. "Yet, platinum rankers and those above seem to take this simulation even more seriously than those of us who need to level up to 30. It doesn't make sense for them to keep coming here once they've gotten what they want."

Orion nodded in understanding. Jake's suspicions made sense. The hype around Grimshore in the Three Domains was immense. If it only granted an extra talent, there wouldn't be much reason for people to keep coming. There had to be something more.

At that moment, Orion recalled what Isis had wanted from him. When he upgraded to silver rank, he unlocked memories Isis had sealed inside him, but at that time, he didn't understand why she wanted him to do that or how.

But now, things were starting to make sense.

She wanted three things from him.

The first was the easiest: level up to 100 as quickly as possible. The other two, she had only said he would understand when the time came.

'Level up to 100...'

Orion smiled wryly. If he had awakened a C or even a D rank talent, he might have a chance to level up quickly. But with a G rank talent, he felt hopeless.

'What even is this Omni-Focus talent?'

He opened his status. Just like in the Three Domains, one could view their stats, though it was slightly different here.

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{Profile}

[Name: Orion Stark]

[Talent: Omni-Focus (G)]

[Level: 1 - 0%]

[Code: None]

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{Stats}

[Strength: 5]

[Stamina: 5]

[Agility: 5]

[Constitution: 5]

[Perception: 5]

[Intelligence: 5]

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[HP: 20]

[MP: 20]

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{Skills}

[Active Skills: None]

[Passive Skills: None]

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