I Want to Become the Effort King!

To reduce the number of panel entries, this book will not include character health or defense values on the panels. Traditional magic attacks—fire, ice, lightning, and so on—will still count as Magic Attack, but their effects will deal physical damage. Mental attacks will be calculated separately.

Linhai City.

The Awakening Ceremony was being held in the grand auditorium of Third High School.

The hall was packed with people, and every student about to come of age wore expressions of nervousness and anticipation.

On the stage, the Principal was delivering an impassioned speech, his spit flying everywhere.

"Students, today is the day that will determine your future destinies!"

"Class Change will grant you extraordinary power, giving you the chance to rise above others and become heroes who protect our city!"

Beside the Principal stood a middle-aged man with a steady presence.

His name was Shi Wei, an A-rank Professioner, a level sixty Shield Mountain Warrior, and the Captain of the Linhai City Defense Brigade.

He was one of the strongest people in this small city.

He had come today to prevent anyone from causing trouble, and also to take a look at the two Seed Players.

Especially one particular boy. His older sister had awakened an S-rank profession.

His grades were even better than his sister's had been back then. If he awakened some powerful profession, forming a good relationship with him would be a worthwhile thing.

"Next, the Awakening Ceremony officially begins! Students whose names are called, please come up on stage!"

One name after another was called. The students stepped onto the stage in turn and pressed their hands against the crystal-clear Awakening Stone in the center.

"Wang Hao, awakened profession: F-rank, Farmer."

A burst of laughter erupted.

Wang Hao ran off the stage with his face bright red.

"Li Li, awakened profession: E-rank, Tailor."

Another round of sighs followed.

Although support professions were indispensable, they ultimately were not the combat professions people yearned for.

The atmosphere was somewhat stifling until a name rang out.

"Next, Yang Yu!"

In an instant, the entire auditorium fell silent.

Everyone's gaze focused on the handsome young man walking out from the crowd.

Yang Yu.

Third High School's top student for three consecutive years. His academic grades crushed everyone else's. He was the teachers' prized genius and the academic god his classmates looked up to.

"Yang Yu? He'll definitely awaken an A-rank, maybe even an S-rank profession!"

"Obviously. He's a top student. He's good at everything."

"I'm betting on an A-rank Mage!"

Amid the crowd's discussion, Yang Yu walked onto the stage and calmly placed his hand on the Awakening Stone.

The stone instantly erupted with blinding light.

Within the light, the phantoms of a longsword and a shield slowly emerged.

The Principal shot to his feet in excitement, his breathing quickening.

"It's a combat profession!"

Shi Wei's eyes also lit up.

The light faded, and a line of information clearly appeared above the Awakening Stone.

Name: Yang Yu
Profession: Warrior (D-rank)

Everyone was stunned.

The auditorium was deathly silent.

D-rank?

Warrior?

That most ordinary, most common, most unremarkable D-rank Warrior?

How was that possible!

This was Yang Yu!

The academic genius who had dominated the rankings for three years!

In this world, the better one's grades were, the better the profession they generally awakened.

And Yang Yu was a legendary figure who had ruled Third High School for three whole years.

How could he have awakened only a D-rank profession?!

Profession ranks ranged from E-rank to S-rank. E-rank was the worst, while S-rank was the strongest. Not only were their Attribute Panels absurdly high, but more importantly, they could master incredible skills.

The students' gazes shifted from expectation to shock, then to sympathy and regret.

The smiles on the teachers' faces froze, replaced by deep disappointment.

The Principal opened his mouth, then finally slumped back into his seat.

Shi Wei also shook his head, the light in his eyes completely extinguished.

The Seed Player they had thought most highly of had awakened only a D-rank profession. It would be a lie to say they were not disappointed.

A D-rank Warrior had far too little potential. Its ceiling was obvious at a glance, and it was not worth cultivating.

Standing on the stage, Yang Yu's heart skipped a beat as he looked at the D-rank label.

He had transmigrated into this world. Relying on the knowledge from his previous life and three years of hard study, he had done it all so he could soar to greatness today.

Yet reality had given him a resounding slap across the face.

He took a deep breath, walked down from the stage, and returned to his seat.

All the students around him looked at him regretfully, but no one mocked him to his face.

Yang Yu ignored them. He was checking his Profession Panel.

Name: Yang Yu
Profession: Warrior (D-rank)
Level: 1 (0/100)
Strength: 12
Agility: 10
Constitution: 11
Spirit: 9
Skill: Blade Draw (Level 1, 0/100)
Talent: Two Hundredfold Effort

It was an utterly ordinary panel, and his starting attributes were even slightly lower than those of an average warrior. Was it because he had focused only on awakening a good profession and neglected physical training?

Yang Yu's heart sank.

So mediocre.

Then what had his three years of hard work amounted to?

Was this how his life was going to be?

But in the next moment, his gaze suddenly shifted to the Talent section.

Yang Yu's pupils suddenly contracted.

Two Hundredfold Effort?

Why did those words sound so familiar?

He remembered. There had been a character in an anime from his previous life who possessed this exact trait.

A man known as the Effort King.

One unit of effort could yield two hundred times the effect.

This was simply astonishing.

He eagerly opened the talent description.

Two Hundredfold Effort

Talent Rank: Ordinary

Effect: Whenever you use a skill or gain skill Proficiency through other means, the skill Proficiency gained is increased two hundredfold.

Skill Proficiency gained was increased two hundredfold?

He stared fixedly at that line, his heart pounding wildly.

In this world, no one knew whether skill levels could be raised infinitely.

But so far, someone in this world had raised a skill to over level thirty.

That was the highest level most people knew of. As for whether higher levels existed, ordinary people had no way of knowing.

Raising skill levels was extremely difficult.

Each use of a skill only increased Proficiency by one point.

Going from level one to level two required 100 points. Level two to level three required 200. Level three to level four required 400... then 600... The further one went, the more Proficiency was required. It was practically a bottomless pit.

The difficulty was easy to imagine.

But he was different!

Two Hundredfold Proficiency Gain Speed!

Others needed to practice two hundred times, while he only needed to practice once!

A skill that took others a year to level up might take him only a few days!

This talent... was practically a Divine Skill!

Yang Yu's breathing grew hot.

So what if he was a D-rank Warrior?

So what if his profession was ordinary?

As long as he grinded a basic skill like Blade Draw to level one hundred, level one thousand!

Who would dare say he was weak?

With one slash, even gods would be split apart!

His dejection and disappointment were swept away, replaced by unparalleled excitement and confidence.

He felt that his future growth speed would definitely not be slower than those with A-rank or S-rank professions. Instead, it would be so fast that they would question their lives!

This world was only just beginning!