"It's Li Yue!"
"Li Yue, the top student among Pinghai City's nineteen high schools!"
"With his grades, his talent should at least be Grade A, right?"
"Grade A? I think it's very possible he'll surpass Grade A and reach King Grade!"
"His grades aren't merely first in Pinghai City—he's first in all of Azure Cloud Province!"
"Emperor Grade is possible too!"
The students immediately began discussing it, their faces filled with excitement.
After all, witnessing the emergence of a peerless genius with King Grade talent—or perhaps even Emperor Grade talent—made them feel honored as well.
Moreover—
If it truly was Emperor Grade—
Then all of Pinghai City would receive enormous benefits. The Alliance would pour in a massive amount of resources!
On the podium, Pinghai City's high-ranking officials, principals from the major schools, mech powerhouses born in Pinghai City, and the rest all perked up, staring intently at Li Yue.
How many years had it been?
Only now had Pinghai City finally produced someone who ranked first in Azure Cloud Province!
"Last year's top student in Azure Cloud Province was Emperor Grade."
"I hope Li Yue will be Emperor Grade too."
Pinghai City's mayor, Lou Meng, spoke.
"Throughout history, seventy percent of Azure Cloud Province's top students have been Emperor Grade, twenty-five percent have been King Grade, and five percent have been Grade A."
"Li Yue has a great chance of awakening Emperor Grade talent."
Deputy Mayor Zhang Yang said with a smile.
Talent awakening was the biggest event of the year.
The mayor and deputy mayor would both attend.
Among the crowd—
Li Yue rose to his feet, but he did not head toward the Awakening Platform.
His gaze shifted to Mayor Lou Meng on the podium. The corner of his lips lifted slightly as he said,
"An