Li Yu assessed his strength according to this world's standards. He should count as Second Tier by now, right?
This world's power levels were divided simply and bluntly into First through Tenth Tier, though each tier had its own characteristics.
First Tier: building a foundation, training the body, or learning things like the Meditation Method. Most students at school were at this stage.
Second Tier: officially entering the field, mastering inner force or some basic spells.
Third Tier: becoming skilled in one's techniques, forming True Qi within the body or building up substantial magical power, and mastering a few beginner spells.
Fourth Tier: projecting True Qi outward or being able to cast some Intermediate Magic.
Fifth Tier: the power within the body began to undergo a qualitative change, with True Qi taking shape or the ability to wield multiple elements and cast advanced spells.
Sixth Tier: one could be considered powerful enough to found a sect. Seventh Tier: one could master a domain or possess one's own magical barrier.
Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Tier were already beyond the ordinary, godlike existences. The specifics of these stages were unknown, since they were beyond the reach of a student like Li Yu.
Li Yu was now considered Second Tier because he still had no True Qi in his body. As for techniques for exerting force and such, he had just mastered them completely.
Thinking about all this, Li Yu continued toward the school. It seemed that if he wanted to grow stronger, he would have to learn how to cultivate True Qi.
Li Yu soon arrived at school while still mulling things over. Quite a few students had already arrived, and he even saw several carrying weapons.
In his previous life, bringing weapons to school was utterly unthinkable. In this world, however, it was perfectly normal.
Following his memories, Li Yu entered the school and quickly found his classroom and seat.
Quite a few students were already in class. Thanks to his memories, Li Yu could recall their names, though he had no idea whether they knew him.
The original owner had been extremely withdrawn in class and rarely spoke to anyone.
After observing the room for a while, Li Yu gathered his thoughts and looked down at the books in front of him.
They had finished their general education in middle school. In high school, everything they studied was related to martial arts and magic.
The books in front of him were exactly that: things like A Mage's Meditation, The True Meaning of Martial Arts, and a Bestiary of Magical Creatures.
Li Yu picked up a book about mages and began reading. He didn't mind which class he was assigned to.
He was fine with becoming either a martial artist or a mage. Besides, with his talent, Li Yu couldn't possibly limit himself to just one path.
If it was useful, Li Yu thought it was worth learning. Everything was in pursuit of greater strength.
As he read the book in his hands, Li Yu gradually gained an understanding of meditation.
With the help of his powerful talent, he quickly grasped the material.
He soon understood what meditation was for. This talent of his was more terrifying than he had imagined.
Whether it was information in books or something someone demonstrated to him, once Li Yu had seen it, he could easily master it.
With that in mind, Li Yu closed his eyes and began meditating. The original owner hadn't planned to become a mage, so most of the memories in his mind were about martial artists.
But Li Yu didn't care about that now. He wanted every kind of power. As he began to meditate, energy from the air slowly flowed into his body.
Li Yu soon sensed it: magical power was gradually forming within him. It was slow, but that was already enough to delight him.
"Is my magical talent really this strong?" A strange look flashed through Li Yu's eyes. According to the book, sensing magical power usually took a long time.
Even those with good aptitude might need a week. Those with poor aptitude took even longer to sense magical power.
And Li Yu? He'd only just started, yet he could already sense it. That was interesting. His magical talent was better than he'd imagined.
Or was it because of those eyes of his? Either way, it was a good thing.
Thinking this, Li Yu continued meditating to increase his magical power. He didn't feel safe in a world like this.
Time passed as Li Yu meditated, and more and more students arrived in class.
As the room filled up, it grew noisy, forcing Li Yu to stop meditating.
Meditation was too difficult without a quiet environment. He'd study it properly once he got home that evening.
Next, he had to deal with the upcoming class assignments. He also had to figure out how to handle his talent.
Revealing everything about the Eye of Keigeko would be too shocking, so Li Yu would keep some of it secret.
But he wouldn't hide everything. Pretending to be weak and catching people off guard? Come on, Li Yu wouldn't do that. Keep up the act too long, and he might really turn into a weakling.
So Li Yu would show off some of his talent, just enough to secure more benefits for himself.
In a world like this, not competing was just giving others an opportunity. Li Yu would still fight for what he deserved. The school's resources were limited.
If he didn't compete, those resources would go to someone else. Li Yu understood that perfectly, so when the time came, he would have to show some of his talent!
Then he could simply present his talent as an ability related to learning, such as rapidly improving his learning speed!
The specifics, however, would be vague. Li Yu could decide for himself just how powerful his talent was.
That was only the most basic ability of Kenkeiko, and it would be more than enough to deal with the school. A talent related to learning—what could fit the school's needs better?
Once he had made up his mind, Li Yu waited quietly. Since he didn't socialize much, his classmates didn't talk to him either.
Whether they were in front of him or behind him, everyone treated Li Yu like he wasn't there. He was happy to have the peace and quiet.
At the same time, as the students chatted, Li Yu picked up quite a bit of information, such as what talents they had awakened.
People their age couldn't keep a secret. As soon as they awakened their talents, they couldn't wait to share them with everyone.
Some had awakened talents suited to the path of a martial artist, some had talents suited to becoming mages, and others had talents suited to any path.
The last group was busy showing off. Listening to them, Li Yu gained a basic understanding of his classmates.
It seemed that everyone had some kind of talent. Li Yu hadn't heard anyone say they hadn't awakened one; it was just a matter of whether their talent was good or bad.
Li Yu listened quietly for a while. At last, the bell rang, and the teacher walked in carrying a stack of documents.
As soon as the teacher entered the classroom, the students quieted down. They all knew what they were going to do today!
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