"Did you hear about the senior from last year who'd been blind since childhood but awakened as the hidden class Asura? Do you think people with physical defects are more likely to awaken hidden classes?"
"You mean Senior Shui Yunji, right? I heard she's already level 37. She'll soon reach her second class advancement and become a Great Dark Heaven. H City might soon have another legend!"
"No way, seriously? If I remember right, she only entered the top university in the capital last year. She's already level 37?"
"She's the kind of badass who can wipe out the Nightmare-level Flame Forest Dungeon all by herself. How can we compare?"
"I had no idea hidden classes were so terrifying. To be honest, I have a physical defect too."
"Oh? Are you blind too?"
"No, my kidneys have been bad since birth..."
On the playground, Cao Xiaochun listened to his classmates' discussion and let out a heavy sigh.
This was a world tens of thousands of times larger than Blue Star.
Three hundred years ago, the Will of Heaven manifested, and the whole world underwent a drastic transformation. The supernatural and games arrived at the same time. After that, they completely merged with reality. Secret realms and dungeons were everywhere, while monsters and demons ran rampant across the Nine Provinces!
When people turned eighteen, they could gain extraordinary powers through a class transfer and ascend to a higher level of life.
Class transfer students could earn experience, materials, and equipment by hunting monsters. Even divine artifacts could be found in dungeons, as long as you had enough luck.
Today was the day all the senior-year students would undergo their class transfers.
After three hundred years of development, there were now countless kinds of classes.
For example, the three basic classes: warriors, mages, and healers...
Warriors were the best at hand-to-hand combat and usually served as the frontline fighters in dungeons.
Mages had a natural affinity for the elements in the air and could control them to cast all kinds of spells.
Healers were the doctors of a team. Their skills could heal others, making them a popular choice. Of course, there were also some who were better at poisoning than healing.
Besides these, there were all kinds of other classes, such as Sword Immortals who mastered swordsmanship, Spirit Beast Masters who could command pets in battle, and even Mechanists who could create all kinds of deadly weapons.
Among all the classes, there were also some that were especially powerful and rare. Since so few people awakened these talents, they were known as hidden classes.
The Shui Yunji everyone had just mentioned was from last year's class. She was also Cao Xiaochun's childhood betrothed.
The class she had awakened was the hidden class Asura.
Unlike the limitations of the three basic classes, the sword in an Asura's hand wielded the power of four elements: wind, water, lightning, and fire. Their inherited killing intent was so fearsome that even powerful demons were terrified of it.
The Empress of Hua Nation was also a mighty Dragon Rider who could enslave dragons and command them. Those dragons were powerful enough to take on gods!
What class would he awaken?
Cao Xiaochun waited eagerly. According to his predecessor's memories, his parents had died in an accident three years ago, plunging the entire company into a serious crisis. He'd immediately sold all his shares, but now he had nothing but money.
Although Elder Shui hadn't looked down on him for becoming an orphan, given Shui Yunji's current standing, if he awakened a class suited to everyday life, he could expect her family to break off the engagement. Even though he'd never spoken to her, and he was supposed to marry into her family, a man still had to have some ideals, right?
"Everyone, quiet down! The class transfer ceremony is about to begin!" Cao Xiaochun's homeroom teacher called out, snapping him out of his thoughts.
A huge magic array had been set up on the playground. In its center stood an ancient stone stele: the Class Transfer Stele.
A young man in a black cloak stood beside the stele. Cao Xiaochun used the Eye of Appraisal, which everyone knew, to inspect him. Since the man wasn't hiding his information, lines of data quickly appeared before Cao Xiaochun's eyes.
[Su Tao]
[Silver Tier] Level 25, Beast Blood Warrior.
A Silver Tier class transfer student!
Starting at level zero, a person advanced one tier for every ten levels they gained.
The tiers were Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Starshine, Diamond, followed by King, Saint, Demigod, and Divine.
At Gold and Diamond tiers, people could further strengthen their existing classes through another class transfer. Cao Xiaochun didn't know much about the tiers after that. After reaching King tier, people went to the Myriad Races Battlefield in the universe—a place they couldn't access yet.
Su Tao might only be a Silver Tier Beast Blood Warrior, but reaching that level in his twenties was already an impressive achievement.
The students who saw Su Tao's information immediately looked at him with envy.
"Assistant Su, sorry to trouble you with this year's class transfer ceremony."
An old man walked forward and spoke calmly. He was the principal of Third High School and a Silver Tier class transfer student. Although Su Tao worked for the agency responsible for awakening ceremonies, the principal showed him no more than basic respect.
"Principal Zhang, you're too kind. It's my job. Looks like everyone's here, so let's get started. If Third High School produces another hidden class this year, you'll be in for a real windfall."
Su Tao smiled, his tone tinged with envy. He'd presided over last year's ceremony too. He'd received a generous reward, but the old man in front of him had gotten even more!
"Hahaha! Let's hope so!"
As the class transfer ceremony began, the students lined up by class and waited for their names to be called.
"Zhang Erkun!"
The first boy called hurried forward and excitedly stepped into the array. A faint glow appeared, and the result showed up on the Class Transfer Stele.
"Zhang Erkun! Lifestyle class: Breeder!"
When he heard his result, Zhang Erkun looked crestfallen. But when he saw he'd become a Breeder, his expression improved a little. His family already raised spirit chickens, so he could always go home and revive the family business.
Breeders were highly skilled in poultry farming, making it a fairly popular line of work. It wasn't too bad.
"Pan Yuanyuan!"
"Pan Yuanyuan, lifestyle class: Tailor!"
"Damn, such a beautiful girl, and she's done for. She awakened as a Tailor. Is she really going to spend her life sewing clothes for other people?"
"That's so tragic. She'd have been better off as a Breeder."
"Not necessarily. If she reaches level 40 and awakens as a Repairer of All Things, she'll be set. And with Pan Yuanyuan's looks, she probably won't have trouble finding suck-ups to help her level up, right?"
"Shocking! The real clown was me all along..."
Sure enough, as soon as Pan Yuanyuan heard what class she'd awakened, she burst into tears. A large group of her classmates quickly gathered around to comfort her.
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