Class-Boss!

"Quiet, everyone! The Class-Change Ceremony will now begin!"

Great Xia, East China Region.

Qingcheng, Qingshan No. 2 Middle School.

At the center of the grand, solemn Class Hall stood an awakening platform bathed in brilliant golden light.

More than two hundred final-year students waited there, their eyes burning with anticipation for this chance that would decide their fate.

May the gods of Great Xia bless us. Let more high-quality classes emerge this year, and give Great Xia hope with enemies surrounding us! Principal Ji Changlin clasped his hands together, his expression solemn as he silently prayed.

"This year, we're due for the competition held every five years between us and the neighboring Other Races. It won't be easy!"

Beside the awakening platform, the dean and other school administrators shook their heads or sighed helplessly. "The neighboring No. 1 Middle School didn't awaken even a single Epic class this year..."

"Let's hope this batch of newcomers can deliver a miracle!"

"That girl Qiu Li from Class One looks very promising to me..."

The atmosphere inside the hall was solemn, everyone caught between anxiety and anticipation.

Among the crowd stood a boy in black with his hands in his pockets. His black hair was slightly disheveled, and his handsome features carried a weary air.

I really did transmigrate...

Yi Tian pulled a crystalline Class Awakening Stone from his pocket. As he looked at the unfamiliar awakening platform before him, his memories continued to merge.

In his previous life, Yi Tian had been a salesman. After months of working himself to the bone, barely eating or sleeping, he had finally secured a contract worth tens of millions for his company. A promotion and raise had been within reach, only for him to suddenly learn...

His boss had gambled himself into bankruptcy, and all the company's assets had been sold to cover the debts-the company was gone!

It was like leading his team toward a comeback, only to turn around and find that his own teammates had demolished their base!

That damn boss!

Rage overwhelmed him, and his mind went blank...

When he woke again, it was this morning, after he had transmigrated into this world.

This Blue Star was much like his former Earth, except that Transcendent Power wielded by those known as [class holders] reigned supreme.

All because two hundred years ago, a strange crimson meteor had struck Blue Star!

From then on, Evil Demons had continually invaded from Other Dimensions, ravaging the world and devouring its inhabitants.

And that was not all. Portals to other worlds had appeared one after another. Using both coercion and persuasion, the Other Races steadily encroached on and enslaved this land through threats from allied armies, competitions between races, and other means.

Only class holders could fight them.

That was why Awakening Day was also known as the day that decided one's fate!

"Students whose names are called, take your Class Awakening Stones and stand before the awakening platform!"

Principal Ji Changlin was over eighty, yet his voice rang throughout the hall without a megaphone or amplifier.

Class quality was divided into six grades: Common, Elite, Rare, Epic, Legendary, and God-Tier.

The higher the quality, the harder it was to awaken. Only twenty or thirty people nationwide awakened Epic classes each year, while Legendary classes were rarer still.

As for God-Tier classes, only three had appeared worldwide over two hundred years of supernatural history.

After a successful awakening, supernatural power would form a pillar of light around the class holder. The higher the quality, the more dazzling the pillar.

"I did it! I did it! I'm Rare! I have a Rare class! Hahaha!!!"

"I trained in martial arts for ten years! Why did I awaken a noncombat class? Why!!!"

"I'm a six-foot-three man's man! Why the hell did I awaken as a healer!?"

"Why a blacksmith? I won't accept this! I want to fight on the battlefield and drive out the Other Races!"

"..."

In an instant, the hall descended into noisy chaos.

At a ceremony that decided their lives in barely a dozen seconds, more than half the students were dissatisfied. Some even broke down screaming, unable to accept the result.

In this era, Awakening Day was no celebration-it was a gamble!

Class awakenings were completely random!

An idle wastrel might rise to greatness overnight, reaching the top in a single leap;

someone with lofty ambitions might spend more than a decade working passionately toward their goal, only to awaken a noncombat class and drift aimlessly through the rest of their life.

Principal Ji Changlin let out a long sigh at the sight. He was powerless to help, though he also seemed accustomed to scenes like this.

After all, for two hundred years, an awakened class had never been changeable!

Now was the moment to face fate.

"Yi Tian, come up and awaken."

Hearing his name, Yi Tian walked toward the awakening platform, unable to suppress his nervousness.

In my previous life, someone from a poor background might still have a fighting chance. In this life, a bad class really means there's no hope!

Since I've already transmigrated, lend me a little more luck.

The platform's radiance met the Class Awakening Stone in Yi Tian's hand.

But the next moment, the stone crumbled to dust without producing the pillar of light that signified a completed awakening!

Ji Changlin froze. "Did the awakening fail?"

Even the lowest Common class would produce a faint white pillar of awakening light, yet Yi Tian's awakening had caused no reaction whatsoever!

For a moment, many students below the platform looked at Yi Tian with pity.

A trace of astonishment appeared on Yi Tian's face. Looking at his numerical Profession Panel, he knew his awakening had not failed...

Instead, his class seemed unable to display a quality grade!

[Personal Panel-Yi Tian]

[Class]: Boss (Tier 0) (Apprentice)

[Quality]: Unknown

[Level]: 0

[Strength]: 10

[Agility]: 10

[Physique]: 10

[Spirit]: 10

[Class Talent-View Résumé]: View any target's résumé, including their life history, potential, and other information, to recruit suitable talent.

[Class Skill-Recruitment/Investment]: Spend "Funds" to recruit talent, sign a contract, and invest in a new class for them. Upon success, gain all of their class abilities and share 100% of their attributes and earned experience.

(The greater the recruit's potential, the higher the quality of the class available for investment.)

(After successful recruitment, the target is automatically designated an "Employee.")

[Class Passive-Profit Sharing]: Whenever an employee earns honors/achievements, receive a share of "Funds" and special rewards.

[Class Passive-Management Log]: At midnight each night, evaluate employees' work for the day. Receive a small Funds reward based on work quality (leveling/dungeon runs/slacking off).

[Class Skill-Dismissal]: Terminate an employee's contract and revoke their class abilities.

[(Initial) Funds]: 20 points.

Boss!?

Yi Tian was certain that this was a new class no one in the world had awakened in two hundred years!

His boss had just screwed him over in his previous life, and now he was the boss?

His starting attributes were only 10 points each, a meager amount equivalent to a white Common class.

But whatever attributes and class skills his employees gained, he would gain as well;

however much experience his employees earned, he would earn the same amount!

This class's potential was absolutely unmatched!

After recruiting employees, he could invest in entirely new classes for them!

The more employees he recruited, the stronger he, their "Boss," would become!

A win-win!

Furthermore, after recruitment, the classes he invested in were not random.

As long as he spent Funds, he could invest in Legendary, God-Tier, and even the fabled Hidden classes!

Any nation would probably dream of possessing such an ability!

[Recruitment Details-]

Talent Potential Grades: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Gold, Prismatic, Special

Class Qualities Available for Investment: Common, Elite, Rare, Epic, Legendary, God-Tier, Hidden.

Recruitment Costs: 1 point, 3 points, 5 points, 10 points, 20 points, 40 points, 60 points.

He had 20 points in starting Funds.

That meant Yi Tian could recruit an employee with a Legendary class right now, provided he found someone with enough potential.

Legendary classes were exceedingly rare, seldom seen anywhere on Blue Star.

Even superpowers such as Great Xia and the United States only produced one every two or three years.

No wonder my class has no quality grade...

What grade could possibly measure a "Boss" capable of investing in Legendary, God-Tier, and even Hidden classes?

Meanwhile.

Among the students who had completed their awakenings, almost no one stood with Yi Tian.

Most crowded around students with Elite or Rare combat classes, their gazes full of envy and flattery.

"Guys, could you carry me through the [Apprentice Trial]? I have a support class. I'll definitely follow your orders!"

"Please carry me, guys! I'll pay two hundred thousand to join your team!"

"I'll even wear my long johns backward!!"

The Apprentice Trial was a beginner stage that had to be completed after the Class-Change Ceremony.

All the new class holders would be transported into a Trial Secret Realm, where they could form teams of up to five. Their trial rewards would depend on their completion ratings.

By clearing the trial, they could remove the word [Apprentice] from their class and become full-fledged class holders!

If they failed to clear it or abandoned the trial, they could neither level up nor advance in tier!

They would have to wait until next year, after the next Class-Change Ceremony, to try again, repeating this until they succeeded.

However, the trial was no easy task. Many students died in it every year, so those with weaker classes were desperate to find someone strong to carry them.

Yi Tian had not forgotten. He had no desire to waste an entire year of his life as a class holder.

He looked around, not searching for a team, but for a reliable "employee."

He activated his talent-[View Résumé]!

[Name: Liu Lei]

[Basic Information: Male, 18 years old, from Qingcheng, Great Xia. Class: Archer]

[Potential: White (Unremarkable)]

[Life History: An ordinary person who has never stood out. Neither hardworking enough nor fully committed to taking it easy...]

[Investment Opportunity: Common Class-Warrior (1 point of Funds)]

[Name: Wang Yun]

[Basic Information: Male, 18 years old, from Qingcheng, Great Xia. Class: Wandering Hunter]

[Potential: Yellow (Smooth Sailing)]

[Life History: Idle, gluttonous, and lazy, but fortunate since childhood, with no worries about making ends meet.]

[Investment Opportunity: Elite Class-Dice Mage (3 points of Funds)]

It was clear that the investment opportunity listed the class best suited to each target.

Yi Tian scanned dozens of people and found that the vast majority had White potential. Even Yellow and Blue potential were uncommon.

In fact, some students who ranked at the top of their martial arts and swordsmanship classes had nothing impressive in terms of potential.

The résumé's potential assessments were quite strict.

So far, Yi Tian had found no one he wanted to recruit.

He only had 20 points in starting Funds. Once spent, they would be gone.

He needed an "employee" with enough potential to earn honors and achievements for him, bringing in Funds through [Profit Sharing]!

Honors would come from things like trial rankings, college entrance exam rankings, or even the inter-race competition rankings...

Without a steady income of Funds, his class would struggle to develop in the future.

Of course.

If there were no suitable recruits among this year's students, Yi Tian would have to settle for someone with slightly lower potential. That would be his reluctant last resort.

Just then.

As Ji Changlin called the next name, a lovely, lively figure walked toward the awakening platform.

"Bai Qiu Li, come up and awaken."