Copy Talent

Chapter 2 Copy Talent

"What is this situation?"

Ye Tian was at a loss. At first glance, he thought it was an illusion, but in the end, he was absolutely certain that everything before his eyes was not an illusion.

The data displayed on his retina was real; it was not an illusion.

"Golden Finger? No, perhaps this is my hidden talent!"

Ye Tian pondered for a moment, then thought.

Ye Yu was only 13 years old and had not yet reached the age to Cultivate, but Cultivation Talent is born at the moment of birth, so it was normal for Ye Yu to possess Cultivation Talent. As for the Ice Talent, it belonged to a category of talents outside of Cultivation Talent. It was extremely rare, one in ten thousand. If it were awakened in the future, it would absolutely crush opponents of the same rank and even have the potential to fight across ranks.

"It is said that after becoming a Martial Artist, one can absorb Origin Qi, and other hidden talents will slowly awaken. But there are too few people who possess other talents. I didn't expect my younger sister to actually possess the rare Ice Talent."

"However, is my talent just being able to see other people's talents?"

Ye Tian felt that his talent was definitely not that simple.

Soon, he experimented and discovered some things.

When he touched his younger sister, he discovered that the Cultivation Talent in the virtual screen had a 'Copyable' tag behind it.

In other words, he could copy his younger sister's Secondary Cultivation Talent.

However, the Ice Talent had not yet awakened, so Ye Tian could not copy it.

"Copy?"

Facing this choice, Ye Tian naturally declined.

Although Secondary Talent was better than his own Weak Talent, it was still trash. Even if he copied it, it would be useless.

After sending his sister away, Ye Tian stayed in his room alone to examine his talent.

"I can see my sister's talent, so I should be able to see my own talent too, right?" Ye Tian thought to himself.

Therefore, Ye Tian focused his attention on himself.

Soon, information about his own talent appeared on his retina.

Human: Ye Tian

Cultivation Talent: Weak

It was a very simple talent status. This indicated that apart from his Weak Cultivation Talent, Ye Tian had no other hidden talents. In the language of this era, he was a standard piece of trash, only slightly better than an ordinary person with no talent at all.

"Now the basic situation is clear. This magical ability of mine should be the mysterious talent that caused me to explode and die back then; it followed me through the Transmigration. This talent should be called Copy Talent, capable of copying other people's talents. As for whether it overwrites my own talent or fuses with it, that requires experimentation. Additionally, copying someone else's talent requires touching them, which is a bit troublesome, but perhaps it will change in the future!"

After sorting this out, Ye Tian had a plan: to copy the Cultivation Talent of a Genius. Otherwise, relying on his own Weak Talent, he would never reach the Martial Artist level in his entire life.

And if he didn't become a Martial Artist, life in the future would not be easy.

Ye Tian's parents died at the hands of a Vicious Beast a year ago. Now, the only people left in this family were him and his younger sister. This was also the current situation for many families; after all, in this era, humanity was still struggling to survive. People were dying every moment, and who knew how many families had been torn apart.

The place where Ye Tian was currently staying was a small base called Coastal Base. The entire base had a total population of 300,000, among which there were only about a thousand Martial Artists, and Martial Artists possessed privileges that ordinary people could not enjoy.

Ye Tian's deceased parents were Martial Artists, but unfortunately, they died in the wilderness during a mission. Even though they were dead, the base would provide this family with a certain allowance; for example, they could receive the base's subsidy before the age of 15, which could ensure their living.

But once they passed the age of 15, they would lose the subsidy.

Ye Tian had already reached 15, so he had lost the subsidy. Only his younger sister, Ye Yu, still had the subsidy, but it was only enough to support one person.

The two of them were young and had no way to make money. In order to save money, he and his sister Ye Yu even dropped out of school early.

In Coastal Base, as long as one was nine years old, they could attend school, which lasted until they were fifteen. As for the Elementary, middle, and high schools from before the apocalypse, they did not exist in this era.

The things learned in school were language, mathematics, and some knowledge about Vicious Beasts. He and Ye Yu had learned almost enough, so dropping out did not have much impact.

"My parents left behind an inheritance. Although it is not much, it is enough for me to live on for a few years. But what about later? If I don't reach the Martial Artist level, the only way to make money is to work for others."

Work for others?

That is impossible. It is impossible to work for others in this lifetime.

Becoming a Martial Artist is the only way out in this era!

"Let's go for a walk on the street!"

After Ye Tian made up his mind, he instructed his younger sister to stay safely at home, and then he went out alone.

On the street.

People were coming and going, and it was very lively. Most were ordinary people, some were Martial Apprentices, and only a few were Martial Artists.

These Martial Artists exuded a powerful Aura. If one got too close, even breathing would become difficult.

Secondary Talent!

Secondary Talent!

Weak Talent!

Secondary Talent!

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Ye Tian walked around for a while and discovered that most people had Weak Talent or Secondary Talent. He didn't even see many with Elementary Talent; he only saw it on a few Martial Artists.

"It seems that in Coastal Base, Elementary Talent is considered quite good!"

Ye Tian frowned.

But thinking about it, it made sense. Coastal Base was just a small base, and the strongest person was rumored to be only a Great Martial Warrior. Cultivating Secondary Talent to the limit would only result in an Early Stage Martial Artist. Elementary Talent guaranteed one would become a Martial Artist and had a small hope of becoming an Elite Martial Warrior. Medium Talent guaranteed one would become an Elite Martial Warrior and had a small hope of becoming a Great Martial Warrior.

The Great Martial Warrior in Coastal Base was already very old, and presumably, they only had Medium Talent.

"Medium Talent, at the very least I need to find someone with Medium Talent to copy. I cannot get close to those Martial Artists, otherwise, if I touch them, I might get killed by them. Even if a Martial Artist killing an ordinary person violates the base's regulations, they would at most be fined some money and nothing would happen. Especially for someone like me with no background, there would be no one to stand up for me. Therefore, I cannot risk copying the talents of Martial Artists!"

"The base has 300,000 people. My Copy Talent can only view other people's talents within three meters. This distance is too small. If I check everyone's talent one by one, the speed will be too slow. The best method is to specifically look for people, find out which Martial Apprentice Cultivates quickly, and then go and see what their talent is. As long as there is someone with Medium Talent or higher, I will copy it. I don't believe that in this huge Coastal Base, there isn't even one person with Medium Talent?"

Martial Apprentices were basically concentrated in the major academies. Coastal Base had five major academies. As long as one was 15 years old, they could attend these academies. Except for the Coastal First Academy, which required Elementary Talent or certain connections, the other academies had no requirements; you could attend as long as you paid.

"My predecessor originally wanted an Elementary Talent to attend the First Academy, but now, even if I had an Elementary Talent, I wouldn't dare to go to the First Academy. The First Academy requires talent testing. If I let others know about my talent, and it later became higher, I would definitely be sliced up and studied."

Ye Tian said helplessly.

Now, he had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and attend another academy.

In fact, he also had to attend an academy to learn; otherwise, he would not be able to learn the Body Tempering Method. Martial Apprentices could not absorb Origin Qi and could only Cultivate the Body Tempering Method to temper their bodies, thereby possessing a thousand catties of strength and becoming a Martial Artist.