Chapter 28: Awakening
2014-11-28
Author: Floating Tower (诸生浮屠)
The Dragonblood Sorcerer is the epitome of sorcerers. They awaken draconic innate abilities and many related spell abilities over time. Ultimately, they strengthen their draconic bloodline, replacing their original human lineage, and become more powerful half-dragons. Therefore, dragons are often considered the source of sorcerer lineage, as they don’t need to learn anything. Since birth, much of their knowledge and memories are stored in their minds, and as their strength increases, they gradually awaken various memory spells and related knowledge from the time they are young dragons.
This is incredibly powerful!
The genetic traits of dragons have long been a secret that many wizards want to study. If successful, they could cultivate their descendants to awaken related inherited memories over time, just like dragons. Even Soren once received a task in the Northern Region aimed at an adult white dragon.
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Now that it has been confirmed that Vivian possesses the talent of a sorcerer, a new question arises.
“How much innate charisma does she have?”
Sorcerers typically awaken their talents earlier, and under normal circumstances, this awakening begins around puberty. Such sorcerers usually have a charisma score of around 16, and it is quite rare to find sorcerers with a score below 15. When they awaken their abilities, it signifies that their affinity has started to influence the surrounding energies. If their emotions fluctuate greatly during certain special events, they will awaken their first level 0 spell. At the same time, they gain control over external energies!
This is quite complicated.
It’s similar to how newborn dragons must wait until they grow into adolescent dragons before they can awaken their abilities and master their first draconic spell!
Sorcerers are pretty much the same; they can only awaken their first level 0 spell during their adolescent phase.
Therefore, each year that this awakening is brought forward indicates a slightly higher innate talent for the sorcerer. Roughly speaking, each year advanced means the base charisma increases by 1 point. In other words, if a sorcerer awakens at 13 years old with a charisma of 16 points, then one awakening at 12 years would have 17 points, and one at 11 years would have 18 points.
Vivian is currently 8 years old.
Her innate charisma score should be around 20-21 points!
“How is this possible?!”
Soren’s face revealed an expression of overwhelming shock as he muttered, “Doesn’t that mean she is essentially a natural template of a divinely favored sorcerer?”
“She might even advance to become a Destiny Sorcerer in the future!”
But just how much?
A look of distress appeared on Soren’s face, seemingly troubled by his inability to confirm Vivian’s attributes.
Attributes are a very important aspect of individual strength. Only with sufficiently high attributes can one gain greater power when advancing in profession level, which often influences the eventual outcome. Before obtaining a demigod divine rank or mastering divinity, the strength of a professionist who enters the Legendary Domain is largely determined by their foundational attributes from earlier stages. At that time, one must have at least one attribute reach 25 points, and if possible, raise a second attribute to 25 points as well!
“Damn!”
“Why has my previous scouting ability disappeared?”
Soren groaned while rubbing his head. Previously, players had the ability to scout others’ attribute strengths. Although they could only obtain a rough estimate based on the skill level, it was enough for him to judge Vivian’s innate attributes. But it seemed now that no one in the entire world possessed attributes except him, naturally eliminating any possibility of scouting.
However.
At that moment, a row of data suddenly appeared:
“Scouting ability activated!”
“Would you like to perform data calculations on the target organism?”…
“Pay 300 points of soul energy!… This will allow data transformation calculations of the target’s basic attributes!…”
“More data calculations will consume more soul energy!…”
Three hundred points of Killing Experience?
Isn’t that price too high?
But after glancing at the bewildered Vivian, Soren gritted his teeth and chose to pay!
Three hundred points of Killing Experience is nothing; he could just hunt a few werewolves to make up for it later.
But he needed to clarify Vivian’s innate attributes, as she might possess talent even more astounding than his own!
“Starting data calculations!”
Soren suddenly felt darkness clouding his vision, a jolt of pain surged in his head, and then a flurry of 0s and 1s began to dance in his mind. The sensation was like lying in bed for over half a month—upon awakening, he was surrounded by a torrent of data flow, unable to move a single part of his body, as even the slightest motion would result in a strong current coursing through him.
A row of data appeared:
“Data calculations successful!… Consumed 300 points of soul energy!…”
“Target data as follows!…”
………
“Name: Vivian.”
“Race: Human.”
“Age: 8 years.”
“Attributes: Strength 5 points, Agility 9 points, Constitution 6 points, Intelligence 16 points, Perception 18 points, Charisma 21 points.”
“Others: Unknown.”
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“The target organism is in a juvenile state; main attributes will increase significantly over time, and secondary attributes will increase slightly!”
“Basic attributes will stop growing after reaching adulthood.”
21 points of charisma!
It is slightly higher than the 20 points of extraordinary charisma Soren had anticipated.
At the same time, Vivian possesses an astonishing 18 points of perception. No wonder that young priestess of the Lord of Dawn mentioned she has a unique talent; perhaps she can become a priestess.
That’s not even a stretch!
With 18 points of innate perception, becoming a priestess would be as easy as eating and drinking.
“Brother?”
The little girl seemed to notice a hint of discomfort on Soren’s face and immediately grasped his hand with concern, anxiously asking, “What’s wrong?”
“Do you feel unwell again?”
The data flow in Soren’s vision gradually began to fade. Perhaps because he had seen so many 0s and 1s, he was starting to get used to it.
He smiled and patted Vivian’s little head, slowly responding, “I’m fine.”
“But.”
“My Vivian will grow up to be an exceptional legendary figure!”
“She might even become a breathtaking beauty!”
21 points of innate charisma.
18 points of innate perception.
16 points of innate intelligence.
This is just the attribute score during her juvenile phase. Based on Soren’s past experiences, her main attributes will increase by at least 5 points after reaching adulthood, and secondary attributes will see an increase of 1-3 points. This means that even if Vivian does nothing, she can easily take on any spellcasting profession in the future while enjoying a talent growth far beyond ordinary individuals. No matter what spellcasting profession it is, as long as she is willing, whether it’s a wizard, priest, sorcerer, druid, or shaman, she could pursue any of them part-time.
This talent is leagues ahead of Soren!
Though the little girl seemed to half-understand Soren’s words, it didn’t stop her from displaying a happy smile. She blinked and asked, “Brother.”
“Are you complimenting me for being beautiful?”
………
At the same time.
In a concealed underground chamber somewhere in Amber City, the bluish flames on the altar suddenly flickered, and moments later, a dark figure emerged in the center of the altar amidst the exploding flames. His figure seemed to devour the light; despite the flames illuminating him, nothing could be seen, only pure darkness.
“High Priest!”
A fallen follower knelt on one knee near the altar, and the leading red-robed priest bowed and asked, “Why have you come personally?”
“Has our Lord delivered a new divine oracle?”
The dark figure on the altar was not a solid entity; it looked more like an energy projection. He coldly gazed down and spoke in a deep voice, “The first Son of God has awakened!”
“The prophecy has encountered an anomaly; the will of our Lord has not descended upon the Son of God.”
“The first Son of God awakened his own divine power!”
“Convey my orders.”
“Spare no effort to find him!…”
“Awaken the sleeping Fear Knights!…”
“Send them out.”
“Crush all the ants that stand in our way!…”
“I want to see the first Son of God return to his original trajectory, waking up completely amidst despair and fear!…”
………
The dark figure gradually disappeared, but a hint of madness crept onto the face of the red-robed priest. He licked his lips as he looked at the eight marble sarcophagi surrounding the altar, covered in numerous intricate patterns, as if strong seals. He cast a cruel glance toward the altar below and grinned, “Now go find enough sacrifices!”
“The ritual for awakening the Fear Knights will be held at midnight tomorrow!… This city will be destroyed before dawn arrives!…”
“Fear will be everywhere!”
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