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Chương 7: Spatial Affinity?

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Name:Alan Peccator(16).

Species: Ice Chaos Draconian Hybrid

Strength: E+

Endurance: E+

Agility: E

Mana:D

Control:D

Charm: E

Affinities:Ice(Supreme), Chaos(Supreme), Space(High)

Skills*:Dragon eyes, Mana Master, Draconic Scales.

Weapon Art:?

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Space? That wasn't there before.

'How the hell did I get Space as an affinity? Am I see-'

[Excuse me, are you still there?]

Interrupting me from my thoughts was the female assistant. I hurriedly replied to her.

"Ah yes, my attributes are…"

I told her my stats as stated but left out my species and skills. I also reduced the rank of my stats by one, just as a precaution. My stats were already higher than those of the protagonist at this point in time.

And I also can't have her find out I am not human anymore.

Suddenly a disappointed voice sounded out from the phone.

[Ah, Can you come to the Union for further testing? Bye]

The call ended.

"..."

Are you for real?

I stood there absently, still processing the disappointed tone of voice and complete lack of honorifics at the end.

Ah.

She must have thought I was lying…Even though I had reduced the rank of the stats…it seems that it was still unbelievable to the woman…

"Sigh…"

Well, I guess I really need to go to the Union Building to get information about my training I guess. Since this didn't work.

I opened my door and walked out. As I was reaching the end of the hallway and down the stairs, Multiple little kids went past me, All of them looking malnourished. Seeing this I had a frown on my face.

'The woman isn't feeding them right…How does the government ignore this?'

As I saw them…I suddenly looked at myself, and grimaced.

I looked at myself, my arms were skinny, I pulled up my shirt and looked at my chest,

To my shock, my ribs were showing.

"..."

'At least feed the children well you ugly bitch.'

I cursed at the damn director of this accursed place, even I had mercy on children…wait what am I talking about? Anyways.

It could also be that the orphanage is not getting enough funding.

Well, my awakened status should get the government to support it more so maybe the children's condition would improve, 

But then, as I was making my way towards the exit…I came face to face with another, financial issue.

"...I don't have money."

…I had forgotten that the damn woman had taken my money.

I need to get some of it back…

I decided to go to Miss Penny to ask her for some money out of the 50 Thousand studs she took from me yesterday.

I decided to ask one of the many kids about her location.

"Hey, you know where Miss Penny is?"

The kid looked up at me and said.

"She should be in her office, Al."

Al? Was that my nickname around here? Well, My name is Alan so it fits, I guess.

"Where is that?"

"Umm at the top floor where it is usually at Al."

"Okay, thanks."

I went through the stairs and arrived at the top floor. The top floor was quite barren, it was just…a long hallway with nothing on the walls that just led to a single room at the end. 

The room had a door with the sign 'Manager' On it.

I knocked on it.

"Come in."

I went in and was immediately repulsed by the smell of smoked weed in the office. It was so much it almost made me puke!

'Holy shit! This woman smokes!'

I struggled to open my mouth, The woman, Penny, asked me.

"What do you want?"

Trying my best to ignore the smoke, I demanded.

"I want some Studs out of the 50000 I received as a reward for me becoming an awakened".

"No. "

As expected, she refused me outright. But I didn't give up just yet.

"Why? "

"Because I don't want to."

This woman! Now I realized that the reason the kids were malnourished wasn't because of funding.

It was because this hog was like this! Not only was she ugly as a worm, but apparently as greedy and fat as a pig. And selfish as well.

"That is the money I received as a reward for becoming awakened, I want it, or else I'll report it to the authorities."

Seeing that talking won't work, I resorted to threatening her.

Penny smirked and said.

"You won't dare to."

I laughed inwardly and went ahead.

"What gives you the confidence to say that?"

Bingo.

She didn't respond immediately, that was enough for me. If I want to, I can report this woman anytime, the sorry state of this orphanage, as well as the children…I can get her fired, most probably.

She can't even get out of it because I don't think any supervisor will be lured by her ugly face, enough to fuck her at least for it.

"Fine.... you can take only three thousand."

As expected, she agreed when the threat was brought to the table, and she relented…

But that did not mean I would relent on that meager amount.

"Five thousand now."

"What?! Why?! "

She exclaimed, surprised by the amount. I snickered.

"Because I said so, you can take the remaining 45 thousand. I don't care about that. "

I remembered in the novel that the main characters had a lot of money, of course, that came from their families but I also had an ace up my sleeves.

I have a rough idea about what happened, the events that happened after the start of the novel in 2065, So I had plenty of time to make more money if my plans went well. Whilst they have generational wealth from the past, I know about the future…with it, I can make some money

Far more than just fifty thousand.

".. fine. "

"Hmm, sorry I didn't hear you well enough."

"I said fine!"

"Then give it to me."

She, obviously being in a bad mood, reached under her desk, opened a drawer, took out a black card, and gave it to me.

"Use only five thousand from there. Got it?!"

Hmmm? I believe I had been given it in cash.

Well, whatever, as long as I have some money for transport, it will work.

Nevertheless, I took the card and left.

I stepped out of the orphanage after walking down those damned stairs again.

'It's 2063 women. Just install a damn elevator, your fat ass will need it more than the damn children here!'

I went outside and saw snow covering the entire area. 

Oddly I wasn't cold even though I just had an ordinary T-shirt on me and jeans.

'Is this because of my ice affinity? '

It was quite amazing that I wasn't feeling cold despite it snowing outside, even more so when I was just bones, with no fat to insulate my sorry figure.

I shrugged it off and walked outside. Walking in the snow was hard as I only had slippers on me. I went out of the road and took the path we took yesterday to the orphanage and quickly reached the train station.

I went inside and walked to one of the stands where there was a line and waited for my turn to buy a ticket.

A lot of people were looking at me with surprise and pity because I was wearing nearly nothing for this type of weather and my skinny arms and my slightly sunken cheeks.

I ignored their stares, and when it was my turn, said.

"I want a single ticket, and can you please tell me the station closest to the Union please?"

"That would be A Train Station, You should get off the train when the conductor announces it."

I thanked him and took back my card.

I entered the train and took the seat assigned to me on my ticket. Each seat here was private, which made sense considering the hulking size of the train.

I went to a compartment on the train, After scanning my ticket I entered the compartment and took my seat. I then heard my stomach rumbling.

"..."

Checking the time on my phone I found it to be 11:36 Am, Quite early and it was reasonable I was hungry because the only thing I had since I came to this world was a single cupcake.

I looked around the compartment and found what looked like an attached phone.

Picking it up it automatically dialed itself and I was soon talking to a man.

I asked him about the breakfast options and after he told me I ordered option two which was Fried eggs, Orange juice, and Along with two pieces of bread with jam.

I then sat with my eyes wide open, staring aimlessly at the city from the window, waiting for my food to arrive.

The train soon started and I was off to the Union, where I needed to get stronger quickly if I had any chance of surviving the next few years.

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Chương 8: The Union

I arrived in front of a massive building that stretched high into the skies. To me, it seemed as if it surpassed the clouds and touched heaven itself.

Of course, that was just me spouting bullshit. The building was just really fucking tall.

Due to it being early in the day, I had expected there to be no crowd, but I couldn't be more wrong. The building was filled with people.

After entering the building, I walked over to the only receptionist which had a shorter line than most.

I had to wait quite a while, but eventually my turn came. I said.

"Excuse me, I came here for a talent evaluation."

The receptionist replied without taking her eyes off the computer.

"That will be 1200 Studs. Would you like to pay with credit or ca-"

She looked up from her computer, presumably to take the payment and assign me a ticket when she paused, looking at me for a while she said.

"...Card or Cash?"

She said with a hint of pity in her tone.

'...'

I understand I look skinny, but at least try to hide it.

"Card."

I gave her the card, She scanned it, gave it back to me, and also gave me a white card with the number 555 written on it. 

"Please wait in the lounge, When the number is announced please enter room 17."

"Okay."

I went over to the lounge, where there was a resting area and sat down, patiently waiting for my turn.

Whilst I was here, I observed the Union's building. It…was nothing special.

I had expected something else…something out of the ordinary considering this world is a fantasy world.

But it was just like the building I owned…simple…

Ah!

Another damned headache! What was I thinking about again?

Anyways…Since I am a dragon subspecies, It should be alright to assume my talent may be between S to SSS rank, however this is just an assumption…

If it is either S or SS rank, or any of the below ranks, I don't really have to worry about it. Since there are some individuals with the talent ranking of S and SS…All I would do is attract some attention.

The problem lies with the SSS rank…currently, Humanity has no publicly known individual with that Talent rank, the ones I know of from the novel at this time would be about seven to 8 people…Each considered myths or legends, apart from a special few who were world leaders.

However, their rank is unknown to the population, as they choose to hide it. All of them are from reputable families or guilds which have their own area for evaluation…which can allow them to hide their rank. The first 'public' SSS rank was the Protagonist.

But I am not the same, I'm a bumpkin with no backing, I have to get myself assessed publicly.

Sigh…Well.

I knew exactly how the talent assessment worked so I know how to deal with it…I guess.

The assessment worked by measuring the amount of mana stored in a person's body, their potential to store more mana, and their sensitivity to it. It was pretty basic. 

In the novel, it was explained in chapter 537 when Elijah Ardor trained humanity's first spatial mage in order to hide his real talent assessment rank so that big guilds couldn't go after him and he could easily recruit him. He also gave him an artifact that changed what affinity he would show…so instead of his unique spatial affinity, it showed a low fire affinity.

Me?

I had no such artifact. I was also planning to do the exact opposite.

Why? Because I am not the fucking protagonist, gifted with all sorts of abilities and the famed 'system'. A person with abilities like that can have a smooth time hiding their rank and going forth…I can't. I would be restricted to skills, equipment and the like. All because I am a low rank. No guild or family would support me. Having a high rank is essential. Hiding it is suicidal.

And I also wanted to be humanity's first spatial mage, not because of the fame.

But because of the money.

The only reason the protagonist, Elijah Ardor could compete with his friends who were all from incredibly influential families and guilds meaning they were filthy rich was because he used the spatial awakened to produce artifacts and items with the space attribute, and sold them. The amount of wealth it garnered him was insane.

That was the reason why I wanted to reveal that I had two affinities. The union already knows of my ice affinity. There is a test after the evaluation where we are placed in a device that detects our lies. The testee is asked whether they have a second affinity or not, and they must answer with the truth, lest they be found out by the accursed device.

'Hmmm…it's difficult but I can manage it.'

As I was deep into thought. A voice sounded out through the speaker.

"NUMBER 555, COME TO DOOR 17 FOR YOUR TALENT EVALUATION."

'Welp, time to go.'

I walked towards the door that had a huge holographic 17 Above it. Below it was a screen that showed the talent of the individual who was being tested.

Standing in front of it, I handed the card the receptionist gave me to the man who was standing in front of the door. Looking at me with eyes full of suspicion he quickly made a call.

'I need to bulk up…they all think I'm a beggar.'

I really need to eat some good food, a lot of good food.

After making the call and confirming it truly was me. He let me in.

Following him in, He guided me to an orb and instructed me.

"You just have to put your hands on the orb and it will do the rest, ok?"

I nodded, Preparing myself. I took a big breath and put only one hand on the orb.

The orb seemed to react, and shone with a bright, white light…indicating my talent.

[SS rank.]

However, I saw a part of it turning black, and thus I retracted my hand quickly. Black meant SSS rank.

'As expected…it was SSS rank.'

Thankfully, I think I saved myself from all the trouble.

Without wasting a second, I used the hand that I placed on the orb to cover my eyes, making it seem that I, the 'child' , was taken aback by the bright white light, and covered my eyes. This should reduce the suspicion.

When the light eventually faded. All I could see was the look of shock on the man's face. I hid a smile.

Trying to make myself appear as if I knew nothing. I asked the man.

"Umm, is white good?"

'I wonder if I'm doing good playing the oblivious act…'

Of course, I knew white was good. It was fantastic even but I needed to put on the act.

The man who was still in shock fell over on his bum.

"Uh-Uh S--SS rank... "

He muttered, still shocked. I would be lying if I said I wasn't enjoying this.

He took his phone out, and called a number. 

"Please follow me, sir."

He said with a formal tone, I followed him and left the room.

What awaited outside the room was a flock of reporters and other people, looking at me. Camera flashes littered my eyes. The man, along with other employees who came to help, pushed the people aside.

The man took me to the elevator. The reporters and the people tried to get a closer look, but were stopped by the staff, who made a barricade around me.

The other people didn't even have a chance against them, these were trained awakened employed by the union after all. If an ordinary crowd was able to push them back…It would be the greatest insult.

The man and I entered the elevator, and pretty soon, we were going up.

As we ascended, I pretended to look like I was curious, trying my best to make it seem to the man that I actually was a malnourished dumb kid.

'Now…the lie detector machine is probably what's next.'

Under no circumstance, can I let it be known that I also have chaos as an affinity.

I wouldn't be leaving the building alive then. Taking a big breath, I prepared myself.

The elevator door opened and we stepped outside.


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