Primordial Expanse: I have the Strongest Talent!

Chapter 74  Scammed?

[Fragment of Space]

[A small orb containing traces of Space element, crafted by a Divine beast. Absorb this fragment to obtain a talent related to the Space element.]

The moment Alex read the information the system had displayed about this 'Fragment of Space', his eyes went wide.

'Space element?? Absorbing this gives us a talent related to space???'

Alex couldn't hide his shock, and Mira noticed this too. She was even more eager to learn about these silver orbs upon seeing Alex's reaction.

Alex took a few moments to recover, and when he did, he relayed what he had learned to Mira.

Her reaction quickly mimicked Alex's.

"Should we absorb it then? Will there be any negative effects if we do?" Mira immediately questioned. She had never come across anything like this and didn't want to rush into any rash decisions.

After all, this was a gift from a beast, a Divine beast at that, so they had to be careful that this wasn't something like a trojan horse.

But Alex didn't have the same reaction as her.

He had gone through a similar process before, with the mysterious flame orb he had obtained from that flaming lion.

And that had only turned out well for him.

"I get the feeling this thing won't be harmful to us at all…" Alex remarked.

Before Mira could do or say anything, Alex took one of the silver orbs into his hands and did the same thing he had always done with items like this.

'Absorb!'

Instantly, the silver orb disappeared, for good this time.

As soon as the silver orb disappeared, Alex was surrounded by a milky silver stream of energy that seemed to dance around him for a few moments before it entered his head, penetrating right between his eyes.

He closed his eyes in that instance and scrunched his face as he felt an influx of knowledge he didn't understand, as well as a unique feeling energy starting to develop within him.

Mira was shocked when she saw Alex making such a bold move, and looked on from the side, concerned for him.

'I trust your instincts, but I still can't help but feel nervous about this…'

She thought to herself, thinking about what Alex said right before he had absorbed the space fragment.

Alex's instincts had been pretty on point so far during the time she had gotten to know him, so she believed they wouldn't fail him here, at this time.

Moments later, the effects from absorbing the space fragment died down, and Alex reopened his eyes, looking as refreshed and enlightened as he had ever been. He took a few moments, staring at the empty space in front of him, his face deadpan. He was quickly drawn back to reality, shifting his gaze over to Mira, who still looked at him with worry on her face.

"Your turn. It's safe, trust me."

He spoke to her, reassuring her that there wasn't any danger involved with the process.

She listened to him, and did just as he said.

The process wasn't any different than the normal process of absorbing a beast core, so she had no difficulties.

After a few seconds, the peculiar phenomenon lit up the room for the second time — Alex being able to watch the process from the outside this time.

'So beautiful…'

Now that he had gained a basic understanding of the process Mira was undergoing, thanks to the influx of information he had gained, he could discern just how complex and mesmerising the energy and runes surrounding Mira were.

'It's time I check what I gained from this then.'

While Mira was going through her own process, Alex decided to finally check the boon he had gained from this.

Opening his details, he checked for any changes.

[Details]

Name: [Alex]

Age: [17]

Talents: [Soulforge], [Flame(D+)], [Inferior teleportation(F-)]

Trait: [Enlightened]

Trait Description: [You've learned the truth of the world, realising that you are just an ant in the face of the true powerhouses of both your universe, and the Primordial Expanse.]

Trait Effect: Learning speed increased by 1%.

Rank: [Evolver]

Soul core: [E- - 1%]

Soul Classification: [Ordinary - 0%]

Compared to the last time Alex had checked his details, there were a lot of changes.

The most notable being the addition of a new detail at the bottom, 'Soul Classification'.

This had clearly been added because he had finally learned about the classification of beasts.

It seemed even the Primordial Expanse kept this information hidden until one came into contact with it themselves.

'What the…'

Alex was shocked when he looked at his soul tier though.

'1%... How could it be so low?' Nôv(el)B\\jnn

His progress towards the next tier had barely even gone up, even after absorbing that soul orb during his fight against Malachi and the others in the exam.

He had absolutely no answer for why this could be the case, and frankly he was a little scared thinking about this.

'I hope this isn't a permanent thing…'

If this slow progress was a recurring theme from this point onwards, Alex's plans would be brought to a dramatic halt.

'I can't test it out right now, I'm all out of soul orbs and beast cores. Guess I'll have to take a trip back to the Primordial Expanse soon.'

He put this aside for the time being, and instead moved his attention to his trait.

'It's changed again, and this time it even has an effect!'

He hadn't noticed it the first time he skimmed over his details, but there was also another detail below his trait.

'Increased learning speed, huh. I guess this could be good in the long run.'

There wasn't much to examine past that, so he moved on to the final thing, the reason he had opened his details in the first place.

'An F- rank trait… I guess my 2% aptitude for conceptual affinities wasn't just for show.'

He was at first happy when he saw that he had gained another talent, like he had expected.

But the level of the talent didn't bring him any joy.

'Let me at least check the description. Maybe this talent isn't as bad as its level makes it look.'

[Inferior teleportation(F-)]

[Teleport anywhere within a 3 metre radius around yourself. Uses 50% of your total energy. Remark: A talent so bad that it shouldn't exist. Even the Primordial Expanse has standards. The only consolation is that you now have a minor affinity with space, congrats.]

"..."

Alex didn't know what to think.