Starting from the Dragon Tribe!

Chapter 21

Starting From the Dragon Tribe

Chapter 21: Grade S

“Lu Chen, do you feel a magical power surging within you now?” Finger stuck out his head from the bed and winked at Lu Chen.

“What do you mean? Your manner of speaking makes me feel awkward.” Lu Chen was puzzled.

“I’m talking about your soul! Normally, the souls within the new students would be awakened after the 3E test. Certainly, many students from wealthy families would have their souls awakened before coming to college. However, you were a hidden gem, so your soul must have been sealed previously.” Finger appeared to be excited as he was curious about what Lu Chen’s soul would be.

“Why don’t you ask me how I did during the test?” Lu Chen didn’t answer his question directly.

“Is there a need for that at all? Given your blood lineage, the test is like a walk in the park for you. Let’s talk about your soul. What is it like? Is it more offensive or defensive?” Finger appeared to be curious as he wasn’t worried about the test Lu Chen had just sat for. Nevertheless, he wasn’t aware that Lu Chen basically copied all the answers.

Lu Chen fell silent and tried to come up with an ambiguous reply. “After the exam, there seems to be some changes in my body, and I feel like I’ve obtained some special powers, but I’m still trying to figure things out.” Upon finishing his words, he observed Finger’s reaction.

“That’s right. Soul awakening is a gradual process. However, there’ll be signs before you can use it. For example, I know a student with a Bronze Throne soul who could feel that he had become much stronger before the awakening of his soul. It was when he was fighting with a dangerous mixed race human during a mission that he was able to summon his soul.” Finger nodded repeatedly as he couldn’t contain his excitement. It was as though he was about to ask Lu Chen what signs he was showing.

After giving it a thought, Lu Chen replied, “I can feel that my body has become lighter, and my dexterity has improved.”

Finger sat up on the bed and asked seriously, “Lu Chen, can you be more specific?”

The veins on Lu Chen’s forehead popped out as he wondered why Finger was so relentless.

Seeing that, Finger said, “Alright. Calm down. Judging from what you’ve just said, I reckon that you might have awakened a speed-related soul. For example, Split Second, or Time Zero which only the chancellor possesses now. It can also be something else. Nevertheless, it’s good news indeed,” Finger analyzed and laughed.

“Are speed-related souls rare?” Lu Chen asked curiously.

“In fact, there are many students who possess speed-related souls, but high-ranking souls like Split Second are indeed rare. However, these souls are usually unimportant,” Finger shook his head and said.

“Unimportant?” Then why did you tell me it’s good news?

“Most of the speed-related souls are unimportant except Split Second and Time Zero. The improvements that come with other souls are limited and not incredible. Those people still can’t endure bombing or evade bullets. Most of them could only increase their dexterity by two times.” As Finger spoke, he raised his hands to illustrate his point. “Let’s say when two people are in a battle, one can run fast but not unbelievably fast, while the other possesses an attacking soul, for example, soul no. 77, Blaze. There’s no suspense as to who the winner will be because the one with Blaze can just launch a fireball at his opponent.”

The speed at which Finger was moving his left hand was fast, while he extended his right hand to grab a handful of roasted seeds before hurling them at his own left hand.

“I see. But I heard that the chancellor is the best dragon slayer,” Lu Chen said.

“You’re right, and that’s why it’s good news for you. I was talking about those with average speed-related souls. However, the chancellor and you are different. With Grade S blood lineage, you’ll gain power that’s significantly greater than the other mixed race humans. You’re already incredibly fast by default, and with the help of your soul, you’ll be as fast as a phantom.”

As Finger spoke, he grasped his right hand with his left hand and pretended that he would twist it. “Low-ranking speed-related souls are indeed useless. However, if your soul is Split Second or Time Zero, where there’s potential for growth, there’s no limit to your speed if you can constantly achieve breakthroughs. By then, you’ll even be faster than a bullet.”

Finger wanted to imitate the movement of a bullet, but his left hand was still hit by his right hand, so he became embarrassed in an instant.

In response, Lu Chen nodded. Although Finger’s action was comical, he explained the concept well. It was then he recalled an old saying from his own country—only speed is invincible in this world. With unbelievable speed, he could be the ghost of time. “Finger, thanks for your explanation. This is a pork hock for you.” Then, he threw the pork hock he bought from the canteen at his roommate. He had used the student card to buy it earlier.

“You know me so well!” Finger gave him a thumbs-up and started munching his food.

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Based on Finger’s advice, Lu Chen decided to avoid majoring in the sciences and choose the history of the dragons. Having said that, he still had to study some science subjects during the first year, just like how Chu Zihang would still have to study a bit of history even though he had chosen alchemy and mechanical engineering.

One day before the start of college, Lu Chen received a notification from Norma. He had passed the exam, and his blood lineage had been upgraded to Grade S. AI031718S was his student number, and he was told that his credit limit had been revised up. If he could pass all the exams during the first year, he would be rewarded with a scholarship of 36,000. In this world, that was a lot of money.

Nevertheless, those were not the best rewards he had gotten. Since his mission had been completed, he would be allowed to stay in this world for 24 months. Furthermore, thanks to his Grade S blood lineage, he was also given a hidden reward.

The Seed of the Dragon Blood

Place of Origin: Derivative World No. 107823

Rarity: Green

Uses: After using it, you’ll obtain the primary grade dragon blood and golden irises. One point will be added to your strength, dexterity and physique respectively.

How to use it: Through injection

Reminder: This blood lineage has great potential. However, the items you possess are still basic, so you can’t awaken your soul. Nevertheless, you can continue to improve it with better items in the future.

Recently, Lu Chen had discovered that he could check the information of some items in the system and their rarity. He could see that the items were divided into grades such as White, Green, Blue and Purple. As for the higher-level items, he was told that he hadn’t gotten the right yet.

The Seed of the Dragon Blood looked just like a syringe. After Lu Chen clicked on it in the system menu, it automatically appeared in his hand. The process was quiet, so Finger didn’t notice it.

Then, he was glad to find out that this blood lineage was compatible with his Mystic Blood. Hence, his problem of not being able to kindle golden irises was solved, and he was able to upgrade his attributes.

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