Chapter 268: Making History

Even during the previous 72-hour life-and-death battle in Dragon Roar City, when Mohawk—who possessed the Life for Life Talent—had inflicted significant damage on Kamiyu and proved the most difficult and tenacious opponent, she had not wanted to use this Talent.

It wasn’t due to moral concerns—after all, killing Ability Users would grant her an additional “Health Bar,” allowing her to grow stronger—but because this Talent had fallen behind the current meta. Now, everyone had Armor, and she herself had even crafted the Ancestral Spirit’s Blessing Armor, a pseudo-Golden Body, which essentially allowed her to fight without taking damage.

What Kamiyu truly desired was the Talent of Zhong Hao, whom she had already killed—Future Prediction.

Kamiyu thought to herself, “I remember he once said that Future Prediction could see five seconds into the future. I’ve watched a movie called Next, where the male lead’s performance was absolutely overpowered, dodging danger as easily as eating or drinking. In Zhong Hao’s hands, it was purely a waste.”

She still remembered that, aside from being able to predict five seconds into the future, Zhong Hao had other Skills—like sensing danger in advance and seeing the final outcome, then working with her to alter the ending he had originally foreseen.

If she could use the Future Prediction Talent, not only would she be able to see what would happen within the next five seconds, but she could also make judgments in advance, calculate the lead time, and fire preemptive shots, dealing overpowered, unbelievable Damage. It would be like being the chosen one, a treatment reserved only for the Protagonist among protagonists.

“Predict your predictions, predict the predictions of those predictions, and even be Immune to feints,” Kamiyu thought excitedly. If not for the time limit on Skill Fruits—SSS Tier fruits could only be used for five days—she would have eaten it without hesitation.

In less than half an hour, all 500 Skill Fruits had been harvested. Xiao Zhong reported, “Miss Kamiyu, this batch of Talents roughly follows a normal distribution. That is, A Tier is the most common, followed by S Tier and B Tier. There’s only one UR Tier, while the number of D and E Tier fruits is somewhat high.

As for the Skill Fruits for the three major classes—Warrior, Mage, and Priest—they each account for exactly one-third of the total.”

“Ha, it seems my luck is the worst. The rarest D and E Tier fruits all ended up on my row of Skill Fruit trees,” Kamiyu said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

“Miss Kamiyu, wait. I’d like to ask—these Skill Fruits are named after Talents, and eating them grants you that Talent or class. But why are they called Skill Fruits instead of Talent Fruits or Class Fruits?” Xiao Zhong asked.

This was a good question, one even Veteran Players like Li Changde and Wu Yong didn’t know the answer to.

Kamiyu blinked, but before she could speak, Mephisto interjected, “Classes and Skills can be the same. You humans can have the same type of class and identical Skills, but Talents are unique.”

“What?” Everyone was shocked upon hearing Mephisto’s words.

These secrets, involving fundamental laws and rules, were known only to those at the Demon King Level. So, everyone furrowed their brows and listened intently.

“When a Player dies, their Talent returns to the Two Realms River. The Black Sphere allows you to draw Talents, but in reality, you’re drawing power from the Two Realms River.”

No one dared to interrupt, all listening carefully as Mephisto revealed these secrets.

“For example, all mages can cast the Fireball Spell, but because each mage’s Talent is different, some can summon fireballs as powerful as meteors, while others can only produce sparks the size of fireflies.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Li Changde thought to himself, “So that’s how it is. I thought it was related to Level, but it turns out Talent plays a crucial role.”

“As long as someone with a Powerful Talent remains alive, that person will leave their mark in history, just like Kamiyu.”

When her name was mentioned, Kamiyu raised her eyebrows, feeling somewhat pleased, and interjected, “Understood. Talents are unique, but what does that have to do with us?”

Inside the Dark Gold Sword, Mephisto “shook his head.” His granddaughter was indeed “single-minded.”

He said, “Your orchard breaks the rule of uniqueness.”

These words once again shocked everyone. Even the usually calm Jack widened his eyes. As the Master of the orchard, Kamiyu still didn’t fully understand, but she felt incredibly accomplished.

The other three had already grasped the idea and looked at Kamiyu with admiration.

“Impressive.” “Miss Kamiyu, you’ve made history.” “Following Lady Kamiyu was truly the right decision.”

“Explain quickly, I don’t understand,” Kamiyu said, her face flushed with nervousness. She felt like the only one in a group of top students who had failed an exam, while the others were lavishing praise on her, saying she had answered the question correctly and excellently.

“It’s time. You accelerated time,” Mephisto explained.

Finally, Kamiyu understood. As long as Zhong Hao remained alive, he would always possess the Next Talent, and no one else could even dream of having it. Only when he died would the Next Talent be Recycle by the Two Realms River, becoming available for the next destined individual.

As for how Talents are distributed, the first method is to draw Talents using the Black Sphere. The difficulty lies in its unpredictability—you never know what you’ll get. And if you draw an unwanted Talent, you can’t just commit suicide or Kill the person. You can only wait or coerce someone with a Powerful Talent to serve you.

The second method is what Kamiyu has now achieved, making history. Skill Fruits are essentially temporary Talents. By possessing a Talent, one naturally gains a profession. With a profession, leveling up grants Skills, and since Skills are engraved on equipment, there’s no need to worry about these aspects.

By creating Skill Fruit trees, Skill Fruits can replace Talents.

“Because this is temporary, it doesn’t monopolize the power of the Two Realms River Talents. So, after you use one, you can plant another, wait for it to mature, harvest it, and repeatedly possess Talents,” Mephisto explained.

“You mean, if I keep planting, there’s a chance I could draw multiple Future Prediction Skill Fruits?” Kamiyu asked in surprise.

“But you can only draw Talents that are ‘idle’ and not currently possessed by anyone. For example, no matter how many Skill Fruits you plant, you could never produce Jack’s Steel Fortress Talent,” Mephisto added.

Xiao Zhong said, “This is amazing. It opens up many possibilities. A more ruthless person could Kill a Player with a Powerful Talent and, during the idle period, plant the Skill Fruit to obtain it.”

Kamiyu thought to herself, although Mephisto hadn’t explained why it wasn’t called a Talent Fruit, that wasn’t important at all. What mattered was that Future Prediction could be grown, which meant no new Player had drawn this Talent yet. She had to take advantage of this free time to plant more, plant a lot.

“Let’s get to it.” Kamiyu pulled out the spray gun filled with Life Potion again.

The “whooshing” sound of wind rustling through leaves echoed, making it seem as if the Skill tree was trembling.