RE: LORD OF TIME

As William’s hand touched the crystal orb, he immediately felt an energy trying to drill into his Sea of Consciousness.

The energy wasn’t forceful, and unless he allowed it, it wouldn’t be able to enter his Sea of Consciousness.

Since he had already gone through the trait assessment in the original timeline, William was very familiar with the process and allowed the energy to enter his Sea of Consciousness.

As soon as the energy entered his Sea of Consciousness, the crystal orb began to glow.

Because of the earlier event, everyone was very curious about William, and all of their eyes were intently fixed on him.

Especially Edrin, Maya, and Noah, who felt that William’s strength wasn’t normal.

A red glow appeared on the orb, but it quickly changed to orange, then from orange to yellow.

But even the yellow color didn’t last long, and it soon turned green.

A commotion immediately broke out in the class, especially among the commoners sitting at the back because they already knew that, just like them, William was also a commoner.

’As expected, he also has an Epic Grade Trait.’ Edrin muttered inwardly with a thoughtful look, and a plan immediately formed in his mind.

Maya couldn’t help but snort when she saw this. Although she had expected William to have a good trait after seeing his small conflict with Kevin, she still felt a bit sour that a commoner had a trait at the same level as hers.

’But so what if his trait is at the same level? Traits mean nothing if you don’t have good techniques, skills, and resources to develop them.’

Thinking of this, her expression relaxed.

Noah, on the other hand, showed no particular expression and stared at the orb with deep eyes.

’If the president was telling the truth, then it shouldn’t be his limit...’

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly noticed that the green glow around the orb began to change, and his eyes gleamed slightly.

’Well, now it can be confirmed that he was telling the truth.’

The others in the class also noticed the change in the orb, and all the chatter inside the class immediately died down.

From green, the color of the orb shifted to blue.

Edrin and Maya’s expressions could no longer remain calm, and they looked at the orb with stunned expressions.

"Legendary Grade Trait... Just like Kevin." Maya muttered with a dazed look, her eyes filled with shock.

Edrin was also shocked, and the smile on his face had long since disappeared, replaced by a deep frown.

"No wonder he dared to sit in front and pick a fight with them. It turns out he has a Legendary Grade Trait."

"Even those nobles sitting in front don’t have a Legendary Grade Trait. Doesn’t that mean he is more powerful than them?"

"He should be, right? After all, from what I know, Legendary Grade Traits are tens of times rarer than Epic Grade Traits."

"So he is even more powerful than the nobles in our class."

The expressions of the nobles sitting in the class immediately became ugly upon hearing the chatter of the commoners.

One of them couldn’t stand their conversation and spoke with a snort.

"So what if he has a Legendary Grade Trait? Can he face us without good techniques and skills? That trait is just going to be wasted on that guy."

Another noble sitting beside him looked at them mockingly and shook his head.

"You don’t need to get angry at these ignorant people. They will soon understand reality when the time comes."

’Techniques and skills...’

Liam couldn’t help but remember what had happened inside the Howling Desert Rift, and his lips curled upward.

’I wonder what kind of expressions they would have if they knew William is being taken care of by a beautiful senior and already has good techniques and skills.’

Yes, in Liam’s mind, he had already labeled William as a kept man who was being taken care of by a beautiful senior.

He was very disdainful of this kind of behavior, and to thoroughly criticize it, he also wanted a beautiful senior to take care of him so he could properly understand the situation and guide William back onto the right path.

It was just a pity that he hadn’t found a beautiful senior yet.

Norman had already seen in William’s registered information that he had a Legendary Grade Trait, so he wasn’t as surprised as the others.

Just then, he noticed that the blue color on the orb was becoming brighter and brighter, and his eyes narrowed.

Just as the color was about to shift, the orb suddenly returned to normal, and William pulled back his hand.

Norman’s eyes paused for a moment before he looked at William, who was standing calmly.

Norman’s lips couldn’t help but curl upward slightly, and he chuckled inwardly.

’What an interesting lad.’

He thought for a moment before speaking.

"According to your registered information, it’s only been a little over a week since you started cultivating, right?"

"Yes, Professor."

"It’s only been a little over a week, and you are already not far from reaching the peak of the Star Warrior Realm. Not bad." Professor Norman nodded and advised, "But don’t just focus on improving your core’s level. The most important thing in the Star Warrior Realm is the control level of your Aether Energy."

"Thank you for your advice, Professor. I will keep it in mind."

"Good." Norman nodded and waved his hand. "Go back to your seat."

William turned around and returned to his seat. As he walked, he saw that most of the people were looking at him.

The expressions of the nobles were not very good, with many of them even muttering that the Legendary Grade Trait was wasted on him.

Meanwhile, the commoners had varied expressions. Some had jealousy and envy on their faces, wondering why it wasn’t them who had awakened a Legendary Grade Trait.

Others had looks of admiration.

William returned to his seat, and Liam immediately gave him a thumbs-up.

William chuckled when he saw this and reminded him.

"It’s your turn."

Liam nodded and immediately went up to the podium.

When Professor Norman saw Liam’s information in the registration log, he was once again surprised.

And when his trait was tested and it turned out that he also had an Epic Grade Trait, another commotion broke out in the class.

"So this guy also has an Epic Grade Trait."

"I thought this guy was sitting there just because he knew that fierce guy. But it turns out he himself isn’t weak."

Norman also nodded inwardly after confirming Liam’s trait and couldn’t help but ask,

"In the effects of your trait, you mentioned that it has the side effect of making you directionally challenged."

"Yes, Professor." Liam nodded with an embarrassed look. "Because my trait passively increases my focus whenever I move forward, it’s difficult for me to pay attention to anything other than what’s in front of me. As a result, I can’t notice things around me, making it a bit difficult for me to walk around properly."

"Hmm..." Norman thought for a moment before asking, "Then what about killing intent or any kind of negative emotions directed toward you? Since your trait makes you focus only on what’s in front of you, can you sense if someone suddenly attacks you from the side or behind?"

"I can," Liam nodded. "I can sense things that threaten me, but it’s difficult to sense other things."

"Then it’s not a problem with the trait," Norman explained calmly. "Since you can sense things like killing intent and someone attacking you from the side or behind but not other things, then it’s most likely because you can’t perfectly control the increased focus brought by your trait. Once you have enough academic credits, exchange for a skill called Deep Focus from the Resource Department. It will help you control your trait better."

"Really?" Liam’s eyes lit up when he heard Norman’s advice, and he immediately thanked him.

Norman nodded and waved his hand, signaling him to go back.

Liam returned to his seat and excitedly told William what Professor Norman had said to him.

"Once we sell that Fire Essence Crystal Mine, you will have enough credits to buy that skill." William nodded with a smile after hearing Liam.

The trait assessment continued, and Professor Norman tested the traits of the other students as well.

After Liam, another noble student was found to have an Epic Grade Trait.

But other than him, most of the students had Common or Uncommon Grade Traits, with only a very few people having Rare Grade Traits.

When it was Sophia and Brown’s turn, William looked carefully at their results and saw that they had Rare Grade Traits, just like in the original timeline.

Once everyone present in the class had gone through the assessment, Professor Norman noticed that there was still a name in the registration log that hadn’t gone through the assessment.

"Where is Kevin Dreadmere? Why hasn’t he come to class?"

As soon as Professor Norman asked, everyone couldn’t help but look at William.

Norman noticed their gazes and also looked at him.

William stood up and shook his head.

"Professor, he came to class, but he wanted to snatch my seat. When I refused him, he began crying and ran away while saying that he was going to complain to his mother that I was bullying him."

The entire class burst into laughter, and even Noah, who had maintained a serious expression the entire time, couldn’t help but look down, barely holding back his laughter.

Professor Norman was also taken aback, and a look of bewilderment appeared on his face. He couldn’t help but wonder if there were still students in the academy who went to complain to their mothers.

"Professor, he is lying. Kevin left because this guy challenged him to a match after class. Kevin did not want to sit at the back, so he left early and is waiting for him in the Challenge Arena." Maya quickly explained, though her mouth was also twitching as she tried her best not to laugh.

"A challenge..." A look of interest appeared in Norman’s eyes, and he nodded.

"Since all of your traits have already been tested, you are free to go. The regular classes will start from tomorrow."

The students in the class immediately left upon hearing that they could go, and within just a few minutes, the matter of William and Kevin’s fight had spread among the other students as well.

It couldn’t be helped. After all, Kevin was very famous among the noble students, especially after receiving the title of the next heir of the Dreadmere Family.

As such, many people immediately made their way toward the Challenge Arena, wanting to see the match.

William and Liam also stood up and left the classroom.

Edrin, who was still sitting, looked at the two of them as they left before turning around and looking at two students sitting in the middle row.

Seeing Edrin looking at them, both of them immediately understood what he wanted and left the classroom as well, following after William and Liam.