These were the students who had awakened at the same time as Chen Mo. Among them, those who hadn’t awakened any combat professions, or high-star professions, couldn’t help but lament their bad luck.
Because they had only awakened for about ten days or so, and suddenly these benefits appeared.
If they had awakened just ten-odd days later? Wouldn’t they have caught this opportunity?
Many of them complained and grew angry, feeling they had suffered a great loss.
"Damn it! If I had awakened just ten-odd days later, I might have awakened a combat profession, maybe even a high-star combat profession! As a lifestyle profession, is there nothing to look forward to in the future?"
A male student at home was so dejected he felt like crying.
His mother, hearing him, comforted, "Silly boy, everyone has their own destiny, and things are predestined. A lifestyle profession isn’t a dead end. Strive to find a wife sooner. You didn’t catch this wave, but your children might!"
What else could he do but try to console himself this way?
The boy said nothing more.
「At Seaside Second Middle School」
The teachers hadn’t left yet. When they heard the news, they couldn’t help but look at each other in dismay.
Shen Rulong said with deep feeling, "Even without this benefit, our Seaside Second Middle School has performed so impressively this year. If we had caught this wave, wouldn’t our school have soared to the heavens?"
Su Tianxin added with a hint of regret, "Chen Mo has always been top in his training; he should have awakened a better profession. If he had been able to catch this wave of benefits, he probably wouldn’t have ended up as just a two-star Skeleton Mage."
Su Tianxin felt quite aggrieved that such a hardworking and excellent student hadn’t received the results he deserved.
"He didn’t seem to mind before; he probably spent some time inwardly suppressing his feelings about it," Su Tianxin continued. "But now that this news has suddenly come out, I’m afraid when he hears it, he’ll be upset for quite a while."
"And it’s not just him. This news is a huge blow to every child who didn’t awaken an ideal profession. It’s unimaginable how many of them might not be able to cope."
Shen Rulong’s assessment was accurate.
Indeed, at this very moment, some who couldn’t handle the news began to contemplate ending their lives.
Originally, if everyone’s circumstances had been the same, they would have resigned themselves to their fate even if their awakenings weren’t good. But now, for those who awakened just slightly later, the conditions had changed. It was only a difference of ten-odd days; anyone who learned of it would feel terrible.
As the saying goes: "It is not scarcity that is to be feared, but inequality."
If their own awakenings were poor, they could still console themselves that everyone before them had been in the same boat, and those after them would be too. But that wasn’t the case anymore. From their cohort onwards, others would have double the chances!
This huge psychological disparity delivered an absolutely disastrous blow.
Consequently, many people with weaker mental fortitude found themselves unable to accept it; they either cried their eyes out or began to contemplate reincarnation.
Chen Mo, the one who had caused this entire incident, was himself stunned speechless where he stood.
He never imagined that his reawakening of the initial profession would trigger such an outrageous phenomenon! When he saw the sky outside his window transform into such a terrifying sight, he himself had been scared silly. Even he had almost thought some great Disaster was about to strike, until the sound of the great path emerged. Only then did he realize that such a horrifying and startling phenomenon was actually caused by his awakening of the sole five-star initial hidden profession. And that his awakening of this profession had actually granted a wave of benefits to all future generations worldwide! An incredibly huge benefit, at that! So much so that the vast majority of people around the world were praising him.
Watching the sky outside gradually return to normal, Chen Mo found his emotions in turmoil, unable to calm down for a long time.
He had never, ever imagined he would cause such an outrageous commotion!
Before long, a knock sounded at the door.
Chen Mo opened the door and was momentarily taken aback to see Sister Yiyi looking at him with some concern. "Sister Yiyi, what’s wrong?" he asked.
Liu Yiyi carefully observed Chen Mo’s expression, then breathed a sigh of relief. "Nothing," she said, "I was just startled by the sudden darkness earlier, that strange phenomenon."
Liu Yiyi was a very perceptive person. After hearing the sound of the great path, she had immediately wondered if Chen Mo might be negatively affected by the news. Fearing that Chen Mo’s young heart might be impacted, she had quickly come over to check on him, prepared to offer some comfort. To her surprise, Chen Mo seemed completely normal, which made her heave a genuine sigh of relief.