Ashen God
Chapter 54 Heavenly Destiny Master

Chapter 54: Chapter 54 Heavenly Destiny Master

In any case, Zhang Yanhang became a distinguished Awakener, and according to the Empire’s relevant data statistics, about ninety percent of Awakeners awoke their superpowers suddenly and without reason within a month after the Spiritual Qi Recovery. This one-month period was later referred to as the first wave of Awakeners.

However, after this period, the chance of becoming an Awakener plummeted dramatically. Even though it has been a full five months since the first wave of Awakeners, the proportion of those who later awakened superpowers only accounts for about six percent of the total number of Awakeners.

In foreign lands, especially in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, Awakeners have always been regarded as a source of chaos. In contrast, the Empire had established relevant policies and benefits for Awakeners from the very beginning.

The benefits related to Awakeners mainly come from two aspects, economic and cultivation.

In terms of economics, to put it simply, the Empire has specifically allocated a fund to distribute to all Awakeners with its formal name ’Imperial Citizens (Awakeners) City Living Security Special Subsidy,’ which most Awakeners find too long and simply refer to as a living allowance.

Unlike the standard living allowance, the Awakener’s subsidy is more substantial; a regular allowance might only be a few hundred yuan, but an Awakener’s allowance is directly pegged to the average salary of the city they reside in—that is, the average local salary is what an Awakener can claim.

For example, in Qin Island City, where Zhang Yanhang currently resides, a mega-city with a permanent population of twenty million and one of the Empire’s eight directly governed cities with a GDP ranking consistently in the top ten, Zhang Yanhang can receive 8,217 yuan per month, while some cities with even higher GDP rankings can receive more than nine thousand and even tens of thousands in allowances.

That’s right, just by becoming an Awakener, you could receive such a generous allowance and ensure that even without a job, you wouldn’t fall into poverty and be driven to commit crimes. Of course, if you choose to work, your identity as an Awakener ensures that you can earn an even higher wage.

The main purpose of this allowance, as the name implies, is to guarantee that Awakeners focused on cultivation will not encounter any unexpected difficulties in their living conditions.

Thanks to this policy, Awakeners have swiftly replaced civil servants and government employees to become the hottest commodities in the national marriage and dating market.

By the way, the relevant departments distribute the allowance on the 13th of each month, and Zhang Yanhang hesitated until the 12th to register because the calendar indicated it was an auspicious day suitable for all endeavors—certainly not because he wanted to freeload a month’s allowance.

Beyond economic benefits, the incentives in cultivation are hugely tempting to all Awakeners, and almost none can resist them. The relevant departments directly provide a special version of the cultivation technique, which is precisely the Limitless Universe Skill that Zhang Yanhang is currently cultivating.

Apart from his indecisive nature, the main reason why Zhang Yanhang waited half a month before registering with the relevant department was that he had just broken through in the Heaven and Earth Creation Technique and his realm was somewhat unstable. He feared that registering and changing his cultivation technique at that time would cause a reduction in his realm, so he deliberately stabilized it for half a month before registering.

But, contrary to his wishes, what he feared most eventually happened. After switching from the Heaven and Earth Creation Technique to the Limitless Universe Skill, his realm dropped from the First Tier Second Layer to the First Tier First Layer Peak.

Shortly afterward, Zhang Yanhang encountered the Multiple Choice option involving the Ashen World, but because his realm had just fallen, he had no confidence to venture into the Ashen World and therefore kept postponing it until yesterday.

Although Zhang Yanhang’s realm dropped to the First Tier First Layer Peak, having previously broken through once, he swiftly advanced his realm back to the original state within a few days and spent the following days consolidating his realm to prevent another fall.

Therefore, the two-pronged benefits provided by the Empire have a firm grip on the entire Awakener community, with roughly 99% of Awakeners choosing to register with the relevant departments.

Zhang Yanhang also chose to register with the relevant department to enjoy these benefits. The entire process is quite simple; just demonstrate your Awakened Power and report the name of your superpower. Just these two steps.

Perhaps the simplicity of the process is another reason why some Awakeners are willing to register.

After completing the registration, the departments directly issued Zhang Yanhang a dark green-covered Awakener Certificate on the spot, and from that moment, he became entitled to all the benefits of an Awakener, such as the living allowance for August to be distributed the next day. As for Zhang Yanhang, there are twelve more days until the distribution of the second allowance, that is, the allowance for September.

By the way, the full name of this Awakener management department where Zhang Yanhang registered is simply "Relevant Department," without implying any other administrative body.

Of course, aside from the benefits, after registering as an Awakener, one also has to fulfill certain duties. However, these matters are mostly irrelevant to someone like Zhang Yanhang, who aside from attending school, stays home and does not go out, so he is not very familiar with these obligations.

"So, the question arises, why has ’Heavenly Destiny Master’ become my Profession? It’s odd. When I went to the Relevant Department to register, they clearly had an Empire-manufactured Spiritual Artifact Lie Detector, but when I lied about the name of my Talent, it wasn’t detected at all..."

Zhang Yanhang was truly perplexed, initially thinking the Spiritual Energy Lie Detector was broken. Still, now he suspects that it was something about himself that caused the lie detector not to raise an alarm.

"But surely, my own superpower wouldn’t harm me, right? And if I don’t make a choice, won’t that be equivalent to wasting my potential?"

In the beginning, Zhang Yanhang considered choosing the ’Heavenly Destiny Master’ Profession because the rewards that came with the option were very tempting, capable of enhancing both his Multiple Choice Talent and his strength.

With such a win-win opportunity, what reason would Zhang Yanhang have to refuse?