A Failure's hopeful Journey

Soon the second last speech ended with sparse applause. The introducer came forward and spoke in a sonorous voice, "Now, I call upon the stage a character who is a definition of a genius. At 14, he completely learned all the knowledge regarding Material Science in the Codex Hall gaining the moniker, 'The Maestro'. At sixteen, when he should be in the second grade of the academy, he skipped a grade and cleared the test for the third grade. In the written exam section, he wrote an essay composition 'The world in a nutshell'. This essay highlighted how our development came to a stagnation and many aspects that the people forgot. This composition gained him another moniker from the department of education, 'the pioneer'. His achievements do not stop at just academia, but he also started a change in the business world by the policies he introduced in his company. I do not know if any of you have heard, but he is the mind behind the rapidly growing social media platform The Metro Frame, and also the designer of the two most sought-after vehicles, The Countach, and the Beetle. As for his martial achievements, he has successfully led his family to repel a dark dweller raid with no casualties on the friendly side. Please welcome the captain of the Silica City team. You Xi Wang."

The people were struck in awe when they heard the introduction. It was to be known that all the people who spoke on the stage had their achievements listed, but none of them were as exaggerated as You Xi Wang. This guy survived a dweller raid. The other people never even face a single dark dweller. But if they were to know that this monster killed a primal soul opponent with his team, would they smash their heads on stones? It was unknown who clapped but soon the sparse applause grew in a somewhat cheering applause if not maddening.

Under the watchful gaze of the crowd, You Xi Wang walked up onto the stage wearing his battle suit. He maintained a poker face as he came up. He glanced at the audience and took out a dagger from his sleeve space array. The people were confused about what he was about to do? You Xi Wang spoke, "My mom used to say that the entire world is working on a principle of balance. The number of stars in the sky is equal to the amount of emptiness she said. She said humans and Nature can only prosper when they work in balance. if humans overwhelmed nature, then the world will become desolate and vice versa. We have the power to maintain and tip the balance. Those dimensional pockets are unknown worlds. If you go out to seek balance, then the chances to survive will be better. The rest is up to you. May the best one win." with that said he flicked the dagger and it spun on the top of his thumb joint. He nodded to himself and walked down the stage. 

Throughout the speech, he kept a calm and slow pace. His tone was unshaken. The people applauded just like before it grew stronger as it followed the girls in the crowd were more enthusiastic than the boys. You Xi Wang was the youngest and by far the most handsome male in the competition. The crowd who watched the speech via live telecast was speaking with enthusiasm. 

In Imperial City, around a certain public screening, the middle-aged aunts were discussing:

Aunt one, "Such a good boy, academic, business, martial arts. All-round genius and look at my son. He is getting fatter and fatter like a plum every day from sitting at home."

Aunt Two, "Yes, he talked so calmly. His temperament is so good. Unlike our little ruffians."

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In the You Mansion, everyone in the family was gathered in the garden. The fifth elder arranged for a big display screen for everyone to watch the telecast. Xia Xue spoke first, "Xiao Wang's achievements are still hidden. If they stated how he invented that motherboard. These people would have felt ashamed of themselves. Humph, some so-called geniuses."

Celestia and Lily were sitting near You Naixin. Lily spoke, "Why did Xixi spin that dagger?"

Celestia replied, "That is just his act to show a false strong image in front of people."

Lily nodded in understanding and said, "I don't like that dumb boy in a golden suit."

Celestia nodded this time and said, "So flashy. Also, what is supremacy? My big brother can beat him ten times with one hand. Humph poser." these two were die-hard You Xi Wang fans. They don't see anyone in front of You Xi Wang. You Naixin, however, was listening to these two little fairies with an amused smirk on her face. She adored these two girls a lot. The same discussion was going on among the whole family. 

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On the audience platform designated for the council high command, Alester Book was smiling like a goof. He was proud of such a disciple. Animo Albus also nodded and smiled when she heard the speech. She praised her junior brother with a mental note. An old man among the higher-ups asked Shelton Hammer, "Is he the kid whose vehicle design made you so energetic these days?"

Shelton Hammer nodded and said, "You guys should try taking a lap in that vehicle with him. He can bring out 100% of that vehicle. Also, genius is that the simple function optimization produced such an outstanding product. It is hard to make from scratch, but it is even harder to improve what has already being made."

The others nodded, and the discussion continued.

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You Xi Wang walked down the stage and stood in front of his team, unaware and unaffected by all this. The team from Croma City had some of his 'loyal friends' such as Ronald Colt, Jared Crow, and others. At this moment they were talking about how generous You Xi Wang was to save them from the hands of Edward Colt.

Yes, after that confrontation in the hospital, Ronald Colt left his family and was now living with his friends. He was totally a 'new leaf' and so were the other three. The girl Lara witnessed nothing and now had a stable relationship with Ronald Colt. Edward Colt was introduced to the dark side by his wife, and when the other parents pressurized him, he snitched on her. Though the woman was still smart and fled to hide among her peers. You Xi Wang had some inkling of this through the news gathered by the shadows.

The team from the Imperial Sector was enjoying all the attention in the beginning because of the speech delivered by their captain, but now the tables have turned and You Xi Wang 'robbed' their limelight. The captain spoke, "Hm good, this guy will be a good stepping stone."

The teacher in charge of the team spoke in a dissatisfied manner, "This boy is not as simple as you think he is. He is here with his own effort, which means his strength is not a trivial affair. You better not get cocky. Unlike the spoonfed opponents you have faced, this guy is a snatcher. He will break you in both body and spirit. Compete fairly and defeat him if you can only then should you act cocky."

The team members were quite unsatisfied with this statement, but one person in the team did not follow their reaction. This member was a girl with green eyes and green hair. She was observing You Xi Wang ever since he stepped on to the stage. This girl was the technological advisor of this team. She felt what the teacher said was true when she saw the space arrays on You Xi Wang's suit. She was also blessed with certain eye power, Pupils Of truth. She could see everything about anyone standing in front of her. She also saw You Xi Wang's five elemental core when her eyes fell on him. 

She was told by her family to keep this power a secret because it will make people jealous and some might harm her. The only offset of this power was that she could never speak. Yes, the girl was born a mute. Her ailment could not be fixed even after such advanced technology. The doctors explained every incurable ailment as a heaven's will. So the girl could only wait till she reaches the Primal Soul realm to communicate mentally. Her father was a technological engineer. This girl was called Gena Langford. 

The underrated genius of the Imperial Sector. Fifth level Core Formation at 18, grade two technology developer. She wanted to know more about You Xi Wang and was very curious about him now. She blinked and changed her focus towards the random deployment tunnel, as for You Xi Wang. She will meet him in the solo tournament. Right now her focus was the survival round. 

The introducer spoke as he pointed towards the deployment tunnel, "The teams would now come up one by one in the order they have given the speech. There are a hundred thousand dimensional pockets located all around the planet. This tunnel acts as a teleportation port to connect you directly to that position. Even if you are the last team, you will still have time to choose among the vast number of dimensional pockets. The team captain will come and press the switch on the side of the tunnel, and the array formation will send you to a dimensional pocket on random. Once a dimensional pocket has been chosen, it will not be used again. Let's go." he explained the way this tunnel worked and how the selection was completely random. It will depend on your luck to get a good or a bad chance. This process was balanced and allowed an equal opportunity to all the participant teams.