Wasteland Border Inspector

Chapter 265: Eye of Belief, Search Lv4!

Was the path to solving their employment crisis right in front of them?Li Matai instinctively followed his gaze. His eyes were met with the vast, boundless wilderness bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.

He froze for a moment as several deeply buried scenes suddenly sprang to mind.

A week ago, when he went to the industrial zone to collect equipment—specifically, fetching materials for manufacturing small-scale machinery—he had indeed witnessed quite a few strange sights in the factory area:

For example, the mass-produced agricultural tools were no longer the usual shovels and hoes. Instead, they were all specialized tools for pioneering: sharp-beaked ground-breaking picks, long-handled root-digging spades, and toothed land-clearing rakes. The iron molds left over from the Great Reclamation Era were being rapidly cast into finished tools.

This was highly unusual. Even if the satellite towns were planning to pioneer new land, there was no need to stockpile such massive quantities. The casting production lines could have easily prioritized items urgently needed for internal construction.

What surprised him even more was that alongside these agricultural tools, a batch of specialized vehicles was being assembled: small four-wheel tractors, self-propelled tillers, and narrow-track agricultural transport trucks.

Those who had not lived through the Great Reclamation Era of the previous age might not understand this setup, but as a Third-stage Inspector who had survived that era, he could not be more familiar with it.

After returning, Li Matai had pondered this for two days and even asked around for information. Unfortunately, he was soon bogged down by the trivialities of setting up his own production lines, forcing him to temporarily suppress these doubts.

Now, seeing Cheng Ye staring blankly at the wilderness, lost in thought, his heart skipped a beat. A few bold guesses hidden in the depths of his mind almost burst from his lips.

But before he could speak, Cheng Ye snapped back to reality and asked softly, "Old Li, tell me, if this wilderness outside could all be pioneered and used to grow crops, would it be valuable?"

Li Matai stood stunned for several seconds before his expression turned incredibly serious. "Yes! Of course! Absolutely!"

"Believe me, no matter the era, the roots of humanity are tied to the land beneath our feet. No place can survive detached from the land. Even Happiness City relies on the ores transformed by the Petrification Curse to survive. If this land were truly barren and had nothing to offer, no humans or living creatures would be able to establish a foothold here at all."

"And what if pioneering comes at a massive cost? Perhaps half the people in these warehouses would die?" Cheng Ye pressed.

As his words fell.

Li Matai fell silent for only a moment before his gaze grew even more resolute. "A crime in the present, a contribution for a thousand autumns. Back during the Great Reclamation Era, hundreds of millions died, nearly causing a severe generational break for humanity. But it has only been a little over ten years since then, and how many people truly remember the tragic sacrifices that were made? When people mention reclamation now, they only yearn to restart the pioneering process. They only think about ending this damned Wasteland Era as quickly as possible!"

"As long as the surrounding areas of Happiness City can be developed..." He took two deep breaths, goosebumps rising on his arms. "When I was picking up equipment in the industrial zone, I saw many active production lines. There were lots of farming tools... Yes..."

"They were producing tractors, producing tillers. I thought..."

"It is true. Vitality has been restored within a two-hundred-kilometer radius around Happiness City. It is no longer affected by the Petrification Curse," Cheng Ye nodded heavily. "I am afraid it will be officially announced in less than half a month."

Buzz.

The moment he received a definite answer, Li Matai's face flushed crimson. His legs gave out, and he actually slumped to the ground.

He stared blankly at the wilderness. What reflected in his eyes was not the setting sun, but a slowly rising morning sun.

"Vitality... Vitality!"

He muttered the word repeatedly. His eyes shifted between bewilderment and absolute disbelief.

Compared to Elder Qu, Da Long... and Huang Sheng, as well as the procurement officer Old Sun, the reaction of this Third-stage Inspector Li Matai upon hearing the news was significantly more intense.

He sat there blankly for over ten minutes before slowly snapping out of his daze. With a tone full of wistful nostalgia, he said, "Back during the Great Reclamation Era, there were actually two differing voices in Happiness City. One advocated staying put to continue developing, while the other proposed relocating. Whether it was to station at the borders of Sha Province or Guang Province, or even to travel far to Hai Province, the goal was to get as far away as possible from this barren land where not even crops could grow."

"If I had not been an Inspector of Happiness City, if I did not have to shoulder these responsibilities, I definitely would have left with them. But I could not leave. My everything was tied to Happiness City."

At this point, his voice softened a fraction. "But I promised them that one day, when I stepped down as an Inspector, I would go to Hai Province to find them. I would lead everyone to regroup and carve out our Vitality on new land."

"But... after all these years, I never dared to think about stepping down again, nor did I mention the promise to go to Hai Province. Just like I never dared to hope... that one day, we would be able to pioneer the surroundings of Happiness City, and that this land could radiate Vitality once more."

Hearing this, Cheng Ye mused for a moment before replying, "Then it is completely not too late to go find them now. Happiness City can accommodate anyone who wishes to pursue happiness."

"No, it is too late!" Li Matai smiled sorrowfully, his face twitching slightly. "In their third year after arriving in Hai Province, the area was hit by three consecutive super typhoons. Yes, they left Happiness City. They left Shi Province, which was plagued by the Petrification Curse, and found arable land elsewhere. But how could new lands not have new curses? New natural disasters and man-made calamities?"

"Everyone died. They are all gone," his voice trembled. "Later, I commissioned dozens of merchant caravans to help me gather information, but I never found a single survivor. Over seven hundred people who were willing to lay down their lives for me during the Great Reclamation Era... in the end, they only live on in my memory."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly snapped his head up to look over, his eyes filled with agonizing questioning. "Cheng Ye, tell me. If I had been resolute back then and made them all stay, would they have lived to see today? Would they have waited until the day Happiness City could grow crops?!"

So there had actually been such an ideological struggle of "leave or stay" in Happiness City during the Great Reclamation Era?

Cheng Ye's gaze was calm as their eyes met.

He could tell that Li Matai was not just mourning their deaths, but rather questioning his own cowardly past.

On the path to pursuing his ideals, he had chosen to retreat, shackling himself with "responsibility" because he lacked the courage to take that step.

Now, this responsibility had become a curse, forcing him to pay the price for his hesitation back then.

"No, they would have never waited until this day."

Cheng Ye spoke, slowly standing up. "Evaders seek a path in the distance, defenders build a path under their feet. Waiting will never bring the opportunity to ride the wind. Those who stayed never just waited for today; they worked silently and persevered until the sun rose. Back then, who could have predicted that the darkness would pass? And who dared to be certain that they could survive until the dawn?"

A single phrase about staying, a single phrase about waiting—it was an attempt to erase over a decade of struggle and perseverance by the hundreds of thousands of people in Happiness City.

That would be far too much of an understatement.

Was he supposed to say that the people of Happiness City were all waiting for Inspector Cheng to descend and contain... ahem, persuade Tan Ming?

Before that, whether it was the iteration of Nutrient Paste or the operation of industrial imports and exports, it was the hard work of everyone in Happiness City that allowed it to remain the overlord of Shi Province to this day.

If they had truly left Shi Province back then, who could predict what the situation would be like today?

"Evading, defending..."

Li Matai chewed over these two words repeatedly, his unfocused eyes gradually regaining their clarity.

Over the years, he had heard the phrases "stick to your post" and "selfless dedication" countless times, but no one had ever told him that holding the line could truly bring about the dawn.

Everyone seemed to be living aimlessly, repeating the same routines day after day within their self-drawn circles.

"What is the purpose of pioneering?" he suddenly asked, seemingly having completely forgotten his earlier remark about a crime in the present and a contribution for a thousand autumns.

"The purpose is to allow us to live better lives. Do not overthink the rest; it is just needless worrying."

Cheng Ye stood with his arms crossed and flashed a dashing smile. "We need jobs, and this unpioneered land can help us survive the most difficult early stages. We need resources, and this land can grow countless things we desperately need. Dawn has arrived, but I will say it again: defenders build a path under their feet. Ultimately, the height we reach depends on what we build with our own two hands."

If Belief were insignificant on this land, humanity would not have survived so many chaotic eras and continued to exist tenaciously upon the wasteland.

As his words fell, Cheng Ye suddenly paused. An inexplicable sense of clarity flowed from the inside out, as if his entire body had been cleansed. His mood brightened dramatically.

It was—Belief!

He sensed the two Runes on his hand trembling slightly, as if they were celebrating for him, or perhaps sighing in relief that he had finally taken this step.

The face of Belief that the Elder had coalesced was actually materialized once more. However, it did not appear in reality, but rather materialized within his mind, brought forth by the power of the two Runes!

The originally faceless and blurry visage was actually churning slightly. Suddenly, it opened a pair of bright, spirited eyes.

These eyes seemed capable of piercing through the dust of the past, reflecting the perseverance of the present, and... perceiving the dawn of the future!

With a guiding Belief, it was no longer aimless and finally had the potential to condense and take shape.

And what he saw was never a false peace where everyone cowered in shelter cities, nor was it the desperate plight of being unable to take a single step in the wilderness. It was not the weed-choked desolation, nor the purgatory ravaged by Infection Sources.

What he saw was similar to Tan Ming's vision: a world where everyone was like a dragon, an era of great contention, a... brand new era!

All of this could not be achieved by evading and seeking a path in the distance.

It could only be achieved by defending, building a path under their feet!

Night, seven o'clock.

The streetlights of East Peace Town had already lit up with a soft glow, and the workers were trickling out of the large warehouses.

Everyone looked curiously at the two men under the streetlight. There was Inspector Li Matai, who was still smiling but clearly looked somewhat despondent, and beside him was Inspector Cheng, who kept nodding and had pointed out production problems the moment he arrived.

What had happened?

No one knew, but the bell signaling the end of the shift had already rung. Everyone stretched and walked toward the residential area, chatting and laughing.

Only when the crowd thinned out did Li Matai snap back to reality. He asked thoughtfully, "Cheng Ye, this Vitality... it has something to do with you, does it not?"

"Of course it has something to do with me. Otherwise, why do you think I was trapped in Dabo Town for over ten days?"

Cheng Ye did not deny it, his tone candid. "However, this news, much like the pioneering plans, will be locked down for a while. You will find out the details in due time."

Li Matai froze for a moment, then let out a wistful chuckle. "Then I suppose I have truly defended long enough to see the arrival of an 'anomaly' like you. It does not count as evading."

"Did you ever think a day like this would come?"

"I did, yet at the same time, I didn't." Li Matai shook his head gently. "Those ethereal and insignificant dreams are, in the end, just the fantasies of the frustrated."

"No, as long as people hold beautiful expectations for the future, they will naturally have these fantasies."

Cheng Ye nodded. "At the very least, you didn't feel that staying behind was an endless, bitter struggle in the dark, but rather you were always hoping for the dawn to arrive."

"Yes, I truly did hope that one day the skies would change. I have hoped for so many years, and finally, I have waited until this day!"

Li Matai mused for a moment, finally nodding in candid admission.

There is a natural affinity between people, dependent on how they handle matters, the height of their vision, their perspective in thinking, and many other indescribable traits.

If their ideologies could be materialized at this moment, one would surely see an invisible thread quietly forming between them.

If their previous cooperation had been driven more by interests and inexplicable expectations, then from this moment on, the two men had truly found a convergence of ideals.

However, it wasn't completely impossible to measure.

Cheng Ye instinctively opened his interface and glanced at it. Sure enough, Li Matai's Cooperation Level had quietly surged to 100%.

Furthermore, a prompt he had seen before appeared once again.

[Li Matai, 100%, Fully Open]

[Searchable Range: Intel, Items, Skills Lv1~Lv4]

Fully Open!

So this level of access could be achieved simply by stacking the Cooperation Level and mutual trust!

Amidst his pleasant surprise, Cheng Ye was also somewhat astonished. He had originally thought the first person to fully trust him would be someone extremely reliant on him, like Wang Kang or Da Long. He had never expected it to be the Third-stage Inspector, Li Matai.

It was just a pity that on the bare interface, Li Matai's highest skill was only Lv4.

Thinking of his remarkably average Strength, searching would highly likely yield only ordinary talents and skills.

'Since the Transcendent seed can be condensed for my use, it can definitely be given to others to use in the future. There is no need to rush regarding Strength.'

Cheng Ye mused inwardly, not caring about Li Matai's martial prowess in the slightest.

Even the mighty Elders and those Transcendents had to rely on the shelter city to survive. Ordinary people were precisely the Core that built this protective system.

However, this was the first time the requirements to search a Lv4 Skill had been met. Cheng Ye shifted his thoughts and decided to give it a try anyway.

Right now, his Recharge Value was not quite enough. Only three hours had passed. He still had to wait another hour to fully charge 480 units of power and meet the requirements for a single Lv4 Skill search.

Meanwhile.

After Li Matai finished lamenting, he looked at the two large warehouses and sighed regretfully. "It's just a pity about my equipment and machines, along with the industrial system I worked so hard to set up. I wasted so much funding, and now it's completely useless."

Since the decision had been made to pioneer, having the workers continue this kind of regressive manual production here would just be a lose-lose situation.

It would be better to make preparations in advance before the official directives were issued.

Even if it was just letting the residents rest and recharge, it would allow them to seize the initiative when the orders finally came down.

"It is not a pity," Cheng Ye lifted the corners of his mouth and suggested. "I have not started any industrial construction on my side yet. How about we have trucks haul all your equipment and production lines over to Dabo Town? In return, I will exchange a brand-new batch of pioneering supplies for you."

Seeing Cheng Ye's somewhat "malicious" smile, Li Matai's heart skipped a beat, and a smile also crept onto his lips. "After saying all that, you aren't scheming to take these two production lines off my hands on the cheap, are you?"

"How could I?" Cheng Ye couldn't help but laugh out loud. "I am just afraid that if you keep producing this defective brand, it won't be surprising if someone comes knocking on your door to hack you to pieces one day. This morning, when I visited the other satellite cities, those people's resentment was heavier than the last. Fortunately, Lei Hu took the blame for you."

"Right now, the defective goods you produce here are all being distributed by the Low-Tier Inspectors as a way to help East Peace Town get off the ground. If you suddenly throw in the towel and quit, regardless of anyone else, Lei Hu will absolutely be the first to charge over and thrash you."

These words painted a vivid picture. Li Matai mentally pictured the cursing and swearing faces of those Inspectors.

And thinking of Lei Hu storming over to interrogate him, he instinctively shrank his neck and glanced toward the southern district that Song Hai was responsible for. "He knows those tools were produced by me..."

"Don't tell me you want to murder him to silence him?"

"No." Li Matai looked a bit troubled. "We are about to start pioneering here. Shouldn't we tell Song Hai the news? If he finds out afterward that we knew in advance but kept it from him, holding a grudge against me is one thing, but if he holds a grudge against you..."

"No need." Cheng Ye shook his head, stating calmly. "He is different from you. It is impossible for him to abandon his construction projects to go pioneering."

It wasn't just Song Hai. All the satellite cities he had inspected that morning currently did not possess the qualifications for pioneering.

The reason was simple: the prerequisite for pioneering was meeting the basic needs of the residents. The framework for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation had to be established first.

East Peace Town was among the first batch of satellite cities. Moreover, Li Matai had utilized prefabricated housing designs. By now, the residents were already able to rest and recharge at any time.

However, the massive construction sites in the other satellite cities had already been laid out, and the materials were in place. They had to complete construction before the end of autumn. Otherwise, if it dragged on into winter, they would never survive those three long months.

Additionally, there was another crucial issue.

"The specific regulations for pioneering haven't been finalized yet. How to distribute rewards, how to guarantee safety, how to coordinate with the military legions—all of these details must be carefully deliberated."

"My advice is that you don't act rashly just yet. As the saying goes, an army is maintained for a thousand days to be used for a single moment. Instilling pioneering concepts in the residents now and teaching them emergency protocols for facing danger is far more efficient than rushing out to blindly clear land only to dissolve into chaos at the first sign of trouble."

Li Matai nodded repeatedly, not forgetting to add at the end, "I will listen to you."

With that, the two simply walked over to the temporary Inspection Station in front of the town's large iron gates. They sat down inside a small, single-story house and began to discuss the various details of pioneering at length.

After all, as an Inspector who had personally experienced the Great Reclamation Era of the previous age, Li Matai's experience was incredibly valuable for reference.

Cheng Ye nodded from time to time, committing the important information to memory and gradually forming a systematic train of thought.

Those practical operational details that Forbes disdained to discuss with him, Li Matai held back nothing, telling him absolutely everything.

It wasn't until the two of them had talked themselves dry, their brains reaching the limit of information intake, that they tacitly came to a stop.

Pouring two glasses of water and downing them in one gulp, Li Matai checked the time and hurriedly turned on the radio.

It was exactly eight o'clock in the evening, time for Happiness City's evening news broadcast.

[This is the Happiness City Evening Channel. I am your host for today, Jace.]

[Today is September 1st, Year 35 of the New Era. A new month has begun. Let us start with our customary quick rundown of recent news from the surrounding provinces and cities.]

[First is our neighbor, Hai Province. According to the Kindling Alliance's 39th Red Meteorological Alert this year, the super typhoon codenamed 'Black Crow' will make landfall in Hai Province on September 5th. Based on data projections, the wind speed at landfall will reach 70 meters per second, corresponding to a level 18 gale. Affected shelter cities include: Plum Valley Shelter City, Twilight Mist Shelter City, Dragon Roam Shelter City... It is expected that the landfall will trigger secondary disasters such as torrential rain, storm surges, and tsunamis. All shelter cities in Hai Province have initiated Level One emergency responses, relocating residents from low-lying coastal areas and suspending maritime operations and inter-city transport.]

[The neighboring Guang Province will also be significantly affected by 'Black Crow'. Starting September 4th, Cangwu Shelter City and Yunxi Shelter City in the south of Guang Province will be the first to experience level 8-10 gusts. Subsequent winds will gradually strengthen to levels 12-14. A heavy rainfall belt will cover most areas of central and southern Guang Province, with cumulative rainfall expected to reach 200 to 350 millimeters. Some low-lying roads may experience flooding, and the relevant shelter cities have already opened temporary refuges.]

[Next, turning to Sha Province. Recently, the desert regions in northern Sha Province have experienced persistent, severe sandstorms, with visibility dropping below 50 meters at its worst. This has affected multiple settlements, including Mobei Shelter City and Quicksand Shelter City. The sandstorms have caused the suspension of some outdoor work, air quality indices continue to exceed maximum readable levels, and the number of medical visits for respiratory diseases has sharply increased. Local authorities have initiated emergency sandstorm defense protocols.]

[As for He Province, the Void Mist that once affected Shi Province has descended upon He Province once again. This time, the coverage area has slightly decreased, roughly encompassing one-third of He Province's total area. The shelter cities affected this time are...]

[...]

[Finally, regarding the situation in Flower Province and Liang Province. Recently, a phenomenon of diurnal rhythm swapping has appeared in both provinces. As of now, the sunrise time across the entirety of Flower Province continues to be delayed. The initial sunrise time was around 5:15, but it has currently been pushed back past 6:20, and the rate of delay is accelerating.]

[Liang Province, on the other hand, is experiencing a continuous delay in sunset time. The initial sunset was around 19:10, but it has currently been pushed back past 20:15, with the length of the day extending synchronously.]

[The rate of rhythm shift in both provinces has escalated from 10 minutes per day to over 60 minutes per day. Due to the delayed sunrise, Flower Province has seen a reduction in effective active hours, and ambient brightness during noon is lower than normal levels. As of now, the Kindling Alliance's meteorological department has not yet determined a specific cause. Happiness City has assembled a special expert team to conduct on-site investigations in both provinces. They are expected to arrive in Flower Province within 15 days, and Liang Province within 27 days. Future broadcasts will provide real-time updates on the investigation progress and dynamic changes in the celestial phenomena.]

[This concludes the surrounding provincial broadcast. Next is the synchronization of satellite city construction progress.]

[1. The scale of Wenlu County will continue to expand in one week. The population expansion this time is 25,000 people. It is estimated that the total capacity after expansion will rise to 112,000 people.]

[2. The scale of Kaitou Town will continue to expand in three days. The population expansion this time is 4,500 people. It is estimated that the total capacity after expansion will rise to 12,000 people.]

[3. The lockdown ban on Dabo Town has been lifted, and the threat level has been adjusted to: Green (Safe). The sweeper teams are currently conducting an overall environmental inspection. The specific situation will be disclosed to the public after the responsible Inspector gives his debriefing.]

[4. ...]

[This concludes the synchronization of satellite city construction progress. Next are this week's material price fluctuations.]

[1. This adjustment advocates lowering the cost for residents to settle down: Targeted price reductions will be implemented for housing-related supplementary materials. Among them, the unit price of reinforced building panels is reduced by 12%, economy-class door and window kits are reduced by 15%, and basic decoration material packages suitable for newly delivered homes are reduced by 8%, effectively alleviating the financial pressure on new residents settling in.]

[2. Comprehensive price reductions for basic living supplies, covering 12 categories of essential livelihood goods, all with a reduction of 10% to 20%. Based on last week's voting results, this week's special offer item is: Durable Towel Set (10 pieces), with a discount of 20% this time. Residents interested in purchasing, please find a procurement point to place your orders as soon as possible. Quantities are limited.]

[3. Affected by the season, the price of Nutrient Paste will increase slightly, expected to rise to 3 credits. The Materials Guarantee Department clarifies that this adjustment is a periodic seasonal fluctuation. At present, Happiness City's raw material reserves for Nutrient Paste are sufficient and can meet the needs of one million people for two years.]

[4. Strengthening of price regulation for emergency supplies...]

[...]

[That concludes all the content for this evening's broadcast. Thank you for listening, we will see you again tomorrow at the same time.]

Compared to Little Sun's energetic and bouncy style, the daily evening broadcast had always maintained a serious news tone. There was almost no filler, and every sentence contained a substantial amount of useful information.

Cheng Ye rubbed his temples, quietly absorbing this information. He analyzed the overall situation of the wasteland while predicting Happiness City's upcoming policy directions.

It was essentially evident that the higher-ups were clearly paving the way for the impending pioneering efforts.

First, they lowered the prices of essential goods to stimulate purchasing behavior among the residents. Then, they slightly increased the price of Nutrient Paste, faintly creating a sense of uncertainty and urgency.

With this rhythm of loosening and tightening repeatedly laying the groundwork, when the pioneering jobs were officially rolled out, the massive demand for labor would inevitably be accompanied by lucrative rewards. As long as people wanted to live a good life, they would fearlessly pick up their tools and step out of the satellite cities.

Once there were enough people, even if it meant throwing money at the problem, they would smash a brand-new world out of the wilderness surrounding Happiness City.

Of course, looking at the big picture, doing this would highly likely turn a profit in the end.

Because transporting these living supplies to other shelter cities in exchange for raw materials for Nutrient Paste could not necessarily compare to the output of Happiness City reclaiming land and growing crops itself.

Moreover, this was not a one-time deal. As long as the land was pioneered, the subsequent planting costs would become lower and lower, while the returns would be long-term.

Furthermore, the various satellite cities were also expanding rapidly. The number of Drifters accommodated by Wenlu County alone was about to break through the one hundred thousand mark.

Thinking about it, during the dozen or so days he was hospitalized, Wenlu County, managed by three Fifth-stage Inspectors, must have undergone earth-shattering changes once again.

As for Dabo Town being a neighbor, never mind how much profit they could share, at least they wouldn't end up like the current East Peace Town, wasting away near Xiasha County and relying on "begging" for diverted industries from the industrial zone to make a living.

However, Li Matai's attention was clearly not on the policy changes, but rather focused on the environmental updates from the surrounding areas.

"A level eighteen typhoon..." He suddenly froze, his tone laced with a trance, as if he had fallen back into those painful memories regarding Hai Province.

But this time, without waiting for Cheng Ye to offer words of comfort, he vigorously shook his head, quickly steadying his mind and suppressing the surging emotions.

Right at that moment, the Pendant's charging prompt sounded again. The Recharge Value had finally crossed the 60% threshold, just enough to meet the requirement.

Cheng Ye felt a stir in his heart. He immediately opened the search panel and pressed the search button without hesitation.

Based on his current Rank, even with max Cooperation Level searching for a Lv4 Skill and gaining a 50% hidden bonus, there was still a 25% failure rate. But with "Fully Open" permissions in play, there was even a chance to successfully search for a Transcendent Lv7, let alone a standard Lv4.

As long as he made a move, it would be a one hundred percent success!

The panel flashed with light, and all of Li Matai's Skills and talents were instantly materialized by the Collector.

Several relatively sparse Runes flashed rapidly by, quickly resolving into clearly readable text.

However, when Cheng Ye cast a glance over it, he couldn't help but freeze, a flicker of surprise flashing through his eyes.

Upon reaching Lv4, the Skill format had actually undergone another change!

Just like back at Lv2, when it first began to clearly distinguish between 'Talent' and 'Skill' and mark their specific grades.

This time, not only were there more changes, but an entirely new category of Skill had also appeared!