Primordial Expanse: I have the Strongest Talent!

Chapter 185: Dr. Arlen Zoric

Almost everything to do with his talent had something to do with souls. Soul orbs, Soulforge, Remnant souls. Even its rank was Soul+! How had he missed this? It was staring him in the face, and he had been too frustrated to see it.

'The key is the soul,' he realised, his mind suddenly clear. 'But where do I start?'

He needed to gain his own comprehension on the subject, but where the hell was he supposed to gain comprehension into souls?

'Perhaps I can study soul orbs? No no no, that's a useless venture. I would have found something by now.' He started going through different ideas like crazy, but each one sounded even more unrealistic than the previous.

'Wait, I've been thinking about this the wrong way… Isn't comprehension just another word for understanding something? Then does that not mean I can gain comprehension through the tried and true method, education? I'm already at the best university in the federation, surely there's something?'

He considered his options, he knew the system wasn't just going to hand him the answers. He needed to find experts on the subject, people who understood souls and their intricacies.

Perhaps there would be classes on this subject at the university.

'It's a long shot,' he thought, 'but it's better than nothing.'

Souls weren't a new concept to humans, as the concept of a spiritual entity that lives inside the body had been around for thousands of years before humans even stepped foot off their home planet.

However, this had just been an unconfirmed, no supporting evidence theory up until a hundred years ago.

The arrival of the system and the Primordial Expanse had confirmed the existence of the soul, with things like the soul core, soul classifications being revealed to the human race.

So it wasn't that wild of an idea for Alex to find an expert on them.

Carefully extricating himself from the bed, he moved to the small desk in the corner of Mira's room. The university's class registry was available on the uni's intranet, and he quickly accessed it, his fingers moving swiftly over the keys as he searched for anything related to souls.

He scrolled through the listings, his eyes scanning the names and descriptions.

After several minutes of searching, he found what he was looking for.

'Soul Studies,' he read, excitement building within him. The course description promised an in-depth exploration of souls, their properties, and their applications. It was exactly what he needed.

But there was a problem. The class was only accessible from the second year onwards.

'Of course,' he thought bitterly. 'Nothing can ever be simple.'

Still, it was a lead, and he wasn't going to let it go to waste. He made a note of the professor's name, Dr. Arlen Zoric, and the time and location of the class. If he couldn't attend the class, he could at least try to speak with the professor. Maybe Dr. Zoric would be willing to share some insights or point him in the right direction.

'It's a start,' he thought, feeling a sense of drive. 'I'll figure this out.'

However, Alex was so deep into the zone that he had failed to notice that Mira had never went to sleep.

She was just pretending.

And she had seen everything Alex had been doing over the past few minutes.

'What was he reading about?'

Alex quietly exited Mira's room, going back to his own dorm to get some sleep himself.

However he was so deep into the zone, that he failed to notice the slight movements of Mira's eyelids as well as the subtle adjustments of her breathing as she maintained the illusion of sleep.

That's right, the illusion.

She had never gone to sleep, she just wanted Alex to think she was.

Once the door clicked shut behind Alex, Mira opened her eyes fully and sat up, he mind racing with questions.

She had watched Alex meticulously search for information about souls, making notes about a professor and a class he couldn't even take yet.

The curiosity she felt earlier only intensified.

'Souls? Why would he be interested in that?' she wondered, the puzzle pieces of Alex's recent behaviour only becoming more convoluted. His fixation on souls didn't align with anything he had mentioned before.

Something was definitely off.

Mira waited patiently, listening to Alex's footsteps fade away before allowing herself to relax.

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She lay back down, this time genuinely falling asleep as her mind replayed the events of the previous day.

***

The morning sun cast a soft glow through the dormitory windows, and Mira woke up bright and early.

She felt unusually alert, her mind already focused on Alex and his plans for the day.

She knew him well enough to anticipate his next move: seeking out Dr. Arlen Zoric.

After a quick breakfast, Mira dressed in a casual but inconspicuous outfit. She was going to be spying on him from the void dimension, but if she had to come back to real space for some reason, she wanted to blend in.

She waited for 20 minutes before she noticed Alex had awoken, and listened to his movements closely as she waited for him to leave his dorm.

Mira followed Alex across the campus to an inconspicuous, small building. With one look, one would just pass it off as just another office building.

'This must be where the Soul studies class is held.'

Students were already gathering outside, the morning hustle and bustle of the university in full swing.

Alex reached the classroom and waited outside, clearly hoping to catch Dr. Zoric before his lecture began.

Mira found a spot nearby where she could observe, and waited along with Alex for Dr. Zoric to show up.

"I think your curiosity is getting the better of you, young lady."

However, Mira was suddenly frightened to death by a voice that spoke out to her from nowhere.

Even more shocking and horrifying was the fact that this voice could clearly sense her presence.

But she was in the Void dimension!