Chapter 281 - 283: Great Merit

Chapter 281: Chapter 283: Great Merit

This was tantamount to a Truth Great Wizard unhesitatingly passing on the Truth he had mastered to the Child of the World.

It allowed the Child of the World to experience, comprehend, and observe the world’s Truths from his perspective ahead of time—in other words, the Laws and Rules of the world itself.

For races that followed other paths, such a benefit might be insignificant.

But for the Wizard Race, for the Wizard Civilization, an advantage like this was an incredibly rare, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"No wonder. After the mothership received the distress call from the Expeditionary Corps, the Morning Star Wizards it dispatched descended into this world using Witchcraft and discovered that the suppression they previously felt from the Cosmic Sea World had completely vanished."

"They even felt that the Magic Power and various Elements within the Cosmic Sea World were showing them great favor. And you’re the source of all these changes."

Sokra looked at Andre as if he were a monster.

After saying those words, Sokra truly didn’t know what else he could say to Andre.

To think that the world’s suppression of them had vanished just because Andre became its Child of the World.

Furthermore, after Andre became the Child of the World, the Wizard Civilization and the Wizard Race he represented were naturally accepted by the consciousness of the Cosmic Sea World.

And because of the existence of Andre, the Child of the World...

...the Wizard Race had now become the legitimate mainstream within the Cosmic Sea World.

Thinking of this, Sokra rubbed his head. ’I don’t know whether to laugh or cry,’ he thought.

’An outsider has become the favored one in another world, receiving the best treatment it has to offer.’

’If word of this got out, probably no one would believe it.’

"Are examples of Wizards becoming a Child of the World rare?"

Andre looked at Sokra and asked earnestly.

Hearing Andre’s question, Sokra let out a deep sigh.

He reacted this way because, in the history of the Wizard World, very few Wizards had ever obtained the position of Child of the World.

Even when they did, it was mostly in Level 3 or Level 4 Worlds.

And such worlds were of little consequence to the Wizard World and the Wizard Civilization.

This was because the Truth contained within those worlds was extremely scarce.

Although the Truth in those worlds was very useful to some Low Level Wizards...

...it was of little use to the Wizard World as a whole.

In the eyes of the Wizard World’s upper echelons, what they truly valued were the Children of Level 5, Level 6, or even Level 7 Worlds.

Only worlds of those Levels contained Truth rich enough to be assimilated into the consciousness of the Wizard Civilization.

"Are examples of Wizards becoming a Child of the World really that rare?"

Andre looked at Sokra and asked again.

"In the history of the Witch World, Children of the World are not rare."

"But since the vast majority of these Children of the World are from worlds with a very low Level, they aren’t considered important."

"At best, it only serves to make the Wizard who earned the title of Child of the World and the faction behind him happy."

"It doesn’t hold any great significance for the Wizard World."

"But a Level 5 World is different. A Level 5 World can give rise to beings equivalent to the Level of a Red Sun Great Wizard."

"And upon reaching the Level of a Red Sun Great Wizard, one will grasp a certain degree of the Power of Truth."

"The Power of Truth, in turn, is the key to becoming a Level 7 Truth Great Wizard."

"That is why, within the Wizard World, a Child of the World from a Level 5 World—or an even higher-Level world—is extremely rare."

"You’re the first I’ve ever seen, and you’re likely the first in the Wizard World in nearly 30,000 years."

"The first in nearly 30,000 years? Does that mean there was another one 30,000 years ago?"

Andre blinked and looked at Sokra, inquiring.

"Yes." Sokra nodded in response to Andre’s question.

"But that Child of the World was different from you."

"Several factions worked together to help that Level 5 World advance. The Child of the World from there... how should I put this?"

"He basically rode on the coattails of those factions. That’s the only reason he was able to become the Child of a Level 5 World."

Sokra said, looking at Andre.

"Speaking of which, you’ve performed a great service this time!"

Sokra took a deep breath and looked at Andre seriously.

"A great service? What service?"

Andre blinked, looking at Sokra in confusion.

’I just became a Child of the World,’ he thought. ’What does this position have to do with the Institute?’

"Since you joined the expedition, you must have read many books about them."

"In those books, they usually mention a force known as ’world suppression.’"

"This suppression is a manifestation of a world’s consciousness rejecting outsiders."

"Now that you’ve become the Child of the World, the Cosmic Sea World’s suppression of us has vanished."

"The Institute’s members can now operate freely within the Cosmic Sea World."

"This will greatly accelerate the Speed of the Institute’s conquest of the Cosmic Sea World."

"If you hadn’t become the Child of the World for the Cosmic Sea World, that suppression would still be in place."

"With the world suppression still active, any Morning Star Wizard entering the Cosmic Sea World would have been attacked by the world itself."

"Faced with this sudden change, the Dean ordered us to get to the bottom of it."

"And now we have. It was all because of you."

"The reason I said you performed a great service is that this development has massively accelerated the Institute’s conquest of the Cosmic Sea World."

"So, wouldn’t you call that a great service?"

Sokra’s rapid-fire explanation made Andre finally understand how obtaining the position of Child of the World had helped the Institute and the other Wizards.

"However, why did the consciousness of the Cosmic Sea World abduct you? And then go so far as to make you its Child of the World?"

Sokra looked at Andre, his face etched with deep curiosity.

He wanted to get the answer from Andre.

’If he could figure out the answer,’ he thought, ’perhaps he, too, could become the Child of a Level 5 World, just like Andre.’

"That... is related to the unique path I am walking!"

"A unique path!"

Before Andre could finish, a Golden Light flashed in Sokra’s eyes.

"Tell me."

Sokra immediately pressed Andre to explain the path he was walking.

But Andre just looked at Sokra and shook his head.

"My grandmaster ordered that unless I reach the level of Morning Star Witchcraft, I am not to speak of my path to anyone."

Andre’s words made Sokra shut his mouth.

"Teacher? Is my teacher here?"

Sokra began to search for any trace of Klein.

"Grandmaster is in another world, helping two of my seniors with their Ladder of Truth."

Seeing Sokra’s nervous state, Andre just shook his head.