Chapter 284 - 286: Child of the Era and Child of the World

Chapter 284: Chapter 286: Child of the Era and Child of the World

"Broadly speaking, a Child of the World is just that—a child of the world. It’s a very broad concept.

"Every living being in a world is a child of that world and could be called a Child of the World."

"But is that really the case?"

"If that were truly the case, then why are some beings Magical Beasts, while others develop civilizations and intelligence, grasping Extraordinary Power through their wisdom?"

The Dean sighed, looking at Andre, Sokra, and the Captain as he spoke.

The three of them looked utterly perplexed by his words.

"You don’t understand, do you? The principle is actually quite simple."

"A world needs to constantly develop to amass enough Power to ascend and become a High Level world."

"And the best, most optimal candidates to help a world develop are the races nurtured within it."

"In a world’s early stages, its consciousness will select certain life forms. It will watch them develop and grow."

"Once these races have grown to a certain point, the world’s consciousness will guide some of their individuals to come together."

"It is precisely these encounters that lead to the complex web of love and hate among different races."

"Through these complex emotional ties, and spurred on by the world’s consciousness, these races will be driven to constant warfare."

"Through war, these races are forced to develop and grow."

"After all, no one wants to die. Under the threat of death, these races often display astonishing ingenuity, creating all manner of things."

"They then pour these creations into their battles."

"In the course of these battles, using the tools they create, these races gradually evolve into the intelligent species we are familiar with."

"When these intelligent races come to dominate their world, their first leaders—or the individuals who guided their development—are often the ones who have the attention of the world’s consciousness."

"In the eyes of the world’s consciousness, these beings can lead their people to help the world continuously develop."

"Therefore, only a being who can help the world is a true Child of the World."

"This is the conclusion the Wizard World reached after researching the unique phenomenon of the Child of the World."

"Furthermore, when a world is in peril and needs someone to resist an external invasion, its consciousness will select a few individuals to fight the invaders."

"In some worlds, these chosen individuals are seen as those favored by fortune."

"In those worlds, they call this fortune ’providence.’"

"The greater their providence, the smoother their lives will be."

"But in reality, the reason these ’children of providence’ have such smooth sailing is that the world’s consciousness is constantly focused on them."

"The world’s consciousness funnels vast resources into their hands through ’fortuitous encounters’ or ’opportune moments,’ allowing them to grow rapidly and resist the invaders."

"But these individuals cannot truly be called Children of the World."

"Because after they have grown strong, they usually fall in battle against the external threat."

"Given the unique nature of these beings, and the fact that they often live in extremely harsh times filled with hatred and the struggle against invasion..."

"...the Wizard World has a different name for these individuals who are chosen to grow rapidly and resist invaders: Children of the Era."

"So, you’re saying that the Child of the World the Main Institute discovered in the Cosmic Sea World... was actually a Child of the Era, created by the world’s consciousness to resist our invasion?"

As Sokra listened to the Dean’s explanation, he instantly thought of the Child of the World that the First Expedition Squad had discovered.

That person had been growing continuously in the Cosmic Sea World, and at an incredible Speed.

In every respect, he perfectly matched the Dean’s description of a Child of the Era.

Sokra’s reasoning was also based on the unique cultivation path of the Cosmic Sea World.

The path to power in the Cosmic Sea World is one of very slow growth.

This is because it requires one to slay a Magical Beast, extract its Bloodline, and then erase the Soul Fragments the beast left within that Bloodline.

Only after this step is complete can the Magical Beast’s Bloodline be fused into the body.

But that’s not all. After that, one must use their own Soul to nurture this Magical Beast Bloodline.

This allows the Magical Beast’s Bloodline to give birth to a new Magical Beast Soul.

The preceding steps can be done quickly, but nurturing a new Magical Beast Soul is an exceedingly slow process.

Yet this person seemed to be able to grow rapidly without needing to nurture a Magical Beast Soul at all.

Nurturing the Magical Beast Soul is the most crucial part of this path. From this perspective, that person must have received help from the world’s consciousness.

"More or less. That person is likely a Child of the Era."

’Then how did Andre become a Child of the World?’

The Captain, looking confused, turned to the Dean.

"Since the Cosmic Sea World already has a Child of the Era, why would its consciousness also choose Andre to be a Child of the World?"

’Could it be because it just ascended? Is the Power within the Cosmic Sea World that abundant?’

’But if the Power inside the Cosmic Sea World was really that abundant, the world’s consciousness should have collected it and let the world slowly absorb it itself.’

"That’s something I don’t quite understand either. Andre, what did you experience in the Cosmic Sea World during the half-year you were missing?"

Hearing the Dean’s question, Andre began to stammer.

"Speak up!"

Sokra was practically dying of impatience as he watched Andre.

’If you’re not going to say it now, when will you?’ 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

"My grandmaster won’t let me say..."

Andre gave Sokra a helpless look; he’d told him this before, but Sokra had apparently forgotten in an instant.

"Teacher, I remember now! Does this have something to do with the special path he’s on?"

Andre’s words jogged Sokra’s memory instantly.

Andre looked at Sokra and nodded helplessly.

"A special path? What path is that?"

the Captain asked Andre, his expression serious and questioning.

"I’m sorry. My grandmaster won’t let me say."

Andre shook his head at the Captain.

"You can’t even tell me?"

The Dean frowned at Andre. He had been hoping to learn from Andre just how he had become a Child of the World.