"Is there any reason?" Lacey was also a little curious about the ocean sequence.
"This story starts a long time ago." Rachel recounted the family's history while swinging on the swing.
"Our ancestors were farmers living by Lake Kempe. In the early days, they made a living by growing crops or fishing."
"Hundreds of years ago, this area experienced a severe drought and the lake dried up. Our ancestors lived by catching fish and clams in the lake's mud. Then they stumbled upon a heritage gem."
"This gem records the progression path from Ocean Sequence 1, River Fisherman, to Ocean Sequence 5, Ebb Tide Ship, including the training methods and required resources. Thus, the Yagtilin family rose to prominence."
"But starting from Sequence 4, the advancement of Transcendents often requires rare items or conditions to advance. Advancing to Ocean Sequence 5, Ebb Tide Ship, requires the skull of a blue whale. However, this strange whale lives in the deep sea and rarely appears."
"Despite constant searching and collection, our family has only had two instances of Ocean Sequence 5 in its history, and both times, those generations were lucky enough to obtain the skull of a blue whale."
"So, these rare resources are the main factor limiting advancement?"
"Well, at least before Sequence 7, the main factors are talent, mentor, and resources. Starting from Sequence 7, more emphasis is placed on personal talent and strength. As for Sequence 9, I'm not sure, but I've heard that those positions are unique in the world."
Loran Hill had also learned about what Rachel said from Trinasha's records, but he didn't feel it deeply, because the extraordinary knowledge education in the Mercury Dynasty was extremely popular, and the resources needed for promotion were also abundant. As long as you have enough talent, you can go smoothly, practice quickly, and advance all the way.
After listening to Rachel's description, she finally understood why there were so few extraordinary people in the world today. One reason was the lack of relevant knowledge and education, and the other was the scarcity of resources.
As for the two extraordinary sequences she cultivated, the natural sequence was deduced by the system and required very few resources, with the Amber Red Leaf Maple fruit being all that was needed. The demonic sequence was even more bizarre, requiring no additional resources at all, and only requiring time to break through the limit of advancement.
If ordinary people's cultivation is like starting from a blank sheet of paper, as the extraordinary core is built later, the paper is not strong enough, so they look for wood as a skeleton support, and then when they are promoted to a higher level, they look for steel support to make up for the lack of innate strength.
But due to Loran Hill's own talent, it was as if he had the strength of a diamond from the beginning. His hardness and sharpness had reached the peak, so naturally he did not need other resources to make up for his own shortcomings.
The deep red extraordinary core in Loran Hill's sea of consciousness is constantly absorbing the mana around it and then converting it into demon sequence magic power. After that, the magic power is further purified and condensed into tiny red particles.
These particles were continuously transformed and generated by the Transcendent Core like an hourglass, then slowly settled. When the hourglass was full, it meant that Roland Hill could advance to Demon Sequence 4, Rose Song. This process took approximately six months. Unfortunately, she had previously fallen into a complete slumber, and the Transcendent Core had ceased to function. Otherwise, she would have advanced much earlier.
"Lacey, I'm actually a little envious of you." Rachel slowly stopped the swing, and finally sat on the wooden board of the swing, turning her head to look at Lacey.
"I'm getting married next year to Paineel of Hopeland."
Luo Lanxier was a little surprised. She was going to get married just after coming of age? But then she thought, maybe this is normal in this world.
She looked up at Rachel: "Do you like him?"
"I've only met him once. He's a bit tall and doesn't talk much. I can't say I like him, but I can't say I dislike him either. My second brother is more familiar with him. He's a member of the White Cross Sword and Master Helang's most promising apprentice."
The White Orchid Cross Sword is an extraordinary faction in the territory of Wilga. It mainly practices the war sequence. The highest advancement route it masters is the war sequence 7, the White Orchid Sword. It was founded by the heroic White Flower Saint, Durlan, more than a thousand years ago.
Unlike family inheritance, the extraordinary faction doesn't particularly value blood ties, but rather the master-disciple relationship and the unity of ideals. If you are talented enough, pass their faction's assessment, and swear to abide by their traditions, you can become their disciple and learn the extraordinary knowledge of this faction.
The advantage is that due to the wide range of disciples and the large number of members, the faction can always maintain the existence of Sequence 6 and above in each generation. And because the advancement path of the training sequence is the same, they can exchange experiences with other members and avoid going astray or encountering major problems.
But the downside is that factions often only focus on one or two advanced routes, and not everyone is suitable for this route. If you are a genius pursuing higher goals, joining a faction will be a disadvantage, unless you happen to have a talent for this route.
Also, due to oaths and traditions, faction members generally cannot change to other sequences, otherwise it will be regarded as a betrayal.
It is a bit similar to the sects in martial arts novels, but factions are more free and do not all live together. They only gather and communicate at specific times, and members also have their own lives.
"Master Helang liked this disciple very much and offered a blue whale skull he had obtained in his youth as a betrothal gift. My father examined his character and felt that he was not bad, so he agreed."
"So what do you think, Rachel?" Loran Hill realized from the words of the girl next to him that she didn't seem to want to get married.
"Well, it's not that I hate it. I'm going to get married anyway. It's just that there are many things I haven't done yet, and I'm getting married. I'll have children for other people, take care of my husband and family at home every day, and then become an old woman. This kind of life sounds terrible." Rachel pressed her two index fingers on her cheeks and made a bitter face at Loran Hill.
"Hehe... No way, the Yagtilin family is wealthy after all, it's not your turn to do housework or anything like that." Loran Hill replied with a smile.
"That's true, but being bound is inevitable." Rachel started swinging again.
"I want to experience the feeling of flying. I want to go to school in Emenas. I want to see what geniuses from all over the world look like. I want to freely choose the extraordinary sequence I like. I want to become a Sequence 7 and gain supreme freedom!"
Rachel sat on the swing, speaking out loudly about her desires, venting the depression that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time.
Loran Hill looked at the girl who yearned for freedom, and some memories from the past slowly emerged in his mind. In that memory that seemed like a lifetime ago, there was once a figure who had made the same cry.
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