Chapter 10 Please be a human being!
"Isn't it just an upgrade? What's the big deal?"
Faced with Circe's surprise, Lorne rolled his eyes habitually and answered casually.
"The point is that you've only lived for sixteen years!"
Circe couldn't help but raise her voice a few degrees, counting on her fingers and complaining to her traitor.
"He reached the Gold rank at the age of twelve, and then in just four years, he reached the peak of Gold. I have never heard of a human being being promoted so quickly!"
The great witch inadvertently thought about it, and the more she spoke, the more frightened she became. Even the look she gave to her student and adopted son became a little weird.
“No, more than that!
Even the gods and monsters in the Oceanus Sea and the half-breed Titans on several nearby islands were not so outrageous!
I even doubt, are you really a human being?"
Under Circe's sharp scrutiny, Lorne coughed slightly and his eyes became a little vague.
"Maybe it's just luck."
According to the rules of mythology and magic, mysterious powers often follow this characteristic:
——The older it is, the more mysterious it is, and the more mysterious it is, the more powerful it is.
When the world was still in chaos, ancient life forms called "Gods" were born from the purest source.
Absorbing magical factors and controlling the laws of nature are easier for them than breathing; they are innate powers.
Therefore, the first batch of existences had the highest starting point and almost endless room for growth.
But as the sky and the earth separate, the sun, the moon, and the stars gather and rise and fall, time and space are cut, and the concepts of life and death and prosperity take shape, the framework of the world will gradually stabilize.
In this process, species on earth are replaced and reproduced one after another.
The bloodlines that were once able to absorb magic power and connect to the source of essence will continue to deteriorate and dilute, and the upper limit of their growth will be gradually lowered as the world's structure becomes more stable.
Even different myths have basically similar commonalities in their descriptions of the origin world.
At first, the air was filled with high concentrations of ether factors, food was everywhere, milk and honey flowed on the ground, and all things grew freely.
Moreover, high-purity energy gave birth to creatures like gods, and everything was as dreamy and beautiful as colorful soap bubbles.
However, as the world takes shape and the rules become solidified, this "bubble" will gradually squeeze out the dreamy and unsustainable elements and sink to the real surface.
As the mystery gradually faded, the Age of Gods, which had infinite plasticity, shrank and was degraded into a fixed and real human world.
Similarly, in ancient Greek mythology, gods appeared first, and then, under the guidance of gods, human beings were created.
Therefore, the ancient Greeks divided human evolution and civilization into five eras based on the group's capabilities and starting points: the Golden Age, the Silver Age, the Bronze Age, the Heroic Age, and the Iron Age.
The order between them represents different distances from God.
Later, similar concepts were also introduced into the field of basic mysticism, and the four levels of black iron, bronze, silver and gold became the symbols for dividing individual strength in the early stage.
At present, in just sixteen years, Loen has leapt into the golden peak at a rocket-like speed, which is truly astonishing.
This level of cheating is considered cheating even among hybrid Titans and divine blood heroes, not to mention ordinary Greek city-states.
You know, in the armies of Greek city-states, those at the silver level are the absolute backbone, and those at the gold level can basically be directly appointed as legion commanders.
Above these, the [demigods] are often the city builders and kings who are used to maintain the appearance of a city-state.
But they are basically in their middle age or young adulthood, and some are even in three digits to achieve such success.
So, judging from the growth rate alone, Loen doesn't seem like a human being at all.
Of course, he does not seem to be a human being in the normal sense.
Loen lowered his eyes to look at the lines on his palms. His deep gaze seemed to pierce through his crystal skin and see the light golden blood flowing in his veins.
——The blood of the God-King, the heir of Zeus.
His extraordinary bloodline endowed him with unparalleled talent for cultivation.
But at the same time, he encountered an unexpected misfortune just after he was born, and he narrowly escaped death. He could only hide on this isolated island overseas, living in fear every day.
Fortunately, after sixteen years of training, he finally had some ability to protect himself.
But this little bit of support can at best guarantee him some safety in the human city-state. If he wants to gain a foothold in the Sea of Oceanus where gods, monsters and half-Titans are everywhere, he must at least become a demigod.
Of course, even if he is a demigod, for Loen, it is still just the starting stage of a long journey.
After all, the person he offended was Zeus, the king of gods who currently ruled the entire Greece.
With his current abilities, let alone world-class quests like [Elegy for Olympus], [Wrath of Zeus], and [War of the Titans], even if he were to encounter epic dungeons like [Argo Expedition], [Trojan War], [Twelve Trials], etc., if he accidentally ran into those genuine gods who had come down to the mortal world in disguise, as well as a large number of legendary demigods hiding in corners, it would be a hugely risky challenge for him.
If you are not careful, you will have to kneel.
As for gold, or the question of gold's peak, it is probably just a matter of whether it reaches its peak early or late.
When he thought of the suffocating thunder that raged across the sky that night sixteen years ago, Loen's heart shuddered reflexively.
This feeling of having no control over one's fate is terrible.
Not enough, far from enough!
The sense of crisis like a leech made Loen lose all joy at the promotion. He turned to look at his teacher seriously.
"I have now reached the peak of gold. How can I become a demigod next?"
"It has come to this, and you are still not satisfied?"
Circe looked at her student in astonishment, finding it difficult to understand.
"Are these boring and troublesome things like studying and practicing so fascinating to you?"
"It's not like I'm obsessed..."
Lorne shook his head, his eyes deep and distant.
"It's just because learning is probably the simplest thing in the world. If you put in the effort, you will get a reward. If you work hard, you will get results..."
——Besides, this is the only thing I can do at the moment.
He added silently in his mind, then gathered his thoughts, looked back at his teacher who seemed a little dazed, and brought the topic back on track.
"Tell me, what should I do?"
Hearing the call, Circe shook her head and came back to her senses from her trance, but did not answer directly. Instead, she asked a meaningful question.
"Do you know why the top four ranks in the mysterious system are only [Black Iron], [Bronze], [Silver], and [Gold], but not [Demigod]?"
Lorne frowned and thought for a moment, then answered uncertainly.
"Because [Demigod] is fundamentally different from the previous four stages?"
There was a flash of surprise in Circe's eyes, but there was not much surprise on her face.
After all, after spending so much time with this student, I had become somewhat accustomed to his overly mature mind and extraordinary insight.
(End of this chapter)
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