Chapter 8: The Age of Discovery

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Chapter 8: The Age of Great Navigation
In the Quiet Room

Xiong Yan was narrating, while Chu Xuan held a camera in his left hand and a voice recorder in his right, openly displaying them without any concealment. Both parties instinctively ignored the unpleasant topic at hand.

“Seven days from now—no, it should be six days—the Earth will actively attract the Void Realm for the first time, marking the first arrival of the Void Realm.”

“What is the Void Realm? I don’t really know, only that it exists between falsehood and reality. If absolute falsehood is a two-dimensional world, and absolute reality is a three-dimensional world, then the Void Realm is like a two-and-a-half-dimensional world.”

“On the path from illusion to reality, the Void Realm has taken that crucial step from zero to one. But unfortunately, under this definition, falsehood is defined as zero, and reality as infinity.”

“So, even though the Void Realm has taken that key step from zero to one, it is still infinitely distant from true reality.”

“At that time, numerous small Void Realms will be drawn toward Earth. As they approach continuously, these Void Realms will also send out calls to humans. Those who respond mentally will have their consciousness descend into the Void Realm.”

“In theory, this is no different from traversing worlds. The only difference is that after crossing over, you can still return.”

“At the current stage, only a very few individuals clearly sense the Void Realm’s call and respond by entering it.”

“Research has shown that these individuals come from various backgrounds but share one common trait: talent. Upon entering the Void Realm, all have awakened their unique talents.”

“About three months later, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will sharply rise to a new level, causing more people to awaken their talents.”

“A year later, a spiritual tide will erupt, sweeping in like a flood. Even more will awaken their talents. These three waves are respectively called peerless geniuses, geniuses, and gifted individuals by the world.”

“Could you roughly explain the concepts of gifted individuals, geniuses, and peerless geniuses? It would help us prepare in advance,” Chu Xuan asked.

“There is no absolute standard; I will share the definitions most widely accepted by the public.”

“A gifted individual is someone with clear self-awareness who is willing to put in effort. Simply put, they understand their current situation, have clear and achievable future goals, and are willing to work steadfastly toward those goals.”

“They can remain undisturbed by outside interference and calmly strive toward their objectives.”

At this point, Xiong Yan gave an example: “For instance, regarding the pressure to marry, many post-90s, even those who have made a mark in their careers, still feel defeated when facing this topic.”

“When parents call urging marriage, most either make excuses or procrastinate. Very few remain genuinely unaffected, firmly pursuing what they want despite parental pressure.”

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After a brief pause, Xiong Yan took a sip of water, giving the strategists in the distance some time to digest the information.

“Using the most familiar and common examples of learning and science: a gifted individual is someone in the Central Plains Province who can pass the college entrance exam to get into Wudaokou Technical Institute or Yanjing University—one in ten thousand, truly one in ten thousand.”

“A genius is someone who, before turning thirty, can become a tenured professor at one of the world’s top thirty universities purely on their own merit, without relying on connections or money.”

“As for a peerless genius, they are in their early twenties and have achieved world-shocking accomplishments, becoming the absolute best in a particular field—the pinnacle of human intelligence.”

“Isn’t that too rare? What about ordinary people?” Chu Xuan asked directly.

If these are the standards, gifted individuals would be one in ten thousand. How are the remaining 9,999 ordinary people supposed to survive and thrive in the coming grand era?

“You’ve misunderstood. Some people’s talents lie in academics, others in music, and some in sports.”

“So, while it might seem that only one gifted individual appears per ten thousand people, there are 360 professions. Even if each profession has one gifted individual per ten thousand, that means 360 gifted individuals.”

“If a person lacks outstanding talent academically but is as skilled as Cai Yong in ancient zither playing, who can say they aren’t gifted or even a genius?”

Seeing Chu Xuan deep in thought, Xiong Yan took out a jade box and crushed the spirit energy crystal inside. Wisps of white mist-like spiritual energy enveloped him as he began breathing exercises.

An hour later, the session officially ended. Seeing Chu Xuan still deep in contemplation, Xiong Yan said, “The number of geniuses correlates with population size, education levels, and the broader environment. Our country's peerless geniuses are the most numerous worldwide!”

Professor Jiang, Professor Bai, Professor Ji, Professor Lu, Professor Guan, you, Commander Chu, myself, and many others—all seem to be operating with superhuman ability during research!

“Moreover, as time passes and people’s overall quality improves, the proportion of those awakening their talents continues to rise. It’s foreseeable that soon, even newborns will awaken talents.”

“Strength lies in numbers!” Chu Xuan said with meaning.

Presumably, the strategists behind the camera had already started chanting slogans.

“Promoting population growth is imperative!”

“All factors hindering population growth must be resolved!”

Thinking this through, Xiong Yan felt as if he was beginning to change the world’s grand trend. Those brothers still single due to the three great mountains of housing prices, education, and healthcare would be among the beneficiaries.

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“The significance of the Void Realm is no less than that of the Great Age of Navigation in the past!”

“Once the Void Realm descends into reality, it will leave traces as proof of its existence. These traces include but are not limited to spiritual energy, spirit energy crystals, celestial materials and treasures, talents who have become real from the void, and most importantly, land where crops can be planted and cultivated…”

Upon hearing the words “land where crops can be planted,” Chu Xuan couldn’t help but adjust his glasses.

Usually a calm person, he only adjusted his glasses when emotionally stirred.

Whether Chu Xuan was genuinely surprised or merely putting on a show for Xiong Yan was open to interpretation.

In any case, seeing this, Xiong Yan calmly controlled his facial muscles and revealed a faint smile of happiness and pride.

In this day and age, who isn’t a skilled actor?

“Among these, some special Void Realms call not only the people of Daxia but also people from other countries.”

“Take, for example, the world derived from the comic ‘The Legend of the Five Villages’ Clan Warfare’.”

Xiong Yan mentioned the name, and Chu Xuan immediately understood. He thoughtfully explained it to the strategists behind the camera who had not yet grasped it.

“In theory, this Void Realm should only be accessible to the people of the Eastern Isles. But in reality, a significant portion of its culture comes from Daxia. So when this Void Realm descends to reality, Daxia’s people can enter it too, though they are likely outnumbered.”

“Do you think Daxia can accept the Uchiha clan with their black hair and eyes? Can it accept ninjas like Tian Tian, purely embodying Daxia’s style?” Xiong Yan asked directly.

“Yes! Of course!” Chu Xuan answered confidently.

“So, many Void Realms are not exclusive to Daxia. People from the Eastern Isles, Goguryeo, and others can also enter. Some Void Realms are global, accessible to everyone worldwide.”

“It seems this will be a fiercely competitive Age of Great Navigation!” Chu Xuan declared.

“Yes, the Age of Great Navigation of the Void Realm!”

(End of Chapter)