453: Chapter 2 Negative Aptitude and Malignancy_2 453: Chapter 2 Negative Aptitude and Malignancy_2 Shiyu Lianyi concluded, “Now, do you understand why previous humans were helpless against the giant dragons?”
Gongsun Ce covered his face and said, “I was the fool.”
Upon reflection, it was clear.
For a one-in-a-billion genius to appear, there needed to be a population of billions to begin with.
How many Creator Realm Mages could have possibly emerged among the mere 600 million people living three hundred years ago?
Without basic productive capabilities, there was no such thing as a “great era.”
Maybe three Creator Realm Mages could defeat a Monarch Dragon, but it was uncertain whether there were even a handful of Creator Realm Mages globally in ancient times.
Even the official Creator Realm Mages had no reason to risk traveling far to hunt dragons.
When they could barely defend their own homeland, who would protect their country if they died in battle?
Not to mention the myriad of problems caused by the absence of basic technology.
Even if the world had achieved a fearless spirit of fighting for all of humanity 300 years ago, by the time the Empire’s Creator Realm arrived in the Union, the Dragon Phenomenon would have already vanished…
Gongsun Ce lamented, “When the concept of globalization didn’t even exist, expecting all of humanity to work together was simply unrealistic…”
“Bullshit about all of humanity working together; we almost went to war just a decade ago!” Yan Qi cursed, “Where do you think all these Creator Realm Mages came from?
Let me tell you, they’re all the aftermath of the secret wars, just like the idiots at the Shiyu Research Institute!”
When Gongsun Ce heard this, he calculated the timeline.
When the young mistress was a child, Yan Qi, Qin Ming, and the others were still studying in the imperial capital, which would have been at the end of the last century.
“No way.” The superpower user said in shock, “You and Qin Ming came up in that wave too?
How could a young knight of Dawn become a Creator Realm following the traditional training methods?” Yan Qi gave him a glance, “Zero Island knew to prepare for the world war; didn’t the other countries know?”
Gongsun Ce envisioned what it would be like if the world war truly erupted.
The sky would be filled with ultimate weapons, secret techniques being unleashed across the globe, and just a glance upward would reveal two Creator Realm Experts fighting, their battle affecting an entire nation.
Then, if a Dragon Disaster struck when brains were turned to mush…
Just the madness caused by the Dragon Phenomenon, resulting in many dragon fanatics, was enough to handle, let alone the addition of evil spellcasters like the Red Mages—all hands on deck for mutual destruction.
Not to mention the distant past, just on the morning when the Disaster of the Void Light struck, Zero Island’s dragon fanatic forces received a strengthening, and even now, the ninjas are still busy catching dragon worshippers all over Zero Island.
“We almost lost Earth,” he said, more concerned than he would admit.
“Thinking positively, it’s precisely because young Creator Realm Mages like Mr.
Will, and Miss Orianna gained considerable influence that the wars between nations could be successfully quelled,” said Shiyu Lianyi as he input the previously recorded data into his phone and sent it to the laboratory experts.
He then sent a reminder to his friend, “However, Gongsun, isn’t it better to pay attention to your own condition before worrying about the world’s situation?”
Oh right, I’ve turned malicious.
Gongsun Ce pushed up his glasses and sat down cross-legged, placing his hands together, “I pray for the master’s help.”
“Now you remember to call me master, eh?” Yan Qi said in a strange tone, “Tell me how far you’ve progressed now.”
“I had just finished in Supibia before falling ill; I reckon it’s just the last node left,” Gongsun Ce replied, not daring to lie this time, “I didn’t dare practice recklessly after the onset, fearing complications.”
He waited a few seconds and, seeing no response, carefully observed the two men’s expressions: Yan Qi’s expression hadn’t changed, apparently anticipated; Shiyu Lianyi showed rare surprise.
“I’m too much of a genius?” Gongsun Ce ventured.
“I was the fastest among everyone, nearly taking a year to complete the Revelation,” Shiyu Lianyi said with a strange look, “Gongsun, you’ve only been exposed to the Impermanence Skill since mid-April, barely two months…
“It’s not strange; this kid’s Silent Phase talent is -15, like returning home upon entering the way.”
Shiyu’s gaze changed immediately.
“I know my talent is unusual, but you don’t have to be , right?” Gongsun Ce said cautiously, “Mr.
Shiyu, your Void Phase talent must also be high, isn’t it?
What’s your negative value?”
Shiyu Lianyi said in surprise, “I am Void Phase -14…
but why do you assume I’m a negative value?”
“Are there positive values for high-talent capabilities?”
His heart’s talents were all negative!
Apart from inheriting the Void Phase from the knight of Dawn, everything else was -10, -12, -15, and so on.
Shiyu Lianyi’s expression became serious, “All of Gongsun’s affinities are negative?
How can he possibly—”
“Do you understand, or do I?”
Yan Qi glanced at him, and the young man in a suit smiled awkwardly and said nothing more.
After finishing the grapes, the middle-aged painter stood up from his chair, “Before, I told you not to inquire was because I was afraid you’d go mad with too much knowledge…”
“Now that I’ve started going mad, might as well spill it all, right?”
No need to worry about mental contamination for a novice dragon fanatic.
“Nonsense, if you’ve seen everything at the end of the road, why would you fear the entrance to the Impermanence Skill?”
Yan Qi took out a brush and casually drew a curve on the table.
On one side of the curve were ten hollow squares, and on the other side were five hollow asterisks, with a sword representing Silent Phase at the end—part of the aptitude measuring array that Gongsun Ce had seen before.