Chapter:27: Parent-child conversation, the four kingdoms of evolution
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Southern Continent
collide collide collide
The swords collided with each other, John attacked fiercely with all his strength and precision, the movements of the swords were smooth and fierce like the waves of the sea, Felicia effortlessly defended every blow that John gave with all his strength.
— first form —
— second form—
— third form —
— fourth form —
John masterfully executed the four forms of the Mare-Dividing Sword, Felicia defended all the blows with one hand behind her back, Felicia did not use any force, she gently defended John's attacks.
After several blows John became tired, they had trained all day without rest, he was now drenched in sweat, his hands were numb from holding the sword so much, unlike the previous trainings John had to use a wooden sword, now he had a real sword with a very sharp blade.
— Very well — Felicia said nodding, John took a deep breath, — When will I be able to learn the fifth form of the Mare-splitting sword? — John said with a specific look.
— Impeccable — Felicia declared, John frowned, — What do you mean, impeccable? — John said, Felicia shining — Don't be impatient, it's already surprising enough that you learned the first four forms of the Mare-Dividing Sword, Fernando your father took twice as long as it took you to learn the first four forms — Felicia said.
— John, from the fifth form onwards, the use of water elements is crucial to unleash the art, that is, the four forms you learned are just techniques, they are far from being the defining art, — John listened patiently to Felicia's words, — Aunt, what is the difference between the art and the technique I learned? — John asked.
Felicia called out the sword and a torrent of serpentine water or sword water swirled around the blade, she lightly swung the sword and the torrent of water on the blade turned into a beam of water in the form of surging waves, the wave about half a meter high devastated the terrain and knocked down several trees, — this is a sword art, the first form surging waves, which you use is a technique, this is the difference between them — Felicia.
John was dazzled by the art of the sword, — Don't worry, you'll understand when you go through your first evolution, the difference between a primitive being and an evolving being is very big, it's even bigger than the comparison between a person with good vision and a person who was born blind — Felicia explained
Felicia thought for a moment and continued, "The world you know is just 10% of the real world. You are connected to the world only through your five senses, which are very limited. There are things that cannot be detected by your senses." Felicia looked at John with a smile on her face.
— Aunt, what is it that I as a primitive being can't see? — John asked, Felicia approached, stroked John's hair and said, — You don't need to worry about that now, eventually you will discover how mystical the world is on your own — Felicia replied.
— Let's end the training, you've already reached your peak as a Primitive being, any more training will be useless, go get changed, your father should be arriving soon — said Felicia.
John felt like these three months flew by, he missed his father so much.
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In the late afternoon, when the sun was already setting, Catarina, Ceto, Felícia, Isa, Alex and John were in front of Venhorst Castle on the plains, in an open space.
In the same month that Fernando went to the capital, half a month later, Fernando contacted Catarina through a long-distance communication matrix in the capital, he informed her that he would come after two and a half months, he also warned her that there was an advance for entry into the institute, knowing this, John trained during the three months he spent, he worked like crazy.
After this time, John managed to perfectly master the first four forms of the Sea-Splitting Sword Technique, he is confident in immediately learning the Sea-Splitting Art as soon as he goes through his first evolution, today would be the day that Fernando would finally return and he is excited.
During the three months of Fernando's absence, John not only trained like crazy, there were moments he spent with Alex and Iza, and other moments, John used to get to know the entire Venhorst territory.
John got to know the other regions that he didn't know, he got to know the regions under the custody of the other nobles, he also got to know the region where his mother Catherine Venhorst was born, John had the opportunity to meet his maternal family on this visit, to his dismay, Felicia his mother was an only child and his mother John's maternal grandmother had already passed away, even when Catherine was younger than John now.
John got to know the agricultural fields of the territory, as well as the metal mines, the forest and the entire countryside belonging to the Venhorst territory. Now John could travel the entire Venhorst territory with his eyes closed.
In this time that passed, John occasionally received visits from the young talents of the water clan and the Barbarian Bo tribe, the ones who visited them were Beatrice and Barbarian Bo, John now had a little understanding of the two young geniuses from the two regions.
As time passed, Alex and Iza did not fall behind, although the two could not learn the art of the sea-splitting sword, they could still learn a similar art, the crescent sea sword, one of the versions similar to the sea-splitting sword, surprisingly Iza mastered the art a week before Alex, knowing this John gave a gift to Iza as a prize.
John informed Beatriz and Bo Bárbaro that entry to the institutes was brought forward, on one of his visits, in response the two young talents chose to spend the rest of their time in closed-door training.
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After a while, a flying ark crossed the sky, the ark was a yellowish color, it looked like a futuristic spaceship from John's perspective, two wings with a wingspan of 6 meters held the body of the flying ark, it was 9 meters wide and 3 meters high, everyone recognized the flying ark at first sight, it was Fernando Venhorst's ark.
The ark descended from the sky and stopped a meter above the ground, a gentle wind blew the grass causing a small gust that made hair flutter in the wind, the door of the ark opened like the hood of a modern car on earth.
First, Fernando flew until he gracefully reached the ground. Then, two figures also came out of the flying ark, a man and a woman. The man was very handsome, his appearance would enchant any woman. He wore an elegance of the highest nobility, his clothes were decorated with golden borders and a golden raven on his chest. His red hair was the same color as his eyes, and he had an attractive triangular face.
The woman was a beauty that attracted the gaze of any man, she wore a graceful red dress with golden edges, a golden crow on her chest, her beautiful face had piercing red fennel eyes, as did her long hair, she had an oval face, the dress had slits on both sides, her beautiful slender legs were covered with long stockings, leaving only a part of them exposed.
With a wave of Fernando's hands, the flying ark transformed into a golden light that entered his space storage ring, after which Fernando introduced the visitors to his family.
— This is the prince, Leonel Albert — in response to Fernando's introduction, Catherine, John and the others present bowed slightly and saluted together — Greetings, Prince Albert — in response Leonel Albert nodded slightly.
After introducing the prince, Fernando then introduced the young woman next to Leonel Albert, — this is the young princess, Victoria Albert, daughter of Prince Leonel Albert, — with one voice everyone greeted, — Greetings, young princess, — after the greetings, Fernando introduced each person present.
Leonel Albert was stunned inside when he felt Felicia's power, a level 3 superior being, truly impressive, a territory with two superior beings, one level 2 and the other level 3, truly impressive, coming here was not a waste of time. Leonel Albert thought.
When Leonel felt John's presence, he frowned imperceptibly, that's because he didn't detect anything special, which is why he was present here today, in John's body he could only feel the bloodlines of an iron tail, nothing out of the ordinary, he was just stronger than his peers at the same age, stronger than a mercenary below evolution, well Leonel decided to leave everything for later.
On the other side, Victor Albert was curious about John. She wanted to find out how a lord's son could make his father leave his precious laboratory to personally organize his evolution ritual. Not even the royal family could bother his father to perform a primary evolution ritual. This fact intrigued her. She wanted to find out a little about this boy.
No matter how much Victoria Albert looked, she did not detect anything out of the ordinary about this boy, this fact left her confused as she thought John was a special boy at first glance.
— Prince, young princess, please follow me, — Fernando and Catarina personally led the father and daughter pair Albert, John took his place next to Fernando, Behind Catarina were Felicia and Ceto, the rest dispersed. John found a great convenience in this world, even when traveling there was no need for people to carry luggage, they store everything in their space storage rings.
Inside the castle, Catherine made a point of showing the two best rooms available, one for Prince Albert and the other for the young princess.
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In the room designated for the young princess, she and her father Leonel Albert were having a brief conversation.
— Father, why are we here? — asked Victoria, Leonel Albert looked through the window sill, — I thought I already told you, we are here to perform a primary evolution ritual, for Lord Fernando's son — replied Leonel Albert.
- Yes, father has said this before, but what I want to know is why? Why would the great Leonel Albert, the greatest researcher in the Ngola kingdom, spend his precious time to perform a mere evolution ritual, I'm confused. — Victoria asked confused, she lay down on the soft bed on her back.
— It's simple, you don't need to think much — said Leonel Albert, Victoria turned over in bed, — What do you mean it's simple? — Victoria asked even more confused.
Leonel Albert sighed, — Fernando is an old acquaintance to whom I owe a great favor, coming to repay this old favor by performing the evolution ritual for his son, simple as that — said Leonel Albert.
— What favor is this, father? — asked Victoria. Leonel got off the window sill and sat next to his daughter. — Well, if your sister is still alive today, we should be partly grateful to Lord Fernando — explained Leonel Albert.
Victoria sat down. — Lucira? How would Lord Fernando be responsible for my little sister still being alive? Isn't it the fruit of your work that kept Lucira alive until today? — Victoria asked.
— Yes, it has been my hard work, that is true, however, the higher level ice cores that have kept the array operational, can you guess where I got them from? When not even the royal family could spare so many? — shocked, Victoria asked — Don't tell me what? Was it Lord Ferdinand? —
— You're right, it was Lord Fernando who gave them to me. — Victoria's mouth fell open for a while, — How is that possible? He's not just a lord, how could he get his hands on treasures like that? — Victoria asked in shock, — I don't know either, and that's not all, your sister Reade Dragon is a level 3 superior being just like me — Leonel Albert said.
By this time, Victoria was shocked to the core to say the least. She was now also quite curious about the Venhorst family. "This family is full of secrets. If I remember correctly, Lord Fernando bought a Life Matrix, which was personally brought by my disciple Jeremiah, an envoy from the royal family. Unfortunately, he was unable to give me any further information. From the time that has passed, I can only deduce that there was something related to the birth of this boy."
— So that's why you decided to come and try to unravel some mystery about this family? — Victoria asked curiously, Leonel Albert smiled, — Well, I can't deny that, I feel like I'm at a dead end with your sister's problem, so I decided to go out for a while to breathe new air, maybe something will happen to me, who knows? — Leonel Albert said.
— That being the case, I'll keep an eye on it — said Victory. Leonel Albert looked seriously at his daughter. — Don't you dare snoop around here. Don't forget that we're in the castle of two superior beings, not to mention the countless matrices that I detected in this castle. — Leonel Albert spoke with seriousness written all over his face.
— Okay, I won't snoop — said Victoria, pouting, — Very well, behave yourself, you should make friends with Lord Fernando's son, maybe you'll find out something through the boy — said Leonel, while stroking his daughter's hair.
— Dad, he's just a child, how could I get something important out of him? — Victoria asked discontentedly, — He may be a child, but don't forget that it was for him that we're here — said Leonel Albert.
— Okay, I'll get closer to him, but I can't guarantee anything — replied Vitória.
— Very well, I'm going to take a shower — Leonel Albert said and left his daughter's room and headed to his own.
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John and Fernando were having a pleasant conversation, in a father-son moment.
John told Fernando everything that happened in his absence, he told what happened in the Bárbara Bo tribe and the water clan, he also talked about his visits to other regions, his visit to his maternal family.
Fernando also told a little about what he experienced in the capital.
— Dad, how is grandpa? — John asked his father Fernando, — Your grandfather is fine, he wanted to come to witness your evolution ritual, but he has a lot to deal with in the capital, he wished you good luck and sent you a gift — said Fernando.
— That's great, the last time I saw Grandpa I was 5 years old, I wonder how he is now, it's been a while, with the institute knocking on the door I don't know when I'll see Grandpa. — John said with a regretful look.
— Cheer up, tomorrow will be your evolution ritual, you will be reborn like a butterfly coming out of its cocoon — Fernando said encouraging John.
— I wonder what it will be like? — John asked, Fernando smiled, — It will be mystical, it will be like coming out of your mother's womb again and using your senses for the first time, you will have powers, isn't that the best? — Fernando spoke enthusiastically.
— That makes me very excited about tomorrow, — John said with shining eyes, — Dad, I'm still only 8 years old, I still don't meet the evolution requirements, won't that cause problems? — John asked.
— A person can only evolve after a minimum of 10 years, that's for sure, but you don't need to worry, that's why I brought the great researcher, Leonel Albert, he can make even a 6-year-old child evolve safely, what about you who are 8 years old, there are only 2 years left, it will be a piece of cake — said Fernando, stroking John's hair.
— Well, if father says so, then there won't be any problems, — John said confidently, Fernando sat on the bed, — anyway, my son must be confident like his father — Fernando said.
After a while of fun, Fernando's voice became serious, he looked at John worriedly, — Junior, your mother told me that you intend to evolve on the path of a mage warrior, are you sure about that, son? — Fernando asked seriously.
John nodded in agreement, "Junior, my son, I'm sure your mother has already instructed you on this matter, but allow me to remind you, a mage warrior is indeed very powerful, combining the battle prowess of a warrior and the magical power of an elemental mage, it is a power to be reckoned with indeed and I understand why you chose this path."
Fernando sighed and looked John in the eyes, "In the Ngola kingdom we only have the first kingdom of evolution for the warrior mage, you must already know about the kingdoms of evolution, right?" Fernando asked.
John nodded, "There are four kingdoms of evolution in all, in each kingdom you obtain extraordinary power, the difference between the kingdoms of evolution is enormous, so much so that no one can fight with someone from a higher kingdom." said Fernando.
— Junior, the kingdoms of evolution are as follows: primary kingdom, base kingdom, middle kingdom and superior kingdom. These are the four kingdoms of evolution. Each kingdom has its levels. The primary kingdom has 7 levels, the base kingdom has 3 levels, the middle kingdom has 3 levels and finally the superior kingdom, the latter having 4 levels. — Fernando explained.
— Tomorrow, you will go through your first evolution ritual, if successful, you will have evolved into a level 1 primary being, with training, battles and knowledge, you will go up level after level until the 7th level, after that you will need an evolution ritual again to become a base level 1 being, when you go up to level 4 you will need a ritual to become an average being and the same for a superior being. — Fernando continues explaining.
— unfortunately here in the Ngola kingdom, we don't have rituals for the realms above the primary of a mage warrior, if you just choose the path of a mage like your mother or a warrior like me, it won't be difficult to perform the rituals for you to climb realm after realm until you reach the higher realm and become a higher being — Fernando sighed when he reached this part.
— Junior, you only choose a path of evolution once in your life, there is no profit margin — Fernando warned.
— Father, you don't need to worry, since the evolution ritual exists outside the Ngola kingdom, I am confident in acquiring it, I will not rest until I become a superior being on the path of a mage warrior. — John spoke confidently.
John knew that in this world, the path of evolution was like classes in RPG games, the word path of evolution was similar to the word class in an RPG game, the two words meant the same, from what John researched, not only were the words similar, but the context was the same.
In this world and in RPG games, you can choose a variety of class or path as it is called in this world, just like in the game, a player can only choose one class, in this world a person can only choose one path.
The evolution paths of this world were the same classes in RPG games, they are, Druid, wizard, warrior, paladin, barbarian, ranger, amazon, priest, necromancer, shaman, summoner, Simone, dark wizard, sorcerer and more.
Just like in RPG games, certain classes were limited by races, in this world they call it bloodline path and racial path, let's take Isa for example, she is of the werewolf race, due to this race, her evolution path or classes were already defined at birth, but just like in RPG games, certain races like John's for example, they had the freedom to choose between a variety of paths or classes.
Continued in the next chapter...