nashuaworldcup Chapter 639 Divine Martial Continent (1)
Chapter 639 Divine Martial Continent (1)
Of course, not everyone can awaken superpowers; ordinary people still make up the majority.
However, awakening superpowers does come at a price: a sharp decline in the birth rate. Surprisingly, the birth rate of boys is much higher than that of girls, with only one girl out of ten boys born. This situation makes women's status exceptionally high.
A woman can have multiple husbands after reaching adulthood, of course, this is voluntary and not forced.
In this life, Wangyou was born into a rather complicated family. To put it simply, she had a father who was blindly filial, a mother who was obsessed with love, a pair of biased grandparents, a selfish uncle and aunt, and a gentle and patient older brother. As for her cousins, they don't count.
Although Wangyou is a girl in the family, her aunt also gave birth to a daughter. The old man and old woman favored their eldest son, so naturally all the good things went to the eldest son's family. They would often come to the second son's family to take advantage of them. Even the things her brother gave her were given to the old man by her blindly filial father.
After Wangyou discovered the Peach Blossom Spring Space when she was one year old, none of her things were ever taken away again; anything that didn't end up in her hands didn't count.
After she turned three, Wangyou couldn't understand what her mother saw in her father. Was it his blind filial piety that made her so devoted to him? After all, she was a level two support mage, which, although not a high rank, was still quite prestigious.
After all, there are few women, and even fewer women who have awakened supernatural abilities.
Wangyou didn't understand at all, but expressed her respect. Then she secretly gave him a suggestion: if he finds anything good in the poisonous fog area in the future, he shouldn't bring it home. He won't be able to use it and it will just disappear.
Under the constant brainwashing of Wangyou, her brother Zhou Yingcheng learned to keep secrets and fattened himself and his sister up.
The couple always felt that the brother and sister were hiding something, but they could never find it. Opening their personal space also revealed nothing. Since they couldn't find anything, they could only say that these two were easy to take care of.
At its peak, the continent had a population of 30 billion. Now, the population is less than 300 million. Moreover, given the current birth rate, if things continue as they are, humanity will likely become extinct in a few years, and poisonous fog will blanket the entire continent.
When Wangyou was five years old, she awakened her supernatural ability. However, she controlled it by using the treasures in the Peach Blossom Spring space. She only awakened a low-level talent, and she didn't want to benefit others.
Wangyou's thinking was correct, because her cousin Zhou Baozhu had also awakened her superpowers, so the family resources were directly poured into Zhou Baozhu by the old man, leaving nothing for Wangyou, and he even wanted Wangyou to work as Zhou Baozhu's assistant.
They all have low-level talents. How could Wangyou treat people like this? She wouldn't stand for it. If pushed too far, she would take the Thunderstorm Pearl and perish together with them.
The old man and woman who hadn't lived enough, along with their adoptive parents and uncle and aunt, were curious about where Wangyou got the Thunderstorm Pearl, but they didn't dare to ask. A five-year-old child who could think of taking them down with him, they knew he wouldn't be a pushover in the future.
Since that threat, no one has had any designs on Wangyou for the time being. Only her brother, Zhou Yingcheng, held her tenderly and vowed to make sure Wangyou had a good life.
“Brother, we will be fine, better than them.” Wangyou said earnestly to her brother.
“I’m going to military academy next year. I’ve found out that there’s an auxiliary academy next to the first military academy I’m going to attend. I’ll take you with me when I leave.” Zhou Yingcheng had completely given up hope on his parents.
"Okay, brother, let's go to the Stone City again. It'll be a good opportunity to test our newly awakened abilities and see if we can find a few high-grade energy stones. If we can, we won't have to worry about our tuition fees."
“Okay, I’ve saved up some money from hunting over the years, so it should be enough.” Zhou Yingcheng knew that his sister had always been very lucky, so he didn’t refuse.
After the brother and sister tidied up, Zhou Yingcheng carried Wangyou out the door. The two of them were increasingly disregarding the Zhou family.
The two arrived at the gambling stone city, and Wangyou still went to the place where you could find a bargain for 500 energy coins, because the prices were too high for them to afford.
The stones that can be priced at the lowest price have already been picked over countless times, so finding a bargain is like finding a needle in a haystack.
This time, Wangyou saw a heart-shaped raw stone. The energy it returned was very pure. Wangyou was certain that it was an energy stone of a high grade. She then picked out two more uniquely shaped stones, and the two of them went to open them.
The heart-shaped one opened on the spot, and the remaining two Forget-Me-Not stones were put into the space button. Once this one opened, it was sold on the spot to avoid any subsequent trouble.
The results of the stone cutting were gratifying. Inside the heart-shaped rough stone was a palm-sized, heart-shaped purple lightning energy stone, which was also level five and was immediately offered a high price.
Finally, the raw stone was sold for nine million energy coins. The buyer was a middle-aged man who looked very shrewd.
The brother and sister received a large sum of energy coins and immediately went next door to buy alchemy furnaces, weapon-refining furnaces, and various spiritual herbs. Five million coins were gone in an instant, but they didn't buy much. The remaining energy coins were just enough for the two of them to pay their tuition fees.
"Little sister, keep the energy coins safe. If you put them on the StarNet, Mom and Dad will definitely misappropriate them." Zhou Yingcheng knew that his sister had a secret base where she could hide anything without being discovered. He never asked her anything, but he would always give her valuables.
Wangyou readily put the energy coins into her spatial storage. She couldn't help but smile as she recalled the bewildered look on the face of the middle-aged man when he heard they wanted cash instead of money transfers.
On the way back, she bought a small stone-cutting machine. After all, there were still two stones in the Forget-Worry Space that hadn't been cut yet. Based on her intuition, the energy stones inside those two stones were no less than those inside the first one.
After that, Zhou Yingcheng became very busy, as did Wangyou. She discovered a secret manual in the Peach Blossom Spring space and began practicing martial arts. Although harming women in the Divine Martial Continent is punishable by law, and serious offenses can result in execution.
But it's better to rely on yourself than on others. Besides, it's too frustrating to wait until you've been hurt before seeking justice.
He diligently practiced martial arts, honing his strength and bones, and even refined the lost Marrow Cleansing Pill.
Zhou Yingcheng would go out to explore the poisonous fog area every day, and he would hand over all the things he got, especially the spiritual herbs, to Wangyou to handle, which made the Zhou family members grit their teeth in anger.
So, these people started their dirty tricks again. They used the fact that Zhou Yingcheng was about to come of age as a reason to demand that he pay for his room and supplies, or they would kick him out.
“Zhou Wangyou, let me tell you, the Zhou family’s resources are mine, and you’ll never surpass me.” Zhou Baozhu came to Wangyou and acted like a jerk.
She's gone too far in her foolishness, she needs to be taught a lesson, otherwise it will seriously hinder her cultivation.