Chapter 941 The Value of a Neer


    After reading for a while, Vicente learned more about the ce he was in. Although Primrose had told him earlier that the Light Cay was the ind he was on, it was not just an ind; it was a continent! n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    Considering its size, the Light Cay alone could cover 40% of Pris Realm. However, the residents of this domain, led by Stonewall, considered this and other domains of simr size to be mere inds, given the number of such enves in Anicane.


    ording to the books avable in the house that would be Vicente''s residence, all of Anicane''s inds were asrge asrge parts of the Pris Realm. But the poption was not as small as that of Vicente''s birthce.


    The poption of the Pris Realm, whether it consisted only of humans or magical beings, was notrge. Thergest states, regardless of race, should have a total poption in the tens of millions, while smaller states had a few million at most.


    Anicane had over 10,000 "inds" and each of them had a poption of a few hundred million!


    Last but not least, the city Vicente was in was huge, easily outpacing 3 million inhabitants, something you would rarely see in the Pris Realm.


    Another difference between Anicane and Pris Realm was the percentage of inhabitants who were sensitive to magic. While in Vicente''s home, half or more of the poption didn''t even have the ability to manipte mana, in Anicane, 99% of the living beings were sensitive to magic.


    However, despite the differences in power ranking, the cultivation method in Anicane was simr to that of the Pris Realm.


    Some races didn''t need to hunt for pentagrams to be stronger, and they were usually the ones who supplied pentagrams to other races, while others needed to add pentagrams to their Magic Gems.


    Upon arrival in Anicane, anyone who wasn''tpatible with the local magic system would undergo a dyed Awakening Ceremony, which was basically the method Prisiche had mentioned when talking about those beings who weren''t used to mana and had to start their cultivations from scratch.


    Unlike the Pris Realm, where Awakening was a rigorous and difficult process, in Anicane it was something simple that could even be done more than once on the same being.


    This part caught Vicente''s attention, and since he had no more books on the subject, he couldn''t help but ask Prisiche about it.


    She told him what she knew, that the second Awakening didn''t give magicians new powers, but qualitatively improved the powers they had already gained in the first Awakening. But the second Awakening was not something that could be controlled. It was a natural event that could happen to magicians who met certain requirements.


    Besides, the other things were just curiosities to him. The Light Cay was technologically advanced, but that shouldn''t be somethingmon to all ''inds''. The Light Cay was specialized in its forge and advanced technologies, while other inds might be specialized in different ways, so they might have very different characteristics.


    But from what he discovered, it wasn''t easy to get to and from the ''inds'' of Anicane, so he shouldn''t worry too much about the reality of other ''inds'', at least in the short term.


    Separated by the grandiose Thousand Seas Ocean, a journey between ''inds'' could cost greater riches than anything Vicente had ever seen in the Pris Realm. The journey, even the shortest travel from the Light Cay, could be so dangerous and long that it was only essible to those at least at the 8th stage of cultivation.


    For someone like him, an Archmage, traveling to any other "ind" would be as dangerous as traveling out of the Seidel Kingdom when he was just an Acolyte!


    With this information, Vicente could understand that he should focus on the Light Cay, especially Stonewall, for the time being.


    As he had already read, the Light Cay was huge, with an immense poption. Only in this small part of Anicane should he have enough problems and opportunities to concentrate on for a long time.


    The Light Cay was led by Stonewall, the sect Vicente now belonged to. But it was not the only power on the ''ind'', and it was notfortable enough in its position that there were no disputes or concerns from the sect about maintaining its position.


    While Vicente was learning about his new home, at least two major forces of the Light Cay, with simr strengths to Stonewall, should be looking for loopholes to take the sect''s ce!


    In this part of the reading, a full day after his arrival in this world, Vicente understood why Primrose and the others had weed him so well earlier!


    ...


    "So that''s it... It makes sense." Vicente closed a red book in his hands, understanding what had happened hours ago when he arrived in the sect.


    "Master?" Prisiche asked in a curious tone.


    Over thest few hours, she had heard her master muttering to himself, sometimes pausing for several minutes while staring into space, and then making expressions of concern or relief. Sometimes he exined himself to her while trying to get the opinion of this artificial intelligence. Other times, he simply ignored her.


    This time Vicente did not ignore Prisiche. He said to her, "Now I understand why you all treat me with respect and some value instead of just a nobody."


    "Where youe from, is it customary to treat neers like dirt or like ves, master?" She asked curiously, understanding what he had read and what he had in mind.


    "No, but where Ie from, someone like me would be imprisoned, perhaps even prevented from cultivating, until the whole truth about them was revealed. If they were a danger to the organization they had joined, they could be tortured or even killed." Vicente didn''t hide the reality from Prisiche.


    "A terrible, barbaric ce," she said, sounding civilized despite the barbaric side her civilization also had.


    "More or less. Things are more direct there. That can be bad sometimes, but it also has its advantages," he muttered to himself before speaking in a stronger tone. "But now I understand my position. Obviously, your society holds newly promoted people from lower nes in high esteem."


    "Certainly." She shook her head in agreement. "Even though Anicane far surpasses any lower ne associated with us, and there is no shortage of geniuses anywhere in Anicane, it takes more than just talent to reach the top. Determination and experience y important roles in the cultivation process. But not every super talent has what it takes.


    However, for hundreds of thousands of years, every neer to Anicane from the lower nes has performed important feats and reached amazing heights that are difficult to reach."


    In short, geniuses like Vicente, capable of bing the strongest of their nes and reaching Anicane, came to this world as "weaklings," but with a lot of potential, potential superior even to the native geniuses of Anicane.


    Each person in Vicente''s circumstances was highly valued by each power they belonged to and were often considered factors capable of upsetting the bnce of power of the world.


    In short, those who had more specialists who had ascended from lower nes were often considered more promising because of the advantages of first cultivating in Anicane at already higher levels and with great experience and determination.


    Usually, people like Vicente went through wars, millennia of experience, and many more terrible experiences in their nes to reach Anicane.


    But that wasn''t all; cultivating at a high level in weak ces was also an added advantage for these beings. When they arrived at a high-level ce, it was easier for them to cultivate because they were more sensitive to everything in that reality.


    In short, while a young local Archmage was fully ustomed to Anicane, a neer like Vicente could achieve breakthroughs just by breathing the air outside of special ces like the one he was in.


    Someone with his identity could grow up quickly and had the potential to be great figures for the future of sects like Stonewall or even entire ''inds'' like the Light Cay!


    Because of all this, people like Vicente were treated very well on every ind in Anicane, given a chance to prove themselves before being treated ording to their own merits. If they were enemies disguised as allies, they would eventually be exposed. If they were allies, they would eventually receive even more benefits than when they arrived in their respective forces.


    Despite the negative implications behind this—being a target of their sect''s enemy forces—there were definitely some very positive points that Vicente was happy with.


    ''If what they say about foreigners is true, then I''ll be able to be a Grand Magus in less time than it took me to be an Archmage... If that stuff about time distortion isn''t true, then maybe I can find out the truth before the worst happens in the Pris Realm.''


    Vicente clenched his fists as he considered the many implications of what he had discovered, especially the one that was most urgent to him.


    "Prisiche, I''ve finished reading the books we had here. Are there any other books in this house?"


    "No, master."


    "Then tell me about the city we''re in, how far I can go, and how to get to the Central Library." He ordered her, eager to continue his adaptation and learn more about this ce.