["During the last time I ever saw the Old Great One Animo, it had told me to pass down these 3 tasks to its inheritor. Since you have already accepted the inheritance, I will tell you now… The first task is to reach the Heavenly Sovereign realm! There are certain things that I must tell you when you reach that realm because only when you are strong enough would you be worthy… otherwise if I tell you know, it would greatly affect your mind and cultivation, so there would be no point. The second task is to… make Humanity the #1 race!"]
"!!!"
Noctis felt like the first task was within his expectations and the realms of possibility, but when he heard what the second task was, he became extremely shocked and lost focus to where he was walking, which made him unfortunately trip on a rigid stone and had almost fallen to the ground!
Make Humanity the #1 race?
There was only word fitting for that task: ridiculous!
There were tons of questions that appeared in his mind such as the nature of the task, the difficulty of it, and the overall reason for it! The transition from the first task to the second task was completely unexpected and it was several leagues above the ordinary! It was as if someone had asked him to subdue a gentle mouse, and then immediately after asked him to subdue a ferocious lion! They were two entirely different concepts and Noctis wondered why in the hell Old Great One Animo would want him to do this in the first place!?
Disregarding his own cultivation base in the future, wouldn't he have to overall increase the strength and influence of other humans, so that their rank would rise and be recognized!?
There were too many factors to take into account and Noctis felt like this task was practically impossible… he probably wouldn't feel as bad if Humanity's rank was somewhere in the high-tiers, but in reality, it was the complete opposite! The ranking of Humanity was dead last, which means that they were at the 100th spot in the official ranking list of the 100 Races!
Noctis's mind was in complete chaos, but before he was able to catch a breath and relax, Spirit Magi had spoken again regarding the last task,
["The last task… is to unify the 100 Races! This is the most important task and the one that you need to fulfill no matter what! It is greatly related to the future of the Dawnfire World…"]
Noctis had suddenly stopped walking and became motionless, and thought that he had heard an intense buzz ringing from his ear. He looked at the spirit as if it was the most absurd thing he had ever seen in the world… he thought to himself that he was quite hopeful for the future back when he was inside the cave, but now he had become a little dead inside…
Noctis racked up his brain and had thought about many different scenarios before reluctantly deciding that the second task would have a small chance at being possible, even if was almost non-existent! This was because it would be easier if he was not only the strongest Human, but the strongest person in the entire world.
If he was the strongest person, then gathering resources and maintaining connections with other useful people would be as easy as flipping his hand. He would bestow upon these resources to his own race, but specifically to the people he knew and trusted. The connections with the high-tier races would also allow him to bestow insight knowledge and other useful information to his own people. The overall rank of Humanity would increase and it wouldn't be before long until it becomes the #1 race!
But the third task was a bit…
Even if he was the strongest, it wouldn't be wise to force and make the entire 100 Races submit to him because sooner or later they would rebel and would have the actual strength to kill him!
He also had a strong feeling that unifying the 100 Races would have to be long-term, and to complete a goal that he wouldn't be able to do himself because otherwise what would be the point of unification? He had to essentially be a diplomat and maintain cooperative relations with the upper-echelons of the 100 Races, so that he could avoid any tensions…
Noctis thought all of this while he was standing still, and it wasn't before long until he started to move again and caught up to Spirit Magi.
It was clear that Spirit Magi was giving time for Noctis to think, but a strange awkward silence still descended between the both of them. It wasn't until a few moments later that Noctis heard Spirit Ster's voice with a lively tone again,
"Hahahaha I have thought up of an ingenious plan, kid! One of the 12 Prime Insights is Duality Control, yes? It is the combined energy essence from when a man and a woman dual cultivates together, as they both improve upon this insight knowledge and their cultivation base… so basically it is sex and a beneficial one at that! You would need to reach the peak stage of this insight and to unify the 100 Races, right? So… you see where I'm getting at? Just find a beautiful high-ranking woman from each race and dual cultivate with them while simultaneously becoming bound to that race through marriage and forming an unbreakable bond! It's like killing two birds with one stone! Hahahaha… I'm a genius! A genius I say! Hahahaha…." |
Noctis immediately opened his eyes wide and abruptly stopped moving again, as the energies within his body became chaotic and his mind became disordered!
This was because he couldn't believe what Spirit Ster had said!
But at the same time, he wasn't able to completely disregard it because what the spirit said made sense and that it would indeed be a lot easier if he was connected through marriage with all the upper-echelons of the 100 Races.
Noctis knew that not only polygamy was allowed, but it was very common in the Dawnfire World, especially to men who had a high status or were powerful enough for their name to be renowned.
The total population of the entire world had far exceeded the trillions… or even the quadrillions and was probably closer to quintillion in number. The Dawnfire World was extremely vast, so it would make sense that there were innumerable number of men that had countless concubines and wives throughout history.
The only thing is that it was really not known for an individual to have a harem consisting of women from other races. This is because not every race got along and there were some that were hostile to others, therefore it led to the prohibition of interracial marriage for some races.
This was especially true for the high-tier races, more specifically the races that occupied the top 10 of the official ranking!
The Asura, Dragovian, Elven, Titan, Guardian, Valkyrie, Chimaera, Bahamut, Unown and Ragnarös races.
These top 10 races were exceptionally arrogant and had immense pride, which was fitting because they overall had the power to back it up! Their overall strength and influence were at a point that they could overtake one another within the top 10 rankings, and no one would really bat an eye! Often times it has been subject to change, but now it's been this way for years now due to the masses.
It was like a wonderful miracle for these top 10 races to live in harmony in the present Age of Insight, but it wasn't as if they were all brawn and no brains… they had to carefully think about the impact they would have on the world if they went to an all-out war, and also because of the presence of the daemons.
Spirit Ster had clearly implied that Noctis would have to marry an important woman from these top 10 races, but he was obviously just a Human!
It was simply unheard of to compare any of the top 10 races with Humanity under the same breath because it would be like comparing the dirty mud on the ground to the beautiful heavenly clouds of the sky!
The only thing currently going on for Noctis was his looks… and it wasn't just the usual handsome-average looks within the Human race, but he was actually extremely handsome to the point where the females of the other races would definitely take notice! He was about 16 years old and his face was blessed with a perfectly symmetrical form as the shape of his eyes, nose, and mouth weren't too large or too small while they fit in a flawless and harmonized order. The only thing that had largely stood out about his face was that he was still an adolescent, so he lacked any sharp facial features, but it would definitely change as he grows older and becomes more mature. This would also be the same regarding his physical body because currently he was a bit skinny, but this was mainly due to the fact that he had been in slumber for several years.
But alas, handsome looks by itself weren't much worth as the survival of the fittest was still the most dominant principle of the Dawnfire World. The strongest and bravest warriors were the most well-known, as their names would be written down in the history books.
Another problem would be that Noctis didn't have any experience regarding romance between a man and a woman. Although he was fine with conversing with the opposite gender, but he was like a blank slate when it came to any sort of seduction arts and to appeal towards them. The only understanding he had gained were through books when he was a child, but they were superficial at best. This was also because he had barely interacted with others ever since he had lost his physique… But he at least knew that the knowledge that came from the books were vastly different when it came to actually dealing with one…
Other than looks and strength, another major factor would have to be the natural preference.
When Noctis was a child, he was not only extremely curious about the world, but all the 100 Races as he researched a lot about them. Each race was unique with dissimilar properties, such as body figure, physical characteristics, and anatomy, but not all races were distinctively different regarding facial features. He had seen many portraits regarding the men and women from all races, and not only did he learn to appreciate their looks, but he had actually grown quite attracted to the beautiful woman from each race.
An individual that is born in a specific race, would naturally have preferences that would fit towards their race. Men and woman alike from every race would much prefer their own kind for matters such as love, sex, and marriage.
There was one interesting thing that Noctis did find out and that preferences like those were born out of one's innate nature to like beautiful, symmetrical, and methodical things. From these reasons alone, it was no surprise why Humans were at the top of the list regarding stuff like that!
Humans, Mermaids, Dryads, Freiyas, Elvens… they all had a much higher ratio of overall beautiful things and objectively beautiful woman!
If one wanted to know about the best physical appearances in the world, then Humanity couldn't be disregarded!