Chapter 56: Child of the Realm

Because of this Nine-star Capital, humans finally got a chance to breathe. The place where this Nine-star Capital was located, the United States, once again established its position as the global leader.

The establishment of this Nine-star Capital made all other forces with Camps on Earth beat their chests in regret. If they had given the ownership of their Camps to Earth’s Will back then, not only could they have quickly established a safe gathering place for humans and gathered many talented people, but also the temptation of making their country the global leader would have been irresistible.

Camps were hard to find, and gaining full ownership was also very difficult. Moreover, building a Camp was even harder, almost like an impossible task. In his past life, a large guild with thousands of members had fallen to a third-rate guild with only a few hundred people because they tried to develop a Camp.

For all these reasons, Xu Feng made up his mind and gave the full ownership of the Camp to Earth’s Will.

Soon, the milky white glow from the stone monument in the center of the Camp slowly turned into a light green glow. At the same time, three large characters, “Nüwa Village,” appeared on the smooth surface of the monument.

“Congratulations, you made a wise choice!” The cold, mechanical voice of the personal System now sounded slightly warm.

“Because of your selfless contribution, you received 8000 Destiny Value!”

“You have accumulated 9000 Destiny Value. Congratulations, you have become the Child of Earth and earned the title ‘Child of the Realm – Junior’!”

“Child of the Realm – Junior (Title): While in your current realm, Luck +3, Immunity (resistance to negative statuses like bleeding, blindness, dizziness, crippling, etc.) +20%. During battle, Attack increases by 15%, Defense increases by 15%.”

“Because of your selfless contribution, you will receive three Task Exemptions. If you fail a task, you will not face punishment!”

“Because of your selfless contribution, your favor with Earth’s Will has increased by 100 points!”

Losing the ownership of a Camp in exchange for a title, three Task Exemptions, and favor with Earth’s Will—if considered only from a personal perspective, it seemed like a losing deal. However, this loss of Camp ownership also brought Earth’s Will’s attention to the area where Xu Feng was, along with a large allocation of resources.

By the time this Camp grew into a Nine-star Capital, when Huaxia Country became the leader of Earth, and when the Chosen Ones of Huaxia became the envy of Chosen Ones from other countries around the world, Xu Feng’s sacrifice at this moment would no longer matter.

(The development of a Camp is divided into Village, Township, Town, District, City, and Capital. Each rank is further divided from One Star to Three Stars.)

Just as Xu Feng was feeling a bit regretful, a deep, resonant voice suddenly echoed in the hearts of all humans worldwide.

“Huaxia Country has established the first human gathering place. I call upon all Chosen Ones of Earth to come and live here. Here, I will continue to protect you!”

“Earth’s Will actually woke up?” Xu Feng said in surprise.

He knew that after awakening, Earth’s Will needed to absorb a vast amount of knowledge about the greater universe. Therefore, after briefly issuing tasks, Earth’s Will would usually fall into a deep sleep. The first sleep lasted seven days, the second sleep lasted one month, and now, with more than ten days left until the third sleep, Earth’s Will had interrupted its slumber and awakened—all because of the ownership of a single Camp.

Such a big move might not seem like much to others, but Xu Feng knew what Earth’s Will’s action represented.

“I’ve really shaken the heavens, huh!” he thought.

After speaking, Earth’s Will fell back into sleep. However, following its words, a large safety marker appeared on everyone’s Virtual Map, located exactly at the Camp where Xu Feng was.

Xu Feng’s action not only triggered a strong reaction from Earth’s Will but also caused a worldwide sensation.

United States.

“The first sanctuary has been established? Why is it in Huaxia Country…”

“What should we do? Should we go there for shelter? But it’s just too far…”

Japan.

“Damn it, how did Huaxia establish a gathering place first? Why wasn’t it our Great Yamato…”

“Those damned Huaxia people, they built a gathering place ahead of us. But how exactly do you establish one…”

India.

“Our country also has a Camp. Why weren’t we first…”

“First place should be ours. We’re already a Two Stars Village now…”

Huaxia.

“The first human gathering place has been established, in Huaxia…”

“Linhai—the first gathering place is in Linhai. Let’s go there right away…”

“Linhai is too far from us, but no matter how far, we have to go there…”

“Only there can we receive Earth’s Will’s protection. We must go there…”

It was important to know that only by transferring 100% ownership of a Camp to Earth’s Will would Earth’s Will put great effort into building and promoting it. Those Camps owned by humans naturally wouldn’t be valued by Earth’s Will.

The establishment of the first gathering place caused a worldwide sensation, but at that moment, Xu Feng’s attention wasn’t on these discussions.

Beside the Camp’s monument, a small thatched hut soon appeared. From the hut walked out a middle-aged woman. At first glance, she seemed like a charming young woman; upon closer look, she resembled a beautiful 18-year-old girl; looking even closer, she appeared to be a kind elderly lady nearing her seventies.

She wore a light blue dress, had fair skin, and a constant smile on her face. As she stepped out of the thatched hut, she kept her eyes on Xu Feng.

“Hello!” Xu Feng stepped forward and bowed.

He could feel a Strength as immense as mountains and seas.

“Hello, selfless Chosen One. Your choice will benefit billions of humans.”

“How should I address you?”

“You can call me… Nüwa!”

Xu Feng was startled. In Huaxia mythology, Nüwa was an ancient deity, the creator of humans.

“Actually, I am a fragment of Earth’s Will. From now on, I will be in charge of this Camp. You can also call me the Village Chief.” Nüwa showed a playful smile as she spoke.

“I’d rather call you Nüwa,” Xu Feng said with a bitter smile and a shake of his head.

“That’s fine,” Nüwa nodded. “Earth’s Will needs to learn a lot to integrate into the greater universe, so its sleep periods will get longer and longer. One year from now, it will fully awaken. By then, the development speed of this Camp will advance by leaps and bounds!”