This was Zhou Wen's second time coming to the An family. Although An Tianzuo didn't like him, what did that have to do with him?
Zhou Wen sat beside Ouyang Lan, minding his own business as he chatted happily with Ouyang Lan.
An Tianzuo and An Jing sat opposite him as though they hadn't seen him. They minded their own business and continued eating.
After the meal, Zhou Wen planned on bidding farewell and returning, but Ouyang Lan held his hand and said, "Don't be in such a rush to leave. Accompany me for a walk and chat."
Zhou Lingfeng got up to leave as well, but Ouyang Lan smiled and said, "It's rare for Tianzuo to return. Help me talk to him and get him to get married and have children so that he can carry on the An family line. Also, teach him how to coax women. You're the best at this."
Zhou Lingfeng said with a bitter smile, "Can you not insult me when you want me to help?"
"I'm praising you," Ouyang Lan said with a chuckle as she held Zhou Wen's hand and walked out.
The An family was really huge and beautiful. As they walked on the cobblestone path in the garden, Ouyang Lan said, "Little Wen, there's a troublesome matter that Sis Lan took the liberty of pushing to you. Can you help me with this?"
"What is it?" Zhou Wen asked in surprise.
Ouyang Lan sat down on a bench beside the grass and said after some thought, "You should have heard of the story of the Six League Heroes when you were in school, right?"
Zhou Wen nodded and said, "That was the first time humans killed a Mythical creature. They were also the ones who established the League government and ended the darkest and most chaotic era of humanity."
Ouyang Lan smiled and said, "It's true that the League government was established, but it's hard to say if it ended the darkness and chaos."
Zhou Wen's knowledge of this came from textbooks. His knowledge was very limited as he waited quietly for Ouyang Lan to continue.
"The present League looks peaceful and prosperous, but it's actually filled with undercurrents. A disaster that could affect the entire human society might happen at any time," Ouyang Lan said with a sigh.
"Is the disaster you mentioned related to dimensional creatures?" Zhou Wen asked.
"Dimensional zones restrict the range of activity of dimensional creatures. No one knows how long this restriction will last, but this isn't the most pressing disaster at present."
Ouyang Lan paused for a moment before continuing, "In fact, the greatest calamity currently comes from humanity itself. The Six Heroes established the Federation. On the surface, the Federation promotes democracy and freedom, but in fact, the ones who hold the power to speak in the Federation are the House of Lords and the President. As for the House of Lords and the President, they are all chosen from the families of the Six Heroes. Therefore, the Federation isn't much different from a dictatorship."
"And a dictatorship requires absolute centralization of power. However, in such an era, it's clearly not an easy task to achieve absolute rule. At the very least, the families of the six heroes don't have the absolute power to control the entire Earth's Federation. Even though they have been working hard all these years, the results show that their control over the Federation is constantly weakening. It's not an exaggeration to say that the current Federation is divided."
With that said, Ouyang Lan's gaze landed on Zhou Wen as she asked with a smile, "Do you know why the Federation can still maintain its balance at this stage, preventing it from completely collapsing?"
"I don't know." Zhou Wen shook his head.
"That's because in the Federation, only the families of the Six Heroes have Mythical experts," Ouyang Lan said.
Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised. "Isn't it said that no one in the Federation can break through to the Mythical stage?"
"It's true that no one can break through to the Mythical stage by themselves. However, there's a shortcut that allows humans to first obtain Mythical Companion Beasts. Then, by nurturing Mythical Companion Beasts, one can advance to the Mythical stage with the power of a Mythical Companion Beast. Therefore, Mythical experts are born in the families of the Six Heroes," Ouyang Lan said.
"What kind of shortcut is that?" Zhou Wen asked curiously.
"You were chased into Small Buddha Temple by the bureau. You should have seen the stone monument and temple hall there. There's a Primordial Energy Art engraved on the stone monument. If you can master the Primordial Energy Art on the stone monument, you can enter the temple hall and receive the mysterious power from the dimension to obtain a Mythical Companion Beast."
"There's actually such a thing? Then, as long as we control Small Buddha Temple, wouldn't we be able to obtain Mythical Companion Beasts like the families of the Six Heroes? "Zhou Wen pretended to be surprised.
Ouyang Lan shook her head and said, "It's not that simple. To master the Primordial Energy Art on the stone monument, one needs a special physique. And people with special physiques are one in a billion. There are more than one or two places like Small Buddha Temple in the Federation, but there are pitifully few who can master the mysterious Primordial Energy Art. "
"The Six Heroes all have special physiques. Furthermore, they have found a mysterious place that matches their physiques. They have mastered the mysterious Primordial Energy Art and obtained Mythical Companion Beasts." After a pause, Ouyang Lan continued, "However, the special physiques of the Six Heroes aren't innate. They were obtained from a mysterious dimensional zone. There are still mysterious items in that dimensional zone that can allow other humans to obtain special physiques like the Six Heroes. From there, they have a chance of obtaining Mythical Companion Beasts."
"With such a good place, the hero families probably won't share it with others, right?" Zhou Wen asked.
Ouyang Lan curled her lips and said, "If they have enough strength to suppress the entire Federation, they naturally won't share it with others. Unfortunately, even if they have Mythical experts, there are only a few of them. It's impossible to suppress such a massive Earth Federation. Furthermore, the Federation still has terrifying enemies overseas. It's impossible for the hero families to spend all their energy on suppressing their own people."
"Enemies overseas?" Zhou Wen looked at Ouyang Lan in puzzlement.
"The Earth Federation only controls the land. There are other human factions overseas. I'll slowly explain these to you in detail in the future." Ouyang Lan continued, "In order to prevent the Federation from falling apart, the hero families have given the various bigwigs some spots, allowing their descendants a chance to enter the mysterious land and compete with the descendants of the hero families for the chance to obtain a special physique. This temporarily stabilizes the Alliance's surface peace, and the An family has such a spot."
"Don't tell me you gave this spot to me?" Zhou Wen suddenly realized something as he asked Ouyang Lan in disbelief.
Ouyang Lan nodded and said, "This spot was originally reserved for Little Jing. With Little Jing's talent and abilities, there's a high chance that she can obtain a special physique. Unfortunately, that child is too unfortunate. She has a congenital illness since she was young. As a mother, I don't wish for Little Jing to take risks again. Therefore, I want you to replace her in the competition to obtain a special physique and obtain a Mythical Companion Beast."
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