33 God Blessed Our Huaxia (2/2)
”Do you know when the first Awakener appeared?” Liu Huajun asked.
Hong Xiaofu had heard about this before, so he nodded again, ”September last year?”
”Yep.” Liu Huajun smiled and replied, ”That's right. The first Awakener had an increasing range of physical strength—also known as the Strengthening System. At first, the country didn't take the matter seriously. People with immense physical strength have always existed, so it was not uncommon.”
Hong Xiaofu was surprised and he said, ”Huh? Then how did it get discovered later on?”
Hong Xiaofu was genuinely curious about it. If he did not pay attention to those Awakeners, they would be like magicians, especially those in the Elemental System and the Functional System. People couldn't often differentiate between Awakeners and magicians, so how did the country first start looking closely at their difference?
”It has to do with the military.” Liu Huajun explained slowly, ”The country did not really pay any attention to Awakeners at the beginning, until the first Awakener appeared within the military. Naturally, the first Awakener within the military had the distinct characteristics of an Awakener: he was from the Strengthening System, with a single power of evolving physical strength.”
Hong Xiaofu widened his eyes and exclaimed, ”Wow! So powerful?”
”Of course.” Liu Huajun laughed and he continued, ”Our country has always had a particular feature—that is, we must release the evil spirit when turbulent days are around the corner. The competition between Confucius and Mencius, Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu... then Zhang Liang, Han Xin, Xiao He, Liu Bang… the Romance of the Three Kingdoms had five great talents in Guo Jia, Zhu Ge, Kong Ming and others. Place them separately into any dynasty, they would still be prominent figures. The recovery of supernatural influence is similar to this. I'm not able to tell you more about the Awakener from the military. You just have to know he was at Level 2 the moment he had Awakened. His sole power of evolving physical strength was seen when he lifted a carriage with his hands.”
After listening to Mister Liu, Hong Xiaofu was stunned. He attained Level 2 the moment he had Awakened—what kind of frightening talent did he have?
”That's not all.” Li Huajun giggled and said, ”Then came the second and third Awakeners from the military. They all started with a Level 2 without any exceptions. God blessed our Huaxia. The structure of the world could undergo huge changes in the near future. Just at this time, so many talents are emerging. We are lucky.”
Hong Xiaofu took a deep breath as he listened. Indeed, from that point of view, the country was exceptionally advantaged—truly a divine start. Starting from Level 2 was extraordinary.
”Amazing!” Hong Xiaofu was filled with eagerness and could not stop smiling. Only when the country was strong would the people feel safe and secure.
”So the country instantly took an interest in the matter!” Liu Huajun paused for a while before he continued, ”To be sure that the recovery of supernatural influence is occuring, the next stage would be intense research. That brings me to another advantage that we have in our country: our huge population. Think about it, we have a population of nearly 1400 billion. Even if Awakeners only make up a percentage of one in one hundred thousand, with such a huge base, would the number of Awakeners not be astronomical? That's why the country came together immediately to form a military group of Awakeners, which is also the research group. They are looking out for Awakeners emerging within the ordinary population!”