Chapter 4: Sequence Advancement Item, Ancient God System
The midday sun scorched the earth like fire. Bai Yu wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and muttered to himself, “The weather changes so quickly. Yesterday it was gentle breeze and fine rain, and today it’s scorching sun.”
He couldn’t help but wonder if the world’s mutations were causing abnormal climate.
Thinking this, he arrived at the apartment building.
Perhaps it was the scorching midday sun, leaving no place for darkness to hide. When Bai Yu returned, he wasn’t as apprehensive.
Moreover, he had completed his running task on his way there and back.
The thought of intelligence regarding the sequence advancement item made him a little excited.
“If this intelligence can directly grant me extraordinary power, that would be wonderful!”
Inside the apartment.
After taking a cold shower, Bai Yu sat on his bed.
He looked at the intelligence panel before him.
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【Paper Title: 《Sequence Advancement Items: Mythological Systems and the Modern Interpretation of Ancient God Powers》
Authors: Yang Pingsheng, Zhang Guoying.
Publication Date: March 2047
Abstract:
This paper explores the origin, development, and connection of sequence advancement items with ancient gods in Eastern and Western mythology behind the sequence power system.
Keywords: Sequence Advancement Item, Ancient Gods in Mythology, Eastern and Western Mythological Systems, Spiritual Qi Awakening, Power Inheritance
1. Introduction: Since the global spiritual qi awakening phenomenon in 2020, human society has undergone unprecedented changes.
2. Origin of Sequence Advancement Items: Sequence advancement items specifically refer to ordinary items or creatures that originally lacked special abilities, which, after being influenced by spiritual qi in the tenth year of the spiritual qi awakening, suddenly mutated and gained mysterious powers related to ancient gods.
3. Deities in the Eastern Administrative Region: The deity system in the Eastern Administrative Region is vast and complex. This paper focuses on the sequence advancement rituals of ancient gods of the martial general type and ancient gods of the Daoist magic type.
4. Western Divine Power System: The Western divine power system is also reflected in sequence advancement items. From the gods of ancient Greece and Rome to the Asgard of Norse Mythology, Western divine powers have been reawakened in new forms in the modern world.
5. Human Sequence Advancement: Through special rituals, humans can obtain most of the divine power within sequence advancement items. The greater the individual’s bloodline and personality match with the sequence advancement item, the stronger the power they can exert.
6. Self-Awakened Ones: Some special individuals, perhaps due to possessing the bloodline of ancient gods or being favored by ancient gods, can awaken and obtain the power of ancient gods at a certain special moment.
7. Empirical Research on Special Sequence Advancement Items: Through research on divine trees such as the Fusang Tree in the East Sea and the Bodhi Ancient Tree, we found that these creatures not only inherited the powers of ancient gods but could also establish connections with humans through specific rituals, granting humans supernatural abilities.
Subsequent Content: Omitted.】
Bai Yu carefully read through this paper.
As a soon-to-be senior, he naturally knew the format of a paper.
“It seems like a lot of content has been omitted.”
Bai Yu tried his best to extract key information from this incomplete paper.
“The spiritual qi awakening began in 2020, and the establishment of the Special Investigation Bureau was in 2021,” Bai Yu silently recited, comparing these time nodes with known history.
The mysterious veil of sequence advancement items was gradually lifted. They were not Cthulhu-esque terrifying existences, but were closely related to figures from Eastern and Western mythology.
Asgard, where the Aesir lived in Norse Mythology, the legend of the Fusang Tree in the East Sea, and the Bodhi Ancient Tree of Buddhist Dao.
It seemed these ancient powers were reawakening in modern times in brand new forms!
Bai Yu’s gaze lingered the longest on the fifth and sixth points—human sequence advancement and self-awakened ones.
These two pieces of information clearly held the key to becoming an extraordinary.
“What’s quite interesting is what’s mentioned in the second piece of information: after the tenth year of the spiritual qi awakening, certain ordinary items or creatures that originally lacked special abilities suddenly gained mysterious powers related to ancient gods.”
“This content, why does it sound like a genre of rebirth and treasure hunting?”
Thinking of this, Bai Yu felt a hint of excitement.
He had been worrying about not having a clue on how to become an extraordinary.
If sequence advancement items appeared in this manner,
he could imagine that those sequence advancement items scattered throughout the world might be hidden in ancient tombs, inconspicuous dirt pits, or even waiting quietly on a street stall under the guise of antiques for a destined person.
If the intelligence system didn’t glitch, he could completely pick up treasures and gain extraordinary power.
“If that’s the case, then this intelligence is indeed worth 20 Intelligence Value!”
“But this is just my speculation. I’ve finished looking at today’s intelligence, so I can only wait for future confirmation.”
After reading the intelligence about sequence advancement items, Bai Yu couldn’t calm down.
He longed for the current chapter to pass quickly so he could get tomorrow’s intelligence.
Just then, Zhang Youpeng called, saying it was too hot today and they rescheduled their game from 3 PM to 5 PM at the main campus of Tianhai City University.
Bai Yu rubbed his sore arms and legs, mockingly saying, “These old arms and legs are almost worn out.”
By 2 PM, Zhang Youpeng excitedly arrived downstairs at the apartment building.
He was a native of Tianhai City, and his home was not far from the company.
After they met, Zhang Youpeng shared some recent gossip he had heard, ranging from campus gossip to the romantic affairs of streamers at the company.
“I heard that Zhuzhu Baby recently hooked up with a sugar daddy. She received a lot of gifts in one night, and he seems to be quite wealthy. That’s why she dared to be so arrogant yesterday.”
Bai Yu’s heart stirred, and he secretly thought, could the murderer’s target be this person?
“By the way, what’s XinXin Baby’s real name?”
“Zhu Yuxin, why are you asking?” Zhang Youpeng looked confused.
“Just curious, I didn’t expect her name to be so normal.”
“Hey, just ignore these little fairies.”
Bai Yu, however, was thinking that the list of deceased individuals mentioned in yesterday’s intelligence included a Zhu Moumou.
He guessed it was her!
Football field.
8 vs. 8.
Zhang Youpeng dribbled the ball forward and shouted as he approached the goal, “Watch this, the Marseille turn!”
However, he turned too quickly, tripped over his own feet, and fell to the ground.
“Hahaha~ Brother Peng wiped out.”
Bai Yu went forward to help him up and teased, “If you’re bad, practice more.”
Zhang Youpeng retorted indignantly, “Bah, bah, bah~ But you really need to exercise more. You’re already out of breath after just a few laps?”
“That’s because I’ve been training too hard these past two days, my muscles are still protesting.”
“I don’t believe you, it’s all excuses. If you ask me, with your current stamina, you’ll be called a ‘twig’ after marriage.”
“Alright, alright! You brat, don’t get cocky. You still have to take two courses to earn credits in your senior year, right?”
“Godfather, I was wrong!” Zhang Youpeng immediately begged for mercy.
During the game, many people gathered around the field, wanting to join.
Bai Yu, lacking stamina, soon chose to come off the field and rest in the shade.
He opened his phone, intending to scroll through short videos to relax, but unexpectedly found messages in his funds group.
The group owner was recommending various funds and futures.
He clicked to see.
“@All members, brothers, do you see this? Seven out of the ten funds I recommended last month have seen gains within a month. If you invest an average amount, you can earn at least 8% after a month.
The pork futures and beef futures I mentioned can all make money.”
“The funds recommended this month are as follows:
As for futures:”
“The above are recommendations for ordinary members. But you can choose to pay 980 yuan to enroll in the advanced course, where I will analyze each fund behind it, especially the futures market, etc.”
“There are already over two hundred people in the advanced group. Many people made over a hundred thousand last month, it’s all true, I’m definitely not bragging.”
These were groups the original owner had joined.
After all, the original owner was an orphan. When he first went to university, he had a large sum of money. He couldn’t let it sit and gather dust, so he naturally wanted to use funds to make some money.
He had traded many funds, with both losses and gains. Overall, he had lost thirty to forty thousand.
Seeing this, Bai Yu, on a whim, asked a question.
“What’s the outlook for soybean futures?”
The group owner directly replied, “Soybeans? Soybeans are definitely out of the question this year!”
“South America had a bumper harvest, and our domestic output has also been steadily increasing year after year. The market expects soybean prices to fall. International grain merchants are probably worried about how to maintain the bottom price, otherwise they’ll lose a fortune.”
“So, brother, do you want to consider signing up for my advanced course? I’ll explain futures market trends in detail in the course group.”
With your answer like this, I definitely won’t buy it.
Bai Yu: “I’ll consider it first.”
“Well, spots are limited, and the opportunity is rare.”
