The Logic of Talent Detection

Everyone keeps complaining about this issue, and seeing such comments again tonight while lightning flashes and a torrential downpour rages outside has left me restless, so I decided to just turn the computer back on and write a single chapter to explain things.

Some readers haven't grasped the logic, so I'll provide a few spoilers and organize it for everyone.

I will start by citing two examples from the original work.

The first example.

The inheritance of Duan Donghe.

After Luo Feng obtained the inheritance of Duan Donghe, he acquired a massive amount of memory stones and a vast reserve of knowledge.

As stated in the original work, with this reserve of knowledge, one could cultivate more Immortals, Venerables... and existing powerhouses could advance further through systematic training.

Venerables could become Universe Masters, and those with great talent could become True Gods.

Existing Universe Masters could very likely become True Gods.

In summary, based on existing resources, the more powerful the cultivation information is, the more powerhouses can be cultivated.

The second example.

The World of Jin.

It contains countless Immortals, Venerables, Universe Masters, and True Gods.

The World of Jin is of a higher tier, producing powerful treasures, and when combined with an incredibly perfect cultivation system, the number of powerhouses it births is terrifying.

This example is equivalent to an enhanced version of the first one.

Combining these two examples makes the logic of talent detection easier to understand.

First.

The level of "One" is very clearly higher than that of the God King of Jin.

It is perfectly normal for the methods of "One" to transcend the worldview of Swallowed Star; you can refer to factors like destiny and causality in Lord Xue Ying.

The inheritance the protagonist has already obtained is of an extremely high level, equivalent to top-tier knowledge.

Top-tier knowledge can cultivate a vast number of powerhouses. For the impact of top-tier secret manuals on strength, you can refer to the three big shots of the original Earth lineage, whose strength skyrocketed after obtaining the secret manuals of Hu Yanbo.

Furthermore, the protagonist has obtained near-infinite wealth; even a pig could be raised to the Immortal level. Substantial financial resources can raise the growth limits of a person's strength.

Combining these two aspects is equivalent to a low-spec version of the "World of Jin." Cultivating a bunch of guys whose peak is merely the Venerable level is not difficult. That is why there is a large swath of Orange-tier individuals.

By the way, here is an example from the original work of how resources affect strength.

Take a person with the most ordinary, non-existent talent.

If you give them the top treasures, resources, secret manuals, and a teaching environment, they can absolutely become an Immortal.

For instance, King Yanzhu from that trash star sector was forcibly elevated by his Venerable father. Of course, King Yanzhu's strength might not be that ordinary, but his example perfectly illustrates the importance of resource inheritance.

Secondly.

I must reiterate the definition of talent detection.

Talent detection measures a person's growth limit in strength assuming they don't die; it is not their most authentic cultivation talent.

The final growth limit value involves many complex factors: destiny, luck and opportunities, cultivation talent, speed of law comprehension, enlightenment, willpower, life-and-death trials, and so on.

Take two people who are both Orange-tier (Venerable level).

One might become a Venerable in less than a hundred million years, while another might only reach the Venerable level just before the reincarnation era ends. Both reach the Venerable level, but their talents are different; one might just have had better luck.

If they die, it's all over.

Finally.

Let me talk about the protagonist again.

The title I set is Treasure Refining Overlord!

The Overlord level is the most powerful strength tier in the worldview of Swallowed Star.

With a protagonist of such background personally cultivating his underlings, and with the protagonist's attribute bonuses, is it really that hard to become a Venerable?

Moreover, these underlings don't know when they will become Venerables.

Right now, they are just ornaments.

Besides.

In what I have written so far, among the geniuses purchased from slaves, not a single one is Yellow-tier (Universe Master level). Among the Earth Lineage, aside from the five big shots of Earth, not a single one is Orange-tier.

Hasn't everyone noticed this difference?

The disparity in resources leads to this result. The decisive factor for growth limits, beyond their most basic talent, is the intervention of the protagonist.

The Orange-tier currently displayed is the limit that the protagonist's current resources can cultivate. As the resources of "One" are gradually opened up and the protagonist's strength improves further, Orange-tier is far from the limit.

PS:

Many readers have asked me about the human territory and the strength of the human race.

Comparing a faction at the level of the Primordial Universe to the protagonist's faction, which far exceeds the God King level.

Dear readers, you have compared the wrong targets.

The protagonist's current strength may be weak, but his foundation is anything but!

The most important point.

The "One" is far more elaborate than just this.

Please try to keep up with my imagination!

So far, not a single person has guessed my outline for the ultra-late game settings; I feel quite aggrieved and helpless regarding your comments about my talent detection system.

My main purpose in writing about cultivating talented disciples is to establish the glorious status of the Earth Lineage, which is why I had to write about it from the very beginning; otherwise, the Earth Lineage would forever remain nothing more than background scenery.

I thought through the talent detection setting I created for the Earth Lineage many times, and I haven't found any logical loopholes.

I respect the original work's settings, alright?

I will gradually reveal my ideas later on to give everyone a surprise.

As for the current talent detection.

Just treat it as a decorative piece for faction building; the geniuses discovered so far are almost useless for the time being.

I thought of these things late at night, and there might be some ideas I've temporarily forgotten, which I will add later if they come to mind.

It's almost three-thirty, I'm off.

If there are any issues with this chapter, please feel free to kick me.