Awakened... sequence talents...
Everyone held their breath, knowing the important part had arrived.
Only Xu Ye's attention had drifted back to Doctor Chen again.
The mysterious Doctor Chen had appeared once more.
According to the captain, every appearance he made brought an upheaval. But the interval between these last two appearances had been far too short.
Zhao Haili explained, "Let's start with sequence talents. As we know, sequence talents range from Sequence 9 to Sequence 1. According to the latest interpretation of the Heavenly Dao, Sequence 9 has 999 talents in total. Any given high-tier sequence talent can be held by no more than two people, while divine sequences are unique."
"However, each of the other sequence talents can be held by 36 people at once."
"34,261." Xu Ye quickly calculated a number.
Zhao Haili gave him a surprised look.
Lu Mingwang and the others asked in confusion, "What does that mean?"
"Theoretically, that's the maximum number of Awakened. Since sequence talents are finite, that's the absolute limit, assuming the interpretation of the Heavenly Dao is correct," Xu Ye said.
"That many?" Zhu Dalong smacked his lips.
"Many?"
Xu Ye shook his head. "It's not many at all. It means the pool of Awakened can only be that big."
Zhao Haili added, "Actually, strictly speaking, it's even smaller."
"At Sequence 8, there are only 888 sequence talents, and each can be held by only 32 people at once."
"Following the same pattern, Sequence 7 has 777 talents in total, each of which can be held by only 28 people at once."
"..."
"But at Sequence 6, the number of sequence talents drops precipitously. Sequence 6 has only 300 talents, and each ordinary sequence talent can be held by only 16 people at once."
"Sequence 5 has 200 talents, with 10