Zhang Zhengyuan fell silent; in fact, in a class-stratified world that has been locked in place, how could there be any myths of a commoner becoming a god?
Even if there were such a thing as a New World, and the scions of the Noble Families hoarded all the resources, how could you, a child of struggle, ascend the social hierarchy in an era of examination, and then believe that in the Transcendent era, you could suddenly become a king or a general? Isn't having such a seed merely wishful thinking?
The more a society venerates power, the less opportunity the average person has - that's the harsh reality.
His rise was something many families had never considered; countless of them wanted him assassinated or destroyed in the past, and each time he managed to turn danger into safety. He always received special care; how could it all just be coincidences?
