Chapter 977: Chapter 965 World’s Problems, Rights, and Obligations Chapter 977: Chapter 965 World’s Problems, Rights, and Obligations “What’s wrong?” Noticing Muria’s unusual behavior, Susanna looked at him, confusion evident in her eyes.

“It’s nothing!” Muria continued drying his hair, “I just felt a bit surprised, that’s all.”

He indeed felt surprised. Although he knew he had gained a bit of internet fame, he didn’t take it to heart, because he was aware that this kind of influence would fade over time. He also didn’t expect to find his prematurely arrived parents through this avenue.

But reality gave him a big surprise—his mother seemed to have found him. Of course, this was just a possibility since Susanna not only hung up the phone but smashed it too, preventing him from confirming it.

This didn’t rule out the possibility of opportunists trying to ride on his coattails, seeking gains without effort. After all, it wasn’t strange for such people to emerge at this stage of civilization.

“A bunch of people think about getting something for nothing all day long, dreaming of getting rich overnight—why don’t they do something more worthwhile!” Susanna, not doubting Muria’s reaction, scolded the speculators who tried to secretly take photos of them.

Fortunately, they lived in the affluent district of Capital Dorvalier, so security was not an issue at all. It blocked a lot of people, but there were always times when they had to go out, and that’s when a swarm of really annoying people would appear.

“Don’t worry about these people. It won’t take long before my popularity fades, and they’ll disappear.” Muria comforted an upset Susanna.

After all, the presence that caused Susanna to be so angry might very well be his true mother, Dragon mother Atreus, which was a bit embarrassing.

After placating his mother, Muria went upstairs. Sitting on the bed, he pondered for a moment before taking out his communicator, opened the brief contact list, flipped through it, and found his target.

Ding—

The call connected in less than three seconds.

“Young Master Jelos, may I know what you need my assistance with?” An elderly voice came from the other end of the communicator.

“Butler Paris, it’s like this…” Muria described the problem he was currently facing.

“So, you want to suppress all the net news related to you, is that correct?”

“Exactly!” Muria nodded.

“That’s not a problem. However, I’m surprised, young master. At an age when chasing fame and fortune is common, you’re actually requesting to push down news about yourself,” the old man’s hearty laughter came through the communicator.

“I’m not indifferent to fame and fortune—I, too, wish to become world-famous. But fame and news that only brings trouble to my life are meaningless. I don’t like it,” Muria spoke very calmly, knowing that since his rise to fame let his parents locate him, the remaining buzz could now be pushed down. He didn’t want to be surrounded by opportunists every day.

“Understood. Soon you’ll be able to return to your normal life trajectory, and no one will pry into your private life anymore,” Butler Paris replied with a chuckle upon hearing Muria’s reasoning.

“That would be best!” Muria nodded, exchanged a few more words, and then hung up the call.

The next day, Muria witnessed the efficiency of the Douglas family. Overnight, all news about him was cleanly deleted, and those who had been stalking him disappeared without a trace. His life returned to normal the very next day.

A few days later, Cyril Academy officially started, and Muria, as an ordinary middle school student from the Zijing Federation, began his studies and formally received education as a Star Armor Master.

Of course, ‘ordinary’ for Muria referred to the middle school he attended because this school was established to cultivate Star Armor Masters, which set it apart from other middle schools.

An ordinary person aspiring to become a Star Armor Master must have an affinity of over 20%, otherwise, they would even struggle to equip a set of star armor. Thus, those with too low a Star talent had to pursue other professions.

Similarly, children who received the same basic education in primary school found themselves in different middle schools due to their differing Star talents upon reaching middle school. Just entering puberty, these kids already experienced class stratification.

Of course, not becoming a Star Armor Master is not synonymous with failure or an inability to alter one’s Destiny. Compared to the path of becoming a Star Armor Master, other methods are simply more arduous and tortuous.

And for a child born into the Commoner class with a decent Star talent compatibility, changing their Destiny and ascending to a higher class was almost inevitable.

“There are so many people!” On the first day of school, when Susanna was escorting Muria to register, Muria couldn’t help but exclaim as he looked at the bustling crowd before him.

“Of course, there are a lot. In our Yakub Province, any child of the appropriate age with a Star talent compatibility over 30% will receive an enrollment letter from Xiril Academy!”

A hint of nostalgia appeared on Susanna’s face as she introduced the academy to Muria, as she had once studied there herself.

“That means that these children will definitely become Star Armor Masters in the future!” Muria observed the children in front of him, their faces filled with excitement and anticipation, along with a hint of anxiety. He raised his eyebrows, his eyes showing deep thought.

“What’s wrong? Do you have any questions?”

“There are too many Star Armor Masters!” Muria frowned and voiced his confusion, “Just at Xiril Academy alone, there are more than thirty thousand new students reporting for registration, and this is just one year at one academy. Although Xiril Academy is the best secondary school in Yakub Province, it’s not the only academy for Star Armor Masters.

By that calculation, our Yakub Province can train fifty thousand Star Armor Masters for the Federation every year! And with the Federation’s vast territory of one hundred and sixty-three provinces, this adds up to about eight million new Star Armor Masters every year!”

Muria calculated a remarkably daunting number, of course, he knew it wasn’t quite like that. He simply wanted to use this figure to obtain more information from his mother.

As expected, when Susanna heard Muria’s estimate, she couldn’t help but let out a wry laugh: “Having talent alone is not enough to become a qualified Star Armor Master. Moreover, the Star Armor Masters trained by Xiril Academy make up two-thirds of the entire province, with other academies hardly able to train exceptional Star Armor Masters, lacking competitiveness.”

“But even so, the number of new Star Armor Masters each year is still a staggering amount, but I remember the Federation’s published amount of military soldiers is only fifty million! That’s not at all consistent with the number of new Star Armor Masters.”

“Jelos, you need to know something, not every Star Armor Master is suitable for combat, and Star Armor Masters are not solely for battle.

Just take these future alumni destined to become Star Armor Masters before you — at most, one-fifth of them will join the army, and the vast majority of them, due to the limitations of their talent, can only become lower-level soldiers. The lucky ones might become lower-ranked officers, but that’s as far as they can go within the military system.”

“If that’s the case, the military takes in over a million new Star Armor Masters every year, and there are also over four million civilian Star Armor Masters, that still doesn’t add up!” Muria furrowed his brow.

“Jelos, this world isn’t just made up of our Human intelligent race! There are also Different Species!”

“But aren’t Different Species just like Rats that hide in dark corners, not daring to appear openly? Don’t Humans have absolute suppression over them?”

“The existence of Different Species is an open secret — everyone knows about them, but no one worries too much, because most Commoners think the same as you do: Different Species are negligible and can’t pose a significant threat to Humans! But the reality is not so.”

“I see! Now I understand why there are so many Star Armor Masters born each year, but the number of Federation army troops remains constant, and the Star Armor Masters we usually see are few indeed!” Muria said, showing a look of realization on his face.

“In places you can’t see, almost every moment, there are Star Armor Masters engaged in bloody battles with Different Species! The peace of the Federation is bought with the deaths of over a million Star Armor Masters each year.”

As she spoke, Susanna looked at Muria with a trace of concern in her eyes, “You are an official member of the Douglas Clan, and once you don your Star armor, you will receive combat missions from the Douglas family to clear out Different Species!”

“Yes, that’s to be expected,” Muria nodded, his expression calm. He had always openly embraced his fate — from birth to the present, he had continually reaped the benefits and advantages brought by his Douglas Clan membership.

And in the future, after enjoying all the benefits, he naturally had to fulfill his obligations upon coming of age. The top clans of the Federation, while wielding overwhelming power, also shoulder responsibilities that ordinary people cannot even fathom.

“Jelos, do you know? The average power of formal members of the Federation’s Great families is the highest among Star Armor Masters of the same age, but their mortality rate is also the highest!”

Susanna looked at Muria, “When I divorced your father, I wanted to take you away from the Douglas family, but unfortunately, Butler Paris stopped me.”

“Someone has to do certain things,” Muria said with a smile, understanding Susanna’s feelings.

“I know, but I don’t want that person to be you, yet I don’t have the power to stop it.”

“Don’t worry, battling Different Species is just that, and although the casualty rate is high, there are also not a few people who survive,” Muria reassured his mother.

Amidst their casual conversation, they arrived at the registration point. Because of Muria’s compatibility of over 60% and his Identity as a member of a Great family of the Federation, he received special treatment; he could register directly without having to queue.

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