After the spinning card shattered, it reassembled into the pattern of a single card. [Wish Card★★★★: Once used, you have the opportunity to make a wish. Success rate depends on the content of the wish. Note: Whether the wish succeeds or not, it will be considered consumed] A four-star card that can make a wish. Fang Zhou looked at the card in his hand and fell into deep thought. This thing is truly impressive, being a golden card draw, able to grant wishes, and it’s four-star. Aside from the Nuclear Leveling Technique, Fang Zhou’s other skills are only up to four-star level. However, impressive as it is, the description of this thing is rather frustrating—the success rate of the wish depends on the content, and whether it succeeds or not, it is considered consumed. Having limitations is normal; without them, Fang Zhou could just wish to become a creation-level big shot, without needing to diligently cultivate. The problem is, he isn’t clear about the wish card’s upper limit, what kind of wishes it can fulfill. If the wish made is too high to achieve, then the card would be wasted. If the wish made is too low and easily achieved, that’s also a waste. This card is evidently meant to be a dilemma. Fang Zhou currently has no pressing wishes to fulfill, so he simply puts the card away for future use when needed. The Nine Yang Marrow Cleansing Pill has already been proven effective. Once popularized, it can completely change the world’s atmosphere. Fang Zhou is eager to experiment with it, just as there are currently fewer humans in the Black Soul World. But Ayer does not agree with Fang Zhou’s actions. The nation they have built is still fragile, requiring stable development—reckless changes could cause chaos. Of course, these are minor issues. The main point is that the current world cannot support that many Transcendents; the Witch Priests and natural believers are all non-working. With more people not working, the workforce decreases, and Transcendents have very low reproductive rates, significantly impacting the country’s population growth negatively. Ayer listed several reasons, ultimately persuading Fang Zhou to abandon the idea of popularizing the Nine Yang Marrow Cleansing Pill, opting to discuss it again later. However, this country is still like a newborn, and Evelyn and Kelly are still very young, requiring Ayer’s guidance and assistance with many matters, thus forcing the two to linger in this era for a while. This lingering lasted five years. During these five years, the new nation thrived, reaching peaks in population, economy, and technology. Under Ayer’s patient guidance, Evelyn and Kelly had grown into competent leaders capable of taking charge. During these five years, Fang Zhou also diligently cultivated, frequently venturing into the Abyss Ancient Battlefield to hunt Abyss monsters, accumulating over a hundred thousand points and finally elevating his realm to Divine Soul Realm, stabilizing at Primordial Spirit Stage. With the entire nation on track, it was time for Fang Zhou and Ayer to leave. Before leaving, each adopted a child and entrusted them with the Ember King’s responsibilities to keep the Fire of Hope burning. The descendants of the four Fire Stealers’ families continued for thousands of years, and this was in accordance with history. Only Evelyn and Kelly came to see them off before their departure. Although unspoken, the two young women vaguely sensed that Fang Zhou and Ayer certainly did not belong to their era. Their sudden appearance brought systems, technologies, and ideas not of this era. If not deities, then this was the only explanation. After parting from the two young women, Fang Zhou and Ayer set off on their journey back. However, they did not rush back to several thousand years later but planned to head to an era with a larger population to accomplish what Fang Zhou had longed to do. He planned to first experiment with the Nine Yang Marrow Cleansing Pill in the Black Soul World to see how its popularization would fare before using it in the Cultivation World. Fang Zhou used Earth Escape Technique with Ayer in the wilderness and, upon emerging from it, had arrived several hundred years later. The wild, overgrown fields had turned into cities, with much different appearances from hundreds of years ago. Fang Zhou and Ayer were most concerned with history, having significantly altered the era by becoming members of the Fire Stealers. Fang Zhou expanded his Divine Sense to find a scholarly-looking noble in the city, abducted him, and used his immense Spirit to extract the man’s memories. Fortunately, the man was indeed a scholar well-versed in history, capable of answering Fang Zhou and Ayer’s questions. In this scholar’s mind, the king of humanity’s first kingdom was named Gilgamesh, a wise ruler. Gilgamesh’s friend, Enkidu, was the creator of magic, hailed as the Magic God. These two Wise Kings and Sages were also Fire Stealers who stole the Fire of Hope from the Ancient Dragon, bringing civilization to humanity. The records of the other two Fire Stealers were vague, only known to be a man and a woman. After leading the country for nearly four hundred years, Gilgamesh and Enkidu found the Fire of Hope waning and resolutely sacrificed their immortal lives and powers to keep the flame burning. Rumors claimed that the other two Fire Stealers had also burned themselves early on, which was why their detailed records were lost to history. After the four Fire Stealers passed away one by one, humanity’s first kingdom persisted for another hundred years before fracturing and falling into chaos. Their descendants retained the legacy, inheriting the flame’s power, becoming Ember Kings with exalted status, while ensuring the Fire of Hope’s burning and continuation. Chapters fırst released on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝓷𝓮𝓽 Ayer felt deeply saddened after reading this history. Evelyn and Kelly were dear to her yet ultimately sacrificed their lives. But this was history and their responsibility. Failing to bear this responsibility would bring the Ancient Dragon’s curse into effect, leading to downfall. Fang Zhou and Ayer also bore the Ancient Dragon’s curse but had long fulfilled their responsibilities. Fang Zhou’s responsibility was to drive away the Ancient Dragon, while Ayer’s was to guide humanity into civilization. The task of maintaining the Fire of Hope was left to Evelyn and Kelly. Once they confirmed the history remained on course without significant upheavals, both Fang Zhou and Ayer sighed in relief. In this era, humanity had split into multiple nations, experiencing occasional peace but mostly engulfed in war. Of course, women still dominated, and males held a very low status. Fang Zhou was set to popularize the Nine Yang Marrow Cleansing Pill in this era. Ayer inquired, "Have you thought of a way to do this?" Fang Zhou smiled slightly, "Of course, but first I need a persona that suits this era." "What kind of persona?" Fang Zhou transformed the Mirage Dragon Robe into a Mage Robe and the Xuanyuan Sword into a dusty Magic Wand, with a white beard growing on his face. "From now on, please address me as Merlin Mage."