He leaned back in his chair, his gaze fixed on the quiet library ceiling, his mind gradually organizing the fragments of information he had just acquired.
He had extracted crucial information.
This planet has five main continents.
Four continents are arranged in a circular shape, forming a surrounding ring, and one continent is located separately at the northern pole.
Currently, he is on this northern polar continent, which is also called the Human Continent, because only humans reside here.
The four other continents are:
The Western Continent: Known as the Primordial Continent.
This place is solely vast, ancient forests and trees, serving as home to races closely connected with nature such as Elves, Spirits, Treants (tree-people), and many other mutated plant species.
A wild, majestic beauty permeates this land.
The Eastern Continent: Called the Giant Continent. True to its name, it features towering mountain ranges from thousands to hundreds of thousands of meters high, with many peaks surpassing Earth's Mount Everest.
This is the domain of colossal and powerful races like Dragons, Titans, Behemoths, and many other ancient monsters.
These creatures possess destructive power and astonishing survival capabilities in their harsh environment.
The Northern Continent: Known as the Dark Continent. This place is perpetually shrouded in thick clouds and dense fog, with no ray of light penetrating through.
A gloomy, chilling atmosphere covers everything. The races living here are Demons, Undead, Vampires, and other dark, evil species.
They thrive in the shadows, developing dark magic and plotting to conquer other continents.
The Southern Continent: A unique continent called the Water Continent, because it lies 50 meters deep beneath the sea level, with only mountain peaks rising above the surface like small islands.
This is home to aquatic races such as Merfolk, Leviathans, and countless other gigantic marine creatures.
A mysterious and wondrous oceanic world.
Each continent possesses its own distinct culture, customs, and characteristics, forming an incredibly diverse and complex world, which greatly piqued Ventair's interest.
He hoped that one day he could travel through each continent and explore them.
Next was the historical information.
From the book, he learned that a great racial war had occurred 2000 years ago.
This war lasted for 100 years, being extremely fierce and terrible, causing the death of countless beings.
Even some weaker races were completely erased from history.
Throughout this period, there were various large and small battles.
As a result, all races ultimately reached a stalemate because each suffered heavy losses, and the populations of all races sharply declined to the point of extinction risk.
Subsequently, each race signed a peace treaty and ended the war.
Since then, they have established diplomatic relations and maintained peace, creating a stable order.
Following that was his current location.
The nation Ventair is currently in is called the Caelomundis Empire, situated in the very center of the Human Continent.
It is the strongest empire, with a vast territory equivalent to both Asia and Europe on Earth combined.
The Empire has existed for over 2500 years and was one of the nations that survived the great racial war.
Its current emperor is the 12th generation, named Caelus Imperion Sol – a name that sounds full of authority.
The Empire boasts a population of up to 10 billion people with an army of hundreds of millions, along with numerous different professions and occupations that have transformed this empire into the most vibrant and developed place on the continent.
Looking at the empire's map, the place he is currently in is Eltherion – The Spirit-Lit Plains, located on the southern edge of the empire.
During his reading, Ventair also discovered another interesting fact: the lifespan of humans here is very high, ranging from 150-200 years, double that of Earth.
However, conversely, their fertility has significantly decreased, making it harder for humans to bear children.
Ventair immediately thought that the reason for these issues might be the existence of Mana – a source of energy that any fantasy or magical world must have.
Mana exists everywhere on the planet and has been present for a long time, thus it is already within the body of every living creature, helping that creature to be stronger and live longer, but in return, it reduces fertility.
However, Ventair still had a major question: why does the human race have a larger population than other races, even though their fertility is also reduced?
He immediately asked the Angels in his soul space.
'Hey, why have humans' fertility decreased, yet their population is still so numerous?' His voice was filled with curiosity, tilting his head slightly.
Mechaniel spoke up, answering based on her knowledge and analysis. Her voice was steady but clear:
"Heavenly Lord, according to my data and analysis, this is due to varying adaptation capabilities to Mana among different creatures.'
'For example, the Elves: due to their extremely high Mana adaptation, they possess incredibly powerful magical strength and can live for over 2000 years.'
'However, in return, they have very low fertility; typically, only 5-10 Elves are born each year, making their numbers extremely scarce. The same applies to other powerful and long-lived species; their fertility is severely restricted to maintain balance.'
'As for humans: they are also enhanced by Mana, but because their adaptation capability is not as high as other races, their fertility is only slightly reduced, with a small increase in strength and a lifespan extended by about 100 years compared to before Mana appeared.'
Ventair nodded, "I see."
He suddenly realized something even more important: he doesn't have Mana in his body.
The energy within him is Primordial Energy, a level higher than Mana. He wondered if this would affect him.
'Will my fertility also be reduced like others, or will there be other effects?'
Seraphiel, perhaps sensing his unspoken question, immediately replied, her voice gentle and reassuring:
'Heavenly Lord, because Primordial Energy is far superior to Mana, it will not affect your fertility. Not only that, you can live for over 5000 years with a body created solely by Primordial Energy.'
Hearing this, Ventair breathed a sigh of relief, an invisible burden lifted.
This would not negatively impact his future. But then, a distant thought suddenly occurred to him, 'Will I have children in the future? But with whom?'
A fleeting image of the Angels appeared in his mind, and he then thought it might be one of them, or perhaps even all of them.
He quickly shook his head, slightly embarrassed, dismissing those thoughts.
'That will be a matter for the future. For now, after having acquired full information about this planet, I must plan my next steps for development.'