Global Gods : Skill-Resonance Awakened Chapter 5: Ch 5 : The Green Tide and Whispers of Divine Hierarchy

As the opening hour of God-time came to an end, a joyful yet disbelieving smile gradually lit up Sunny's features.

This wasn't the broad, exuberant beam he might have flashed back on the Blue Planet, but rather a quiet, profoundly gratifying recognition of his godly achievement.

What caused it? The remarkable birth of life across the freshly unveiled territories of Veridia.

Thanks to the vast resources he'd poured into these budding landmasses, the tiny trailblazers—mosses and lichens, tiny dots in the vast cosmos—refused to stay in their modest shapes any longer.

Evolution was happening at a breakneck pace, right before his eyes, turning them into a variety of land-based plants: basic greenery, straightforward bushes, and even the early stages of shrubs.

The once desolate, hot rocks were gradually gaining a lush green tint, proving the power of his concentrated godly intent and life's natural resilience.

"Even though I'm using divine power, I never imagined life could advance this far in such a short time," Sunny reflected, true astonishment coloring his mind.

The rapid progress seemed bizarre, going against what he'd expected as a gradual, spanning-ages process.

He chose to consult the System directly, posing his question to the ever-present mechanism.

"Hey System! Why is evolution happening so fast in this realm?"

[The Evolution rate for first 7 Godly days is 1000% fast.]

This brief explanation immediately cleared up all uncertainties in Sunny's thoughts. A 1000% (or 10x) boost to the standard evolutionary speed for the first seven Godly days was an amazing advantage.

This implied that his aquatic domain, starting from scratch, was experiencing a supercharged growth period, a stellar advantage that made up for his early shortage of varied species or a time-boosting ability like Kairos's.

Yet another idea soon emerged: how come this vital detail hadn't spread wildly in the God Chat? "Those gossips and braggarts wouldn't keep quiet if they knew," he pondered, a hint of doubt mixing with his pleasure.

Was this secret info, or was there more going on?

He accessed the Chat interface, skimming through the typical blend of gripes and small-time flexes.

In just a couple of minutes, a post from a God called 'Curiosity' grabbed his attention.

"Hey guys! I asked the System about the time of my misfortune and it said it can be anytime in this day. Do you understand what it means?"

"Bullshit! System doesn't answer any of the question. It is unreliable," shot back one God, quick to reject the idea.

"I agree," another added. "I just asked for the how much is the time acceleration and it didn't answer me. Unreliable++."

"Wait a minute! Does that mean we have different systems? Because mine answers sometimes too," a third God jumped in, triggering a flurry of puzzled queries.

"Let's analyze, guys! What is the thing which can be different since before the opening of the world?" wrote the God named 'Strategist', trying to impose some structure on the mess.

A flood of ideas poured in, from the types of starting planets to the faith points at the outset.

"Guys, wait!" Strategist wrote once more, his follow-up arriving fast. "According to me, the answer is talent."

That idea brought the entire chat to a hush. It was a straightforward but deep realization that had slipped past nearly everyone.

Seizing the moment, Strategist started addressing their confusions. "Hey Curiosity, what grade is your talent? And two brother below him, what is yours?"

"B-Grade," Curiosity responded, verifying his talent rank.

"F-Grade," 'Brother 1' answered.

"No Talent," 'Brother 2' stated bluntly, with a touch of sorrow.

Silence gripped the chat once more, but this time it carried a heavier burden of unspoken rankings.

"No talent? Haha. If I were in your place, I would have buried myself instead of chatting here," 'Joker' posted, always ready to ridicule the unlucky Gods.

Sunny spotted this recurring figure, someone who thrived on belittling the weaker or struggling divinities.

"According to me, the higher the Talent, the higher the authority to ask the question from system," Strategist pressed on, ignoring Joker's jab. "For example, I have an S-Grade talent, but when I asked the System why there are only 300,000 Gods in this Chat, the System didn't answer. If anyone has talent higher than S, can you confirm my doubts and ask System this question?"

"Woah! Another S-grade talent," one God exclaimed, their words filled with wonder.

"Bigshot, can you explain your talent to us poor Gods?" multiple voices begged in unison.

"+1," "+2," "...+231322." The plea amassed hundreds of thousands of supports in no time, showing the shared hunger for insights and edges.

"Look then," Strategist replied, including a picture.

Intrigued, Sunny clicked on the picture, and his expression twisted slightly with a blend of fury and shock.

[Talent name: Children of Wisdom]

[Grade: S]

[Detail: All the lifeforms born in your territory will have 5 times the wisdom.]

"System, why are all the S-talent stronger than my SSS-Grade talent?" Sunny grumbled inwardly, a silent outburst of irritation.

His "Skill-Resonance" held great power, yet it was conditional and came with an extended recharge period.

In contrast, these S-grades provided instant, ongoing, and expansive benefits.

Yet the System remained unresponsive, sticking to its impassive quiet.

Strategist's disclosure shattered the spirits of the other Gods in the chat.

"Crying ;-;. Why is the gap so big?" one God wrote, voicing the widespread feeling of injustice.

"I don't think it is that great of a talent," 'Brutal' commented, maybe attempting to minimize its impact.

"You don't understand," a different God responded to Brutal. "While your algae is developing slowly, his algae will find different ways to evolve and survive with the help of that wisdom."

Sunny's mind mirrored this view, but he perceived an even scarier dimension.

"They don't understand the real threat of this talent," he considered.

"While it is terrifying in the start, where the lifeforms will evolve and survive easily, it will become truly Godly when the wise races start developing." A wise race, as defined by the System, featured intricate thinking and the ability to hold faith.

Picture a race like that with fivefold the usual intelligence.

"One genius will take 50 years to develop something, but one genius with wisdom x 5 can do it in 1 or 2 years. Isn't it more terrifying than Kairos's talent?" Sunny pondered, the consequences of such sped-up mental growth sending a shiver through his godly core.

This 'Children of Wisdom' talent went beyond mere quick evolution; it was about squeezing timelines, hurtling his domain toward awareness, inventions, and immense might.