After my little conflict with Caleb, I began to take notes of this world systems and rules. In this world, which is Earth-B7, is being structured by the Grand Pillars. The Society is divided and strictly enforced with Tiers and ranks. If one is tier one-three ,means, such one is at the lowest rank which are E-D rank(bronze), teir four - six consist of C-B(silver/gold), tier seven is the A-rank ( platinum), teir eight is the S rank (emerald) but if one is teir ninemeans such being is at the highest rank which is the SS or SSSrank (diamond-rank) the legendary elites and above that exist the demi-humans or demi-gods they are considered the pinnacle of the world system and can be able to stand their own against cosmic level threats or entities my parents are known to be one of them which I haven't yet learn of their whereabouts all I know is that I will find out their location once I have gotten stronger.
I was curious to know my current level and asked. "System? What's my level stuff?"
[It's called stats]
Oops it made me sound like I was some kind of illiterate.
[SYSTEM: GOD-TEIR LEARNING SAGE]
[NAME: OLIVER VEYRON]
[ TEIR-0: E-]
[LEVEL: 10]
[STRENGTH: 25]
[SPEED: 550]
[SKILL: HEAVEN'S JUDGMENT THUNDER S+,ZERO-POINT MARTIAL ARTS(LOCKED)]
[MANA: HEART OF NEBULA]
[UNIQUE SKILLS: ABSURDITY OUTLIER]
[ULTIMATE SKILLS: ( LOCKED)]
[EXP: 5,000]
"Seems my strength, speed and but wait..what going on? I am completely unranked not even teir-one why zero?"
"..."
Silence.
The System sage refused to give me any more replies but I didn't care about that anyway because my growth trait is truly absurd. No one will ever get to know how an E-rank like me is getting stronger but wait..what? Why are my ultimate skills locked? And why are my newly learnt skills also locked? System sage? What's going on?" I was confused.
[ Host needs to reach a certain level before this skills can activate. Right now, I upgraded your skills so that you can defend yourself in times of trouble]
"Alright,but I don't understand, how does the skill in my mana attribute works?"
[ Good question. The Heart of Nebula is standard mana circulation like a river flowing through your body. The heart of the Nebula turns your internal mana core into a miniature, swirling galaxy. So, instead of a single stream of energy, you have billions of tiny stars of mana rotating inside your body. This gives you an infinite mana pool which makes you never get tired, and never has to wait for mana to recharge.]
"Whoa, truly absurd. I think my skills are already enough to keep me going for now."
I stood up and stretched my body. "Next step, to enroll into Shang vanguard City".
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The Vanguard academy is the most prestigious training grounds in the city, a place where ranked and high tier elites learn everything about combat and magic spells to participate in impossible raid missions. The Vanguard academy is a place that accepts people with good ranks but I came to enroll anyway.
I walked through the gates of the Vanguard academy, and tried to walk past the guards at the gate, both teir five warriors with hulking frames and glowing spears, crossed their weapons to block my path.
"State your tier, boy," the left one growled. "Only tier four and above are permitted for the entrance examinations."
I didn't say a word. I simply pulled back my ID card that displayed the E-rank tier.
The guards burst into laughter. "An E-ranker? You've got guts, kid. Or you're brain-dead. The Unranked aren't even allowed to own property, let alone attend the Academy. Get lost before we use you for target practice."
[You are being mocked by Low-Tier pebbles.]
[ABSURDITY MULTIPLIER: 150.0x]
[NEW SKILL DETECTED: GUARD'S SPEAR MASTERY]
[LEARNING... 100% COMPLETE.]
I didn't even blink. "I'm not here to ask permission," I said, my voice echoing with a strange, metallic resonance.
The guard on the right lost his patience. He lunged, his spear tip glowing with a Tier-5 fire enchantment. To everyone else, it was a blur of lethal heat. To me, it was moving through molasses.
I stepped inside his guard, my hand moving so fast it created a sonic pop. I grabbed the shaft of his spear, and with a single twist, the reinforced alloy snapped like a dry twig.
"What—?!"
I drove my palm into his chest. I didn't use a punch, I used the "Heaven's Judgment Thunder" I had stolen from Caleb earlier. A shockwave of white lightning blasted the guard back fifty feet, through the reinforced stone pillars of the gate.
The other guard froze, his spear trembling. He looked at my wrist again. "Unranked... but... that power... it's tier six at least! Who are you?!"
"The name is Oliver Veyron," I said, stepping over the debris. The guard froze when he heard the last name Veyron he immediately knew that I was the child of the missing demi-gods. I ignored his figure and entered the Great Hall, where hundreds of high-tier students were waiting for their testing. The room was filled with the children of the wealthy—kids who had been fed mana-crystals since birth. Among them, I saw a familiar face.
She was standing near the center, surrounded by a protective circle of Tier-six bodyguards. Her hair was ebony black and blue stripes around it, and her aura was a calm, chilling frost. My cheeks turned red when I sighted her because I knew that was Suki my girlfriend in my past life she was still as beautiful as ever but she didn't look like the girl I knew. In this world, she is Suki Von Valerius, the heiress to the most powerful high-ranking family in the Northern Spire. She was a "Diamond Tier" prodigy.
As I walked and tried to approach her, everyone gaze fell upon me as if I was some kind of stray dog that wasn't supposed to be there. A voice boomed from the balcony. A man in gold-trimmed robes—the Headmaster—leveled a gaze at me that would have crushed a normal person's spirit. "How did you get past my guards?"
I looked up, meeting his eyes without flinching. "Your guards were inefficient. I've decided to enroll. Since I don't have a Tier, I'll just take the top spot."
The hall erupted in jeers. Suki looked at me, her brow furrowed. There was a—confusion in her eyes wondering why I as an E-rank was oozing with confidence but it was buried under her cold, noble training.
"You want to take the top spot?" the Headmaster laughed, a cruel sound. "Fine. We have a traditional test for those who think they are above the law. Beat our Testing Automaton—a Tier-two combat machine—and I'll let you stay. Fail, and you'll be executed on the spot for trespassing.
A massive, mechanical beast made of obsidian and glowing blue cores dropped from the ceiling, its eyes locking onto me.
[ANALYZING AUTOMATON...]
[CONSTRUCTION: DIVINE OBSIDIAN]
[WEAKNESS FOUND: MANA-CORE OVERLOAD]
I cracked my neck, feeling the multiplier climbing as the students laughed at the homeless boy about to be crushed.
"Let's show them what an E-rank like me can do". I whispered to the system.