usatvline Chapter 23 The Extraordinary
Chapter 23 The Extraordinary
Wow! It's a fingerprint lock.
As the proprietress placed her hand on the doorknob, a faint light emanated from it, followed by a click as the massive iron door opened, causing Lin Tian behind her to raise an eyebrow.
Are there really things this advanced?
But after thinking about it, it doesn't seem strange anymore, since this is another world with magic, superhumans, and monsters.
Behind the iron gate was a room about the same size as the tavern outside, furnished with several sofas and some tables and chairs. Based on his previous experience going down the stairs, Lin Tian suspected that this was the place below the tavern.
There were already seven or eight people sitting in the room. Most of them were wearing masks like Lin Tian. Some of them seemed to know each other and were chatting together, while others were sitting alone in a place, as if they were waiting for something.
The proprietress handed Lin Tian a name tag with the number eight on it, then, abandoning her previous coquettish manner upstairs, she spoke in a serious tone:
"You can wear this name tag on your clothes. During the party, number eight will be your name. Similarly, you can also call other members by the numbers on their name tags."
"The gathering is mainly for information exchange and intelligence sharing among members, so fighting is prohibited during the gathering. If there is any conflict, please mediate after the gathering."
"During the gathering, in addition to exchanging information among members, our tavern will also bring out some items that members have sent us for auction. If you have any, you can tell me now and I will put your auction item after the others in this auction, or tell me after the gathering and I will put your auction item first next time."
"The party will start in about 15 minutes and will last for an hour. You can find a place to sit down first."
"In addition, the tavern also sells some basic knowledge about superhumans. Since many of the superhumans here are wild and do not have the guidance of official forces, their knowledge is naturally much less than that of regular superhumans. For just 100 copper coins, you can learn what a superhuman is, what it means to enter a rank, what a rank is, and so on."
When this point was mentioned, Lin Tian's eyes lit up. What he lacked most compared to others was knowledge. Now, he only needed to spend 100 copper coins to learn about this. Even if it might become common knowledge later, it was still extremely cost-effective in Lin Tian's eyes.
Without much hesitation, Lin Tian spent 100 copper coins to get a booklet from the proprietress.
"By the way, don't worry about what happened just now. It was just a test. After all, as a gathering, we still need to verify whether the members are truly extraordinary individuals."
"Is everyone like this?"
"Haha, of course not!"
Seemingly sensing Lin Tian's somewhat unfriendly gaze, the proprietress quickly spoke up.
“In the past, our henchmen would test them. New members would spar with our henchmen a couple of times and we would know whether they were true superhumans.”
"But judging from your skills just now, you're definitely not someone an ordinary person could do, so consider this a test!"
Seeing the landlady's charming appearance, Lin Tian couldn't make a scene and could only let her slip away.
After the proprietress left, Lin Tian found a quiet corner to sit down and began to look through the booklet.
In layman's terms, the so-called superhumans are stronger humans. Unlike ordinary people, they possess strength that would terrify wild beasts, speed far exceeding that of ordinary people, and a physique that greatly reduces the incidence of disease.
There are many ways to become an extraordinary being, including but not limited to the secret techniques of various powerful families, or the enlightenment from a higher-level expert. The most common way is to advance by using powerful extraordinary blood essence or a large amount of spiritual energy.
Lin Tian knew that extraordinary essence blood could be obtained by hunting extraordinary beasts, while spiritual energy was obtained through something called spiritual energy crystals. By refining spiritual energy crystals, a large amount of spiritual energy could be obtained. When the spiritual energy in a person's body reached a certain level, it would automatically enter the extraordinary realm. Moreover, spiritual energy also played a great role in the subsequent advancement of ranks.
Upon seeing this, Lin Tian couldn't help but recall the blue crystals in his own mine. Could those be psionic crystals?
Upon reaching the advanced stage, one realizes that even the so-called extraordinary has its limits. Though you are extraordinary, you are still made of flesh and blood. When faced with overwhelming numbers of people or specially designed weapons and methods, even if you are a mortal who surpasses ordinary people, you will still fall.
Entering a higher level means gaining even greater power, making the various methods of the mortal world less of a threat to you.
The condition for entering a higher level is that the qi and blood power or spiritual power in the body of an extraordinary person must reach a certain level to be eligible for advancement.
Currently, the most widely known, and perhaps only, method for Lin Tian to enter the ranks is to believe in the gods of this world.
Yes, there are gods in this world, and with gods come sects, and each sect has its own unique ascension rituals.
The official deity promoted by the Holy Lion Kingdom is the God of Warriors. All extraordinary soldiers of the Holy Lion Kingdom can go to a special place to undergo an entry ceremony after accumulating a certain amount of merit and become a bronze-level warrior.
Unlike ordinary superhumans, bronze-level warriors not only possess stronger physical attributes but also combat skills bestowed by the God of Warriors, which greatly enhances their combat power. To kill a bronze-level warrior, it would require the coordinated efforts of at least five powerful superhumans.
This is the benefit of entering a higher level. It not only breaks the upper limit of ordinary superhumans, but also gives them greater room for improvement, including the subsequent silver level, gold level, and even higher levels.
It is said that it is not impossible for a high-level expert to fight against an entire country, and every high-level expert is a guest of honor of the kingdom's church and power, which is the true pinnacle of life.
The manual also records some different ranks of extraordinary individuals, such as warriors from the Holy Lion Kingdom, mages from the Arcane Academy, priests from the Holy Light Church, and so on.
"So, in order to advance to a higher level, one must worship a god?"
Lin Tian frowned as he looked at the information recorded on it.
What should I do if I don't really want to?
Lin Tian didn't know if his current strength qualified him as an entry-level expert, or whether his top general, Ghost Soul, could defeat a bronze-level opponent.
However, after pondering for a while, Lin Tian's brows relaxed again. He had the Demon King System. So what if you are strong? Let me develop a bit. When I have countless extraordinary demons under my command, hehe!
Lin Tian thought those extraordinary individuals who displayed their abilities in public should behave themselves, right?