Capítulo 652: Chapter 170: The Nature of Rules
“Anvis, you’re saying you want to know the entire process of my breakthrough to the Ninth Rank?”
In the study of Moon Castle, Duke Carrot sat behind the massive Black Dragon Blood Wood desk, his brows slightly furrowed as he looked at Anvis, who was dressed in an academy cloak and white gloves, his deanor composed, blue eyes narrowing slightly.
After the outbreak of the internal war within the Empire, the affected were not limited to the warring Karlars Province and Canglong Domain, but also the entire upper echelons of the Empire.
The two sides have no treaty forbidding attacks on each other’s family mbers. Except for safe zones guarded by Ninth Rank Professionals and Mystery Locks like Pamir Academy, other places are all in danger of being attacked.
And Anvis, risking the dangers of war, silently ran back to Moon Castle from Pamir Academy, just to ask him this question?
“Before I answer you, Anvis, you must honestly answer . Is this question your own, or does soone else wish to know?”
While asking this question, an invisible pressure emanated from behind Duke Carrot, spreading throughout the study.
The air seed to have beco sowhat stagnant, making breathing sowhat difficult.
But to the Duke’s mild surprise, under his sudden application of pressure, Anvis’s composed posture remained unchanged, not even a slight tremble in his body.
“This question is entirely my own, Father.”
With a textbook-perfect smile, Anvis gently touched his chest in salute, as if the Duke’s pressure was but a gentle breeze brushing past.
“To be honest, this question is still too premature for you. Unless you already possess at least near Eighth Rank strength, even if I’m willing to tell you, you simply wouldn’t understand.”
Upon hearing Anvis’s response, Duke Carrot’s frown deepened, his index finger touching the Constant Gold Cufflink, instinctively wanting to refuse Anvis’s question.
However, just as he was about to speak, the Duke’s finger suddenly stopped, a startling conjecture flashing through his mind like lightning.
“Wait… Anvis, what is your true strength now?”
Facing this question from Duke Carrot, Anvis revealed a smile, and was just about to reply when the Duke suddenly stopped him again.
“No, wait, don’t answer … So secrets, once spoken, are no longer secrets!”
Gazing intently at Anvis, Duke Carrot leaned slightly forward, as if to ascertain whether the Anvis standing before him was genuine.
“I know you well, Anvis. With your character, you’re not soone who does aningless things. From childhood to adulthood, you always have your own opinions on everything you do.
Although I’m not clear about what exactly you’re planning, I can transfer the specific process of my breakthrough to you if it will truly be of help to you.”
Having said this, the Duke stood up, walked leisurely to the tall arched window, his gaze overlooking the majestic and precipitous snow mountains and the lush plains far in the distance.
“Anvis, before you went to Pamir Academy, I once asked you and Fiona a question in a practical combat class, ‘What is the way of combat for Nobles?'”
Without turning back, Duke Carrot stared into the distance, as if talking to himself.
“Now, do you have a new answer?”
“The way of combat for Nobles? I believe it’s to purchase more advanced equipnt and Mysterious Objects with a vast amount of money, and then rely on stronger equipnt to defeat the opponent.”
Anvis imdiately answered.
“You’re right, but that’s just a small part of it.”
Duke Carrot nodded slightly, not denying Anvis’s answer.
“””
“First, you need to understand what the term ‘Nobles’ actually ans?”
“Before we beca nobles, our status was derived from strength.
But once we beco nobles, our strength, in turn, cos more from our status.”
“So, Anvis, have you ever thought about how status brings us strength?”
With that, the Duke strolled over to a tall arched window in the study, pointing to a snowy mountain outside the window.
“For instance, I wish to see the sea from my study, but there’s a tall mountain obstructing my view.
If I were not a noble, to make that mountain disappear from my sight, I’d have to act personally, utilizing the power of at least a Seventh Rank Spellcaster.
Not only would it drastically deplete my own power, but it might also leave behind an unsightly, pockmarked hill that does not block the view.
But now, I can simply issue an order, sothing even a talking commoner could do.
And the people below would not hesitate to mobilize their strength to utterly flatten the mountain and even ticulously level the ground before planting it with Silver Leaf Roses.”
Anvis, tell , did I use any strength in the process of issuing this order?
Watching Anvis lost in thought, Duke Carrot smiled.
“The essence of the noble class is actually to establish rules that are in our favor, then take the lead in abiding by them and ensuring everyone else does too.
When everyone is following the rules you’ve set that benefit you, then you hold the power of the rules of human society.”
“You an, the essence of the Rule Power of Ninth Rank Professionals, is…”
As he listened to the Duke’s words, Anvis seed to gain a revelation.
“Indeed, the essence of Rule Power is to observe and make use of the rules that naturally exist in the world.
The process for an Eighth Rank Professional to break through to Ninth Rank involves searching the world through enlightennt, travel, battle, and various other ans, to find the rule that is ‘most advantageous’ for us and then to follow it.”
“If we are the nobles of human society, then Ninth Rank is the nobility of this world!
However, even Ninth Rank Professionals cannot create rules out of nothing; they can only utilize them. And the deeper the understanding of rule power, the stronger the actual strength.”
Soon, the Duke extracted a Light Ball from his mories and rged it with Anvis, allowing Anvis to directly access his breakthrough process.
“Thank you for your assistance.”
After the Duke Carrot explained the information about Ninth Rank, Anvis chose to take his leave.
Clearly, it’s best to choose the Rule Power that you’re most skilled at and that’s ‘most advantageous’ to you, not just any power at random.
For Anvis, the compatibility with Power of Desire was quite average. If there had been no other choice, he might have chosen the path of Desire to break through to Ninth Rank, but now, he still considered it rely as a tool against the Church Court.
At the sa ti, Anvis also had another task to carry out.
The task he previously set for Pomiya, which was to attempt the construction of a false Eternal Core, has been successful, and is now awaiting his inspection.
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