The next day in the training hall. Alan and Harry sat face to face. Harry's aim was to explain the mysteries of tiers in more depth than that was taught in school textbooks.
"To start off in your school you were only taught the rough outline of different tiers. I will cover all of them today for you." Harry started
To kick off, the tiers were divided into tier 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. It is believed that tier 5 is not the end point but as of now the strongest human on earth currently is tier 5.
The top dungeons and monsters were also tier 5. So there is no knowledge about higher tiers for now.
It all starts from tier 0. It is focused on pushing the human boundary to the limit. At peak of tier 0 after maxing out the attributes, one will have a peak physical punch force of 625 kg and peak speed output of 15 m/s.
The physique attribute more than just determines the HP. It also determines how well your body can perform.
Maintaining it at the same level as strength and agility allows one to maintain 80% of the peak force and speed without losing stamina, and will be able to output peak performance for a long time.
The peak raw strength and speed one can exert in each tier after 'maxing out' the attributes in that tier are as follows.
Tier 0 - at 50 attributes each, one can exert 625 kg force and 15m/s speed.
Tier 1 - at peak 350 attributes each, one can exert 7000 kg force and 140 m/s speed
Tier 2 - at peak 650 attributes each and with 2x multiplier, one can exert 26 tonnes of force and 520 m/s speed (1.5x speed of sound).
Tier 3 - at peak 950 attributes each and with 3x multiplier, one can exert 57 tonnes of force and 1140 m/s speed (3.32x speed of sound).
Tier 4 - at peak 1250 attributes each and with 4x multiplier, one can exert 100 tonnes of force and 2000 m/s speed (5.83x speed of sound).
Tier 5 - at peak 1550 attributes each and with 5x multiplier, one can theoretically exert 155 tonnes of force and 3100 m/s speed (9.03x speed of sound).
Strength and speed of tier 5 is theoretical and is calculated using data from each attribute point increase, as there is no peak tier 5 to confirm it yet.
This is raw strength and speed one can exhibit without any aid. If one uses a skill or elemental/force mastery the strength and speed one exhibits will vary greatly.
From tier 0 to tier 1 is breaking through the human limits. Tier 2 to tier 5 then onwards is a transition of life and from each transition grands a tier multiplier on stats.
The increase in one's lifespan is also the most noteworthy here during tier transitions. The maximum lifespan is shown in the bracket besides the age of the individual.
The spirit attribute is the most important attribute of all. It doesn't matter which class it is. Even if someone doesn't have a skill that uses mana, just applying some mana along with the attacks or weapon is enough to enhance damage output.
It also affects the elemental and force related abilities. So one is advised to maintain it along descent levels.
Leveling up to tier 2 peak is considered easy. After this other than completing tier transition missions one must fulfill other conditions to pass.
For transitioning from tier 2 to 3 one must have mastery over an element or a force. It is shown as elemental mastery and force mastery in the panel.
Using it can boost your combat strength by a good margin. It can also enhance certain skills and some other skills have certain prerequisites of having a particular mastery of element or force inorder to learn.
From transitioning from 3rd to 4th tier you must have a mastery over 50%. Once an elemental or force mastery reaches 50% it will make a qualitative leap and will condense into a law fragment crystal which will stay within the sea of consciousness which will open at tier 4.
If one condenses it before reaching tier 4 then it will stay within the soul. Tier 4 also unlocks divine senses with the opening of the sea of consciousness in the soul.
The prerequisite of reaching tier 5 is to complete the law fragment into a complete law under an elemental or force system.
Tier 5 is currently the peak strength of the humans on planet Gaia, and there are currently 9 tier 5 humans in the world. 3 in Asia, 2 each in the north and south American continent, one in Europe and Africa.
That said these are the requirements for tier transition. Here is where Alan's high affinity comes into play. With his supreme grade talent Alan will have an easy time during the tier transition unlike others with below 7 stars.
This is why the guild higher ups were very enthusiastic about giving Alan a SSS level contract as he had good potential to reach tier 5.
But it will be up to Alan to do the hard work and strive for it.
Harry carefully explained every detail he knew about to his brother. Alan listened closely and asked him questions from time to time.
After Harry finished his lecture Alan asked " brother what were your affinity levels when you signed up for the guild?"
"Well I had 8 stars for the light element and 7 stars for the wood and water element." Harry said.
"Oh I nearly forgot to ask what is with everyone calling you morning star?" Alan asked as he suddenly remembered the Dean calling him morning star.
"That's just the nickname I got after a major battle with the cosmic beasts. You will too one day get such a nickname if you put those talents to good use. Just don't do anything embarrassing while on the battlefield or you will end up with a nickname that you regret for rest of your life"
"How can I do something embarrassing on the battlefield? And by the way, can I meet our parents in the barracks if I go onto the battlefield?"
"Yeah… Only when they need reinforcements can you go to their platoon's area. In other times we mostly go to the battlefield that our guild is in charge of. The federation army only covers 70% of the battlefield the rest is split up by our guilds in various regions. In our Indus state the Titans guild manages most of the areas not covered by the military" Harry said
"And here I thought the military covered everything…"
"It is not possible for the army to cover everything. Plus killing the cosmic beasts in the battlefield also drops good exp and drops. The only disadvantage is that you won't be able to revive as you would do in the dungeons. Once die you die permanently"
Alan gulped hearing Harry describe it with a scaring tone.
"But… fighting on the edge of life and death can help you sometimes overcome the bottleneck in mastery sometimes…"
"Bottleneck?" Alan asked with a confused look.
"Oh I forgot. Bottleneck refers to the situation when one gets stuck at a particular point in the comprehension unable to move forward. With your supreme talent you won't face those so you don't have to worry."
Alan was relieved hearing that.
"But I've seen those with less talent catch up to those with higher talent with sheer hard work. So don't you dare slack off…." Warned Harry.
After this Harry introduced Alan to various facilities available in the guild. There were specialised training rooms for training force and basic elements. As Alan had an SSS level contract he could use them free of charge without any contribution points. This is one of the privileges of the SSS tier contract.
He then took him to the skill depository where Alan took some liberty to learn some skills. Of course he could obtain it free of charge, but that only applied to the skills that match his elemental affinity and the skill level he could learn.
He can't take a skill out for others and he could only use it for his own use. Harry explained that these skills are only needed now and when his elemental mastery reaches a particular level he could create his own skills according to his need and fighting style, and won't have to rely on the conventional skills.
Then Harry took Alan to different parts of the guild such as the dungeon tower where the guild had relocated various dungeons suitable for training the members, the cafeteria and various other places.
After all of that he took Alan out to the military residence where his parents stayed. Their shifts had just ended and they called them that they were free.
Alan was excited to see them after a long time….
(End of chapter)
[
Name: Alan Cross
Age: 16 [120]
Talent: gold
Affinity: space(10), ????(9), fire(8), wind(8), speed(7)
Class: Mystic Archer
Tier: 1
Level: 1 (0/2000)
(Stats)
Strength: 74
Agility: 77
Physique: 72
Spirit: 77
Free attribute points: 10
HP: 720
MP: 770
(Elemental mastery)
Fire element: 10%
Space element: 1.04%
(Skills)
Active: [F]: fireball (0%), wind blades (0%)
[E]: Magic arrows (0%), flame shield (0%), gale steps (0%)
[D]: Blink
(0%), space blade (0%), heatwave (0%)
Passive: bow mastery-basic (20%)
Class passive: phantom steps, Mystic mana regen
]