Chapter 9-271: Truly Raising the Floor (1/2)
“Then by all means, let us spread the knowledge of this. Low, broad strength is what science supports best, and is almost the antithesis of magic. As long as it does not interfere with the development of the higher Levels of the various races, this should be disseminated quickly!” the Angelos agreed.
“Yes. We are heading there now.” My smile was hard and cold. “We have found something Cultivators are actually good for. We can kill them in peace, now.”
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“Welcome again, I am Traveler. You may have seen some of my previous videos, explaining some truths of the magical world that we live in, which the people of the world can take advantage of in some form or another.
“I was very recently in China, a trip whose abhorrent and very distressful details I will go into in my next video, and expose the machinations of the Cultivation Cultures to the rest of the world completely. But, in their repression and subjugation of the peoples of Asia, the Cultivators have exposed something that has long been lost in the Akasha of our people, a way to Advance that had long been superseded by the benefits of the Class and Level system that you are all familiar with.
“Now, let me say this... the development of the Class system was, for humanoid races, a godsend. That was because of the existence of Soak. The ability to semi-magically avoid serious injury and regain that ability much faster than a physical body could heal was a marvelous invention of the humanoid races that allowed us then and now to rise to greater heights of power, specialize in magical abilities to further gain power, and advance the species as a whole.
“But, my friends, and I do not doubt this includes most of you watching this video, the Class system comes with a cruel and arbitrary cost, and that is Stat Requirements.
“In my video on the Helix method, I went over on how you need that magic 14 somewhere, in some Stat, to truly be able to get on the Leveling Ladder and begin that climb to power. If you do not have it, it does not matter how disciplined, driven, courageous, faithful, or clever that you fancy yourself, you are not going to gain the higher Levels that you want to, and you are going to be forever stuck as a One, Two, or Three.
“Without the Stats, there are no exceptions.
“But now, there is one!” I paused to let that sink in. “It is the old, old way, back before our ancestors advanced. It is not the best way for those who are seeking true heights of power... but for all of you who wish merely to be able to slowly improve over your lives, and climb that Ladder without having to go out and butcher things to do so, it is here, and it still exists; it was merely forgotten.
“And for all of you who are not human now, despite your ancestors being so... Racial Class Levels exist for all of you, and I will be going over each of them in turn.
“If you are wondering what the effect of these Racial Class Levels is, I can first and foremost say that you are going to be living healthier lives. You will be tougher, more adept, and be able to grow your soul, just like all the Powered heroes and not-so-heroics you see running about.
“If you can make Seven, then just like the Powered and the Forsaken, you will gain decades of relative youth to pursue your dreams.”
I paused to let the camera pan, and those watching to center their thoughts.
“There are ways to Level here that can take you past Six, although they may require a commitment many of you are unwilling to make.
“The Leveling Guides and Aids are going to be put up on the Heavenbound Hall website after this video posts, just like they were with the Helix Method.
“The Racial Leveling Classes exist for Primos, Forsaken, and Powered. Not all Powered are geniuses in their fields... there are plenty of ordinary people who are Powered, but simply do not have the Stats to excel in anything.
“You all have an outlet now, and a way to improve.” I paused again, as the symbol of Harse rose behind me.
“The very, very first requirement of this method is that you cannot have more than one Class Level to begin them.” Even as I said it, I could feel the gasps that would be rising from it. “Racial Class Levels are the opposite of Class Levels. If you take Racial Class Levels, you are naturally extremely limited in the Class Levels you can take, as limited as Racial Levels are when you take Class Levels.
“There have been, mmm, considerable numbers of people who have been going to Shroudzones seeking to get Level-drained by wraiths or spectres, so that they can correct their mistakes and retrain back along proper lines to greater heights than before.”
Videos flashed at the sides, images relayed to me on various walls of people being swiped by limbs of dark energy, or spectral hands, the instant whitening of their faces, ghastly expressions, and soul-shuddering pain all perfectly visible.
Dozens of images, scores, hundreds...
People were taking the Helix method very seriously.
“The Priests of Harse have been taking this problem into consideration, and have devised a solution. They are capturing wraiths and spectres, and arranging them in confined circumstances where random attacks and escapes by the creatures are not possible. Levels can be drained in relative safety, if not in any less pain or loss.” Frozen images of all those agonized faces slowly winked off around me. “The locations where such creatures are imprisoned will be published, and use of them be made available for a nominal fee to pay the Justices and White Necromancers for their time.
“You know the Ivory Church. They will not overcharge you. So, if you want to pursue this path, but the thought of going up a Wall and daring the killing attack of a wraith is not something you dare... you have a choice.”
New images began to come up behind me, a Leveling Chart where, if the Karmic numbers were fuzzy and approximates, it was still an obvious Leveling Chart.
“Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to raise the floor of the Human and once-human Species to new heights. Let us begin, shall we?”
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“Here is your limit on Class Levels.” I pointed at the Attack Bonus progression. “Powered, here is the other one.” I pointed at the Racial Bonus Caster Level. “Neither of these numbers can exceed your Racial Level.”
“So, let’s say you reach Human Four. Your Attack Bonus is +2, but you are a Four.