The man wore the uniform of the Array of Stars. He had black hair, and his eyes seemed as deep as the ocean. Yet, his eyes also seemed tired and annoyed.
He didn't absorb any Energy from the surroundings, which could only mean one of two things.
One, he was not even in the First Realm.
Two, he was in the Tenth Realm or higher and didn't want to disturb the Energy Equilibrium.
'Hi?' Kyle thought, getting reminded of the message he had received from the Chief Overseer of this branch.
"Hi," Kyle said back, "I don't know what a Legendary Transcendent is. I've never heard of that term."
"You're not supposed to," the man said. "Talking about the details of the Legendary Levels comes with a reduction in Karmic Luck. I can only tell you that you were a Legendary Transcendent until just a couple of seconds ago. As for the details, you can find out all about them yourself."
"As a cover story for your Elemental Absorption, just say you have a Dispersed Affinity. Bye."
Then, the man teleported away again.
"Bye…" Kyle said awkwardly.
Silence.
'Huh, so there actually is a level higher than being Unique. I thought there was no level above Unique. I was even taught that it would not make sense to have a higher level since it would result in having even fewer Unique Transcendents.'
The fact that there was nothing higher had always annoyed Kyle a bit. After all, shouldn't exceptional achievements be rewarded? The God of this Cosmos obviously wanted people to become powerful. That was evident based on how they had designed everything.
Even the way Karmic Luck worked favored helping powerful people over helping weak people.
So, why wouldn't such a God support their most powerful… followers? Children? Whatever.
'Well, turns out, they do actually support the hardest-working and most talented Seekers. It's just that they want to keep everything hush-hush. It's like a boss giving a secret raise to their best employee and telling them not to tell anybody else that they got that raise.'
'Except that the reason is different. The boss in that metaphor just doesn't want to spend more money, while the God just doesn't want people to bite off more than they can chew.'
'If they knew that Legendary Transcendents were a thing, many people who would have successfully become Unique Transcendents would attempt to condense a Level 3.5 Complex Law. Probably 99% of them would fail, which means a significant reduction of talented Seekers.'
'I mean, as far as I know, a bunch of people in the Tenth Realm and upward were once Unique Transcendents. Having been a Unique Transcendent in the past is already enough to reach the Immortal Dimension.'
Kyle thought back to when he had read about the 13th Cluster of a Primal in the job description.
'0/12 or 13 Primals are called New Primals. 1/12 and 2/12 are called Minors Primals. Three and four are Intermediate Primals. Five, six, and seven are Advanced Primals. 8/12 is a Fused Primal. 9/12 is an Energy Primal. Ten is a Major Primal. Eleven is a Fulfilled Primal, and 12/12 is a Unique Primal.'
'In that way, is a 13/13 Primal a Legendary Primal?'
'Probably. I mean, I've never heard of that until today.'
'Also, if there is another level, my Element Absorption should be stronger. Just based on context clues, it seems like my Element Absorption now also includes Elements that I don't have an Affinity for.'
'I just don't know to what extent it absorbs other Elements.'
'I should test that later.'
Kyle recreated his Infused Body and left the Advancement Hall.
When he came out, he saw Assistant and Swamp Dragon waiting for him.
"Did everything work out?" Swamp Dragon asked.
"Yep," Kyle said.
At that moment, Kyle got an idea.
"Hey, Swamp Dragon. You read the job descriptions, right?" he asked.
Swamp Dragon nodded.
"The Exchange Seeker job said that I would get promoted, right? I just had to become a Crusher."
"12/12 Primal," Swamp Dragon corrected.
Kyle just waved dismissively. "Yeah, yeah, you know what I mean! I wouldn't advance before becoming a 12/12 Primal."
Swamp Dragon nodded. "For you, that might actually be the same thing. You seem more talented in the Law of Body than most people I've seen."
Kyle smirked. "Yep, I'm quite confident in this Realm."
'Just as I've thought,' Kyle thought. 'Swamp Dragon corrected me with 12/12 Primal instead of 12/13 Primal.'
'It seems like I have received just a bit more information than he has.'
'But then, what do I need to do to become a 13/13 Primal? I have no idea.'
'The five major Clusters need the Law of Body, treasures, a Level Three Law, a ton of time and pain, and a lot of Momentum. The 13th Cluster probably also needs something very specific, but I have no idea what. It can't be Laws again, right?'
'The Primal Realm is all about the body. Would be weird if the prerequisite to becoming a Legendary Primal is just the same thing as becoming a Legendary Transcendent. '
"My lords," Assistant said at that point. "Are you ready to proceed?"
"Oh, yeah, sure," Kyle said.
Swamp Dragon also nodded.
"Then, follow me. I will lead you to your accommodations."
Assistant led the two of them through a bunch more hallways before stopping in front of two doors.
The entire hallway was lined with identical doors. It seemed like these were the dormitories or something like that.
The two doors opened, and Kyle could look inside.
When the doors opened, Kyle's eyes widened.
'Brah, what? What are these space shenanigans?!'
Based on the distance between the doors, the rooms couldn't be bigger than walk-in closets.
Yet, when the door opened, Kyle saw a huge hill with an entire forest surrounding it.
There were a couple of animals here and there, but there were no beasts or other humans.
Above the hill hovered a ring, which looked similar to the ring Kyle had received when he had been on Orchis.
"These are your rooms," Assistant said. "The rings in the middle of your rooms are your communicators. Please wear them at all times. Any orders regarding your assignments will be given through them. You can also use them to peruse the database."
"I do not have access to the database, which is why my knowledge is limited when it comes to the more nuanced and internal matters. Do you know how to operate a communicator?" she asked.
Swamp Dragon and Kyle nodded.
Assistant smiled. "Then, I will bid my farewell. If you need anything, you can just contact me. You will find my contact information in the database."
"Thank you for introducing the Array of Stars to us," Swamp Dragon said.
"Yeah, thanks," Kyle echoed.
Assistant said her goodbyes and left the two.
After talking for a bit more, Kyle and Swamp Dragon went into their rooms.
Kyle quickly looked through the database and learned a couple of things.
One of the first things he learned was that the first 200 years of new members would be spent on their solo job. The team jobs only became relevant after these 200 years.
And, most importantly…
'They already got an organization for me,' Kyle thought.
'Seems like I will be leaving in a week. They sure don't waste any time.'
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