Chapter 554 Gift Of The World

Chapter 554 Gift Of The World

A person's Class is tied to their identity—in essence, their role in the world.

Commoners were hardly worth anything; collateral who were meant to fill up the space in a large world. In essence, they were Extras by default.

The higher the Tier of one's Class, the higher the value attributed to them. ... And with this value comes Privileges.

These Privileges are not innate abilities, but special treatment granted to the person by the World. Just as billionaires back on earth were granted some special authority and benefits by governments and the people around them—all due to the legal tenders in their possession—this world of H'Trae rewards those it deems to be worthy.

It isn't something you can reject or change. For powers like [Limit Transcension], a choice can be made to use this power or not. But, for characteristics that the Class provides, there is no way to evade it.

It was simply the free gift of the World.

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"So... I'm stuck with this?" Rey asked as he raised his brow, looking at Ater who shrugged and sighed at the same time.

"Pretty much."

Just as Rey could not change the number of Stats he would be getting from every Level Up, he couldn't alter the properties of his other Privileges.

That included the one he dreaded most:

~Immunity to Curses or all Ailments and Negative Status Conditions in the world.~

"On the bright side, Master is pretty much protected from all kinds of harm, but the downside is that you'll stop being yourself..."

"Then there's no bright side!"

"..." Ater rubbed his chin, almost as if thinking about what to say, but a smile radiated from his face as he finally responded.

"Let's try to be optimistic, okay?"

"Do you have any idea how to get a new Class that has good Privileges but doesn't control me like this?" In the end, he had only Ater to turn to for help.

Once again, Ater placed a palm on his chin, deep in thought about the question proffered to him.

"I'm not sure of the conditions necessary, so it's hard to say. The people that design these things make it quite difficult for an accurate guess to be made about stuff like this..."

"H-hold on... the people that designed these things? You mean Seraph and the whole Domain of God thing?"

"Seraph? Pfft... no, not her."

"E-eh?"

"My memory is a bit foggy on the details, but I know it's best to simply go with the flow for now. Your mission is to save this world, right?"

Rey nodded his head very slowly.

"Then let's focus on that for now. One task at a time, right?"

"Y-yeah..."

"You should be able to see and understand more after that is complete. I don't know much either, and I am not sure if I can trust these memories of mine all that well."

All of Ater's words rang true within Rey, so the latter knew he wasn't lying to him.

"I understand." Rey smiled and nodded. "Let's take it one step at a time."

A portal opened in front of Rey, leading back to the room where he woke up in. As the purple distortions shone brightly and reflected on Rey's body, Ater stepped forward with a question.

"So, what is the first order of business?"

His entire emotions were in check, so Rey's stoic face turned to meet Ater—his single eye brilliantly shining with light.

"Well, it's been nearly three months since I went to sleep..." There was a lot to unpack, and if this was how much his own body had changed, Rey knew there was no way everything could have remained the same.

"... I'd like to hear all about everything I've missed."