Genetic Ascension

Chapter 67 Effectiveness

[350 GTs bonus chapter]

He remembered that while Madness and were both at Common Mastery, was certainly not.

Having the Madness Key around his neck felt far more… intimate than observing the barriers had been. It didnʼt flicker in and out, and he felt that he could be immersed in his own thoughts and under its influence at the same time…

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[Madness Control (FF+) (Skill)]

[Your body is your temple and it listens to no commands other than your own]

[+ Dexterity]

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He focused in on that + Dexterity.

The more he came to know about this world, the more he understood that things werenʼt always as they seemed. There were obviously some things, often hidden in plain sight, that were obscured maybe by design, maybe maliciously, or maybe both.

There was no reason for the Grades of his Skills and such to be hidden. The idea of ”simplicity” made no sense. The human race was an intelligent enough one to understand a simple nine-tiered system from F- to FFF+.

But as with everything in this world, information was at a premium.

They distracted you with Genes and fancy stats and Aether, when in reality nothing was more important than the information surrounding them itself.

And he felt that this was another piece of wool over his eyes.

He looked down at the Madness Key. This thing could give him the answer to any question he wanted, and yet there were so many weird things surrounding it. There was that odd glitch in the system, then there was him magically losing three months of time, and for what? Because there were certain things he shouldnʼt be allowed to know?

Even for the Madness Key, when he asked a question that he shouldnʼt, he was directly punished for it.

There were big players in this world, a world that was suddenly far vaster than he was used to.

ʼEfficiency…ʼ Sylas suddenly thought. ʼ… No, Effectiveness.ʼ

Sylasʼ mind suddenly drifted to a thought, linking two seemingly unrelated things together. He had lost one of his daggers, but there was still one that remained.

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[Simple Dagger (F)]

[Level: 1]

[+3 Strength]

[Ability: Pierce]

[Makes applied Strength doubly as Effective]

[Durability: 10/10]

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That word ”Effective” was capitalized, much like Strength was.

Why?

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[What is Effectiveness?]

[Effectiveness is a hidden Variable Stat. It acts as a multiplier to your stats, ranging from 0.0 to 1.0. Though, some special methods can push it beyond those measures, sometimes at a cost. Its purpose is in deciding how Effectively your stats, Skills, or Comprehensions are being applied]

Sylasʼs eyes narrowed. A hidden stat? And by its description, it was probably the most important stat there was.

But it made sense. What did having 50 Strength even mean? Could he exert the same Strength with a fist as he could a kick? Of course not. The latter would always be stronger. Would he be able to run at the same Speed on grass while barefoot versus if he had a pair of cleats? Again, of course not.

Even so, he felt that the purpose of the hidden stat was more complicated than just those obvious examples. It probably took into things like technique, how trained his actions were, how well he shifted his weight in battle, how good the defenses of his opponent were.

The number of factors was endless, and Sylas suddenly understood why it was hidden. At least it made more sense that this stat was hidden as opposed to the nine grades.

Such a number would wildly fluctuate so quickly in battle that no human, not even Sylas, could possibly read and react to them. What would even be the point in seeing it?

Unless… you had a Skill capable of taking control of those variables, putting yourself in a perfect state at all given times.

Suddenly, it clicked.

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If he was going around with a 0.1 Effectiveness, but could raise it to 0.2, it would be as good as doubling all Suddenly, it clicked.

If he was going around with a 0.1 Effectiveness, but