Reborn as an Extra

Chapter 350: A Friendly Negotiation between Demi-Gods... Part-1.

The status panel that every awakener has in the world is a very crude and unreliable thing. Most awakeners donʼt even bother looking at it, as it canʼt properly show them their true combat capabilities.

If you think that you are stronger than others just because your stats are higher, you will find that you are sorely mistaken.

Base stats are not everything; the main aspect is the skill and technique that you have mastered.

Base stats just show what your body is capable of at its ʼmaximumʼ limits; when your stats increase, you are basically just increasing that maximum limit of your capabilities.

Usually, you donʼt use your full power at all; you only use a part of it.

The stats in this world work very differently; they are heavily dependent onʼskillsʼʼ.

For example, Linkʼs base stats are around 120 due to his unique Dragon Physique; on the other hand, Rioʼs base stats have now become 100.

However, they have been increased by the Imperfect Sword Heart, so his base stats are always at the level of an SS ranker.

Yet, why is it that Linkʼs defensive power is higher than that of Rio? Why is it that Rioʼs speed is the only thing that seems to improve, even though his other stats are just as strong as his speed one?

The answer to it is simple.

Linkʼs techniques and nearly all skills focus on the strength and defense stats, while Rio is more inclined towards the speed stats.

Their own ”Mentality,” ”skill,” and ”Techniques” have an impact on their statistics.

Rio wanted more ʼSpeedʼ to improve the attack speed of his sword techniques; thus, nearly all of his stats, may it be strength, agility, etc., focus on improving the ʼSpeedʼ stat.

Basically, a personʼs other stats work as auxiliary and support the main stat according to their skillset.

But what if the person has focused his whole stat on strength but still wants to learn speed- type skills?

Of course, this is also possible. In that scenario, your speed stat will work as an independent stat and wonʼt be boosted by other stats.

This is the exact reason why Link couldnʼt keep up with Rioʼs speed even after learning movement art and deploying a giant dragon field, along with boosting himself with Dao Rhythm.

Link has focused all his stats on strength and defense, while Rio has focused them on speed and agility.

The two of them have completely opposite motives and personalities.

Link believes in fighting head-on and landing heavy and effective hits, while Rio enters combat with the thought in his mind that he will not get ʼhitʼ by any of the opponents attacks and will land all of his own attacks with fast speed instead.

The factors that influence the base stats of an individual are just too many to count.

Not only does the personʼs physical condition affect their stats, but even the smallest debuffs and buffs can change things on a large scale.

This world is full of possibilities, so it is a very unwise choice to judge people simply because of their stats.

A person can be faster than you even if their speed stat is lower than yours just because he has focused all his other stats to support the speed stat and you havenʼt.

This is the beauty of being an ʼAwakenerʼ; you have insane control over your body, and you can create your own unique ʼPathʼ.

Aside from the base stats, the rest of the status panel is also more or less inaccurate.

It barely gives you any skill information or description, and if you donʼt know about some crucial things, it wonʼt even show them on it.

For example, Link didnʼt know that his Dragon Artsʼs actual name was ʼThe Divine Dragon Artʼ and his physiqueʼs name was ʼThe Divine Dragon Physiqueʼ.

Thus, his status panel only showed them as ʼDragon Artsʼ and ʼDragon Physiqueʼ; this just shows how inaccurate this status panel can be at times.

Only one person in this world has the ʼ99.99%ʼ accurate status panel, and that is Fade Crest.

He has a proper ʼSystemʼ, a manifestation of the law of ʼLuckʼ itself; the system gives Fade accurate measurement, and he even has the ʼAppraisalʼ skill that can not only help him see others status panels; it can even help him in combat.

ʼAppraisalʼ is basically a skill at the same level of ʼTrue Immunityʼ that Rio has.

It can be used in combat to analyze the moves of the other person and detect flaws in their attacks to help the user.

This skill is so overpowered and broken that if you reach rank SS, it will get so strong that you can just simply copy other peopleʼs skills and techniques by analyzing them with ʼAppraisalʼ.

In other words, Fade could copy anything that he could analyze with ʼAppraisalʼ and he could learn any and every skill with this power.

After reaching the SSS rank, this skill was so broken that Fade even copied the ʼWorld Authorityʼ of others and integrated it into his own.

And he was able to achieve these great heights all because he manifested the ʼLaw of Luckʼ, the ʼSystemʼ in his palm.

The ʼSystemʼ is the manifestation of the ʼLaw of Absolute Luck and Destinyʼ; it has the power of heavenly will supporting it, and it can bless the user with things that others can only dream of their whole lives.

Imagine a situation in which ʼLinkʼ did not lose his luck and possessed the ʼSystemʼ himself, rather than Fade Crest.

Link, who is already so overpowered, if he had the ʼSystemʼ, the ʼTrue Manifestation of Absolute Luckʼ on his side, then he would have been an existence ʼEqualʼ to King Allen Von Reinhart in the truest sense.

King Allen was a hero chosen by the world and blessed by heavenly luck; his very existence was supreme in the truest sense, and that is the reason why people use the word ʼKingʼ when

they refer to him.

He reached heights that were unattainable by others, and his brilliance was so intense that all races and all beings in the whole solar system were in awe.

They referred to him as ʼKingʼ not because he was a ruler, but because he was the ʼHopeʼ and the only true savior chosen by the ʼworldʼ itself.

He controlled the power of laws and even attained the ʼSword of Promised Destiniesʼ; he was indeed a true ʼKingʼ.

...

(Back to present)

”I can see that you mastered your ʼDivine Dragon Artʼ amazingly... but there are still a few flaws... How about you meditate and use the ʼartʼ? I will help you out by pointing out the

flaws...”

Link nodded his head at Idriʼs word and sat down in a lotus pose. He then started to use his dragon arts to meditate and spread mana all over his body.

Idri placed his hand on Linkʼs back and helped him point out the flaws with a calm look on his

face.

He even went so far as to give his own insights and tips to Link.

The Dragon King is known for being a very strict and cold type of person by everyone; even towards his own daughter, his feelings remain cold as always.

Yet, heʼs showing a more gentle side to Link today; this just shows how much Idri values Link.

Link has a boundless future; he can already be considered half the successor of the whole

dragon race just because of his physique.

Even if Link himself disagrees, that doesnʼt mean the legacy will be lost.

Linkʼs children will inherit his physique ʼperfectlyʼ and Idri is sure that he can wait for a kid to appear among his children who would want to join the Dragon Race.

Even if Link is in denial, it doesnʼt mean that his children will also deny it.

For Dragons, a decade or two passes by in just a single nap, so Idri is sure he can just sit back

and wait to watch the show; time is on his side after all.

Ever Since Idri saw Linkʼs capabilities, heʼs lost interest in any of the other promising talents

in the Dragon Valley.

Even his own daughter, whom he used to consider his pride, seems to have been overwhelmed

by Linkʼs bright presence.

Ever since Selain was young, Idri was never present for her.

He went to wander around in outer space with Aria when Selain was still just a kid.

He has only recently returned from his hundred-year-long absence, and Selain and Idri donʼt even have much of a father-sister bond between them due to this.

Selain has tried her best to impress him, but itʼs just not enough.

Ever since Idri found out about Linkʼs existence sixteen years ago, he has been captivated by

his talent.

Comparing others with Link is like comparing fireflies to the sun itself, in Idriʼs opinion; thus, even his own daughter seems nothing but an average kid, even though she dominates her

dragon peers.

...

After about half an hour, Idri stopped pointing out the details and nodded his head. ”Good, you already figured out most of the things... You should stay in the dragon temple for

the next few days and digest all that you have learned today...”

”Practice your improved dragon arts and become stronger...”

Idri waved his hand, and a maid appeared on the rooftop.

”Guide Link to a Training hall...”

Link also nodded his head and agreed to Idriʼs words; what he has learned today is indeed very

valuable.

The insights obtained from the Dragon King himself are no joke; from now on, Linkʼs dragon arts will be at least fifty percent stronger.

Link left in a hurry with the maid, but Idri remained on the rooftop. The smile on his face

instantly vanished, and an extremely cold and intimidating look appeared on his face. He glanced at the corner of the roof and spoke in a cold tone.

”How long are you planning on standing there? I donʼt remember inviting you to the Dragon

Valley...”

At the Dragon Kingʼs words, a man with dark purple hair and pupils appeared on the corner of

the rooftop.

A shrewd smile hung over the manʼs face as he said in a mocking tone,

”Hoho... You found me so easily, as expected of the dragon king, I guess...”

...

Authorʼs Notes.

Yo! Itʼs your beloved author here!

Were you expecting Neo to appear here all of a sudden?

(Tell me if you are shocked by his sudden appearance in the comments.)

By the way, donʼt forget to use those power stones!!