The Over-Break System

“We have previously discussed the topic of Stages or Realms, but at the time, I didn’t go in-depth. Each Stage is further broken down, with the Tiers categorizing where you are in the classification. Each Stage has three steps, and the first two steps have access to what is known as the Prestige mode.”

“However, things change once you reach the end of your current Stage. Gone is the prestige mode, and in its place is a Trial or Tribulation quest. After obtaining the necessary resources to Evolve, the CSH randomly generates a unique quest that needs to be completed to finalize your advancement. These quests maintain balance in the world and are given every time a being wishes to advance their Stage/Realm.”

“I see; setting aside the issue of this Advancement Quest, we have to wait until Tier-3 and 4 in the Supernatural/Evolution Stage to reactivate the prestige mode; how annoying.” Clicking his tongue, Cynrik rested his chin on his clasped hands.

“Indeed, and once you reach the Supernatural Stage, I will be allowed to divulge more information about the third Advancement Stage.”

[There goes your idea of capping all our stats. I warned you not to place all your eggs in the prestige basket.] Sensing his older brother’s frustration, Brance retorted to Cynrik’s dismay.

[No shit, having two stats maxed out while the other four aren’t will be severely annoying. I had hoped to increase at least my MIND stat by the final 150 points, but it looks like we are coming up short this time.] Glancing at Brance from the corner of his eye, Cynrik grumbled in reply to his brother’s remark.

[It isn’t us that will have a problem, though, Gabby, Selene, and Melody are going to fall behind pretty quickly because they couldn’t cap everything.] Mentally nodding his head and shooting a glance at Benny, Brance felt a little jealous.

[And then there’s Benny, who somehow pulled off capping everything. Well, I shouldn’t say it like that; he worked his ass off and had some windfalls, unlike us.] Following Brance’s gaze, Cynrik felt a little jealous about how Benny had already Maxed his stats.

[Speak for yourself, you suicidal maniac; how many times have you nearly offed yourself experimenting with your bullshit theories. Not all of us have that absurd trait of yours where you get stronger each time you almost die.]

[I don’t wanna hear this asinine crap about you not getting any windfalls, free stats keep rolling in for you every time you pull one of your little stunts.] Balling his fingers into fists, Brance clenched them until his knuckles went white.

The only reason Cynrik had made it back to the top of their Faction’s unofficial strongest rankings was that he continuously put himself in situations where his life was on the line. All the while, Cynrik had constantly been complaining about how he didn’t have high enough stats. Frankly, Brance was tired of hearing about it, especially since if it came down to a 1v1 fight, all he had to do was lock his brother in on the 2nd floor of his [Radient Tower], and then he could kick the shit out of him with relative ease.

To Brance, high stats didn’t mean shit if his 2nd floors effect nerfed them. Still, deep in his heart, he felt that even if he could somehow trick Cynrik into the 2nd floor, things wouldn’t be easy because his older brother was too much of a schemer to fall for obvious traps as Michael had.

“The Trial/Tribulation quests, what can you tell me about them, and how exactly are they triggered? It clearly has nothing to do with capping the Primary Level, or we would have already gotten the quests.” After taking some time to mull over everything Headmaster Rivia had explained, Cynrik moved on with the conversation.

“You are correct to an extent, but not completely. So when it comes to the Trial or Tribulation quests, there are several qualifications a being must first obtain to proceed with what we call the “Passing Down,” the qualifications are quite strict but also somewhat lax and, for the most part, depend on the being.”

Pausing his words, Headmaster Rivia held up his Watcet, tapped it a few times, and made a swiping motion toward each member of MyrkLys. One to Two seconds later, everyone’s Watcets dinged with a notification, which presented a list detailing all the qualifications necessary to trigger the Passing Down upon opening.

“Mind you, these are the Basic requirements, and they only apply to those who haven’t broken their racial limits. The Passing Down has a case-by-case basis that can radically change depending on one person to another. Still, you can use it for now as a guide, especially for Students Benjamin, Gabriella, and Melody.”

‘Tobs, can you make the necessary changes based on our situation.’ Cynrik chose to have Tobs make the necessary adjustments rather than needlessly examining Geralt’s list as the Headmaster explained it to Gabby, Benny, and Melody.

-That shouldn’t be an issue; give me a moment to compile the necessary data.-

However, unlike Cynrik, Brance and Selene opted to hear what the Headmaster had to say.

“When it comes to the basic requirements of the First Passing Down, as you can see, there are numerous different objects you must attain before being considered “qualified,” for starters, there is a minimum stat requirement.

“When referencing Beings with a standard Stat cap of 1200, every stat is required to be at the very least 65 percent of the way to the maximum; in other words, the lowest your stats can be is 780 points.”

“The next few requirements are all standard, you must have reached the Primary Level Cap, you must have at least one Class capped, and you need to have a minimum of one Affinity at Tier-2.5 or higher. On top of the Affinity Tier requirement, you must have a minimum of two Affinities.”

“The same thing applies to your Codex; it must be at least Tier-2.5, while you need to have a Body strength of no lower than Tier-2.3.”

Pausing for a moment and picking up the papers he received from Cynrik earlier, Headmaster Rivia quickly scanned through the sheets for Gabby, Benny, and Melody before nodding and continuing.

“As far as the previously mentioned categories go, the three of you have already met the proper standards. The next part will be the most expensive, and honestly, for some of you, this will be the most difficult: obtaining the resources needed to complete the Evolution.”

At Geralt’s mention of resource materials, Cynrik’s ears twitched like a cat, and he immediately looked up at Headmaster Rivia.

“Like your Evolution to Tier-2, you will each need a set of Efficiency Boosters, Mental Pills, Metabolism Boosters, and a Tier-3 Evolution Stone Piece. Furthermore, and the most challenging resource to obtain, every one of you will require one Affinity Stone Piece for each of your Affinities.” Glancing at Selene, Brance, and Benny, Headmaster Rivia sighed.

“Unfortunately, due to the immense rarity and scarcity of SEC Grade, and in the case of Student Selene, SAG, Affinity Stones, the three of you will have difficulty locating the proper resources, as even the Academy can not foot the bill for something that expensive.”

“Although I have a couple of ideas where you can locate them and even know of two people who may be able to help you out, obtaining these Affinity Stones isn’t something I can guarantee.” Bringing up his Watcet again, Headmaster Rivia sent a message to an unknown individual, requesting them to come to his location.

“I have just messaged one of those two people, but once he arrives, it will be entirely up to you whether you can convince him to hand over these precious resources.”

Leaning back in his chair, Headmaster Rivia picked up all six sheets of paper to once again analyze the data presented by Cynrik.

“Cough, Headmaster, I have another question, are the requirements the same for Evolving our Pets or Tamed Beasts? I looked up what I could online, but since I have restricted access to certain areas of the virtual information centers, I haven’t been able to locate proper answers.” In light of Geralt’s decision to wait for this extra person to arrive rather than carry on with the conversation, Cynrik figured now would be the time to confront him.

“Hm, well, Creatures and Beasts are significantly different from us in the respect that their bloodlines entirely dictate their growth. Unlike humans, they can continuously break through one Tier after another by simply strengthening their Primary Level. Not to mention, they all require sufficient nutrients and a steady supply of Mana-rich materials, especially Codexes.”

“For them, Evolution is a natural part of life and not necessarily something they need to work towards, although their instincts tell them otherwise. The leveling system is also very different from ours.”

“Those Creatures or Beasts that start in Tier-0 have a level cap of 35; then in Tier-1 and Tier-2, the cap increases to 50. Once a Creature/Beast reaches Tier-3, their level cap increases to 75 and stays there throughout Stage 2. By reaching Stage 3, their Level cap will rise again to 100. Oh, I forgot to mention, for Creatures and Beasts, their Stages are numbered instead of having individual names but don’t worry, the Steps in each Stage are the same, 0-2, 3-5, 6-8.”

‘Well, that explains quite a bit,’ Cynrik thought to himself as he examined the stats of Sie and Vii, who had long since reached Tier-1 and were well on their way to Tier-2.

: Status :

: Sielu “Sie” :

: Nátt Hrafn Female :

: Age-0:

: Tier-1  :

: Level: 38 :

: Essence(XP): 186,226/322,303 :

: Distribution: 2 AGI, 2 INT, 2 VIT :

: Mana Codex & Circuits Tier-2  :

: Stage 3 :

: Body – Tier-2:

: STATS :

: HP 26480/26480 :  40 Per Point

: Mana 10,740/10,740 :  20 Per Point

: Stamina 6620/6620 :  10 Per Point

: Stat Points- 1 : (6 per level)

: Skill Points- 111 : (2 per level)

: Strength- 440 :

: Dexterity- 400 :

: Agility- 642 :

: Intelligence- 567 :

: Vitality- 692 :

: Mind- 345 :

: Predator’s Intent- 466 – 5.25 G :

: PSN Resistance- 100 :

: FIRE Resistance- 30 :

: DARK Resistance- 30 :

: LTNG Resistance- 30 :

: WIND Resistance- 30 :

: Affinity- :

:(SAG)Dark-Tier-2 (Adept):

:(SEC)OmniPoison-Tier-1 (Beginner):

Quickly looking from Sie to Vii’s status, Cynrik couldn’t help but feel proud that both his Ravens had grown so rapidly. From chicks to formidable Combat Pets in less than six weeks.

: Status :

: Viisaus “Vii” :

: Nátt Hrafn Male :

: Age-0 :

: Tier-1  :

: Level: 38 :

: Essence(XP): 186,226/322,303 :

: Distribution: 2 STR, 2 AGI, 2 INT :

: Mana Codex & Circuits Tier-2  :

: Stage 2 :

: Body – Tier-2:

: STATS :

: HP 21,300/21,300 :  40 Per Point

: Mana 10,740/10,740 :  20 Per Point

: Stamina 5325/5325 :  10 Per Point

: Stat Points- 0 : (6 per level)

: Skill Points- 111 : (2 per level)

: Strength- 682 :

: Dexterity- 400 :

: Agility- 642 :

: Intelligence- 567 :

: Vitality- 550 :

: Mind- 345 :

: Predator’s Intent- 466 – 5.25 G :

: PSN Resistance- 100 :

: FIRE Resistance- 30 :

: DARK Resistance- 30 :

: LTNG Resistance- 30 :

: WIND Resistance- 30 :

: Affinity- :

:(SAG)Dark-Tier-1 (Beginner):

:(SEC)OmniPoison-Tier-2 (Adept):

The biggest reason Vii and Sie had grown so quickly was that Brance’s double XP buff had also extended to them. The most shocking addition to their stat profiles was both of them now had something called Predator’s Intent, which essentially was just a fancy Creature way of saying Killing Intent.

So while the members of MyrkLys had their KIN or, in Brance’s case, Grace, increase, the pets, Milo included, all gained Predator’s Intent.

Knock, Knock, Knock.

Just as Cynrik was finishing up his examination of Sie and Vii’s stats, a soft triple knock on the door pulled him out of his thoughts. It made his head snap in the direction of the door, followed by Headmaster Rivia uttering a word that would shatter the Members of MyrkLys’s perception of what they knew about Vinestra.

“Please come in…Father.”