Chapter 2130 - Merit and Disciple Grade
"Nephew, I have quite a few works, too. We should study them when you''re free," Lin Dan said with a wink. It was clear to see that those ''works'' weren''t of the wholesome variety.
"If you want to head out, just take the mini ship. No matter who you run into, they''ll at least give you some face," Dongshen Yue said.
"Understood!" There would be no need for Tianming to fly around in the Ninedragon Imperial Tomb within Ebonia.
As they spoke, the sword-shaped mini ship of the Lin n was rapidly flying across the Infinitum Swordsea. Nova source and swords were visible everywhere the eye could see.
"Feng''er, Ling''er, Xiaoxiao, and Little Fish,e here. Granny will give you disciple cards," Dongshen Yue said, waving at them. All of them got in line to look at the shining blue objects in her hand. They were cards made from seeminglyplex and small divine formations. "Feng''er, this one’s yours. I’ve recorded your information in the n registry on it. Any information about you will be updated in the registry."
Tianming had always thought the registry would be an actual book, but it seemed more like aplicated formation array system that even supported the use of these cards. He had seen something simr in the wondersky realm and didn''t think that technology could also be applied in real life, but when he thought a little more about it, it was rather simple. The wondersky realms were basically Perpetual Wondersky Formations set up within the Xenoworld.
As he remained deep in thought, Dongshen Yue pressed the card against his left cheek. The card formation absorbed some of his blood before infusing itself into the albi near his cheek, fusing with his body. It was like having a miniature formation imnted within him. While it was simr to divine wonders in some respects, the card formations were much simpler and had no offensive capabilities at all.
"Once you’ve taken in the disciple card, you''re an official disciple of the n. Even if you tear away at the flesh near your face, you won''t lose your status as a n member. Most disciples of the n have them imnted at birth," Dongshen Yue said.
"I see...." Tianming tried to get used to it. He noticed that the card could be activated much like divine wonders; all he had to do was to infuse it with a bit of astralforce. He tried, and a blue light appeared on the left side of his face before projecting out to form a floating window about one meter by half a meter in size. Theyout resembled what he had within the Skydome Battlefield, but it was more concise in the real world. It read:
Name: Lin Feng
Category: Post-Hundred Disciple
Identity: Second Branch Primary Line Scion
Level: Twelfth-level Srian
Cultivation Method: Beastmaster, Divine Wonder Formation
Disciple Grade: One
Merit: 0
It basically served as an identity card in the n, and every single disciple had one that was connected to the n registry. The data could only be edited if one had ess to the register. Otherwise, it was a system that made intran administration much easier.
As expected of a sixth-ss nova source world.... While they don''t have a wondersky realm, their society is still far more advanced than that of lower-ss worlds. The disciple cards were a kind of high-level application of formation technology, just like wondersky realms. Tianming didn''t even know what grade the formations were.
Either way, having the card meant that he wouldn''t have any issue with his name and identity. He was also a scion, which meant he was the heir to the Second Branch''s primary line. However, he didn''t quite know what to make of the category part. "Granny, what other categories are there apart from post-hundred disciples?"
"There''s the pre-thirty category, also known as children. From age one hundred to five hundred, they''re called youths. Beyond that, you''ll be listed among the intermediate levels of the n." In other words, they were considered to no longer be young after five hundred. Tianming estimated that the people in this world had an average lifespan of five thousand years or more.
While he wanted to know more about cultivation resources, like manna, ores, and formations, he held back as Dongshen Yue was still giving Feiling and the rest their cards. He looked back at his own and took note of the final two lines.
"Granny, what does grade one mean? Is that high or low?"
Dongshen Yue had been imnting formation cards in the others. Theirs were pink and looked rather pretty when embedded in their faces. "Grade one is the lowest, naturally. There’s seven grades of disciples based on talent, performance, andbat record. Grade seven is the highest. Your grade determines where you can and can’t cultivate. For instance, you''re limited in ess to our ancestral caeli."
"So the higher your grade, the better ess you’ll have to cultivation resources, right?" Tianming said.
"Yes. But it isn’t just your resources—it’s also your talent and status. Some people born in distant branch families also gain respect this way. You, on the other hand, are of high birth but have nothing to show for it. People will look down on you for being a grade-one disciple, got it? The Lin n is a fair ce to be. Your grade is far more important than your family background or status. Your grade doesn’t just affect your ess to caeli, but all other resources as well." That would no doubt include ess to artifacts, impressive cultivation locales, and even manna.
"Doesn''t that mean that grade-one disciples like me can''t go anywhere?" Tianming asked, annoyed.
"That''s impossible. The n may be mostly fair, but scions like you have special privileges. Based on that, you''re able to go to ces that’re open to grade-three disciples or more. You''re almost considered a grade-four disciple, and by the time you actually reach grade four, you''ll be considered a grade-seven disciple."
In other words, scions like him were implicitly considered to be three grades higher. Even so, it was still much more fair than sects that allowed direct descendants ess to any and all resources without any requirements.