Chapter 369 - 217: Tower of the Code

Chapter 369: Chapter 217: Tower of the Code

"I’m recommending you not just because of your extremely powerful Healing Ability, but also because you have the Six-finger Creator, Tao En, under your command."

"I’ve said all I need to say. Whether you join the Tower of the Code is ultimately your decision."

Behind his mask, a strange expression appeared on Zhong Yi’s face as he listened to Star Night’s introduction.

Zhong Yi had only just learned from Ren Suxin that factions existed in this world which only powerhouses at the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations level could enter.

The way these factions recruited new members wasn’t by application.

Instead, once your strength reached a certain level, the faction would contact you directly.

He never expected that less than an hour after learning this, he’d arrive at Star Night’s place...

...only for Star Night to recommend he join one such faction.

Before Zhong Yi could even speak, the man named Xian Zhe’s eyes suddenly went wide.

"What!?"

"Star Night, you only told us about Su Sheng’s Healing Ability and his possession of a Healing Element Rule. You never mentioned to the organization that he had a Six-finger Creator under his command!"

"If you’d said so earlier, the organization wouldn’t have needed to send me here to evaluate him."

After exclaiming at Star Night, Xian Zhe fixed his pair of charming eyes intently on Zhong Yi.

"Su Sheng, if you join the Tower of the Code, you will become its Eighth Page."

"Star Night has already told you about the inner workings of the Tower of the Code. In truth, the organization didn’t originate in our world."

"It comes from the legacy of an ancient faction called the Tower Canon."

"It’s said that the roots of the Tower Canon are connected to the Radiant Ecosystem, one of the Nine Great Ecosystems."

"After joining, you’ll gain access to some of the Ancestral Research School’s resources on the Virtual Source Network."

"Star Night said you’ve been on the Virtual Source Network. I wonder if you know about its rules for rating Talent."

"The Ancestral Research School has two B Level Talents and as many as eight C Level Talents."

"Through the Ancestral Research School’s internal channels, many items obtained in the Sacred Source War can be sold for a very high Divine Origin Value."

The moment Xian Zhe finished speaking, Star Night immediately started to undermine him.

"He’s just sweet-talking you. It’s because he’s got his eyes on the Six-finger Creator connection you control."

"Among the seven current official members of the Tower of the Code, we’ve only managed to win over one Six-finger Creator. Resources from Six-finger Creators are extremely scarce."

"As for the name ’Tower of the Code,’ the founder heard legends about the Tower Canon on the Virtual Source Network and just copied it."

"The internal titles, like ’Page this’ and ’Page that,’ are all based on those same legends."

"The Tower of the Code’s connection to the Ancestral Research School has nothing to do with its name, either."

"It’s because one of our members chose to join the Ancestral Research School and became one of their eight C Level Talents."

"Besides the Ancestral Research School, the Tower of the Code is in contact with some other factions, but none of those connections are as close."

"My recommendation for you to join the Tower of the Code has nothing to do with anything on the Virtual Source Network."

"The Tower of the Code’s resources will be extremely beneficial to you, both now and for any faction you might want to develop."

"And after joining, while we don’t encourage members to join other factions, you still can, as long as it doesn’t conflict with the Tower of the Code’s interests."

Zhong Yi listened quietly to Xian Zhe and Star Night, quickly processing the information they were giving him.

Xian Zhe was a bit displeased that Star Night had just exposed all of the Tower of the Code’s secrets.

Now that Su Sheng had been told all this, the Tower of the Code had lost all its mystique.

It almost sounded like the wild party of a bunch of Peak of Ten Thousand Nations powerhouses with a case of chuunibyou!

On the Virtual Source Network, Zhong Yi had learned about the Lion Heart Association through Taya.

The leader of the Lion Heart Association was a B Level Talent. Although the faction had developed over time, they still only had that one B Level Talent.

But the Lion Heart Association had a full twelve C Level Talents!

That was four more than the number of C Level Talents Xian Zhe just mentioned for the Ancestral Research School.

Even if four C Level Talents couldn’t match one B Level Talent, the Lion Heart Association still had a B Level Talent at its core.

All things considered, even if the Lion Heart Association’s overall strength was weaker than the Ancestral Research School’s, it couldn’t be by much.

At the same time, Zhong Yi was gaining a better understanding of the strength of powerhouses at the Guardian Beast World Peak of Ten Thousand Nations level.

This was because Talent ratings required dueling against prodigies of equal strength. If one wasn’t rated as a Zhenxing C Level Talent from the start through the Ranking Competition...

...all subsequent ratings had to be earned by accumulating 2,000 Soul Fighting Points and then participating in the talent examination held by the Wanyu Soul Fighting Company.

From what Star Night had just said, it seemed the Tower of the Code only had one C Level Talent.

And this was despite Guardian Beast Masters having a relative advantage in combat after Third Level.

Of course, it was possible some members simply hadn’t revealed their Talent to the public.

Just as, right now, neither Star Night nor Xian Zhe knew that Zhong Yi was a Zhenxing C Level Talent.

Tao En was a member of the Soul Soil. Given the relationship between Zhong Yi and Tao En, Zhong Yi had complete control over Tao En and could allocate the Six-finger Creator’s productivity as he saw fit.

’Relying on Tao En’s status as a Six-finger Creator, I feel no burden in joining this faction called the Tower of the Code.’

’Besides, once Tao En announces his identity as a Six-finger Creator and makes a move against Cao Xing’an... with the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot’s ability, I’ll gain another free laborer at the level of a Six-finger Creator.’

’At that point, with two Six-finger Creators under my control, I’ll be considered a major power in the Guardian Beast World.’

’It’s worth noting that Tao En, as a Creator, has never slacked off in improving his own strength. Now, Tao En is already planning to make a push toward the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations!’

’Although it’s said that the status of a Six-finger Creator is comparable to that of a powerhouse at the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations level... a Six-finger Creator who is backed by a powerhouse of that level is undoubtedly more valuable than the powerhouse themselves.’

"Since Star Night recommended I join the Tower of the Code, I am of course willing to join."

Star Night wasn’t surprised that Zhong Yi chose to join the Tower of the Code.

Because Star Night knew very well that Zhong Yi trusted him completely.

And Star Night had always been creating the best environment and opportunities for Zhong Yi to increase his strength.

A clear smile spread across Xian Zhe’s face when he heard Zhong Yi agree to join the Tower of the Code.

Although Zhong Yi wasn’t a Six-finger Creator himself, as someone with a Six-finger Creator serving him, he was essentially considered to possess an Ability on par with the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations level.

What’s more, Zhong Yi possessed a Healing Element Rule. At the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations level, Healing Element Guardian Beast Masters were exceedingly rare.

For a Healing-type Guardian Beast to reach the Immortal Tier, raising its Tier and Quality was far more difficult than for a Combat-type Guardian Beast.

Any Healer whose strength reached the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations would be treated like a treasure by every faction.

Star Night’s recommendation of Zhong Yi to the Tower of the Code was certain to receive the support of more than half the members.

This was because Zhong Yi’s Order Beast possessed a Tier Jumping healing Ability, not just because Zhong Yi himself possessed a Healing Element Rule.

If Zhong Yi’s Order Beast didn’t have a Tier Jumping healing Ability, getting Zhong Yi, a Healing-type Celestial Destiny Seeker, to reach the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations step by step...

...would take at least several decades before the Tower of the Code saw any benefit.

For the other members of the Tower of the Code, that was simply too far in the future.

After a moment of consideration, Zhong Yi asked Star Night and Xian Zhe the question he’d been wanting to ask.

"Is it that difficult to be rated as a C Level Talent on the Virtual Source Network?"

Before Star Night could speak, Xian Zhe, unable to contain his talkative nature, chimed in with a hint of complaint.

"I didn’t enter the Virtual Source Network until I reached the Mythical Tier. At the time, all the opponents I was matched with were Fourth Level."

"Who knew that the Fourth Level rating on the Virtual Source Network didn’t just correspond to the Mythical Tier, but also included the Immortal Tier."

"I lost all five of my Ranking Competition matches. Then, I stubbornly kept dueling."

"After losing over 400 points, I finally saw the light."