Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1448 - 1019: The Source of Powerhouses Everywhere

Chapter 1448: Chapter 1019: The Source of Powerhouses Everywhere

"Please take a look, Your Excellency."

Seemingly unable to bear the strange gaze from Reiger any longer, Melo cleared her throat and changed the subject.

She pointed in the direction where the knights were practicing, abruptly shifting the topic away.

Seeing this, though Reiger couldn’t help but smile, he politely followed Melo’s finger, looking toward the knights in training.

Upon seeing, Reiger’s eyes flickered slightly.

He discovered that the knights in this world also had high quality.

On the Akasha continent, whether it was the kingdom’s royal knights or family knights formed by major nobles, ordinary knights’ strength was at most equivalent to Lv.4.

Because Lv.5 was already at the level of a True Knight, eligible to be awarded the True Knight Medal by the kingdom’s nobility.

Knights of this level, no matter which faction they belong to, would be regarded as high-end combat power.

Even in the kingdom’s royal knights, a True Knight-level knight would at least be either a Knight Captain or Vice Knight Captain, with only the head and deputy head of the knights being above them.

The royal assassination unit "Shadow" of the Kingdom of Ginas requires at least True Knight-level strength to join; otherwise, one is not qualified to serve the royal family or even the King.

The Franzer family, as a Marquess family in the Kingdom of Ginas, has only Marilyn, Ai En, and Ian as True Knight-level combat forces internally, which shows how rare Lv.5 True Knights are as talents on the Akasha continent.

In the Earth Mistake World, it’s even more apparent; Lv.5 is already the first-class adventurer, with less than forty such people in the entire Maze City Orario.

Yet on the deck of this super-large floating magic-guided battleship, those knights sparring are everywhere at True Knight-level strength equivalent to Lv.5.

Reiger even saw many knights demonstrating strength equivalent to Lv.6.

And in this knight squad, although their status was not low, it didn’t seem overly high either.

Around the sparring knights, people whose demeanor and spirit were noticeably different were sternly observing, as they seemed to be the ones holding real power in this knight group.

This suggests that these knights not participating in sparring likely have strength exceeding Lv.6.

"Truly impressive."

Reiger couldn’t help but praise.

"Hmph." After mocking Melo a bit, Naisa, although unsatisfied, continued with Melo’s topic, saying, "The knights of the Empire indeed have high quality. Besides the Sky Division, the ones sent to guard this floating magic-guided battleship should also be the elite troops of the Empire’s knight group, right?"

"Yes." Melo secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The guards accompanying us this time have been meticulously selected. Without at least Bronze Tier status, it’s impossible to board this floating magic-guided battleship."

This sentence caught Reiger’s attention.

"Bronze Tier?" Reiger pondered aloud, "Is this a kind of knight rank?"

As mentioned earlier, in the Source World, there is a power level system unique to this world.

People in this world only categorize levels based on personal power and strength, and each life race has its unique classification system, each with its naming, so Reiger hadn’t paid much attention before.

Now hearing Melo mention it, Reiger became interested.

"Your Excellency can look at their chests." Melo explained to Reiger with a smile, "Is there a medal there?"

Reiger had already noticed this detail.

Whether it was the previous Sky Division or the elite troops of this Empire’s knight group, all had a medal pinned on their chests.

At first, Reiger thought it was similar to the Akasha continent’s True Knight Medal or Sword Saint Medal, but upon closer inspection, he found that these medals did not distinctly show the differences like the Akasha continent’s medals.

The medals were all the same style, with only the different metals used in their creation altering their colors. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Reiger observed that there were three primary colors: green, silver, and gold, the most common colors. In addition to these, there were two other colors: one was crystal clear, and the other resembled solid amber.

"Those are Knight Medals, representing the ranks of each knight, and also a symbol of their strength."

Melo began to explain.

"This grading system is prevalent among the human nations."

"Any warrior joining the knight group and debuting as a knight will have their strength tested by a dedicated institution in each country, which will then award medals of different ranks based on their strength."

"The higher the medal rank, the stronger their strength, and the higher their status in the country will be."

"Thus, the knight ranks are roughly divided into seven tiers: Black Iron Tier, Bronze Tier, Silver Tier, Gold Tier, Crystal Tier, Amber Tier, and the supreme and glorious Gem Tier."

This grading system somewhat resembles the adventurer tiers of the Undead World.

However, the difference between the two is a staggering chasm.

In the Undead World, the highest level of Mithril-ranked adventurers is equivalent to players above level 24 in "YGGDRASIL," which translates to Lv.2 in terms of divine blessings.

Even adventurers entering the Heroic Domain are only comparable to players above level 29 in "YGGDRASIL," translating to Lv.3 in terms of divine blessings.

And those adventurers crossing into the Heroic Domain are already stronger than the so-called highest-level adventurers—the Mithril-ranked adventurers.

As for Copper-ranked adventurers, they aren’t even considered strong within Lv.1 ranks.

In contrast, in this world of knights, based on what Reiger has seen, the strength of the Bronze Tier seems equivalent to Lv.4.

The Silver Tier already equates to Lv.5, equivalent to the Akasha continent’s True Knight.

The Gold Tier equates to Lv.6, equivalent to the seasoned True Knights of the Akasha continent.

As for the Crystal Tier, Amber Tier, and Gem Tier, because they did not engage in sparring, Reiger can’t be sure of their specific strength equivalent. However, judging from the aura and magic power emitted by those overseeing, they likely have strength equivalent to Lv.7.

Lv.7, this is already equivalent to a Sword Saint of the Akasha continent.

However, here, just the number of people Reiger has confirmed so far exceeds ten.

Reiger verified the medals on their chests, crystal clear, like crystals.

Without a doubt, they are all Crystal rank knights.

Crystal rank is already equivalent to Lv.7.

"In that case, wouldn’t Amber rank be equivalent to Lv.8?"

"Then what about the highest Gem rank?"

"Lv.9?"

Thinking of this, Reiger turned to Naisa and asked a question.

"If it’s Archbishop Luan and Archbishop Andre, what rank would they be in?"

Reiger’s inquiry immediately received a definitive answer.

"In the Holy Sword Church, every archbishop is a force comparable to the Amber rank."

Naisa’s answer confirmed Reiger’s thought.

Amber rank is indeed equivalent to Lv.8.

Because, in his view, Archbishop Luan and Archbishop Andre’s strength is stronger than Master Nipede, who can rival a Sword Saint, definitely possessing strength equivalent to Lv.8.

In that case... is Gem rank really equivalent to Lv.9?

Reiger tentatively probed Naisa on this question.

Then, he heard Naisa say this.

"Gem rank is the top-tier among all in the Source; each one is the pillar of humanity and various life races in the Source World."

"No matter where they go, entities of this level have a unified title."

"That is... Saint."

Just as Naisa’s words fell, Melo spoke with a smile.

"In the High Council of Careadohart, there are nine councilors, and each councilor is a Saint."

Melo had just spoken, and Naisa casually added.

"The Holy Sword Church has a total of twelve Archbishops, each of whom is also a Saint."

Upon hearing these words, Reiger subconsciously found the corners of his mouth slightly raised without realizing it.

In other words, simply within the Karedohart Empire, there are nine superpowerful beings equivalent to Lv.9, and even more in the Holy Sword Church with twelve beings of this level?

No, the Saint is already the highest rank in this world; their lower limit might be Lv.9, but the upper limit might exceed it.

In the Ginas Kingdom, before Reiger appeared, there were a total of six Sword Saints, but among these six, the strongest, Redson and Flon, had strength comparable to Lv.8, while the other four were comparable to Lv.7.

By the same token, there are many Saints in this world; if the weakest among them is merely comparable to Lv.9, then what about the strongest?

Beyond Lv.9?

"Interesting."

Reiger’s fighting spirit was instantly aroused a bit.

If there are truly so many strong beings in this world, then he’s looking forward to it a bit.

Looking forward to dueling them.

And then there’s the Abyss.

Currently, the strength of the Abyss seems to surpass that of the Source by a considerable margin.

In that case, there must be more powerful beings within the Abyss, perhaps even more powerful than Saints.

"The power levels of this world might be stronger than I imagined."

Yet this did not make Reiger feel threatened; instead, it filled him with anticipation and excitement.

"So, you all..."

Just as Reiger was about to inquire what rank Melo and Naisa correspond to, suddenly, he uttered a slight sound of surprise.

"What is it, sir?"

Naisa and Melo, who were closely observing Reiger, immediately asked in unison.

Reiger did not respond immediately; instead, he turned his gaze to the group of sparring knights.

More specifically, he was looking at one particular person.

Staring at that individual, Reiger’s eyes flashed with a transparent luster.

Then, Reiger saw it.

He saw a cloud of black gas, like a curse, rising faintly from that person’s body.