"Then the levels displayed above..." Xue Dili asked.
"I allocated them according to your habits. Tier One is Elite Level, Tier Two is Hero Level, and Tier Three is Legendary Level. You can match them up yourself. The experience bar reflects how much energy you can control, but it's not precise, just for reference." The Great Sage explained the framework he constructed for Xue Dili step by step.
"The rating of abilities and Treasures is also a relative concept, mainly depending on the degree of enhancement for you at the moment. The specific calculation formula is very complex, so I won't list it out because you wouldn't understand it anyway."
Xue Dili was taken aback as he listened, finally understanding why the Great Sage said he was taking a wild path, constructing such an academic-like system.
This was already comparable to the 'system' in other stories; Xue Dili's previous special training with the old Undead was indeed a wild path...
The most outrageous thing was that the Great Sage concocted this system in just one night!
In one night's time, those students rushing to finish their papers probably hadn't even completed their abstracts and backgrounds.
Is this how your academic teaching works? Truly powerful...
No wonder the old guy mocked him for being on a wild path initially; it wasn't out of disdain but because Xue Dili really was on a wild path before.
At this moment, he felt like an elementary school student struggling with addition and subtraction up to a hundred, and then the old man handed him a computer.
And this computer was of a super-computational level!
This was a transcendental dimensional strike on Xue Dili, a small student-level Extraordinary.
"This systematic setup will be sufficient for you to use up to Tier Four and beyond. By then, you should have the mindset and strength to modify this system, so I won't need to worry anymore." The Great Sage, like a father guiding a child, broke everything down for Xue Dili.
Even though he hadn't taught Xue Dili any new knowledge, nor new magic or languages from other worlds, this simple system alone was enough to sustain Xue Dili for quite a while.
This was just the result of the old man's overnight rush...
Old Undead, let's not contact each other anymore, I'm afraid the grandfather selling plugins would misunderstand.
Xue Dili felt his knees buckle, almost blurting out, "Xue Floats Half a Life, Only Regret Not Serving a Wise Master, If You Don't Mind..."
He felt that his previous leisurely practice of Divine Art was pleasant, and suddenly an old man appeared, saying to him, "Young man, want to buy a plugin?"
There's only one answer to that!
Using plugins doesn't count as cheating!
As Xue Dili was getting excited, the Great Sage gently stroked his beard and pointed to Xue Dili's phone, saying, "Is there more of that fairy tale called Ultraman? I'd like to watch some."
"Hmm?" Xue Dili looked puzzled, wondering why such a great master like the Great Sage actually took a liking to Tokusatsu shows.
However, he naturally fulfilled such a small request by downloading the entire series on his phone and handing it to the Great Sage in the Consciousness Space.
He began familiarizing himself with the mechanics of this new system while the Great Sage quickly delved into the story on the phone.
Xue Dili took a quick glance.
"Ultraman Leo"
Oh no! The jeep is still chasing me!
...
Not sure what part he had finished watching, but the old man stopped watching and instead stared blankly at the screen, his eyes distant. For some reason, Xue Dili finally found a second kind of emotion on this mysterious old man's face.
It was called sorrow.
Even Xue Dili, who never stopped practicing Dragon Ascension, halted his training. Seeing the old man's expression, Xue Dili felt a kind of empathetic sorrow himself.
He recalled the dream from last night, the scene of that girl being pierced through repeating dozens of times.
If the old man's name were Uchiha, he'd definitely have a Kaleidoscope.
The boy who survived in there was named Yushua, who was now this gray-haired old Deng.
What's the rest of the story? Did the old man escape through the Teleportation Gate? How did he become this scholarly academicist, and what happened to the swarming horde and his hometown?
Xue Dili didn't know, as he only saw that one fragment in his dream.
Seeing the old man's melancholy expression, Xue Dili paused his training and said, "Let's go on a trip, just to show you my world."
"Okay." The old man didn't say much, silently handing the phone back to Xue Dili.
As Xue Dili opened his phone, he saw the content of this episode.
"Ultraman Jack," where Hyuga Tree died in the sunset.
Xue Dili: "..."
Oh no, it might have triggered the old man's PTSD.
This situation was familiar to him. The old Undead was even more prone to PTSD than this Great Sage, but the old Undead was also easily distracted by other thoughts, quickly convinced by Xue Dili to think about something else.
However, the Great Sage was clearly more introspective and stubborn. This old man's PTSD was not easy to comfort.
After leaving the hotel, Xue Dili planned to go to the sacred land of Masked Rider.
Honestly, having come to Chiba Prefecture, Xue Dili spent the whole day at the hotel with the old man trying out the plugin functions, which felt rather unjustified.
And along the way, the old man showed no interest in the surroundings, neither speaking nor arguing, just like a lifeless presence.
"Old man, let me tell you my story." On the train, Xue Dili slowly spoke to the Great Sage.
"Oh, what story?" The Great Sage finally showed some reaction.
"A story about saving the world."
On the train, there weren't many people at this time, as it wasn't a rush hour or holiday season.
Compared to Tokyo City, Chiba felt more like a rural suburb, with only a few people on the train, the afternoon sun making them drowsy.
There were also two JKs who seemed to be out playing together. When they noticed Xue Dili looking at them, they smiled and waved. Xue Dili just smiled and nodded in return.
Glancing at the vast sunflowers outside, the wind turbines turned slowly, and he began to tell the Great Sage his story.
Meeting the old Undead, and eventually killing the Witch Demon King together.
Tracing back from the result, he actually made this decision quite impulsively. At the time, he didn't care much about the consequences, just young and hot-headed, blood pumping, and charged right in.
Organ failure? Undead Transformation? No time to think of any other costs, the time was too short, the tasks too heavy, just recklessly charged through, trusting his instincts all the way.
Thinking back now, it was rather frightening, but if given another chance, he might still charge in.
Not for anything else, if diving in might only lead to momentary regret, while fleeing would leave Xue Dili with lifelong regret.
"In the end, that worthless World Consciousness told me the old Undead became a Heroic Spirit, a Guardian of the world, and I somehow was pulled back from the brink of Undead Transformation," Xue Dili shrugged,
"I even remember my eyes had fallen out, but when I woke up, they were fine."
Getting off the train, waiting for the next bus on the roadside in this small town.
The Great Sage listened attentively to Xue Dili's story, without interrupting until the story concluded.
"Not a particularly interesting story. At that time, I didn't think much. I couldn't stand elders wallowing in self-pity, couldn't stand those despairing faces, wanted to smack them and ask, 'What are those tears for? What's with that expression?'"
"That's why I wanted to do something and just charged in. In hindsight, it didn't turn out bad."
On the bus, seeing the distant ocean park, and the destination was near.
"No, it's a very interesting story." The Great Sage instead smiled, no longer in his previous emo state, "You made the right choice. If you had run, perhaps for the rest of your life, you'd regret it."
The Great Sage spoke slowly, as if speaking to Xue Dili, yet also as if speaking to himself.