In the basement of Saint Amanda School, Dorothy and Mr. Aldrich exchanged smiles. Through a small wordplay, Dorothy determined the current rank of the Holy Communion Society's Mentor.
Mr. Aldrich said that Igwinte did not have a Chalk rank "Cup" Extraordinary, and the Black Earth Stage could not answer. Therefore, that Mentor was most likely a Black Rank "Cup" Extraordinary, one rank higher than Student.
Since Mr. Aldrich could not reveal information involving a client, the inference could be made by asking him questions that did not directly involve the client.
Dorothy already had preliminary information about that Mentor of the Holy Communion Society, and now she needed to keep up the good work.
"Then, Mr. Aldrich, can I now inquire about specific information regarding the Black Earth Stage 'Cup' Extraordinary? For example, names, characteristics, and so on?" Dorothy continued to ask Mr. Aldrich. Listening to Dorothy's words, Mr. Aldrich paused slightly, then looked at Dorothy with a serious expression and slowly spoke.
"Do you think... I will tell you?"
"Of course you will. After all, I am not asking you about information about a specific person. In the hidden world, there are definitely more than one Black Earth Stage 'Cup' Extraordinaries. Therefore, this information is not the private information of a specific person, but rather relatively public. Of course you will tell me, after all, I am not specifically asking you about a specific person, am I?"
Dorothy said to Mr. Aldrich in a matter-of-fact tone. She was playing a word game with Mr. Aldrich. The basis for her doing so was that Mr. Aldrich himself was also not too happy with the Holy Communion Society, but had to remain neutral due to the rules. As long as he did not break the rules, he should be happy to play with Dorothy.
After all, rules are dead, but people are alive.
As expected, after listening to Dorothy's words, Mr. Aldrich continued to smile and speak.
"Hehe... You are right. Telling you this information does not violate the rules, but for your question, I need to add a condition, and that is, which kind of 'Cup' Black Rank rank are you asking about?"
"Which kind of 'Cup' Black Rank rank... isn't it? Are there many Black Ranks of 'Cup'?" Listening to Mr. Aldrich's words, Dorothy couldn't help but be surprised and said. She didn't expect that there were multiple ways for 'Cup' to advance.
"Of course... You probably don't know the specific difference between class and rank yet, but that is another question. Hmm... This question involves relatively high-level information, so the consultation fee is 50 pound." Mr. Aldrich said this, and Dorothy paid the money without even thinking.
After receiving the money, Mr. Aldrich did not hesitate and spoke directly.
"You probably already understand the concept of class, which is Raw Stone, Black Earth, Chalk, Sincere, and Golden, five levels. In Raw Stone... that is, Student, there are only six ranks, corresponding to six types of Spirituality. However, at the Black Earth Stage, it is different. According to the choice of auxiliary Spirituality and the different promotion rituals, many different ranks will be differentiated."
"Auxiliary Spirituality?" Listening to Mr. Aldrich's words, Dorothy said with some surprise. This meant that she could choose Spirituality again.
"Yes, auxiliary Spirituality, also known as second Spirituality. Student Extraordinaries can accumulate an auxiliary Spirituality that is not opposed to the main Spirituality on the basis of the main Spirituality, and then according to the combination of the main and auxiliary Spiritualities during promotion, they can be promoted to different ranks.
"For example, in the path of "Stone" where I am, the rank name for Student is'Shaper'. If the'Shaper' chooses 'Light' as the auxiliary Spirituality during promotion, then he can usually be promoted to the Black Earth Stage 'Blacksmith', who can master fire to forge things. If'Silence' is chosen as the auxiliary Spirituality, then he will usually be promoted to 'Bonecrafter', who can use animal bones to make items related to the dead."
Mr. Aldrich slowly finished speaking. Listening to his words, Dorothy nodded understandingly.
'This is the job change stage. According to the different auxiliary Spiritualities chosen, the directions of job change are also different, just like playing Dungeon Fighter Online. Choosing the initial profession is equivalent to choosing Spirituality for the first time, picking from six types of Spirituality. The Black Earth Stage is equivalent to a level 18 job change, choosing one from four auxiliary Spirituality options. The later stages are probably like the first and second awakenings.'
After listening to Mr. Aldrich's words, Dorothy understood in her own way, and at the same time, a hint of doubt arose.
'I wonder what the job change options for the path of 'Qi' (Awakening/Enlightenment) are. I also need to be careful when choosing the auxiliary Spirituality, but I am still far from advancing, and I have only accumulated three experience points, which is far from enough.'
"So, you probably already understand the concepts of class and rank now, hehe... Actually, I am really curious. You clearly look like a newcomer who has just entered the hidden world, but you can fight against the Holy Communion Society. I am now interested in what kind of Spirituality Extraordinary you are..."
Mr. Aldrich continued to speak, while Dorothy chuckled and replied.
"Hehe... Let's get back to the main topic. According to you, there are multiple Black Rank ranks of 'Cup' depending on the auxiliary Spirituality. Do you know all these ranks?"
Dorothy continued to ask. Now she wanted to collect information about that Mentor.
"I generally know the mainstream ones, but there might be some individual ones that are too rare that I have never heard of. After all, as I said, according to the different promotion rituals, the same Spirituality configuration can also be promoted to different results."
Mr. Aldrich finished speaking slowly, and then continued to silently look at Dorothy. At this time, Dorothy was also in a bit of a dilemma. She did not know how that Mentor chose his auxiliary Spirituality, so she could not accurately determine what his rank name was.
Dorothy fell into thought for a moment. Suddenly, she remembered the secret transmission, "Praise of the cup mother", that she found at Buck's house.
In it, there appeared a god that the Holy Communion Society seemed to worship, a god of beasts and hunting named "Gluttonous Wolf", who advocated the consumption of flesh and blood more than the "Cup Mother".
And in that collection of poems, it was also described that "Gluttonous Wolf" was different from his mother. He was not a god purely in the domain of "Cup". He was mainly in the domain of "Cup", but his authority also involved other domains.
'Then... will the believers follow the god's choice?'
Thinking of this, Dorothy asked Mr. Aldrich.
"I want to know what the rank is in the path of 'Cup' with main 'Cup' and auxiliary'Shadow'?"
After listening to Dorothy's words, a hint of surprise appeared in Mr. Aldrich's eyes, and then he smiled and said.
"30 pound..."
Dorothy slammed the money on the table without hesitation, and Mr. Aldrich slowly spoke after receiving it.