Chapter 41: Witch Rank

The speed of the magical beast carriage was still very fast. During the time of chatting, the carriage had already driven into Fuyue Island. Next, they would pass through the long-distance teleportation hub of Fuyue Island to teleport directly to the territory of the Witch Academy.

When entering the port position of Fuyue Island, one could already see the huge mana vortex floating above the port.

There was terrifying and astonishing mana vibrating around, tearing the space inside the vortex, forming a huge hole like a black hole, but the torn space did not continue to expand disorderly, but was firmly limited in size, and orderly collapsed inward, and finally re-stabilized, forming a magical existence similar to a passage.

It's just that looking from the outside in, you can't see anything, you can only see the colorful light, but as long as you pass through this passage, you can ignore the distance and arrive at another teleportation hub anywhere in the Witch World in an instant.

Just looking at this kind of huge and magical building makes people sigh at the strength and terror of the witches who built it, actually being able to play with space, one of the supreme powers, so casually. But this is just the tip of the iceberg of the strong and great power of the witch civilization.

However, this kind of long-distance teleportation hub is also one of the core facilities that a witch territory must build if it wants to develop, similar to how big cities in Dorothy's past life must have high-speed rail and airports to develop well.

To get rich, build roads first; this sentence is the truth everywhere.

Generally, only after building this kind of teleportation hub can the territory be officially incorporated into the map of the Witch World, be known by other witches, let alone continue to develop and prosper.

It's just that such important facilities are good at everything, except for being expensive. The construction cost of one such ultra-long-distance core teleportation hub generally tops the price of half a newly opened witch territory, not to mention the massive mana and other resources consumed every moment of the hub's subsequent operation.

Many newly promoted witch lords, after working hard to fight down a territory on the battlefield, originally thought they could finally retire and live a free and comfortable life, and then they bitterly found that the resources needed to build the territory were actually more, so they could only grit their teeth and hold back tears to continue fighting on the front line.

Therefore, even though witches have long lifespans, very few witches can build a mature witch territory from scratch by themselves. Often, predecessors open up land, and successors build it. The vast majority of witch territories are actually established and developed through the unremitting efforts of witch families generation after generation.

Even a small 18th-line territory like the Haiyue territory was established and developed to its current appearance through the generations of the Haiyue witch family. It's just that the current lord, the Haiyue witch, is exceptionally powerful, and this territory reached its peak in her hands, while Isabella, that girl, has always been striving toward the goal of surpassing her mother.

Dorothy and Alice often heard that blue-haired mermaid Young Lady witch complaining that learning to manage the territory was so difficult, always encountering various unexpected troubles, etc. It's just that the poor sisters both consistently felt that this was the Young Lady showing off.

And now, Dorothy looked at the huge, terrifying mana-fluctuating giant teleportation hub at the port not far from the window, and sighed in her heart.

"What a sin, how long do I have to save money?"

But thinking that after passing through this teleportation array, she could arrive at the Witch Academy to start her study career, Dorothy felt relieved in her heart.

"Fortunately, I chose the infrastructure major. In the future, when developing my own territory, these facilities won't need to be outsourced. I can build them all myself. At that time, I only need to find a way to fix the material costs. This saves more than half of the expenses."

Thinking this way, Dorothy couldn't help but praise her choice again.

Not worthy of me, I am far-sighted and diligent in keeping the house.

It's just that when her gaze swept to Yufillia, who was still keeping a straight face and pretending to be cold opposite, Dorothy actually couldn't hold it anymore.

She agreed to the bluff she just made so refreshingly, but now thinking about fulfilling it, the difficulty is not just a little bit.

First, to resist a Peak Witch, she must first become a Peak Witch herself. Is it possible to become a Peak Witch within fifty years?

emmmm, it's actually really possible.

The record for the youngest Peak Witch in history was created by the contemporary Witch King, the Demon King herself. The Demon King was a natural genius, proving the Peak at 20, entering the Sages Council at 30, and becoming the Witch King at 50. She is a hacker like a novel protagonist.

Then if she, the Demon King, could become the Witch King at 50, I, Dorothy, becoming a Peak Witch before 50 shouldn't be a problem... right?

Probably?

Witch ranks are generally divided into six stages: Weak Witch, Witch, Elite Witch, Great Witch, Peak Witch, and Sage.

Of course, it's not the kind of upgrade-flow novel she read in her past life where you must break through level by level, and every stage has a bottleneck, and you must take pills and eat heavenly treasures to break through.

Witch ranks are actually more like the professional level certificates she saw in her past life. The rank is just a proof document of identity and strength, but it doesn't mean you must upgrade.

Many ancient witches living in seclusion are too lazy to take rank exams, but this doesn't affect their strength at all.

So-called Weak Witches are generally normal underage little witches who haven't graduated from school and whose bodies are not yet adults, in the weakest stage of a witch's life, needing the guardianship and teaching of adult witches.

The witch rank after Weak Witch is the normal adult witch, whose body and mana are mature, and who has already graduated from the Witch Academy, with knowledge and magic reaching normal levels, belonging to ordinary people who are plain in the witch society.

The Elite Witch after that is an ordinary witch who has broken away from the plain stage. They have often been employed for many years, have been rolling in society for a long time, all aspects of their abilities have been exercised, and they have achieved achievements in their professional fields, being the backbone of major companies or territories.

The Great Witch rank further up is, in common terms, experts in various industries. They have already achieved certain achievements in their respective fields of expertise and have been recognized by all walks of life. This type of witch is often a high-level helmsman of major companies or simply a lord herself.

And the Peak Witch after the Great Witch is just as the name implies. They are already the peak of their respective fields, Great Witches among Great Witches, absolute authorities in all walks of life. They are big shots that juniors can't help but know if they want to enter the industry. After all, their names often appear in various professional textbooks, and you can often see their figures when you open the TV or newspaper casually.

Peak Witches often have higher status. Their influence is no longer limited to a single company or territory. They often become high-level executives of various departments under the Sages Council, responsible for executing decisions made by the Sages and managing the operation of the entire Witch World.

As for the highest-ranking Sage, there's nothing much to say; big shots are enough. How the world turns, the Sages have the final say.

However, it is worth mentioning that although there are only thirteen seats in the Thirteen Sages Council, it doesn't mean there are really only thirteen Sages. In fact, there are quite a few Sages in the Witch World. After all, these existences closest to the concept of omniscience and omnipotence have long been immortal.

It's just that not all Sages are willing to manage the world. It's too troublesome and delays their path to becoming gods.

Therefore, the Thirteen Sages, except for the Witch King who is the chief, the other twelve are generally served by the youngest Sages. Every time a new Sage is born, the old Sages cheer and abdicate to the virtuous, and then happily retire to live in seclusion, busy with their own research.

Witch ranks are probably just such a distinction. It really is just a proof of identity, a manifestation of weighing a witch's comprehensive strength.

The determination of rank is generally responsible by the All-Seeing Eye, one of the subordinate organs of the Sages Council. The identity card that every witch has is actually also issued by this department.

The All-Seeing Eye is the eyes of the Sages, responsible for watching the world on behalf of the Sages.

Identity cards authenticate and update the various information of witches in real-time, and this information is uploaded through the Mana Web to the database at the headquarters of the Eye of All-Seeing. All information about witches, including strength, talent, achievements, wealth, and so on, is calculated into corresponding points in the database. Ultimately, the sum of these points is the witch's rank score.

Witch rank is determined according to this comprehensive score.

Well, in a sense, the All-Seeing Eye is actually monitoring all witches in secret, which is a bit of an infringement on privacy. But infringement is infringement. In a world where individual greatness surpasses everything, do you still want to ask for more?

If you are unconvinced, then hold it in.

And the information database of the All-Seeing Eye is not something anyone can see. That is one of the most heavily guarded places in the Witch World. The staff who process information there every day lose their memories when they get off work. Losing memories is not enough; they also have gag spells on them, which is simply cruel.

In fact, even the department head has no right to consult the database. Theoretically, if anyone wants to specifically investigate the private information of a certain witch, they must first get the permission of more than six Sages.

Hmm, it's almost like you have to convene a Sages Council first, and then persuade half of the Sages to agree with you in the meeting room.

Or simply, you can handle the Chief Sage. After all, the Chief Sage, as the Witch King, has unlimited power.

However, these things have nothing to do with Dorothy, this plain little witch. She is still 108,000 miles away from contacting the world of those big figures.

She just took out her ID card to look at her rank, and then sighed.

"Only an Elite Witch."

The improvement of witch rank is still very difficult. After all, this is a manifestation of a witch's comprehensive strength.

The publicly recognized fastest way to improve rank is actually only three types.

The first is to improve hard strength. Whether it is body attributes or mana intensity, these improvements can add points to the witch rank.

The second is evolution. Talents and specialties are still very additive. The rarer the talent specialty, the more points added.

As for the last one, brush achievements.

Whether it is academic exams, competition rankings, or battlefield military exploits, etc., all achievements obtained by witches will obtain a certain rank score according to the achievement level.

Therefore, as a rookie with only 10,000 mana, Dorothy's Elite Witch rank is a bit unworthy of the name.

She is seriously lagging in hard strength, just a Weak Witch, but in talent specialties and achievements, she brushes points very comfortably.

Dorothy clicked on the rank column of her ID card at will, and she could see her recent point additions.

【Current Points:】

【Point Record: xx year xx month xx day, at sixteen, you won the championship in the Mana Web Youth Witch Duel Tournament, achieved the Duel King achievement with a hundred victories, points +2000】

【xx year xx month xx day, at sixteen, you defeated an opponent across levels in a duel, points +86】

Witch rank scores are probably like this. Weak Witch 0-1000 points, Witch 1000- points, advance one rank, point requirement increases tenfold.

Judging from Dorothy's own situation, she found that personal strength points are the least worth mentioning. Talent specialty points are actually just like that. One SR is 500 points, one SSR is 1000 points, and brushing them is also quite tiring.

If you really want to brush points, you have to get achievements. Last year, Dorothy was only an 8000-point ordinary witch, but after winning the Mana Web duel competition this year, she suddenly broke the 10,000-point mark and entered the ranks of Elite Witches. She also checked on the Mana Web. If it were the champion of the youth group duel competition in reality, the point reward would be even more terrifying, giving 10,000 points at once.

But what is the point of brushing points?

Well, it's meaningless. Except for being able to say "I became an Elite Witch at sixteen this year" in front of others to show off, other things don't seem to be of any use.

This kind of rank proof can't help her resist her biological mother catching her 50 years later. Yufillia won't look at her high rank and let her go.

Perhaps some witches will be keen on brushing points, but Dorothy has no interest in brushing points. After all, she, a self-closed homebody, doesn't have good friends to give her opportunities to show off. The height of the rank is still for her to see herself.

And the more she looks, the more she feels that the gap with the Peak Witch is a bit huge. Even if the height of the rank doesn't necessarily represent combat strength, comprehensive strength is also a kind of strength. The threshold score for a Peak Witch is one million, and looking at the 10,000-plus points she has saved in these sixteen years.......

Don't ask, asking is heart-tired. This gap is far away. The more she thinks, the more desperate she feels. Sorry, I was too inflated to agree so refreshingly just now.

Dorothy sighed in her heart.

It's just that her appearance of looking at her ID card and sighing attracted the attention of Yufillia opposite.

"What rank?"

The Dragon Witch asked with a little curiosity.

Actually, there's nothing to ask. After all, her daughter just reported to the Witch Academy today. It's impossible to have any high rank. Counting the two SSR-level talents she revealed, it's just an ordinary witch rank of 2000-plus points.

However.......

"Sigh, only an Elite Witch, my feet are sore from being a rookie."

Dorothy sighed again and said so.

Yufillia: "........"

"Hiss....."

The angel witch beside her directly gasped.

The master and disciple looked at each other again, and then fell into silence.

Only Dorothy, who didn't understand, was stunned. Seeing their strange expressions, she couldn't help but be a bit curious.

"What's wrong? Is it low? Well, actually I can brush it higher. I have quite a few qualification certificates that I'm too lazy to take exams for, but this point brushing seems meaningless, so I didn't go, and I didn't prepare to go, just let it be..."

"Go, go take the exam immediately after arriving at school. Sophie Liya, you watch her go take the exam."

The Dragon Witch ultimately couldn't hold it anymore. Her cold mask shattered directly, and she gritted her teeth and ordered the angel witch. ===== CHAPTER 42 =====