I Can Copy Curses

Chapter 302: 302. A Conspiracy Against Geniuses of the Starfire Guild

This office was one of many responsible for tech support. The halo watch on Orion's wrist was licensed from this office.

"You couldn't even defeat a new guy, and you call yourself a genius?"

Orion heard the shouting clearly this time, and from what he gathered, it was related to the selection competition that had just concluded.

"Father, it's not my fault. He figured out my secret—the flaw in my talent."

"Excuses! Because of you, we have to change our plans. Now, we have to target both of them. Useless!"

"Father, are you really going to do it?"

"Heh, of course. Now go and do what I told you. Remember, no mistakes this time, or I won't forgive you."

"Yes, father."

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Orion heard footsteps approaching the door, so he swiftly retreated, using wind manipulation to silently move back into the corridor.

The door opened, and Josh walked out. After seeing him, Orion quickly moved away from the scene.

'They mentioned targeting two people... Are they planning to kill someone?'

Orion's expression darkened as he walked toward the exit of the Starfire Guild.

'Josh lost to me, and his father was furious. Now, instead of one target, they have two. Could they be planning to kill me and Reilly? Or me and Erza?'

He wasn't certain, but based on what he overheard, they were definitely conspiring something malicious.

'But why?'

He couldn't understand why they would target members of their own guild—especially the top geniuses.

Deep in thought, Orion left the Starfire Guild and arrived at his flying bike. He mounted it and flew off into the distance.

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At home, Orion sat comfortably at a small round table, which was laden with an array of delicious food—freshly baked bread, succulent meats, and an assortment of desserts that filled the room with a sweet aroma. Between bites, pieces of food occasionally floated up and drifted toward his mouth, a casual use of his powers as he absentmindedly chewed.

With his other hand, he held a thick book, its pages filled with information about the intricacies of the higher ranks of power in Masturi City. His eyes scanned the text intently, trying to absorb as much knowledge as possible while he ate.

"I see," he muttered between bites.

"In Planet Nios, there are four more cities like Masturi City, often referred to as fortress cities."

Orion was beginning to understand the society and main powers of Planet Nios.

It turned out that the planet was originally ruled by monsters of various ranks. When humans arrived, they built five fortress cities in different parts of Nios, each as large as, if not larger than, continents on Earth.

Orion's face grew serious as he made a realization.

"Masturi City has five main guilds: Starfire Guild, Black Reaper, Druid Guild, Catalose Guild, and the Lords Guild. If each guild has 2 seats, that means Masturi City alone has 10 seats. Planet Nios as a whole would have 50 seats."

He chewed thoughtfully, realizing how difficult it would be to secure a spot at Dollas Academy.

'Could some of the participants already be at the platinum rank?' he wondered. If that were the case, his journey to Dollas Academy would be a perilous one.

From the platinum rank onward, the difference in power between ranks was vast. Each rank was divided into nine smaller levels, from level 1 to level 9.

Orion had heard that advancing from level 1 to level 2 in the platinum rank required absorbing a certain number of cores. A percentage bar for each level gradually filled as cores were absorbed.

He wasn't entirely sure how stats progressed once someone reached the platinum rank and beyond. Up until that point, it was straightforward—max out one attribute and move on to the next rank. But in the platinum rank, everything seemed to change.

From what he'd heard, the process became more complex. Instead of a direct jump in power, one had to advance through nine smaller levels within each rank, gradually upgrading from level 1 to level 9 before ascending to the next rank.

This gradual progression made him wonder about the impact on a person's stats during this time. Would the increase be linear or exponential? Would certain stats lag behind, or could they all grow evenly?

'The system is truly mysterious.'

Orion sighed. He knew he would only learn more after reaching the platinum rank.

However, there was one thing that had shocked Orion. According to what he'd heard from guild members, the power difference between ranks from platinum onward was so vast that the number of cores required to max out all stats at the gold rank was equivalent to the amount needed to advance from level 1 to level 2 of the platinum rank.

When Orion first heard this, he was stunned. He knew exactly how many cores were required to max out all stats to 100 at lower ranks. If that many cores were only sufficient to progress by a single level in the platinum rank, he could only imagine the astronomical number of cores needed to advance through all nine levels.

The scale of power level had expanded exponentially, and the sheer quantity of resources required was overwhelming.

This also explained the vast power gap between the gold and platinum ranks, and beyond.

"All the secrets lie in Grimshore, and I could go there right now."

Orion understood that the deviation in power levels was due to the existence of Grimshore. Before Grimshore appeared, people upgraded to the platinum and diamond ranks much like they did with the gold rank and below.

However, that method turned out to be false, limiting their growth to the diamond rank. Only after Grimshore's discovery did the four races find the correct path to true power.

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