Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 2260

[Bonus thanks to SongfulSalt. Don't tell me to fucking pause. I know one you asshats did it. Go delete that comment. I will become gay for this if I must. Back in Roman times men used to do this to assert dominance.] Sometimes, having too many options was actually a bad thing. It sounded like the boon of a lifetime to have three potential Classes to take advantage of, but in practice it felt like there were endless paths forward and none that just well and truly worked.

For a moment, Sylas wondered if it just wasn't the time right now.

Classes were a lot like Professions in that they helped him do things that would be difficult on his own. But how many things truly fell into such a category for him?

Was it maybe a waste of his time to try and get three Classes to begin with? Maybe the best benefit to his three Classes was actually just the fact that he could use three Comprehensions at the same time. Who cared about the Classes?

'Who cares… about the Classes…'

There was a sudden glow in Sylas' mind as he had the thought, a realization striking him demanding and fast.

It sank into his being and grasped something that had just been out of his reach.

Classes weren't useless; he was just looking at them the wrong way. The reason he was so obsessed with Classes now was because they had been so important to him in the past. But now that he was building out his own system and forging himself into a being who could make his own world, did he need to have the same reliance?

His Professions, for example, were still enormously helpful to him.

The comprehension of Serpentes was genuinely hugely beneficial. He didn't have the time to sit around and read about every Serpentes to ever exist. He would barely be able to find the time to read the history of everything that the old man had given him.

Much the same way, his Reaper Sealwright Profession was just as beneficial because it gave him access to a Rune he wouldn't otherwise have.

He had queried the old man for a combination of formations and Rune Armors he could use precisely because he knew how powerful the Death and Life Seals were.

At this point, Sylas used them like his weapons in battle all the time. Sometimes figuratively, and sometimes quite literally when he forged the Grim Blade, for example.

But what would be the difference if he forged a Class right now?

The difference would be that there would be no path laid out for him to easily follow. Every step would have to be carved out by him exclusively until he reached the end.

What was the use in that? If he had enough comprehension to craft the Class from scratch, then why wouldn't he just mimic its abilities in battle with a casual flare of his Runes and Will?

It was a waste of his time to even try to do something like this.

No… the real benefit of Classes to the current Sylas wasn't the Skills—what Skills were better than his Runes? None at all.

What he needed was…

"Genes… Gene Class Harmony… Stats…"

That was the core of what he was missing.

Classes provided stats on every level-up.

For example, there was Sylas' first Class.

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