In the Monarch Ranked portion of the Trial, Tessa, Lotus, Ophelia and Dana all stood in front of the statues, facing the same four choices that Karl and Cara had.
{Option 1 ⇒ Attempt Advancement} Difficulty 7
{Option 2 ⇒ Attempt Class Change} Difficulty 1
{Option 3 ⇒ Attempt Status Optimization} Difficulty 11
{Option 4 ⇒ Random Bonus} ????
"Status optimization is difficulty eleven?" Dana muttered as she read the options.
"And why is Class Change so easy?" Tessa agreed.
The Golem made a grinding noise as it prepared to speak.
"Difficulty changes with Rank and ability. Common and Uncommon Classes have little trouble advancing to a Rare Class. In contrast, reaching the peak of physical and metaphysical optimization is generally considered to be impossible for humans and dragonkin." The Golem insisted.
"So, it's eleven out of ten? Alright." Ophelia grumbled.
"What would it take to go from Overlord to Totem? Is that harder?" Lotus asked, now curious how the ranking worked.
"Overlord to Totem Rank advancements require a perfect completion. Difficulty, ten out of ten."
Lotus smirked. That meant Karl would likely choose one of the other options. Did that mean that if she was confident, she could catch up to him? That would be hilarious.
But her Dragon Guide, the juvenile Green Dragon who constantly watched the world through her eyes, wanted to know about class changes. It was a difficulty of one. But wouldn't that be even better?
Karl was broken because he had the good class. What if she could have the good class too? She could just have a whole set of beast spaces full of fluffy things and dragons.
Could Clerics qualify for that? It had to be an option for the Green Dragon Clerics, at the very least. The Goddess wasn't so cruel as to keep them away from the fluffy things just because they were faithful.
Tessa and Ophelia were both thinking similar things. The Advanced Classes were too powerful. If they were actually easy to get, but just didn't spawn for newbies, weren't they missing out on too much?
Dana was torn between the two obvious options. She could catch up to Karl and become an Overlord, but that wouldn't really be catching up, would it? He was far too powerful for an average Overlord. So, she could take a chance on a better class and leverage it for faster growth.
There was also a time limit on the trial, forty-eight hours. Presumably, it took most of that to get a perfect clearance, so she didn't have long to wait here and decide.
Murim Battlemage was already a good class, but it wouldn't hurt to ask the Golem about her chances.
"What are the odds that I get a better class than what I have if I choose class change?" She asked.
The Golem paused for a moment as it turned its head towards her.
"All Class Options will be an advancement from the Trial taker's current Class, assuming that they pass the trial to a sufficient standard for the desired class."
A difficulty one standard, yes. But from the sound of it, the better you did, the better the options. Perhaps she could get something like Beast Master, but for mages?
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