"What do you need from us, My Lord?" Alton and Allan knelt toward Tang Shaoyang. The latter waved his hand at the two. "Nah, no one around. Skip the formality and sit."
Even though Alton had just known Tang Shaoyang for a few days, he was aware that his new Master was not someone of high social status. He could tell that by the lack of etiquette. Of course, it did not matter to him who his Master was as long as they had the same vision.
Alton got up and sat at the seat of the Crown Prince Virion, and Allan sat next to him. Tang Shaoyang did not bother chit-chat as he directly asked The Legend Rank Knight the question. "Do you know the level's requirement to reach Ancient Rank?"
The question was unexpected for both knights. Because Tang Shaoyang was a Legend Rank, their Master should know the level's requirement for The Ancient Rank, so why did he ask? Despite his curiosity, Alton replied. "Level 1500 for Ancient Rank, then level 2000 for Myth Rank, then level 2500 for Primordial Rank."
Tang Shaoyang furrowed his brow when he heard the reply. He should be at Myth Rank already if he followed those requirements, just like The Crown Prince Virion. But here he was, still Epic Rank even though he was level 2157. He then looked at Allan. "What about you?"
"We-we have the same requirement, My Lord." Allan did not know how to answer that. He was still Primordial Rank, 139 levels away to reach Legend Rank. But he had the exact requirement as Alton's when he reached Ancient Rank and Myth Rank.
"This is weird." Tang Shaoyang muttered in a low voice. Of course, the two old knights could hear him muttering as well. The old knights looked at each other. They did not understand the meaning behind their Master's mutter. What was so weird? Wasn't that a universal requirement for rank advancement?
The two friends exchanged glances.
"I apologize for my impudence, My Lord. If I may ask, what's weird?" Alton was careful with his words. Even though The Emperor asked to be casual when no one was around, he maintained a respectful attitude. "Maybe we can help you," Allan added at the end.
"I am now level 2157, but why am I still at Epic Rank?" Tang Shaoyang did not bother to hide his level and rank. Not that he was careless, but because the two had taken the loyalty oath. Leaking his information was the same as a betrayal, and they would be punished for that.
"What!?" Alton blurted out loudly as he stood up from the seat. His eyes widened open, and it was as if his eyes almost popped out of the socket. He looked at Allan and blurted out a question. "Am I hearing it wrong?"
"I-I do-don't think so…." Allan was stunned as well when he heard that from Tang Shaoyang's mouth. How could an Epic Rank defeat The Legend Rank? This did not make sense. "You are joking, right, My Lord?" Alton could not help but say that.
"I am not." Tang Shaoyang shook his head. "I am level 2157, and I am still in Epic Rank. That's why I ask you the requirement for The Ancient Rank, or else, why would I ask?" He wanted to show his window status to the two old knights, but he did not trust that deep yet to show his window status.
"Th-then… How did you beat me?" It sounded like belittling their Master, but Alton could not find the right word for that. He was genuinely confused. How could The Epic Rank be stronger than The Legend Rank? Especially the attributes. If his Lord was still Epic Rank, he should have superior attributes, but his Lord fought him evenly.
"Because I am stronger than you." Tang Shaoyang rolled his eyes as the answer was too obvious. "But how?" He added with a smile. The old knights nodded their heads. Yeah, how could their Lord be stronger than them when he was lower in rank than them.
Tang Shaoyang thought about how to explain things to them. If he replied with "I have two classes, a Grade S Talent, and a Bloodline." They would ask him again how he had those things when they could only get it through the Trial.
"It's because I am the first generation of the game." Tang Shaoyang thought about it, and that was his answer. Yes, the first generation where he got the most significant benefit of the game with their reward.
The reward from conquering the smart base, the limited advanced class from the smart base, Survival Game, the sudden mission if the zombie horde attacked the base, and he believed there was more than that.
This was a significant advantage for the first generation compared to the later generation where the world had been conquered. That made him stronger than these people. Of course, his answer only made them confused. They did not understand the meaning of the first generation.
"Oh, we haven't told you that I come from the lower world. I am not from Lukan." Tang Shaoyang told them more about his origin. "It's just a few months since the game started in my original world. So, I get a lot of rewards from my original world."
Alton sat back and leaned back against the chair. He closed his eyes and massaged the space between his eyes. The old knight was processing a lot of information from his new Master. All of that information did not make any sense and was absurd. If he came from a lower world, how could he be that strong, stronger than him? Especially since the game just started a few months ago.
Compared to him, who had been living for 137 years, it was just absurd his Master could get stronger than him.
"I have a high-grade Talent, a high-grade Bloodline, and two classes." Tang Shaoyang added a little bit more details about his current power. It did explain how he could get stronger than The Legend Rank, but it did not make sense to get those things when he just started the game a few months ago.