Looking at Rogel’s expression, Fria didn’t give the answer he wanted. Instead, she pressed her index finger against her chin and spoke thoughtfully.
[You seem to know it’s me inside the Demon Pot, and you don’t seem the least bit surprised.]
[Clearly possessing only the strength of an Extraordinary Tier, yet you calmly make me feel just like some of those old folks...]
After saying this, Fria directly threw out a question.
[Who is Baladin to you?]
Baladin was surely the one who sealed Fria.
If he were a family elder, Fria would probably want to eliminate him.
But if he said it was an enemy, the intention would be pretty obvious.
[I don’t know him.]
Rogel shook his head.
Fria squinted her eyes and glanced at him.
Rogel didn’t flinch and directly made his game character meet her gaze.
After a moment, she revealed a meaningful smile.
She moved aside and directly sat towards thin air.
Surprisingly, a chair made of gold appeared immediately behind her.
[Extraordinary Knowledge... hmm～]
[I know quite a lot.]
[But I don’t feel like telling you for nothing.]
She extended her hand, and with a swirl of pink energy, a glass goblet appeared in her hand, filling with blood-red wine on its own.
She drank it in one gulp, wiped a drop of wine from the corner of her mouth, and looked at Rogel.
[... Besides, it seems you don’t have any bargaining chips to negotiate with me.]
Upon seeing this, Rogel furrowed his brow.
His patience was wearing thin.
If this Enchanting Demon Fria didn’t seem to genuinely know something, he would’ve reloaded a save already.
[Can you tell me or not?]
[If not, then forget it.]
Rogel said somewhat impatiently.
This Enchanting Demon had too many tricks up her sleeve, talking to her was exhausting.
She clearly wanted to trade, yet she wanted to assert her dominance through her strength.
Come on, this is my game, why should I put up with you?
You say I have no bargaining chips, should I worship you as a master and kowtow to you?
If it weren’t for my curiosity about what’s inside the pot, you wouldn’t be out. Damn it, I’d kick you into the sea with one kick, Enchanting Demon or not!
As he said this, Rogel was really about to reload the save.
However, just as he was about to open the menu, Fria suddenly spoke up.
[Wait.]
Fria blinked, looking at Rogel with a pitiful expression.
[Don’t be so harsh～]
[First, tell me what you want to know.]
Seeing this, Rogel stopped his actions, saved the game, and didn’t stand on ceremony with her, directly asking.
[What does Tier mean?]
Hearing this, Fria twirled her finger on her cheek, pondering for a moment.
[Hmm... Tier, it’s something like a classification of life forms, like wolves that eat meat and sheep that eat grass.]
[In most cases, high-tier creatures have absolute dominance over low-tier creatures...um, they can kill them at will.]
[...]
Seeing Rogel listening intently, Fria’s lips curled up slightly.
[Handsome Rogel, you see, I told you the answer you wanted, you...]
Reload!
Rogel kept a straight face.
This Enchanting Demon Fria always liked to play tricks, and Rogel didn’t have the time to fuss with her.
Seeing Fria in front of him, Rogel posed a different question.
...
[How can one learn the method of Magic Potion making?]
Rogel asked.
Upon hearing the question, Fria was silent for a moment.
[Uh, well...]
There was a hint of confusion in her eyes.
Rogel sighed.
Then he reloaded the save to before the Demon Pot was opened.
Once the Enchanting Demon Fria was released, she wouldn’t be restricted by the Demon Pot.
This was evident from her being able to easily eliminate him.
Her purpose, like his, was just to extract some useful information.
Although this Enchanting Demon was beautiful and seemed harmless, Rogel wasn’t stupid enough to let her roam free.
After gleaning the information, he reloaded the save.
Of course, this wasn’t the most ethical action.
But there was no choice; this Little Enchanting Demon liked to stop midway through her sentences, then change the subject to lure you in.
It made people itch.
Control was essential.
Therefore, Rogel reluctantly took this course of action.
After he possessed power equivalent to or enough to suppress her, he would consider releasing her and try to satisfy some of her requests as compensation.
Besides.
He indeed gained some information about the Extraordinary Domain from Fria’s mouth.
However, not much, since she was also somewhat of an amateur.
Most importantly, it was the information regarding the tiers of Extraordinary people.
Tier is like a classification of species by nature.
High-tier beings can exert tremendous dominance over low-tier life forms.
Fria also provided Rogel with preliminary information on higher ranks beyond the Extraordinary Tier.
After Extraordinary, comes Apostle, and after Apostle, Deputy.
Though Fria stopped elaborating after giving this information, she started digressing, so Rogel didn’t waste time and asked another question.
Besides that, there was information on Extraordinary Blacksmiths and such.
But this Little Enchanting Demon only had a superficial understanding, only knowing the basics.
This might be related to her background.
After multiple inquiries, Rogel discovered that although Fria was powerful, she knew little about the outside world.
Whether it was because she was unwilling to say or truly didn’t know, Rogel couldn’t delve into it at this stage.
In short, he gathered a fair amount of information but only gained a preliminary understanding.
More specific knowledge still required Rogel to explore himself.
Of course, Rogel also saved this point of questioning with Fria, intending to preserve it for a long time.
This way, if he had any questions he didn’t know in the future, he could ask her.
However, she might not know either.
This Sealed Demon Pot was still quite useful.
Rogel put it into his Item Inventory.
Glancing at the sky over the sea, Rogel switched shifts with Lina, then went to his room to rest.
Recently, he was teaching the Bone Spirit some sailing knowledge.
If it could learn, Rogel and Lina wouldn’t have to tire themselves by constantly keeping watch on the ship.
However, the problem lay in the learning capability of this clever Bone Spirit... Rogel could only do his best.
...
After finishing today’s game, Rogel stretched in his chair.
He didn’t immediately go wash up and sleep.
Instead, he uploaded screenshots and some information on his phone to the computer to save them.
Since they all looked like regular game screenshots, Rogel wasn’t afraid of exposure.
After organizing the book information into a folder named "Work Setting," Rogel created another folder titled "Level Classification."
"Extraordinary, Apostle, Deputy..."
"The way to enter the Extraordinary Tier: drink Magic Potion or obtain Extraordinary Bloodline power..."
The former method needed no more explanation as it was how Rogel transitioned from an ordinary person to an Extraordinary.
The latter, on the other hand, was informed to him by Fria.
According to her, some beings with Extraordinary Bloodlines were born with powerful bodies and Extraordinary power, and they didn’t need to drink Magic Potions to rival the Extraordinary, sometimes even stronger than them.
For example, the mythical creature — the Giant Dragon!
A Pure-blooded Giant Dragon could even, by relying on its own bloodline power, reach beyond the Deputy Tier to even higher levels.
Of course, they weren’t born that way.
During their growth, the power of the bloodline would gradually manifest.
This raised a question for Rogel.
The power of Extraordinary creatures comes from the bloodline, so what about MagicPotion power?
Is it also derived from the bloodline power of Extraordinary creatures?
Rogel didn’t know, and Fria didn’t know either, not even knowing about Magic Potions.
This piqued Rogel’s curiosity even more.
"The vast sea is truly fascinating."
Rogel smiled.
He’s like a boat just entering the sea lanes, ahead is endless ocean, his surging quest for knowledge and curiosity is his oar...
Exploring the answers to these questions is the very meaning of navigating!