Kiltering Mayhem

Carmorac's revelation is not of my liking; I wanted to keep this messy apparency for as long as i could to test out how fake people who had always live in a sheltered safe country would react to my presence, and now i must groom myself, probably or preferably before reaching Karantana.

—Really?!, That is so lame!.

I complain with annoyance, an attitude that my friend has too.

—I know!, and couldn't agree more with you Trektör!; We are going to The Shtra'Yon Combat Academy because of the study methods, practical training and actual battles inside "Incrusted Debris", Not to look good and aquire a few partner candidates.

—However, you need at least three of such kind Grand Brother…

Carmorac scoffs a bit too hard at Citronella's comment; Still, he procures to maintain a false smile that is not able to hide his displeasure at the predicament he finds himself in.

—Yeah… , Well, that is not the relevant part here, So…, Trektör!.

Said my friend with a completely different intonation; Which makes more evident how desperate is he for changing the current topic.

—What more is not of your knowledge?, You can ask freely!.

—I am going to take that offer Carmorac…

{But first}

I focus my attention in the personal Portrait of my friend.

§ Cardinarius §

Rank: Unranked

Inclination: Distant Offensive

Type: Strategic Artillery

{Wow, Even after all this years he remains with his focus in Long Range Attacks with Large Area Of Effect, Good for him!}

—Why "Pact" and "Precepts" are not highlighted in Protocol like the others?.

My question is rapidly answer by Carmorac.

—Simple, "Pact" is obtainable only after you reach "Level 0", which gives you the opportunity to "Hatch" the "Embryon" inside you after you do a "Contract" with a "Something" slash "Someone" from the "Mythstical Plane".

{I didn't know anything about this "Embryon" inside me, but i heard about the "Mythstical Plane", Summoners often bring creatures from that place to fight in their behalf, using another word, Cowards}

—What about "Precepts"?.

—They are accessible only inside of "Incrusted Debris", and completing them gives you rewards; However, I read in an ancient book that Precepts where absolute and for everyone, regardless if they have access to Protocol, which is absurd.

Citronella intervenes with a detached and indifferent demeanor towards the ancient ones.

—The people of the past commit innumerable mistakes Grand Brother, and they often exaggerate their deeds, like going from this continent to the next one in less than half an hour, and "flying" on top of that.

Carmorac laughs a little, pinching with playful care Citronella's left cheek, making her dimples more notorious.

{She really is a cute little Lady}

—Well, Maybe there is some truth in their records…

Remark Carmorac, taking me out of my reverie as he continues with his explanation.

—But as my sister has pointed out, in most cases they are not entirely trustworthy, half of the information is useful if you are extremely lucky.

That leaves me thinking for a few seconds, because if I have understood anything from what I have read about the people of the distant past, it is that they are insanely proud about themselves and rarely enthralled their stories, or at least that is the case in the records of the founders of the Kcrwlmndth Federation.

{Still going from one continent to another in that little amount of time is laughable, Flying is extremely difficult due to the gravity distortion in the sky, even Birds fly at low altitude because of this truth}

—So, Is this all "Protocol" can offer to us, or is there more to know about?.

Carmorac nods approvingly.

—As you suspect Trektör, there is more, a lot more, but different to what appears in the list shown to you, You have to discover them on your own, of course, the majority of them are related to your abilities, passive, active, reactive and dependant on other factors, like "Buff's" and "Debuff's".

{Interesting, and tricky, I like this already!}

—Then i think on my ability and i should see an interface that contains the prowess of the mentioned ability?.

—You get it fast Trektör!.

{I need to check this right now!}

Thinking on it; Or is more accurate to day that not even thinking on it; I want to know about my most trusted ammunition, the one that has allowed me to disrupt so many Battalions of the Farioth, "Vwöölth", appearing in front of me in pretty detailed interface.

§ Vwöölth §

Designation: Ammunition

Level "Null" (3 • 97.8%)

Tier "Null" (0Ω of 12Ω)

Type: Penetration - Perforation - Pierce

Ratio: 8 turned into 1 per second

Compatibility: 125% of 300%

Summary:

• Vwöölth ignores "Inhibition" equal to the user "Cohesion".

• Vwöölth carves down "Inhibition" equal to 20% of the user "Cohesion".

• Vwöölth bypass "Mitigation" equal to "Vigour" plus "Cohesion" plus "Covalence" plus "Potency" of the user.

• Vwöölth speed is equal to "Zöhår" multiplied by the user "Vigour".

• Vwöölth "Base Nuk'Vlionz Damage Output" is 5 times the "Vyåhö" of the user (Ratio is unaccounted).

{What does it mean "Null" here?!, i have it already!, and why is there a "Parentheses" on Level?!, Could it be that the maximum level of any ability I can use must be equivalent to my own maximum Level, If so, That means that i still have a whole lot more to learn!, Better yet, I can keep improving myself!}

—Then, there is only one more question lingering, What are this "Incrusted Debris" that you mentioned Carmorac?.

—They are a Place that is accessible only if you can see them and fulfill their requirements, most of the time this is related to certain "Parameters" or various of them.

{This is something i have never knew about!}

—I can see your confusion Trektör, but is simple why the majority of the population is unaware of this… , Citronella.

With the silent command on her, the sister of my friend enlight me, even when she is not happy doing this.

—First, You need to have access to Protocol, and for that, the Professions are a mandatory requirement; Second, they are everywhere, however, some need additional equipment to be found or going inside them; Lastly and more importantly, is unknown how dangerous they con be, and that is not due to the creatures and native inhabitants, the environment itself can be harsh or even lethal, which is discouraging for most explorers at the uncertainty of dying without realizing it.

{Sounds like a lame excuse to occult their fear and cowardly nature}

—Not bad, but you forgot the most important part Citronella.

The Lady blush a little for her mistake, clearing her throat to share with me what she missed in her explanation.

—The residents of the "Incrusted Debris" can't leave the limitations of their territory, so there is no danger for the global population if anyone does or doesn't do something to deal with them.

{That sounds too good to be true… , Still, is plausible, if there is not a real threat towards the governments and their sovereign authority, they rarely are going to inform their citizens, and keep holding back the intel to not let the panic and chaos spread}

After a few more clarifications from Carmorac; The conversation with the siblings of the Clïegdren Family becomes much more casual.

Especially emphasizing Citronella's lack of proper friendships, as well as some mentions from my friend about how obnoxious the constant pestering from the older family members, insisting on him taking various wives as soon as possible to consolidate his position inside of the Clïegdren Family.

—Both of you are pathetic!…

I exclaim with annoyance; Their problems seem so mundane that i almost jump at them to put some sense into their heads with a few couple tens of slaps to realign the thought process inside of their brains.

—Come on "Dumbtronella", you can't be that naive to not see they are not your friends!; Is obvious how much advantage they are taking from your "Kindness"; So don't pay for them anymore, Aren't they supposed to be rich too?; It's not even their own money, is what their parents gave to them, they should make proper use of it or not use it at all.

—I already said this to her, but she doesn't want to concede.

—Becuse you are being too soft on her Carmorac!; Take away her allowance, if she works for her own money, she will understand the real value it has!.

Panicked Citronella's desperate voice reverberates inside the cabinet.

—You wouldn't dare to do "That" to me!, Right Grand Brother?.

—I suppose it is going to depend on if you learn your lesson the easiest way possible: So stop spoiling those already rotten brats.

—As you instruct Grand Brother…

—See Carmorac, You are a softie with her, Laiara would be really disappointed if she could see you right now.

—Do you know where she is?!.

Carmorac disregard my words, focusing solely on the mention of Laiara.

{I knew he had a Crush on her, and she has one on him too, but they never gave the next step on their relationship, most likely due to being separated to who knows where after we almost die fighting the "Summoner" that attack those Noble women and their guards}