"In the World of Nerathis, there are two major paths the humans walk on,
A Warrior and a Mage."
Hearing those words, Kael furrowed his brows.
'What about Beast Tamers?'
"Yes, about the Beast Tamers you are wondering about, I will get to that."
Lyric smiled as she glanced at Kael and his expression changed.
'I am sure of it, these people have the power to read other's minds.'
Kael stared at Lyric intently, trying not to think about anything.
Lyric laughed out loud when she saw his face.
"I cannot read your mind, Kael."
'Those words aren't helping your case!'
"Your expressions are just too obvious."
Lyric then stared at Kael and,
"You will need to work on that in the future. It is not good if everyone knows what the Hero is thinking, okay?"
Lyric nodded back, then she continued,
"So as I was saying, there are two major paths the humans walk on,
And a Path of a Mage.
Both of these Paths have their own ranking system.
For a Warrior, it starts with,
Second Stage Warrior,
Fourth Stage Warrior,
Seventh Stage Warrior,
Eighth Stage Warrior,
And Ninth Stage Warrior.
As you climb the ladder, you get stronger.
A Ninth Stage Warrior is strong enough to shatter mountains with a single punch, create massive fissures and level the ground. They are Powerhouses, capable of changing the very landscape with their might alone."
Lyric praised, her eyes sparkling with awe as she talked about it.
Kael, on the other hand, nodded continuously,
'Right, shattering mountain, an obvious display of strength.
He wasn't very impressed.
How could he be? He had read about a caped bald man who once jumped to the moon and returned, destroying the moon in the process.
Now THAT is strength.
Oblivious to his thoughts, Lyric continued,
"Just like the warriors, there is a different but similar ranking system for the mages,
Again, the higher your rank, the stronger you are.
While a Ninth Stage Warrior is called a Powerhouse, a Ninth Circle Mage is no different than a Natural Calamity. Some of their spells could even cover an entire city.
It is quite fascinating."
Lyric smiled and once again, Kael nodded.
Seeing the similarity, a thought appeared in his head,
'Why does all this seem so familiar? Were the authors of all those books also summoned to this world?
Does this mean that before becoming Authors, they were all Heroes?
Do I have to become an Author as well?'
It was definitely a possibility.
Right now, however, Kael didn't have the time to think this through since Lyric wasn't done yet.
Lyric spoke, grabbing Kael's attention,
"As much different as Warriors and Mages are, they have one thing in common."
Kael raised his eyebrow, his interest was piqued.
"Before being Warriors and Mages, they are all Beast Tamers."
Lyric nodded and then she continued,
"As I mentioned before, every human in this World relies on Magic Beasts they have bonded with.
The Nobles ensure that their children are bonded with a High Ranked Magic Beast at birth.
It wasn't just a matter of status,
This is because of the 'Bond' the Tamer and the Beasts shared.
This Bond allows the Tamer to grow stronger together with their Beasts.
It develops a Tamer's body, helping them break past the limits of a normal human.
As the Tamer's Body develops further, they would then choose their path,
For a warrior, while learning different martial techniques and pushing himself to the limit was essential, a normal human had his limits.
A Tamer's body, however, continued to get stronger as their Beasts grew, making it possible for them to perform advanced techniques that a normal human body couldn't possibly hope to perform.
The Mages are the same.
Sure, they have a system that allows them to form a Mana Core, harness Mana, and cast Spells, they can even meditate to refill their Mana reserves and slowly increase their Mana Capacity.
However, without bonding with the Magic Beasts, almost no Mage could ever hope to go above the Second Circle.
After all, meditating and growing one's mana reserve was essentially no different than training muscles and making them stronger.
The method had its limits, and to increase those limits, forming Bonds with Magic Beasts was essential.
Over time, one's strength became synonymous with their Magic Beasts' strength. So while both mage and warriors had their own ranking system,
The main system they followed was the Beast Tamer's system which starts with,
Lyric finally stopped, letting Kael absorb everything she said.
Kael noted everything and made some mental notes. After thinking about it for a while, he asked a question,
"So in summary, a stronger Tamer means a stronger Mage or a Warrior, correct?"
"Usually, these stages are aligned with each other,
A Novice Tamer is usually a First Stage Warrior or a First Circle Mage, while a Ninth Stage Warrior or a Ninth Circle Mage is usually a Mythical Tamer."
Kael nodded in understanding.
So basically, in this world, the beasts were the source of these people's strength. Unlike the novels he had read, this world didn't have a concept of cultivation where one gradually becomes stronger.
These people make their beasts stronger and use their 'Bond' with those Beasts to increase their body's 'limit' and get stronger.
It was like going to the gym but never hitting a saturation point, allowing them to grow endlessly.
'Hmm, quite logical.'
Kael nodded in his head. Soon, however, another question appeared in his mind,
"Then aren't the humans a little too dependent on the magic beasts?"