Brimful Depravation
Chapter 298: Defenseless?, Never!. (Part 1)

Chapter 298: Chapter 298: Defenseless?, Never!. (Part 1)

In the Luir Storage, several hours of training pass almost uninterrupted.

During this period of time, Khallyon teaches Yi’Onnaisse how to make a more resistant and efficient [Åyûrïc Buckler] without having the need to use more Nodes.

The Young Man’s basic thinking was simply to follow the trend of using regular forms.

However, the [Buckler] is not like a [Hurdle], to which anyone can simply add an additional row and column of Nodes, and make it more powerful and resilient.

No, the [Bucklers] are already a figure on their own, therefore, imitating the functioning of an Ammunition would be the most logical thing to do.

But that is another drawback, almost like a bobby trap.

Adding more figures of the same type to a [Buckler], creates one or more of them, instead of reinforcing and empowering the initial construction.

Khallyon had already thought about this inconvenience, which led the Young Man to not continue with his idea.

Nevertheless, in one of the previous Timeline Iterations he is now able to recall.

He managed to encounter another solution, the use of uneven figures; Of course, with a certain layered alignment.

The simplest example, it is an [Åyûrïc Buckler] with twelve Nodes forming a dodecagon; Taking into account the Category 7 Singularity that Yi’Onnaisse and Khallyon possess.

Such a defensive construction would have a Nullification of 19 Units, with a Resilience of 84 Units.

The improved form of the [Åyûrïc Buckler], is like a sandwich, and would look at first glance like any other hexagon shaped [Buckler].

Still, it can have two forms; The Simple one, which consists of two triangles and an hexagon, for a total of 12 Nodes; Or the Superior one, which has four triangles and an hexagon, for a total of 18 Nodes.

Using the Youngsters Singularities as an example; The Simple [Åyûrïc Buckler] would have a Nullification of 22 and a Resilience of 105 Units.

A nice improvement, considering the arrangement is the only alteration.

To put it in perspective; A Buckler with 18 Nodes would have a Nullification of 25 Units, and its Resilience would be 126 Units.

But the Superior [Åyûrïc Buckler], with an appearance of an hexagon and using the same 18 Nodes, would possess a Nullification of 42 Units with a Resilience of 252 Units.

Double the Resilience could seem little, but knowing what the proper arrangement can give such boost, could, and would dismay anyone who learns about it.

Especially someone like Yi’Onnaisse, as she has a Tier 2 [Buckler]; Meaning she obtains double the Nullification and Resilience of every [Buckler] she creates, which literally quadruples the effectiveness in comparison to the standard Tier 1 version of the [Buckler].

{The only mishap of this [Bucklers], is the arguably high demand of Nodes, along the high Management requirement to manipulate them...}

The Credentials of the three Cadets start to vibrate, Yi’Onnaisse, Khallyon and Bree’Thá respond to the call, seeing the names of those who were part of their Exploration Group, had disappear, including the Instructors.

Instead, a single name is present, Coach Cadrimel Clevethus.

{Is it an emergency?, Or this has other purpose?...}

"Looks like we have a meeting, take us there Yi’Onnaisse".

"Yes, My Enslaver".

The three Cadets sink into Khallyon’s shadow, entering the colourful landscape of the Dark Realm, surprising Bree’Thá, as she had never seen something similar.

Keeping the details to themselves, the Young Man and the Gorgeous Giantess advance with Bree’Thá towards their detonation.

In minutes, they arrive at the entrance of Coach Cadrimel’s Office, noticing the place doesn’t have a door, basically being a hallway.

Yet, the place looks more like a Lobby, rather than an actual Office, having several padded benches and couches.

Where many Cadets are sitting, waiting for the Coach.

At the other side of the chamber, a door is opened, and the tall reptile man goes out.

"I apologize for my late arrival, Subterranean Invasive Territories are rare to appear, but they usually have an annoying and disgusting type of Creatures, I don’t want to enter in details, but they stink more than a Lanigiro if you have a Category 6 Singularity or above".

Several laughs and snorts sound in the room, as no one of the presents possess a Singularity below Category 3.

"Jokes aside, I am sure you have noticed the absence of your previous members in the Exploration Group that appeared in your Credentials".

{It was kinda obvious...}

"Be at ease, It is not an error... , all of you have been considered qualify enough for an increase on your Access Grade 3, those who doesn’t want to partake in this, can leave, of course, I encourage you, to at least listen to my explanation before turning down the opportunity".

No one in the Lobby moves, as Coach Cadrimel is quite respected, for not to mention the intimidating features he is so proud of.

"To reach Access Grade 4, in the case of Cadets like you... , it is recommended to get the qualification through more than Battle Prowess, the why is simple, as you may noticed in your shortened journey... , skill is not sufficient, Leadership, Cooperation, Trust, Knowledge and Luck, tend to be more demanded".

{Now I kinda agree with this, If I had heard the same a week ago... , well, I probably would be stepping out after such stupidity... , Hahaha, Looking back, I was quite inflexible, I mean, I hadn’t change that much, but, the fact that I can tell the difference, speaks for itself...}

"Because of this, you will be granted the Access Grade 3 on Provisional Promotion, a fancy way of saying you are improving".

{What a compliment!...}

"Hence, to truly separate you from the other Cadets with Access Grade 3, you will be authorized to create your own Team of Six Members... , the condition is simple, the members must be on Provisional Promotion too, and an Instructor must acknowledge your departures or go with you in your trips to any Invasive Territory... , Personally, I would recommend you to Team up with those you are closer, and search the approval of one of the Instructors who were in your Exploration Group"...