Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 383 The Real Mass-Produced Knight

"Mr. Kotaro!"

A small commotion arose among the new trainees.

Although Natsukawa ranks above RX on the list, his fame is far less than that of Minami Kotaro.

As the strongest knight directly under the League, Kotaro Minami has always been promoted as a contemporary hero. Even though he hasn't appeared much recently, his impressive record on SkyNet is still impossible to ignore.

His legendary experiences in the world of "Black" are widely known, and many newcomers regard him as an idol.

"It's actually Mr. Kotaro who came to distribute the belts..."

"These are the new drives?"

The newlyweds crowded forward, curiously looking at the mass-produced drive unit displayed in the sunlight.

"This is the Sengoku Driver from another realm, along with its matching transformation item, the Lockseed," Kotaro Minami explained with a smile.

Its appearance is not much different from the original prototype Sengoku Driver in "Gaim", with only minor color changes, and the initialization binding function has been removed, so anyone can use it.

Because it was mass-produced through data collection and analysis from users of the Sengoku Driver, such as Gaim, its most crucial functional aspects are not much different from the prototype.

In a sense, this is the real mass-production driver, capable of being manufactured in legions or even hundreds of millions, and even the transformation item lockseed can be infinitely replicated, with extremely low requirements for the user.

In the future, the ant soldiers will probably all be transformed into shadow guards, since these things are not expensive to produce, but their combat power is truly at the knight level.

Natsukawa also received a belt. After a moment of thought, he looked at Minami Kotaro and his group with a puzzled expression.

"I don't need it, do I?"

"This is the commander's decision."

Minami Kotaro nodded, his gaze toward Natsukawa slightly probing.

An inexplicable sense of familiarity and deadly threat, but upon closer inspection, it turns out to be not Xia Chuan.

"The Alliance will soon organize a battle for the Otherworld dungeon, and if Mr. Kaminari participates, he will also need this belt."

"A battle for control of another realm?" Xia Chuan's fingers tightened slightly, and he immediately thought of the Forest of Heim.

"Specific details cannot be disclosed at this time, but this belt can help humans survive in alien lands. In addition to being used for transformation and combat, the belt itself is also a life support system, which is nourished by the lock seeds it contains."

Minami Kotaro said something simple, then turned his gaze back to the group of students.

"This battle concerns a secret of the God-level, which is above level eight. Although it's a bit too early for everyone, it's perfect for newcomers if they're just going to gain experience."

Even without participating in the battle, one can obtain higher-level Lock Seeds from other realms; such a good opportunity may not come again.

The trainees were unaware of the classification of seed levels for locking, but they also connected it to a similar situation involving desire-driven individuals.

You definitely can't miss the chance to get high-level items.

Choosing a mass-produced Rider belt doesn't mean you have to give up; there can be huge differences between mass-produced Riders.

"Mr. Kotaro," the chubby student asked timidly, raising his hand, "what do you mean by 'eighth-level god-like'? Is it a monster level?"

Minami Kotaro glanced at Natsukawa casually, then hesitated before explaining, "This isn't exactly confidential information, so I'll just tell you all about it in advance."

Xia Chuan quietly perked up his ears.

He was actually quite curious. Most of his information in this area came from Hiroko Asami, and he only got some fragmented information from the X Foundation, so his understanding was not comprehensive.

The Sky Knights' rank system perfectly matches his physical constitution level; it's unclear what the connection is.

"Everyone knows that both monsters and knights are divided into ten levels," Kotaro Minami continued seriously. "However, the two levels are not the same. Monsters are divided according to strength, while the correlation between level and strength is not as strong for knights."

Because the differences between various Rider systems, and even between different users of the same system, are too great, the Fusion Coefficient can only be used as a reference. After level five, the Limit Breaking Value becomes the primary factor. Each level has a Limit Breaking Value of 1000, and the higher the level, the more difficult it is to increase the Limit Breaking Value.

"So, does that mean combat power has nothing to do with level? No wonder Instructor Kondo wasn't on the list." The chubby boy felt like his brain was a complete mess.

Although the main enemies are usually monsters, there are also battles between knights.

How will you know if you can win in the future?

"Rank does not completely determine combat power; those who can ignore rank are ultimately exceptions."

Seeing the chubby boy's worried face, even Minami Kotaro couldn't help but twitch his eye.

"Furthermore, after level 5, the Knight System usually provides benefits to the user, whether it's ranking on the leaderboard or hidden advantages, all of which are closely related to the level."

"Reciprocation? Did Mr. Kotaro also receive reciprocation?"

I guess so.

Faced with the students' clear eyes, full of thirst for knowledge, Minami Kotaro was momentarily at a loss for words.

He already possessed an extraordinary body from his dungeon training, so RX didn't feel much of a reaction.

"It is said that the feedback at level seven and above will bring the user into the realm of gods, making them a superhuman with special abilities like Agito. Even without transforming, they will have considerable power. Level eight corresponds to the god level, but I don't know the specifics."

After all, he's only just starting out at level seven.

The one from headquarters also failed to advance to level seven, let alone level eight.

That kind of existence currently only exists openly in the dungeons.

"What about levels eight and above?"

The bespectacled boy pressed on intently, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, not wanting to miss this opportunity to refine the data.

"Since it's divided like this, it means it actually exists, right? Not just level eight, but also level nine, level ten..."

"Level 10 corresponds to monsters that have appeared on Earth before," Kotaro Minami shook his head and said, "There are indeed no actual records of the other levels."

Whether the league is hiding anything is unknown.

He was determined to investigate but never found anything.

"Alright, those aren't things you need to worry about right now."

Minami Kotaro stepped back at the opportune moment, giving his position to Natsukawa, who was studying the Sengoku Driver in his hand.

"Mr. Kaminaga, the detailed information about the competition will be sent via email. Please prepare accordingly."

"I haven't decided whether I want to participate."

Xia Chuan saw the newlyweds' excited expressions and muttered to himself.

Logically, using clones to explore dungeons should be sufficient.

The completion condition for "Armor" should be obtaining the Golden Fruit, and it wouldn't make much difference if the main character went there.

However, judging from the condition of these newcomers, if Kondo Isami doesn't leave the hospital, he might still have to lead the team.

Just like in the game's previous dungeons.

However, the Heim Forest is far more dangerous.

"Kaminaga!"

After the training session ended, Natsukawa encountered Hiroko Asami in the cafeteria. Hiroko was still dressed in her usual office lady attire, but her mental state was noticeably better. She hadn't removed the Lost Driver from her waist, as if she had just returned from the battlefield.

"Be very careful if you go to the battleground instance; that person from headquarters will also be participating this time."

"Is that guy's system 01? What's he doing here causing trouble?"

Natsukawa sat down opposite Hiroko Asami, carrying her plate.

He had never really understood why, first the 01 team, and now this "big shot," would come all the way to the island nation.

The alliance headquarters mainly uses its own developed system, and the core is the 01 system. Even if an advanced belt is needed, there is no need to come to the island nation.

"It might be related to the Knights Challenge?" Hiroko Asami said uncertainly. "This competition is because headquarters needs to collect more points. It seems that only with enough points can the final battle be activated. Right now, only here are there a lot of dungeons appearing..."

"Points."

Xia Chuan buried himself in his rice.

He knew best why the alliance didn't have enough points, because most of the points for clearing levels ended up in his hands.

(End of this chapter)