With this evolved appraisal skill, dealing with others would become infinitely easier. Finding hidden key characters or detecting traitors was no longer a guessing game based on intuition. I could simply look at them and see the truth written in the air.
I had already tested its limits earlier this month.
The result was... humbling.
[ Name: ??? ]
[ Rank: ??? ]
[ Affiliation: The Black Spire | ??? ]
[Titles: Mistress of The Spire | ???]
[ Trauma: ??? ]
[ Obsession: ??? ]
[???...]
Everything was a row of question marks except that title and affiliation. In fact, I only was able to know them thanks to that.
But yeah, the System failed to penetrate her defenses entirely.
However, that failure only solidified my earlier hypothesis. The gap between us wasn't just a matter of levels. She existed on a plane of existence far above the scope of my current abilities. She was undoubtedly an entity surpassing the Mythical rank, a true primordial or perhaps something even more ancient.
