After hanging up the phone, Saksham continued to look at the news on his other phone. As he thought, things had started to cool down slowly. Although people would bring up that thing occasionally, it was not as hot of an issue as it was a few days back. People were slowly accepting the things told in the press conference by Akash Rawat. Even though things still didn't completely add up about the situation, people still chose to believe that because, in this very ordinary world, they don't expect anything like superpowers to exist.
Some people chose to accept it and continued to live their lives, while others still believed that something extraordinary happened. They started searching on the internet and found forums talking about weird things happening in other countries too. People read them and then shared their own experiences too. Other people only read them as a way to pass their time. In this way, 'extraordinary' was slowly being accepted by people. And this was the main purpose of IOEA too.
While talking with Avinash, Saksham also asked why didn't IOEA hide this news as they used to, and regarding this, Avinash replied with:
"We are expecting a wormhole opening anywhere in our country and if at that time, people are not prepared for it, the casualties are going to soar up to an unimaginable number. We need them to accept the extraordinary world very soon. If they are suddenly faced with a giant monster all of a sudden, there is going to be chaos, and chaos at a time like that will be disastrous. And this is why most of the countries are slowly releasing small news here and there to make people realize that maybe this world is not as ordinary as it seems on the surface."
"But how can you be so sure that they won't panic and there will be no chaos when everyone realizes this?" Saksham asked curiously.
"Yeah, that's the thing. We are not sure. In fact, I know there will be widespread chaos. People will be filled with fear as well as insecurities. There will be casualties and we will also be able to see the hidden faces of humans. The darkness hidden in the human hearts will be released during that chaos. Some might take advantage of that while others will suffer. But I believe, with our current approach, we are already making a difference. When the time comes to reveal the extraordinary world to everyone, the impact it would bring would not be as grim."
Saksham nodded lightly. But suddenly, Avinash's tone became cold. He spoke the next words through his teeth as if trying to control his inner anger.
"But you know, this is not as bad as those vicious man-eating monsters that would come out of the wormhole. All they know is to tear any human that they see and then eat it like a snack. So many innocents have been killed by those monsters. Time and time again, thousands of people have been killed by them. Every time the wormhole opens up, they grew stronger and stronger while our side kept dying."
"Last 2 time the wormhole opened, the number of people that died reached a new record. Such a large casualty couldn't be hidden easily. Fake news was telecasted about wars and then the casualties. Everything had to be hidden deeply."
"And I am afraid that if things are not handled well this time, the numbers of people dying will reach an unimaginable number," Avinash pauses, "And that's where we come in. We are going to stand tall, protecting the ordinary people of our country. Even though we are a little short on hands, I believe we can protect our people well."
Saksham was moved by Avinash's determination to save every single countryman of his. He had inquired about Avinash from Sakshi and she told him that he was still not married yet. He has reached 45 and still didn't decided to marry anyone because according to him, serving his country and managing IOEA comes first. He trains his body as well as his powers for hours and hours every single day so that, if one day someone or something rises up to threaten his country or his people, then he could destroy it himself.
He had always told Sakshi, his sister, that if one day the country needed sacrifice, he would not hesitate to give his life for the cause. And if that day ever came, she doesn't need to be sad, because he had gone down for a greater cause. Just these things are enough for one to respect Avinash from the bottom of their hearts. And that is why Saksham also respected Avinash from the bottom of his heart.
Shaking his head, Saksham threw these thoughts out of his head and sighed lightly. He clenched his fists as he recalled all the scenes he saw after touching the giant rock. Just thinking about it made Saksham feel a little powerless once again. He had grown stronger than ever but, it was still not enough. The future for the entire world looked really grim. To save his loved ones, to save his people, his strength was still not enough. Loosening his clenched fists, he once again sighed and started thinking about other things.
After upgrading his powers, he didn't get any chance to look at the new features that his powers had brought him. Yeah, not just his EP, but other things have also changed and he could feel it. The first change he noticed was, he didn't have to speak out the things to activate his powers now. He could just say it in his head.
"What are the new changes that came with the upgrade?" Saksham said in his head.
[Ding! The changes are as follows:
[Ding! Your Domain size has increased!]
[Ding! Exousia can now be used without speaking!]
[Ding! You have received Heaven's acknowledgment!]
[Ding! You have received Heaven's blessing!]
[Ding! Heavens' Blessing- Lord of The World: You are now the lord of your own world. You can change the laws of the world within your domain to any degree. The corresponding EP cost will be reduced significantly!]
[Ding! You have Unlocked-Blessing of The Lord: Anyone with powers granted by you will be able to absorb [Aura] at a much faster rate now. As well as, within your domain, their combat power will increase by 10%!]
[Ding! Your combat powers have increased significantly!]
[Ding! Your Bloodline has gone through some changes! Human-?? >> Immortal!]
[Ding! Immortal Bloodline: Gain increased attack, defense as well as tenacity based on missing health (Maximum gain being 50% increase when close to death)!]
Saksham read these prompts one after another. And when he was done with them, his jaw almost dropped to the ground. He knew that after upgrading his powers, there would be some good changes in his overall power, but he never expected all these.
Closing his eyes, Saksham tried to think about his domain and he found that currently, his domain covered all of India, Pakistan, some part of China, Myanmar as well as Afghanistan too. His domain was in a circular shape that covered all these places altogether. It had increased by a very significant amount. This was a big surprise for him.
And as for the second thing, he had already figured it out just after he used the rock to upgrade his powers. He had even used his powers without speaking that night too. So, it came as no surprise to see that. What actually surprised, or to say, shocked him was the [Heaven's Acknowledgement] as well as the effect he got from that. He didn't understand why would heaven acknowledge him. And why was it paying attention to him? Although he hasn't seen the so-called 'heavens', he could feel that it was not a single bit hostile towards him.
Just the effect of [Lord of The World] made Saksham want to jump with excitement. Now, if he wanted to change any laws of the world, it would cost him much less EP. Although 100 EP was a lot, it was not enough if you thought about it. So, this effect was a true blessing for him. But this was not the only thing that made him filled with excitement.
Now, the people he would give the powers could grow stronger really fast, and also their powers would increase as long as they are within his domain area. A 10% increase doesn't look much, as their strength grows, but the 10% would be more than enough to win a fight that was originally against their favors. And who said that in the future, the increase would remain at 10%? If he is somehow able to upgrade his powers again in the future, it might change too.
Coming to the next thing, it was about the increase in strength. He had already felt that in the battle that night. Right now, his physical strength had easily crossed the threshold of [Physical King]. But he is much stronger than any [Physical King] in the history of this world. As [Physical Power] grow stronger, it gets more and more difficult for them to increase their strength.
It is much more difficult for them to get stronger than [Elemental Power] users and [Spirit Power] users as just absorbing [Aura] is not enough for them to get stronger. When their strength reaches a certain point, which is [Physical King], [Aura] gives them no more increase in their strength anymore. This is because what they cultivate is actually their bodies and mind. After they reach [Physical King], there is no information about how to cultivate their bodies after that. No records are ever recorded for this and this why, all the [Physical Power] users in this world can never break through the [Physical King] level.
if you are wondering if [Physical Power] users can't surpass [Physical King] level, then how come there are levels like [Physical Emperor] and [Physical God], then it is because of the Unusuals who use their physical powers to fight. To measure their strength, they can only classify them according to the strength above [Physical King] or below it.
And that's why when an Unusual surpassed the power limit of a [Physical King], UNEA decided to name that level as [Physical Emperor]. If somehow, a suitable method is figured out, then the [Physical Kings] would be able to step into this level too.
When Saksham first heard this, he was surprised that [Physical Power] users can only get stuck at the [Physical King] Level. But when he asked his system about the reason, the system responded with:
[From [Physical Trainee] to [Physical King], the [Physical Power] users use their [Aura] during battles to strengthen their bodies as well as to attack. If they are not running [Aura] through their bodies, then they are like normal people. Once they start using the [Aura], only then they are able to exert power way beyond a normal person.]
[And from the time they enter [Physical Trainee] till the time they reach [Physical King], the [Aura] reservoir in their bodies continues to increase in quality as well as quantity. The [Physical Power] Users in this world have not yet realized that after reaching [Physical King], they have to use that [Aura] in their bodies to temper their bones, muscles, and vice-versa. Various elixirs and materials are also required to temper one's body as they grow stronger and this world does not have it.]
[But that is not the only problem [Physical Power] users are facing in the current time. The practice method for the levels above [Physical King] has been lost. And [Aura] in the current world is very poor in quality so even if they are able to temper their bodies, it will not be as strong as the time before the great sac-]
Suddenly, the system stopped. Saksham was puzzled as to why it suddenly stopped. He asked a few times but he still got no response. He noticed that after his powers upgraded, his system has become more humane. Shaking his head, Saksham threw this at the back of his head. He understood why everyone was stuck in [Physical King]. But from the looks of it, things were not as simple as he imagined them to be.
Before the system stopped talking, it said about [Aura] being really poor in quality. But how did it know what a poor quality [Aura] was? And from the looks of it, there are indeed people who could rise above the level of [Physical King] but due to some reason, the whole Power tree has been cut at [Physical King] now.
Shaking his head lightly, Saksham looked at the next change with a grim look. It was the prompt of the change in his bloodline.