New Gods of North America

After delivering the gifts, Wayne returned to the detective agency and asked Inissa about the details of the promotion on the way.

"The reason David Mills told you this is probably because he hopes that the members of the detective agency will not cause chaos in public order due to the need for promotion. Generally speaking, the enhancement of extraordinary abilities is generally considered a good thing.

"But what he said is not completely unreasonable. I originally had an extraordinary ability that was quite useful. After it was enhanced several times, it became less suitable for daily use. It took me some time to adapt to it."

"Will it be like this again?" Wayne asked.

"Yes," Inissa nodded, "There is an unlimited combat test in the orphanage. I have relied mainly on it since I entered the orphanage. Later, the damage became too high, so I tried not to use it."

Wayne thought about the limited edition Wendigo sashimi in Blackrock Town and felt that this made sense.

There are many versions of the classification of ranks in this world, but just like exchange rates, everyone will always use the strongest one as a daily reference.

That is the Old World version of the Holy See.

The Holy See originally classified both persons and ranks into 7 levels, which represent perfection and completeness, and also correspond to the seven original sins.

Legend has it that he was the strongest 7th-level exorcist priest at the time, able to "purify" an entire city at once. Afterwards he was posthumously named the "Angel on Earth" of the Holy See, and it was said that he had returned to the Holy Spirit.

However, while the Holy See's classification method has been popularized, it has also been criticized.

After all, the Holy See's classification method has always been minimalist. In theory, the clergy are divided into only three levels. The gap between people in the same level may be greater than that between people and dogs. The Holy Spirit Church was also led astray by them.

Later, the Holy See could no longer bear it and came up with the "Church of Governing Power", which separated out such clergy as the cardinals who could participate in the election of the Pope, the archbishop in charge of a country in the Old World, and the chief bishop in charge of a country's capital diocese. Only then did it slightly narrow the gap.

Similar to the example of the church ranks, the Holy See later changed the ranks of "God's Grace" and "Fallen" to 12 ranks.

This is the truly universal version today.

——Like “7”, “12” is also a number that appears many times in the Holy Scriptures.

It is said that many sects were very busy at that time. Originally, everyone modified the doctrines of their own sects according to the original 7th-level version of the Holy See, and also made up a lot of "history".

As a result, once the Holy See made this change, everyone had to follow suit.

Some sects also began to show rebelliousness.

For example, the Truth Church came up with a 13-level division, specifically picking the number "13" which the Holy See considers unlucky, and placing the Holy Spirit and the wise sages they believe in in the 13th level.

Fortunately, they are not too outrageous. For example, the Holy See also believes that the number "666" is not auspicious...

Wayne thought about it, "But 12 levels seems like a lot..."

Inesa seemed to have heard complaints like this many times:

"Compared to the currency system of the Kingdom of Windsor, this division is actually quite simple. And many Beyonders actually regard the 12 steps as three 'big steps', each of which is further divided into four 'small steps'. The 'qualitative change' enhancement that David Mills mentioned usually occurs when crossing the 'big steps'.

"However, this qualitative change is only for the Beyonders themselves. It can only reflect their level, and cannot absolutely represent their combat effectiveness. Even for different Beyonders in the same field, the actual growth rate and specific nodes of their combat effectiveness may be different. It's like different tools. Some people may be given guns, while others may be given hoes."

Hmm...

Wayne suddenly felt that maybe it would be more reliable to divide it into 666 levels...

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Back at the detective agency, Wayne took out George and Anna's college admission notice.

Counting the days, the time to register is not too far away and the corresponding textbooks should be on sale in bookstores.

In America at this time, there is no so-called "nationally accepted" textbook or curriculum.

Each university is basically a relatively autonomous system, and some universities do not even have to pay taxes, so the specific "textbooks" used in class are generally designated by the professors in charge of the class, and the assessment results are also determined by the corresponding professors.

Usually, if a student wants to successfully obtain a graduation certificate, he or she must pass the assessment of relevant courses in the college. Some courses are relatively short and can be completed in about one academic year, while others need to be studied from the beginning of enrollment to before graduation.

The school's academic affairs office can usually make suggestions on professors' teaching methods and evaluation standards, but in principle, the academic affairs office cannot directly ask professors to modify grades or force someone to pass.

However, the Academic Affairs Office has the right to cancel a professor's teaching position or transfer a professor with tenure.

The school's board of directors is similar. They hold basically all the power that the school should have. They even have the right to veto a student's eligibility to obtain a diploma. However, before that, they must first get the grades from the professor.

Wayne was looking at the appendix behind the admission letter and planned to go to the bookstore to look for it tomorrow - today was a Sunday and many stores were closed.

At this time, someone knocked on Wayne's office door. It turned out that Ryan came to tell Wayne that the Fisk brothers and sisters came to visit.

Unexpectedly, Ian Fisk was still staying in Georgeburg, and Wayne forgot to prepare a gift for them.

There is actually some North American ginseng left, but it is too late to package it on site.

Because Ian Fisk was actually following Ryan, and Wayne saw him greeting him at the door.

After chatting for a while, the brother and sister seemed to be bored and didn't want to participate in too many social activities, so they came to visit.

Seeing the admission notice that Wayne had placed on the table, Miss Olivia came over to take a look:

"Mr. Wayne, you haven't bought the textbooks yet? When do you plan to go? We can go buy them together."

Ian Fisk vetoed the proposal as he collapsed on the sofa. "An elegant unmarried lady should travel with a female companion. And I remember that Wayne seemed to be a history major, which is different from the bookstore you need to go to."

As alumnus Ian Fisk happened to be there, Wayne asked him about preparations for admission.

Ian Fisk's answer was consistent with his status. In short, he had to ask the butler...

What shocked Wayne was that

Ian Fisk actually asked him what he planned to write for his senior thesis.

Can college students of this era be so curled up? !

We have to start preparing our graduation thesis before we even register as new students?

Ian Fisk looked at Wayne's expression and was also a little surprised:

“I asked my uncle before, shouldn’t you history majors select a unique artifact from your family’s treasure trove in advance, study its history, and then donate it to the college?

“If you fund or establish a corresponding foundation and propose to let a professor be the person in charge, the professor will usually be happy to guide and revise your thesis. Graduation is not difficult.

"Why, you haven't brought the stuff over yet?"

Wayne thought about it for a while and felt that the Fisk family's experience would be of no reference value to him.