"What kind of good news is that?"
Shen Yi said calmly. Then he asked another question: "Star-Radiance Holder? What's that?"
Lilith's gaze shifted slightly to Shen Yi, then to Alvin, who stood alone in the distant deep space.
"The Star-Radiance Holder is, like Alvin, an Authority Holder with a title."
"I imagine that to you, Alvin's power doesn't seem much different from Gor's. But Beyond the World, every titled Authority Holder has something special about them."
She looked at Shen Yi, her tone serious.
"Sometimes, an Authority Holder earns a title not merely because they're very strong. Every titled Authority Holder is far from simple. In their domain, in their application of rules, or in their very existence, they have often reached a height or breadth that is widely acknowledged and difficult to replace."
"For example, Alvin."
Lilith looked toward the solitary figure in the distant deep space.
"It's only in your eyes, especially in that direct clash with Gor just now, that he may have seemed relatively weak, or more inclined toward support and defense. But in reality, if Alvin disregarded the consumption of his people and fully drove the power of his authority, then the surplus of rules and sustained combat ability he possessed would almost allow him to easily deal with and wear down the vast majority of Authority Holders at the same level."
"Something like authority doesn't derive its power only from rank or rarity. It's also closely tied to the surplus of rules the Authority Holder themself can mobilize."
"You can understand surplus of rules as the total amount and depth of rule-power that an Authority Holder can continuously and stably mobilize within the conceptual scope of their authority. This depends on the depth of the Authority Holder's understanding of their own rules, the degree