Chapter 58: Hierarchy System [The Hierarchy feature will allow the user to teach his subordinates how to act in the middle of a battle, and give them different roles and duties that they will always follow, thereby allowing them to lead their own army of subordinates into battle and reducing the load on the user.]
Jason frowned as he read this and he quickly turned to read the other tabs that opened beside him. The entire situation seemed very complicated, but Jason was able to understand it easily enough. It was simply saying that he was going to be gaining more lieutenants who could command the privates when he was absent.
This was likely going to save him a lot of trouble with his army. Jason’s stamina was gradually improving, but it was still not high enough for him to command every single subordinate by himself. At this rate, Jason was more and more likely to run out of stamina in the middle of an important battle.
But with there being other commanders that were giving their own commands to the army, Jason wouldn’t have to worry about controlling every little thing and he could just focus on the major players while leaving the others to his commanders.
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[In the Hierarchy system, Queens > Knights > Bishop > Rook > Pawn, each piece will have to answer to the piece higher than it on the hierarchy, and the user’s job will be to keep the pieces directly under him in line and make sure they guide their own subordinates properly.]
[Each subordinate type will possess a boost granted to every subordinate under its command.]
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Jason’s brow rose. So he could give some of his pieces to the Rook and that would boost their stats even more? Jason asked the system what sort of boosts he would get for the pieces and the system brought up another tab.
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[Hierarchy Based Boosts]
[Rook Commanders]
-> All subordinates under the Rook will gain a 100%/200%/300% boost in their durability based on the hierarchy level of their commanding Rook.
-> All subordinates under the Rook will gain the unique skill [Stonewall]
[Bishop Commanders]
-> ???
-> ???
[To unlock this, please acquire your first Bishop Class subordinate.]
[Knight Commanders]
-> ???
-> ???
[To unlock this, please acquire your first Knight Class subordinate.]
[Queen Commanders]
-> ???
-> ???
[To unlock this, please acquire your first Queen Class subordinate.]
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[Stonewall: This grants all subordinates under a Rook-type commander a 50% reduction in damage from ranged attacks.]
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Jason read through everything from the system rather quickly before he finally turned up to look at the tab above his ant’s head.
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[Adamantine Ant Soldier]
[Rook Rank I]
[Hierarchy Level: 1 [0.00%]]
[Subordinate Count: 0/10]
[Upgrade Points: 0/50]
[Upgrade Limit: Bishop Rank I]
[MP: 4000]
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[In order to upgrade this subordinate, the user must ensure its Hierarchy level reaches 100% from experience on the battlefield, and the user must then supply a sufficient amount of upgrade points.]
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’So the number on its side wasn’t because it was my first Rook-class subordinate. It’s the Hierarchy level.’
Jason turned to look at the number that was printed on the side of the ant. The (1) there meant that the ant was a level one commander in his army and it would only be able to control ten subordinates until Jason raised its level.
Jason hummed and scratched his chin as he read this. It was a little disappointing that he wouldn’t be able to just upgrade his subordinates anymore after getting enough points.
The fact that Jason needed five thousand kill points just to raise the ant from Rook Rank I to Rook Rank II didn’t really surprise Jason that much. It just made Jason’s anticipation grow since he knew that the payoff would be worth the effort to get the points.
The system was basically telling him that the only way he could upgrade his subordinates was by putting them in as many battles as possible to make sure that they increased their hierarchy level percentage. And then when they get to a hundred percent, he would be able to give them the upgrade points that they needed to level up to the next hierarchy level.
’That means I’ll have twelve hierarchy levels. The Rook Rank I will be the first and the Queen Rank III should be the twelfth level. I wonder how many subordinates it’ll be able to command.’
Jason suddenly turned when one of the Adamantine Ant Scouts under his control warned him that there was a scout coming from the horizon. Jason quickly told three of the scouts to go and apprehend it, and three of them flew off quickly to attack the ant scout!
Jason then told the other ants to block the entrance of the tunnel on this side. Jason’s plan was to go around and block all the entrances while killing as many of the ants as possible. That way, when he finally goes inside the hill, Jason wouldn’t have to worry about any ants escaping through the exits.
The ants started to gather large rocks and tree trunks with their large mandibles to follow Jason’s orders, and the wolves helped in moving any rock that was too large for them to carry alone.