Jacob nodded, "Alright, I'll join as a permanent member."
This decision was quite obvious, especially after he saw the difference in status between the four power of freedman plains and the three hegemonies.
Furthermore, he had already seen through the controlling nature of Golden Swords Contrary.
He knew what Nixon said about if he went with them, he might not get out, and he believed they might even use something like a parasite gem to control a 'Blanker' like him.
On the contrary, the Nightmare Knight Legion had the strongest Zodiac Warrior Alliance behind them and didn't need to beg or control a mere blanker.
It was just an opportunity presented by them, and if someone didn't want to, they could simply reject it.
Lastly, Jacob didn't have time to play around with Golden Swords Country. He wanted to start his hunt for those magic cores, and he knew the information network of the Nightmare Knight Legion would be a massive help to him.
As for Nightmare Knight Legion's laws, they won't be as petty as the four powers.
Nixon smiled winded when he heard Jacob's reply and said, "You won't regret this choice! Let me get rid of those fleas now, and they won't pester you anymore."
Nixon smiled coldly before sending Ally a message through his Star Watch to get rid of those two outside for good.
Since Jacob had decided to become a permanent member, he was no longer in the jurisdiction of four powers anymore.
Although it will make the Golden Swords Country indignant, so what? Could they come here and demand an explanation? Absolutely not!
Since the three hegemonies let them put all those laws, they also expected them to back down when they broke those laws every now and then. It was much better than ending those laws for good.
After sending the message, Nixon opened a compartment of his desk, took out a one-square-meter scanner, and put it on the table in front of Jacob.
"Alright, you just have to register as a permanent member before I explain it to you," Nixon stated before he placed his hand on the black screen.
Thereby, a red scanning line started to scan his hand, which only had four knives-like sharp fingers filled with scales.
Words appeared on the screen after the scanning was successful.
'Registration for Membership in Zodiac Warrior Alliance.'
Nixon pressed it without any hesitation, and another scanning screen appeared.
He looked at Jacob and ordered, "Place both your hands on it."
Jacob thought for a moment before he placed his hands on the device before scanning started, and a static voice suddenly began to ring.
"Life Signal test pass!
"Species classified as 'Unknown' in the Rare Plains database.
"Species Rank is 'Unknown'
"DNA scanning start…
"DNA is not registered in the database. A new member has been detected!
"Searching for Star Network ID and other information…
"ID detected, 'Faceless Ancient…
"Bank Account Detected…
…
Jacob was astonished when he heard information on his species, and when he saw Nixon's eyes narrow, he knew this guy was as surprised as him.
'How did my species turn into 'Unknown,' or did they simply didn't have any information on humans?' Jacob frowned slightly because having an unknown species meant he was unique, and this might draw some unwanted attention if news got out.
"So, you really are from the star ocean," Nixon commented meaningfully.
Before, he didn't believe that Jacob had come from some random island but now that even their database didn't have Jacob's species, it meant he might really be from a faraway place.
This was a rare case since no new species like Jacob had appeared in the rare plains for hundreds of years. It was even bigger news than a blanker appearing in rare freedom plain.
Furthermore, Jacob also had magic potential, which might cause some inconvenience for Jacob if those races with magic potential found him an eyesore.
However, it would only happen if Nixon leaked this information.
"I already told you guys, but no one seemed to believe me." Jacob merely shrugged his shoulder as if he had no idea what it meant to be a new species.
"Scanning has been completed!
"Faceless Ancient, you have been registered as a Member of the Zodiac Warrior Alliance.
"You have been appointed as Reserve Zodiac Warrior.
"Your Rare Plain Rank is 1-Star Nightmare Warrior Knight.
"Confidential Information about Membership has been sent to your star watch account. Please don't share it with anyone!"
"Reserve Zodiac Warrior and Nightmare Warrior Knight?" Jacob was startled when he heard these unfamiliar terms.
His Star Watch also lit up at this moment as message after message started to appear from the 'Zodiac Warrior Alliance,' and there were five messages.
Nixon spoke as he put the device away at this moment, "Congratulations, you're now a true member of Zodiac Warrior Alliance, not a branch member!"
Jacob looked at Nixon with uncertainty. He wanted an explanation.
As he revealed, Nixon didn't hide it anymore, "Although you already got the information about the membership in your Star Watch, I'll still explain some basic information.
"As you know, the three hegemonies had branches all over the plains. Those members who joined those branches are actually branch members.
"The Permanent Members are those who truly joined the main power behind those branches. We also called ourselves Permanent Members to not reveal the true meaning behind Permanent Members to the public or those four powers. They only thought that permanent members had joined our branches permanently, but it's not the case!
"The ranks applied to the Permanent Members are also different from the branch members as they were given the proper ranks of the leading power.
"Our Zodiac Warrior Alliance Ranks started from the Reserve Ranks like the Legion and then Rank-1 to Rank-9 before the Star Ranks. However, the threshold for those ranks is not something we could imagine.
"You can say they are investing in us because we had the potential to evolve into those ranks!"
Jacob's eyes shimmered with understanding, "So, you're saying if we could cross a certain threshold, they can help us leave the rare plains?"
He wasn't a fool and instantly caught the true meaning behind Nixon's explanation.
Nixon smiled with a hint of excitement, "Exactly! Although the Rare Plains are enormous and still unexplored, it doesn't mean there is nothing above them. It is just that we are too weak to explore that place.
"You could say the three hegemonies are omnipotent-like existences, and they were here to help those who were worthy of their help. But those four powers didn't know about this truth because they simply didn't need to know.
"As for the 1-Star Nightmare Warrior Rank, it was rank for us Rare Plains Natives and wasn't any different from a fighter or magic knight.
"As long as we cross all Nine Nightmare Warrior Star Ranks, we can become a Rank-1 Zodiac Warrior, and that is the threshold to leave the Rare Plains!" Nixon's voice was full of yearning as he said it.
Realization dawned on Jacob at this moment, 'So the three hegemonies are here to found those people who could cross extraordinary rank? Just what is the rank above it!'
He was quite curious about it since this rank could make those three hegemonies go through all this trouble just for the possibility that such a person might appear.
Nixon then looked meaningfully at Jacob, "And don't even think for a second that anyone could obtain a permanent member slot. Even magic knights might not be able to catch our Commanders' eyes.
"We, the Knight Commanders, only got ten slots every twenty years, so you could imagine just how precious these slots are.
"I invited you because you are a blanker, which means you have the potential to evolve. In the history of rare freedom plains, only a single person had ever managed to cross the rare plains from our alliance, and he happened to be a blanker!"
"You're expecting too much from me." Jacob calmly stated, but he was still not convinced that it was only why Nixon gave him a spot.
Nevertheless, he won't make it look like he was ungrateful and let Nixon think he was in debt.
"I know. I'm willing to take this chance." Nixon smiled amiably, "Don't worry about anything while you're here. You were given a personal training room on the hundred floors, as you may have seen those ten doors.
"Eight of them had already been occupied by excellent members of our branch. More importantly, you couldn't reveal that you are a permeant member to anyone. It's in your contract sent to you by headquarters. You can read it later.
"There are also perks to being a permanent member, you'll know once you open those messages, and if you have any questions or want to leave for a mission, you could find me first." Nixon seriously expressed the last part.
Jacob nodded in agreement, and then Nixon told him some more critical things to Jacob before he was given a key to his training room!