Lin Yi asked, "What's your level?"
"Fifty-nine," she said. "Most of our active core members are between fifty and sixty-three. Our highest is sixty-five."
He looked at her. "The gap between your lowest active member and my level is more than ten."
She held his gaze. She had not expected that specific answer from a first-year. He could see the recalibration happening behind her expression. "How far above sixty-five are you?"
"Far enough that party leveling wouldn't work for either of us," he said.
She was quiet for a moment. "That's." She stopped. "That's not a number I expected to hear from a first-year student."
"No," he agreed.
