Rethinking Beliefs 7

Such things would not be done in certain cases where corruption and altering of the rankings were involved, but it was not always without consequences.

If someone were abusing the system so much that they were creating bigger problems for everyone, then things would no longer be able to continue in that way.

Something would have to be done about it eventually, especially if it affected the Balancer Association in some way.

It was the same for an organisation like Cerberus, as it was full of people who had gotten to their present ranking and needed to be qualified to be able to keep that position and qualify for their next promotion.

If they cheated their way through it or got help in some way to aid them in getting to that position, then it could create problems later once they started being given greater responsibilities that they could not shoulder properly.