NOVEL NEXT Chapter 39
Anyone who has played RPG games can easily understand how much of a cheat effect ‘experience increase’ is.
First of all, the system doesn’t have a concept like player levels.
Instead, each stat and skill has its own experience points and level concept.
I also take pride in my high level of understanding of the system thanks to being able to grow quickly through the system in Eden.
After returning to Earth, I also confirmed that other players’ systems are not fundamentally different from mine, so the reaction of other players who see this effect will probably be similar to mine.
Basically, stat and skill levels accumulate experience points when related actions are repeated.
For example, the
It’s the same for other stats and skills.
If you did an action corresponding to 1 experience point, it should honestly increase by 1, which would be normal.
“Experience is duplicated?”
If you just have that
Even if it’s a trait that only applies to new inductees for 180 days, it’s a truly ridiculous privilege for newly awakened players.
It’s not a very helpful trait for me, where most of my levels have reached the system’s limit, but for players who will grow in our denomination from now on, it was a trait close to a miracle.
In short, it’s a trait that must be obtained somehow.
“…The problem is the price.”
The sacred points I paid to bring Leo from Eden were 2,500 points.
In comparison, this
The remaining points I checked earlier were a mere 1,700 points.
To purchase that must-have trait, I was short by a staggering 8,300 points.
“Your Holiness. Perhaps, are you having financial concerns? If so, I know a good method.”
It seems like the words in my head unintentionally slipped out, and Leo, who heard them, spoke to me with sparkling eyes.
I was about to roughly wave my hand in denial, but soon I felt something off about Leo’s words.
How does a guy who hasn’t even been on Earth for a month know a way to make money?
“A good method?”
“That’s right.”
Leo, who spoke confidently, handed me his smartphone again and continued.
“It’s this video. As I quietly watched the video, it said that if you buy a currency called hunter coins on a place called an exchange, money gets duplicated. Isn’t that amazing? Just by breathing, you can become rich. Earth seems like a truly incredible place.”
On Leo’s smartphone, a video with a very stimulating title was playing.
“Leo.”
“Yes, Your Holiness.”
“Just keep watching what you were watching by yourself. You understand, right?”
“Yes, I understand.”
It’s my fault for giving him attention for no reason.
I sighed while looking at Leo, who was focusing his gaze on the smartphone again, then placed my right hand on my forehead and turned my gaze back to the message window in front of me.
[Sacred Points Held: 1,700 points]
[Sacred point acquisition will decrease until the quest
I thought sacred points would also increase explosively as the number of believers increased, but upon checking, that wasn’t the case.
The sacred points that were rapidly accumulating until the number of believers surpassed 100,000 began to show stagnation.
Looking at the message, it seems it will continue like this until the main quest is completed…
Where the hell am I supposed to gather 8,300 points from?
If I hadn’t known, I wouldn’t be as regretful as I am now, but now that I’ve seen that ridiculous trait, I’m getting greedy.
As I was staring at the message window and agonizing for a long time like that.
[A sub-quest has occurred.]
[Small Salvation]
●Type: Sub – DLC
●Description: Your denomination is rapidly expanding its influence on Earth. Although you haven’t yet established a foundation for complete faith, the miracle you performed according to God’s will has grown into an earnest wish for someone. And among those who hold that wish, the possibility of becoming a
O Pope. A
●Completion Conditions
-Find the first prophet and have them join the denomination.
●Rewards: Denomination Trait
*This quest is not mandatory to complete.
**Time Limit: 3 days
I had forgotten.
How this system trains the user.
Deliberately making what I need insufficient and guiding me under the pretext of a sub-quest.
The malice of creating a structure where you have no choice but to suffer a loss if you don’t do it, and calling it a .
Although not completing it doesn’t prevent me from proceeding with the main quest, it definitely hinders it.
That’s why I didn’t agonize for too long.
“I accept.”
[You have accepted the sub-quest .]
I can’t miss the opportunity to obtain that ridiculous trait for free, even if it’s not edible.
Actually, the term
Prophet.
Literally, it means one who has awakened first, and to put it simply, you can think of it as a being who is born with a very strong possibility of holy power.
In Eden, prophets were mainly referred to as
Leo, who was called the Saint of the North, was also one of Limen’s prophets.
So in the end, this is it.
“It means I have to find a saint on Earth, right?”
『Yeah, that’s right.』
“Tell me where they are.”
『You know better than anyone that it won’t work.』
“…I just said it out of frustration.”
I couldn’t help but let out a big sigh at Limen’s voice.
And Limen comforted me with a soft voice.
『A god is just a being who bestows destiny, and it is the prophets’ role to determine their destiny. The moment I intervene in the prophets’ destiny, they are no longer prophets. I hope you won’t be disappointed or let down, Shi Yu.』
For that reason, the Holy Church deliberately dispatched priests to various regions of the continent to find hidden prophets.
If Limen had told them the location of the prophets, there would have been no need for that, but there were reasons why she couldn’t do so.
I also knew that fact, but I still whined because I was so regretful.
There was no guarantee that a prophet would appear in Korea, so I felt helpless too.
『Shi Yu. Are you very disappointed?』
“No. I’m just a bit discouraged.”
Earth boasts an overwhelming population compared to Eden.
That’s not all.
Unlike in Eden, where the denomination was large enough to dispatch priests all over the continent, there is currently no room to dispatch priests.
This felt like searching for a needle in a sand beach.
But as always.
『But there is a way.』
She bestows kindness upon me.
[The Main God
[According to causality, this role will be maintained for 3 days in Earth time. During this period, you will be able to hear the prayers of the ‘first prophet’.]
『Just this once.』
“I thought you couldn’t intervene in fate?”
『It’s not me who will intervene in fate, but you, Shi Yu. Then it’s fine.』
“If that’s the case, even in Eden…”
『There was no reason to do that there, right? They found them well on their own without me having to tell them. How wonderful that sight was! Hmm, in Earth terms, should I say I pursue natural encounters?』
Putting Leo aside, where the hell does Limen learn to talk like that?
If In-wook had talked like that, I would have punished him right away, but let’s forgive Limen.
I slightly frowned and asked in a low voice.
“How do you hear a prophet’s prayer?”
『It will just sound like someone whispering in your ear. If a child with a prophet’s destiny doesn’t pray, you might not hear it. Shi Yu, you’ve heard quite a few people’s prayers, haven’t you?』
That’s true. Just like I heard Min-soo’s prayer at the Guro-gu gate last time, there were times when I heard someone’s prayer in Eden.
However, that situation was fundamentally different from the current one.
“That was, after all, the prayers of people who had entered the denomination’s embrace. It’s the first time for the prayers of prophets who haven’t joined us yet. And what if the prophet stops praying?”
『What happens? Then you can’t hear it!』
Did you really have to say that so innocently?
Within the 3-day time limit, I can only hear it if the first prophet prays…
I think I should consider the possibility of failing the quest in the worst case.
As I was weighing various possibilities in my head like that, Limen spoke in a gentle voice.
『I want to talk more with Shi Yu, but I have some work to do on this side, so it’s a bit difficult.』
“What work?”
『It’s not such a big deal, so don’t worry. Ah, right. There’s something I didn’t tell Shi Yu.』
Limen paused for a moment, then continued in a calm voice.
『Prophets must live unhappy lives until they take refuge in God’s embrace. That’s because the noble soul they possess breaks causality.』
“How cruel.”
Just by being born as a prophet, you have to live in misery.
That would be a fate closer to a curse than a blessing.
『So please make sure to save that poor child, Shi Yu. Okay?』
Before I could answer her words.
[The divine revelation has ended.]
The connection with her was cut off, and silence soon filled the temple.
“Sigh.”
I sighed and got up from my seat.
So now I just have to wait for the first prophet to pray?
What if that friend doesn’t pray within 3 days?
Moreover, if they are in a remote place like Africa instead of Korea, that would be troublesome too.
As I was walking out of the temple, lost in thought like that.
【…Please.】
【If you really exist… please…】
Suddenly, a voice I had never heard before began to reach my ears.
At first, I was startled, but I soon realized that it was the prayer of the ‘first prophet’.
It felt like all the worries I had until just now were melting away in an instant.
However, I soon realized that there was something wrong with that voice in my ears.
【I don’t mind dying, so please.】
【…Our poor dad, please save dad… Please.】
【And…】
It wasn’t a simple
A voice close to a scream, with no trace of reverence to be found.
The voice of a young child who hasn’t even gone through puberty keeps penetrating my mind.
【If Limen really exists in this world… Please make sure the people who did this to our dad pay for their sins…】
At that voice, which was closer to a curse, I clenched my fists tightly. And I spoke in a low voice.
“Leo. There’s somewhere I need to go.”
At my call, Leo, who was waiting on the side, quietly responded.
“I’ll take you there right away.”
The time was 11 p.m. Although it was a bit late to go out, Leo didn’t ask for a reason.
After briefly examining my face, he just silently nodded his head.
I put on the black gloves that I had briefly placed on the chair and said.
“We’re going to get a saint.”