Free Web NovelChapter 141: Chapter 141: Becoming a Ruler Method_1
"Spirit, matter, order, and life, beneath these four thrones, each throne has three authorities from top to bottom, each authority corresponding to three divine proverbs. To become the ruler of a particular authority, one must first contain all the divine proverbs of that authority using one’s divinity, then acquire the ’Unique Authority’, and finally complete the ritual of the three powers to fully assimilate the authority, and one can ascend to be its ruler."
After Aiden won the game, Melifilia started to explain everything in detail to him as promised.
"I remember you said before that to master more divine words after obtaining one from a certain authority, the required divinity would increase exponentially?" Aiden casually asked.
"Correct, if the divinity required for the first divine word is taken as one unit, then to master the second divine word under this authority, you will need two units of divinity, and to master the third, you will need four units."
"Does that mean, to have a shot at becoming a near-god, one has to get seven skill points and then light up three skills under one authority?" asked Aiden.
"Yes, this step is actually quite simple, as long as you collect the corresponding proverbs and divinity," affirmed Melifilia, "The number of rulers for the four great thrones is limited by the number of authorities, with a maximum of twelve, but there can be many saints among mortals. Although the total amount of divinity in this world is finite, there is still a considerable surplus after all the authorities have been filled. You can start with a small goal for yourself, beginning as a saint under some authority..."
Aiden thought without surprise that becoming a saint under an authority was probably his entire life goal, as that should be enough to contend with "that person" or Abigail.
"I have a question..." Aiden suddenly raised his hand, "If I have extra divinity, could I learn divine words from other categories? With six points of divinity, I could only learn two divine words from one authority, but if I learned six different divine words, each from a different authority, wouldn’t I learn six phrases?"
"Unfortunately, not to mention whether you can encounter so many proverbs, as a mortal, both the divinity you can contain and the number of authorities you can access are limited," Melifilia denied him, "Using your recent measurement for divinity, your limit should be thirteen points..." freeweɓnovel.cøm
"You’re not cursing me in a roundabout way, are you?"
Aiden frowned slightly. Even though the language was different, the translated sentiment was strikingly similar, and he had once mentioned to Melifilia that in his past life’s world, this was considered an insult.
"How could that be?" Melifilia chuckled, "Listen carefully, a mortal can at most acquire thirteen points of divinity, and can only touch upon a maximum of three authorities, and the compatibility of these three authorities has conditions."
"Conditions?"
"Starting from the first authority you come into contact with, you can only continue to access those authorities that are adjacent to the first, or the equivalent authorities amongst the other thrones. Taking ’Order’, the upper authority under the throne of order that you have now accessed, as an example, the other divine words you can continue to learn can only be the middle authority ’Balance’ adjacent to ’Order’ under the throne of order, plus one of the upper authorities from the other thrones, ’Wisdom’, ’Existence’, or ’Life’."
"What if I first obtained divine words from an authority outside of these options?" Aiden pressed on.
"You’ll be unable to master them, and attempting to forcibly master a proverb from an authority with very poor compatibility could even result in dangerous side effects," Melifilia said quietly, "That’s why I strongly suggest that now your first authority has become ’Order’, you should focus on this path; master the proverbs of Order first. Mastering divine words from the same authority might cost more divinity, but the benefits are great, as I’ve said before – the more divine words you master under the same authority, the more expanded and unlocked the corresponding powers become – the increase is significant."
"Is the effect of divine words unrelated to the level of divinity?"
"Unrelated. The strength of a particular power for an individual is only related to their proximity to the corresponding authority. If you assimilate the ’Unique Authority’ of ’Order’, you become the ruler of Order, and any other person using the powers of Order would be no better than a novice in front of you. Even if I posses much more divinity and used the same proverbs of Order, I would definitely be suppressed by you," Melifilia stated decisively.
"This doesn’t feel very intuitive, totally different from black Magic," Aiden remarked, stroking his chin.
It’s worth noting that the effectiveness of the vast majority of black Magic spells depends on the caster’s level of Magic Power.
"Think of it as forming sets of cards. The more similar cards you gather, the stronger the effect. With seven units of divinity, if you distributed it amongst five proverbs under three different authorities, that’s at best two pairs and one odd card. But if you used it all to master the proverbs under the same authority, you would form a straight. And if you can additionally master the corresponding ’Unique Authority’, that would be a straight flush," Melifilia offered an analogy.
"I see..." Aiden gradually understood, "Then what exactly is this ’Unique Authority’ you keep mentioning?"
"You can think of it as the proof of the ruler, which the world recognizes as a ruler only if you have it," Melifilia responded, "There’s only one of these proofs under each authority, meaning each authority can have only one ruler."
"What does this proof look like?" Aiden couldn’t help but be curious, "Surely it’s not a certificate, is it?"
"When unclaimed by a master, every ’Unique Authority’ exists in the form of an object, and without exception, all these objects are Ancient Artifacts with strange characteristics related to their authority. If someone successfully ascends as a ruler, this Divine Artifact will merge with the corresponding ruler."
"This means, if a mortal wanted to ascend to become a ruler but that position is already taken by someone else..." Aiden suddenly envisaged a scenario.
"Then they must eradicate the current ruler and seize the ’Unique Authority’," said Melifilia indifferently.
"So becoming a ruler means being targeted by all the saints under that authority who aspire to become deities?" Aiden suddenly realized that even becoming a ruler didn’t seem to be very safe. freēwebnovel.com
"Being coveted by mortals comes with the territory of being a deity. Besides, rulers also vie with each other for authorities," Melifilia laughed heartily.
"That really is a road of no return," Aiden sighed, holding his forehead, "Well, it seems I have no need to think so far ahead... I pretty much know the method now. Where should I go to receive divinity and divine words?"
