Super Righteous Player
Chapter 353 - 350 Annan: Where is my money?_1

Chapter 353: Chapter 350 Annan: Where is my money?_1

Annan’s gains could be described as plentiful.

In addition to the three Divine Arts recommended by Daryl, Annan applied many enhancements to himself.

His priest list now looked like this—

Priest (Silver Baron 0):

Divine Ability: Resonating Object, Sharp Object, Eternal Youth, Silver Coin Mark, Ritual: Daryl’s Silver Flame Assault

Constant Ability: Medium Resistance to Fire [valid for one year remaining], Silver Flesh Spell [valid for six months remaining], Dim Vision [permanent], Purification Spell [permanent]

Additional Ability: Strong (Strength +1, Constitution +1), Sturdy Physique (Constitution +3), Flexible Body (Dexterity +2, Constitution +2)

As for the "Silver Blade Strike," it was incorporated into the Silver Knight’s class skill list after consuming Annan’s last free skill point.

With just his inherent Constitution attribute, Annan’s score soared directly to 31 points.

With the addition of the "Silver Flesh Spell," it reached 36 points.

Among the abilities he purchased, the most expensive wasn’t the "Extra Abilities" that permanently increased attributes but the Divine Art known as "Silver Flesh Spell."

There are two potent Divine Arts that Silver Barons use to increase Constitution.

One is called the "Silver Flesh Spell," and the other is "Constant Cleanse Body."

Both are very complex high-level Divine Arts that only bishops and above can attempt to master.

According to Old Bread’s explanation, "The Silver Flesh Spell allows you to reflexively ’tense your muscles’ upon receiving piercing or slashing damage, or when launching an attack, transforming your skin into sanctified silver."

The system’s interpretation is more detailed and easier to understand than Old Bread’s explanation:

Silver Flesh Spell: Constitution checks +5 when under attack, Strength checks +3 when attacking (cannot be active simultaneously); if "Silver Flesh Spell" is activated when attacked, reduce damage from piercing or slashing by 30%, and completely immune to lightning damage below the Gold rank.

...If one were to purchase this Divine Art alone, it would cost a whopping 180 imprint points.

It’s indeed not as expensive as ritual Divine Arts... but it only costs 30 Imprint Points to rent for half a year.

Annan carefully considered for a while.

In these six months, players could earn him a large number of Holy Light Imprint Points.

It was clearly disadvantageous for Annan to directly purchase such buff-type Divine Arts. He didn’t really need to bestow this Divine Art on others, and it consumed a large amount of "sanctified silver"... that is, silver coins that had been widely used and then sufficiently blessed by a bishop or higher-level clergy.

It’s better to rent it temporarily rather than buy it outright.

As a buff, it’s entirely rentable.

Annan compared "Silver Flesh Spell" with "Constant Cleanse Body." The latter also added five points to Constitution, its advantage being complete immunity to negative energy damage below the Gold rank, and all negative effects based on the body like poison, aging, burns, etc., would be halved.

But considering that he owned the Curse Binding "The Final Work: David," the effects of Constant Cleanse Body would not be significant for him.

On the other hand, something like "Ritual: Silver Flame Assault," an active skill that couldn’t be borrowed... It’s better used to purchase handy Divine Arts like Silver Flesh Spell, Dim Vision, and Purification Spell.

Then he just needed to top up a bit of resistance to fire-type damage—after all, whether it was Annan’s body or his statue, neither had resistance to high heat. Relying solely on the Disabling School’s cooling effects was hardly enough to immediately cool down high-heat spells to a tolerable level.

Every craft has its masters... For a Silver Baron’s priest, it would be difficult to destroy even a single wall. But if there was a Silver-rank Destruction Wizard, they could even destroy an entire city.

Acid, high heat, explosion, earthquake—these are all destruction-class spells.

Annan had to consider the possibility that Nicholas might use destruction-class spells as well.

After this round of purchases, Annan’s strength leaped another tier in an instant. Though he had just advanced to Silver-rank as a Transcendent, Annan felt he was now capable of taking on multiple Silver-rank Transcendents simultaneously.

As for the Gold rank...

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Annan still hadn’t truly faced a foe, so he wasn’t very sure.

If one could say that upon advancing to the silver rank, intelligence, physical ability, lifespan, and talent would all undergo significant improvements, akin to an evolution...

The distinct trait of the gold rank was the pressure it exerted on lower-ranked Transcendents.

For instance, the resistance provided by the "Silver Flesh Spell" simply couldn’t withstand the Elemental Power of a gold rank Transcendent.

This ability system that had been developed by the Forefather was truly too overpowering for Transcendents who lacked the Elemental Power.

However, having the combo of Silver Flame Assault, Hand of Silver, Frost Sword Technique, and Silver Blade Strike, Annan felt... even if facing a gold rank, he wasn’t completely without the power to fight back.

It’s just that he didn’t know...

...where did my dear money go?

It had to be said that old Bread’s salesmanship was really damn impressive, befitting his former status as the Silver Baron and Pope... Annan hadn’t even realized what exactly he had bought, and all his Holy Light Sigils were spent.

—And old Bread had even made a sales commission of eighteen Holy Light Sigils.

With this favor in hand, Annan had spoken to Bishop Daryl... to have Lin Yiyi accompany him to the Kingdom of Dennisiowa "for training."

In reality, she was to act as a mobile scouting position. As she uncovered the map, she would relay timely information to Annan.

Furthermore, Lin Yiyi’s own Transcendent profession was that of a "Guardian Knight of Gemstone Island."

The full name of the United Kingdom was the United Kingdom of Dennisiowa and the Feld Archipelago. And Gemstone Island was located within the Feld Archipelago... not far from Dennisiowa.

In other words, near the destination of Daryl’s journey, there might be clues for Lin Yiyi to advance to silver rank.

As for Annan, when he went to the Royal Capital, he could take one person with him.

—Before leaving, Eugene Geraint had left a passphrase for Annan in a letter.

The passphrase to summon the special intelligence agency "Cyclops Crow."

He could have Annan and one of his guards bypass the city gate surveillance through Cyclops Crow’s special channel and safely enter within the bounds of Noah’s Royal Capital. But the group had to be small... two people were optimal.

The possibility of going alone was something not even Eugene himself had considered—after all, Annan was a duke’s son, the future Duke of Winter, and traveling solo would be quite unbecoming.

And since Lin Yiyi was going abroad to the new map, Annan could choose a retainer from among the children.

Annan planned to take Defu Chocolate with him.

Xitan Pulan, Four Dark Deities, and the children were Transcendents not suitable for public exposure. Annan shouldn’t have too many overt ties with them.

And the Defu Chocolate brand combination took up only one spot, while its combat prowess was not at all weak—Defu’s feline form added a deceptive element, useful for gathering intelligence.

Annan had already contacted Cyclops Crow to head to Roth Fort. In a few more days, he would be leaving.

Old Bread was likely to depart the day after tomorrow.

Because he had to send someone off with Annan tomorrow...

It was the very first Priest Annan saw after entering this world—Priest Louis.

The young Priest with the deep red pompadour, standing at one meter ninety, muscular and robust, had served the people of Frostwater Harbor for many years... And after Annan had cleansed "Nightmare: Gallery," Louis’s mission in Frostwater Harbor had finally come to an end.

With the many Holy Light Sigils he had obtained, he was about to return to the Royal Capital to become a true "Silver Knight."

Yes...

Priest Louis was an agent hailing from "Hand of Silver."

And this organization... was the reserve force for "Silver Knights."