Super Righteous Player
Chapter 580 - 121 Anchor_1

Chapter 580: Chapter 121 Anchor_1

He had received so much information.

And it was entirely different from the education and information he had been exposed to before... one might even say it was completely opposite.

Whether Naifertali became confused and unable to accept it, or despaired to the point of hysteria for having been deceived until now, or did not believe their words at all—it would all be understandable.

Annan and Benjamin had both made the necessary preparations.

But what they did not expect...

Was that Naifertali calmly accepted everything.

"...So it is."

She murmured softly.

A bright flame flickered in her eyes.

"Did you anticipate this?"

Annan asked with interest.

—You didn’t say that before.

Naifertali simply shook her head.

"No," she looked at Annan and answered seriously, "to be precise, it was after we came out of the nightmare... It was then that I suddenly felt a sense of discord.

"Although I did not become a Transcendent by gaining power directly from the nightmare, it seems I gained something from it. It greatly enhanced my intuition."

Naifertali extended her slender right index finger and pointed vaguely at her temple, her expression sober and calm, just biting her lip slightly: "Although the teacher deceived me a lot... the talents I developed were not wasted. My mind did not become foolish because of it.

"And after waking up, I took a potion to strengthen my thinking ability right away. Although I almost completely forgot the scenes in the nightmare, I instinctively doubted the teacher... I trust my own intuition.

"I must have seen something at that time."

Naifertali said gravely: "If it made me doubt the teacher, it must be vehemently contradictory to something I knew. Even if I forgot that thing, since this feeling remains in my heart... it is a ’trace’ left by the past me, it is also the ’clue’ for my suspicions."

"That is the power of ’Understanding’."

Annan answered.

He spoke slowly: "This nightmare does not bestow curse powers, but it can directly make a person adapt to the ’Understanding’ element. In other words, it can directly give a person who does not possess the talent of a Transcendent, the ticket to advance to Gold rank."

"I understand."

Naifertali nodded: "Not everyone can extract elements from their own soul. Intense and pure desire itself is also a talent.

"It represents a person’s ’orientation’... This is also the result of the teacher’s research. Damn, I should have realized this earlier..."

People’s thoughts are scattered, and desires are fickle. Being restless and uncontrollable is the norm for most people... Strong desires in themselves can become unmanageable.

The ability to always crystallize desire in a certain direction, to move forward in that direction driven by desire, is the adaptability to elements.

For example, ’painting demons,’ ’music demons,’ or ’those mad with power,’ ’those who would pay any price for justice’—the ’desires’ of such people are the qualifications for advancement to Gold.

It can indeed be formed later in life.

But it is mostly not something that can be artificially cultivated.

Even the weakest mortals, if given a complete guide by a Ritualist or a cleric to stabilize their minds, can overcome nightmares and become Transcendents. Then by continuously feeding them ’nightmares with strategies,’ they can easily level up.

At least up to the Silver rank, it is possible to be built up through resources.

Those little wizards studying in the Wizard’s Tower are basically just hoping to become great wizards, to change their lives.

But some people’s lives do not need to be changed through the power gained by becoming Transcendents.

—Not all powerful people fail to become Transcendents.

It’s just that they know a little more than ordinary people.

They know from the beginning... Gold rank requires talent.

Whether one has this talent can be called ’whether one has the talent of a Transcendent’.

Take Annan’s older brother, Dmitry, for example.

He knew early on that he was unlikely to have the talent for elemental adaptability. No matter how strong his desire, he would only become a madman.

Since it was impossible to advance to Gold rank, there was no chance of transcending to divinity.

Therefore, there was really no need for him to become a Transcendent.

"Orientation, huh,"

Thinking about this, Annan fell silent for a moment.

He exchanged a glance with Naifertali, his gaze becoming heavy.

He finally understood.

"Dream Eater" Tricino, those "radiant dreams" he devoured as offerings... what exactly were they?

——They were the very "talent of awakening elemental power" itself.

Those children, their initial resplendent dreams had been altered. They subsequently became mediocre... Here, the most significant difference might be that their initial "elemental adaptability" was plundered by Tricino.

It was indeed an invaluable "offering."

Even though children with such a talent might have a small chance of embarking on the transcendent path—perhaps only one in ten would choose this path, and even fewer would live to reach the silver rank. By then, those whose original intent hadn’t changed would be filtered out again... After all, even if Tricino hadn’t intervened, "original intent" is something that could change on its own.

If they could endure these numerous hardships, they would be able to arrive at the position of Stigmatization. To become true Transcendents.

"Given that, the reason why Justus could suddenly upgrade from a mortal to the gold rank within five years has been found."

Naifertali spoke seriously, "It’s impossible for a normal person to advance so quickly——"

Upon hearing this, Dragon Well Tea, who had been silent by the side, suddenly lifted his head and exchanged a silent glance with the cat sitting on Annan’s lap.

Annan remained expressionless, showing no anomaly.

"Moreover, he encountered virtually no obstacles when advancing from silver to gold rank. At first, I thought it was because of Justus’s exceptional talent. Now it seems that it may be like brother..."

At this point, Naifertali paused.

Annan understood her implication.

If the "Saint of Thieves" Alfonso was an "artificial saint,"

Then Justus might be an "artificial gold rank."

Annan had long since seen it in his nightmares.

The vocation of Model Envoy was not at all Justus’s family career, nor was it a job transfer under the control of the "Grey Professor." Instead, it was the profession held by Justus’s childhood friend "Alison," the young lady he married.

Justus himself also had the talent to become a Transcendent; it was improbable that he would be looked down upon by his father-in-law. In fact, his father-in-law was even starting to prepare for a mortal son-in-law... How could such a person be so picky about Justus? Not to mention they were childhood friends, and Justus was even pursued by Alison.

Alison’s family even had a powerful Curse Binding passed down from generation to generation. That is to say, they didn’t actually need a "strong son-in-law" but an "heir."

This indicates they certainly possess the corresponding knowledge to cultivate a Transcendent.

——Then, the question arises.

Since Justus didn’t have the cliched, melodramatic reason of "not being worthy of his childhood friend’s family" when he sought out the Grey Professor,

Why did he go to Grey Tower to study?

What could he learn there?

The Grey Professor wasn’t a rogue, nor was he a Model Envoy. His place most certainly didn’t have a direct promotion to the gold rank for the Model Envoy... And all Alison’s family needed was merely an heir; silver rank would be the best scenario.

Advancing to gold might result in a shorter life and fewer chances to produce offspring.

Therefore, Alison would not possibly wish for Justus to advance to the gold rank.

——Hence, the answer is self-evident.

What the Grey Professor gave him was a kind of "Elemental Power" that had already hatched completely.

Just like the [Comprehension] Annan and Naifertali received,

It directly added a new talent to a person.

Just as [Comprehension] made Annan and Naifertali’s intuition keener,

The element gained by Justus would certainly also change his behavior and thought habits——

"Everything matches up."

Annan looked at Naifertali.

Only Naifertali was special.

There were two possibilities here.

"Either it’s because you refused to become a Transcendent. You perhaps never had the ’Elemental Power’ talent to begin with. Considering that you reacted much more intensely after receiving [Comprehension] than I did, this possibility isn’t too low,"

Annan narrowed his eyes, "But if that’s the case, it would mean... your uniqueness was decided ’before enrollment.’"

"Then, there’s the second possibility——"

"——My value lies in my absence of this talent and my unwillingness to become a Transcendent."

Naifertali continued,

She spoke in a low and somewhat magnetic voice, "I’m an ’anchor.’

"——A living proof of Bone Healer Seti’s genuine existence."

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