Super Righteous Player
Chapter 601 - 142 Overwhelming Black Screen Tip_1

Chapter 601: Chapter 142 Overwhelming Black Screen Tip_1

[Nightmare Purified]

[Purification of the nightmare with a designated identity, evaluation increased]

[Killed "Dream Eater", evaluation increased]

[Completed the purification on the first entry to this nightmare, evaluation greatly increased]

[Gained the recognition of the Tragedy Writer, evaluation greatly increased]

[Accomplished one potent purification, evaluation greatly increased]

[Overall evaluation——S]

[Proxy received 18,000 public experience points, perception +1]

[Ritual Executor (you) received half of the experience rewards]

[Proxy obtained the instance clearance reward: Element (Understanding) adaptability increased by 5%]

[Hidden element has been decrypted: 100%]

[Eligible to claim the first stage reward (obtained at 90% completion)]

[Eligible to claim the second stage reward (obtained at 100% completion)]

[Received instance decryption rewards: Element (Wisdom) awakening depth increased by 20%, Element (Understanding) awakening depth increased by 20%]

[Since the Proxy has not yet become a Transcendent, "Element (Wisdom) awakening depth increased by 20%", and "Element (Understanding) awakening depth increased by 20%" rewards are transferred to the Ritual Executor (you)]

[Nightmare concluded]

[Based on the nightmare’s special causality, you received the Tragedy Writer’s sacred light marks]

[The person in the mirror is very satisfied with you, you obtained 20 sacred light marks from the person in the mirror]

[Current total marks: 120 (Tragedy Writer) / 34 (Silver Baron) / 20 (Person in the Mirror) / 8 (Mysterious Lady) / 6 (Lady of Silence) / 4 (Yawen) / 1 (Bell Ringer)]

The scattered sacred light marks that suddenly increased were because several months had passed, and the nightmares that players had successfully purified throughout the lands, including those in the Underworld, some had finally been completely purified.

After the nightmares were completely purified, the sacred light marks would be tallied.

Annan suddenly had a premonition.

As the number of players kept increasing.

He might not be able to spend all his sacred light marks in the future...

... He also did not know if the Silver Baron or the old grandmother would be angry.

After all, the essence of the sacred light marks is a "share certificate" — it refers to the curses that flow into a god’s domain after the purification of nightmares. The fundamental owners of those curses are still the clergy who purified these nightmares, keeping the lease until they die.

The gods would help them hold those curses and freely transform them into power that they could easily utilize... just as they could when they owned the curses themselves.

This is also known as clergy’s [Divine Ability], [Constant Ability], and [Additional Ability].

They can possess transcendent powers without having to worry about the accumulation of curses and Curse Bindings on themselves.

In other words.

If one holds a god’s sacred light marks... it can also be regarded as being able to become the actual priest of this god at any time.

It is not everyone who has the talent to communicate with a god.

In fact...

Most people’s "prayers" simply cannot be heard by the gods because their will is too weak and their minds too chaotic; without rituals or environmental amplification, their voices cannot reach the gods at all.

Unless they purify nightmares in churches or the like, people without the talents of clergy won’t receive sacred light marks after purifying nightmares.

That’s why Bishop Daryl was so polite to Annan at first.

Because Annan, holding the sacred light marks of the Silver Baron, could become a priest of the Silver Baron at any time.

The talent to become a cleric is much rarer than the talent to become a Transcendent.

Before the Third Epoch, Transcendents were also clerics and Ritualists at the same time. It’s just that later, because humans couldn’t become Transcendents as effortlessly as Elves, they had to invest a certain amount of energy to study the path to transcendence.

To avoid dissipating their focus, these three paths eventually separated.

Fully purifying nightmares increases the power of gods, while prayers and faith do not. Designating the "territory where nightmares appear" is also the purpose of the Orthodox Church’s existence; however, at the edges of these territories, nightmares crafted or influenced by False Gods can slyly steal a portion of that transcendent power.

The difference is, True Gods operate on an assembly line, while False Gods can only carve by hand. However, when False Gods distribute holy light marks, they are not as strict as the Orthodox Church — generally, they will hand them out casually to anyone they fancy or when they want to quickly cultivate someone, they might expedite the process by infusing a large number of holy light marks.

For example, the twenty marks given to Annan by the person in the mirror come from here.

And for those Transcendents who lack the talent of clerics and cannot communicate with gods... After they purify nightmares, all the volatile curses that cannot be absorbed are then taken away by the nearest True God.

Of course, not all players have the talent to become clerics.

Up to now, those who could become clerics are still a minority.

However, under the rules, players summoned by the power of the "Book of the Celestial Chariot" are judged as summons called by Annan from another world — as such, even if it’s just on Annan’s behalf, the Twelve True Gods will not freeload off them, but will pay them "wages" according to the standard.

...But also because the players are judged as summons.

It means that unless Annan actively bestows them with holy light marks,

All holy light marks would, by default, flow to Annan — as if two companies were transacting, and all payments are made business-to-business, rather than one company giving payments to each employee of the other company.

This is also quite impolite.

It can even be seen as overstepping.

From this perspective, Annan realized... he seems to have been seen by the gods as an "equal" being.

Of course, what surprised Annan the most,

Were the full one hundred and twenty marks from the Tragedy Writer...

He could have simply taken back all these holy light marks without much consideration.

Because the return of curses is the default, automatic process, while distributing holy light marks, such an important matter, has always been done manually.

Whether it’s the True Gods giving them to the church, or to the purifiers of nightmares; or the False Gods courting their confidants, cultivating followers. It’s a very important resource... It’s essentially the power of the gods themselves.

The power that a single holy light mark can exchange for is roughly equal to its actual value. After all, mortals have a lifespan, and something with an expiration isn’t that expensive; but during the introductory period for clerics, the divine arts that can be exchanged with a holy light mark are even slightly more valuable than its actual value, to protect their lives.

From this, it can be seen how thrilled the Tragedy Writer was to see his Pope getting hammered to death...

— He directly gave Annan the full power that constituted the nightmare!

Now Annan also realizes that these nightmares purified more than a hundred times are likely woven by the gods themselves. Because all the curses of one or two mortals are not enough to support the "experience reward" of giving out so many awards.

Holy light marks are of course more valuable than experience.

Annan still remembers when the holy light mark that covered half of Old Bread’s body was materialized, even he could feel the extraordinary sanctity — just looking at it would cause a strong sense of dizziness.

That was the overflow of curses.

The holy light marks on Old Bread at that time were also about two hundred or so.

And Old Bread was most likely a Pope of the Silver Baron of a past generation... He saved up a lifetime’s worth, and that was the amount.

...It’s simply incredible.

People who don’t know better, seeing the dense holy light marks on Annan that represent the "Tragedy Writer," would probably think Annan was the Tragedy Writer’s Cardinal or even his Pope, right?

Suddenly, a light screen flashed in front of Annan out of nowhere:

[The Skeleton likes you very much, you have received 10 holy light marks from the Skeleton.]

"— What does this have to do with you?!" Annan blurted out subconsciously.

Your silent tipping is a bit too much, sir!

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