Super Righteous Player
Chapter 868 - 405: The Eye of Kafney

Chapter 868: Chapter 405: The Eye of Kafney

...So that’s how it is.

Annand withdrew his gaze from the public nightmare viewed through the two players and fell into deep thought.

His previous judgment could be said to have been half right.

Indeed, the First Daughter of the Storm became too strong, too fast at collecting the "Storm and Heart’s Canticle," leading to an unsatisfied condition at the time of her Ascension.

Though she was incomparably powerful and, without doubt, the world’s foremost Transcendent at that time—even receiving the "Crown of the Supreme"... she became somewhat arrogant, resulting in an insufficiently deep understanding of the Book of Truth.

—But it wasn’t because the "Storm and Heart’s Canticle" was missing a hidden page.

In fact, when Annan learned that Philip was the "spare Annan" and thus deduced that the "Eternal Maiden" Ingrid was the "seventh mirror," as well as a "candidate for the Celestial Chariot"... Annan had a vague sense that his previous conjectures might have been wrong.

For "destiny is the rut of the celestial chariot."

The Book of the Celestial Chariot inherently encompasses elements of destiny, which made Annan consistently encounter situations that conveniently worked in his favor.

But not all deities can experience all the key elements like Annan does—that is not something that one can reliably receive "naturally."

Because Annan overlooked an important issue.

Not all Books of Truth, once manifested, only require collection to immediately confer divinity upon someone.

Knowledge about the gods is entered into the "second history," a secret that cannot be known through ordinary means.

But as is evident from the case of the "Daughter of Heretical Flames," Atalante, a scenario like that of "Storm and Heart’s Cantile," where the tome is passed down for hundreds of years without its holders ascending to godhood, seems not to be unique.

This has proven that all Books of Truth likely have an "Ascension Requirement."

Just as the most essential and fundamental power of every Book of Truth appears on the "title page"... the ritual required for its Ascension, and most importantly, the vital information, are all contained on the last page.

Such as in the Book of Truth "Atonement Chronicles" held by Elle.

The first page is the "Chapter of Betrayal." Extending life, defying destiny, forgetting history—these are head of the "Four Sins," the origin of all malice. It symbolizes the power to "break the balance" and is undoubtedly the truth of the title page.

And its last page is the "Chapter of Redemption."

Only with this page does the Book of Truth "Atonement Chronicles" come into being—with the last page at hand, any other page would complete the Ascension.

The preceding Four Sins merely set the stage for Redemption.

To activate the last page’s "Chapter of Redemption," one must extract "Justice" and "Pure Goodness" to the extent of manifesting a sublime false body, and the overall proportion must reach a certain percentage.

Reflecting on the "homework" that Elle showed to Annan, Annan began to have a deeper understanding of Maria’s "Storm and Heart’s Canticle."

The third page, "Chapter of the Storm," might be dispensable.

—But obtaining the fourth page, "Chapter of Victory," is essential.

To drive this Chapter toward Ascension, it likely requires elements related to "victory" or "rebirth," along with "a throbbing, unyielding heart" as a key ingredient.

This is indeed very important information.

Lin Yiyi and Jiu’er have truly done a service this time.

And this information is not only useful for helping Maria ascend.

It could even be of help to Annan himself—

If Annan is not mistaken, one of the rituals required for the "Book of the Celestial Chariot" is to defeat all his mirrors, thereby proving "I am the Light."

It is precisely because he stands apart from all mirrors, yet is reflected by all, that he is the true, one and only light. That is, the seventh daylight... the Light of the Chariot.

Besides, there might still be other ritual requirements.

But for that, Annan will first need to obtain the last page of the Book of Truth.

Since the Book of the Celestial Chariot has only six pages, his seventh mirror is inherently empty. Meaning the "Eternal Maiden" Ingrid does not carry the Book of the Celestial Chariot on her person... and Annan’s sixth mirror.

"The Winter Reverser..."

Annand muttered to himself.

——The goal was beginning to clarify.

Without obtaining the Sixth Mirror, even if he grew stronger, it would be meaningless. Just like the eldest daughter of the storm, her power was strong enough to crush all Transcendents, but she couldn’t complete the activation task of the "Storm and Heart’s Canticle"... or rather, the Enlightenment task.

Because she had already awakened the element of "storm" to its limit.

Without the Philosopher’s Stone, she was no longer allowed to awaken any additional elements.

Although the situation on Annand’s side was slightly more lenient...

After all, his senior was capable of synthesizing the Philosopher’s Stone.

But synthesizing the Philosopher’s Stone would come at the cost of his mentor’s Erosion Level rising—similar to asking an old lady for sedatives in Bloodborne; if you ask for too much, someone could die.

And knowing his mentor’s character, if he was aware that Annand no longer had a sufficient base of protection, he would craft the Philosopher’s Stone for Annand even at the risk of a significant rise in his Erosion Level.

Although as a privilege of the Book of the Celestial Chariot, Annand could also purify his mentor’s Erosion Level—simply by using his mentor’s magic mirror to reflect Annand’s "ideal state" and showing it to him, forcefully resetting his Erosion Level to zero.

Annand had asked Salvatore about this.

But Salvatore had refused Annand.

Because...

"The shadow is much more reliable than me," Salvatore had said at the time, "I do not trust myself. My talents are insufficient, I’m lazy and incompetent, not vigilant enough, and clumsy in conversation. If the shadow can constantly remind me, I would rather give her some freedom."

Salvatore had said this.

Though Annand had considerable skepticism about the "insufficient talents, lazy, and incompetent" part, he did agree with the "not vigilant enough and clumsy in conversation" part.

Without the supervision of the shadow elder sister—a second self that "always sees others from a dark perspective"—Salvatore might indeed have been tricked by others.

To be sold and still help count the money—that was exactly the kind of person he was describing.

And if purified by Annand, the power held by the shadow would be greatly weakened. It would revert to a "somewhat darker self" that "could only be seen in Salvatore’s dreams."

Even traits that were "opposite" to Salvatore, such as "demonic," "warlike," "keen," and "feminine," would all be erased. It can be simply understood that the "opposing force" was no longer sufficient to express the sister in that state.

Therefore, until Salvatore entered deep Erosion... that is, a state of "Erosion Level exceeding 90%," Annand had no intention of providing him with "spiritual therapy."

——After all, Annand could bring him back.

With elder sister shadow protecting Salvatore, Annand could also be more at ease with him hopping around on his own.

He hoped that after experiencing the deep Erosion state, feeling as if there were whispers in his ear all the time and hallucinations around him constantly, Salvatore would gain a better understanding of his own body’s limits.

"However..."

Annand whispered softly to himself, "What’s this situation?"

The moment Kafney and the players entered the Elven relics together.

On Annand’s admin panel, a gray "Kafney" indicator had appeared.

He was unable to perform complex operations on this indicator—such as deleting it, directly giving her a skill, or also unable to revive her on the spot.

But he could directly allocate experience from the Common Experience Pool to Kafney, helping her level up, or let her use the Light of the Chariot to travel back and forth within the mirror... of course, free of charge.

...And most crucially,

Annand could see everything Kafney saw through her eyes—just as Annand could observe through the "terminals" of Chocolate and Defu.

Whether it was Chocolate the cat or her owner Defu, both could be "god-descended" by Annand.

...Could it be, Kafney already considered me her deity?

Thinking this, Annand tentatively cast his consciousness into Kafney’s body—looking through her eyes at the other side of the relics.

To see if this was any different from seeing the world through a player’s body.

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