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5.

If you've ever played an RPG game, it's easy to understand how the effect of "increasing experience" is.

Basically, there is no such thing as a player level in the system.

Instead, there is experience in each stat and skill, and there is a level.

I, too, am confident that I have a good understanding of the system because I was able to grow rapidly through the system in Eden.

Now that I'm back on Earth and seeing that other players' systems aren't fundamentally different from mine, I'm sure other players will react similarly to me.

Basically, stats and skill levels are in the form of accumulating experience points when performing related actions.

For example, the stat called Strength > is literally the concept that experience points accumulate as you repeatedly use power, and when you reach a certain amount of experience, you level up.

The same goes for other stats and skills.

If you do something worth 1 experience, it's normal for it to go up by 1.

"Can experience be copied?"

As long as there is a denominational characteristic of the Enlightenment >, the magic of turning 1 into 1.3 unfolds.

Even if it's only for 180 days, it's a ridiculous perk for players who have just awakened.

It's a trait that doesn't really help me, as most levels are at the limit of the system, but it's a miraculous trait for players who will grow in our cult in the future.

In short, a trait that you have to get your hands on somehow.

“…… The problem is the price."

The Holy Points paid for bringing Leo back from Eden are 2,500.

In comparison, this Enlightenment > trait required a whopping four times the price, 10,000 Holy Points.

I checked earlier and my remaining score is only 1,700.

In order to purchase the Low Must-Have trait, there was a whopping 8,300 points short.

"Your Holiness. Or are you worried about money? If that's the case, I know how to do it."

I think the words in my head came out unconsciously, but when Leo heard them, his eyes lit up and he said to me:

I waved my hand roughly, but soon I felt uncomfortable with Leo's words.

How can a guy who has been on Earth for less than a month know how to make money?

"How to be okay?"

"Yes."

Speaking confidently, Leo handed me his smartphone once again and continued.

"This is the video. When I watched the video, they said that if you buy a currency called Hunter Coin on an exchange, the money will be copied. Isn't that amazing? You can get rich just by breathing, and I think the earth is such a great place."

A video with a very provocative title was playing on Leo's smartphone.

Make 1 billion from 1 million, Hunter Coin? If you do this, you'll be bored. This is the low point. >

"It's Leo."

"Yes, Your Holiness."

"Just keep looking at what you're looking at to yourself. Okay?"

"Yes, sir."

It's my fault for paying attention to me.

I sighed as I looked at Leo as he focused his attention back on his phone, then pressed my right hand to my forehead and turned my attention back to the message window in front of me.

[Holy Points Holdings: 1,700] [Expansion – Preparation > Reduces the amount of Holy Points gained until the quest is completed.]

I thought that as the number of believers increased, the Divinity score would increase exponentially, but it turned out that it wasn't.

Until the number of followers exceeded 100,000, the rapidly accumulating Divinity Points began to stagnate.

If you check the message, it looks like it will continue like this until you complete the main quest......

Where the hell did you get all 8,300 points?

If I hadn't known, I wouldn't have been as sad as I am now, but when I see that ridiculous trait, I get greedy.

That's when I stared at the message window for a long time, thinking about it.

[A sub-quest occurs.] [A Little Salvation]

●Type: Sub – DLC

●Description: Your denomination is expanding at a rapid pace on Earth. You haven't laid the foundation for a full faith yet, but the miracles you performed according to God's will may have grown into a fervent hope for some. And for some of those who had that hope, the possibility of being a prophet > blossomed.

Pope Francis. The prophet > conveys God's will lives in an unfortunate fate until he enters God's arms. It is up to you, the first apostle, to find the first prophet on earth and decide whether or not to return to the church.

●Completion Conditions

- The First Prophet ??? Find a > and get them into the denomination.

●Reward: Cult Trait Enlightenment Lv. 1>, 3,000 Holy Points

*This quest does not require you to complete this quest.

**Time Limit: 3 days

I had forgotten.

How does this system train its users?

Deliberately making what I need insufficient, and inducing me in the name of sub-quests.

The villainy of creating a structure where if you don't do it, you will inevitably lose money, and calling it a > a sub-quest.

If you don't do it, it doesn't mean you can't progress through the main quest, but it definitely hinders you.

That's why I didn't think about it for too long.

"I accept."

[You have accepted the sub-quest A Little Salvation>.]

Even if you can't eat it, why not miss the opportunity to get those ridiculous traits for free?

6.

In fact, the word prophet > wasn't such an awkward concept for me.

Prophets.

It's literally like the first one to enlighten you, but to put it simply, you can think of it as a being who is very strongly gifted with the possibility of divine power.

In Eden, prophets were often referred to by the words > saint and > saint.

Leo, who was called the Saint of the North, was also one of the prophets of Limen.

So in the end, this is it.

"You're saying you need to find a saint or saint on Earth, right?"

"Yes, that's right. 』

"Tell me where it is."

"Siu knows better than anyone that it won't work. 』

“…… I just did it out of frustration."

I couldn't help but sigh loudly at the sound of Li Men's voice.

And Limen comforted me with a gentle voice.

"God is merely the one who gives us fate, and it is up to the prophets to decide our fate. The moment I intervene in the fate of the prophets, they will no longer be prophets. 』

For this reason, the Vatican deliberately sent priests to various parts of the continent in order to find hidden prophets.

If Limen had revealed the location of the prophets, he wouldn't have had to, but there was a reason why he didn't.

Even though I knew that, I was so sorry that I was whining.

There was no guarantee that the prophet would appear in Korea.

"Xiu. Are you very disappointed?"

"No, I don't. It's just a little confusing."

Compared to Eden, Earth boasts an overwhelming population.

But that's not all.

Unlike in Eden, where priests were sent to every corner of the continent, there is no room to send priests at the moment.

It was like looking for a needle in the sand.

But as always.

"But it's not like there's no way. 』

She is kind to me.

[The Holy See Limen> grants you a new office stewardship >.] [Depending on the causality, the office will be held for three Earth days, during which time you will be able to hear the prayer of the First Prophet.]

"Especially this time. 』

"You say you shouldn't interfere with fate?"

"It's up to Xiu to intervene in fate, not me. It doesn't matter. 』

"If you're going to do this, even in Eden......."

"There was no reason for that there, was there? Even if I didn't bother to tell you, they found it on their own. What a marvel it was! Well, in Earthly terms, we pursue natural encounters, right?"

Leo aside, where on earth does Limen learn to speak like that?

If Inwook had said something like that, he would have punished him right away, but let's take a look at Limen.

I furrowed my brow slightly, and asked in a low voice.

"What does the prophet's prayer sound like?"

"It just sounds like someone whispering in your ear. If a child destined to be a prophet doesn't pray, he may not be heard. Hasn't Siu listened to other people's prayers quite a bit?"

That's true. Just as we heard Minsu's prayer at the Gurogu Gate last time, we heard someone's prayer in Eden.

But the situation was fundamentally different now.

"It was the prayer of those who had entered the bosom of the church, and it was the first time that the prophets had not returned. And what happens if the prophet stops praying?"

"I don't know what will happen. Then you won't be able to hear it!"

Do we really need to say that?

There is a three-day time limit, within which the first prophet must pray, so that I can hear......

I guess I should think that in the worst case, I might fail the quest.

Just as I was weighing the possibilities in my head, Li Men said in a soft voice:

"I'd like to talk to Siu more, but I have some work to do in this world, so it's going to be hard for me anymore. 』

"What happened?"

"Don't worry, it's not that big of a deal. There's something I haven't told Siu. 』

Li Men paused for a moment, then continued in a calm voice.

"Prophets must live an unhappy life until they return to God's bosom, because their noble souls destroy the law of cause and effect. 』

"It's harsh."

Just because you were born a prophet means you have to live in misery.

It would not be a blessing, but rather a curse.

"That's why Siu must save that poor child, okay?"

Before I could say anything to her.

[The trust is terminated.]

He was disconnected from her, and before he knew it, there was silence in the temple.

"Huh."

I sighed and stood up.

So from now on, we just have to wait for the first prophet to pray.

What if he doesn't pray within three days?

Moreover, if it's not in South Korea, but in a remote place like Africa, that's a headache.

As I walked out of the temple, I was lost in thought.

【…… Give me. 】

【Please...... If there is......]

Suddenly, I began to hear a voice in my ears that I had never heard before.

I was confused at first, but I soon realized that it was the prayer of the First Prophet.

It felt like all the worries I had just had just had melted away in an instant.

But I soon realized that something was wrong with the voice in my ear.

[I don't mind dying, please. 】

【…… My poor dad, please save him...... Please. 】

[And......]

It wasn't just a prayer >.

A voice that is almost screaming, devoid of reverence.

The voice of a child who has not even passed the metamorphosis period keeps penetrating my head.

[What if Li Men really exists in this world...... Please make sure that the people who made my dad like this pay for his sins. 】

I clenched my fists at the sound of the voice, which was more of a curse. He said in a low voice.

"Leo. There is a place to go."

Leo, who has been waiting on the sidelines, quietly answers my call.

"I'll take you right away."

The time is 11 p.m. Even though it was a little late to go out, Leo didn't ask why.

He scans my face for a moment, then just nods silently.

I said, putting the black gloves on my hand that I had placed on my chair for a moment.

"Pick up the saint."