Game World: I Can Share Talents

Chapter 179 - 177: Reiya Comes to Aid

Given Westheid’s keen perception of the various Talents in the Poem of Destiny, he could tell at a glance that the [Bright Radiance Manifested in the World] Talent was extraordinary. Although he had long had his suspicions, he never expected this kind of effect.

’I guess this is what you’d expect from a Talent I awakened myself. It has the distinct flavor of freeloading.’

The effect of [Bright Radiance Manifested in the World] was actually to share his glory with others, which made things quite interesting.

Looking at [Bright Radiance Manifested in the World] by itself, it would be at the peak of T1 at best, not quite reaching the edge of Quasi-T0. This was because even if it could share the main body’s Talents, the power of the weakened versions was limited. Even someone as strong as a Demigod only had one or two core Talents at most.

In fact, the highly sought-after Extraordinary Professions of the Mortal World were essentially just ways of sharing in the glory of the Celestial Gods, obtaining a tiny speck of a Divine Ancestor’s characteristics. Was Westheid really trying to compare himself to a Celestial God?

But [Heart and Soul’s Gift], an exceptional Talent beyond the normal rankings, elevated [Bright Radiance Manifested in the World] to a level it didn’t belong.

True, the version of [Withered Glory Sun] passed on to those connected by bloodline through [Bright Radiance Manifested in the World] was indeed as weak as a toy. Any mainstream profession had corresponding sustain abilities; it was far from overpowered.

’But what if I were to also bestow the toy versions of my other Talents upon those connected to me by blood? How would my opponents handle that?’

Even if a single bonus was small, stacking five, eight, or even a dozen of them would become quite substantial.

Low EQ: A little bit of everything.

High EQ: Hexagon Warrior.

The main idea was balanced development.

"Yes, yes, yes! This is it! This is it!"

Westheid couldn’t wait any longer. With a wave of his hand, he declared:

"You have quite a few Knight Apprentices under your command, right? Pick out the promising ones and replicate the bone and blood transplant procedure."

"Brother? My success was just a fluke. We don’t know if this is a universal phenomenon or a special case!"

Westheid replied, "It’s fine. Just go ahead and try it boldly. Don’t worry about the cost or failure. This is part of a hundred-year plan."

’A hundred-year plan! He actually brought up a hundred-year plan!’

Yolanda furrowed her delicate brows and said,

"Brother, I’ve been meaning to ask you for a while. Why... why are you so insistent on creating a brand-new Extraordinary Profession? Even if it’s to put the Qinghui Territory on a path of independence, wouldn’t improving the [Glowing Guard] be enough? But you seem absolutely determined to develop a completely unprecedented Extraordinary lineage."

"Tsk. If you put it that way, then yes, I absolutely have to develop one. An Extraordinary System that I create and I control is crucial. It would be even better if it were unrivaled in terms of power."

Westheid stroked his chin and said,

"Because it is a necessary part of the path to Ascension."

Just as advancing between Extraordinary Tiers requires meritorious deeds, ascending to godhood requires three elements.

[A Supreme Great Enterprise Spanning All Ages], [An Anchored in the Mortal World’s Fanatic Realm], and [A Groundbreaking New Lineage].

All three are indispensable. Each has extremely high requirements and must be completed on a timescale of centuries. Even though he hadn’t yet reached the Legendary Tier, he could already begin preparations.

There wasn’t much to say about the Great Enterprise. The future held plenty of major events that would allow him to accomplish it; he would definitely not lack for opportunities to forge a great legend.

As for the realm, that could only be established slowly and could not be rushed. Westheid could only do his best to win the hearts of the people and cultivate his image, laying the foundation for his realm first.

Faith, in the end, was something that couldn’t be quantified or calculated. But as long as one was strong enough, none of this was a problem.

Finally, there was the "lineage." To be honest, this was actually the simplest of the three elements—so simple that Westheid could start trying to complete it right now.

To put it bluntly, a "lineage" was simply the creation of a Path, like the [Yonglan Riding God]’s "Knight Path" or the [Radiant Holy Tree]’s "Holy Tree Path."

It didn’t have to be particularly powerful, but it absolutely had to be original and unique.

Even Celestial Gods had to follow the fundamental laws to exert influence on the Mortal World. This was true for the [Law], and it was also true for the [Paths].

This was because great beings who Ascended to the Supreme Heaven needed a channel in the Mortal World to bear their power. A Path that mortals could walk was a gift from a Celestial God to the Mortal World.

Correspondingly, the more prosperous the Path, the more clearly the Celestial God’s will could be manifested.

"Brother... you’re really still thinking about Ascension."

Yolanda rolled her eyes at Westheid. Although she had heard of her brother’s grand ambitions, she had mostly treated it as just talk and never taken it to heart.

’As long as her brother was happy, she supposed.’

Westheid shrugged. "If you find it hard to accept, just think of it as a simple way to increase the strength of the Qinghui Territory."

Yolanda thought about it and felt that if they really went down this path, the future would indeed be promising.

"In that case, let’s give it a try."

Since it was related to the elements of Ascension, Westheid took this matter extremely seriously, personally handling everything. He even went to Old Deng and beat a small piece of the Holy Land out of him to use as a platform for changing professions.

The Pure Holy Spirit was initially unwilling, but after Westheid gave the "ancestor" a three-punch beatdown, the white-haired Old Deng tearfully agreed.

At first, the Knight Apprentices were overjoyed to hear they could increase their strength. They had long grown tired of their weakness in the war of reclamation, unable to fight against Chaos to their hearts’ content.

Even the most peaceful person would become bellicose when influenced by the Knight Path.

But when they heard the enhancement material was the bone and blood of the Duke Qinghui, they turned pale with shock and cried out that it was unacceptable.

Your Majesty’s body is precious beyond measure; how could you cut your own flesh and bone for the sake of us mere subjects? This is a complete breakdown of propriety! Since the founding of the Land of Clear Radiance, never has such a shocking matter been heard of!

The thousand years of history and accumulation in the Qinghui Territory had resulted not only in strong cohesion and a sense of belonging, but also in countless historical burdens.

But Westheid’s stance was that these dregs of the past should have been discarded long ago.

Do not fear the changes of Heaven, do not heed the words of men, and do not cling to the laws of ancestors!

In the lands of the Purity Forest, the Duke Qinghui’s will was supreme. Under Westheid’s forceful promotion, even the greatest dissent was quelled.

And the bone and blood transplant experiments proved that Yolanda was not a special case.

As the new Path developed with fiery momentum, the balance of power between Order and Chaos in the Qinghui Territory began to shift. What finally broke this balance was the arrival of a Floating Battleship.

New reinforcements had arrived, brought by Reiya.

Due to communication issues between the border and the Imperial Capital, Westheid was unaware of the Silver-haired Princess’s specific progress. In his view, he would have had to wait a very long time.

He truly hadn’t expected Reiya to achieve her goal so quickly.

’[Hero] Tier aside—that was to be expected with two growth-type Tier T0 Talents—but how did she assemble the [Army of Light] so quickly?’

After learning of Reiya’s arrival, Westheid immediately went to the Ying River to greet her.