Gradual Eastern Dawn

[Sacrificed 100 First-tier Esoteric Cultists, 10 Second-tier Esoteric Cultists]

[Affected by the 'Red Moon' and 'The Newborn' titles, sacrifice effect increased by 40%]

[Total Life Points gained: 60]

[Available Life Points can be exchanged for blessings or used to enhance your body]

[As the birthday gift offered today was abundant, the Mother Goddess of Life is pleased with you and bestows a God-Bestowed Title]

[Title: The Dawning East of Death Approaching Perfection]

[Title Effect: Can stack an identical Dark Magic buff effect on the target of the spell. Can only be used once per day.]

Ansu was very satisfied.

In just one night, he gained more than he had in the past few weeks.

He had sixty Life Points alone.

On the Radiant Holy See's side, even without the title and Blood Moon Day's bonus, he would have at least forty Faith Points.

That would be enough for him to become a Second-tier Sorcerer!

However, Ansu knew that such a good opportunity only came once a year.

Only during the three days of Blood Moon Day would Esoteric Cultists sacrifice on a large scale at their strongholds; at other times, one would often come back empty-handed.

Blood Moon Day was a grand event, and the Holy See would also organize Paladins to conduct large-scale Witch Hunts during these days.

But Ansu knew that the Holy See would not gain much this time.

Getting a new title was an unexpected bonus. This was an offensive title, unlike resource-type titles like Novice Life Sacrificer.

It could stack Dark Magic buffs.

For example, if one cast a Curse that reduced defense by 20% on an enemy, this title could be used.

It could cast the same Curse on them again, stacking the effect to a 40% defense reduction.

However, this was just the conventional usage. Ordinary players might use it this way.

Ansu, with his more advanced way of thinking as a Heretical Player, instantly thought of more interesting combinations for this title.

Ansu thought to himself that it would be very interesting.

It would be a lot of fun.

First, he would use the Name Change Magic [Baptism] to rename this title. It could only have three characters.

The two characters "Eastern Dawn" sounded quite positive, so he could keep them. That was two characters.

"Death" definitely had to be removed.

He needed to pick one from "The Dawning East Approaching Perfection."

No matter how he thought about it, it didn't sound right. So, he decided to go with his own preference, choosing whatever sounded best. He chose "Gradual."

"Gradual Eastern Dawn"

It sounded like a gradually rising eastern morning glow, quite positive energy, and sounded like a legitimate person from the Orthodox Church.

Moreover, Ansu really needed a new title. He was currently using his new identity, "Xian Zong," to hunt Esoteric Cultists, which was a despicable act.

Although he concealed his face with a mask, the "The Newborn" title above his head could not be hidden.

If his whereabouts were exposed and someone used Scouting Magic to check, revealing "The Newborn," then in the entire Border City, who else could it be?

Naturally, it could only be him, Ansu.

Once a title was equipped, it could not be removed, but it could be replaced.

A new identity required a new title. "Gradual Eastern Dawn" was truly a timely rain for Ansu.

After organizing his thoughts, the sky had already brightened.

The pale white dawn light had completely dispelled the lingering glow of the Blood Moon, and the sky was divided into several color blocks by the morning glow:

The innermost part was an orange-white sky, accompanied by mountains and the rising sun. The middle layer of the sky was grayish-white, and the outermost layer was dark, still the night sky.

A few tiny, sparse stars still hung in the grayish-white sky. Between the dark and the orange-white, caught between night and day, belonging to neither, they twinkled sparsely, like the idiom "few and far between."

Ansu took off the Mimic Mask, changed into new clothes, and returned to the church to receive the Goddess's reward.

Although it was just after dawn, there were still quite a few people in the church. Besides a few believers who came for Morning Prayer, more were onlookers, all waiting for the Paladins to return.

Last night was Blood Moon Day, and it was also the day for the Paladins to collectively hunt witches. This time, it was led by "The Radiant One," the Son of the Priest, Saint Calvin, which had raised expectations to the maximum.

They were all on their tiptoes, craning their necks, eagerly awaiting the heroes' return and to offer them cheers and applause.

Some were even holding flowers.

These were mostly young maidens in love.

"When will Your Excellency Calvin return triumphantly?"

"I don't know."

"He must have killed a lot of evil bad guys."

They chirped and chattered, discussing and exchanging in low voices, occasionally letting out crisp giggles: it seemed Calvin was quite popular among the girls.

"Good morning, my young master, did you sleep well last night?"

Father Danny spotted Ansu from afar, and his words carried a hint of sourness, "You must have slept well, after all, true saints were guarding our night."

"I slept wonderfully last night."

Ansu smiled brilliantly, as if he hadn't caught the priest's underlying meaning, showing no sign of offense or insult.

"I truly thank those heroes, but I hope the heroes can sleep soundly tonight as well."

"Hmph," Father Danny snorted inwardly, feigning ignorance.

It was clear that Father Danny also hadn't grasped Ansu's hidden meaning.

"See you later."

Ansu walked straight into the church, knelt on one knee before the statue, clasped his hands together, and began to pray.

[Ansu] [Magic Points: 6] [Quasi-believer, can exchange for low-tier blessings, or add points to body] [Faith Points: 42 (Eliminated 100 First-tier Esoteric Cultists, 10 Second-tier Esoteric Cultists, 1 Third-tier Esoteric Cultist)]

Very good.

Just enough to become a Second-tier Sorcerer.

He wore a smile on his lips.

To go from a First-tier Sorcerer to a Second-tier in just one month was a growth rate that truly rode a rocket; it would shock the world if spoken aloud.

After all, his leveling method was completely different from other saints; he leveled up purely through killing.

Other saints didn't get allocated this many Esoteric Cultists to kill and sacrifice.

The bulk of them went to the influential families within the Holy See.

Their leveling method involved day-after-day training and prayer, increasing their magic points little by little.

Even when they occasionally killed a few Esoteric Cultists, they were reluctant to use them for leveling, mostly choosing to exchange them for blessed magic.

The greatest benefit of becoming a Second-tier Sorcerer was that the soul could carry two additional memory slots.

First-tier sorcerers had four memory slots, while second-tier sorcerers had six.

Therefore, Ansu could now equip six spells.

The allocation and use of memory slots were also of utmost importance.

After reaching second-tier, the exchange ratio between Faith Points and Magic Points also became 20:1.

However, those were things to worry about later.

"Exchange."

Ansu felt his entire body lighten, his soul breathing in the fresh morning air, exhaling a faint morning glow.

He could feel that both his perception and reaction had reached their peak at this moment, and every cell in his body was singing with joy.

He could sense waves of cheers coming from the entrance:

Oh, it seems the great hero Calvin has returned.

I hope they can sleep soundly.

Raindrop has re-edited some of the data issues in these two chapters.

Please forgive any errors in the data; Raindrop was typing while feverish and dizzy, not thinking clearly.

Relatives visited during the New Year, and the whole family got infected with the virus hahaha heeheehee, I feel so energetic.