Chapter 268
"One last question."
"Tsk~ You ask so many questions, go ahead and ask."
"What power did you use last night? That was Janus Path, but now you're using the power of the War Path."
"An heirloom? Never heard of it?" Ryan shrugged. "Are you done asking? Time to make a choice."
Sefina lowered her head and remained silent for more than ten seconds before finally making a decision. "The Blood Pact is too mentally draining for me. Can we switch to an order contract? I can agree to sign a master-servant contract."
"Sure."
Ryan smiled and explained that he proposed the Blood Pact simply because he was now using the power of the Blood Knight. He wanted to raise the conditions first so that the other party could accept them later.
In any case, whether it's the Blood God or the God of Order, the contract will take effect once it's signed.
"The supreme God of Order, the guardian of all justice in the world,"
With your boundless wisdom and power, you bring justice, balance, and harmony to all things...
The contract was signed smoothly. Sefina did not try to resist, whether because she realized she couldn't fight against Ryan or because she was attracted by the conditions he offered.
Perhaps both.
Although Sefina's statements sound like those of an atheist, her adoration of Aria is actually another form of faith.
"Good, you're safe now. But just in case, don't follow me too closely lately. Stay within the Kazar Plain. I'll let you know if anything happens."
With the master-servant contract in place, Ryan can sense Sefina's location and give her any orders, make any unreasonable demands, even brutally punish her on the spot.
But we can talk about that later. He's not one of those Desire Cultists; he's not that thirsty yet.
Sefina stood up from the ground, took out another mask and put it on. After a pause, she asked, "About the witch Aria..."
Ryan chuckled, "That's a reward. As for how to get it, that depends on your performance."
Sefina didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, and then walked towards the outside of the temple, quickly disappearing from Ryan's sight.
"A Chaos Servant that's about to advance to the seventh rank... Heh~ Not bad."
Ryan was in a great mood, even better than when he had carried the Grand Duke during a sprint. It would be much easier to infiltrate the witches' ranks and keep track of this mysterious organization's movements through Sefina in the future.
While pondering, he walked outside, then opened the game and began creating a new witch Alts.
As a wisp of gray mist swirled across the game screen, lines of text leaped into Ryan's view.
[Ancient sighs echoed in the endless depths of chaos; amidst devout prayers and repentance, the witch's will remained undying. She merged with the path of faith, seeking the next successor more suited to this power.]
[Character Identity Bound: Witch]
[Character Class Bound: Chaos Witch]
[Please give commands to the new character.]
"Is being a witch a profession? Or is it 'Chaos Witch'?"
Ryan stroked his chin, using his unparalleled naming skills to finally decide on the name for the new Alts.
"Adele."
Let's start creating your character!
"Ignoring everything else, just go for the ultimate Confucian scholar."
The greater one's magnanimity, the higher their charm; after all, higher attributes are always better than lower ones, right?
However, for the sake of overall harmony, Ryan abandoned the idea of kneading the watermelon with his hands and changed it to be only slightly smaller Amabena.
Why smaller than her? Because Ryan discovered that no matter how he sculpted, he couldn't create another satisfactory face with that level of softness, and ultimately concluded that Amabena was probably unique.
Well, Ryan really didn't want another idiot face.
Once we left the temple, the character creation process was successfully completed.
With long, dark green hair, deep red eyes, a brown magic hat, and a black mage's robe, he exuded a mysterious and aloof aura.
Sexy, mature older sister types just don't seem to fit the image of a witch. Well, that's just Ryan's personal preference.
[Initial Attribute Generation]
Adele (female): Constitution 8, Spirit 11, Magic Power 13, Comprehension 9, Charm 12
"Holy crap, this initial state is defying all odds???"
Ryan was taken aback. He thought to himself, "No wonder she's a witch; her initial stats are just too high."
[Please select your spawn point.]
"Arcadia."
Ryan did not hesitate.
[The starting location has been determined as 'Arcadia Empire' - Sesil City-State.]
The next second, the game interface dimmed and then returned to normal, revealing Ryan to a blank room with four closed walls.
[Due to the unique nature of your character's class, you have gained initial abilities.]
[Spirit of Chaos's Blessing: Greatly enhances control over the Chaos Virus; increases the effectiveness of Chaos class skills by 100%.]
[Note: Due to the overwhelming power of the Chaos Virus within you, your abilities are constantly increasing.]
"Uh... what does that mean? You can level up without fighting monsters??"
I'm so tired. I've been busy all day, and I've been writing this since I got back. I'm so sleepy, I'm going to bed now.
First time taking leave
As the title says, this is the second time in the past two months that I've been sick and had to get an IV drip. I did update the news last time I was sick, but this time I just couldn't take it anymore. I got back after 10 pm, so this is the first time I've had to take a day off.
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Chapter 161 The Dual-Form Witch: Loli x Mature Woman [6k]
Judging from the description, it seems to be a feature that allows for leveling up while offline. Although it's rare, Ryan can understand it.
After all, the extraordinary world is all about physical constitution, which is essentially the same as cultivation or fantasy. If your constitution is poor and your physique is weak, no amount of training will help. If you're good, God will feed you and you can level up just by eating or drinking water.
However, Adele's situation is clearly not entirely good. Due to the unique nature of the Chaos Path, the Chaos Virus corrodes the user. Ordinary Supernatural Being already need to sacrifice their organs to use this power; someone like Adele, wouldn't she be covered in poison?
"Hmm? This angle seems a bit off, doesn't it?"
Ryan suddenly realized that from Adele's perspective, everything in the room appeared larger than usual.
"No, it's Adele's shrunk???"
There is a mirror in the room.
Adele turned her head and saw herself in the mirror. Dark hair and red eyes, just like Ryan's character design, but... this isn't a mature woman at all! She's not even as tall as the Grand Duke!!!
The girl in the mirror is clearly a little girl.
No, where's my great scholar? Where's my big butt? What's going on?
Then, the character's background information popped up.
[Adele was a wanderer from childhood. Her awakened powers caused a plague to rage. Three days ago, she was brought here by a group of mysterious people who called themselves the 'Savior Witch Society,' and promised to help Adele control the power within her and become an ancient and awe-inspiring witch.]
Upon closer inspection, Ryan discovered that Adele possessed a special ability in her character attributes.
[Form Transformation: Adele seals the chaotic Magic Power within her to suppress the virus's rampage. When she transforms, the intensity of the chaotic Magic Power will reach its peak.]
"Two forms?"
Ryan opened the character illustration and found that, as expected, there was also a mature female form that he had designed.
Oh, this.
She can switch between being a loli and a mature woman.
"But what is the Savior Witch Society? I've only ever heard of the Witch Society."
Ryan raised an eyebrow slightly.
Although he didn't know them, he didn't believe this force was genuinely helping 'Adele'.
Ryan glanced at 'Adele's' character information and found that her level was 31, which wasn't high, but this was the first time Ryan had ever seen a starting Alts with such a level.
If she transforms into her mature, older sister form, given the characteristics of Chaos Witch, she should be able to put up a fight even against a fifth-tier opponent, right? It seems she still has the ability to survive. The people in the Savior Witch Society probably don't know about 'Adele's' ability; the key is how strong the people in there are.
Ryan switched to the 'Lin Qi' interface and asked his first wife to help investigate the Savior Witch Society's information.
Besides this information, there is another very important task --
[Search for the Witch Society: An ancient and mysterious organization, hidden in the blind spot of the world. The witches who once followed Balshatt have now vanished. Find the Witch Society and embark on a new Faith Path.]
"As expected, the Witch Society follow Balshatt, but judging from Aria's diary, the conversion through the Faith Path is not forced."
Ryan didn't pay much attention to this task, because the Witch Society too mysterious, and he didn't have a single clue at the moment. Instead of wasting time searching, wouldn't it be better to do something else?
Furthermore, the Chaos Witch class is already strong enough; how much stronger can it get after the Transformation skill?
"Your Excellency, the Envoy!"
When the dwarf girl Kavanagh saw him come out, she waved from a distance.
"You weren't in any danger, were you?"
"No, there's no one else inside." Ryan chuckled. "Would you like to go in and take a look?"
Kavanagh shook his head. "Forget it, it's not safe here, let's leave quickly."
"Alright... Kavanagh, what are your plans next? The City of Sin is likely to be destroyed, and war will soon sweep through Kazar. It's not safe for you to stay here."
"So I plan to return to my tribe." Kavanagh looked up at Ryan with expectant eyes. "My lord, will you come back to my tribe with me?"
Even if I go with you... what are you planning to do?
"The Dwarves have been living in seclusion for too long. They've always wanted to come out and see the world, but they're worried that the current situation will be detrimental to us."
"Why not become vassals of the Arcadia Empire? They are the overlords of the Eastern Continent; they should be able to protect you, right?"
Kavanagh shook his head. "The Twin Emperors of Arcadia may be two qualified overlords, but they are definitely not devout believers in the Earth Goddess. Empress Kachia is single-mindedly focused on expanding her power. If the dwarves join Arcadia, they will definitely be treated like cattle."
Wow, you even know about cattle and horses?
Indeed, although Ryan hadn't actually met Kachia, yesterday's events revealed Kachia arrogant demeanor; she was used to playing the role of an emperor. If the dwarves fell into her hands, wouldn't they be tormented to death day and night?
Compared to that woman, the gentle Empress Augustus is indeed much more understanding.
However, he couldn't bring this up directly right now. He'd let Caslathdi try first. If the dwarves showed even the slightest interest in going to the Augustus Empire, then he, as the Earth Emissary, would have room to maneuver.
"I've already sent a magical letter to Princess Caslathdi, instructing her not to enter the City of Sin. We'll meet in Raffei City. Would you like to come with us, Your Excellency? It's good that you know Caslathdi; it would be convenient for you to meet her."
"I'm afraid I can't," Ryan smiled. "I have some things to take care of right now. Let's meet again sometime if there's a chance. Caslathdi has a way to contact me."
Kavanagh was somewhat frustrated, but she also knew that Ryan, as the Earth Emissary, must be very busy. How could he have time to go back to the tribe with her? It would be more appropriate for the people of the tribe to come and see the messenger.
Thinking of this, Kavanagh decided that after meeting with Caslathdi, he would immediately return to his tribe... He wondered how Caslathdi's relationship with the envoy was; judging from her tone, it seemed quite good. Could it be... that the envoy and Caslathdi were lovers?!
Kavanagh's eyes lit up.
If that relationship exists, then wouldn't that mean... Caslathdi, please!!!
Ryan was unaware that the dwarf girl was already feeling excited. The two parted ways at the Krie Temple, and he rushed back to the camp, only to find that Kachina had not yet returned.
After a while, news came from 'Lin Qi'.
The Savior Witch Society is also recorded in the database of Gate of Janus.
This force is newly emerging in the Golden Dawn Era. After the Witch Society went into hiding, the faith of those witches' fanatical worshippers had nowhere to go, thus giving rise to the Savior Witch Society.
Well, perhaps the people who initially founded the Savior Witch Society did indeed harbor reverence for witches, but after so many years, witches have still disappeared without a trace, and they cannot find a 'master'. So, they began trying to create witches two hundred years ago. The Gate of Janus calls this behavior twisted love.
Adele's case is not unique. The Savior Witch Society has studied many people with special constitutions and even cultivated some powerful beings, but unfortunately, those could not be called witches at all.
Simply put, they're stronger than a second-rate power but definitely not a first-rate one. Unless they actually manage to cultivate a witch someday, they're just a bunch of people living in a fantasy of not getting love every day.
What's giving Ryan a headache is that he doesn't know Adele's exact location. Otherwise, he could have gone there and taken down the stronghold. For now, he can only let Adele stay inactive until she reaches a high enough level to unleash her ultimate ability and poison everyone in the stronghold.
Well, that's assuming there's time. Otherwise, Ryan can only stuff scrolls into Adele's backpack... Damn, his hoarding habit hasn't changed from his previous life to now. He feels heartbroken if anything in his backpack is missing. In his previous life, Ryan didn't know how many games he had completed and still had a bunch of unused treasures in his backpack.
That's how we gamers are; if we can brute force our way through, we'll never use items.