Instantaneous

Chapter 50: Instantaneous

From the moment Zhao Xu chose to become stronger, his career path was inherently influenced by the Final Scroll.

Zhao Xu had initially thought it was a minor matter since no one had instructed him on the specific Domain selection.

It wasn't until he saw the parchment specially drawn by the Priest on stage that he realized things were far from simple.

The influence of the Mage Association and the Final Scroll within their goddess's church was even greater than he had imagined.

It had penetrated so deeply that his decision to pick a Domain on the fly could immediately influence the Priest teaching him, letting Zhao Xu know which Domain he should choose.

The only thing that confused Zhao Xu was that the other party had assigned him three Domains?

The words of the guiding Priest just now clearly stated that each Priest could only pick two Domains.

However, Zhao Xu's actions didn't stop there; he carefully read the notes for the three Domains.

Magic: Required for Spell Guardian advancement

Plan: Prerequisite for Spell Endurance Feat

Knowledge: Exchange Domain

These three lines of notes were all added by someone specifically.

More importantly, there was a signature at the end—Antinoa.

Seeing this, Zhao Xu took a deep breath. He doubted anyone nowadays would dare to forge the signature of a Legendary Mage.

Thinking this, Zhao Xu felt a touch of emotion; his mentor was indeed still paying attention to him.

The three lines of notes clearly stated the reasons for the choices, completely in Antinoa's style.

Zhao Xu continued to study the material, wanting to know what divine power these three Domains offered.

The divine ability of the Magic Domain was to receive a bonus based on Priest level when using magic devices like scrolls.

This was generally significant to him as it was a prerequisite for advancement; he had to choose it even if it was a burden.

The Plan Domain would grant him the "Spell Endurance" Feat.

The Knowledge Domain would treat all Knowledge skills as the Priest's primary class skills, and casting divination spells would increase the caster level by one.

In Zhao Xu's opinion, the Plan Domain was the most valuable.

It was equivalent to a Feat that allowed the caster to double the duration of a spell at the cost of an increased-level Spell Slot.

If that were the case, then both of the Priest's Domains could be considered equivalent to two Feats, which could not be ignored.

Zhao Xu nodded as he continued to flip through the following Domain spells.

Each of the three Domains had one spell from levels one to nine in its spell list.

He was currently a level 1 Priest and had one level 1 Domain spell slot. He could choose one out of the three level 1 spells from these three Domains to prepare.

For a level 1 player with limited Spell Slots, this was indeed a significant boost.

According to the progress on the forums, learning these Domains usually required corresponding opportunities.

Even the fastest players typically took two afternoons to complete it. Since he had three Domains, it would likely take even longer.

Zhao Xu looked up at the other novice Priests in the small hall. Most of them were looking at their parchments with serious expressions.

Even if they might have had some prior understanding, they were still confused upon actually coming into contact with the power of these Domains.

"Decide on your chosen Domains first, then offer your prayers to the goddess. After that, you will deepen your understanding of these Domain powers in your own way."

"For example, with the Magic Domain, if you have received training as a Mage before, your progress will be much faster."

"For instance, with the Knowledge Domain, if you have studied ancient texts, you will also acquire Domain powers more quickly."

"Alright, please begin your prayers. You are free to leave during this time and experience it in your own way. I will provide individual guidance to each student in the hall."

The guiding Priest explained the process at the opportune moment.

The approach was clear. Zhao Xu felt that his identity as a level 1 Mage would give him a significant advantage, possibly allowing him to resolve this in just three afternoons.

"Have you chosen your Domain yet?" a female voice asked from behind him.

Zhao Xu turned his head. It was a novice female Priest named Xiao Ke, with whom he had chatted that morning.

"Most of them have awakened one or two Domains in the past half month. I'm the only one who hasn't awakened any, so I'm re-attending this training session. Fortunately, I ran into you."

Zhao Xu nodded, "I'm still thinking."

He had noticed that the other players that morning were surrounding this girl, and indeed, she seemed quite friendly.

However, Zhao Xu didn't feel any particular loneliness in a foreign land, nor did he feel the need to stick together in an unfamiliar environment.

He had far too much on his plate; he didn't even have the time to pursue goddesses, let alone ordinary girls.

Becoming stronger was his current main objective.

"Then you can share your experience with me later. I think you're so smart. Unlike me, I'm too stupid; even when they keep teaching me, I don't get it."

"Okay, if I do," Zhao Xu replied.

Then, he closed his eyes and began to pray to the goddess.

Magic, Plan, Knowledge.

Zhao Xu silently repeated the names of these three domains in his mind as he began to recall the prayers from that morning.

Just as he was about to begin his prayer, at the very moment before he was about to recite it in silence.

The familiar feeling of gaining divine spells from that day returned.

His entire brain flashed with inspiration—

[Novice Priest Midsummer has acquired the "Magic Domain".]

[Novice Priest Midsummer has acquired the "Plan Domain".]

[Novice Priest Midsummer has acquired the "Knowledge Domain".]

Three consecutive messages popped up directly on his Character Card's information panel.

Zhao Xu didn't immediately grasp what was happening.

He looked down at his Feat information, and sure enough, there was a new Feat called "Spell Endurance," with "Plan Domain" noted beside it.

His information panel might be mistaken, but his Character Card panel wouldn't lie.

This meant he had truly obtained this domain ability.

It was so smooth that he found it unbelievable.

For the first time, he felt his luck might be a bit excessive. The fastest record for any player was two afternoons.

At this moment, Zhao Xu opened his eyes and looked around the small hall.

Most of the novice priests hadn't yet entered a state of prayer; several were even pacing, contemplating what to do.

And he… was he done just like that?

Zhao Xu also stood up.

"Where are you going?" asked Sister Xiaoke, a female priest beside him, with surprise.

Zhao Xu shook his head, "To find some inspiration."

That's right, he should go to other classes to find inspiration now.

He had already fully acquired the abilities of the domains.

Zhao Xu hurried to attend his next class, walking directly to the door of the small hall.

A few novice priests had also left to find inspiration, so his departure didn't particularly draw attention.

However, just as Zhao Xu reached the staircase by the door, he was startled to see Rayne, the liaison officer from the Mage Association stationed at the church, walking towards him.

"Kid, I saw that parchment. I specifically had someone slip it to you. I also brought a few things to help you awaken your domain smoothly. You might even obtain it tomorrow."

Rayne, noticing the crowded corridor, used magic to communicate with him and waved the package in his hand.

"No need," Zhao Xu said concisely this time.

"What?"

"I just obtained the powers of three domains."

"..."

Thanks to student "Purely Bored" for the 1000 Qidian coin tip. Thank you for your generosity.