The Apostle's Creation

After the Temple of Eternity was completed, an unprecedented blaze of Faith converged.

Nearly all the tribespeople approached this great temple with a pilgrim's heart, offering their most devout Faith within its halls.

As the strongest Anchor Point, the Temple of Eternity left all other temples far behind.

This also meant

that this magnificent temple could illuminate higher-tier related nodes on the tribe's Tech Tree.

Mona saw within the temple

that the Light of Technology shone brighter than ever before.

Related technologies for the [Driftwood Boat], which other Anchor Points lacked, also appeared.

At the same time, lighting related nodes in the [Temple of Eternity] required less Light of Technology.

[Within the Temple of Eternity, people can more easily sense the guidance of the gods.]

[Your followers will receive better guidance from the Light of Technology.]

[The Light of Technology you need to consume is slightly reduced↓]

[Displaying researchable related nodes for the Driftwood Boat.]

[Based on the current knowledge and material conditions of your followers, 3 related nodes can be lit.]

[Propulsion Component]: Light of Technology*1. Shed the speed of a snail. Artisans and scholars will research a random Propulsion Component, with a small chance of unlocking "Navigation Art lv1" for the people.

[Repair Craft]: Light of Technology*4. Mending and patching is the real deal. Artisans and scholars will accelerate the growth of a random, common repair technique and adapt it for ship repairs.

[Reinforced Materials]: Light of Technology*8. A sense of security is the top priority when sailing the seas. The tribe's artisans and scholars will research a method to reinforce the hull using 1 random material.

[Consume: Light of Technology*13?]

[Lighting successful!]

Mona could clearly see that the amount of Light of Technology consumed had decreased.

This saved him a considerable amount of Light of Technology.

Research on [ships]

was also something he had always hoped the people would advance.

However, after lighting the related nodes for the people this time, the list of upcoming research did not appear.

This meant the tribe's willingness to pursue this research was low, or it was being occupied by other research work.

After all, the Light of Technology is a subtle, soul-deep guidance.

It serves more as a supplement.

It does not forcibly change people's will.

If the people's willingness to research this is low, then this [acceleration] effect is temporarily stored away.

Now, under the atmosphere of the Sea Monster invasion, the people's focus was more on building [weapons].

Earlier, Mona had already lit the related node for [Arrow] for the people.

Driven by the people's own initiative and the god's push, the tribe's progress on weapons advanced very quickly.

For example, in strengthening arrows, within these few short years, the people had used hollow arrows coated with resin to develop [Acid Arrow] and [Giant Arrow], which required several people to load.

As for launchers, both the [Crossbow] and [Ballista] had already appeared.

Only a small number of Artisans continued to focus their research on technologies related to [ships].

And the guiding effect of this Light of Technology was temporarily only acting upon this group of people.

But this would not waste that Light of Technology.

Once the Sea Monster incident was resolved, the research progress that should be advanced would still proceed.

It was like lighting a lamp in the darkness.

The day people truly will to walk this path, that light will finally fulfill its purpose.

Mona switched the anchor point.

This time, he came before the Abigail Flower.

Ten years had passed since the Abigail Flower was born.

In those ten years, the Abigail Flower had been growing at an extremely slow pace.

It still maintained its embryonic state.

Clearly, this was the combined result of "Longevity lv3" and "Growth lv4."

While possessing an exceedingly long lifespan, its growth stage had also been stretched to an immeasurable length.

Though he had always paid attention to the new things the Abigail Flower brought to people, what concerned him more was the growth of this apostle itself.

Recently, the cracks on its pale blue hard outer shell had grown denser and denser.

That increasingly intense life energy was also continuously channeling something into its interior.

The Abigail Flower had also begun to frequently fall into slumber.

Mona knew.

This was a sign that its power had accumulated to a certain level and was about to enter the next stage.

It was about to truly grow from an embryo into an infant.

"Awake?"

Mona asked.

And the Abigail Flower seemed to sense the god's gaze.

The pale blue color on its petals deepened.

As if responding to the god, like a child showing off something.

This slumber seemed to have granted it something.

"Oh? Is that so? Let me see."

A hint of a smile appeared in Mona's eyes as he actively reached out to examine what made this apostle proud.

As soon as he extended his hand, he immediately sensed everything inside the Abigail Flower.

Inside the Abigail Flower's body, something was being nurtured.

It was a Holy Relic.

[Name]: Rot Spirit Staff

[Type]: Holy Relic · Plant Technology · Item

[Quality]: Green

[Creation Knowledge]: "Insect Manipulation lv2"

[Main Materials]: Decay Essence, Abigail Flower Heart

[Usage Condition]: Using this weapon requires a soul imprint.

[Effect]: The holder stabs the staff into their palm, thereby implanting the imprint. The imprinted person will synchronize with a portion of the Abigail Flower's abilities, with the degree of mastery related to the imprinted person's talent. When holding the Rot Spirit Staff, this power is enhanced. A new engraving can only be formed when the imprinted person dies.

[Description]: The first heart of the Abigail Flower, containing a portion of its power. It is like a parent-child body with the Abigail Flower; when the Abigail Flower's main body changes, its power will also change accordingly.

[Your apostle has created a Holy Relic.]

[To maintain the balance of colors within its body, it used the wisdom you granted to create a corresponding power container inside itself. Thus, a second Holy Relic came into being.]

[You have obtained: Light of Technology *25]

[The Rot Spirit Staff model has been stored in the Tech Tree.]

[You can view it in Faith.]

After fully understanding the [Holy Relic] hidden inside the Abigail Flower, Mona realized something.

If controlling those small creatures was the Abigail Flower's ability at this stage, So before entering the next stage—before obtaining new power and a stronger body capable of containing that power—

It must temporarily strip this power away.

Otherwise.

If it failed to skillfully balance the various colors within its body, it would end up just like the twisted creatures it had once created:

Unable to harmonize amidst the swelling colors, rapidly rotting and perishing.

Yet this Apostle instead turned such a crisis into an opportunity, creating a Holy Relic.

For Mona, it was indeed a pleasant surprise.

The pale blue on the petals of the Abigail Flower flickered softly.

It was as if it were seeking permission from the god, or timidly begging the god.

"You are free to bestow such power upon whomever you wish."

Mona said with a light laugh.

He did not intend to interfere.

Since it was a creation of its own making, it should be left to make its own choice.

However.

The moment he laid eyes on this Holy Relic, He already knew to whom the Abigail Flower would grant it.

Having received the god's answer, the Abigail Flower's vibrant colors flickered once more, then dimmed again.