Meanwhile, Lin En, seated inside the Divine Statue, experienced the change far more directly.
If his previous perception of this world had been like browsing the internet over a 2G dial-up connection, laggy and blurry...
Then now, he had switched straight to gigabit fiber!
His consciousness instantly became crystal clear, and the reserves of divine power flowing within him surged exponentially!
[Ding!]
The system's crisp, mechanical notifications rang out in rapid succession in his mind:
[Congratulations, host! You have spent 10,000 Faith Points. Divine Statue Level successfully increased!] [Current Divine Statue Level: Lv.2!] [The Ash Church's barrier has expanded significantly! Current coverage radius: 1,000 meters!] [New feature unlocked: Divine Office Interface!] [New feature unlocked: Homestead Construction Interface!]
Listening to the successive notifications in his mind, Lin En stretched his consciousness with satisfaction.
He could clearly feel that his range of perception had improved by far more than tenfold!
His field of vision was no longer confined to this little church. He could now see everything within the Deity Barrier!
The young nun Sivir was kneeling at the church entrance, her little face still flecked with mud and filled with awe. She hardly dared breathe.
The swaying of every leaf within the barrier, the movement of every breeze, even the paths of insects crawling through the soil-all of it appeared with perfect clarity in Lin En's consciousness.
Lin En couldn't help marveling inwardly. The experience after leveling up was a complete transformation. His days of huddling blindly inside the little church were finally over.
Suppressing his delight, he first opened the newly unlocked [Divine Office Interface], wanting to see exactly what this new feature did.
``` [Divine Office Interface]:
[Feature description: As a level-two deity, you may now manage your devout native followers and formally appoint them