Lin En

Biodata

Power Progression

• The advertised statue upgrade would repair his statue, expand the barrier, and unlock advanced features such as territory construction 6.
• Devouring another godhead could expand his divine authority and his followers’ class options, but this remains a plan rather than an achieved advancement 20 25.

Background / History

Transmigration and the First Test

Lin En arrives inside a damaged statue while a Mutated Corpse threatens the church and Sivir, its last surviving worshipper. The Fourth Calamity System gives him a means of survival: recruit players from Blue Star, present the real world as a virtual-reality game, and convert their activities into Faith Points. He names the game Awakening of the Old Gods and summons five players 1 2.

Their enthusiasm initially endangers him as much as the monster does. Creating their bodies and paying for repeated deaths nearly exhausts his faith reserves, prompting him to impose an emergency two-revival limit. Their eventual victory earns him 90 Faith Points, but their subsequent attempts to dismantle the church force him to log them out 3 4 5.

Afterward, he sorts through the former deity’s memories. Gods maintain the barriers that allow humans to survive, but powerful orthodox gods occupy the continent’s fertile center. Marginal gods like the Lord of Ashes have been pushed to its edges; Lin En inherits a ruined church, a failing divine core, and only Sivir’s continued devotion 5.

Building a Sustainable Player Economy

Lin En replaces the restrictive revival rule with an Ash Coin economy, adds character customization and a historical opening cinematic, and assigns quests that provide Sivir with shelter and food. The players build a crude cabin, while Sivir’s gratitude supplies additional faith 6 10 15.

Ma Lou’s nighttime exploration exposes the limits of their early combat abilities. Lin En watches through Divine Gaze and ultimately activates the sanctuary barrier to rescue him from a physically immune Lantern Night Terror. He turns the escape into the Night Survivor achievement, encouraging exploration while revealing that leveling and territorial development unlock further skills 17 18 19 20.

Fog Town and the Second Beta

The first party’s victory over the Cave Stalker reveals a quest involving Fog Town and its failing patron, the Weeping Madonna. Lin En hopes to devour her divine core, but recognizes that five players cannot safely cross the intervening wilderness and confront its monsters and cultists 25.

To fund fifty more bodies, he launches Reforge the Ashen Portal, a server-wide event requiring the existing players to earn the necessary 5,000 Faith Points through monster hunting. He also creates a gradually materializing portal outline so they can see their progress 26 28.

During these preparations, Sivir recounts the deaths of her parents and the priest who protected her. Lin En recognizes that her suffering is real, not merely game background, and appoints her as his representative and guide for incoming apostles 30 31.

Defense of Ash Church

Cultists intending to destroy the Lord of Ashes’ barrier produce Flesh Fusion, which emerges prematurely at peak first tier, devours its summoners, and leads a beast tide toward the church. Lin En commits his saved resources to the defense rather than risk losing his statue 33 35 36.

The five players hold the breach through repeated deaths and respawns. When Flesh Fusion threatens to advance to second tier, Lin En discovers that his remaining divine power and locked system permissions cannot provide a decisive divine attack. He must rely on the players to stop it 37 38 39.

Their victory leaves his recorded balance at 6,075 Faith Points, enabling him to complete the portal and recruit the second wave. Preparing fifty bodies costs 5,000 points; the expanded population then unlocks the Basic Ash Shop 41 43.

Training the New Apostles

Lin En stocks the shop with equipment and nighttime protection, then uses Sivir’s welcome and beginner quests to direct the newcomers into the Black Forest. He warns against solo exploration, and the original five players organize the newcomers into veteran-led squads 44 46 47.

As those squads hunt, his faith income accelerates. His immediate objective is to raise the newcomers’ levels before sending them to reinforce Fog Town 49.

Appearance

Lin En’s visible form is the cracked stone statue on the church altar; the supplied chapters do not describe a separate living body 2 5.

• Damaged stone body: His statue and divine core are close to collapse when he arrives 1 5.
• Blue-lit eyes: He illuminates the statue’s eyes when issuing divine proclamations or answering Sivir 2 31.
• Immobile form: He cannot flee physically or leave the barrier, making the statue a vulnerable anchor for his survival 2 17 36.

Personality

Lin En is pragmatic, profit-driven, and familiar with online-game incentives. He treats grinding, achievements, exclusive titles, and visible progress as tools for making players willingly produce Faith Points. His internal narration repeatedly compares the arrangement to capitalist exploitation, and he shows little guilt about retaining most of the proceeds from their battles 4 6 26 28.

He is also cautious about resources. He preserves revival reserves rather than immediately recruiting another player, avoids teaching players to expect free handouts, and refuses to send unequipped beginners into the wilderness on a long-distance mission 6 14 46.

His outward divine composure often conceals panic, profanity, and exasperation at the players’ behavior. Nevertheless, he comes to respect their persistence and willingness to endure repeated deaths 10 14 37.

Sivir draws out a more protective side. Although he initially regards her prayers as reliable income, hearing her history makes him acknowledge her as a person who needs safety and purpose. His plans for her combine genuine protection with the practical benefits of giving players an emotionally important guide 30 31 32 46.

Abilities & Skills

Fourth Calamity System Administration

Lin En uses the system to disguise the Wasteland World as Awakening of the Old Gods and administer its player-facing mechanics 1 6.

• Recruits Blue Star players and creates bodies for them 1 3.
• Issues quests, announcements, achievements, and gameplay information 2 10 20.
• Can mute, ban, or forcibly log out players 5 6.
• Edits character customization, cinematics, and promotional events 6 26.
• Supports Sivir’s authority with a warning that disrespecting her may result in a permanent ban 46.

Ashen Bodies and Resurrection

His followers’ bodies are reconstructed from the ashes of his divine power 3.

• New bodies cost 100 Faith Points each 3 43.
• Death turns a body into ash, which returns to his Divine Throne for reconstruction 3.
• Each reconstruction costs him 10 Faith Points 3.
• He establishes a player-facing charge of 10 Ash Coins per paid revival to restrain reckless deaths 6 10.
• As players level, they draw on more ashen divine power and unlock supernatural skills 20.

Faith Accumulation and Economy

Faith from worship and player activity sustains Lin En and funds system functions 1 6.

Sanctuary Barrier

His divine protection shelters Ash Church and its surroundings within a fifty-meter radius 6 44.

• Can forcibly expand the barrier to rescue a follower within reach 19 20.
• The barrier repels the first-tier Lantern Night Terror and breaks its restraint on Ma Lou 19.
• Powerful attacks can crack it, drain Lin En’s divine power, and cause pain within his soul 37 38.

Divine Gaze

Divine Gaze lets him observe players beyond his otherwise limited physical reach 17.

• Costs 1 Faith Point per hour 17.
• Supports first-person or third-person viewing; his observation of Ma Lou uses a third-person holographic perspective with synchronized sound 17.
• Allows him to scout dangerous environments through player exploration 17 18.

Godhead Assimilation — Planned

Lin En learns that godheads can be devoured and merged, potentially adding new authorities to his existing power 20.

• Additional authority would provide new follower classes rather than limit every player to Ash Apostle 20.
• Forest and metal authorities are hypothetical examples he considers, not powers he possesses 20.
• The Weeping Madonna’s failing divine core is his first concrete target 25.

Relationships

• Sivir — His last native worshipper and appointed representative. Her prayers sustain him; he provides shelter, reassurance, and authority over the incoming apostles 5 15 30 31 46.
• Ash Apostles / Fourth Calamity players — His summoned followers and principal source of expansion. He profits from their activity, but their power and resurrection depend on his divine resources 3 6 20.
• Ma Lou / Even Monkeys Have Dignity — A first-test player whose secret nighttime grinding becomes Lin En’s scouting opportunity. Lin En rescues him and awards the Night Survivor achievement 17 19 20.
• Ji Luo — A first-test organizer who redirects stranded players toward construction quests, coordinates the defense against Flesh Fusion, and helps organize the newcomers into squads 14 38 39 47.
• Lu Ziye / Passing Pure-Love Warrior — An early recruit whose forum posts spread interest in the game and help mobilize demand for the second beta 1 6 26.

Notable Quotes

“We rise and fall together, more or less.” 6

“Forget devouring anyone else. At this point, I'd be lucky not to get devoured by another god!” 20

“I heard your prayers, Sivir.” 31

“Guys, you have to pull this off!” 39