Clearly, Ed's humanity had completely overwhelmed his divinity at this moment, and the thought of slacking off at work had become the dominant part of his thinking, which is why he thought of continuing to use this "power-saving mode".
Anyway, when facing powerful enemies, Ed only needs to think to combine into his complete form, so taking it easy on other days is no problem.
Rather than deciding whether or not to exploit himself, Ed now has another problem to deal with.
Ed, whose consciousness was just beginning to return, noticed something trivial...
He had no money left in his account.
In order to achieve his plan of maximizing his gains by consuming Adelaide True Blood, Ed almost completely gambled away his entire fortune in the battle at the Rotting Corpse Dark Lake.
Seraphina tossed her dragon breath around like it was free, acting as if she wouldn't live tomorrow after this battle.
Seraphina has access to the Root Network's financial system, so every time she unleashes a dragon's breath, Ed's account balance begins to plummet.
Even now, although his balance hasn't turned negative yet, it's not far off, and he's about to enter the era of being a major defaulter who can't even borrow a power bank.
But he had already completed his ascension and learned most of Adelaide's Authority; he couldn't just lie there and refuse to wake up...
Damn it, I should have known better than to include gold, silver, and bronze when I created the world!
You shouldn't have entered so many chuunibyou (delusional) settings when creating the dragon...
The belated boomerang, spanning several eras, finally struck the Creator between the eyebrows.
With a sigh, Ed decided to confront (or avoid) all of this.
Three days have passed since Ed fell into a deep sleep. According to the Willow, advancement in rank is always accompanied by similar events.
Advancing from Low Tier to Middle Tier might involve a one-day hiatus, while advancing from Middle Tier to High Tier might require a week of hiatus, which is considered short.
Since the first-tier players and some members of the expedition returned to the Second Holy See, news of Ed's ascension and subsequent slumber has spread like wildfire.
After this intelligence was made public, the Second Holy See did not fall into chaos due to the temporary vacancy of leadership; on the contrary, it became more vibrant than ever before.
Many people know that for a power to survive in the long term, the presence of High Tier is a necessary condition.
This matter is no secret in the Second Holy See; even players can talk about it in great detail.
There's a group of players who love to comment on and compare things like the Eternal Twin Kings, the Three Cardinals, and the Grand Foundry Master every day, determined to determine who is better.
However, the Second Holy See has a different setup, as it is not lacking in High Tier officials.
Duma is essentially a demon, while Seraphina is High Tier leader among the Dragonborn. The High Tier positions that truly belong to these vegetative beings have been vacant for a long time.
The news that Ed has defeated Adelaide and is advancing to High Tier has spread far and wide, and the happiest people are none other than the Pure Ones from the Tree Worship Church.
"Rising from Low Tier to High Tier in less than a year, who dares to say Lord Ed isn't Son of God? Hahahaha! Truly, the Tree God has shown him favor!"
These words were spoken by Duolin, who was serving as the second-in-command of the Soul Returner Legion at the time. As one of the earliest Pure Ones to join Ed, although his journey to join was somewhat tortuous, he was a true veteran of the Second Holy See.
The listener at this moment was the demon Duma. Over the past two days, the demon had been tired of hearing what this fanatical Pure Ones was saying, so he had no choice but to focus all four of his eyes on the battle report in front of him.
This has been happening for two days now. During these two days, Duolin would come to his office as soon as he finished his official business and discuss everything about the Son of God with him.
At first Duma didn't quite understand this, and even thought that Duolin was taking advantage of his seniority.
But thinking about it, this down-to-earth and hardworking young man didn't seem to be like Geliwusi; there must be a reason why the other party was speaking to him like that.
After listening attentively and pondering for a while, Duma grasped the deeper meaning—
That blockhead Duolin is proselytizing to himself!
This is insane...
Tree Worship Church is a human religion!
Look at myself, with four arms, four eyes, red skin, and demon horns—how do I even resemble a human?
She would follow Ed purely because he was powerful enough and could bring more fun to her life; in other words, her loyalty to Ed was not out of devotion.
Although many intelligent races hold the Tree God in high esteem, this World Tree has been missing for several epochs and thousands of years, so people's views on it are probably not much different from how people in another world view Pangu.
Everyone knows the myth of Pangu and no one would deliberately vilify him, but almost no one would claim to have a devout faith in Pangu —they've even incorporated him into a game, so where is the genuine faith?
After all this commotion, Duma finally understood why some Pure Ones were disliked even in a madhouse like the Holy City.
Such fanaticism would make even those Stained Ones, let alone the person seeing it.
Duma's lips twitched, and he occasionally hummed in response, continuing to give Duolin a perfunctory reply.
Klaf City, four levels underground, Rotting Corpse Dark Lake.
Since the giant tree, in which Ed Incarnation, stabilized the collapsing Klaf City, the city returned to its former safety.
It is at least structurally safe.
Players spontaneously formed teams and launched wave after wave of raids on this magical medieval port city ruin, which was about the size of a modern city.
Some players are keen on killing monsters, some like to loot the ground, and some are keen on appearing in the daily videos, becoming part of the bad news in the cave exploration area.
In short, under Little Blue Noya's planning, Klaf City is full of Vitality life and thriving creatures.
Amidst this hustle and bustle, the giant tree in which Ed Incarnation appeared underwent some changes.
The vines and branches began to spontaneously reassemble, outlining the shape of a body at the base of the giant tree trunk.
Ed, whose consciousness had returned to his body, had noticed a fact: he could no longer use the word "human" to describe his race.
He no longer distinguishes between his original body and his clones; or rather, the Root Network itself is his current original body. Wherever the root network Spread, Ed can appear there.
However, he still needs a physical body to demonstrate his existence, in order to conform to the public's impression.
As the plant tissue continued to be outlined, a boy with his arms crossed in front of his chest was quickly woven into the figure.
Ed opened his one eye and slowly sat up from the wooden table.
A crack appeared in the space before them, and a golden vertical pupil cast its gaze across hundreds of miles...