Where Did Medivh Go?
When Xiao Yu returned home, it was already dark. After arriving home, Xiao Yu immediately entered the game pod.
On his way home, he thought of a way that might help him find Medivh — the Insight.
Since the Insight allowed the Count of Ner'zhul Earl of Monte Cristo to locate Kairoz and his group, he should also be able to use it to find Medivh.
Without hesitation, he returned to the game, walked outside the cemetery, stood in the open space of the Burying Ground, and began chanting incantations.
"Great gods, guide my path, dispel the doubts in my heart, and tell me the way to Medivh — the Insight!"
As the incantation was recited, a blue orb of light condensed in Xiao Yu's hand. Then, it flew directly into the sky, leaving a blue trail. The orb flew higher and higher, farther and farther, until it was just a small dot of light, like a star in the sky, before finally disappearing completely.
Only that blue trail, resembling the trajectory of a rocket launch, looked exceptionally strange in the night sky.
"What the hell is going on?" Xiao Yu thought in surprise as he looked at the scene before him. "Why is the target indicated by the Insight spell in the sky? Could it be that Medivh is in the sky right now? In some kind of floating city?"
But something's not right. The trajectory of the Insight is vertically upward, and there are clearly no floating objects above. He followed the trajectory and looked up at the sky, only to see scattered stars and the bright moonlight.
Xiao Yu suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Stars? Astral Plane? That's it! Medivh is Astral Archmage; he might very well be hiding within Astral Plane.
He couldn't think of any other reason besides this one.
Xiao Yu thought to himself, "How do I go to the Astral Plane and bring Medivh back? That's a real problem."
The Astral Plane of the Sky World and the Astral Plane of the War of the Gods are the same thing, but they are also different.
Xiao Yu had read information about both games, so he knew the difference between them; the so-called "Astral Plane" had two meanings.
The first is the world of stars, because both the Sky World and the world of the War of the Gods are geographically planets. In their universes, there are other planets besides these two. However, given the abilities of the people in these two worlds, it is unlikely that they can fly out of the planets. Even teleportation magic cannot travel that far.
But besides that, there is a second Astral Plane, which is the location of the universe's projection, like a miniature universe. Every star has its own projection in this world, and within this second Astral Plane, the most primordial power of the universe is contained.
Astral Plane magic utilizes this power. For example, the Astral Plane leopard summoned by the female mage in the Den of Evil was a strange creature created using Astral Plane power. Because its energy composition was static, it could damage any enemy.
Medivh is known as the Astral Plane Wizard because he is skilled in using Astral Plane energy, and can even use it to travel across Astral Plane to other planets.
Although Xiao Yu didn't know the exact extent of the formatting after the Sky World was formatted, Xiao Yu felt that the game company couldn't possibly have reset all the data, since what the players encountered was only a part of the Sky Universe.
If Medivh is indeed in the Astral Plane, then the question arises: how do we find him?
However, before he could come up with an answer, an unexpected event interrupted his search for Medivh.
"The King's Return, Are You There?"
A voice suddenly rang in Xiao Yu's ears.
"Who's talking to me?" Xiao Yu asked in surprise.
"It's me."
At this moment, Xiao Yu finally saw the source of the sound clearly. It came from a dead tree. There were many such trees in the Burying Ground, but this one was different. In the very center of the tree, the twisted scars formed the shape of a face.
That face immediately reminded him of the person who had recruited him into the Blasphemers.
"I'm here. Did you need something?" Xiao Yu asked.
The face on the tree nodded in a human-like manner. "You have become Blasphemous Saint, which is quite unexpected. However, this also makes you eligible to join our core. In fact, there has always been an elders' council among the Blasphemers to guide and lead those Blasphemers have gone astray."
"Now it's time for you to join us. Tomorrow, we'll be having a meeting to discuss something very important. I'll summon your name then; you just need to accept the teleportation—if you'd like to join the meeting."
Xiao Yu wondered what important matter it was. It must be related to the secrets of the game. Since he couldn't find Medivh for the time being, he naturally nodded in agreement.
As soon as he agreed, the face on the tree disappeared; it seemed to be the effect of a spell.
Just as Xiao Yu was about to continue his research on finding Medivh, the system announcement suddenly rang out.
[System Announcement: Dear players, the War of the Gods is about to begin. Starting tomorrow, the game will enter a new phase.]
The gods and their followers will wage war over their faiths to determine the strongest true god.
Players can check the rules of the War of the Gods in the Faith System.
Xiao Yu thought to himself, "Wow, what a coincidence! The Blasphemous Elder just announced a meeting, and the War of the Gods has already begun. Could it be that the important matter the elder mentioned is the War of the Gods? It seems very likely, since the Blasphemers' enemy is the gods."
Therefore, it is essential to understand in advance what this War of the Gods is all about.
He opened the Faith System and started looking at it.
According to the rules described in the system.
In the War of the Gods, each player can choose to join the faction of any god and become a follower of that god.
An endless battle will rage among the gods, and believers will fight for their respective deities. The most important element mentioned is the Power of Faith; the more Power of Faith a deity has, the stronger that deity becomes.
The strength of divine power has five levels, namely --
Supreme God Lord, Supreme Divine Power, Powerful Divine Power, Ordinary Divine Power, Lesser Divine Power.
The stronger the divine power, the stronger the divine spells that can be cast, and the greater the enhancements that can be given to believers.
In addition, the believers are also of different levels, with five levels existing, and each level provides a different amount of faith points.
Faithless: A person with no faith who cannot contribute any faith points. (This category is not within the tiers.)
False believer: Does not recognize or understand the god and its doctrines, but joins the faith only for benefits. However, because they pray to the god every day, they can only provide the minimum faith points (faith points +1 per day, faith point cap +10).
General Believers: Believers with a superficial understanding of the doctrines, who initially accept the doctrines and beliefs of the deity, and can provide a small amount of faith points. They are the foundation of the deity's faith system. (Faith points +3 per day, faith point cap +30).
Devout Believer: A person who has a devout faith in a deity and its doctrines, and possesses a relatively deep understanding of those doctrines. They provide a large amount of Faith Points and are the backbone of the deity's faith system. (Faith Points +10 per day, Faith Points cap +100)
Fanatic: A fanatical believer who has a fervent faith in a god and its doctrines, willing to give everything for the god, including their life and soul, and not allowing anyone to question them; they are almost like a fanatical believer who has lost their mind. (Faith value +20 per day, Faith value cap +200).
The Chosen /saints/prophets: They have such a deep understanding of the gods and their teachings that they have even become one with the gods themselves. They are able to practice and develop the teachings to the greatest extent possible, and can even supplement and improve the teachings of the gods themselves. They can exist in the world as the incarnation or spokesperson of the gods.
Believers of different levels can receive divine blessings.
For example, if you worship Goddess of Magic and your faith level is fanatical, your magic power will receive a 50% bonus, or you will have an extra 50% spell slots per day.
If you worship the God of War, then the buffs you receive will be related to combat.
In short, the higher the faith level, the higher the bonus. Of course, the combination of faith and profession is also very important.
Upon reading this, Xiao Yu's heart stirred. This meant players would definitely try their best to increase their faith level, as such a high buff was extremely important.
If one could become Chosen /saint/prophet or something like that, then one would be practically Invincible.
In this way, players will inevitably become increasingly devout in order to increase their faith level—a habit that might even have repercussions in real life. Is this the purpose of the Moha Religion?
He thought to himself and continued reading. Besides the faith level, there was also a faith ranking list in the Faith System, which of course ranked the gods.
The number one ranked being the God of Light, with 9.36 billion Faith Points and a maximum Faith Points of 21.23 billion.
The second-ranked goddess is the Goddess of Magic, with 7.98 billion Faith Points and a maximum Faith Points of 17.44 billion.
The third-ranked being is the God of Darkness, with 7.45 billion Faith Points and a maximum Faith Points of 18.23 billion.
The Naraku, God of Death ranks only thirteenth, with 4.42 billion Faith Points and a maximum Faith Point limit of 9.71 billion.
This faith value is provided not only by players but also by NPCs, so Xiao Yu couldn't calculate exactly how many player believers there were, but he figured it wouldn't be few.
Xiao Yu checked his faith level again.
Your current faith is that of Blasphemers.
Faith Level: Saint.
Xiao Yu was stunned upon seeing this. What was going on? Blasphemers were actually considered a form of faith?