-I can���t use such a powerful artifact. I am just a demigod, and this is an artifact of a God,- Umbra tried to change Thorn���s mind.
Sunny, in his God space, looked at the first SSS-Grade artifact that was found in the Realm of Advancement and used his God���s Eye on it, but it didn���t work.
-How can I forget,- Sunny said, -my powers don���t work in this Realm of Advancement.- He immediately asked Umbra to return to Veridia with the ring.
Umbra followed the instructions and returned to Veridia with Thorn.
Sunny then again used his God���s Eye talent on the ring that Thorn had bought.
But this time, all the information of the ring appeared in his mind.
Item Name: Ring of Shadow
Grade: SSS
Description: A gateway to the Shadow Realm, in this realm the progress of techniques related to shadows increases by a hundred times.
The person who wears this ring will have all their shadow-related attacks deal twice the damage.
The effects of shadow-related abilities increase by two times.
Note: can only be worn by a creature of shadow
Sunny gave this description to Thea, who in turn showed it to Umbra.
Umbra, upon reading the description, became even more surprised.
Thorn also saw the information, and his eyes lit up upon seeing the description.
He felt that his decision to gift this ring to Demigod Umbra was the right choice.
After a few more negotiations, Umbra finally accepted the gift from Thorn, and in return, she would give Thorn a clone of hers, which would always stay by his side.
And this return gift from Umbra was not a trivial thing; it was the protection of a demigod.
In Veridia, in the Southern Continent, where the elves lived peacefully, a young boy of around sixteen years of age was practicing. -Grandpa, I finally got the archery skill,- he said, as he showed his grandfather the talent appraisal ball.
Magic Affinity (S-Grade), Comprehension (S-Grade), Elementalist (S-Grade), Magic Swordsmanship (S-Grade), Magic Archery (C-Grade)
This child was a half-elf, a grandson of both Anaske and Vel.
When the elves and humans joined hands to venture into the Realm of Advancement, marriage was the key to solving the feud between the two races.
Thus, the children of Anaske and Vel married each other.
This child was named Light, and he was chosen as the successor to the throne of the Cosmic Empire. In the start, he was just born with two talents, Magic Affinity and Comprehension.
As both of them were at S-Grade, he held a very high position even among the children in the royal family of the empire.
But slowly, his Comprehension talent began to shine, brighter and brighter.
He learned the talent of his grandfather, Vel, Elementalist, from the scratch and comprehended it to the S-Grade.
He then learned swordsmanship from his grandfather Vel and combined it with magic to become the first magic swordsman.
And currently, he was learning archery from the other grandfather, and he had already become a C-Grade magic archer.
Mind you all, he is just a sixteen-year-old child, and he has achieved something that took decades for even Vel to learn.
-You are really a talented fellow. May God Cosmos bless you in your future path,- Vel said, his eyes showing the love and warmth of a grandparent.
-Grandpa, why does God Cosmos not visit Veridia anymore? I want to see him, too,- Light said aloud.
He was born by listening to the teachings in the Genesis and by both his grandfathers.
His respect for God Cosmos was immense, thus he also wanted to see the divine grace of God Cosmos that both his grandfathers mentioned every now and then.
Just then, a digital panel appeared in front of him, and he received a notification.
-Who is sending me a message this late?- Light said, as he opened the personal message tab. There it was, a message by an ID named ���Seer Rem���.
Chapter 94: Ch 94 : The Divine Library
���-Seer Rem?- Light whispered the name to himself, his voice a quiet murmur in the stillness of his room.
He had seen the system panel flash with the name of the sender, and a wave of profound hope washed over him.
-Did I finally gain a chance to enter that place?- He slowly opened the chat, a sense of anticipation building in his chest.
���Seer Rem: -You are chosen to enter the divine library. I will be your host and caretaker during this time
���Light immediately replied, his fingers trembling with a mix of excitement and reverence. -Thanks for giving me this chance. I would follow all of your arrangements, Seer Rem.-
���He knew who the seers were. They were a special race created by the demigod of knowledge, Isiah, and were further divided into three parts.
The Managing Seers handled the immense library, sorting out knowledge, arranging it in order, and keeping it safe.
The Host Seers, like Rem, were blessed with the talent of Soul Plucker, and were responsible for bringing the souls of life forms to the Divine Library and guiding them.
The Knowledgeable Seers were the ones who tirelessly collected knowledge from all over Veridia with the help of the Preserver of Knowledge talent.
���With high hopes, Light lay down on his bed and awaited the seer.
All life forms in Veridia were aware of this process; the seers only took the souls, while the body remained on Veridia.
It was a norm for them to select a comfortable position for their body while their soul was away. ������������������������������������������������.������������
Thus, Light was also doing things according to the tradition, laying himself down in a calm, peaceful state, his mind already racing with the possibilities.
���A cool, unseen breeze entered his room, and with it, he suddenly felt a gentle pull.
It was not a physical force, but a spiritual one, a strange tugging sensation that lifted him out of his body.
He looked down and saw himself lying there, his body a familiar, sleeping form.
Then he looked at his hands and feet; they looked ethereal, made of shimmering light, like a small breeze could blow him away.
He looked up, and a beautiful girl, with one hand on her waist, her other hand emitting a strange force, was pulling him towards her.
���-Greetings, Light. You are the first life form to be so calm in the soul state,- Rem said, her voice a melodious whisper.
But Light didn���t listen to a single thing she said. His mind was in a state of epiphany, a new and profound understanding of the soul.
-What a strange and gifted child,- Rem said, a genuine smile on her face. -Thank God, I was the one who found this guy first.-
The reason for Rem���s happiness was simple: as a host seer, it was her task to find and host the best possible candidate, a candidate who was going to contribute to Veridia and the empire.
The more he performed well, the better her merits would be.
Yes, Sunny allowed even the apostles to earn merits from their work.
His goal was also to allow the life forms to earn merits through their contributions, but decided against it as it would take away all his faith points.
Instead, he created another method for the life forms, which was the system currency.
���There were currently three currencies to use in the system.
The first was the Faith Points, a currency of Gods. The second was the Merits, a currency of demigods and apostles.
The third was the Cosmic Coins, a currency for the mortals.
The key difference between these was simple and easy to understand.
The Faith Points were used by Gods to manifest anything or buy different services through Thea.
The Merits were used by demigods to buy new talents, manifested items, and movies, novels, and other stuff to increase their imagination for the new powers they would choose.
The third and latest currency, the Cosmic Coin, was like online money to buy stuff from each other.