"Although the gifted ritual is only the most basic among many priestly rituals, neither the layout process nor the auxiliary materials required for the ritual are beyond the reach of ordinary people."
"That is, He said that even if he collects the three kilograms of sacred minerals required, he still cannot perform the ritual everywhere."
Suma frowned and lightly brushed his fingers over the description of the gifted ritual in the "Priest Ritual Ceremony".
Except for the first batch of God-given priests, every subsequent priest has experienced the God-given ritual and is no stranger to it.
However, as the book says, the layout and auxiliary materials of the ritual still have high requirements.
This also makes most small tribes want to give birth to priests, and they can only go to large tribes to follow each other's rituals.
For example, Thomas was taken by the old priest to the "Snow Eagle Tribe", a tribe of ten thousand people, to be promoted.
Of course, this kind of ritual is not free.
According to convention, each tribe needs to submit an additional half kilogram of divine ore as a reward in order to participate.
“I now have a full 13 kilograms of divine ore, and this number may continue to rise. The reward of just half a kilogram is insignificant.”
"But the problem is that after the beginning of spring, all major tribes are busy farming, and the latest talent ritual will not be held until twenty-four days."
Suma focused on the needs of the ritual.
The sacred ore has been gathered, but there are still many gaps in the auxiliary materials after two months of collection.
If you choose to wait for twenty-four days, based on the experience that the magic of greeting can provide every day, this is equivalent to a loss of 50,000 experience.
“This time is enough for me to be promoted to the fourth level priest, and more and more people from the Fire Fist tribe will definitely be promoted to priests in the future. I can’t let people go to other tribes every time to take the opportunity. ?”
Sumo thought for a while and simply copied all the contents of the talent ritual onto a piece of paper.
Upgrade.
Must upgrade.
The reason why the ritual has not been upgraded before is because the most critical sacred mine gap is too big.
Even if the upgrade can reduce the demand by half, it is still a hopeless number.
But today is different from the past. The large sum of money received from the divine mine has given Somo an idea.
“According to the large amount of information collected during this period, humans in the world of faith are indeed still in a rather rudimentary and superficial way in developing and using divine magic and absorbing the energy of divine mines. At this stage, it is far inferior to the use of mysterious power by aliens. The difference between the two can be described as cloud and mud."
"There are even many people who "return to their original nature" and take the risk of self-destruction. Oral It’s simply unbelievable to absorb the power of the divine mineral in this way.”
“Of course, oral administration of the divine mineral is not completely ineffective. In theory, if someone can withstand and perfectly absorb three kilograms of the divine mineral at one time. It contains energy, so he may have a high chance of awakening his magical talent. However, for ordinary people, the entrance to the divine mine must have only one end, and that is death."
Suma sorted out the known information. .
Currently, there are two main ways for priests to use divine minerals.
The first is to hold various rituals and use the power of rituals to absorb and release the energy of the sacred mineral.
This method is the most mainstream, almost harmless to the human body, and has high absorption efficiency.
But the relative consumption of materials is huge, and a large amount of auxiliary materials are needed every time.
At the same time, the arrangement of rituals is also extremely time-consuming. Only large tribes have enough manpower to arrange them.
The second is to take it orally directly and use the body to absorb the power in the divine mine.
This method is much simpler and cruder.
Because according to Soma's research, after briefly dissecting several priests, he found that each priest had a special organ in his body.
It is located in the human stomach and has a weird shape. The first half is like a sieve, which can filter food.
The second half is like a furnace that can wrap up substances that cannot be filtered.
After taking the divine mineral, if the sieve can catch it completely, it will be absorbed through this organ later.
But if something goes wrong in the middle, part of the divine mine will leak through.
That’s terrible.
As soon as it comes into contact with gastric acid, the sacred mineral will immediately turn into poison, causing various horrific side effects.
“Therefore, the nature of the gifted rituals carefully designed by mankind is more like an efficient and safe 'energy digestion' system cleverly constructed outside the human body. The person who accepts the rituals only needs to stand In it, one can safely receive and continuously absorb the pure energy flow released by the finely crushed divine ore. In this process, as long as the amount of energy absorbed per unit time reaches the critical threshold of three kilograms, It can 100% stimulate the human body to grow the prototype of this organ and gain magical talents.”
"According to this idea, there are two ways to upgrade the talent ritual."
"First, greatly reduce the need for auxiliary materials for the ritual, just to construct a simple external digestive organ. Although It may cause a sharp increase in the consumption of sacred minerals, but slow absorption will also reduce the probability of side effects. "
"Second, change the requirements for auxiliary materials of the ritual, upgrade the layout of the ritual, and construct a more powerful ritual. Digestive organs, with the help of this method, the probability of human beings obtaining high-level magical talents will be greatly increased."
After figuring out the upgrade idea, Sumo summoned the system with a thought.
As far as the current situation is concerned, of course the first method is the most practical. Even if it costs twice as much divine ore, it is completely worth it.
"280 points, the price is so cheap, it's gone up!"
Compared with the price of creating magic spells out of thin air, the upgrade of rituals is traceable, and the point requirements are relatively cheap.
Sumo immediately stopped hesitating and finished speaking.
A green light shot out, dragging the paper and flying off the table.
Visible to the naked eye, the words above began to change rapidly, evolving into black ink prints like swimming fish.
After a few seconds, the paper fell, and a brand new talent ritual appeared on it.
The requirements for auxiliary materials have plummeted from the original nineteen types to four, all of which are common ore materials in cracks.
The layout has also been greatly simplified. Nine complex processes have been simplified into three, and the time consumption has been reduced by two-thirds.
“Being able to crush the divine ore and absorb the internal energy, well, let’s call you Devouring Ritual!”
The upgraded talent ritual is no longer purely used for magical talents. get.
Its main purpose is to help the user absorb the energy in the divine mine, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
However, there are gains and losses. The standard for using the devouring ritual to obtain talents has been increased by half.
The original three kilograms now require four and a half kilograms to do.
"It's better to choose a different day than to hit it. Try to get talents tonight!"
Sumo took a deep breath.
With the addition of an additional priest to the Fire Fist tribe, Thomas' burden will be instantly relieved.
At least he, the leader of the tribe, can lead his tribe to retreat at critical moments, and have the ability to build the tribe in another place.
In this way, it can be regarded as a way out.
It’s night.
It is the fourth day since the snow bandits set off from Qinggang City.
Six of the seventeen snow bandit teams have been killed by Thomas, and the remaining eleven have not appeared yet.
But judging by the time, it will only be today and tomorrow at most.
Therefore, except for the sixteen guards who remained in the Fire Fist tribe, the rest of the civilians were moved by Somo to several surrounding tribes for temporary residence.
“Chief, this ritual.”
Thomas came to the platform on the heating tower and frowned as he looked at the ritual on the ground.
Although he has not arranged the gift ritual with his own hands, he has seen what the ritual looks like with his own eyes.
The ritual that Somo laid out at the moment was like building blocks built by a child. It couldn't be simpler.
"This is a reward from the Stone God. I'm not sure whether it will work or not."
Sumo opened his mouth and said in a confused way without even raising his head.
According to the requirements of the genuine talent ritual, it must first be carried out on a full moon night, on the top of a mountain or at the intersection of rivers. There is no such terrain around the Fire Fist Tribe, so it can be simplified to an unobstructed high place.
"Okay."
As soon as he heard the word Stone God, Thomas immediately shut his mouth.
Sumo tinkered for a while, but he didn't say anything, just stood in the corner and watched quietly.
About half an hour passed.
After comparing the structure on the paper, Sumo stood up with satisfaction, took out the sacred ore from his pocket and weighed it.
"You need four and a half kilograms?"
"Well, there is no way. There is too little other material, so we can only use the divine ore to neutralize it."
"As long as it can be done, it is worth the cost. , We now have a lot of surplus in the divine mine." Thomas seemed to be worried about Sumo's psychological pressure, and took the initiative to comfort him, "After a while, when you and I become level 5 priests, the Fire Fist tribe will definitely have the talent for laying. The ability to lay rituals. "
"For these extra expenses now, when we have the ability to lay rituals in the future, the difference will be quickly earned."
Su. Mo nodded slightly. If he could really manage this business in the future, it would be equivalent to having another income channel.
Or think of ways to simplify the talent ritual and reduce the need for divine minerals.
The original charge of three kilograms will be charged at that time, and you will be rich in a short time.
“I’m starting!”
“Okay, I’m right here. If the patriarch feels any discomfort, just call me.”
Sumo nodded and walked in immediately Ritual center.
A magical scene happened.
The sacred mine placed on the ground rose up without wind, emitting a faint light that reached the waist.
One, two, three. All the stones began to rotate slowly in circles, gradually forming a white halo.
When the gap in the halo was completely invisible to the naked eye, the halo began to move up and down again, gradually turning into a luminous cocoon that completely enveloped Somo.
At the same time, white mist slowly separated from the light.
"This is the energy in the divine mine!"
Sumo was delighted, quickly adjusted his breathing and began to absorb the mist.
Huh.
Suck.
A wisp of mist enters the mouth and nose, as if cooling oil is applied on the tip of the nose and temples, it is very refreshing.
Then, the cold air quickly passed through the throat, moved downward, and finally settled in the stomach.
"My guess is correct. The reason why humans cannot practice magic is that they are missing an organ."
"In the future ruins, I started with cancer and controlled the growth of tumors to form this organ. , used to accommodate divine power and release special magic."
"The same is true in the world of faith, but it is created by the power of the divine mine."
If it is entered by itself. , Soma may also pay attention to physical changes.
But it's just a body created by the game, so it changes. It's not like he hasn't changed at all.
Soon, I felt an unbearable itching feeling in my stomach, which seemed like burning and acupuncture.
Suma endured the discomfort and continued to suck in the escaping white mist.
I don’t know how long it took, but as the itching, pain, numbness, and swelling gradually disappeared, the mist began to become thinner.
“What, is it over?”
Sumo raised his hand and touched his belly, but didn't feel anything special.
This is completely different from the feeling brought by the genuine talent ritual.
According to Thomas, when people gain talent, they will have a feeling of the evolution of their life essence, which is similar to being reborn and starting a new life.
But now.
Sumo frowned and was about to open the properties panel to check the status, but unexpectedly, the halo suddenly started to accelerate.
boom.
There was an explosion, all the sacred mines exploded, and violent fog filled the air instantly.
This time, in addition to breathing in, Somo's exposed skin also began to passively absorb the mist.
Sizzling.
A stream of black oil seeps out from the surface of the skin, causing the level of life to begin to change.
"I see, I stopped before because the upper limit of absorption of my mortal body has been satisfied."
Suma quietly felt the changes in various parts of his body, and the smile on his face gradually grew stronger.
Speaking of which, compared with the refreshing feeling of crossing the life level from interstellar human beings to the super star human level, the refreshing feeling of gaining magical talent is simply not worth mentioning.
However, this is a crucial ticket, the key to breaking the battle of faith, and the situation that the designers of the world least want to see.
“Three months. Before I came in, I didn’t expect that it would take so long to break the situation.”
"But from now on, it's not too late, it's time for me to exert my strength!"
The fog disappeared.
Suma's upper body was naked, showing off his strong muscles.
At best, the talent ritual can only allow people to grow magical organs, but it cannot cut off the hair and cleanse the marrow and bring about physical changes.
But the extra kilogram and a half of the swallowing ritual has greatly made up for this shortcoming.
Now in terms of physical strength alone, Su Mo estimates that he has reached the level of a top athlete, which is comparable to Thomas's level when he had no experience of going to the mortal realm at the third level.
“It’s done!”
Without any explanation from Somo, Thomas could detect the special fluctuations on Somo’s body with just a little sensitivity.
This means that the two of them belong to the same life level and have the same abilities and upper limits.
But, this is not over yet.
Before Thomas could continue to speak, a dazzling golden light flashed across the gray sky, like a shooting star suddenly appearing in the night sky, more dazzling than the stars.
When they reached the top of the Fire Fist tribe, the golden light stopped and bombarded them directly.
“This”
Thomas was shocked and immediately wanted to pull Somo out of the way.
Unexpectedly, the golden light was like a pillar of heaven, reaching straight into the ground, shrouding Somo inside.
In the blink of an eye, the entire sky was dyed with a dreamy bright red, as if nature's most outstanding painter had exhausted all his paints at this moment, just to depict this shocking scene.
“Is this the legendary divine magic?”
God-given magic, according to legend, only the talented priests of the first generation were rewarded by God.
Later, without exception, these priests who were rewarded entered the ninth level realm.
But now more than ten years have passed, and such rumors have long since disappeared.
Thomas was stunned, his eyes fixed on the dreamlike sky illuminated by golden light, and endless shock and awe surged in his heart.
Is it really the blessing of the Stone God?
(End of this chapter)