Lord of Prayer - Chapter 313 - 213: Sword Forging Competition 2

Soron was in a good mood after completing a transaction and took the initiative to share some information. At that moment, his Prayer Points had changed to [0.5]. After a moment’s thought, he guessed the reason—he had fulfilled Number Four’s wish to obtain Prayer Points from him.

“That world-famous show, the Sword Forging Competition, is about to begin. I heard this time it’s going to be a wilderness survival reality show again. You all can watch it and place some bets. As long as you bet on a few of the contestants who look like they could win, you’re bound to earn a little something…”

Soron looked at Number One as he spoke. “This year’s Sword Forging Competition is said to be the most prestigious one in history. Celestial Crafted Object from the Eastern Continent, Fire God Hall, the Land of the Dwarves, and Vulcan Workshop from Western Europe… all the famous forging conglomerates have sent members to compete. Even the disciples of Master Forgers are coming out of seclusion… By the way, Number One, are you participating?”

’If I say I’m participating, wouldn’t that expose me?’ Zhou Chen, controlling Number One’s avatar, shook his head and replied in a regretful tone, “I was planning to, but I forgot to sign up for the preliminary rounds. Registration is closed now, so I’ll just have to wait for the next one.

It’s a real shame, thinking about it now. I’m missing out on such a huge event.”

“It really is a shame.”

Even Soron felt the loss on Number One’s behalf. For a Blacksmith, the Sword Forging Competition was a massive festival, and being unable to participate was an immense loss. He continued speaking.

“Besides the Sword Forging Competition, the Pantheon will soon be opening the Heroic Trials. The victor will receive the ’Proof of God’ that is most suited to them. That’s one of the tickets to becoming a Tier Four·Crowned King.”

“Heroic Trials?” Number One didn’t hide his confusion, seeming to have never heard of such an event. Lin Ya, beside him, was also exceptionally curious.

Soron explained, “They’re the ultimate trials held by the Pantheon only once every decade. There are twelve in total, corresponding to the twelve labors of myth. In the legends, only the valiant and wise Hercules completed those twelve epic feats.

According to historical records, no one has passed all of the Pantheon’s Heroic Trials in forty years. The last person to do so was crowned a king long ago. In the interim, the best-performing contestant only cleared ten trials, and even he donned a mask twenty years ago. So, in terms of popularity, the Heroic Trials are on par with the annual Sword Forging Competition. They are the two must-watch events of the season.”

“I see.” Number One nodded, thanking Soron for the explanation. He then glanced around the table. “If no one has any more intel to share, shall we explore how to use this system?”

No one had any objections.

Number One began, “The Library lets you upload all sorts of information, and it has two posting modes: free sharing and paid viewing… Mr. Lamp God, do you intend to expand the Round Table Hall? With just the few of us here, this feature is completely unnecessary.”

The Lamp God slowly nodded.

“In that case, we can leverage our head start to be the first to share some information for paid viewing,” Number One’s avatar said.

The others nodded. It was a good plan. They had an advantage over those who would join later, and they could use it to earn Prayer Points.

“Next is the Mission Center. It’s a place to post and accept missions—nothing complicated there, I’m sure you’ve all played games before. The Supply Depot is also straightforward; you exchange Prayer Points for items or sell items to get Prayer Points.

As for the Weapon System, Number Four already demonstrated it. The results were incredible. Plus, the Forging Melting Furnace can be upgraded using Prayer Points. But with just the few of us, it would probably take forever to get it a single level. We should wait until there are more people and work together to upgrade it then.

Finally, the most important part: Prayer Points. We have to help others fulfill their wishes to earn them. The stronger the wish, the more Prayer Points you get. I’ll try it out when I get back and share my experience during our next meeting.”

Just then, Colin spoke up in a calm, measured tone after some careful thought. “Mr. Lamp God, would it be possible to improve the System Panel? Its current design is a bit too simplistic. As far as I know, there is a gamified place in the world called Zone 009. I’ve read the files on that Restricted Area; Players who enter are given a game-like panel where they can see their own status and Skills. In my personal opinion, a system like that would be much more intuitive.”

’Of course I know that would be better, but wouldn’t it cost more Prayer Points? Still, it is a problem that I’ll have to fix sooner or later…’ Zhou Chen sighed in resignation. Outwardly, he gave a slight nod, but inwardly, he made a Prayer.

Moments later, the members noticed a change in their panels. A section for personal Attributes had appeared.

Zhou Chen’s Prayer Points decreased by 100, plummeting to 85. He immediately checked his own panel.

[Name]: Zhou Chen

[Titles]: Lamp God, Lord of Prayer, Spirit of the End, Joyful Sawman

[Gender]: Biological Male, Psychological Male

[Status Bar]: Art Affinity—A blessing from the King of Music. You will gradually develop a powerful and outstanding charisma, become more popular, and your words will be more easily believed. Speed of mastering Art Realm Skills increased by one hundred percent.

Tactical Scramble—A blessing from Hermes. Evasion speed is increased by one hundred percent. If in stormy weather, evasion speed is increased to one hundred and thirty percent.

[Extraordinary Ability]: Cyan Flame

[Possessed Skills]: Burst, Flame Jump, Secret Skill: Iaijutsu Slash, My Style Secret Technique…

Wait!

Zhou Chen froze, his gaze fixed on an entry in his titles bar.

’What the hell is Spirit of the End?!’

’Does this mean that, as a matter of course, I didn’t just inherit the Book of the Dead, but also inherited the title ’Spirit of the End’ along with it?’