Chapter 50: Chapter 48: Magical Creatures and Walnut
Listening to the voices of high-dimensional entities is not a pleasant affair.
In fact, Whisperers on the Path of Omniscience are among the easiest to lose control within the Sequence Eight of various paths.
In the first simulation, Chloe barely stayed in the realm of the Whisperer.
The power of the Desire Mother Tree infused his body, and he was quickly elevated to a new height.
In the second simulation, Chloe stayed in the realm of the Whisperer for a while.
But he still broke through quickly.
Because of Fufu’s injuries, he chose to trade with the Mother Tree.
This trade made it so he could only hear the whispers of the Mother Tree and receive the Mother Tree’s blessings.
She greedily occupied everything about him, refusing outer gods to contact him.
Actually, the power granted by the Desire Mother Tree’s whispers is quite useful.
But alas, the Mother Tree is mad.
He doesn’t like deranged beauties.
So listening to the voice of Glory is a good choice.
After all, this god stands firmly on the side of order and peace in "Simulated Hero".
And the abilities granted are similar to those of the Desire Mother Tree, but with fewer issues.
Indeed, it’s a good choice.
Ordinary people cannot listen to whispers in advance; they can only be granted power as Whisperers.
But Chloe is different.
He is easily influenced by gods.
Even if he actively chooses to accept, he can hear the voices of gods even at Sequence Nine.
This is Chloe, the world’s foremost vessel of incarnation.
[Recovery] shattered his soul’s self-defense mechanism, also granting him early access to hear divine intents.
This essentially made him an innate Whisperer.
Unlocking Sequence Eight’s power early can accelerate the digestion of Sequence Nine’s extraordinary traits.
Ordinarily, he wouldn’t take such risks.
But the diamond mark on his forehead seemed to remind him that there was an unknown risk around him, at least something he couldn’t handle at the moment.
So he had no choice but to speed things up for himself.
The Lord of Glory is among the most reliable of the true gods, and listening to His voice is the best choice.
But soon, he discovered something was wrong in his prayers.
Roaring, explosions, wailing—it was endless.
He seemed to be caught in a battlefield, vaguely smelling the scent of gunpowder.
No.
Is this the Li Zai Gan God and Demon of Glory?
Where has this god taken me?
He felt like he was in an endless battlefield, with countless strong individuals traversing the stars, engaging in life-and-death battles with unknown entities.
Before he could listen closely to understand what was happening, a gentle voice sounded:
"This is not a battlefield you can join yet, go back, child."
The next moment.
He was sent back to the mortal realm.
The clamor by his ears dissipated with the wind and rain.
He raised his head in astonishment, finding four seeds within him, the Skill Seeds, which would bloom and bear fruit once infused with extraordinary energy.
He took a glance at the Skill Seeds.
They were——
Law of Blessing.
Law of Punishment.
Law of Life.
Law of Suffering.
"Oh, they are the most useful abilities?"
The four skills were exactly the abilities he most wanted.
Blessing was a buff that could augment even an ordinary person to the level of an athletic champion.
Punishment was an offensive skill, with the Holy Light Power condensed into a hammer that, when thrown, could shatter stones and if the opponent belonged to the Evil Faction, deal holy light damage.
Life was a healing skill, with healing equivalent to second-ring healing magic, capable of temporarily sealing significant bleeding points.
Suffering was a mental attack that could add immense pain to the opponent’s next attack, thereby exposing a flaw.
Perceiving the prayer’s cessation, the senior bishop gently pushed open the door and saw the four seeds merge into Chloe’s body.
He couldn’t help but rejoice.
A Whisperer receiving divine blessing generally requires time.
In other words, it’s not immediate upon ascension that one gains power from the listened entity.
Whether one could comprehend that power is also a crucial factor.
But how long did Chloe take to accept and digest four skills, it’s simply unheard of.
Know that the child isn’t even a Whisperer yet!
Clearly, the child’s nature not only aligns with the teachings but can deeply understand the divine ideologies and powers, and is more favored by the god.
A fine seed indeed!
The senior bishop excitedly stepped forward, grasping Chloe’s hand, and said:
"Child, what powers have you obtained?"
"Blessing, Punishment, Life, and Suffering."
"Hiss."
Chloe understood why the Cardinal was so surprised.
There are differences even among Whisperers.
In the game, the Glory Skill Seeds are divided into three categories.
They are Laws, Devotion, and Common.
In his view, Common means you’re handed a math textbook, and you have to learn it on your own.
Devotion is you actively seeking a teacher to ask how to learn this math.
And the Laws...
You are the teacher.
The Saintess who joined Rephya’s team in the mid-game had all her skills as [Laws].
When enhancing teammates, it’s challenging for enemies to disperse the enhancement effects.
When weakening enemies, it’s difficult for them to resist the effectuation of weakened skills.
Made to thoroughly frustrate the enemies.
Now he sees the Saintess’ posture in him.
Upon leaving the Church of Glory again, the Cardinal sincerely hoped he would join the Church of Glory.
Chloe replied with "not wanting to join any organization for now, will consider after graduation."
The Cardinal accepted this gladly, stating if he ever had any thoughts, he should come to them first.
"Child, the doors of the Church of Glory are always open to you."
"And may the love of Glory forever favor you, Bishop."
Chloe put on his best face for social interaction.
Of course.
Player gonna play.
Saying "now I don’t want to join any organizations" is akin to telling a girl "I don’t want a relationship now."
Four skills should last him for a while now.
His purpose was clear.
Listening to high-dimensional voices in advance was just to borrow the abilities of Whisperers in advance, to digest the extraordinary traits within.
So now, who should he find to enjoy his [new powers]?
Just at this time, he passed by the Ethereal Zoo.
He paused for a moment, recalling a peculiar animal friend.
Perhaps he didn’t need to use his new powers on people.
With this thought.
He strode into the zoo.
...
"Xiaoke, you’re visiting the zoo again today."
Sean, one of the zoo’s managers, excitedly waved at Chloe upon seeing him.
"Yes, I didn’t have much to do today, so I came to have a look."
Chloe smiled serenely.
He had indeed visited here frequently, mainly to heal animals.
Watching wounded animals regain vitality under his hands brought a sense of accomplishment.
"It’s been about a year now, hasn’t it?"
Chloe nodded as Sean cheerfully handed him a water bottle.
It’s indeed been a year.
He initially came here to complete a small test for the Healing Class.
At that time, around this period last year, a group of college students visited the zoo.
The Ethereal Zoo is not the conventional zoo people usually understand.
It’s more like an [artificial biosphere] affiliated with the academy.
It houses some magical creatures rarely seen in the outside world.
Unlike wild demons and monsters in the Maze.
Magical creatures are more in line with magicians’ requirements for a Magic Pet.
But unlike more uncontrollable demons, their rarity makes them difficult to heal if they encounter problems.
But a year ago, an accident happened.
An accident with a mystical animal that should not have been given to ordinary newcomers.