Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

Chapter 140: Chapter 131: The Kingdom’s First Miracle

The resentment from the cannon dissipated, bringing Wu Chang 1 point of Energy, 1 point of Will, and 2 points of Inspiration in attribute growth.

Apart from the attribute growth, a palm-sized cubic transparent box was also revealed.

「Item Name: Future Transformation Module」

「Item Type: Special」

「Item Description: Used on firearms or technology-based weapons, it allows future modifications to the selected weapon, enhancing weapon attributes comprehensively and granting skills, and can switch to a multifunctional expansion pack.」

During the time in Peaceful Town, the Holy Light Reforged Talisman was used for the Shadow Mask, and the arrival of the Future Transformation Module just filled the gap in modifications needed for Silver Dawn.

Compared to the Holy Light Reforged Talisman, the Future Transformation Module, specially prepared for firearms, is clearly more suitable for Silver Dawn.

Wu Chang did not hesitate and immediately took out Silver Dawn. As the two made contact, a blue light covered the revolver, causing it to disassemble into countless small silver cubes, and then reassemble into one.

When the blue light disappeared, a pistol entirely different from Silver Dawn appeared in front of Wu Chang.

「Item Name: Dawn Hammer」

「Item Level: C」

「Item Skill: Scorching Bullet.」

「Skill Description: Omitted.」

「Item Skill: Switchable Multifunctional Expansion Pack」

「Item Description: The Dawn Hammer has five expansion modes: Sniping, Penetrating, Charging, Ricochet, and Explosion. In automatic mode, it can automatically adjust to the optimal countermeasure mode based on the target type; when switched to manual mode, the user can freely choose the current mode.」

The body of Dawn Hammer is at least a circle bigger than Silver Dawn, retaining the drum design, but the ammo capacity has increased from 6 rounds to 8 rounds, with the silver bullet limit extended to 8 rounds as well.

The caliber increased from the revolver’s 0.45 to 0.70, with each bullet close to the thickness of a finger, resembling more a hand cannon than a pistol.

Due to the impact of future modifications, the larger caliber brought greater damage, yet the recoil is smaller, and the firing rate is faster than before, highlighting an increase without added cost.

Wu Chang put away the Dawn Hammer, looked up, and found that Han’er had somehow already run back, standing by his side looking at the ground filled with green sprouts.

Han’er’s expression was somewhat incredulous as he asked, ”Sean, brother, is that monster dead?”

Wu Chang shrugged and said, ”It should be dead.”

”This is the first time I’ve seen someone able to kill those monsters, even the bishops of the Soul Light Church couldn’t do it.” Han’er muttered.

Witnessing Wu Chang defeat the tree monster, Han’er’s gaze toward him changed. Influenced by the Proof of Arrogance before, Han’er had cooperated reluctantly; now even without the influence, there was some awe in his eyes when looking at Wu Chang.

After eliminating the tree monster, Wu Chang exited combat status and was no longer affected by the Blood Moon.

With his energy depleted, if he encounters more monsters, he’ll need to drink recovery items to replenish energy and continue fighting.

The crazy inflation within the Abyssal Game led to a surge in potion prices, especially those that could replenish energy, their prices more than doubled. The Energy Activation Potion he had saved from the Heart’s Desire instance now costs over four thousand Rotten Silver Coins for a single bottle.

It’s not that he can’t afford the Energy Activation Potion, but restoring energy through Endurance is more cost-effective.

Plus, tonight’s gains are already substantial, so he ended the night watch, having Han’er lead him out of the Great Cemetery first.

On the way, he asked Han’er, ”What exactly was the monster we encountered in the Great Cemetery earlier?”

Han’er asked, ”Sean, brother, I watched your fight, you should be a clergy member, right? As clergy, you probably have a better grasp of the first miracle, so I’ll skip that part...”

”Wait.” Wu Chang reached out to stop Han’er from continuing. He was a full-achievement speedrun player, not someone who skips all the plot, defeats the final boss, and finishes with single-digit exploration rate in instances. How could he skip such critical information?

”Han’er, brother, to be honest, I’m actually a foreigner currently traveling the world, seeking out all sorts of holy lands. I’m very interested in everything about the Holy City Sirena, including the first miracle.”

Having witnessed Wu Chang’s prowess, Han’er became very cooperative and said, ”Sean, brother, you’re a foreign priest, no wonder your power is so unique. Since you’re curious, I’ll explain in detail.”

The country where Wu Chang currently resided was called Mikel Kingdom, and the kingdom’s establishment began with a miracle.

At that time, Mikel Kingdom was still a small city-state.

Legend has it that in the witness of many people, a Divine Envoy descended from the sky and raised a Golden Throne from beneath for the lord of Mikel City, and revealed a land gifted by the gods to the city lord.

Thus, the lord of Mikel City relocated the entire city, moving to the god-gifted land pointed out by the Divine Envoy, establishing the present Mikel Kingdom.

But the issue lay in whether it was intentional or an oversight, the Divine Envoy built the Golden Throne and pointed out the god-gifted land for the Mikel King, but left out which God bestowed this gift.

Because of this, to avoid offending any side, Mikel Kingdom became a multi-sect nation.

The entire nation does not have a unified official religion, and the establishment of any religion would not be hindered by the kingdom’s laws.

In Mikel Kingdom, they never recognize what religion you follow, only whether you can demonstrate a miracle.

If you can demonstrate a miracle, then your religion is sacred and inviolable.

If not, then continue practicing until you find a way to demonstrate a miracle.

Miracles are called miracles because they are sufficiently unbelievable and exceedingly rare.

In the thirty years since Mikel proclaimed nationhood, the variety of sects in the kingdom numbered in the hundreds, yet never has one miracle occurred.

Perhaps due to discontent with the kingdom’s chaotic beliefs, on the 31st anniversary of Mikel Kingdom’s founding, a massive plague swept through the kingdom, killing a third of its population.

Unaware of where the plague originated, people could only send all the sick to a separate city, letting them fend for themselves.

Plague patients endured extreme agony before death, their wails ceaseless throughout the night, and so, the city was also called the City of Suffering.

The current dominant religion in Mikel Kingdom, the Spirit Medicine Sect, which reveres the God of Medicine, couldn’t bear to see people suffer, leading the entire sect into the City of Suffering to treat plague victims day and night.

One night, as the Great Sage of the Spirit Medicine Sect watched a treated patient die in agony, he suddenly emitted light.

Under the illumination, the patients tormented by sickness gradually calmed and no longer felt pain.

However, the light from one person was too limited; even if they were surrounded, his light could only cover dozens, and once he left, those without the light would fall back into pain.

In a difficult situation, the Great Sage looked up at the moon in the sky.

His body then began to swell and slowly ascend.

In the witness of the crowd, the enormous Great Sage merged into the sky, becoming one with the moon.

Basking in moonlight, all patients in the city were freed from the torment of illness, and from that night on, the moon over the City of Suffering has always been full, and under the full moon’s glow, people would feel no pain.

Upon hearing of the miracle in the City of Suffering, the Mikel King declared it a Holy City, renaming it the City of Serenity, Sirena.

Because of the miracle in the City of Serenity, all dying individuals in the Mikel Kingdom would gather here, drawing away from pain through the miracle, forever falling into serenity under the Great Sage’s glory.

Sirena established a massive Royal Tomb to accommodate the growing number of deceased.

Initially, both the patients tormented by plague and the Spirit Medicine Sect which saved them had only one wish—to distance patients from pain and allow them peace.

This is what led to the first miracle.

But as more pilgrims and dying people came to Sirena, people’s expectations for miracles turned less pure and more utilitarian.

In this way, rampant desires sparked the second miracle, Blood Moon Eternal Life.