I Became the Progenitor Vampire

Chapter 127: Chapter 127: Faith Research, Incredibly Powerful Talent
 

Dawn City, third floor of City Hall.

Lide took advantage of some free time to call for Emi.

He was very puzzled about how Oli became his fanatic follower.

Normally, only Divine beings could have followers.

He hadn’t preached, so how did he suddenly gain a follower, and a fanatic one at that?

He had countless questions for this Shadow High Priest who bore the title of a blasphemer.

Dressed in a gray priest robe, Emi arrived in the office, his spirit much different from his initially decrepit appearance.

He supported his chest, bent his body, and bowed.

“Good day, Ancestor Crown.”

Emi initially thought Lide wanted to discuss matters related to the Mage Tower, but the first sentence he spoke left him stunned.

Only one thought crossed his mind: What in the world?

“Emi, I’ve gained a fanatic follower…”

“Fanatic follower?”

Emi was baffled by Lide’s sudden statement and hesitantly asked.

“Ancestor Crown, are you sure it’s a fanatic and not just a follower?”

It wasn’t that he didn’t trust Lide; rather, the significance of a fanatic was entirely different from that of a regular follower.

Before he became a part of the Bloodline, he was a High Priest of the Knight Temple, a Sect under the protection of the Divine in the vast Green City, which had not a single fanatic follower, not even one.

This was partly because the Knight God was not widely revered, a deity of lesser Divine Power, but even though a Divine Power God, recognized by many, had preached in Green City for hundreds of years, it hadn’t gained any fanatic followers.

This one fact spoke volumes.

How difficult was it to become a fanatic? A follower must regard their faith as their everything, willing to sacrifice everything for it, even their soul without a moment’s hesitation.

Only those with such fervor and an indescribable state could become a fanatic.

Followers were divided into unbelievers, nominal followers, ordinary followers, devout followers, and fanatics, with fanatics being the rarest and most cherished treasure of the Divine.

Not to exaggerate, but one fanatic could equal the Power of Faith brought by ten thousand nominal followers.

With no fanatic followers in the Knight Temple in Green City, Lide’s sudden declaration of having one was shocking.

And the most critical part, he was only Level 11, how could Emi not be astounded?

“Indeed, a fanatic.

During the hero selection tournament, a young man named Oli suddenly became my fanatic. I could feel his thoughts in the Spiritual Sea and even responded to him in his confusion…”

Emi’s stunned expression never faded, his face filled with disbelief.

“You could feel his thoughts too? By the Night Goddess, this…this…”

Lost for words, Emi struggled to articulate his feelings, ultimately looking at Lide, who was completely unaware of the difficulty involved, and remarked,

“Perhaps you truly are blessed by the Creator God and favored by the Goddess of Luck.

Ancestor Crown, you might not realize what having a fanatic entails.”

Lide wasn’t a Priest, and his knowledge of the Divine came only from the memories of the Blood Clan Ancestor. He hadn’t been in contact with any temple recently, so naturally, he was unaware of the significance of having a fanatic.

“This means you could establish your own temple and spread your faith!!

Goddess above, this is unbelievable. You’re only Level 11!”

Emi was nearly driven mad; ever since he entered the Divine Country of the Knight God, he had dreamt of divinity, but he knew the difficulty and had managed to keep his composure.

But now, a mere Level 11 Advanced Mage had the Divine Power typically exclusive to the realm of the Divine.

This was utterly maddening, too incredible to believe.

Hearing this, Lide’s eyes narrowed slightly, his interest piqued.

“Establish a temple? Spread faith? What’s the use?”

Emi nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

To him, it felt like Lide was holding a Magic Model Map that could teach Forbidden Curse but had no idea of its value.

That left him frustrated.

“Once you spread the Power of Faith, you can have more believers and gather more of the Power of Faith, and in the end, you can even bestow this power back on your believers.

The power of the temple priests is granted by the Divine.

According to the information I got from the Knight God’s Divine Country, the power of the Divine is provided by the believers, the more believers there are, the stronger the Divine’s power becomes.

As long as you have enough believers, your power will become even stronger!

And eventually, you could even become a Divine!”

Emi was caught up in a frenzy, being known as a blasphemer he was not a fearful man, and achieving divinity was his ultimate dream.

How could he not be excited when there was now a hopeful example in front of him?

Lide had a contemplative look in his eyes.

The source of Divine Power is the Power of Faith?

This was the first time Emi had mentioned this to him, previously he had been too lazy to inquire, as he was not so curious about powers far beyond his current level.

But now he had the key to exploring higher-level powers—Fanatic Oli.

This sparked great interest in him.

“Emi, I now only have one fanatic believer, and the Power of Faith isn’t even one ten-thousandth of my magic power.

How can I achieve what you described, gaining power that can be fed back to the believers?”

If he could reflect the Power of Faith back to his believers like a Divine, does that mean Dawn City would see the emergence of the profession he had long dreamed of—Priest?

“Ancestor Crown, only by possessing a large number of believers can you gather enough Power of Faith.

The Power of Faith, like magic power, is a kind of energy.

However, the difference is that the Power of Faith is rarer than magic power, and its function is also more unique, only believers can provide it.

These believers are akin to magic crystal stones that provide you energy, the more you have, the more energy you can obtain.

When the Power of Faith reaches a certain level, you can then manipulate it.

In the end, you can even use the Power of Faith to condense into Divine Power, ignite the Divine Fire…”

After Emi’s unique explanation, Lide had an epiphany.

In other words, both magic power and the Power of Faith are energies, but the Power of Faith is a higher form of energy, and only believers can provide it, to acquire a substantial amount of Power of Faith, you must expand the source of acquisition, that is, the number of believers.

“Why do I have a fanatic believer, while others cannot? Or is it that everyone can have fanatic believers, even a powerless commoner?”

Although Lide understood the principle of the Power of Faith, he was still very curious about this question.

Emi’s expression turned very solemn.

“No, Ancestor Crown, commoners cannot attain the power of faith, even most transcendents can’t get the Power of Faith, let alone have fanatic believers.

Because they can’t sense the prayers of the believers.”

“All this is because of your natural affinity for magic power, or rather your affinity for energy.”

“Lacking spiritual power or, shall we say, insufficient magic affinity prevents one from sensing the Power of Faith.

The Power of Faith is also a type of energy, and this energy is higher in grade, requiring more sensitive perception and affinity for energy to be sensed.

Without this unimaginably high affinity, even if others wildly believe in another person, nothing will happen.

Because they do not have enough affinity for magic, for energy, they cannot perceive that energy and can only let it dissipate.”

Lide had a slightly strange expression on his face.

Magic affinity?

Had this accidentally hit right on the nail?

Within his three Talent Specializations was one extremely powerful talent—Magic Affinity

Magic Affinity (Extreme): Your affinity for magic has reached the limit, allowing you to manipulate magic at will.

After Lide shared a rough overview of this talent with Emi, the level 15 blasphemer’s face revealed an indescribable expression.

His eyes filled with bare envy and longing.

“Ancestor Crown, perhaps we can build a new temple in Dawn City.

A temple that belongs entirely to you.

From now on, the Divine worshipped by everyone in Dawn City will only be you—the great Clan Leader of the Holy Light Bloodline, Lord of Dawn, Lide Kachar.”