Chapter 1215 Red of Disaster: Grand Opening Promotion!
Two days have passed since Red of Disaster was promoted to Pillar God.
The first to be hit is Avalon, where most of the government agencies are composed of extraordinary people of the authoritarian path.
Just as the throne of the highest heaven collapsed in the past, the power of professions such as "Berserker", "Warrior", "Challenger" and "Fighter" also melted away, like new snow in the sun.
In just one night, he fell from the extraordinary to the ordinary.
The lawyers have lost their accustomed legal magic - the ability to scold, arrest, and execute others according to legal rules, and to bring future trials and executions forward to the "present" and complete them in an "instant" manner. This has completely become ineffective.
As for the Griffin Knights... their martial arts and physical fitness were still preserved, and their physical fitness was even slightly enhanced. They just temporarily lost their mana pool and also lost the perception of their own Griffins.
In other words, the "contract" between them and the griffins was severed.
Without the telepathic communication they needed with their companions, the griffins' pupils turned scarlet, and their tempers became noticeably irritable. However, although their relationship had been completely severed, the griffins still missed their past friendship, and none of them left the knights who had raised them.
From another perspective, the Avalon Air Cavalry and the Griffins have finally established a new, truly pure friendship.
It wasn't because of any contract, nor was it because of the utilitarianism of "I can only level up if you do." It wasn't because of the Pillar God's request, or the influence of the Tao...
It's just pure... pure friendship that is not influenced by any Taoist power.
The career advancement path from Overseer to Arbitrator can perhaps be said to have suffered the least loss in the succession of Pillar Gods - it can also be said that they were the first to complete "localization".
First, they lost their supernatural ability to control others, like the Law Masters. However, their physical fitness was strengthened, and their martial arts and swordsmanship became stronger than before.
They just lost their mana... or rather, they were unable to open their own mana pool.
But fortunately, this situation is not unsolvable.
After all, although the power of the extraordinary comes from the resonance of the Tao, it is not "borrowed".
The power of the Tao truly acts on their own bodies, and the power of the Tao that has been obtained is still stored in their bodies.
Just like the giant prince who was imprisoned by Avalon before... He had been imprisoned for so long, and there was still some power of the Supreme Heaven left in his body.
This feels more like a "system update" that completely updates to a new version, so programs that are still on the old version and are not compatible cannot run. It's also like porting a console game to the PC.
This power needs to be decoded again into the correct interpretation of the current Tao, and compatible transplantation needs to be done before it can be used normally.
In this process, functional loss will inevitably occur - for example, a function that can run normally in the old version will not run in the new version.
For example, functions such as gyroscope and auto-aiming that may exist on the host side may not be available on the PC side.
At the same time, there are some things on the PC side that the console side cannot do... For example, "on the PC side, you have no control over what clothes you wear."
This is the manifestation of gaining new professional abilities after transferring to a new path.
However, in the transition from authoritarianism to war, the compatibility conflict is obviously not as great as that from power to authoritarianism.
Or perhaps... Red of Disaster didn't want to completely cut off the part of the Silver Crown Dragon from its body.
Just like he spared those Knights of the Round Table who did not submit to him - he ate the existence of the Silver Crown Dragon, which meant that he had integrated the memories and emotions of the Silver Crown Dragon.
But compared to the Disaster Dragon, who had stayed in the Dream World and went nowhere before defeating the Supreme Heaven, and was frozen in the mountains by the Silver Crown Dragon after defeating the Supreme Heaven... the Silver Crown Dragon was the one who adventured with people, forged friendships with people, and left traces in this world.
——His life is far richer than that of the Calamity Dragon!
Now that the Calamity Dragon had eaten the Silver Crown Dragon, it was like pouring a glass of liquor into a bowl of juice. Now it was hard to tell whether it was liquor or juice, but it was obviously no longer pure juice.
This is also the reason why the Silver Crown Dragon did not devour the Disaster Dragon.
If the Silver Crown Dragon eats the Disaster Dragon, his path will definitely be deviated!
Compared to the Calamity Dragons that tend to follow the Path of Love, the Silver Crown Dragons are obviously smarter - or rather, those on the Path of Love are generally not very smart.
Arthur was once a warrior of the Seventh River, and later became an ascended sorcerer of the Eighth River.
It was precisely in order to defeat Supreme Heaven that he cut off the purest part of the "Seventh Source River" from his body... and if he wanted to eat it back, it would undoubtedly mean that he had regained the essence of creation from the Seventh Source River.
It is natural for him to deviate to the Eighth Source River... because "the clone replaces its creator", which itself conforms to the principle of transcendence.
And now, the Calamity Dragon has eaten the Silver Crown Dragon...it's essentially the same.
If they merge again, it means that the Pillar God of the Seventh Source River himself has deviated from the path - compared to the authority that brings order to everything, the chaos brought by the war is obviously more inclined to transcend the path of the Source River of Change.
War itself means a change of power, and chaos is the ladder to power.
From another perspective, this also foreshadows the process of "barbarism conquering civilization" in the material world.
After the warlike barbarians invaded and conquered a civilization, they were eroded by the other party's cultural traditions and eventually became the carriers of the other party's culture.
Just like the powerful Disaster Dragon defeated the weak and helpless Silver Crown Dragon, and then accepted the allegiance of the Knights of the Round Table, but had no intention of punishing the professionals left behind by the Silver Crown Dragon, but wanted to absorb them all into its own ranks.
In fact, except for those who are absolutely fanatical followers of the "authoritarian" path, for others... life is not fundamentally different.
Just as authority includes strength, war also includes authority - without sufficient power and prestige, it is impossible to launch or command a war. Therefore, the power to make people obey is also necessary, but those abilities that are too weak and slow all need to be modified -
Arthur didn't like the term "mage", or to be more precise - he didn't like Merlin.
Therefore, he changed the profession of lawyer to "commander".
The ability to control others through the law was returned to him, but now he no longer needed to refer to the law and could control others at will.
The Red of Calamity also grants the Commander the power to provide group buffs and command others through telepathic communication. This class's advancement is completed at the third level. By cultivating the ability to multitask, one can advance to "Chief Commander," gaining the ability to directly control the bodies of others.
Friendly forces with lower energy levels than the commander can choose to actively transfer their command authority to the commander, allowing the commander to perfectly control multiple people and turn a group into a perfectly functioning "living monster."
Once command is transferred, the body's owner cannot return, which means that commanders can manipulate them to execute dangerous tactical maneuvers without worrying about resistance from the enemy - this is undoubtedly a remnant of "authoritarian" power.
The Light Cavalry and Air Cavalry classes have seen relatively little change, with the exception of the Griffin, which is a designated mount, allowing players to choose any other phantom or monster as a mount.
Today's professions are renamed "Knight" and "Grand Knight" - this advanced profession can also be translated as "Great Knight" or "Crown Knight" in languages other than Avalon.
The Overseers were the last group of Transcendents to complete their transformation. Although it was called the last day, it was actually the third day... a day later than the other Transcendents.
——Considering the Pillar God’s work efficiency, this is quite astonishing.
Perhaps only a god like Red Disaster, who is so desperate that he wants to seize the throne, would prepare for his career so seriously and deal with the mess left by his "predecessor".
The Overseer was transformed into a "Military Police" by the Red of Doom, and the corresponding advanced profession, the Arbitrator, was transformed into a "Royal Guard".
The Military Police possess abilities similar to those of the Overseers—a strong body, a strong spirit, resistance to control abilities, and the ability to cast spells while swinging a sword.
However, they didn't use the buff-oriented system of the Commander, but rather "Command Spells," which were very similar to the Law Spells of the Command System. They used words to create strong mental interference, forcing the opponent to carry out their orders, thus gaining an advantage in battle.
On this basis, the Royal Guards gained a stronger body, swordsmanship, resistance to spells, and quite practical direct damage spells.
He also invested extra effort in creating the most popular "Soldier" class, and defined its third, fourth, and fifth level advanced classes as "Lieutenant," "Colonel," and "General," respectively.
This is actually a warrior who adapts to the Tao, or it can be said that this is the "warrior" profession he originally wanted to create.
However, the Lord of Scales and Feathers had already seized the warrior's origin from the Supreme Heaven, and this transfer of source power had been approved by the Pillar God Silver Crown Dragon at the time, so Red of Disaster could no longer construct the concept of a "warrior".
So he took a cue—using the Scale-Feather Lord's Warrior as a template, he copied a degraded "Soldier." This class wasn't particularly unique...it lacked unique spells, nor did it possess traits that aligned with the Source River. Its only advantage was the talent for learning all "weapons." Furthermore, the barrier to entry was low enough...anyone involved in "war" could take up this profession.
To put it simply, it's the simplest Extraordinary class where you can change jobs simply by earning "Metal Merits" by killing people in war... and you can advance by accumulating "Metal Merits." Just like a "Warrior," you don't need any talent to change jobs.
In a sense, this can also be regarded as a system that can be stably upgraded by "gaining experience"!
I have to say that Red Disaster's brain is really not very good.
The "Professional" system is a valuable one created by Wei Zhe. Professionals are different from inheritors. If the spiritual qualities of an inheritor change, not only will they be unable to continue, they may even lose the power they have gained.
The opposite is true for professionals - their own minds and personalities will in turn be infected by their profession, influenced and shaped by the power of the Tao.
The gods use the career system to subtly "educate" a group of people who align with the Source River's ideals, bringing their developmental direction closer to their own. This is generally possible—nature education and guidance can indeed determine a person's character to a large extent.
Just like... although they are all on the path of transcendence, the Snake Father, the Ring Heavenly Master and the Fallen Heavenly Master are obviously three completely different directions.
The most popular class is the Fallen Angel, which essentially "educates" all transcendents who aspire to transcend the path into a state of depravity. Therefore, the more emphasis is placed on education, the more power is granted to this class... In this way, they compete with other Angels on the same path for "students," slowly increasing their own apostles and preventing their competitors from becoming stronger.
The only ones who completely ignore their profession are probably Snake Father and Amber.
Amber was not awake at all, but Snake Father didn't care about this at all - if it weren't for Sand Clock's request, he might not even keep his job.
For the Snake Father, the ability to become a Transcendent is itself a form of "natural selection." He doesn't believe that those who are mediocre can go far on the path to transcendence, nor does he believe that those who are easily deceived and misled can go far. As the saying goes, a forced melon is not sweet; power gained by controlling the weak is meaningless to him.
He will not actively preach like the Fallen Angels, but advocates "believe it if you want, get out if you don't", and only teaches the art of defying the heavens to those with great determination, wisdom, and perseverance.
Even though the Lord of Scales and Feathers had once stolen the "Eight Trigrams" from the Snake Father, he had never been angry with the Lord of Scales and Feathers. The Snake Father's indifferent personality made him completely indifferent to everything except himself.
It was precisely this purity that allowed him to grow stronger and stronger... and it was this mindset that allowed civilization to evolve and upgrade after the Snake Father ascended to the Pillar Godhood. Before the Snake Father, the Scaled and Winged Ones maintained a tribal civilization for a long time. Everyone lived in a muddleheaded state, with no thought of "getting better" or "becoming better." Surviving until tomorrow was considered a victory.
The inheritance of the "art of defying the heavens" given by the Snake Father is the prototype of the rituals used by today's great wizards.
The Red of Disaster is completely opposite to the Snake Father—
He is probably the pillar god who is most eager to gain people's recognition.
Because the Path of Authority has been completely hollowed out—the evolutionary authority of the "Rain of Prey" of the Path of Food was obtained by the Snake Father, and later stolen by the Lord of Scales and Feathers; the "anti-civilization" violence of the wasteland, as the King of the Earth, may have been taken away by Yan Tiansi; and the right to worship Supreme Sky, who consumed the corpse of the Sky-Eating Beast and put on the bear skin, was handed over to the Snake Father by Sand Time; the warrior essence of "fighting for survival" was also taken away by the Lord of Scales and Feathers...
——The path of war is in an unprecedented state of weakness.
But precisely because of this, he couldn't expose his weakness.
As the weakest pillar god... the newly ascended Red of Disaster mortgaged more than half of his power to the professional system, endowed a large number of professions at once, and divided them with sufficiently powerful power. He was even willing to leniently convert the extraordinary people who were originally on the path of authority to the path of war - the "difference" in the middle was made up by Red of Disaster himself.
At the same time, all professions in the Path of War are much stronger than those in the Path of Authoritarianism.
In this way, Red Calamity hopes to conceal the fact that "the Path of War is at an unprecedented level of weakness" and make people willing to embark on this path with peace of mind... He believes that he obtained the position of Pillar God by defeating the Silver Crown Dragon head-on, and believes that the Path of War is far more powerful and more correct than the Path of Authoritarianism!
Just like the super-discounted card application during the "opening promotion", the initial capital pool is built by fully overdrafting the income and issuing excessive benefits.
But it was obvious that he couldn't even hide it from Aiwass.
Aiwass didn't even need to ask the Lord of Scales and Feathers to know what Red of Disaster was thinking.
——As for overdrawing so much, what should I do in the future?
As for the future, we’ll talk about it later.
Four thousand words, updated!
I only slept for five hours yesterday... But I wrote quite a lot today. After finishing one chapter, it was already three thousand words. Then I thought, since it's a transition chapter, I might as well write a little more. I'll post it when it's four thousand words!
It’s time to sleep, meow!
(End of this chapter)
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