Jack was delighted as he examined his new ability. At last, he felt like a true god. He envied the Goddess of Light, who granted genuinely powerful abilities to her believers.
Even though it was just the Light, Jack was still thrilled by the potential of this power. Seth had learned many new things during the months he spent in this world.
He had gained insights into how the gods operated. Most importantly, he learned about the concept of divinity. Contrary to what Jack thought, divinity wasn't sothing innate.
The experiences Jack accumulated in a short ti had shown him the truth. Gods were indeed different from humans. While everyone, both humans and gods, possessed magic, the type of magic created a distinct separation.
Gods had a more unique soul. Their divine souls made their Mana exceptional. If Jack were to give an example from his perspective, he had given only 5 Mana to Urien.
This amount might be low for gods, but it was considerable for humans. When Jack transferred Mana to Urien, only 5 Mana had been depleted from Jack.
While Jack's Mana consumption was minimal, the amount of Mana flowing to Urien was extraordinary. What Urien must have felt was an imnse surge of Mana enveloping his body.
This was due to the special nature of divine beings. Previously, Jack had assud his Mana was equivalent to that of an ordinary person. But it seed he was wrong. His Mana wasn't impure Mana or so other type.
His Mana was Divine Mana, unique to gods.
"My very soul has even transford..."
Jack swallowed involuntarily. The soul was of imnse significance. Even if the body were to perish, the soul would continue to exist. Jack couldn't help but wonder what would happen to him after death if Heaven and Hell truly existed.
Yet, this was a topic for another ti. Jack's current thoughts were focused on exploring Divine Mana.
"The stronger I beco, the more my soul changes," Jack murmured, thoughtfully stroking his chin. "Or rather, the more my divinity grows, the faster I develop."
Yes, Jack had noticed it. The more his divine attribute advanced, the more he sensed a shift within himself. This sensation only arose occasionally. The strangest part was his inability to define this feeling in any way.
Even though this drove Jack mad, he didn't dwell on it too much and instead focused his thoughts on more pressing matters.
Most importantly, he was starting to feel bored. His power had almost reached a plateau.
While his overall level was 65, the Body of the God of Darkness was at 30, Lightning Manipulation at 30, and his total Mana had reached 6,500.
The biggest issue was that his Mana was now increasing more slowly with each level. Still, Jack understood this was due to the difficulty of leveling up as his strength grew.
Beyond that, the Divine God Domain had expanded, and the area over which Jack could know everything had widened. Yes, within a limited area, Jack knew everything.
He estimated this range to be at least 50 ters.
It might have seed strange and potentially headache-inducing, but since there was nothing within it, perhaps Jack didn't feel any discomfort. In ti, as his Divine God Domain level grew, he might gain a better understanding of it.
For now, it was just an empty realm.
Additionally, his Dark Divinity had reached 5%, Lightning Divinity 8%, and Illusion Divinity 12%. While Jack sotis felt disappointed by the slowdown in his rapid power growth, he no longer expected defeating random bandits or animals to grant him high amounts of EXP.
Now, bigger events needed to happen for Jack to grow stronger. The oldest and most reliable tactic imdiately ca to his mind.
And that, of course, was war.
The suffering that war brought might be imnse, but with enough strategic thinking and a bit of power, anything was possible. Jack was certain of this.
"Morvos Consortium has generated good inco, reaching nearly 40 million gold," Jack noted while looking over his records. His intention was to bring Morvos Bank to Erntestadt.
This would allow him to fund his church. Jack's plan was to make his faith the official religion of Erntestadt. Though Drachenreich was a monarchy, it operated more like a city-state.
The king granted full autonomy to nobles except when it ca to war or collecting taxes every three months. Naturally, this was to Jack's advantage.
The population of Drachenreich consisted of three races with no cultural ties between them. They lacked a unifying leader or hero. It was as if each city in Drachenreich was a separate state.
Naturally, this made unification under a single religion easier. From what Jack knew, Drachenreich had a polytheistic belief system, the Light Goddess's faith, and even the faith of the Ice Goddess.
These religions had gradually lost influence, and a large portion of Drachenreich had returned to the old pagan beliefs of the Great Twelve Gods.
Jack, even though the Oto ga didn't go into detail, at least had a surface-level understanding of what was happening.
First, there was Ragnvaldr, the King of the Gods. Known as the God of Lightning, Justice, and Heaven. Although Jack likened Ragnvaldr to Zeus, he appeared more like this world's version of Odin.
Then, there was Sigruna, the Queen of the Gods and Ragnvaldr's wife.
Sigruna was the goddess of wisdom, protection, and fertility. Although Jack didn't know what she looked like, he had heard her na ntioned a few tis in character dialogues.
Afterward ca Yrkjorn, the War Prince and God of War. Jack didn't know much about him. He was rarely ntioned in the main storyline or side quests of the Oto ga.
In contrast to Yrkjorn, his sister was more popular among players.
Astrildr, the Goddess of Love and Beauty. In the Oto ga, she was the creator of a rare Holy Relic known as Astrild's Poison, which allowed Alice to initiate romantic relationships smoothly with any character.
This relic, known as Astrild's Poison, clouded the mind, making the target fall in love regardless of gender.
Thanks to this relic, Alice could start a romantic relationship with any character. Although Jack had used this relic in the ga, now that he knew this world was real, he would be cautious of it.
This item was on Jack's list of dangerous relics.
Valthrudnir was the god of wisdom and mysteries. He was one of the few gods with followers in Drachenreich but was known to be powerful.
Jack knew that this god had retreated into seclusion due to an incident and had a tense relationship with the King and Queen of the Gods.
Although the reason was unknown, there were many theories. The most popular theory was that Valthrudnir was the father of the Winter Goddess.
Since there were gods for the sun and even the night, yet no Winter or Ice Goddess in the major Pantheon, this had drawn the attention of many analysts.
Technically, the religion of the Great Twelve Gods was older than the Goddess of Light and Ice Goddess.
In the early ages, the twelve greatest gods ca together from among countless unknown gods to create the faith of the 12 Great Gods.
As these gods quickly established their dominion across the Continent, the Goddess of Ice had only recently started reigning over the ice giants known as the Ancient Wargans in the North.
For reasons unknown, the Goddess of Ice sacrificed 99% of all ice giants in exchange for the chance to defeat the faith of the 12 Great Gods.
While the native peoples here were mostly unaware of this, Jack had uncovered bits of knowledge from many ga routes. One of the most important things he learned was that the Ice Goddess had sacrificed her own people, the Ancient Wargans.
The Ancient Wargans once numbered nearly 10 billion. It was an enormous population, reproducing at an incredible rate.
They were imnsely powerful, intelligent, and industrious. Though Jack didn't understand why such a strong people had obeyed the Ice Goddess, he didn't dwell on it.
This unwavering obedience ended in disappointnt, with the Ice Goddess betraying them for her own gain.
By sacrificing all of the ice giants, the Ice Goddess waged war against the 12 Great Gods. In the end, both sides were weakened, and peace settled over the continent for a long ti.
When the two sides were about to go to war again, the Goddess of Light and her sharp, ruthless blade, Arthur Pendragon, defeated both sides with ease, allowing the Goddess of Light to proclaim her dominion over the entire continent.
How the Goddess of Light had appeared so suddenly, and how she defeated two powerful factions in such a short ti, remains a mystery. No matter how much Jack researched it, he found only theories.
Anyway, back to the other god, Hjolmir, the God of Seas, Rivers, and Destruction. Jack had only seen one painting of this god.
He wielded a massive hamr in one hand and a trident in the other. He wasn't well-loved, but he was powerful and believed that sotis, for the greater good, so sacrifices were necessary.
Next was the Goddess Freydhild, Goddess of the Hunt, Nature, and Vengeance. Jack, who knew certain things about Freydhild, recalled that she had a rather tragic past.
The Goddess Freydhild was the goddess to whom all won who were raped and killed prayed for vengeance.
The hunger and rage for revenge among won were so imnse that they prayed to a goddess to avenge them, and that goddess was none other than Freydhild.
Empowered by such belief, Freydhild first devoured her mortal husband alive, then brutally killed her three sons, tearing them apart completely.
After her thirst for revenge subsided, Freydhild rembered what she had done, and was so devastated that she wept for seven years. She even tried to end her own life.
But in the end, finding no relief, she chose to erase her mories voluntarily, transforming entirely into soone else.
"To think that even gods can suffer…" Jack murmured, pressing his lips together. Though it was sad, there was nothing he could do about it.
Yngvildr, Goddess of Night and Secrecy. She was the goddess of vampires and certain hybrids who strayed from the path of Vampire Queen Carmila. Her followers were typically assassins and temple guards.
The existence of these temple guards was hidden. Even Jack did not know their purpose or what they intended to achieve.
Skjolvar, God of Justice and Law. A divine judge among the 12 Great Gods, known as the Court of Gods, who oversaw disputes among them.
In so city-states in Drachenreich, people would swear by Skjolvar in court to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.
Galdmarr, one of the rare gods worshipped by both humans and dwarves. Jack often heard good things about Galdmarr.
The God of Fire and Blacksmithing, Galdmarr was said to roam among humans in disguise and, on certain nights, would appear as an elderly man to give gifts to children.
Aside from the King of Gods, Ragnvaldr, he was the most popular god in the West, even considered the chief god of the dwarves. Though not their creator, he was regarded as such by nearly everyone.
Solmyra, the Goddess of the Sun, was the second most popular deity after Galdmarr. She was sowhat like Athena in this world.
Worshiped in many cities, Solmyra was one of the most distinctively powerful goddesses. There were even tales of her rebellions, theories, and rumors about her attempts to usurp the King of Gods' throne.
To this day, mothers tell their children the stories of the Sun Goddess.
Lastly, there was Arvild, God of Death and the Underworld. Born as the rightful King of the Underworld, he possessed the power to challenge even Ragnvaldr.
Early on in the ga, Jack had found him rather cool. However, like with the other gods, much remained hidden in the ga.
"These gods can't interfere with in all their power, even if they wanted to," Jack muttered with a grin. The gods' withdrawal from the mortal realm ant that this world was now like a ga for Jack, the Goddess of Light, and the Ice Goddess.
Jack had yet to et the Ice Goddess, nor was there any hostility between them. As for the Goddess of Light, she hadn't appeared much, aside from her angelic army.
"I can move freely in this world for now." Yes, there was nothing in Jack's way. If he could erase the faith of the 12 Great Gods and make the western part of Albion continent submit to him, there would be no obstacles left.
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