NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 1042
<1042 – Lord of Darkness (20)>
[Achievement! After the birth of the Middle Realm, the countless beings born and dying all resulted in the manifestation of the <God of Death> in the <Book of Death>.]
[This is an unprecedented accomplishment that no hero in human history has ever achieved.]
[You have slain 90% of the God of Death’s possessor.]
[You are granted a 4-level bonus.]
[Bow in reverence.]
[Rejoice.]
[As a bonus for achieving this feat, all beings in the Middle Realm will gain a certain resistance to ‘all attributes’ for the next 100(+900) years.]
[As a bonus for achieving this feat, all humans in the Middle Realm will gain an additional high resistance to ‘all attributes’ for the next 10(+90) years.]
The blessing of resistance for 1000 years for the creatures of the Middle Realm, and the blessing of high resistance for 100 years for the humans of the Middle Realm.
With just this, not only the strong companions like Jiang, Sing, and Sadi but even the weaker ones, along with all living beings in the Middle Realm, now have a significantly higher chance to withstand the hundred-dimensional continuous invasion.
The lonely future of surviving all on their own in a Middle Realm laid to waste with death and destruction can be averted thanks to this.
Of course, there are additional rewards for Oknodie.
That is the rise of Function Experience Points!
[Chaos Experience Points +1000]
[Writing Experience Points +1000]
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[Warning! Your total functions are excessively high. The likelihood of your soul forcibly shedding its skin and reaching Divine Class due to <Ascension> is extremely high.]
Oh crap, I can’t have ascension!
Even just attending the Academy in the Middle Realm is a hassle, and if I move one dimension over to another realm, the commute time is going to be ridiculously long.
It would be daunting even for Oknodie to jump between dimensions while dodging the pursuit of Soul Sculptors just to attend classes.
So far, I’ve been compensating for this overflowing capability by creating a big doppelganger one by one.
But now, even doppelgangers have a limit.
If there are too many doppelgangers maintained all the time, retracting functionality also becomes difficult, and deploying doppelganger techniques in combat situations gets tricky.
So I decided.
This time, I will use the experience points to create a ‘magic tool.’
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<Oknodie's Universal Pen>
Grade – Mythic Level 3
Description – A writing tool that has gained mythic status by bestowing upon its user the writing skill that defeated the God of Death. This divine artifact showcases its true value when confronted against a deity.
Effect 1 – Absolute Protection: This writing tool cannot be destroyed.
Effect 2 – Universal Ink: This writing tool can inscribe writing on anything.
Effect 3 – Automatic Writing: This writing tool automatically writes at the speed of thought.
Effect 4 – Pen Sword: This writing tool can also be used as a dagger in emergencies.
Effect 5 – Wand Pen: This writing tool can serve as a magic wand in emergencies.
Effect 6 – Reaper’s Pen: This writing tool shares the effects of the <Reaper's Scythe>.
Effect 7 – Dark Artifact: This pen increases the owner’s dark mana classification (final judgment) by 100 times.
Effect 8 – Noble Artifact: If a being’s absolute dark mana is below a certain threshold, they will receive an instant death assessment upon touching this pen.
Effect 9 – God’s Decree Nullification: When detailing the effects of divine protection and authority, it can forcibly nullify the corresponding protection and authority.
Emotion Master – Measurement Impossible.
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After investing a ton of painstaking experience points and transferring all the sealed functions in the process, I guess a remarkable divine artifact has come to life.
It is an Oknodie-exclusive item that wouldn’t lose to any other divine artifact from any god.
“Yap!”
Testing it out by wielding the universal pen lightly like a wand, a black flame grew into a large skull shape and incinerated the corpse of the targeted Heavenly Sovereign.
[You have vanquished the dark shadow <Heavenly Sovereign> of the Eastern Empire.]
[You have completed the regional event of the Eastern Region.]
[The calamity of weird creatures in the Eastern Region comes to an end.]
[The natural occurrence probability of weird creatures in the Eastern Region drastically decreases.]
[The requirements for negative emotions necessary for the natural occurrence of weird creatures increase dramatically.]
[Heaven and Earth Rebirth!]
[Great Fortune Descends!]
[In the Eastern Region, where negative energy was overwhelming, a long-lacking positive energy floods in compensation.]
[The weird creature born in the East evolves into a human-friendly <Guardian Spirit> based on the weird city of Sonwon.]
[According to the owner’s status, the <Mini Noddy Series> reigns as the top governing authority of the guardian spirits.]
[Taehoram has been inspired by your status as a <Master of Darkness>.]
[Due to higher genetic value, Taehoram, who was previously disobedient due to difficulty in dominance, now obediently serves you.]
[Taehoram ascends to the position of Guardian Deity for Sonwon and the Eastern Empire. Taehoram will serve you with great zeal.]
[You have acquired the title <Benefactor of the Eastern Empire>.]
[You have acquired the title <Liberator of the Region>.]
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[You have acquired the title <Disruptor of Order>.]
[You have acquired the title <Dark Shadow>.]
Though I obtained numerous rewards, the one that caught Oknodie’s attention the most was the Dark Shadow title.
Having attained various functions and amassed titles, it was a rare title that she could scarcely remember having ever seen before.
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Dark Shadow: You are the hidden power manipulating a nation’s ruler from the shadows and a master who receives the loyalty of the sovereign.
Title Attachment Effect: Automatic function efficiency increases by 2000%.
Title Retention Effect: Automatic function efficiency increases by 500%.
(Acquisition Condition: Receive loyalty from the boss of an organization of a certain scale without revealing your identity.)
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“Oh no, this is all because of the Chairman of the Foundation!”
As soon as I saw the Dark Shadow title, I realized.
Considering how many organizations I have dominated and made submit, it was strange that I’d never once received the Dark Shadow title. The reason lies in the fact that there was someone who dominated them before me.
The true number one in the dark world.
The master of every dark organization.
The Lord of the Wahyhiemhai Foundation.
A singularity that had never revealed themselves publicly in any past iterations.
The First Wahyhiemhai shared the world’s shadows and light equally with the Chairman.
“Oh, come on. Papa really, how greedy could he be? There was already a dark shadow from the bottom to the top, which is why I never got the title all those iterations!”
But why is it that I don’t feel so resentful towards the Chairman, despite everything?
It’s probably because I feel a sense of reliability from him that I never experienced in all those countless iterations.
‘So that’s why people have multiple papas!’
I suddenly got a sense of why people sometimes have multiple papas.
“So… Oknodie. What are you going to do about the Eastern Empire? With the Heavenly Sovereign gone overnight and the influence of weird creatures diminished, the order of the Ten Guardians has collapsed. Are you going to ask Jezel for help? Or Jonnas?”
“Hmm. I don’t mind either way! There are still weird creatures left. If you want, I can manage them for you.”
Sadi Chocolate wore a bewitching smile, exhibiting an adult-like nonchalance.
Judging by the age of her body before death, she’s not even an adult and is similar to Jiang, but the maturity she possesses from observing and learning human emotions transcends her age.
Just like Oknodie.
“Sadi’s not trustworthy! She’s probably made a ton of soul bombs that corrupt human souls and is ready to get rid of any unnecessary humans at any time!”
“Oh my, you caught me!”
“Heh. My insight is quite high, you know. My insight function can reach the quintuple extreme if I set my mind to it!”
For Oknodie, who can discern a ton of rarities while looting treasures and collecting hidden pieces, her insight alone can potentially rival a demigod-level status.
Though, I wonder if I need to use my insight to evaluate Sadi Chocolate’s character? It’s not like she’s the type to get betrayed by others!
“In that sense, Sing… no, Sister Sia!”
“Hmm?”
“Sister, please take over the Eastern Empire from today!”
You all keep chattering. I’m going to find enlightenment.
Startled by my sudden and difficult words, Sing was caught off guard as she measured the increased abilities granted from the bonus for participating in the Heavenly Sovereign hunting battle.
“Me? Am I?”
“Yes! Sister Sia!”
“How am I supposed to do that?”
“Just do it roughly!”
“No way, I mean, it’s an empire. The Holy Central Empire in the Western World, no, the Dark Empire is on par with it, and you want me to manage such a colossal realm on my own?”
Having such colossal power is terrifying for an average person.
Even those who don’t grasp the weight of the position would quickly understand after handling a few documents.
“Please join the grain purchase law for securing self-sufficiency of grain and food sovereignty against genetically manipulated grain from the Western World!
“Your Majesty, how can you waste the people’s tax money like this? You must not pass that corrupt policy!”
“Shut it! You’re just a sycophant that clouds the eyes and ears of their sovereign! A nation that loses its food sovereignty has no means to defend itself even when food prices skyrocket, how dare you sell the nation’s future!”
This all seems correct and they all sound right, but once you choose one, you’re just going to get scolded without certainty that you’re making the right decision—it’s a job that comes with high responsibilities.
“It’s impossible. For a girl like me who’s only ever held a sword and has only recently developed a bit of interest in women’s clothing and makeup…”
“Then just give it to Sadi!”
“To a girl like me, becoming the sovereign and managing the empire is only fitting. I’ve wanted to release this overflowing ambition inside me for a long time.”
No matter how much I think about it, I believe that if I hand the empire over to Sadi, I could just see the two superpowers on the continent ending up becoming dark empires together, so Sing decided it would be better to become the sovereign herself.