Chapter 337: Chapter 204: Ceremony of Dedication, The Twelfth Disciple _2
[XXX: If you lack spirituality, just borrow from me! What kind of donation is this!]
[...]
Lin Xun’s eyes widened in shock.
He was taken aback by this playful maneuver of the New World.
[Fighter: Second donor - the Spirit Swordsman!]
[Apostle ’Spirit Swordsman’ donates 553,000 points of spirituality.]
[Spirit Swordsman: My Lord Amos, my small donation is but a token of respect...]
[Amos: Not bad, I’ve acknowledged your devotion.]
Once the Spirit Swordsman completed the donation, his code name unsurprisingly soared to the top of the board. The phrase ’Donated spirituality, 553,000 points’ was conspicuously visible.
The Freedom Channel instantly went wild.
[XXX: Look at that, that’s what true devotion is.]
[XXX: Damn, I feel like the top spot is getting further and further away from me.]
[XXX: Doesn’t matter, I will make my move!]
[...]
At this moment, Lin Xun’s expression is just like that of an ’old man looking at a smartphone on the subway’.
He finally understood the so-called public recording and out-of-context free speech.
This is essentially a live broadcast of people vying for ranks!
A bunch of already devoted apostles, stirred up by the competitive atmosphere, were all seeing red.
Even if they lacked the strength to vie for the top spot, they wanted to see their code names ranking high.
The invaluable spirituality was treated like a series of numbers jotted down at random as the apostles became red-faced and frantic, donating the numbers without any hesitation.
They didn’t care about their donations, but Lin Xun found it somewhat painful to watch.
"If only all this spirit was donated to me, that would be great..."
Lin Xun looked at his own code name ranked fifty-sixth, last place.
Assuming each apostle donated three hundred thousand, the total number donated by fifty apostles was astronomical.
And the fifty odd apostles in the meeting room were probably just the tip of the iceberg in Amos’ control.
As such, one could imagine how terrifying the amount of spirituality gained by the disciples of the Holy Land in each Ceremony of Dedication would be.
"No wonder the organization hasn’t eradicated the New World yet. Given this rate of blood suction, the upper echelons of the New World must all be heavily armed with extremely perverse combat power."
The operation of the New World is diametrically opposite to that of the Apostle Council.
It feels like they’re draining all resources.
’Ceremony of Dedication’ is essentially a gathering of the power of lower-level apostles, allowing high-level figures in the New World to quickly form powerful combat power to fight against the Apostle Council.
Lin Xun snapped back to reality. By then, someone else had already taken the first place on the list.
The one ranked first was the ’Beekeeper’ who had previously declared that he would grab all the attention. His spirituality donated had already reached over 800,000.
[The fifty-fifth donor...]
[...]
[You received 1,000,000 points of spirituality gifted by Apostle ’Amos’!]
Lin Xun’s eyes lit up, the borrowed spirituality was successfully received.
If Amos didn’t transfer the spirituality to him at this moment, he would probably be infamous in the New World tomorrow.
Hot topic: "How to evaluate a devoted member who donates four digits of spirituality?"
[Fighter: The fifty-sixth donor, the last donor - Blood King!!]
"This lad Fighter is not bad, he gave me two exclamation marks."
[Please enter the amount of spirituality you want to donate...]
[Apostle ’Blood King’ donates 1,000,000 points of spirituality.]
Following tradition, he needed to make a statement after the donation.
[Blood King: Lord Amos, you can’t imagine my devotion!]
[Amos: ...Very good, I have recognized your devotion.]
After Lin Xun’s donation of one million, the codename ’Blood King’ unexpectedly reached the top of the list.
A bomb seemed to have been dropped in the Freedom Channel.
[Beekeeper: ???]
[Spirit Swordsman: ’Beekeeper’, didn’t you just brag about how amazing you are? Weren’t you going to let me be your deputy once you became the agent?]
[Beekeeper: ...]
[Faceless Messenger: When the big shot makes a move, it always shakes the whole scene...]
[Gunner: This big shot’s code name is new to me... Sigh, seems like the position of agent isn’t destined for me.]
[Great Shield Guardian: What is devotion? This is devotion. It’s not that I’m targeting anyone, but I just want to say that everyone present is tra....including myself. By the way, big shot, do you need a deputy?]
[Martial Artist: I want to marry!!!]
[Great Shield Guard: Huh? Martial Artist, are you a girl?]
[Martial Artist: No, I’m a guy.]
[...]
[Amos: The Ceremony of Dedication has successfully concluded. Everyone’s devotion has been duly recorded and will be fully reflected in the total contribution amount.]
[Amos: With our joint efforts, the New World will eventually come!]
[The ceremony ends...]
Soon, the members of the New World in the meeting room left one after another, only leaving ’Amos’ and him.
[Amos: With the Ceremony of Dedication wrapped up, you can rightfully become my proxy.]
[Amos: After you become a proxy, the next quarter’s Ceremony of Dedication in Wencheng will be presided over by you.]
[Blood King: I’m grateful for your favor, my lord. I’ll remember your kindness and repay you!]
[Amos:...]
[Amos: Wait! You’ve reached the fifth difficulty?!]
Lin Xun’s heart tightened.
Amos’s scouting ability was terrifying!
Not only could he know the soul marks of the Apostles, but also the current level of the Apostles!
However, Amos was more focused on the current difficulty level, rather than being amazed that he had cleared the hell Chapters. This indicates that the scouting ability has certain limitations and cannot display specific Chapter numbers.
Otherwise, if the long list of Chapter numbers in the ’Omniscient World’ was displayed, ’Amos’ would be shocked.
Lin Xun cautiously replied.
[Blood King: My lord, I have just barely managed to clear the fourth difficulty Chapter.]
[Amos: What was the interpretation score?]
[Blood King: It’s just a minor A-grade, nothing to brag about.]
[Amos: It seems I’ve underestimated you. Given your speed of clearance, your soul talent must be extraordinary.]
He was startled, what should he say if Amos asked about his soul talent?
Lin Xun rapidly replied.
[Blood King: Compared with your bright moon, my lord, I’m just a tiny firefly. I cannot even match one-thousandth of you.]
[Amos: Alright, enough with the flattery.]
[Amos: I originally planned for you to control Wencheng as an ordinary proxy, but seeing your potential, it would be a waste for you to just be a proxy.]
Lin Xun scratched his head, this wasn’t what he expected.
A proxy ruling a city was already impressive, but Amos considered it beneath him...
From Amos’s words, it seemed like he wanted to promote him.
[Blood King: My lord, I’m too dull to understand what you mean.]
[Amos: Let’s hold off on the proxy...]
[Amos: Go back now, put aside other matters, and focus on conquering the Chapters...As for the position you should take in the future, I need to consider further.]
???
Gosh, sir, I’ve been undercover for so many years, and I’m finally about to become a local tyrant of a city.
And you’re putting me up to this?
"You should promote me after I’ve benefited from being a proxy!"
Seeing the ’proxy’ slip through his fingers, Lin Xun couldn’t help but feel reluctant. He was counting on becoming a proxy to repay his three million debt.
[Amos: Just focus on conquering the Chapters and improving your skills as quickly as possible. When you have strong enough skills...the competition for the position of the twelfth disciple will soon begin.]
...
When Lin Xun returned to the Library, he was stunned.
The twelfth disciple...why does that sound so fantastical?
His task was simply to infiltrate the New World, gather information, and periodically report his progress to the dark-haired lady.
Becoming a proxy in Wencheng was just about gathering more information and making some profit while working.
It would be quite a comfortable life to rule a city as a local tyrant.
But he never expected that Amos intended him to vie for a discipleship.
The concept of a disciple in the Holy Land was someone who could directly contact the ’master’ of the New World.
"Does this mean that... I’m mistakenly becoming a villain leader?"
Lin Xun opened the ’Book of Communication’ and hesitated for a long time before reporting to ’Star Glass’.
After thinking for a moment, he typed word by word.
[Sword Casting Master: I thought that if I became a gang boss in Wencheng, I could be equal to you as a legitimate boss in Wencheng, but now I realize...you’re marrying down.]
The reply on the Book of Communication came quickly...
[Star Glass: ???]
