The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 319

[Representative team of humanity. Defeating the world's top-ranked team, World Tree Elves 200!]

[Although we secured the victory, the game content was disappointing. Apart from Sung JiHan, there are no players who can compete against the World Tree Elves.]

[Among the 20 teams in the Bronze League, there are a total of five World Tree Elf teams? The experts have chosen two undisclosed teams from the top teams as candidates for the World Tree Elves.]

[Instead of the disgraced Elves, the proposal from the Elf Association, nevertheless, some express their disappointment, saying that we should have secured more victories.]

The battle against the world's top-ranked team, World Tree Elves 200.

Although the game ended with a victory for humanity.

-What kind of five Elf teams are there, seriously -_-

-Ugh, I'm so sick of this...

-But from what I heard from the Association, Sung JiHan will probably be banned from now on. Can we win without him?

-Definitely not; even if we had fought with our skills, they would have deliberately lost a few matches and won. We would have been eliminated.

-LOL, seriously, how can we win against them when they have better regeneration than cockroaches?

The joy of victory was short-lived.

The concern about how to defeat the World Tree Elves in the next game grew louder.

-We should have sacrificed the Shadow Queen...

-└└ You were thinking of having the Association commit suicide and be done with it, LOL.

-Still, should we just wash our hands of it? If we secure a few victories and hand them over, wouldn't that be enough?

-How can we trust those damn Elves, damn it.

Even if we secure two victories against the Elves, the situation is still worrisome because of their serious mode.

And because of the scale of the World Tree Elves, who even imprisoned the Holy See, the situation was uncomfortable even after winning.

While people were still worried about the World Tree Union even after the victory.

"There's the Holy See Store."

Sung JiHan, who had returned, was looking at the newly opened Holy See Store.

[Holy See Store - LV.1]

Upgrade Holy See Store - 50000P

Unlock Holy See Trait 'Dominance' - 10000P

Unlock Holy See Trait 'Autonomy' - 10000P

Enhance Holy See Trait LV.1 - 10000P

Expand Sponsorship Slot LV.1 - 1000P

Create Special Sponsorship Item - 500P

"The items that directly enhance me aren't so obvious."

The Achievement Store disappeared and the Holy See Store appeared.

The items sold there were mainly for enhancing the Holy See Traits.

It didn't give the feeling of directly strengthening Sung JiHan as a player.

"I currently have 23122 Holy See Reputation..."

Adding the 10100 points obtained this time.

With the existing Achievement Points exchanged for Holy See Reputation, the reputation value was quite substantial.

With this much, I could have purchased all the items currently being sold.

"But can I have Holy See Traits even though I'm not a Holy See?"

The current Sung JiHan is still just a candidate for the Holy See.

Buying the Seat of Power, I wondered if it would be useful if I could use it when I become the Seat of Power.

"But since I still have points left, I should try pressing it once."

The Seat of Power that can only be obtained at level 777.

Since there was still a long way to go until then, Sung JiHan decided to use the points without wasting them.

The first thing that seemed worth using was the Domination and Sovereignty traits.

Sung JiHan pondered over what to choose.

"Queen, I have a question to ask."

"What is it?"

He decided to ask the Shadow Queen, who was still lingering on his arm.

"Do you know about the Seat of Power traits, Domination and Sovereignty?"

"Oh, are you already becoming the Seat of Power?"

"No, I'm still far from reaching the required level. I just want to know about the traits."

"Well, as a candidate for the Seat of Power, you should prepare in advance. Domination and Sovereignty. These two traits are the choices you have to make when becoming the Seat of Power. I had the Domination trait."

The Shadow Queen explained to Sung JiHan about the Seat of Power traits.

"Domination is literally a Seat of Power that reigns over the race. As a representative of the race, the prosperity of the Seat of Power is influenced by the prosperity of the race it represents."

The trait 'Domination'.

By choosing this trait, the Seat of Power becomes a position equivalent to a king within the affiliated race.

The stronger the race becomes, the more the effects are shared.

The bonuses that the Seat of Power receives from supporting players also give more benefits to those with the Domination trait.

"Domination... It's a trait that suits a ruler."

"Yes. There was someone who was good at calculations among the Seats of Power. They said that having someone who reigns within a race is beneficial up to five individuals. The abilities that the members of the race give to the ruler are that significant. However, if there are more than five or if the race begins to decline, the Seat of Power trait becomes meaningless... That's how it was for me."

"So, you don't have any bonuses?"

"Yes... Except for Ariel, there are very few surviving Shadow Elves."

"Don't Shadow Elves continue to be born?"

The World Tree Elves, who all looked exactly the same as if they were produced in a factory.

Among them, those who don't look the same are all discarded.

The Shadow Elves were born from the gathering of the souls of the disappeared Elves.

As long as the Elves continue to produce themselves, Shadow Elves must be born in proportion to that.

"Shadow Elves derived from the World Tree Elves will continue to be born all over the universe. But in order for me to reign, I have to bring them to my planet."

"I see, the effect doesn't work if they're from a different planet."

"That's right. Instead, through the support of players from other planets, the Seat of Power can enjoy the effects together. However, this requires more investment from the Seat of Power compared to ruling within the same race. The Seat of Power with the Domination trait turns its attention to the outside after enjoying the ruling effects within the same race."

"I see. So, ruling within the same planet is the top priority."

"That's right."

As expected of someone from the Seat of Power, the Shadow Queen was knowledgeable about the information.

Sung JiHan nodded and asked her about the next trait.

"What about Sovereignty?"

"Sovereignty is a trait that gives up the effects of ruling and instead focuses on becoming stronger alone. Among the Seats of Power in the universe, those who want to live as free souls without being bound by their race choose this trait. Oh, even if there are more than five Seats of Power with the Domination trait among the same race, they also choose Sovereignty."

"So it's just becoming stronger alone. Simple."

"Yes. The initial bonus effect given by the Sovereignty trait is very powerful, but as time goes by, it faces limitations in terms of growth compared to the Domination trait. Of course, it has the advantage of not being bound by the race... But still, it is a trait with limitations in order to aim for the highest."

"I'm not giving a biased evaluation of Sovereignty just because you have the Domination trait, right?"

"No. Go check the official member board of the Battle.net community. The solo players are making a big fuss."

Upon hearing that, Sung JiHan immediately opened the Battle.net community.

The official member board where only the candidates for the Holy See can enter.

When he entered, there was a prominent notice at the top of the board.

"To the candidates for the Holy See who are considering their characteristics"

If there are less than 5 rulers on the same planet, choose to be a ruler.

Even if you don't want to abandon your fellow beings and wander in space, you must be a ruler.

Even if you prefer solo play or find it bothersome to care about others, you must be a ruler.

If you have reached the position of the Holy See, everyone would want to reach the highest position, but if you choose to be a solo player, you will only shine in the beginning and have no means to grow later.

If you don't want to regret it, be a ruler.

└ Why didn't you post this notice earlier...? If you choose to be a solo player, your fellow beings will perish and you will become a space mercenary ㅠㅠ

└ Why can't there be more than 5 rulers? Still, being a ruler is better than being a solo player, right?

└ If there are more than 5 rulers, then all the good opportunities will be taken away, so you have to at least take care of your abilities as a solo player.

└ If you can kill the existing ruling Holy See, go ahead. But you'll regret it ㅋ

└ And if you become the 6th ruler, the 5 ruling Holy Sees will join forces to eliminate the 6th. So just be a good solo player.

└ Where else can you gain reputation as a solo player? There's no place to gain anything.

└ That's why being a ruler is better. If your own race survives in Battle.net, you will naturally earn reputation.

Underneath the notice, there were many lively comments from the Holy Sees.

Most of them said that being a solo player is weak and being a ruler is the best.

Sung JiHan watched this all the way and asked the Shadow Queen.

"Can't you choose both?"

[Both? The characteristics chosen in the beginning require Holy See reputation up to level 10. Only when you reach level 10 can you invest reputation in other characteristics.]

"So if you choose one, you have to stick with it. But there must be Holy Sees who have reached level 10, right?"

[There are. We call those Holy Sees 'Grand Holy Sees.']

Grand Holy Sees.

Sung JiHan's eyes widened at those words.

"A Grand Holy See... Do you have to be at the level of a Dragon Lord to reach level 10 in characteristics?"

[Yes. To be able to command the cosmic races, you must be at the level of a ruler, level 10.]

"Are there any who became Grand Holy Sees as solo players?"

[Maybe... There are rumors that the 'Wandering God' also shows the power of a Grand Holy See, so some say that he is at level 10 as a solo player, but there is no confirmed information.]

"Hmm..."

So the Wandering God was also at the level of a Grand Holy See.

Sung JiHan realized once again how powerful his enemies were.

"If the Holy Sees could open all the characteristics as you said, in the beginning, they would have opened both Ruler and Solo at level 1. The initial bonus of 'Solo' is quite good."

"Is that so?"

[Well, after that, they would probably choose the Ruler route.]

Sung JiHan read through the posts on the official member board and collected information about the Ruler and Solo characteristics.

To the Holy Sees, ruling and being a solo player were no different from basic knowledge.

There were many analysis materials left about the bonuses they give.

"Until level 3, the individual's ability + is good, and after that, as long as the race is not completely inferior, Sung JiHan will reign supreme...."

While thinking that, Sung JiHan tried searching for information about the Celestial Store.

However, he couldn't find any information related to the Celestial Store that Sung JiHan possessed.

Even after searching through texts from a thousand years ago, nothing came up.

"Is this something only I have, like the Achievement Store...?"

Sung JiHan thought this way and decided not to mention it to the Shadow Queen.

Instead...

"If I can open both, I should definitely open them. If the store is only available to me, it's a merit that only I can enjoy."

The rule of reigning through patience and the ability to immediately use it.

If these two characteristics were operated properly, the synergy effect seemed to be very significant.

"However, what bothers me is whether opening the characteristics will result in the disqualification of being a Celestial Candidate..."

At first, Sung JiHan thought of saving points and using them, but the more he learned about the characteristics, the more he began to doubt whether he could maintain his qualification as a Celestial Candidate if he opened them.

"At level 300, it's too early to become a Celestial. I need to have more candidates for Celestial."

A Celestial Candidate who became a special management target of the Battle.net.

Until now, Sung JiHan didn't feel much usefulness, but in the Celestial Research Institute map, he was able to fully utilize this qualification for the first time.

Moreover, as a Grand Celestial, he wouldn't be subject to the restraint of a god.

This qualification had to be maintained for a while.

"Hmm... because of this, it's difficult to make a hasty decision."

Even if he opens the characteristics, if he doesn't become a Celestial Candidate, he will benefit greatly.

But if his candidate qualification is revoked, he will be restrained by the wandering gods from then on.

He may be asleep now, but he won't be there forever.

Adventure or stability.

Sung JiHan began to ponder upon the choices in front of him.

[Are you still thinking about the characteristics? It's definitely reigning. Even if the race is weak, the human population is 7 billion, right? Then the effect will be good.]

"I've already made up my mind about that."

[Is that so?]

Sung JiHan replied to the Shadow Queen's question.

[The inventory is opening.]

Flash!

Sung JiHan's inventory opened on its own, and a Celestial Cube popped out from it.

And then...

"The user will be given a quest suitable for them."

"Open the Celestial characteristics 'Reign' and 'Dominance'."

[Reward: Celestial characteristics ON/OFF]

"If you accept this reward, the Celestial Cube will be destroyed."

Just like last time, a quest was given.

"...What on earth is this?"

Once again, a Celestial Cube that gives rewards related to the Celestial appeared.

Sung JiHan looked at the cube that popped out of his inventory and his expression turned cold.