The Warden of The Witches

Chapter 141:

The Method to Become a Dominator

"Spirit, Matter, Order,and Life, under these four thrones, each throne has three authorities from top to bottom, each authority corresponding to three maxims. To become the dominator of an authority, one must encompass all the maxims under the authority with divinity, then acquire the 'Sole Authority,' and finally complete the ritual of the three authorities to thoroughly digest them, thus ascending to become the dominator of the corresponding authority."

After winning the game, Mephilia began explaining to Aiden in detail as she said she would.

"I remember you mentioned before that mastering a divine word of an authority would require a doubled increase in divinity to continue mastering more divine words?" Aiden casually asked.

"Yes, if we take the divinity required to master the first divine word as one unit, mastering the second divine word under this authority would require two units of divinity, and mastering the third would require four units."

"Does that mean after getting seven skill points, then lighting up three skills under an authority, gives a chance to become a quasi-god?" Aiden inquired.

"Well, up to this point, it's still relatively simple; you just need to collect divinity and the corresponding maxims," Mephilia affirmed. "The number of dominators of the four major thrones is limited by the number of authorities, capped at twelve. However, there can be many saints among ordinary people. Although the total amount of divinity in this world is limited, once all authorities are filled, there is still a considerable surplus. You can set yourself a small goal, starting from becoming a saint under a certain authority..."

Aiden thought to himself that unsurprisingly, this would probably be his entire life goal. Just becoming a saint under a certain authority should be sufficient to contend with "that person" or Abigail.

"I have a question..." Aiden suddenly raised his hand. "If I have excess divinity, can I learn other categories of divine words? If I have six points of divinity, I can only learn two divine words under one authority, but if I learn all different authorities' divine words, wouldn't that allow me to learn six divine words?"

"I'm afraid, setting aside whether you can access so many maxims, as a mortal, there are limits to the divinity you can contain and the number of authorities you can touch," Mephilia negated. "Using your recent divinity measurement method, your limit should be thirteen points..."

"Are you indirectly insulting me?"

Aiden slightly frowned. Although the language differed, the translated imagery was quite close to the mark, a term he had known as an insult in his previous life with Mephilia.

"How could that be?" Mephilia chuckled. "Listen carefully, a mortal can only acquire a maximum of thirteen points of divinity, and the maximum number of authorities they can touch is three, and these three authorities have compatibility conditions."

"Conditions?"

"Starting from the first authority you touch, the ones you can continue to access are only the neighboring authorities to the first one or equivalent authorities on other thrones. Taking 'Order,' which you are currently in contact with, as an example, this is the upper authority under the Throne of Sequence. The other divine words you can continue to learn are only the middle authority 'Balance' adjacent to 'Order' under the Throne of Sequence, along with an upper authority from other thrones, like 'Wisdom,' 'Existence,' or 'Life.'"

"What if I obtain divine words from authorities other than these?" Aiden inquired further.

"You won't be able to master them, and if the divine words come from highly incompatible authorities, attempting to forcefully master them can lead to dangerous side effects," Mephilia softly stated. "So, I strongly suggest that since your first authority has now become 'Order,' focus on this path, master the authority of 'Order' first. While mastering maxims under the same authority may consume more divinity, the rewards are significant. As I mentioned before, the more divine words you master under the same authority, the more each word's corresponding authority will expand and unlock—this advancement is substantial."

"Does the effectiveness of divine words have nothing to do with the level of divinity?"

"It has nothing to do with it. The strength of mastering an authority is only related to the proximity to the corresponding authority. If you digest the 'Sole Authority' of 'Order,' you become the dominator of Order. Anyone using the authority of Order in front of you would be like a novice showing off. Even if my divinity surpasses yours by far, If i'm using the maxims of Order, I would undoubtedly be subdued by you," Mephilia responded decisively.

"This feels somewhat counterintuitive, quite different from dark magic," Aiden mused, rubbing his chin.

It's worth noting that the release effects of most dark magic depend on the caster's level of magical power.

"Think of it like putting together a winning hand in a card game—the more similar cards you have together, the stronger the effect. With the same seven units of divinity, if you distribute them among five maxims under three authorities, at most, it's like having two pairs and a spare card. But if you use all of it to master the maxims under the same authority, you can form a straight. If you can additionally master the corresponding Sole Authority, that's a royal flush," Mephilia analogized.

"I see..." Aiden grasped the concept a bit better. "So, what exactly is this Sole Authority you keep mentioning?"

"You can think of it as proof of dominion, a validation required for the world to acknowledge you as a dominator," Mephilia explained. "Each authority has only one of these proofs, meaning only one dominator per authority."

"What does this proof look like?" Aiden couldn't help but express his curiosity. "It's not a certificate, is it?"

"In the absence of an owner, each 'Sole Authority' exists in the form of an object, invariably ancient artifacts with peculiar characteristics related to the authority. If someone successfully ascends to become a dominator, this artifact will merge with the corresponding dominator,"

"So, if a mortal wants to ascend as a dominator but someone already occupies that position..." Aiden suddenly envisioned a scenario.

"Then they must eliminate the corresponding dominator and seize the 'Sole Authority,'" Mephilia stated calmly.

"Doesn't that mean that becoming a dominator would attract all the saints aspiring for godhood under that authority?" Aiden realized that even as a dominator, safety seemed elusive.

"Being coveted by mortals is also a divine duty, and apart from that, dominators also compete for authorities among themselves," Mephilia chuckled.

"It truly seems like a one-way street," Aiden sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Well, I guess I don't need to think that far ahead... I have a good idea of the method now. So... Where should I go to obtain divinity and divine words?"