Chapter 2 Connecting the Network World
As the words fell, the massive figure of the Oak Guardian trembled slightly once more, and his half-kneeling posture became even more reverent.
He performed a deep bow, his voice shaking with excitement, like a child praised by his mother:
"Berserker, praise the Mother Goddess!"
And at the same time, Eve felt a pure and warm power emanating from the Oak Guardian, seeming to cross the void and directly bestowed upon Them, eventually gathering at the deepest part of Their body, merging with the original Natural Divine Power.
Afterwards, to Eve's amazement, the Natural Divine Power that had been depleted by a third had slightly recovered.
Combining the information in her consciousness with some thought, Eve quickly came to an answer.
"Power of faith?"
Segis Continent is a magic world where Divine Beings exist, with True Gods presiding over the world.
The power of Divine Beings originates from faith, with the power of faith from all beings converging upon the Divine Beings, then transformed by their divine nature into pure Divine Power.
And the power that had just emanated from the Oak Guardian, was undoubtedly his power of faith!
Having been personally enlightened by Eve using Natural Divine Power, this Tree-man had undoubtedly become Their loyal follower, naturally providing power of faith.
Looking at the submissive Berserker in front of her, Eve was increasingly satisfied, feeling that They were starting to grasp how to recover Their power.
With that thought, Eve once again reviewed the legacy information and indeed found relevant details:
True Gods exist on the Segis Continent.
And based on the sources of power for True Gods, they can be divided into two factions: New God faction and Old God faction.
The New God faction is also known as the Faith Divine Beings faction, mostly being later Divine Beings. They mainly rely on the power of faith provided by believers to convert Divine Power and strengthen their divinity, while also building their Divine Country to perfect their own world of faith.
Meanwhile, the Old God faction is also known as the Mythical Creatures faction, belonging to the innate True Gods. Their powers originate from the laws bestowed by heaven and earth, or they possess the ability to obtain Divine Power from Void Energy or other methods.
Old Gods don't need faith, but they can also grow stronger through faith.
And the World Tree belongs to this category.
If the World Tree were at its prime, it could draw energy directly from the void to gain Divine Power, or directly convert the life force of other beings into its own Natural Divine Power.
However, the World Tree is currently dying and has lost its ability to derive Natural Divine Power from the void.
A dying World Tree cannot operate on its own and can only indirectly influence the outside world through Divine Power, hence Eve can't actively absorb the life force from plants in the forest to recover Their strength, because They themselves currently can't...
And the method Eve could think of for increasing Divine Power was only through faith for the time being.
However, the path of faith is not an easy one. From the inherited information, Eve knew that the struggle for believers among the Divine Beings on Segis Continent was quite fierce, and the fall of the previous World Tree seemed to be related to this.
Thinking of this, Eve's gaze fell upon the loyal Tree-man follower They had created, and the more They looked, the more They saw their preciousness...
A fanatic believer! The kind that's just one step away from being a Saint!
"If only I could have a clearer understanding of Berserker's capabilities, something like an in-game ability display..."
They thought unconsciously,
At the thought, Eve felt the Natural Divine Power within Their body decrease slightly again, and a profile of the Oak Guardian appeared in her consciousness, exactly like the game interface They had imagined!
[Name: Berserker]
[Race: Oak Guardian]
[Profession: Druid]
[Level: 51 (Mid-Silver)]
[True God of Faith: Eve Yoctrahill]
[Faith Level: Zealous Believer]
[Titles: Nature's Favored, Guardian of the World Tree]
[Abilities: War Sacrifice, Oak Grip, Whisper of Nature...]
...
Eve was taken aback internally, Their mouth agape in surprise.
This... wishes coming true?
No, this is the power of a True God!
Although Their mind was still filled with incredulity, having merged with the core of the World Tree, Eve understood that in a sense, They were now considered a True God.
True Gods have touched upon the laws of the world. Although Eve hadn't yet completely harnessed Their own power, They were already able to use Natural Divine Power to perform some miracles.
Materializing the other party's profile in one's mind was already a very normal operation.
But even so, feeling that diminished Divine Power, Eve still felt a sense of loss.
They felt like a CEO of a company on the verge of bankruptcy...
After reviewing Berserker's profile, Eve wasn't particularly satisfied.
"Mid-Silver... a bit low."
Having merged with the legacy of the World Tree, Eve had a clear understanding of the world's level system. The strength ranking on the Segis Plane could be divided into four major ranks: Professional Level, Legendary Level, Demigod Level, and Mythical Level, with a vast difference between each.
And the lowest Professional Level, also known as the Mortal Level, is divided into three tiers: Iron, Silver, and Gold, with each tier divided into lower, middle, and upper ranks.
Mid-Silver, in the Professional Level, is considered mid-level at best, and it pales in comparison to the subsequent levels like Legendary and beyond.
"I didn't expect that just to create a Mid-Silver level follower would cost so much, it feels like a loss..."
Eve muttered to herself internally.
"Materialize my own status!"
After some thought, They commanded in Their heart again.
As the thought passed, a similar information frame once again appeared in Her consciousness.
[Name: Eve Yuketrahill]
[Race: World Tree (Ancient God)]
[Level: 150 (Mythical)]
[Status: Weak Divine Power (On the brink of slumber)]
[Control/Dominion: Nature, Life, Elves]
[Titles: Mother Nature, Goddess of Life, Sovereign of Elves]
[Divine Power Value: 10/500]
[Number of Believers: 3 (Saints 0, Zealots 1, Devout Believers 1, Casual Believers 1)]
[Abilities: Communication, Bestowal, Enlightenment, Healing, Summoning, Divine Descent...]
Who is Eve Yuketrahill?!
Well... She is the Mother Goddess.
The World Tree is inherently the Mother Tree of Life and naturally a Goddess.
After playing various bizarre virtual games in a previous life, even becoming a goddess at this moment does not bother Her anymore.
Wait... So I still have a few believers?
Seeing the number of believers, Eve was somewhat surprised, but thinking of the faint praying voices She heard before merging with the core of the World Tree, She then understood.
If She guessed correctly, those voices probably came from Her other believers.
10 points of Divine Power Value, that's just too miserable.
In that case, just now when She enlightened the Berserker, it took a whole 5 points of Divine Power Value!
And to acquire the ability to observe the target's status, it cost Her another point of Divine Power Value...
"I must empower myself... There's just not enough Divine Power Value."
Not to mention anything else, even just to have the ability to move freely, Eve urgently wanted to increase Her Divine Power Value.
The World Tree on the verge of death is nothing but a log; other than being consciously awake, there is no difference from being a vegetative person, truly the most miserable True God.
At first, upon arriving here, She was very excited, but if She continues to stand here like a pole cosplaying as a backdrop, Eve feels She might eventually go mad...
She must accumulate enough Divine Power Value quickly, to recover from the brink of death, and at the same time, create Her Divine Descent Avatar!
Once She has an avatar, Eve can move freely within a certain range.
However, if She wants to use the ability of Divine Descent Avatar, Eve checked and found that it would require 100 points of Divine Power Value to be sustainable!
From the current perspective, that's exorbitantly expensive...
Thinking of this, Eve sighed in Her heart.
Too poor...
Fortunately, the power of faith provided by believers can be transformed into Divine Power, but looking at that mere number of three, Eve felt even more helpless.
3 believers, one of whom She had just created, which True God in the world is more pitiful than Her?
Although as the World Tree, an ancient True God belongs to the category of ancient gods and is not as dependent on faith as faith-based divinities, it seems faith is the only way Eve can replenish Divine Power at the moment...
Right, where are the other believers?
Suddenly, a flicker of interest arose in Eve's heart.
Since She could contact the Oak Guardian, could She also reach out to the other few?
She pondered for a moment, then dived back into Her consciousness.
In the vastness of Her mind, Eve arrived once more at that mysterious green space.
But now, She already understood what this space was.
That was the divine core of the World Tree, as well as the embryonic form of Her Divine Country.
At this moment, the green space remains enveloped in a misty glow, chaotic.
Eve sensed something in the midst of the haze; She was the sovereign of this place, She could manipulate and change everything within this space, but She did not attempt any transformation, because Her current Divine Power was far too feeble to withstand such strain.
Moreover, within the space, Eve found three bundles of green photons, twinkling like starlight.
Those were the connecting pathways to Her three believers.
Besides those, She was surprised to discover the presence of a blue photon bundle She had seen before crossing over, which had felt somewhat familiar.
Not only that, but the sense of closeness emanating from the blue photon bundle was growing stronger at the moment!
After hesitating a moment, Eve temporarily gave up on directly contacting the other few believers and cautiously extended Her consciousness into the blue photon bundle.
As Eve made contact, a flood of information composed of numbers and symbols suddenly overwhelmed Her!
"Virtual reality technology sparking a new technological revolution?"
"Amazing, my country, expecting to achieve full coverage of the virtual network by the end of the year!"
"Professional gamers staying up all night for a week, died suddenly in the gaming pod..."
"..."
Having held out for a few seconds, Eve quickly cut off the influx of information.
She stared dumbfounded at the blue photon bundle before Her, with tumultuous waves rising in Her heart—
This blue photon bundle was actually connected to the Internet of the Blue Planet from Her previous life!