Chapter 2: Talent Skyrockets, Achieving Elite Status!

Sila stared at the ever-shifting hologram before her and, without a moment's hesitation, selected "Yes."

The hologram flickered once more.

[The host has the option to either directly utilize the ultimate Spiritual Essence (greatly enhancing magical aptitude) or transfer it to a designated location (within 10 meters of the host or inside the host's storage items).]

"Use it directly." Sila decided after a short pause.

Such a treasure, if revealed, could only spell trouble.

In no time, Sila sensed a strange crystalline form within her. The crystal swiftly dissolved into a warm surge, merging effortlessly with her being.

He sensed that, along with the surge of heat, his vision rapidly shifted, revealing multicolored specks of light floating in the air.

These were the magical elements that pervaded this fantastical world.

Previously, Sila's ability to perceive them had been poor, but now, he had undergone a complete transformation.

Sila could feel the ocean of consciousness in his mental realm churning and roaring, with the pure white, illusory crystal wall that had once firmly confined the spiritual ocean now tottering, on the brink of collapse.

"This is truly the ultimate Spiritual Essence, a treasure that our family only has three of." he thought to himself.

Sila's heart raced with joy, but he kept his composure.

He made a few gestures, and immediately, the staff of Desire Pavilion, along with the maids nearby, obediently departed.

Only the elder in the black robe and the female slave in the cage remained, the latter looking around anxiously.

Sila, sensing the enhancement of his talents, couldn't suppress the smile on his lips. "I finally have a chance to survive."

He thought to himself, filled with emotion.

That's right, survive!

Sila had heard the words of those two young masters discussing him in the underground auction house earlier.

His only thought was that they weren't wrong.

On the surface, Sila had transcended into this world and found himself as one of the heirs in the vast family known as Leviathan.

In reality, he was a unfortunate soul with only a few days left to live.

When Sila first transcended into, as a newborn baby, he discovered that this world, known as Gandarniel, was the same one from the text-based adventure game he had played in his previous life, "Journey of Radiance".

The Leviathan family, to which he belonged, was the oldest merchant family among humanity, with influence spanning the entire continent and immense wealth, having cultivated countless strong individuals.

However, resources for cultivation in Gandarniel were extremely scarce, and no amount of wealth could purchase those that had nearly vanished after the era of the gods.

The Leviathan family could recruit experts with their money, but their own offspring, lacking the inheritance of [bloodline] and insufficient talent, struggled to become top-tier powerhouses.

To protect their wealth, the Leviathan family conspired to awaken the God of Greed, who symbolized riches, in order to obtain unparalleled power.

The awakening ceremony occurred 18 years ago, ultimately resulting in a disaster known as the Golden Plague.

Undeterred by their failure, the Leviathan family continued to scheme after the official start of the "Journey of Radiance" storyline, eventually succeeding in awakening a phantom of the God of Greed.

The story concludes with the male and female protagonists joining forces to defeat the false god and living happily together.

In summary, the Leviathan family serves as the major villain in "Journey of Radiance".

The reason Sila doesn't have much time left is due to his unusual identity.

He is the least talented and most worthless among the young inheritors of the Leviathan family.

In the original work, Sila's magical talent is only at the lowest level, D. He fails miserably in the inheritor's trial upon reaching adulthood and is subsequently exiled from the family.

After leaving the family, Sila lives a life of oppressing others with the wealth he has accumulated, eventually provoking public outrage and being executed by the novice female protagonist as a representative of justice.

What's even more frustrating...

Is that, like some kind of causality, in "Journey of Radiance", no matter which female protagonist the player chooses or where they start, the first mini-boss is always Sila Leviathan!

Sila is certain that once he is exiled from the family, he will barely survive until the game's storyline begins, it's almost a guarantee that he will die.

Who would have thought...

That today, as he is just about to indulge in his usual debauchery and buy a few female slaves to change things up—since he's going to die soon, why not enjoy himself a little?

He suddenly awakens a system!

Although...

The system has seen it all and doesn't know the meaning of spending money...

Asking for a hundred thousand gold coins is quite laughable.

But the items it provides are truly remarkable.

The Ultimate Spiritual Essence can forcibly enhance the user's magical talent.

In the original work, "Journey of Radiance", although both the male and female protagonists are born with A-level magical talent, they each need to collect three portions of Ultimate Spiritual Essence to break through to the supreme S-level talent.

Obtaining enough Spiritual Essence, gaining sufficient strength, and defeating the villain are necessary conditions for achieving a happy ending in "Journey of Radiance".

In the world of "Journey of Radiance", Ultimate Spiritual Essence is extremely rare across the entire continent.

The Leviathan family has only managed to collect three portions, which they reluctantly give to the protagonists during a plot point in the game.

The exact price of Ultimate Spiritual Essence...

Well, it's priceless.

There are no records of it being sold, but it's said that once, a king of a small country was willing to trade three cities for a single portion of Ultimate Spiritual Essence, yet the deal ultimately fell through.

And now, Sila has obtained one for just five hundred thousand gold coins.

What a steal!

Even if it's a generous reward for beginners, it's still ample proof of the system's powerful abilities! In this world of scarcity, one can obtain various rare resources simply by spending money.

How could Sila Leviathan not be overjoyed, as his only advantage after transcending was his immense wealth?

Furthermore, the male and female protagonists needed three pieces of Ultimate Spiritual Essence to break through to the next tier of magical talent. Giving Sila, someone with the lowest D-level magical talent, just one piece of Ultimate Spiritual Essence, would allow him to skyrocket directly to B-level talent!!

A massive leap of two tiers in aptitude!

Because of this, the bottleneck in Sila's strength as an apprentice-level mage, which he had been unable to break through, began to loosen!

At this moment, he couldn't care less about the exquisite female slave he had just auctioned off for 500,000 gold coins. Instead, he wanted to seize the momentum and rush towards elite status!

Sila sat cross-legged, diligently gathering the surge of spiritual energy that erupted from within him due to his talent enhancement, while simultaneously absorbing magical elements from the outside world and refining them into pure spiritual power.

Finally, he fiercely manipulated his spiritual sea, crashing against the illusory white crystal walls. "Crack, crack." the once unbreakable walls trembled continuously, on the verge of collapsing!

Sila's aura also gradually rose, slowly transforming into multicolored patterns that filled the entire room.

...

Sila didn't avoid the two people in the room while cultivating.

The elder in the black robe was taken aback when he saw his young master suddenly focus on cultivation. Then, his hands trembled slightly, and his eyes flashed with immense surprise and relief. "Young master... he finally..."

The young girl with golden hair and silver eyes was initially nervous, hiding frantically in the cage. She had already prepared herself for a calamitous fate, consoling herself that at least she was facing a handsome young man, compared to the fierce-looking individuals at Desire Pavilion and the grotesque faces at the auction.

However, she didn't expect that after buying her, the man didn't show the usual desiring expression that men often had. Instead, he left her aside.

This immediately gave the girl some different thoughts...

It was the instinct of intelligent life to seek benefits and avoid harm.

She couldn't help but imagine that perhaps this handsome young man had different intentions for buying her than others?

The girl was unaware of Sila's notorious reputation as the most famous playboy at Victoria's Magic Academy.

She simply hoped—

Could someone so elegant and charming possibly be a bad person??

Based on her memories of other people's desires and lustful gazes towards her, the girl felt that this young man before her was definitely unusual!

One could cultivate at any time, so why was he so focused when she was being delivered?

Could it be that...

The girl had read some romance novels before and had dismissed their plots with disdain. Now, with her life and death not in her own hands and encountering Sila, who was acting so strangely, she couldn't help but harbor some fantasies.

Along with that, she even developed a bit of fondness for the master who had bought her.

And at that moment, accompanied by the sound of "crack, crack." a burst of aura suddenly erupted from Sila.

The magical elements around him danced and flickered rapidly!