The Holy Man of Another Century Gospel

Chapter 32 Justification by Works
While performing wound healing and slowly treating the wound on his arm, Eric opened his career panel and took a few glances at it.

He had miscalculated before, and was unable to reach level 30 even when he challenged the BOSS. Moreover, the experience gained after killing the BOSS was overflowed, wasting a lot of experience.

But he didn't care too much. Being able to improve so many levels in a few days was already a great bargain, and he would not bite off more than he could chew.

[Swordsman (Experienced)] has reached the upper limit. Please select a job change route.

[Promoted to 『Swordsman (Senior)』]

[Changed to "Heavy Armored Infantry (Trainee)"]

[Change job to Barbarian (Apprentice)]

Faced with the familiar job-changing options, Eric had already made up his mind and chose the first option.

[Swordsman (Advanced)] Successfully promoted to Swordsman (Experienced)]

[Gained characteristic: "Chasing"]

[Professional: Brave Warrior upgraded to Level 3]

A warrior of the third level of strength can't go anywhere without a problem, but at least he has a certain ability to protect himself when traveling across the continent - especially since he has combat experience that even Leslie, a fifth-level warrior, may not have.

When Uncle Edgar left home to start his adventure, his strength was not as good as he is now.

Eric continued to scroll down, stopping at the panel of the second professional department, and operated as above.

[‘Adept Monk’ successfully upgraded to ‘Experienced Monk’]

[Acquired Characteristics: "Justification by Works"]

"Justified by Actions": When you cast spells continuously, the next spell you cast will be enhanced.

Eric looked at the specific effects of "Justification by Works": after casting five spells in a row, the next spell would be enhanced by 50%. And if a skill was cast within ten seconds, it would be considered a consecutive cast.

50% of the divine spell enhancement, buff or treatment are all included, which is also the main reason why players who choose this career path will upgrade the monk to the senior stage.

"Next, I will continue to work hard towards becoming an 'Ascetic'."

After putting away the panel, Eric looked at the wound on his left arm, which had almost healed.

When he looked up again, Captain Leslie of the guards was kneeling in front of him in a daze, watching him receive treatment.

“…You scared me.”

Eric waved his hand. "Don't worry. If you hadn't stabbed me, I would have been trapped in hallucinations forever and wouldn't even know how I died."

"No, Master, I'm also a little injured. If you're better, can you treat me too?"

"...Oh, wait."

Eric also had many wounds on his body, but the one on his arm was the most affected. He concentrated on treating it for a while, and the wound gradually became smaller and healed until it disappeared completely.

He then checked Leslie and found that they were all minor wounds, but considering the great contribution made by the captain of the guards, he still treated him.

As Eric lowered his hand that was casting the spell, the two looked at each other, smiled, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thinking about it now, I was too reckless..." Leslie was still frightened by the previous battle. "If we weren't careful, the young master and I would have died here."

"We are the ones who survived in the end, aren't we?"

Eric glanced at the necromancer who was already dead. "But what you said does make sense. Even though I was on guard the whole time, I still fell for it."

"Fortunately, the young master anticipated this."

"That is."

Leslie climbed up and examined Flanders' body, confirming that he was dead. He pulled his dagger from his jaw and frowned at the corrosion marks on it. "Master, what should we do now?"

"Go and call them over. There are things to be moved inside," said Eric.

"Isn't there... a trap inside? How do I get in?"

"That kind of curse trap requires a spellcaster to maintain it." Eric kicked the old man's body. "Now that he's dead, the curse is no longer effective."

"I see."

Leslie returned along the same route to gather other teammates. Eric picked up the Necromancer's staff with a purple label floating on it and took a look. The staff looked like a piece of dry bones, and on the top was a dark green gem wrapped in bone claws.

"Flanders's Death Staff..."

The best weapons that could be obtained during the closed beta test had names and panels that were exactly the same as those he had seen in his previous life.

This was also the first piece of magic equipment he had obtained through battle. In this world, magic equipment refers to equipment with certain extraordinary powers. If classified according to the quality in "Crown of Thorns", all equipment above white level are considered magic equipment.

Unfortunately, he couldn't use the staff himself, and it was spooky, so he didn't want to give it to Irene.

“But it should be able to sell for some money.”

Eric put away his staff casually, then touched the old man's waist and quickly found a metal key.

"This should be it."

Grabbing the key, he pulled the old man's emaciated body back with him and returned to the entrance of the hall at the end. The lamps burning with green flames had gone out. Eric cast an illumination spell, illuminating the hall. He surveyed the area again, tossing the old man's body onto the ground in front of him to confirm there were no other traps before entering.

As the final boss's room, the hall is actually quite sparsely furnished, with almost no other furnishings except for the rock pedestal in the middle and the laboratory next to it. After all, this is an unknown depth of several meters underground, so it is not easy to dig out such a hall.

Eric passed by the laboratory which was not much different from other places and looked around. He found a corner at the innermost end of the hall. Inside was a locked iron box.

"Sure enough, it's here. Everything that hasn't fallen off should be hidden here."

This is not a game. There is no such thing as chance or stealing from the loot box. As long as you kill the boss, all the loot will be dropped.

Eric took out the key he had taken from the old man, inserted it and turned it, and it opened.

The iron lock fell to the ground, Eric opened the box, and the first thing that caught his eye was several weapons.

【Aram Steel Sword】

"Weapons handed down from the fallen ancient kingdom of Aram have remained intact to this day due to their magical powers.

The sword is thin but sharp, and can be wielded skillfully if you master the technique.

"The long sword dances in the sky, and Aram is indestructible."

Additional Skills: [Alan Sword Skills]

The warrior's sword, the mage's staff, the archer's shortbow, the priest's scepter... Each class has a representative weapon. When it was released in closed beta, I don't know how many times I had to grind to complete such a set, but now I got it all at once.

Although their quality is lower than the old Necromancer's staff, which is just a blue item, they are both magic weapons after all, which means they will not be easily damaged and can still be used after more than two hundred years.

Eric took out all the weapons, kept the steel sword for himself, and put the rest aside. Then he rummaged through the other things in the box - a large amount of gold coins and gems.

The large quantity and high value made Eric's eyes widen. He couldn't help but grab a few handfuls of gold coins in his hands and watch them slowly fall back into the box.

Although the quality is not that high, there are only a few pure gold "Supreme God" coins, most of them are "Charon" mixed with silver or copper - named after its place of origin Charonya - but the worst are also gold coins, and there is not a single silver coin.

Eric made a rough estimate and found that the number of gold coins was about one or two thousand, which was equivalent to the annual income of a larger territory.

Where did so much money come from? Could it be that Flanders had really received a reward from a duke in the past?

The amount of money was so huge that Eric couldn't handle it casually. After rummaging through the box a few times to make sure there was nothing else, he closed the box and locked it again.

"If the Saint loves money, you can use this money to bribe her..."

Eric was stunned for a while, then heard some noise outside. He went out to see that Leslie had already arrived with others.

"Master, how should we deal with this?"

"Hit, smash, and burn." Eric pointed to the laboratory on the other side. "There's no need to take these things away. Leaving them is a hidden danger. Let's deal with them all."

"Yes!"

"Also, there's a box in the corner over here that's probably quite heavy. Ask a few more people to carry it back."

"clear."

As the guards busied themselves, Eric walked around and sat down on the rock seat in the middle of the hall. He soon noticed Alena and Sophie walking towards him.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Eric and Captain Leslie could solve the problem by themselves," said the head nun.

"The battle happened so suddenly that we couldn't escape." Eric shook his head. "If Sister Alena had been there, we wouldn't have won so miserably."

Alena also saw the traces of battle along the way, which clearly showed the difficulty of the battle, especially the dense bone spurs and holes on the rock wall, which made her feel terrified.

"Thankfully, Mr. Eric wasn't seriously injured... Now that all the undead above and below the mine have been cleared, we can finally rest in peace."

Eric nodded, looking at the head nun and then at the younger nun who was looking around beside her.

He also wanted to congratulate the two Holy City Messengers for surviving in this world.

The people who were destined to die were now standing before him unharmed, and he had saved them. At least for now, nothing could make him more pleased than this.

Immersed in the overflowing sense of accomplishment, Eric stroked the armrest of the rock seat. His thumb felt a bulge and he pressed it unconsciously, and then his body sank suddenly.

"..."

He soon discovered that it was not him who was sinking, but the rock base beneath him, and the entire surrounding area had sunk to a depth of nearly ten centimeters.

Is there a mechanism on this rock base?

This was an unexpected discovery that Eric had never understood.

"Mr. Eric, this is..."

Looking at the depth of the descent, he guessed that there was something hidden underneath, so he pressed down on the raised point again.

The rock seat slowly descended, and Eric gradually sank into the ground under the surprised gaze of Alena and others.

And in his eyes, a huge library was slowly rising.

(End of this chapter)