This is not an MMO game copy

"How strong is that person?"

Finn asked seriously:

"A so-called Level 10 adventurer is a miracle that only exists in theory for gods. Why do you describe it as 'infinitely close to being a god'?"

"If that Level 9 adventurer from the Hera clan a dozen years ago could successfully defeat the black dragon and survive, then she would be Level 10... Conversely, that also means she is Level 10—"

Loki looked at Ais, who seemed to have realized something and whose expression changed from dazed and surprised to excited.

"--Perhaps I can kill that black dragon single-handedly. Yes, kill that 'one-eyed black dragon' that even we, the gods of the lower realm, have been unable to defeat so far, and we don't know how it was born."

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After clearing the abandoned church and summoning the Greater Holy Grail in the basement, and then entering its interior, Asthesia suddenly spoke:

"Xia Yan, you might be able to kill that 'one-eyed black dragon'... At least based on what I learned in the [Heavenly Realm] about the black dragon that has existed in the lower realm for three thousand years, you should be able to kill it head-on."

"Oh."

Xia Yan responded casually.

"Honey, don't you want to give it a try?"

"That black dragon is immune to divine power?"

"Well, the demigod created by the Holy Fire that Prometheus dropped from Heaven three thousand years ago lost to the black dragon in a one-on-one battle. The main reason was that the black dragon was immune to divine power, and the Holy Fire itself was divine power. But in the end, the black dragon still couldn't kill the demigod created by the Holy Fire."

Asthesia said:

"But you're not a demigod created by the Holy Fire, and you possess a special kind of magic called divine power. Now, you might be the only one in the entire underworld who has the best chance of single-handedly slaying the One-Eyed Black Dragon."

"Not interested. Um, you just mentioned [magic]... Does this world also have magical powers?"

"There are some."

Asthesia smiled and nodded in response:

"Not only that, in the [Heaven], there are also some gods that are similar to the statues you placed in the interior of the [Holy Grail]~!"

"It seems true, but it's not. Yeah, I almost forgot that the myths in this 'copy' world are a hodgepodge..."

Xia Yan slapped his forehead, then turned to look at Asthesia, pointed at the statues where the gods and spirits resided, and asked:

"...Astesia, is there any way to get some of their divine power without attracting their attention?"

"Ah?"

Asthesia tilted her head in confusion.

"Aren't you planning to divest the assets of the 'Meteor Goddess' from the [Heaven] and transfer them to the [Great Holy Grail], and then leave this world with me?"

Xia Yan said thoughtfully:

"Of course you're planning to transfer your assets overseas and emigrate to this world, so why not make a little extra money before you run away?"

"Dear, you mean?"

Asthesia's eyes lit up slightly.

"Are you serious?"

And Irena also looked over in amazement.

"I just realized that compared to that 'one-eyed black dragon' and that dungeon maze, the greatest treasure in this 'copy' world should actually be the gods of the [Heaven]."

Xia Yan sighed:

"Gods who wish to leave the [Heaven] must seal their own divine power. If they use their divine power in the lower realms, they will be forcibly sent back to heaven. This restriction only applies to gods..."

"...So, even if they found themselves robbed, they wouldn't be able to immediately catch the thief and recover their lost property. In fact, given their daily boredom, they probably wouldn't even think that someone would dare to steal their things."

Asthesia chuckled and said:

"Even if there's a traitor among them, like me, who comes to cover up the incident, they won't even suspect they've been robbed... Xia Yan, this is a really bold and good idea."

Then, Xia Yan, Irena and Asthesia all looked at the statues that were distributed in the thirty-six spatial levels and were possessed by the phantoms of gods and spirits.

"Xia Yan, your artificial virtual heaven... perhaps, it can truly become reality."

Irena murmured:

"Would you really not consider adding a yellow robe to yourself?"

"I feel the same way, dear."

Asthesia added:

"Would you like to consider taking the throne of 'God King' and then pardoning both of us and making us Queens of Heaven?"

"No thanks, that sounds even more unlucky."

The fourth copy: 113. Subspace Lao Lai clicked a thumbs up

The ultimate deadbeat in a certain cesspool world proved with his own personal experience that when a person is about to default on a debt, he must be fully prepared before defaulting, especially when your creditor is no good in the first place. No matter whether you initially cheated, or obtained the investment by force, or in some other situation, it will not prevent the creditor from cheating you.

Therefore, a certain deadbeat who had not made full preparations was deceived by some worthless creditors and his own sons became paralyzed from the waist down, unable to recover. This is a perfect negative example.

We have learned from this previous experience.

Xia Yan naturally had to be fully prepared.

Then, he began to consult Astesia in detail on how to "borrow" the divine power of the gods in the [Heaven] in this "copy" world.

"It's actually not that complicated. All I have to do is pretend to be their priest and send a message to the Heavens through their statues or altars."

Asthesia also enthusiastically began to explain to Xia Yan and Irena how to carry out "telecommunication fraud" against the gods in the [Heaven].

"Even though many gods have left the [Heaven] and descended to the lower realms to form their own clans and seek entertainment, this doesn't mean that there was no connection between the gods of the lower realms and the [Heaven] a thousand years ago, three thousand years ago, or even longer ago."

"In fact, before the emergence of the dungeon maze, the gods of the lower realm and the [Heaven] still had connections. However, at that time, they did not directly interfere with the lower realm. However, they more or less bestowed power through the priests who believed in them..."

Soon, with the help of Asthesia, the "insider" of the [Heaven], Xia Yan and Irena had a general understanding of the supernatural system that was prevalent in the lower realm before the supernatural system with [God's Grace] as its core.

Simply put, before the emergence of dungeon mazes, that is, in the netherworld more than 3,000 years ago, the common system of supernatural powers, in addition to magic that can be learned, is the power bestowed by the gods in the [heaven] - to use the terms of DND, it is the priests, paladins and other divine spellcasters who rely on the source of faith.

Of course, since there is no god above gods in this [heaven], the gods' interference in the lower world is not bound by faith. How much power they bestow on their priests depends entirely on the mood of these people who are bored to death by the eternal time.

Therefore, this system of extraordinary power for priests is not perfect. The amount of divine grace a god's priests possess does not depend on their piety or whether they are in line with the divinity represented by the god, but on...

...Did the 'Lord' they believe in answer the phone?!

Yes, that's right.

In the lower world at that time, the standard for the gods in heaven to bestow divine grace on their believers was never whether the believers were pious or not. It did not matter to them whether you were justified by faith or justified by righteousness.

To put it bluntly, so-called faith is nothing more than a request for long-distance communication. Standing in front of a statue or an altar to pray is like dialing the corresponding phone number. As for whether the "international long-distance call from the lower world to the heaven" can be connected, and whether the gods will answer this long-distance call, that is another matter.

By the way, believers cannot pay for this kind of 'international long-distance call from the lower world to the heaven' themselves, and it can only be reimbursed by the god who answers the call~!

As for whether the gods want to grant divine grace to the believers who call them after receiving a long-distance call, that is another matter.

After all, the only way for the lower world to contact the [heaven] is to make a long-distance call, and the person making the call will never be able to go there during his lifetime unless his soul returns to heaven after death.

Therefore, even if the gods wanted to grant their believers the grace to call them, they could not ask the believers to come over to hand over the phone in person. Instead, they had to pay for the "international postal transportation from heaven to the underworld" themselves.

Therefore, if the gods wanted to bestow a grace, they would have to spend at least a hundred times the postal transportation fee of that grace, and it could only be delivered to a designated address - their own statue or altar, and then their own priests would go to sign and receive the express delivery.

Compared to the gods of DND, who have the fast logistics channel of the Magic Network, the gods of the [Heaven] here can be said to be troubled by the poor and barren logistics channels of the netherworld.

Over time, the gods in the heavens became bored and would rather find an immortal who suits their taste to act as their spokesperson than to pay for international long-distance calls and international postal shipping.

However, as the saying goes, every policy has its own countermeasures. The priests, not knowing the Lord's thoughts, also came up with various solutions.

For example: making crazy harassing phone calls, holding sacrificial ceremonies every now and then, distributing life-size figurines of the gods to their followers to worship day and night, expressing gratitude to the "lord" before meals and sleep, and shouting "My Lord, that XXX is worth a fight" before fighting others...

...In the end, it developed to the point where they would make harassing phone calls whenever their sows gave birth, completely disregarding whether their 'master' had divine qualities such as fertility and childbirth.

Not surprisingly.

The people in the lower world were not numb at that time.

But the gods in the heaven were all paralyzed.

"So, including me at the time, the vast majority of the gods in the [Heavenly Realm] either feigned death and stopped responding, allowing time to gradually erase our faith, which is the spread of our phone number. For example, I did this as the Meteor Goddess before.

Asthesia said:

"Or, we could simply abandon the meticulous monitoring of divine power and separate some of it into an independent 'small treasury'. We could then set up a mechanized, fully automated response system. Only when we fully meet our pre-set standards can we withdraw money from this 'small treasury'. To prevent the 'small treasury' from being fully withdrawn one day, the gods at that time would set an additional reminder. Whenever the divine power in the 'small treasury' drops to a certain level, they would remind us that it's time to top up."

"What kind of mobile game monthly pass or small website membership expiration reminder is this..."

Xia Yan complained speechlessly:

"...Okay, I think I understand. You mean that the gods of the [Heavenly Realm] set up a 'small treasury' for the divine power automatic answering machine, and there's still a considerable balance left, right?"

"Yes."

Asthesia laughed.

"Whether they've traveled to the underworld for fun or remained in the [Heavenly Realm], most gods don't pay attention to the divine power they've stored in this 'small treasury.'"

"In fact, because the gods descended to the mortal world to form their own clans and promote [God's Grace], the automatic answering machine model of divine power has been outdated for at least a thousand years. The need to make long-distance calls and wait for divine grace to be delivered by mail is no match for the speed of joining a god's clan, receiving [God's Grace] and becoming an adventurer."

"In other words, now as long as it is used properly, it is possible to withdraw a large amount of cash from the 'small treasury' of different gods, and Xia Yan, the target of your withdrawal..."

As she spoke, Astesia turned her gaze towards the inner space of the [Greater Holy Grail], where there were statues possessed by divine spirits.

"...The bad news is that most of them stay in the [Heavenly Realm], and not many of them have self-proclaimed divine powers and descended to the mortal realm. But the good news is that most of them stay in seclusion. Even if they do go out, they only hang out on the platforms they've established to share common interests and hobbies. They are also the group of gods who hate being harassed by phone calls the most. Therefore, their divine power automatic answering machine's 'small treasury' usually has a lot of existing balance."

"And I just happen to know their phone numbers, and I know the highest priority and screening criteria for passing through their divine automatic answering machines."

"Then I'd like to ask you to help me figure out how to fully prepare so that I can secure a non-repayable angel round investment from the generous gods and Buddhas."

A smile appeared on Xia Yan's face.

"no problem."

Asthesia also smiled at each other.

Irena, who was standing next to them, saw that the two of them had just agreed to make a fortune from the investment and were about to default on it, so she immediately looked at them with disdain.

"You guys are so despicable~!"

(PS: Because the magic modification consumes my brain, the inspiration is a bit behind. This chapter is only 2k+ tonight. I'm sorry orz......)

Fourth instance: 114. The Gravity Speech of the Celestial Gravity Goddess

Although it has been confirmed once again that the greatest wealth of this "copy" world has never been the dungeon maze and God's grace in the core setting of the plot of Dicuo, but the gods that exist in this mythological hodgepodge.

But it is not so easy to pry open the "small treasury" forgotten by the gods and make a fortune from it by committing "telecommunication fraud".

It requires not only a series of preliminary preparations.

More importantly, the [Great Holy Grail] is not enough to fully carry the divine power obtained.

The [Greater Holy Grail] brought out from the FA's "copy" world is just the Holy Grail of the Romanian Holy Grail War. It is not the Holy Grail that Goetia personally rubbed to create the singularity and collapse humanity in the FGO world line. It is not Chaldea where science and mysticism are fiercely combined. It cannot summon the degraded servants of the gods, and naturally it is impossible to truly carry the power of the gods.

Therefore, the [Holy Grail] has to be upgraded before this "telecommunication fraud" can be truly implemented.

And upgrading the [Great Holy Grail]...

"So, honey, shall we do it tonight?"

Asthesia said something that could easily be misunderstood, looking impatient.

"No rush, there's still plenty of time. Let's confirm tonight whether using divine power within the Greater Holy Grail will trigger the restriction that forcibly sends you back to the Heavens."

Afterwards, Xia Yan called out the spirit of the [Greater Holy Grail] and made the [Error of No Return] materialize. Irena also temporarily retreated to the outside world, waving her wand to set up layer after layer of barriers in the abandoned church, and drew out Merlin's staff to cast an additional layer of illusion that could blur the boundaries between reality and falsehood.

"Okay, let's get started!"

It was not until Xia Yan received the message from 'Justisa' that Irena had made preparations outside that he signaled Asthesia to start the experiment.

Then, without Astesia making any movement, a vast and solemn aura emanated from Xingji's delicate body.

At the same time, Asthesia's eyes glowed with azure light, and her body was covered with a layer of holy fluorescence.

At this moment, Xia Yan couldn't help but hold his breath and feel the invisible aura coming towards him, which made him unable to have any blasphemous thoughts at this moment, and staring at the holy fluorescence lingering around Asthesia, an idea suddenly emerged in his mind.

God’s power is like a prison, and God’s grace is like the sea.

Just by releasing a little bit of the divine characteristics and power of the "Meteor Goddess", Xia Yan had no intention of becoming an enemy of Astesia. Or perhaps it could be said that in his perception, the "Star Pole" in front of him was simply the embodiment of some kind of ultimate truth of heaven and earth.