Lord: Sequence Overlord

Chapter 99 Becoming an Earl
Chapter 98

Rosen knew long ago that to advance his noble rank, he needed to increase his merits within the World Government.

There are actually many ways to gain merit.

The simplest way is to hunt down Ash Lifeforms, but this method yields very little merit.

A better approach is through invention and creation; any invention or creation that can enhance human civilization can earn immense merit.

Those nobles who pursued a career as scientists were most likely to elevate their noble titles.

The best way to gain merit is to kill alien races or complete the World Government's bounties on alien races.

Those higher-ranking individuals who venture to the borders of human territory do so not only for resources but also for merit.

Rosen did not fulfill the bounty for killing the alien race, but he did complete the special mission for the Sea God race that the World Government had offered as a bounty.

Destroying the Sea God Clan's temple will fulfill the World Government's bounty.

That's why he directly received a non-hereditary earldom, although strictly speaking, this title was a bit low in Gray Rat's opinion.

Even though the demigod temple in the Spirit Realm was merely a manifestation of the Spirit Realm and not a real demigod temple in reality, and the divine power it contained was not comparable to that of a real demigod temple, Gray Rat felt that the bounty was somewhat low.

At the very least, the title of hereditary lord should be elevated to hereditary baron.

However, Rosen knew that part of the divinity of the demigod temple had been incorporated into the Void Gallery.

The remaining portion was handed over to the Ancient Tree of Nobility; it was already quite generous of him to be given the title of Earl.

Although this title is not hereditary, it allows him to evolve his noble rank to rank 6.

Rosen's noble sequence had already reached its peak at sequence 9, so his transformation to sequence 8 was a natural progression.

Rosen's spirituality, aided by his extraordinary source matter, allowed him to perceive the spirit world and immediately identify the branch of the Golden Ancient Tree of the Noble Rank corresponding to himself.

Previously, the three leaves were used to raise the rank of nobility; now, the focus is on raising the extraordinary source quality, which is the sequence level.

As a golden leaf fell and merged into his extraordinary essence, Rosen immediately sensed a complete transformation within himself.

First, its own blood has more vitality. Second, the Nightmare Slime's extraordinary bloodline, which has fused with the extraordinary source, has been strengthened. Although it has not yet undergone a qualitative change, it will definitely undergo a qualitative change after being strengthened a few more times.

Rosen then also gained Sequence 8 professional authority, and his spiritual strength increased from 16 to 17 points.

Rosen sensed the extraordinary source energy, and new professional powers began to merge with him.

[Knowledgeable: Noble Rank 8 Professional Authority]

[Attribute: Nobles should be knowledgeable and able to pass on their knowledge through their bloodline.]

Rosen was completely baffled by this professional power, and finally found out from Gray Rat that he had hit the jackpot.

Not every member of the noble class is fortunate enough to acquire the professional privilege of being knowledgeable.

With this power, offspring born with a natural spirituality are more suited to awakening, and extraordinary bloodlines like Nightmare Slime can be better passed on to their offspring. In fact, offspring can more easily master the extraordinary skills they have already acquired through bloodline inheritance.

Of course, these are all benefits for future generations. For Rosen, the benefits are threefold.

First, he can integrate the power of the Hunter Sequence into his bloodline, and then his bloodline is closely connected to his self-portrait.

Originally, self-portraits could only use the power of the Painter sequence, but now they can also simultaneously master the power of the Hunter sequence.

Then, with his extensive knowledge, Lawson's learning abilities will be greatly enhanced.

Having finally mastered this professional authority, he was able to attempt to acquire some of the acquired skills of the noble class.

Many acquired skills within the noble sequence require mastering prerequisite professional abilities. Rosen was satisfied with his own noble extraordinary sequence; he discovered that he could immediately improve his noble sequence.

He can immediately raise the Noble Rank to Rank 6, and then his Spirituality will also grow to 37 points.

However, this means that his noble sequence is equivalent to giving up the six acquired skills of sequence 8 and sequence 7.

Only by perfectly mastering three acquired skills can each noble sequence fully develop its power.

When Lawson reached Sequence 9, he mastered three abilities: Glory Treasury, Divine Beast Pen, and Void Scavenging.

They established divine territories and then created two territorial buildings: a divine beast pen and a divine scavenging space.

If he has enough divinity, he can acquire three more divine buildings.

Divine stables can house pets and extraordinary beings, while divine scavenging spaces are equivalent to warehouses.

The Divine Realm Territory cannot consist of only beast pens and warehouses; Rosen is considering whether to integrate the Void Gallery into the Divine Realm Territory ahead of schedule.

The Void Gallery itself can occupy a post-natal skill slot and be integrated into the Divine Realm territory.

This combination of different skill sequences is of great benefit to both the Void Gallery and the Divine Realm.

It's just that other divine realm lords fuse at Sequence 6, while he fuses at Sequence 8, which is really too early. Anyway, he can fuse at any time. If he really can't find a suitable territory building for Sequence 8, it's not too late for him to fuse the Void Gallery.

With the help of the main god computer, he can convert skill crystals from other extraordinary sequences into skills from the noble sequence.

Void Scavenging is what the main god computer transformed into in this way.

Rosen is not lacking in divinity either; the demigod artifacts treasured by Gray Rat can extract a considerable amount of divine power.

Although this approach is a bit wasteful, once he reaches Sequence 4 and can use demigod artifacts, surely he can get new ones?
With a bright and clear future ahead, Lawson began logging into the Blue Whale Guild City's trading post.

Even in the Blue Whale Kingdom, skill crystals are very rare.

It's not that no one is willing to put them up for sale, but as long as the price isn't too high, they're easy to sell.

Those who bought skill crystals have all used them up. Now, the few skill crystals available in the trading market are either ridiculously expensive or have such poor extraordinary skills that they can't be sold.

To obtain skill crystals, you either need to hunt in the Spirit Realm yourself or post a bounty quest.

Rosen naturally chose to hunt on his own, which also allowed him to practice multitasking.

The true self paints in the Void Gallery, and the self-portrait is used for hunting in the Spirit Realm.

Painting and hunting extraordinary beings can both slightly increase his spiritual strength, and these small gains can significantly reduce the time it takes for him to become a Sequence 7.

Rosen went to the divine beast pen and selected a Sequence 8 slime to begin taming.

My current spirituality level is 17 points, which is 7 points away from 24 points.

Besides drawing and hunting, the gluttony and nightmare devouring derived from nightmare slimes can also help increase spiritual strength.

Nightmares can be devoured, which is one thing, but YokerXin has enough humans to provide nightmares.

The problem is overeating. Although slimes can eat anything, obviously the higher the nutritional value, the more nourishing it is.

The Murloc Lament is actually quite suitable for Slime's gluttony, but it's not suitable for overeating due to the large number of people and distractions.

Therefore, the next spiritual realm that Lawson needs to enter must meet the following conditions: it must drop specific skill crystals, have sufficient extraordinary resources for gluttony, and not be crowded with people. It is not easy to find a spiritual realm that meets all three conditions.

(End of this chapter)