Mercenary Wars

Chapter 252 Holy Name
【Holy Name: Lahn】

[Belongs to: Gods]

[Buff: All attribute caps +6, Constitution +2, Spirit +2, Strength +2]

【Blessing - Praise the Sun: When you are under the sun's rays, all attributes +3, spellcasting level +1】

……

Because he had a Ra oracle chest, Gaucano couldn't help but pay more attention to Ra's holy name, "Rahn".

All attributes +3, spell level +1, this bonus is still very powerful.

In particular, the spellcasting level directly determines the spellcaster's spellcasting limits, spellcasting efficiency, and resistance to various spell attacks.

Generally speaking, spellcasting level is equal to holy name level, but under the influence of special factors such as blessing, spellcasting level may be higher than holy name level.

For mages, there is almost no difference between spellcasting level and holy name level, so most mages yearn for blessings that have spellcasting level bonuses, and "Praise the Sun" obviously belongs to this type of blessing.

However, the bonus from "Praise the Sun" is limited.

These bonuses only take effect when the sun is shining brightly.

If it happens at night, the blessing is meaningless.

In other words, the actual bonus from "praising the sun" is only half.

Perhaps even less.

After all, there are some areas, such as ancient ruins or dark places, where there is only night and no day. In these places, "praising the sun" is completely offline and utterly useless.

Thinking about this, Gao Jiano gradually lost interest in "Lahn".

He also noticed a holy name that bestows blessings in contrast to "praise the sun".

[Sacred Name: Knoxda]

[Belongs to: Gods]

[Buff: All attribute caps +8]

[Blessing - Praise of the Night: When you are in darkness, all attributes +4, spellcasting level +2, gain Greater Darkvision]

【Destiny - Darkness Dependence: Weakened by light, all attributes -2, casting level -1】

Unfortunately, this holy name seems to be even worse.

Although the bonus seems higher, it weakens as long as there is light. To avoid it, one would probably have to wrap their entire body in black.

Gaucano had no desire to become a creature that could not be seen in the light of day, so he did not consider "Noxda" at all and continued browsing the holy names.

He considered finding a blessing that could increase his physique.

Despite his already considerable size, Cassandra's volume still frustrated him.

Cassandra has two sections of holy names that increase body size. If she also has two sections, she should be able to catch up and make their relative proportions similar to those of an ordinary man and woman.

However, after searching for a long time, Gaucano still couldn't find a very suitable holy name.

In fact, there are quite a few holy names that bestow blessings upon those who increase their physical size; in fact, they are quite common.

In fact, according to Gao Gano, in the world of Ferraro, anyone who is taller than 1.9 meters is likely to have the blessing of increased size.

However, apart from a large physique, these blessings usually have no other effect, which is to say, they add a little more physical strength and power, but they are not considered powerful.

Although Gaucano wanted to be a "real man," he did not intend to choose a flashy but impractical holy name for it.

After much deliberation, only one related holy name appealed to him.

[Sacred Name: Atlaston]

[Belongs to: Gods]

[Buff: All attribute caps +5, Constitution +3, Strength +3]

【Blessing - Sky-Supporting Body: You can temporarily increase your size by consuming stamina and gain matching constitution and strength regardless of the upper limit】

A body that can support the sky.

Consumes physical strength to temporarily increase body size.

In Gaucaneau's most anxious application scenario, this blessing was almost perfect. Furthermore, Cassandra was also named after Atlas, a connection that could facilitate communication between the two.

Besides, "a body that can support the sky" seems to be a good blessing as well.

As long as his physical strength allows, he can increase his size indefinitely and gain the corresponding physique and strength regardless of the upper limit.

In theory, he could even transform into Atlas from mythology—that colossal god whose strength could support the heavens.

Of course, Gaucano knew that this "theoretically" was a bit too theoretical.

But I estimate that growing to the size of a high troll shouldn't be a problem. Then, with a heavy weapon, he can unleash powerful attacks and deal absolutely massive damage in battle.

He stared at "Atlaston" for a while, considering it as one of the candidates for the seventh holy name, and then continued browsing the other holy names.

Several other good holy names were subsequently included in his shortlist.

[Sacred Name: Ottartalus]

[Belongs to: Gods]

[Buff: All attribute caps +10]

【Blessing - Cage of Sin: Your body can serve as a prison for evil creatures. You can gain a portion of the power of the imprisoned creatures, including attributes, abilities, spellcasting levels, etc.】

Otaltalos.

What first attracted Gaucano to this holy name was its extremely high attribute cap bonus.

Increase the maximum value of all attributes by 10 points!

Of all the holy names that Gaucano has seen, there are almost none that can achieve this level of maximum bonus.

For others, the extremely high cap bonus is not very meaningful, since it's not a real attribute.

However, for Gaucano, he can make potions to increase his attributes, and the cost of obtaining the materials is much lower than that of ordinary people. In this case, the ten-point attribute cap becomes crucial.

As for bestowing blessings upon the "Cage of Sin"...

Gaucano was a little unsure.

The main problem is that the approach is a bit unorthodox.

Imprison evil creatures with your body and gain a share of their power.

It sounds like something a sorcerer would do.

However, the namer of this holy name, "Tartarus," does not seem to be an evil god. Information about Tartarus is scarce in various occult sources, but he is always classified as "lawful," "good," or "neutral."

The Church does not appear to list Tartarus's name as a black name.

From this perspective, and considering that this blessing can only be cast on evil creatures, it is indeed different from the general understanding of warlocks.

Of course, to be on the safe side, Gao Jiano thought it best to check some occult materials before making a decision.

He glanced at the candidate saint names again, then returned his attention to the real world and began dealing with the wild boar's carcass.

He dug out the wild boar's crystal core.

A level 4 earth-type crystal core can be sold for a few gold coins.

As for the other parts, they wouldn't fetch much money anyway, so let's just roast them.

Gao Jiano dismembered the wild boar and put it into his storage ring, then put away the other traps before returning to the cave.

Daryls had also woken up, yawning repeatedly: "Boss, what fell into the trap?"

“A level four wild boar.” Gao Jiano took out a wild boar hoof. “I’ve already butchered it. You can roast it later for our breakfast today.”

"Oh." Daryls yawned again.

Gao Jiano found it a bit funny: "If you take off your mask, you won't feel sleepy anymore. There's no one else here."

Daryls thought about it and agreed.

So she immediately chanted a spell, removed the dwarf's shapeshifting mask, and transformed back into a ghost.

After becoming a ghost, the sleepiness dissipated.

She then busied herself preparing the barbecue. She skillfully built a campfire, smeared the meat with wild boar fat, and then sprinkled it with various spices.

Gao Jiano continued browsing the holy names for a while, and then took a nap until dawn broke and the aroma of roasted wild boar legs filled the air.

Darlis woke up Gaucano, and the two prepared to have breakfast.

Darliss naturally still needs to wear the dwarf shapeshifting mask to eat.

As soon as the mask was put on, drowsiness returned immediately. It is obvious that the physiological state after transformation can be separated from the transformant, but not from the transformation mask.

Daryls had to yawn as she ate the roast meat.

After we finished eating the barbecue, it was already broad daylight.

Daryls went to sleep again.

Gao Jiano simply carried her on his back, charged forward along a side path back to Ax City, rented a carriage after entering the city, and headed straight for Ax Magic Academy.

After all, I still have class to attend today, and it's a pretty important one at that.

After rushing for a while, the two finally returned to the academy before class.

After finishing his classes for the day, Gaucano went to the Orsini Library and went to the "Natural History Collection".

Strictly speaking, natural history and mysticism are actually two different disciplines, and they are quite different.

However, due to the restrictions imposed by the Church, mysticism could not exist openly. Therefore, in many cases, mysticism was incorporated into the framework of natural history so that scholars could study and discuss it in a semi-public manner.

For this reason, many natural history books in the Orsini Library require advanced access to borrow. Fortunately, Gaucano had unlocked professor-level borrowing privileges in advance, otherwise he would not have been able to enter this library.

He carefully searched through several bookshelves.

He picked up a book titled "A Critique of False Gods".

As the title suggests, this book introduces various gods and demons under the guise of criticizing false gods.

Indeed, in "A Critique of False Gods," the author listed almost all the known gods and demons in the world of Farallon.

Tartarus was prominently listed.

Unfortunately, there is still not much information available.

Gao Jiano had no choice but to continue searching and reading. He consulted relevant materials one book after another, from "Ancient Mythological Research" to "An Introduction to Namers", from "A Study of Ordered Alignments" to "An Analysis of Grey Names"... The rustling sound of turning pages was particularly clear in the quiet library, with only the occasional hushed discussion of other scholars.

It wasn't until close time that he gained a relatively clear understanding of the mysterious Tartarus from a wealth of information.

Tartarus is a primordial god with a very weak personality. He strictly adheres to the covenant among the gods and fulfills his duty as a "prisoner." He is classified between neutral and lawful and lawful good, and is certainly not an evil god.

After confirming this information, Gaucano began to seriously consider whether to choose [Otaltaros].

Extremely high attribute cap.

They can also gain power from the imprisoned—which is almost equivalent to gaining another holy name.

Gaucano had always planned to summon the Eye Demon.

With "Elementary Demonology" already in the mix and "Summoner's Blade" already available, choosing "Cage of Sin" now would be a perfect match!
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and the scales in his heart gradually tipped.

As for increasing body size...

Gaucano looked at Atlaston's "sky-high body" one last time with a hint of reluctance, and finally made up his mind.

Let's use Titan's Solution instead.

Titan's Elixir can also increase body size, although not as significantly as Blessing, but drinking a few bottles will have a similar effect.

With this in mind, Gaucano made his final choice.

Ottallos!

The information on the panel changed immediately upon his selection.

[Sacred Name: Edakandianus Sandran Alextasasen Laerinis Muselazaen Demeteria Otartalos]

[Level: Level 7]

【Physique: 48/63】

[Spirit: 48/63]

【Strength: 30/63】

[Intelligence: 28/63]

[Agility: 30/63]

[Experience: 0/14000]

[Blessing - Swift Breeze] [Blessing - Curse of Fairness] [Blessing - Skin of the Earth] [Blessing - Plant Perception] [Blessing - Cage of Sin]...

[Sword Prayer] [Herbal Prayer] [Level 5 Swordsmanship] [Level 5 Herbalism] [Level 4 Archery] [Level 4 Feign Death]...

(End of this chapter)