Hearing this, Bishop Darryl's expression relaxed a lot.

He leaned back, leaning against the back of his seat.

The bald cardinal, who could not tell his age, sipped a warm black tea as he stretched out his chubby finger and pointed to the ring on Annan's hand.

"The Light Seal is not something complicated and bizarre...... You can simply think of him as a 'carrier' used by the clergy.

"Let's start at the beginning. We, the 'clergy'...... Or, in ancient parlance, the 'clergy' did not need a curse bearer made of metal. Because we are different from you transcendentals...... We don't incorporate the curse into our bodies. ”

Speaking of this, Bishop Daryl's expression became slightly serious.

"This is because, from the level of 'bishop' upwards. Almost all priests die well—we die in this or that nightmare.

"After all, you don't need to be physically strong to purify nightmares...... It's better to say that there are fewer curses stored in the body and weaker one's own body. If it becomes a monster, it will not hurt the innocent.

"Just as you, the transcendent, can transfer the invisible and untouchable curse by means of carrying and conferring spells...... The curse is certainly transferable. Even if you are not a priest, after purifying the nightmare, you will quickly strengthen yourself. It is because the curse that makes up the nightmare is purified, purified and sucked out by you.

"The obsession that makes up the nightmare is like a skeleton; And these curses that can be sucked out are flesh and blood. Whichever one is missing, the nightmare will come crashing down.

"As for the remnants, the most turbid curses that cannot be purified by man, will be handed over to the righteous gods in the local diocese for deep purification; If there is no church in the vicinity at all, then it will be passed on to the righteous god of this month.

"But you know...... For this world, 'curse is power'. The same is true for the Silver Jazz. These curses, which we cannot purify, are great remedies, whether for the righteous gods or false gods. ”

Bishop Daryl looked at Annan's expression.

He was roughly sure that Annan understood, and then slowly continued: "The reason why we can use the secret of supernatural abilities instead of storing curses...... Not because the priests have a system of abilities beyond the curse, but because the part of the curse that belongs to us has always been stored in the respective gods—like a bank deposit.

"Sigils are temporary evidence of supernatural power borrowed from different gods—in essence, they are still our own curse. It's also a type of banking...... Banking in an extraordinary world. ”

…… Roughly understood.

Annan understood and nodded slightly.

This mechanism is not so much a bank as a cloud disk.

For various reasons, it is inconvenient to store the curse in the body, so it is stored in the cloud. Rely on credentials to call this data when needed, and store it when not in use......

It's so useful, God-sama.

In other words, though...... Is the curse the "experience" that players get?

Annan was thoughtful.

In this way, he probably understood.

Annan himself and the players are the biggest difference from the aborigines of this world...... Perhaps it's because the aborigines can't deflect the curse by killing each other.

It's understandable that he got so little experience from killing a silver-tier wizard - because most of that experience was used to build nightmares. And the class level obtained after purifying the nightmare is only the part that is easiest to digest and absorb.

That is to say...... The Seal of the Holy Light, the credential obtained after the nightmare has been completely purified? ”

Annan asked.

Bishop Darryl nodded, "Yes. We clergy, or clergy, have no hierarchy. The difference in strength comes only from the number of imprints held.

"The more distorted the nightmare, the more imprints we can get after we are completely purified, such as ......"

As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand to Annan, palm down.

On the back of Daryl's hand, a large number of fine, esoteric silver runes suddenly appeared. Starting from the back of the hand, it stretches out densely and spreads to the sleeve...... All the way up to his neck, chin, right side of his face.

These intricate silver runes give people a strange divine charm. Daryl's right eye seemed to be mixed with some runes, shining with an eerie silver glow.

And Annan could feel a strong dizziness just by staring at those runes.

Annan forcibly looked away and reached out to press his forehead.

"It's—"

"This is the Seal of Light, the medium through which we perform our magic. Not all of us have the talent to communicate with the gods...... But obviously, you have. ”

Daryl said, reaching out and waving.

Annan vaguely sensed that something seemed to be spreading in the room......

Or rather, it's like something that used to exist in the air has now been cleansed.

"After you've just completely purified your previous nightmare, I feel like I've added a scratch."

Daryl pointed to a spot on his cheek: "I predicted at the beginning that with the intensity of this nightmare, I should have gotten strokes. ”

The face that originally looked simple and kind, but against the backdrop of the silver runes, it looked very majestic.

"It's probably because I've only purified a nightmare. And you've found the key and destroyed the cornerstone of the nightmare's existence. So you should get far more than I do. ”

"Yes, I got nine strokes."

Annan nodded and admitted.

- I see.

He knew it.

After a nightmare has been completely purified, rewards will only be given out in the true sense of the word. The more times you purify in this nightmare, the more impressions you get......

"And what if it's not the priests, but the other transcendents who purify the nightmare?"

Annan remembered the existence of the players, so he asked.

Darryl shrugged, "Naturally—you can only get the part of the nightmare you get, as long as you haven't left the parish where you were purifying the nightmare."

"After all, when we purify our nightmares, we don't get power from them like transcendents. They are paid on a daily basis, while we are paid on a monthly basis, which is naturally different. However, some nightmares are very difficult to purify or are difficult to purify, or the task is heavy, and we will also hire transcendents on a temporary basis...... Use the Nightmare's 'Key' as a reward for allowing them to enter the Nightmare to assist in purification. Otherwise, we're stuck – in short, everyone gets what they get. Let the official, or at least innocent, transcendents help us quickly end the cleansing of the nightmare, and we will temporarily open the nightmare to them so that they can increase their strength. ”

Wrong.

Annan suddenly realized something.

If you say that the transcendents purify the dungeon, they can only get the class level when they clear the customs......

And after the priests have completely purified the copy, they can only get the Holy Light Seal.

But Annan, a transcendent who is about to work as a part-time priest, obviously got both?

Does he count as a ......

Got a job and asked two bosses for two salaries?

Is this a bug or a mechanism?

For a moment, Annan felt as if he had picked up the wool of the righteous gods......

It's a little, a little cool......