Chapter 11: Worship! (1/2)

[Congratulations! Quest: A Cry For Help has been completed! Rewarding +1 Follower. You have been awarded +1 Stat Point for reaching the milestone of having one follower. Milestone Progress 1/10]

Colt frowned as he read the notification. 'There's no mention of experience. So how do I level up?' Colt's frown deepened as he pondered over how the game system actually worked. 'Let's see if I can get any information from the Stat screen now.'

Colt called up his interface, intending to spend his Stat Point right away. He found that when he highlighted his stats, a vague description accompanied each of the four stats.

[Strength: Increases your divine might, allowing you to cause more damage in melee combat.]

[Endurance: Protects you against the divine might of your opponents. +5 HP.]

[Speed: Increases your divine speed. Allowing you to reach your destination faster and react more quickly in combat.]

[Authority: Increases your Authority over the world. Increases strength of divine spells. Allows you to wield sacred items.]

Colt felt as though the descriptions were not great, but it was all he had to work with for now. However, he was now struggling to decide on what stat should invest in. 'The only one that I've really seen a use for so far is Authority. But that doesn't mean that it's the right choice. Still, it would be cool to manipulate the world more.'

Colt sighed before he bit the bullet and selected Authority and confirmed his choice. Golden light burst from his body as a warm feeling enveloped him. Colt instinctively smiled at that sensation before his mind was brought back to reality by a system prompt.

[Authority increase detected… Awarding +1 DP… Please select one of the following Divine Spells…]

[Minor Grace: Grants a divine protective barrier for 20% of target's health. Cost: 1 DP]

[Minor Divine Arrow: Fast-moving golden arrow. Damage and cost equal to user's Authority up to 10 Maximum.]

[Minor Blessing: Heals target for 20% of maximum health. Cost: 1 DP]

Colt felt a headache coming on as he glanced over the spells. He had no idea how useful any of them would prove to be in the long run. Not only that, but the only option that would allow him to deal damage also had a cap on its power.

'The other two basically do the same thing just in different ways.' As colt thought that, he then began to wonder if these spells could be used on mortals. If that was true, then the healing ability would be a better choice as Minor Grace was more combat-oriented. 'Guess I have my answer then.'

Colt chose Minor Blessing and felt a rush of power enter his body. 'I see…' That rush of energy gave him the knowledge that he needed to activate the spell. His eyes fell on Ania, who was still sitting in the snow shivering as she watched the wolf pack drag away their spoils.