Chapter 636
Now, Shaer needed to consider how to earn back the Destiny Points in the upcoming simulation of the Empress, and additionally, how to acquire more points to upgrade her system skills...
Shaer felt it was necessary to undergo a comprehensive enhancement once again.
To earn Destiny Points, she had to create significant disturbances in the simulation that could maximally influence the future...
Sometimes, Shaer wondered... just how big of a disturbance would be considered "big"?
**Chapter 325: World War and the Scarlet Apocalypse**
After finishing her meal with Aivina, Shaer set a meeting time and returned home with Tara and Eleanor.
The higher-ups of the Goddess of Salvation Church were still in a state of chaos, but with Peirsi assisting in managing the situation, she believed the concept of "church integration" would soon be communicated from the top down.
Once home, Shaer entered her study and sat down at her desk.
Tara skillfully handed Shaer a blank notepad and a pen. After taking the pen, Shaer stared at the empty page, lost in thought.
This was her long-awaited opportunity to leave a "task" for her simulated self, as she had spent most of her time in the Old Days.
At least in Shaer's perception, it had been a long time since she had written anything for her simulated self.
Of course, writing these things was something Shaer excelled at; it was akin to creating a checklist of demands—she just needed to understand what she wanted and what goals she aimed to achieve.
Getting to Blis would only take a few hours, and with Tara's presence, finding Elois and the Pope of the Holy Church wouldn't be a challenge...
So now, Shaer had to think about how to do something in the simulation that could most significantly impact the future.
If she could genuinely influence the existence that would be born in the future, perhaps she could force it to reveal some flaws... though that was merely a possibility.
At this point, Shaer still didn't know whether it was truly an omniscient and omnipotent "God" or just a conglomerate of primal forces driven by instinct.
Moreover, Shaer had begun to understand what the system's currency, the Destiny Points, represented.
As long as she stirred up significant waves in the simulation, the Destiny Points she earned would increase. This was the system's way of encouraging her to make substantial changes within the simulation.
The reason for this was to force out the minions of that terrifying existence that would be born in the future.
However, Shaer had only just grasped the logic behind the system's setting of "Destiny Points."
Speaking of changes...
Shaer gently tapped two dots on the blank notepad with her quill.
To influence the future, it wasn't necessarily about destruction—though destruction was the simplest route for Shaer.
However, through previous simulations, Shaer realized that mere destruction, even if it involved a devastating strike on an entire city, killing hundreds of thousands, would yield only a limited number of Destiny Points—at most a couple of hundred.
Killing tens or hundreds of millions meant nothing in terms of change for this world.
But there was indeed another path to consider.
That was to leverage her identity as the "Goddess of Salvation" to continuously strengthen the church, making it the largest in Ansu, or even the entire world.
After all, the birth of a "seed" relies on faith. If Shaer could convert the vast majority of the planet's population into her followers...
The "God of Existence" born in the future would have no chance of gathering enough faith to come into being.
However, achieving this goal would require an immense amount of time...
Even with the most conservative estimates, it would likely take a century to reach this target... Spreading faith isn't a simple coloring game on a globe; it's a monumental task involving various races, geographies, and religions.
But...
There was indeed a shortcut.
That was to directly combine destruction with the spread of faith...
If you asked the people of Ansu what the most terrifying, chaotic, and tumultuous era was, anyone who had attended school for even a few days could tell you it was the Age of Holy Wars.
Launching a new, grand Holy War using faith would undoubtedly have a massive impact on the world.
Shaer set down her pen, leaning back slightly in her chair.
She stared at the blank notepad, her eyes reflecting a contemplative expression, as if weighing the feasibility of this idea.
In her current position, she was undoubtedly a figure of authority within the Goddess of Salvation Church...
With her pure white armor, she could command the Order of the God of Order to obey her...
And Charles had nearly seized most of the power in Ansu...
Koleis Bloodspear had needs from Sadana, and the Dutton Group she controlled could provide vast funds and resources...
It seemed Shaer had all the favorable conditions to initiate a terrifying war...
If given some time, she could unite Ansu, the Goddess of Salvation Church, and the Order of the God of Order into a single force, transforming this empire into a terrifying war machine, unleashing a level of bloodshed far beyond the era of the Great Sound Control, igniting flames of war across the continent and even the world.
Shaer was absolutely capable of doing this, using her hidden influence to propel this era's first true World War.
And for Shaer, aside from the so-called "moral condemnation," there were no side effects at all.
Because all of this war would only take place within the simulation.
The only issue now was that Shaer could only remain in the simulation for 24 hours, and the casualties of war wouldn't peak within that timeframe; a large-scale battle could last anywhere from a few days to several months.
And using extraordinary beings to launch a blitzkrieg wouldn't cause widespread casualties.
If a true World War were to erupt, the casualties within 24 hours might not even compare to those caused by a plague that erupted in that same timeframe or a massacre orchestrated by Shaer.
For a moment, Shaer's thoughts hit a snag.
It seemed that the study of destruction rituals... if she didn't delve deeply into it, it would be challenging to come up with any radical ideas in a short time.
After all, Shaer still had some humanity left and didn't have many inhumane thoughts at the moment.
However, aside from war, there was another small idea worth exploring.
That was the "Scarlet Pathogen" she had created in the simulation.
She could produce this pathogen again and have the followers of the Goddess of Salvation spread it across the world in the coming days, and then Shaer could directly activate it in the simulation, triggering a worldwide Scarlet Apocalypse.
The casualties caused within 24 hours would be far more significant than those of a war.
With no better ideas in mind, Shaer picked up her pen and wrote it down for now.
**[Create the "Scarlet Pathogen" mother strain, then have the followers of the Goddess of Salvation spread it worldwide, releasing the mother strain on September 7 at 12:00—except for Blis City]**
After writing this, Shaer paused for a moment.
Since she needed to go to Blis City for some matters, she had to ensure that no major unrest occurred there. After all, her simulated self was quite different from her true self, and Sadana might not recognize her.
It was also convenient to use Blis as a safe zone, bringing Adele, Amy, and others along to avoid them being affected by the Scarlet Pathogen.
**[Take Adele and Amy with you to Blis]**
**[Once in Blis, first locate Elois, confirming that Sadana's necklace is in her possession]**
**[Then find the Pope of the Holy Church, ensuring the timing for church integration is right]**
**[After that, all your time can be spent searching for that lost path...]**
**[Just make sure you can see Elois and Sadana's necklace in Blis before the simulation arrives]**
Shaer left ample "free search time" for her simulated self, mainly because she felt lost regarding the investigation direction of the lost path.
During this time, her simulated self might need to read a vast amount of books, searching for relevant information about the lost path from the smallest clues.
Even if she couldn't find the path related to the "Existence," Shaer still wanted to gather information about the Witch Academy, which would significantly enhance her true self's abilities.
Closing the notepad, Shaer looked towards Tara and said, "Tara, I’m going to take a short nap."
"Yes, Lady Shaer," Tara replied, bowing her head slightly, "I won't let anyone disturb you."
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