Chapter 1738: 581. Loyalty is the finest quality, followed closely by love – extra update [23/30]

(For “Crow_13” Bro’s extra update [3/5])

“These little players are impressive! They’ve discovered the secrets of the silver stage on their own. I was thinking of posting an official guide to remind them.”

In Shadow Valley, Murphy had just observed the People’s Army’s night training, and while feeling deeply satisfied, he accidentally glimpsed the silver secret discovered by Orchid through the daily monitoring of the Calculating Pearl.

The Vampire Governor marveled at the usually low-key travels of the keen traveler, because he had initially planned to open the silver trial experience in the “next version,” but did not expect Orchid to have already reached the threshold to trigger the silver trial on her own.

Murphy had triggered his own silver trial a few days ago, but he already understood a lot about it.

Unlike the Black Iron Trials, which simply release body strength and potential, the challenge of the silver stage is more about style of combat and potential release of bloodline power. In the current power system of the continent, both silver and black iron belong to the mid-to-low tier of the power hierarchy. They serve more to build the perfect body, releasing and strengthening all potential for the ultimate gold trial.

As Triss puts it, the key to Black Iron and Silver is to seek strength inward, whereas the Golden Tier requires looking outward for supplementation. This system, designed by the elves, is very ingenious, almost perfectly summarizing the growth history of a strong practitioner.

But Murphy knew that the silver secret Orchid discovered was not complete, and even had significant flaws.

Although the great traveler indeed discovered the first Ancestor’s Power through continuous practice of Nord racial skills, from Murphy’s present situation, it could be seen that Ancestor’s Power could be obtained through many other methods, not just from racial skills.

For instance, the Blood Covenant Clan has secret techniques for awakening specific Ancestor’s Powers, and the newly joined Pirate Captain said the materials obtained by hunting certain rare sea beasts in the Misty Sea can also be used to awaken unique Ancestor’s Powers.

And most importantly, there’s no limit to the number of Ancestor’s Powers.

In fact, after Murphy triggered the silver trial, he had a remote exchange with Triss and Palano Knight, and the common suggestion they gave was not to rush to complete the trial, but try to acquire a third Ancestor’s Power.

This point is very important.

Once the silver trial is completed, it signifies simultaneous evolution of the body and bloodline, which is an enhancement and solidification of the life form. In other words, once you enter the silver stage, activating more Ancestor’s Powers becomes incredibly difficult. Since it’s about laying a foundation, making it as solid as possible is key.

And there’s a quality distinction in Ancestor’s Powers as well.

For example, one of the five Ancestor’s Powers Triss activated in the silver trial was named “Immortal.” The name sounds grand, but it essentially just enhanced the vampire’s immortality attribute, keeping Triss in a “never aging” state. Even when eternal silence approaches, Triss will be able to walk towards death in her most beautiful and alluring form.

This Ancestor’s Power, besides preserving appearance and enhancing survival attributes, is practically useless. But it not only kept Triss alive even after having her Heart of the Blood Race removed but also directly connected to the “Extraordinary Law: Time” she gained in the Gold Trial.

This extraordinary law is what enabled Triss to leap to become a vampire genius praised by even Lord Paryen.

Triss’s story is Murphy’s best reference. He now has two Ancestor’s Powers: Dark Night Claw and Crimson Ability. The Endless Manis said that the power it grants when enhanced can also synthesize an Ancestor’s Power. Thus, Murphy plans to discover at least one more during the upcoming Black Disaster battles before completing the silver trial.

According to Palano, one significant reason for the Blood Covenant Knight Order’s overwhelming combat power on the continent is Lord Paryen’s requirement that all members must master at least three Ancestor’s Powers before embarking on the silver trial.

It is this stringent requirement that contributes to the Blood Covenant’s power.

Extending from this point, the player’s potential progress bar is actually a trap. Although 70% potential release can allow a player to become an ordinary silver stage after withstanding some pressure, if one could push the potential bar to 100% and gain more Ancestor’s Powers through racial skill extension, the player’s advancement process will be extremely prolonged while achieving elite silver!

Even though there’s no mention of an elite template, combat power doesn’t lie.

Black Iron Trials determine the lower limit, and Silver Trials determine the upper limit. Hence Murphy hesitates whether to subtly remind his precious ones on the forum, in his capacity as a development team member.

However, after thinking carefully, he decides to do nothing.

After all, gaming is for fun, and not all players need to become powerful champions.

Besides, isn’t an ordinary silver still silver?

Although at Murphy’s current tier, he could easily kill five ordinary silvers in one strike, tier is a hard condition. A few hundred sub-par silvers grouped together are still quite intimidating.

“Mark, come here, I have something to ask you.”

Having made his decision, Murphy soon saw Maxim passing by with a stack of documents, and called his loyal servant over. He directly asked:

“How many Ancestor’s Powers do you have now?”