I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 609 - 330: The Birth of the Heavenly Destiny Saint (Standalone Version) _2

"No, this isn’t the process of an adventurer becoming a saint, but rather when a divine profession adventurer reverses into a saint."

At that moment, Gu Shanhai immediately drew a whole new conclusion, yet he didn’t voice it out, just like how the ugly duckling could transform into a white swan not because of its efforts, but because it was, in fact, a swan to begin with.

Rein’s situation was the same. He could become a saint not because of the efforts of Gu Shanhai and himself, but because he was originally a saint reincarnated.

"Indeed, the local area network environment ensures that even if Rein becomes a saint, he won’t be affected by world alterations like other saints."

Gu Shanhai concluded this from a vast array of data.

This was also a consideration and a precaution set by Gu Shanhai before. Otherwise, if they really connected to the network for an update, he feared that they would end up like the other saints in the blink of an eye.

Helping Rein become a saint and saving other saints were two entirely different challenges. For the former, as long as Gu Shanhai succeeded in disconnecting from the network, it was generally not a problem. But it wasn’t the same for the saints. Back then, he couldn’t disconnect the saints from the network. Rein was more like an output end, so the adventurers could only lose their strength at most.

But the saints not only had an input and output end, they were like servers themselves, directly downloading viruses into their systems, and by the time Gu Shanhai arrived, their software and hardware were almost entirely compromised, leaving him unable to save them.

Gu Shanhai, on the other hand, crafted it into a local area network, an independent hardware. No matter how powerful the virus was, it needed a pathway to infiltrate; it couldn’t just appear out of thin air.

"As expected, digging out the power prior to reincarnation works, but there’s a small problem. As a saint, one needs to establish a connection with the land of adventure. Not to mention that the land of adventure has exploded, with Rein’s disconnected state, even if the land of adventure still existed, it wouldn’t receive any signal." Gu Shanhai calmly observed how the other party would solve this issue.

The lands of adventure had turned into wastelands ten days ago due to the chaotic and broken rules. Gu Shanhai had explored this himself, so he was sure of it.

However, he spent that time helping Rein recover his power, which left him no time to deal with it. He dedicated half a month to this task alone. During this period, he didn’t remain idle either but went back to check on the production results of the skill potions.

"Signal retrieval really failed." Gu Shanhai couldn’t help but laugh and cry. He found that the Divine Power structure within Rein had changed once again, seemingly led by an automatic system’s new evolution.

The change was roughly from the original network mode to a standalone mode, which meant that Rein’s saintly power might be far inferior to that of the Holy Saint and other regular saints. After all, a standalone version wouldn’t have that many benefits.

The automatic system had some deductive functions, but it couldn’t be omniscient and omnipotent. If the hundred-percent effective terms still applied, it might be possible. Now it was absolutely impossible.

As the progression and changes continued, the LV10 mark above Rein’s head was gradually blurring and distorting, which confirmed that he was starting his formal metamorphosis.

This process lasted for nearly three days, and it finally stabilized.

[Heavenly Destiny Saint]

"Did it work?!" Gu Shanhai was surprised, too. He hadn’t expected it to succeed in just three days.

"Heavenly Destiny Saint, no wonder he’s the protagonist. So, could it be that every protagonist is actually an adventurer reincarnated from a Heavenly Destiny Saint?"

Looking at Rein’s saint title, he came up with a guess. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be such a coincidence.

One could only say the world was truly cold-hearted, constantly afflicting one person to the bitter end.

Another half-hour or so passed before Rein slowly came around.

"Teacher, my whole body hurts," Rein’s voice was a bit hoarse.

"It’s perfectly normal. You’ve torn and reconstituted your body countless times over these three days. It’s supposed to hurt. If you said it didn’t, that would be troubling," Gu Shanhai explained that this was the expected outcome—if it didn’t hurt, then there would indeed be a problem.

Rein pursed his lips and then proceeded to check his status panel.

"My attributes have significantly improved, but my skills... only the 100% entry has become 150%. What use is that?" Rein was curious. 100% was already the maximum; having an extra 50% seemed redundant. This wasn’t an energy bar; it was probability. 100% was equivalent to certainty, and the excess seemed superfluous.

"If you’re saying that the 100% entry is effective, then the additional 50% is indeed superfluous. But this 100% is effective within the scope of your strength. This additional 50% means your scope of strength is expanded by half," Gu Shanhai seemed to have guessed the reason for the change.

"So, during automatic system operation, my strength will be amplified by half. If that’s the case, it is indeed useful," Rein pondered and said. If it guarantees 100% within his scope of strength and adds a 50% effect outside of it, it was indeed very beneficial to him.

But to call it a qualitative change would be a stretch; at best, he was a slightly more powerful Level 10 adventurer.

He voiced his confusion and asked Gu Shanhai why.

Why else? Of course, it was because he himself was an offline version of a Saint. Many of the Saint’s abilities couldn’t be downloaded because he was offline.

Indeed, this was why Rein wouldn’t be overtaken by the Heavenly Destiny Saint or become as indifferent as other Saints, focusing solely on saving the world. While weaker, this was a sacrifice Gu Shanhai made to help Rein maintain his individuality and not be influenced by his status as a Saint.

"This is a necessary sacrifice, and you should know that true Saints often die due to issues caused by world anomalies. So, you are actually a youthful version of a Saint," Gu Shanhai said gently.

Fortunately, Rein understood what Gu Shanhai meant. A youthful version was just a nicer way of saying a lower-tier version; the Saint’s corresponding abilities were not complete. Just like Gu Shanhai, this allowed him to preserve his life rather than dying like other Saints.

After clearing things up, Rein wasn’t too concerned. In his eyes, Gu Shanhai wouldn’t harm him. If Gu Shanhai had really wanted to hurt him, he would have done it when Rein was down on his luck, not now, after having helped him so much.

"So, Teacher, what are your plans now?" Rein asked.

Since his training was a success, the next step would naturally be to work with Gu Shanhai to complete the remaining tasks.

"No plans. You make them. While we still have time, use the automatic system to devise a plan and see if I can assist. You will take the lead moving forward. After all, I can only focus on producing rewards necessary for players; I can’t afford to help you any further," Gu Shanhai’s plans were already fulfilled.

Yes, his plan was to train Rein and then have Rein deal with these matters.

Clearly, the results after completing this plan far exceeded his expectations.

"Teacher, why do I have the feeling that you’re deliberately leading me into trouble?" Rein looked at Gu Shanhai skeptically. Leaving aside everything else, if Rein wasn’t a Saint now, he wouldn’t be able to accomplish the tasks Gu Shanhai had dumped on him.

Even as a Saint, the task was no easy feat. Just the distribution of rewards to one billion players was enough to put him under immense pressure, not to mention the upcoming execution of even more player rewards.

"If you’re saying it’s just a feeling, then it must be just a feeling," Gu Shanhai went along with the other’s words. He certainly couldn’t admit that he had indeed set a huge trap for Rein; that wouldn’t be proper.

"Alright, I’ll trust you for now," Rein murmured doubtfully in his heart but agreed. He realistically had no choice but to take on the task. Now there were only two Saints left—Gu Shanhai responsible for logistics, which left Rein, the newly minted Heavenly Destiny Saint, to handle the front end.