Hyper-Dimensional Player

Dimension Space.

After Duncan slew Gwanu, most of the divine positions were fused by Goddess Suliss, but there was a core divine duty that fell into his hands.

——"Wine God [Divine Position] (Elixir of Immortality): Gwanu brewed the legendary Elixir of Immortality, but He was not the Wine God in Celtic mythology, rather spreading in the name of forging and craftsmanship. The authority of the Wine God can bring joy to the people, who embrace it because of the pleasure, but it can also lead to downfall and indulgence, causing a large number of drunkards to emerge, even turning into alcohol-crazed lunatics."

[This divine position has a low fusion threshold.]

[This divine position can associate with concepts like celebration, festivals, indulgence, hedonism.]

[This divine position cannot promote a true Wine God, but it can elevate a Demigod.]

This divine position has a bit of a duality.

It has both good and bad aspects, but if worshiping the Wine God, the territory would likely see the emergence of many drunkards, and the societal atmosphere might shift towards indulgence and enjoyment. In ancient Greece's Twelve Main Gods, the Wine God is Dionysus, with divine duties of wine, brewing, intoxication, revelry, drama, and so on.

According to some historical records, those participating in the celebrations for the Wine God Dionysus were mainly women, with a hint of matriarchal reverberations. They clad themselves in animal skins, wore floral crowns, and reveled in a completely sensual physical indulgence.

Greeks revered the Wine God Dionysus through wild outdoor revelries.

During this time, female worshippers danced and shouted throughout the night. At the peak of the festivities, not only did wild drinking, nude parades, and somewhat obscene revelry occur, but also cruel acts like live-eating deer and cows.

I can only say, elevating the Wine God to the position among the Twelve Main Gods is inherently a dramatic affair.

In Duncan's view, the Wine God being a Demigod or a weak God would be good enough.

Wine God?

Can I merge?

Actually, yes!

But soon, the projection page prompted numerous elements for deification.

[The real world has no divine spirits walking among men, the primary human form will lose the mortal body and complete promotion through divinity.]

[Faith needs to be spread, church priests need to be established, a divine hall needs to be built.]

[You may lose the status of an Immortal, unable to be elevated to an Immortal Heroic Spirit of the historical river, with a portion of self legend mythologized, no longer preserved as historical records but spread as mythological tales.]

[Personal actions need to align with the concept of the Wine God.]

A dense array of prompts surfaced on the projection page.

Duncan glanced at it and immediately felt his head swell.

During the Middle Ages, it was impossible to promote to a God using conventional methods, dragging down that huge list of elements—roughly over twenty requirements for matters like rituals, churches, divine halls, doctrines etc.—slightly getting some parts wrong might result in becoming an obscene worship evil God, and it doesn't guarantee that the faith would spread centuries later.

What if a prohibition comes about someday and directly labels it as an 'evil God'?

"Forget it."

"Leave it for someone else. I think the Immortal Heroic Spirit has a higher status, and the strength is also greater than this kind of god!"

Duncan realized that divine positions are truly not something to randomly choose.

This moment.

He finally had time to review earlier prompts to see what abilities he gained after slaying the god.

——Master of Throwing: Your throwing skills have reached the pinnacle, greatly increasing hit rates when using throwing knives, javelins, axes, and other projectile weapons.

Another master-level combat skill.

But Duncan remained unfazed, one or two master-level combat skills wouldn't cause a qualitative change for him, he could slowly master this ability by slaying more Barbarian Race head-throwing soldiers.

——Master of Shield Defense: In using shield weapons, you've reached exceptional combat skills, greatly increasing the success rate of shield blocks and parries. Enhanced shield strike, counter attack, and counter defense into offense techniques.

——Dual Weapon Combat Mastery: You can freely engage in dual weapon combat without any hindrance. You can use both hands to exhibit different combat forms. Extra effect, multi-tasking.

Three combat skill enhancements.

Good.

Duncan hadn't upgraded combat skills for a while; without top-notch experts, it was really impossible for him to push further.

The main act unfolds.

——Curse Order: Sure Hit (Conceptual Ability): Seized from the God of Forging Gwanu's Celtic prohibition, a form of the Power of Oath, upon activation, your next attack will definitely hit the target within the range, and the target cannot dodge, only try to parry and block.

You can use engraving to temporarily enable a weapon with this ability, ensuring the next attack definitely hits.

(Cannot hit enemies beyond the limit of attack range.)

(The higher the world's upper limit, the shorter the cooldown time of the Oath Curse Order, and it can continue multiple attacks.)

This is the Oath Curse Order of the God of Forging, Gwanu.

When Duncan fought with Him, he was oppressed by this ability and found it hard to unleash his full power—the enemy's attacks he could only forcefully parry and block, not even Goddess Suliss could dodge it.

"Can it be used in archery?"

Duncan's first thought was his own archery because long-range weapons also benefited from the Curse Order's enhancement. However, it couldn't compare to the Law of Cause and Effect: Arrow of Certain Hit, as the latter didn't follow any ballistic trajectory, while this Curse Must Hit still depended on the range.

The Arrow of Certain Hit turns effect into cause.

The Curse Must Hit is somewhat similar to automatic correction, akin to navigation lock.

But the activation threshold for Arrow of Certain Hit was incredibly high, only barely available in the Mythical State, completely unusable in the real world.

Duncan continued to lower the page.

Soon, he couldn't help but be stunned, as he unexpectedly saw a specialty unrelated to combat skills.

——Master Forger [Divine Position Extension]: Although you haven't taken the divine position of forging, after defeating Gwanu, you acquired part of his divinely endowed skills. Your forging craftsmanship is unparalleled in this era, far surpassing ordinary mortal artisans. Extra Engraving in forging, Curiosities—Black Sword.

Duncan closed his eyes for a moment.

At this moment, he seemed to be standing in front of a huge furnace, turning into a burly blacksmith, and day after day, he forged weapons and equipment. He lost track of how long it had been, all these forging skills had instinctively integrated into his body; he even felt like he had swung the hammer millions of times.

If not for the Master of Military Weapons, his hammer combat skills would have to be promoted to master level; hitting people was no different from hammering iron.

"Can non-combat skills really be acquired too?"

"This is the first time."

Duncan had previously slain some enemies who possessed other skills, but he had never acquired them; Gwanu's forging skills were mainly due to additional abilities granted by the divine position.

——Master Craftsman [Divine Position Extension]: Derived from Gwanu's Craftsman Divine Position, after acquiring part of the divine position's abilities, your craftsmanship is now exquisite, equivalent to the pinnacle of mortal master craftsmen.

Similar to the previous ability.

However, the concept covered by the Master Craftsman is even larger, surprisingly including silversmith, carpenter, sculpture, and so forth—Duncan took some time to digest it all.

In the projection screen.

With a slight movement of his mind, human form number one picked up a piece of wood, and before long, he carved from it with a dagger a lifelike puppet that looked almost identical to Crow Queen—Triss, a skill that wouldn't be achieved without honing for half a lifetime.

"This carving craftsmanship, directly a master of figurines," Duncan muttered to himself.

There was more below.

——Master Brewer [Divine Position Extension]: Derived from Gwanu's Wine God Divine Position, after acquiring part of the divine position's abilities, your brewing skills have reached an extraordinary sacred level, capable of crafting the finest wines in this world. Additional Recipes: Eternal Wine, Elixir of Immortality.

——Eternal Wine (Curiosity): A type of wine that never rots, granting warriors courage after drinking and rapidly healing their wounds. Requires Curiosities-level brewing materials and Divine Power Enhancement.

——Elixir of Immortality (Miracle): A miraculous Celtic wine, requiring the Eternal Ceremony, granting gods immortality and extending the lifespan of mortals after consumption. Needs Mythical Level brewing materials, Divine Power Enhancement, and the Eternal Ceremony.

[The effects of the Elixir of Immortality are influenced by world law. In a world without supernatural power, it can only produce wine that prolongs life.]

Boom!

A fragment of memory exploded.

At this moment, Duncan transformed into the Mythical Era's Gwanu. He saw Gwanu's original appearance and was preparing to offer wine for the Danu Gods' Eternal Ceremony.

The brewing materials of the Mythical Era exuded intense spiritual light, though it was unclear what they were. As the sweet wine was completed, the Celtic gods gradually took their seats, and legendary elves presented them with the Elixir of Immortality in a magnificent palace, where the Danu Gods celebrated, reveling in the wine.

This was somewhat like the minimal version of the Peach Banquet, where the Elixir of Immortality bestowed the Danu God with imperishability, eternal youth, and immortality.

"I can't brew that either!..."

"Where can I find Mythical Level brewing materials now?... Does Athena still have any Golden Apples?..."

Cider isn't impossible either.

If it comes to it, brewing some apple cider vinegar could still suffice.

Duncan wasn't picky.

But the issue is, does the Greek Pantheon still have any Golden Apples left?

In any case, Duncan hadn't seen any Mythical Level brewing materials. If he had to consider one, it would be the solidified substance in the Cup of Blood, but using the Mother of Monsters' blood to brew wine sounds like asking for trouble.

That substance has the concept of desire reproduction; don't turn it into an aphrodisiac brew.

As for other materials, it seems there aren't any left.

"But if it really were to be made? Wouldn't human form number one ascend like Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan riding a dragon?"

"It seems quite difficult to die of natural causes normally."

Even with the severe suppression of reality's laws, the Dragon Bloodline, and stacking the Elixir of Immortality, living for a few hundred years shouldn't be a problem; even Peng Zu was rumored to have lived for eight hundred years.

There's a chance to try it out.

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