Chapter 152: Horror of the Depths
It didn’t take much time to convince the system priests to let the unique classes go. Marco and Elisa knew enough about the temples to convince the system priests that holding the power in reserve had been a mistake. Enough of their leadership were missing or confirmed dead after the storm that they didn’t have much fight left in them anyway, and they seemed to accept that there was nothing they could do about Marco taking the power with him as he left the capital.
“But what do we do?” One young system priest looked towards the group in despair. “What’s our job now, if not keeping this region under control? What if Frisk…”
“I think you have the wrong idea about Frisk,” Marco said. “He doesn’t want to take everything over. He probably never did. As to what you can do now that I won’t let you kidnap kids anymore, I think I might be able to help with that.”
| Conquest Complete! While no more power can be gained from temples in a generic sense until you set your course, you have still grasped control of a new temple network enough to change its configuration and purpose, within some limits. Your first option is to choose the Control configuration and leave things as they have been. In its controlling configuration, the organization under your control and currently known as the System Church will continue to enjoy powers related to the tamping of others' system classes, able to render even powerful classes powerless. Those with the System Priest class will attempt to use their abilities to create weakness in others to promote order or to seize power. If you choose the Enhancing configuration, almost the opposite will be true. Rather than a debuff, the skills of System Priests will shift to a variety of buffs. The specifics of these enhancements will vary from class to class but will invariably focus on making others stronger and more efficient at their work, whether individually or in groups. Each decision comes with its own upsides and downsides. If you seek the quick acquisition of power, then the Control class will…
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