Chapter 1820 Multiple Generations of Virtue Series Marks
Sunhaven, Eldorath Kingdom.
The entire city of Sunhaven was partying, enjoying, singing, and dancing while consuming various forms of spirits.
The city administration had resumed the Festival of Intoxication after confirming that the king's death was indeed a farce.
Eren, at this point, was busy reading some of the old scrolls and tomes that were presented to him inside Goddess Sekhmet's temple. The proof of invitation he had received through Wilfer came in handy for him when he decided to study the Virtue Series Marks.
Unfortunately, Eren couldn't rush the templars to hold out the ceremony and brand his soul with the Virtue Series Marks in their possession. This was because the chaos caused by the king's false death and failed assassination attempt on Wilfer was too great.
Even the management of the temple had decided to bolster its security for a few weeks. As such, he could only wait a few days before he received a green signal from the templars.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m
Nonetheless, Eren was offered generous access to the temple's library. Eren made use of this chance and decided to start studying the Virtue Series Marks right away.
The more he read, the more he started to understand the intricacies behind them and the intent-based magic as a whole.
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There were only seven Sin Series Marks formed by God Aleph in the primordial time.
However, the number of the Virtue Series Marks was more than seven. More importantly, they had been categorized by their generations.
The Virtue Series Marks were created by the gods to balance out the disadvantages their followers faced when they fought with the demonic Practitioners carrying the Seven Sin Series Marks. The first generation of the Virtue Series Marks were called Cardinal Virtues and they were based on the concepts of prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude.
These Virtue Series Marks were finally obtained by Lensa when she successfully inherited Sage Minerva's legacy.
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Inside a small library maintained by Goddess Sekhmet's temple, a scholarly middle-aged man was seen studying various forms of scrolls and old books.
"So that's how it is," Eren mumbled to himself as he closed the last ancient tome and reclined back in his chair. He caressed his chin in contemplation before thinking to himself.
"I think I should go with the third generation Virtue Series Marks as they create maximum contrast against the Sin Series Marks.
If I want to bring about a balance between the two polar different aspects, it would only work in my favor if both sides were similar in strength.
Otherwise, one type of the Mark will devour the other of its kind, and I would end up with faulty Marks on my soul. That is provided, I don't injure my soul in the process."
Eren concluded as he got up. With a flick of his hands, he sent away the tomes and scrolls to their intended places and cleared the study table before heading out.
Eren was glad that he was banned from receiving Virtue Series Marks by Sage Minerva when he was in Anfang. Since they belonged to the first generation, they could not have created optimal contrast between his Sin Series Marks.
Eren would have suffered big time if he had somehow forced or coerced Minerva into offering him her true legacy.
"Haah! So much unpredictability. Time to enjoy the festival and drown my sorrows in liquor," Eren sighed dramatically before heading out.
In the next moment, a smile bloomed on his face as he disappeared into thin air. He had decided to indulge in his vice after a year-long abstain from it.