Chapter 565 – 565. The Second Punishment

The dream is ending.

I collected a total of 1 billion points.

After reaching the 3rd stage, I had accumulated about 1 billion won.

[Acquisition points]

[1,000,000,000]

Numbers that fit neatly.

1 billion points.

Maybe I’m the first person to get this high of a score?

That’s the result of killing all the characters in the dream, and even summoning and killing my summons.

“Okay, now the settlement is over. “Can you give me some compensation?”

I stood in the middle of Arcadia and shouted into the air.

To the person who has been quietly looking down at me since a while ago.

[Wait. I’m thinking about it.]

Soon a voice was heard in the air.

It was a neutral voice that seemed very drowsy.

‘As expected, there was a God.’

An entity that manages and regulates this dream world.

I think it is probably the entity that is overall responsible for the space called ‘dream’.

‘A god related to dreams.’

Soon, sand fell from the air and formed a huge shape.

“Cat?”

It was a huge cat made of sand.

Does it have something to do with the Sandman?

[‘Our’ name is Oneiroi.]

[We are the ones in charge of dreams.]

[The guide of all good dreams and the creator of nightmares.]

[The master of all blue pills and the connector of the other world.]

[I am the one who invited you here.]

There were multiple voices overlapping.

This probably means that the being called Oneiro is not a single god.

I think it means a collection of gods related to dreams or some kind of organization.

“I see. “What about compensation?”

I asked Oneiroi about the reward.

I’m not really curious about their identities. It’s a group and a bunch of people, so what can I do?

Since you’ve collected 1 billion points, you’ll be given a very unique reward, right?

[The total points you earned are 1 billion.]

[It took some time to adjust the compensation because it was a ridiculous number.]

[It was determined that the value of 1 billion points could not be converted into one reward.]

[We decided to give all the rewards given.]

“All the rewards given?”

[According to the existing plan, compensation would be given differentially depending on the points received.]

[100 points, 1,000 points, 10,000 points, 100,000 points, 1 million points. The rewards were divided in this way.]

[You recorded the highest score in history.]

[It would be fair to pay everything from the first place reward to the end.]

“Indeed.”

After listening to the story further, it seems that 1 billion points was the point where it was decided that it could not be achieved in the first place.

That’s why they decided to just give all the compensation they could.

“Well, it’s not bad. Good.”

I liked the fact that they tried to show even the bare minimum of sincerity.

Just giving all the compensation that could be given was taken as a sign of respect and admiration for me.

I’ll literally give you everything I can, so just take a look. Because it means the same thing as saying.

Honestly, at this point, I have reached a point where I can produce most treasures and elixirs on my own.

In fact, there are elixirs scattered everywhere in the abyss, and the number of elixirs I picked up and consumed was enormous.

Stats no longer increase with most elixirs. Because I was eating too well, I was approaching the limit of my tolerance.

The threshold has become so high that it no longer even responds to ordinary elixirs.

‘Handmade elixirs that are not defined as items and definitely increase stats do not work.’

Anyway, I have already become rich.

He is so wealthy that he can no longer be considered the first survivor of the apocalypse.

In fact, rather than a survivor, I am now closer to a disaster that spreads disaster with this abundance.

[Now, the most basic reward you will be given is 100,000 points that can be used in real life.

[And I’ll give you 100 days’ worth of good sleep and good dreams.]

[Here is not the end. A total of 5 special rewards are prepared.]

[Receive everything we have prepared.]

Soon a reward was created in front of me.

[Instructor’s Tears: As soon as you take it, the level increases by 1. When an awakened level 25 or higher consumes tears, they can acquire one more skill by strengthening one skill or combining two skills.]

“Wow!”

An unexpected object popped up from the beginning.

‘I’m level 25 now.’

It is impossible to level up, but instead you can strengthen a skill or combine two skills into one skill and fill empty slots with other skills.

‘As the number of evil spirits you already have increased, the number of added skills will have increased.’

I got some pretty good stuff.

What’s next?

[Inverted Dream: Find out your ‘attributes’ and enable you to deal with forces that are directly opposite to those attributes. When dealing with reversed power, enormous magical power is required.]

“Reversed power?”

What does it mean to be able to find an attribute and use the opposite force?

“What does this mean?”

I asked Oneiroi a question.

Then they answered.

[Property. Or the source.]

[It refers to the nature that an individual is born with.]

[This reward is actually a reward for those who have reached the level of transcendence like you.]

“Ohh.”

A reward that is effective only for those who have reached the level of transcendence.

Or, it was a reward that could be achieved by eating this.

[When you enter the path of transcendence, most people come to know their own attributes or origins.]

[Just as you have revealed the source of greed.]

Indeed, I understand what it means.

So, this meant that I could generate a power that was close to the opposite of the ‘greed’ I had.

“The opposite of greed.”

Desirelessness.

A state of being free from all desires and anguish.

A personality that is completely opposite to mine.

“The power of desirelessness..?”

[After opening up your personal attributes, didn’t you gain something along with it?]

“You got the hole you were longing for, right?”

[However, it belongs to the realm of skill. This inverts a higher dimensional force. There must be something else.]

“Power beyond the scope of skill.”

Heavenly punishment.

Tax collection.

[You will be able to perform the opposite supernormal function.]

“That’s what it means.”

Tax collection is a divine punishment that enforces one’s desires and greed on everyone in the area.

If you use a reversed dream… This heavenly punishment of greed can be reversed with the supernormal ability of greedlessness.

“I can eat it right away, right?”

[Of course. All rewards given in the dream world must be acquired here.]

[It is impossible to carry the characteristics of dreams into the real world.]

[Meaning that you should eat here in the first place.]

“I see.”

I took a reversed dream.

Because the status window that is outside the realm of material can be taken out of here.

This means that what you get here must be used here and written into the status window.

[I took the reversed dream!!!]

[Devil’s Punishment – ​​​​​​The reverse state of tax collection is now open!!!]

Soon my second nemesis was created.

[Death Punishment – ​​Forced Eviction]

[Effect: Gives up all personal rights, desires, and anxieties regarding the designated object. It severs the connection and completely denies the existence of the object, cutting off the link. Since the throne of greed has given up on greed, the target is forcibly evicted.]

[Activation condition: You must discard 10,000 points. There should be no lingering feelings about the object.]

[Details: More magic power is consumed depending on the presence of the target you are giving up. If used frequently, the root of greed will be destroyed.]

Heavenly punishment, forced eviction.

A divine punishment that completely erases the object by giving up ownership of it.

‘Literally this..’

It was the height of arrogance and the end of non-possession.

[A being who will become the god of greed.]

[A being who wants to covet everything has resolved and resolved not to covet.]

[Isn’t this a fitting punishment?]

That’s definitely true.

Since the god of greed, who wants to covet and possess everything, has given up on coveting, he becomes an antinomy in itself and a foreign substance that is not allowed in the universe.

It literally meant that I was completely abandoned and abandoned by existence, so I was to be completely erased and disappear from this universe.

Truly heavenly punishment.

It is a punishment imposed by God’s indifference.

At the same time, it was a punishment suited to opposition to tax collection.

Forced eviction. If you can’t pay taxes, doesn’t that mean you should get out?

“But the enormous magical power…”

[It will vary depending on what you want to give up on owning.]

[If he is the owner of the Golden Fleet … And he has the power of your opponent …]

[It’s difficult for you to use all your magic power to destroy even a single finger.]

“Oh my.”

It seems that the higher the presence, the more difficult it is to request eviction.

Here, the meaning of high presence probably means a being that has a high importance in this world. Or maybe I’m the person who I feel bad about giving up and have regrets about.

‘If it is a mosquito with little existence, it can be erased from existence with 100 magical power, but if its existence increases even a little, it becomes difficult to give up.’

I received an unusual punishment. Moreover, you need to be careful because if you use it often, you may lose your source of greed.

‘It’s literally a special move.’

Same feeling as Choi Jong-oh.

To use it properly, the amount of magic attribute needs to be increased further.

And the third reward was the perfect reward.

[Absolute purity: 100 percent purity that can only exist in the world of dreams. When taken, the ‘Sacred Power’ stat is unlocked. If you already have the Holy Power stat, you will gain 20 additional Holy Power stats.]

Holy power stats.

This is a stat that supports other stats.

‘Stats supported by the Holy Power stat become even stronger.’

In the final battle in Arcadia, before using tax collection, I used my holy power stats solely on magical power when dealing with the 12 heroes.

In short, it means that if you take this, you can make up for your lack of magical power.

“It’s sweet.”

I took 100% of the cloud-like purity and set my holy power stat to 30. This is the result of adding 20 to the existing 10.

‘Now… ‘

There are 2 remaining rewards.

All you have to do is get the remaining two and drink the tears of the first instructor you received to gain one skill.

‘Indeed… It’s perfect.’

I became happy because the reward was better than I expected.