Becoming a God Starts with Acting-Chapter 50: System Upgrade

Hearing Frank say they had to wait for Silvanus, Drake couldn’t help but frown slightly, irritated. He said, "Where on earth has Silvanus gone? Haven’t they finished building his temple yet?! I want to preach—right now!"

Alice had never felt as aligned with Drake as she did then. Clenching her fists, her expression was determined as she declared, "That’s right! The light of the Prophet must shine across the entire continent!"

Frank nodded. In reality, countless people had already become followers of the Prophet, but...

"Even if we finish building the temple, there’s no guarantee that Silvanus will always be there. As for the Prophet’s temple, it’s already more than halfway completed. Right now, we’re just missing someone to manage it," Frank said slowly.

The moment he finished speaking, Drake immediately raised his voice. "Still looking for a manager? The manager should be the greatest believer, personally chosen by the Prophet!"

Alice glanced at Drake and, without hesitation, said, "Do you think you have the qualities for that? Your face alone would scare all the believers away!"

Drake sneered at her words. "If those people are so easily frightened, then they don’t deserve to be the Prophet’s believers in the first place!"

The two were locked in a heated argument until Silas’s calm voice suddenly rang out. "The manager should, of course, be someone composed, with leadership qualities, and the people’s trust."

Alice looked at Silas in slight surprise while Drake frowned and said coldly, "And who do you think you are?"

The idea that Silas would believe in anything was laughable to Drake. But then again, if it was a powerful god like the Prophet, maybe even someone like Silas could be shaken.

Still, ultimately, he was the most significant believer, personally chosen by the Prophet. The thought made Drake feel much better.

He smirked at Silas. "Alright then, let’s wait for Silvanus to show up and ask the Prophet’s opinion."

With that, he confidently walked away.

Alice scoffed behind him. "I don’t even know where he gets all that confidence. With his awful attitude and personality like a ticking time bomb, does he think the Prophet would choose him?"

Silas remained silent, eyes closed, making it impossible to read his thoughts.

Meanwhile, Silvanus—the one so many eagerly awaited—was inside his acting space.

He wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but the stars in his space seemed much brighter than before. Especially in the center of the space, where a small yet dazzling star had suddenly appeared, its light outshining all the others.

"What’s that star?" Silvanus couldn’t help but ask the system. He was sure he had never seen it before. It seemed to be slowly weaving its way through the other stars, appearing at a deliberate pace.

The system quickly responded: [I don’t know either, sir. Only you can know what exists within your space.]

Silvanus: "...I wonder just how much more useless you can get."

The system went silent. Whether it was sulking from his words or not was unclear.

Silvanus didn’t care. He was preparing to check the points he had earned from this dungeon.

Silvanus had already predicted that Drake wouldn’t follow his instructions inside the dungeon, partly because that monster was too strong. So, after observing the right moment, Silvanus appeared and used his Faith points to exchange for another use of his Creation ability, forming sharp Time Arrows. Then, with the Cinematic Effect, he absorbed the monster’s two eyes into God’s Realm.

Although the monster’s eyes seemed small, the absorption process took longer than it had for the giant tongues or anything else.

"System, summarize all the Acting Points and Faith Points from the Frog dungeon."

When Silvanus finished speaking, the system’s notification panel appeared before him.

[Congratulations! You have collected 15,503 Acting Points from the Frog dungeon. Your total Acting Points are now 17,222. What an incredible achievement!]

Silvanus’s eyes practically sparkled at the sight of the number.

This was indeed an incredible achievement! Thank you, audience! Thank you, humanity! And most importantly—thank you for my thrilling performance under extreme danger!

He immediately spent 5,000 Acting Points to extend the duration of his Acting Space by five days before opening the system’s core interface.

[Acting System – Lv2 (Note: Requires 6,000 Acting Points to level up!)]

Looking at his current Acting Points, Silvanus couldn’t help but relish the fleeting sensation of being a billionaire. But regardless of how he felt, leveling up the system was a priority.

[Confirm use of 6,000 Acting Points to upgrade the system?]

Without hesitation, Silvanus pressed the confirmation button. Immediately, a blue light enveloped him, and the system interface shifted before his eyes.

[Acting System – Lv3 (Note: Requires 20,000 Acting Points to level up!)]

Wait—wasn’t the required Acting Points supposed to only double with each level-up? Why the hell was this completely breaking the pattern?!

As if reading his thoughts, the system responded:

[There was never a set pattern. That was just an assumption you made.]

Silvanus: "...Scammer."

System: [...] It had no idea what it had done to deserve this treatment.

Ignoring the system, Silvanus turned his focus back to the core interface.

[God’s Realm]

Status: UnlockedFeatures: Can store and absorb anything! Expand your space continuously—after all, what kind of god doesn’t have their domain?

His God’s Realm had upgraded from 3 square meters to 6 square meters—a significant improvement, giving him a stronger foundation to establish himself as a powerful god.

[Cinematic Effects – Lv2]

Can create up to three cinematic effects!Keep innovating—you are the director of this show!

[Creation – Lv3]

Can create various items (both offensive and non-offensive).The quality of the created item depends on Faith Points!

As usual, this ability was easy to level up since he had plenty of opportunities. The only problem? Faith Points were far too scarce for him at the moment.

[Director Authority – Lv1]

Have you ever had a scene play out differently than you wanted?Don’t worry—use Faith Points to pause it immediately!Note: Lv1 allows you to freeze time for up to 5 seconds for free.

Silvanus immediately sat up when he saw this ability. At that moment, he fully realized how powerful Faith Points could be. With enough of them, he’d practically be unstoppable!

[Director’s Space]

Unlock this space today for 10,000 Faith Points!Don’t you want to upgrade from a mere actor to a director?!

Silvanus nodded in satisfaction. This upgrade had brought him far more surprises than the last one.

"Alright, show me my Faith Points."

The system instantly popped up a notification:

[Your efforts have been rewarded! Your number of believers across the continent is steadily increasing. Current Faith Points: 4,000—and rising! Keep up the good work!]

"F-Four thousand?" Silvanus mumbled, rubbing his eyes to ensure he wasn’t seeing things. Watching the number steadily climb, he muttered in a daze, "Wait... is this real? Where did so many followers suddenly come from?"

The system observed Silvanus’s stunned expression and, for a brief moment, felt a strange sense of affection. As it was about to offer a word of praise, Silvanus smirked and declared, "It can only be because my acting is simply too outstanding. Ahhh, in my past life, I must have been an exceptional actor—without a doubt."

Even though he had no memory of his past life, Silvanus held an unshakable belief in this truth.

The system: [... I never realized you were this full of yourself.]

Silvanus smirked again, completely unbothered. "Just a little practice for my next role."

With that, he waved his hand, and the Prophet card appeared before him. It was already damaged up to 92%, slowly recovering on its own—but the process was painfully slow. There was no telling when it would fully heal.

Silvanus pulled out a blank card from his inventory and began sketching his vision for a new god—a new persona.

He was so focused that he lost track of time. It wasn’t just about designing the new god’s appearance; he had to construct its personality, backstory, seal conditions, and how this new god would descend. This time, he aimed to earn two sources of Acting Points simultaneously.

[Warning! Less than 24 hours remain before the space collapses!]

The system’s alarm jolted Silvanus out of his creative trance.

Lifting his head from the card, he was met with the glaring red notification and a countdown ticking dangerously close to zero.

Remaining calm, he immediately spent Acting Points to extend the system’s duration by another three days, only then letting out a relieved breath. "Did I just spend four days drawing and writing?" he murmured, a little dazed.

[Did you work yourself into stupidity or something?]

The system glanced over his notes, then spoke in an oddly solemn tone:

[I must admit, your acting talent was made for the Acting System. Your shamelessness is... truly astounding.]

Silvanus: "..." His brow twitched, and he swiftly shut his notebook. This damn system had zero respect.

But at least everything was ready now. Stretching his arms, Silvanus exhaled softly. "I wonder how the outside world is doing right now."

[Nothing major. They’re just busy preparing for the next dungeon.]

"A new dungeon has appeared?" Silvanus’s expression darkened. "And you didn’t bother informing me?"

System: [There are still 15 hours left on the countdown. I didn’t want to interrupt your thought process.]

Silvanus said nothing more, throwing on his cloak before heading swiftly toward the continent.