Arcane Lord

After the transfer of the information book was completed, Xia Duocai went to sit down in the rest area on the side of the laboratory, made himself a cup of Bonu tea, and then projected part of his consciousness into the portable space to view the contents of the book in this way.

There is no discussion of the principles of divine ascension in the book, only specific operational steps, and even some of the steps are unclear.

Shado found some familiar shadows, such as the princess statue that he had found several times in Savileland. He had previously speculated that this might be related to faith.

The truth is, it does have something to do with faith.

In the Ascension Ceremony Information Book, that kind of small statue is called a "faith statue". In addition to several small statues that are thrown out, a life-size large statue is also needed.

In conjunction with a specific altar, the large statue is infected with the power of faith, or in other words, the large statue is used to carry faith. This process is called "sanctification."

Of course, it does not mean that you can become a god with the power of faith. In fact, it is far from it!

It can even be said that the power of faith is not necessary for ascension to the gods. Ascension to the gods truly relies on the original force guided by the power of faith.

The book does not describe the nature of the Force in detail, there is only such a simple word.

According to the book, the key to the God Ascension Ceremony lies in the collision of the Force and the Force of Order, thus giving birth to a power called [Sacred Fire].

As long as the divine fire is born, it will be considered a success.

As for the power of order, it is a power created by the leader of the ascension ceremony through a certain order established by himself.

In the past, Shado did not believe that [the power of order] really existed, even though Wright often talked about this word, and there were many sentences about the power of order in the "Holy Proverbs of the Lord of Radiance".

Such as "Only by not doubting the decision of the superior can the power of order grow", "Order will last forever, and the glory will always be there" and so on.

But Chateau has always regarded the power of order as a metaphysical power that only exists in concepts, similar to the power of the state.

Although a country can indeed do many incredible things, there is no specific power called "national power" that really exists.

He had always thought so until he experienced the princess's ascension ceremony, during which he was dragged into the cycle of order related to pioneering. It was not until that moment that he was truly sure that this power was real.

It's just that it may be difficult for ordinary people, even ordinary mages and arcane masters, to directly come into contact with this power.

However, the book of information on the Ascension Ceremony that Jenna gave him contained information on how to guide the power of order, and even how to build a cycle of order.

Moreover, he discovered that [Power of Order] is essentially suitable for lords to use. The territory is a large order system that accommodates various small orders. Lords are naturally the controllers of this [Power of Order].

It is a pity that [Power of Order] is obviously real, but it cannot interfere with reality. Instead, it is deeply affected by reality. Any changes in the order of reality will be reflected in the nature of [Power of Order].

Xia Duo looked through the entire information book, but could not find a way to transform the [Power of Order] into a force that can interfere with reality.

In other words, intervention in reality can only be accomplished indirectly through ascension to the gods.

Regarding this point, Xia Duo was temporarily skeptical. After all, it was impossible for elves to hand over all the details to humans. It was normal practice to keep a secret.

Moreover, the princess did not fully follow the god-ascension plan given by the elf, which seems to indicate this. The elf is hiding something, or the method provided by the elf has hidden dangers.

According to the god-ascension plan given in the book, the princess should establish a five-level noble title system in Netheril to artificially divide the classes.

And what the princess finally achieved after finding this solution was the "God of Nobles".

When she just met with President Jenna, she said that the princess made adjustments and improvements to the original version of the ceremony given by the elves during the actual ascension process, which may be the reason for this.

In fact, at the beginning, the princess awarded a large number of "pioneer" titles to pave the way for the establishment of a fifth-class noble title system, but for some unknown reason, she did not continue to do so.

Maybe he noticed the hidden dangers in the plan given by the elf, or there were other reasons.

Of course Xia Duo now knows that the princess ultimately became the "god of development and protection", not the "god of nobility" mentioned in the book.

Moreover, he speculated that the adjustment in the princess's ascension ceremony may not only be the "god's name" (order), but there may be other adjustments or improvements.

Xia Duo had just received the god-ascension information not long ago, and he could not figure out the secrets yet. However, he was certain of one thing. The transition between god and great arcanist was not a smooth transition, but almost ascension, and the risk must be considerable.

The collision between the Force and the power of order in the God Ascension Ceremony is really too mysterious. There is no quantitative standard given in the book, and everything is controlled by the leader of the ceremony.

The princess can succeed, but others may not be able to achieve the same success even if they completely replicate the princess' journey to godhood.

Rather than seeking to ascend by leaps and bounds, Xia Duo is more willing to climb along the magic road bit by bit. This may be slower, but it is more stable and safer.

In the future, we may not be able to exist alongside God.

And the most critical point is that there are almost no variables in the path of magic. One is one, two is two, and the (relative) truth is the same for everyone.

As long as technology is available, this technology can be extended to everyone.

Theoretically, it is possible for a scenario where “everyone becomes a god” to actually happen.

…

The headquarters of the Alfa Federation, in a private laboratory.

Xia Duo removed the knuckle of his index finger from between his eyebrows. After thinking for a long time, the Bonu tea in the cup had gone cold. He picked up the cup and took a sip, and immediately frowned.

"Sure enough, Bonu tea should be drunk while it's hot!"

The effect of cold tea in soothing the mind is not much lower than that of hot tea, but the taste is much worse. Not only is the aroma greatly reduced, but it also loses the special taste of hot tea alternating between cold and hot.

He randomly fiddled with the strings of the magic web in front of him a few times, attracting a vortex of fire elements from the elemental plane. After spinning around in the tea cup, a mist rose again on the rim of the cup.

Xia Duo brought the cup to his mouth and took another sip. His eyes lit up, "It's right this time!"

However, the reheated tea was still a little worse than the newly brewed tea. Xia Duo drank all the Bonu tea in the cup and stopped brewing it.

After carefully thinking about the steps of the ascension ceremony, he discovered that this thing might actually be used by the elves to harm Netheril.

Let’s not talk about the success rate of the ceremony for the moment. The key is the process. There are too many things that test human nature.

Not to mention anything else, Xia Duo, who had read the information for a while, could now figure out a way to quickly complete the ritual.