Arcane Lord

Just when Xia Duo was trying to get familiar with this state, he suddenly heard several exclamations. The five consciousness projections that were still overlapping were instantly reduced to three!

He could clearly tell that the other two were Nia and Vincent.

--really! The milder [Psychic Link] can easily be interrupted due to psychological resistance! -Shado thought.

——Is this a spiritual link? Amazing! -Vinson unabashedly marveled.

——Were those people not here because they were resisting? - Niya asked confused.

Sha Duo did not answer directly, but instead projected his consciousness out of the overlapping state. The link center was gone, and the links to other people were immediately disconnected.

Of course, as long as the spell has not completely expired, this state can be converted into a link state at any time, but those who resist leaving will not be able to join the link.

"Vinson, Grannar, put away the [Pioneer Scepter]. If you carry it, the spiritual link will not take effect!

"There are others. By staying focused, you can block the sharing of most of your own thinking information. There is no need to panic or resist. This spell is just a tactical aid, not to pry into your souls."

Sha Duo once again explained the effective scope of [Psychic Link].

In fact, if a person can completely integrate the subconscious and conscious, even those sensory information can be shielded from sharing.

However, even Xia Duo failed to fully integrate the subconscious and superficial consciousness, let alone others. Those passive sensory information controlled by the subconscious mind are almost unblockable in the state of spiritual connection.

Of course, there are some things that Xia Duo still hasn’t made clear, that is——

In this spiritual link state, as the leader of the spell and the center of the link, he can influence the subconscious minds of others to a certain extent, making others more obedient to his command.

This is the real role of spiritual link!

Merely sharing sensory information and even some thoughts was not enough for Sha Duo to rack his brains to create, or integrate and upgrade this 7-level spell from the original judgment spell.

So far, except for the [Mage Armor] that was used to upgrade the level, which has reached level 7, his other spells have not been updated and upgraded!

Just for this 7-ring [Psychic Link]!

Is it just for sharing some information or even ideas?

Certainly not!

If the spiritual link resists, the link will be broken, and the link can be better directed, which can be used to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, which is very convenient.

If someone really causes trouble, once evil thoughts arise in his heart, it will inevitably be reflected in the state of spiritual connection. At that time, Xia Duo will directly sense it and eliminate accidents.

In fact, if someone really has malicious intentions, they don't need to wait until they go to the battlefield to find out. It will be difficult to hide it during the last three days of running-in.

Because, as long as he resists the link, Xia Duo will directly believe that there is something wrong with him!

Whether it's substituting someone or just kicking the other party off, it's all within the authority of a high-level mage!

…

So how many of these people have evil intentions in their hearts?

As of now, there is none!

After Sha Duo's guidance several times, everyone completed their psychological construction and successfully joined the spiritual link with Sha Duo as the core.

Of course, it is just a relatively shallow link. As he said before, this kind of link is not for prying into privacy, but for tactical considerations.

A deeper link is not impossible, but it is the kind of unreserved sharing that involves almost all senses and all thoughts. Not to mention other people, even Xia Duo himself cannot accept it.

The realm of the Star Spirit is really not something that ordinary people can achieve.

That's enough, linked but not too tight, just right!

…

After several exercises, in just one day, everyone got used to the spiritual link state.

The main reason why it goes so smoothly is that the more people there are, the more information is shared, and complex information will interfere with the caster's judgment.

However, as long as you stay focused, you can not only block the outflow of most of your own thinking information, but also block the inflow of most of the sensory information shared by other people.

In other words, as long as Xia Duo, the commander, doesn't have any problems, others don't need to think too much. It's enough to just obey the command and be a good tool!

After several rounds of running-in and previous contacts, the others had an understanding of Xia Duo's strength and character. Coupled with the pressure of the situation, they easily made the decision to entrust themselves to Xia Duo.

So will Shado himself have problems?

If he had never been to the [Projection Plane·Dark Realm], he would probably have problems, but he had been to that projection plane and had gone through hundreds of years of memory and thought torture by the drow "Brandon".

Xia Duo already has enough experience in integrating sensory information and even thinking patterns and thinking information to be able to cope with today's small scenes.

Of course, these can only be considered as hardware running-in before the battle. Only with these foundations can we talk about other things.

The software aspect is about specific strategies and tactics for dealing with elves.

With the guidance of the Archmage Fustum who came a few days in advance, and the "Combat Manual" that was later distributed to everyone, Sha Duo did not think that his team would have any big problems.

If even his team couldn't successfully complete the mission and survive, it would be even harder for other teams!

While still remaining cautious, Xia Duo's mentality has improved significantly from the previous few days.

…

Two days passed quickly, and the time came to the start date of the action that Festrum had mentioned three days ago.

On this day, the atmosphere in the entire camp became more and more tense.

In the early morning, everyone was called to gather at the square where the portal was located, except for the orc slaves and dwarf craftsmen who were still making noises in the distance.

The square was almost silent, and emotions of tension, fear, excitement, and fanaticism continued to spread.

The team of Xia Duo and others was not noticeable in the crowd, but he had no extra emotions to vent at this time. His eyes were attracted by the two teams of battle mages at the edge of the square.

Including Turner who had met before, there were a total of twenty people, but unlike the crowd on Xia Duo's side, the twenty people had calm faces and could not see any emotions.

Looking from a distance, it gave people a feeling of being deep and unfathomable.

Of course, Xia Duo knew that those people were all high-level mages if nothing unexpected happened. It was no secret that only high-level mages would appear in this war.

This was a tacit agreement reached between the higher-ups and the elves. Even though the conflict had become more obvious, both sides still maintained a certain degree of restraint.

…

There were hundreds of high-level mages and arcanists, as well as an unknown number of archmages or senior arcanists who were not required to participate in the battle but were still on standby.

In this situation, even an archarcanist would find it difficult to put on airs!

As Shado had expected, soon after everyone arrived, Archarcanist Badigal appeared in the square.