Chapter 1050: Original Plan for the Ascension to Godhood Ritual

After the transfer of the data books was complete, Xia Duo sat down in the rest area on one side of the Laboratory, brewed himself a cup of Bonu Tea, and then projected a portion of his consciousness into his Personal Space to view the contents of the books in this manner.

There was no discussion of the Principles of Ascension to Godhood in the books, only specific operational steps, and some steps were even vaguely described.

Xia Duo found some familiar shadows within them, such as the Princess Statue he had discovered several times in the Savile Territory; he had previously guessed that this might be related to Faith.

The fact is, it is indeed related to Faith.

In the Ascension Ritual data books, that type of small statue is called a "Faith Statue"; in addition to the several small statues that were distributed, a life-sized large statue is also required.

In coordination with a specific altar, using Faith Power to infect the large statue, or rather, using the large statue to carry Faith, this process is called "Sanctification."

Of course, it is not the case that one can ascend to godhood just by having Faith Power; in fact, it is far from it!

It can even be said that Faith Power is not a necessity for Ascension to Godhood; what Ascension to Godhood truly relies on is the Primal Force guided and gathered by Faith Power.

The books do not describe the nature of Primal Force in detail; in fact, there is only this one simple word.

According to what is said in the books, the key to the Ascension Ritual lies in the collision between Primal Force and Order Force, thereby giving birth to a power named 【Divine Fire】.

As long as the Divine Fire is born, then the Ascension to Godhood is considered a success.

As for Order Force, it is a power born through a certain order established by the leader of the Ascension Ritual.

In the past, Xia Duo did not believe that 【Order Force】 truly existed, even though Ruier often kept this term on his lips, and there were many sentences about Order Force in the "Sacred Proverbs of the Lord of Radiance."

Such as "Only by not doubting the decisions of superiors can Order Force grow," or "Order is eternal, radiance is eternal," and the like.

But Xia Duo had always regarded Order Force as a metaphysical power that only existed in concept, similar to the power of a country.

Although a country can indeed accomplish many incredible things, there is no specific power named 【Power of the Country】 that truly exists.

He had always thought so in the past, until he experienced the Princess's Ascension Ritual, in which he was swept into an Order Cycle related to exploration; only at that moment did he truly confirm that this power was real and not illusory.

It is just that ordinary people, and even ordinary Mages and Arcanists, might find it very difficult to come into direct contact with this power.

However, this Ascension Ritual data book that Zhenna gave him contains methods on how to guide Order Force, and even how to construct an Order Cycle.

Moreover, he discovered that 【Order Force】 is essentially very suitable for a lord to use; a Territory is an order system that encompasses various small orders, and a lord is naturally the Controller of this 【Order Force】.

It is a pity that although 【Order Force】 is clearly real and not illusory, it cannot interfere with Reality, and instead is deeply influenced by Reality; any change in the order of Reality will be reflected without exception in the nature of 【Order Force】.

Xia Duo searched through the entire data book but could not find a method to transform 【Order Force】 into a power that can interfere with Reality.

Or rather, it is only through Ascension to Godhood that one can indirectly complete an intervention in Reality.

Regarding this point, Xia Duo remains skeptical for the time being; after all, it is impossible for the Elf to hand over all their secrets to humans all at once; keeping an ace up one's sleeve is the normal way of doing things.

Furthermore, the fact that the Princess did not act entirely according to the Ascension Plan provided by the Elf seems to indicate this as well—the Elf withheld information, or the method provided by the Elf had hidden dangers.

According to the Ascension Plan given in the books, the Princess should have established a Noble of the Fifth Rank system in Netheril, artificially dividing classes.

And the ultimate achievement of the Princess seeking this kind of plan would be the "God of Nobility."

When he met with President Zhenna just now, she said that during the actual Ascension to Godhood process, the Princess adjusted and improved the original version of the ritual provided by the Elf; perhaps it stems from this.

In fact, at the very beginning, the Princess granted a large number of "Pioneer" titles, which was paving the way for establishing the Noble of the Fifth Rank system, but for some reason, she did not continue to do so later.

Perhaps she sensed the hidden dangers in the plan provided by the Elf, or perhaps it was for some other reason.

Xia Duo now of course knows that the Princess ultimately achieved the "God of Exploration and Protection," not the "God of Nobility" mentioned in the books.

And he speculates that the adjustments to the Princess's Ascension Ritual were not necessarily limited to just the "Divine Name" (Order); there might have been adjustments or improvements in other aspects as well.

Xia Duo has only just received the Ascension to Godhood data, so he cannot yet fathom the mysteries within, but there is one thing he can be certain of: the transition between a god and a Great Arcanist is not a smooth one, but rather a near-ascension, and the risks must be significant.

The collision between Primal Force and Order Force in the Ascension Ritual is simply too mysterious; the books do not provide any quantitative standards at all, and everything is entirely controlled by the leader of the ritual.

The Princess was able to succeed, but even if others completely replicate the Ascension Path that the Princess walked, they may not necessarily succeed in the same way.

Compared to seeking a leap-like ascension, Xia Duo is more willing to climb along the Magic Path bit by bit; this might be slower, but it is more stable and safer.

In the future, it is not impossible to become an existence on par with the gods.

And there is one most critical point: the Magic Path has almost no variables; one is one, two is two, and (relative) Reality is the same for everyone.

As long as it is technology, then this technology can be completely promoted to everyone.

Theoretically, the scene of "everyone becoming a god" is a possibility that could truly appear.

……

Arcane Union Headquarters, in a private Laboratory.

Xia Duo moved his index finger knuckle away from his brow; after a long period of contemplation, the Bonu Tea in his cup had gone cold. He picked up the cup and took a small sip, immediately frowning.

"As expected, Bonu Tea should be drunk while hot!"

The efficacy of cold tea in soothing the spirit is not much lower than that of hot tea, but in terms of taste, it is more than a notch worse; not only is the aroma greatly reduced, but it also lacks the special mouthfeel of the hot and cold alternation of hot tea.

He casually flicked the Magic Net String in front of him, drew a vortex of fire elements from the Elemental Plane, and after it circled in the teacup, a wisp of mist rose again above the rim of the cup.

Xia Duo brought the cup to his lips and took another sip, his eyes lighting up involuntarily, "This time it's right!"

However, tea that has been reheated is ultimately worse than freshly brewed tea. Xia Duo finished off the Bonu Tea in the cup in a few gulps and did not continue to brew more.

Thinking carefully about the steps of the Ascension Ritual, he discovered that this thing might really be something the Elf used to bring disaster to Netheril.

Not to mention the probability of the ritual's success, the key is the process; there are too many things in it that test human nature.

If nothing else, just Xia Duo, who has only looked at the data for a while, can now think of a way to complete the ritual quickly.