Chapter 1309: Resurrection Repair Nodes, Omniscience Ritual Newcomers

In the 【Projection Plane: Empire Remnants】, the general procedure for resurrection is as follows—

Someone dies, and after their direct superior reports it, the Headquarters verifies and confirms that the target has the points required for resurrection before the resurrection procedure is initiated.

Under normal circumstances, the soul is summoned first; not all deceased souls can be summoned in time. If the deceased's soul is successfully summoned, the next step is carried out.

A physical body is cloned based on the blood the deceased left at Headquarters, after which the soul is installed, and the connection between the soul and the body is repaired, completing the resurrection procedure.

Generally speaking, from the start of summoning the soul to the completion of the resurrection, it takes at least about half a year, with cloning occupying the majority of the time.

As for soul traction, Xia Duo later found relevant information, which was even more in-depth than some descriptions in the Library.

This is a special spell prepared specifically for Spellcasters to carry out dangerous operations. Once a person who has had the soul traction spell applied dies, they will immediately return to a pre-cloned soulless body and then immediately return to the battlefield.

One can return as many times as there are clones.

Of course, this is under ideal conditions.

In reality, there are always many accidents, the most common being 【Negative Energy Erosion】, where there is no time to remove soul pollution, or even if it is removed, it still has a great impact on the soul.

After being resurrected like this, it is very difficult to recover full Spellcasting abilities.

Not to mention, the resurrection process itself is also difficult to perfect, and it is easy to have various sequelae; one must have enough luck to be resurrected several times in a row without any overly serious sequelae.

……

The resurrection spell Xia Duo provided to Kelifu did not contain content related to soul traction, soul summoning, or physical body repair and cloning; it only had that portion of information on repairing the connection between the soul and the body.

In fact, this key piece of information was what Kelifu truly needed.

But there are also levels of technical skill in repairing the connection between the soul and the body, and the key lies in the number of connection nodes between the soul and the body that can be repaired.

In the theory of the Empire Remnants, it is generally believed that at least 37 key nodes must be repaired to ensure that the deceased will not have overly serious sequelae after resurrection.

As of the time Xia Duo left the Projection Plane, the number of resurrection nodes he was able to learn about was a full 192, and there should be more, only he had not been able to come into contact with them.

Naturally, it was impossible for Xia Duo to tell Kelifu all 192 resurrection nodes he knew; giving just the information on those 37 key nodes was enough.

He knew very well that Kelifu had been researching resurrection spells for quite some time, and perhaps the other party had also discovered many resurrection nodes, but had failed to touch upon the key ones, causing a truly practical resurrection spell to be slow to appear.

And among the resurrection nodes Kelifu mastered, there might be some that Xia Duo did not know about, and thus there was a basis for exchanging information.

Xia Duo was not sure if Kelifu would be as generous as to reveal all his trump cards directly.

……

Just like that, time soon arrived at noon.

Xia Duo put away the organized materials and arrived at the "Fireside Rest" tavern near Jilan Tower in the Old City District. Just as he walked through the door, he saw Kelifu sitting in a corner near the fireplace, who seemed to have been there for a long time.

"Sorry, I'm late."

"Not late, it's me who came early; it hasn't reached the agreed time yet! Sit down first, I've already ordered lunch for you, it will be here soon."

Kelifu hurriedly greeted Xia Duo to sit down, his words revealing a hint of eagerness, which made Xia Duo feel somewhat uncomfortable. He, of course, knew the real reason why a Great Arcanist was so enthusiastic toward him.

So he didn't beat around the bush and immediately took out the prepared materials from his Dimensional Bag, placed them on the dining table in front of the two, and pushed them slightly toward Kelifu.

"Lord Kelifu, these are the materials you need. I hope they won't make you feel disappointed!"

Seeing the thing he cared about most appear before him, Kelifu's breathing even became slightly disordered. He immediately reached out a hand and pressed it onto the cover of the book.

A flash of spell light flickered and vanished, and an undisguised smile immediately appeared on Kelifu's face, and in fact, he did not want to disguise it either.

"Lord Xia Duo, this is what I wanted. I have other matters, so I won't stay long."

After saying this, Kelifu actually stood up and left directly, which made some of the remarks Xia Duo had originally prepared fall flat.

But it didn't matter; as long as Kelifu tried the resurrection experiment again, he would realize the importance of the number of connection nodes between the soul and the body.

It wouldn't be too late to exchange relevant information then. In any case, Xia Duo had no need for resurrection in the short term. He finished the luxurious set meal Kelifu had ordered for him in the tavern with peace of mind, and only then returned to the Arcane Union.

……

Almost at the same moment.

Far away in Cormanthor, in the Silent Forest where the Elven Court was located, the thirteen High Mages in the Faro Organization had just completed a new round of the 【Omniscience Ritual】.

After the ritual ended, a group of upper-echelon beings in elven society lay sprawled on the lush green grass, without the slightest bit of poise.

And as one of the few Spellcasters who had participated in all six 【Omniscience Rituals】, and also the leader of the organization, Faluo finally did not forget the real business at this moment.

He sat up, summoned cup after cup of fine wine, sent them to the side of every ritual participant, and then asked: "Do you all have any new discoveries?"

This question was mainly directed at the two High Mages who had not participated in the 【Omniscience Ritual】 before, but those two seemed to still be immersed in the omniscient state of the ritual just now and unable to extricate themselves.

For the others who had participated, the results obtained regarding the same prophecy target would not change, and the reason they continued to participate was nothing more than to use the collective omniscient state during the ritual to seek some private gain for themselves.

Faluo did not mind this either; if there were no benefits, it would not be as easy as it was now to get these elves to participate in the Omniscience Ritual.

But now, eager to know the results, he could not care about any etiquette and directly named them, asking:

"Lady Xierdalanna, do you have any new discoveries?"

The female elven mage who was asked opened her eyes, which were full of charm, glanced at Faluo following the sound, and said softly: "I am also not sure if it is a new discovery, but the prophecy result I saw points to the Nan Jing of Netheril."

"Nan Jing of Netheril?" Faluo felt a shock in his heart.

This was indeed new information. Not just him, the High Mages who had participated in the ritual before also sat up from the grass one after another and continued to press Xierdalanna:

"Anything else? Can you determine whether the influence on the fate of the elves there is positive or negative?"

"I am very sorry, I cannot determine that."

"Sigh—"

A group of High Mages, including Faluo, immediately let out a long sigh. If they could determine whether the decisive influence on the future fate of the elven race was positive or negative, they could take action now.

Whether it was supporting the development of humans or directly destroying humans, both were choices, and they would not have to be as ignorant and clueless as they were now.