Chapter 840: Sanctification Imbalance, Robot

"I don't know!"

As the person directly involved, Xiya naturally knew what Lander wanted to say and what the others were concerned about, but the problem was—

Regarding the questions everyone cared about, she could not provide a definitive answer; she could only describe her feelings in as much detail as possible:

"As the sanctification progress of the Faith Statue nears its end, the unease in my heart grows thicker. An indescribable change has appeared on the surface of my soul. I don't know if this is the Soul Sanctification described in the data provided by the Elves. The progress is too fast, making it difficult for me to grasp."

Ever since Xiya improved the Ascension Ritual according to her own understanding, everything seemed to be advancing rapidly in an unpredictable direction, leaving her with a constant feeling of being out of control.

This feeling became even more intense as the sanctification progress of the Faith Statue increased.

But at the same time, her reason told her that she was walking on the correct path, yet that intense unease constantly assaulted her reason, making it almost impossible for her to maintain composure.

"What about the connection status of the Order Force?" Lander asked hurriedly.

He had also read the data provided by the Elves and was no stranger to the process of the Ascension Ritual, but he held a different view regarding the Faith Power, which the Elves considered the core.

He intuitively believed that Faith Power was too ethereal and likely not the core of the Ascension Ritual; instead, the Order Force, which was barely described in the data, was more important.

Therefore, upon hearing Xiya say that she was having trouble grasping the ritual, he immediately thought of the Order Force.

"The Order Force connection is normal. It will form its first cycle as soon as the Seventon Council Lord's Conference concludes early next year."

Lander said "Hmm," and just as he was hesitating about how to bring it up, Xiya understood somewhat and immediately asked: "Are you saying the Order Force and the sanctification are out of balance?"

Lander did not answer immediately, only giving Xiya a strange look. He hadn't said the Order Force and sanctification were out of balance; he only suspected the Elves had withheld key information.

However, since Xiya said so, could it really be an imbalance between the Order Force and the sanctification?

"I don't know. The Ascension Ritual is the hardest ritual I have ever seen to understand. If it really is because the Order Force and the sanctification are out of balance, how do you think we should handle it?" Lander said.

"I don't know!"

Xiya felt she had used up a lifetime's worth of "I don't know" in this one day. However, Lander mentioning the Order Force made her realize that she had only been focused on accelerating the sanctification, while ignoring the chain reaction caused by that acceleration.

Theoretically, since the Elves paid such a high price to let her perform the Ascension Ritual, the ritual should not be fake.

Because the Elves must be doing this for a certain purpose, and this purpose is likely for after she ascends to godhood; if it were before the ascension, there would be no need to use such a method.

The various tangible and intangible costs they have already paid far exceed the cost required to cultivate a Great Arcanist.

Could it be that they want to exterminate her, the only Netherese descendant?

But the problem is, although Netheril is named after Nether, the past of the Nether King was not glorious, and the royal power had long since been ceded to the Seventon Council. Exterminating her would only give the Netherese an excuse to make Netheril even more united.

This should not be something the Elves want to see.

More importantly, Xiya is not an ordinary person who knows nothing; she is a Great Arcanist who possesses a lot of information and knowledge, and has the ability to verify it.

The Ascension Ritual might hide unknown dangers, but the general direction is not wrong.

Xiya considered for a while and said: "Next, I will try to strengthen the Order Force; I hope you will cooperate with me. Additionally, the final step of the ritual also needs to be prepared in advance."

"No problem!"

Badijiaer was the first to agree, and the others followed suit. After all, the Ascension Ritual was a resolution made previously, and they would try their best to cooperate before the environment changed.

Soon, the Magic Images of the Great Arcanists quietly dispersed. Xiya sat in the secret room for a while before also quietly leaving.

Green Field Plane.

In a forest clearing near a camp, eight people sat in a circle around a middle-aged Mage who was also wearing a Mage Robe in the style of Elven sword-clothing, quietly listening to this middle-aged Mage explain and demonstrate the combat essentials of Joint Casting.

It had already been a full five days since Xia Duo first arrived here.

Due to some sudden situation, Archmage Fusitemu had only taught them for two days before leaving, and the one who took over for the past three days was this High Mage named "Tena."

Naturally, he was also a Battle Mage who excelled in combat.

A High Mage is not necessarily more knowledgeable about combat or better at teaching others than an Archmage, but it was very clear that this Mage Tena was inferior to Fusitemu in both aspects.

For these three days, not just Xia Duo, but even those four Intermediate Mages had the same feeling.

"That's all for today's explanation. Proceed to practice on your own; I will be watching you!"

When the time was up, Tena immediately stood up from his seat. If it were yesterday, Xia Duo might have been a bit stunned, but today, he was already used to it.

Although Tena was not as good as Fusitemu in teaching, there was one point where he might surpass Fusitemu: a sense of time that was precise to the point of being harsh, or even mechanical.

The training plan was executed as firmly as it was formulated, precise to the second, without the slightest delay, and he didn't care at all about how Xia Duo and the others reacted.

It was just like a robot with a pre-programmed set of instructions.

Fortunately, his "program" also had error-correction and optimization mechanisms; whenever Xia Duo and the others made mistakes or were imperfect during their joint drills, he would point them out one by one.

As for personal relationships, he wouldn't even say an extra word, so what kind of personal relationship could there be! Xia Duo even doubted whether this guy had any private life at all; could it be that all his time was occupied by Magic and missions?

Then he really was a robot!

"Stop, Wensen, exit the Resonance. You have made mistakes in the same place three times. Memorize the operating procedures for each spell in your Spellbook clearly before coming back to train!"

Wensen's expression changed, and he wanted to say something, but facing Tena's cold gaze, his lips only twitched a few times, and he couldn't say anything.

After retreating to the side and watching the others continue to drill, he could only take out his Spellbook and memorize silently.

Xia Duo, who was in Resonance, saw this scene and sighed silently in his heart. In fact, it wasn't just Wensen who made mistakes; even Niya made mistakes from time to time, just not three times in the same place.

Out of the eight, he was the only one who hadn't made a mistake, and this was all thanks to his Memory Retrospection ability. Whenever he needed to memorize things for his life, he only had to glance at them to remember everything.

The process of Memory Retrospection was almost instinctive and did not affect Spellcasting at all.

These past few days, Xia Duo had seen how hard Niya was working, but he couldn't help with memorization, so he could only avoid provoking Niya.

While Niya was working hard to memorize and familiarize herself with the Spellbook, he devoted all his thoughts to the research of Ascending Ring for 【Mage Armor】.

Looking at the current training progress, it was estimated that there was still some time before the battle truly broke out. If he could touch the Seventh Layer of the Magic Net before then, it would also be a huge boost to his chances of survival.

"Sigh—"