Chapter 845: Mind Link, the Khala Path

【Mind Link】!

By sharing a portion of perception and thought between different individuals through an intangible link, it achieves the effect of error-free communication.

Of course, it was impossible for Xia Duo to trust these companions he had known for less than a month without reservation. Perhaps there was nothing wrong with them, but in battle, who could truly guarantee that no accidents would occur!

Only by tying everyone together on the same rope through 【Mind Link】, truly achieving a level of mental connection and tacit cooperation, would he feel truly at ease.

After briefly explaining the effects of 【Mind Link】, Xia Duo stood to the side, quietly waiting for everyone's decision.

If they did not agree, Xia Duo would not say anything; the practice would continue as usual, and the mission would be carried out as usual, but he would be prepared to withdraw at any time during combat.

The survival chances of a High Mage and an Intermediate Mage on the battlefield are completely incomparable. Once he decided to aim only for his own preservation, these people would almost certainly be reduced to cannon fodder.

Looking at the Intermediate Mages with their varied expressions, Xia Duo sighed slightly in his heart, "I hope you can recognize the current situation!"

Just then, a spell message suddenly cut in, and Niya's surprised voice appeared in his ear, "You had this planned all along?"

"Not exactly, I only thought of it in the last few days," Xia Duo replied.

He was not lying. Before coming, he had indeed not thought about using this method to connect everyone together; it was only later that the High Mages' separate training gave him a sense of crisis.

Therefore, after completing the Ascending Ring work for 【Mage Armor】, Xia Duo was no longer satisfied with the improvement of his own strength and wanted to find a more reliable path of collective power.

If these Intermediate Mages could cooperate with him tacitly, then their group as a whole could at least rival a Battle Mage specialized in combat.

Perhaps they would be inferior in terms of mobility, maneuvering, and other tactical elements, but in terms of Spell Breaking and Protection, they would be almost no less capable.

How could Xia Duo easily give up on these people!

The Spellbook had already helped him solve the Resonance problem; as long as the problems of communication and command were solved, these dozen or so people could almost be treated as one person.

The survival rate would be greatly improved.

At this moment, the only thing he could think of was mind magic!

Xia Duo first came into contact with mind magic in that Projection Plane of the 【Arcane Empire】. Mind magic was known as 【Judgment Spell】 in the Arcane Empire and was usually only learned by public officials of the 【Judgment Division】.

However, the Arcane Empire's Judgment Spell focused more on interrogation, control, and punishment, which obviously could not be used on companions.

Therefore, it had to be modified.

Although Xia Duo did not know at the time that the High Mages' intensive training would only last 10 days, once he realized this sense of crisis, he would do everything in his power to resolve it.

It was precisely because of this that he was able to complete the creation of the 【Mind Link】 spell in just five days.

……

The inspiration also came from a certain game on Earth; 【Mind Link】 had a more romantic name there—

【Khala Path】!

Of course, the 【Mind Link】 created by Xia Duo was far from reaching the level of the 【Khala Path】, merely sharing a portion of perception and thought, and even the link duration was very limited.

Not to mention abilities like those of the Star Spirit after practicing the 【Khala Path】, such as controlling Psionic, uploading consciousness, and sharing experience.

He merely projected his own mind and consciousness with the help of the spell to establish a relatively shallow link between multiple people.

Before becoming an Arcanist, Xia Duo thought that mind magic was just a special type of spell, and there was no essential difference between it and Transmutation or Creation School spells; they were all Applications of energy and elements.

But it was not until he perceived his own Soul that he slightly sensed the true uniqueness of mind magic.

And not long ago, after that Bloodline Awakening and possessing a brand new Soul State, Xia Duo finally had a relatively clear understanding of the essence of mind magic.

It was not entirely the Control of energy, or rather, it had nothing to do with energy in essence.

Mind magic all originated from one's own mind and consciousness; the spell merely stimulated one's own mind and consciousness, enabling it to be projected and cause actual effects.

If there were a way to start directly from the mind and consciousness without spell stimulation, then there would be no need for the Magic Net or any other spells or rituals at all.

Unsurprisingly, Xia Duo thought of Psionic, but after trying it himself many times, let alone Psionic, he hadn't even touched the shadow of Psionic.

Moreover, if Psionic truly existed, then this ability to create something from nothing and have things go as one wished would be too challenging to his cognition.

In the past, all his experience told him that nothing appeared out of thin air without a price; even the "creation from nothing" claimed by some cutting-edge theories on Earth came at the cost of a decrease in the energy level of space itself.

The price of Magic is the Magic Net, or the Arcane Energy of an Arcanist.

But Psionic seems to be able to realize various abilities just by thinking about them; it is truly almost mythical.

Perhaps the Soul pays the price, but before actually seeing Psionic, Xia Duo could not make any prepared judgment and could only imagine it.

……

Soon, almost immediately after Xia Duo finished explaining the Principles and effects of 【Mind Link】 to Niya, Wensen, Dai Xi, Todd, and the others made their final decision—

"Mage Xia Duo, we are willing to accept!"

"Very good! You have made a correct decision! Now, let us join the link together!"

As he spoke, Xia Duo directly cast the 【Mind Link】 spell.

From the surface of the Magic Net to the 6th Layer, strings of Magic Net String, under the control of Xia Duo's will, automatically bent, entangled, joined, and overlapped, sequentially forming basic Element Unit after basic Element Unit.

And these basic Element Units, through energy flow and functional distribution, combined into Element Units; the convergence of Element Units formed the spell.

Energy began to flow in the Magic Net String in a specific order, and almost instantly, an intense Magic Aura appeared.

Following that, Xia Duo's consciousness felt a trance, and he felt a corner of his consciousness being projected to some unknown place.

There, four virtual consciousness Projections floated alone, like rootless duckweed.

However, as soon as Xia Duo's consciousness Projection arrived, those consciousness Projections seemed to have a backbone, immediately gathering around and overlapping with Xia Duo's consciousness Projection.

In an instant, Xia Duo felt that he had gained eight or nine more senses, and at the same time, the information received by these eight or nine senses from the outside world poured into his consciousness and memory with almost no reservation.

"Ah—"