Arcane Lord

After Badigal left, Sha Duo pondered for a long time, and finally had to admit that from the day the God Ascension Ceremony appeared, the God Ascension order may have inevitably begun to take shape.

It's just a matter of sooner or later.

Even if the arcane camp within Netheril gains the upper hand, it will be difficult to change forces outside Netheril to conduct research on ascension.

Once an arms race begins, it is difficult to end. The only difference is whether the competition is about ascension to gods, floating cities, or something else.

After thinking about it, Xia Duo's mentality gradually became calmer. Isn't it just competition? Why do you think that a god-level existence cannot be born in the pure arcane field!

Give him time, and he can become a god-level existence without the so-called god-ascension ceremony.

However, considering the reality, Shado still contacted Iolum and told him that the Seven Towers planned to disclose the inside story of the ascension to the gods. Iolum did not show any intention in this regard:

"I had such a hunch before, but I didn't expect that they would make such a decision in the end. By the way, Shado, did Badigal mention when it would be made public?"

"Not yet. It's probably just an idea now. At least there won't be any action before Master Yerevan's ascension ceremony begins."

"I think so. I am too sensitive. You are right to refuse this matter. Although the Seven Towers have considerations for the Seven Towers, their considerations may not be all correct, and they may not be beneficial to Netheril."

Iolum's words reminded Shado of the scene when the two met last time. At that time, the two talked about the inhibitory effect of the Ascension Order on the development of civilization, and invariably expressed their disapproval of the trend that the Ascension Order was gradually forming. worry.

"Then what are you going to do, teacher?" Xia Duo asked.

Then suddenly there was silence over there, and it took a long time before a message came. In the message, Iolum's tone was slightly hesitant, as if he had not yet made up his mind:

"I'm considering whether to reveal Mythra in advance."

Reveal Mythra in advance?

Sha Duo suddenly became energetic and quickly calculated the benefits and losses in his mind. Sooner or later, Mythra will be revealed, or in other words, when his floating city appears in the eyes of the world, the countdown to Mythra's reveal will have already begun.

Initially, he and Iolum agreed that the time to make it public would be after the second generation of Mythra was completed, but plans often failed to keep up with changes. First, Shado took out the floating city in advance in order to restrict the demons from changing reality.

Later, the Seven Pagodas had to launch a new god-ascension ceremony in response to climate anomalies, which triggered the early germination of the god-ascension order and even rapid formation.

Revealing Mythra may boost the morale of the arcane camp in Netheril and allow all Netherese mages to see the potential in the pure arcane field. They can be Mythra today, but they may not be the New Gods tomorrow.

But this is not just a positive effect. Putting aside the influence from the outside world, even within Netheril, will the addition of Mythra definitely hinder the formation of the Ascension Order?

Maybe it will help people take shape faster!

Without Mythra, Shado still has the confidence to use the floating city to become the enemy of "the whole world". Once those who intend to build the order of god-ascension obtain Mythra, they can then create movable war spells based on the template of the floating city. fortress.

So, even if Shado and Iolum are tied together, they may not be opponents of the Ascension Camp.

This is simply putting a ready-made trump card into the enemy's hands!

Therefore, Shado immediately and resolutely expressed his opposition to the early disclosure of Mythra, "Teacher, this is absolutely not allowed!

"If the Seven Towers also oppose the order of divine ascension, it would be okay to disclose it in advance. However, the current attitude of the Seven Towers is ambiguous. Revealing Mythra in advance may make them firm in their thoughts of establishing the order of divine ascension."

Shado was talking about another fact. As the actual rulers of Netheril, the Seven Towers would benefit from establishing an order of ascension to the gods, but it was not necessary to do so.

After all, there are too many uncertainties in ascending to the gods. If they can make a normal breakthrough in the arcane field, then they may still stick to the arcane path.

However, the emergence of Mythra will greatly weaken the power of top individual power. Although Sha Duo does not know what the real trump card of the Seven Towers is to compete with the elves' war weapons, he speculates that the probability is similar to the elves' war weapons.

Although it seems that victory depends on equipment, in essence, it still relies on top casters.

The war spells designed based on Mythra are different. It can be said that even if Shado is just a low-level mage, as long as he has control authority, he can control [Light of Annihilation] to burn "gems" everywhere.

The difference between the operation of a top caster and the operation of an apprentice lies more in some details, such as accuracy issues, but these can all be solved through technical means.

As long as "human-computer interaction" and internal "software optimization" are done well, allowing apprentices to make judgments and operations that surpass those of top spellcasters is not a fantasy, but practical.

It can be said that the emergence of Mythra will even change the shape of future wars. Top spellcasters will no longer play a decisive role, but more advanced technology and equipment will!

In other words, once Mythra is revealed, the extremely stable dominance of the Seven Towers will begin to shake. Then there are only two paths before the Seven Towers -

One is to maintain the status quo and allow the Severnton Council to become the real power organ of Netheril, but the Seven Towers' voice in it will rapidly decline in an unstoppable trend. The more [Mythra-War Spells] there are outside, , the lower its right to speak.

The other is to re-establish his dominance through other means. In addition to Mythra, the existence of "gods" can also greatly change the balance between forces. The Seven Towers has a princess who is a pioneer in ascension to the gods. Among the "gods" In the arms race, they are already one step ahead. As long as they are decisive enough, this advantage is enough to give them a greater advantage.

Thinking about it from another perspective, if Xia Duo were the Seven Towers, I am afraid he would not be willing to decline. There are indeed many uncertainties in ascending to the gods, but compared with losing his dominance, it is not that difficult to accept.

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Regarding Shado's objection, Iolum neither expressed approval nor objection. He only said that he would continue to consider it, which made Shado couldn't help but feel a little anxious:

"Teacher, the performance of the Seven Towers in the past was pretty good, but as rulers, they are always under great temptation. What we have to do is not to give them opportunities, but to eliminate this possibility as much as possible. Teacher, what do you think?"

"Let me think again!"

Such an answer naturally did not satisfy Xia Duo, but he also knew that Iolum and Seven Towers had a good relationship. To a certain extent, he was now considered a "kiss"!

But Mythra was of great concern, so Shado couldn't help but try to persuade him a few more times, but Iolum didn't reply, which gave Shado a bad feeling.

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Next, return to the territory when necessary.

Originally, Shado should have been in a light mood when he returned to the territory, but because Iolum was preparing to reveal Mythra in advance, the originally relaxing return trip became a bit heavy.