When the plot-skips players into the game world-Chapter 992 - 346 The System Runs on BUGs_2

Chapter 992 -346 The System Runs on BUGs_2

Only those who are powerful enough to stand at the top within the Fifth Power Level can barely break free from shackles. Yet even so, they are subject to the supervision of the Holy Nation… From this perspective, although the world is fraught with crises, it also has its Order.

On the other hand, once an Extraordinary Profession advances to the Fourth Level, the influence of the path on one’s character and mentality immediately becomes apparent. A careless move, and one might be driven mad by the influence of the path.

“…I recall, the ‘Eldest Son Calamity’ during the Helasal Empire era originated in the same way.”

Aleister thought of this perplexing disease from the Helasal Empire era: “If one reaches the limit of their current Energy Level and refuses to enter the transcendence ceremony, if they cease to advance further, the long-suppressed impulses of the path will drive one insane. Only through having children and passing on part of one’s ‘Talent’, can one maintain mental stability.”

He occasionally suspected, those mad Son of the Moon, is it because they’ve been stuck at their respective path’s limit too long, unable to grow stronger, that they lost their sanity.

“…That explanation isn’t quite accurate; it stems from the frustrations of geniuses or the survival experiences of overly conservative cowards.”

Adolf sighed with some regret: “Because, not all people’s Talent is sufficient to ‘reach the limit’.”

“Take myself, for instance—although I have reached the Transcendents of the Fifth Power Level, I haven’t even completed a third of the Fifth Level. Yet, I can clearly sense that I’ve reached my limit. My soul can bear no more of the path’s power, like a lake filled to capacity.

“But that ‘desire to become stronger’ driven by the path’s impulse is like a downpour. It keeps bringing new rainwater to me, incapable of making me stronger, only increasing the pressure I feel. The larger the lake, the more pressure it must endure.

“I know I cannot reach the end, but that actually doesn’t matter.

“——Our destiny is simply to climb, reaching the peak is a matter for the next generation.”

…So that’s how it is.

Aleister suddenly realized and completed the last missing piece of his puzzle.

Even if one doesn’t reach the limit of the path, as long as they reach the limit of their own Talent… Or in other words, as long as they cannot advance for a long time, the path’s impulse will gradually accumulate to the point of madness. Thus, there are many who have lived a very long time, but whose Extraordinary Abilities have not reached the Fifth, or even the Fourth Power Level, because their Talent has capped their limit. Unless there’s some major event that drastically changes their spirit and personality, they might exhaust their potential after being a Transcendent for just over twenty years.

From this angle, this might also be considered a hidden ‘lifespan lock’.

The Giants of old, although they too had long lifespans, their mental states were clearly not very good… Nearly everyone was mad.

…Wait a second?

Thinking this, Aleister paused for a moment.

Could it be, Amberfication is also due to this reason…?

To mitigate the distinct path impulse, it could be suppressed with another path impulse, achieving Balance. Just as Aleister was trying to suppress the impulses of the Path of Love with those from the path of transcendency.

But if that’s the case…

…Doesn’t that mean, Amberfication itself is the guarantee of the Elves’ longevity?

This line of thought is based on the premise that all Elves will become Transcendents—It is by the influence of Amberfication that these Transcendent Elves have managed to live for so long without going mad as easily as the Short-Lived Species who lengthen their lifespans.

After all, the leisurely pace of life of the Longevity Species is indeed a key factor in maintaining mental health, as it results in a slower aging of the spirit; similar to how rich and leisurely individuals who pay attention to their physical and mental health always seem younger than the working-class people— carefreeness does make people look younger.

However, the accumulation of path impulses over time won’t weaken just because the Elves belong to the Longevity Species. The concept of time belongs to the Path of Balance, whose characteristic is equality; thus, in principle, all races should accumulate path impulses at the same rate.

Another reason may well be the Blessing bestowed by the Spirit Amber Celestial Marshal, which causes the Elves to increasingly show a strong tendency towards Amberfication as they age.

In actuality, it is reducing nine potential causes of loss of control to one, neutralizing the impulses of other paths with the impulses of the Path of Dusk. Only if the impulses of the Path of Dusk completely overpower their original path impulses will Amberfication occur… So only those Elves whose thoughts are transformed by the Dusk will Amberficate, and there are virtually no known cases of Elves controlled by other paths losing control.

No wonder after the Spirit Amber Celestial Marshal was pulled down, all sorts of strange problems started to emerge in the Holy Nation.

This is not simply because the Blessings have become ineffective…

——So this is like the principle of ‘the system runs on BUGs, do not attempt to modify any BUG’—Sounds so reasonable!

But then, what about the position of the Spirit Amber Celestial Marshal…?

Miss Aleister furrowed her brows.

However, she suddenly remembered another matter: “You just said… you want to create a Sixth Power Level Undead? Is this really… something that can be done in two years?”

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Let’s not mention that Lily might not even have two years’ time—and where does this rather precise timeframe come from?

“Now that it has come to this, it’s actually already time to make it public…”

Adolf glanced at the skeletal frame and then explained to Miss Aleister: “The reason I so readily accepted what you said… is because we had already made up our minds to break away from the path laid out by the Spirit Amber Celestial Marshal.”

“—The Winter Maiden?”

Miss Aleister blurted out.

She remembered that the resurrection and rebirth of the Undead originally belonged to the power of the Spirit Amber Celestial Marshal—later The Winter Maiden took that power and became independent. Since then, Necromancy no longer belonged to the Spirit Amber Celestial Marshal, but instead became an ability of the Winter Celestial.

Old Mister Adolf was astonished: “You even know about this?”

“I only know what I know.”

Miss Aleister shrugged and said jokingly: “Just consider it Astrology.”

But she also knew… compared to the Spirit Amber Celestial Marshal, the Winter Celestial is a bit lackluster. The realm of the Undead was actively cut off by the Spirit Amber Celestial Marshal, which directly led to the Winter Celestial being a version behind the Spirit Amber Celestial Marshal. She was dragged down less than a year after being promoted to Celestial Marshal.

In such a case, it’s uncertain whether she could sustain the Sixth Power Level in the Material Realm…

…The original timeline’s Spirit Summoning Tower remained silent during the Ring of Ouroboros ceremony; surely it wasn’t because they were tampering with their own “Sixth Power Level Undead”?

However, speaking of Sixth Power Level Undead…

She seems to have another way.

Miss Aleister paused and then asked for confirmation: “This Sixth Power Level Undead you require… How do you intend to use it? Would it be harmed or destroyed?”

“To contain the soul of the Grey Celestial Marshal, a Sixth Power Level Undead is needed as a container to prevent it from escaping,” the Lich answered calmly, “Forgive my bluntness, Miss Aleister—but my old friendship with Cyril is not yet at the point where I would consume a Sixth Power Level Undead for it.”

“In that case… If I can bring forth a Sixth Power Level Undead, can the ceremony commence immediately?”

Miss Aleister confirmed.

“Of course.”

Matthias stated very affirmatively: “And I would extend my sincere thanks to you—if I have the chance to touch the power of the Sixth Power Level Dusk, I might… too draw closer to that realm.”

“Alright,” Miss Aleister nodded, “Wait for me a moment and I’ll be right back.”

“How long?”

Since Miss Aleister had come to this point, the well-informed Matthias was unsurprised, but simply asked.

“Two days at most, perhaps three.”

After contemplating for a while, Miss Aleister gave a rather conservative answer:

“—In three days, I will return with the Wild Hunt King.”