Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix-Chapter 1061: Solving problems instead of masking symptoms
"That might take a while…" Iori said.
"We are patient enough," Rain declared. "Just work on it daily and that will be enough."
In the end, Rain started teaching Iori how to make a domain, and it only took a few days for the results to show. That technique was pretty similar to creating barriers, after all. While he wasn't learning from Rain, he was writing down his knowledge about the things he learned from his father and Joanis' research.
Although most of it was common knowledge for the demi-humans and their magic circles, there were a bunch of things that were completely new.
One of those things was how he made his special soldiers self-destruct with the power of his bloodline… by controlling their blood and giving them orders that they couldn't disobey, they could essentially enslave their soldiers and force their very beings to follow their will completely. It worked well because the magic was in their blood, and that affected their mentality as well.
It was the same as having a remind in their head all the time that they had to obey their orders… eventually, they would get brainwashed.
Another useful thing was how some special soldiers could heal insanely fast and also become stronger with each death. Certain orders could also be given to make them store mana for long periods of time, that mana was used to restore their bodies back to life, and when they had a surplus of it, they also could use something like Magic Boost.
"It is quite surprising that the overseer didn't add those techniques to the system," Sakaki said. "I guess it was because it wasn't something that people learned on their own but were forced to use it."
"I am more interested as to why there isn't anything like the authority magic of the dragons on it," Elisabetha said. "This trait of his bloodline isn't either."
"I guess it could be a mutation that can't be replicated or learned," Sakaki said.
Despite Iori's revelations about the techniques involving enslaving soldiers through bloodline manipulation, Rain found himself disinterested in such methods. The prospect of controlling beings through the power of his bloodline didn't align with his principles or goals.
While the knowledge might have been intriguing to some, Rain had no intention of using such techniques when they had obvious flaws and were inefficient.
The notion of enslavement raised concerns for Rain, who was not willing to compromise his security by having an army that could potentially turn against him. The vulnerability of being betrayed, especially while he slept, was a risk that Rain was not willing to take. His mind was set on maintaining a level of trust and mutual understanding with those around him.
Besides, he knew all too well that trusting too much on that was a recipe for disaster.
Moreover, Rain recognized that his mana could be put to more constructive and efficient uses. Instead of relying on methods that involved manipulation and domination, Rain had his own tool in the form of Tame—a technique that allowed him to establish a connection with animals and monsters.
"So, he is cooperating now? I can't imagine how you convinced him," Esmeralda said when he reported the news to her.
"He has some freedom now, and he is being cooperative since he didn't want to fall behind," Rain said.
"I see… anyway, as much as it pains me to say this about my brother, you should keep your guard up," Esmeralda added. "He might be thinking that his hatred for you might be the only thing that he has, and he is keeping himself closed until now in order to hide his thoughts."
"No problem, eventually, I will reveal the truth," Rain said.
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Throwing away Elisabetha would help with that quite fast, but Rain didn't want shortcuts or doing stupid things, for that matter. In any case, the group had another meeting to talk about the plan of the disguise.
Terra and Seara were taking turns watching the enemy's base, and it looked like the resources that escaped from the other base would need one week to reach the other… they had some time before they were forced to move.
"So, will the disguise be ready in one week?" Sealyn asked.
"It is hard to say… he is making progress, but the real issue is how much mana he will have for that," Rain said. "We are doing some tests in order to buff his mana recovery. Even the relics can only work with five meditation mastery rings at the same time before they become completely empty-headed.
Fortunately, I confirmed that the rings became even more efficient after I broke the limits of that technique. Still, to cover the entire Star vessel and keep it hidden all the time, it will be necessary for him to use four rings and the skill will have to be at level five hundred.
A stunned silence hung in the air after Rain dropped the bombshell about the requirements for the cover. The gathered group, exchanged astonished glances, their expressions a mixture of shock and disbelief.
The revelation that breaking the level cap of skills and pushing them to reach five hundred was a necessity left everyone astonished. Breaking the level cap itself was a feat achieved by only a select few, and to think of multiplying that by five seemed almost insanity.
For those present, the notion of skills reaching even level one hundred was a remarkable achievement. The idea that someone could elevate their skills to such astronomical levels was met with awe and a certain degree of skepticism. It was a testament to Rain's exceptional abilities and the unique challenges they faced that necessitated such extraordinary measures.
"One of the relics can help with that, am I right?" Seadrei asked.
"In theory, yes, but that would only be a temporary measure," Rain said. "We don't want to solve all of our problems with some tape."
"Am I tape in this comparison?" Vanessa asked.
