<h4>Chapter 1253 Future Direction</h4>
What people typically did in eight separate instances, Greem was trying to do all at once.
No wonder the assimtion of thesew runes seemed so difficult!
Greem sighed. He could only ce his hopes on the Chip.
“Chip, perform a search to see if there’s any solution to the problem at hand. This opportunity for a soul migration is precious. I do not want to waste it because of a stupid mistake!”
[Beep. The difficulty of assimtion stems from Host’s soul. It is not at peak Fourth Grade level and is insufficiently powerful to bind eightw runes. There are two solutions. One: Abandon mostw runes and assimte only some of them.
[Given the Host’s current Spirit, the limit of assimtion is fourw runes.]
Greem listened silently.
He knew very well that he only had 44 points of Spirit at the moment. Every point increase in his Spirit after Fourth Grade would allow him to host anotherw rune. By the time he reached peak Fourth Grade and gathered tenw runes, he would have the opportunity to assimte all of them and forge his own firew.
When that happened, Greem would sessfully advance to Fifth Grade!
It also meant that thews that Greem would control at Fifth Grade would not be firews belonging to any particr ne. Rather, thosews would be principles belonging to him alone. It allowed Fifth Grade adepts to break free of the limits of material nes and unleash devastating power far beyond what a material ne could bear.
“Abandon some of thew runes? That isn’t going to have an adverse effect on me, is it?” Greem asked cautiously.
[Beep. Abandonedw runes will vanish, and the Host will forget them!
[In addition, there is a limit to how many times the consciousness core can be modified. This limit strongly corrtes with the strength of the soul and the resilience of the mental consciousness. If these factors are below average, the number of times that the consciousness can endure modification will be reduced.]
Greem was shocked. He couldn’t help but ask, “The tomes repeatedly mention a limit in development potential. Is that limit rted to the number of times that the consciousness core can be modified?”
[Judging from the information currently held in the database, the Host’s prediction has a 97.36% possibility of being correct! Adepts whose potential limits are judged to be intermediate Fourth Grade are very likely limited because their consciousness core can only ept five to six modifications. That is a far cry from the ten modifications required for advancement to Fifth Grade.]
“I understand! Now, I finally know what exactly the so-called limit of potential means!” Greem let out a sigh, “An individual’s attributes, the strength of their soul, and innate talent. These factors decide the strength of the consciousness core, which in turn limits how far they can go. It seems like the Fourth Grade adepts who had the consciousness to actively strengthen their body and soul were right to do so!”
[Beep. Innate conditions are the main factor deciding the strength of the consciousness core. Optimization and adjustmentter in life can only improve talent slightly. It cannot reverse someone’s fate at its core!]
“What about me, then? Chip, can you identify the limit of my potential?”
[Beep. Due to the Chip’s limits, scans can only estimate Host’s limit as above Fifth Grade. More detailed analysis requires the Host to sustain calctions with more Spirit!]
“Speaking of which, you mentioned that there were two solutions to our current predicament. What’s the second one?”
[Beep. If Host is unwilling to give up on thew runes at hand, Host will require a powerful core to endure the bacsh of thew assimtion in Host’s ce. The only item that meets this condition in the Host’s possession is—]
“The Orb of the Fire God!” Greem eximed.
At the same time, he instantly understood the significance of the Chip’s notification.
It had simply been too soon since his advancement.
Eighty years of umtion and adjustment was a very long time for an ordinary mortal, but it was still too short for a Fourth Grade adept whose lifespan couldst for a thousand years. Greem had made five to six hundred years of progress in just eighty years. At this point, his Spirit had instead be the limiting factor holding him back.
This process was something he simply couldn’t rush!
Since his Spirit was insufficient to sustain the assimtion of eightw runes, then he would just use the Orb of the Fire God to rece him. A Fifth Grade Orb of the Fire God to rece an intermediate Fourth Grade fire adept. It was more than enough.
Greem couldn’t help but hesitate with both options ced before him.
The first was to assimte the runes with his own power, giving up on four of the runes in the process. The second was to rece himself with the Orb of the Fire God and assimte all eightw runes into the Orb.
“Chip, which option is best?”
[Beep. Out of consideration of Host’s future development, it is suggested that the first option be taken.]
“Give up four firews? As you said, if I give up on thosews, I will forget them forever! That’s four firews! An ordinary adept would have a difficult time obtaining even a singlew, and you want me to give up four of them. Why should I?”
[Judging from the data currently held, the precondition for advancing to Fifth Grade is possessing a sufficient number of narws, then melding them into a principle power held by the adept themselves. Consequently, the base firews that the Host chooses to assimte will decide the final power level of the principle fires after assimtion and advancement!”
Greem drew in a breath of cold air and said, “So, you mean to say that I can’t just assimte any firew. I have to prepare for my future advancement and tailor myws, choosing only those that match my specifications?”
[Yes! The uracy of this theory is as high as 86.93%. The principle fire that the Host will be able to materialize in the future directly corrtes to the firews that the Host chooses to assimte now. If the firews that are assimted are contradictory on a fundamental level, they will weaken the principle fire’s power in the future!]
After hearing the Chip’s theories, Greem instantly understood why the three major adept organizations were always more powerful than independent adepts and organizations. The most fundamental reason was probably the difference in legacy and umtion.
If a Fourth Grade adept like Greem had been born in the three major adept organizations, he would have obtained an investment of resources and proper guidance the moment he advanced. There would never be an incident caused by a simple matter like this, where Greem had obtained seven firews and yet had not even tried to assimte a singlew rune into his consciousness core!
Such a thing could only happen in a chaotic ce like Zhentarim. The major ns had monopolized high-grade knowledge and casting techniques. Ordinary adepts had no one to guide them through their advancement. They were like blind men riding horses, purely surviving on luck.
Even Greem had made such an expensive blunder due to theck of guidance and help!
“Chip, how should I choose between these eight firews? Is there no way toy out a systematic n for the future?”
[Beep. Host has to make a choice now. Choose between the eightw runes, based on the Host’s future path of development.]
“Be more specific!”
[Fire is an exceedingly lively and violent elementium. It is one of the four basic elementium and has tremendous potential and power. However, there are different paths of development for fire as well. For instance: an explosive style centered around fire’s explosive power, a destructive style focused on continuous fire damage, a gueri style taking advantage of the mobility of fire, or a control style making use of the special effects of fire elementium.
[There are many possible paths to be taken. It is suggested that the Host choose a primary direction of advancement based on Host’s preference and practical conditions. The development of other peripheral powers and skills can be dyed until after the advancement to Fifth Grade!]
Greem nodded silently.
Up until this point, he had been unsure of how he should approach his advancement to Fifth Grade. However, after hearing the Chip’s analysis, Greem finally saw the future path clearly.
He now possessed eight firews. Amongst them, Increased Fire Range, Increased Fire Effectiveness and Fire Pration were basic firews, suited for any system.
Invisible mes and Fire’s st were special effects that aided with controlling the enemy. Meanwhile, Fire’s Fragility and Critical Fires were suited for the explosive style of inflicting massive damage in a single instance. Fire’s Resilience was good for continuous offense.
Judging by the firews that he currently possessed, Greem had a decent foundation to go for either a control style or an explosive style. What he chose was entirely up to his preference now!
Control, or explosive power.
Greem shut his eyes and thought silently.
In truth, being able to have such frustrations was a privilege that only Greem could enjoy. Other Fourth Grade elementium adepts would be overjoyed to even be able to grasp a single elementiumw. Not many could be as picky as he was, nning for his future development past Fifth Grade.
Other elementium adepts would take whatever they could get and assimte whateverw they managed to grasp. No one would look as far to the future as Greem. As for what they could obtain after advancing to Fifth Grade? That was all up to Fate.
That was the main reason why the adepts tried their best to win the favor of the nar consciousness!
If the nar consciousness liked you, you might get a decent principle ability. If the nar consciousness hated you, the principle ability you got would beplete garbage.
As a member of a ne world, every individual would unavoidably be affected by the world consciousness to varying degrees!
If Greem preferred to fight in person in his future battles, then the explosive style was the way to go. However, if he did not want to take such a risk, the control style was his best choice.
He could just leave the offense to his fearless magical golems!
At the thought of this, Greem made up his mind. He finally made his decision.