In the past, it was difficult for Netherese mages to come into contact with demons. In addition, the elven countries severely cracked down on demons. Netheril's attitude towards demons was more of an indifferent mentality.
But now, seeing that the demons may spread to Netheril, and when the elven countries are also more prevalent, the Nese mage is certainly vigilant on the one hand, but on the other hand, it is inevitable that he will not think that this is a rare contact.
Chance.
Transforming into a demon does have various disadvantages, but there are at least two benefits that can be seen with the naked eye. One is powerful spell resistance, and the other is longevity.
Especially for the latter, the life extension effect is almost impossible to achieve with the life extension methods currently available in Netheril, and those that can be achieved basically have drawbacks that are unacceptable to most people.
For example, Shado once witnessed an immortality ceremony in the Mysterious Temple underground in Severnton. It was essentially about transforming a living person into an undead creature. In doing so, one could indeed gain a nearly immortal lifespan.
But the price is to lose normal human emotions, and can only maintain the state at the last moment before death. If the last one is filled with hatred, then such hatred will be inherited after the ceremony.
The frozen state before death can last for a very, very long time, but it is not eternal. Even real undead creatures cannot be eternal, let alone those that are actively transformed by the caster. There is still a certain difference between them and undead creatures.
Over time, consciousness will become confused and confused, and eventually it will become impossible to control oneself.
In Xia Duo's understanding, this method of immortality is actually a bit similar to the uploading of imaginary consciousness on the earth to the cloud. This process actually has a consciousness interruption node. What is uploaded to the cloud is only a replica-like existence, not the original self.
It's more like an intelligent brain AI.
Of course, since intelligent creatures in the magical world have souls, their souls will not die when transformed into other forms, and they can actually maintain a certain degree of self. Otherwise, if they cannot maintain themselves, it is actually equivalent to the death of the original body.
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But regardless of the situation, transformation into an undead creature is not acceptable to most people. The only way to extend life that most people can accept is to extend life directly. It is best not to have any obvious changes in nature.
There is at least one species difference between transformed demons and transformed undead creatures. The former is a living creature before and after transformation, while the latter has to experience life and death before and after transformation.
However, transforming demons and extending their lives is considered an important secret in the elven world. There is almost no contact with demons in Netheril, and a lot of information comes from sharing in the elven world.
And Xia Duo would not mention this deliberately, otherwise he would be very worried that if he mentioned that transforming into a demon can extend his life today, tomorrow seven or eight members of Congress would become demons. Isn't this a big deal!
You must know that many of the existing congressmen are actively seeking ways to extend their lives. If you ask how Shado knew about this, of course it was Iolum who revealed it.
In fact, if Xia Duo's relationship with other congressmen lasts longer, some congressmen will definitely come after him. After all, he has extended the life of the crowned king of Akora before, not to mention extending the life of human beings.
It's just that extending life requires one party to have a very high level of unilateral trust in the other party. King Akaola Mian is about to die, so there is really no other way. Try your luck, and since it is a transaction between two countries, there is a certain guarantee.
The most important thing is that there is no conflict of interest between Xia Duo and Akaola Mianwang. This is very important!
It has not been long since the new covenant was signed among the members of Congress! Only preliminary mutual trust has been established between the parties. If you want a very high level of unilateral trust, it will take time to verify it.
Otherwise, it would be so uncomfortable if we really do something during the life extension period!
Is the temptation to control one congressman or even multiple congressmen really something that ordinary people can resist?
Therefore, even if Xia Duo now publicly sells life extension quotas, I am afraid not many people will come to him to extend his life. Instead, Iolum has accumulated such a reputation in the past few hundred years. How could Xia Duo do it in a short period of time?
Easily caught up.
The other is the [Immortality Technique] created by Iolum and used by Shado to extend the life of the crowned king of Akora. The actual effect on the individual varies from person to person. Some people have good effects after using it, and they may extend their life at once.
Lifespan of hundreds of years.
For some people, this may not be the case, and it may only extend their life span by ten years or so.
Unless a large amount of human data is collected, a better universal version can be developed. Or the blood sequencing project can be completed to solve the mystery of human blood from the root. In this way, there is no need for [immortality], and there will be a more efficient way to extend life.
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None of them are satisfactory at the moment, so so far, the best case of using the [immortality technique] is Iolum himself. Congenio also has other methods of extending life, but they cannot be popularized.
It can be said that [Immortality Technique] is the most universal method of extending life. It can be used by all humans. However, it lacks the support of massive data and cannot maximize the life-extension effect for everyone.
But in the long run, it is foreseeable that humans will become immortal species like elves in the future. There are currently two methods that can be seen. One is to extend the life of each individual through the [immortality technique]. Over time, it will always produce a certain amount of life.
It doesn't matter if there is a genetic effect or not. As long as the spell is still effective and every individual can live longer, it is equivalent to the race becoming an immortal species.
Another natural method is to find a more original way to extend life through the bloodline sequencing project. Once successful, life extension at the bloodline level can be passed down from generation to generation. With the help of life extension spells, it may not be impossible to achieve immortality.
Of course, in addition to the two relatively reliable ways of extending life that Shado believes, there are also a large number of other ways of extending life in Netheril. Take the Tower of Time as an example. Before Savil disappeared, he left behind a life-extension spell that can extend the life by ten years.
The lifespan is about five years, but the restriction is that the caster needs to have at least the archmage-level spellcasting ability.
This is a ritual spell that can extend one's own life or extend the life of others. The principle is very different from that of immortality. It achieves the purpose of extending life in disguise by solidifying one's own state.
In other words, this spell can be used repeatedly, but the effect will gradually decrease. This is also a drawback, or shortcoming, of any life extension spell that Xia Duo knows so far!
If the effect does not diminish, it is actually equivalent to eternal life.
Therefore, if a Nese mage wants to last longer, he or she must change his life form once and for all in a way similar to transforming undead creatures into ones with longer natural lifespans, such as elemental creatures.
Either you have to keep looking for different types of life-extending spells, and when one fails, replace it with another, until all types of life-extending means are exhausted and their effectiveness diminishes to the point of being ineffective.