Cloud Qi is a special existence that Xia Duo can only see under the vision of cloud Qi. It may be the power of faith, the power of belief, or it may be the power of luck that Xia Duo himself does not know exists.
But one thing Xia Duo knows very well is that the amount of cloud gas does fluctuate, but it is more of a slow increase rather than a sudden visible decrease.
Even after the Green Field War, Xia Duo's soul was impacted by more invisible forces because the Seven Towers spread his reputation, and his bloodline was even awakened again.
But the changes in the clouds are not that exaggerated. There is an increase, but it is not violent or sudden, but it increases slowly and very smoothly.
Since gaining the cloud vision, Xia Duo has seen the cloud state of many people, but so far he has never seen anyone whose cloud energy has decreased!
After he was sent back from the Kingdom of Glory by the envoy of God last night, he immediately checked all the conditions of his body, which naturally included the state of cloud.
Before the preview this afternoon, he also observed it once. After all, this is a special ability given by the soul. You can turn it on at will and watch it whenever you want. There is no need to prepare anything in advance, just be careful to avoid some special existences.
The results of these two observations were not significantly different from those before. Even after a magical trip to a foreign land, the clouds still did not change much.
How could it be possible that after just one rehearsal, the clouds suddenly changed significantly and even decreased?
It could only be that something happened during the rehearsal that led to such a result!
Almost instantly, Xia Duo thought of the unknown magic of the princess. There was no abnormality before, maybe it was affecting the clouds.
Generally speaking, clouds are invisible to spellcasters. Even Xia Duo himself would not be able to see them directly without cloud vision.
Even if he has cloud vision, he has no way to see, perceive, detect clouds, or equivalent existences through means other than cloud vision.
This is enough to explain the mystery of something like "cloud gas".
Xia Duo's guess was that it was faith, belief or luck, which was not unreasonable, but it was such a mysterious thing, and now it was missing, how could he not be shocked!
If the cloud energy is faith, belief and other external objects exist, then if it is less, it will be less. But if it is luck, if it is less, there may be problems.
It's just that this matter involves both the illusory clouds and the princess who can't compete. Now he can't do anything but be shocked.
"well--"
Sha Duo is now finally certain that this so-called New Year's celebration may have started from the moment they arrived in Severton!
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Just when Xia Duo was upset about the decrease in clouds, Princess Shia had already returned to Nese Palace in the old city of Severton.
In a secret reception room surrounded by heavy magic, several other great arcanists from the Seven Towers have been waiting for a long time.
Seeing the arrival of Princess Shia, everyone had a nervous and expectant look on their faces. Badigal even asked before anyone else could speak:
"Your Highness, is everything going well?"
"Thank you for your support, everything goes well!"
Shia bowed slightly to everyone, and then explained: "The power of order has completed its first cycle and is still growing gradually. If nothing happens next -"
Shia didn't say the next words clearly, but everyone knew what it was, and it was the ultimate goal they were also striving for——
Ascend to God!
As a result, everyone's eyes immediately changed. They looked at Xia with penetrating eyes. Even their breathing was a little short. Some people even asked again and again: "Is it true? Are you sure?"
"It's true! But to be sure -"
Shia shook her head slightly, "There are too many uncontrollable factors. Who can guarantee that everything will go according to your own wishes! I can only say that as long as there are no accidents, there is a high chance of success!"
"No, there won't be any surprises!"
Badigal said forcefully: "Not counting us, other people, and even the elves are looking forward to the arrival of this day. Although it is somewhat different from the expected date, when this day comes, who dares to object!"
Only the people in the Seven Towers knew about the princess' private adjustment and improvement of the ritual process, and even if other great arcanists knew about it, they would not object.
The only elf who may object is the original initiator of the god-ascension plan and the provider of information related to the ritual.
Even if they had already paid a huge price for this plan, would they object just because it was earlier?
You may be angry because the plan is out of your control, but most likely you won't object or destroy it. After all, from the moment the information about the Ascension Ceremony was sent to Severdon, the plan was no longer under the control of the elves.
And even if the elves object, Netheril is still waiting for the princess to verify the authenticity of the ascension ceremony. Even Braun and Vader, who have apparently fallen out, will stand in this situation.
On the same front!
Facing the unprecedented unity of Netheril, the elves really dared to risk their almost endless lives to oppose, so there was no need to wait until now!
Badigal is confident that even if the elves find out, they won't do anything. The only thing to worry about now is the ascension ceremony itself.
Even if Princess Shia has confirmed the authenticity of the ritual, will the elf provide benefits for no reason? There must be a conspiracy, but it is still unclear what the elf's true purpose is.
Perhaps Princess Shia adjusted and improved the ritual process with the intention of testing.
The final ceremony was just around the corner, and Badigal couldn't say anything to dampen the mood. He knew that if he could think of it, everyone else would be able to think of it too.
Let other people worry about it!
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After Badigal, the atmosphere in the reception room gradually became more relaxed, and everyone even began to imagine the changes in Netheril after the princess ascended to the gods.
It wasn't until the meeting ended and everyone left that Xia suddenly sighed and her face became serious.
In fact, no matter how certain the success is, the spirit behind this plan has always been a lingering shadow in her mind.
It is precisely because of the authenticity of the ritual and the possibility of success that she is even more worried. The smoother and more successful her side seems to be, the bigger the elf's conspiracy may be and the harder it is to stop it.
But when she thought about it, she realized that she had done the best she could, and now she could only keep going. If she gave up now, let alone the elves, even those from the Seven Towers might not be willing to agree.
Can all this be decided by fate...?
Shia pursed her lips, subconsciously clenched the scepter in her hand, and gradually became trance-like as she looked at the patterns on the walls around the reception room.