Chapter 29: The Light of Divinity
A hint of golden radiance.
As Soren gently tapped the forehead of the Construct Girl with his finger, an invisible wave of energy began to ripple throughout the room. The spot where his finger touched seemed to be like a finger dipping into a lake, and the irresistible energy even affected the small space, as if isolating everything within the room from the Material Plane. The Construct Girl floating before Soren trembled, and Alice, standing behind the desk, also shivered in surprise.
“A mental connection?”
“No wonder it can be controlled so intricately!”
Low-level puppeteers connect their puppet dolls with a thread, but at higher levels, this thread becomes unnecessary, and puppet masters begin to control their puppets using their thoughts. However, an even higher mode of control does not simply use thoughts; instead, it establishes a mental connection directly with the puppets, making them feel like another body—the Construct Life can sense what their master feels.
Vast!
This was everything Alice felt. When Soren lightly tapped the Construct Girl’s forehead, it felt as if a finger gently pressed on her own forehead, and then she felt an immense power akin to the vastness of the starry sky.
A power that surpasses all mundane things!
Soren withdrew his finger after the gentle tap, as he feared that the divine power he released might unintentionally destroy her consciousness, considering that he possessed a high divinity value of 76.
“Alright.”
Soren slowly stood up, gazing at the Construct Girl Kris before him, and also glanced at her master Alice beside her, slowly saying, “I must leave now. You will feel much more spirited over the next period. Make sure to exercise your willpower when you have time.”
“I will come back to see you in a few days.”
Soren’s finger lightly tapped again, and the previously exhausted-looking Construct Girl Kris immediately looked much more lively.
As a Construct Life, she didn’t need much rest.
This fatigue was entirely due to the divine power overwhelming her soul, will, and spirit. It was akin to a robot needing to sleep to restore energy—her physical shell was overwhelmed by the pressure of divinity.
“Hmm!…”
“Kris feels much better!… It seems I’m not so tired anymore!… My head doesn’t feel dizzy either!…”
“Ah!… Thank you so much!…”
The Construct Girl suddenly launched herself in front of Soren, quickly planting kisses on his cheek, and then joyfully exclaimed, “This feeling is wonderful!… It’s as if Kris has come back to life!…”
Only the size of a palm, the Construct Girl buzzed around Soren like a bee, occasionally letting out cheerful silver bell-like laughter.
Alice’s expression turned significantly graver by the side.
As a legendary-level puppeteer, she was also an incredibly powerful Sorcerer. Puppeteers inherently needed a certain level of spellcasting ability; a profession that generally cannot use spells, despite mastering a high level of alchemy, cannot become a puppeteer. If Soren remembered correctly, the advancement condition for a puppeteer was ‘180 points in alchemy and at least a Level 1 spellcasting ability.’ Professions with Level 1 spellcasting capability include Wizards, Sorcerers, Conjurers, Bards, and Eastern Dance Maidens, among others.
Alice’s secondary advanced profession was [Witch].
One of the variants of Sorcerers in the Eastern Kingdom, just as Conjurors were Sorcerers proficient in transmutation spells, Witches were a group of Sorcerers skilled in enchantment spells.
In the southern part of the continent, many Wizards chose a [Specialization School] to enhance their spellcasting abilities.
This process might require sacrificing the abilities of another school, but it significantly improved their mastery of the chosen school. Additionally, they would gain some extra spells (increased spell slots for the specialized school).
The Eastern Kingdom was shrouded in a chaotic magical energy.
Thus, Wizards were rarely seen here; Sorcerers had always been the mainstream spellcasters, relying on the power of their bloodlines inherited through learning to strengthen their spellcasting abilities. Over time, Sorcerers in the Eastern Kingdom began to undergo faction shifts. The emergence of Conjurers, skilled in transmutation spells, and Witches, adept in enchantment spells, gradually occurred.
For some unknown reason, Sorcerers skilled in enchantment spells were almost all female.
This was an incomprehensible reason.
It was akin to how for a thousand years in Arendelle, only female royal members could awaken ice and snow powers, while none of the male royal members could.
Perhaps it was due to genetic reasons, or maybe the genetic sequences were more suited to females.
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“Name: Alice Ivanas.
Race: Human [Norman].
Attributes: Strength 14, Agility 19, Constitution 12, Intelligence 21, Perception 16, Charisma 30.
Faction: Lawful Neutral.
Profession: Level 5 Sorcerer / Level 10 Witch (Enchanter) [Max Level] / Level 7 Puppeteer [Fifth Rank].
Others: ???
Specialties: ???
Skills: ???”
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As a legendary-level puppeteer, Alice’s spellcasting ability was far inferior to that of a Wizard at the same level.
However, the perception abilities of a legendary spellcaster were still the same. In the moment when Soren displayed his power, she vaguely saw a hint of divine radiance and realized that the man before her was likely not just an ordinary legendary professionist. Therefore, at the moment Soren intended to leave, she immediately took out the gem she had initially kept away and said, “Your Excellency!… Please wait a moment!…”
Your Excellency.
The title immediately changed, as Alice addressed Soren with respect.
“No need.”
Soren turned around and glanced at the gems on the desk, seeming to understand her intentions, but he initially spoke in the common tongue, and then switched to another language to say, “I may need to trouble you again in a few days.”
“Consider these gems an advance reward.”
The gentle tap Soren had just made was already worth far more than a high-level map to Alice.
Clearly.
Alice understood Soren’s second sentence spoken in another language, leading her to instinctively pause.
At that moment.
Soren suddenly spoke again, slowly saying, “You are indeed a Norman!…”
“I was curious why there was a pure-blood human like you in the Eastern Kingdom, but if you are a Norman, then it all makes sense.”
“I hear that your kind is becoming increasingly rare.”
“Alright.”
“I should be leaving now. I will come visit you if I get the chance.”
Soren initially intended to say one more thing, but seemed to remember something and immediately stopped speaking, choosing to leave directly.
……………… (To be continued ~^~)
