Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 516: How to condense a great achievement container?

The sorceress lowered her head and stared at the stone wall, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the cold stone patterns, and she did not speak for a long time.

"What disaster?" Ailin couldn't help but break the annoying silence.

The sorceress closed her eyes, took a deep breath, then opened her eyes and said:
"From the perspective of sequence, the container for the great deeds will of course start to condense after reaching its limit."

"It has not reached its limit. There is neither demand nor necessity for it."

"And for some reason, after Soi's example failed to spread, the Warlock Brotherhood tightened the relevant information."

"You will be notified only after you have been promoted to the Senior Council of the Warlock Brotherhood."

"But in fact, after reaching the limit, except for the last step, condensing the great deeds container, the key to most of the process lies in the achievement of great deeds, and has nothing to do with physical and mental accomplishment."

"And for the last step, in the past examples of sorcerers, the spiritual power was insufficient and they were simply unable to resonate and condense the vessel for the great cause."

"It's like there may be a cliff in front of you, but there are high steps in front of the cliff. You can't even climb the steps, so there is naturally no risk of falling off the cliff."

"Then if it's the body, it should...should be the same."

The sorceress paused, pursed her lips, and looked a little struggling.

After a long while, she continued:
"The omnipotent power in Soi's Great Deeds Container can permanently and temporarily enhance the attributes of the body, but permanent enhancement is a long-lasting but very slow process when the physique has reached its peak."

"So it's usually only used as a temporary buff."

"But then again, the omnipotent power takes a slow effect on a body that has reached its limit. What about those that haven't reached their limit?"

"And even if it's slow, it's still better than the improvement of an ordinary demon hunter."

"In fact, relying solely on daily training and hunting monsters, the physical fitness of a master-level demon hunter has stagnated. He may even regress due to injuries."

"As for great deeds..."

"Alin, just as you lured Old Spearhead and the Ice King to kill each other in the High Mountain Trial, in the northern continent where monsters were still rampant at that time, a well-prepared monster hunter would never lack opportunities to become famous."

"It is much easier to achieve great things than for warlocks."

"So since there's no danger, why not give it a try?"

Ailin and Vera looked at each other, and in a trance, it was as if he was Soi at the beginning, enduring her questioning.

"and then?"

He asked the questions that everyone who heard the story would ask.

The sorceress took another deep breath and closed her eyes, her voice as light as the ashes of death floating over a grave.

"There were sixty-three witchers in total who were not influenced by Anahad and Elan of Larvik and stayed in the witcher cult. They eventually accepted Soi's ideas and followed him to leave Mograg."

"The seven who participated in the experiment."

"That night, there was only one person trying to condense the Great Deed Container, but the seven people went crazy almost at the same time, and their strength increased greatly."

"In the blink of an eye, I beheaded eleven unprepared demon hunters, killed eight who were unwilling to attack their companions, and maimed four."

"In the end, Soi made up his mind and sent them away."

"Twenty-six demon hunters died overnight."

"Nearly half of the demon hunters who trusted Soi and followed him out of Mograg died."

"Corpses were strewn across the ruins of the battle, blood stained the tents and extinguished the campfires."

"Whoo~"

Vera let out a long breath. The fragrance of orange mixed with the scent of cardamom seemed to be hidden with a strong smell of blood.

"Since then, no one has mentioned the Great Deeds Container."

"In the final analysis, Aelin," she looked down at the demon hunter, "the Condensation of the Great Deeds Container can make it easier for demon hunters to deal with powerful monsters, but a prepared demon hunter is not afraid of any powerful monster."

"It can prolong life, but it cannot save a demon hunter who fights for life and death all day long from death."

Ailin could hear from Vera's words that she was actually advising him not to be too demanding of the Great Deed Container, as this was not a hopeful path.

At least don't try it before your body and mind are at their limit.

Ailin thought about it and asked:
"Before I reach a certain level of strength, I will not condense the vessel of great deeds privately, but..."

He paused and pleaded sincerely:
"Ms. Vera, can you tell me the general process of the Great Deed Container condensation?"

The sorceress stared at Arryn for a long time, until Arryn thought she would refuse. She took a deep breath to calm herself down, tapped the stone wall three times with her knuckles, as if she was sorting out her thoughts, and then said:

"Generally, there are three steps to condense a great cause container."

"First, the body or mind reaches its peak through various means. This is also the most difficult of the three steps."

"It's a little easier for warlocks, but even after long-term research, the number of warlocks who have reached the pinnacle of spiritual perfection in the entire Warlock Brotherhood will not exceed fifteen."

"But it's almost impossible for a demon hunter to do."

"Because not only do you not have the secret arts that require talent and can steadily improve your spirit like warlocks, but you also often need to accept commissions and hunt powerful monsters."

"The inevitable injuries will hinder the demon hunter."

Hearing this, Ailin suddenly remembered something: "So what is the Green Sigh?"

"That's right," Vera nodded. "It's well known that delaying aging and increasing lifespan are not the main reasons for developing Verdant Sighs. Treating hidden injuries is the main reason."

Just say it.

"Crack~"

Vera snapped her fingers again, and three bottles of emerald green potion appeared between her fingers.

"If you want to condense the vessel of great deeds, you can't do without these potions."

"Take it. The Corpse-Eating Biological Oil and Ghostly Spirit Oil have helped my alchemy workshop earn a lot of money. This is what you deserve."

She handed three bottles of "Green Sigh" to Ailin.

Ailin thought about it and didn't refuse. He opened the reagent bag and placed the potion at the innermost part.

Given his relationship with Vera, there's really no need to be so polite.

And he really needed this potion, not only for his own treatment of hidden injuries, but also for the next time he encountered a similar situation where Zeus was seriously injured, a bottle of "Verdant Sigh" would at least keep him alive.

Vera looked at Ailin with satisfaction as he accepted the potion, nodded, and continued:
“When the spirit or the body reaches its peak, that is the second step to achieving greatness.”

"First, use special materials to engrave a magic circle of acute emotional perception on the body, just like engraving enchantment patterns on alchemical tools."

"Although this ancient race's magic array is essentially just for sensing emotions and has nothing to do with the achievement of great deeds." "But when you can achieve great deeds cannot be sensed like the first step."

"This array can, to a certain extent, quantify the emotions collected every time a great deed is accomplished, making it easier to infer the nodes of great deed achievement."

“Then comes the great cause.”

"For warlocks, it is academic achievement and the impact of their achievements on humanity and the world as a whole."

"Spells, alchemical tools, potions, biological transformation..."

"There are many ways for a warlock to achieve great things, but to reach the level of condensing a container for great deeds, it takes a lot of time and in-depth research."

"Of course, for a demon hunter, there is only one way."

"Demon hunting?" Ailin asked.

"Yes, hunting monsters," Vera nodded, "hunting monsters that endanger the living environment of humans or cause great damage to nature."

She paused and explained in detail:
"Just now at the entrance of the secret passage, I said that the main material of the great deeds container is emotion. It is the praise and admiration of intelligent life that gathers after the great deeds are spread out."

"So when you break down your great achievements, there are two most important factors. One is the scope of your great achievements, how many people know about your achievements, and the second is the quality of your great achievements. Among those who know about your great achievements, how many are deeply shocked, how many people praise you, how many people admire you, and how many people agree with you..."

"So it stands to reason that the more well-known something is, the more difficult it is to achieve, the faster the emotions will gather."

"of course."

"These two factors themselves influence each other and are not independent."

“No matter how widely a small matter is spread, it will evaporate completely in no time, like a pool of stagnant water in a pothole after rain, leaving no trace.”

“But a great cause is like the sound of a huge bell, which often affects many people and reverberates long and deeply…”

Ailin raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He felt that there was a lot of trickery going on here.

After thinking for a while, he asked, "Since the main material is just emotions, can't it be faked and exaggerated?"

"Can't we hire some bards to exaggerate the achievements of great deeds, or even directly forge achievements that don't exist?"

The sorceress raised her eyebrows and looked at Aelin in surprise.

She never knew that Ailin was such a flexible person.

"Someone tried," she whispered, "but it didn't work."

Vera looked at him with her ruby-clear eyes and asked:
"The magic circle engraved in the body can only sense emotions, so..."

"Where do you think those emotions that ultimately condensed into a container for great deeds went?"

"Of course it's in the body..." Ailin answered as a matter of course, but his tone stopped abruptly as he pondered the sorceress's words.

Vera obviously didn't want him to guess any further: "The only thing humans can retain is their memories. Their own emotions will be born and die, and they can't be retained for even a moment, let alone others'."

Ailin was a little confused when he heard this. He really couldn't guess how abstract emotions could build a container for great deeds.

"The Holy Grail is not elsewhere but in the reflection of every seeker."

Vera sighed softly: "This is a famous saying of Herbert Stanmoreford, who succeeded Geoffrey Monk and studied the Vessel of Great Deeds (Holy Grail)."

“A reflection is a virtual image of an object on the ground. It belongs to both the seeker and the world.”

"Arzu's explanation of the reflection is that the Holy Grail is the child of the seeker and the world."

"Even though even Geoffrey Monk and Herbert Stanmoreford, who dug out the 'Holy Grail' from the tombs of the ancient race, didn't know where the so-called 'Seeker's Reflection' was?"

"But intelligent creatures can be deceived, but the world cannot."

“All of a person’s achievements will be fully revealed when they finally become a container for great achievements and resonate with the world.”

"At that time, the hypocritical emotional material was like a palace that was built with shoddy materials. The deeper the hypocrisy, the more unstable the palace. If it was completely fictitious, I'm afraid that just walking normally in the palace would cause it to collapse."

"After all, the Holy Grail that can break through the limits of life is the world's reward to heroes and must not be desecrated."

Sure enough, loopholes are not so easy to exploit... Ailin thought.

"Believe me, Arlin," Vera looked into his eyes, which were filled with pain and deep-hidden fear. "Every road that looks like a shortcut will eventually lead to an abyss filled with the smell of sulfur."

"Take the right path, not the wrong path."

Ailin was stunned for a moment, then nodded seriously: "I understand, I'm just asking."

Vera nodded, without getting entangled in this regard, and continued:
“In the second stage of achieving greatness, the seeker must find the path that he or she will adhere to throughout his or her life, and achieve greatness without deviating from the path.”

“We must also find our oath to the world, and in every great achievement, make an oath to the world with the most intense emotions.”

"Then, after achieving great things of sufficient quality and quantity, and accumulating sufficient emotions in the 'reflection', it is the third step."

"In a grand ceremony, use abundant emotions and firm vows to knock on the door of destiny."

"To those who meet the qualifications, the world will 'give' them the Holy Grail branded with the words of oath. This Holy Grail is the container that can carry the power to break through the upper limit of species."

"Warlocks call spiritual power the power of the sage, and physical power the power of the almighty..."

"Wait..." Ailin grasped the key point, "The Holy Grail that is imprinted with the words of the oath...what if the oath is violated?"

The sorceress raised her head, looked at the spider web hanging on the corner of the wall outside the candlelight, and whispered: "Those who break their promises will naturally be deprived of the Holy Grail by the angry world."

"So the Chief will lose the Great Deed Container?"

"Ordinary people, yes. After the world takes the Holy Grail away, they will lose a lot of power, but they will not be entangled anymore..."

"But Chief Soi is different?"

The sorceress lowered her head, her eyes dim, "Do you still remember Soi's title?"

"Dragon Slayer?" Ailin thought for a moment, a little unsure. "Just now, I encountered a very aggressive dragon might in the illusion. That dragon might was very similar to the one that the Chief had released in front of me. I remember you called it the Anti-Dragon Might at that time, so..."

The sorceress nodded and said, "Dragons are the darlings of Chaos Magic. The power of the dragon after killing a dragon is not a reward, but a warning and hatred mark to other dragons."

"And at its core, this anti-dragon power is actually the fragments of the slain dragon's soul."

"This fragment will be entangled in the soul of the dragon slayer. Under normal circumstances, of course, nothing will happen. But once an extreme situation occurs, the soul will be severely damaged."

"The dead dragon soul will revive and gnaw at the fragile soul until..."

The sorceress choked and couldn't continue.

Until death?... Ailin guessed the ending from the sorceress's tone, then he thought about it and asked tentatively:
"If I have someone else's Great Deed Container, can the Chief recover it?"

The sorceress choked and paused:?

(End of this chapter)