My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 316 Roland's Special Nature

Roland looked at the two who were about to start a competition after just a few words and retorted with some exasperation.

"Hey, why are you already having a competition? At least ask the parties involved for their opinions first!"

"And where are the judges here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, three people stepped out from behind the Demon King.

Toran, Aslan, and Russell.

Russell chuckled, "What do you mean there aren't any judges? Your teacher is right here!"

Toran nodded in agreement: "Advancing to the transcendent is indeed a major event that requires careful consideration. I think it's necessary to have a competition."

“Your parents are both dead, and His Majesty isn’t here. As your teachers, we naturally have to take on the responsibility of being your elders and help you make the right choice.”

"Um... a judge? Me? Really?" Aslan pointed to himself, looking somewhat bewildered.

The three joined the suddenly started competition for a reason that Roland could not refuse.

And for some reason, the news spread very quickly.

This quickly attracted the attention of Kefas, who had come to watch the drama unfold. Moreover, relying on his status as an old friend of Lancelot and the fact that Roland addressed him respectfully as "uncle," Kefas legitimately squeezed into the judging panel.

This was the first time Roland had seen Kefas so excited... He had no idea what the guy was so excited about.

Where did that middle-aged corporate slave with a face that screamed "I'll die from overtime" go?
As for the judges' panel, that's not all yet.

Iluvia has made a strong entry into the judging panel, though she's really just a projector stand.

Responsible for maintaining the projection between Salah III and the government.

Beside Salah III stood Sean, the chief court magician, who looked on with curiosity.

The two old men were also in high spirits.

So why did it turn out like this...?

For some reason, Roland, who was being treated as the host while standing in the middle of the stage, seemed a little flustered.

Although there were few spectators, or rather, the officers who intended to come and watch the spectacle were all driven away by Elson.

Only the judges, contestants, and the host were present.

Fortunately, the competition was not complicated; it was more like a debate.

The host's role is to hand over the microphone, and then the two sides take turns speaking, with the judges giving scores... Wait, why am I memorizing the rules so carefully?
Fram was the first to speak. She looked at the judges and began to outline her proposal.

"My solution is very simple; it is essentially an improvement and optimization based on a general solution."

"Judges, please take a look."

With a wave of her staff, Flam conjured images and words from magic that appeared in the air.

The above details the materials required for the plan, as well as the differences compared to the general plan.

He's clearly a seasoned presenter, so it seems his teaching career at the college wasn't all just slacking off.

This guy must have done some serious work on courseware or lesson plans.

While introducing the advantages of her plan, Fram also pointed out its disadvantages.

They showed no intention of concealing their flaws in order to win the competition, demonstrating remarkable openness.

Roland, who was both the host and a participant in the event, listened very attentively to Fram's explanation.

Although the Demon King muttered something disdainfully to himself, he didn't interrupt Flam's explanation, and for a moment the scene seemed very harmonious.

After listening for a while, Roland was able to discern Flam's plan and ideas, thanks to the magical knowledge he had been cramming on recently.

The essence of the Star Ring Law ritual is to elevate the essential nature of life, making it closer to the conceptual "primordial life" that was born at the beginning of this world, or "the spirits of nature" in an academic sense.

This elf is not the modern elf race.

Although the current Elf race may very well have evolved from the original Elf race, and the original transcendental ascension ritual was also created and invented by the Elf race, there should be a significant connection between the two.

Fortunately, he had a good memory, and the knowledge he had learned from Russell's collection of books more than half a month ago was still well remembered in his mind.

Based on this fundamental logic, the principle of the ritual itself is quite simple: it uses rare materials from nature to achieve a connection between the person performing the ritual and nature.

Each ritual is an opportunity to draw closer to the natural world itself.

Only by getting closer to the world itself can we draw more power from it.

This is the extraordinary nature of this world.

And at the pinnacle of this ritual are the gods.

These deities, who in a sense have become part of the world's rules, are proof that this ritual has been passed down for many years.

Because there are indeed several deities worshipped by the Holy See today whose mortal lives have been documented, and even their ascension from mortal to divine status is fully recorded.

The same goes for those evil gods.

The same applies to Frum's introduction at this moment.

The basis of her proposed solution is actually not much different from common rituals. After all, a ritual that has been passed down for tens of thousands of years and is constantly being updated has not much room for improvement in terms of its steps.

More often, it's like the kind of adaptation passed down in the Cellina family, a more tailored approach to a particular family.

The same applies to Fram's plan.

Based on her understanding of Roland and the elves' research on this ritual, she devised a method that was almost impossible to find flaws.

In particular, it was proposed to use branches of the World Tree, which Roland itself could produce, as the main ingredient for the ritual. Given Roland's compatibility with the World Tree, this was clearly a suitable and readily available material.

After listening to Flam's story, the Demon King sighed, then crossed his arms as if to admit defeat. Flam, seeing this, proudly puffed out her almost non-existent chest, prematurely declaring her victory.

After the contestants have presented their viewpoints and explained their solutions, it's time for the judges to score them.

The first to give a score was Kefas, who gave it a perfect score of ten without giving a reason.

After all, he was just there to make up the numbers.

He was just a soldier; he didn't understand such complex theories.

After realizing that there was nothing wrong with Fram's plan, he gave it a perfect score.

The second person to speak was Salah III, projected onto the screen.

The old emperor looked thoughtfully at Flam's plan, stroking his mustache and feigning a deep expression before turning to look at the chief mage, Sean, beside him.

"Sean, what do you think?"

“Your Majesty, I believe that Ms. Fram’s plan is perfect and there is little room for improvement. Moreover, her design concept also takes into account His Highness the Grand Duke’s personal circumstances. I think the outcome is already decided.”

"Ah."

After the two exchanged words, Salah III had Iluvia help him hold up the board that read "10"—the scoring board was kindly provided by the alchemist Russell.

She pulled this thing out of the lab, and she doesn't know why there's something like this in the lab...

Next up was Russell, who raised her paddle and scored eight points.

It wasn't because she had a grudge against Furam that she deliberately gave her a low score; absolutely not.

She could completely ignore the murderous glare from that petty, flat-chested elf.

As a fair judge, she would not be threatened by fierce-looking contestants!
She quickly gave her own evaluation.

"The plan is excellent and very sound... There seems to be no reason not to give it full marks."

"But... that's where the points are deducted!"

Russell slapped the table in front of him and said loudly, "It's too ordinary! Apart from the bold use of ingredients, it's only because of Roland's own special characteristics."

“Even without you, Roland could probably come up with a similar solution on his own, right? When he came to me to learn alchemy, he read quite a few books about the Law of the Star Rings.”

"Although the effect certainly can't compare to your own design... but like I said, there's nothing that really stands out."

"Of course, although two points were deducted, it is indeed the best choice under normal circumstances."

Russell's meaning is quite clear.

The two-point deduction was due to personal grudges. But there was indeed a lack of innovation as a reason.

Toran coughed: "My opinion is the same as Russell's... but I still give it a perfect score. Some things don't actually require too much imagination."

"After all, the effects of the ritual will directly affect the person, so it's good to be careful and cautious."

Aslan: Me too!

Toran glanced at his eldest disciple and then said, "Of course, I personally hope that Roland's ceremony can be a bit more special... mainly to satisfy my curiosity. After all, it has just piqued my curiosity."

Aslan: Me too!

"Roland, what do you think?" Toran asked Roland.

After thinking for a moment and observing the expressions of Flam and the Demon King, the person in question said seriously, "This plan is very good, but I would also like to hear the Demon King's thoughts."

"Maybe we can combine the two options?"

"Isn't the right approach to learn from others' strengths and pool our wisdom the correct one?"

Aslan: Me too!

Toran couldn't take it anymore and punched Aslan on the head: "Can't you even say something of your own opinion?!"

"...Does it really mean it's my turn to speak on this judging panel?" Aslan looked at his teacher with a hint of grievance.

In the current environment, let alone him, even Toran is now just a lackey; his status isn't very prestigious.

However, with the scoring over, Flam's segment also came to an end.

The next contestant is none other than the Demon King, whom everyone has been eagerly anticipating.

This legendary figure, who still plays the role of the absolute villain in legends and stories, and who once started a thousand-year war, is actually going to great lengths to come up with an upgrade plan for a human.

It's unsettling no matter how you look at it.

Of course, this is the perspective of someone unfamiliar with the Demon King.

Although every human being has ample reason not to believe in the Demon King.

But Roland actually had a high degree of trust in this somewhat talkative and boundary-less demon king.

But the first words spoken by the Demon King shocked everyone present.

"If the idea of ​​the petty rascal were applied to a normal person, it would indeed be a pretty good solution. Even I can't find much fault with it."

"But Roland... in a sense, he doesn't belong to the category of normal people."

"The methods that ordinary people use are not suitable for him."

"That's why I advised Roland not to rush into becoming a transcendent being."

(End of this chapter)