No strange things are allowed to evolve!

Hearing Jiang Shu's words, the three of them realized that they were not really siblings, because Jiang Shu was being too polite.

Even so, the level of familiarity they displayed in their conversation was quite surprising.

Is this what the team leader calls making him suffer?

Coca-Cola and Rei looked at Da Vinci.

Da Vinci looked completely innocent, as if to say, "Who could have imagined this?"

Looking at Jiang Shu's treatment, they felt a strange sense of loss.

Oh no, it seems my brother isn't here to go to jail with me.

"Come with me, let's go inside and talk," Manager Bai said, heading back the way he came.

Jiang Shu nodded, then looked at the three of them.

"It's alright, you go ahead and do your work."

The three of them laughed awkwardly.

"Um," Jiang Shu called out to Manager Bai, "Manager Bai, I'd like to ask when their equipment should be ready? If it's too much trouble, we can have them come back tomorrow. It's not good to keep waiting like this."

Manager Bai glanced at the three pitiful fellow sufferers and smiled: "Oh, I've been urging them. It should be almost done by now. In about five or ten minutes, it should be ready. Then you can go and register."

"I see." Jiang Shu nodded gratefully. "Thank you so much."

As he spoke, he gave the three of them a wink.

Get it!

Watching Jiang Shu's departing figure, the three were deeply shocked.

Holy crap! Dad!

If Shen Mo had always been a demon in their eyes, then at this moment, in their hearts, Group Six had finally welcomed their own Spirit Pearl!

Chapter 132 Ascension Ritual and Cataclysmic Skills

"I've already heard about the situation."

Bai, the manager, led Jiang Shu into the office and got straight to the point.

She has feelings for Jiang Shu.

Not only is she capable of conquering the catastrophic incubator of "Insurance Continent," but she is also sensible, sweet-talking, and quite cute. Aside from her less-than-ideal taste in clothing and her penchant for Wangzai snacks, which gives her a slightly edgy vibe, she is otherwise quite in line with her ideal of an outstanding junior.

However, this goodwill was not enough for her to wholeheartedly help him.

At most, we'll just treat him differently from the rest of Group Six, that's all.

So when Shen Mo approached her this morning to start arranging things after Jiang Shu passed the Level 6 exam, she was rather uninterested.

She only took it seriously after the minister intervened and hinted that it was the director's idea.

Shen Mo had just sent her a message telling her that Jiang Shu was coming to see her, and since no one had reported back to her after waiting for a long time, she was worried that Jiang Shu might get lost, so she went out to greet her.

"You want to ask about the sublimation of items, right?"

“Yes.” Jiang Shu did not show any surprise.

Shen Mo must have already spoken to me about this.

If Manager Bai didn't know he was coming, or if he had to explain his purpose after arriving, then Shen Mo would be truly invincible.

"sit down."

Manager Bai helped Jiang Shu sit down and then personally poured him a glass of water.

"Hmm...what aspect of this are you mainly looking for?"

"Actually, I don't know how to ask either," Jiang Shu said embarrassedly. "Because I know nothing about it. I only know what sublimation is and that sublimation requires special items, but I don't know what these items are or how to obtain them."

Upon hearing this, Manager Bai was somewhat annoyed: "That bastard Shen Mo, even if he doesn't know what your spiritual root will use, he could at least tell you some of the most basic knowledge. Instead, he just dumped it all on me."

“That’s how he is.” Jiang Shu nodded.

With a helpless sigh, Manager Bai said sternly to Jiang Shu, "If you know this, then don't follow his example, understand?"

“Yes, I promise to take the essence and discard the dross,” Jiang Shu replied.

"Let me think about it, let's start from the beginning."

Manager Bai cleared his throat:

"Sublimation is an indispensable process for becoming a higher evolutionary being, and its importance is self-evident. A good sublimation experience can potentially turn the rotten into the miraculous."

Many evolved beings are not outstanding in the early stages, but after awakening powerful traits after sublimation, they suddenly become outstanding. There are also many evolved beings who perform well in the early stages, but due to problems with sublimation, or rather, the results are not ideal, and they become just ordinary people.

Therefore, it can be said that sublimation is a hurdle for the evolved individual. How to overcome it, whether to overcome it or not, and how well to overcome it will affect the achievements of the evolved individual throughout their life.

Theoretically speaking, the upper limit of the spiritual root characteristics that can be obtained is linked to the quality of the spiritual root.

Take Shen Mo for example. He has a calamity-level spiritual root quality, and he has also put effort into sublimation, so the characteristics he obtained are also calamity-level. In this respect, he deserves recognition.

However, the lower limit is uncertain. Even a calamity-level spiritual root quality may awaken true-level spiritual root characteristics. This is the predicament faced by those evolutionaries who have problems with sublimation, as I mentioned.

However, they do not deserve sympathy, because this could have been avoided.

The fact that this happened can only be attributed to their extremely perfunctory attitude towards sublimation and their utter irresponsibility towards their own future.

They clearly had opportunities to bring the lower limit as close to the upper limit as possible, but they didn't seize them, and they have no one to blame but themselves.

"So, sublimation doesn't necessarily require a specific item, but having a specific item can make the sublimation effect better?" Jiang Shu asked.

"Yes."

Manager Bai replied:

"If we consider the process of sublimation as a ritual."

The items needed for sublimation are seen as offerings required for the ritual.

The purpose of these offerings is to raise the minimum standard and reduce the randomness of high-level spiritual roots obtaining low-quality characteristics.

So if you just want to sublimate, it's very simple. Just put something together, or even if you have a courageous spiritual root, you can use items with other spiritual root attributes to fill in the gaps, and the sublimation can still proceed smoothly.

However, it is difficult to ensure the quality of the features through this method.

How to combine items, how to make them complement each other—that's a complex art.

"From what you're saying, it sounds a bit like alchemy," Jiang Shu said thoughtfully, "main ingredients, auxiliary ingredients, and medicinal guides, etc."

This was meant as a joking analogy, but to everyone's surprise, Manager Bai nodded and said:

"You're absolutely right. It's similar to making medicine. If a bunch of medicinal herbs can complement each other, suppressing unwanted medicinal properties and stimulating desired medicinal properties, then the resulting medicine will definitely be effective. I'm not sure if it can cure diseases, but at least it certainly won't kill anyone."

However, if you make a haphazard stew, not only will you waste the medicinal herbs, but you might also end up with poison. Therefore, some people, due to a lack of understanding of the properties between the items, not only fail to improve the lower limit but actually lower the upper limit.

In short, if you just want to improve, it's not difficult. But if you want to ensure you acquire good characteristics, then you have to put in the effort. The knowledge involved can't be absorbed in just a day or two.

"Hmm..." Jiang Shu thought for a moment, realizing the amount of work and learning cost hidden behind these simple words: "The best outcome would be for me to first understand all the upgraded items, master their attributes and characteristics, and then try to match them?"

"That would be the best if it could be like that."

Manager Bai nodded, but then pointed out the problem:

"However, this presents another problem: how do you know that your combination is absolutely correct? You only have one chance, and there is no cost for trial and error."

"Hiss...it really is."

Jiang Shu shook his head, somewhat admiringly saying:

"How do you think those evolved beings who have achieved remarkable advancements came up with their strategies?"

Upon hearing this, Manager Bai smiled mysteriously: "The person who first figured it out was indeed a pioneer, but for those who came after, it's actually not that complicated."

"You can skip class?" Jiang Shu's eyes lit up.

"A sublimation diagram, or as you put it, a prescription."

Manager Bai explained:

"The pioneers I just mentioned left behind many lists and instructions containing the necessary items, how to match them, and how to arrange and use them. Some even go so far as to explain what to do when you reach a certain stage in the ascension process. These guides are called ascension charts."

Preparing according to this chart does not guarantee that you will obtain the best characteristics, but it will certainly ensure that the result will not be worse than described.

There are many types of atlases.

There are diagrams that can be used to bring out a certain characteristic of a spiritual root. For example, Shen Mo uses such a diagram. He pursues the ultimate power, speed, and physical strength, so the diagrams he uses are designed to increase the probability of obtaining characteristics with this effect.

Some seek a balance, like me, where I enhance all aspects rather than going to such extremes.

Some traits can help awaken rare traits, but opinions vary. Some traits, though rare, are not necessarily powerful. They might just be like a strange disease that only you have in the whole world, with no reference and you have to figure it out yourself.

Whether it's moderation, extremism, taking an unconventional approach, or following the rules, as long as you follow the blueprint, there won't be any problems, and you can even control the direction of sublimation to some extent.

Furthermore, this product was the result of countless trials and errors, so even though it was a one-time achievement, its value is immeasurable.

Jiang Shu chewed on the diagram carefully for a moment and asked, "Do these diagrams have different levels? It sounds to me that they only distinguish between functions."

“That’s right, you’re very perceptive.” Manager Bai explained approvingly, “The diagrams only have different functions, not specific levels.”

"If it's not explicitly stated, then what factors determine the level?"

"Yes."

Manager Bai explained:

"The key lies in the core items."

Strengthening the various attributes of the evolvers ensures they have enough energy and stamina for the transformation of sublimation. This part is a fixed combination, all the diagrams are the same, and it is applicable to evolvers of all spiritual roots. This is the best choice that has been verified by countless practices.

The amount of energy provided depends on the amount of material piled up.

But what truly determines the direction of this transformation are other important items, among which three are the most crucial—

Catalyst stone, spiritual essence, guide.

Catalyst stones are used to maximize the awakening of spiritual roots and enhance the effects of sublimation, while spiritual root essence can increase the probability of obtaining advanced traits.

The guide object is the most special one, and the function of the map depends largely on the guide object.

Besides these three, there are some other items that are designed to help these three things function. Each blueprint is different, so I can't go into detail about them.

Therefore, the blueprints do not have different levels because the factors that determine the level of advancement are these items.

Almost every blueprint specifies the properties of the required items at certain points and lists some items that possess these properties, so theoretically, it is possible to replace them with higher-level items.

For example, if all items, including these three key items, are Cataclysmic, then the Ascendancy will be Cataclysmic, and the guaranteed trait gained will also be Cataclysmic.

If all items are of the Calamity tier, but you replace some with Calamity-tier items of the same type, then the trait you gain will be at least Calamity-tier, but stronger than a regular Calamity trait—at least with an advantage. If you replace three core items, the effect will be even more pronounced.

“I understand.” Jiang Shu understood the principle: “In other words, I just need to select the blueprints I need as required, and then try to use high-level items of the same nature to match them one by one, so that I can achieve the desired effect while gaining stronger characteristics.”

That's exactly the point.

"So, how do I obtain the map?" Jiang Shu asked.

"You don't need to worry about that. The Bureau of Extraordinary Systems has all the diagrams you can find on the market. These things may be valuable to outsiders, but they are publicly available within the Bureau of Extraordinary Systems."

Manager Bai said with a hint of pride:

"Not only that, you can also find most of the upgraded items in the Item Hatchery. As long as your performance is high enough, you can use them here."

I think the only things the Bureau of Different Systems might not have are those three types of core items.

While there are lower-level options available, I imagine you won't be satisfied with that, so you might need to think about finding a solution in that area.

"That's wonderful!" Jiang Shu was pleasantly surprised.

Indeed, having a powerful backer was the right thing to do.

Although you still need to handle the key matters yourself, at least you don't have to do everything yourself.

Jiang Shu had almost already considered what Manager Bai had mentioned as his own, and selectively ignored the word "performance".

Just kidding. The director has assigned me such a difficult task, so I'd better be as strong as possible. I'm sure the Bureau of Different Systems will prepare the best possible ascension ceremony for me.

You can't expect the horse to run without feeding it, can you?

If you end up having to sacrifice your own performance evaluation to complete the tasks assigned by the bureau chief, even though you'll ultimately benefit from it, it's still a bit ridiculous.

However, Jiang Shu suddenly thought of a problem.

If we say that the essence of the spiritual root is actually the core material needed for sublimation.

Why is this the hidden reward I just received from [Town of Lies]?