Hyper-Dimensional Player

Chapter 880 - 2: A Hundred Years of Scheming, Prelude to the Great Miracle (Part 2)

The independence of America is an inevitability of history; Britain simply cannot control the mainland of America.

It even indirectly triggered the French Revolution due to the American War of Independence.

"Catherine?"

Duncan stroked his chin, as if thinking of a beauty from a Russian drama, and nodded slightly, "How is her strength?"

Theresa whispered, "An Upper-Rank Heroic Spirit, possessing both the abilities of a mage and an assassin. She holds the Royal Authority Law, specializes in poison, and can summon the Imperial Guard of Russia."

"In her last action, she killed one of the leaders of the Jacobins."

"However."

"When faced with Robespierre’s [Guillotine Judgement], she seemed seriously injured and never appeared again."

Why does it feel like the summoned Heroic Spirits this time aren’t strong enough?

This level of power.

Is it really enough to complete the Great Holy Grail ceremony in Paris?

Keep in mind, during the American War of Independence, even though Duncan did not directly intervene, more than a dozen powerful Heroic Spirits and dozens of mid to low-rank Heroic Spirits were summoned, fighting fiercely. They almost summoned a mythical level existence.

At that time, the ritual energy pools set up by Duncan in South America and North America were directly replenished.

The magic nodes that Duncan had arranged over hundreds of years in the Root World need a final charging-initiation process. Through the historical momentum of the North American War of Independence, the American portion is already fully charged.

The next is the European portion.

From the French Revolution to today’s rise of Napoleon, if this grand melee in Paris still cannot complete the magic recharge, other historical threads must be sought for opportunities.

In the past one to two hundred years.

All wars related to Heroic Spirits, the Holy Grail ceremonies launched by the mysterious world, the magic energy networks behind them are all ’Elemental Tide’ activation nodes set up by Duncan.

Once fully charged, it will be the real ’Elemental Tide’.

The Heroic Spirit Wars are ignition ceremonies.

Their appearance is itself [Mythological Return], and the magic power surging after the Heroic Spirit’s demise will be absorbed and transformed into the nourishment for launching a ’Great Miracle’. Or, the appearance of Heroic Spirits is itself the sacrificial offering for launching the ’Mythological Return’ Great Miracle.

There are two nodes in America, three in Europe, three in Asia, and one in the subcontinent.

Duncan needs a larger scale sacrifice.

"Which other Heroic Spirits did they summon?" Duncan asked, stroking his chin.

Hearing Duncan’s words, the witch before him hesitated, carefully saying, "I heard someone obtained Princess Altoria’s Holy Relic."

"But it’s uncertain if anyone can summon her Heroic Spirit."

"However."

"During the American War of Independence, indeed, a mage from Big Ben summoned the princess’s sister, Morgan le Fay, reversing the favor in a local battlefield."

"They initially planned to summon Merlin."

"But it was sabotaged by the European Magic Association, and the gathered magic power couldn’t complete the summoning of Merlin."

Merlin, huh?

If it’s to summon Merlin, indeed a vast amount of magic power is needed.

The Heroic Spirit Summoning ceremony doesn’t merely require a Holy Relic; it also needs to provide a magic pool for their arrival. Generally, to summon an ordinary low-ranked Heroic Spirit (around 4-star), a mage would need at least a 2-star power level.

But if it’s a mid-ranked Heroic Spirit, fluctuating around a 5-star whiteboard power level, an ordinary mage won’t suffice; they’d at least need around a 3-star power level.

The minimum threshold for an Upper-Rank Heroic Spirit is the power level of a 5-star gold, corresponding to a true mage, nearing a 4-star casting standard.

To summon a fully-fledged Merlin, you’d need a Legendary Mage.

The body Duncan currently inhabits, assembled with the power of the entire Eye of the Wizard summoning, has a power cap only reaching a 6-star gold level.

"Has no one summoned mythical creatures?" Duncan pondered aloud.

After thinking for a moment, Theresa responded, "Not near France."

"But I heard in Italy, someone summoned a legendary creature [Vampire]."

Oh?

The legend of the vampire has emerged?

In the era when Duncan was still active, it was an era belonging to dragon legends; vampires hadn’t yet emerged. The legend of vampires appeared relatively late.

The spread of monotheism fueled the rise of vampires as a classic dark creature.

Theresa continued, "Some secret channels indicate the Church is sending a mysterious Holy Relic to Paris."

"It might be related to the Dragon Slayer - Saint George."

"Simultaneously, around Napoleon Bonaparte, there are forces from the Corsica Island wizard betting on it, and they might have obtained some Holy Relics from the Imperial Age."

This time’s turmoil in Paris is estimated to bring out more than ten Heroic Spirits.

When quality falls short, quantity compensates.

Currently, the whole of France is in chaos like a pot of stew; some wizards even summoned Heroic Spirits unauthorized through unique secret rituals, but they were all lower-ranked Heroic Spirits with about 4-star power. During the French Revolution, some lower-rank Heroic Spirits were even killed by mortals and mages working together.

Approximately equal to the high-tier warriors in other worlds who have slain the lower-rank otherworld divine attendant summoned by the Divine Country.

Four-star strength, capable of being killed by firearms and cannons.

Duncan rested his chin and slowly said, "The Hermitage, the Judgement Court, has the current Pope not made any moves?"

Theresa said softly, "Yes."

"Big Ben in Britain and the Vatican’s Judgement Court have made moves, the Hermitage is currently unclear, but they’ve found the Cup of Blood."

Speaking of this, she hesitated and said, "The Hermitage seems to be planning to summon Your Majesty."

"Or, to summon a part of Your Majesty’s consciousness to descend."

What does the Hermitage want to summon me for?

To flip the table?

Oh right.

The Hermitage’s base seems to be in France. When Duncan conquered the Franks back then, the Hermitage could still train the Frank Holy Temple Knights, and they even possessed a replica of the Holy Grail.

Duncan, with a look of interest, asked, "Is it a real Cup of Blood?"

Theresa shook her head and said, "Not sure, but it’s said to be the Dragon Cup reclaimed from the devil’s hands."

"For this, the Hermitage also slew a fearsome devil."

Oh, I see.

Then perhaps they really might be able to summon one of my incarnations.

"Any movements from America?" Duncan asked.

Theresa seemed troubled, cautiously said, "Your Majesty, our intelligence network has yet to cover America."

"But George Washington died."

"Rumor has it during a clash against dark creatures, someone summoned his heroic spirit, and he split open a vampire’s skull with an axe, said to be Dracula."

"Ever since America’s independence."

"The entire European dark forces have been shifting towards America, even some Divine Churches migrated there."

Hmm?

American deities?

Duncan seemed to think of something. Against the backdrop of the mythical great retreat, America is indeed a great place for retirement.

He then inquired about some other matters, and having roughly understood the current situation, he prepared to set out for Paris. Nowadays, as long as the magic nodes in Europe can be activated, the second stage of ’Magic Enlightenment’ would be utterly complete; by then, many ordinary people with slight talents can learn to wield magic.

Technology and magic coexist.

The future of the Root World will head towards unforeseeable directions, but undeniably, the upper limit of civilization will significantly rise.

"Over here, we can use the Heroic Spirit Ceremony to ignite the Elemental Tide."

"The previous human form?"

"How to break through the critical point of Spiritual Qi Revival?"

"Reforge the Nine Ding?"

This kind of ultra-large-scale ceremony affecting the Root Law needs a medium. Duncan is experimenting with this now; if it works here, it will work elsewhere too.

"Nine Ding?"

"Suppress the qi fortune of the nine provinces?"

"Let me think."

"Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania, South America, North America."

"Hmm, only six."

"Including Antarctica and the Arctic, it still uses only eight Ding."

"Where to place the last one?"

"Suppress one Ding in the Eurasian subcontinent as well?"

"Does India fit in?"

As Duncan thought about where to suppress the last Ding in the future, his heroic spirit incarnation suddenly smelled a stench sweet enough, as if soaked in the marinade, with both the scent of perfume and the pungent stench of feces.

No need to say, Paris was near.

Duncan rode on his horse, looking at the black man ahead, suddenly regretting having left the African colony to France back then.

Developing Africa was an arduous process.

Limited by the productivity of the time, the Second Empire needed hundreds of years to develop any colony. At that time, Britain mainly focused on developing America, while France concentrated on Africa, and later almost became the Supreme Emperor of Africa.

After the empire collapsed, France inherited the colonies of North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, and Southeast Africa, France’s traces are almost in all the good places in Africa.

The proud Gallic rooster seems unable to escape the fate of becoming a black rooster.

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