"Since you insist, there's nothing more I can say. Ascension is, after all, a high-stakes gamble.
But you must be aware, it's not unheard of for a wizard to die in the ritual."
As the Shaping Energy Crown spoke, a hint of sorrow flickered in his eyes.
In the past, he also had a student like this. Just as talented and imaginative as Richard. If he had succeeded, he could have achieved truth at least half an epoch earlier than the Physique Crown.
But unfortunately, wrong is simply wrong.
Ascension to truth is this cruel; a wrong answer leads only to death.
Richard noticed that trace of sadness, realizing that the Shaping Energy Crown was reminded of his student.
He had heard the Physique Crown mention that wizard before.
That wizard was a legend among Great Wizards and according to the Alchemy School's records, before becoming a student of the Shaping Energy Crown, he had a thriving career in the Alchemy School.
