According to Ryuga's explanation, while the Speed Version extraction method was useless for Erica, for others it was completely deserving of being called a divine technique.
This kind of cultivation acceleration experience pack, priced at only 999, was incredibly conscientious.
If not for being too poor to afford it, they would have already bought both of Ryuga's consigned products.
After the shock, everyone including Erica turned their attention to Ryuga's final product.
[Erica: "What about the last product, Greater Source Mana Extraction·Transcendent Version?"]
[Erica: "Just from the name, it sounds very powerful."]
[Erica: "@Master Ryuga."]
[Tohsaka Rin: "Right, although my magical attainments aren't great, techniques involving Greater Source mana must be extraordinary!"]
[Kanae: "Can't understand it, but it sounds very powerful."]
[Madoka: "+1."]
After repeating once, Madoka casually checked this product's price.
Immediately, she let out a cry of surprise.
[Madoka: "Wait! Am I seeing this wrong?!"]
[Madoka: "Big brother's final enlightenment actually costs 10,000 points to purchase?!"]
[Tohsaka Rin: "What?! 10,000 points - even selling my father wouldn't be enough!"]
After verifying that Madoka hadn't miscounted the zeros, young Rin couldn't help but open her mouth wide.
If 999 points were what they could eventually save through persistent check-ins, then 10,000 points were completely beyond their reach now.
Even Erica, the strongest and wealthiest, might not be able to afford such products.
[Erica: "10,000 points - this is no longer the price range of Rank 1 products."]
[Erica: "Master Ryuga - no, Grandmaster Ryuga! What exactly did you comprehend to create something of this level?!"]
Having had the previous experience, they had completely confirmed that the chat group store pricing was fair value for money.
If so, the 10,000 point price tag must represent real worth.
Erica couldn't understand how a mana extraction method could be optimized to reach this level of pricing.
This was comparable to the Saint-level magic she had previously consigned - Divine Annihilation Privilege.
Compared to the basic version she provided, this was already a hundredfold increase.
Seeing everyone's inquiries, Ryuga's reply was very brief.
[Ryuga: "While Greater Source mana extraction is more difficult than Lesser Source, it's superior in both capacity and power, and both can be mastered simultaneously."]
[Ryuga: "As a mage, you should know that in terms of magical power enhancement, True Ether's advantage over Ether is several times over."]
[Ryuga: "This level of advantage needs no further explanation."]
For Ryuga, this was such a simple question that it didn't even need to be asked.
But what he didn't expect was that after hearing this, the group fell into another eerie silence.
Several seconds later, Madoka nervously raised her hand to ask.
[Madoka: "So, big brother... what do Greater Source, Lesser Source, Ether, True Ether mean?"]
[Kanae: "I want to ask too. Seems I'm not the only one who doesn't understand."]
[Kanae: "Could Ryuga-san explain?"]
[Erica: "Same question."]
Ryuga wasn't surprised by Madoka and Kanae's reactions - both were newcomers to magic who might not even have basic theoretical knowledge, so not understanding was normal.
But he didn't expect even Erica to ask such fundamental questions.
[Ryuga: "?"]
[Ryuga: "Others aside, aren't you a Great Knight-level magical genius? These are all basic knowledge related to mana - how could you not know?"]
Seeing Ryuga's very surprised question, Erica from the Campione world shrank back, suddenly feeling like a student being scolded by a tutor.
Usually proud and arrogant, she felt somewhat speechless under Ryuga's questioning.
But recalling the education she'd received, she replied somewhat aggrievedly.
[Erica: "But we really never learned this!"]
At this point, Tohsaka Rin interjected.
[Tohsaka Rin: "I've heard father mention the difference between Greater and Lesser Sources."]
[Tohsaka Rin: "Lesser Source refers to each mage's own body - converting one's life force into mana is Lesser Source mana."]
[Tohsaka Rin: "Greater Source mana refers to power provided by the planet, but our Greater Source seems to have declined with the end of the Age of Gods."]
[Tohsaka Rin: "As for True Ether and such, I don't understand either."]
Unexpectedly, Tohsaka Rin's theoretical knowledge was much more solid than Erica's.
[Madoka: "Rin-onee-sama is amazing!"]
[Kanae: "Though I don't fully understand, I learned something!"]
[Erica: "So that's what it means!"]
Watching everyone's reactions, Ryuga pondered for two seconds, then immediately understood.
"Type-Moon world mages are more like scientists in style, preferring to research the theories behind power, with actual combat secondary."
"Campione world mages are actually religious believers, with styles similar to the Holy Church, emphasizing actual combat and action over theory."
One was academic, the other practical - naturally their styles differed greatly.
For Erica, there was no need to research any theories - just following the established path would allow continuous advancement.
No wonder their Copper Black Cross mana extraction method was so crude - for them, such things just needed to work.
Understanding this point, Ryuga explained using simpler language.
[Ryuga: "Miss Rin is correct. Generally speaking, Lesser Source mana comes from personal life force, Greater Source mana comes from natural spiritual energy. More precisely, it can also be called the earth's ley lines, or the planet's breath."]
[Ryuga: "Any power based on personal life force or spiritual force, whether mana, spiritual power, or curse power, can basically be classified as Ether."]
[Ryuga: "Any natural force based on nature, planets, or even the universe can be classified as True Ether."]
[Ryuga: "With your knowledge base, it's difficult to clearly understand the difference between the two."]
[Ryuga: "However, if expressed in terms you're familiar with, one manifestation of True Ether is so-called - Divine Power!"]
Upon hearing this, the group was shocked again.
"Divine Power?"
Whether Kanae or Madoka, neither could imagine Ryuga's theory could be connected to the lofty gods.
Seeing Ryuga mention the power of gods so casually, they didn't know how to react.
Tohsaka Rin, with basic mage training, was better off than these two, but only marginally.
The most important setting in the Type-Moon world was Mystery.
After the end of the Age of Gods, there had been no news of deities on earth. Let alone gods - even a single phantasmal species with over a thousand years of mystery would be fought over by the current magical world.
Now, from Ryuga's meaning, he could actually reproduce divine power?
Heavens, wasn't this newcomer a bit too outrageous?
Not just young Rin - even Erica, who had received divine knowledge education from childhood and knew many gods had descended, was stunned for over ten seconds after hearing Ryuga's words.
After recovering, her breathing immediately became rapid.
[Erica: "Master Ryuga, do you mean this Greater Source mana extraction method could let us master divine power?"]
She couldn't help but ask excitedly.
The previous Master Version mana extraction method had already multiplied her strength several times, almost reaching the peak of Great Knight level.
If she could also master divine power usage, her strength would definitely leap directly to Paladin level, directly reaching Rank 2.
She might even be able to briefly clash with gods, or even achieve god-slaying!
Thinking of this, not having truly faced the might of Heretic Gods and still harboring god-slaying fantasies, her heart burned with excitement.
As for Ryuga's disdainful words about her knowledge base, she completely ignored them.
Not keeping up with such a master's knowledge wasn't embarrassing.
To be contniued...