The Controller Series provided tangible gains and a lot of hope for ch pilots who never managed to break through in the past.
Perhaps they lacked talent.
Perhaps they were not courageous enough.
Perhaps they did not have a greater cause worth sacrificing their lives.
Whatever the case, the amount of ch pilots who remained mundane had remained huge ever since their profession ca into existence.
Part of the reason why expert pilots, ace pilots and god pilots were so revered was because only a fraction of ch pilots succeeded in attaining one or multiple breakthroughs.
This thoroughly mythologized the heroes that managed to succeed against all odds, but also left a huge amount of regular ch pilots behind.
Many of the latter were not resigned to their own diocrity, but what else could they do? The only 'reliable' thod to force a breakthrough was to throw themselves into repeated life-and-death battles, but that tended to cull everyone but the strongest of their kind.
ch pilots who did not possess the recklessness and overconfidence to proactively seek out near-suicidal challenges had very little alternatives to beco extraordinary. However, that was in the past.
For the first ti since the start of the Age of Dawn, ch pilots truly began to appreciate the new possibilities that this era had to offer.
Previous introductions of hyper technology mildly impressed ch pilots, but they just treated it as another technological innovation, much like phasewater. All of the benefits went to the chs, not necessarily the ch pilots.
Systematic cultivation changed everything.
More and more ch pilots began to experience the benefits of being able to promote their own self-evolution, all without needing to pay extravagant sums of money!
Of course, these ch pilots were still in the honeymoon phase of cultivation.
Once they had reached an advanced stage in their beginner cultivation thods, they would inevitably hit a plateau where any subsequent improvents beca a lot. harder to attain.
This was the mont where they needed to switch to advanced auxiliary qi cultivation thods, which provided greater benefits and additional power.
That was when the ch pilots would begin to bleed and suffer. These premium cultivated thods cost a lot of rits or other price to obtain. They were also a lot harder to learn and practice.
It was very much possible for ch pilots to waste their investnt because they lacked the talent, comprehension or affinity to get started!
Even if they managed to attain initial results, it may take decades as well as regular purchases of expensive reagents in order to sustain their progress.
The life of these ch pilots would beco a struggle, just like other cultivators. Only a minority would be able to overco the successive challenges and prove their excellence at the top.
However, few people outside of the Red Collective were cognizant of this reality. It was fine for red humanity to fall in love with the promise of systematic cultivation.
For now, red humanity had yet to grapple with the reality of accessing and practicing the much more demanding advanced cultivation thods.
Most ch pilots working for ordinary organizations generally had to rely on earning enough RC rits or war rits in order to access and sustain the practice of the better options available in the Repository.
mbers of the Larkinson Clan on the other hand had more convenient options available.
That was because the Larkinson Clan had earned the designation of a 'sanctioned sect', which made it legal for the Larkinsons to develop and practice their own hobrew cultivation thods.
Of course, the Larkinsons still had an obligation to submit their cultivation thods to the Red Collective for curation.
No sect was exempt from this rule.
This included the Larkinson Clan which was led by the high-and-mighty chief councilor of the Upper Council.
Ves had expressed his dissatisfaction at being forced to surrender his howork to the freeloaders over at the Red Collective, but he understood that this was for the good of red humanity.
Just as was the case with the MTA and RA, only by sharing and centralizing all professional knowledge would their society be able to develop a specific sector the fullest.
The business model of the MTA had proven its effectiveness many tis over during the Age of chs. It was not shaful for the RC to copy the other superorganization's best practices.
Even if the Red Collective's Cultivation thod Departnt ended up getting copies of every sect's exclusive cultivation thods, it was still fine.
Not every cultivation scientist could imitate or reverse engineer the proprietary knowledge and theory of every single sect.
In any case, now that more than a week had passed since red humanity had beco introduced to the wonders of systematic cultivation, the leaders of the Larkinson Army attended a eting in order to familiarize themselves with the cultivation solutions developed exclusively for their own clan.
Every legion commander transferred over to the Spirit of Bentheim and attended the eting in person.
Avatar Commander lkor Larkinson looked particularly upbeat at this ti. His eyes radiated happiness despite the fact that they were blocked by his oversized visor. "You look a lot better than before, lkor. What has made you so much more optimistic and much less glum?" Legion Commander Hugin Cinnabar of the Battle Criers asked in a friendly manner.
lkor saw no reason to hide the source of his newfound sense of confidence. "This cultivation business is a lifesaver to . I... well, you know how I have tried to break through over the years. Even as many other friends and subordinates have broken through to beco expert candidates and expert pilots, my willpower is still as ordinary as always. I thought that I would never have a chance to bend reality according to my thoughts. Now that the Red Collective has opened up the Repository, I tried out half a dozen of the free versions of the Controller Series, and I found I can make a lot of progress. Perhaps spending ti with all of the design spirits has given a head start in this. Or maybe it is because I have a companion spirit who can practice a separate qi cultivation thod. I am already dreaming about combinations." Multiple legion commanders looked at lkor with interest. It was not a secret that the trueblood Larkinson had been desperate to surpass the extraordinary threshold, but nothing worked over the years.
If qi cultivation could give lkor the satisfaction of becoming a powerful ch pilot, then that was a cause to be celebrated.
An extraordinary life of staring death in the face and developing an uncompromising attitude was not for every ch pilot.
Even if lkor understood in his heart that mastering qi cultivation would never make him as powerful as a high-ranking ch pilot at the sa level, he had already reached the point of letting go of his fruitless obsession.
Sentinel Commander Sorril Larkinson smiled in encouragent. Sorrel was at trueblood officer who previously served as the aide of Casella Ingvar.
Although he was not a ch pilot and nowhere near as good at leadership as the current Saint Commander, the Living Sentinels did not necessarily need a bold leader. "I am happy for you, lkor. Our Larkinson Clan has more advantages than others.
We have easier access to companion spirits, and I am sure that our design spirits can lend a hand as well. I even heard that the new exclusive cultivation thods are closely intertwined with so of our design spirits such as Ylvaine and the Superior
Mother"
"Watch what you are saying. The Superior Mother is not a 'design spirit. She is a Supre, and the mother of our patriarch. She is also the Oblivion Empress, who has worked together with the valiant Evolution Witch to bridge the gap between the galaxies. There is nothing a Supre cannot do in this universe!" Penitent Commander Valerie Chancy looked a little younger and more vibrant since the last ti the legion commanders t. She had clearly made a few attainnts in cultivation herself to be able to turn back the clock to this extent.
Though she had tempered her religious fervor the longer she remained a part of the Larkinson Clan, she still made outbursts like this from ti to ti. Nobody was crazy enough to argue with her about matters relating to her faith. "When will Ketis arrive?" Vandal Commander Abis Firelight asked as he crossed his arms. "She is late. That is usually never the case. She has always made sure to be
punctual."
Swordmaiden Commander Sendra Larkinson-Wodin raised her hand. "I think she is about to arrive. Can you feel it? One of our Saints is accompanying our swordmaster."
It was easy to distinguish the identity of the Saint as she approached the conference room. The domain of every ace pilot was unique, and the one belonging to Casella Ingvar made every Larkinson feel as if she could always lead them to victory no matter the circumstances on the battlefield,
As two more won simultaneously stepped inside the secure compartnt, the swordmaster accompanied by her trusty floating greatsword still managed to maintain a strong presence while walking alongside the Saint Commander.
The legion commanders simultaneously rose to their feet in respect to Saint Casella
Ingvar. The most powerful woman in the chamber did not feel the need to issue a verbal response. Instead, she remained silent and took one of the distant side seats, signaling that she did not intend to take the lead in this eting.
That honor was reserved for Ketis Larkinson, who received the patriarch's trust and
appointnt.
The Journeyman and swordmaster confidently strode to the head of the table but declined to take a seat.
Instead, her back remained ramrod straight as she opened the eting right away. "Good morning. All of you know why you are here. The T Institute finally obtained the
certifications for all of the so-called cont certified cultivation thods that our clan
has submitted to the Cultivation thod Departnt of the Red Collective. Just because Ves is in charge of 149 senators doesn't an he gets to call all of the shots. We have to follow the new rules just like everyone else. Luckily enough, the delay has been rather small. Now that we have obtained the RC's seal of approval, we can prepare to offer and teach our own exclusive cultivation thods to our clan. The most important and relevant of them are the thods that are tailored for every ch
legion of the Larkinson Army"
The legion commanders all perked up. This was what they had been looking forward
to for months. They worked together with their patriarch and the T Institute to develop the cultivation thods that would do much to strengthen the unique identities of their own military units.
Ketis knew how important this was for everyone. "Ves is apparently quite good at this,
and the scientists over at the T Institute are not bad either. The Red Collective has not rejected any of our proposed thods, which ans that you can trust their craftsmanship."
That provided a lot of relief to everyone. It was not that they distrusted the works of
their own patriarch, but it was always better to obtain independent verification whenever he developed a radically new invention.
"For now, our focus rests on the auxiliary qi cultivation thods that are especially targeted towards our ch pilots. As far as I have been told, their benefits are the highest for standard ch pilots and expert candidates. If a practitioner is able to
advance to an expert pilot one day, then much of the gains will get subsud by his or her willpower. There is little point for the demigod to practice the auxiliary qi cultivation thod any further as developing your resonance strength will partially yield the sa gains and more. This does not include companion spirits, which can still retain their own independent cultivation. In short, the word 'auxiliary' is there for good reasons. It is a complentary activity, not an objective in itself. If you truly want to go down further in the road of qi cultivation, then I advise you to practice one of the more dedicated options. Do you understand?"
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