Aiwass actually didn't know the specific process of the advancement ceremony.
This is mainly because the official has not made a dream world map, so the player's experience when advancing is incomplete. Among those required ritual materials, only a few are slightly more expensive, and the rest are just extras.
As long as you gather all these materials, you can open a copy.
Before level 50, the advanced ceremony opens the door and you have to queue up for a nine-person dungeon, with only one position for each path. Then these nine people enter the door without fighting any monsters, and directly fight a random BOSS that is quite easy to fight.
After completing the level, all players will randomly determine whether they have passed the level. The higher the level of the level, the greater the probability of failure. Without using additional materials to increase the success rate, the number of people who pass the level during a full moon will be twice as many as during a new moon.
At the beginning, the success rate was quite high. When advancing from level 9 to the second level, six out of nine people could pass it, and even in the New Moon dungeon, three people could successfully advance. But as the level went up, it became increasingly difficult to advance. When advancing from level 49 to level 50, only the Full Moon dungeon had a guarantee of at least one person passing it. It was even possible that all nine people would fail to advance in the New Moon dungeon.
The players are used to it.
It's like not being able to get the card out when drawing it. It's considered normal.
Starting from level 59, subsequent advanced books will be difficult single-player books.
In version 6.0, the level cap of most paths was opened to level 85. Authority, Balance, and Wisdom were opened to level 90 first, and other paths were unlocked in sequence later. The last level from level 89 to level 90 was so difficult that even though the level cap was opened to level 90, most players were stuck at level 89. Only a few big guys who worked hard, spent money, and had a lot of money could really reach the maximum level.
It is estimated that only after the level cap of 90 of all nine paths is opened, the difficulty of passing the previous paths will be specially lowered.
This is what the official did when the level cap was opened to 80.
However, although Aiwass didn't know how NPCs advanced, he at least understood one thing.
That is, when the NPC advances to level 50, it must also match nine people of the same level but different paths in the dream world. If nine people are not gathered, the ceremony cannot be established - of course, the low-level advancement ceremony will definitely be able to gather enough people.
If they can gather together, they will first grab the nine people closest to them. If they cannot gather together locally, they will go to a farther place to grab one or two people, so as to keep the distance between the nine people as short as possible.
According to the explanation of the advancement ceremony in the mystical texts of the Path of Beauty, the advancement ceremony is "the full moon prospers together, and the new moon decreases together."
According to the speculation of the big players, maybe PVE is played on the full moon day, and PVP is played on the new moon day. This can also explain why the success rate of the ritual is higher on the full moon day.
And tomorrow is a full moon, which is a copy that requires a certain degree of cooperation.
That is to say, tomorrow Aiwas will enter the dream world as the "Path of Devotion", while Sherlock will enter the Path of Wisdom.
The people of the Path of Balance and the Path of Authority should all be from Avalon. It is hard to say where the advanced people of other paths come from.
On the other side, after Sherlock and Oswald exchanged pleasantries for a while, they began to talk about business.
This thin man with a lazy look and who seemed to care nothing about anything took out a book with a dark cover from his arms.
Sherlock turned the book upside down with the title facing downward and handed it to the old butler, saying casually, "I came here just to bring something to Aiwass on behalf of Mr. Kent."
"It's such a small thing. I thought it would be done by that little girl with no sense of time."
Oswald apparently remembered the incident in which Haena was two hours late.
He handed the book to Aiwass, without even reading the name of the book.
This was Oswald's respect for his masters as a butler - since the book was a gift from the Inspectorate to Aiwass, he would not read it.
Aiwass took the book, turned it over and looked at the title.
"Shepherd's Tantra".
It was also a tantric book, but he had no impression of its contents.
But in terms of format, it should be an ancient skill dedicated to the Tao...
That's a pretty good reward, Aiwass thought.
It's better to say that it's too rich - the ancient skills that can be called "Secrets" are at least at the level of the church's sacred skills. When Sherlock helps the Supervisory Bureau solve a big case, the Supervisory Bureau will give him a secret book of the path of wisdom.
… It’s just such a simple low-level copy, and you guys gave me such a good reward
Or you can just give me a beating. I feel a little uneasy holding this thing.
"Please open the book first, Mr. Aiwass. Make sure you can open the book normally."
Sherlock's expression was calm and his tone was low. Just like a government employee working overtime, he revealed a sense of indifference as if doing his job. "If you can't open this book, I will take it back to the Inspectorate. Mr. Kent will give you another secret book that can be opened."
Upon hearing this, Aiwass flipped through it roughly.
When I found that I could indeed open it, I didn't pay attention to its contents and closed it and placed it on my lap.
When Sherlock saw that Aiwass had confirmed it, he gently took off his hat.
"Hello, Mr. Aiwass."
Speaking faster than before, Sherlock relayed as a matter of routine: "Mr. Kent plans to hold a commendation meeting next Thursday. The venue is the White Shoes Club in the Red Queen District, and the time is 5:30 in the evening. There will be a dinner after the commendation meeting.
"The purpose of this commendation meeting is to commend outstanding inspectors who have made outstanding contributions to eradicating evil in the name of the Queen, and to summarize the important events of this quarter. Mr. Kent invites you to attend. The General Inspectorate will present you with a Crystal Cross Medal."
Hearing this, Aiwass reacted immediately.
—The Supervisory Bureau wanted me to do something for them, and they gave me a deposit in advance because they were afraid I would regret it.
Is there anything recently that Aiwass can and must help with
I'm afraid the only thing that happened is that Aiwass was reported in the newspaper today.
He independently solved such a big case, personally shot and killed dangerous wanted criminals, and even found and cleared a meeting point of the Noble Red Society on Glass Island... The premise that he became a "hero" and a "celebrity" was based on the incompetence of the Supervisory Bureau.
After closing down the Pelican Bar and conducting an in-depth investigation along this clue... The Supervisory Bureau could easily find that this was a transnational black market that had existed in Glass Island for a long time. Even those who were not extraordinary people would often buy some contraband from here, and even exchange top-secret intelligence here.
If they can follow this line of investigation, not to mention small matters like demonologists and banned books on illegal paths, they might even uncover major cases such as smuggling, espionage, and treason.
But on the other hand, if they really started investigating directly along the clue of the Pelican Bar... that would be tantamount to slapping themselves in the face.
Such an important base had been under their noses for so long without being discovered by the Supervisory Bureau. Instead, it became an almost open secret among the civilians and an important market for people to trade illegal items. In the end, this secret was even discovered by a college student who was not a serious extraordinary person and a cripple in a wheelchair.
Then the Supervisory Bureau might be in trouble.
So what Director Kent meant was that he hoped to express his position - as long as he could mention it at the commendation meeting, "I found out that the matter of the Pelican Bar was related to the Supervisory Bureau", it would be enough.
For this purpose, he even gave Aiwass a very valuable secret book.
Moreover, by accepting the book, Aiwass had accepted the commission.
This means that Director Kent owes him a favor.
So, Aiwass thought about it and showed a fox-like, malicious and happy smile.
"—supervisory personnel?"
He pretended to be confused, but he believed that both Sherlock and Oswald could understand what he meant: "But I'm just an ordinary person. I'm even a student in school."
Sherlock really understood what Aiwass meant.
"That's no problem."
He said without hesitation: "You are not an official inspector, but even a student can become a consultant to the Inspection Bureau. Just like me, you are listed in the Inspection Bureau in name only. And there will be no substantive tasks. You only need to show that you are also a member of the Inspection Bureau at critical moments. If you are interested in any incident and want to participate in the investigation, you can also join as a consultant."
Sherlock spoke very fluently, and he was obviously reciting Director Kent's original words.
As Sherlock's advisor, he was able to make such a promise directly to Aiwass. It was obvious that Director Kent had considered that Aiwass would have such a reaction before Sherlock left.
It should be the Director, who had asked Haina in advance about Aiwas's character, abilities, and what he was going to do.
When he realized that Aiwass was a smart man and not easy to fool, he immediately arranged more substantial benefits for Aiwass.
"Mr. Kent's exact words were, 'This is a reward for your bravery and also an advance payment for your participation in the ceremony.'
"Of course, if you really don't want to attend, that's fine. You can still accept the book. I can refuse Mr. Kent for you."
Charlotte put her hat back on and pushed the brim down.
"—So, what's your answer?"
"Of course I agree. Please tell the Director that I will attend on time."
Aiwass smiled gently but never mentioned the book "Shepherd's Secret Sutra".
It was not until then that he truly understood the weight of his identity.
Today, he is no longer an illegal player without a backstage... He is Aiwas Moriarty.
When James was still alive and Avalon had not been destroyed, no one could take credit for his achievements. No one could use him as a tool. As long as they wanted Aiwass's help, they had to exchange benefits with him and could not take what they had and not spit it out.
And then, Aiwass immediately realized another thing:
—Good boy.
It turns out that when I was a player, these people secretly took so many things from me!