As everyone knew, most rituals initiated by a world consciousness or its rules offered some reward simply for participating.
This world's ascension trial ritual was no exception.
From the Silver-Robed Wizard's description and the ritual's format, it was not hard for them to guess its purpose. The world simply lacked sufficient energy, advancement materials, or related [concepts], so the world will had unleashed dungeon monsters and cult apostles to wreak havoc and attack one another. The energy and authority fragments scattered upon their deaths, along with the related concepts generated, would make up what was missing for its advancement.
And in rituals like this, generally speaking, the more one killed, the greater the rewards.
That was also why the gods behind the dungeon and the cults were fully cooperating in creating monsters and apostles. They, too, could benefit from this ritual. The question now was what those benefits would be, and whether the wizards should lend the Silver-Robed Wizard a hand.
Yes, a hand!
In fact, this was the real reason the Silver-Robed Wizard had gathered everyone.
Sharing and discussing knowledge was certainly part of it, but frankly, however unwilling they were to admit it, the other wizards, Isaac included, could contribute little to this project. If the project were truly his only concern, he could have summoned the few most outstanding among them. There was no reason for everyone else to come.
After all, by the fourth tier, most wizards pursued different avenues of research. That was all the more true for a subject like the Great Path, which could not benefit from special rules. Sheer numbers meant nothing; quality was what mattered.
Moreover, although the Spellbreaker Swordsmen had not become a great creation, they had undeniably filled certain gaps in this world's rules. There would certainly be some