Sylutia had originally planned to ask around at the Association in White Stone Citadel about the best way to advance to the Second Order, while also planning her Class for the Third Order so she could prepare in advance.
Each time she advanced, her Fate Card gained different abilities and effects depending on the method she used.
For example, if she had chosen to advance using a Swan Orchid at the First Order, she would have gained the Swan Orchid's ability to purify the environment. By advancing through the Dew Prayer Technique, she had gained "Natural Perception" instead.
This was an important way of acquiring new abilities, so many people were relatively cautious when advancing.
But things never went quite as planned. Sylutia hadn't expected alfalfa to be so easy to cultivate. The vast sea of alfalfa flowers, with its countless clusters of "First Order · Emerald Nectar" Alfalfa Purple Flowers, had brought such enormous feedback that there was no way for her to suppress her advancement. The blooming Alfalfa Purple Flowers had pushed her straight into the Second Order, and all the abilities and effects in her Fate Card had improved along with her. Even the Blossom Method had resonated during the process and advanced by an entire stage.
Afterward, she stood before the sea of flowers, feeling conflicted. She was delighted to have advanced, but also somewhat helpless. Fortunately, she wasn't the type to dwell on things. Before long, she slowly accepted the situation.
Oh, well. Alfalfa isn't so bad. Advancing through a trial of the Law of Three Phases was even better than advancing by ordinary means, and it gave her a much more solid foundation.
There were many ways to raise one's Aspect Power rank. The method that gave the weakest foundation was "advancement by bestowal":