Chapter 123 Interference in Promotion
Through enchantment spells, he twisted and cut his own mind, and built a cocoon to restrain himself.

Then, he modified his own memory, dividing his severed mind into two halves, one half floating on the surface and the other half sinking into the darkness.

Use the pure and kind side as the surface mind to face the cocoon full of malice that you have built for yourself, using it as a catalyst to speed up the output of negative energy. Use the chaotic and evil side as the deep mind and storage device to absorb negative energy and continue to grow.

This is the fundamental reason why Sophia was able to quickly advance to become a third-ring spellcaster.

However, the hidden dangers of this method are also quite huge.

In the case of absorbing only negative energy, Sophia's surface mind not only did not grow, but, due to the persecution she suffered in the cocoon, her surface mind even became weaker.

However, the deep mind absorbs a large amount of negative energy and grows and expands rapidly.

Therefore, for Sophia at present, the negative energy she absorbs represents her chaotic and evil side, which is far stronger than the simple and kind side she disguises.

This means that once Sophia ends this mental split and reconnects her upper mind, the powerful deep mind may easily cover the surface mind, making Sophia a complete villain, like the murderous "Princess of Conviction" in Roland's previous life's game plot.

However, Hela's arrival and active closeness interrupted Sophia's plan.

According to the arrangement of the meditation room, Sophia intends to abandon the surface mind, take the deep mind as the main body, and use extreme negative energy to forcibly complete the promotion to the fourth ring.

However, Hela made friends with her surface mind and took the initiative to teach Sophia the knowledge of positive energy.

The balance between positive and negative energy in the body meant that Sophia's plan to break through with extreme negative energy had a loophole.

In order to avoid too much contact with Hela, which would cause the plan to fail completely, Sophia's deep mind resurfaced, and she began her promotion to the fourth ring ahead of schedule, carrying the negative energy accumulated over the years.

Roland sat on the sofa, casually glanced at Hayes beside him, and spoke.

"I think if she just wanted to rescue her mother, she wouldn't have to take such a risk."

"I think, compared to a new, dispensable fourth-ring spellcaster, perhaps a new seventh-ring spellcaster is the real solution. What do you think?"

Looking at Roland who looked nonchalant, Hess smiled bitterly and responded.

"Indeed."

He was silent for a moment, then spoke to Roland pleadingly.

"Please show mercy."

Roland nodded slightly, smiled, and said.

"Don't worry, nothing serious will happen to her."

After saying that, Roland looked at Hela beside him and asked.

“Hela, any ideas?”

"Ok?"

Hela showed a puzzled expression on her face and looked at Roland hesitantly.

"What do you think will be the result of Sophia's promotion?"

Roland smiled and gave Hela several options without any riddles.

"What kind of Sophia do you like?"

"She failed to get promoted, and she is exactly the same as before"

"She is pure and kindhearted, with her surface mind swallowing up her deep mind."

"She is a chaotic evil whose deep mind devours her surface mind."

"Or is it that she has recovered her normal mind after her deep layers have been mended?"

"Whichever one you like, I can satisfy you."

Hela was stunned. Although she knew Roland's extraordinary specialness as she learned more and more, she really didn't expect that Roland could influence or even decide the result of Sophia's promotion.

Hearing the choice Roland gave, Hela hesitated and spoke hesitantly.

"Which one is the real her?"

"They are all the same, in essence, they are just different in personality after being promoted. However, if you want the real Sophia, it may be a little troublesome, but it is not impossible."

Roland thought about it and continued.

"But if that's the case, I can't guarantee what Sofia will think of you."

In the final analysis, both the surface mind and the deep mind are part of Sophia. No matter who wins or loses, or if it ends in a draw and they reintegrate, it will only affect Sophia's future character, whether she is kind or evil, or relatively neutral. In essence, Sophia is still Sophia.

Hela's request is that Sophia's personality should not change, which is relatively troublesome. Roland needs to find a way to balance Sophia's surface and deep mental strength, and then reintegrate them to reduce the impact on her personality.

Hearing Roland's answer, Hela was obviously a little confused. After hesitating for a while, she looked at the silent Hess beside her.

As Sofia's current guardian, perhaps it would be more appropriate for him to make this decision?

After being looked at by Hela, the silent Hess also gave his own suggestions.

"If possible, let her return to her original state."

After hearing what Hayes said, Hela looked at Roland again.

"Decided?"

Roland raised his eyebrows slightly and stood up from the sofa.

"Ah."

Hela nodded.

"Okay, wait for my good news."

After saying this, Roland walked towards the meditation room.

Under the surprised gaze of Hess and curious gaze of Hela, Roland's body gradually faded away. He simply ignored all magic arrays, elements, and energy and walked into the meditation room.

Where Hess couldn't see, Gray Crow was being held in Roland's right hand with a helpless look on his face.

Roland forcibly borrowed its talent for virtualization.

In the virtual state, Roland quickly walked in front of Sophia.

Looking at Sophia, who was already dominated by her deep mind, Roland stretched out his right hand and injected magic power into the ring on his right finger.

Roland dared to make the guarantee, naturally because of this ring, the Crown of Domination that he snatched from the Lich King.

Although the Crown of Domination was incomplete and did not restore much energy, as a legendary equipment, even if it was just a fragment, the Crown of Domination could be used in many ways in Roland's hands.

Roland extracted a small portion of the blessing stored in the space bracelet and the high priest's staff, and then injected it into the Crown of Domination to provide energy for his subsequent micro-manipulation.

Then, Roland placed his right index finger on Sophia's forehead and began micromanipulation.

Negative energy is exactly what the Crown of Domination excels at. Roland only needs to extract most of the negative energy stored in the deep mind so that the surface mind can regain the power to resist and will not be killed by the deep mind accidentally.

Then, use the Crown of Domination as a filter to slowly convert the stored negative energy into pure energy, distribute it to the surface and deep mind according to the battle situation, and guide Sophia to actively bridge her mind.

As for Sophia's original plan? Roland didn't care.

Sophia had better follow Roland's guidance. Otherwise, Roland would not mind threatening her directly, for example, "You don't want the Truth Council to know your plan, do you? Or, you don't want anything to happen to Hayes or your mother, do you?"

Of course, if even threats were useless, Roland still had a final resort. He could rely on the power of the Crown of Domination to ignore her wishes and forcibly stitch her mind together like a ghost. The worst result would be that Sophia would be a fool for a year or two.

(End of this chapter)