Sword God in a World of Magic

The next person that stepped forward from the Council was a middle-aged woman with blue hair and a steely gaze.

"What are the requirements for the Bloodline Infusion, who can perform it, what is necessary, and how much does it cost?" she asked.

The Dean answered all her questions in detail.

Someone had to be at the Peak Soldier Stage, a couple of people could perform it, it needed a fitting beast and someone to do the procedure, and the cost was based on the time invested and the materials.

The woman's expression didn't change. She still looked with a cold and steely gaze at the Dean.

"Can it be performed on more powerful warriors?" she asked.

"That requires more testing," the Dean answered. "Until now, I could only focus on the Peak Soldier Stage since that is the most optimal spot to transition. However, I estimate the probability of success regarding performing the Bloodline Infusion at General Stage warriors to be above 90% and for warriors at the Commander Stage to be at around 60%."

"What about the True Path Stage?" the woman asked.

"I'm uncertain, but I believe the chances to be very low due to the special properties of the True Path Stage," the Dean answered. "The more powerful a warrior becomes, the more unique and developed their path. It is easy to find a beast for someone weak and young, but it is difficult to find a fitting beast for someone that has created their own True Path."

"Have you done testing regarding the potential increase of power by consumption of living matter filled with Mana?" the woman asked.

The warriors looked away with discomfort.

"Not yet," the Dean answered. "I wanted the first batch to be free of any potential corrupting influences, but I plan on testing that aspect later."

The woman's expression still didn't change, and she looked at the Dean for about two more seconds.

"No more questions," she said as she stepped back.

The group of warriors looked in surprise at her.

They had expected her to also argue against the Dean, but she hadn't said anything negative about the Procedure.

However, Shang, Duke Whirlwind, and the Dean noticed her approach.

While the first person had argued about ethics and philosophy, she had come from an efficiency and profitability standpoint.

She had asked all these questions in hope of finding a target.

If something regarding the Procedure were very costly, difficult to obtain, or difficult to perform, she would have had some leverage to minimize the support.

ban the entire thing, her goal had been smaller.

Procedure was nearly perfect. It was relatively

to argue without any facts backing

to embarrass herself

"Next," King Skythunder said.

a rather young man who seemed to be

Infusion be performed on Apprentices?" he

and as long as their minds are still below the

the

the beast has to win the war," the Dean answered. "If the mind is

we were to use a Peak Soldier Stage beast as material, the biological matter of the beast would die. If we were to use a Mid General Stage beast as material, the power of the beast would be too overwhelming, and the body probably wouldn't be able to remain in its

of the beast, and the body has to be at the same level as the Stage of the beast," the Dean explained. "As for everything after that, it doesn't matter. As soon as the Bloodline Infusion has worked, the person could

frowned and looked to the side

obviously didn't

said as he

a fan of the Procedure, but the first two people had already used nearly every argument. There was

wanted to see if he could make use of the

"Next," King Skythunder said.

hair stepped forward, but instead of looking at the Dean, she

specifics. I think we have some use

snorted in disgust, but she didn't

"I don't plan on

you," she said with a smile. "No

against the Procedure.

"Next," King Skythunder said.

Council

to the others, she didn't even

difference to the outcome of the discussion,"

Silence.

to the Archduke on

simply come to me with this matter," she said

Whirlwind had a guilty expression on his face. "I must apologize. Next time,

knew

only sighed again and

their opinion," King Skythunder said, "I can finally announce my

Council Members reacted

all knew that this had been a hopeless