The possibilities presented by Ves gradually mesmerized the mechers and associates.
Those whose understanding of cultivation science was still shallow had already become eager to try out a complementary new form of cultivation.
Those who possessed a more comprehensive grasp of cultivation science were absolutely floored by what Ves had managed to accomplish!
What Ves presented to them all should have been almost impossible. Even if Ves was able to get it done in one way or another, they expected companion spirits to emerge only after expending extremely rare resources or undergoing an incredibly dangerous life-threatening procedure.
Yet as Ves was done with hyping up all of the real and potential benefits that companion spirits brought to their principals, he began to shock his listeners once again by explaining the logistics of providing them to people.
"I have worked on companion spirits for numerous years." Ves confidently spoke to an audience that looked a lot more attentive and engaged in this closed session than before. "1 have come up with two different ways to impart them to people. The original method is when I operate on an individual in person. This has several advantages and disadvantages. It is easier to add extra strengths and attributes that the recipient does not have before. It also allows me to design and program the appearance, the potential abilities and the growth trajectory of the spirit in advance. Many of my closest subordinates and allies have received this personal service from me and gained considerable boosts that slowly grow over time."
That caused a lot of people to look at Ves with a hungry expression. They probably wanted to contract him to impart him with a custom companion spirit as soon as this session was over!
To be honest, Ves did not want to remain stuck here and create companion spirits one after another for the rest of the duration of this conference.
Exchanging benefits was important, but attending other informative sessions was also important!
This was why he needed to reduce the heat and lower the demand for his personal services. It would be very hard for him to reject so many powerful and influential mechers otherwise.
He raised his palm. "My method has limitations. First off, I cannot impart them on anyone who is too strong for me to operate on their most important inner selves. I am completely unable to do anything to ace pilots because their strong instinctual defenses are too sensitive. I imagine that I am unable to do anything to Master Mech Designers either for comparable reasons. I can only employ this method on a moderately powerful individual. As for children and adults who have yet to display any cultivation talent, I cannot give them a mature companion spirit immediately, but I can plant a seed that they can slowly grow and mature over years. This is what I have done for my children."
There were many implications in his worlds. Ves wondered how many people in the audience understood the hidden meaning of what he had just conveyed.
"This method is also fairly risky and dangerous. It is just as important and critical as installing a cranial implant in your head. I am sure you are familiar with the risks of augmenting your brain. You need to be able to trust that the implant has not been tampered with. You also need to trust the implant surgeons to perform the procedure correctly and without damaging the parts of the brain that you rely upon to excel in your work. The same considerations apply with companion spirits. I do not believe that I have botched this process when I have serviced my previous clients, but I am not a qualified medical professional who possesses any relevant certification and degrees."
That caused a lot of people to look a little less eager now that Ves deliberately portrayed himself as a back-alley doctor!
Ves smiled again. "My original method is incredibly useful to people, but the aforementioned limitations have led me to conclude that it is not suitable for mass adoption. 1 am the only person who can perform this procedure. It is locked to my design philosophy and unique circumstances. My companion spirit also provides a lot of assistance in operating on people's souls. Since it is difficult to replicate my circumstances, I have worked to develop an alternate means of imparting companion spirits that is much more reliable, consistent and replicable."
He gestured towards the surrounding trees. "One of my research institutions has dedicated years of development into this research project. My researchers and specialists have made relatively little progress after a point because we were lacking a critical source that could activate our desired solution. It is only after the Age of Dawn has started that our trees have gained the final factor they needed to make them work. If any of you are perceptive enough, then you should have picked up on the fact that they are constantly absorbing E energy radiation."
The trees might look a little creepy due to their fleshy construction, but Ves found it to be quite good at absorbing E energy radiation. He attributed this to using Titania's former flesh as the main ingredient.
"The companion spirit fruit trees that we have developed and nurtured over the years require ordinary nutrients such as water, compost and gasses, just like any other normal standard tree. However, in order to impart these fruits with the energies needed to create companion spirits, the trees must be subjected to background radiation. The stronger the radiation, the faster these fruits can grow."
One of the Masters in the back couldn't help but ask a question at this time.
"What is the average yield of these trees, Professor Larkinson?"
"I was just getting to that." Ves responded. "None of our trees are very old at the moment. Typical young trees like this can grow a companion spirit fruit to maturity in around 3 months at the current level of background radiation. You can easily shorten this if you find a way to increase the concentration of E energy radiation, although there will likely be diminishing returns. The trees will grow 9 to 21 fruits per cycle. You can either leave the fruits in place to enrich their energy content and produce stronger companion spirits as a result, or you can pluck them right away and use them to augment anyone who meets the requirements."
"What are the requirements of these fruits?"
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