According to Su Mo's explanation, while the Extreme Version refining method was useless for Erica, it was practically a god-tier skill for everyone else.
This accelerated cultivation experience package only cost nine hundred and ninety-nine, which was incredibly reasonable.
If they weren't so broke, they probably would have already bought both of the items Su Mo had for sale.
After the initial shock wore off, everyone, including Erica, turned their attention to the last item Su Mo was selling.
[Erica: "What does the last item, Greater Source Mana Refinement: Transcendence Version, do?"]
[Erica: "It sounds really powerful just from the name."]
[Erica: "@Master Su Mo."]
[Rin Tohsaka: "Yeah, although my magic skills aren't great, any technique involving Greater Source Mana must be extraordinary!"]
[Kanae: "I don't understand, but it sounds amazing."]
[Xiao Yuan: "+1."]
After repeating what was said, Xiao Yuan casually checked the price of the item.
Immediately, she let out a gasp.
[Xiao Yuan: "Wait! Am I seeing things?!"]
[Xiao Yuan: "This thing that Big Brother finally comprehended actually costs ten thousand Points to buy?!"]
[Rin Tohsaka: "What?! Ten thousand Points? Even if I sold my father, I couldn't afford that!"]
After verifying that Xiao Yuan hadn't miscounted the zeros, the young Rin also couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise.
If nine hundred and ninety-nine Points represented what they could accumulate through long-term check-ins, then ten thousand Points were something they could only dream of.
Even Erica, the strongest and wealthiest among them, might not be able to afford such an item.
[Erica: "Ten thousand Points... this isn't the price of a First Rank item anymore."]
[Erica: "Su Mo Master... no, Su Mo Grandmaster! What exactly did you comprehend to create something of this level!"]
Having experienced it earlier, they were now utterly convinced that the chat group's shop prices reflected the true value of the items.
If that was the case, the ten thousand Point price tag must represent genuine worth.
Erica couldn't understand how a mana refinement method could be optimized and upgraded to reach such a price point.
This was even comparable to the Saint-level magic, Divine Annihilation Privilege, she had previously listed for sale.
It was already a hundred times better than the basic version she offered.
Seeing everyone's inquiries, Su Mo's reply was very concise.
[Su Mo: "Although the Greater Source Mana Refinement is more difficult than the Lesser Source, it has a significant advantage in storage capacity and power, and both can be mastered simultaneously."]
[Su Mo: "As a mage, you should know that True Ether has several times the advantage over Ether in terms of improving the power of magic."]
[Su Mo: "There's no need to elaborate on this level of advantage."]
For Su Mo, this was a question that was so simple it didn't even need to be asked.
But what he didn't expect was that after hearing this, the group fell into an eerie silence once again.
A few seconds later, Xiao Yuan hesitantly raised her hand to ask a question.
[Xiao Yuan: "So, big brother... what do Greater Source, Lesser Source, Ether, and True Ether mean?"]
[Kanae: "I also want to ask. It seems I'm not the only one who doesn't understand."]
[Kanae: "Mr. Su Mo, could you explain?"]
[Erica: "Same here."]
Su Mo wasn't surprised by Xiao Yuan and Kanae's reactions. Both were fresh to magic and likely lacked basic theoretical knowledge, so not understanding was normal.
However, he didn't expect Erica to ask such a basic question.
[Su Mo: "?"]
[Su Mo: "Anyone else, I'd understand, but you're a Grand Knight-level magical genius! How can you not know this basic knowledge about mana?"]
Seeing Su Mo's extremely surprised expression, Erica from the Campione world shrank her head, suddenly feeling like she was being scolded by a tutor back in her school days.
Usually so proud and arrogant, she was momentarily at a loss for words under Su Mo's questioning.
But recalling the education she had received, she replied, a little委屈.
[Erica: "But we really never learned it!"]
At this moment, Rin Tohsaka chimed in.
[Rin Tohsaka: "I've heard my father talk about the difference between Greater Source and Lesser Source."]
[Rin Tohsaka: "Lesser Source refers to each magician's own body. Converting one's life force into mana is Lesser Source mana."]
[Rin Tohsaka: "Greater Source mana refers to the mana provided by the planet. However, it seems our planet's Greater Source has declined since the end of the Age of Gods."]
[Rin Tohsaka: "As for True Ether, I don't know much about it."]
Surprisingly, Rin Tohsaka's theoretical knowledge was much more solid than Erica's.
[Xiao Yuan: "Rin-jie-jie is so amazing!"]
[Kanae: "I don't quite understand, but I'm learning!"]
[Erica: "So that's what it means!"]
Watching everyone's reactions, Su Mo pondered for two seconds and immediately understood.
"The mages of the Type-Moon world are more like scientists, preferring to study the theory behind power, with actual combat taking a secondary role."
"The mages in the Campione world are actually religious believers, similar in style to the Holy Church. They prioritize practical combat and action, not theory."
One is an academic faction, the other a practical one, so the differences in style are naturally huge.
For Erica, there's no need to study any theory. She just needs to follow her usual path to advance.
No wonder their Copper-Black Cross's mana refinement method is so crude. Compared to them, as long as it works, that's enough.
After figuring this out, Su Mo explained it in simpler terms.
[Su Mo: "Miss Rin is right. Generally speaking, Lesser Source mana comes from one's own life force, while Greater Source mana comes from the ambient spiritual energy. More accurately, it can also be called the Dragon Veins of the earth, or the breath of the planet."]
[Su Mo: "All powers refined based on one's own life force or mental energy, whether mana, spiritual energy, or Cursed Power, can basically be attributed to Ether."]
[Su Mo: "All natural powers based on nature, planets, and even the universe can be attributed to True Ether."]
[Su Mo: "With your limited knowledge, it's hard to grasp the difference between the two."]
[Su Mo: "But, if I were to explain it in a way you're familiar with, one manifestation of True Ether is what you might call... Divine Power!"]
As soon as he said this, the group was shaken again.
"Divine Power?"
Neither Kanae nor Xiao Yuan could have imagined that Su Mo's theory would relate to the gods.
Seeing Su Mo mention the power of the gods so casually, they didn't know how to react.
Rin Tohsaka, who possessed a basic understanding of magic, was slightly better than the other two, but only slightly.
The most important setting in the Type-Moon world is mystery.
After the Age of Gods ended, there had been no news of gods on Earth. Forget gods; even a fantasy creature with a history of a thousand years of mystery would be fought over in the current world of magecraft.
And now, judging by Su Mo's words, he could actually replicate the power of a god?
Oh my god, isn't this newbie a bit too outrageous?
Even Erica, who had been educated in divine knowledge since childhood and knew that many gods had descended upon the world, was stunned for more than ten seconds after hearing Su Mo's words, not to mention the young Rin.
After regaining her senses, her breathing immediately became rapid.
[Erica: "Master Su Mo, do you mean that this Greater Source Mana Refinement method will allow us to grasp divine power?"]
She couldn't help but ask excitedly.
The previous Master version of the mana refinement method had already allowed her strength to increase several times, almost reaching the peak of a Grand Knight.
If she could continue to master the use of Divine Power, her strength would undoubtedly leap directly to the Paladin level, reaching the Second Rank.
Perhaps even, she could reach the point of briefly clashing with a god, or even slaying one!
Thinking of this, and having never truly faced the might of an Unruly God, with a Godslayer fantasy still in her heart, she couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
As for Su Mo's words about her inadequate knowledge, she completely ignored them.
It wasn't shameful to be unable to keep up with a master like him in terms of knowledge.
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