Although Lloyd had decided to use the Advisor as a front, he first silenced him just in case.
Lest he suddenly start talking in his sleep...
Then, he sent another message:
"Do not help him. Merely bear witness."
"This..."
Jenkins was at a complete loss. 'What could the Supreme One possibly mean by this?'
'Could it be that this powerful individual's near-death state, and even his subsequent recovery, are all part of some ritual? A ritual that needs to be witnessed?'
He had indeed heard that some systems required various bizarre rituals during the later stages of [Transcendence], and a step requiring some form of 'witnessing' was not unheard of.
But this was the first time he'd ever encountered a ritual that started by bringing someone to the brink of death...
'Aren't they worried that a single slip-up, one small accident, could cause an Eighth Tier powerhouse to fall?'
'And... for a powerhouse who's already Eighth Tier to undergo [Transcendence]... wouldn't that mean...'
