Chapter 1032: Conception of a Communication Mythallar, Accelerated Teaching

Just as Xia Duo was preparing to contact the Tower Spirit to ask about Niya's condition, a sound of soft footsteps came from outside the bedroom door.

Hearing this familiar sound, Xia Duo immediately abandoned the intention of contacting the Tower Spirit, for it was no longer needed; opening the door, he saw Niya looking at him with a pretty, startled expression.

"Ah! You haven't rested yet? You startled me!" Niya chided.

Shouldn't that be a question I ask you?

Xia Duo carefully examined Niya's face, and she did not shy away, instead meeting his gaze with a slight blush before whispering: "Why are you looking at me? It's so late, why aren't you resting yet!"

Xia Duo could see that Niya did not seem to know that he had previously projected his soul from the bedroom to the Outer Planes; perhaps Niya thought his attempt to contact the Princess was carried out through some spell or ritual.

Thus, he did not mention this matter, but instead pulled Niya to sit down in the inner room and asked softly: "It is already nearly dawn, and I have already woken up from my sleep; but as for you, why are you up so late?"

When she was first pulled to the bedside by Xia Duo to sit down, Niya had thought something that would make her shy might happen, but she had not expected Xia Duo to only ask these things.

Not knowing if it was disappointment or a sense of relief, she glanced at Xia Duo and then replied:

"I was previously looking at research materials from Giles Tower regarding Magic Web Background Fluctuation, and comparing it to the spell 【Magic Net Background Communication】, I thought of a communication method that is more convenient and widely applicable than the current one, so I wanted to experiment with it and got carried away until now."

"A communication method more convenient and widely applicable than the current one?" Upon hearing this, Xia Duo could not help but become interested and asked hurriedly: "What kind of method is that?"

"Didn't you say there is a kind of net in your hometown that can be used for communication? I thought if we could integrate specific Magic Web Background Fluctuations to form a net covering the entirety of Netheril, and run communication spells on this giant net, not only would the coverage be wider, but the Communication Magic Tools could also be greatly simplified."

Speaking of her own research field, Niya immediately became eloquent, and a luster as brilliant as sunlight burst forth in her eyes.

Such a luster left Xia Duo stunned; people in his hometown often said that a serious man is the most handsome, but is a serious woman not beautiful?

"My fault!"

Xia Duo could not help but sigh in his heart; from Niya's description, it was not hard for him to see that the new communication method Niya spoke of should be an application similar to the communication arrays in 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】.

It was also about networking to lower the barrier for users, but Niya's idea went even further; she did not choose to build a physical foundation for a communication network, but instead chose to build everything within the Magic Net.

It already had the faint flavor of a Mythallar.

Xia Duo looked at Niya in surprise; he knew that Niya possessed extraordinary talent in the field of Magic, otherwise it would have been impossible for her to become an Arcanist at the young age of twenty-something.

But to have a concept similar to a communication Mythallar based on just a single phrase of "communication network," and to have even performed a certain degree of feasibility demonstration, still made him feel somewhat incredulous.

For a moment, Xia Duo did not know what to say; the thought of "my fault" appeared in his mind again. In fact, he should have told Niya long ago that he already had a relatively complete communication array plan.

If he had told Niya the communication array plan in advance, perhaps Niya would not have needed to rack her brains researching something she didn't even like that much.

But now, Communication Magic Tools had already become one of the most important sources of income for the Tower of Time.

Niya hoped that the Tower of Time could continue to maintain its leading position in the field of communication in the future, and so her research direction shifted from the study of Magic Web Background Fluctuation—which was closer to the source—increasingly toward the field of communication.

Of course, from another perspective, Xia Duo also knew that if he had told Niya the communication array plan in advance, Niya might still have gravitated toward the field of communication, but having known about the communication array, she might not have thought of a communication Mythallar.

Even Xia Duo himself, after obtaining the communication array plan in the Projection Plane, had no intention of researching it further; after all, this application was already quite mature.

At the same time, the communication array required physical communication towers, which also aligned with his consistent understanding of communication networks—networks require physical hardware facilities.

This was, in fact, a cognitive bias.

Although a communication Mythallar might not necessarily be better to use than a communication array, this idea of integrating Magic Web Background Fluctuations to form a network itself possessed very profound significance.

From this angle, Xia Duo felt somewhat glad he hadn't said it earlier. However, Niya had now demonstrated extraordinary research ability; considering everything, there were some situations where speaking earlier might be more beneficial.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo could not help but feel excited; he knew that Niya was not only his intimate partner in life, but would also be his most reliable collaborator in the process of exploring Magic.

The time was now approaching dawn; although Xia Duo was excited inside, he did not drag Niya to discuss Magic. He himself was not sleepy, but Niya needed to rest.

After settling her down to sleep, Xia Duo went to the Spell Laboratory alone; regarding what Niya had just said, he already had further thoughts.

Especially after experiencing 【Projection Plane: Cormanthor Birth】, a Mythallar was no longer a secret to him.

If what Niya envisioned was merely a prototype of a Mythallar, then Xia Duo could practically implement it into a concrete Mythallar based on this concept.

Perhaps there really would be a day when a communication Mythallar is realized!

And on the other side, Seventon, Giles Tower.

Bailun's return undoubtedly signaled that the Seven Towers had reached a final result regarding the succession issue of Giles Tower, but whether such a result could be accepted by Kaousi remained a question.

Strictly speaking, before becoming a Great Arcanist, Sikumu's succession did not conform to the customs of the Seven Towers.

Not to mention, Bailun had also temporarily taken over in the past when the successor to Giles Tower did not meet the conditions, despite the premise that the situation at that time was more perilous than it was now.

But in Kaousi's eyes, this might have been Bailun setting a precedent, and he was merely following suit.

Therefore, Bailun, having returned to Giles Tower, after meeting with the Seven Towers Great Arcanist and the various Senior Arcanists of Giles Tower, arranged for Sikumu to be by his side overnight to provide guidance at any time.

"The current situation is already very clear, but if you fail to become a Great Arcanist in ten days, and Kaousi returns from the Green Field Plane, there may still be variables, so—"

"Master, I understand; I will certainly not let you down, nor let Her Highness the Princess down!"

Sikumu's original appearance was that of a young man, but after the Princess's Ascension to Godhood, he gradually changed into his current appearance of around 30 years old.

On one hand, the Seven Towers needed a mature leader; on the other hand, it could also be considered as cutting off certain thoughts.