Chapter 1039: Ioun Stone: Spell Reversal, Luck

Xia Duo has come into contact with two types of spell-reversal magic items: one was the Spell Reversal Ring temporarily granted to him in the Projection Plane: Arcane Empire, and the other was Niya's Mirror of Reversal.

The latter he could borrow to study at any time, but the former was limited by the size of the space at the time, and he was unable to manifest it out of the Projection Plane.

This counted as a regret, neither large nor small.

But now, he had once again obtained a spell-reversal magic item; this purple Ioun Stone would surely bring him a different kind of surprise.

After linking and equipping it in turn, Xia Duo discovered that all open links between himself and the Magic Net had been taken over by this purple Ioun Stone.

In other words, if someone wanted to cast a spell targeting him, the actual recipient of the spell would become the purple Ioun Stone above his head.

Of course, spell reversal also had its limitations; it could only reverse targeted spells that possessed a target. If it were a spell like Fireball or Ice Storm, which lacked a specific target in the sense of spell mechanics, it could not be reversed.

Those were actually considered area-of-effect attacks.

Or if it were a physical attack, regardless of whether the source of the physical attack was magical, Spell Reversal would be powerless.

At such times, what a spellcaster needed most was actually a force field protective spell that offered the best protection against physical attacks.

……

Next, Xia Duo briefly tested the spell-reversal effect of the purple Ioun Stone; everything was in line with expectations, and of course, it was unlikely there would be any surprises.

This was simply because these three Ioun Stones were all unencrypted magic items. Kangjienio sending these three gemstones was, in fact, equivalent to gifting the production methods to Xia Duo.

He had sensed this when he received the gift box yesterday.

Although he hadn't opened it at the time, even through the layer of the box, his Magic Vision could still see countless Magic Net Strings converging at the center of the three points inside the box.

At first glance, they were dense and chaotic, but in reality, they were filled with a full sense of orderly beauty.

With Xia Duo's current magical knowledge, it was not enough to fully understand the specific meaning of it all at once, but at least he could determine that the connection method of these Magic Net Strings had not undergone any encrypted transformation.

And this just confirmed the rumors circulating throughout Netheril regarding Master Kangjienio—a kind elder, willing to mentor the younger generation!

Xia Duo had encountered the magic attached to the blue and red Ioun Stones at the Tower of Time, but spell reversal was the one thing he hadn't.

Niya's Mirror of Reversal was indeed left behind by her great-grandfather, Archmage Savil, but the relevant data, especially the spell details of spell reversal, had not been left behind.

Moreover, that Mirror of Reversal had been encrypted; if future generations did not want to destroy a practical magic item and an ancestral relic, it was basically impossible to crack it.

And now, with this red Ioun Stone, Xia Duo could master a new spell, and the brand-new element units contained within this spell might become the source for him to create new spells in the future.

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Generally speaking, the creation of new spells comes from several sources—

One is accidental discovery (including trial and error and collection).

For example, if one accidentally discovers a usable, practically significant element unit regarding several Magic Net Strings, then a new spell with this element unit as its core might appear.

Secondly, it is through deep study of spell principles, integrating specific element units from existing spells, and combining them according to need into a new spell.

This is the source of most new spells, and in the past, most of the new spells Xia Duo created were through this method.

Finally, there is pure theoretical deduction, which also requires proficiency in spell principles and the essence of the Magic Net.

Starting from a known element unit to deduce; or purely based on experience and intuition, directly proposing a conjecture, and then verifying whether it is feasible, repeating the process.

These three sources of new spells can also be seen as three paths of magic research, and these three paths are not mutually exclusive; they can be fully integrated to achieve higher efficiency.

Choosing theory as the main focus does not mean one must stay entirely in the Mage Tower, refuse all communication with the outside world, or even reject external knowledge, becoming completely immersed in one's own world.

Choosing search as the main focus does not mean one cannot conduct deep research on one's own.

It is just that the magic research of ordinary Mages mostly stops at searching and integration, while those who can reach the theoretical level are basically Arcanists.

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Emerging from the Spell Laboratory, Xia Duo went straight to the top floor and arrived at Niya's Study.

At this moment, Niya was sitting by the window, holding a stack of new paper, her brows slightly furrowed as if pondering some difficult problem. It wasn't until Xia Duo walked close that she noticed him, turned her head, and her eyes suddenly brightened a little:

"Xia Duo, you've come just in time; I have a question I want to ask you!"

Xia Duo glanced at the text on the top page of the stack of new paper in her hand, knowing roughly what she wanted to ask, so he said: "What is the question?"

"The data you gave me says that although the foundation of a Mythallar is on the microscopic Magic Net Strings, its functional architecture is on the macroscopic Magic Net structure. Does this mean that if we can integrate a certain type of Magic Net Background Fluctuation, we could construct a special Mythallar with an extremely wide coverage area?"

"That is the principle, but how to integrate it specifically requires slow research."

Niya nodded, looked up at Xia Duo, wanting to say something but hesitating, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Where did you get this data? I believe that even Giles Tower is unlikely to possess so many details about Mythallars."

"Of course, I got it from the Projection Plane!"

Xia Duo did not hide this, nor was there anything to hide; in any case, as long as he used it, it would be exposed sooner or later.

Nowadays, the Seven Towers also possess certain Mythallar technology; the Mythallar in the Green Field Plane is proof of this. With the Seven Towers standing in front, what did he have to worry about!

Moreover, he was already a Senior Arcanist now; even without the Seven Towers standing in front, he was not very worried. Even if a High Mage were to attack, he had the confidence to repel them.

Furthermore, he had no intention of using Mythallar technology outside yet, just researching it privately.

However, it was also time for the Mythallar Ruins outside the Tower of Time to disappear.

Thinking this, Xia Duo saw Niya looking at him with a strange expression. Xia Duo looked at himself, then looked left and right, somewhat confused, so he asked directly:

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I'm wondering if you have some relationship with the legendary Goddess of Fate. I've been to the Projection Plane a few times, but the best I've ever done was just successfully survive. How is it that you have a harvest every time!"

"……"

Xia Duo was speechless.