Chapter 1040: Gifts and New Repair Methods

When he first spoke to Niya about his experience of incarnating as an Elf in the Projection Plane, Niya had been completely stunned, but surely that matter had long since passed!

Why was she still making such a fuss?

As it stands, when a Netherese Mage enters a Projection Plane, they can only randomly incarnate into some kind of creature; the probability of incarnating as an Elf is extremely low, and even incarnating as a human is not something that can be achieved one hundred percent of the time.

But in the future, who knows if more controllable Projection Spells might appear?

One must know that even now, there exists an advanced state for an Astral Mage—the Eternal Holy Spirit—which can freely enter and exit the Projection Plane and even bring back real matter from within.

This news was actually told to him by Niya, who said that the Giles Tower had once produced an Eternal Holy Spirit.

It is just a pity that although such an Eternal Holy Spirit gains a nearly eternal lifespan, they lose the most precious thing—freedom—and it is very difficult for them to return to the Main Plane, nor have they gained much improvement in terms of strength.

But regardless, it can be considered a more advanced way of exploring the Projection Plane.

In the future, perhaps there will be even more convenient methods! For example, obtaining information about the Projection Plane in advance, then freely choosing the incarnation target, and finally performing the projection.

It is not even impossible to develop to the point of directly analyzing the essence of the Projection Plane within the Astral Plane—that strange mass of spiritual information!

Of course, Xia Duo also knew that Niya's words just now were mostly a joke. After the joke, he mentioned the Ioun Stone that Kangjienio had given him last night.

"There are three in total; two are above my head, and I intend to give one to you."

"Ah!"

Niya suddenly looked up at the top of Xia Duo's head. Only then did she notice that within the space about a foot above Xia Duo's head, two strange Gemstones were moving in irregular patterns.

"What did you just say? There is one more, and you want to give it to me?"

"Yes."

Xia Duo then took out the box containing the Ioun Stones, took out the red spindle-shaped Ioun Stone, and said pointedly:

"This one provides a bonus to constitution; it doesn't offer much improvement for me, but it is just right for you."

Niya caught the ambiguity in Xia Duo's words. Seeming to think of something, her cheeks couldn't help but feel a little hot. Seeing Xia Duo looking at her with a smile, she hurriedly took the red Ioun Stone, placed it in her palm, and feigned careful observation, though in reality, she dared not meet Xia Duo's eyes.

Seeing this, Xia Duo did not tease her further but simply introduced her to the usage and linking method of this constitution Ioun Stone.

Soon, Niya successfully linked the Ioun Stone and placed it above her head. Afterward, she even stood up, walked a few steps, and tried swinging her arms quickly.

"It's real! I feel my strength has increased a lot!"

Strength does not come from nothing; only when the body is stronger will the strength be greater, though such strength was still slightly inferior for Xia Duo.

In the Study, Xia Duo did not perform any further tests; he would know by tonight anyway.

……

In the following few days, Xia Duo spent his time working on Ascending Ring for spells outside of the 【Anti-Magic Domain】 while calmly waiting for the dust to settle in Seventon.

The one-month deadline for the Seven Towers' resolution was about to end; whether Sikumu would successfully take over or Kaousi would make a strong comeback would depend on these next few days.

Xia Duo expressed close attention to this, but that was all. He had already brought Master Bailun back; if Sikumu still couldn't successfully take over after that, then it would be better to just let Kaousi return.

In fact, even if Sikumu was the successor designated by the Princess, for Xia Duo and Niya, there might be a favor extended from the Princess, but it was ultimately not as close as the Princess herself.

However, all Xia Duo wanted was for the relationship not to deteriorate in the short term; it was best to maintain the status quo. As for the long term, by then he would already be a Great Arcanist and would no longer need to rely on a faction.

By that time, he himself would be the faction.

……

Soon, time reached mid-February, which was already past the Seven Towers' one-month deadline. News from Seventon had yet to arrive, but Xia Duo was not anxious at all, and he didn't even ask anyone to inquire about it.

Becoming a Senior Arcanist had indeed given him immense confidence; no matter what the final result was, he had enough confidence to deal with it.

This day, while researching spell Ascending Ring, Xia Duo went to the Mythallar Ruins outside the Tower of Time to repair the Magic Net, which served to relax his tense brain.

If this were before entering 【Projection Plane: Cormanthor Birth】, it would have been impossible for him to be so relaxed as to treat repairing the Magic Net as a pastime.

The 【Sword of Ruling】 obtained in the Projection Plane contained a vast amount of Magic Knowledge, including the subsequent handling of the Mythallar.

Whether it was repairing, destroying, modifying, or resetting, everything was recorded.

Although repairing the Magic Net was not among them, the Mythallar itself involved the macro-modification of the Magic Net and inherently contained such knowledge.

Combined with the Arcane Fire repair unique to an Arcanist, Xia Duo found a relatively efficient method for repairing the Magic Net, though this method required some techniques from Elven Magic.

For the time being, among the three Arcanists in the Tower of Time, he was the only one who could master it proficiently.

In recent days, he had been coming out to repair the Magic Net almost every day. However, today, just as Xia Duo had set up the Protective Spell and was preparing to deploy Arcane Fire to carry out the repair work, a message suddenly popped up in his Communication Magic Tool—

Laidun sent a message: the codification of the legal code is complete!

Upon receiving such news, Xia Duo immediately gave up on continuing to repair the Magic Net; he didn't care about a day or two anyway, and the new repair method would take several months!

Of course, these several months did not require him to do almost nothing but focus on repairing the Magic Net like the previous eight Arcanists; he only needed to come out when he had free time.

If he really pushed the progress, it could definitely be completed within a month.

……

Today, the Mythallar Ruins were completely surrounded by the Daxia Territory. From the location where he repaired the Magic Net to the Government Hall where Laidun was, it only took Xia Duo a few seconds to arrive.

When he arrived there, Laidun was still holding a Communication Magic Tool produced by the Tower of Time. Seeing the Lord arrive, Laidun immediately bowed and greeted him:

"Lord!"

"No need for formalities. Where is the legal code? Let me see!" Xia Duo said eagerly; he had been waiting for this legal code for a long time.

Of course, he had already seen the general outline of the legal code and was quite satisfied, which made him look forward to the current details of the legal code even more.

"Yes, my Lord, the legal code is here—"

As he spoke, Laidun turned and picked up a thick stack of loose Parchment from the desk behind him. While presenting it to Xia Duo, he explained, "If you find anything inappropriate, my Lord, it can be modified at any time."

"Hmm."

Xia Duo took the Parchment and weighed it; it was quite heavy. However, the Tower of Time's new (Wood Pulp Paper) was already close to being self-sufficient. Once the situation outside stabilized, it could be used extensively for office and educational matters within the Territory.

In the long run, even the paper for Magic Scrolls might be replaced by Wood Pulp Paper, and even the Magic Scrolls themselves might be replaced by new things. (Cheap Spellbook)