Chapter 1105: Returning to Nan Jing and Organizing Memories

Benefiting from a certain special enchantment spell within the Secret Chamber, after Xia Duo settled his mind, he quickly entered a state of focus where he felt no fatigue, hunger, thirst, or need for sleep, until—

"Respected 5th-Level Member of the Arcane Union, Lord Xia Duo, your reading time for this session has ended. Please return the Nether Scroll to its original position and exit promptly."

"So soon?!"

Three days had passed by in the blink of an eye. In fact, if not for the Tower Spirit's reminder, Xia Duo felt he could have kept going for another three days.

However, after the Tower Spirit's reminder, he noticed that the Magic Net Strings, which were countless times denser than in a normal environment, had faintly begun to show some unknown trend of change.

It really was time to leave!

Moreover, having experienced it once before, he understood that even though he didn't feel hungry, thirsty, or tired while inside the Secret Chamber, he would be in for a rough time once he stepped out!

Following the instructions, he returned the Golden Page in his hand to its original place. A trace of reluctance flashed in Xia Duo's eyes, but immediately after, his vision blurred, and he appeared in the Library, standing right at the entrance of the Secret Chamber, just as he had been when he entered three days ago.

Just at this moment, a deep sense of fatigue surged into his heart. At the same time, his head felt somewhat dizzy and nauseous.

However, for a Spellcaster, physical or mental states do not directly affect spellcasting. Compared to the last time when he was almost unable to cast spells after finishing his reading, his state this time was actually quite normal; he could still cast spells normally.

Therefore, there was no need to stay at the Arcane Union for the night this time.

Emerging from the Library, Xia Duo casually pulled a bottle of Elf Fruit Wine from his Dimensional Bag, taking a few sips as he headed toward the Teleportation Room.

After a brief teleportation, he returned to the Tower of Time.

As for the matter of the "Permanent Magic" patent registration, he didn't need to worry about it; he had already asked Iolum to handle it on his behalf while at Kangjienio's Study.

And Iolum had already promised to complete the registration for Xia Duo before the patent application public notice system was introduced, so as to avoid any complications.

……

Tower of Time, Niya's Study.

Xia Duo and Niya sat opposite each other under the Projection Window, with a waist-high tea table between them, each with a steaming cup of Bonu Tea in front of them.

"That is how it happened. In short, I can now claim to be a student of Lord Iolum to the outside world. I suppose this news will also appear in the Arcane Union's monthly publication this month."

"You really are—"

Niya looked at Xia Duo with a face full of surprise, feeling that this matter was somewhat unbelievable, yet it was the truth, leaving her no choice but to accept it.

But then she thought of a question, so she hurriedly asked: "Then what are your plans next? Are you planning to stay in Nan Jing, or head to Seventon?"

"Of course, I'm staying in Nan Jing!"

Xia Duo noticed the slight tension in Niya's eyes, and it wasn't until he said he would stay in Nan Jing that Niya seemed to let out a sigh of relief. Xia Duo couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart.

He leaned forward a bit, reached out to hold one of Niya's hands on the table, and said softly:

"This student status of mine is merely a temporary means of protection granted by Lord Iolum. Even if it is true, Nan Jing remains my home, and you remain my wife."

Hearing the last sentence, Niya felt her cheeks burning hot, and her heart was thumping wildly. At this moment, she hardly dared to look directly into Xia Duo's eyes.

She only lowered her head and murmured, "It's late, time to rest!"

Seeing this, Xia Duo laughed heartily. It was rare to see Niya so proactive, and he naturally wouldn't be unromantic. Amidst Niya's exclamation, he carried her and teleported back to the bedroom.

As for the original plan to organize the contents related to the Nether Scroll, it had already been cast to the back of his mind. In any case, he could perform Memory Retrospection; doing it a little earlier or later wouldn't matter.

……

The night passed without incident.

The next day, when Xia Duo woke up, Niya was no longer by his side. Checking the time, it was already afternoon.

However, the sun could not be seen inside the Tower of Time, and once the light was turned on, it remained constant, so whether it was afternoon or not didn't matter.

Having read the Nether Scroll for three days and then been active all night, he really should have rested more. Recalling the bits and pieces of last night, Xia Duo couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

As usual, he finished his Meditation Training first, and only then did he begin his morning routine at a leisurely pace.

……

Daxia Territory, Lord's Villa, in the Study.

Xia Duo flipped through the various Documents generated by the Territory during his absence, including the meeting minutes of the routine meetings of the Chief Officials of various departments, daily administrative records of various departments, as well as the records of the newly established Security Office and Supervision Group, and so on.

It was still winter when he left. Although the weather had started to warm up now, it was not yet early spring, and the land outside, frozen solid throughout the winter, had not yet thawed.

With the major task of expansion absent, the Territory was actually quite leisurely during this period. Of course, leisurely as it was, there were still plenty of matters.

It was just that compared to the expansion period, most of the winter matters were trivialities, such as the domestic disputes of the residents or someone getting into a fight.

These records were not uncommon in Jibu's Security Officer log; one could even say they appeared frequently, simply because they were idle.

One such incident involved two residents arguing over who knew more characters during a literacy class. The person teaching that class was a Clerk under Laidun, who lacked sufficient authority, and in the end, the two residents even started fighting.

Of course, the final result of that incident was that the two residents who disturbed the public order were each given 10 lashes, and the Clerk was also deducted 1 Small Merit.

Moreover, ever since that incident, Jibu would specifically dispatch security personnel to maintain order whenever there were gatherings where people congregated.

As for other various incidents that arose, the various officials of the Territory were also able to quickly identify the corresponding responsible parties or key factors and promptly make corresponding treatments in accordance with the Territory's regulations.

By the time the official code was promulgated, the Territory's officials would be even more adept in the process of administrative law enforcement.

……

Just as Xia Duo was flipping through the Territory Documents, in his consciousness, the process of his recent exchange with the two Great Arcanists, Kangjienio and Iolum, as well as parts of the content of the third volume of the Nether Scroll, were constantly reappearing.

Information that should be attributed to common sense and passive aspects was quickly assimilated by Xia Duo—accepting what should be accepted, discarding what should be discarded—and using this to transform, or rather update and evolve, his new worldview and cognition.

As for those specific and clear items of Knowledge, they were stripped away and organized separately, turning into concrete plans waiting to be verified and processed, and after the verification and processing were finished, they would be incorporated into his self-cognitive knowledge system.

The former, as well as the first half of the latter, had already been completed after Xia Duo finished the Memory Retrospection and organization process of the past few days.

Only some new plans still needed a little time to be practically verified and processed.

And since most of these new plans were related to the Plane Domain, they could actually be considered updated versions of previous related plans.

Of course, the part of the new content involving the update and evolution of his worldview would also cause some fine-tuning of some of his previous plans.