Chapter 1122: Code Reader, The Yuanfang Has Arrived

To let the surrounding territory residents see more clearly, Xia Duo even turned to the side to adjust the angle before speaking the keyword to the side of the Code Sculpture's base, which was like a giant wall:

"Code, Land Law!"

It seemed to lag for a moment, and then the familiar voice of the Tower Spirit appeared in Xia Duo's ears:

"Daxia Code, Land Management Law—

"Article 1: In order to strengthen land management, protect and develop land resources, utilize land rationally, effectively protect cultivated land, and promote the sustainable development of the territory's economy, this law is formulated in accordance with the Lord's will.

"Article 2: All land in Daxia Territory, including existing and future land, belongs to...

"..."

Xia Duo listened silently, nodding from time to time. Looking at the text of the code on the base of the Code Sculpture, the Land Law was not on this side, but this did not hinder the Tower Spirit's recitation.

Without listening to the end, Xia Duo began to ask again, but this time he changed his approach:

"Code, I want to ask about the future tax situation of the territory!"

The word "Code" as a keyword to summon the Tower Spirit could not be omitted, but he did not directly ask about a specific law afterward; instead, he inserted the keyword into his inquiry.

Doing this did not cause any identification confusion for the Tower Spirit, and it answered almost the next moment after Xia Duo asked:

"Daxia Code, Tax Collection and Management Law—

"Article 1:...

"..."

This time, Xia Duo listened for a while longer because the side of the Code Sculpture's base he was currently at happened to have the text of the Tax Law.

As he compared it with the text of the Tax Law while listening to the Tower Spirit's recitation, he felt a sense of déjà vu, like using an e-reader.

But unlike an e-reader on Earth, the text of the code on the sculpture's base would not change color according to the Tower Spirit's reading progress; it remained the color of the sculpture's own material.

Although the intaglio characters could be distinguished from the surrounding blue-black walls due to light reflection, they were not conspicuous.

Xia Duo only looked for a while before feeling some eye discomfort. He immediately realized that he must apply a light-colored coating to these text characters, which were not very friendly for reading, to make them stand out.

However, he did not set out to do it right now, but continued to perform further tests:

"Code, the money I hid at home was stolen by my neighbor."

This time, Xia Duo set up a scenario. He knew that the Tower Spirit could understand this sentence and find the corresponding articles in the code, but—

The Tower Spirit replied like this:

"Please go to the Security Office to report the case!"

Xia Duo was not at all surprised by this, because this was exactly what he had set up. In his planning, the Code Sculpture could not replace institutions such as judgment, justice, or investigation; it was only used for legal education.

If any territory residents encountered such a situation in the future and wanted to know the cost of their neighbor's crime, they could continue to ask the Code about articles related to private property, property rights, judgment, and punishment.

Giving the territory residents the opportunity to think and practice for themselves, rather than having the Tower Spirit do everything for them while he only received a momentary emotional stimulus, was entirely Xia Duo's deep care for the residents, not a deception.

After all, the full text of the code was clearly displayed; if he really wanted to deceive them, he wouldn't use such a low-level method.

After a simple test, Xia Duo did not find any serious problems. Everything basically met his previous design requirements. As for some minor flaws, they could be completely resolved before the Code Plaza was built.

Since the Code Sculpture was already usable, Xia Duo felt there was no need to wait until after the land-grant ceremony to open it to the territory residents; it could be opened now.

So he hurriedly contacted Laidun: "Laidun, come to Altar Square."

"My Lord!"

Just a few seconds after the Sending, Xia Duo heard Laidun's voice. Just as he was wondering how Laidun had learned Teleportation, Laidun began to explain:

"My Lord, I just received a notification that you conjured a large sculpture in Altar Square, so I rushed over immediately."

The Government Hall was less than fifty meters away from Altar Square, just a few steps away. Xia Duo nodded to show he understood, then instructed Laidun:

"The method of using the Code Sculpture is about the same as what I told you before. The trigger keyword is still 'Code'. You stay here and teach the territory residents how to use it. There are not many days left this month; make reasonable use of the Code Sculpture to let the residents familiarize themselves with and understand the territory's laws and regulations as soon as possible."

"Yes, my Lord!"

"I trust you to handle this!"

Xia Duo offered a few words of encouragement and was about to leave when he suddenly heard someone shouting "A ship is coming!" on the north side of the square. He stopped in his tracks immediately and looked north. A ship coming here at this time? That must be the "Yuanfang"!

"Laidun!"

"My Lord, any other instructions?"

"It might be that the 'Yuanfang' has arrived. You send someone to the dock to check. If it is, settle the people on the ship, including the slaves, properly."

"Yes."

Afterward, Laidun ordered the Clerk who had called him to the square to go to the dock to check the situation, while he himself gathered a group of territory residents in the square, preparing to introduce the Code Sculpture to them.

Seeing this, Xia Duo did not stay any longer. With him here, it didn't matter to Laidun, but the territory residents might not dare to ask questions.

Before returning to the Tower of Time, Xia Duo flew to a high altitude and looked north. It was indeed the "Yuanfang" without a doubt. From afar, he could even see a few small figures in colorful clothes standing on the bow.

It looked like those people were the Bards he had asked Evans, the owner of "Drunkard's Home" in the Port District, to recruit when he was in Seventon.

East side of the Tower of Time.

Xia Duo landed among some broken walls and ruins. The restoration work on the Magic Net had reached the final finishing stage. This was not the area where the previous eight Arcanists had worked, and the Tower of Time was right next to it, so there were no temporary buildings here.

Aiboke was lying very casually on an Elf lounge chair placed in the ruins, his eyes half-closed and his brows tightly locked, as if he had reached a critical moment.

"I don't know if Aiboke can do it!"

While observing the state of the surrounding Magic Net, Xia Duo broke into a cold sweat for Aiboke. This was the finishing touch of the restoration work. If everything went well, it could all be completed today.

If this Mythallar Ruins had appeared only after Xia Duo obtained the Elf restoration method, then the final stages of restoration would only become easier and easier, but the actual situation was not like that.

It had previously undergone more than a year of restoration by eight Arcanists, so there were inevitably some parts that had been forcibly combed. Therefore, the closer it got to the end, the more obvious these hidden dangers would become.

If handled improperly, it could very likely evolve into a Magic Net Dead Zone.

Of course, that was assuming it was handled improperly.

In fact, a Magic Net Dead Zone was not that easy to appear; the Magic Net itself had a tendency to recover. As long as Aiboke strictly followed Xia Duo's guidance, there was a high probability that the worst-case scenario would not occur.

Otherwise, Xia Duo would not have felt at ease letting Aiboke perform this final step, though worry was still unavoidable.