Chapter 1123: Magic Net Oscillation, Stingy Divine Grace

East side of the Tower of Time.

Amidst the broken walls and ruins, Xia Duo stood quietly. Not far away was Aiboke, surrounded by layers of protection, but at this moment, Xia Duo's attention was not on Aiboke, but on the macroscopic structure of the Magic Net.

The final area awaiting repair appeared in the macroscopic structure of the Magic Net as a tiny, inward-reaching depression, much like the shape formed when a sharp object is poked into smooth dough.

Aiboke's only goal right now was to lift that depression; he didn't even need to lift it completely. He only needed to lift it to a certain degree, and the Magic Net's spontaneous recovery trend would gain the upper hand, thereby saving him a considerable amount of work.

In Xia Duo's eyes, Aiboke's operations were cumbersome and clumsy; even after so much practice, he hadn't become much more proficient.

Aiboke's true shortcoming, however, lay in the fact that he could only reach the Seventh Layer of the Magic Net. In the actual repair process, the shallower the level of the Magic Net one contacted, the lower the repair efficiency would be, and the more cumbersome the repair process would become.

This really made Xia Duo anxious just watching it.

However, when repairing, the shallower the level of the Magic Net contacted, the more practical experience one could gain; this was the same principle as why the 【Ascension Trial】 had to start from an Apprentice.

"Whoosh—"

A breeze, blowing from who knows where, suddenly arose and then suddenly vanished. Noticing this, Xia Duo immediately stopped observing the macroscopic structure of the Magic Net, then soared into the air and flew toward the west side of the Tower of Time.

He had overlooked one problem: in the final stage of repair, if no one else had handled it, it wouldn't matter, but if others had handled it and used a forced-combing repair method, the final stage might cause the Magic Net to produce oscillations due to spontaneous balancing.

This oscillation was different from the Magic Web Background Fluctuation that was always present; its intensity was highly likely to be great enough to trigger random Magic.

Its coverage area would, in all likelihood, be the entire range of the Mythallar Ruins!

……

West side of the Tower of Time.

The construction of Code Plaza had also reached its final stage, and the residents were working in groups of three or five, carrying specially made, huge bricks to ram the ground.

At the far west, the part constructed earliest, they were even laying newly designed regular hexagonal floor tiles.

Xia Duo landed in the center of the plaza with a gust of wind and shouted loudly using Spellcasting: "Everyone listen, stop what you are doing immediately. By Working Group, exit the plaza in an orderly fashion toward the west side, and retreat to the west of the Elemental Fountain!"

The residents were stunned for a moment, but then they quickly took action. Seeing this, Xia Duo couldn't help but feel relieved; the scene remained basically orderly, and no stampede accidents occurred.

Of course, this was because these people couldn't see any danger yet, so they could still accept orders relatively rationally. If a pack of hungry wolves came from the east, let's see if they run or not.

"My Lord, may I ask if there is something wrong with the plaza?"

It was only then that Jiefu, panting heavily, arrived late.

"It has nothing to do with the plaza. Don't stay here either; hurry to the west of the Elemental Fountain. Also, take care to reassure the residents; just treat it as a dispatch drill."

……

After staying at Code Plaza for a while and confirming that everyone had evacuated the original Mythallar Ruins area, Xia Duo soared into the air again and flew south.

Part of the Mythallar Ruins area in the south had also been cleared, but most of it had been zoned for farmland. At the moment, the Territory had not fully resumed work, so there shouldn't be anyone staying there.

But for the sake of insurance, Xia Duo still flew a circle over there to avoid any unruly children running over, or Patrols or security officers passing through.

During the flight, Xia Duo did not forget to send a Sending to Jibu, asking him to send a team of security officers to set up a cordon at the boundary of the original Mythallar Ruins.

After finishing the round, Xia Duo returned to Aiboke's side to wait for the final repair to be completed.

……

From a macroscopic perspective, the last relatively obvious depression in the Magic Net's macroscopic structure in this area was pushed up by some force. Subsequently, under the action of the Magic Net's spontaneous balancing mechanism, large swaths of the Magic Net began to oscillate.

Xia Duo closed his eyes; he could perceive this oscillation even with just his skin. Of course, that was as far as he could perceive it using this method.

Perhaps releasing the Protection of his Mage Robe would allow him to perceive more, but he wasn't a masochist. Even with the Bloodline Ability 【Dragon's Magic Resistance】 to resist it, there was no need to treat himself so harshly.

On the contrary, Xia Duo even activated the active Protection of his Crimson Shelter Robe, not only to protect himself but also to protect the robe itself.

As expected, along with the vibration of the Magic Net, a large amount of random Magic appeared, but most of it appeared in the form of elemental Magic, and its intensity was not as high as Xia Duo had previously speculated.

It didn't even reach the 1st Circle level.

Of course, this still caused no small amount of harm to ordinary people.

……

The Magic Net oscillation only lasted for three or four seconds before it quickly subsided. If viewed solely from a macroscopic perspective, one couldn't even tell that the Magic Net here had ever been injured or repaired.

Only at the microscopic level could some traces of repair still be seen from the Magic Net Strings in some areas, but as time passed, those traces of repair would eventually vanish without a trace.

For Xia Duo and for Aiboke, the repair work was considered successfully completed at this point; those few traces of repair were nothing at all.

The Magic Net in the normal external environment was not absolutely calm or absolutely clean to begin with. Using the Magic Net for Spellcasting, even for the simplest Trick, would leave behind residual light; it was just a matter of how long it lasted.

This was actually the process of the Magic Net String's oscillation eventually returning to the background fluctuation.

……

Seeing Aiboke dispel the Protection Spell around him, Xia Duo walked over and said with a smile, "Uncle Aiboke, how was the harvest from this repair work?"

"The harvest is great, but I need time to organize it. Perhaps next year I can also become a Senior Arcanist!"

With just these two sentences, the joy in Aiboke's eyes could no longer be suppressed, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, but then he put away his smile and bowed solemnly to Xia Duo:

"I really have to thank you this time. If it weren't for your guidance, I wouldn't have known that Magic Net repair actually contained such mysteries."

Xia Duo returned the bow and said, "Uncle Aiboke, there is no need for such courtesy. Your strength is the strength of the Tower of Time. I am always happy to do anything that can make the Tower of Time stronger."

Subsequently, Xia Duo changed the subject and said, "By the way, Uncle Aiboke, did you perceive any Divine Grace?"

"I did, but not much. Did you not perceive it?" Aiboke asked in return.

"I did, but it was pitifully little!"

Repairing the Magic Net would earn Divine Grace from the Magic Goddess; Xia Duo had known this for a long time and had indeed perceived it.

So-called Divine Grace was actually a cluster of special Holy Power hidden within the Magic Net, closely related to the area where the Spellcaster stored their Spells.

Whether you wanted it or not, it was there, and you could use it when you wanted to.

It was just a pity that the Divine Grace Xia Duo had obtained from repairing the Magic Net for such a long time could at most be used to add a storage space for one 3rd Circle Spell.

To want to use Divine Grace to reach the tenth layer of the Magic Net, who knew how many more years of Magic Net repair it would take!

It was truly a carrot dangled in front of a mule—visible, but unreachable.

For Xia Duo, before he could save up enough Divine Grace to let him reach the tenth layer of the Magic Net, he would likely have already become a Great Arcanist.

However, for Arcanists who were unable to progress academically, this method was not an alternative way of making progress.