Chapter 1133: Reprimand and Speculation

"My lord, this really is the Weave String Materialization I researched. The previous subsidy application Document was just written haphazardly because I was worried it wouldn't pass."

"The reason I brought this Weave String Materialization to see you this time is also because I want to obtain more support from the Tower of Time."

"Is this how you go about seeking support?"

Xia Duo pointed at the elemental chaos that was gradually subsiding within the office and questioned him.

At the same time, he had already thought of something he had previously overlooked, which was the office itself.

It stored a large amount of Document data from the Material Department. Now, it was ruined; even if it wasn't all destroyed by the Elemental Burst, at least nothing would be left near where the strange thread had finally come to rest.

He didn't know if the Tower Spirit had backups of those materials; if not, Saixili would have a lot to keep her busy later.

Moreover, Daiwei, that guy, had brought such a dangerous thing to the Material Department. If Xia Duo had arrived half a minute later, Saixili might have suffered.

Even if Daiwei might have given a warning in advance, given Saixili's Permission Level in the Tower of Time, she could neither order the Tower Spirit to deploy heavy Protection nor teleport instantly.

Relying solely on the passive Protection within the Tower of Time and the Protection of the Magic Items on her person, it would be difficult to withstand an Elemental Burst of that magnitude.

Of course, she could have fled the office, but from the moment Daiwei threw that strange thread until it finally triggered the Elemental Burst, it was only a matter of a few seconds.

This office was not small; she might not have been able to escape in time.

At the same time, without Xia Duo's order for the Tower Spirit to deploy heavy Protection, the remaining Document data in the office would likely all be destroyed.

Of course, compared to the loss of personnel, the loss of inanimate objects was secondary.

Facing Xia Duo's questioning, Daiwei's lips trembled; he seemed to want to explain, but in the end, he couldn't say anything.

"The Tower of Time is a place that values order and rules. If you want to obtain more support from the Tower of Time, you should value the subsidy application Document more, rather than playing these little tricks!"

Xia Duo's words were stern. Although he usually appeared very approachable, he was, after all, an Arcanist and, furthermore, Niya's husband. From the series of events since he led the transformation of the Tower of Time, he had already become the true leader of the Tower of Time.

Being reprimanded face-to-face by someone with such status, Daiwei, who had originally harbored some small ulterior motives, immediately buried his head deeply, and his body couldn't help but tremble:

"My lord, this is all my fault! I shouldn't have failed to value the subsidy application Document, I shouldn't have brought dangerous goods to the Material Department, and even more so, I shouldn't have tested you, my lord!"

"Hmph!"

Xia Duo let out a cold snort, but he did not continue to reprimand him. Instead, he remained silent for a moment before continuing: "Since you know you were wrong, do you know what you should do next?"

"I know, I know. After returning the subsidies I illegally obtained, I will resubmit the application Document. I will also accept any punishment from the Material Department, the Personnel Department, and others!"

Daiwei's tone was very sincere. Xia Duo did not want to use mind Magic to probe him, so he just took this as Daiwei's true thoughts.

He was still very tolerant toward talent, and even encouraged him:

"In my hometown, there is a proverb that says, 'There is nothing better than correcting one's mistakes.' I believe that with this lesson, you will also become a better version of yourself!"

However, before leaving, Xia Duo added, "I allow the existence of unwritten rules in the Tower of Time, but no unwritten rule should be premised on hindering normal order and normal rules!"

After speaking, he ignored the complex-looking Daiwei and teleported away.

Xia Duo certainly wanted to know the details of the Weave String Materialization, but the meat was already cooked in the pot; he didn't need to appear so impatient, lest Daiwei become arrogant and emboldened by his favor.

In fact, even now, Xia Duo still harbored doubts about the Weave String Materialization. Perhaps Daiwei had just discovered a special way to store energy, rather than any Weave String Materialization.

As for what it actually was, once Daiwei's subsidy application Document was submitted, he would be able to make a rough judgment.

But before that, Xia Duo still had to use the Tower Spirit to understand the energy consumption of the David Research Laboratory.

An Intermediate Mage had produced an 8th Circle Spell at the level of an Archmage; how did he manage that?

The level of the Magic Net that an Intermediate Mage could access was at most the fourth layer (the fifth layer was for High Mages). Although Daiwei had not updated his Spellcasting Level in the Tower of Time for a long time.

But judging from the Spellcasting records of Tower of Time members passively recorded by the Tower Spirit, Daiwei had never had a Spellcasting record above the 4th Circle.

That is to say, relying solely on Daiwei's own abilities, it was almost impossible to create that kind of strange thread capable of erupting with the Elemental Energy intensity of an 8th Circle Elemental Spell.

From the 4th Circle to the 8th Circle, the actual energy level gap of the Spell was at least 20 times. This involved not just a gap in "quantity," but also a gap in "output power."

Even for Xia Duo, relying solely on his own abilities, it would be difficult to create an 8th Circle level disturbance while at the Intermediate Mage stage.

Even if that strange thread was merely a slow infusion of energy, it involved a control problem. To use a 4th Circle level Spell to continuously control that much energy, the Spellcasting difficulty would increase exponentially.

It was similar to the low-circle expression of a high-circle Spell.

Could Daiwei, who possessed this kind of Spellcasting ability and this kind of Spell design capability, still be just an Intermediate Mage?

Xia Duo could almost conclude that Daiwei must have borrowed the power of the Tower of Time, and primarily in terms of energy infusion.

Additionally, he could also infer that creating that kind of strange thread should not require a very complex Spell.

Daiwei must have discovered a brand-new Spell Element Unit!

Judging from this point alone, even if that strange thread was not a materialized Weave String, and even if that thing had no use, Daiwei had still done an incredibly remarkable thing.

"Tower Spirit, report the energy consumption of the David Research Laboratory for the last three months!"

"Agent Xia Duo, the David Research Laboratory's energy consumption in January was 1220 points, in February was 1480 points, and in March was 1350 points. Main consumption paths: auxiliary Spellcasting, Spell Suppression Field."

Hearing such numbers, even though Xia Duo had been mentally prepared, he couldn't help but be greatly shocked.

The so-called "Energy Point" was actually Arcane Energy points, a measure of energy Xia Duo had defined himself, with the average actual energy consumption of a 1st Circle Spell as 1 point; the threshold for a 9th Circle Spell was only 200 points.

Just looking at Daiwei's high monthly energy consumption, no one would believe he wasn't a High Mage, but the fact was that the Tower Spirit had no record of Daiwei casting spells above the 4th Circle.

Looking again at his energy consumption paths, auxiliary Spellcasting was actually obtaining energy directly from the Tower of Time's Element Pool and energy pool. With so many Mages in the Tower of Time, the vast majority never used this.

It was mostly used for Alchemy Arrays and Spell Suppression Fields.

The former was for workshops, and the latter was for the Laboratory.

And Daiwei's energy consumption was concentrated on auxiliary Spellcasting and the Spell Suppression Field, and the consumption of both was equivalent, which meant—

Daiwei was using the Tower of Time to infuse energy into a certain place, and this "certain place" could not exist stably, requiring the Spell Suppression Field to consume nearly equal energy to balance its "aftereffects"!

"Good fellow! Playing like this, he really doesn't treat the Tower of Time as his own home!"