Chapter 1151: Two Technical Difficulties of the Independent Arcane Fire Device and Research on the Relationship Between Planes and the

The magical world also has similar constraint fields that can restrain energy, but an Independent Arcane Fire Device requires specific energy circuits to achieve specific effects, so it cannot be accomplished by mere restraint.

There needs to be a carrier for energy operation and transformation, yet this carrier must also insulate energy; how can this be done?

In the past, Xia Duo could not think of anything either. He had roughly two lines of thought. One was to continue using Magic Net Strings, similar to Arcane Fire, but to find a way for the Arcane Fire to be independent; the difficulty lay in the independence. (Arcane Fire will be assimilated by the external Magic Net if not combined with will.)

The other was an energy superconductor similar to Magic Net Strings that would not undergo elemental transmutation. While this would eliminate the problem of Arcane Fire independence, such a superconductor is hard to find.

Until the appearance of what Daiwei called "Entity Magic Web String," Xia Duo discovered that this thing simultaneously possessed the "superconducting" characteristics of Magic Net Strings and, unlike Magic Net Strings, was not easily assimilated by the Magic Net.

It is simply an excellent material for an Independent Arcane Fire Device!

Xia Duo even wondered if it was because of himself, a variable, that Daiwei was kept in the Tower of Time and could not run off to the Iolum Territory.

And this led to Iolum failing to gain experience from Daiwei, causing the birth of the Mythallar to be delayed, or even stillborn.

If that were truly the case, then that would indeed be a sad story!

Xia Duo shook his head, trying hard not to think about this possibility. Regardless, his current Personal Space size was temporarily sufficient.

Although it was not enough to manifest the Nether Scroll of the Projection Plane, he still had at least one opportunity to read it in the Main Plane every year, and could even obtain more through other channels.

For the time being, there was no need to insist on manifesting one of his own.

As for transforming the Personal Space into a plane, Xia Duo was even less anxious.

He could not even Create Demiplane now; at the very least, he had to wait until he had the ability to independently create a semi-plane in the outside world, and try a few more times, before he would consider taking action on his Personal Space.

Therefore, in reality, Xia Duo's demand for a Mythallar was not strong right now, at least not strong enough to pursue it at all costs.

As for Daiwei's research, the Tower of Time could support it for now, and after getting familiar with the Iolum side, he could also sound them out.

If the timing was right, sharing Daiwei's research with Iolum to obtain Mythallar-related technology would also be a matter of course.

……

After performing 【Root Modification】 twice in succession in the Yellow Sand Semi-Plane, Xia Duo did not perform it a third time. This Yellow Sand Semi-Plane was currently a unique research sample, so naturally, it could not be "sliced" at will.

And in the subsequent investigation of the plane root's element affinity, Xia Duo discovered that after yesterday's three Root Modifications, this semi-plane seemed to have undergone some wonderful changes; the effect of today's two modifications was surprisingly good.

It was almost no less than the effect of yesterday's three!

Did yesterday's third modification not actually have much of a substantial effect? Or is it that the more times one modifies, the easier it becomes?

Xia Duo felt that the former was more likely; after all, yesterday's third modification triggered chaos in the plane root and even caused a crack that was difficult to heal in the middle of the semi-plane.

But the latter could not be ruled out. The principle of Root Modification is elemental transformation, converting other elements into the lacking elements.

Theoretically, the more elemental attributes the plane root has and the more balanced it is, the easier the transformation.

Clearly, the more it is modified, the more balanced it becomes, so it is not impossible for the efficiency of modification to increase the further one goes. In fact, yesterday's observation data already showed this trend.

But the plane root is not necessarily better the more balanced it is; at the very least, whether it is balanced or not has nothing to do with whether it is a normal plane.

The most obvious example is the 【Blue Crystal Plane】; this plane is dominated by the Water Element, yet it is still a normal plane that can continue to grow.

From this, it can be seen that whether it can continue to grow and whether it is a normal plane has no direct correlation with the elemental balance of the plane root.

As for what the answer to the question above is, coming back tomorrow will reveal it; this is a question that requires continuous observation.

……

Next, Xia Duo continued to investigate the plane root of the Yellow Sand Semi-Plane. Besides continuing to record and analyze the effect of the plane root on the material circulation within the plane, he mainly wanted to study the relationship between the Magic Net environment and the plane root.

Previously, after several Root Modifications, not only did the element affinity of the plane root change, but the Magic Net environment within the semi-plane also changed accordingly.

What the cause of this change was, what the patterns were, whether there were other influencing factors, whether the Magic Net could be modified in a targeted manner, and so on, were all questions Xia Duo wanted to study.

In fact, for some of these questions, Xia Duo had seen some explanations in the Nether Scroll, and some had been occasionally mentioned in his exchanges with the two Masters.

But magic can never be separated from practice.

Furthermore, authoritative answers are not necessarily correct; practice is the only criterion for testing truth.

……

"Beep beep beep beep, beep beep beep beep!"

A burst of urgent magical alarm sounds startled Xia Duo from his focus. Looking at the time, another night had passed, though this time he was not very tired.

Setting the alarm was only because today was the submission deadline he had agreed upon with those few Bards!

"I don't ask for a classic for the ages, but at least it should be passable! I hope I won't be disappointed!"

After returning to the Tower of Time from the Yellow Sand Semi-Plane and just leaving the Plane Exploration Layer, Xia Duo was preparing to freshen up before heading to Linshui Village, but he did not expect to run right into Niya's resentful gaze.

"Uh—"

Xia Duo gave an awkward smile and changed the subject, "Niya, are you going to Linshui Village for breakfast? It should be salted meat buns with tofu pudding today, let's go together!"

As he spoke, he did not wait for Niya to answer, but firmly took her slightly awkward little hand and left the Tower of Time together.

……

When they arrived at the restaurant on the first floor of the Lord's Villa in Linshui Village, Niya's expression finally eased slightly. In the gap while waiting for the Logistics Department Canteen to deliver the meal, she finally could not help but complain:

"Didn't you often tell me to pay attention to time management? How come when it's your turn, you don't pay attention?"

"Yes, it's my fault! I'll definitely pay attention next time!"

In fact, chaotic time management is common for Spellcasters; once they reach a critical point in their research, who cares about so much!

Moreover, Xia Duo had told Niya when he went to the Yellow Sand Semi-Plane the day before yesterday, so normally Niya would not be angry because of this kind of thing.

But what he shouldn't have done was not "come home" last night and not have any notification; standing up a significant other in such a matter would make anyone resentful.

However, Niya's reaction was more of the shame and annoyance of having prepared but not waiting for the person, rather than resentment. Once Xia Duo saw through this, it was not difficult to appease her.

After breakfast, Niya obediently went back to the Tower of Time to "work," while Xia Duo came to the Reception Room, where the seven Bards from the north were already waiting.