Chapter 1247: Reminders and Hidden Dangers of the Mythallar

"Lord Huo Ke, everyone else has already left. Is there anything else you need?"

Hearing this, Huo Ke's expression quickly became vivid. The sudden departure of the Seven Towers group just now had left him incredibly embarrassed, and the others seemed not to be on his side either, which only fueled the raging fire in his heart.

For a moment, he was stunned on the spot. It wasn't until everyone had left and Iolum asked that he came back to his senses, stood up to bow to Iolum, and then said:

"I ask that the Master forgive my disrespectful behavior at the meeting just now."

"It is of no consequence. When you live to my age, you will not care about such things either."

Although Iolum was dissatisfied with Huo Ke's unauthorized disturbance of the order of Netheril, he did not have much prejudice against Huo Ke himself, and certainly not the resentment held by Badijiaer or Sikumu.

However, just as Huo Ke was about to leave, Iolum still offered a pointed reminder: "Netheril and the Elven Nations will always be two different races. Only when Netheril grows stronger will you have more room for development!"

Huo Ke's figure paused upon hearing this, but he said nothing and simply left silently.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, in the Watchtower.

Xia Duo, who had been busy for most of the night without a single success, finally had to give up on the plan to finish in one night and went to sleep after tidying up a bit.

After breakfast the next morning, he prepared to go to Seventon to inquire about news and then use the slightly better facilities of the Watchtower at the Arcane Union to continue rushing the production of Demon-Slaying Arrows.

Just as he arrived at the Arcane Union, he heard many people privately discussing the recently concluded emergency meeting of the Great Arcanists.

Among the topics mentioned—such as the Seville Mythallar, tower construction permits, and the Northland Alliance negotiations—there was finally a statement from the Seven Towers regarding the investigation into the cause of Kelifu's death, which Xia Duo was most concerned about—

It was determined to be an accident!

Perhaps even Xia Duo himself didn't notice it, but upon hearing this news, he couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. After all, this matter involved him, and having it closed as an accident was for the best.

With his mood relaxed, he soon thought of the tower construction permit again. In three days, he would be taking over the Halansaide estate from Lord Halan. If he could build a Mage Tower there, even if not right now, it would be excellent.

That would be a shelter for him in Seventon that was safer than the Arcane Union, and even a potential source of military support.

But after "listening" to many sources, Xia Duo was disappointed to find that the content discussed by these Arcane Union Mages was quite limited, restricted only to knowing that "without the permission of the Seven Towers, no one can build a Mage Tower in Seventon."

He was, however, quite surprised by the news that the Seville Mythallar had been completed just a few days ago. Unknowingly, Seventon actually had a Mythallar now!

Xia Duo was certain that during this year's Snow Melting Competition, which was half a month ago, there were only Mythallars at the Great Arena in the South District of the New City District and a few areas in the Old City District. He hadn't expected it to be completed so quickly.

And he hadn't even noticed it when he came to Seventon this time!

Thinking this, Xia Duo simply walked out of the Arcane Union and came to the Arcane Plaza outside.

There were few pedestrians in the Arcane Plaza in the early morning, though a group of Dwarves had gathered at the entrance of the Seville Council across the way, though it was unclear what they were doing.

Xia Duo had no intention of prying too much into this, especially now that he was disguised by illusion magic. He just strolled casually along the edge of the plaza for a while and then sat down on a stone bench next to a Statue of an Arcanist.

The sun had already risen, but the area where Xia Duo was sitting happened to be blocked from the light by the tall stone buildings of the Arcane Union.

The boundary between light and shadow was not far from Xia Duo and was slowly moving toward him.

After a brief moment of distraction, Xia Duo recalled the mistakes he made while linking to the Magic Net when trial-producing the Demon-Slaying Arrows last night, while simultaneously adjusting his perspective under a focused state according to the Spell Principles of the 【Eye of Amastakrinaz】 taught by Master Bailun.

Soon, the panoramic view of the macro Magic Net above Seventon appeared in his field of vision—grand, spectacular, and possessing an exquisite beauty.

The orderly rhythm was such that one could tell at a glance that it was significantly different from the macro Magic Net in the normal environment.

Xia Duo's gaze shifted from the zenith above the Arcane Plaza toward the east, then turned successively to the north, west, and south, confirming that the Mythallar had roughly covered the entire territory of Seventon.

Yet, this Mythallar was not as the rumors he heard at the Arcane Union suggested—it was not fully completed!

At the very least, in Xia Duo's view, there was still a great deal of room for improvement, specifically the "imperceptible" optimization of the Mythallar.

A typical Mythallar, even if it could not be completely hidden from a macro perspective, would at least not be so obviously detectable.

It should be difficult for someone without knowledge of Mythallars to discover their existence, even if they possessed a macro perspective of the Magic Net.

But if it were like the current Seville Mythallar, even someone with little understanding of Mythallars, or someone who didn't even know the concept of a Mythallar, could easily detect the abnormalities in the macro Magic Net of this area!

Although he did not know the cause of the abnormality, an abnormality was an abnormality; this was self-evident.

It was like a whirlpool suddenly appearing on a normally surging sea surface; even someone who knew nothing about such phenomena would know that the appearance of this whirlpool was abnormal based on their understanding of the normal sea surface.

Was this a fake completion? Or did the Seven Towers have some deficiency in Mythallar construction, mistaking an incomplete state for a completed one?

Furthermore, although the Mythallar was largely finished, it failed to achieve "isotropy" between various regions, with each having its own differences.

Xia Duo was unsure if this was an intentional arrangement by the Seven Towers or a technical limitation, but a normal Elven Mythallar required "isotropy."

This did not mean it lacked a focus, but rather that any point could become a focus; one only needed to adjust the relevant Permission Level.

This was somewhat similar to a computer screen, where the user could display whatever content they wanted anywhere on the screen as they pleased.

This was the external manifestation, but the external manifestation was not the essence; its internal operation was the core.

What is generally referred to as a "Mythallar" refers to its function, not its essence. The essence of a Mythallar is a complex set of rules running on the Magic Net.

And the functions projected by these rules could naturally achieve "isotropy" on the "screen" of 【Reality】.

Combined with the previous lack of "imperceptible" optimization, Xia Duo was more inclined to believe that the Seven Towers' Mythallar technology was limited and that they had adopted some sort of compromise.

This couldn't help but remind him of the 【Border Barrier】 in the 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】. Although named "Border," it was actually a barrier covering the entire territory.

The Border Barrier was a localized application of Mythallar technology, and the existence of the Arcane Empire owed much to the 【Border Barrier】.

Without the Border Barrier, demons—who were actually Elves—could easily invade the territory and launch unrestricted sneak attacks.

It was just that the Arcane Empire was ultimately destroyed because of the destruction of the Border Barrier.

Xia Duo still remembered the last scene he saw when he left that Projection Plane: the entire territory being ravaged by the Chaos Weave.

Could it be that the Netheril of the Main Plane would also develop to that point?