Chapter 1402: Technical Self-Research

The Projected Plane Arcane Empire, knowing full well that they were mortal enemies with the Elves, still recklessly used the bit of Mythallar technology they had accidentally obtained for a strategic facility like the Border Barrier.

I really don't know if this is arrogance? Or just arrogance?

In fact, Xia Duo already knew; the destruction of the Arcane Empire was something he had experienced personally, and later, in the 【Projection Plane: Empire Remnants】, he learned more details behind that great destruction.

The so-called "Border Barrier" was completed almost under the "guidance" of the Elves.

This also caused the later Empire Remnants to be deeply secretive about this past, while simultaneously avoiding Mythallar research like the plague, terrified of falling into the Elves' traps again.

In the projection plane, Xia Duo had once submitted a project application for a Communication Mythallar at the Research Institute, wanting to use the institute's resources to help him with his project.

But he was warned by Vice Dean Samuel, and only after becoming famous later did he inquire and learn about the past of the "Border Barrier."

Complete "copying" is not advisable, but "once bitten by a snake, one is afraid of a rope for ten years" is also not advisable; getting back up from where one fell is the correct approach.

Because the last glimmer of the 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】 had long since vanished into the Astral Dream Ruins, if Xia Duo wanted to know more details about the Border Barrier, he could only search for a similar projection plane like looking for a needle in a haystack.

However, it doesn't have to be that troublesome.

What Xia Duo needs is a technology that can be used to monitor and even control Teleportation Spells within his territory, not the specific Border Barrier.

As for monitoring, the Tower of Time can do it now, but the Savile Territory is too far from the Tower of Time to achieve 24-hour monitoring.

As for control, this is very difficult; currently, apart from the Arcane Empire's Border Barrier, Xia Duo only knows that the Elves' Mythallar can do it.

Perhaps a Mythallar could also be an option.

But Xia Duo's understanding of Mythallars is limited to the knowledge of those few High Mages in the 【Sword of Ruling】, perhaps plus some information updated by the Crown King of Cormanthor in the 【Projection Plane: Empire Remnants】.

Perhaps in terms of the richness of Mythallar knowledge, he might not be inferior to any Elven High Mage in the Main Plane, but when it comes to specific Mythallar construction, offense, and defense, he is far behind.

Especially in offense and defense, Xia Duo's practical experience is almost zero, so how could he possibly be a match for an "old pro"!

Furthermore, the Mythallar knowledge he obtained, except for the very small part "updated" by the Crown King of Cormanthor in the projection plane, is almost all from a thousand years ago.

He has not been able to obtain the composite Mythallar systems of a thousand years later (including the Main Plane). (He only obtained partial information on the distributed node design of Evereska.)

The Elven Nations of the Main Plane are indeed in decline, but that does not mean that all their technologies are in a state of constant loss without any progress.

Although a Mythallar is also a spell, it is more of a vital piece of infrastructure; if they have declined to the point where they cannot even maintain or update their basic infrastructure, is there still any room for the Elves to survive in the Main Plane?

In addition to composite Mythallars and distributed designs, the Elven Nations must have made more progress in the field of Mythallars.

Without knowing the technical limits of Elven Mythallars, Xia Duo cannot use them as strategic facilities, though some non-strategic civilian facilities would be fine.

It would also be a chance for technical accumulation!

This is also an important reason why Xia Duo supports Niya's research into the Communication Mythallar; of course, the most direct reason is that Niya wants to do it.

……

After returning to the Tower of Time, Xia Duo was still thinking about controlling Teleportation Spells, but after thinking it over, he didn't have any particularly good methods.

It wouldn't matter if the territory were small, but if the territory were large, he really couldn't think of any other way besides a Mythallar.

"Could it be that a Floating City is the only choice for the future?"

Xia Duo is not willing to give up the ground; even if a Floating City could support all its citizens, if one adds the ground, wouldn't it be able to support even more!

Moreover, the population a Floating City can accommodate is always limited; only the vast land is the foundation for a population explosion.

This problem is not too far off either; once the Mythallar Core experiment succeeds, a Floating City could potentially be raised in a very short time.

And for the Mythallar Core experiment, after Xia Duo completes the Independent Arcane Fire Device workshop, the speed of the experiment will be greatly increased; if everything goes well, perhaps he will see results this year!

……

Inside the Study, Xia Duo and Niya sat opposite each other, and the real-time image on the Projection Window had already changed to the construction site of the 【Daxia-Savile Territory Passage】.

After a long silence, Xia Duo asked Niya: "Are there any difficulties in the research of the Communication Mythallar? If there is anything you need, you must tell me!"

"The distributed node design you mentioned last time gave me great inspiration. I am currently redesigning the Spell Elements of the Communication Mythallar. This is a very large project, and there are still too few Arcanists in the Tower of Time."

Xia Duo understood Niya's words perfectly; an Arcanist means someone who has at least undergone relatively complete basic Magic Education and can participate in Mythallar research.

But the problem is—wild High Mages are so hard to find, and as for wild Arcanists, Xia Duo even doubts whether they exist at all!

Advanced Arcanists must use an Advanced Laboratory, otherwise, it is difficult to tear the Magic Net, and would any Mage Tower organization capable of building an Advanced Laboratory let a wild Arcanist wander outside?

Xia Duo himself would not let them wander; if they want to use the Tower of Time's Advanced Laboratory, they can, on the condition that they first join the Tower of Time, and they must also pay a certain fee (the Advanced Laboratory is almost one-time use; without an Arcanist to repair it, it cannot be reused).

Even an organization as relatively open and loose as the Arcane Union requires full-time Arcanist employees.

Niya bringing up this problem really stumped Xia Duo, and to this, he could only say: "I can't conjure up Arcanists in a short time. Once the New Apprentices grow up, there will be Arcanists, and quite a few of them!"

However, his words were just a comfort; the problem Niya mentioned is indeed very difficult to solve right now. Niya was also clear about this situation and instead comforted Xia Duo:

"It's okay, at most it's just a bit troublesome; I can do it alone!"

"Hmm!"

Xia Duo felt very gratified and moved by Niya's understanding. He reached out his right hand to hold Niya's left hand, pulled Niya toward him with a little force, embraced her, and whispered firmly in her ear:

"I will give you the most beautiful future!"

But in the short term, he did not believe he could surpass the Elves.

The Arcane Empire's Border Barrier is one line of thought, the Elves'