Chapter 1406: The Artifact of Enlightenment and Changes in the Plane Exploration Layer

Xia Duo realized the benefits of this sculpture after a moment of thought; if used in the right place, it was simply a magic treasure for farming public support and maintaining order!

"Laidun, arrange for the territory residents to disperse, and come find me later."

Nowadays, Daxia Territory did not have any entertainment workers, nor did it have many entertainment venues or facilities; there were no conditions for revelry.

The celebration was mostly just three ceremonies in the morning, afternoon, and evening; for the rest of the time, people would either go to the tavern for a drink or just stay home to rest.

Laidun agreed and was about to walk away, but after only two steps, he stepped back and asked Xia Duo with some hesitation: "My Lord, do we need to keep the matter of the Divine Miracle a secret from the residents?"

"No need. With so many mouths, how could you possibly cover them all? Besides, the sculpture is right here, anyone who comes can see it, so how would you keep that secret? Let them talk as they please!"

In fact, it was possible to use spells to make all the residents keep their mouths shut, but doing so carried the risk of offending the Lord of Radiance, and it also went against Xia Duo's principles.

Xia Duo naturally would not choose that; furthermore, even if there were a Divine Miracle here, who would believe it if word got out!

Just thinking about it, he suddenly felt that perhaps it really was a Divine Miracle over at Leisen Territory, only most people didn't believe it.

Even thinking about it more deeply, perhaps it was precisely because he helped Kelifu that the Divine Miracle was bestowed.

Could Kelifu be a second-generation god?

Xia Duo shook his head, casting this unrealistic speculation out of his mind, and watched Laidun leave to disperse the crowd; only then did he have time to properly examine this Code Sculpture, which seemed no different from before.

But standing at the foot of the sculpture, Xia Duo could still very clearly feel the faint power of the Holy Power radiation; if one were to stay near this sculpture year-round, perhaps one could even prolong their life!

Just as Xia Duo was considering whether to test the sculpture's Universal Knowledge effect, Niya had already finished trying it; she came before Xia Duo with a joyful expression and confirmed the effect of the Universal Knowledge:

"It's true, it really has the effect that Laidun just mentioned! This effect is truly too good; if it weren't for you, I would want to move this sculpture to Savile Territory right now!"

Niya's words reminded Xia Duo: if the territory expands and the city changes in the future, could this statue be moved to another, more suitable place?

Or was it that once it received a Divine Miracle, it could no longer be moved and had to stay in this so-called "Holy Land" forever?

But this was not important; future transportation would surely be very developed, and making a trip here to visit wouldn't be much trouble. On the contrary, mobile attractions might not compare to this kind of fixed attraction that requires one to visit in person.

……

The Divine Miracle was a good Divine Miracle, but after hesitating repeatedly, Xia Duo still did not put away the Pioneer Scepter and did not release his Mind Barrier.

Although he was confident he would not expose his subconscious, he still did not want to reveal any of his conscious activities to the Lord of Radiance.

Perhaps this was what they called "pretentiousness"!

Maybe the other party already knew anyway.

Not long after, Laidun returned, and Xia Duo took the opportunity to ask him about the issue of moving the sculpture.

Laidun said that the current Code Sculpture had become a special Holy Relic personally created by a god, and if possible, it was better to try not to move it.

The implication was naturally that it could be moved.

……

In the afternoon, Xia Duo remained in the Code Plaza to study the Code Sculpture for a while; he did not personally test the Universal Knowledge effect, but he tested all of the sculpture's original functions one by one.

Even after receiving the Divine Miracle, it was still the same as before, and even the Spell Elements within it had not been altered at all.

With Niya's cooperation, Xia Duo did not discover any functions other than the Universal Knowledge, and not even the material had changed—except, of course, for the Holy Power radiation, which was an inherent attribute of Holy Power; even the Holy Power provided by a Priest was the same.

Because it involved a Divine Miracle, Xia Duo did not perform any destructive tests on the sculpture; after simply testing the functions and confirming they were no different from what Laidun said, he returned to the Tower of Time with Niya.

Regardless, the appearance of the Lord of Radiance's Divine Miracle in Daxia Territory was, in any case, a good thing for Xia Duo.

Especially regarding the Elf, Xia Duo even hoped that the Elf could confirm the authenticity of the Divine Miracle, so that he could at least borrow the "tiger skin" of the Lord of Radiance to intimidate the Elf and make them cause less trouble.

……

In the evening, after Xia Duo and Niya separately participated in the final procedure of the Midsummer Festival celebration—the Sleep Ceremony—in their respective locations, they returned to the Tower of Time to rest.

The two lay on the bed doing nothing, still discussing topics related to the Divine Miracle, mentioning that if news of the Divine Miracle reached Seventon, it might attract some clueless Paladins.

The topic of Paladins had always been quite sensitive in Netheril; they were mainly divided into two major schools: one was the Good-Worshiping School, and the other was the Order School, or the Holy Light School and the Law School.

The names sounded quite nice, but none of them had a good reputation.

The former was extremely fanatical, often wantonly interfering with others based on what they considered to be good and what they considered to be the law; such Good-Worshiping Paladins were not even welcomed by the Sewendun Dashendian.

As for the Order Paladins, they were the private armed forces of the Great Temple; the reason they were sensitive was because Netheril was a nation of Spellcasters.

The Temple itself belonged to the vassal of the Mage class; wouldn't it be sensitive for a vassal to possess private armed forces?

But this was an old case.

The Paladins Xia Duo and Niya were discussing belonged to the Good-Worshiping School; such Paladins usually behaved normally, but once they encountered a phenomenon that violated the "Dao" in their hearts, they would go completely insane.

No lord welcomed such people entering their territory; once discovered, most lords would choose to banish them, and some of the more brutal ones would even kill them directly.

And what those Good-Worshiping Paladins liked to do most was to disguise themselves as Adventurers and wander around; of course, in their own words, it was—judging the affairs and hearts of the world in the process of gaining experience.

They were completely like ticking time bombs.

Xia Duo really did not want those people to come to Nan Jing, but once news of the Divine Miracle spread, even if it couldn't be confirmed as true or false for a while, people from the Great Temple would definitely come to investigate.

If a few Good-Worshiping Paladins followed along at that time, that would be interesting.

……

Just as Xia Duo and Niya were discussing how to guard against and deal with the potentially arriving Good-Worshiping Paladins, Niya's emotions suddenly became agitated; she held Xia Duo's hand tightly and kept saying:

"There is movement in the Plane Exploration Layer; it might be that Great-Grandfather has returned!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Duo was also startled; why did everything have to happen today!

But surprise aside, the two still quickly climbed out of bed, put on their clothes, and teleported to the Plane Exploration Layer—or more accurately, teleported to the Preparation Teleportation Hall of the Plane Exploration Layer.

Here, one could open a Portal connecting to a Sub-plane, but for a considerable time before this, no one from the Tower of Time had gone to the Blue Crystal Plane, so the Portal here had been temporarily closed; it should have been quiet here, but now—

In the spacious hall, a special summoning Magic Array that had never been discovered before had actually activated automatically; within the array, a tall figure gradually became clear under the gaze of Xia Duo and Niya.