Chapter 1427: New Production Lines, A Sense of Urgency

Just like that, until five days later, when Xia Duo received a message sent by Feishe'er informing him of the results of the first stage of the Blood Trial, did he temporarily detach himself from the intense experimental testing and reply with a few simple sentences:

"Injured a few Grey Eagle Tribe youths? It doesn't matter, as long as they didn't die. Although the Langasi value tradition and honor, they aren't so dense that they can't feel your goodwill."

Considering that the situation over at the Grey Eagle Tribe could be considered stabilized, as long as no accidents occurred later on, this tribe was basically secured.

Consequently, Xia Duo simply had Andongni and Keke return to Nan Jing; the orders from the Halan Territory lord were increasing month by month, but the production capacity at the Tower of Time was already nearing its limit.

Depake couldn't handle it alone; now, not only Aiboke, but even Niya occasionally went to the production line to help out.

Sending back two High Mages, although it wouldn't increase production capacity in the short term and might even have a negative effect, would pose no problem at all for expanding production by two or three times once they got the hang of it and became proficient.

It was estimated that by the end of this month, Andongni and Keke would be able to adapt to the work on the Demon-Slaying Amulet production line, as they had already mastered that spell beforehand.

Of course, in addition to the High Mages acting as Senior Magic Technicians, the supporting Junior and Intermediate Magic Technicians also needed to be trained in place.

Xia Duo didn't need to worry too much about this point; currently, the Tower of Time already had a relatively perfect operating mechanism. In fact, before today, the Tower of Time had already been conducting relevant training for Junior and Intermediate Magic Technicians.

That is to say, by about the end of the month, two new production lines could be opened, and next month's output might give the Halan Territory lord a big surprise.

As for Feishe'er, Xia Duo still had him remain at the Grey Eagle Tribe to continue existing as a deterrent force.

The Langasi were, after all, a nomadic people; bestowing favors might win their gratitude, but without strength, one would never earn their respect.

"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun," "Truth is only within the range of cannons"—the research on social sciences on Earth was equally applicable in the magic world.

……

After arranging the subsequent tasks for Feishe'er and the others, Xia Duo's spirit was finally completely liberated from the previous intense experimental testing.

The Independent Arcane Fire Device was certainly very important and possessed extraordinary strategic significance, but life was equally important. If he had to choose between the two, Xia Duo still leaned more toward the latter.

He was not a pure researcher; he had very clear objectives, and to describe this objective in the simplest language, it was merely to live the life he wanted and see the scenery he wanted to see.

This was a continuous process. If the quality of this process declined because of the research on the Independent Arcane Fire Device, then he had to react.

Xia Duo recalled the nearly two months since the Midsummer Festival; except for when Aiboke came to Saivendun to hand over the Halan Territory lord's orders, he would chat with the other person for a few sentences and ask about the recent situation at the Tower of Time.

The rest of the time, he almost rarely contacted Niya, especially during the rush to produce the Soul-Binding Amulet, when he was busy to the point of darkness. If it weren't for Iolum keeping lunch for him at noon, he might have just made do with a steamed bun.

"Is this the life I want?"

Xia Duo asked himself; this kind of life was indeed not what he wanted, or rather—days with only work and no life were not what he wanted.

Perhaps the Floating City gave him too much attraction and too much room for imagination, or perhaps the threat originating from the Elves gave him too much pressure, to the point that he had almost completely abandoned his previous time planning during this period.

Regardless of whether his body or mind could adapt, Xia Duo always felt that this matter shouldn't appear in such a form.

It was a bit too urgent!

……

After the experiment ended that day, Xia Duo did not leave the Laboratory as usual, but waited for Iolum to calm the restless Magic Net in the experimental area, then approached him:

"Teacher, the linkage experiments these past few days can be said to be quite smooth. If there are no accidents, the subsequent full-machine experiments should also be relatively smooth. I want to return to Nan Jing for a trip."

"Hmm, you've been busy for nearly two months, it's time to go back."

"No, I mean that I don't intend to participate in the subsequent experiments."

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Iolum finally reacted and asked in surprise: "What happened? Why don't you intend to continue participating? Don't you want to see the final result?"

"The Spherical Radial Configuration is already the most ideal type of Independent Arcane Fire Device configuration I can think of at the current stage. Subsequent work will at most be patching and slightly improving upon this; it is difficult to make a qualitative change. And with the Davy String Preparation Machine, I believe Teacher can handle it alone."

"No, Xia Duo, your thinking is unique. I have also learned a lot from our time together, but for this matter, you really must stay!"

At this moment, Iolum's expression was unexpectedly serious, "I have already felt an increasingly strong sense of threat from the East. This is not a pure psychological reaction, but a revelation I received when communicating with the Goddess."

"The Goddess? The Lady of Mysteries?"

Xia Duo had heard Iolum mention the so-called "threat from the East" more than once, or more bluntly, it was Cormanthor!

Xia Duo had also seen with his own eyes Iolum use 【Fate Trajectory】 to prophesy the specific content of the threat, but the results were very unsatisfactory.

With only a threat and no specific content, Xia Duo was more inclined to believe that Iolum knew more information about Cormanthor and then processed the oppressive feeling of this threat in his Subconscious.

In fact, Xia Duo himself had this kind of oppressive feeling, but he was able to parse Subconscious Information, tracing it back to every thought, every feeling, and even the source of every flash of inspiration.

This allowed him to understand himself more clearly and not be confused by certain sudden feelings.

Just like in the past month or so, he had poured his heart and soul into the research of the Arcane Fire Device, but once he detached himself, he could quickly realize something was wrong.

In fact, if he hadn't given up his daily Meditation Training during that time just to save time, he might not have dragged it out until now.

But now that Iolum mentioned this situation involving divine revelation, Xia Duo was not so sure. Perhaps Cormanthor was truly brewing some kind of conspiracy at this moment.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo could no longer say he wouldn't participate, but he still decided to return to Nan Jing first, "Teacher, it will still take some time to prepare for the full-machine experiment. I will return to Nan Jing for a trip and will be back very soon!"

This time, Iolum did not object again, but also brought up another matter—

"The increasingly strong sense of threat has further solidified an idea of mine. I am preparing to renovate a few more Laboratories so that multiple experiments can be carried out simultaneously.

"In addition, I am preparing to call over Buluode, Saville, and my other students in the Territory. We must complete all testing and improvement links for the device in the shortest possible time. I hope to see the device put into use next year."