Chapter 1442: Unexpected Discovery, Adjustments and Improvements

It's just that the current stability of the Daiwei String is too poor; even if only one Arcane Fire is activated at a time, it is difficult to sustain, let alone activating all Arcane Fires simultaneously.

But upon noticing the Arcane Energy dispersed by the elimination device, the stability of the device's Daiwei String Component seemed to have improved to a certain extent, which is why Iolum prepared to activate the second gear.

Of course, the secondary purpose was to collect more Arcane Energy.

After the second gear was activated, the device's Arcane Energy output was twice as high as before, but it was still within the range of what everyone could handle; it was just that this time, Iolum did not let Xia Duo increase the gear again.

Instead, he kept it running continuously at the current gear.

……

"100 seconds!"

Receiving Iolum's reminder, Xia Duo felt a surge of joy; even if the device were to disintegrate immediately now, it would still be far better than the old plan.

The best result of the previous old plan was only a little over 100 seconds, but that device could only be opened to the 1st gear, so in actual comparison, it could only be counted as half the time.

However, the previous device was unable to completely eliminate the Arcane Energy dispersed by the device; if it had, perhaps it could have also extended the operating time somewhat.

"150 seconds!"

Running stably for two and a half minutes, the Daiwei String Component in the device still showed no signs of disintegration. Just as Xia Duo was looking forward to the operating time hitting the "hour" count, the device's spiritual light suddenly flickered.

This flicker made his heart tremble as well.

"Careful! The device might be about to disintegrate!"

Xia Duo shouted a reminder and took measures immediately, first lowering the device's operating gear, then stabilizing the surrounding Magic Net.

The rest of the group were all veterans of many battles, and upon hearing Xia Duo's reminder, they all acted according to the pre-prepared plans.

Some cast Protection spells, some cooperated with Xia Duo to stabilize the Magic Net, and others cooperated with Iolum to prepare to suppress the device's final eruption, buying time for the Plane separation.

"We can still collect one last time. Xia Duo, you do it, be careful, hurry!"

Xia Duo felt a tightness in his chest upon hearing this. At this moment, the device's spiritual light had already become distorted and deformed, and it seemed it would erupt completely at any moment. He dared not delay and directly extracted the 8th-ring 【Create Arcane Crystal】 he had previously stored in the Magic Net.

By storing the Spell in the Magic Net, the Spellcasting process was placed beforehand, so when it came time to use it, there was no need to wait at all—it was nearly instantaneous.

And just at the moment Xia Duo's Spell took effect, the device's spiritual light surged, then completely twisted and shattered. But at this very instant, the Daiwei String Component, which should have undergone a chain disintegration, suddenly stuttered as if a "time pause button" had been pressed.

And the next moment, the massive experimental device vanished from the Laboratory instantly, leaving behind only a violently oscillating, nearly ruptured Magic Net environment.

Of course, there was also the head-sized Arcane Crystal in Xia Duo's hand.

……

The aftermath work in the Laboratory was, as usual, completed by Iolum alone. However, there were many participants in this experiment, and when dealing with the experimental device that was about to disintegrate, they handled it just right.

The damage to the Magic Net environment inside the Laboratory was minimal; there wasn't even any breakage, and it only needed a little tidying and smoothing.

As for the Semi-plane, it was basically a one-time use; even if it could survive the disintegration and explosion of the device's Daiwei String Component, it was estimated to have only "a sliver of health" left.

Rather than wasting effort to repair it, it was better to just replace it with a new one.

In fact, that was exactly what Iolum did. When Xia Duo and the others re-entered the Laboratory, the Semi-plane overlapping with the Main Plane in the center of the Laboratory had already been replaced.

"Overall, the results of this experiment met the expectations of myself and Xia Duo. The only surprise was the influence of the Arcane Energy dispersed in the environment on the stability of the Daiwei String Component."

Speaking of this, Iolum looked at Xia Duo and asked, "What is your take on this situation?"

"The Daiwei String is a new material, so any phenomenon could occur. As for the reason for this phenomenon, I haven't thought of it yet, but I suggest that while conducting the Arcane Fire Device experiment, we can open another research project specifically targeting the Daiwei String."

"A Daiwei String research project?"

Iolum was thoughtful, then took a stack of manuscripts from his Dimensional Bag and handed them to Xia Duo, "Then this project will be handed to you. These are some records of my previous research on the Daiwei String for your reference."

Xia Duo took the manuscripts but did not put them away, instead asking, "Just me alone? I'm afraid there won't be enough time, right?"

"Luowei will be with you, and I will call a few more people from the Territory."

"Will that—"

"Rest assured, they are just a few low-profile High Mages who won't attract the attention of the Elves. If there are any trivial matters, just order them directly."

Since Iolum said so, Xia Duo could only agree, but a sense of foreboding rose in his heart.

"I hope there won't be any problems!"

……

Next, the group held an in-depth discussion on the operating state of the device before its collapse. Just now, in addition to collecting Arcane Energy, everyone had also made their own records.

Each person's focus in recording was different, and their perspectives on the problems were also different, making it easy to spark collisions of thought.

"Support-type Element - Energy Transfer Element Unit - Serial Number: 5043 Daiwei String, an energy peak appeared 15 seconds after the device started. It is suspected to have been affected by nearby components. It needs to be re-tested, and perhaps the design needs to be adjusted."

"Serial Number: 001, 129 Arcane Fire, there is a symmetry deviation relative to the other Arcane Fires, causing abnormal energy flow in the subsequent support-type element Daiwei String Component. This should be a design problem and needs adjustment."

……

In the end, nearly 20 problems were recorded, among which seven or eight were clearly design problems, which made Xia Duo, who had always been very satisfied with his design, blush a little.

However, only by discovering problems and accepting them can one solve them.

Besides design problems, there were more engineering problems, mainly deviations caused by various reasons in the process of translating theory into reality, which needed to be corrected one by one according to the actual situation.

……

Of the nearly 20 problems, some were solved on the spot during the discussion, while others required re-designing targeted experiments and then adjusting based on the results.

If it were just an experiment on the Daiwei String Component corresponding to a local element, it would be simple and easy to complete; some experiments must be placed in the full-machine experiment to be meaningful, which is more troublesome.

"Bogesi, how is the construction of the experimental device on your side coming along?"

"It has only just begun!"

Bogesi explained with some embarrassment: "It took a lot of time to make the Davy String Preparation Machine, and it took a lot of time to familiarize ourselves with the device blueprints. The actual construction of the device only started three days ago."

"Dismantle it all!" Iolum made the decision immediately, then looked at Xia Duo, "We'll work hard tonight and each produce two versions of the improved design drawings. Tomorrow, let Bogesi and the others rebuild the device according to the drawings."

"Can do, no problem!"

Xia Duo agreed immediately. As for the device that he and Buluode had already completed more than half of, it could basically be said to be a waste.

But by repeating the experiment twice more, perhaps they could discover other problems besides those nearly 20!

That is their only remaining value, right!

Of course, there is also Arcane Energy!