Chapter 1516: Magic Resistance Amulet, Loss of Control Once More

In the days that followed, Xia Duo waited for news from Seventon while rushing to craft a shielding Amulet for Niya.

Of course, during this period, he did not forget to continue familiarizing himself with and gaining deep control over his various Bloodline Abilities; the previous two days had been far too rushed.

As for the Elf Xifu, Xia Duo had not yet had time to contact her. Judging by the fact that she had taken the initiative to reveal her identity, he should be in the superior position, and letting her wait a few more days might not be a bad thing.

……

In the blink of an eye, two days later, inside Niya's Study.

Xia Duo continued to appear in the form of a Projection, but this time he brought the shielding Amulet he had worked overtime to craft over the past two days. If luck was on his side, he would be able to have close, face-to-face contact with Niya today.

The reason he said this was because he was not certain about the Amulet's effects either.

Although Dragon's Majesty was his own Bloodline Ability, it had no external Magic effects; it was like a passive effect that improved one's constitution.

If he were a Master of Transmutation in the field of human anatomy, he might be able to research more mysteries from it, but Xia Duo was truly not very skilled in this area; his understanding of this ability was actually not much more than Niya's.

Because conventional Mind Protection Spells were ineffective against this ability, other than passively enhancing the user's Firm Will, the only thing he could think of was to try his luck with another Bloodline Ability.

Dragon's Magic Resistance forms a clear disturbance to the Magic Net when activated—that is, the so-called external Magic effect—and its specific effects manifest as physical defense and Spell interruption.

Perhaps there were deeper effects; Xia Duo guessed that this ability might also be effective against Dragon's Majesty.

But because both abilities appeared on him simultaneously, there was no way to test them, and making them into an Amulet was just trying his luck.

Although Xia Duo did not have much confidence in his Amulet, Niya did not think so. A Great Arcanist had worked overtime for two whole days; if it were completely useless, that would be too unrealistic.

"Tell me quickly, how do I use it?"

Though she said that, Niya, who was familiar with Xia Duo's working style, began trying to attune to it the moment she received the Amulet.

"No need to rush, the actual effect might not be as good as you expect! You need to be mentally prepared for that." Xia Duo intentionally offered a reminder.

But Niya only gave a vague response, "I know, I know!"

As a Spellcaster, one has an active advantage that ordinary people cannot compare to when attuning to a Magic Item.

The shielding Amulet designed and crafted by Xia Duo, or rather the Magic Resistance Amulet, was itself a fine Magic Item no weaker than an Ioun Stone. If an ordinary person were to attune to it passively, it would take at least two or three days.

Even if the attunement were completed, they would be unable to activate all the Amulet's functions, whereas active attunement by a Spellcaster, especially under the guidance of the creator, could activate all functions, and it was fast!

In a mere ten minutes or so, Niya had completely mastered this unassuming yet extremely powerful Magic Resistance Amulet. Her eyes seemed to have become brighter, and she looked at Xia Duo calmly:

"Mm, I feel it—a feeling of peace and tranquility!"

"That is the effect of Enhanced Firm Will; you can also learn it from that booklet of Greta's, but that is not the true effect of this Amulet. Get ready, I am coming over."

"Mm."

Unlike the joy and eagerness Xia Duo had seen when he first returned two days ago, Niya's expression was calm now, as if she could view everything in the outside world with indifference.

Even when Xia Duo said his physical body was about to arrive in the Study, Niya only moved her eyes slightly and sat quietly in front of the Projection Window, making no further moves.

"Perhaps this Spell shouldn't be called Firm Will; it should be called Sage State."

Seeing this, Xia Duo muttered to himself, then dispelled the Perception Projection here. At the same time, his physical body had added an extra layer of disguise; although his appearance had not changed, it was now separated by an illusion effect.

If Majesty, as Xia Duo thought, influenced the observer's will subtly through posture, movements, and expression, then there should still be a certain difference between looking at an illusion and looking at the person himself.

Teleporting from the workshop to the top-floor Study, Xia Duo did not teleport directly to Niya's side, but chose a position furthest from her, and in a blind spot of her vision.

Distance creates beauty, and distance can also improve reason.

Having made all preparations, Xia Duo called out to Niya, "Niya, look over here!"

At the same time, he kept a close watch on Niya's state, ready to slip away at any moment. As Niya turned slowly, a glimmer of something other than calmness appeared in her eyes.

"Xia Duo, I feel very good, come closer!"

"No rush, take it slow. If you feel any discomfort, you must tell me immediately!"

"Got it."

Seeing that Niya did not seem to be in a state of loss of control, Xia Duo took a step forward, then paused to observe. Just like that, until he reached three steps away from Niya, Niya finally could not hold back, rose from her chair, and stared straight at him, as if she were about to rush over the next moment.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Xia Duo hurriedly stopped his steps and even took a step back, asking, "Do you feel anything wrong right now?"

"No!" Niya shook her head, a trace of confusion flashing in her eyes, and urged, "I feel great, why are you still standing there? Come over here!"

"……"

Xia Duo could see that Niya's state was already a bit off, but she should still be able to control it; it was just that if he took another step forward, it would be hard to say.

Dragon's Magic Resistance was indeed able to take effect against Dragon's Majesty, but the effect was truly limited; it seemed to be quite far from Xia Duo's expectations!

But fortunately, the Magic Resistance Amulet itself also possessed powerful protective strength, so even if the resistance to the Majesty effect was limited, it was not a waste.

"Niya, sit down first, then I'll come over!" Xia Duo was conducting a final test.

Niya did not refuse this and agreed very readily—so readily that for a moment Xia Duo could not tell whether she was rational or irrational.

After thinking about it, he decided to get closer. Regardless, they had already had contact without protection, so this time would be no different, especially since there were multiple layers of protection.

As Xia Duo approached, Niya's expression became increasingly vivid. When there was only one step between them, Xia Duo stopped, but Niya suddenly sprang up from her chair and threw herself into Xia Duo's arms.

"Sigh—"

Xia Duo stroked Niya's back and sighed inwardly.

……

After his physical body left, Xia Duo returned to the Study in the form of a Projection. Niya had returned to normal by this time, and under the passive Firm Will effect of the Amulet, she even appeared somewhat cold.

"I didn't lose control just now, why did you leave?"

"Can't I see whether you lost control or not?"

"I—"

Niya still wanted to retort, but in this state, she knew very well that even if she retorted, she could not convince Xia Duo, so she turned her head away and looked at the Projection Window.

The scene displayed on the Projection Window at this time was the construction site of the Daxia-Savile Passage. Although the land in the forest had not yet completely thawed, the construction of the passage had already begun ahead of schedule.