Chapter 1530: Goddess's Beloved Son, Sudden Accident

Very quickly, the light emitted by the Arcane Fire partition of the device gradually dimmed. Although each Independent Arcane Fire was still starting up in sequence, once a round finished, they did not restart.

As the device shut down, the Magic Aura it emitted changed from the dazzling brilliance it had during startup to a state that was intense yet not blinding while in standby.

Moreover, because the light from the Independent Arcane Fire partition had vanished, in reality, unless one observed it through Magic Vision, one could only see the pale blue glow emitted by the David String material of the device's main body.

Of course, because the device itself was extremely massive, even with just a faint glow, piling up countless times before one's eyes could still be called a great spectacle.

Once the device stopped, Buluode called for Luowei and the others to begin dismantling the auxiliary equipment within the Semi-plane, preparing for the upcoming Plane separation.

Meanwhile, Iolum quietly departed without a sound, beginning to handle the aftermath of this Magic Net Dead Zone.

As for Xia Duo, he stood where he was, watching Buluode and the others busy themselves, while his own thoughts began to stir.

Previously, the frequent accidents during Semi-plane separation were mostly due to the interference from this artificially simulated dead zone. This meant that if one wanted to repeat the experiment, besides replacing the backup device, one would have to move the device.

There were seven backup devices before, and they were basically all destroyed; this one was the only practical test machine that had passed all tests and required no further adjustments.

Xia Duo was not thinking of anything else now; he only wanted to save some time on his own future construction and ask for this test machine directly.

In the short term, Iolum likely would not have time to organize a collective effort, and Xia Duo could use this time to study his Personal Space.

With sufficient Arcane Crystal, he wanted to see just how much his Personal Space could be expanded. Of course, if possible, it would be best to convert it into a form similar to a Plane.

Otherwise, an empty, pure space would be too boring.

……

Before long, Buluode had finished his work here. Aside from the device itself, all auxiliary equipment in the Semi-plane had been removed.

Seeing that Xia Duo was still here, he came over to chat, "Why didn't you go help the teacher remove the suppression?"

"I've been too busy these days, just slacking off a little."

In truth, it was because Xia Duo did not want to come into contact with the Holy Relic. Previously, helping Iolum stabilize the normal Magic Net environment in the dead zone did not require contact with the Holy Relic, but removing the dead zone required close-range contact with it.

Xia Duo had always kept his distance from gods he was unfamiliar with, especially the Magic Goddess, a god who sounded like she was at odds with Arcanists.

An Arcanist could basically be seen as a small-scale Magic Net. Although Xia Duo had always held doubts about the claim that "Magic Goddess = Magic Net itself," the power of the Magic Goddess was beyond doubt.

Whether they were the beloved child or a thief stealing flesh, it was hard to say. The former was at most a falling out, while the latter, well, that went without saying.

Staying far away was always the safer bet.

Of course, judging by Xia Duo's current knowledge, it was more likely that Arcanists were the beloved children of the Magic Goddess.

However, even if she were a biological mother, Xia Duo still did not wish to be too close to a mother who could crush him with a single finger.

Judging from the Doctrine of the Magic Goddess, she did not have a relatively fixed behavioral pattern (Order) like the Lord of Radiance; she might just strike you if she didn't like the look of you.

It might not result in death, but it certainly wouldn't be pleasant.

……

After perfunctorily brushing off Buluode and bypassing the topic, Xia Duo quickly brought up the next plan, "Do you have any ideas for new War Spells?"

"Not yet. The current spells are already powerful enough; I find it hard to imagine what a War Spell that fully utilizes the Independent Arcane Fire Device would be like."

Buluode frowned, as if trying hard to think of something, but in the end, he thought of nothing and revealed a hollow expression, "Sigh, forget it, let's wait until the teacher comes over!

"By the way, it's fortunate you were here this time, otherwise finishing the project's wrap-up work before May would have been an impossible mission."

"Not at all, I only did what I should have done," Xia Duo said modestly, "It was the collective effort of all of us that allowed us to finish the project's wrap-up before May."

When saying this, he specifically scanned Luowei and the others.

Seeing this, Buluode nodded in approval, "Luowei, Bogesi, this time is also thanks to you all."

"It's our duty." *4

Even with Xia Duo acting so humble, Luowei and the others naturally would not claim credit, and they all expressed that this was what they should have done.

……

Not long after, while Xia Duo was discussing potential War Spells with Buluode and the others, he suddenly felt an irregular tremor in the surrounding Magic Net environment and hurriedly warned everyone:

"Be careful, something might have happened on the teacher's side, watch your Protection."

After the warning, he quickly rushed toward the experimental area, which was the area where the Semi-plane overlapped, casting spells to stabilize the overlapping state between the Semi-plane and the Main Plane.

Previously, he had either missed it or had no time to manage it, but now he would not let this Semi-plane, which housed the only currently available Independent Arcane Fire Device, be destroyed.

Xia Duo only hoped the situation wasn't that dire; otherwise, he didn't know how much time would be wasted if he had to build one himself.

Boom—

In the distance, an elemental anomaly appeared, caused by the rapid dissipation of Elemental Energy. The intensity of the fluctuations had already reached this side; it was only because Xia Duo possessed bloodline abilities that he could directly perceive the elemental changes.

He hurriedly called out to Buluode, "I've got it here, you go check on the teacher, there might be trouble over there."

"Really?"

Buluode was half-doubting, but he still deployed his Arcane Fire and flew outward. Luowei and the others who remained behind looked at each other. Seeing Xia Duo's serious expression, which didn't look like he was joking, they began to discuss:

"Should we go help the teacher too?"

"Absolutely not!"

Before Xia Duo could object, Luowei stepped forward, "You don't have Arcane Fire; if you encounter any accidents in the dead zone, you might not even have the room to resist. I'll go!"

After saying this, he looked at Xia Duo, "I'll leave this side to you, take good care of them."

"I know, don't worry!"

Xia Duo didn't need Luowei to specifically instruct him; he wouldn't let Gawani and the others meet with any accidents, especially Gawani. Although nominally Buluode's student, in reality, he was Buluode's good friend and brother who had grown up with him.

On Iolum's side, he also treated Gawani as a student and a child he had raised.

How could Xia Duo not look after them!

……

Not long after Luowei left, stray elements and energy had already seeped into the laboratory entrance. Although they were quickly guided away and dissipated by the still-normal Magic Net environment here, they still caused no small impact.

The most significant sign was that the Semi-plane began to show signs of separating from the Main Plane. Although it hadn't actually separated yet, Xia Duo knew that he probably wouldn't be able to wait for Iolum to return before the Semi-plane separated automatically.

And according to his judgment, the result of a separation under these circumstances would likely be an accident!

What to do!