Chapter 1560: Adaptation Component Complete, Acceptance of the Field

One week later.

Nan Jing, Tower of Time.

Inside a laboratory that had been temporarily expanded more than tenfold, a transparent cube—nearly one hundred meters in length, width, and height, possessing only edges but no sides, and emitting a soft blue glow—stood quietly within the levitation field at the very center.

Xia Duo and Niya stood beside the cube, looking as tiny as two ants, but in reality, all the information regarding this cube was under Xia Duo's control.

However, Niya was somewhat puzzled: "Is this the secret weapon you mentioned? How come I don't see any practical use for it?"

"Don't be impatient, just watch."

Xia Duo did not explain clearly; he only smiled and let Niya continue to watch.

Because no news had come from Iolum's side yet, it was inconvenient for Xia Duo to reveal too much to Niya, but if it was merely a matter of being informed, he did not need to bring it up proactively.

When he had just returned a week ago, he told Niya she could follow him to watch, though of course, she should not speak even if she discovered something.

But after watching for nearly a week, Niya still hadn't figured out what was going on. She deeply suspected that Xia Duo was fooling her, yet looking at this strange Psionic Creation nearly one hundred meters tall, she couldn't bring herself to say words like "fooling."

"Let's go, to the Blue Crystal Plane first! This thing cannot be tested here."

"Mm, fine, I really want to see what this thing is actually good for!" Niya said indignantly, though it was unclear whether she was holding a grudge against Xia Duo or against herself.

Following this, Xia Duo put away the "Special Magic Net Environment Adaptation Component for the 【Mythallar】 Device," which he had worked early and late to finish over the past week.

Of course, the so-called special environment here referred to the Blue Crystal Plane.

As long as this adaptation component was combined with the 【Mythallar】 device, and if everything went smoothly, the Blue Crystal Plane Arcane Crystal factory would be ready to start operations!

……

Blue Crystal Plane, back of Murloc Island.

After nearly a week, this place was no longer the desolate scene it had been when Xia Duo first returned; on the level ground at the center, a stone plaza nearly one hundred meters in length and width had already been constructed.

The stone foundation of the plaza was done by Xia Duo personally, but the alloy platform in the center of the plaza, which stood about an inch higher than the rest, was the work of Niya and more than ten Tower of Time Mages.

This was a permanent 【Positive Energy-Levitation】 Field Generation Base.

Over the past week, aside from Niya having to keep an eye on Xia Duo to ensure he didn't work continuously, more than ten Tower of Time Mages—including five Advanced Rank Mages: Aiboke, Depake, Feishe'er, An Dong, and Keke—had almost never left the Blue Crystal Plane, all working overtime for this base.

Of course, once the base was completed, there was no need for them to remain here.

Therefore, when Xia Duo and Niya arrived, only the base plaza, which was constantly radiating faint positive energy, awaited them.

"I'll check the condition of the base first!"

As he spoke, Xia Duo flew above the plaza and headed toward several specific locations. He had already seen the Positive Energy Domain, and the effect was very good; only the levitation field required a focused inspection.

Even the slightest lack of coordination could be a fatal flaw when the 【Mythallar】 device was running, so Xia Duo took this very seriously.

He first flew above the field, then slowly flew along the edge of the field. Here, he discovered a long string of tiny, independent metal beads left behind by the construction Mages.

This was, of course, not an oversight by the construction Mages, but something Xia Duo had specifically requested in the acceptance requirements. These metal beads were at the edge of the field, which was considered the most unstable area.

If the field could maintain stability here, then it was highly probable that other areas would not have issues.

Xia Duo started from one end and projected a very thin ray of bright light toward the other end, then moved the ray to approach the first two beads at the starting position.

"Hmm, not bad!"

Xia Duo noticed that among this long string of nearly one hundred meters of discrete metal beads, they began to shift downward continuously starting from about the middle section. If the end where he was currently located was taken as the standard, nearly half were unqualified.

In layman's terms, the levitation field along this line had the most stable effect in the middle, while the effect gradually weakened toward the edges.

Originally, before the construction Mages left, these discrete metal beads were meant to be placed in a straight line. The fact that a shift had occurred now indicated that the field itself had changed.

Perhaps it was just that the energy flow at some point in the base was obstructed, leading to field fluctuations; this could be a construction issue, or it could be a design issue by Xia Duo.

He had forgotten to obtain a field generation device from Iolum's side; mainly because subsequent experiments had all utilized special Semi-planes to achieve levitation effects.

Additionally, the field fluctuations here could also be due to the Blue Crystal Plane itself. At the beginning, the Positive Energy Domain could not instantly purify the negative energy within the field range, and negative energy was something that had a significant impact.

As for which possibility it was, a simple test would suffice.

Next, Xia Duo did not continue to check the condition of the levitation field, because if it were a construction or design issue, the work here would have to be torn down and redone.

Of course, if the base was the problem, it was highly likely a construction issue.

After all, Xia Duo's design was strictly based on the precise Magic Net state he had measured using 【Fate Trajectory】; theoretically, there would be no problems unless the Magic Net environment here underwent major changes.

……

Seeing that Xia Duo had been checking for a long time and hadn't come down, Niya couldn't sit still, so she flew up as well, just in time to see Xia Duo readjusting the discrete metal beads at the edge of the field.

She hurriedly stepped forward to ask: "What's wrong? Is something not right?"

"Not sure yet, I just hope it's not the worst-case scenario."

In Niya's view, Xia Duo saying this was almost equivalent to implying that there was a problem with her work, which she found somewhat difficult to accept:

"There won't be any problems! Every step here was strictly executed according to the construction manual you provided. Even if I wasn't there, I had Uncle Aiboke specifically watching it, how could there be a problem!"

Niya specifically pointed out that she had strictly followed the construction manual provided by Xia Duo, which had a bit of a "passing the buck" tone; after all, when it involved one's own efforts, no one would let others deny them.

If Xia Duo were narrow-minded, they might have started arguing on the spot, but since the situation was not yet certain, Xia Duo did not immediately respond or refute anything, only saying:

"Let's talk after the inspection. It could also be my problem. If there is a problem, we will just find it and fix it."

"Mm, I'll help too."

"Good, just reset the positions of the detection beads."

The field space was not small, but Xia Duo and Niya were not ordinary people; with the help of Magic, the two of them quickly reset all the detection beads.

Next, it was time to wait.

……

During the wait, Niya began to re-examine the construction of the base, while Xia Duo began to review the design process to check for any omissions.

Neither of them wanted the problem to be on their own side, and they were secretly competing with each other!