Chapter 1562: Device Completion, New Project Launch

Seeing that the adapter components were ready, Xia Duo's mood was actually much like Niya's, filled with anticipation for the actual installation of the upcoming Mythallar device.

He took a deep breath of the air—which did not yet exist in this plane—to calm his excitement, then nodded at Niya before flying to the edge of the field.

With a thought, a massive sphere, inscribed within the cube of the levitation field, suddenly appeared in this space, carrying an intense magic aura and a shimmering, deep blue glow.

"Ah—"

A gasp came from Niya behind Xia Duo. He looked back to see Niya staring at the front and above with a shocked expression.

Unlike the cube adapter with only twelve edges, the complexity of the Mythallar device was far beyond the imagination of any Arcanist of the current era.

Nearly a million David String Components shimmered in harmony, which left Niya, who had seen at most a few thousand Element-level Magic Items, simply stunned.

She stared blankly at this incredibly massive Psionic Creation before her, and under the illumination of the shimmering deep blue glow, her heart felt even more shaken and turbulent.

……

Xia Duo smiled, stepped forward to link the adapter components, and then activated the device. In an instant, the device's glow became so dazzling that one almost had to squint to look directly ahead.

Corresponding to the glow was the intense, undeniable light of reality; although only a sector-shaped cone, one 256th of this spherical device, was emitting light, the 256 parts alternated.

At a glance, it looked as if the entire device was glowing.

Like Xia Duo, because of multiple Bloodline Awakenings, he could see that only one 256th of the device was emitting light at any given moment if he focused slightly, but Niya could not.

At the same time, the scattering of the light itself on the island made this half of the island as bright as day, which further reinforced the illusion that the device was glowing all over.

Even for Xia Duo, seeing the islands around the device all light up, his subconscious would also assume the device was glowing in its entirety.

For this reason, he even stopped focusing on the device itself to avoid having this intuition conflict with his perception of reality and disturb his thoughts.

"What is this? A big ball of light?"

After the shock, Niya asked again; no matter what, she did not believe that such a massive, complex, and exquisite device would only have the function of emitting light.

To this, Xia Duo still did not answer directly. After sensing for a moment, he reminded Niya: "Have you noticed any changes in the surrounding environment?"

"Environment?"

Niya's heart stirred, and she immediately checked the surrounding environment. Soon, she discovered something different from before: "An unknown field that is constantly changing?"

Xia Duo nodded, signaling that Niya could try as she pleased. Although Niya was annoyed that Xia Duo refused to say more, she was confident she could find the target if she could experiment.

The Arcane Energy Field was specifically designed to serve Arcanists. In fact, Niya immediately discovered the anomaly here just by linking her Arcane Fire to the current Magic Net. She suppressed her excitement and asked Xia Duo:

"My Arcane Fire's Arcane Energy reserves were instantly replenished. Is the device related to this?"

Xia Duo nodded again. Niya was even more excited. She casually conjured an Arcane Crystal—it was much smaller than a Standard Arcane Crystal—but she continued to try a few more times.

Soon, she conjured a Standard Arcane Crystal!

Under normal circumstances, with Niya's current Arcane Fire state, her Arcane Energy reserve limit was not even one-tenth of a Standard Arcane Crystal, so it would be impossible to manufacture one.

But now, Niya had indeed manufactured a Standard Arcane Crystal, and not just one; as she continued to cast spells, Standard Arcane Crystals were produced one after another.

There was only one answer!

"Can the field here infinitely replenish my Arcane Energy reserves? Can this device provide infinite Arcane Energy?"

Niya was about to confirm her guess with Xia Duo, but was stopped by him: "Some things are better left to your own judgment; you don't need to say them out loud."

Although Xia Duo did not say it explicitly, Niya already understood that the fact was exactly as she had guessed!

"This—"

Niya was almost too excited to speak. At this moment, she no longer cared about Xia Duo's strange behavior; her mind was completely occupied by this device and this special field.

Next, she would conduct more experiments, while Xia Duo watched quietly from the side.

He had already done countless experiments like Niya's, targeting only the Arcane Energy Field, back in Seventon. He even had quasi-Magic Items that could automatically Link Magic Web within an Arcane Energy Field, so his excitement had long since passed.

……

After an unknown amount of time, Niya finally gave up on her attempts because she discovered that no matter how she tried, this special field could always convert infinite Arcane Energy. If she wanted to understand more, focusing only on the field itself was far from enough.

"Was this what you were doing in Seventon before?"

"Mm."

"I finally understand why you were able to take out so many Arcane Crystals all at once!"

"Can't you do it now too~"

"Hmph—"

Niya turned away haughtily. Although she had guessed that the reason Xia Duo wouldn't say anything might be related to guarding against Scrying, she still had a bit of a temper about being kept in the dark all this time.

"Alright, don't be angry. This was the teacher's requirement; I couldn't refuse."

Xia Duo turned Niya around to face him. Niya wanted to turn away again, but in the Blue Crystal Plane, gravity was negligible, and since they were both in the air with nothing to push off from, she couldn't turn back around after moving a few times.

"Then why are you willing to tell me now?"

"I didn't say anything; you guessed it yourself. The teacher won't blame me even if he finds out," Xia Duo said casually.

In fact, the practical application of the Mythallar was a foregone conclusion, and it was only missing a matching large-scale War Spell. Even if the Elves found out, at worst they would fight a war, and Netheril could fully hold out until the birth of the large-scale War Spell.

Of course, as long as Iolum's side acted smoothly, it wouldn't even matter if they told the Elves directly that the Netherese had mastered this; it was unlikely to trigger an all-out war.

Of course, if it could be hidden, it would certainly be better to keep it hidden as a trump card whose public timing could be controlled by oneself.

Ahem—

Xia Duo let go of Niya, then gave a chuckle and began to perform exaggeratedly:

"Respected Lady Saville, your dearest husband—Mr. Xia Duo, sincerely invites you to participate in the 'Blue Crystal Plane Floating City Base Renovation Project'. What is your reply?"

Niya was stunned at first, then covered her mouth and giggled. As the saying goes, "I try my best to perform for the one who needs me to act," Niya's acting was truly flawless as she spoke nonsense with a straight face:

"Tell him I agree, but I want to see the specific project proposal first."

"No problem, my lady. I will have the proposal sent to your Study later."

"Mm, understood. You may withdraw."

Niya looked at Xia Duo with a faint smile, wanting to see how he would respond next, but she didn't expect Xia Duo to lunge at her like a hungry tiger. Niya screamed and dodged, "Bold servant, how dare you commit treason!"

"Are you addicted to acting now?"

Xia Duo was speechless for a moment, but he did not give chase; instead, he came to the edge of the Arcane Energy Field and took out a quasi-magic device used to Create Arcane Crystal.

As soon as this device was taken out, it automatically connected to the Magic Net, and subsequently, Arcane Crystal flowed out from the device in a continuous stream.