Chapter 1568: Wisdom's Design, Syllabus Adjustment

Although Xia Duo said he understood, he was actually quite puzzled in his heart. An organization like the Arcane Union was inherently expansionist; he did not believe Iolum had never considered the idea of using the Arcane Union to replace the Seventon Council.

Moreover, the expansion of the Arcane Union's power was also beneficial to Xia Duo. Someone like Xia Duo, who was both a Great Arcanist and a Lord, could simply eat from both sides and grow fat from both.

However, if that were the case, it would be very unfriendly to those who were not Great Arcanist Lords, or those who were merely ordinary people inheriting their ancestors' fiefs.

"I was thinking about it wrong!"

Xia Duo suddenly slapped his forehead. Having transmigrated for so long, he was still inevitably influenced by the idea that "power is king." "Power is king" was essentially the law of the jungle, and it was devoid of order.

If everything was decided by whoever had the biggest fist, that would simply be a nightmare. Even the strongest person at the top of the pyramid would have to constantly guard against being replaced by the next strongest person in the tier below.

If one spent all day thinking about the law of the jungle and treacherous schemes, where would there be time to develop civilization?

And if civilization did not develop, technology would inevitably head toward decline. The so-called "war promotes technology" was only because the two sides of the war were civilizations, not individuals.

Only civilization had the potential for development, while individual wisdom was limited. If one only thought about killing and being killed, replacing and being replaced, there would be no mind to plan for the future or long-term development.

Basically, after a few generations of turnover, the technology of the entire civilization would inevitably decline.

From this, Xia Duo thought of the Elves' Crown War. The further back in history one went, the larger the scale of the wars, and the more cruel the means of warfare became.

Wars that lasted for thousands upon thousands of years—even if war could promote technological development to a certain extent—would lead to the destruction of nations at every turn. Once the lineage was broken, how could there be any development?

Perhaps this current system of Netheril was also intentionally designed by wise men!

While maintaining a certain order, it also fully highlighted the authority of power. However, compared to Xia Duo's vision of directly smoothing over (ignoring) the differences in individual power, it was still lacking something.

Within a civilization, status and value should not be simply and crudely determined by the level of power, except in certain specific fields, such as sports.

Value should be determined more by an individual's responsibility and contribution to civilization. Of course, correspondingly, civilization should also reward the individual with respect and satisfaction.

As for status, individuals within a civilization should be fully equal; there should only be different social divisions of labor, not a hierarchy of jobs.

Xia Duo had his own views on civilization. Regarding the advanced aspects of the Netheril civilization's system design, he would critically absorb them; as for the backward aspects, he would discard them as much as possible.

Of course, he also deeply understood the weight of the wheels of history. He would not forcibly go against the trend, but would nudge the direction of the wheels little by little, eventually making them drive into the lane he had designed.

A Chang Sheng Zhe has plenty of time to accomplish all of this.

……

After ending his conversation with Iolum, Xia Duo issued the latest teaching syllabus to the Tower of Time's Academic Affairs Office through the Tower Spirit, in which he emphasized increasing the spell practice time for Apprentices and even all members.

The reason this was not done in the past was, on one hand, because Xia Duo's requirements were low, and on the other, because of the limitations of the Tower of Time.

Since it was practice, it required the use of the Spell Practice Room, but the energy system of the Tower of Time simply could not support high-frequency practice for so many Mages.

Additionally, there was the issue of maintaining the Tower of Time. After all, the Tower of Time was not originally designed to be a Magic Academy. With so many people using it, maintenance costs and personnel were both problems.

But now, Xia Duo had higher requirements for the Mages of the Tower of Time, and with the 【Mythallar】 device now in operation, energy was no longer a problem at all.

As for maintenance costs, the various mass-produced Magic Items of the Tower of Time sold relatively well, so there was no shortage of money to maintain the Tower of Time.

The only thing that was a bit tricky was the personnel aspect.

But this problem would soon be alleviated as the Apprentices under the new system of the Tower of Time continued to grow, especially since Xia Duo had previously specifically brought in three full-time Senior Magic Technicians from Seventon.

Xia Duo made a rough estimate and found it could barely be sustained. There is a saying: any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem. He now had considerable confidence to say this.

……

After completing the adjustments to the teaching syllabus for the Tower of Time's Apprentices, Xia Duo continued to review the teaching logs backed up by the Academic Affairs Office and unexpectedly discovered a few familiar names.

It was not until Niya notified him that dinner was ready that Xia Duo temporarily put down his work and teleported to the Lord's Villa in Linshui Village to have dinner with Niya.

……

Early the next morning.

After finishing his daily required Meditation Training, Xia Duo felt Niya still wrapping her arms around him and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He didn't know if it was a transmigrator's curse or some other reason.

He had tried various methods—spells, potions, and even folk remedies he had occasionally heard of before transmigrating—but Niya's belly still showed no signs of movement.

Xia Duo himself was not in a hurry, but the look of disappointment on Niya's face every time she touched her belly still made his heart ache.

"Sigh—"

"Are you awake?" Niya opened her eyes languidly and hugged Xia Duo.

"Just woke up."

Xia Duo knew it was his movement of getting up that had woken Niya, so he couldn't help but lean down to kiss her and whispered, "Sleep a little longer, I'll prepare breakfast for you."

"Mm."

……

After breakfast, Niya returned to the Study on the top floor, while Xia Duo came to the Academic Affairs Office located on the Public Level.

He had been busy for a while and hadn't been here for a long time. At this moment, there was no one in the Academic Affairs Office; it seemed as if Xia Duo had come early, but in fact, he had come late.

The vast majority of the members of the Academic Affairs Office had teaching duties, and even then, it did not meet the normal needs of over a thousand Apprentices, requiring personnel to be borrowed from various Laboratories.

Fortunately, a considerable portion of the New Apprentices had already completed their studies ahead of schedule. These Official Mages mainly flowed into the Magic Technician Office, the Laboratories, and the Academic Affairs Office.

However, Xia Duo had already looked at the class schedule yesterday, so he naturally wouldn't have made a wasted trip.

Not long after he sat down, a young Mage holding a stack of test papers appeared at the door. Seeing Xia Duo, he was both surprised and delighted, almost spilling the test papers in his arms.

"President, why are you here?"

"I came specifically to find you."

"Find me?"

Jibusen was immediately overjoyed. He hurriedly ran back to his desk to put down the test papers, then came to Xia Duo's side and asked excitedly, "President, what instructions do you have for me?"

"Weren't you compiling the Enlightenment Book with Yatewude, Aideliqi, and the others before? Why did you suddenly come to be a Teacher?" Xia Duo asked.

"The 'Enlightenment Book' is nearing completion. I am now a special Consultant sent by the Progress Society to the Academic Affairs Office, responsible for conveying the philosophy of the Progress Society among the Apprentices. Of course, this is the task of the Progress Society; the task the Academic Affairs Office gave me is to teach the moral education part of the 'Enlightenment Book'."