Chapter 1663: Dual Interpretation, Mithril Pouring

It was nothing more than trying a few more times; Xia Duo kept his mindset very calm. Of course, even so, he started the second spellcasting based on the auxiliary nodes of the first as much as possible.

Soon, the second spellcasting was completed. Xia Duo re-examined the physical stabilization of the Auxiliary Mage Tower. The worst-case scenario had not occurred, but it was not the best either.

The physical properties had stabilized quite a bit, but there was still some distance to go before complete stabilization.

"Again!"

Next, Xia Duo did not rest and continued to cast spells. Nearly ten minutes passed, and the third spellcasting was quickly completed. This time, however, things looked a bit ominous.

The tower body of the Auxiliary Mage Tower, which had looked normal before, showed visible distortion, and its color changed from the initial pure azure to uneven shades.

Xia Duo hardly needed to perform any extra checks; he could judge just by the naked eye that this Mage Tower was scrapped, as there must be uneven material distribution inside.

Of course, making do was not impossible, but since the cost so far was only the half-hour or so he spent casting, he might as well start over!

However, before starting over, Xia Duo thought carefully. He believed that in the process of repeated transformations through multiple spellcastings, there must be tiny differences between each one. If the number of times increased, the differences would be magnified to a point that could not be ignored.

"Perhaps it should be done this way!"

Next, Xia Duo did not continue casting based on the original Spellcasting Nodes, but began to re-mark the Spellcasting Nodes. He prepared to attempt a dual-interpretation spellcasting.

In layman's terms, it meant that a spell was cast only once, but two identical effects would appear, and one could choose to have these two effects appear superimposed or sequentially.

Some spell effects are suitable for superimposition, while others are not. For example, most Creation School spells would cause abnormal energy interference if superimposed, so they are more suitable for sequential appearance, such as Chain Fireball.

If one wanted it to superimpose normally, the spell itself would need to be redesigned into a new spell similar to a Super Great Fireball.

But Transmutation spells are very suitable for superimposition. Xia Duo even believed that any Transmutation spell, after multiple superimpositions, could potentially obtain a permanent effect similar to stabilization.

Of course, stabilization is not achieved this way; stabilization is achieved through element circulation.

A stabilization effect can be dispelled, but if it is a permanent effect, it is very difficult to dispel, as it is equivalent to the essence having changed.

Xia Duo was already very clear on the logic, but actually doing it was not that easy. He did not have absolute certainty in attempting a dual-interpretation of such a complex spell for the first time.

However, one good thing about Magic is that the process and the result basically have a one-to-one relationship. As long as there are no errors in the spell design stage and the spellcasting ability is sufficient, the final result will not be too bad.

This was the case for Xia Duo at this moment. Although he did not have absolute certainty, that slight gap lay more in the uncertainty during the spellcasting process; in terms of spell design alone, he was quite confident.

In the future, perhaps some large construction machinery could be designed to avoid interference caused by human factors, but for now, it could only be built "purely by hand."

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Before long, the new Spellcasting Nodes were marked. Xia Duo rested for a moment and put away the scrapped Auxiliary Mage Tower not far away, so as not to be an eyesore.

After everything was ready, Xia Duo began the dual-interpretation spellcasting. The original spell took nearly ten minutes to cast completely, but the dual-interpretation did not bring about a superposition of time, taking only a minute or two longer than the original spell.

Soon, the spell was completed. A Mage Tower, identical in appearance to the elongated pyramid-shaped Auxiliary Mage Tower that appeared at the very beginning, once again appeared before Xia Duo.

Xia Duo checked the physical stabilization of this Mage Tower and found that it was better than the effect of the two repeated transformations just now. Although it was still some distance from complete stabilization, it was no longer something that could not be waited for.

Even with triple or quadruple interpretation, it would be impossible to make the physical properties of the Mage Tower completely stable immediately; some time would always be needed to wait, the only difference being the length of the waiting time.

Perhaps after quadruple or quintuple interpretation, the physical properties would be completely stable after a minute or two, but it didn't make that much difference now. Xia Duo roughly estimated that it would take about an hour, a time he could still afford to wait.

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Of course, while waiting for the Mage Tower's physical properties to completely stabilize, Xia Duo was not idle. After bringing the Mage Tower into the interior of the Floating City, which had already been drained of water, he began to prepare to pour the Mithril.

Generally speaking, in the normal process of building a Mage Tower, the tower body is built first, and then Mithril Components are made according to the actual required functions.

If one goes a step further, some Mithril Components are laid out in advance during the construction process. Of course, if there are no accidents, this part will basically not be maintained in the future, which requires the use of high-purity Mithril materials to reduce the rate of Elemental Transmutation reactions.

As for other Mithril Components, they are more like attachments to the tower body, sealed only with simple materials to facilitate frequent maintenance in the future.

Like the Tower of Time, there are many Mithril Components in the area where the Element Pool is located that are not even sealed, just out of fear that the sealing materials will react with the Mithril.

Areas like this have absolute Permission Level restrictions. Apart from a very small number of trusted people, outsiders cannot even see the relevant images, let alone enter.

Of course, the main features of the Auxiliary Traction Mage Tower for the Floating City that Xia Duo is building are—single function, low cost, and simple construction.

Among them, simple construction is not only reflected in the fact that the tower body is entirely transformed from pure water, but also in the production of Mithril Components, which adopts the pouring method.

That is, the position of the Mithril Components is reserved at the beginning of the design. This was inspiration Xia Duo kept from when he was making Spell Chips in the Projection Plane.

It is just that the Mithril purity required for Spell Chips is extremely high, while the Mage Tower only needs Standard Mithril. In Xia Duo's design, this kind of Auxiliary Mage Tower does not need maintenance; maintenance means replacement.

After all, with single function, simple construction, and low cost, if one were to maintain it, it might cost as much as the construction cost after a few times.

However, the Auxiliary Mage Tower he is building this time, while possessing all the functions in the design, also needs to act as a normal Mage Tower before the main body of the Floating City is completely finished.

That requires considering its frequency of use, intensity, and final service life.

In short, it requires Xia Duo to use better purity Mithril materials to delay the scrapping time of this Mage Tower after it is used frequently or even used at high intensity.