Chapter 1665: Observation and Celebration

After Aoruipusi left, there was no one left in Savile Town for Xia Duo to meet, so after informing Saier Town Mayor, he began to set up Avoidance of Detection spells around the Mage Tower.

At the same time, Niya, having received his Sending, immediately led some members of the Progress Society out from the nearby Portal and began to stand guard in the surrounding area.

Of course, they were mostly there to observe the process of Xia Duo linking this Mage Tower to the Magic Web.

The entire process was silent, with no special lights, shadows, or movements; when the sky turned completely dark, the onlookers who found it uninteresting began to disperse.

However, for Spellcasters, although they could not see in the dark under Magic Vision, everything regarding the Magic Web was displayed in minute detail, so it did not affect the observation by the Progress Society members from the Tower of Time.

For this reason, Xia Duo deliberately slowed down the linking speed; on one hand, he was indeed quite tired after a busy day, and on the other, it was purely to make it easier for the Progress Society members to observe.

Although most of them might not be able to see the full picture of his operations, Xia Duo believed that even what they could see was enough for them to gain something.

……

Soon, the time reached midnight.

Xia Duo had not finished the work yet, but he really could not hold on any longer, so he decisively paused, signaled for Niya to take all the Progress Society members back, and stayed behind himself.

After having a simple dinner and rearranging the Warning Magic, he went to sleep in the guard camp responsible for watching the Portal next to the Mage Tower.

Early the next morning.

Not long after Xia Duo woke up, Niya walked out of the Portal with breakfast; after Xia Duo finished his breakfast, the Progress Society members arrived one after another.

Work continued!

Considering that the workload today was still quite heavy, after Xia Duo explained the situation to Niya, he activated Mind Link; under Xia Duo's command, the two performed Joint Casting, and their work efficiency was greatly improved.

After working for a while, plus the observation from last night, Niya had gained some understanding of the Mage Tower in front of her, which had a design different from traditional Mage Towers, and she could not help but ask in the Mind Link:

"Xia Duo, why doesn't this Mage Tower have any offensive means?"

"Because it wasn't designed to be an all-purpose or offensive type to begin with. It's normal to have no offensive means; they can be added later through expansion, or it can be connected to the Tower of Time to obtain remote support. Don't worry, there won't be a situation where it gets beaten without being able to fight back."

In fact, even if this Mage Tower were completed, it would only be the completion of its function as an auxiliary Traction Mage Tower for the Floating City; to serve as a normal Mage Tower for learning and work, some internal modifications would still be needed.

At the very least, a Spell Laboratory, which is most important for a Mage, cannot be missing, and secondly, a Fixed Teleportation Portal to facilitate the movement of personnel between the two Mage Towers cannot be missing either.

The Portal currently in Savile Town can only be considered a Semi-Permanent Teleportation Portal; both the number of people and the frequency of transport are limited, and its maintenance costs far exceed those of a Permanent Teleportation Portal.

In addition, as Xia Duo just said, to prevent a situation where it gets beaten without being able to fight back, offensive means need to be added, or it needs to be connected to the Tower of Time.

Finally, there is space expansion. This Mage Tower looks taller than the Tower of Time, but it gets thinner and sharper the higher it goes, and the inherent internal space is very limited; if it doesn't undergo space expansion, it probably won't be able to accommodate many Apprentices.

It is already July now, and the recruitment plan for the Midsummer Festival at the end of the month is calculated in the hundreds at the very least, which completely breaks the limits of a traditional Mage Tower.

Like the Watchtower on Shouwang Dao, it can actually only accommodate a single-digit number of High Mages for (Magic) activities at the same time; converted into Apprentices, it is impossible for there to be many more.

After all, once the number of Apprentices is large, their energy consumption is no less than that of a High Mage; furthermore, there is the issue of space capacity. Since that place has not undergone space expansion, it wouldn't hold many more even if it were stuffed with Apprentices.

……

Soon, a busy day passed.

This Mage Tower, temporarily named "No. 1 Spire," was nearing completion, and another half day would be enough to finish it off.

However, the completion of this stage did not mean one could rest; instead, it was the beginning of the next, even busier stage of construction.

Night.

After Xia Duo sent all the Progress Society members back to the Tower of Time, he took out a large stone slab he had specially converted from his Personal Space, measuring about twenty or thirty square meters.

Placing it about a hundred meters above the No. 1 Spire, under the traction and Time Anchoring functions of the Spire, the stone slab hovered steadily in mid-air.

Although the No. 1 Spire was not yet completely finished, its main functions could already be activated.

In Xia Duo's design, what this Spire needs to pull and anchor is a functional platform, with an area at least twice that of the current stone slab.

In addition, under the effect of the gradient Gravity Field radiating from the core of the Floating City, the power required to pull and anchor such a platform is many times greater than that of the current stone slab.

What is here now is just a small matter.

The only difference is that if it were an auxiliary functional platform for the Floating City, the underside should be the side away from the Spire, but now, the underside is the side pointing toward the Spire.

However, this also made things easier for Xia Duo.

After placing the stone slab, Xia Duo placed a dining table and chairs on it one after another; after inviting Niya to take a seat, Xia Duo reached out and drew a circle on the dining table.

The next moment, a regular circular mirror surface appeared between the two, but looking through the mirror, neither of them saw the other's figure; instead, they both saw the scene of Kuke, the chef of the Territory Canteen, cooking in the mirror.

It was so late, and the fact that someone was still left on duty at the Territory Canteen was clearly due to Xia Duo's prior instructions.

Seeing that two dishes had already been prepared on the prep table next to the stove, Xia Duo reached directly inside and took them out; seemingly feeling that the mirror was an eyesore, Xia Duo waved his hand and moved it to the side of the dining table.

This way, he and Niya could see each other.

"Thank you for your hard work these past two days. The night is perfect; let's celebrate the upcoming completion of the new Mage Tower," Xia Duo said to Niya while raising his glass.

"Mm, cheers!" Niya said this in Chinese.

In order to have more common language and a closer way of thinking with Niya, Xia Duo had started teaching Niya his hometown's language since last year.

By now, Niya no longer had many problems with daily conversation.

"Cheers!"

Xia Duo drank the Elf Fruit Wine in his glass in one gulp; it was the beginning of the month, and the bright, nearly full moon was reflected in the wine, making it feel as if he had drunk the moonlight into his belly as well.

Although Xia Duo's wine had not been chilled, he truly felt the sensation of it being iced.

And he was not the only one who felt this; Niya exclaimed in surprise after just one sip, "This wine—"

"What's wrong with this wine?"