Chapter 1666: Concern and Visitation

Niya did not answer immediately; instead, she first touched the thin wall of the wine glass, then said, "The temperature of this wine feels warm to the touch, but it tastes ice-cold."

"Is that so? I thought it was just my imagination!"

"Where did this wine come from? I recall the Tower of Time doesn't have this kind of bar!"

"I brought it back from Evereska a while ago. The name seems to be 'Moonlight Beauty'. At the time, I just thought it was a common diplomatic gift with a gimmick; I didn't expect it to actually be quite interesting!"

Afterward, Xia Duo cast a spell to block the moonlight, and when he drank it again, that ice-cold sensation was gone.

It seems "Moonlight Beauty" can really only be appreciated under the moonlight!

……

After a small interlude, Xia Duo and Niya continued their banquet under the moonlight. As it neared the end, Xia Duo made a small request: "Tomorrow, please help me contact Saville and ask him to help expand the space inside the No. 1 Spire."

In fact, there were materials left behind by Saville regarding space expansion within the Tower of Time, but those materials were incomplete.

Xia Duo studied them carefully and discovered that if one were to follow what was said in those materials, it would be impossible to complete an expansion like that of the Tower of Time.

Thus, he thought of finding Saville himself.

However, after hearing his request, Niya revealed a suspicious expression, "Could it be that you only let me help you contact my great-grandfather tonight for this?"

"Of course not."

Xia Duo hurriedly denied it, "Today was really just because the traction and Time Anchoring functions of the No. 1 Spire can be used, so I thought of celebrating in advance this way. As for mentioning Saville, it was just a casual remark; you can just pretend you didn't hear it."

"Then do I still need to contact my great-grandfather?" Niya blinked and asked Xia Duo with a smile.

"Uh—"

At this moment, Xia Duo could not bring himself to refuse, so he said truthfully: "I can contact Saville myself, but considering your relationship with him, I feel it might be more convenient if you come forward. If you are unwilling, then I will contact him myself."

"Alright, I agree, though I don't know if my great-grandfather will pay me any mind."

"Rest assured, Saville should care about you; he just doesn't know how to express it."

Xia Duo's words were not entirely to comfort Niya. On the surface, Saville indeed seemed to care more about Buluode, the son of his former lover, than about Niya, but Niya did not need to compare herself to Buluode.

Niya's grandfather was Saville's only son and had already passed away. To use a cliché from Xia Duo's hometown—how could the living possibly compare to the dead?

Xia Duo had seen with his own eyes how Saville wept bitterly and was filled with regret after learning the news of his son Boli's death; it was hard to imagine that was a pretense.

Furthermore, Saville's current alias is Boli; he seems to want to use this method to make up for the life his son should have had—a longer lifespan and a more brilliant life.

Would such a Saville really ignore Niya?

If he truly wanted to make up for Boli, wouldn't the best way be to make up for the descendants Boli cared about and the people he swore to protect even in death?

Thinking about it this way, Saville indeed seems to have done exactly that.

Last year, Xia Duo had Niya ask him to help set up Warning Magic in the Eastern Forest; for this, he even engaged in a shadow war with the Cormanthor Elf multiple times.

If he didn't care about this land and the people on this land, there would seem to be no need to do so.

As for Niya, she hadn't encountered any difficult matters for the time being, and Niya's father, Aipusi, had an Elf curse that was hard to resolve, which was something Saville had already tried to handle personally.

If he didn't care, there would seem to be no need to do so.

……

The next day.

Saville indeed came as summoned. Of course, in public, he still appeared under the identity of "Mage Boli". However, after touring Xia Duo's No. 1 Spire, Saville revealed a look of disdain:

"Is this thing worth expanding the space for?"

Good heavens, upon hearing Saville's evaluation, Xia Duo almost couldn't catch his breath. Although this No. 1 Spire was slightly crude, it possessed all the functions of a standard Mage Tower!

Except for not having a Spell Pool.

But it could connect to the Tower of Time's Spell Pool, or even build its own. Coming from Earth, Xia Duo had a very modular mindset; although it was only a subsidiary Traction Mage Tower for a Floating City, it had reserved many expansion ports.

Considering that Saville was not an outsider, after touring the No. 1 Spire, Xia Duo brought him to the Blue Crystal Plane and, pointing to the giant sphere with a diameter of over two kilometers, said not without pride:

"Mage Boli, look! That is my true 'Mage Tower'. The one you just saw outside is merely an accessory. Didn't you feel it was strange when you heard the name 'No. 1 Spire'?"

At the moment, the Floating City had not yet begun to install the Flight Control System, so no special Magic Aura could be seen, but this massive volume was already there.

With a diameter of over two kilometers, it was fine from a distance, but up close, one's field of vision wasn't enough; it was completely like a giant wall without boundaries blocking the way.

Saville stared blankly for a few seconds, and only after a long while did he spit out a sentence: "You used a 【Mythallar】 device on this?"

Although it was in the form of a question, the tone was quite certain, because Saville could not imagine what other energy source besides a Mythallar device could drive such a massive giant sphere.

And because the Blue Crystal Plane here was a pure water domain with near-zero gravity, it felt very much like it was floating in the air; combined with the spherical shape, it was easy for Saville to associate this spherical Mage Tower with the ability to fly.

"The Mythallar device is on the other side. Do you want to see it?"

"Yes, of course!"

Saville said without hesitation, "When my teacher spoke to me about it before, I was still somewhat incredulous. I didn't expect it to have actually been realized!"

……

Soon, the two arrived at the Vacuum Side of the Blue Crystal Plane. Of course, with the Air Manufacturing Factory continuously introducing new air, this place could no longer be considered a vacuum.

However, Xia Duo still referred to it as the "Vacuum Side" according to the nature of the Plane.

"Negative Energy Domain?"

As soon as he arrived, Saville keenly sensed a trace of the Plane's essence, forming a sharp contrast with the faint Positive Energy of the pure water domain just now.

"I haven't had time to arrange the Positive Energy Channel yet, so for the time being, it can only be like this."

Xia Duo explained, then brought Saville to the back of Murloc Island. Here, to prevent the 【Mythallar】 device from being invaded by negative energy, the Suspension Field Generation Base came with a Positive Energy Domain.

But to spread the positive energy to the entire space and make it participate in the Plane's cycle, thereby achieving the goal of altering the Plane Root, one still needed a Positive Energy Channel similar to the Air Manufacturing Factory.

"This is a Mythallar? Truly a perfect Psionic Creation!"

Saville narrowed his eyes and stared directly at the Mythallar device. At this moment, he felt as if he were looking at the sun; the endless light, including the Magic Aura, gave him stimulation like never before.

"Don't stare for too long. This light is not just Magic Aura; there is also real, tangible light that will hurt your eyes," Xia Duo reminded him.

"It's fine, I'll look for a while longer. This is simply too wonderful!"