Chapter 1670: Arduous Task, Mass Printing

At this moment, Xia Duo realized that his future enemies were not on the outside, but within civilization itself; they were not even real individuals, but a demon called "fame, profit, power, and influence."

Specific and tangible enemies are easy to deal with—just eliminate their physical bodies—but inner selfish desires cannot be eradicated. Even Xia Duo himself has all sorts of dark, arrogant, or strange thoughts pop up from time to time.

People who can control their inner desires at all times and consistently practice their own Faith may exist, but there are certainly not many of them, especially in this current era where everyone wants to become a Mage and rise above others.

In a sense, Xia Duo considers the devout followers of the gods to be the only qualified candidates.

It is just that "those with different paths cannot make plans together"; even the devout followers of the gods are difficult for him to utilize. The only thing he truly relies on is the Progress Society!

"Keep the mission in mind, never forget the original intention; this is a long and arduous task!"

……

"Xia Duo, time to start working!"

The sky full of thoughts dissipated with this call from Niya, but they left a deep mark in Xia Duo's heart, ready to be awakened at any time.

……

Blue Crystal Plane.

Floating City construction site.

In the microgravity environment, Niya dragged something resembling an old-fashioned vacuum cleaner from Xia Duo's hometown, using the long, strip-like suction port device on it to scan back and forth on the ground, stopping from time to time to compare it with the construction blueprints to check for errors.

Xia Duo watched from the side, occasionally offering a few pointers. After seeing that Niya had become familiar with the operation of the Mithril Printing Machine, he also picked up a printing machine and began his own work.

The Floating City is massive in volume and not suitable for mass production; it certainly cannot use casting methods to produce Mithril Components, so Xia Duo invented a specialized printing machine.

Similar to a "3D printer" on Earth, it can convert solid Mithril into a liquid state, print it in specific positions through a long, strip-shaped scanning head, and then let it solidify.

Xia Duo uses this device quite handily; the only downside is that the device cannot work automatically and always requires a user.

But compared to completing the production of Mithril Components through his own Spellcasting, having a tool to use is undoubtedly much more convenient.

Moreover, since Xia Duo considered the workload of large-scale production from the beginning, he converted the three-dimensional Mithril Components into flat lines that can be easily printed, which reduced the workload once again.

……

The Mithril Circuit that Xia Duo and Niya are currently printing is considered part of the Flight Control System, but strictly speaking, it might be more appropriate to classify it under the energy system.

The Suspension Field Generation Base—a key facility of the Energy Center; without it, the 【Mythallar】 device under existing technology simply cannot function, and cannot even be preserved.

Whether Xia Duo wants to build the Flight Control System for the Floating City or build a new 【Mythallar】 device, he cannot do without the Suspension Field Generation Base.

It can be said that, apart from the stone shell on the outside, the true construction of the Floating City only counts as having begun from this moment.

……

"Niya, how is it going on your side?"

"It's going smoothly; I'm already printing the second layer."

"Mm, don't be impatient; we have plenty of time!"

After Xia Duo gave a reminder, he began the printing of the third layer of the Mithril Circuit for the Suspension Field Generation Base numbered 【1-2】.

Of course, he also wanted to use only one layer, as that would be easier to maintain, but with one layer, the converted circuit would be very dense, and it would be difficult to arrange six rotatable Levitation Fields within the limited space.

Then he could only consider layering.

Of course, if Xia Duo were extremely, extremely wealthy, he could completely use higher-purity Mithril to make even finer circuits.

But unfortunately, he does not.

To reduce the rate of the Elemental Transmutation reaction, there are only two choices: either increase the purity of the Mithril, or increase the quantity.

Similar to how wires on Earth have less resistance when they are thicker, here, the larger the Mithril Component, the rate of the Elemental Transmutation reaction remains the same, but compared to the huge volume, the overall degradation time is extended.

Unlike on Earth where resistance only generates heat and has little impact on circuit function—sometimes adding an auxiliary cooling device is enough.

But in the magic world, the Flow of Elemental Energy is more like superconductivity; once Elemental Transmutation reaches a certain degree, it is similar to a "quench" in superconducting circuits on Earth. Although the consequences are not as severe as a quench in superconducting devices, the cessation of related functions is almost inevitable.

As for the chain reaction, that depends on the specific situation; sometimes the consequences are not necessarily less severe than a superconducting quench.

This is also why Xia Duo insists on Link Magic Web; if he purely used Mithril Components as the source of Spells for the Floating City's functions, besides being cumbersome, the Elemental Transmutation reaction would be the biggest problem.

And if he Links Magic Web, the Mithril Components serve more as a supplement to the Magic Net; the vast majority of reactions take place within the Magic Net String, and the Mithril Components only need to provide Energy Buffering.

And the biggest focus of Energy Buffering is actually on the various energy buffering cores (usually using Five-Colored Gems, but a better choice is Arcane Crystal), which greatly reduces the degradation speed of the Mithril Components.

Only in this way is it possible for so-called permanent Magic Items to appear.

Of course, there is also Magic Permanence, but this relies almost entirely on the Magic Net; once the Magic Net has a problem, Magic Permanence will 100% have an issue.

As for the Mithril Component scheme, as long as a Redundant System is built beforehand, even if the Magic Net has a problem, at least it can land safely.

Xia Duo has undoubtedly prepared a Redundant System for the Floating City, and far more than one or two sets, but multiple sets existing simultaneously.

After all, he has already paid most of his net worth for the Floating City and has even overdrawn his future income; and as his absolute core Territory in the future, if this thing were to have any accidents, he would absolutely be devastated.

Of course, since he chose the Mithril Component scheme as the main design plan, Xia Duo has also made estimates for the possible lifespan of the Floating City; as long as it is maintained properly, there shouldn't be any major problems within a hundred years.

Beyond a hundred years, it might need a major overhaul from time to time, and by then, building a new one might be more cost-effective.

……

Soon, Xia Duo had completed all six layers of the Mithril Circuit for the Suspension Field Generation Base numbered 【1-2】, and Niya had also printed to the fourth layer of the circuit for number 【1-1】.

The speed is passable.

Because there is no need to Link Magic Web for the time being, apart from comparing the construction blueprints, it is purely manual labor. Xia Duo's physique is far superior to ordinary people, so he does not need to rest at all and immediately began the printing of the Mithril Circuit for 【1-3】.

This Main Energy Center located in the center of the Floating City has a total of six Suspension Field Generation Bases, numbered from 【1-1】 to 【1-6】, and now a small half has been completed.

Although Xia Duo told Niya that they were not in a rush, he still subconsciously accelerated his speed.