Chapter 1835: Decomposing the Project, Invitation

Evereska.

When Xia Duo returned to the private territory he had named "Asuosi Manor" with the starlight, it was already the early morning of the next day.

For the Elves, this time was not yet that late; many places within the city were still brightly lit, and faint sounds of musical instruments and laughter continued to spread through the quiet night.

After activating the Manor Barrier, all the hustle and bustle of the outside world was shut out. This avatar of Xia Duo did not need rest, but out of habit from when he was human, he still leaned back against the chair in the Study and closed his eyes.

After daybreak, he prepared to visit Ougesi of the Evereska Council of Elders. Regarding Ougesi, Xia Duo only knew some hearsay.

Although there was still a gap from his most ideal target for cooperation, at that moment, among those eleven Elders, only Ougesi had had contact with him, albeit indirectly.

The manor he was currently in was also thanks to the help of Ougesi's followers, allowing him to purchase it at a relatively reasonable price when he first arrived here.

Those eleven Elders were plotting to make Evereska independent and establish a nation, so they must have had a relatively close alliance among themselves.

Xia Duo boldly guessed that unless he explicitly rejected Ougesi, the other Elders would likely not take the initiative to approach him.

And in reality, once he rejected Ougesi, even if he managed to connect with other Elders, Ougesi would likely harbor resentment.

In such a situation, the other party might not necessarily have any positive effect on Xia Duo's goals, but if they wanted to cause trouble, it would be very simple.

"Sigh! If only it were that Elder Saijisi!"

According to the street rumors Xia Duo had collected previously, the affairs related to the Evereska Mythallar were currently managed by that Elder Saijisi; recently, many Elf Commoners had seen Saijisi surveying the geographical conditions within the city.

If it were Saijisi who had contacted Xia Duo first, then Xia Duo joining the Mythallar construction team would have been simpler than being with Ougesi. If one considered the Nether Scroll as a token of allegiance, that would have been as easy as pie!

As for Ougesi, he was actually responsible for the local defense of Evereska. What Xia Duo worried about most was that even if the other party believed him, they would still want to use him as a hired thug.

That would not align with his original intention.

"I am a researcher!"

Xia Duo shook his head with a sigh, then stopped thinking about these troublesome matters. When the boat reaches the bridge, it will naturally go straight; he believed that with the Nether Scroll in hand, even if he didn't join the Evereska Mythallar construction team, he could form a team himself.

It was just that this way, after visiting Ougesi at daybreak, this card could not be played first.

Casting aside all distracting thoughts, Xia Duo took out the research notes he had brought from the Main Plane. Up to this point, the general framework design of the Floating City Mythallar had been completed.

Following his early design philosophy, for the sake of future cross-Plane operations, priority was given to the adaptability to different Magic Net states.

This also included some design ideas for Arcane Fire. If it were on the Main Plane, he would absolutely never share it with the Elves, but here in the Projection Plane, there was nothing to be picky about.

As for the remaining functions of the Mythallar, such as the energy sub-lines coordinated with the 【Mythallar】, basic Protection, and the setting of various Permission Levels, Xia Duo had not yet started.

The parts involving the Floating City were such that even in the Projection Plane, Xia Duo could not find too many people; otherwise, if the other party asked him to produce a Floating City, he certainly would not be able to.

He could only decompose the project into several small categories so that the researchers could not see the full picture and would only act as tools following orders, and this was not an easy task either.

It was a research project to begin with; if it were so easy to decompose the project, it would mean Xia Duo already had a relatively clear idea in his mind, but in fact, he did not.

Secondly, there were the researchers. To study the Mythallar, High Mages were best, and Senior Mages would also do; ordinary Elite Mages might not even be able to act as tools.

Given the status of Elf Mages in Elf society, ordinary Elite Mages were one thing, but once it reached Senior Mages, they were not people one could just find at will, let alone the High Mages who were in the ruling position.

To make them willingly act as tools, how could it be easy?

"Let's start with a small goal!"

Xia Duo wrote and drew on his notes, finally determining the small goal for the first phase of the Floating City Mythallar in the Projection Plane—first complete the overall framework, which was the Mythallar's adaptive function to the Magic Net.

In fact, reaching this step could already be considered a relatively complete Mythallar; some Micro-Mythallars might not even be as good as this!

……

While he was pondering, time flowed rapidly, and a ray of daylight finally appeared in the Study. Then the light became brighter and brighter; in contrast, the light emitted by the Magic Lamps in the Study became weaker and weaker as the daylight brightened.

When they were completely extinguished, the resulting fluctuation in the Magic Net was enough to attract Xia Duo's attention.

"It's already morning!"

Xia Duo subconsciously touched his stomach, but this avatar, besides not needing rest, also did not need to eat. Touching his stomach at this moment was more just a carry-over of past habits.

Just as he was about to stand up, a hanging ornament on the desk suddenly moved without wind, emitting bursts of crisp bell sounds. At the same time, it projected a real-time image onto the desk—

Lakelaisi, a follower of Ougesi, was appearing at the entrance of the manor with a squad of guards.

Seeming to notice Xia Duo's gaze, Lakelaisi said loudly: "Lord Asuosi, Elder Ougesi is hosting a banquet at Cloudtop Tower and has sent me to invite you to attend."

"A banquet? At this time?"

A trace of doubt flashed in Xia Duo's eyes, and his brows furrowed tightly. At this time, wasn't it likely that last night's banquet was about to end?

Furthermore, even if it wasn't the remnants of last night's banquet, this time was not an ideal time for a banquet, let alone inviting a High Mage.

How rude!

For a moment, Xia Duo actually regretted choosing Evereska. The other party's attitude was so arrogant; he thought that even if he leaned toward them, it would be difficult to have much say.

It was just that yesterday the attitude wasn't like this; why did it suddenly change today?

Thinking this way, Xia Duo gave his reply. He did not appear, but transmitted his voice, telling Lakelaisi that he was busy.

As for an explanation, did a High Mage need to explain himself to others!

Xia Duo noticed that after he said he was busy, Lakelaisi was stunned for a moment, and then, ignoring the squad of soldiers he had brought earlier, immediately teleported away from the manor entrance.

This operation by the other party left Xia Duo somewhat confused. Did he go to call for people? Could it be that the other party still thought a mere pile of soldiers could keep an eye on him?

Hah!

Xia Duo shook his head and ignored the other party, continuing to organize the Floating City Mythallar project. Anyway, he was only an avatar now; if the other party really had any ideas, he wouldn't do anything at the moment.

But before leaving this Projection Plane, he would definitely give Evereska a hard lesson, so that the other party would know what a High Mage who feared nothing was like.