Chapter 1948: Safekeeping Experience, Transmission Advantage

With the small talk finished, Bulundesi finally officially transferred the Nether Scroll to Xia Duo, and afterwards also provided some experience regarding its preservation.

For instance, the storage location for a Nether Scroll is best built with a high-level Avoidance of Detection effect.

Xia Duo agreed with this point; although a Nether Scroll is very difficult to locate, difficult does not mean impossible. He himself had learned a positioning method from Xierdalanna, and since Badijiaer was present at the time, the Seven Towers must certainly know of it as well.

Furthermore, it is best to specifically assign a Watcher who is at least an Advanced Rank Mage to check the status of the scroll at all times.

Xia Duo agreed with this point as well, but for the time being, the Tower of Time was short on Advanced Rank Mages and it was simply impossible to use them as warehouse keepers; storing the scroll in a Personal Space would eliminate the need to find a separate Watcher.

In fact, there was already a complete set of Nether Scrolls lying quietly inside Xia Duo's Personal Space right now.

Regarding the preservation, care, and borrowing management of Nether Scrolls, Bulundesi provided a great deal of experience—speaking of which, these were all bloody lessons—and Xia Duo listened with an open mind.

What surprised Xia Duo the most was that Bulundesi also mentioned the use and maintenance of Nether Scrolls; in fact, this set of ancient Psionic Creations was crafted with extreme precision, and conventional use would almost never result in any wear and tear.

However, Netherese Mages had still explored maintenance methods during long-term use to allow them to be preserved for longer. The method was actually very simple: just store it in a Spell Suppression Field for a short while after each reading.

Xia Duo guessed that this might be to comb through and calm the energy circulation within the Golden Pages, similar to the practice of stress relief for metals on Earth.

However, he had already brought out the first complete set of Nether Scrolls from the Projection Plane, and if he had more in the future, he could completely conduct disassembly experiments.

As long as the production method of the Nether Scrolls was understood, then meticulous protection would be irrelevant; it might be just like treating ordinary books—if one broke, he could just buy a new one.

……

Soon, in the Reception Room, both sides had finished the handover that needed to be done and the instructions that needed to be given. As the host, Xia Duo naturally could not take the initiative to drive people away; he hoped more that Bulundesi would take the initiative to bid farewell.

But just when he thought this meeting was about to end, Bulundesi appeared hesitant, which made Xia Duo somewhat dissatisfied, though he did not show it and instead took the initiative to speak:

"Councilor Bulundesi, is there anything else you forgot to mention?"

The fact that the other party was hesitating indicated that the initiative was not in their hands. Compared to who spoke first, Xia Duo cared more about time; the negotiations between the Seven Towers and Keman were progressing smoothly, which meant the dispute between the two countries, artificially manufactured by the Yierlan, was about to be resolved.

To a certain extent, this also indicated that the targeting of the Ancient Fortress was about to reach a critical node. Xia Duo had to complete the Floating City as soon as possible, so time was very important.

He didn't have any problems on his end; it would be finished in another day or two. The key was Iolum's War Spell, and he didn't know when it would be researched and tested.

Deploying it onto the Floating City afterwards would also require a certain amount of time, but it was hard to urge him, so Xia Duo could only focus on his own side first.

Perhaps seeing Xia Duo's emphasis on time, Bulundesi hesitated for a moment before finally speaking: "This time, when delivering the Nether Scroll to Lord Xia Duo, my master asked me to send his greetings to you on his behalf."

"Mm, I understand. Please also convey my greetings to Huo En. Continue, is there anything else?"

"There is also—"

Bulundesi cursed Huo En fiercely in his heart; why did he take on every single task? If this continued, he would just throw in the towel and quit. But since Lord Xia Duo had already noticed, what could he do if he said it?

"There is indeed one more thing. Previously, Seven Towers Mages escorting new residents to Weilan Manor saw the Portal that Lord Xia Duo had set up there. They discovered that the teleportation efficiency of that Portal is much higher than ordinary Portals."

"And then?" Xia Duo had a faint guess in his heart.

"Then, my superiors asked me to inquire about it while I was here, if it is convenient, whether the related technology could be authorized for use by the Seven Towers."

After saying these words, Bulundesi seemed to heave a long sigh of relief, and immediately added, "Additionally, many local residents of Seventon and some relatives of Inner Land lords are interested in Lord Xia Duo's Territory. Upon hearing about that Portal leading to Daxia Territory, they wanted to 'hitch a ride' with those new residents to visit and tour. This request was submitted to the Seven Cities Council, and my superiors also asked me to inquire about Lord Xia Duo's opinion."

"It's all related to the Portal, let me think!"

In fact, it was mainly the issue of technical authorization for the former. The reason why the Permanent Teleportation Portal set up by Xia Duo was so effective was because it used Daiwei String material, similar to using High-Grade Mithril for crafting fine Magic Items to create a Teleportation Array; how could the effect not be good?

In reality, the material properties of Daiwei String were far better than first-grade Mithril!

It was just that as a key material for the 【Mythallar】 device, although the material itself came from the Tower of Time and Xia Duo had full authority to dispose of it, the 【Mythallar】 was a project presided over by Iolum.

Once leaked, the Seven Towers could easily associate this with it possibly being a key material for an Independent Arcane Fire Device, which would be somewhat unpleasant.

Although Iolum had once said he would hand the 【Mythallar】 over to the Seven Towers, how it was handed over was a matter of interpretation—was it a handover of trade, a handover of teaching, or a handover of submission, or a handover of exchange?

As a stakeholder, Xia Duo always had to consider an extra layer.

As for the Northerners wanting to come to the South for sightseeing and touring, Xia Duo expressed his full agreement. Previously, because the Floating City was "difficult to give birth to," he was always somewhat resistant to outsiders, especially Elves.

Regarding the Reality of the Territory, if not completely hidden, it was at least covered up; only a few books about the Territory were widely circulated outside.

But now, the Floating City was about to debut, and it was the time to demonstrate the superiority of the Daxia Order to the outside world. When exchanges were opened, advanced civilizations could always exert a powerful attraction on less advanced civilizations.

By then, perhaps Xia Duo wouldn't even need to rack his brains to develop the population, as a large number of free people from the Inner Land would move in!

It might not even be impossible for the entire Territory to be annexed!

In the history of Xia Duo's hometown, there had been real cases of neighboring states submitting their entire nations. The so-called "if distant people do not submit, then cultivate culture and virtue to attract them" had always been the philosophy of the superior nation in Xia Duo's hometown.

Regarding the thoughts and philosophies of the sages of his hometown, although Xia Duo did not fully agree, he had to admit that the growth of his own mind and Personality had been greatly influenced by them.

Combined with modern education, the overall result was enlightened, wise, magnanimous, and modest.

Without pondering for too long, Xia Duo gave his answer directly—

"Regarding the Portal, it does not only involve me alone. I still need to discuss it with Master Iolum. Afterwards, you can ask him, and that will also represent my opinion."

"As for people from the Inner Land coming to sightsee and tour, I represent Daxia Territory in expressing a sincere welcome. However, the Territory is newly built and many facilities are not yet perfect. If you don't mind, you can wait a few days; I will have the Territory prepare some reception programs, and we will certainly not let the visitors return disappointed."

"Thank you for your understanding, Lord Xia Duo. I will go back and report this now."

……

After Bulundesi left, Xia Duo immediately sent a Sending to Iolum, briefly explaining the matter, and then told him not to expose the Daiwei String material for the time being, while also asking him to arrange for personnel to look after Weilan Manor.

He was worried that if the Seven Towers couldn't get it openly, they would secretly go and "touch" the Portal. There were no Mages stationed at Weilan Manor, so it couldn't defend against the Seven Towers.

Of course, Xia Duo had many collaborations with the Seven Towers, in the past, present, and future. Except for Sikumu of Giles Tower, the Controllers of the other towers would not do such a thing.

Xia Duo had almost explicitly stated he was guarding against Sikumu.