Chapter 1952: Crude Experiments, The Activator

Seeming to have discerned Xia Duo's doubts, Jieyi hurriedly explained, "The things I am researching basically only involve Apprentice-level spells; even if there were an accident, I could handle it properly."

"And since the internal laboratories at the No. 1 Spire haven't been fully completed yet, I feel a bit guilty toward others for occupying one in advance."

"Lastly, I wish to spend more time with my family. If I were at the No. 1 Spire, I would have to pass through a Portal at least once if I wanted to come back."

"Only after actually researching Magic Creations did I realize the cost of using Magic Facilities. I'm a bit reluctant to waste so many resources just to go home once."

The reasons were sound, but in the end, it was still a matter of resources. The Tower of Time truly hadn't reached the point where it could squander resources at will, yet it seemed somewhat heartless to make Jieyi stay at the No. 1 Spire all the time.

Moreover, regarding Magic Civilianization, how could one obtain feedback from ordinary people without coming into contact with them!

There was actually a hidden piece of information in Jieyi's words: he was using his own family to test Magic Items that ordinary people could also easily use.

Regarding Jieyi's choice, Xia Duo didn't know what to say for a moment. Everything was Jieyi's own choice, but Xia Duo still wanted to do something.

"Let's look at the samples first!"

"Mm."

Jieyi responded, then began rummaging through the simple laboratory bench, finally pulling out a ring-shaped metal hoop from a pile of sundries. It was about the size of a bowl's mouth, with obvious scratch marks on the surface, and filled with Mithril Wire slightly thinner than wheat straw.

Xia Duo recognized at a glance that those Mithril Wires were likely Mithril scrap from the production process of the Tower of Time's Magic Technician Department, remelted into thicker Mithril Wire so that it still retained a considerable degree of energy conduction properties.

As for the metal hoop, it was just ordinary Iron, with even some scorched-yellow rust on the surface. As for those scratch marks, Xia Duo also found the source: an Adamantine Knife placed on the laboratory bench's tool rack.

Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but sigh—good heavens, it really was a crude, makeshift experiment!

"Just this Iron hoop?"

Xia Duo could see that the Mithril patterns on the surface of the Iron hoop were related to guiding Fire Elements, but that was all. It didn't even possess a Magic Aura; wanting ordinary people to use it based on this alone was simply a fantasy.

"It is this Iron hoop, but it's not complete yet. The true core component has been put away by me."

As he spoke, Jieyi carefully took out the Dimensional Bag that Xia Duo had specifically issued to him from his bosom, and took out a metal disc that looked much more refined.

Alright, an Iron disc with a red Gemstone the size of a grain of rice embedded in the center, while the outer rim had scratch marks similar to the Iron hoop, embedded with Mithril Wire.

Seeing this, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Xia Duo's mind, and he exclaimed, "So that's how it is!"

Come to think of it, he had long since reached the threshold of civilian Magic Items. Under the Netheril Magic System, this seemed like a completely unsolvable problem, but in fact, as long as one understood the essence of Magic and took a slight shortcut, it wasn't difficult to achieve—it could even be said to be excessively simple!

……

Simply put, the essence of the Netheril Magic System is the Spellcaster forcibly controlling the Magic Net Strings. Under this system, Magic Items also fully interpret the characteristics of the relevant spells themselves.

The user needs to control the Magic Net Strings linked to the Magic Item in a way similar to controlling a spell.

And the threshold for ordinary people to use Magic Items lies right here; if one could control Magic Net Strings, then they wouldn't be an ordinary person—they could be counted as a Spellcaster!

In the past, the training of Territory soldiers in the use of Magic Scrolls was similar to this, but Magic Scrolls are essentially the temporary storage of existing spells, equivalent to completed spells, possessing a relatively unified triggering method, unlike normal Magic Items which have many complex operating methods.

Generally speaking, even ordinary people who have received training in the use of Magic Items find it very difficult to bring out the full functionality of a Magic Item.

But Jieyi's line of thinking was very simple: if the operation is complex, then simplify the operation, or even simplify the function of the Magic Item itself.

Taking it a step further, if ordinary people cannot control Magic Net Strings, then simply abandon that set of energy circulation systems of the Magic Net and form an independent system!

Because of the existence of the Magic Net, unless one is an Arcanist, the vast majority of Spellcasters are accustomed to obtaining energy from the Magic Net, which is not only cost-effective but also more convenient!

And when crafting Magic Items, this principle is carried out to the extreme; basically, every Magic Item does not come with its own energy source.

Even Mithril Component-type Magic Items are like this, at most using some Five-Colored Gems as an Energy Buffering core, but this is only used to buffer Magic Net energy, not to be rapidly consumed as the Magic Item's own energy source.

Although the Spellbook Xia Duo crafted previously also adopted this design—after all, his pockets weren't exactly flush at that time—he still retained the design of consuming Arcane Crystals to continuously trigger spells.

And now that the 【Mythallar】 has been born, and looking to the future, Arcane Crystals might become cheaper than water; Magic Items with their own energy sources are not impossible to consider.

Or rather, in a magical society where the 【Mythallar】 exists, ordinary people will eventually reach the step of using Magic Items.

Xia Duo is only ahead of the curve a little bit now, and these Magic Items are not the kind of temporary Magic Items passively triggered within an Arcane Energy Field, but true Magic Items that can be taken outside the range of the 【Mythallar】's influence.

The difference between the two is quite significant.

……

"Jieyi, come demonstrate it!"

Although Xia Duo already had some expectations for how the two simple-looking Iron objects Jieyi brought out would perform, he still hoped for Jieyi, the creator, to demonstrate them personally.

And Jieyi had actually been looking forward to this moment for a long time. Hearing Xia Duo's instruction, he didn't have a single superfluous movement and directly placed the Iron disc in his hand into the center of the Iron hoop on the laboratory bench.

It wasn't a perfect fit, but it didn't affect its function.

When Jieyi gently nudged the outer Iron hoop, causing it to rotate and move to a specific angle to align with the Iron disc, a cluster of free-floating Fire Elements instantly appeared above the disc.

Although Fire Elements continued to be guided from the Elemental Plane afterward, because the total amount was too small and the dissipation speed was not slow, there was no obvious phenomenon of rising temperature, only causing the air above the Iron disc to fluctuate slightly.

But this was enough to prove the point; whether the fire is big or small is just a matter of the quantity of Fire Elements, but whether it exists at all is the essence of the problem.

After maintaining the Fire Element void heating for a period of time, Jieyi nudged the outer Iron hoop again. In an instant, the Fire Elements lost their source, and that small amount quickly dissipated.

Only then did he introduce: "I call the one in the middle the Activator. In essence, it is also an independent Magic Item, and it is in a state similar to being constant. It has only one function: to trigger the Mithril Circuit in the outer Iron hoop."

"Mm, I noticed." Xia Duo nodded.

This actually already has a bit of the meaning of an Arcane Energy Field. He felt that perhaps it could be used as a standard component for 【Mythallar】 devices, or rather, allow temporary Magic Items within an Arcane Energy Field to be used normally outside as long as an Activator is added.