Chapter 1955: Guidance and Remedial Lessons

"What I am showing you is not the Arcane Crystal, but the iron box you are holding in your hand right now!" Xia Duo reminded him again.

He could tell that Jieyi had perhaps already guessed it, but due to his own limited objective capabilities, he was unable to confirm it; yet, unable to lie in front of his teacher, the current result had come about.

Now, following Xia Duo's reminder and clear indication, Jieyi's conjecture was confirmed, which made the look of shock on his face even more intense, though the slight dejection hidden within that shock did not escape Xia Duo's eyes.

"Are you wondering why, when I already have quasi-Magic Items capable of automatic activation here, I would specifically seek you out to research civilian products? You have actually overthought this!"

"Overthought it?" Jieyi found this answer somewhat difficult to accept.

But the facts were indeed so, and Xia Duo had no need to deceive him. "Yes, do you remember what I told you back then? Civilianization is not just about lowering the threshold of use; in essence, it is about making Magic Items more convenient, simpler, and easier to promote to use. The most important part of this is creating some Magic Items that can truly enter the daily lives of ordinary people."

"Then, was everything I did before meaningless?"

"How could it be?"

Seeing that Jieyi was still splitting hairs, Xia Duo explained with great patience to his only student, "Hasn't the Magic Stove you invented before already been applied in the No. 1 Spire?"

"And what about the 'Oven' and 'Refrigerator' you just demonstrated? Don't you hope these inventions will enter every household in the future? As for the Activator—"

"This technology itself might not be what I need, but I value its appearance. This is not only a manifestation of an innovative line of thinking, but it also allowed me to discover your potential through it."

"You should not think that what you did before was meaningless! On the contrary, I think it was very meaningful!"

"Teacher!"

Jieyi opened his mouth, his eyes turning slightly red. Young people crave recognition, and Jieyi was no exception; receiving his teacher's approval at this moment filled Jieyi's heart with emotion.

At the same time, it also made him feel somewhat regretful for his dark thoughts from just a moment ago. In this instant, he once again recalled the "never forget your original intention" that his teacher had repeatedly mentioned at the Progress Society.

Wasn't his original wish when he took on this task to find a way to spare his mother from the triviality and exhaustion of daily chores?

As for which method was used, did that matter?

It did not matter. Furthermore, he had already demonstrated his effort and potential. Thinking of this, Jieyi couldn't help but ask:

"Teacher, then what should I—"

"Next, I will guide you to complete a preliminary understanding of a brand-new method of Field Resonance Excitation, and what you need to do is develop a brand-new Activator and corresponding civilian equipment based on this foundation."

The Arcane Energy Field is not only generated by the 【Mythallar】 device; in essence, the Arcane Energy Field generated by a Mythallar is actually loaded externally by human intervention.

A bare Mythallar device has nothing; it only outputs Arcane Energy.

What Xia Duo wants Jieyi to do now is actually not essentially different from what he was doing before—both are research into the Magic Civilianization—it is just that now he has specified the concrete technical route, nothing more.

Moreover, some of the explorations and innovations Jieyi made before can still be used later, such as that simple "Refrigerator" and "Oven"!

Xia Duo is very optimistic about the future application of such products. Even if everyone in the future society might be a Spellcaster, if one can use external objects to save effort, why bother doing it oneself!

The more a civilization progresses and the more a society develops, the more detailed its internal division of labor will become. This is not only the result of inevitable differentiation caused by the expansion of the knowledge system.

It can also be said that the more highly developed a civilization is, the more its internal individuals can fully choose the careers they like, without having to compromise more for the sake of satisfying survival needs due to the limitations of the civilization's productivity and the society itself.

And this is precisely the goal Xia Duo has always wanted to reach; this is an ultimate ideal that even his hometown failed to achieve.

What that kind of prosperous civilization looks like, Xia Duo cannot imagine right now; he can only glimpse a faint outline from afar. From this perspective, it is already very difficult for him to obtain experience from his hometown.

After all, on the road to the ultimate ideal, both sides are groping forward, and neither has ready-made cases to imitate.

……

Next, Xia Duo let Jieyi stay in the Floating City for the time being. While completing the final construction of the Floating City, he also gave Jieyi remedial lessons.

Research related to the Arcane Energy Field Activator still requires a certain theoretical foundation. Xia Duo is not sure if he is doing this to help the shoots grow by pulling them, stifling the potential of a genius.

But for now, his thirst for basic researchers with a certain level of literacy is even greater than his thirst for geniuses.

Of course, from a rational perspective, it can indeed be understood this way, but in reality, Xia Duo is not entirely without confidence.

The reason for doing this, besides wanting Jieyi to quickly possess the basic ability to research the Arcane Energy Field Activator and related applications, is that he actually also wants to test how the special teaching method of the "Knowledge Star Chart" works on different people.

It was used on Niya before, and the effect was very good. If Jieyi can also adapt well, perhaps it will be necessary to use the Intelligent Brain to take over the Learning Machine and promote this teaching method to all members of the Tower of Time.

The so-called Learning Machine is actually an Artifact Spirit; in essence, it is a Consciousness Copy of Xia Duo, which has been processed and trimmed, and used inside the Tower of Time to answer questions for Apprentices.

The Intelligent Brain and the Learning Machine are essentially the same thing, except that the Intelligent Brain links multiple Artifact Spirit Nodes together through a multi-layered thinking network, making it closer to a real person—that is, Xia Duo—in terms of depth of thought.

Only the Intelligent Brain can possibly construct a Knowledge Star Chart for Apprentices to conduct targeted tutoring.

Of course, this application will likely not be completed in a short time. At least until there are results from the Sluwende Ancient Fortress, Xia Duo will not have the time to complete the design and conduct extensive testing.

By then, if nothing unexpected happens, Xia Duo should be conducting related research in the Floating City at a very high altitude above the Territory.

……

Just like that, time quickly arrived five days later. At this time of year, autumn is in full swing in the Northland, but this year, it seems that like last year, the cold winter has a tendency to arrive early.

Because Daxia Territory is closer to the south, the crops in the fields matured a few days earlier than those in the Inner Land. In fact, it was only by these few days that Daxia Territory had already fully completed its autumn sowing.

At this time, people from the Inner Land who came to visit and sightsee from Seventon brought a piece of bad news: the Inner Land is likely to have a reduced harvest again this year!

Even if one can obtain extra food using the Arcane Garden, with it being like this every year and subsidized every season, the lords still have to seriously consider whether doing so is worth it.