Chapter 207: Collective Wisdom

I don't know how the lord managed it, but Xia Duo thought, since it has already been implemented in the document, can the supplies from the Princess's side also be implemented?

Looking at the scepter again, this scepter can now be called the "Daxia Scepter," and the scepter has only one function—

Immunity to mind-affecting spells!

This is the information left by the creator of the scepter. Although Xia Duo does not know exactly what level of mind-affecting spells it can grant immunity to, holding this thing makes him feel a heartfelt sense of security.

It is as if he has put on a layer of protective clothing for his mind; if one were to say this effect is only worth a few thousand Gold Coins, Xia Duo would never believe it.

Coupled with that very miraculous Gold Paper Document, Xia Duo feels that since the Pioneer plan has such a grand start, it is absolutely impossible that there are only the three of them.

Of course, it is also impossible for it to be too rampant, otherwise, wouldn't this gold paper and scepter be too devalued?

……

After confirming that the document was correct, Xia Duo put the two items away before heading to the Library.

Now that the Arcane Competition has ended and the time for Territory pioneering has not yet arrived, this period can be said to be Xia Duo's most leisurely time.

Of course, even if it is leisurely, it is only a relaxation of his mindset; he still won't neglect the things he should do.

His main task during this period will be placed on the study of Magic Theory, such as the essence of the Magic Net, Plane Knowledge, Spell Principles, and so on.

As for specific Spells, Xia Duo does not plan to learn too many for the time being. The reason is mainly two-fold: one is that if the main theory is learned well, Spells will always be researched eventually.

The other reason is also somewhat related to the previous one; he wants to save money to pioneer the Territory.

Even if he traded with Lord Epps and changed it to pioneering the Green Pearl Forest, the pioneering itself is unavoidable. He does not believe that the Princess went to such great lengths to start some pioneering movement just to let him stay at home in the Mage Tower and enjoy the benefits of a "Pioneer" for nothing.

Furthermore, from a long-term perspective, a mature Territory can also provide him with a steady stream of Gold Coins; it is just a bit harder in the early stages.

……

Arriving at the Library, the Mage on duty took the initiative to greet Xia Duo. Xia Duo remembered his name, Weibulun, a Level 4 Mage.

But he is about a cycle older than Xia Duo. Having seen Xia Duo's performance in the Arcane Competition, plus the fact that Xia Duo's mentor suddenly became the lord's daughter, Weibulun naturally has the intention to be on good terms.

"Mage Weibulun, my mentor asked me to come and borrow a few books." Xia Duo was not arrogant, but as usual.

After chatting with Mage Weibulun for a few sentences, when the topic turned to Niya, Xia Duo very rationally stopped the conversation, and then came to the Intermediate Partition of the Library.

Here, Xia Duo saw many books in a series like "The Art of Fireball" and "Several Variations of Fireball." It seems that Intermediate Mages are quite fond of Fireball!

Xia Duo skipped the Spell-related books and searched all the way until he finally found the book he wanted to borrow this time in an inconspicuous corner—

"Intermediate Arcane Geometry"!

It is just a pity that this book is not a Magic Book, but just something that looks like a manuscript. Separated by the Protection Jieti, Xia Duo cannot see too many details.

Because Niya said she had already notified the Tower Spirit, Xia Duo reached out to take it directly. His palm penetrated the Jieti with almost no resistance, as if this Jieti were just a layer of air film.

But this is obviously not the case. Xia Duo could not enter this Intermediate Partition before, and in the Primary Rank Partition, there are also many books with borrowing restrictions; if one does not have the Permission Level, reaching out will only be blocked.

Having only taken one copy of "Intermediate Arcane Geometry," Xia Duo was naturally unsatisfied and reached out to take the "How to Gracefully Dispel Magic" next to it.

This book is obviously a book that contains Spell details and Spellcasting techniques. Most Magic Books are like this, and this one is the Spell for Dispel Magic that Xia Duo has been looking for for a long time.

"Hmm?"

Xia Duo's fingers were blocked by an invisible yet tough Jieti. He could feel that it seemed as if he just exerted a little more effort, he should be able to break through.

Spellcasting is prohibited in the Library, and an ordinary Mage without his great strength is unlikely to break through.

But he still stopped; taking it by force is not beautiful after all.

Afterwards, Xia Duo went to the Apprentice Partition and took a copy of "Morning Wind Poetry Collection," then went to Weibulun to settle the account. "Intermediate Arcane Geometry" counts as being borrowed by Niya, so it costs no money.

And because "Morning Wind Poetry Collection" is the best textbook for learning Elvish, even in the Apprentice Partition, it costs 100 Gold Coins to borrow it for a day.

……

Coming out of the Library, Xia Duo sighed again at the Mage Tower's style of being obsessed with money, but thinking that Magic is a seller's market, he could only let out a long sigh.

Xia Duo already has the idea of promoting popular Magic education in his future Territory. Only when more people participate in it can Magic achieve the fastest development.

Like the current Netheril, the model of relying only on a few geniuses to promote the development of Magic is really too backward. If a genius falls, wouldn't it be a heavy blow and unable to recover?

What Xia Duo thinks is that as long as there is average aptitude, he does not ask them to reach any ultimate goal of Magic, as long as they can provide a spark of inspiration for collective Wisdom.

Even the most genius person always has a side of cognitive limitations. Only by gathering the strengths of many will one have the broadest path, and this is also Xia Duo's path.

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Returning to his residence, the first thing Xia Duo has to do is copy books. The Arcane Geometry one is not urgent for now, anyway, it doesn't require him to spend money, but that "Morning Wind Poetry Collection" must be copied down as soon as possible.

Learning Elvish is not a matter of one or two days; it is not strange to learn it for a few years. Xia Duo is already prepared to fight a protracted war.

Elvish characters have complex strokes but contain rules, full of artistic beauty. Xia Duo had come into contact with individual Elvish characters before, but had not learned them systematically.

Now when copying, it is quite difficult.

Sometimes just a small bend in the stroke can lead to completely different meanings, so when copying, one must be careful, and then careful again.

From morning, to noon, and then to evening, for almost a whole day, Xia Duo hadn't even finished copying half of it. After eating dinner, Xia Duo prepared to craft Magic Scrolls.

After all, the number of Spellcasting times in each rest cycle cannot be wasted. What Xia Duo wants to do are Magic Alarm and Magic Weapon scrolls.

These two types of scrolls can be sold to the Mage Tower, which can not only get a sum of Gold Coins but also exempt him from previous promotion tasks, and the surplus can also be used when he pioneers the Territory.

Now it depends on his efficiency. If he can save up a pile, he can save a lot of effort when pioneering. At this moment, Xia Duo inexplicably hopes that the Elf Mage of the Green Pearl Forest can stay a little longer.

Crafting Magic Scrolls is equivalent to solidifying one's own Spellcasting ability. The number of scrolls that can be crafted within each rest cycle is at most the number of Spellcasting times.

It is impossible to overproduce.

Xia Duo's current number of Spellcasting times is probably about twenty-plus 1st Circle Spells, and the Magic Net stored Spells, that is, Spell Slots, can store 4 2nd Circle Spells,

And because he does not know 2nd Circle Spells yet, Xia Duo has stored 8 1st Circle Spells. (These do not count Bloodline Ability)

The Spells stored in the Magic Net are just pure consumables. Even if they are used to craft scrolls today, they will still need to be replenished later, which is equivalent to reducing the daily number of Spellcasting times.

Therefore, with the Spell Slot Spells untouched, the number of scrolls Xia Duo can craft every day is only about 20, and this is without counting the failure rate and time.