Chapter 2086: Cultivate as Soon as Possible, Party Members Go First

Tower of Time, Library Layer.

Inside a renovated Spell Practice Room, a strangely shaped recliner stood alone in the center, while only in the corner was there a waist-high table the size of a tea tray, upon which sat a hollowed-out mountain ornament.

A moment later, spiritual light flickered within the room, and a group of people appeared out of thin air; several who were more familiar with this Spell Practice Room already exclaimed:

"Isn't this No. 12 Spell Practice Room? How did we get here? What is that recliner for?"

Among the crowd, Dien, like the others, curiously examined the simple furnishings around him, but given his relationship with Xia Duo, he asked directly:

"Xia Duo, are we going to conduct the Inheritance Ritual here in a moment?"

"Yes."

Xia Duo looked back at Dien and gave an affirmative answer; in truth, he could not say he was entirely without disappointment regarding Dien's choice, though he understood Dien's situation relatively well.

Diligent and eager to learn, his talent was not particularly outstanding within the Progress Society; although Xia Duo never emphasized Spellcasting Level in the Tower of Time, as a member of the Progress Society's Five-Member Committee, Dien also bore immense pressure.

Watching the later New Apprentices surpass him one by one, that feeling could be described as nothing but miserable.

Therefore, Xia Duo understood and respected Dien's choice; after all, in his vision, the Learning Machine capable of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude should be standard equipment for everyone—forcing a boost now and slowly making up for it later was not entirely unadvisable.

Technology is always advancing, and human lifespans will continue to extend; compared to Dien's development potential in the field of Magic, Xia Duo was more worried about whether he would lose interest in the field of Magic.

Of course, the field of Magic here specifically refers to research fields directly related to Magic; in the words of Earth, it means doing scientific research.

Dien is still quite interested in Magic research now, but as Magic research becomes more specialized in the future, once Dien cannot keep up with the cutting-edge progress, it is inevitable that he will lose confidence, and even interest, in Magic research.

However, that is not necessarily a bad thing for Dien; without Magic research, life must go on, and by then, the Magic civilization will surely be able to support a sufficiently complex social division of labor.

So, for Xia Duo, this is also not a bad thing; letting professional people do professional things and letting professionals become more professional is precisely one of the goals he has always pursued.

Aside from Dien, Xia Duo was not surprised that Saixili appeared here; he had given a reminder before, and with Niya potentially giving her private guidance on the trend of future Learning Machine popularization, undergoing the Inheritance Ritual first was undoubtedly Saixili's best choice.

However, for some he thought highly of, such as Sami and Tilake, who were also members of the Progress Society's Five-Member Committee, he rejected their applications without hesitation.

Additionally, he added Dewan, who had not applied.

Plane Exploration occupies a crucial position in Xia Duo's subsequent plans; the exploration here refers not only to the exploration of the Reality Material Plane but also to the exploration of the illusory Projection Planes within the Astral Plane.

Currently, the Tower of Time only has Dewan as an Astral Mage, so of course, he must be cultivated with priority and cultivated as quickly as possible!

Xia Duo had the intention of searching for the Mythallar Control Center during this trip, but he also knew that the ancient times were too far away, with seas turning into mulberry fields and geological changes; searching according to the original clues was basically no different from relying on luck.

Moreover, his search actions could not be too large, lest they arouse the vigilance of the various Elf nations, which made it even more difficult.

But if it were in a Projection Plane, even if the time node of entry was wrong, he could safely and boldly use various means to search, without having to be as constrained as he was in the Material Plane.

Furthermore, he had not yet collected all the Dragon Madness Secret Scrolls, which also needed to be found from the Projection Planes; an excellent Astral Mage could solve many problems for him.

On the contrary, Plane Scholars, who are the counterparts to Astral Mages and are used to explore the Material Plane, are very difficult to cultivate because their primary condition is that they must be Arcanists, and the Tower of Time, counting Saville now, has only four Arcanists.

Not to mention Xia Duo himself, who was already prepared to conduct Plane Exploration, but Niya needs to research the Communication Mythallar, and Aiboke needs to "put out fires" everywhere, being even busier than Xia Duo himself, making it impossible for him to focus on Plane Exploration for a long time.

As for Saville, he was also entrusted with an important task by Xia Duo, hoping to cultivate more Advanced Rank Mages for the Tower of Time as soon as possible; after all, the Inheritance Ritual is not omnipotent, and it cannot just create Advanced Rank Mages at will.

What is inherited is only some Knowledge and experience; the specific process of absorption and mastery still requires the person receiving the inheritance to work hard themselves, and what Saville needs to do is to accelerate this process.

The person most likely to advance to Arcanist in the Tower of Time in the near future is Depake; he has long been an Advanced Rank Mage and has been conducting relevant studies.

As long as no particularly unreasonable dark horse emerges among this group of people receiving the Inheritance Ritual, then if nothing goes wrong, the fifth Arcanist of the Tower of Time should be Depake.

Thinking of Depake, Xia Duo could not help but think of those Advanced Rank Mages he later recruited from Seventon to work as Magic Technicians; if they continue to be diligent and conscientious in the future, it is not impossible to give them a chance to advance to Arcanist.

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When the discussion in the Inheritance Chamber gradually subsided, Xia Duo also withdrew his wandering thoughts and said to everyone: "Receiving the Inheritance Ritual does not mean one will definitely become an Advanced Rank Mage; I hope some people will not waste this rare opportunity for improvement!"

After speaking, Xia Duo cast a spell to ignite the spices in the incense burner in the corner of the room and extracted from his memory the Inspiration Movement he had heard in the Wuweilun Inheritance Chamber in the Projection Plane.

These were all auxiliary procedures for the Inheritance Ritual; the spices could keep the inheritors' minds clear and their consciousness sharp—in fact, they could be used not only during the Inheritance Ritual but also in daily life.

And the Inspiration Movement could, to a certain extent, stimulate inspiration and accelerate the speed of absorbing the inheritance.

Actually, there was also Memory Perfume, which could be used to deepen temporary memories or awaken blurred memories; Xia Duo had also brought back the raw material seeds and the formula from the Projection Plane, but there was still a difference in production difficulty between perfume and directly ignited spices.

Currently, he had not yet successfully produced effective Memory Perfume and could only send people to try slowly in the future.

After everything was ready, Xia Duo looked at the crowd again, "Formal Members of the Progress Society first, Probationary Members get ready."

This ordering was not because Xia Duo favored the Formal Members of the Progress Society more, but because this was the first time the Inheritance Ritual had appeared; although these people did not say it out loud, they might not be without a little doubt in their hearts.

And doubt itself could affect the effect of the inheritance.

Letting the Formal Members go first was, in a sense, similar to the saying from his hometown, "When encountering difficulties, Party members go first"; with these Formal Members who had a higher degree of trust in Xia Duo setting an example, the others would have no more doubts.