Chapter 2177: Setting Aside Disputes

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Having finished numbering the test nodes, the next steps fell into place naturally. During the numbering process, Niya had already discovered that Node 03 and Node 09 could never connect, which was likely due to errors during the manufacturing process.

As for the Node Magic Artifact named "Node 04" that had just suddenly disconnected, after some inspection by Xia Duo, it was discovered that the reason for its disconnection was indeed the "link coupling" that Niya had mentioned.

In layman's terms, this means that multiple Node Magic Artifacts interfere with each other when placed close together. If there were only twelve test Node Magic Artifacts placed together, what would happen in the future if a room were packed with people possessing Communication Magic Tools? Wouldn't it be impossible for everyone to use them?

Clearly, if the Communication Mythallar and its accompanying Communication Magic Tools are to be put into practical use, the interference problem between individual mobile nodes must be properly resolved.

"Had you not tested this yourself before? Did this situation not occur?" Xia Duo asked curiously.

"Of course I tested it, but this situation truly did not occur. I speculate that it might be due to the distance, or perhaps the distribution of the nodes. Later, try spreading the Node Magic Artifacts out a bit and see."

"Mm."

Xia Duo then followed Niya's Indication and spread the Node Magic Artifacts, which had just been tossed on the floor, to every corner of the Secret Ritual Chamber.

Suddenly, a voice without any emotional fluctuation came from Niya's side: "Node 03 is online!"

"What? Node 03?"

Xia Duo subconsciously looked at Node 03, which was no different from the other Node Magic Artifacts in the corner. The scene was somewhat awkward; he had just told Niya that there was likely a significant error during the manufacturing process, never expecting that it might actually be his own fault.

However, being face-to-face with his wife, Xia Duo replied without blushing or skipping a beat: "That must have been link coupling just now. What about Node 09? Is it online?"

Niya was silent, then blurted out—

"No."

"Then this one must be a manufacturing error, for sure."

Xia Duo put away the Node 09 Magic Artifact. Judging solely by its connection to the Magic Net, he could not see any problems for the time being, yet it simply could not connect to the test Mythallar. If it were just a manufacturing error, it shouldn't be off by this much.

Xia Duo suspected there were other reasons, but these would require further inspection by Niya. This should count as an engineering implementation problem, which Niya was fully capable of handling, so he did not intend to ask too much; it would serve as an exercise for Niya.

After neatly spreading out the twelve Node Magic Artifacts, every one of them came online in the Mythallar, except for Node 09, which likely did have a problem. However, the link coupling problem still existed, though the frequency had decreased, and it didn't just appear on Node 04; other nodes also experienced intermittent disconnection and reconnection.

"Skip the link coupling problem for now. Now, disconnect the links one by one starting from Node 01!"

Niya issued the command again, and Xia Duo followed suit. When he turned off Node 05, Niya immediately sent a Sending: "All nodes on your side have gone offline."

Xia Duo looked and saw that it was indeed so. Actually, he should have been the one to react first, but the connection between the Node Magic Artifacts and the Mythallar had been masked by their connection to the Magic Net. Niya had the Mythallar Permission for the test Mythallar, which was why she could discover the situation immediately.

"It seems the previous prediction has come true: nodes that are far from the main body and relatively independent will automatically go offline once they exceed a certain distance, unless there are more nodes supporting each other."

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"Yes, the distance between the Tower of Time and Evereska requires at least six nodes to ensure a basic, smooth connection; if it's further, it might require more."

However, Niya did not feel disappointed at all. Instead, she felt that if such crude test nodes could communicate with the Mythallar body, the number of support nodes required should be even fewer once it was perfected.

At the very least, the Tower of Time could set up relay nodes in various regions to transmit the Mythallar effect.

"Xia Duo, start the links for all the Node Magic Artifacts on your side, and I will disconnect them one by one on my end. You try to acquire the Mythallar Permission!"

"If you disconnect everything on your end, can the 12 nodes support this test Mythallar?"

"Yes, this is just a test Mythallar with only linking functions. I have already tried it before, but the long-distance transfer of permission has not been tested yet, so I don't know if it's feasible."

"Alright then, take your time."

Subsequently, Xia Duo focused all his attention, closely monitoring the connection status of each Node Magic Artifact. Physically speaking, the body of the Mythallar should be a large mass of highly ordered Magic Net Strings.

Their connection can be transmitted to an extremely far distance through the continuity of the Magic Net itself. In other words, even for a Traditional Mythallar, as long as one has the permission, one can operate the Mythallar even outside its coverage area.

It is just that a Traditional Mythallar has a relatively fixed coverage area, and the relevant effects can only take effect within that coverage area.

But the material carrier of the Communication Mythallar is individual mobile Node Magic Artifacts, and its body at the Magic Net level becomes very uncertain.

It is somewhat like dough with extreme extensibility; for every additional node, another corner is pulled out.

Or rather, those "corners" that are pulled out constitute its body, a bit like a sea urchin without a middle part.

Disconnecting a node is like the contraction of a "corner." If the nodes in the east were disconnected in a batch, the coverage area of the Communication Mythallar in the east would instantly shrink.

Although the area where the link was disconnected might still be covered by the Mythallar, it would no longer be supported by the nodes in that area, but rather extended from the massive main body.

From this perspective, it can also explain why, here in Evereska where Xia Duo is currently located, everything goes offline if there are fewer than six nodes: because it is too far from the Tower of Time, six nodes cannot "grab" the "corner" of the Mythallar body over there.

The test Niya is conducting now is to release the "corners" of the Mythallar body at the Tower of Time one by one, so the twelve Node Magic Artifacts on Xia Duo's side become the entire material carrier of the Mythallar body, and the main body naturally moves over here.

Theoretically, that is indeed the case. In actual testing, there was no major deviation. Moreover, Xia Duo also tested that after the Mythallar body moved over, the Node Magic Artifacts on his side would not experience link coupling no matter how densely they were stacked.

If nothing goes wrong, link coupling should be closely related to the Mythallar coverage area and the location of the nodes. Xia Duo speculates that as long as there are enough nodes, the link coupling phenomenon will automatically disappear.

However, this kind of test is not suitable for large-scale implementation at the moment. It is better to wait until the Communication Mythallar is perfected to a certain degree before testing. By then, the first batch of Node Magic Artifacts can be put directly on sale, allowing all users to participate in the testing together.

This saves costs and increases efficiency—what could be better!