Chapter 2215: Astonishing Results

At present, the Tower of Time has already completed the mass production of some Magic Items. Aside from unified measurement standards, the most critical step is the disassembly process and the establishment of production lines for division of labor.

Among all the processes, except for the step of Link Magic Web, all others can achieve unmanned automated production through the "pre-programming" of Alchemy Arrays.

The reason why the current Magic Technicians are still retained is, on one hand, that the cost of upgrading the production line is quite large and requires a not-insignificant period of zero output; on the other hand, it is related to Xia Duo's planning.

The result of the popularization of Magic Education will be the production of a large number of Spellcasters. It is impossible for all of these people to be cultivated in the direction of generalists as in the past; they need to be diverted in various senses. (The ultimate goal is still to be a generalist~)

Furthermore, Magic Technicians are not dispensable tools. Xia Duo will cultivate them in the direction of Advanced Technicians for intelligent manufacturing, such as programming engineers for Alchemy Arrays, automation design engineers, and so on.

Pure physical labor does not require them. It can be said that the first thing Xia Duo wants to liberate in the future is the physical labor of civilized individuals.

Of course, liberation does not equal elimination, nor does it mean that activities requiring physical exertion, such as sports, will disappear; rather, it means eliminating non-creative physical labor as much as possible.

Since people do not need to engage in non-creative labor, it can only be handed over to machines, and the final puzzle piece of automated production is the step of Link Magic Web.

Previously, Xia Duo had thought about using a Tower Spirit or a smart brain to achieve this, but unfortunately, whether it is a Tower Spirit or a smart brain, they are essentially Consciousness Copies of a Spellcaster, lacking the most critical Reality, and simply cannot perform Spellcasting.

If one cannot perform Spellcasting, then naturally there is no talk of Link Magic Web.

The so-called Tower Spirit controlling a Mage Tower is essentially more akin to an instinct for controlling one's own body (the Tower Spirit is equivalent to the soul of the Mage Tower; if the Mage Tower has updates, the Tower Spirit also needs to be synchronized to continue controlling the updated part of the Mage Tower), and using a Spell can only use those pre-set in the Spell Pool.

Perhaps it can display a certain degree of adaptability; after all, as long as the Consciousness Copy is not pruned too much, it has normal Wisdom, but this adaptability can never exceed the pre-set range.

If one only talks about the Application of Spells, there is not much difference between a Tower Spirit and a real person; after all, a real person is also limited by an invisible "Spell Pool," and the only difference is probably the inability to conduct Spell Duels at the level of elements.

But this point can also be indirectly achieved by expanding the Spell Pool, though it is very difficult to realize; theoretically, it is possible.

In reality, the Tower Spirit's Application of Spells is essentially based on its control over the Magic Item that serves as its main body (generally a Mage Tower).

It can only use existing, pre-set Magic Items, but cannot directly control other Magic Items, let alone produce new Magic Items.

If it could, the price of a Mage Tower would definitely not be what it is now, because if a Tower Spirit could produce new Magic Items, then as long as it obtained the corresponding Permission Level and resources, it could replicate itself or something else.

That kind of scene is even more exaggerated than the artificial smart brains in the science fiction works Xia Duo saw in his hometown, so after confirming that Tower Spirits, Artifact Spirits, and smart brains cannot perform Spellcasting, he did not spend much effort looking for new ideas.

In his Subconscious, he had already concluded that it is very difficult for Magic Items to produce Magic Items, until today, when he was awakened by the production process of the 【Spirit Amulet】 to a strong desire for higher productivity.

If the final networking process of the 【Spirit Amulet】 could be applied to the production of other Magic Items, it would definitely bring earth-shattering changes to this world.

What it would initially affect is the price of Magic Items, and then this influence would rapidly spread to the entire world. As long as it survives the initial period of weakness, no power will be able to resist it afterward.

"Hiss—"

Xia Duo could not help but gasp, and his heartbeat began to Haste. Such a prospect really gave him the impulse to disregard everything and start investing in research.

But after calming down, he still decided to shelve it for the time being. Besides the fact that this networking method, which leans more toward the interaction between bloodlines and Elemental Essence, is difficult to convert into the general Arcane Magic System, a very important point is that he simply cannot use it in the short term.

At present, the number of Mages in the Tower of Time can already be said to be excessive. If work cannot be arranged for them, it will inevitably cause unrest in people's hearts and even threaten the grand plan of popularizing education.

This is also an important reason why Xia Duo still retains a large number of Magic Technicians. If the production process were really to be simplified, everything except the step of Link Magic Web could be handed over to automation.

As long as the employment problem of the new group of Mages is solved, the hearts of this class will be stabilized. And this class is essentially not just a group of new Mages who obtained promotion through the expansion of the Tower of Time, but every individual who receives education in the future civilization; it can also be said to be the main body of civilization.

If even the main body of civilization has nothing to do, then what is the meaning of the existence of such a civilization?

Therefore, at the current starting stage, many factors require Xia Duo, the "Prophet," to plan, not just the employment problem of new Mages, but every aspect required for the development of civilization.

……

Xia Duo took off the 【Spirit Amulet】 that had completed its "self-manufacturing" and held it in his palm to examine it carefully. A portion of the blood he had previously injected into the Mithril Ring patterns had seeped out due to contact with his skin.

Only then did he notice that his blood did not actually participate in the composition of the 【Spirit Amulet】, but merely served as a primer or a catalyst.

"Sigh—"

Xia Duo sighed slightly. In the end, he did not cut open his already healed palm again to take the blood back, but directly annihilated it.

Occasional blood loss will not have an adverse effect on health; on the contrary, it is beneficial to the metabolism of the hematopoietic system and is good for health, as long as it does not fall into the hands of someone with ulterior motives.

Then Xia Duo did not think about automation anymore. The current Spirit Amulet can actually be seen as being completed by him and the Elemental Essence together; it does not count as true "automatic machine manufacturing."

There is no essential difference from enslaving other Spellcasters to make it, except that most Elemental Creatures have no Wisdom, so there is no psychological or moral burden when enslaving them.

"Let's consider this problem later. Now that the Amulet is made, I should test its specific effects!"

Xia Duo does not doubt the authenticity of the records in the Mairide Family's collection; after all, he has already confirmed the Principles, but as for how much the actual effect can be, that is hard to say.

……

Regarding the test experiments involving the level of consciousness and the mind, Xia Duo did not trust others, so he found Niya, briefly explained the cause and effect, and the test officially began.