Chapter 2223: Time Conjecture

————Ran into a frustrating matter, have no heart to type at all, posting this as a placeholder first, will make up for it tomorrow~~

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It is just that Niya's understanding of this world has yet to exceed Xia Duo's, which is why it is so difficult for her to discern the flaws in the internal rules of the illusion scene.

From this perspective, to create an illusion scene capable of being sufficiently realistic, the Spellcaster needs to have a sufficient understanding of the Reality of this world; those Psionic Masters are clearly not enough.

"Alright, I'll give you half a day to organize what you've gained from this training, we'll continue tomorrow!"

After Xia Duo finished speaking, he dispelled the illusion. Unlike a Mental Image World, this kind of simple illusion would not cause one to exit directly even if the flaw were found. Of course, on the other hand, it is also very difficult for this kind of simple illusion to trick someone who is on guard.

This was merely a specific plan Xia Duo proposed to train Niya to deal with the Mental Image World; after all, he does not possess the Mental Image World himself, otherwise, he could have conducted full combat training.

The reason why the Mental Image World cannot restrict the target once its flaws are found is mainly because this kind of world possesses a certain degree of Reality, but its internal operation is more of an idealistic illusion based on Psionic.

Once verified laws of Reality appear in the Mental Image World, it almost inevitably leads to a change in the Psionic Spellcaster's own cognition, and the Mental Image World built on the foundation of the Spellcaster's cognition collapses accordingly.

If Xia Duo wants to create a Mental Image World, the greatest difficulty is finding a world pillar that can replace the rules of the domains he has not yet stepped into.

Theoretically, one could use the remaining unknown state of the real world after stripping away known rules to replace it, but Xia Duo is still considering how to do this specifically.

If feasible, using the rules of Reality as the foundation for an illusion world seems to be viable as well, but compared to the Mental Image World, this kind of world lacks many variations; at the very least, the Spellcaster themselves cannot possess more Permission Level than the target.

It is just like creating a Semi-plane; the creator and those who enter later do not have any essential difference regarding the Semi-plane itself.

It is just that the creator can use some extra means in advance to exert control over this Semi-plane. If these extra means fall into the hands of a later arrival, then even the creator of this Semi-plane would lose control because of it.

Outside of Zhamu Dasi, there exist illusions at the level of the Mental Image World, but Xia Duo does not know how those Spellcasters achieved them. If he could know, it would inevitably provide a key boost to his creation of his own Mental Image World.

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After the training with Niya ended, Xia Duo stayed at the Tower of Time for a while longer to prepare the training content for the next day, and only then returned to the Floating City to work overtime in the Time Acceleration Zone.

At the construction site, as soon as Aiboke saw Xia Duo appear, he couldn't help but complain, "Xia Duo, you really know how to order people around! You said it was the highest priority work recently, but I haven't seen a shadow of you for days. Do you really want to work me to death?"

"Uncle Aiboke, the capable should do more work!" Xia Duo said cheerfully.

But when Aiboke heard this, he shook his head repeatedly, "Don't! Absolutely don't call me uncle. Now, whenever I hear this form of address, my scalp goes numb; it never means anything good. Even Niya has been spoiled by you!"

"How could that be! Throughout the entire Tower of Time, Niya and I trust you the most, Uncle Aiboke. If you don't help us, we really wouldn't know what to do!"

This was actually true; Xia Duo was not lying at all. Even for Niya, Saville, her great-grandfather, might not necessarily be as trustworthy as Aiboke.

But these words from Xia Duo made Aiboke frown. He glanced at the Magic Technician working not far away and whispered, "If your members of the Progress Society heard this, what would you have them think?"

"What of it? My trust in you, Uncle Aiboke, is based on family affection, while for them—" Xia Duo smiled slightly and said very frankly, "—it is trust based on the same philosophy. These two types of trust exist simultaneously and are not contradictory."

Upon hearing Xia Duo mention the same philosophy, Aiboke fell silent. He was actually not interested in the various thoughts and philosophies Xia Duo proposed in the Progress Society, and even felt a hidden aversion, simply because he could not imagine what a society where everyone could be fully developed would look like.

From beginning to end, he did not believe such a world existed. Even though Niya had once revealed that this came from the experience of Xia Duo's hometown, he still did not believe it. He felt that as long as people had selfishness, such a world could not exist.

It is not something that can be achieved just because a few people in power have no selfishness; it requires the vast majority of society to have no selfishness for it to be possible. Aiboke held no hope for such a world.

At least he did not think he would see it in his lifetime or that of any mortal. Since it cannot be seen, why sacrifice current interests?

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Seeing Aiboke fall into a state of silence and uncommunicativeness again, Xia Duo sighed in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. The easiest thing in the world to shake is thought, and the hardest thing to shake is also thought. He only hoped that Aiboke would not end up on the opposite side of him in the future.

"How much is left of the construction of the Central Energy Conduction Network in the Acceleration Zone?"

"It's already finished. What's currently underway is the construction of the second-phase backup lines for the Acceleration Zone. If you've come, it should be finished today."

Having changed the topic, Aiboke was no longer silent. He briefly explained the current progress of the project and also suggested that Xia Duo join in the overtime work.

And this was the very purpose of Xia Duo's arrival, so naturally, there was no reason to refuse. However, before that, he still checked the construction quality of the Magic Technician Office.

The most important of these is the Central Energy Conduction Network, which is the main energy trunk for all infrastructure in the Floating City. A huge price has already been paid; if any slip-ups occur here, subsequent maintenance will be a bottomless pit.

Accompanying Xia Duo for the inspection was Jianaer, the current person in charge of the Magic Technician Office at the Tower of Time. Of course, Jianaer himself did not have the ability to inspect the construction quality of the Central Energy Conduction Network; he was mostly just accompanying him.

"President, this area has previously passed the double inspection by the two Advanced Technicians, Andongni and Keke, and it is confirmed that it is no lower than the acceptance standards required by the construction manual!"

"Is that so!"

Xia Duo did not doubt Jianaer's words, but these two, Andongni and Keke, had also participated in the construction of the Central Energy Conduction Network in this area!

The number of Advanced Technicians at the Tower of Time is currently limited; they build it themselves and inspect it themselves. Xia Duo could understand whether problems would arise or not, he just wanted to confirm it a bit more.

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Soon, after checking the areas where multiple key Node were located through random spot checks, Xia Duo finally verified Jianaer's conclusion: the construction quality of this area was indeed much higher than the acceptance standards required by the construction manual he provided.

After the acceptance was completed, Xia Duo asked habitually:

"By the way, during the construction process, did you discover anything that needs improvement, such as the layout of the energy conduction network, construction procedures, or even construction tools?"

"Things that need improvement?"

Jianaer lowered his head and pondered for a while, then slapped his forehead and said loudly, "There actually is!"